Appam Arrives Under German Prize Crew at Hampton Roads
The British liner Appam, missing for days, arrived in Hampton Roads flying a German flag with a 22 man prize crew led by Lieutenant Berg. The vessel, seized off the Canary Islands on Jan 15, reportedly carried original passengers and 138 rescued from other ships, total 425 aboard, with no one allowed ashore.
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Newport News
Appam
Hampton Roads
Berg
Canary Islands
Dakar
British Africa
Plymouth
England
Culberson Campaign Club Formed in Caldwell Texas
Telegrams report the first Culberson Campaign Club organized in Texas at Caldwell with organizers stating a Culberson club in Nueces County. The senator received several congratulatory letters on Bitkencase for re election.
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Washington
Culberson
Texas
Caldwell
Ileson County
Hog prices rise to record in Houston market
Hog prices advanced one dollar per cwt in January with a 15 point jump to 7.75 per hundredweight for 150 pound hogs, marking a yearly high as the market trends upward nationwide. The Houston Post notes the surge may push the eight dollar hog next days unless conditions change.
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Houston Yestern
Thetar
Mar
Houston Post
Car Load of Fat Cattle Shipped to Worth Markets
J T Closs of Edge shipped a car of forty five head of fat cattle to the Worth markets this afternoon. The note mentions a morning bath and brisk rub.
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J.T. Closs
Edge
City
Mr. Closs
C Worth
Texas Moves to Cash Basis for First Time Since October
Austin Feb 1 Large remittances to the state treasury enable Texas to operate on a cash basis for the first time since last October. All general revenue warrants special warrants and pension warrants are now paid on presentation. Officials expect the cash basis to continue barring unusual demands on the treasury.
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Austin
Tex
Treasury
Insurgent Forces Reach Great Wall of China
A Mukden dispatch says Mongolian insurgents crossed the wall and an advance guard of about 2,000 besieges the city of Datumfa near the border.
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Vresa
London
Great Wall
China
Datumfa
Mukden
Galveston Cotton Exchange Official Killed In Shooting
Galveston Texas February 1 George McCarthy a Cotton Exchange official was killed and Robert C Shaw an employee was seriously wounded in a shooting affray today at noon There were no witnesses.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
George McCarthy
Cotton Exchange
Robert C. Shaw
Arkansas Flood Strikes Newport and McClelland
Little Rock reports two more railroad levees failing in the Arkansas River flood area. Newport is flooded after the breach, while McClelland’s levee broke early today. Refugees flood nearby cities as relief efforts surge. The river backs toward the Mississippi, threatening Cummins prison farm and Pine Bluff areas as Iron Mountain trains run heavily delayed.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas River
Newport
McClelland
Fort Smith
Mississippi
Cummins State
Pine Bluff
Iron Mountain
Wilson Defends Preparedness Amid Nationwide Debate
President Wilson, before a large crowd in Racine and Milwaukee, challenged critics of national defense and asserted the impulse for preparedness comes from disinterested sources. He said the government should manufacture essentials to control prices and defend the nation from profiteers. The remarks were delivered from his private car as he toured Wisconsin. Six mules, four mares, two horses advertised by Chas. B Locke.
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Irv Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Wilson
America
Racine
Utley Hanged for Murder in Houston County Jail
Louis Utley, a Black man, was executed in the Houston county jail for the murder of W. G. Harless, a constable at Spring last April. He faced the death sentence with a broad smile as the trap was sprung. His conviction followed a district court ruling and affirmation by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals along with three other defendants Frank B. Mikeska Henry Sampson and Henry Tennel.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Louis Utley
Utley
W. G. Harless
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Frank B. Mikeska
Henry Sampson
Henry Tennel
Missing K-5 Submarine Safe Off Florida Coast
The missing submarine K-5 was sighted near Jupiter inlet Florida at 5 30 p m on January 31 by a steamer D A Canfield and later confirmed by Captain Fenn. Navy officials said the vessel is proceeding toward Key West and is in a normal course.
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Associated Press
Charleston
S. C
Florida
B. C. Bryan
Navy Yard
Jupiter Inlet
Washington
Navy Department
D. A. Canfield
Jupiter
Fenn
Department
Key West
Submarine K-5 Safe and On Course to Key West
The submarine K-5 is safe and proceeding under its own steam toward Key West, per naval wireless from torpedo boat Sterrett near Miami. No casualties and no assistance needed. The K-5 is expected to reach Key West tonight.
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Rv Associated Press
Washington
Key West
Sterrett
Miami
City Poll Taxes Paid Show 1916 Rise
City Secretary Robert T. Smith reports 637 poll taxes paid and 31 exemptions issued in 1916, up from 506 polls and 16 exemptions in 1915. The increase is 131 polls and 15 exemptions, totaling a 146 unit rise.
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Robert T. Smith
Vulcan Lodge Elects Officers at U W Meeting
At a Saturday night session Vulcan Lodge No 37 Ancient Order of United Workmen elected F Wetter past master workman Cc E Jenkins master workman J W Barron foreman Geo Higgs overseer W Rigsby guide Joe Pletzer recorder Joe B Reed financier Webb Ward inside watchman J G Minkert outside watchman C E Jenkins delegate to the grand lodge to meet in Beaumont in July for the ensuing year.
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Vulcan Lodge No. 37
Ancient
Order of United Workmen
F. Wetter
Cc. E. Jenkins
J. W. Barron
Geo. Higgs
W. Rigsby
Joe Pletzer
Joe B. Reed
Webb Ward
J. G. Minkert
C. E. Jenkins
Grand Lodge
Beaumont
Brazos County Ginnings Report for 1915
Ed S. Derden ginning census enumerator reports 15 675 bales of cotton ginned in Brazos County for 1915 prior to January 16 1916. This is 5 131 bales fewer than the 20 806 ginned prior to that date in 1915.
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Ed S. Derden
Brazos County
Foundation Finished for Nicol Home on North Tabor
Contractor J. H. Nash completed the foundation for the Nicol home on North Tabor avenue. Carpenter work will begin soon, after a brief delay due to bad weather.
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J. H. Nash
Nicol
North Tabor Avenue
Floods Rise Along Mississippi Driving Church Sevice Abandonment
Flood warnings and rising water push Arkansas towns to strengthen levees. Newport residents abandon services as White and Arkansas rivers climb, with the Mississippi rising beyond 1914 levels and Pine Bluff at risk due to weak dikes. Warnings extend from St Louis to Vicksburg as storms swell tributaries.
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Arkansas
Mississippi
St. Louis
Vicksburg
Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Newport
White River
Pine Bluff
Washington
The
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Illinois
Texas Agricultural Experiment Stations Meet at A and M College
Texas station workers gathered at the A and M College for their annual conference to discuss improved investigation methods. Papers covered plant breeding, inheritance, and feeding value of Texas livestock feeds. The Pecos station highlighted irrigation work and cotton viability. Resolutions honored Dr. W. F. Proctor, praising his service and extending sympathy to his family.
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Texas Agricultural Experiment Stations
A. and M. College
Texas
B.eee
Mr. Youngblood
Nacogdoches
Spur
Pecos
Angleton
Denton
Troupe
Chillicothe
Beaumont
College Station
Beeville
Temple
Lubbock
Youngblood
J. W. Jackson
W. F. Proctor
Proctor
Farmers of
Federal Department of Agriculture
Extension Department
Experiment Station Workers of Texas
Grimes County lawyers endorse Judge Dean for re election
The Grimes County bar passed a resolution endorsing Hon. W. W. Dean for re election as district judge of the Twelfth Judicial District. They praise his impartial, efficient conduct, speedy trials, and reduction of docket congestion, pledging support in the upcoming election.
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Dean
Grimes County
Twelfth Judicial District
W. W. Meachum
W. W. Smith
T. P. Buffington
J. B. Leigh
J. G. Lyles
W. 8. Barron
George D. Neal
Hal B. Stoneham
J. T. Bowen
A. F. Brig
Cafe Changed Hands in New York Transfer Listed
Victor and James Scott took charge of the New York cafe today after purchasing it from Peter Scott, marking a complete ownership change in the restaurant.
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Victor and
James Scott
New York
Peter Scott
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