Dean Kyle Seeks Large Federal Citrus Canker Aid
Dean E J Kyle of Texas A and M urged large federal funding to fight citrus canker. He praised Congress for a 300000 appropriation in the urgent deficiency bill and anticipated about 2 million in the agricultural budget for April. He warned Texas and other states face ruin if action stalls.
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E. J. Kyle
School of Agriculture
Kyle
Washington
Agricultural Department
Committee On Agriculture
National Congress
Canker Committee
Texas
Florida
Mr. Kyle
Four Stockmen Killed in Iowa Freight Collision
Four stockmen riding on the rear of a car were killed in a rear end freight collision near Dunlap Iowa. The crash occurred today as the train struck the standing freight on the line. Authorities investigating the incident reported the deaths and noted the grim toll for the group of workers.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Dunlap
Ontario Towns Thrown Into Panic By Guard Call
Western Ontario towns faced sudden alarm Saturday as home guards were summoned. Buglers rang through streets and rumors of a bridge explosion unsettled Niagara region, though no official orders to fortify Niagara frontier bridges were issued. Guards doubled at a munition plant amid unconfirmed causes.
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Niagara Falls
Cat
Ontario
St. Catherine’s
Niagara Frontier
Welland Canal
Knights of Columbus Council Organized in Bryan
At a meeting yesterday morning at St. Joseph's Church Bryan Council Knights of Columbus organized and elected officers. R Adelsperger grand knight P J Vitopil deputy grand knight W J Fesperman financial secretary treasurer Jno Daly Jr recorder T F Mallon chancellor J T Lawler warden T J Conway lecturer J B Gleissner chaplain Frank Fickey inner guard H B McDowell outer guard Trustees J M Spreckelmeyer Gus schultz Fritz Kohler with terms three two and one year respectively.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Bryan Council
Knights of Columbus
R. Adelsperger
P. J. Vitopil
W. J. Fesperman
Jno. Daly Jr
T. F. Mallon
J. T. Lawler
T. J. Conway
J. B. Gleissner
Frank Fickey
H. B. McDowell
J. M. Spreckelmeyer
Gusschultz
Fritz Kohler
War Front Reports Shifting Trench Gains and Egypt Move
German official bulletin says fighting south of the Somme continues with a small trench lost and retaken in a counter attack. British camps at Dixmude targeted by German airmen. Rumor claims Kitchener will be sent to Egypt and Earl Derby named secretary for war. Lansing discusses Lusitania with the president. no statement issued.
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Associated Press
London
Somme
Dixmude
Manchester Guardian
Viscount Brice
Lord Balfour
United States
Versy
World
Kitchener
Egypt
Derby
Polivanoff
Lieutenants Courtmartialed Over Mexico Mission
Washington February 7 General Funston orders Lieutenants Ort Peyton and Waldron court martial for leading a detachment of American police into Mexico to rescue two soldiers. They are charged with crossing the river in violation of orders.
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Funston
Washington
Ort
Peyton
Waldron
Mexico
Murder charge in mother’s death after highway robbery
Buffalo New York February 7 John Edward Teiper faces first degree murder charges for killing his mother during a Jan 30 roadside hold up in which three passengers were shot and valuables seized by a supposed highwayman. Bail denied.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John Edward Teiper
Teiper
German Offensives Rumored as Calais Dunkirk Target
AP dispatches from London report British papers anticipate a large scale German push against the Allied left flank aiming for Calais and Dunkirk with heavy artillery and infantry. Berlin notes a cautious mood over the Lusitania issue amid possible settlement hints. Belle of France sinks. 220 Lascars land. 19 missing.
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Associated Press
London
Calais
Dunkirk
Belle of
France
Lansing Studies Appam Case With Hague Convention
Secretary of State Lansing said there is no question on the Appam's status as a prize but disposition remains. Further consideration of The Hague convention and the Prussian American treaty is under way. Lieutenant Bergs refuses to land the British.
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Washington
Lansing
Appam
Bergs
King George Proclaims Feb 10 Conscription Start
London announced by the Associated Press that King George has issued a proclamation making conscription come into force on February 10. The move formalizes mandatory military service as the nation organizes defence.
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London
George
Working Hard to Save Levee on Mississippi Front
Twenty five hundred men labor along the Mississippi levee in front of Little Rock and Arkansas City as water reaches a fifty six foot stage. Officials vow to meet the flood test despite crumbling embankment and the threat they pose to both towns and their populations.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas City
Mayor offers auto for best vacant lot garden
Oklahoma City mayor announces a five passenger automobile will be awarded to the child under 15 who makes the greatest net profit from a vacant lot garden next summer.
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Oklahoma City
Overholser
Turkish Heir Apparent Reported Assassination Seen
The Matin interview from Paris dated February 3 reports that Ysseef Izzedin, the Turkish heir apparent, was assassinated according to Turkish sources. The account reflects ongoing turmoil surrounding the Ottoman throne and political instability in the region.
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Associated Press
Paris
The
Matin
Ysseef Izzedin
Edge defeats Alexander girls and Edge tops Tabor boys
Alexander girls lose 10 to 15 to Edge on their court in a double game followed by Tabor boys falling 7 to 22 to Edge. A large crowd enjoyed two well played basketball contests on the same court Saturday.
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Alexander Girls
Edge
Tabor
New Baden
Alexander
Tabor Boys
A and M players receive gold footballs for Texas game
Members of the A and M College football team were awarded gold footballs by the corps of cadets and friends for their participation in the A and M versus Texas game. Names listed include Garrity, Kendrick, Crow, Settegast, Braumiller, Eschenberg, Rylander, Rogers, Burns, Rollins, Collins, Coleman, Gilfillan, Mitchell, Harlan, Graves, and A. C. Bull.
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University of Texas
Corps of Cadets and Friends of
College
Garrity
Kendrick
Crow
Settegast
Braumiller
Eschenberg
Rylander
Rogers
Burns
Rollins
Collins
Coleman
Gilfillan
Mitchell
Harlan
Graves
A. C. Bull
McMurray
Litterest
Edgar and Wilson
Minier
J. E. White
J. F. Ehlert
Clay
H. B. Killough
Athletic Council
Faced Death on Crumbling Levee
Three hundred black convicts faced drowning on a crumbling Cummins state farm levee. rescued by Arkansas flood relief crews as floods spread. Dumas residents flee, the Mississippi River hits flood stage at Arkansas City, Helena levee failure near New Augusta. Would relief party to evacuate women and children. total convicts rescued 599. Sixty-five marooned Iron Mountain passengers saved by a special train.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Cummins
Penitentiary Commission
Arkansas
Dumas
Mississippi
Arkansas City
Helena
New Augusta
Would
Iron Mountain
President Wilson Seeks Unconquerable Navy Worldwide
The Associated Press reports President Wilson in St. Louis declared the American navy should be the greatest and unconquerable. He praised lawful submarine conduct broadly yet warned one commander could ignite a world crisis. About fifteen thousand attended. By the time a baby is one, a toy bank full of money awaits.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Wilson
America
Bry an Boys Form Bicycle Club and Build Motordrome
Several young Bry an bicycle owners form a club and will use a motordrome behind E. F. Parks KE Parks furniture shop owner, who also sells bicycles. The wooden track on South Dallas avenue is near completion and about fifty boys may race once finished.
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Bryan
E. F. Parks
KE. F. Parks Furniture Establishment
Former Terre Haute Officials Granted Release After Conspiracy Convictions
Edward Holler Alexander Aczell Charles Houghton Joseph O Mara and George Severn former Terre Haute city officials were released today after serving full sentences for election conspiracy cases.
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Associatea Press
Leavenworth, Kan
Edward Holler
Alexander Aczell
Charles Houghton
Joseph O'Mara
George Severn
Terre Haute, Ind
Poll Tax Payments Show Increases For 1916
These totals compare with 1,799 polls collected in 1915 and 56 exemptions issued, indicating a rise for 1916 of 330 polls and 36 exemptions.
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W. IL McCulloch
Seed Corn from Red River Raised Seed Corn
Limited amount of Yellow Dent Seed Corn for sale by Frank Clarke at Notto Building Bryan Texas. Corn raised for him on Red River and tested last year. Call to view this seed. it pays to plant good seed.
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Red River
Frank Clarke
Notto Building
Bryan, Tex
Lusitania Negotiations Seen Near End of Crisis
Secretary of State Lansing denied new German demands in the Lusitania dispute. He cited Under Secretary Zimmerman’s Berlin statement as doubtful. Senator Stone said the case is practically settled after talks with officials, and President Wilson was briefed. Germany agrees reprisals target only enemy ships and replaces the word illegal in the Lusitania accord under discussion.
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Associated Press
Washington
aLnsing
White House
Lansing Wilson
Germany
Lansing
Ambasador Bernstorff
Lusitania
Zimmerman
Berlin
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Controtaje Steel Bought by Midvale Steel and Ordnance
Philadelphia announces Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company buys Controtaje Steel Company in a notable transfer of big interests. The deal was disclosed today as a major move in the steel sector.
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Philadelphia
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company
Controtaje Steel Company
Wartime shakeup eyed as Kitchener to depart War Office
Daily Sketch reports Britain plans a major reshuffle with Kitchener likely leaving the War Office and Sir William Robertson taking active direction. A civilian with strong organizational skill would be appointed secretary of war. Artillery battles intensify in Labassan and south of the Somme. German official reports note. Allied sources cite growing friction between Roumania and the central powers.
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London
Daily Sketch
Kitchener
War Office
William Robertson
Labassan
Somme
Roumahia
Seventy Below Zero Report From Alaska Mail Carriers
Seward Alaska Feb 7 mail carriers report the temperature stood at 71 below zero a few days ago making regular trips impossible and delaying deliveries in the far north.
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Seward
Alaska
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Venalti
Knights OF Columbus Lodge
Bryan and
Nitghenen
Will Hammer Way
Bernstorff
Young Turks
Terre Haute
Atuation
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