Germany Pledges Confidential Pace Toward Peace Talks
Washington reports Germany signals willingness to a confidential exchange of terms with the United States and seeks a peace conference. Berlin reportedly does not want public disclosure of terms and may present them privately. Premier and Hungarian affairs noted as Baron Durian Koerber moves toward retirement.
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Germany’s reply to Wilson note draws cautious praise
Berlin reports that Germany’s answer to President Wilson’s note and its promptness made a generally good impression in the press. Anti American newspapers dissented, claiming any interference by America is intolerable.
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Germany
Wilson
America
Page Confers With Sonnino On Wilson Note
Rome reports Ambassador Page conferred with Baron Sonnino the Italian foreign minister regarding President Wilsons note. The talks stressed the friendly spirit behind the Presidents address to the belligerents.
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Sonnino
Rome
Baron Sonnino
Wilson
Will Not Retire. Berlin Reports on Count Tisza
Berlin dispatches state the administration papers in Budapest deny a newspaper report that Count Tisza intends to retire. The item notes ongoing political maneuvering amid tense Habsburg era affairs and EU alignments.
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Berlin
Budapest
Tisza
Judge Harper Retires From Texas Criminal Appeals Bench
Austin notices Judge A. J. Harper retires from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and leaves for El Paso to form Hudspeth Dale Harper. His family stays in Austin through June for school, and W. C. Morrow of Hill County will succeed him on January 1 1917.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
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Hudspeth & Dale
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Another Million for Morgan & Co
An additional 8 million dollars in gold arrived in the United States via Canada and was deposited at the Philadelphia mint to Morgan & Co. FOR SALE One new six blade stalk ns good as new sulky plow cutter two mules and one horse at rock bottom prices See Charles E Laske Zack Texas diw3
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German reply to Wilson note eyed as evasion
Lausanne Gazette says Berlin’s response avoids blame by insisting the note only states peace terms would reveal responsibility for continuing the war.
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Wilson
Lausanne
Wish Wilson Success
The Hague dispatches flood cablegrams to President Wilson from trade unions, social welfare and religious societies and others praising his effort to bring about peace.
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Germany Delivers Reply to Swiss Note in Berlin
The German government handed the Swiss minister its reply to the Swiss note, similar to the response given to President Wilson, in a Berlin dispatch dated December 93. The document follows prior diplomatic exchanges between Berlin and Bern and is regarded as a formal continuation of wartime diplomacy.
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Switzerland
Berlin
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Austro-Hungarian Reply to Swiss Note Sent to Wilson
A Vienna dispatch reports Austro-Hungarian authorities answered Switzerland by sending a copy of the note addressed to President Wilson. The note exchange follows December communications as Berlin reports.
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Berlin
Vienna
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French View of German Note Declines President Wilsons Suggestions
Paris reports morning newspapers view the German reply to President Wilson as a polite refusal to follow his proposed suggestions. The tone suggests cautious acceptance of the gesture while noting noncompliance.
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Wilson
Eight Airplanes Lost in Western Front Fighting
Berlin reports eight Entente airplanes were shot down yesterday on the western front. The war office notes heavy losses as Russo-Romanian forces are defeated by reinvading Tutans. Austro-German troops took about three thousand prisoners in yesterday’s combats.
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Record time set for Panama Canal passage by Acajula
Washington December 29 The Panama Canal saw a new passage record as the liner Acajula completed the transit in six hours and twenty minutes. This beat the former record by five minutes and marks a milestone in canal traffic efficiency.
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Child Clings To Mammy Camilla In Custody Hearing
In Chicago the juvenile court weighs Camilla Jackson's plea to keep Marjorie Delbridge, 14, in white custody. Evidence shows the mother, an actress, died in Jacksonville and allegedly charged a Black nurse with rearing the girl. The girl prefers to stay with Mammy Camilla.
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Chicago
Camilla Jackson
Marjorie Delbridge
Jacksonville
Fla
Camilla
Villa Secures 100000 Peso Forced Loan After Torreon Capture
El Paso reports that Villa obtained a forced loan of 100000 pesos from residents of Torreon following the town's capture. He stated there was no looting. The loan occurred after the recent Torreon seizure and comes from local residents, with reports filed Wednesday.
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Torreon
Tornado Strikes Lamar and Forest Counties in Mississippi
A tornado swept over parts of Lamar and Forest counties this morning near Hattiesburg causing destruction to buildings telegraph poles and timber. No casualties have been reported.
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Hattiesburg
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Giant Pipeline At The World
A Mexico to England oil pipeline proposal is reported by Vera Cruz papers. The plan envisions a Tam pico terminal on Mexico’s coast and a European end, costing about 50 million dollars. Proponents claim a gum based flexible duct could pump crude at two shillings per 1000 miles, with high internal and external pressure tolerances.
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Mexico
Vera Cruz
Tampico
England
Steel plant sale involves 11 million transfer
Pittsburgh Pa December 29 The Superior Steel Corporation has bought the plant of the Superior Steel Company at Carnegie paying 11 million dollars Half to be paid in cash and the remainder in stocks The deal was made by New York and Philadelphia bankers and promoters
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Pittsburgh
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New York
Philadelphia
Deutschland and sister ships to carry special mail rates
Berlin reports that the Deutschland and sister ships will carry special mail on future voyages. A 2 mark post card or letter up to 20 grams will be charged in addition to regular international postage. An extra 20 gram increment up to 60 grams will incur the same surcharge.
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Deutschland
Argentina Grain Harvest Short This Year
Argentina's grain harvest this year will be the poorest the country hasever experienced due to drought and locusts.
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Argentina
Bartlett Appoints Bartlett as Secretary of State
Governor Ferguson announces Churchill Bartlett of Marlin named secretary of state in place of John G. McKay who resigned. The decision was made in Austin on December 28.
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Austin
Texas
Ferguson
Churchill Bartlett
Marlin
John G. McKay
Wilson Wins with 868,822 Vote Majority in 1912 Election
Official returns show Woodrow Wilson carrying New York and the nation with 9,111,296 votes to Hughes 8,547,474, a 508,822 plurality. Taft Roosevelts totals from 1912 and Debs Hanly figures cited. total four-candidate vote 18,638,871, up from 15,007,282 in 1912 due to population and new suffrage states. A state-by-state table of Wilson and Hughes results is provided.
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Statewide barbecue planned at Washington site
Plans are under way for a statewide celebration and barbecue to be held in Washington in Washington County. Col. Charles L. Stowe says Brenham citizens organized the event at the site of the first Texas capitol, now a state park. The barbecue is set for March 2 Texas Independence Day with invited governor, lawmakers and state officials.
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Texas
Associated Press
Austin
Washington
Washington County
Brenham
Charles L. Stowe
Republic
President Wilson Is Sixty Today
Washington observes President Wilson turning 60 with no planned celebration. The White House has received numerous congratulatory telegrams as the milestone is noted.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Electors to Meet in Austin for Texas Vote
Democratic presidential electors in Austin will meet the second Monday in January to arrange the 20 electoral votes for Wilson and Marshall. A key task is selecting the messenger to transport the vote to Washington with official pay and mileage. two applicants are Lloyd P. Lochridge and Pat O Keefe.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Washington
Wilson
Marshall
National Capital
Congress
Lloyd P. Lochridge
Pat O'Keefe
Dallas
Arrest of George Miller for Axe Theft
George Miller was arrested this morning by Deputy Sheriff Morehead on a charge of stealing an axe from Will Battle’s residence in the northern city. Miller is jailed.
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Morehead
Will Battle
Miller
Guardsmen Exchange Fire Across Rio Grande
Several hundred shots were fired across the Rio Grande early today as Kentucky guardsmen replied to fire from the Mexican side. There were no known casualties and the incident was confined to border lines near El Paso Texas.
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Budde Family Plans Move to Groesbeck for Bakery
Otto Budde and his wife and children will move tonight from this city to Groesbeck where he has purchased a bakery to run as their future home and business.
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Otto Budde
Groesbeck
Mr. Budde
Special Social Rates to Cut Long-Distance Calls
Dallas December 28 Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company announces a new special social rate for long distance patrons. Beginning January 1 calls made outside peak hours from 8 30 p m to 6 a m will cost about 40 percent less when the regular tariff is $1 or more. Vice President J E Farnsworth announced the plan in Dallas.
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Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
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Fire destroys barn on 22nd street
A small barn on 22nd street owned by Lee Morgan was consumed by fire late yesterday afternoon with its contents. No insurance was carried on the barn or its contents.
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Lee Morgan
Richmond Reserve Bank Declares 6 Percent Dividend
The Richmond Regional Reserve Bank announced a 6 percent dividend for the period January 1 to November 1, with Richmond, Virginia cited as the source.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Richmond Regional Reserve Bank
Progressives Lose Official NY Recognition
Associated Press reports progressives failed to poll required votes in New York in the recent election, resulting in loss of official recognition.
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Legan
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New York State
Wall Street Defies Demands for Explanation
Wall Street refuses to issue an explanation for its actions over the past few days, highlighting the market's sharp, evasive stance as the New York Evening Post notes the height of its shrewdness.
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New York Evening Post
Berea College Feeds 1400 at Seven-Cent Meals
Berea College in Kentucky reports fourteen hundred students eat at seven cents per meal with a net boarding hall gain of $559.49. President Frost cites economies of scale and student choice to forgo tea coffee and butter, while a balanced ration is used to maintain nutrition.
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Kentucky
Frost
Decree Requires Foreign Owners to Seek Mexican Citizenship
Mexico City December 29 A decree grants foreigners holding title to real estate mining oil properties and timber land until April 15 to resign treaty rights with respect to those properties. They must apply to become Mexican citizens under a prior decree issued four months earlier.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Petrified Head of Animal Shocks County Office
A petrified head of an unknown animal was left at Judge J. T. Maloney's office by August Straub a Kurten farmer. The head forms a perfect statue with clear mouth and eye indentations and was placed on exhibition for public viewing along Cedar Creek.
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Burleson Declines Texas Political Run After Visit
Postmaster General A B Burleson met with Governor Ferguson in Austin to deliver presidential greetings. He said no political significance attended the talk and he has no plan to run for Texas governor, though he might consider if a broad demand arose.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Burleson
Ferguson
Hamilton duel memorial to mark Burr duel site
New York reports that a memorial will be erected by the Alexander Hamilton Institute at the heights of Wehawkin New Jersey to mark the spot where Alexander Hamilton fell in his duel with Aaron Burr.
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Burr
Associated Press
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Wehawkin
New Jersey
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Real Estate Transfer and Stray Mare Notice
J W James transfers lot 18 in James addition to Louis Park for 75 dollars. A dark bay mare mule with a slit in the left ear and no brand, shod in front, strayed from Parker upper place in Brazos bottom, with a 5 dollar reward offered by Abe Brown at Pitt's Bridge.
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