Germany open to confidential terms to seal peace conference
Washington notes Germany will not block talks if Entente rejects preconditions. A confidential exchange of broad terms via President Wilson is possible to secure a peace conference. Berlin says it will not reveal its terms publicly and may share them privately if needed. European press reactions vary. unions and societies in Berlin and The Hague wish Wilson success.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
Germany
United States
Berlin
America
Paris
Lausanne
Ambassador Page Meets Sonnino Over Wilson Note
Rome reports Ambassador Page conferred with Italian Foreign Minister Baron Sonnino about President Wilsons note. The talks stressed the friendly spirit that prompted the president to address the belligerents.
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Rome
Baron Sonnino
Wilson
Berlin Report Contested by Budapest Officials
Berlin dispatch says Hungarian authorities in Budapest deny a published report that Count Tisza has been implicated. No further details given on the alleged development or its source.
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Berlin
Budapest
Tisza
Judge Harper Retires from Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin dispatch reports Judge A J Harper retires from the Court of Criminal Appeals after six years as associate judge. He will join Hudspeth Dale & Harper in El Paso, while his family stays in Austin to finish the school term. W C Morrow of Hill County will succeed him on January 1, 1917. Harper notes he cleared all work and claims a 48 percent average disposal rate.
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Austin
Texas
A. J. Harper
Court of Criminal Appeals
el Paso
Hudspeth & Dale
Hudspeth, Dale & Harper
W. C. Morrow
Hill County
The
West
Harper
Morgan Co receives eight million in gold via Canada
By Associated New York December 29 an additional eight million dollars in gold has arrived in the United States through Canada and is deposited at the Philadelphia mint to the credit of Morgan & Co. For sale a new six blade stalk cutter a sulky plow two mules and one horse offered at rock bottom prices See Charles E Laske Zack Texas.
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United States
Canada
Philadelphia
Associated New York
Morgan & Co
Charles E. Laske
Zack
Texas
German reply to Wilson note called polite refusal
Paris reports say morning newspapers agree the German reply to President Wilson's note is a courteous refusal to follow his suggestions.
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Paris
Wilson
Ententes Lose Eight Planes in Western Front Fight
Berlin reports eight airplanes lost by the Ententes in yesterday's western front fighting. Austro-German forces captured three thousand prisoners in yesterday's actions. Russians withdrew after attempting to regain lost ground, sustaining heavy losses.
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Berlin
War Office
Panama Canal Passage Record Set by Acajula
The liner Acajula lowered the Panama Canal passage record to 6 hours 20 minutes, shaving five minutes from the previous best. The Associated Press report from Washington notes the improvement as the new standard for transit efficiency.
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Acajula
Canal
Associated Press
Washington
Panama Canal
Steel Plant Sold for Eleven Million in Carnegie Deal
The Superior Steel Corporation bought the Superior Steel Company plant at Carnegie for 1144 million dollars. Half the price to be paid in cash with the remainder in stock. The deal was arranged by New York and Philadelphia bankers and promoters.
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Y Associated Press
Pittsburgh, Pa
Superior Steel Corporation
Superior Steel Company
Carnegie
New York
Philadelphia
Mail to Be Carried by Merchant Ships in Berlin Rates
Berlin reports that the Deutschland and sister ships will carry special mail on future voyages. A charge of 2 marks applies for post cards or letters up to 20 grams plus regular postage. An additional 2 marks is charged for each extra 20 grams up to 60 grams.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Deutschland
Custody Plea Involving 14 Year Old White Girl
Chicago court reviews Camilla Jackson plea to keep custody of Marjorie Delbridge a white 14 year old. Evidence shows the mother, an actress, died in Jacksonville Florida and charged a Black woman to rear the girl. The girl favors staying with Camilla the Black woman.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Camilla Jackson
Marjorie Delbridge
Jacksonville
Fla
Camilla
Villa Secures 100000 Peso Loan After Torreon Capture
A Mexican resident from Torreon reports that after its recent capture, Villa obtained a forced loan of 100000 pesos from Torreon residents. He says there was no looting.
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el Paso
Texas
Villa
Torreon
Tornado sweeps over Lamar and Forest counties
A tornado moved across parts of Lamar and Forest counties in Mississippi this morning, demolishing several buildings, breaking telegraph poles, and damaging standing timber. No casualties were reported.
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Lamar
Forest Counties
Giant Oil Pipeline Proposed From Mexico to Europe
Laredo Texas reports a Vera Cruz backed plan to build a large oil pipeline from the Mexican coast to England with a Tam pico terminal. The gum based duct would cost about 50 million dollars and deliver crude at two shillings per 1000 miles, with strong internal and external pressures cited by engineers.
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Associated Press
Laredo
Texas
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Tampico
England
Argentina Grain Harvest Short Despite Drouth Locusts
Argentina's grain harvest this year will be the poorest ever. The shortage stems from drought and locusts across the country, the report shows.
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Drouth
Washington
Argentina
Bartlett Takes McKay's Place Secretary of State Appointed
Governor Ferguson announces Churchill Bartlett of Marlin as secretary of state in Austin Texas succeeding John G McKay who resigned. Bartlett takes over the duties effective immediately following the resignation.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Ferguson Today
Churchill Bartlett
Marlin
John G. McKay
Richmond Reserve Bank Declares 6 Percent Dividend
Richmond Virginia December 28 The Richmond Regional Reserve Bank declared a 6 percent dividend for the period from January 1 to November 1 last.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Richmond Regional Reserve Bank
Wilson's Official Presidential Victory Margin
Official returns show Woodrow Wilson with 9,111,296 votes and Charles Hughes with 8,547,474, a 508,822 lead. The 1916 results compare with 1912 figures for Wilson Taft Roosevelt and notes on Benson Debs Hanly. A state by state table accompanies the totals.
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New York
Wilson
Hughes
Taft
Roosevelt
Benson
Debs
Hanly
Chifin
Guardsmen exchange fire across Rio Grande border
Several hundred shots were fired across the Rio Grande early today by Kentucky guardsmen in reply to shots fired from the Mexican side. There are no known casualties.
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Kentucky
el Paso
Texas
Rio Grande
Barn Fire Destroys Structure on 22nd Street
A small barn on 22nd street owned by Lee Morgan was completely burned late yesterday afternoon. The owner, described as colored, had no insurance on the barn or its contents.
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22Nd Street
Lee Morgan
State Wide Barbecue Planned in Washington State Park
Austin Tex Dec 28 Plans are in progress for a statewide celebration and barbecue to be held at the town of Washington Washington county by the citizens of Brenham Col Charles L Stowe state superintendent of public buildings and grounds The site of the first Texas capitol now a state park will host the March 2 Independence Day barbecue with the governor legislature and state officials invited.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Washington
Washington County
Brenham
Charles L. Stowe
President Wilson Is 60 Today in Washington
Washington notes President Wilson turns 60 today with no special celebration planned. The White House has received many congratulatory telegrams as the day is marked across the capital.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
Electors 10 Meet Soon in Austin
Democratic presidential electors convene in Austin on the second Monday in January to arrange Texas 20 electoral votes for Wilson and Marshall. A key task is selecting the messenger to carry the vote to Washington with mileage and congressional pay. Two applicants seek the post: Lloyd P. Lochridge of Austin and Pat O Keefe of Dallas.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Washington
Wilson
Marshall
National Capital
Congress
Lloyd P. Lochridge
Pat O'Keefe
Dallas
Local Man Arrested for Theft of Axe
George Miller was arrested this morning by Deputy Sheriff Morehead on suspicion of stealing an axe from Will Battle’s residence in the northern city area. Miller was lodged in jail.
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George Miller
Morehead
Will Battle
Miller
Budde Family to Move to Groesbeck for Bakery Venture
Otto Budde and family plans to relocate tonight from this city to Groesbeck where Mr Budde has purchased a bakery to establish their future home and business.
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Otto Budde
Groesbeck
Mr. Budde
Southwestern Telegraph Announces Special Social Rate
Dallas Dec 28 The Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company will start January 1 offering a special social rate for long distance calls not by appointment between 8 30 p m and 6 a m. The rate cuts about 40 percent on calls with regular tariffs of $1 or more. Reduction smaller for 25 cent to $1 calls. Vice President J Farnsworth announced the schedule in Dallas.
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Dallas
Texas
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
J. &. Farnsworth
Progressives Lose Official Recognition in New York
The Associated Press reports that progressives failed to poll the required votes in New York, resulting in loss of official status after the recent election. The note cites Washington dispatches dated December 29.
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Legan
Associated Press
Washington
New York State
Wall Street Fails to Explain Recent Actions
The New York Evening Post notes Wall Street refused to issue explanations for its actions over the past days, signaling a peak in shrewdness and opacity amid market moves.
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Wall Street
New York Evening Post
Berea College Feeds 1400 Students For Seven Cents
The Associated Press reports Berea College in Kentucky feeds fourteen hundred students at seven cents per meal. President Frost cites economies of scale and a balanced ration as reasons, noting weight gains and a net boarding hall profit of 559.49 dollars. Many students skip tea coffee and butter to cut costs.
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Associated Press
Berea
Berea College
Kentucky
Frost
Decree Requires Foreigners to Become Mexican Citizens
Mexico City decree grants foreigners holding real estate mining oil timber lands until April 15 to resign treaty rights on the properties. Formal applications must follow a decree issued four months earlier, effectively requiring that such foreigners become Mexican citizens.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Curiosity Exhibits Petrified Head at County Judge’s Office
County Judge J. T. Maloney hosts an exhibition of a petrified head found on Cedar Creek by August Straub of Kurten. The mysterious head shows clear mouth and eye indentations and is open for public viewing at the judge’s office.
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J. T. Maloney
August Straub
Kurten
Cedar Creek
Straub
Burleson Declines Texas Governor Run While Visiting
Postmaster General A S Burleson met Governor Ferguson in Austin Texas on December 29. The meeting produced no political significance the postmaster general simply conveyed the President's best wishes. Burleson said he does not plan to enter Texas politics though a general demand might lead him to consider the idea.
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Austin
Texas
A. S. Burleson
Ferguson
Burleson
Hamilton duel memorial planned at Weehawken site
The spot on the heights of Weehawken New Jersey where Alexander Hamilton fell in the duel with Aaron Burr will be marked by a memorial to be erected by the Alexander Hamilton Institute.
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Alexander Hamilton Institute
Hamilton
Burr
Associated Press
New York
Wehawkin
New Jersey
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Real Estate Transfer and Livestock Lost Notice
J. W. James transfers lot 18 in James addition to Louis Park for 75 dollars. A dark bay mare mule with no brand and a slit in the left ear, shod in front, strayed from Parker upper place in Brazos bottom, originated in Madisonville, reward five dollars, contact Abe Brown Pitt's Bridge.
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J. W. James
Louis Park
James
Parker Upper
Brazos Bottom
Madisonville
Abe Brown
Pitt's Bridge
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