Soldiers buried after 45 years in German French vaults
In Bazeilles France German and French soldiers from 1870 71 were found unburied in a cemetery vault. Germans sorted bones into groups buried left of the building, with monuments marking the graves. French skeletons lie opposite German tombstones amid mixed horse bones and animals. Parallel storm damage reported along the eastern gulf coast with disrupted lines and a coal barge beached in Mobile Bay with over thirty people aboard.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Mobile Bay
Mississippi Valley
Rural school survey finds uneven upkeep in one state
Frank Orr reports on a home economics official to survey fifty rural schools in one state. The study notes yards, fences, buildings, windows, insides, heat, and decoration varied widely with several lacking sanitation and upkeep despite some having gardens and appropriate equipment.
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Frank Orr
Home Economic Department
Moudlain
Charles Carroll of Carrollton Father of Religious Liberty
The text honors Charles Carroll of Maryland as an early advocate for civil and religious liberty in America. It notes his role in signing the Declaration, his wealth, illness preventing his attendance at the Constitutional Convention, and his reputation for hospitality and piety. It also links Anheuser-Busch and Budweiser to Carroll’s era and legacy.
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America
Maryland
Charles Carroll
John Carroll
Carroll
Colonies
United States
Daniel Carroll
Carrollton
Anheuser-Busch
Clean Up Day for Rural Schools Proposed by Citizen Action
A reader notes dilapidated school facilities including water coolers with covers, dirty towels, and untidy desks. The piece urges community members to organize a cleanup day with tools and meals to improve neglected districts.
Roosevelt Opposes Peace Movement in Sociological Paper
Theodore Roosevelt declares in a Washington address that pacifism is wicked and that war made the United States possible. He cites China and Belgium as examples, arguing force may be necessary to prevent societal harms and uphold police protection.
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Associated Press
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
American Sociological Society
United States
China
Belgium
Japanese Ships Change Route Amid War Dangers
Tokyo reports the Japan Main Steamship Company will abandon the Suez and Mediterranean route due to dangers. Vessels will instead sail around the Cape of Good Hope via Colombo, Durban, Cape Town, Madeira and London, lengthening England bound voyages by about two weeks.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Japan Main Steamship Company
Cape of Good Hope
Colombo
Ceylon
Durban
Cape Town
Madeira
London
England
Europe
Orient
Villa de la Ciota
Japan
Tokwa
Chitosa
Yokohama
South Seas
Lorimer to Stand Trial Friday in Bank Wreck Plot
Chicago December 29 Former Senator William Lorimer faces a Friday trial on charges arising from a plot to wreck the defunct La Salle Street Bank where he was present.
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Associated Press
Chicago, Ill
William Lorimer
la Salle Street Bank
One Dollar On The Farm Worth Three In The City
In January issue of The Woman's Home Companion Robert Lane Wells argues farm income stretches further than urban earnings. He notes country families spend less on clothing and food, with minimal rent or travel, yet still feel they should spend more on amusements.
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Robert Lane Wells
Family murder near New Boston with axe
A farmer named Mayfield his wife and son were killed with an ax at their home just north of New Boston Texas late last night. A son of W J Mayfield was arrested and charged with the murder.
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Associated Press
New
Boston
Tex
Mayfield
Here
W. J. Mayfield
Secretary Lansing Denies House Mission Report
Washington December 29 Secretary of State Lansing denied a published statement that Colonel E M House had gone to Europe to patch up damaged differences between Ambassador Page in London and Ambassadors Gerard and Penfield in Berlin and Vienna.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lansing Today
E. M. House
Europe
Page
London
Gerard and Penfield
Berlin
Vienna
Stray Song and Story A New View of Fatherland
An American writer of German descent born in New York City, educated at Harvard and the University of Berlin, author of plays and verse, reflects on Fatherland with a somber antiwar note. The poem contrasts blood ties with empathy and laments loss, urging readers to ponder the whither and why of glory and death.
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New York City
Harvard
University of Berlin
Fatherland
Hermann Hagedorn
Poetic Fragments From Vintage Verses And Satirical Lines
A collage of quoted lines. Charles G. D. Roberts reflects on spirits and mortality, an imperial court scene from Puck mocks Western democracy, and a meditation on patience framed as a garden allegory.
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Charles G. D. Roberts
Suspect Released After Stolen Car Case
W M Davis arrested on suspicion of stealing a seven passenger automobile he tried to sell for 125 dollars was released by Sheriff Nunn for lack of incriminating evidence. The car combined parts from multiple makes and could be worth more than asked. Davis, who claimed to be from New Waverly, is from Houston.
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W. M. Davis
Jack Rollins
Paul Rollins
Nunn
Houston
New Waverly
Bank Robber Dead in Oklahoma After Grant Heist
Claude Jones and Walter McFarland robbed the Grant bank near Hugo Oklahoma on Monday and were shot by cashier Webb as they fled with about $4,000. Jones died Tuesday from gunshot wounds. McFarland is seriously wounded and likely to fail to recover. The stolen money was recovered.
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Claude Jones
Oklahoma Bank
Associated Press
Hugo, Ok
Walter McFarland
Bank of
Grant
Grant, Ok
McFarland
Jones
Webb
Palms Donated for Civic Park Beautification
The Ladies' Civic League received ten palm trees from Mr. Adams landseeker of Sunset Central lines to be planted in Civic Park near the H. and T.C. station. The palms arrived today and are being planted as part of the park’s beautification.
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Ladies
Civic League
Adams
Landseider
Sunset Central Lines
Civic Park
Labor Chief Warns 3 Million Idle in Normal Times
Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson cites that about 3,000,000 people are idle on average two months, with 2,500,000 idle five months and 750,000 forty two weeks. He envisions an employment bureau to move workers to where labor is needed and to balance seasonal industries.
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Woman's Home Companion
William B. Wilson
United States
New Employment Bureau
Gifts Presented During Christmas for Beaumont Pastor
Mrs Geo B Butler and her late son and daughter returned to Beaumont after visiting her sister Mrs Geo A Adams. Dr and Mrs Butler received many gifts from the First Baptist Church members including a seven passenger 1916 Studebaker automobile.
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Geo. B. Butler
Beaumont
Geo. A. Adams
Former Yale Star Thos L Shevlin Dies at 32
Minneapolis reports Thos L Shevlin a former Yale football star and millionaire lumberman died today from pneumonia at age 32. Probate and business ties noted in brief hometown notice.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Thos. L. Shevlin
Yale
Shevlin
Real Estate Transfers in Brazos County Texas
I J Holligan transfers 85 acres in John Austin league to M F Dansby for 2000 dollars. J H O Neal conveys 101 acres in Richardson Perry league to M F Dansby for 2500 dollars. Mrs Mary Krchn et al transfers a one sixth interest in 122 acres in John Austin league to M F Dansby for 300 dollars.
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I. J. Holligan
M. F. Dansby
John Austin League
Brazos County
J. H. O'Neal
Richardson Perry League
Mary Krchn
Bridal news ushers spring wedding of Anita Park
A bridge party in Bryan honors Mrs. Edwin Curtis and Miss Florence Smith as Anita Park announces her engagement to E Arneson of San Antonio. Guests from Bryan, College Station, and Birmingham attend. proceeds note Park’s departure from local social and civic circles.
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Deolice Hickman
Edwin Curtis
San Angelo
Florence Smith
McKinney
Roger Astin
Killarney
Helen de Maret
E. P. Arneson
Miss Park
Bryan
College
Miss Smith
Sarah Allen
Cora Garth
Fannie Allen
Mary McIinnis
Corinne James
Bell Ferguson
Bloomington
Malcolm McInnis
Laura James
Clara Mawhinney
Irene Beard
Alice Conway
Alice Salzman
Aline Rohde
Ruth Trigg
Birmingham
Ala
Louise Batte
Mary Lee Trigg
Robert Burney
San Antonio
Hubert Schlafly
Carlyle
Til
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Floyd Scott
Fort Worth
B. Fiske Wright
Waco
Lawrence Parker
George Smith Jr
M. B. Parker
J. M. Gordon
T. K. Lawrence
R. L. Hearne
Larry Stephens
John A. Herrington
Frank Hood
Modernizing Glenview Stock Farm After Purchase
Henry Rhode sells Glenview Stock Farm to Ridgeway and Felker of College Sta, effective January 1, 1916. L M Gandy will remain as manager as the business continues, with plans to modernize the dairy and stock farm. They will focus on purebred Jersey cattle Berkshire hogs and Brown Leghorn chickens and have added eleven registered cows from Professor Ridgway.
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Henry Rhode
Glenview
Messrs. Ridgeway and
Felker
College ,Staton
L. M. Gandy
Jersey
Head of
Professor Ridgway
English Coin for New York Banks
New York on January 1 reports the White Star liner Baltic delivered 35 million dollars in coin for local banks from England. The shipment underscores strong monetary exchanges between the two nations as financial operations resume after the voyage.
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New York
Associated Press
England
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Bazeilles
France
Gough
W. Woloszyn
Weirton
W. Va
Severa
W. F. Severa CO
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
T. P. Boyett
Bryan, Tex
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Lorimer GA
Mr. Lansing
Father's Land
Mother’s Land
Little Emma
Emma
Chicago News
Puck
A. S
Roger Sterling
Stella King
Joe Regmund
Lena Friedal
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