British retreat and Gallipoli loss reported in war dispatches
Dispatches from London and Constantinople describe a British retreat in Mesopotamia with Kut troops surrounded by Turks and French trenches in Champagne captured by Germans. Reports claim an allied transport sunk off Gallipoli with troops aboard and large British booty left in evacuation.
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Messopotamia
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Associated Press
London
Mesopotamia
Kutel
Champagne
Berlin
Percy Lake
John Eccles Nixon
Cotton Stock and Market Prospects Report
The article analyzes cotton stocks in England 645000 bales and in Europe 515000 bales, with US port stock 1741000 and inferior towns 1431000. It notes exports for the week and season, rising freights, boll weevil spread, fertilizer use in south states, and funding pressures on farmers. It ends urging vigilance of market factors and war news shaping prices.
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England
American
United States
Europe
Texas
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Atlantic
Liverpool
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
North Georgia
Deputy Battle Resigns as Deputy Sheriff
W. E. Battle tendered his resignation to Sheriff T. C. Nunn today and it was accepted with immediate effect. Battle has served for several months and acquitted himself with credit. no successor has been appointed.
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W. E. Battle
T. C. Nunn
Battle
Sheriff Nunn
Syrup Can Explosion Injures County Treasurer
County Treasurer J. B. Priddy suffered a painful facial burn yesterday morning when a syrup can he was warming on a stove exploded. He looked into the can’s top to gauge syrup, and the blast sent hot liquid into his face, narrowly missing an eye.
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J. B. Priddy
Mr. Priddy
Kurten Phone Co Elects Officers for Year
Kurten Telephone Company stockholders met Saturday afternoon and elected Rev. J. J. Kasiske president W. W. Manthei first vice president M. B. Easters second vice president Henry Prinzel corresponding secretary C. Hedke financial secretary and August Prinzel treasurer for the ensuing year.
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Kurten Telephone Company
J. J. Kasiske
W. W. Manthei
M. B. Easters
Henry Prinzel
C. Hedke
August Prinzel
For Sale of Mules and Horses by Local Dealers
Six mules four mares and two horses offered at rock bottom prices. See Chas E Locke Zack Tex for details.
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Rock Bottom
Chas
E. Locke
Zack
Tex
Residence Burglarized. Hams Stolen From Rembert Home
Mr and Mrs Mack Rembert reported a break in last night at their city residence. A burglar entered in the early night, fleeing with a ham under each arm as the couple heard a door slam and saw him run away. officers are investigating the case.
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Mack Rembert
Park Lights Arrive for Civic Park Poles Installed
Ten ornamental steel light poles for Civic Park have arrived with five globes per pole and will be installed soon. The Civic League will seek wiring options and cable to illuminate a larger area as Mrs. G. W. Emory leads the installation effort at the International & Great Northern freight office.
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The
Civic League
Northern Freight Office
G. W. Emory
Farm For Sale Near Bryan In Good Condition
Farm of 150 acres located five miles south of Bryan. Well improved with all necessary outbuildings. Contact Frank Lero Jr route 5 for details.
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Bryan
Frank Lero, Jr
Celebrated 82d Birthday of Uncle Abe Hensarling
Brazos County residents joined 82 year old Uncle Abe Hensarling for a family birthday gathering at his city home. His wife enjoyed the day as children and grandchildren shared a basket dinner prepared by their spouses. Attendees included J. L. Hensarling family, Mrs A G Neeley, R L Buchanan family, T A Hensarling family, Phillip Hensarling family, Jesse Hensarling and Mrs Stella Andrews.
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Abe Hensarling
Brazos County
J. L. Hensarling
A. G. Neeley
R. L. Buchanan
T. A. Hensarling
Phillip Hensarling
Jesse Hensarling
Stella Andrews
Garibaldi Redshirts invasion plan halted by government
Rome reports General Garibaldi announced the proposed 30,000 Redshirts would not advance through Albania into the Balkans. The news comes amid wider WWI era dispatches noting Austrian gains in Montenegro, a sunk steamer, and shifting Irish political stances.
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Balkans
Albania
Associated Press
Rome
Garibaldi
Sicily
Ricciotti Garibaldi
Clan McFarland
Mediterranean
John Redmond
Russians claim Czartorysk capture amid Ottoman fronts
London dispatch says Russians claim Czartorysk taken while Austrians deny advancing beyond the cemetery. Austrians try to hold lines as a screen for Kovel and link with German Galician forces. Germans claim regaining Czartorysk ground and report a Lille front attack. British say repulsed. Constantinople says allies bombard the narrows from land and sea.
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Czartorysk
Dardanelles Narrows
Associated Press
London
Kovel
Pinsk
Lille
Americans Die As Italian Ship Sinks In Adriatic
Two hundred Monte Negrins from America perished when an Italian steamship struck a mine in the Adriatic Sea and sank.
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Associated Press
Paris
America
Adriatic Sea
German Troops Seize Trench at Martmanns Weilerkopf
Berlin reports a surprise assault by German forces captured a trench at Martmanns Weilerkopf from the French. Official dispatch notes a swift night operation and the enemy position now in German hands.
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Berlin
Martmanns- Weilerkopf
Riots Hit East Youngstown as Steel Strike Turmoil Rages
Wild rioting and looting erupted in East Youngstown after a steel mill walkout. One dead and possibly a hundred wounded as ten blocks burned, thousands homeless, and property losses near 1 million dollars. Militia deployed, saloons closed, and a bridge dynamite threat reported.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
Ohio
Cleveland
East Youngstown
A and M College Notes Highlight Livestock Judges and New Buildings
Demands for livestock show judges at A and M College are high as extension staff are complemented by senior animal husbandry students. New construction includes a $50 000 hospital and a $10 000 dairy barn, with hospital by Hedrick Construction and barn by Dupuy and Ranney, both hollow interlocking tile and fireproof. A poultry handbook from James E. Rice at Cornell, adapted to Texas conditions, will be distributed soon. Arbor Day plans target Feb 22 tree planting with Texas schools and teachers.
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A. and M. College
Hedrick Construction Company
Dallas
Dupuy & Ranney
San
A and M
South
James E. Rice
Cornell University
Texas
Rice
Extension Service
Ohio official sent to mediate Youngstown strike
Columbus Ohio January 8 The industrial commission orders F C Croxton head of the Statistical bureau and noted harmonizer of Ohio labor issues to go to Youngstown as mediator in the strike. He departs tonight.
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Columbus
Ohio
The
Industrial Commission
F. C. Croxton
Statistical Bureau
Youngstown
Dupont Powder Plant Explosion Kills Three at Carneys Point
Philadelphia reporting three killed in an explosion of two tons of smokeless powder at the Dupont plant in Carneys Point New Jersey. No outside agents are suspected of causing the blast.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Dupont
Carneys Point
N. J
Mrs. W. A. Singletary Rites Held In Alexander
Mrs. W. A. Singletary age 42 died at home after a brief illness in the Tabor community. She is survived by her husband and several children. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. C. Welch at the Alexander Church and burial followed in Alexander Cemetery.
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W. A. Singletary
Tabor
Alexander Church
Alexander
J. C. Welch
First Christian Church
Red cow and yearling lost near Thompson Creek bridge
A red cow with left horn clipped and a red heifer yearling were lost between H. and T. C. bridges on Thompson Creek toward Smitana. Finder to return them to M. J. Tremont, Bryan Route 2.
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Thompson Creek
Smitana
M. J. Tremont
Bryan
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Germany
Bernstorff
Lansing
Amsterdam
Shiek
Otton
Johnston
Storm
Kurten Phone CO
International & Great
Mr. Hensarling
ULO
Montenegro
Berane
Lim
Porto
Persia
State Department
Auousang
Trench
A. & M. College
Poultry Handbook
Director of Extension
College Station
Dupont Powder
W. H. Lawrence
Commerce Building
Bryan, Texan
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