Roumania Entry Foreshadowed By War Developments
London reports many Paris correspondents preparing for Roumanian entry as Roumanian reserves are ordered to readiness. Russia’s victory over the Turks grows, with Petrograd claiming the Turks’ army corps last night surrounded at Ardahan is being annihilated. Berlin reports German gains in Argonne and minor Russian successes while Paris says French defenses hold main heights.
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Associated Press
London
Roumania
Paris
Russia
Petro- Grad
Ardahan
Bryan City Council Hears Utility Rates Report
The Bryan City Council met last night with Mayor Harris presiding. Officials discussed repairing the Bryan Cotton Compress sewer line, charging utilities for water use, and bids for scavenger work. The utility commission recommended no water rate cut, a meter rollout, and revised power and sewer charges, with an adjournment after debate.
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Harris
Haswell
Vick
Daly and Levy
Crenshaw
Bittle
Adams
Smith
Marshal Boyett
W. Wipprecht
Bryan Press Company
Bryan Cotton
Wipprecht
Bryan Cotton Oil Company
Alderman Levy
State Municipal League
Utility Commission
Bryan
Tex
City of
Texas
War Tax Ruling On Deeds Issued In Washington
Regulations govern stamping on real property conveyances for war tax. Tax is 50 cents for deeds over $100 up to $500 with 50 cents for each additional $500. Nominal consideration uses actual value. executor liable for short stamps. Quit claims, many leases, gifts to municipalities not taxed. Shipments bills of lading taxed with shipper payment. carrier may pay and share liability. Street railways taxed when handling goods in regular business.
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K. W
K. Y W
Associated Press
Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Osborn
Internal Revenue Bureau
Lane of Light Overcome by Little Dreamer
A poetic piece by Grantland Lice reflects a speaker urging a Little Dreamer to follow toward a hopeful Lane of Light. The narrator emphasizes that suffering and sorrow are minor if the dreamer’s path follows toward divine light and love.
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Grantland Lice
Residence Fire Destroys Freeman Home Near Villa Maria
The Freeman residence on Ursuline avenue near Villa Maria Academy burned completely this afternoon around 2 o clock. A defective kitchen fire started the blaze. firefighters arrived late as horses pulling the hose exhausted. Loss estimated at $2,000 or more, with $1,000 in insurance on the structure and none on furniture.
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M. S. Freeman
Ursuline Avenue
Villa Maria Academy
31 100 000 In Food Sent To Belgians
The American commission for relief in Belgium reports four ships carrying about 25 000 tons of food valued at 1.1 million dollars. Virginia sends the Lynorta from Norfolk, Maryland the John Hardie from Baltimore, the Harpalyce from Boston, and the Hannah from New York. Nebraska begins preparing a ship from Lincoln and Ohio will load the Na meric.
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Associated Press
New York
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Lynorta
Virginia
Norfolk
Maryland
Baltimore
John Hardie
Harpalyce
New England
Boston
Hannah
Commission
Nebraska
Lincoln
Ohio
Nameric
The Farmer's Real Income Study Shows Self-Sufficiency Benefit
Washington reports a Department of Agriculture survey of farms in North Carolina Georgia Texas Kansas Iowa Wisconsin Ohio Pennsylvania New York and Vermont. It finds the average farm family spends 595.08 yearly on essentials with 421.17 supplied directly by the farm and 117.91 bought with cash from product sales. Food from the farm ranges 50 to 82 percent across regions, highest in North Carolina at 82.3 percent and lowest in New York at 50.4 percent, highlighting self-sufficiency benefits and warnings against single cash crops like cotton.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
Georgia
Texas
Kansas
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Vermont
South
Wheat Plunges on Rumor of Dardanelles Forts Demolished
Chicago reports May wheat fell to 1334 dollars amid rumors that allied forces destroyed Dardanelles fortifications.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dardanelles
Harvey and Bryan Girls Clash In Memorable Brazos County Game
In Brazos County sports note Harvey high school girls edged Bryan high school 14 to 6 with Vesta Pate shining as a key player. The piece also mentions bond issues, local clergy, a house fire near Bryan, and residents like Rev Lindsey and the Freeman family.
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Brazos County
Bryan High School
Harvey High School
Harvey
Essie Jones
Ardella Jones
Vesta Pate
Winnie Carroll
Edna Todd
Ruth Pate
Bryan
Bryan Girls
Rev
Lindsey
Old Bethel
Visitors and family ties in Harvey and Bryan
Miss Mildred Peters visits Harvey from Bryan where she attends school and stays with local kin. Mrs. Wylie Higgs from Bryan spends the week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jones. Miss Bertha Sellers is visiting in Harvey. Correspondent, Harvey, Tex., Jan. 11, 1915.
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Harvey
Mildred Peters
Bryan
Wylie Higgs
J. D. Jones
Bertha Sellers
Tex
Notice Insuring Public Fire Policy Payment Due
A notice from John A. Moore Jr., agent, reminds policyholders to pay their fire insurance premium written last month by the 15th of this month.
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John A. Moore JR
Prairie hay for sale near Bryan Texas
For sale 2 500 bales of choice prairie hay offered by F W Locke. Bales priced at three for one dollar. Location described as at the seller's barn twelve miles north of Bryan Texas.
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Bryan
Texas
F. W. Locke
Husband Rescued Despairing Wife in Cardus Ad
In Catron Kentucky Mrs Bettie Bullock writes she suffered four years from womanly troubles and could not walk. Her husband bought Cardus the woman’s tonic and she improved, walking two miles. She urges others to try Cardus and contact Chattanooga Medicine Co Ladies Advisory Dept Chattanooga Tenn for treatment details.
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Catron, Ky
Bettie Bullock
Cardus
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
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Berlin
Argonne
Steinbach
Frinc
Constantine Garibaldi
Garibaldi
CTY Council Monthly Meeting
Report of Commission
MO. M. Lawrence
Tyler Haswell
A. J. Buchanan
J. Webb Howell
A. S. Adams
H. A. Burger
Levy
Daly
Louvain
United States
Mrs. Freeman
N. A. Cotham
Horace McGee
Coleview
Edgar Bullock
Bee Dee
H. Eisner
Dunlevie, W. Va
You
Ment
Severn's
Severa S
Severa
W. F. Severa CO
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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