White Capers Near Ballinger Trigger Runnels County Tensions
By Associated Press Ballinger Texas October 3 an unidentified white mob attacked a tent colony in the north end of Runnels County damaging negro tents and issuing warnings for blacks to depart. The area has recently seen an influx of around two thousand migrant workers brought to pick cotton and housed in the temporary camps as local farmers pledge protection.
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Associated Press
Ballinger
Tex
Runnels County
State banks in Texas seek conversion to National charters
Ten Texas banks with capitals of 25000 or more indicate desire to join the Federal reserve system by converting to National banks. Institutions named include First State Bank Edgewood, Honey Grove. Allen State Bank Allen. Farmers State Bank Cooper. First State Bank Avery Newsome Clarksville Quitman Eddy Hamlin. An amendment to State Banking laws allows participation without surrendering state charters.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Federal Reserve Bank System
First State Bank
Edgewood
Honey Grove
Allen State Bank
Allen
Farmers State Bank
Cooper
Avery
Newsome
Clarksville
Quit
Fallieres Sees War As Only Beginning In France
Ex President Armand Fallieres tells France de Bordeaux that months of effort will be needed to overcome Germany but France remains steadfast. He cites Russia Britain Belgium Servia and humanity's moral support as factors, and vows to fight to the last man for liberty and honor.
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Associated Press
Paris
Armand Fallieres
France
France de Bordeaux
Havas
M. Fallieres
Russia
Great Britain
Belgium
Servia
Germany
Bryan May Get Interurban Line
A corps of engineers led by Charles Fox will start selecting the shortest best route between Houston and Beaumont for an electric line on November 10. Ed Kennedy, president of Beaumont Liberty & Houston Traction Company, oversees a fifteen man team. After Beaumont Houston, survey work moves to Houston Waco with landowners offering right of way and subsidies.
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Corps of Engineers
Houston
Beaumont
Charles Fox
Boston
Beaumont, Liberty & Houston Traction Company
Ed Kennedy
Waco
Houston Chronicle
Freedom and folly in jail and marriage
A terse aphorism contrasts freedom with confinement, noting that some men fail to value liberty until imprisoned or wed. It adds a wry aside about donkeys with long ears and others hooked on silk underwear, signaling a humorously scattered reflection.
Warring Nations Need Much Cotton
Ambassador Gerard reports Germany requires 50 000 bales of cotton monthly and Austria 25 000 bales. Britain assures cargoes to belligerents in neutral ports are safe and American ships should carry shipments to Holland and Germany to ease South congestion. Robert F Rose of the State Department seeks ship names and aims to use American bottoms for these consignments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gerard
Germany
Austria
Great Britain
New York
Robert F. Rose
State Department
Holland
Mr. Rose
South
Rose
Cobb and Stelzer Tie The Knot In Kurten Ceremony
Mr. Monroe Cobb and Miss Minnie Stelzer were married last night at the Stelzer home with Rev. Randolph Ray officiating. A reception and dancing followed the elegant wedding supper, with music by the Konecny orchestra. The couple will reside on Cobb’s farm in the county.
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Monroe Cobb
Kurten
Minnie Stelzer
George Stelzer
Randolph Ray
St. Andrew's Church
Konecny Orchestra
Mrs. Cobb
Convicts Transferred To State Penitentiary
Four convicts Ira Sanders Jake Price Will Brown and Leroy Collins were moved from the district court to Huntsville yesterday by transfer agent J W Cunningham. Price drew two years for horse stealing Sanders three years for assault with intent to murder and Brown and Collins two years each for burglary.
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Ira Sanders
Jake Price
Will Brown
Leroy Collins
J. W. Cunningham
State Penitentiary
Huntsville
Price
Sanders
Brown
Collins
MR M L Ward Dead One of Brazos County's Oldest Residents
Mr Monroe L Ward died at 2 o'clock this morning at the home of Mr and Mrs A L Watson in Woodville after a two week illness from partial paralysis. He was 76, had lived in Brazos County many years, and had no close relatives in the county. The funeral will be held at Tryon Church tomorrow at 11 with interment in Tryon Cemetery.
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Monroe L. Ward
Brazos County
A. L. Watson
Woodville
Tryon Church
Tryon Cemetery
Bargain Hunters Seek Value in Shop Worn Goods
Shoppers scavenge for discounts on lightly used items as discount markets report steady demand. Vendors note price cuts and quick turnover, with some buyers chasing bargains on apparel and fixtures.
Disbursement of City Funds for Bryan 1913 14
Secretary Crenshaw released a city expenditures statement for Bryan covering September 1, 1913, to August 31, 1914. It lists executive salaries 1756.70, office expenses 343.84, aldermen salaries 378.00, and miscellaneous expenses 5026.83.
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Crenshaw
The
Eagle
City of Bryan
Health Department
Executive Department
Fire Department
Coeveesees Police Department
Acenasas
Carnegie Library
Tev Pendings
Puave Hs
Street carnival plans set for Bryan in November
Harry Lewis of Lewis and Lachmann arranged Bryan appearance of a ten show street carnival for the second week in November under the Bryan fire department. The event promises amusement and benefits the fire department financially.
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Harry Lewis
Lewis & Lachmann Street
Bryan
RECOMMEND MANY PARDONS
Austin Texas October 29 At the request of Governor Colquitt the Board of Pardon Advisers has delivered about 150 applications for pardons to the chief executive collected during the sixty days the Thirty third Legislature has been in special session. The board sent its recommendations with the petitions and the Governor is now considering them. He will also begin soon the consideration of Thanksgiving pardons.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Board of Pardon Advisers
Famine in Jerusalem Strikes City Inhabitants Face Starvation
New York reports one hundred thousand residents of Jerusalem near famine as American vice consul Samuel Edelman warns that two thirds are Jews who relied on tourism and charity. With no local industries and scarce surrounding cultivation, cold and rain threaten severe hardship.
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Associated Press
New York
Jerusalem
Samuel Edelman
Ancona
Edelman
Mr. Edelman
Not Required to Love Neighbor as He Loves Himself
A terse maxim notes that personal duty does not depend on another’s conduct. It argues for independent ethics and warns against assuming obligation from another person’s affection or behavior.
Texas Voters Back Peace Between A and M and Varsity
Austin reports a peace conference between Texas Varsity and the Agricultural and Mechanical College. At a rally, Farmers pledged support for the game in Dallas and cheered twelve fifteen for A and M, signaling renewed athletic relations after past tensions. new leadership has replaced former adversaries.
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Austin
Tex
Varsity
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Texas
Dallas
Dean Taylor
Agricultural and Mechanical
Casey” Jones
Will pardon 100 old time convicts in Texas
Governor Colquitt plans Christmas pardons for about 100 long serving convicts. An Huntsville review will assess cases, focusing on those who have served twenty years or more, many of them negroes. Judge O C Kirven will investigate and recommend clemency. the Board has favored nearly 100 cases.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Huntsville
O. C. Kirven
Board of Pardons
Allies Fresh Troops Beginning to Goint
London dispatch reports German reverses in France and Russia as Allied manpower grows. Russia claims eight million and Britain about one and a half million ready for fresh troops, with no halt to the push on the French coast.
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Associated Press
London
France
Russia
Petrograd
Chinese and Japanese in Agriculture In 1910 United States
The 1910 census shows Chinese farms numbered 760 nationwide with 52 041 acres and California hosting 512 farms. Japanese farms totaled 2 502 statewide with 157 259 acres and 1 816 in California. Most were cash tenants. Chinese farms averaged 68 5 acres. Japanese 62 7. Hawaii employment tallies show 79 675 sea natives and 21 674 Chinese, with Japanese forming the largest racial element. In Hawaii 101 194 workers 51 478 Japanese and 14 094 Chinese. 29 782 Japanese and 7 080 Chinese are in agriculture and allied industries.
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California
United States
Texas
Colorado
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Nebraska
Idaho
New Mexico
Arizona
Montana
San Joaquin County
Hawaii
Child and nurse found in Muskogee rooming house
Julia Jiasusky and Virginia Lee Gerhard were found at a local Muskogee rooming house. Julia admitted she kidnapped the baby due to her affection for it.
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Associated Press
Muskogee
Okla
Julia Jiasusky
Virginia Lee Gerhard
Julia
Dead man found on Texas Central railroad right of way
A man named Charlie McKenzie was found dead along the Houston and Texas Central Railroad right of way about two miles north of Benchley. The cause remained unknown, with a cut suitcase suggesting robbery. The body was turned over to Robertson County officials.
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Charlie McKenzie
Houston & Texas Central
Benchley
Robertson County
Pledges Exceed $700 In State Missions Drive
The First Baptist Church hosted the annual state missions collection yesterday. The pastor told the reporter this morning that pledges already surpassed $700, a splendid showing given current business conditions.
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First Baptist Church
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Closes With Record Exhibits
The Mercedes fair closed its second annual exhibition last week after three days of heavy crowds. Exhibits were described as the best in the region and prizes totaling 1000 dollars went to top agricultural products and livestock.
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Mercedes
Swedish steamer Oran sinks after North Sea mine strike
Stockholm reports the Swedish steamer Oran struck a mine in the North Sea on Saturday and sank with five drowning victims. In Fleetwood the same day an unidentified steamer hit mines off the North Ireland coast, blamed on German trawlers flying a neutral flag.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Oran
North Sea
Fleetwood
England
North Ireland
British destroyers sink German converted cruiser in Adriatic
Paris dispatches report British destroyers in the Adriatic today sank a German steamer that had been converted into a cruiser. The action highlights ongoing naval engagements in the region during the war.
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Associated Press
Paris
Havas
Adriatic
New Mexican President Eulalio Gutierrez Elected
El Paso Tex November 2 The Aguas Calientes conference today elected Eulalio Gutierrez President of Mexico to succeed Venustiano Carranza The conference had previously deposed both Carranza and Villa
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Associated Press
el Paso
Tex
Aguas Calientes
Eulalio Gutierrez
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Carranza
Villa
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