Great Battle for English Channel Sees Shifting Positions
Paris reports German attacks less violent between Nieuport and Arras as French positions hold and advance north and east of Ypres. British actions at Yser Canal include village capture and a night engagement where Germans near trenches were bayoneted after retreat. Belgians defeat Germans in East Africa and Belgian Congo action noted.
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Flushing
Ostend
Arconne
British South Africa
Dewet
Portugal
Africa
Associated Press
Paris
Nieuport
Arras
Ypres
Caronne
Woevre
Aprimont
St. Mithiel
London
Yser Canal
Times
German East Africa
Belgian Congo
Prosperity in Meat and Milk Urged for Brazos County
A 1914 letter from H. L. McKnight in Illinois to I. M. Cook urges Brazos County to focus on feed crops and on-farm meat and milk production. He argues livestock farming made Quincy-area wealth, advocating fall grain planting and immediate adoption of feed crops to secure permanent prosperity.
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Commercial Club
McKnight
Illinois
I. M. Cook
Brazos County
Quincy, DL
T. M. Cook
Bryan
Texas
H. L. McKnight
Repairing Fuqua Bridge Lane Grading Underway
Judge J T Maloney reports county road crews are repairing Fuqua lane in the southern county near the Navajo river. The project will include thorough grading of the roadway and related improvements.
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J. T. Maloney
Fuqua
Navasota
Dutch Vessel Sinks After Mine Hit Forty Miles Off Coast
A small Dutch vessel struck a mine forty miles north of the Dutch coast and sank with the entire crew, according to Allied reports from London dated October 28. The incident adds to naval dangers in the North Sea region.
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Associated Press
London
Kroonland Detained By British At Gibraltar
Washington reports the American steamer Kroonland bound for Naples is detained by British forces at Gibraltar over copper cargo classified as conditional contraband. Berlin dispatches note heavy Austro German battles along the Vistula and San rivers with Russians reportedly outnumbering them.
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Washington
Kroonland
Naples
Gibraltar
Associated Press
Berlin
Vistula
San
Cotton Acreage Reduction Law Takes Effect in Columbia
The cotton acreage reduction law becomes effective here as Governor Blease signed it last night. The measure limits next year’s cultivated land to at most one third in cotton.
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Associated Press
Columbia
8. C
Blease
Brazos County Ginning Drops From Last Year
Brazos County ginned 17 060 bales of cotton before October 18 1914 according to the ginning report by Ed B Derden, with 22 256 bales ginned by that date in the previous year a decrease of 5 196 bales.
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United States
Ed 8
Derden
Brazos County
Road Improvements Sought Before Winter Rains
Brazos County officials urge immediate road and drainage upgrades to restore passable routes after last summer’s heavy rains. The damaged road disrupted auto tourism, drew criticism, and delayed travel, prompting calls for speedy completion before the winter season.
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Brazos County
Census shows 1910 counts for Chinese and Japanese in U S
Washington reports 1910 census totals of 71531 Chinese and 72157 Japanese in United States proper. California leads with large numbers, ages skew older for Japanese, education illiteracy dropping since 1900, and many in farming domestic service and laundry work.
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Washington
United States
William J. Harris
Department of Commerce
California
Oregon
New York
Massachusetts
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Montana
New Jersey
Nevada
Idaho
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Wyoming
Illinois
Bryan Second Team Defeats Allen Academy 13 to 0
Bryan high second team edged Allen Academy 13 to 0 on Tuesday afternoon. Withers scored the first quarter touchdown and Moran kicked goal. later Lawrence caught a pass for another TD. Bryan's line held strong, despite being outweighed by Allen.
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Bryan High
Allen Academy
Allen
Bryan
Withers
Moran
Lawrence
Allen Boys
Senator Hudspeth Better After Appendicitis Operation
Austin reports State Senator Claude V. Hudspeth fought appendicitis and underwent surgery. Though previously healthy with minor indigestion, officials fear for his recovery but received word from Hudspeth’s law partner that he has a fair chance of recovery.
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Austin
Tex
Claude V. Hudspeth
Hudspeth
State Senate
D. A. Grege
Secretary of State's Department
L. A. Dale
Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Wilson
Washington action notes President Wilson proclaims November 26 as Thanksgiving Day in a formal proclamation dated October 28. The observance is declared for national gratitude with federal acknowledgment.
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Washington
Wilson
Empty Brazos County Jail Marks First Time in Seven Years
Sheriff Conlee reports Brazos County jail empty this morning after the last prisoner paid his fine yesterday. It is the first such occurrence in about seven years and seen as a sign of hard times.
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Conlee
Brazos County
Real estate transfers list Brazos County land deals
Paul P. Hajek transfers 98 acres in the L Mc Laughlin league Brazos County for 1877.90 dollars. Andy Childress transfers 40 acres in the Francis Henderson league Brazos County for 800 dollars.
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Paul P. Hajek
W. J. McCulloch
L. McLaughlin
Brazos County
Andy Childress
J. K. Presnall
Francis Henderson
Export Foodstuffs Break All Records
Washington reports September exports show a surge in grains meats and other foodstuffs for foreign armies while cotton and manufacturing goods falter. Grain and meat exports soar with barley oats wheat and rice up sharply. overall export balance improves though cotton shipments drop nearly 60 million dollars from last year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Commerce
Department
Germany
Russia
Belgium
United Kingdom
United States
Daly Shipped Christmas Pecan Box to Brooklyn
John D. Daly Jr. yesterday shipped a box containing one hundred one pound pecan packages to Brooklyn.
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John D. Daly Jr
Brooklyn
County Donates Pecans for European Christmas Ship
Bryan County residents and others contributed pecans for a Christmas ship to Europe. The nuts were in good condition and each package will bring cheer to children receiving them.
Reserves of National Banks Surplus Under New Law
Comptroller Williams released figures showing nationwide National bank reserves on September 12, ahead of the new Federal Reserve Act. Total excess over required reserves stood at 580 million with substantial sums in New York Chicago St Louis Kansas City Dallas and other districts. Overall excess near 115 million above legal requirements. The notes compare current reserves 1 460 711 345 to future 995 792 269 freeing 464 917 076 under the new rule.
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Associated Press
Washington
Williams
Federal Reserve
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Dallas
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Cnet Ewe
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Dorman
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Comptroller
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Old Hopewell
Whitney Central National Bank
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W. T. James
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