Sunk Ships and War Front Updates Across Europe
The Journal of Commerce tallies 1800 merchant ships sunk in twenty seven months of war as of November 1. Reports from London and Rome note Austrian losses in the Italian offensive and French capture of Fort Vaux. The Somme, Romanian front, and Macedonia actions are described with multiple village and frontier movements and casualties.
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New York
Journal of Commerce
London
Fort Vaux
Somme
Sailly Saillisel
Guedecourt St. Pierre
Berlin
Rithrithum Pass
Predal
Galicia
Lemberg
Bucharest
Table Butte
Mount Siriul
Taturmia
Struma
Macedonia
Alisata
YM Glug Team Defeats 28 to 0 in Darkened Victory
The Young Men's Club defeated Bryan Baptist Academy 28 to 0 as Harris and Nunn led ground gains and Harris and Houston each scored one touchdown apiece. The game, started late, ended after the third quarter due to darkness with Douglass Houston guiding the YM C team.
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Douglass Houston
Bryan Baptist Academy
Harris
Nunn
Houston
B. B
Brach
Jackson
Parker
Linn
Richardson
Traylor
Magness
Lee
Cooke
Moore
Kinard
Watcon Case At Waco Drags On
Waco Texas November 7 witnesses in the T G R Watson trial testified they never signed notes found in Watsons bank after the examiner took charge bearing their names on them.
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Watcon
Waco
Texas
T.gr. Watson
Watson
Federal Farm Loan Board Hearing Set in Houston
A Houston hearing on November 16 will inform Texas farmers about the Federal Farm Loan Act and the twelve Federal Land Bank districts. Officials Willian McAdoo Capt. W. S. A. Smith and Charles Lobdell will preside, inviting Brazos County farmers to discuss loan needs, interest rates, and credit effects on farming.
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Washington, D. C. Navy
Texas
Houston
Federal Farm Loan Board
Federal Land Bank
Federal
Farm Loan Board
Willian G. McAdoo
W. 8. A. Smith
Charles E. Lobdell
Brazos County
Biblical city battlefield described in Akaba siege report
A Turkish dispatch outlines a British landing attempt at Akaba on the Gulf of Aqaba, linking the port to biblical sites Ezion Geber Ophir and Solomon’s navy. The piece traces Akaba’s history from Roman to Ottoman periods, its fortifications, and its modern connections to Mecca Beirut rail link.
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Arabia
Akaba
National Geographic Society
Washington
Ophir
Jerusalem
Gulf of
Red Sea
Sinai Peninsula
Sinus Aelaniticus
Gulf
Dahad
Golden Port
Jeziret Firaum
Baldwin I, Mber
House of Flanders
Egypt
Mecca
Beirut
Aelana
Paussius
Hejaz
Opening of Y M C A Pool at Agricultural and Mechanical College
Ceremonies marked the opening of the pool in the YMCA Building at the Agricultural and Mechanical College. John S. Allen of Palestine won swimming races and Dan Kiber of Corsicana led the inaugural dive. The pool, with ceramic tile, is part of a larger YMCA hall complex offering pool, billiards, barber shop, and cafeteria in the basement.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Agricultural and Mechanical College
John S. Allen
Palestine
P. Fountain
F. D. Steger
Dan Kiber
Corsicana
A and M Cadet Corps to Visit Waco for Baylor Game
The A and M cadet corps of 1 190 strong will travel to Waco on Saturday November 11 in two special trains to attend the Baylor University versus A and M football game. A parade downtown will precede the event with drills at the game and a snake dance between halves expected to be a feature. Meals will be served to the cadets at the Cotton Palace.
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A. and
M. Cadet Corps
Waco
Waco Cotton Palace
Baylor University
Ton Palace
Arrests for alleged illegal voting in St Louis
One hundred fifty African Americans were arrested today in St Louis for an alleged attempt to vote illegally. Bonds were posted when brought to court and the detainees were released. Republican leaders claim the arrests are part of a plan to intimidate the black community.
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St. Louis
Prairie View shooting injuries four students
Four Prairie View students were shot by a night watchman on Halloween while engaged in prank activity. The victims Eddie Bush, E. F. Wooten, Albert Patty, and Willie Gibson were treated for non serious injuries. Dr W B Bizzell and D W Spence visited Prairie View and reported conditions normal.
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W. B. Bizzell
D. W. Spence
A. and M. College
Prairie View
Bizzell
Dean Spence
Hallowe'en
Eddie Bush
Bellville
E. F. Wooten
Fordyce
Albert Patty
Marlin
Willie Gibson
Voting Bonds 10 Improve Roads in Dallas County
Dallas county voters were balloting on November 7 on issuing 1000000 bonds to fund road improvements and other highway projects in the county, with the proceeds to be used for overflow roads and related infrastructure.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas County
Sermon Praise Amid Scoring Tie In Puck Feature
In a local sports note, Mr Phin I is thanked after a sermon as Pete Mulligan’s play is recalled. The piece references a late game moment with fanning and choking bags for a tying run, reflecting a sports metaphor woven into the morning sermon.
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Phin
Mr. An
Pete Mulligan
Puck
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Weeden
Buelman
Christian
Gannon
Hudson
Simpson
Federal Farm Loan Board Hearing
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Akakba
A & Il
Cotton Palace
Gretchen
Bryan, Texas
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Cole
Parker-Astin
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