Be hman Officers Describe Crushing German Naval Blow
German officers in Valparaiso recount five cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau outranging and sinking or disabling Craddock’s squadron. Darkness and heavy damage left Good Hope unable to flee, Monmouth sunk, Glasgow and Otranto escaped. British heroism noted. hurricane prevented lifeboats. Turkish Cabinet resignation signals wartime shifts. Turks sink nineteen Russian transports with 1,700 mines for blockading Turkish waters.
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Valparriso
Chile
Sir Christopher Craddock
Scharnhorst
Gneisel
Associated Press
Berlin
Japanese Capture Forts and Advance at Tsing Tau
Tokio reports Japanese forces destroyed twenty six German guns and captured eight hundred prisoners at the Tsing Tau forts. They are now assaulting German trenches and wire entanglements with artillery.
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Tokio
Tsing Tau
British flagship Goodhope escapes with Glasgow and Otranto
State Department reports from Chile say the British flagship Goodhope escaped with the Glasgow and Otranto. London dispatches note dissensions in the Turkish Cabinet following the events.
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Washington
State Department
Chile
Goodhope
Glasgow
Otranto
Associated Press
London
Growing Winter Oats in the South
Southern farmers are urged to plant winter oats to feed work stock and reduce soil erosion. Sowing in October to November can yield at least twice the spring crops, with top dressings of nitrate of soda and acid phosphate boosting growth. Red rustproof types like tea rustproof and Fulghum show particular value in various localities.
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Washington
Gulf States
United States Department of Agriculture
Appler
Lawson
Hundrea Bushel
Bancroft
Cook
Turkish Warships Sink Russian Battleship Sinit
Amsterdam dispatch reports German sources stating Turkish warships sank the Russian battleship Sinit, signaling a shift in naval losses amid ongoing hostilities.
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Amsterdam
German Fleet Off Aland Islands Draws Near Gulf of Finland
Copenhagen reports the German fleet has gathered off the Aland Islands opposite the Gulf of Finland entrance, signaling a shift in Baltic naval posture amid ongoing tensions and patrols.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Aland Islands
Gulf of Finland
Joffre Telegraphs Russia for Final Success
Paris dispatch reports General Joffre telegraphs Russia expressing hope for final success soon in the war effort.
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Paris
Joffre
Russia
British Fleet Bombards Dardanelles Forts Again
Paris reports the British fleet continued shelling the Turkish Dardanelles forts today as operations in the region persist.
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Associated Press
Paris
Dardanelles
German Squadron Dash Near British Coast Reported
London dispatch says the German squadron undertook a daring dash to within ten miles of the British coast. A general German retreat in North Belgium is reported as censors delay confirmation of another naval victory.
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Associated Press
London
England
Belgium
Seed corn varieties and planting guidelines discussed
The article compares several corn varieties including red rustproof Virginia Gray and Winter Turf. It notes larger kernels yield more grain with 2 to 8 percent bushels per acre depending on planting method. Seed rates vary from 1% to three bushels per acre based on drilling or broadcasting timing and land prep. The Virginia Gray is hardy for pasture and hay but lower grain yield in the South.
Texas forestry policy push to create state commission
J C Peters of Washington with the U S Forestry Service arrives in Texas to lead cooperative forestry work. He visits eastern Texas lumber interests and aims to draft a measure for the next Legislature to create a state forestry commission and appoint a state forester to oversee fire protection state forests and private land collaboration.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
J. C. Peters
Washington
United States Forestry Service
Forestry Commission
Farmers Meet in Kurten Form Local Crop Group
H. L. McKnight A. W. Kinnard Robert S. Webb and J Webb Howell visited Kurten today to attend a farmers meeting aimed at organizing a precinct branch of the Brazos County Crop Diversification and Marketing Association.
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H. L. McKnight
A. W. Kinnard
Robert S. Webb
J. Webb Howell
Kurten
Brazos County
Landslide GOP gains noted in national elections
Early returns showed Republicans winning governors in New York and Ohio with Oklahoma also leaning Republican. Several long time congressmen were reelected though Democrats appeared likely to retain control of the House with about twenty seats. A Democratic Senate majority was anticipated. Noted Republicans like Cannon Longworth and Hill were returned to Congress.
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New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Congress
Washington
House
Champ Clark
Wilson
New Jersey
Sullivan
Illinois
Senate
Joe Cannon
McKinley
Nick Longworth
Ebenezer Hill
Payne
States vote against statewide prohibition in three states
Chicago Illinois November 4 reports Ohio California and Washington voting overwhelmingly against statewide prohibition. Pros claim Oregon Arizona and Colorado also went dry as a result.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Ohio
California
Washington
Oregon
Arizona
Colorado
Women’s Suffrage Defeats Reported In Several States
The report states that Ohio Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Nevada and Nebraska defeated woman suffrage yesterday while Illinois saw a heavy falling off in the female vote amid the results.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Ohio
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nevada
Nebraska
Illinois
Governor Cox Defeated by Frank Willis in Ohio Race
Columbus reports Gov. Cox Democrat loses bid for re election to Frank Willis Republican as of November 4. Willis secures victory in Ohio race.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Frank Willis
Montana Votes Suffrage Adopted
Chicago November 4 The woman suffrage amendment was adopted in Montana.
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Montana
Associated Press
Chicago
Montena
Governor Election In Doubt As Democrat Leads
Oklahoma City Okla Nov 4 The governor race remains unresolved with the Democratic candidate holding a slim lead as results continue to be tallied across the state.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Texas industrial notes show Houston growth despite cotton slump
Houston chamber reports steady building and industrial activity amid European turmoil and low cotton prices. Lumber firms see business up. merchants optimistic. Edna plans a June 1 poultry show with Jackson County Produce Company backing it. Beeville reports strong hog shipments, Bee County totaling 200 carloads in 18 months. San Benito Sweden territory converts to irrigated corn and crop farms nearby.
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Houston
Chamber of Commerce
Edna
Jackson County Produce Company
Beeville
Texas
Bee County
Cotton warehouse push at Yoakum and Kerrville wool storage
In Yoakum the Young Men's Business League appoints a committee to approach South Texas Fair Association officials about using the fair's main building in Yoakum as a storage house. The plan is expected to be approved. Kerrville reports large wool arrivals stored at Schreiner warehouse with little current sale, some wool sold at 30 cents per pound.
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Yoakum
The
Young Men’s Business League
South Texas Fair Association
Kerrville
Schreiner
Road crews repair Benchley road at city edge
Commissioner J. W. Hamilton directs county road hands grading and filling the worst sections of Benchley road near the city limits. The area suffered severe deterioration during last fall and winter wet weather.
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J. W. Hamilton
Benchley Road
Texas to Open Eleventh District Reserve Bank in Dallas
The capital stock of the reserve banks is formed by assessments on member bank reserves. All National banks must join to keep charters. Dallas hosts the Eleventh district bank opening November 16. First installment demands include $2,000 for First National and $1,683.33 for City National. Further installments follow at three, six months, and final on demand.
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Texas
Dallas
Big yam crop in Texas gains 14 percent in month
In Cleburne Texas on November 3 the Texas sweet potato crop improved 14 percent over thirty days with a current yield estimate of 4 805 000 bushels. The USDA had estimated 4 641 000 bushels a month earlier. 1913 production was 4 000 000 bushels and the average price then was 1 25 per bushel now around 1 05.
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Cleburne
Tex
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Texan Switchman Honored With Medal By Wilson
W A Holley a Greenville Texas switchman received the medal of honor on President Wilson s recommendation of the Interstate Commerce Commission for saving a life Mrs Sallie Griffin 63 was nearly struck by an oncoming train when Holley carried her to safety in a perilous rescue The President also sent a personal letter of commendation with the award which was the fifteenth honor recommended by the commission.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. A. Holley
Switchman
Greenville
Texas
Sallie Griffin
Holley
Tax collections comparisons for October years shown
County Tax Collector W I McCulloch and Deputy Roy Hudspeth report October taxes for 1912 1913 and 1914. Totals cover state and county poll redemption occupation district school and overall sums with each year listed.
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W. I. McCulloch
Roy Hudspeth
Texas to aid Belgians in famine relief ships
Governor Colquitt of Texas was urged by a London message to organize aid for Belgium. The request asks Texas to collect funds or food, including cereals and bacon, and to assemble shiploads branded as Texas ships for delivery via the Atlantic seaboard to Belgium under Herbert Hoover's direction.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
London
Texas
Belgium
Atlantic Seaboard
Herbert Hoover
Governor Colquitt forms Belgian relief committee
The governor announced sympathy for Belgium and appointed a Texas relief committee to gather and forward food clothing and money. Members include Paul Waples Fort Worth Royal A Ferris Dallas John Sealy Galveston General W R Hamby Austin and others.
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Colquitt
London
Texas
State Department
Washington
Paul Waples
Fort Worth
Royal A. Ferris
Dallas
John Sealy
Galveston
W. R. Hamby
Austin
W. W. Seeley
Waco
Texas Amendments Defeated in Statewide Vote
All constitutional amendments submitted in Texas were defeated. The cotton reduction measure drew light turnout but failed, with a two to one defeat.
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Associated Presa
Austin
Tex
Texas
Government Reports Texas Crop Yields for 1914
The Crop Reporting Board of the U S Department of Agriculture released October based estimates for Texas crops. Final figures likely mirror preliminary data showing per acre yields of corn 28.5 bushels, Irish potatoes 92 bushels, sweet potatoes 110 bushels, tobacco 820 pounds, rice 39.5 bushels, and cotton 255 pounds.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Heads Will Fall at Austin as New Administration Looms
Austin Texas November 4 It is clear there will be many changes in state government when the new administration takes over next January. Some bureau chiefs and officials will seek reinstatement while the Comptroller's department under H B Terrell of McLennan County is set for a clean sweep with several thousand applications in that department.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Comptroller's Department
H. B. Terrell
McLennan County
Wise and Otherwise: Quips and anecdotes from readers
A collage of brief humorous lines and quotes from various sources including Washington Star Baltimore Alaska Detroit Free Press and others. The items feature wry exchanges on intelligence manners autogesture and social norms with literary references and anecdotal remarks.
Real Estate Transfers in Brazos County Reported
Transfers include R A Green to John Kosarek for 16 acres in Brazos County valued at 585 dollars. D B Ballard to J B Mooring for 109? acres in Brazos County at 5037.57 dollars. Bryan Telephone Company to HL Robinson Sr for parts of Bryan blocks at 7000 dollars. C H Dyess to Oliver Ward for 200 square yards in Brazes County for one dollar.
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R. A. Green
John Kosarek
James Curtis Jr
Brazos Coutty
D. B. Ballard
James Curtis
Telephone Company
C. H. Dyess
Oliver Ward
H. and B. Whiteside
Brazes County
A and M Exhibit at Beaumont Fair
The A and M College of Texas will be represented at the Southeast Texas Fair in Beaumont November 14 21 with an exhibit showing good roads for Texas. Models illustrate road types and construction stages. Prof R L Morrison highway engineering will head the exhibit and be available for consultations.
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A. & M. College of Texas
Beaumont
Texas
R. L. Morrison
Interurban Auditor Change at Bryan & Central Texas
G E Crump of Rockland takes over as auditor of the Bryan and Central Texas Interurban, relieving C O Brooks who was summoned to the Sunset Central Lines office in Houston. Crump previously worked for the Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company.
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G. E. Crump
Rockland
C. O. Brooks
Bryan & Central Texas Interurban
Brooks
Sunset-Central Limes
Houston
Crump
Texas & New Orleans Railroad Company
Navy Secretary cites tariff revision in Democratic victory
Secretary of the Navy Daniels says the Democratic win is great, noting tariff changes came as the public blamed the party for wartime hardship, reflecting the Bard era pressures after the war.
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Daniels
Associated Press
Washington
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