Col Clarence Ousley Secures Cotton Market Information Reform
Col Clarence Ousley, director of extension at the A and M College, wins a campaign for open government data on cotton consumption and foreign markets. The change will provide monthly global consumption statistics to aid farmers in marketing and planning acreage. Houston Post notes the budget alteration will deploy staff to organize farmers and improve market diversification.
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Clarence Ousley
A. & @. College
United States
Col. Ousley
The
Houston Post
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Washington
Houston
Chambers of Commerce
Ousley
Brazos County Farmers Move to Diversify Crops
A letter from H. L. McKnight outlines a shift by 40 Brazos County farmers from 1605 acres of cotton in 1914 to 975 acres of cotton in 1915 and 576 acres of corn 149 acres of peas 54 acres of potatoes 60 acres of Sudan grass 46 acres of sorghum 3 acres of tomatoes 5% acres of peanuts. They plan more varied crops and self sufficiency with meat poultry and home living.
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Brazos County
McKnight
Education and Christianity Fight Ignorance and Crime
The Brownwood Bulletin asserts education and Christianity aid social improvement. It frames ignorance and crime as twins that retreat as education and Christianity advance, likening progress to darkness yielding to the sun.
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Brownwood Bulletin
War duration opinions from leaders and officials
A compilation of forecasts on how long World War I might last. Statements from Lord Kitchener M Michon Witting Fallieres Auffenberg Corey a Russian Army journal and Prime Minister Asquith reflect varied expectations and confidence about the war timeline and outcomes.
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M. Michon
France
Witting
England
Germany
Fallieres
Auffenberg
William E. Corey
Austria
Asquith
House of Commons
Remembering B H Carroll A Prince And A Great Man
The Waco Times Herald lauds B H Carroll as a truly great man of intellect and spirit. It characterizes him as a comprehensive thinker who explored vast knowledge and shared abundance with the hungry, likening his influence to a prophetic reach and childlike humility.
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Israel
B. H. Carroll
Waco Times-Herald
Farmers must organize for market crops and timing
The speaker argues farmers need perfect organization on acreage and planting time to grow diversified crops for market. A separate market outside Aryan is needed and all must coordinate to ship in large quantities. Home use should also be produced regardless of sales.
Thanksgiving turkey gifts cheer Texas convicts families
Governor Colquitt may delight many Texas convicts and their families with Thanksgiving provisions. The piece notes relief but acknowledges not being in the penitentiary and hints at friends sending turkeys to share the holiday spirit.
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Colquitt
Texas
Texas Old Guard Seeks Jobs Under Ferguson View
Texas political veterans cling to hopes of federal or state office under Ferguson as they did under Hogg Lanham Culberson and Sayers. They warn against reform pressures and salute the promise of a fat office amid Prohibition saloon debates and progressive backlash.
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Old Guard
Texas
Ferguson
Hogg
Lanham
Culberson
Sayers
Texas Patriot
One-Vote Victory for Washington County Surveyor
In Washington County no candidate appeared on the ticket for county surveyor. A single voter wrote a man's name and he was elected with one vote. It may be the only case on record of a county official elected on a single ballot. The piece notes the humor while hoping the man avoids vaudeville.
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Washington County
Cone Johnson Says War Tax Stamp Applies to Associations
Cone Johnson, now solicitor for the State Department in Washington, rules the war tax bill will raise millions more than expected as all building and loan association transactions must bear the war tax stamp, a decision that could yield a large revenue.
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Cone Johnson
State Department
Washington
United States
Building and Loan Association
Cone
Bryan seeks bond to fund water supply and tower
The call urges a $50,000 bond issue for an adequate and dependable water supply and a water tower in Bryan, plus a $500,000 bond for Brazos County roads. It ends with a call for residents to wake up and act.
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Bryan
Brazos County
Abe Martin Sniffs Gown and Outs in Local Follies
Cartoonist Abe Martin riffs that the Gown and Outs attract men who nailed a boss shoe over the door rather than place newspaper ads. The quip lampoons modern pretensions and publicity in the town.
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Abe Martin
War Costs Mount Asquith Says Britain Spends Five Million Daily
Premier Asquith states Great Britain incurs about 5,000,000 dollars in daily war costs and Parliament approves a 1,500,000,000 dollar budget. He suggests shared pro rata expenses may pressure a speedy end to the conflict and notes even wealthy nations face resource strain.
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Asquith
Great Britain
Monroe Edge Road Bond Suggestion for Brazos County
The speaker endorses Monroe Edge's idea to pass a road bond issue, sell bonds, and use idle labor in Brazos County to build better roads. It emphasizes time, low town activity, deserted streets, and empty stores as context for trying the plan.
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Monroe Edge
Brazos County
Opening Day Echoes Across Markets
The cotton exchanges opened but prices did not rise. Regional reserve banks opened yet money remained elusive. Chicago Union Stockyards opened but beef and pork stayed costly. Moral: Work out your own salvation.
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Chicago Union
Canal Cuts Time and Costs on Galveston Cotton Run
A cargo of cotton shipped from Galveston to Japan via the Panama Canal saved twenty two days and five thousand sixty dollars. The record illustrates the canal's potential to reshape ocean commerce and its future role in trade.
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Galveston
Japan
Panama Canal
Farmer’s caution on cotton profits and costs
The writer warns farmers against large cotton crops, noting they cannot sell at cost, that market conditions may repeat, and that they must eat, implying real costs and limited profit from cotton. The piece stresses prudent planning and risk awareness for the next season.
Road proposal for A. and M. College campus linking grade and drainage
A plan calls for paving a macadam road to the A. and M. College with graded surfaces and proper drainage. It would include a foundation of large stones rolled tight and a gravel finish, rolled until rock solid, to endure long after current leaders have passed.
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A. & M. College
Brran
Germans Press On In World War II With Relentless Attacks
Report notes German forces closed on Paris North Coast and Warsaw but did not breach. Despite repeated advances, they failed to break defenses. The piece questions whether Allied forces can continue to withstand this brutal onslaught and keep momentum in the war.
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Paris
French
Warsaw
Where is all the money and who has it
A pointed, era tone inquiry questions missing funds and public distrust. It laments economic strain, political missteps, and widespread anxiety, asking who controls finances and who bears responsibility for a troubled national situation.
Governor Colquitt Eyes Special Legislature Session
The newly elected Thirty-fourth Legislature may be recalled by Governor Colquitt who previously spent about $175,000 in special sessions. The speaker questions what merit was achieved and challenges anyone to point to a specific accomplishment.
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Colquitt
Fanston and His Men Return Amid War Tax Rhetoric
The piece notes Fanston and his group return home after a period of vigilance. It rails against jingoism and grandstanding, arguing such posturing wastes money and leads to a broad war tax on everyday things like a sneeze or a stomach ache.
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Fanston
Senate gains offset losses claim Senate majority secure
Senator Sheppard says losing a few Congressmen is offset by Senate gains giving the upper chamber a safe working majority. He notes the two year feasibility of legislation but warns Democratic control losses in New York Ohio and other states will impact the next Presidential election.
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Sheppard
Senate
New York
Ohio
Cotton economics and the value of homegrown goods
The speaker argues that cotton is not the only money crop. Any locally produced goods reduce purchases, making every unit of output a money crop equal in value to cotton.
Farmers Plant Acres As They Please
Farmers will start planting according to their own plans after extensive advice from the press and agrarian guides. The article notes that growers will proceed with their crops in their chosen methods without external mandates or constraints.
What became of the old fashioned smokehouse
The Temple Telegram notes the old‑time smokehouse vanished with the rise of King Cotton, a symbol of peace and prosperity that fell to economic change and brutal market forces.
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King Cotton
Governor Colquitt May Move To Houston After Term
The Houston Post notes Colquitt may establish residence in Houston once his tenure ends. The column adds a warning that retribution follows in time, invoking the biblical cities Sodom and Gomorrah as a cautionary example.
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The
Houston Post
Colquitt
Sodom
Gomorrah
One Vote Elected County Surveyor Overshadowed by Prohibition Move
A small county vote for a surveyor in Washington County is dwarfed by a dramatic solo action by the Creator of Russia that propelled prohibition in a single stroke. The remark notes the boldness of that act and its impact.
Impudent Boston Group Exiled by Wilson Faces Texas Welcome
A controversial remark suggests Boston Black people expelled by President Wilson would find life in Texas a stark, transformative lesson, reflecting racial tensions and political rhetoric of the era.
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Boston
Wilson
White House
Texas
Waco Praised for Finest Residence Streets in Texas
Opinion cites Waco as having the finest system of residence streets in Texas and notes a tax rate of 2 dollars per hundred. It contrasts Bryan with mud hole streets and a tax rate of 1.15 dollars per hundred, concluding that money is needed to propel progress.
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Waco
Texas
Bryan
Democratic Victory Brings Elation to Morris Sheppard
Morris Sheppard is elated over a great Democratic victory. He recalls a Kansan who was badly bruised by a passing cyclone and afterward claimed he ran it out of the state.
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Morris Sheppard
Morris
Ceyclone
Waco Times-Herald
Abe Martin Exits With Quip On War News
Abe Martin quips that the war news merely grows larger as events continue to unfold. The comment underscores ongoing conflict coverage with no notable shift in tone or focus.
Harvey Girls Defeat Wellborn In Lopsided 30 to 6 Game
The Harvey girls' basketball team overwhelmed Wellborn 30 to 6 Saturday afternoon. Miss Edna Todd stood out as a key player in Harvey's strong season showing.
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Harvey
Edna Todd
Wanted Farm and Ranch Land for Colonization
Advertises European Mutual Colonization Co. offering to buy farm and ranch land in any size without commission. Instructions to write 633 Kress Building Houston Texas for listing blanks and full information.
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European Mutual Colonization Co., Ltd
Kress Bidg
Houston
Texas
Cotton futures in sharp decline report
Associated Press notes cotton futures fell about twenty points in New Orleans after Texas spot market declines sparked the movement. The drop signals increased selling pressure amid regional market weakness.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Texas
New York Futures Fall on Southern Selling
New York futures slipped sixteen points today as selling by Southern interests pushed prices lower. The market reacted to regional activity with declines across major contracts.
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Associated Press
New York
Good Roads and Rural Life
Homer D. Wade argues that country roads are crucial to rural life and national progress. He asserts well kept roads reflect a well bred population and enable better living conditions, noting the cost of construction is outweighed by their value to communities.
Mrs W E Sheffield Dead in Ironton Texas
Mrs W E Sheffield died suddenly at her Ironton home on Friday November 13 at 2 pm. She was daughter of Capt and Mrs J A Hester and left a husband, two sons aged eight and six, and three sisters Mrs R E Scott and Misses Myrtle and Lily Hester. Funeral 4 pm Saturday at Ironton cemetery conducted by Rev Huddleston.
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Ironton
Texas
W. E Sheffield
J. A Hester
Bryan
R. E. Scott
Myrtle
Lily Hester
Huddleston
Alexander Chapel
Bates County
Cotton Receipts In Local Warehouses This Season
Cotton has been received in the local warehouses this season as for.
Honest Man Marries Landlady To Settle Board Bill
A proverb-like anecdote notes a man choosing marriage to his landlady over fighting a board bill. The tale underscores honesty and quirky fiscal solutions in domestic relations.
Inundations Persist as Allies Push Front at Yser
Paris reports intensive fighting along the Yser with Allied artillery countering German inundation. Germans retreat from trenches south of Dixmude as allied forces progress near Ypres and Meuse heights. Heavy actions across Aisne and Rheims with mines blown at Argonne and gains near Verdun. Casualties claimed as high as one hundred thousand on the German side in four days.
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Argonne
Meuse
Verdun
Ypres
Artillery Battle Rages Amid Rain In Northern France
Reports from Northern France say the artillery duel continues as two days of rain turn the country into a quagmire. Trenches are being drained and bottoms covered with brush despite ongoing fighting.
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Associated Press
London
France
Grave Huge Mass Burial Reported for Austrians
A Galician priest writes that 40,000 Austrians were buried in one day in a grave six and a half feet wide and four miles long. The bodies were laid in three layers. These men were killed in a battle lasting only a few hours.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Germans Lose Hundred Thousand
London reports a Dunkirk corridor setback as German forces suffer heavy losses with estimates around one hundred thousand casualties. Details remain sparse as dispatches confirm intensified fighting and strategic collapse in the area.
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Associated Press
London
Dunkirk
Cor
Berlin cruiser seen off Norwegian coast signals escape from blockade
London reports on November 17 that the German auxiliary cruiser Berlin or another warship was sighted off the Norwegian coast. Underwriters say the vessel suggests a bid to break the North Sea blockade and threaten maritime commerce.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
Norwegian
Americans Protect Residents of Asia Minor
Athens dispatch reports the American warship Tennessee arrived at Yurla Asia Minor and halted the ill treatment of British French and Russian residents by local authorities or mobs.
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Asia Minor
Associated Press
Paris
Athens
Tennessee
Yurla
Russian Fleet Leaves Helsingsfors Aimed at German Baltic Squadron
Copenhagen reports from a German source that a Russian fleet departed Helsingsfors with the apparent plan to engage the German Baltic squadron arriving in the Baltic theater during the ongoing conflict.
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Associated Press
London
Copenhagen
Helsingsfors
Germans Claim Success In Battles On Russian Front
Berlin reports Army headquarters say operations against Russia were favorable with no details. German forces repulsed several French attacks near Verdun and OTrey yesterday.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Army
Russia
Verdun and
Otrey
North Sea to be cleared of enemy vessels
Premier Asquith announced a military clearance of the entire North Sea area. All ships in the zone will be searched for alien enemies on neutral vessels and oil and copper will be declared contraband.
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London
Asquith
North Sea
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Brian Spots
Galicia
Ron
Yser
Dixmade
Bix
Lies
Aisne
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St. Mithiel
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Steele's Store
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