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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1914
Page
7
The report confirms Russian fleet actions in the Black Sea with the sinking of three Turkish torpedo boats. Also, Berlin, Paris, and London dispatches cover shifts on the Yser front, Austro-Hungarian and German moves, and the Emden engagement with the Sydney, plus plans to raise Britain’s army beyond two million in Parliament.
Washington reports Villa has ordered an attack on Tampico and operates from San Luis Potosi, recently taken without a shot. The residents greet him warmly as General Caballero, in charge of Tamaulipas and Tampico forces, pledges loyalty to Carranza.
Miss Sunshine Cotham and her eight maids of honor returned from Houston where they attended the Deep Water Jubilee parade and carnival. They praise the reception and report a delightful time.
In Chicago negotiations began with French army buyers to supply 40,000 pairs of red trousers. London reports British casualties through October total about 57000 as Premier Asquith answers in the House of Commons. Valparaiso says German cruisers Leipsig and Dresden entered port to take provisions. Paris dispatch notes a Dunkirk report of a French torpedo boat ramming and sinking a German submarine off Belgium’s west end.
London reports Lord Gordon Lennox killed in action in France. Berlin lists three university professors among today’s dead. German aviators reportedly flew over the English ports of Sheerness and Harwich, with Sheerness about forty miles from London.
Passengers arriving on the Ventura report that 25,000 Australian troops were embarked in twenty three transports escorted by fourteen cruisers and sailed under cover of night for a destination rumored to be Egypt.
The Georgia Supreme Court refused a new trial in the Leo Frank murder case. Leo Frank, convicted of killing Mary Phagan, remains subject to existing sentence as of November 14 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The American Commission for Relief in Belgium has received a $3,000,000 check from prominent Belgians to fund ongoing food relief. The commission urges local groups to buy food locally with funds and asks Americans with surplus stores to donate grains and bacon. A New York branch will coordinate shipments, ensuring all food reaches Belgians at no cost to contributors.
The piece notes three months of fighting with no decisive gains for either side. It contrasts German losses and costs with larger Allied forces, reporting stalemates in Belgium and near Paris. It warns months more of high casualties as the war spreads to East Prussia, Poland, Galicia, and Turkey’s entry.
In a light exchange Mrs. Rawler and Mrs. Blunderby discuss British troops from India as portrayed in a Boston Transcript cartoon. The dialogue highlights social perceptions of imperial troops and domestic reactions in a witty, era-appropriate tone.
Mexico City reports General Blanco announced that Carranza and Villa agreed to suspend hostilities until November 20 when the convention will reconvene to reconsider Gutierrez's election as provisional President.
Washington reports the 1914 Vera Cruz landing sequence as Secretary Bryan learns of an ammunition ship bound for Huerta. Bryan calls Tumulty, who awakens President Wilson and prompts the order to seize the Vera Cruz customs house to accelerate evacuation plans.
In Dallas Texas on November 14 middling cotton rose one sixteenth to 7 3/4 cents per pound with sales totaling 2 810 bales. A Washington Star quote questions why public figures favor banquets offering two chances to either eat or listen.
A Ballinger banker writes to the Bryan Commercial Club secretary praising hog farming. He cites hog shipments aiding farmers and shares a 1913 to 1914 example: $500 invested in forty sows grew to 310 shoats and pigs with 206 to finish by January 1, 1915, asserting proper hog and sheep handling can end King Cotton.
John Drew born November 13 1854 in Philadelphia. He debuted as Plumper in Cool as a Cucumber at age twenty. In 1875 he joined Daly’s company rising to leading man with a versatile stage range and over forty acted parts under Daly’s management.
After living in a cottage for weeks the young couple begins to economize by cutting out the kisses and reducing affection to save money and stretch elope funds.
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