Prohibition Law Upheld as Unconstitutional by Court
The Texas criminal court of appeals ruled statewide prohibition unconstitutional with Judge Morrow writing the majority opinion. Judge Prendergast dissented, arguing the legislature cannot override local option, leaving the matter to a public vote. Attorney General Looney plans a rehearing. Comptroller Terrell will halt liquor licenses pending action.
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Associated Press
Austin
Criminal Court of Appeals
Morrow
Prendergast
Looney
Court of Criminal Appeals
Terrell
No Postponement of United War Work Campaign
New York Oct 23 The United War Work Campaign will not be postponed due to the Spanish influenza epidemic. The campaign is scheduled for November 11 to 18 following a conference with President Wilson and War Department officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Tress
New York
United War Work
Wilson
War Department
Influenza Spreads Prompt Suspension In Germantown
Influenza cases rise in Germantown Texas with the school suspended until subsidence. The outbreak accelerates through travel and attendance at sickrooms and funerals, spreading germs among relatives and the community.
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Germantown
Tex
British advance near Lecateau amid Valenciennes fighting
British forces push another attack along the front between Lecateau and Valenciennes as Bruay north of Valenciennes falls and the British reach the west bank of the Scheldt. Austrian admin handed to Polish authorities in occupied Poland. Dessau factory explosion kills seventy and wounds fifty. Americans at Verdun report heavy fighting in Grand Isle and Bathelville sectors with fortified positions. Lake Borgene sunk off France with all lives saved. French and German actions along the Serre river front with crossings near Souche and Serre.
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Associated Press
London
Lecateau
Solesmes
Valencinnes
Bruay
Scheldt
Commissions Given A M Men in France
George B. Morgan former Longhorn editor now serves as supply officer with the 542nd engineers in France after previous posts at Camp Lee Camp Humphreys and duty in Va. A L Culver promoted to first lieutenant in France after Camp MacArthur. Joe W Grace aided war college studies and now with the Signal Corps School at Camp Meade. J W Skinny Williams assigned to a sapper regiment training at Camp LoganHouston and slated to visit the college. Ben F Looney Jr now a second lieutenant with the 83rd Infantry at Camp Beauregard Louisiana.
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George B. Morgan
Longhorn
Engineers Training School
Camp Lee
Camp Humphreys
France
542Nd Engineers
A. L. Culver
Camp MacArthur
War College At
Washington
Joe W. Grace
Signal Corps Company
Signal Corps
Camp Meade
J. W
Maxwell Dies at College from Bronchial Pneumonia
Isaac L. Maxwell, 24, member of company F training detachment, died Wednesday at 9 40 am at the college after a three week illness with bronchial pneumonia. His father Lee Maxwell of Ireland was with him until a few days ago. Surviving are the mother and other relatives. The body is held pending family instructions and is expected to be sent to Ireland for burial.
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Isaac L. Maxwell
College
Lee Maxwell
Ireland
Italian Cavalry Pursues Austrians on Albania Front
Italian cavalry presses Austrian rear guards in Albania as Albanian detachments retreat north of the Matia river about 80 miles north of Elbasan, according to an official Italian statement filed from Rome.
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Associated Press
Rome
Albania
Matia River
Elbasan
Frost delays boost East Texas cotton yields
Palestine Texas October 23 The lateness of frost this year has caused cotton growers in East Texas to produce many thousand more bales than they anticipated. Cotton in this region is still maturing and opening.
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Palestine
Tex
East Texas
Monument to Ross at A&M to be erected soon
By January 15 a bronze statue of Governor Lawrence Sullivan Ross will be ready for erection on the A&M campus. The late governor, former college president, directed the institution for seven years and expanded its public standing. Pompeo Coppini reports the statue will stand at the sidewalk intersection near the academic and engineering buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Ross
Pompeo Coppini
Texas
Bizzell
Germany Envisions Evacuation If Allies Stand Ground
Berlin reports a sharp German demand that occupying forces in France and Belgium retreat only if Allied troops do not pursue. The latest exchange among German commanders frames evacuation as contingent on Allied positions.
Wolfe Urges Democrats to Vote in Coming Election
M H Wolfe state Democratic chairman calls on Texans to vote in the November election. He praises Texas leadership at Baltimore and endorses Gov W P Hobby for steadfast good government. Urges no loyal Democrat to be a slacker during the world crisis voting on November 5 1918.
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Dallas
M. H. Wolfe
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Texas
Wilson
White House
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
United States
W. P. Hobby
Efforts Under Way to Implement Hungary Independence Proclamation
Paris reports ongoing steps to implement Emperor Charles proclamation granting Hungary independence. Authorities mention Count Julius Andrassy as Hungary's possible foreign minister. W W Kraft, a Houston building contractor, left College to handle business matters in Houston.
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Associated Press
Paris
Charles
Hungary
Count Julius Andrassy
W. W. Kraft
Houston
Officials Called to White House Over German Note
Secretary Lansing and Secretary Daniels and General Peyton March were summoned to the White House shortly after noon as the state department messenger delivered the German note to President Wilson.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lansing
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Peyton
White House
State Department
Wilson
Plan to fund home for disabled players from Series receipts
Chicago October 23. B J Johnson president of the American league proposed dedicating gross receipts from the next world series to establish a home for baseball players disabled while serving their country. Subsequent series proceeds would also fund the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
B. J. Johnson
Bois de Foret Cleared Up by Yankee Troops
With American forces at Verdun, October 23, they cleared Bois de Foret west of Brieuelles, taking 75 prisoners including many machine gunners. Germans set Brieuelles on fire and withdrew. North of Valencianes British forces breached the Raiseness forest as the front faced continued bombardment and rising aerial activity.
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Associated Press
Verdun
Bois de Foret
Brieuelles
Valencianes
Raiseness
Brievelles
Meuse
Valencinennes Falls to Allies in Belgium
With the Allies in Belgium on October 2 British troops advanced toward the center of Valencinnes but faced fierce enemy machine gun fire from the east bank of the Scheldt canal as they pushed to breach the city defenses.
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Associated Press
Belgium
Valencinnes
Scheldt Canal
Excess fare reported on Pullman ticket sales
Houston October 23 The local United States consolidated railroad ticket office has instructions to report all excess fare collected when Pullman tickets are sold to the Pullman company. Under the current rate buyers pay one half cent per mile as excess fare plus regular railroad fare and war tax. Previously the excess was reported to railroad officials. now it will be reported to the Pullman company.
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Houston
United States Consolidated Railroad Ticket Office
Pullman Company
Death of Bishop Francis Key Brooke in Chicago
Bishop Francis Key Brooke of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Oklahoma died at his daughter's home in Chicago after months of ill health. Born November 2, 1852 in Gambier Ohio, he was educated at Kenyon College and the University of the South and consecrated the first bishop of Oklahoma and Indian Territory in 1893.
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Brooke
Chicago
Francis Key Brooke
Protestant Episcopal Church of Oklahoma
Gambier
Kenyon College
University of the South
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
Austria says Wilson failed to answer questions
Vienna issues official comment criticizing President Wilson for not addressing the precise questions posed. The note reiterates calls for his attitude on armistice and peace terms, citing contradictions between his reasons for refusing peace talks and Burian’s September 15 reply.
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Austria
Wilson
Associated Press
Basel
Get
Vienna
Burian
Former Bryan Girl Dies of Pneumonia at Parental Home
Mrs. Francis Isherwood formerly Miss Sarah Lizzie Powers, 20, died at her parents home on 740 this morning after a 10 day illness of pneumonia. She lived in Houston briefly, survived by husband, parents, a brother Tom Powers of Rockport, and sister Mrs. B. F. Patterson of Austin. Funeral at 4:50 p.m. from 3114 Tabor Avenue. burial in City Cemetery. A 1915 Bryan High School graduate, she was a popular local figure.
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Francis Isherwood
Sarah Lizzie Powers
Ben Powers
Isherwood
Houston
Tom Powers
Rockport
B. F. Patterson
Austin
Tabor Avenue
Miss Powers
Bryan High School
Bryan
Nunn withdraws contest against Le Morehead in 1918 case
Sheriff T. C. Nunn, defeated for renomination by L. E. Morehead, withdraws his suit contesting the election. He states service could not be made as Morehead has absented himself, leaving insufficient time to proceed. Notice dated October 23, 1918.
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T. C. Nunn
L. E. Morehead
Morehead
Nunn
Sweden Brings German Language Dominance In Public Life
In Sweden many people respond to English questions in German, and staff in hotels and restaurants often lack English skills. English books are scarce while German dominates shelves. Norway, by contrast, teaches English and nearly everyone speaks it, with English publications visible and visitors treated more hospitably.
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London
Sweden
Norway
Walter Holmes Returns to Austin To Lead Texas Draft Office
Walter Holmes arrived in Austin to resume work in Major Townes' office overseeing the selective draft in Texas.
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Walter Holmes
Austin
Major Townes
Texas
Powers Improves After Illness at Home
W. L. Powers county superintendent of schools, previously ill with influenza at his residence, is somewhat better this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Powers
Wireless exchanges continue as Germany’s note reaches Washington
The German note to President Wilson was delivered to Secretary Lansing by a Swiss diplomat. Officials say the president will not seek armistice until German troops evacuate occupied lands. Allied capitals and the United States continue wireless exchanges, with Wilson’s reply likely shaped by the supreme war council of France.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
Wilson
Lansing
Legation
United States
Supreme War Council of
France
Five students sent to Fort Monroe for training
A. L. Robertson, A. W. Cade, Jack F. Mahan, D. E. Baker and E. S. Wilson were designated by the military department of the college to attend the coast artillery officers training camp at Fortress Monroe Virginia and will depart soon. From the student body 30 candidates will seek commissions in field artillery and 31 for aviation service with 20 aiming to be pilots eight for air service and three for maneuvering officers. The assignment school for artillery and aviation candidates has not yet been designated.
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A. L. Robertson
A. W. Cade
Jack F. Mahan
D. E. Baker
E. S. Wilson
Military Department of the College
Coast Artillery Officers Training Camp
Fortress Monroe
Field Artillery
German State of Austria Formed Declared by Deputies
Basel reports German and Austrian deputies in the Austrian Reichstag formed an assembly to conduct affairs of the German people in Austria and issued a declaration announcing the creation of a German state of Austria.
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Austria
Associated Press
Basel
Reichstag
Influenza Precautions Close Nordheim Schools Churches
Nordheim Texas on October 23 reports a few influenza cases prompting precautionary actions. Schools and churches are closed and no public gatherings are allowed to limit spread.
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Nordheim, Tex
Russians Subject to Cruelties of German Officers
Belgian soldiers on liberated Belgian territory report brutality against Russian POWs captured three years ago. Russians were forced to work with labor companies at firing lines and kept ignorant of the Russian Revolution and the deaths of Nicholas II or the Brest-Litovsk treaty.
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Associated Press
Bruges
Nicholas
Brest-Litovsk
Prisoners Freed as Bulgars Move British Force Through Sofia
London reports the first group of 1000 British prisoners liberated under the peace accord have passed through Sofia on the way to Saloniki. They say 30,000 Serbians died in Bulgarian prison camps from ill treatment.
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Associated Press
London
Sofia
Saloniki
Influenza Persists in Anahuac With Closed Schools
The influenza epidemic continues in Anahuac Texas though there have been no deaths. Authorities report daily spread and the public takes precautions as schools remain closed.
Bombarding Squadron Leads US Air Dawn Patrol Over Germany
An Associated Press tour reports a US bombing squadron in France preparing for a raid into German territory. Lt. Gunderlach presides as trainers emphasize formation. Avionics crew, in Arctic gear, ready bombs and rockets as the squadron taxis and takes off in a disciplined flock of aircraft.
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France
America
Associated Press
Gunderlach
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