Petition to delay prohibition order in Brazos County
Brazos County citizens including eleven pro prohibitionists and five anti back extension of the prohibition start asking Judge Maloney to delay the order to January 1 1918 amid large saloon stocks and a heavy new war tax. Maloney says he will reply and publish a notice while noting limited discretion and reliance on attorney general guidance.
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B. Kaczer
Maloney
Eagle
J. T. Maloney
Brazos County
Texas
A. W. Wilkerson
B. W. Crenshaw
Sam B. Wilson
Wilson Bradley
J Webb Howell
H. O. Boatwright
L L. McInnis
W. B. Taliaferro
Jno
M. Lawrence
A. Moore
R. W. Howell
John K. Parker
W. & Howell
J. D. Martin
M. H. James
Jordan T. Lawler
Mooring
Waco
Dallas
Eight Thousand Prisoners Taken in French Attack
Paris reports eight thousand prisoners captured in the French attack northeast of missions. The war office notes no German counterattack on the Aisne front during the night. In Verdun the German assault on French lines north of hill 344 was repulsed.
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Paris
Missions
War Office
Aisne
Verdun
Rain Halts Liberty Day Parade in New York
A heavy rain storm stops the Liberty Day parade in New York after plans to boost Liberty bond purchases. The stock exchange and other markets in the financial district closed at noon as scheduled.
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New York
Associated Press
Liberty
Stock Exchange
Financial District
Lawrence warehouse market moves and Bryan spots quoted
The report notes a futures market advance of 10 to 15 points over yesterday’s close. Bryan spots are quoted at 27 cents middling basis.
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Bryan
Germans Withdraw From Russian Front On Wide Front
Berlin reports a large German withdrawal along a broad arc from the Gulf of Riga to the Dvina. Army headquarters say the movement occurred Sunday night with no interruption by the enemy.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Gulf of Riga
Dvina
Pershing Penetrates Second German Line in Aisne Front
American forces report General Pershing accompanied a French general as far as the second German line during an attack on the Aisne front in France. This move marked a notable advance in coordination with French units.
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Associated Press
France
Pershing
Aisne
German Troops Aiding Offensive on Italians
Rome reports Austrians concentrating forces on the Italian front with many from Germany and German origin material. The war office says Italian troops are steady and prepared. Berlin notes an Austro German offensive underway and Italian positions near Flitch and Tomino captured this morning.
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Associated Press
Rome
Army Headquarters
War Office
Berlin
Flitch and Tomino
Bainsinva
War Rations Begin in New York and Large Cities
New York and other major cities enact the first wartime rations with stores limiting sugar to two to five pounds per customer at 10 to 11 cents a pound. The government sets fair prices for staples in Chicago with daily updates and published wholesale-to-retailer prices. Sugar and flour costs, along with potatoes, are fixed or guided by the new wartime price controls, ahead of broader food-price reforms nationwide.
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New York
United States
Chicago
Ill
Harry A. Wheeler
Illinois
Prohibition Order Goes Into Effect in Brazos County
Prohibition in Brazos County goes into effect immediately after the county commissioners court published the order. County Judge Maloney consulted the Texas attorney general, who ruled the court lacked authority to set a delay and required immediate publication in a local paper for four consecutive weeks. A mass meeting of prohibitionists was held at Carnegie Library Hall to organize further action.
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Daily Eagle
Brazos County
County Commissioners Court
Maloney
Attorney General of
Texas
Commissioners Court
Carnegie Library Hall
Attorney General's Department
Solomon
Methodist Church
Prohibition Committees
J. L. Edge
M. E. Weaver
J. H. Allen
Robert Armstrong
Kaezar
Doremus
Armstrong
Law Henderson
Edge
Jordan Lawler
R. C. Allen
Henderson
Minkert
Judge Maloney
Government Advances to Allies Reach 2.776 Billion
The Associated Press reports the U S government advanced nine million dollars to France, bringing total Allied loans to date to two billion seven hundred seventy six million four hundred thousand dollars.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
Central Buchanan Case Compromised in Bryan Land Suit
The case of C A Buchanan against the Houston and Texas Central Railroad over a parcel in Bryan was compromised in district court and settled. Buchanan pays $250 to the railroad company plus district court costs and half the appellate costs. he previously bought the lot for $1,000 with a quit claim deed. The land was occupied by the railroad, leading to the suit for possession and title.
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C. A. Buchanan
Houston and Texas Central Railroad
Bryan
District Court
Buchanan
Poultry Show to Feature Auction and Contests in Brazos County
The Brazos County Poultry Association plans a December show with a 10 percent commission on auctioned poultry and farm produce, benefiting the Bryan Chapter of the American Red Cross. The event will include a rooster crowing contest for boys under 15 and a best foraging hen contest for girls under 15, with Rhode Island Red exhibit and National egg laying entrants from A and M College.
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Brazos County Poultry Association
Commercial Club
Woman's Club
Bryan
American Red Cross
Brazos County
Rhode Island
Red Club
Eagle
Poultry Department
The
A. and M. College
Greece’s near empire dream resurfaces as war opens
In Athens officials reveal Greece nearly gained western Asia Minor before opposing forces thwarted the plan. Venizelos and Politis describe concessions considered with the western powers, from Smyrna to hinterland, and the army staff’s intervention that scuttled the double convention. Robertson county voted “dry” by 451. Burleson county holds election today.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Asia Minor
Orient
Europe
Venizelos
M. Politis
M. Venizelos
Edward Grey
Bucharest
Saloniki
Macedonia
Turkey
Constantine
Asia
Smyrna
Robertson County
Burleson County
German Chancellor George Michaelis resigns to Emperor
London reports Dr George Michaelis has handed his portfolio to Emperor William amid a political crisis. Berlin preparations follow as Prince Von Buelow returns and conservatives push for him as chancellor while Socialists vow to oppose if asked.
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Kaiser
Berlin
von Buelow
Michaelis
Associated Press
London
George Michaelis
William
Amsterdam
Wireless Press
Capentinnen
Prince von Buelow
Reichstag
Russian Commander Boukhonin Rumored for C In Chief
Reports from Petrograd say Premier Kerensky may relinquish the role of commander in chief of the Russian armies to General Boukhonin by week’s end.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Kerensky
Boukhonin
Skip the Limit for School Taxation in Texas
Austin Texas October 24 There is no limit on taxes for school purposes by counties cities towns and sub divisions of counties Texas under a new act approved by Governor Hobby The former 50 cent limit per 100 dollars of property value is removed now voters in each county decide the amount Prof W F Doughty state superintendent of public instruction calls this act a major step for Texas schools and says it will improve the schools statewide
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Hobby
W. F. Doughty
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
National Capital to Be Dry November First
Washington reports the national capital will become dry on November 1 after the local supreme court upheld the law. The ruling confirms the prohibition on alcohol sales in the district starting that date.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Capital
Supreme Court
Cuba Builds Wood Fuel Trade With Spain Amid Shortage
Havana reports Spain’s fuel shortage, caused by coal export limits, spurring Cuba to export wood for fuel to the peninsula. A small sailing vessel has been bought by Spanish interests and is being overhauled for this new trade, with more ships sought.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Spain
United States
Spanish
German Soldiers Murder Their Own Officers
British front reports in France and Belgium where a German officer was found executed by his own soldiers in a redoubt captured Monday. Word of mutinous unrest spreads among British troops amid tales of German troop dissatisfaction.
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France
Belgium
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Eee
Eneenee
United States Bureau of Statistics
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