Philadelphia miners and operators seek end to long strike
Philadelphia reports limited activity as anthracite miners and operators push for settlement. Letters urging arbitration circulate among Hazleton workers as leaders urge wage increases and contract renewal. Curran urges business club members to influence leaders to concede a wage rise, while miners insist the strike is industry‑driven and not settled by arbitration.
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Philadelphia
J. J. Curran
Ikesbarre
Hazleton
Aployes
Jeddo Highland Pal Company
Christas
Andrew Mattey
le United Mine Workers
Medifon
Pinot
John Lewis
International
Mr. Itey
Mattey
Jacksonville
Fat Curran
Ty Business Club
Southern Pacific President Expects 1926 Traffic Rise
SPROULL IS OPTIMISTIC New York November 1642 William Roule president of the Southern Pacific anticipates improvements in traffic east and west continuing into 1926. Reports from all regions served by the Southern Pacific lines note better agricultural conditions and active business. The heaviest shipments of fruit this year are moving.
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Sproull
York
William Roule
Southercific
Southern Pacific
War veteran General Henry Clay dies at 82
Brigadier General Henry Clay, a Civil War veteran, dies at his home in Jelleriey Hills Massachusetts on November 16 at age 82. He served in the Union Army and held notable commands during the conflict. He is survived by his widow and two children.
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Twil
Jelleriey Hills
Mass
Henry Clayd
Weather Notes From New Mexico and Arizona Forecast
Unsettled conditions in the north with fair skies in the south. Tuesday and Wednesday expect generally fair weather in New Mexico and parts of Arizona with minor temperature changes and an unsettled northeast area. Sunrise and sunset times adjust for Albuquerque, with sunrise around 4 a.m. and sunset near 4 55 p.m.
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Enver
New Mexico
Hartford Small Earth Tremor Strikes 1:20 A.M.
A minor Hartford quake was felt at 1:20 a.m. today following a similar tremor on Saturday. It lasted a few seconds, caused brief shaking without damage, and accompanied by high wind and rain. The center was in the Hartford district, with effects reaching Middleton. seismographs showed no records.
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Hartford
Conn
Middleton
Quake Recorded at Georgetown University
An earthquake described as severe by director Tondorf was recorded today on the Georgetown University seismograph from 7 01 30 a m until after 9 o clock. The epicenter lay about 3 000 miles north of Washington.
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Washington
Tondorf
Georgetown University
Moderate earthquake recorded near Fordham University
A moderate earthquake centered about 2,500 miles from New York was recorded on the seismograph at Fordham University this morning from 7:01 to 7:45. The maximum disturbance began at 7:15.
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New York
Fordham University
Severe eParth shock felt at Denver
A damaging earth tremor struck Denver at 5 oclock lasting one hour twenty minutes. Regis College seismograph recorded the strongest shake in two years with an estimated epicenter within 1500 miles of Denver. Father Forstall said the quake was probably north of Denver and could have caused significant loss of life and property.
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Denver
Regis College
Father Forstall
Fairly Severe Quake Recorded Near Berkeley
Berkeley California November 16 A fairly severe earthquake centered apparently in northwestern Mexico was recorded today on the seismograph at the University of California The reading began at 499 am and lasted about two and a half hours The event was approximately 1900 miles from Berkeley and detected by the seismo network
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Berkeley
Calif
Mexico
University of California
Guardsmen Ordered to Hyden to Preserve Order in Kentucky
Adjutant General Kehoe ordered a detachment of Kentucky National Guard infantry to Hyden county seat of Leslie in southeast Kentucky after election violence. Two officers and 20 men with four machine guns will depart Hazard for Hyden, prompted by State Governor Fields. Sheriff Joe Morgan was killed amid the dispute. his widow ran unsuccessfully for sheriff against George W. Revis by two votes.
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Frankfort
Kehoe
Kentucky National Guard
Hyden
Leslie County
Kentucky
Leslie Combs
Hinman
Joe Morgan
Morgan
J. Maggard
George W. Revis
Bishop Advises Mustaches as Masculine Badge in NC
Bishop Collins Dennis urged 300 delegates at the North Carolina Methodist conference in Fayetteville to wear mustaches as the last male distinction. He noted women have cut hair and worn trousers, while men should proudly wear facial hair, a stance he demonstrated by wearing one himself.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Collins Dennis
North Carolina Methodist Conference
Court sentences him to life imprisonment
Noblesville Indiana November 16 D C Stephenson former grand dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer in a dramatic court proceeding. He declared the truth would be shown and sought a new trial.
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Noblesville
Ind
D. C
Indiana
Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Stephenson
Earl Klenck
Earl Gentry
Charles A. Gooding
Michigan City
Klenck
Gentry
Fred Butler
Pass City Man Wounded in Deer Hunt Accident
Alamogordo New Mexico November 16 J M Proctor automobile dealer of El Paso was wounded in the neck by a high powered 22 caliber bullet fired during a deer hunt at the Oliver Lee ranch southwest of Alamogordo The shooter a negro chauffeur aimed at a deer unaware Proctor stood in that direction The wound is not fatal Dr McKinley transported Proctor to Alamogordo with Lee Orndorff of El Paso Proctor and Orndorff returned to El Paso this morning This was the fourth hunting accident since Tuesday Many deer were brought in and a party of 17 men reported 15 bucks Turkeys were not plentiful.
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Alamogordo
N. M
J. M. Proctor
el Paso
Oliver Lee
Proctor
McKinley
Lee Orndorff
Orndorff
Prohibition Raids Net Big Hoards in Madrid District
Joe Jackovich of Madrid faced federal court on a $1000 bond after Sunday arrest for liquor manufacture and possession. Five raids yielded 104 gallons wine 175 gallons beer 0.5 gallon whisky 150 gallons mash at Madrid site. Cerrillos raid found 25 gallons beer while 100 gallons were destroyed. Also reported were a large mountain still near Magdalena and no liquor found in two other raids.
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Joe Jackovich
Madrid
Jackovich
Cerrillos
George Bucklin
Maxine Havenman
John
Theresa Rogers
Prohibition
Henley and
Finley
Eaton
Abeyta
Magdalena
Large Rail Orders Signal 1926 Demand Surge
The steel trade notes 1926 will bring heavy railroad demand as carriers place many orders for equipment. Replacement rates run well below normal while traffic records strain cars and locomotives amid the high volume.
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New York
Death ends a Chicago visit of Birmingham matron
Mrs Florence Manly Hood of Birmingham Alabama died after taking poison in a fashionable Chicago hotel. John Cashin, a Chicago businessman, registered as her husband to visit her for business as her husband Walter Hood of Alabama Power Company was due for an inquiry.
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Florence M. Hood
Birmingham
Ala
Chicago
Chickago
Florence Manly Hood
Officer Stabbed and Two Held on Knife Charge
Deputy Manuel Acuna was fatally wounded in a Viga dance hall incident as Ramon Nunez and Andres Cue were arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and possession of whisky. Acuna suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck and face while quelling the disturbance. The suspects face a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace D Montoya after Acuna recovers.
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Ramon Nunez
Andres Cuetitle
Manuel Acuna
Viga
Justice of the Peace
D. Montoya
Acuna
Unified City District Move Backed by Outlying Areas
Representatives from Martineztown Old Town Barelas South Highlands and the North End held a meeting at the North Fourth Street school house and voted unanimously to unite all outlying districts into one city district. One representative from each area will seek North lenders backing at a subsequent gathering. M. G. Garcia presided over the session.
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Martineztown
Old Town
Barelas
South Highlands
North End
Fourth Street
M. G. Garcia
New York Elks Club Accepts Padlock for Six Months
The New York Elks Club today accepted a padlock for six months closing the grill room and sealing the bar area after a prohibition case led by U S Attorney Buckner. Police and federal agents seized nine kegs of alleged beer, later found to hold .31 percent alcohol by chemists, amid a grand jury books inspection dispute.
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New York
The
Elks Club of
United States
Buckner
Mother Lodge of the Elks Order
Federal Grand Jury
Albert Wallace
OL Operator Wins Race With Death To Sister's Bedside
Guy Waggoner oil operator from Fort Worth rushed a special train 1051 miles from St Louis to New York to reach his dying sister Mrs James A Gillmore. The solo run beat fastest expresses by three hours, costing over 1000000 with 5000 promised to the crew for a twenty hour or faster time.
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New York
Guy Waggoner
Fort Worth
Texas
St. Louis
James A. Gillmore
Waggoner
Opening Educational Week at Armory Promotes Primary Education
William A. Keleher opens a six day educational series at the armory under Sacred Heart church urging parents to invest in their children's schooling. The program features Miss Irene Burke J E Swillum Governor Larrazolo Dean Mitchell and others with varied topics from manual to high school education and civilization.
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Armory
William A. Keleher
Mr. Keleher
Ufe
Sacred Heart Church
Father Carbajal
Irene Burke
J. E. Swillum
Santa Fe
Larrazolo
Lynn B. Mitchell
State University
Reuben D. Perry
KR. Ll. Umbach
Knights of Columbus
J. EF. Swillum
Felipe Hubbell
Lions Club
St. Joseph's Sanatorium
J. A. Larrazolo
Ernest A. Polansky
Ellis
Girls of
St. Vincent Academy
Dean Lynn B. Mitchell
Clinton P. Anderson
Rotary Club
University Girls
Pearce C. Rodey
Kiwanis Club
Red Cross
Hospital Location Committee To Visit Phoenix Soon
War Mothers National Memorial Association location committee arrives in Phoenix in a few days to scout sites for 48 hospitals one per state. Major Joseph Toulouse says the project totals 12 million dollars with each unit housing 100 patients and serving dependents of ex service members.
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Tucson
Ariz
War Mothers’ National Memorial Association
Phoenix
Arizona Daily Star
Joseph Toulouse
Albuquerque
N. M
Denver
Colo
Noel 1a Guilty of Murder by 13 Jury Verdict
Newark jury returns first degree murder verdict against Harrington W. Noel for the killing of taxi driver Raymond Pierce. Jury was out two hours and recommended no mercy, awaiting death sentence.
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Noel
Newark
N. J
Harrington W. Noel
Raymond Pierce
Montclair Youth Convicted of Double Murder in New Jersey
Harrison W. Noel, 20, of Montclair, found guilty of first degree murder for killing Raymond Pierce, a taxi driver, and kidnapping six year old Mary Daly. He confessed after 24 hours of questioning and faces the electric chair, with sentencing set for November 23 by Judge Edwin C. Caffrey.
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Newark
N. J
Jersey
Harrison W. Noel
Montclair
Noel
Edwin C. Caffrey
Raymond Pierce
Mary Daly
Passaic County
Pierce
Essex County Hospital For
Overbrook
Victor D’'Aloia
William Wachenfeld
Daly
Ponzi Request to Vacate Stay Faces Hearing
Boston officials report Suffolk County Superior Court was asked to vacate the stay of Charles Ponzi’s sentence for seven to nine years as a common thief. A hearing is set for next Wednesday as prosecutors contend Ponzi未 has failed to perfect his bill of exceptions. Ponzi remains free on $10,000 bail and seeks Florida real estate ventures to raise funds to repay Massachusetts creditors.
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Boston
Boston Herald
Suffolk County Superior Criminal Court
Charles Ponzi
Ponzi
Florida
Maurice Caro
Massachusetts
Ponti
Man Hanged for Murder of Tourist in Iowa Camp
Fort Madison Iowa November 16 Harlan Gabe Simmons was hanged at the state prison at 1 30 a m for the murder of Orton Ferguson a Michigan tourist at the West Liberty tourist camp He faced death with no emotion and died without a show of emotion as witnesses watched.
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Fort Madison
Harlan
Gabe) Simmons
State Prison
Orton Ferguson
Michigan
West Liberty
Simmons
Roswell High Beats Artesia in Season Finale
Roswell New Mexico November 16 The Roswell high school Coyotes defeated Artesia high with a 4 point total in the final game of the season. Artesia failed to threaten Roswell’s line as Roswell looks ahead to Las Cruces on Thanksgiving day.
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Roswell
N. M
Roswell High School
Coyote Pack
Artesia High
Artesia
Roswell High
New Mexico
Las Cruces High
Day in Washington: Hoover Seeks End to Fragmented Shipping System
Hearings opened on a proposed Narcissus quarantine as Secretary Hoover urged ending divided responsibility in shipping affairs. President Coolidge informed Senator McNary he would not reappoint Bert E. Haney to the shipping board. The Supreme Court ruled German mark debts should reflect the mark’s value at the debt’s date.
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Washington
Hoover
Coolidge
McNary
Bert E. Haney
Shipping Board
Supreme Court
Mitchell radio address calls for balanced air power in defense
Colonel William Mitchell defended air power in a radio speech from WCAP asserting aircraft can strike deep, surpassing Navy and Army limits. He warned the next war will be intense, urging equal status for air forces and warning against relying on sea or land power alone.
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Washington
Denfea
William Mitchell
Army and Navy Administration
National Defense
War Department
Air Service Administration
WCAP
America
Mitchell
Haney Not Reappointed to Fleet Board by Coolidge
President Coolidge will not reappoint Bert E. Haney of Oregon as a shipping board commissioner. The move signals possible broader changes to separate the fleet corporation from government control, favoring a one man led merchant marine policy under White House supervision. Haney opposed regional representation and one man control, influencing his removal alongside Leigh C. Palmer.
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Washington
Coolidge
Bert E. Haney
Oregon
Shipping Board
Congress
Fleet Corporation
Haney
McNary
White House
Senate
Leigh C. Palmer
Attempted Lynching in Centerville Falls Short
A mob of several hundred residents in Centerville, Maryland, attempted to extract Joshua Tiller a young black man charged with attempted assault on his employer’s four year old daughter from the Queen Anne’s county jail. The crowd, despite assurances of a speedy fair trial from State's Attorney Madison Brown, forced the man toward the jail residence but was blocked by five steel doors separating the residential area from the cells.
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Centerville
Queen Anne's County
Joshua Tiller
Madison Brown
Marconi Foresees Radiotelephone Link Between Ships and Land
London November 16 Senatore Marco Marconi in a recent interview predicted that regular radiotelephone service between ships at sea and land subscribers will soon be a standard feature of transoceanic steamship service.
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Ocean Phone
London
Senatore Lugleimo Marconi
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Bluegrass
Indiana Klan
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Miss Oberholtzer
Pass City
Damascus
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Andres Castillo
NEW York Elks Club
OL Operator
Sister
Ofearero
Keleher
New Jersey
Motion
Oeavige
Renewo HS
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