Anxiety Over Shipments and Conscription in Vera Cruz
Officials at the national palace show anxiety over the 15,000 rifles due at Vera Cruz tomorrow while a vigorous conscription drive continues. Failure to land the shipment embarrasses the war department as Congress committees review credentials and Huerta prepares a Thursday message. Tensions ease slightly as rumors of an embassy departure subside amid rebel threats to the town.
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Value and service drive success in clothing line
A leading merchant explains that real value and service make money easy, detailing how his business has built value through retail suits and overcoats. He notes the current range centers on $25, with quality options at $18 and $20 from Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes Makers.
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Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes Makers
Orizaba defenses and growing foreign troop movements
Reports from Mexico describe large rebel and foreign forces converging on the coast near Vera Cruz. Orizaba’s garrison under Colonel Ramirez fortifies key points as risk of attack grows, while many locals see intervention as relief and fear a Mexican reaction to perceived US bluffing. Chapultepec castle prepared for a diplomatic reception by Senora Aguila De Huerta.
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Vera Cruz
United States
Madera
Mexicana
Senora
Emilia Aguila de Huerta
Chapultepec Castle
General Huerta
Senora Fluerta
Huertas
Liverpool Street
Chapultepec
Madero
Rebels Take Victoria After Bloody Battle
Brownsville Texas November 1 reports say Victoria capital of Tamaulipas fell to constitutionalists after a 49 hour siege. Hundreds killed and property destroyed as garrison of 3000 fled to Tula then retreated again. General Gonzales said Tampico remains under rebel influence and Saballero may become Tamaulipas military governor.
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Texas
Pablo Gonzales
Victoria
Tamaulipas
Tampico
Luis Saballero
Gonzales
Jiminez
Matamoros
Government Palace
Tula
Rabago
Arzamendi
Federals Routed as Constitutionalists Sweep Victoria Battle
Genio Aguilar led a federal force in Victoria as about 5,000 constitutionalists attacked. The two day street fighting left extensive destruction. Hundreds of weapons and equipment were captured or burned, with many buildings leveled and prisoners taken.
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Genio Aguilar
Gonzales
Victoria
Revolution Spreads Reach Washington In Silence
Washington reports no new orders to Joan Lind or Charge O Shaughnessy as insurgent gains in Mexico widen. Officials note consular and military moves, with Victoria’s potential capture and ports on the Gulf under contest. Berlin and Nuremberg ships shelter German nationals as federal forces show little resistance to the southern insurgent advance.
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Joan Lind
Charge O'Shaughnessy
Mexico
Havana
Vera Cruz
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War Departments
Songrese
William Bayard Hale
Nogales
General Carranza
State Department
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Victoria
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Tampico
Nuerenberg
San Blas
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North Georgia Methodist conference opens in Elberton
Elberton Ga November 18 Special All Elberton opens its doors to welcome the North Georgia Methodist conference for its forty seventh annual session. Bishop Denny will preside and preach while deacons are ordained. Committees and lay leaders prepared programs with anniversaries of the Sunday school and Epworth league noted.
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Wlberton
Elberton
North Georgia Methodist Conference
R. C G. Cleckle
First Methodist Church
Widows’ Aid Association
Collins Denny
Richmond
Denny
North Georgia
Southern Methodist
George M. Napier
Epworth League
Great Georgia Dinner Attracts 1500 Attendees
A city editor sent a reporter to cover a Georgia dinner at the Auditorio last night drawing about 1,500 attendees. The crowd enjoyed food, music, and spirited song led by Governor Jack Slaton and featuring Alpine Georgia products. The event mixed humor, bravado, and local pride in a lively, unruly celebration.
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Britt Craft
Georgia
Audligqrium
Georgina
Frederick Wedemeyer
Toe Trigger Ends Life of Valdosta Man Gordon Bennett
Valdosta Georgia November 18 details of the death of Gordon Bennett show he killed himself with a shotgun placed at his temple and fired it with his toe. The 25 year old, unmarried man had a long history of mental impairment and had recently told his mother of intent to kill himself. His parents had hidden the weapon but he forcibly obtained it and ended his life in the yard of his father’s home near Cecil.
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Valdosta
Gordon Bennett
Cecil
Bennett
Pea Young Bennett
State Insane Asylum
Brooklyn Rabbi Draws Beilis Case Parallel in Frank Controversy
In Brooklyn, Rabbi Alexander Lyons at the Eighth Avenue temple linked the Frank case in Atlanta to the Beilis affair, arguing that justice can prevail and urging U S involvement in human rights. He condemned mob influence and antisemitic actions, urging Americans to defend due process at home and abroad. Later, New York reports state the government filed a suit to curb a jewelry trade cartel, targeting the National Wholesale Jewelers Association and the National Association of Manufacturing Jewelers to promote competition.
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Alexander Lyots
Eighth Avenue Temple
Brooklyn
Russia
Atlanta
Belllas
Frank
Hood
Jesus
Russa
America
Jewelers’ Trust
New York
National
Whotesale Jewelers’ ‘Association
National Association of Manufacturing Tewelera
Engineer and Fireman Escape Fire on Trestle at Fitzgerald
Engineer Charles Herring and his fireman narrowly escaped death in Fitzgerald Georgia when a trestle ahead of a morning freight caught fire. After applying brakes they jumped from the engine and suffered serious injuries, with Herring unconscious for hours but later presumed to recover. The train halted safely with the engine pilot feet from the blaze and no further damage.
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Fitzgerald
Charles Herring
Herring
Corn Rate Not Unreasonable AICC decision on 20c rate
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that a twenty cent per hundredweight rate on corn and products from Cincinnati and Louisville to Wilmington NS 6 was not unreasonable. Shippers argued the 20c rate was discriminatory versus 23c to Charleston Savannah Brunswick and Jacksonville with a two cent lower proportional rate. A second item promotes PAZO ointment with a 5c first use claim.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission Today
Cincinnati
Louisville
Wilmington
Charleston
Savannah
Brunswick
Jacksonville
W C T U Convention Opens in Bainbridge Georgia
Bainbridge Georgia November 18 The state convention of the Georgia Women's Christian Temperance Union opened with welcomes from Mayor John W Callahan and Rev Walter Anthony and others. Mrs Mary Harris Armor state president gave the response. Business sessions begin tomorrow morning.
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Bainbridge
Georgia Woman's Christian Temperance ® Union
John W. Callahan
J. l. Subhers
Mary Harris Armor
Rector Capers Chosen Bishop Coadjutor
In San Antonio on November 18 Rev. William Theodotus Capers rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles Philadelphia was elected Bishop Coadjutor of the West Texas diocese by the diocesan council in special session. A committee of four including Bishop J S Jonn- conducted the selection.
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San Antonio
Texas
William Theodotus Capers
Church of the Holy Apostles
Philadelphia
West Texas
Protestant Episcopal Church
J. S. Jonn
Local Office Offer To Mr Capers In Philadelphia
A terse notice states that on December 13 an executive officer will travel to Philadelphia to offer the office to Mr Capers. The fragment implies a formal appointment process and a pending decision regarding Capers.
Piedmont Coal Co announces best lump coal price
Piedmont Coal Company advertises lump coal at four dollars and seventy five cents per ton. The listing notes the address 1023 for orders and inquiries. The ad emphasizes quality and value for households and businesses seeking coal supplies.
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Best Lump Coal
Piedmont Coal Co
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