Starvation Threatens American Families in Tamaulipas
Reports from Brownsville and Victoria describe severe famine danger in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas as five deaths occur and Americans consider leaving. An American chauffeur says refugees head for Watameras and Brownsville, while missions request transport from Victoria to Mata. Victoria is cut off from supplies and withdrawal of Americans leaves Tamaulipas precarious.
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Brownsville
Texas
Viewtona
Tamanpis
Presmit
United States
Amerman
Nartoria
Americins
Watameras
Prownsvile Inc
Townson
Rebels Leave Juarez to Attack Chihuahua
Air base in Texas reports movement of Georrik Cramison with troops marching south toward Chihuahua. Official notes a federal response and increased tension as forces assemble near the border.
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Juarez
Chihuahua
Air Base
Texas
Georrik Cramison
Ashronny
Tel and Tel Hearings Conclude in Chicago
Chicago hearings on the Bell Telephone and Telegraph suit conclude with testimony from representatives of independent telephone manufacturers and bankers. Officials say improvements in Bell service since 1900 are limited, while independent lines face financing questions and public relations disputes.
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Ainewan Telephone
Vetres
Baltimore
Mato
Poarinecis Representiais
Gael Clifford Arich
Chiciga Telephone Company Teatifred
Votes By Women Make Town Dry In Separate Ruling
Chester Fil today ruled that the votes of women in a recent wet and dry election were legal. The decision, received by telegram, supports suffragists and stands as the final word on the Chester election pending a future state supreme court ruling.
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Bandgelph
Chester
Gry Wilbur Trout
iMmeis Qual Suffrage Association
Gdexisian
Supreme Court of the State
National League Meets at Gotham December 9
New York November 28 President Lynch of the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs sent notes to all league club presidents announcing the annual meeting in New York City on Tuesday December 9 at 2 pm. The board of directors meeting will be convened at noon the same day.
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New York
Lynch
National League of Profressional Baseball Clubs
Safe blown at Piedmont and Northern depot in Mt. Yells
A safe at the Piedmont and Northern interurban depot near Mt Yell s twelve miles from Charlotte was blown Thursday night. A total of 25 in cash and about 100 in checks were taken. High explosives, likely nitroglycerin, were used and investigators say the job appears to be the work of experts.
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Ballotté
Piedmont
Raiwov
Charlotte
Mt Yells
Pleres
Secretary of War tours New York Harbor improvements
Lindes Marrison visits New York harbor to review waterfront enhancements along the Manhattan and New Jersey edges and assess possible allowed encroachments in the Hudson fairway for longer piers to serve trans Atlantic liners. Elks to Honor Dead memorial services set for December 7 at the Huntsville Elks Theater.
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New York Harbor
New York
Lindtes Marrison
Manhattan
New Jersey
Hudson
Elks
Huntsville
Ala
The
Elks of Huntsville
Depellert
Funeral Honors for William Wilson Finley at Washington Church
Washington November 28 funeral services were held for William Wilson Finley president of the Southern railway system at St. John's Episcopal Church attended by government officials and business associates. Southern trains stopped for two minutes in tribute and offices nationwide observed the moment of respect. A directors meeting to name Finley’s successor was planned before December 12 with several candidates discussed, including executives from rival lines. Monon railroad also stood still for five minutes in Lafayette in tribute to Finley.
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Washington
William Wilson Finiey
Southern Rail Way System
St. John's
Paenn-sylvania Avenue
Wesbourne
Andrews
George F. Baler
James J. Hil
Southern
Coapman
The
Lafayette
Ind
Monon Railroad
WW Bane
Southern Railway
Monon
Treasury Secretary Assures Banks on New Currency Law
The secretary tells banks there is no ground for apprehension about the new currency law and that treasury is willing to help. He notes crop moving deposits totaling 45.661 million have been called and will be repaid in four installments from December 15 to Misch 1. He may grant a 30 day postponement so repayments start January 15, 1924.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Tetary
Murderer murdered, says coroner's jury
Moffett Oklahoma November 28 The coroner s jury ruled that Hi Jones who killed his wife in his home earlier that day was murdered by an unknown assailant Jones shot his wife in front of their eleven children The children fled to a neighbor s house and alerted others Jones was found dead at the scene with two bullet wounds in his head Physicians testified the bullets would have caused instant death making suicide unlikely The revolver used to kill Jones was found near his body.
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Moffett
Okla
Hi Jones
Jones
Cassius C. Clay Dies Prominent Southern Figure
Cassius C. Clay, president of Kentucky’s 1889 constitutional convention and a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate, died in Pans, Kentucky, at age 68. He was a Yale graduate from the class of 1866 and leaves a daughter, Mrs Cyrit Goodman of Cairo, Egypt. He was well known across the South.
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Pans
Cassius C Clay
South
Yase
Cyrit Goodman
Cairo
Egypt
Central of Georgia railway fined for sixteen hour law
The Central of Georgia railway was found guilty in federal court on five counts of violating the sixteen hour law. Judge Shepherd fined the company 350 on each count after ruling a Griffin to Macon train crew had been on continuous duty beyond sixteen hours.
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Macon Ga
Central of Georgia Railway
United States District
Judgsa Shepherd
Griffin
Macon
Lumpkin Cotton Warehouse Destroyed by Fire
A Lumpkin warehouse burned to the ground on November 28 with a large stock of cotton inside. Despite efforts of fire brigades and about a hundred men the structure was destroyed, with conservatively estimated losses at 35060 and the building reportedly insured.
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Lumpkin
Ll Ocleock
Bhochet
Thurman 88 Dies at Home in Plum Street Residence
Thomas Homer Thurman aged 88 died Friday night at 1100 oclock at his home 160 Plum street. The body was taken to Patterson chapel for funeral services Saturday at 3 30 PM with interment in Jackson Georgia. Survived by wife and mother Mrs J M M Thurman two children three brothers J B C H and H J Thurman and two sisters Mrs Leila Davenport and Miss Irene Thurman He was a member of LO IO Lodge 60.
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Thomas Homer ‘Thurman
Plum Street
Pattersons Chapel
Serawe
Tackson
Vonday
J MM Thurman
J B
H J Thurman
Leila Davenport
Habeas Corpus Writ Granted for Jose Zelaya
A habeas corpus writ for Jose Zelaya former president of Nicaragua was granted by Federal Judge Holt. Zelaya was arrested Wednesday midnight in New York at Nicaragua's request on a murder charge. Zelaya denied the charge in an affidavit and said he has been unlawfully detained.
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New York
Jose Zelaya
Nicaragua
Holt
Zelaya
Zelaya extradition warrant challenged in New York
Counsel for Jose Santos Zelaya pressed the state department to cancel the arrest warrant in New York arguing the charges are political. Zelaya plans to seek bail before a United States commissioner as hearings continue with Nicaraguan counsel opposing. In Europe Ferdinand of Bulgaria leaves Vienna for Sofia amid abdication rumors.
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Washington
Jose Santos Zelaya
State Department
Nicaragua
New York
Folk
Zelaya
Charles Douglas
McReynolds
United States
Vienna
Austria
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Sofia
Georgia boys named for West Point exams
Senator Hoke Smith designated three Georgia youths for West Point entrance exams near Washington. Carroll Tye of Atlanta son of J L Tye Roger Walter Stembridge of Milledgeville and George David Shea of Augusta are listed. Charles R Williams formerly of Columbus now U S prosecuting attorney in the canal zone passed through Washington en route to Panama.
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Washington
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Maren
West Point Military Academy
Carroll Tye
Atlanta
John Ll. Tye
Roger Walter Stembridge
Milledgaville
George David Shea
Augusta
Charles R Williams
Columbus
United States
Canal Zone
Paama
Cement Steamer Hazard Aground Near Lockport
The Hazard owned by S&C MacLouth lies ashore off Lockport in Lake Huron with a cement cargo. About 3,000 barrels may need to be discarded to refloat the vessel. The Nicholas remains aground off North Paint.
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Alpena
Midh
Hazard
S&c. MacLouth
Marine Cuy
Lockport
Lake Huron
Nicholas
North Paint
Elford Orchard Sold to Syndicate in Mount Airy
Mount Airy Georgia November 23 The Elford apple and peach orchard once owned by Charles Christy has been purchased by a syndicate that will continue fruit growing and truck farming on the property if Elford has acquired Florida property and moves his family there soon.
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Mount Airy
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