Wilson seeks repeal of Panama tolls exemption
President Wilson urged Congress to repeal the Panama tolls exemption for coastwise shipping arguing it violates the Hay Pauncefote treaty and supports U S foreign policy. Opponents in both chambers promise vigorous battle as the Interstate and Foreign Affairs Committee plans a repeal bill and Senator Chilton proposes presidential tolls authority.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
United States
Senate
House
Interstate and Foreign Affairs Commission
Chilton
Inter-Oceanic Canals Committee
Panama
Ex Senator W A Massey Dies on Travel to California
Former Nevada United States Senator W A Massey died Thursday while traveling by train from Reno to Susanville California. His death was due to heart trouble. Massey served as senator from July 1913 to January 1918 filling the Nixon vacancy and later served on Nevada’s supreme court from 1896 to 1902 before returning to private practice.
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Reno
Nev
United States
W. A. Massey
Susanville
Cal
Massey
Nevada
Oddie
George S. Nixon
Republican Party
Supreme Court of Nevada
Maud Taylor Sentenced for Mountain Killing in Kentucky
Maud Taylor aged 30 of Pikeville Kentucky received a sentence of from two to twenty one years in the penitentiary for the killing of Cleveland Huffman. The case is described as one of the most noted in Kentucky mountain troubles history.
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Pikeville
Maud Taylor
Cleveland Huffman
Kentucky
Senator W A Massey Dies On Nevada Trip
W A Massey former United States senator from Nevada collapsed and died on a business trip in Wain. The death ends a long political career noted for service and influence in state affairs.
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W. A. Massey
United States
Nevada
Woman Convicted of Murder Seeks Appeal in Beal Case
Mrs Cynibia Byf fum, convicted of murdering her husband in Little Valley, faces the electric chair. Attorney Patrick Coblins files notice of appeal on Beal mogth case.
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Little Valley
Patrick
Coblins
Mra Cynibia Byffum
Beal Mogth
Colorado Court Denies Writ in Mother Jones Case
Trinidad Colorado district court denies habeas corpus for Mother Mary Jones the strike leader guarded at San Rafael hospital remanding her to state custody. Judge A W McHendrie upholds militia authority citing Governor Ammons call and deems Jones dangerous and likely to incite riot. Attorney F W Clark granted sixty days to prepare a bill of exception for the supreme court.
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Trinidad
Colo
Mother” Jones
District Court
A. W. McHendrie
Mary Jones
San Rafael Hospital
John Chase
Atorney F. W. Clark
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court
Ammons
Chase
Works Simmons clash over Democratic record in Washington
In Washington a partisan exchange centers on one year of Democratic rule. Senator Works blasts the administration while Senator Simmons defends the party’s policies. Works condemns Mexican policy as a dark page in history and warns against territorial gains or misuse of power.
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Washington
Works
Simmons
Finance Committee
Work
Mexico
Food Prices Hit Twenty-Four Year Peak in 1913
Washington reports food prices nationwide reached a twenty four year high on November 15 1913 with a slight decline since but still well above the prior year. The labor department releases a report on retail prices for principal foods observed in forty major industrial cities.
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Washington
United States
Department of Labor
Giants Return Home After World Tour Stop
The world girdling American baseball players arrived back in the United States Friday with the Giant White Sox touring group assembling in Cincinnati on Saturday October 18.
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New York
White Sox
Cincinnati
Lawyer Clifford Hartridge Disbarred in Thaw Case
Clifford W. Hartridge, counsel for Harry K. Thaw in the Stanford White murder trial, has been disbarred by the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court. The ruling bars him from practicing law in New York.
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New York
Clifford W. Hartridge
Coureel
Harry K. Thaw
Free Triad
Stanford White
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Representative Leads House Fight Against Wilson Mexico Policy
A congressional delegate from Pennsylvania assumes a leading role in opposing President Wilson's water policy in Mexico. He argues intervention may be required and even war if necessary.
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Wi Aphington
Alaey
Pesnsylvania
House of Representatives Agaimst
Wilson
Mexico
Moore Quits the State Department Counselor Position
Washington reports that John Bassett Moore, counselor of the State Department and key international adviser, resigned with President Wilson accepting his letter after a year’s provisional tenure. He had agreed to return to Columbia University as head of the department of international law, officials say.
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Washington
John Bassett Moore
State Department
Wilson
Moore
Fryday
le Bors
Department of International Law
Columbia University
John Bassett Moore Accepted as Native of Delaware
John Bassett Moore has been accepted as a native son of Delaware. The announcement notes his heritage and ties to the state, highlighting his recognition by local communities and officials.
Clubbed Wife to Death Shocks Idabo and Mogtausa
Prospector Kette Moat Joe Glennon killed his wife with a club and then slashed his own throat in a double tragedy near Gibecoville Idabo. Local authorities investigation follows as residents recall the couple’s troubled history.
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Kette Moat
Joe Glennon
Idabo
Mogtausa
Gibecoville
Fire destroys Missouri Athletic Club in St Louis. seven dead
A deadly blaze at the Missouri Athletic Club in St Louis leaves seven dead and scores missing or injured. The seven story building collapsed trapping Boatmen's Bank on the lower floors with many escaping by jumping to lower structures. Theodore Levy of Jackson, Tenn. was rescued after clinging to a sixth floor sill as flames rose.
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St. Louie
Veiue
Issouri Athletic Club
Boatmens Bank
Theodore Levy
Jackson, Tenny
Levy
Vergara Body Recovered After Secret Uplift
The mutilated body of Clemente Vergara, a Texas rancher lured into Mexico by federal soldiers, was secretly moved to U.S. soil from Hidalgo and buried five miles inland. He showed two head wounds and one through the neck with skull fractures and charred fingers, suggesting torture before death.
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Laredo
Tex
Clemente Vergara
Texas
Mexico
Rilo Grande
Hidalgo
Mex
Vergara
Senate irrigation panel weighs Berahbe delay on water bill
The senate irrigation committee debated delaying action on the Berahbe measure until Congress acts on the bill reported to both chambers Saturday. The extension of time to set terms for paying for water was discussed as part of the consideration.
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Washington
Senate Irrigation Committee
Congress
Senate
House
Deposit of Radium Ore Sample Declared Saline Factory
A sample of radium bearing ore sent to the United States has been pronounced salin factory.
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United States
Premature Explosion Halts Work near Ellensburg
A construction site near Ellensburg Washington faced a premature blast while a project on a Cascade summit railroad was underway. Authorities investigated the incident and no injuries were reported.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Cascade Mountains
Senator Sir George Ross Dies After Several Weeks Ill
Sir George William Ross 43 year old Canadian senator and former Ontario premier died Saturday after a period of illness described as coolness lasting several weeks.
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Teroate
George William Ross
Dominion of Canada
Province of
Ontario
Explosion at coal mine causes casualties and safety breach
An explosion at a coal mine Saturday, blamed on a miner lighting a cigarette after opening a safety lamp chamber. The incident resulted in multiple casualties and raises concerns about mine safety practices.
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Stade
Beeson
National Vocational Art and Industrial Federation Convention
The fifteenth national convention will be held in Sao Vrescleco during the Panama Pedro crossline meet, as reported here Sunday.
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Chicago
National Vocational Art & Industrial Federation
Sao
Unclear OCR Item on Theft and Suicide
Fragmentary text blends accusation of wholesale theft from trem and a suicide. Details unreadable. cannot confirm names, places, or dates.
Midwest Refining forms merger with France Petroleum Co
Midwest Refining Company consolidates with Franco Petroleum Company to form a $270 million entity. Shareholders of Midwest receive 2 new Refining shares for each 1 old, a 100 percent dividend. Franco holders get 136 Refining shares per 100 Franco preferred and 85 per 100 common. The merger tightens control of Salt Creek assets and refining operations, with 1,000,000 treasury shares retained and 12,000,000 issued to Midwest Oil holders.
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Western Sewepaper Sive Bene Service
Casper
Wro
Midwest Refining Company
Midwest of Company
Franco Petroleum Company
Goth
Salt Creek
Wyoming
France Petroleum
France
Europe
Denver
Franco
Midwest Oil
Midwest Oi Company
Franco Company
State Banke Shaw Reports Rise in Deposits and Assets
State Banke Shaw increased his call for condition on Jan. 13, 1914. The report shows deposits up by over one million dollars and total assets of state and private banks up by 233 009.77 during the past year.
Sheridan man seeks homestead start at eighty seven
Sheridan resident Thomas W. Gulickh, aged 87, plans to prove up a Sheridan county homestead before he turns 96, saying he does not want to be a burden on his children as he begins a home many years after his life’s natural span.
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Sheridan
Thomas W. Gulickh
Sheridan County
Wool growers debate 1914 clip price in Cokeville
P W Olson, a prominent Salt Lake wool buyer, offers 17 cents for the 1914 wool clip. Olson refuses the bid and plans to hold shearing time unless a better offer is made.
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Cokeville
P. W. Olson
Salt Lake
Olson
Burlington Ring Gouth Pass Line Proposal Details
Burlington explores a rail line from Burlington to Gouth Pass with a proposed extension of the Northwestern from Lander to Idaho Park and a spur surveyed into Lander, Idaho.
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Burlington Ring
Gouth Pass
Idaho
Northwestern
Lander
Idaho Park
Burlington
Court House Condemned as Ground Shifts in Converse County
The Converse county court house is condemned after the ground there moves eastward, endangering the structure which was built less than ten years ago at a cost of $10,000.
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Douglas, Wye
Converse County Court House
Fire at Ramivh Farm Kills Eight Horses in Wyoming
A blaze at the Ramivh farm eight miles from Wheefland destroyed a kennel or garret? and cremated eight horses. Fire officials report the loss as a major livestock tragedy with damage concentrated at the Wyoming site.
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Perian
Wyoming
Wheefland
Ramivh Farm
Fire Levelled Vermillion Residence in Rawlieg City
A fire destroyed the Vermillion residence of George Versillion in Rawlieg City, reducing the structure to ashes with complete ruin reported. Fire crews battled the blaze but could not save the dwelling.
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Rawlieg
George Versillion
Lease for Ol Lanas Urged in Cheyenne Petition
A Cheyenne petition asks Congress to preserve all coal and mineral lands in the West for development by preventing unwarranted seizure or disposal. The move aims to maintain control over resources and promote orderly exploitation.
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Cheyenne
Congress
Unclear fragment reports on poisoning and accidents
Fragmentary note describes a death linked to gum, a friend, a bay pony, and a man named Thomas with two cowboys nearby. Details are unclear and appear to reference accidental deaths and a bullet-like sound.
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Beceuse Bay Ponlipe Co
Skagen
Thomas
Bullet Sound
Wyoming Notes Reflect Snow, New Posts and Local Developments
Sheridan seeks a police matron amid rugged winter as snows sweep the Teton range. Douglas grants a notarial commission while Meetectse appoints a postmaster. Casper plans a Masonic temple. Thermopolis and Pinedale push lighting and county fair efforts. Wyoming towns discuss roads, libraries, and a statewide exhbition of regional products to boost commerce and settlement.
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Sheridan
Teton ‘Range
Wisie A
Evanston
D. Zimmerman
Douglas
J. L. Price
Meetectse
Plac
Wheatland
Cheyenne
Thermopuii
Wheatiea
Pinedale
Remont County
Masonic Temple
Casper Lodge
A. F
A. M Frank Foster
Laramie
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