Reinforcement of Border Patrol Not Significant
Washington reports a minimal border reinforcement with one infantry regiment ordered to Fort Bliss to free a cavalry unit for border duty. Officials say the move strengthens order maintenance while naval tensions ease as British cruisers approach and oil tanks near Tuxpam remain secure.
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Washington
War Department
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Texas
Garrison
Juarez
Paso
Villa
Cone
Laredo
Bliss
Third Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tuxpam
Navy
Tampico
New Hampshire
Louisiana
Madero
Chester
Rhode Island
Havana
Mexican Congress
Gulf Coast
State Department
United States
Mexico
Pacific
Caranza
Huerta
Oregon minimum wage law set for immediate effect
Oregon moves to the front rank of states with worker protections as a new measure becomes operative tomorrow. It fixes a nine dollar and twenty five cent weekly minimum for adult women clerks not apprentices, sets eight hours and twenty minutes as the daily limit and fifty hours as the weekly maximum, and designates six p.m. as the latest work hour.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
Wilson Regrets Marble’s Death in Interstate Commerce
President Wilson expressed regret at the sudden death of John H. Marble of the Interstate Commerce Commission. He sent flowers and condolences, noting Marble’s contribution to federal transportation oversight.
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Wilson
Marble
Washington
John H. Marble
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Mine Strike in France Settled
In Bouai France the northern France miners strike ends after the Association of Mine Proprietors agrees to an eight hour day until the eight hour bill passes in parliament. About 40 000 of 200 000 miners quit work and will not return until granted. Strikers attacked police at Lems while guards protected willing miners.
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Bouai
France
Association of
Arminmg
Lems
Wilson Denies Assault Claims in Charlestown Trial
Graham Wilson a farmer and horseman testified in his own defense denying assaulting Miss Kate Turner on June 6 at his home. Mrs. Wilson corroborated parts of the defense while Miss Turner described her visit and the drive. The court adjourned until Monday with defense to finish and prosecution to present rebuttal testimony.
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Charlestown
W. Va
Graham Wilson
Farmer
Horeman
Kate Turner
Wilson
Miss Turner
Football season records show 14 killed, 175 injured
Chicago reports the football season nearly closed with fourteen players killed and 175 injured. The tally, based on press reports, notes the fatalities closely trail the 1912 figures of thirteen deaths and 183 injuries, counting only serious injuries such as broken bones and torn ligaments.
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Chicago
Copper Mines May Shut Down in Calumet District
Managers warned in Calumet Michigan that several north end mines Ahmeek Allouez North Kearsarge Woolverine Mohawk may close for winter unless more workers return. Banks have built housing at mines but no plan to bring in many outsiders. Reduced production raises costs with little profit margin.
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Calumet
Mich
Ahmeek
Allouez
North Kearzarge
Woolverine
Mohawk
Berlin to Raise Latin American Ministers to Full Legations
After South American Trade Berlin reports in the imperial budget for 1914 a provision to elevate the ministers resident to Guatemala, Venezuela, and Peru to full legations, marking a step in broadening Germany's diplomatic ties with Latin America.
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Berlin
Germany
Latin America
Guatemala
Venezuela
Peru
Huerta Fixed In Determination To Carry Out Program
Mexican press claims recognition assured after Wilson and Bryan hear envoy reports. They say Huerta is the only man capable of dominating the situation and that the government aims to pacify the country. Optimistic cables describe horror over Juarez killings as basis for hoped recognition.
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Huerta
Wilson
Bryan
Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
National Palace
Congress
United States
el Incipendiente
Mex Kk Independiente
William Bayard Hale
Catanza
Wilon
Juarez
Baptists Praise Wilson Mexican Policy At Virginia Convention
Lynchburg Va November 22 The Baptist General Association adopted a resolution commending President Wilsons Mexican policy and the world wide peace movement. They prayed for the president and cabinet and reported large contributions and growth across commissions and societies. The next convention will meet in Bristol next year beginning November 23.
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Lynchburg
Baptist General Association
Wilson
Social Service Commission
Virginia
State Board
Ministers’ Relief Board
Educational Commission
Richmond Women's College
Woman's Missionary Union
Bristol
Caranza Dances With Magdalena Officials amid Tour
General Vistasia no Caranza continues his western coast tour stopping in Magdalena Sonora for a town dance with local officials and staff. The constitutionalist leader, in a prolonged stay, shows little concern for military or diplomatic matters as he awaits broader campaign plans.
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Magdalena
Sonora
Vistasiano Caranza
Caranza
Mexican leader plans repayment before departure from Nogales
Reports say Caranza intends to settle a social debt before leaving Nogales. Members of his party suggest the long stay may be tied to other reasons. He remains in telegraphic contact with developments in Mexico's interior and with the United States.
Congress Breaks For Weekend After Voting Session
The day in Congress opened at noon with the administration currency bill formally reported amid banking committee debate. The Elections committee urged passage of temporary laws for direct election of senators. Adjournments followed, with Rep. Johnson of Washington giving a conservation speech.
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Banking Committee
Elections Committee
Representative Johnson
Washington
College Football Scores Display Week Results
Harvard defeated Yale 15 to 5 while Chicago beat Wisconsin 19 to 0. Army won 14 to 7 over Springfield and Navy crushed NYU 48 to 0. Carlisle led Syracuse 27 to 7 as Minnesota topped Illinois 19 to 9, Hampden Sydney 12 edged Randolph Macon 0. Lehigh beat Lafayette 7 to 0 and Auburn won 21 to 7 against Georgia.
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Harvard
Yale
Chicago
Wisconsin
Army
Springfeld
Navy
New York University
Carlisle
Syracuse
Minnesota
Illinois
Hampden-Sidney
Randolph-Macon
Lehigh
Lafayette
Auburn
Georgia
Lloyd George Says No Hope for Women’s Suffrage Bill
Oxford England November twenty two. Chancellor Lloyd George says passage of a parliamentary franchise bill for women is impossible now due to lack of majority and no political machine behind suffragists. He spoke after deputies urged government action citing party loyalty and public opinion against militant tactics.
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Oxford
Eng
Lloyd-George
British Isles
Oxford Men’s Political Union
Desperado Lopez Surrounded Near Salt Lake City
Ralph Lopez, a former Mexican Revolution sharpshooter, killed four men yesterday and took refuge in a cabin west of Salt Lake City. A posse from Salt Lake, Nephi, and Eureka closed in as three victims, Chief Grant of Bingham and Deputies Whithbeck and Jensen, were recovered. The pursuit began after a fatal love affair incident.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Ralph Lopez
Salt Lake
Nephi
Eureka
Lopez
Grant
Bingham
Whithbeck
Jensen
Direct Election Debate Pushes for Senatorial Voting Reform
Washington reports the senate elections committee endorsed temporary direct election laws for U S senators. Senator Poindexter’s bill would apply present at large representative selection rules until states enact new constitutional amendment provisions. Controversy over Alabama and Maryland senator selections stems from missing explicit laws.
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Washington
Senate Elections Committee
Poindexter
Alabama
Maryland
Strike riot disrupts Philadelphia garment district
A renewed strike confrontation in Philadelphia led to several beatings and eight arrests as police rescued workers from a women’s garment factory. Reserve officers deployed, clubs used to restore order, with no serious injuries reported.
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Philadelphia
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
West Virginia sees increasing cloudiness Sunday with light rain at night and a colder Monday. Virginia forecasts fair Sunday and likely Monday with cooler conditions in the north portion.
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West Virginia
Virginia
North
Currency Bill Fronted in Senate Debates Opened by Owens
The administration currency bill with committee amendments was laid before the Senate. Senator Owens will open the debate Monday, with Senator Hitchcock to follow Tuesday as the chamber weighs the currency reform amid potential delays and competing measures. The session may extend into February.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Senate
Owens
Hitchkoek
House
Hitchcock
San Francisco
Hetch-Hetchy
Alaska
Zeppelin War Airship Flies 250 Mile German Armys Venture
The Long Airshine Flight from Lake Constance to Gotha marks the first trip of Zeppelin airship. Germany accelerates work on a new naval Zeppelin to replace the vessel lost at Johannesthal in October with twenty eight officers and men killed. Improvements aim to prevent similar disasters during service.
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Friederichs Haven
Germany
Lake Constance
Gotha
Johannesthal
Old Officers Re-Elected by Federation of Labor
Seattle Washington November 22 The American Federation of Labor adjourned after electing officers and naming Philadelphia as the next convention site for November 1914 Samuel Gompers was reelected president All officers were reelected except John P White who became seventh vice president and Frank Duffey who became eighth vice president White and Duffey replaced John Mitchell and Wm Hubber who retired The president announced the executive council would meet in Seattle next Monday
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Seattle
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Philadelphia
Samuel Gompers
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
Frank Duffey
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jointers
White
Duffey
John Mitchell
Wm. D. Hubber
Gompers
Fire sweeps Satine Marie. $300000 damage reported
Lewis Quebec reports Satine Marie, a town of 1600, struck by a blaze today. About 150 horses were destroyed and every fire unit available rushed to the scene. Initial estimates place the damage at about $300,000.
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Satine Marie
Lewis
Quebec
Satine
Wanamaker Appears On Duty Evasion Probe
John Wanamaker, former postmaster general, testified before Attorney General McReynolds at the justice department about alleged long running duty evasion by his Philadelphia firm Wanamaker Co. A prior Wanamaker case was settled recently.
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Washington
John Wanamaker
Harrison
McReynolds
Department of Justice
Philadelphia
Wanamakers
Officials review $100,000 payment in tax case
Henry Arnold, special assistant to the attorney general, spent months probing a payment to the last administration possibly double the due duty. Officials offered no comment tonight but a decision on pressing the case will be announced soon.
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Henry Arnold
Rebels Blow Up Two Federal Troop Trains near Juarez
In El Paso on November 22, rebels mined tracks and destroyed two federal troop trains carrying about 1,500 soldiers from Chihuahua toward Juarez at Rancheria. General Francisco Villa reported the blast and claimed one train was captured. Villa feared a federal flanking move toward Guadaloupe as scouts were sent from Juarez to monitor the region.
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el Paso
Texas
Chihuahua
Juarez
Rancheria
Francisco Villa
Villa
Guadaloupe
Fort Worth Stock Show Opens with Frontier Cow Town Vibe
Fort Worth Texas November 22 opens the eighteenth annual national feeders and breeders show. Herds of cattle are driven through streets with oldtime abandon as spurs clank in hotel lobbies and Chaparejos return to society. For a week the city is a frontier cow town with dust and bovine odor.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Forth Worth
White House Dinner For Wilson Sayre Wedding Guests
Miss Jessie Wilson and Francis J. Sayre prepared for a White House wedding next Tuesday after a day of travel and tennis. Associate Justice Charles E. Hughes and Mrs. Hughes hosted eighteen guests including Miss Margaret Wilson and cabinet officials.
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Washington
Jessie Wilson
Francis J. Sayre
White House
Justice Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Hughes
Margaret Wilson
Supreme Court
Sayre
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
Harvard Law School
Testimony in White Slave Trial Concludes in Charleston
In Charleston West Virginia on November 22 testimony in the trial of George Jordan alleged white slaver was completed at noon with arguments to follow Monday. Jordan testified that he was not in Ironton Ohio on December 13 when he allegedly brought Ruth Steele from there to a resort in this city.
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Charleston
W. Va
George Jordan
Jordan
Ironton
Ohio
Ruth Steele
White House clarifies Miss Jessie Wilson wedding cake
Washington reports many requests for a piece of Miss Jessie Wilsons cake. The White House states the cake is nine inches high and twenty two inches in diameter. It is a usual bride’s cake and not elaborate.
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Washington
Miss Jessie Wilson
White House
Jessie Wilson
Writ of Error Allowed in Norfolk and Western Case
Richmond Va November writ of error allowed in Norfork and Western versus Perdue from Roanoke court. Perdue won a $750 verdict for false arrest, with superseders granted by the supreme court of appeals.
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Richmond
Supreme Court of Appeals
Norfolk and Western
Perdue
Law and Chancery Court of
Roanoke
Railroad
Interest in Knabe murder trial shocks nation
Preparations are under way for the trial of Dr. William B. Craig, dean of the Indiana Veterinary College, and Alonzo M. Ragsdale, an Indianapolis undertaker, indicted for the murder of Dr. Helene Knabe. The case, moved from Marion to Shelby county, draws country wide attention and may reveal startling disclosures.
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Shelbyville
Ind
William B. Craig
Indiana Veterinary College
Alonzo M. Ragsdale
Indianapolis
Marion County
Helene Knabe
Shelby County
Craig
Blair
A. M. Ragsdale
Dr. Craig
Germany
State Health Department
Katherine McPherson
Dr. Knake
Dr. Knabe
Indiana Council of Women
Indiana
H. C. Webster
Webster
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Lake City
Weather Forecast
Owen
Federation OF Labor
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Justice
Chas. E. Hughes
Wilson-Sayre
Knabe
Case
W. C. Craig
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