Sweeping Gains by Rebels Reported Near Mexico
Late despatches from Eagle Pass Texas report sweeping advances by rebel forces in Mexico. Federal forces evacuate Chihuahua City while Constitutionalist victory at Victoria is noted and rebels mobilize near Candela Monterey for an imminent attack.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Mexico
Mexico City
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Chihuahua
Laredo
Victoria
Candela
Monterey
Crisis in Chihuahua as Rebel Forces Cut All Links
Rebels have severed most outside connections around Chihuahua, intensifying the siege. Food supplies are dwindling amid growing shortages and mounting humanitarian concerns.
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Chihuahua
Big Plant May Be Unionized
After a major strike at General Electric in Schenectady, New York, Machinists' Union leaders Frank Jennings and Q F Young visited Lynn to push unionization. A large mass meeting at Carpenter's Hall was planned for tonight, inviting both non union and union workers among more than 10 000 employees at the works.
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General Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Frank J. Jennings
Machinists’ Union
Q. F. Young
Lynn
Carpenter’s Hall
Humphreys Chosen for Brookline School Board
Walter Humphreys aged 40 of 249 Clinton road Brookline was unanimously selected at a joint Brookline School Board and Selectmen meeting to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of William H White who moved from town.
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Walter Humphreys
Clinton Road
Brookline
Brookline School Board
Elevated Men Hold Election at Franklin Schoolhouse
Conductors and motormen of the Boston Elevated voted all day at the Franklin Schoolhouse on Washington near Dover for their annual election. Polls were open from morning until midnight with over 2000 ballots cast. Result not known until noon today as ballots are counted.
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Boston Elevated
Franklin
Washington Street
Dover Street
Dennis D. Shea
South Boston
Falls From Balcony Leave Man Fatally Injured
Sola Quinto, 19, of 174 Eliot Street, fell from a balcony at the Mechanics' Building early this morning and struck his head, sustaining injuries considered fatal. He died later in hospital awaiting further medical assessment.
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Sola Quinto
Eliot Street
Mechanics’ Building
Mayor Fitzgerald Targets Kenny In Broadside Campaign
Mayor Fitzgerald, attacking reform candidate Thomas J. Kenny, accuses bankers from Boston and New York backing Kenny. He urges Councillor Ballantyne to cap campaign expenses at 5000 dollars and calls for full publication of all contributions before election day. He proposes a unified spending limit across all candidates.
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Fitzgerald
Thomas J. Kenny
Municipal League
Boston
New York
Kenny
Ballantyne
Hughes Medal Awarded to Dr Bell by Royal Society
The Royal Society granted the Hughes medal to Dr Alexander Graham Bell of Washington for his work on technical electricity. The body also elected Sir William Crookes as president for the coming year.
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London
Royal Society Today
Hughes
Alexander Graham Bell
Washington
William Crookes
Oleomargarine Man Sentenced in Federal Case
George W. Russell Sr. was fined 2000 dollars and sentenced to one year in jail in Providence R I for manufacturing oleomargarine illegally and defrauding the federal government of taxes on the product, in U S District Court.
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Providence. R. IL
George W. Russell, Sr
United States District Court Today
Burglars Steal $600 in Jewelry from Brookline Home
Mrs. Earl F. Kimball's Brookline residence was entered between 3 and 4 pm while she shopped and her eight year old son Earl played outside. About $600 in jewelry and $27 in cash were taken from a chiffonier, drawers dumped, with no silverware missing. The thieves likely used skeleton keys, and this is the fifth Brookline burglary in 10 days. Mrs Kimball is married to Earl Kimball, chief chauffeur for Ernest B. Dana, Brookline Trust Company president.
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Earl F. Kimball
Aspinwall Avenue
Brookline
Earl
Kimball
Rival Dans Bitter Threaten 10 Clash
Claimants to Russell Fortune clash as they call each other bluffs and blows in a bitter confrontation. They forecast trouble when they meet. Dakota's attorney seeks Russell's brain examination in a contested dispute over the fortune.
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Russell
Dakota
Extradition Bid Fails for Rev. John Bills in Kidnapping Case
Efforts to extradite Rev. John Bills, a Unitarian minister and stock broker who fled to Japan after kidnapping his younger daughter Olga, have failed.
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John Bills
Japan
Olga
Boston
Sayres Honeymoon Visit to London Arrives December
Mr and Mrs Francis Bowes Sayre return from a honeymoon voyage aboard the George Washington and will reach London on December 6. They will stay with the American ambassador and Mrs Page during their visit.
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London
Francis Bowes Sayre
George Washington
Page
Petition Demands Change in Subway Route to Reduce Delays
Beacon street Commonwealth avenue and Cambridge car riders circulated petitions yesterday calling for a change in the devious route from the subway to Boylston street. They argue the alteration would ease congestion, save time, and increase freedom by rerouting cars via Arlington street and Newbury street to Massachusetts avenue.
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Beacon Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Cambridge
Park Square
Boylston Street
Park Street
Arlington Street
Newbury Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Bronchitis Father John's Medicine Ad
Advertisement notes Father John's Medicine cures bronchitis and soothes throat and lungs. No further details provided.
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John
Laughs At Officers as Mills Evades Return to U S
State Detective Fred F. Flynn brought news from Tokio of the failed extradition effort to recover Mrs Harriet Mills’ child. Flynn described stonewalling by Japanese officials while Mills laughingly enjoyed the officers’ attempts and bought elgars abroad.
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Judd W. Dewey
Eilis
Flynn
Tokio
Hills
Mrs. Eills
Fresno Dan Returns From the West at Melrose Autopsy
The article reports a dispute between two claimants, Fresno Dan and Dakota Dan, over funeral duties for William C. Russell in Melrose. An autopsy was performed. attorney Scharton sought permission to have a brain examination, claiming a startling finding. The rival claimants clash publicly, with Dakota Dan denying, and Fresno Dan asserting he can handle any trouble.
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William R. Scharton
Dakota Dan
William C. Russell
Melrose
Higgins
Scharton
Fresno Dan
Dakotan
Fresno
Dakota Dan Denied Temporary Injunction Over Russell Body
Judge Jenney in Middlesex County Superior Court equity session refused Dakota Dan’s bid for notice and a temporary injunction against Ferdinand B. Almy to gain access to the Russell house. Dan claimed he was Daniel Blake Russell, the nearest relative of William C. Russell.
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Jenney
Middlesex County Superior Court
Dakota Dan
Ferdinand B. Almy
Russell House
Russell
Daniel Blake Russell
William C. Russell
Autumn Calendar Milestones and Historic Dates
An American calendar note listing the day and month markers for autumn and December 25. It mentions anniversaries and historical events including the 1805 Battle of Austerlitz, Monroe’s Monroe Doctrine message, abolitionist Jon Brown, and the birth of Rev. Alexander Mann in 1860. It also notes a 1862 figure Lt Gov Robert Laceborn and a 1900 Supreme Court merger dissolution of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific.
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Monroe
Congress
Jon Brown
Alexander Mann
Trinity Church
Robert Laceborn
United States Supreme Court
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Unsettled Forecast For Boston And New England
Forecast for southern New England calls for unsettled conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with partly cloudy skies and light to moderate northeast to east winds. Northern New England faces unsettled weather Tuesday with possible local rain or snow on Wednesday and variable winds. Temperature readings from Thompson's Spa show yesterday's average around 42 degrees with higher evening values.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Thompson's Spa
New Sunset Route Train Cuts 20 Hours From Trip
Advertisement notes a new Sunset Limited service starting November 4. Daily travel on the Washington Sunset route offers faster tourist car service with no extra fare. Also mentions 12 Milk and 332 Washington sks.
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Washington-Sunset
Washington Sks
Desperado Clings to Life in Utah Mine Standoff
In Bingham Utah on December 1 Ralph Lopez a desperado who killed six men since November 21 remains trapped inside the Utah Apex mine as 200 deputies seal tunnel mouths with smoke to force his surrender. Officials plan to give the mine 24 hours after the smudges before entering.
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Bingham
Utah
Utah- Apex
Ralph Jopez
Desperado
Lopez
Utah-Apex
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