Maine Wins First New England Intercollegiate Cross Country Trophy
The University of Maine, under Coach Art Smith, won the New England intercollegiate cross country championship at Hanover, narrowly beating Dartmouth on a tough course. The victory signals Maine's rise toward championship status and its near certainty of joining the T C A A by next spring, opening competition with national leaders.
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University of Maine
New England
Hanover
Art Smith
Smith
Dartmouth
Maine
Gifts Pouring In To White House For Jessie Wilson Wedding
The White House receives gifts from foreign ambassadors and Washington residents as the Wilson family opens mail and boxes ahead of Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson and Francis Bowes Sayre’s November 25 wedding. Items include a Georgian 180 piece dinner set worth thousands, silver centrepieces, an 18 inch gold vase, Lenox china, Amber umbrella handle set with jewels, and hand woven mementos from Southern mountain communities.
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Washington
White House
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Francis Bowes Sayre
Cusani-Confaronieri
Jessie W. Wilson
Senate
America
House of Representatives
Mme. Bakhmetieff
Countess von Bernstorff
Elizabeth Wilson
Alfred Wilson
South
Kensington
Philadelphia
Miss Wilson
Fiance Opposed to Divorce Urges Uniform Laws
Mr Sayre former district attorney and secretary to President Garfield at Williams College argues for strict uniform nationwide divorce laws modeled on New York statutes. He warns easy divorces undermine marriage vows and condemns deceitful practices, swindlers, and street prostitution as greater evils than murder.
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Sayre
District Attorney's Office
New York
Mr. Sayre
Garfield
Williams College
Eldridge Street
Fifth Avenue
Tie
Pankhurst Says American Suffrage May Need Militancy
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst told Boston suffragists that American society women may have to become militant, as five men attended a confidential conference at the Hotel Somerset. She left for New York after refusing a departure demonstration, speaking mainly on England's campaign while questions followed from prominent suffragists and Professor Lionel Marks.
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Emmeline Pankhurst
Boston
New York
Hotel Somerset
Pankhurst
England
Lionel Marks
Josephine Preston Peabody Marks
the Pocters
Rebels Near Tuxpan Threaten Coastal Towns
Rear Admiral Boush aboard the Louisiana reports rebels in strong force near Tuxpan and Tampico with imminent attacks possible. Commander Kittelle of the Wheeling says 15 American women and children are held at Tanguijo near Tuxpan and barred from departure as a safety measure. He warns that if they are still detained tomorrow, actions will be taken to secure their release.
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Vera Cruz
Boush
United States
Louisiana
Tuxpan
Tampico
Kittelle
Wheeling
Tanguijo
Huerta Faces Split Backed by Catholic Senators
Division grows as Huerta supporters clash with opponents including Querido Modeno and ministers Blanquet and Lozano. The British and French envoys warn about security while Senate abstentions block congress, risking delay of US policy and a potential new election.
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Congress
Huerta
United States
Lionel Carden
Mexico
Negotiations Continue Over Mexico Huerta Crisis
Washington reports ongoing talks among Charge O Shaughnessy and John Lind with the Huerta government in Mexico but no solid conclusions yet. William Bayard Hale, in contact with the Constitutionalists at Nogales, also sent lengthy telegrams.
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Washington
Charge O'Shaughnessy
John Lind
Huerta
Mexico
State Department
Wiliam Bayard Hale
Nogales
Executions of Juarez Officials Reported by Villa
Two former Juarez federal officials Pablo Ebave and Juan Cordova were executed at Juarez cemetery by General Francisco Villa after being condemned by Villa. Mrs Ebave pleaded for pardon. A squad of 14 federal prisoners buried 8 soldiers killed in the Juarez battle. More executions awaited. regular army officers may be pardoned.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Francisco Villa
Pablo Ebave
Juarez Police Department
Juan Cordova
Juarez Secret Police
Juarez Cemetery
Villa
Ebave
Harvard Yale Gridiron Preview Weighs Strengths and Doubts
The analysis compares Harvard and Yale football power, noting Yale’s rush line and Mahan versus Harvard’s stronger backs. It cites Guernsey and Knowles in punting, limits of interlocked interference, and predicts a close game decided by field goals or long plays.
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Harvard
Yate
Yale
Crimson
Blues
Hardwick
O’brien
Wilson
Mahan
Brickley
Princeton
Ainsworth
Knowles
Guernsey
Hardwick and Mahan
Inceton
Hale Meets Carranza Aide Amid Mexican Election Claims
William Bayard Hale crossed into Sonora to brief Mexican constitutionalists on President Wilson’s message from Washington promising support. He spoke with Francisco Escudero, Carranza’s interior minister, while Escudero kept Carranza informed of exchanges. The constitutionalists released a text of private election instructions aimed at guiding Puebla's federal commander General Joaquin Maas to favor the Huerta Blanquet ticket.
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Huerta
Europe
Senor Aldape
Francisco de la Barra
France
Senor de la Barra
Japan
Porfirio Diaz
Felix Diaz
México
Mexico
Nogales
Sonora
Mex
William Bayard Hale
Wilson
Washington
Hale
Carranza
Francisco Escudero
Escudero
Mexico City
Joaquin Maas
Puebla
Loss of Unknown Steamer Confirmed on Lake Huron
In Port Huron Mich the Navy confirmed fears that an unknown wooden steamer was lost with all aboard after a gale. Debris including a pilot house and texas was found on the Canadian shore near Point Edwards, but no identifying marks remained.
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Port Huron
Mich
Navy
Lake Huron
Pilot House
Texas
Foint Edwards
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Blanquet
Jose Maria Lozano
Tomento
Lionel
Paul Lefaivre
Whch
General Villa
Tured
Great Brickley
Derby Desk Co
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