Nation uniform divorce laws debated in Philadelphia
The National Congress on Uniform Divorce Laws met in Philadelphia with delegates from across the country. The committee proposed six causes for divorce Infidelity felony bigamy desertion habitual drunkenness and intolerable cruelty. They urged a uniform residence requirement to curb migratory divorces. Governor Pennypacker presided.
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Philadelphia
National Congress On
Washington
Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
W. H. Staake
Bomb Thrown at Transbaikal Governor Foiled by Cold Bomb
In Irkutsk on November 13 a bomb aimed at General Rennenkampff failed to injure him thanks to the explosive chilling. Rennenkampff's two aides were lightly injured. The would be attacker, a Social Revolutionary, was captured within hours and faced a drumhead court martial.
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Herstein
San Francisco
General Shafter
Mitchell
McKittrick
James W. Shatter
Presidio Cemetery
Irkutsk
Anver Street
Social Revolutionary Organization
Caronia's Close Call Fire during Voyage to Queenstown
Queenstown reports a brief onboard fire on the Cunard steamer Caronia as it neared Roache Point Roache’s Point at the harbor entrance. The blaze started in the electric fan room at 1 am after Brow Head and was extinguished before the ship reached Queenstown with no real danger or injuries.
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Bryan
Queenstown
Cunard Line
Caronia
Roache’s Point
Brow Head
Reported sinking of cruisers blamed on mines near Copper Island
A Vladivostok telegram cited by the Empress of China reports that the converted cruisers Sitka and Kejima patrolling seal rookeries off Copper Island may have been sunk by a Japanese destroyer. Japanese sources doubt the claim and say any disaster would likely be caused by floating mines.
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Victoria
B. C
Empress of China
Vladivostok
Sitka
Kejima
Seal
Copper Island
Castro's Illness Reaches Climax in Venezuela Crisis
Caracas reports Minister Castro's illness is near death with recovery deemed impossible. Rebels under Montilla again in arms have defeated troops and threaten Barquisimeto. fears of unrest rise if Castro dies. Also, F S Thompson dies in El Paso as Order of Telegraphers chair.
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Bamst
Caracas
Curacao
Castro
Venezuela
Montilla
Barquisimeto
Thompson
Fil Paso
F. S. Thompson
The
Order of Telegraphers
Woman shoots at officers on Rock Island train
In Shawnee Oklahoma on November 13 a woman sought by police fired at Patrolman Hewitt and Special Officer Moore on a Rock Island train. The bullet narrowly missed both officers and lodged above a bystander’s head, taking a curl of hair with it before officers overpowered and arrested the suspect.
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Shawnee
Okla
Hewitt
Moore
Rock Island
Train Held Up By Bandits Near Carlin
Armed bandits stopped the Overland Limited west of Carlin Nevada and fled with passenger suitcases and a $700 money sack belonging to Conductor Conn. A posse formed and a battle erupted at town outskirts with about 100 shots fired. no injuries reported.
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Reno
Carlin
Conn
Six Killed in Lake Shore Boiler Explosion at Collinwood
Six men died and five were seriously injured when a boiler in the Lake Shore railroad power house in Collinwood Ohio exploded. Firemen working near the dynamo foundation were engulfed by scalding steam as the blast tore through the boiler area. A second item notes R L Stell shooting a rare Canada goose at Lake Gordon Paris Texas November 13.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore Railroad
Collinwood
Paris
Tex
R. L. Stell
Lake Gordon
Canada
Houston youth pleads guilty to forgery and is sentenced
San Antonio reports Gerald Rodrigo, a young man from a good Houston family, pleaded guilty to one forgery charge out of five and received a two year penitentiary sentence. He will be taken to Houston for trial on another similar charge.
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San Antonio
Gerald Roderigo
Houston
Great Grass Fire Near San Angelo In Bird & Merts Pasture
About 1,280 acres of range grass in the Bird and Merts pasture south of San Angelo burned. Fire reported November 13. No injuries or structures mentioned. Fire extent and location described in concise news brief.
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San Angelo
Tex
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Guy M. Bryan, JR
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