Rioting at Fort Reno and negro soldiers in focus
Reports from Fort Reno Oklahoma detail accusations about Brownsville Texas tensions on the night of the disturbance. Major Penrose ordered all in by 8 pm and firing is described as from mixed arms. Six long serving sergeants accompany Gilchrist Stewart to Washington as witnesses.
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Ft Reno
Okla
Gilchrist Stewart
Fort Reno
Roosevelt
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
Penrose
Mackin
Lass
War Department
Washington
President to Send Special Panama Message to Congress
Washington November 27 The president will transmit a special message to Congress about Panama a week after the legislature convenes. It will cover every phase of the question and include a graphic description of conditions on the isthmus as found by the president with recommendations for improvement.
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Congress
Washington
Panama
Blanks Demand For Oklahoma Land Sale Bids
Lawton Oklahoma November 27 estimates from United States land office officials indicate about 200000 personal and letter applications for literature and bidding blanks related to Kiowa Comanche Indian pasture lands near Lawton will be filled before bids close Saturday December 8 at 4 o clock. An additional 35000 inquiries have been answered by the Lawton office to date.
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Oklahoma Land Office
Lawton
Okla
United States Land Office
Land Office
Anadarko
Hobart
Frederick
Iron Mountain Railroad Increases Yardmen Wages
The Iron Mountain railway will raise yardmen wages by 4 cents per hour starting December 1, amounting to about 45 thousand dollars extra per year. The rise comes without any demands from workers and the company provides no stated reason for the increase.
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Iron Mountain
Little Rock
Iron Mountain Railway
Elgin Butter Output for the Week Topped 642300 Pounds
Elgin Illinois reports a weekly butter production of 642300 pounds for the past seven days. Local dairy observers note steady output and indicate the figure reflects the city’s creamery activity and market demand through the period.
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Elgin
Elgin, Ill
Roosevelt Returns From 7000 Mile Panama Trip
President Roosevelt completed a 7000 mile sea voyage to Panama visiting the Isthmus and Porto Rico. He arrived in Washington aboard the Mayflower after a long journey and spoke of an enjoyable trip and admiration for the navy and Panama. A drowning occurred when a gasoline boat capsized on the Potomac near the Oneida salute.
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Washington
Panama
Isthmus
Porto Rico
Roosevelt
Potomac River
Louisiana
Piney Point
Navy Yard
Ethel Roosevelt
Hager
White House
United States Navy
Panama Canal
Pedro Roquena Bermudez
Uruguay
Senor Bermudez
Marine Guard
Oneida
Melvin Cleveland
Commissioners Seek Evidence From Thaw Case Witnesses
Harry K Thaws defense moved to appoint two supreme court commissioners to obtain testimony from F Beal in Bakersfield and Thomas Max Valeri in Chicago who dined with Thaw and his wife and were with him at the Madison Square Roof Garden on the night Stanford White was shot. The defense argues their statements are vital and trial justice requires their testimony.
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Thaw
White
New York
Clifford W. Hartridge
Harry K. Thaw
Jerome
Supreme Court
Stanford White
Madison Square Roof Garden
F. Beal
Bakersfield
Cal
Thomas Max Valeri
Chicago
Fire Drives 24 Families From Norfolk Street Tenement
A kitchen fire in a Norfolk Street tenement forces twenty four families to evacuate. Firefighters extinguished the blaze after an hour. Nearby public schools observed precaution with window shades lowered and gates closed to prevent entrance by anxious parents while classes continued.
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New York
Norfolk Street
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Kansas City
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Claude Randall
Claude Rumsey
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Rumsey
Rock Island
President Roosevelt
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Guy M. Bryan, JR
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