Rebel attack looms as Juarez poorly garrisoned
Dispatches report Juarez defended by about 500 troops with weak artillery. General Jose Blanco with 800 federal troops heads toward Guzman as rebels operate across the border. American railroad officials demand full protection before reconstruction. In Douglas, Yaqui forces capture and slaughter San Marcial, carrying away women, amid a growing campaign.
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Juarez
Paso
Tex
Juares
State Department
United States
Jose Blanco
Guzman
Blanco
Mexico Northwestern
EL Paso
Douglas
Ariz
San Marcial
San Marcia
Sonora
Hermosillo
Uprising Flares Across Morelos Following Wilson Demand
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson's urgent return to Mexico prompts fear of renewed rebel activity. Coatepec and Juchitepec rise in arms as Zapatistas seize railways and threaten hacienda owners with heavy tribute amid ongoing disorder.
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Mexico City
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Coatepec
Morelos
Juchitepec
al Zapatistas
Strenuous Policy Proposed In Mexican Influence Drive
Officials indicated the administration would not limit its actions to a single note and intends a strenuous policy to influence events in Mexico to protect Americans and property. The statement signals broader diplomatic efforts and potential measures beyond a formal protest.
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Washington
Mexico
Correspondence School Is Blamed for Ducks Death
Joseph Millman of Staten Island sued Joseph Poppler after 180 ducks and 10 geese shipped to a Mangaup Valley duck farm led to many deaths. In Jersey City court Poppler blamed poor crate conditions and feed. Millman won judgment for the full amount.
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New York
Joseph Millman
Huguenot
Staten Island
Joseph Poppler
Mangaup Valley
Poppley
Millman
First District
Jersey City
Peppler
Montbello
N. Y
Suffragettes on Eight Mile Hike
A four woman suffrage pilgrim band begun from New York City to Albany to present a petition to the new governor. They travel by foot, with stops at Irvington Ossining Peekskill Fishkill Wappingers Falls and Poughkeepsie, welcomed by Vassar faculty and local women.
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New York
Irvington
Ossining
Peekskill
Fishkill
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Wappingers Falls
New York City
Albany
Vassar
Wyoming oil and coal boom boosts state production
The Niobrara News notes Wyoming's oil and coal industries are highly productive with month after month rising revenue. More wells and coal properties are opening, pointing to record output that will attract attention from older states.
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Wyoming
Niobrara News
Boy Cuts Calf and Receives Five Year Sentence
Manuel Pryor, 16, of Carsonville St Louis county was sentenced to five years in the Boys Industrial School Boonville Mo by Judge G A Wardemann at Clayton for cutting off the two hind legs of a calf on November 20 to get revenge on its owner.
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ST. Louis
Manuel Pryor
Carsonville
St. Louis County
Boys’ Industrial School
Boonville
G. A. Wardemann
Clayton
Richard Tankersly Dies at 88 In Tankersly Texas
Richard Tankersly, early western Texas settler known for sleeping outdoors since age twenty, died here at 88. He claimed a life spent without indoor sleep and was among the region's first settlers.
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Tankersly
Texas
Richard Tankersly
Democratic House Plans Six Probes Next January
The Democratic House will start six major investigations in January including money trusts and money law revisions, New Haven railway monopoly, beef trust, shipping trust and local fire insurance companies. Chairman Clayton will oversee a wider probe of trust conditions nationwide after Christmas, with both committees examining monopolies potentially prompting action under the Sherman act.
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Washington
Democratic House
Money Trust
New Haven
Beef Trust
Shipping
J. Pierpont Morgan
Clayton
House Judiciary Committee
Leo Trum
Seerness
Sherman Anti-Trust
Murder of Gem Dealer Draws Chicago Crime Ring
Nine suspects, five men and four women, are jailed in Chicago over the diamond merchant J. H. Logue murder. Police probe link to a spate of robberies as skeletons, dynamite, nitroglycerin, and safe‑blowing tools are found in a North Side flat. Investigations focus on a possible woman’s involvement and ties to an automobile bandit gang.
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Chicago
J. H. Logue
Logue
North Side
Halpin
Captain Halpin
Clyde Stratton
Aoaive
Columbus Penton
Stratton
Hampden
Toronto
Jim" Johnson
Waupun
Wis
Frank Williams
Wisconsin State Penitentiary
F. A. Curnal
Hill County
Montana
Stretton
Carnal
McVicker
Pelican Lake
Win
Biratton
Central Police Station
Detective Bureau
Ohio Penitentiary
Bee
Ex Governor Osborne as cabinet prospect for Wilson
Speculation over President-elect Wilson's cabinet grows with ex governor John E. Osborne touted as a leading candidate for interior secretary from Wyoming. Democratic leaders nationwide weigh qualifications while Osborne's selection would honor Wyoming and promise western policy insight.
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Wilson
Wyoming
Wille
West
Interior Department
Audi
Osborne
Price
Wilson Confers With Commoner in New Cabinet Talks
President-elect Wilson spent a long day in conferences with William Jennings Bryan in Princeton New Jersey. They discussed platform pledges and cabinet possibilities but Bryan’s name was not mentioned. Wilson downplayed sensational headlines and said further conferences were possible. Continued on Page 7.
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Princeton
N. J
Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Nebraska
Evan
Peace Conflab Nearing Agreement On Moderation
Paris dispatch reports a semi official statement saying the international situation has improved and that powers are now in full accord on moderation. Austria agrees to join others in urging prudence toward Turkey, noting substantial progress in the last 48 hours.
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Paris
Austria
Turkey
Turkish delays prolong peace conference stalemate
London reports that Turkey again delays the peace conference as it adjourns after a brief session to Monday. Turkish delegates seek to gain Adrianople by pressuring Greece into the talks while the allies urge a swift resumption and insist delays must end.
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London
Turkey
Adrianople
Greece
Turkish embassy denies Athens death report of Halil Pasha
London dispatch says Constantinople telegram denies Athens claim of Vice Admiral Halil Pasha's death and damage to the flagship Keyr Ed Din Barbarossa. The message clarifies the situation and refutes the earlier report.
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London
Constantinople
Athens
Halil Pasha
Keyr Ed Din Barbarossa
Democratic Leaders Lunch Quietly With Governor
The passage describes Mr Bryan speaking with newspaper men as Governor Wilton emerges from his office. Bryan jokes about transferring responsibility for payments to the governor who agrees with a twinkle in his eye. The two Democratic leaders share a lunch together.
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Mr. Bryan
Wilton
Clam Hog Right Is Won Campaign Ends Victory Claimed
One million one hundred thousand eggs were paid today in Chicago under the Chicago Clean Food League to break the egg market. Campaign concludes with managers claiming victory and a few stations remaining as monitors to keep prices down.
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Chicago
Chicago Clean Food League
Wyoming coal lands sale defended by Secretary Fisher
In Washington a letter from Secretary Fisher defends the sale of United States coal lands in Rock Springs Wyoming at high prices. He argues high prices discourage monopolies, oppose Mondell’s charge of private monopoly, and favors federal leasing over state control for broader public benefit.
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Washington
F. W. Mondell
Wyoming
United States
Fisher
Mondell
Rock Springs
Wyo
Ife
Bia
Colorado
Heariny
Taft Boards Ship En Route to Canal Zone
Taft and his party board the Delaware and Arkansas line ship Delaware and Arkansas on Dec 21 as they travel to the canal zone. Colonel George W. Coe thels, builder of the canal, is seen as a likely civil government appointee if time allows.
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Hla
Delaware and
Arkeosae
Taft
George W. Coethels
Drops Dead in Alley Near Atlay Theatre
A man likely W. F. Kennedy of Cedar Bluffs Kansas was found dying in the alley behind the Atlay theatre at 2 30 am. He worked in the Cheyenne State Leader mechanical department and had letters from management on him. Coroner Beard cited heart failure possibly due to altitude and alcohol. authorities seek his relatives.
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W. FE. Kennedy
Cedar Bluffs
Kansas
Atlay Theatre
Cheyenne
Wether
Talbott
Deai
Beard
Mayor Faces Contempt Over Civil Service Payroll Stand
Denver December report. Mayor Henry J. Arnold vows to endure jail rather than bow to court order on recognizing the Municipal Civil Service Commission and approving fire and police payrolls. He says jailed, he will give prisoners a Christmas tree and celebration while others receive pay. The Civil Service Commission had blocked payrolls and sought a court ruling, with Arnold cited for contempt after appealing to Judge Whitford.
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Denver
Henry J. Arnold
Municipal Civil Service Commission
Arnold
Fire and Policy Board
Whitford
Causa
Jalil
Civil Service Commission
Body efficiency beats steam engines in calorimeter test
Washington reports the department of agriculture finds the human body yields about 20 percent efficiency in a respiration calorimeter, higher than the 14 percent of the best steam engines. It adds mental work does not increase physical energy demand after extensive experiments.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
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