Juarez Garrison Weak as Rebel Attack Looms
Officials fear a new rebel strike on Juarez with a 500-man garrison and inadequate artillery. General Jose Blanco leads 800 federal troops toward Guzman to guard the border amid railroad reconstruction disputes. In Douglas, Yaqui raids over two days capture San Marcial, slaughter residents, and abduct women.
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Paso
Tex
Juarez
Juares
State Department
United States
Jose Blanco
Guzman
Blanco
Mexico Northwestern
EL Paso
Douglas
Ariz
San Marcial
San Marcia
Sonora
Hermosillo
Mexican unrest grows after Wilson ultimatum
In Mexico City on December 21 the rushed return of Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson to demand order sparks widespread excitement. Rebels mobilize with renewed vigor seizing towns like Coatepec in Morelos and attacking Juchitepec, burning stations, and looting. Zapatistas receive fresh ammunition and press hacienda owners for large tributes.
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Mexico City
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Coatepec
Morelos
Juchitepec
al Zapatistas
Strenuous Policy Proposed In Mexican Influence Plan
Officials indicated the administration will pursue a strenuous policy to protect Americans and property in Mexico. The approach aims to apply sustained influence beyond a single note, signaling broader diplomatic efforts underway.
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Washington
Mexico
Correspondence School Blamed for Ducks Death
Joseph Millman of Staten Island shipped 180 ducks and 10 geese to Joseph Poppler in New York in August. Poppler’s farm failed to pay, leading to a lawsuit in Jersey City where Poppler claimed several ducks died after arrival due to feed and handling. Millman won a full judgment.
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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 band of four suffragettes from New York City begins an eight mile leg to Poughkeepsie after an overnight stay in Wappingers Falls. They walk toward Albany to present a petition for equal suffrage to the newly elected governor with Vassar faculty and Poughkeepsie women welcoming them.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Wappingers Falls
New York City
Albany
Vassar
Wyoming Oil and Coal Boom Predicted in State
The Niobrara News notes Wyoming’s oil and coal industries grow steadily with rising monthly cash flow. More wells and coal properties open daily, signaling records likely and drawing attention from older producing states.
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Wyoming
Niobrara News
Boy 16 Sentenced for Calf Injury at Boonville School
Manuel Pryor, 16, of Carsonville St Louis County, was sentenced by Judge Wardemann in Clayton to five years at the Boys Industrial School in Boonville Missouri for cutting off two hind legs of a calf on November 20 to avenge a grievance against 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. Texas Pioneer Had Never Slept Indoors
Richard Tankersly, a Texas pioneer and the first settler of western Texas to die in Tankersly, passed away at 88. He famously claimed he had slept indoors only once since he was 20 years old, reflecting a rugged frontier life.
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Tankersly
Texas
Richard Tankersly
Democrats to Start Six Probes in January
The Democratic House plans six major investigations early next January covering the money trust revision of money laws the New Haven railway monopoly the beef trust the shipping trust and local fire insurance companies. Chairmen Clayton and the Judiciary Committee will lead inquiries into trust conditions nationwide after Christmas.
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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
Probing Murder of Gem Dealer Turns Up Grime Den
Chicago police hold nine suspects after the diamond merchant J. H. Logue was killed in his office. Investigators seized two human skeletons, burglary tools, six automatic pistols, dynamite and nitroglycerin in a North Side flat linked to the case. They focus on an alleged "automobile bandit" group and report tied arrests, while blood analysis on cord evidence and a woman's possible involvement drive the investigation.
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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
Osborne as Western favorite for interior secretary in Wilson cabinet
Ex governor John E Osborne is highlighted as a likely pick for Secretary of the Interior as Wilson shapes a cabinet. Wyoming supporters push Osborne, arguing his experience suits western needs and would aid rapid development within federal policy.
Wilson Confers With Commoner In New Jersey
President-elect Wilson spent a day in conferences led by William Jennings Bryan. Cabinet names were discussed but Bryan’s name was not confirmed. He criticized sensational headlines and said he would likely confer with Bryan again. The interview ended with Bryan remaining behind as reporters pressed for more details.
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Wilson
Bryan
Princeton
N. J
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Nebraska
Evan
Peace Conflab Nearing Agreement in Paris
Paris dispatch reports a semi official statement that the international situation shows marked improvement and complete agreement among powers for moderation. Austria agrees to join others urging prudence toward Turkey as peace efforts progress over the last 48 hours.
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Paris
Austria
Turkey
Turkey Delays Peace Conference as Adrianople Impasse Persists
London December reports that Turkey again stalls the peace conference after a short session. Delegates seek to gain Adrianople by linking Greece’s participation, while the allies urge a prompt resumption and end to delays.
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London
Turkey
Adrianople
Greece
Turkish embassy denies Athens death report of Halil Pasha
The Turkish embassy in London received a telegram from Constantinople denying Athens reports that Vice Admiral Halil Pasha had died and that the flagship Keyr Ed Din Barbarossa suffered serious damage.
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London
Constantinople
Athens
Halil Pasha
Keyr Ed Din Barbarossa
Democratic leaders share lunch after talks
Mr. Bryan meets reporters as Governor Wilton emerges from his office. Bryan jokes about bearing the cost of decisions while the governor replies with a twinkle and pledges to handle the payments. The two Democratic leaders then lunch together.
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Mr. Bryan
Wilton
Clam Hog Right Is Won In Chicago Campaign
One million one hundred thousand eggs were paid today under the Chicago Clean Food League campaign to break the egg market. This concludes the program and managers claim victory with a few stations remaining as monitors to ensure price support.
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Chicago
Chicago Clean Food League
Secretary Fisher Defends Wyoming Coal Lands Sale
In a public letter Secretary Fisher defends the sale of U S coal lands at Rock Springs Wyoming arguing high prices curb speculation and do not block development He counters Representative Mondell who says high prices create a private monopoly and hinder small miners leasing as a policy is endorsed by Fisher noting growth of leaseholds and federal administration oversight.
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Washington
F. W. Mondell
Wyoming
United States
Fisher
Mondell
Rock Springs
Wyo
Ife
Bia
Colorado
Heariny
Taft Boarded Battleship on Canal Route Discovery
Taft and his party boarded the Delaware and Arkansas river ship in hla in Dec 21 as they roared a welcome. Colonel George W. Coe is considered the likely appointee to establish civil government if opportune.
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Hla
Delaware and
Arkeosae
Taft
George W. Coethels
Drops Dead In Alley Near Atlay Theatre
A man likely W F E Kennedy of Cedar Bluffs Kansas was found dying in the alley behind the Atlay theatre at 2 30 this morning. The Cheyenne State Leader paper had letters on him but no city presence. Coroner Beard cites heart failure possibly worsened by 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 Warned for Contempt Over Civil Service Pay Thefts
Denver December article reports Mayor Henry J. Arnold cited for contempt for defying a court order to recognize the Municipal Civil Service commission and approve the fire and police payrolls. He vows to celebrate Christmas in jail with prisoners if jailed, saying pay checks will still reach city workers. The commission had paused payrolls, prompting warrants and a judge's contempt finding.
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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 outruns steam engines in new tests
Washington reports the department of agriculture finds the human body far more efficient than steam engines. The respiration calorimeter suggests the body yields about 20 percent efficiency, versus 14 percent for the best steam engines, and mental work appears not to increase physical energy demand.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
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Vendatta
John E. Osborne
Wille
West
Interior Department
Audi
Osborne
Price
Conflab
Confair
Deny
Hoher
Vale
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