Widow on Trial Defends Admiral Death as Poison Mishap
Plymouth Mass October 22 The defense portrays Jennie May Eaton as a drug fiend and a volatile personality in the trial over Rear Admiral Joseph G Eaton's death. Attorneys claim arsenic self administered with a Boston physician supplying 4600 tablets. witnesses include Rear Admiral Clark and other officers detailing the admiral’s intemperate habits.
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Dy Publishers’ Press
Plymouth
Mass
Iear
Joseph G. Eaton
Jennie May Eaton
Clark
Oregon
Attack on Monterey Defenses Intensifies Likely Night Long
Mexico City reports a furious attack on Monterey defenses with heavy artillery and machine gun fire. Constitutionalists were repulsed in a west charge with many dead and wounded. three Madero relatives arrested in Monterey on charges of conspiring to aid rebels.
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Preac
Mexico City
Monterey
Francisco Madero
Engine Trouble Halts Texas Dreadnought Trials
Rockland Me Oct 23 Engine trouble delayed the governments largest dreadnought Texas during standardization trials. A valve stem broke in the forward low pressure cylinder causing the halt and repairs will take at least two days.
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Publishers’ Press
Rockland
Texas
Rebels surround Monterey in northern Mexico report
Dispatches from Constitutionalist sources in Mexico announce rebels have surrounded Monterey and are prepared to assault the city, a key Northern Mexican center.
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Texas
Monterey
Publishers’ Press
Austin
Mexico
Adamson to fight free tolls for ships through canal
Representative William C. Adamson of Georgia, former chairman of the House committee, says he will introduce a resolution when Congress meets to suspend the free passage of American-registered vessels through the Panama Canal without tolls. The move signals President Wilson’s likely stance on the toll provision.
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Washington
William C. Adamson
Georgia
House
Wilson
Adamson
Wilson Vetoes Bid to Reinstate Cadet Adolph Unger
President Wilson sent his first veto to Congress disapproving a joint resolution to reinstate Adolph Unger of Mansfield Ohio as a cadet at West Point. Unger, appointed by Representative Sharp, failed exams after strenuous effort and friends sought another chance. He said, I regret to do this, but I deem it my duty.
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Publishers’ Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Adolph Unger
Mansfield
Ohio
West Point
Unger
Sharp
Felix Diaz Held as Prisoner in Vera Cruz
Felix Diaz is virtually a prisoner in his brother in law’s house in Vera Cruz as Huerta guards surround the area. His escape plans are thwarted and his position is grave. He reportedly sought refuge at the German consulate but faces heavy patrols and doubtful access. Huerta officials press him to leave Mexico, but Diaz refuses to consider it.
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Publishers’ Press
Vera Cruz
Felix Diaz
Huerta
Felix Diag
Mexico
Washington Named in Calendar of Saints Debate
Oct 23 in New York saw a sharp session of the Episcopal Church house of deputies. Near the end a lay deputy from Milwaukee, A B Morehouse, proposed including Saint Patrick John Wesley George Washington and Samuel Seabury in the Calendar of Saints for commemoration in the ritual.
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Episcopal Church
Saint Patrick
John Wesley
George Washington
Samuel Seabury
Milwaukee
A. B .Morehouse
Believed Many Miners Trapped In New Mexico Mine
In Dawson New Mexico on October 28 a rescue effort for Stag Canon Mine No 2 workers continued after a collapse left 247 miners buried under earth timber coal and rock. Gas and a nearby fire threaten trapped men while 28 survivors were pulled from the mine with the first rescue at 6 16 p m finding a miner alive but unconscious near a mule previously found alive.
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Publishers’ Press
Dawson, N. M
Stag Canon Mine No
Stag Canon Fuel Company
Hocking Valley seeks $4 million notes with tax-retention provision
Columbus Ohio Oct 22 The Hocking Valley railroad filed with the State Utilities Commission to issue notes totaling 4 000 000 for one year at 5 percent interest The application includes a clause allowing the government to retain any taxes due The move marks the first time a corporation seeking a stock and bond issue has mentioned the income tax in its filing.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Hocking Valley Railroad
Roosevelt denies claims on Latin America role in Americas
Buenos Ayres reports La Prensa concedes Colonel Roosevelt did not say the United States and Brazil should control North and South America. Roosevelt calls the attributed statements absurdly false and denies making comparisons during his Bahia speech or on his trip.
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Publishers’ Press
Buenos Ayres
la Prensa
Roosevelt
Bahia
North
South America
Argentina
Fire Rages Through Madison County Home In Eaton
Fire completely destroys the Madison County Home at Eaton in Rome New York. Two large wooden structures burn with over 100 inmates inside the facility as the blaze spreads rapidly and authorities fight to control the inferno.
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Publishers’ Press
Rome
N. Y
Madison County
Eaton
School Fire Drill Saves 1600 Children in Manchester
Flames swept through Pine District grammar school as 1600 pupils faced fire. Quick, disciplined fire drill spared many from tragedy, showing dramatic student response in Manchester Connecticut.
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Publishers’ Press
Manchester, Conn, c
Pine District Grammar School
Ambassadors Attend Paris Shooting Party
Rambouiller France October 23 Myron T Herrick the American ambassador attended a shooting party hosted by President Poincare for the diplomatic corps.
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Publishers’ Press
Rambouiller
France
Myron T. Herrick
Poincare
Pankhurst Detention Sparks National Debate Over Entry
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst the militant suffrage leader was detained at Ellis Island fueling a nationwide sensation. Officials feared a hunger strike could occur and President Wilson and Immigration Commissioner Caminetti discussed the deportation order to decide action.
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Elite Island
Wilson
Caminetti
Washington
Pankhurst
Cuatody
United States
Heavy Sentence For Smuggling
New York Oct 23. Mrs. Frank B. Wiborg wife of the Taft era official pleaded guilty to smuggling and was fined 1750 by Judge Hunt in federal court. The judge warned wealthy smugglers publicity should deter crime as her husband and daughter attended the hearing.
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Publishers’ Press
New ‘York
Frank B. Wiborg
Cincinnati
New York
Commerce and Labor
Taft
Hunt
United States District Court
Hentscourt
Sarah
Mreo Wihork
John’ B. Stanchfield
Wihore
Henry W. Taft
Horace
Porter
Morgan J. O'Brien
Henry L. Stoddard
Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr
Indict Thaw and Four Assistants
In New York on October 23 Harry Thaw and four alleged aides were indicted for the Matteawan escape. Justice Gavegan issued bench warrants for Thaw Richard Butler Michael O Keefe Roger Thompson and Eugene Duffy. New extradition papers were begun and sent to Governor Glynn for action.
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Publishers’ Press
New York
Harry Thaw
Matteawan
Justice Gavegan
Thaw
Richard Butler
Michael O'Keefe
Roger Thompson
Eugene Duffy
Glynn
Earthquake Shakes Isthmus. No Canal Lock Damage
An earthquake lasting about a quarter of a minute was felt across the Isthmus on October 23. No damage to the Panama Canal locks was reported.
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Publishers’ Press
Panama
Canal
Mrs. Pankhurst Starts Lecture Tour Across America
New York reports Mrs. Pankhurst begins a lecture tour in the United States. Her first stop is Cleveland Ohio followed by Cincinnati Music Hall on October 29. She returns to New York November 24 for a Carnegie Hall address before sailing home November 27 aboard the Majesty.
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Cincinnati
Music Hall
New York
America
Carnegie Hall
England
Majestic
Congress in session due to Mexican crisis in Washington
Washington reports the Mexican situation keeps Congress in session as officials couch the crisis as broader than currency. President Wilson avoids comment on the presidency rumors while Bryan stays reticent and Huerta allegedly plans to seek the next Sunday election with English support seen as possible.
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Congress
Vanderlip proposes central bank plan to replace current measure
Frank A. Van der Lip, president of National City Bank, urged a federal central bank with 100 million dollars capital and twelve branches before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee. The plan draws support from many lawmakers and may influence a new bill drafted next week. A National Surety Company survey of leading institutions shows broad backing for the central bank idea.
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Publishers
Press
Washington
Frank A. Vanderup
National City Bank
Senate Committee’ On Banking and Currency
Congress
Vanderuip
Caramities
Vanderlip
Vanderligs
National Surety Company
New. York
Central Banc
Severe Storm Hits Louisiana Plantations Killing and Injuring Many
A tornado swept through southern Louisiana causing multiple fatalities and injuries. Among the dead were a white woman and her baby, and two Black workers near Thibodaux. The Bitlington Plantation area suffered extensive destruction, with quarters demolished and several enslaved people killed or maimed. Plantation crops and dwellings were damaged as the storm cut a 509 foot wide path.
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Louisians
Bitlngton
Tula
Fass
Megroi
Sulzer Clan Charges Melt Away at Stuyvesant Meeting
Murray Sulzer’s circle accuses Tamny of nominating him through questionable influence. John Henneyesey reports at a Stuyvesant gathering that McCall paid two men, with George Plunkett named among backers. The discussion centers on campaign issues and reforms amid accusations against Murphy and the Tammany machine.
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John A. Hen
Neesy
Stuyvesant
Idee McCall
Siprem
Qourt
George Aa Plunkett
Avfermal
Wil
Ian Bulger
Edward
Arpuy
Maya
Murphy
Taniras
Jeacer
Fang
Acs
Murphy's Plans
Secohil
Honekr Bayo ‘Association
Sixteen Indicted in Election Fraud Case Unfolds
Reported by Publishers Prem in Chicago, the piece notes sixteen individuals indicted on charges of alleged election fraud. The article cites over fifty indictments and references events surrounding fraudulent activities during a period around December 1912.
Suffrage Paper Under Police Scrutiny in New York
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst denounces white slavers amid police probe into the Suffragette paper. Police seek copies as Chief Magistrate McAdoo weighs actions. Comstock plans a brief with District Attorney Whitman. The publication, edited by Mme Pankhurst under controversy, faces charges of immorality and intercourse with reform debates.
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Society For the Prevention of Vice
Whitman
Poblighta
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