Villa Seizes Leon and Charts Puebla War Contest
Leon, Guanajuato, Nov 19 General Villa commands 22,003 troops and has occupied the town. He orders advances on Irapuato and Tampico while predicting a decisive clash at Queretaro or Puebla. Villa claims Carranza was trapped by Gutierrez, recounting a tense exchange over Carranza’s resignation and a staged armistice.
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Puebla
Villa
Carranza
General Gutierrez
Mexico
Pablo Gonzales
Gutierrez
United States
Villa moves southward toward Mexico City amid Mexican power tussle
Washington dispatches report General Carranza refuses to cede executive power to outsiders and peace plans for Mexico collapse. Meanwhile Villa advances south toward the capital to seize Mexico City, aiding Gutierrez’s provisional government per the Aguas Calientes convention.
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Villa
Washington
Carranzanias
Mexico
Carranza
Mexico City
Gutierrez
Girl Tried to Kill Baby by Poisoning Milk
Edna Towns, fourteen, in Norristown detention on charges of mixing carbolic acid with milk given to an infant in a Wright family home at Ambler. The mother saved the child by snatching the bottle. authorities say the motive was sleep deprivation.
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Edna ‘Towns
Wright
Ambler
Belgrade Bombarded by Austrian Artillery and Monitors
A Budapest dispatch says Belgrade is being shelled from the Semlin Hills by Austrian artillery and monitors on the Danube, with Serbian guns replying from the Banfluca Hills.
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London
Belgrade
Semlin
Danube
Budapest
Banfluca
Montenegrin Defeat Reported Near Grabova by Potirek
Vienna reports Field Marshal Potirek says Montenegrin forces were defeated near Grabova and details Austrian actions against the Servians. He notes Austrians captured 42 guns and 31 machine guns, Servians massing three divisions near Belgrade, and 300 prisoners taken after crossing the Kolubara into Valjevo where order was restored.
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Potirek
Grabova
Belgrade
Kolubara
Valjevo
Veteran wagonmaker dies after years of self coffin plans
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania on November 19 Andrew Crossley aged eighty two veteran wagonmaker died. He once made his own tombstone and planned to craft his own coffin but illness interrupted the project. He lived a long life marked by skilled craft and self sufficiency.
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Andrew Crossley
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Tn Equity
Henry R. Lewis
J. Kemp Stevens
Kemp Stevens
naval casualties reported by Churchill in Commons
London November 19 Winston Churchill the first lord of the admiralty reported to the house of commons British naval losses to date include 222 officers killed 87 wounded and 6 missing while enlisted men total 3456 killed 428 wounded and 1 missing.
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London
Winston Spencer Tuurchill
The
Admiralty
House of Commons
We Press Your Pants for Five Cents Window Sign Tale
A small West One Hundred and Forty-ninth Street laboring shop displays a band written placard in its window offering pant pressing for five cents. The notice appears in the New York World.
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One Hundred and Forty-ninth Street
Its & Singers
New York World
Benton C. Decker Captains Tennessee in War Zone
Captain Benton C. Decker commands the U S Cruiser Tennessee now deployed in a war zone. He leads crew operations under fire, coordinating defense and navigation amid ongoing hostilities. The ship asserts presence and readiness in the combat theater.
British transport Crown of Gallela sunk off Chile coast
Valparaiso reports persistent rumors that the British transport Crown of Gallela has been attacked by German cruisers and sunk. Crew reportedly saved and to be landed at Valparaiso by the German steamer Rhavotris of the Kasmoslina.
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Valparaiso
Vatparatso
Rhavotris
The Dry Battery and Its Wide Range of Uses
The dry battery plays a vital role in science and industry with numerous applications from autos and boats to clocks and drilling tools. Its manufacture involves complex processes and precise formulas yielding consistent amperage, while the exact origin remains disputed among inventors from the era.
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Rununoy
New York
Wort
Owning a Home and a Retort by Bismarck
An excerpt argues that real estate agents greatly aid cities and buyers, urging young people to become homeowners to build wealth despite taxes and depreciation. It contrasts a national real estate view with a witty exchange where Bismarck retorts to William I about strength, noting the rider outlasts the horse.
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National Real Estate Journal
Bismarck
William J
William
The Dora Thorne Saga at Santa Lucia Dock
The tale follows Tom Galvin on the Dora Thorne as he renews intent to join her crew at Santa Lucia. He confronts muteness aboard and past betrayals, weighing risk and loyalty in a rough seafaring world. The scene shifts to deck details, crew dynamics, and Galvin’s wary maneuvering around a stubborn shipboard past.
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Dora Thorna
Santa Lucia
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Senuuy
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Schail
Schull
Thorne
Galvin Faces Mutinous Mate Aboard Dora Thorne
Galvin defies mate Sehall with crew watching as tension erupts aboard the Dora Thorne. Sehall pressures him to conform, promising punishment unless he submits. Galvin resists, recalls past brutality, and leads a mutinous procession toward setting sail while a sailor plunges overboard during the escape attempt.
Shark Fight Awakens a Quiet Grudge at Sea
Aboard the ship, Galvin dives to kill a shark threatening the mate and crew. He saves the Portuguese, then confronts the mate’s attempted debt of gratitude with deep resentment, recalling years of subservience and asserting his own power. The moment sparks a held back revolt as the ship slides into shadow.
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Ty Ice
Schall
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Sehal
Tie
Schafl
Ding
Ghost Black
da Sanchez
Puck
Lou
Schoail
Ilin
Pelee
Gamit
Utahs Natural Bridge and Other Curiosities
A Washington Star excerpt describes SW Utah’s George Natural Bridge as possibly the world’s largest ununnatural formation with a 90 foot clear span and a 32 foot roadway, noting sandstone composition and debates on its origin. It also includes brief anecdotes about a Scottish collie and Charles Reade, highlighting quirky historical observations.
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Althuoneh Joos
Furtlhle
Mmi
Anre
Washington Star
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