Nevada Senior Senator Pittman Gets High Senate Honor
Democratic senators met to form the new organization of party leaders for the coming session. Senator Pittman was chosen secretary, boosting Nevada’s prestige. Senator Kern of Indiana was elected president and floor leader, with Pittman expected to gain key committee appointments benefiting Nevada.
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Key Pittman
Nevada
Democratic Senators Organization
Pittman
United States
Senate
Washington
Kern
Indiana
Kearn
Democratic Party
Frisco Police Capture Burglars
San Francisco police raided a suspected gang lair and captured Raymond Ke Pullman Walter Raymond and Henry Dean, linked to the Claremont Road house robbery and Corporal Cook’s death. They found loot cocaine and burglars tools, with trap doors prepared for escape but no escapees.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
San Francisco
Raymond KE
Pullman
Walter Raymond
Henry Dean
Claremont Road
Corporal Cook
Fires devastate Sonoma county towns in suspected arson
Graton near Santa Rosa was virtually destroyed by a fire believed incendiary. A second blaze in Belleview Ward, both in Sonoma county, marks the climax of a month of unexplained fires in the area.
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TA Rosa
Graton
Sonoma County
Fie
Belleview Ward
Greece Delivers Second Reply to Allies
Athens reports Greek officials have delivered a second reply to the allied note. Its contents remain private but authentic sources say the response is very satisfactory to the allies.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Athens
Oil Magnate Dies of Heart Failure
William Bemis vice president of Standard Oil died at his summer home in Glenappay N J from heart trouble. Mr and Mrs J J Hylton and Mrs HH Bolton had returned from a visit to the exposition, while Gar Recht and Misa Jessie Hylton plan to return tomorrow.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Wort Jervis
William Bemis
Standard Oil Company
Glenapey
J. J. Hylton
Bolton
Mia, Garrecht
Misa
Jessie Hylton
Catalina Hotel Burned None Hurt
Avalon Catalina Island fire destroys half the famous resort and the Metropole and Grand View hotels. No deaths reported though property damage is extensive as residents fight the blaze with limited water.
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Catalina Hotel
Catalina Island
Metropole
Grand View
After Another War Loan Page Across London Navy
Berlin disputes claim 1e8 states, but a further war loan of one and a half billion pounds is planned for January to finance the war effort until victory. The report notes Navy involvement and mentions London as the financial focus.
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London
Berlin
French Steamer Omara Submerged in Mediterranean
The 435 ton French steamer Omara was submerged in the Mediterranean today and its crew of 20 is unreported and feared lost. In Washington, Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee arrived to organize the new House and set a caucus for December 4 to name chairmanships and make recommendations.
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Paris
Omara
Mediterranean
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Freight Wreck Kills 3, Injures 8 Near Roark Mo
A Missouri Pacific freight train was wrecked by a rock slide south of Roark Missouri. The disaster killed two crew members and a tramp, and injured two crewmen and six tramp passengers. The engine fell twenty feet ejected from the track.
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Roark
Looks Bad for Hamburg Officials in Maritime Case
In New York an admiralty lawyer for Fram captains and others presented court agreements signed by Buens and Hochmeis ner. They contain a clause making the Hamburg America Line responsible for damage and demurrage costs if cargoes are transferred to German warships, covering seizure or forfeiture of vessels.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
NEW
Ralph Dullowa
Fram
Somestada
Buens
Hochmeisner
Hamburg-American Company
Two Monarchs Meet in Affectionate Vienna Reunion
In Vienna on November 29 the Kaiser visited Emperor Franz Joseph at Schönbrunn. Their first encounter since the war ended with a warm embrace. The Kaiser was greeted by Archduke Frederick Charles along with Archduke Franz Salvatore and Karl Steffen as streets were lined with cheering citizens.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Vienna
Kaiser
Franz Joseph
Schopenbrunn Castle
Archduke Frederick Charles
Archduke Franz Salvatore
Karl Steffen
Supreme Court Rules Tax on Interstate Express Gross Earnings Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court declared North Dakota's tax on the gross earnings of interstate express companies unconstitutional. Twelve trunk railroads had given up pursuit to adjust a five million dollar claim against Missouri’s public service commission, meaning shippers must seek recovery through their state courts.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
Supreme Court
North Dakotas
Public Service Commission of
Missouri
Serbia Crushed as Allied Campaign Advances
London reports Serbia crushed with 34 000 square miles of territory occupied by the enemy. About 8 000 Serbians defend Monastir as rumors say the city may fall. Miss Bird of Elko High School returns from a trip to the fair.
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Pac
Int'l
London
Serbia
Montenegro
Athens
Monaster
Monastir
Miss Bird
The
Elko High School
Austria Struggles as Reinforcements Sent to Isonzo
Vienna reports 30 000 Austrian reinforcements to the Isonzo front in efforts to break the siege amid Italian artillery fire. Elsewhere in St Pauls Church, Rev J N Gunn opens a week of Mission sermons after an informal song service at 7 30 with Roy Merithen singing.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Vienna
Isonzo
St Paul's Church
J. N. Gunn
Roy Merithen
Rumania Backs Allies. Government Statement Expected
Petrograd dispatch reports that Rumania has thrown in her lot with the allies. Official sources indicate the government statement confirming the move is expected shortly.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Petrogad
Rumania
Notable figures in the Senate
Washington November 29 The Cherokee Strip returns to the senate chamber as the new session opens. The article details seating shifts and notable changes among both parties, naming Husting Broussard Hastings Johnson and others, plus retirements of Root and Burton and the rise of Oscar Underwood with expected influence in the Senate.
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Senate
Congress
House
Paul O. Husting
Wisconsin
la Follette
Robert F. Broussard
Louisiana
Hasting
Johnson
South Dakota
Coe
Crawford
Broussard
Perking
California
Elihu Root
Theodore Burton
Ohio
Wilson Democrat
San Francisco
James Wadsworth, Jr
Warren G. Harding
Root
Burton
Musting
Isaac Stephenson
Stephenson
John R. Thornton
Thornton
Oscar Underwood
Alabama
Wood
Conserva
Prison inmate to be hanged in Joliet Illinois
Campbell nicknamed Chicken, an inmate at Joliet prison, was found guilty of murdering Mrs. Allen, former warden's wife, and is sentenced to be hanged though the execution date is not yet set. Also notes Thanksgiving turkey demand and shipments totaling 50,647 pounds across Fallon with Wells Fargo delivering three special cars.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Joilet, Ills
Noy, Campbell
Chicken
Joilet Prison
Allen
California Commission
Wells Fargo
Fallon
Valley
Greece to disarm Serbian troops at Greek neutrality
Athens dispatches to the Frankfurter Zeitung report that Constantine has told Kitchener Greek forces will disarm Serbian troops entering Greece to ensure strict neutrality and protect Greek interests.
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Pac
Int
Berlin
Athens
Frankfurter Zeitung
Constantine
Kitchener
Greece
Austria Seeks Separate Peace With Italy
The Tribuna reports Austria is seeking a separate peace with Italy. Officials doubt terms will be accepted and indicate any offer may be indignantly refused. Also noted is the death of Geo. Ham's uncle, who left a $50,000 estate to Ham, with Ham having worked as assistant to Steward Taber in the County hospital and recently living in Battle Mountain, Nebraska.
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Pac
Int'l Mow Service
ORME
Tribuna
Austria
Italy
Geo. Ham
Ham
Taber
Nebraska
Mr. Ham
Battle Mountain
Wonderfully Rich Strike Reported Near Jack Creek
Mr and Mrs R M Woodward report a major mining find near Jack Creek in Marsh canyon. A couple of Bas cos found a fifteen inch vein of $400 ore with specimens assaying up to $25 000. The site lies three miles from Jack Creek station and seven miles from Woodwards ranch, amid prior finds of Rich Neat ore.
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R. M. Woodward
Jack Creek
Mr. Woodward
Marsh Canyon
Rich Neat
Woodward
Coyote Stampedes Ranch Crew at Morgan Hill Ranch
A rabid coyote charged through a dining room during mealtime at the Morgan Hill North Fork ranch. The animal leaped on a table, a man fled to his room, and Brad Waller hurled a pitcher of hot water before the coyote escaped, chased by gunfire.
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Morgan Hill Ranch
Fok
Jobo Taylor
Brad Waller
Are Austria and Germany Quarreling
Rome dispatch reports Germany seeks a separate peace with Russia rejected by Russia while Austria also considers a separate peace with Italy, signaling growing discord between the two Central Powers. The piece notes Germany aims to free troops to strike England, and Austria fears strain from the war. Senator Fernald and son Harold and Russell Dorsey returned from the fair with a lucky shot scaring everyone.
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Int'l News Service
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Lucerne
The
Tribuna
Germany
Russia
Austria
England
Italy
Fernald
Harold and
Russell Dorsey
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