Strong Note to Mexico Demands Jenkins Release
The United States issues a sharp note to Mexico City demanding immediate release of William O Jenkins the American consular agent imprisoned at Puebla. Carranza is charged with indifference while Puebla allegedly overrun by bandits. The note dismisses Mexican pleas of judicial reasons as excuses and warns of potential U S action under the Monroe Doctrine. Secretary Lansing and House Foreign Affairs Chairman Porter say Washington means business this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
Mexico City
William O. Jenkins
Ime
Puebla
Carranza
Jastic
United States
Jenkins
Stnys
Cevil
Lansing
Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Lynching Near Macon Leaves Suspect Hanged
An unidentified Black man was lynched near Macon after shooting Hansel Rosier Jr., a farmer's son. The mob acted quietly and the body was found hanging from a tree near a church. Rosier survived after doctors treated him.
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Macon
Hansel Rosier, Jr
Rosler
North Dakota Ratifies Federal Suffrage Amendment
North Dakota becomes the twentieth state to ratify the federal suffrage amendment as the House approves the resolution after Senate passage. A copy of the joint resolution will be certified to Washington immediately.
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Bramarck
N. D
North Dakota
House
Senate
Washington
Avenge Death of Angeles in El Paso
Dr L M Gomes reports events from Chihuahua where 1000 Villa troops attacked the Eightieth federal regiment at Rancho Espaja near Santa Rosa. The Chapultepec officer was shot by a firing squad, leaving only two survivors. Gomes served as an aviator in France.
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el Paso
Texas
Melipe Angeles
Francisco Villa
Rancho Espaja
Santa Rosalia
Chihuahua
L. M. Gomes
France
Russia Siberia troop query reaches State Department
Washington seeks details on how long American troops will stay in Siberia and asks whether Japan has defined its policy there. The inquiry also requests the strength of British French Italian and Japanese forces in Siberia and whether any select service men are among the American troops stationed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Siberia
State Department
Rhodes
Republican
Missouri
Japan
Siberian
Governors urge coordinated drive to boost coal output
Seven soft coal producing states convened in Chicago to press for all possible measures to raise production. They urged a federal fuel administration with state administrators and called for equitable coal distribution under uniform, rigid rules across all states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington miners and operators end talks on wage plan
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports a rapid collapse of coal strike talks after government提出 14 percent wage increase proposal was rejected by miners and operators. Officials deferred further discussion as the conference adjourned with no agreement and no consensus on next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Union News Service
Washington
Garfield
John L. Lewis
Anderson
William Green
Wilson
Reds on hunger strike at Ellis Island hearings
More than seventy radical detainees at Ellis Island, awaiting deportation hearings, began a hunger strike after demanding the removal of the visitors wire screen. They also refused a breakfast invitation, snubbing prunes, oatmeal, bread with substitute butter, and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ellis Island
House Immigration Committee
Involuntary Bankruptcy Filed Against Star Opera Company
New York reports an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the Star Opera Company which had tried to stage German opera in the city. Liabilities are about 25 000 dollars and assets around 2 500. An injunction halted performances after nearly a week of rioting, and the petition follows three singers suing for salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Star Opera Company
Socialist Lecturer Escort Incident Near Prosser
Walter Thomas Mills, a socialist lecturer and writer, spoke at a grange hall near Prosser, Wash. After an unsuccessful attempt to speak in town, a party of former servicemen drove him twenty miles away. He walked to Kiona, hired a car, and returned to Prosser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosser
Wash
Walter ‘Thomas Mills
Kiona
Yaquis Ambush Mexicans Near Sonora Frontier
Advices to Francis J. Dyer the American consul at Nogales report a Yaqui ambush on Onavas south of Tonlechi along the Yaqua river near Sonora's eastern border. About two hundred Mexican soldiers and several high officers of the federal army were killed in the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales, Ariz
Onavas
Tonlechi
Yaqua River
Sonora
Francis J. Dyer
Nogales
Miners Rescued Alive From Mine Enclosure
Miners P. P. Grant and Emil Satko, trapped in the Gold Hunter mine at Mullan since Saturday morning November 15, after a earth slide, were brought out alive two weeks later. The rescue ends a tense siege, with both men reported in good condition. Local officials praised the successful operation and the efforts of rescuers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Idaho
Mullan
P. P. Grant
Emil Satko
Sale of Formulas Prohibited in Washington
The Bureau of Internal Revenue has banned selling formulas for home brew in Washington. Firms or corporations selling these formulas may be prosecuted under federal law, with fines up to $10,000 and possible imprisonment up to one year, or both, for directly committing an offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Breaking Point in Mexico Deepens American Strain
Near Washington Nov 29 reports say another American was killed in Mexico amid arrests and revolts in Mexico City. Carranza reportedly fled toward Querétaro as U S officials vow a firm stance. The slain include James Wallace of Gulf Refining and Swedish-born Otto Lund held for ransom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
Jenkins
Mexico City
Carranza
Queretaro
James Wallace
Tampico
Wallace
W. M. Wallace
Gulf Refining Company
Jim
Bonillas
Puebla
Lansing
Otto Lund
Mayark
Plot to murder Greek premier uncovered in Athens
Authorities reveal a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Vensselos and topple the monarchy. Multiple arrests have been made as investigations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Premiser Vensselos
Fear Anarchy In Turkey Urges Early Peace Talks
Appeals for early arrangements to negotiate a peace treaty were sent by the sublime porte to the Paris peace conference. Officials fear Turkey may lapse into anarchy with no responsible government to negotiate with the allies. The grand vizier also urges country districts to quicken elections so a parliament can meet and discuss terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Sublime Porte
Paris
Turkey
Adverse Adriatic Crisis Drives Allied Intervention Call
Geneva reports alarm over Dalmatia and Zara amid Italian pressure on Jugoslavs. Belgrade papers condemn Italian persecutions and threats, urging swift Allied action to avert wider war. Disruptions threaten exports and imports, with warnings that d Annunzio plans control of Dalmatia and spurs unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Geneva
Berne
Belgrade
Zara
Spain
d'Annunzio
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Million Dollar Baltimore Fire Destroys Johns Hopkins Hall
A devastating blaze in Baltimore Maryland at McCoy's hall, a Johns Hopkins building, spread rapidly through the block bounded by Howard Ross Monument and Eutaw streets. High winds fanned embers across the city, setting roofs and awnings ablaze at Lexington Market and department stores as workers fought to extinguish new fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
McCoy's Hall
Johns Hopkins University
Howard, Ross, Monument
Eutaw Streets
Lexington Market
Salt River Floods Reach Phoenix Area
Flood waters from Salt and Agua Fria rivers surge through Phoenix after heavy rain. Salt River at flood stage rises a foot per hour near central city areas. Deputies guard the concrete bridge at Central Avenue to deter crossings.
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Salt
Phoenix
Ariz
Agua Fria
City
Steels
Central Avenue
Government warns coal miners of legal action to protect production
The Department of Justice has issued a blunt notice to soft coal miners and operators that interference with coal production will not be tolerated. A Cabinet review followed the abrupt break in negotiations as the government considers steps including possible troops to protect miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Kansas City Switchmen End Unauthorized Strike
The Kansas City railway switchmen vote to return to work ending a weekend strike blamed for worsening fuel shortages amid a coal miners' walkout. National officials had termed the action unauthorized but a mass meeting counseled a return to work after the delegation announced the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Brotherhood of Railway
W. M. Corbett
Kansas City Terminal Company
Severe Midwest Windstorm Kills Eight in Chicago Area
A violent storm sweeping from northwest Arkansas across central valleys to the southern lake region left at least eight dead and about sixty injured. winds up to eighty miles an hour downed wires and trees, caused heavy property damage, and paralyzed communication in northern Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas. Five fatalities reported in southern Michigan. two men killed in Indianapolis from electrocution and a fall from a ladder.
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Chicago
Arkansas
Lake Region
Missouri
Kansas
Detroit
Michigan
Indianapolis
Hoover report says ARA will return 88 million to U S
The American Relief Administration plans to return about 88,750,000 of the 100,000,000 Congress provided for European relief. Treasury notes from European governments will repay the funds. The rest funded donated supplies with no reimbursement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Relief Administration
United States
Congress
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Treasury
Prohibit Liquor Profiteering In New Orleans
Department of Justice officials investigated reports that saloon keepers profited from liquor sales in New Orleans. District Attorney Mooney said dealers were charging 40 to 76 cents per drink for high grade liquor. He pledged to stop profiteering in toxicants after Judge Foster voided the wartime prohibition act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Department of Justice
Mooney
Foster
Government Seizes Madrid Bakeries to Ease Bread Shortage
Madrid reports the government has decided to take over the city bakeries to resolve the bread shortage caused by bakers strike. The bakeries will be operated by the state and will pay strikers the wages they demanded.
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Madrid
Fire destroys Chandler cotton gin of Goodyear subsidiary
Fire of unknown origin totally destroyed the Chandler gin of the Chandler Southwest Cotton Company, a subsidiary of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Loss estimated at 80000 dollars. Several hundred bales of ginned cotton stored nearby were undamaged.
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Chandler, Ariz
Southwest Cotton Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Germany Refuses Entente Demand for Docks and Tugs
Berlin reports Germany will not fulfill the Entente demand for 400000 tons of docks dredges and tugs as compensation for warships sunk at the Sapa Flow. The claim comes from authoritative circles in Berlin and reflects ongoing postwar economic pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Sapa Flow
Women Acquire Roosevelt Birthplace in New York
The Theodore Roosevelt birthplace at 28 West Twentieth Street has been transferred debt free to the Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Association after Mrs. A Barton Hepburn, treasurer, sent $26 648 to pay off the mortgage. The group plans to restore the building as a national center of Americanism called Roosevelt House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Association
A. Barton Hepburn
West Twentieth Street
Roosevelt House
The Joy of Motherhood in Ellensburg Wash
A woman from Ellensburg Washington testifies to relief and renewed health after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring strength for daily chores and overcoming long illness. The letter urges others to try the product and seek private advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ellensburg
Wasth
Boone
Lydia
Sa Aie R
Wash
Pinkham
Pinkham Medicine Co
Mr. Knight
Dean
Thomas Rae
St. East St. Louis
Mrr. Knight
Doan
A. M. Bogmann
Notary Public
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Union News Bervion
Angeles
Lewis
United Mine Workers
RED Cross
Onorio Ruotolo
U. S
Balkan States
Fiume
Gabrielle d’Annunzio
Dalmatia
8. Y. Groulich
Adriatic
Jugo-Slav Bureau
London
Ralda
Western Newspaper
Roosevelt Birthplace
Bayer
Ady
Fletcher
Hall
Gil Poruawists
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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