Captain Decker says launch firing not hostile act
Captain Decker reported that the firing on the Tennessee's launch at Smyrna was not intended as a hostile act. He did not explain why the launch was fired on, while Mr. Wilson said the shot was only to stop the launch. Described Allies trenches and German efforts in the Dininde fighting are reported by a German correspondent.
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Blanco Turns Over Capital to Villa
General figures report Blanco transferring city to Villa as Villa plans a bloodless entry within a week. Blanco vows to defend locals against Carrancista forces with about 20,000 troops and Villa anticipated to take Queretaro after taking the capital.
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Postmasters Prepare for Christmas Mail Rush
Postmaster General Ditto on notified postmasters to prepare for the holiday mail surge as the postal system readies its pre Christmas operations. The Associated Press reports the move aims to handle the expected peak volume efficiently across facilities nationwide.
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Washington
Ditelo
Forest fires blaze across Arkansas counties
Forest fires have broken out in numerous Arkansas counties prompting a federal alert for firefighting assistance. Little Rock reports smoke and dim daylight as fires spread across the region.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Allies blow up German entrenchments near Verdun
London reports France announces important gains as Allied forces halt German surround efforts at Verdun and destroy entrenchments in the Argonne. Russians halt center offensive and claim a flanking victory near Lodz despite German advances. Large German losses cited by the German center.
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London
France
Verdun
Argonne
Lodz
Ferguson's Appointees Silent Renouncement Tonight
Temple Texas November 21 Governor Torsyn Will renounce his appointees at the hour nine o clock tonight. He will transfer the position of commissioner of entrance and banking to Campbell of Temple.
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Temple
Texas
Torsusyn
Natrance and Banking
CM. Campbell
Woman killed husband in Chicago case sparks flurry of clippings
Mrs Belle Benton a White woman killed her negro husband in Chicago on November 21. She displayed fourteen newspaper clippings about women who killed their husbands and were acquitted.
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Chicago
Belle Benton
Sanity hearing set for Arthur Jonges in Little Rock
Arthur Jonges, condemned to die for the murder of a constable, will be brought to Chambery Court in Little Rock on Monday for a sanity examination. The execution was delayed by a month due to an old hanging law cited by Judge Martineau. Jonges has reportedly shown signs of mental decline since his conviction.
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Ark
Arthur Jonges
Chiampery
Arkansas
Martineau
Jos
Furious Fighting at Cracow Reported by War Office
Petrograd reports furious fighting at Cracow with two major repulses of German and Austrian relief attempts. No confirmation yet on the alleged assassination attempt against the switan.
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Cracow
Petrograd
Hammerstein objects to jury verdict in breach case
Oscar Hammerstein the opera king seeks to set aside a jury finding that he owes 4150 to former opera director Simon J de la Muente. Judge Thomas will hear arguments next Monday. The director claimed 5700 plus interest for breach of contract alleging false representations in renewing a contract at 275 per week.
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New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Thomas
Federal District Court
Simon J. Ho de la Muente
Hammerstein
de la Fuente
Gatti Casazza
Electra
Metropolitan Opera House
Greatest cotton crop in history may exceed prior records
The fifth cotton ginning report shows 624,708 bales ginned by November 4, with Sea Island totals and state breakdowns across Alabama through Texas. The figures indicate this year's crop is the greatest ever produced and the next census report will cover ginnings up to November 30.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
December Up 20 Points incotton futures rise
December cotton futures advanced 20 points as the market overall rose with other months gaining up to 21 points in New York trading on November 21.
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New York
Surprising Advances in Cotton Futures in New Orleans
New Orleans on November 21 saw four surprising advances in cotton futures despite an unfavorable winning report.
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Adance
New Orleans
Cotten
Kansas City Campaign to Raise 50 000 for Bethany Hospital
Mayor Green leads a week long drive in Kansas City to raise fifty thousand dollars for Bethany Hospital the modern six story steel and concrete building. Every resident is invited to contribute during the campaign starting tomorrow.
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Kansas City
Green
Bethany Hospital
Kentucky Murder Case Up In Special Session
Glasgow reports a special Circuit Court session to convene in Munfordville on Monday to try J L Pendleton of Edmonton for the killing of deputy sheriff A B Franklin. The case was moved to Hart County due to public sentiment and has been postponed twice.
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Munfordvilie
JL. Pendleton
Edmonton
A. B Franklin
Hart County
Opposition to Higher Phone Rates in St Louis Hearing
Jefferson City Mo Nox 2b Vigor opposition will be presented at the Hearing set for next Monday on the application of the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company to increase its rates to St Louis. The Public Service Commission withheld the hearing to allow company officials to answer questions about plant valuation used for ratemaking and to justify the needed revenue for added expenses.
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Jefferson City
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Helly
Ie Company
Auction of Stevenson Collection in New York Next Week
Admirers of Robert Louis Stevenson in all countries regret the scattering by auction here next week of the last great collection of the novelist letters manuscripts and engravings. Owned by his stepdaughter Mrs Isobel Strong, it was inherited from Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson who died near Santa Barbara last February. The sale may scatter Stevenson's literary remains to the four corners of the earth. Some manuscripts may be housed at the Widener Memorial at Harvard. The library originated in the Stevenson's Samoa house and includes about 500 volumes, some tied to Stevenson's father Thomas and grandfather Robert with their autographs.
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New York
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Isobel Strong
Montecito
Santa Barbara
Widener Memorial
Harvard
Samoa
Thomas
Robert
Consul Jaeckel Weds Society Figure Violet Ridgway
Theodore Jaeckel United States Consul at Stavanger marries Violet Ridgway a leading Philadelphia society figure. The ceremony followed by a swift departure for Norway. Jaeckel recently joined the diplomatic service after Williams College and Columbia Law School.
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Theodore Jaeckel
United States
Stavanger
Norway
Violet Ridgway
Ridgway
Paris
Countess de Fermon
Jaeckel
New Yorker
Williams College
Columbia Law School
Resources Loans Furniture and Fixtures Real Estate Site
SAM W. BROWN reports a banking house with capital stock paid in totaling 1 358 882 08 and includes real estate and fixtures as a secured site trade instrument.
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Sam W. Brown
World Bible Conference Opens in Washington City
World wide speakers launch a sixty day Bible conference in Washington at Polis Theatre with simultaneous events in Baltimore and Richmond. Noted figures include Dr Jowett Dr Hillis Rev Cadman Rev Gordon and Rev Moyd Tomkins with Camden Cobern defending the Bible on scientific grounds after recent archaeological finds.
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Hayine
Polis Theatre
Baltimore
Richmond
J. H
Jowett
Newell Dwight Hillis
P. Cadman
D. Gordon
Moyd W. Tomkins
Camden M. Cobern
Allegheny College
Redfield named as possible head of new FTC rumor
Washington rumor places Redfield as potential leader of a new Federal Trade Commission with another cabinet vacancy cited, suggesting a lame duck appointment context.
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Federal Trade Commission
Washington
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