Villa alleged to seize German residents in Chihuahua region
An unconfirmed report from El Paso claims General Villa arrested several wealthy German residents of Chihuahua and executed Louis Terrazeas Jr. at the British Consulate. A Chihuahua City dispatch says U.S. Consul Fletcher and German, French, and Italian nationals were brought to Juarez.
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el Paso
Villa
Chihuahua
Louis Terraezas, Jr
Chihuahua City
U.S
Fletcher
Jaurez
Traction collision in dense fog kills motorman in Muncie
In a fogbound head on crash on the New Castle line within Muncie city limits, 35 year old motorman Benjamin Utt from New Castle died. Williams of Muncie escaped death by leaping. 25 passengers were rattled but not seriously hurt as a stove ignited a blaze quickly put out by passengers.
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Muncie
Benjamin Utt
New Castle
Indiana Union Traction
Williams
Utte
New Caatl
Roosevelt Guests Arrive in Corumba on Gunboat Welcome
Roosevelt and party greet a large crowd at Corumba Brazil as they disembark from a Paraguayan gunboat. The eight Madison Indiana businessmen travel by river toward New Orleans on a houseboat and boats, while Dr E B Fewell joins briefly before returning to Memphis. The column notes local bustle and lists the visitors. There are 3 167 292 widows in the United States.
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Corumba
Brazil
Roosevelt
Hoe
Interior
E. B. Fewell
Madison
Ind
New Orleans
Fewell
Memphis
Glenn Ferry
E. B. Reidel
C. E. Scott
A. Augustin, Sr
W. Greenwood
E. G. Jackson
KE. A. Krieger
Carutheraville, Mo
United States
Federal Forces Defeat Rebels Near Mazatlan Mexico
Terrific fighting rages for eighteen hours near Lake Xochimico between federalists and Zapatistas. About 1,000 troops engaged. Federal commander appeals for aid as Zapatistas gain ground near Metro Alta, seventeen miles from the capital. The Twenty-ninth Infantry sent outside Mexico City for first time. Blanquet says federals defeated rebels at Mazatlan and hold their own at Monterey.
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Mexico
City
Lake Xochimico
Zapatietarena
Zapatistas
Twenty - Ninth Infantry
Mexico City
Blanquet
Mazatlan
Monterey
Harvard Professor’s Daughter Arrested in Italy for Espionage
Dorothy MacVane, daughter of Prof. MacVane of Harvard, was arrested at Taranto on espionage charges against an Italian naval base. Ambassador Page notified by the Italian government. MacVane’s daughter had pursued opera success against her parents’ wishes. suspicion arose from familiarity with naval officers and a maid’s interception. Prof. MacVane remains in Europe on indefinite leave with his brothers.
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Rome
Dorothy MacVane
MacVane
Harvard University
Taranto
Italy
Ambassador Page
Italan
Miss MacVane
Cambridge
Mass
Prof
Europe
Bia Brothera
Republicans consider changing convention representation basis
Washington Dec 16 The Republican National Committee debated whether to issue a call for a special National Convention or act to change the basis of representations and submit it to State Conventions for ratification. Southern and western committeemen oppose a special convention as the committee meets.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
President to urge Panama Exposition government building
President announces plan to send a message to Congress advocating construction of a government building for the Panama Exposition in San Francisco. The proposal aims to showcase federal presence and civic achievement during the event.
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Panama Exposition
Washington
Congress
San Francisco
Ocean Fury by Submarine Disturbance Off Santa Barbara
For days the southern California coast endured a submarine disturbance with calm seas offshore. Today wreckage of an old ship washed ashore near Santa Barbara along with a mastodon skeleton fragment, including 35 feet of vertebrae and a skull with eight-foot tusk. The shipwreck appears to have rested on the sea floor for about a century.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Fort ends breach of promise cases in Indiana and Ohio
In Laporte Indiana James H Fort ended his appeals for breach of promise after two suits against Catherine Bowers now Mrs Williams of Cleveland were dismissed. Fort had sought damages claiming gifts bought to seal the engagement with Mrs Williams. The two suits totaled fifty thousand and five thousand dollars.
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Laporte
Ind
James H. Fort
Indiana
Ohio
Fort
Catherine Bowers
Lebanon
Captain Williams
Cleveland
William
300 Pound Man Sits On Suspect In Pittsburg Robbery
Thomas Kearney, weighed about 300 pounds, captured by Mrs. Josephine Smith after a purse snatching attempt on Hatfield street. Two policemen arrived to relieve him and escort both to the station. Kearney described difficulty breathing during the scuffle before safety was restored.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Thomas Kearney
Mra
Josephine Smith
Kearney
Guilty and Not Guilty Pleas In Federal Court
In Indianapolis on December 16, George Davie of New York pleaded guilty to illegal dynamite transport linked to the iron workers campaign, with sentence deferred. Iron workers union secretary Larry Jones pleaded not guilty. Twelve Mooreeville men charged with mail obstruction during the interurban strike pleaded guilty, sentence deferred. Martin and Emma Fare Farris of Princeton pleaded not guilty to running a fake matrimonial bureau, while daughter Louise Farris, arrested in Washington, D C, pleaded guilty.
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Indianapolis
George Davie
New York
International
Flarry Jones
Iron Workers Union
Mooreeville
Martin
Emma Fare Farris
Princeton
Louise
Washington, D. C
Twenty Still Unaccounted For In Cincinnati Fire
In Cincinnati twenty people remain missing after a blaze gutting the Salvation Army lodging house last night. Two bodies, manager Sandrell and a man named Schodlin, were recovered. Fred Meyers, barred entry and threatening revenge, is under arrest on suspicion. Six injured are in serious condition and more bodies may be found as searches continue.
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Dincinnati
Sandrell
Schodlin
Salvation Army
Fred Meyers
Explosion Entombs Fifty in Colo Coal Mine Disaster
Newcastle Colo December 16 Fifty men entombed by a Vulcan coal mine explosion. Fire followed and later 138 known dead. Flames near the shaft entrance blocked rescues. Twenty victims were Americans. None entering the mine this morning survived. Cause unknown. Mine owned by Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. Death toll may reach fifty.
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Newcastle
Colo
Vulcan
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
Ex-Plumbers Union Agent Granted Full Pardon
Maurice Enright once agent for the plumbers union, jailed for killing Vincent Allman in a Chicago labor slugging case, received a full pardon from Governor Dunne.
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Springfield
Maurice Enright
The
Plumbers Union
Vincent Allman
Chicago
Dunne
Largest Buyer of Seals Boosts Red Cross Fund in Indiana
The International Typographical Union, based in Indianapolis, orders 10 000 more Red Cross Christmas seals for its sixth annual purchase, lifting its total from this source to 6000 for the white plague relief. The union, a strong tuber culosis foe, runs a large Colorado Springs institution for afflicted members. The International Bricklayers Union, also headquartered in Indianapolis, is another liberal seal buyer this year.
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Red Cross
Indiana
International Typographical Union
Indianapolis
Typographical Union
Colorado Springs
International Bricklayers’ Union
Mine Disaster Death Toll Reaches 449 In October
Washington reports 449 coal mine deaths in October across the United States, a sharp rise from 1942. An Dawson New Mexico explosion killed 263, while California Georgia and Oregon provided no data due to lacking inspection services.
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Washington
United States
United States Bureau of Mines
Dawson
N. M
California
Georgia
Oregon
Elderly man seeks adoption of woman in Indiana court
Evaneville Indiana December 12 Joseph Jueg age 80 appears before Judge Givens of the circuit court today asking permission to adopt Catherine Failing age thirty The petitioner asks to will his property to the woman in the proceeding.
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Evaneville
Ind
Joseph Jueg
Schools Chief Shoop Refuses To Resign Amid Reform Pressure
In Chicago on December 16 an effort by a delegation of women representing several organizations to force a resignation of Superintendent Shoop failed. They urged reinstatement of Mrs Ella Flagg Young and a return to reform.
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Chicago
Shoop
Ella Flagg Young
Young
Senator Root declines Presidency nomination
Washington December 16 Senator Root announced he would not accept the nomination for the Presidency. The statement marks a decisive turn in early campaign moves as officials and supporters weigh next steps.
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Washington
Root
Blank forms for motor vehicle administration available
Courtesy of the secretary of state auto mobile department The Herald offers a limited supply of blank application forms for vehicle ownership manufacture and operation titles include duplicate number plates lost destroyed registration and chauffeur license applications Call The Herald office to secure these blanks.
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Automobile Department
Secretary of State
Herald
Herald Office
Zapata Threatens City of Mexico with Band of Outlaws
The text identifies Zapata as the feared leader of Mexico's strongest outlaw group, capable of marching on Mexico City after troops left the capital. It notes Huerta secured a $9,000,000 loan from Mexico City bankers citing fears Zapata would loot banks if funds were not provided.
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Zapata
Huerta
Mexico
Mexico City
Ultimately Spiritual Opens Path to Interpretive View
A brief note reflects that all events are ultimately spiritual. Cleveland housemaids have formed a union.
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Cleveland
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