Americans Move to Rescue Held Americans in Sasabo
Reports from Nogales describe a local bid by U S cowboys to free two Americans held near Sasabo Sonora after Manuel Ynigo was killed by Sidney Simpson as ransom sought rose to eight thousand dollars. Simpson shot Ynigo when he accompanied the ransom party, prompting rescue plans amid border tensions.
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Americana
Sasabo
Nogales
Ariz
Manuel Ynigo
Sidney Simpson
Ynigo
Sonora
Here
J. H. Haas
Simpson
Hans
Sasabo l
Yinco
Railroad business booming across US and Canada
American Railway Association figures show November railcar stocks at 26.22 percent idle across the United States and Canada, down sharply from 78.299 months earlier and 174,093 on November 1, 1914. Eastern districts including New York, Pennsylvania and New England show the greatest shortages, with total idle cars at 26,628. after usable cars are accounted for, the net surplus is 26,229.
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New York
N. Y
American Haifway Association
United States
Canada
Pennsylvania
New England
Blindness Stops Divorce Rules Circa 1940s
Cleveland common pleas judge Charles J Estep outlined divorce prevention rules after hearing more than 426 cases since September 1. Advice for husbands and wives covered kindness, not nagging, and avoiding conflicts over routines. A year of knowing each other before marriage was also advised. Later, Lake Temiskaming boating disaster reports and a Yale & Towne wage increase affecting 4,600 workers and adding about 300,000 dollars yearly payroll.
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Cleveland
Oho
Common Pleas
Charles J Estep
Stamford
Coma
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co
Bigger Navy Promised to Guard Food Supply
Washington aims for a powerful navy to defend coasts and project offensive reach, with President Wilson seeking bipartisan support for stronger army and navy. Germany moves to put food under state control, capping prices on staples and regulating meat and other items amid shortages. London notes butter export ban under study, signaling tighter controls on food exports.
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Senator Stone
Missouri
Congress
Wilson
Tis
Manhattan Club
New York
Bryan
Berlin
Germany
Federal Council
American writer remanded in Bow Street on fraud charge
John Wesley de Kay of New York was remanded in the Bow Street police court London on a fraud in France case tied to supplying rifles to the Belgian government. Born near New Hampton he was an author and member of New York and Boston clubs and led the Mexican National Packing Co. before moving to Europe in 1914 to buy arms for Provisional President Huerta's government.
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London
England
John Wesley de Kay
New York
Bow Street
France
New Hampton
Boston
Mexhan National Packing Co
Mexico
Europe
Huerta
Civil War Veteran Retires In Hawaii Commandant Steps Down
Honolulu major general William Hanling Carter, last Civil War veteran in active U S army, retires near Friday as Hawaiian department commandant. He served as a dispatch bearer in 1864 at age 12 and will be succeeded by Brigadier General John P Wiseer. Carter graduated West Point after the war and fought Indian warfare in the West, later commanding in the Philippines in 1904 and 1905. The report also notes a separate $265,000,000 powder order for Dupont Powder Co from the Entente Allies.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
William Hanling Carter
Hawaiian Department
United States Army
Carter
John P. Wiseer
West Point Military Academy
West
Philippines
Nighties March Out as Fire Found at Orphans Home
Seven orphans escaped in nighties from the German Lutheran Orphans Home in Indianapolis when a bathroom fire was discovered. It was the second incident in two days at the Summer Camp for Civilians. Mae Gen Wood announced a civilian military camp to be established in North Carolina early next year, modeled after the Plattsburg program in New York last summer.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Richmond
Mae
Wood
North Carolina
Plattsboro
N. Y
Cancers Cured by Dieting in London England
Seven cancer patients were cured by diet regulation at the Tattersall General Hospital, said Dr Robert Pell. He claimed nature’s healing power assisted by proper diet can overcome disease and lead to complete recovery.
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Tondon
England
Robert Hell
Missouri Prison Industry Shrinks As Convict Labor Output Declines
Missouri penitentiary produced goods worth 4288641 in 1914 from eight factories using convict labor, down 639772 from 1913 due to one shoe factory retiring and shifting to outside labor. Rail fare adjustments raise passenger rates to 2 1 2 cents per mile, with freight increases amid Missouri Rail Commission review. Funds from auto licenses total 320000, but critics say no lasting highway benefits. Prison plotters not found as investigation links theft to a receiver. authorities suspect continued internal theft over years.
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Missouri Penitentiary
John T. Itepatrick
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Servico* Ott Hho
Aleo
Devtajon
Cartierm
Commission
St Louwle
San Francisco
Chicuto
Marlington
Quincy
Chicago
Alton
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Chicago, Rock Island
Parific
Kennish and Shaw
Atkin ‘Son
McQullin and Hean
George Barrett
Frank Beckett
Fragmented Gulz report and public notices merge with parole case
Fragmentary portions of a special house committee report on state offices including the auditor treasurer and penitentiary are published with a governor filing. The full committee signs reports on most offices while a minority challenges penitentiary management and calls for a five member board of inspectors. A parole case prompts protest letters to Governor Major and a high profile tax and robbery inquiry ties to Taneyville and Springfield.
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House
Ite
Board of Inspectora
Tila
Corelius Roach
Ble Pierce
Lee Davin
Taney County
Vierce
Board of Pardons
Citisens
Pierce
Terce
Bridges
Jackson Mule Arcade
Springfeld
Taneyville
Howard & McHalffie
Nird Mercantile Co
Austrian Airships Bombard Verona and More Front Actions
Verona suffers thirty dead and many wounded as three Austrian aircraft bomb the city’s market square. An Italian steamer is submarine sunk, and Italian cruiser Piemon te bombards a station at Dedeagatch. Rome reports advances on two fronts with Serbians routed and prisoners taken as German forces push along the line.
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Rome
Verona
Berlin
Booker T. Washington Dead in Tuskegee
Booker T. Washington founder and president of the Tuskegee Institute dies at his home. He left a widow, three children, four grandchildren, and a brother who directed industries at Tuskegee Institute. Born into slavery near Hale's Ford, Virginia, he moved with his family to West Virginia after emancipation.
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Alabaker
T Washington
Neere
Tuskrees
Tuskegee Institute
Washington
Hale's Ford
West Virginia
Steamer Deloth Mins Reported By Arrival
A report arriving here states the steamer Deloth under captain Lasek has departed or been delayed since January 15. Details remain unconfirmed pending further dispatches from the vessel.
Dividend Declared by Ott Company of Kansas
The Standard Ott Company of Kansas has declared a quarterly dividend of 2 dollars per share. It is payable December 15 to touchholders of the hoard November 17.
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Kansas Standard
Kan
Standard Ott Company of Kansas Hae
Hhoord
Executions Reported After Cambria Court Martial
Belgiara and another Cambria citizen condemned by Maubeuge court martial on October 29 were executed at Neuvy in November. The Dutch wire-service summary notes these two men faced justice for military offenses amid wartime detentions.
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Amsterdam
Edeleblad
Firvasels
Cambria
Maubeuce
Noveruter I
Ridder Leaves $1000 to Widow in Will Filed
The will of Ridder leaves the widow $1000 as the Surrogate's Court records show, with a bequest and a note about a pet catate of about $1000, and the document was filed in the Surrogate's Court.
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New Yort
Terman Nidder
Weber
Jale
Two Couples Celebrate Golden Wedding in Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling Wisconsin hosts Mr and Mrs Everett Schonen and Marrville Missouri residents Mr and Mrs John Mee as both couples celebrate Golden Wedding anniversaries in the city with family and friends in attendance.
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Mount Sterling
Everett Schonen
City
John Mee
Marrville
Italian Reservists Await Naples on Taormina Liner
Sixteen hundred Italian reservists waited for Naples aboard the Taormina, a sister ship of the Ancona. The Taormina also carried 106 passengers.
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Gail
New York
Naples
Taormina
Ancona
Taormina Alsa
War death toll tops six million says Swiss statistician
Basel reports Col Heuwasser estimates total war fatalities at 6,000,000. Churchill plans seven day start in London as resignation moves him to rejoin his regiment in France. Kaiser travels via Creavia to Sofia to meet King Ferdinand for two days before heading to Constantinople.
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Col
Heuwasser
Churchill
London
Winston Spencer Churchill
France
Kaiser Boing
Constantinople
Creavia
Sofia
Ferdinand
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