Mexican Revolution Surges Across Border Fronts
Reports from Mexico City and northern towns describe intense revolutionary activity as Diaz's government faces a major uprising. Rebels attacked Orizaba barracks, freed prisoners, and fortified positions near Torreon and Gomez Palacio. U S troops move to preserve neutrality as fighting erupts across several cities.
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Mexico City
Gomez Palacio
Torreon
Orizaba
Vera Cruz
Durango
Parral
Decisive Battle Eyed Between Mexican Forces at Torreon
Eagle Pass reports a decisive clash between government troops and Francisco Madero's Revolutionists threatening Torreon. Revolutionists captured Gomez Palacio, moved to Torreon with long range cannon, seizing stores, arms, and funds. Garrison reportedly fell after heavy casualties, while Revolutionists control key Nazal Valley cities and martial law spreads in Chihuahua.
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Eagle Pass
Francisco Madero
Torreon
Gomez Palacio
Calvary
Monterey
Genronomi Treveno
Nazal
el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Diaz
Acambaro
San Antonio
San Andrews
Torreon Ranch
Minaca
Encinellas
Guerrero
Chihuahua
Jiminente
Durango
Parral
Elcorre Hill
Forty Revolutionists Executed at Puebla Report
El Paso reports that forty Revolutionists were put to death at Puebla last night, a mass execution that underscores the brutal suppression of the rebels. The incident adds to the ongoing turmoil in the region and raises questions about the conflict’s toll on civilians and combatants alike.
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el Paso
Puebla
Delegates Packed San Antonio For Trans-Mississippi Congress
In San Antonio Texas 138 delegates had registered with about 500 more in town as registration closed for the Trans Missisippi Commercial Congress sessions opening tomorrow. A chamber banquet for 300 guests highlighted the day with Fred W Fleming of Kansas City expected to become the next congress president as the executive committee chairmanship is to be decided.
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San Antonio
Tex
Market Summary from Today’s Cotton and Grain Prices
The Markets Today reports cotton steady with unchanged to three points down. Chicago notes vacancy firm with 1 to 5-8 higher. Provisions firm, up 2 1/2 to 10 cents down.
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New Orleans
Chicago
Races Called Off At Thanksgiving Meet
The planned Thanksgiving afternoon race meet was canceled due to lack of entrants from auto owners. Only Ford cars registered, others apparently avoiding racing these small autos after Ford dominance at the Shreveport Fair.
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Ae le
Ford
Shreveport Fair
Health exhibit cars tour through Monroe and surrounding area
The State Board of Health exhibits cars traveled via the V and P road from Calhoun to Monroe arriving at 3 30 pm. They will be open to the public this afternoon near the V S P passenger depot. Free lectures with moving pictures set for tonight at the City School Auditorium. Tomorrow marks a ladies only talk by Miss Agnes Morris at Parish High School and a separate lecture for the colored community at a local hall.
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Monroe
Parish High
Agnes Morris
Democrats and Penny Postage Spar Over Mail Rates
Washington reports a party race to end the postal deficit by creating a new rate for magazine advertising while keeping reading matter rates. President Taft and Hitchcock push penny postage for letters if advertising is separated, with second class losses cited at 6 million annually and magazines comprising 60 percent of second class mail.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Congress
Hitchcock
White House
Taft
Premier Asquith Assaulted by Suffragettes in Commons
London reports Premier Asquith was assaulted by suffragettes within the House of Commons precincts. Police intervened to prevent rough handling after he announced the government would seek facilities for a women's franchise bill in the next session, with a referee amendment.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Negro Lynched After Train Assault Charge in Florida
In Pensacola on November 22, Bob Matthews a Black man accused of assaulting Mrs. E Snowden months earlier was seized from a train at Gull Point in front of terrified passengers and crew and lynched to a nearby tree before his scheduled trial.
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Pensacola
Fla
Bob Matthews
E. Snowden
Gull Point
Lunsford Gets Three Years In The Pen
W R Lunsford former head of Virginia Life Insurance Co local office pleaded guilty to embezzling about 2000 and was sentenced to three years in state penitentiary by Judge T F Bell. Other defendants faced prohibition violations with six month terms and fines ranging from 100 to 550 dollars plus costs. several cases appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Shreveport
the Times Today
District Court
T. F. Bell
W. R. Lunsford
Virginia Life Insurance Company
Theniinta Company
Lunsford
Bell
State Penitentiary
Ninth Precinct
Commission
Pier Pedro
John Wolf
Walter Cochran
Ivans Green
Charles Styvas
Ernest Small
Elliott Mitchell
Supreme Court
Arthur Williams
Will Taylor
W. W. Smith
Pets Tomas
Charl
Mith
Wants Fleet in Eagh Ocean After Panama Canal Opening
Dewey states a fleet is necessary after the Panama Canal opening. The message urges deployment to control strategic routes and protect U.S. interests in the Atlantic and Pacific corridors.
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Eagh Ocean
Dewey Sees Navy Growth to Fifty Battleships After Canal
Admiral Dewey predicts no cut in the annual battleship program under a Democratic House and argues a fleet in each ocean is needed after the Panama Canal opens. He recalls Senator Randall Lee Gibson’s support for large navy funding and expresses confidence in the Sixty-second Congress to avoid retrogression, praising Panama’s benefits to naval power.
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Manila Bay
Randell Lee Gibson
Washington
George Dewey
House of Representatives
Panama Canal
Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Admiral Dewey
Mills Building
Navy
Dewey
Panama
Congress
Randall Lee Gibson
Louisiana
Democratic Party
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