General Reyes talks of fight in Isthmus crisis
General Reyes, amid rumors of turmoil, claims Colombia seeks peaceful settlement while warning the United States may face a broader war if negotiations fail. He plans to travel to Washington via Port Limon and New Orleans to press for a plan re entering the Colombian union and moving the capital to Panama City.
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Reyes
Port Limon
New Orleans
Coghlan
Washington
Colombia
United States
Roosevelt
Panama
South America
Panama City
Senator Newlands Pushes Cuba Statehood Plan
Washington date line reports Senator Newlands proposes a joint resolution inviting Cuba to become a U S state on equal terms. The plan would make Porto Rico a Cuban county, transfer Cuban bonds, convert Cuban treasury funds, and integrate rural guards into the U S Army while preserving current Cuban officers term limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newlords
Hawaii
Cuba
United States
Union
Porto Rico
Mills couple sails to Cuba on honeymoon
New Orleans reports E N Mills of Houston and his bride left today for Cuba for their honeymoon voyage, marking a travel milestone in the local social scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
E. N. Mills
Houston
Cuba
Oil price hike in Pittsburg markets on production drop
Pittsburg notes crude oil futures moved up five cents per barrel yesterday as Standard and Independent pipelines cited reduced production and diminished reserves as the cause. The advance marks one of the largest increases recently observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg, Pa
Standard and Independent
Navy reports on German steamers near Colon
Admiral Coghlan in Colon says the Markomania stopped en route to Cartagena to land passengers but was not interfered with. The Scotia arrived at sunset, three days overdue, and no armed force would be permitted to land though darkness kept it from docking immediately.
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Washington
Navy Department
Coghlan
Colon
Cartagena
Scotia
Missouri Pacific trackmen strike causes widespread labor gaps
Reports from Fort Scott Kansas on November 21 indicate between 2000 and 2000 miles of Missouri Pacific track in Southeast Kansas and Southwest Missouri lack section laborers except foremen. National Union of Railway Trackmen denies an ordered strike while confirming men quit after wage cut notice.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Kansas
Missouri
National Union of Railway
Mortgage Filed in Ennis for 3000 Dollars
Ennis Nov 21 Wood Overall a local grocer filed a chattel mortgage in the county clerk’s office for creditors with George Works of Ennis named as trustee. The instrument lists liabilities at about 3000 dollars and does not disclose assets.
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Ennis
George Works
Fire destroys old Masonic Temple in Louisville
A fire early yesterday morning gutted the old Masonic Temple at Fourth and Jefferson in Louisville. The Hopkins theater on the third floor was entirely destroyed along with several stores and offices. Estimated loss runs high.
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Louisville
Masonic Temple
Fourth and
Jefferson Streets
Hopkins Theater
Peasants Misunderstand Polite Conductor On Russian Train
An English traveler reports a Russian railway scene where peasants mistook the conductors polite plea to enter the train as a command to seat themselves. After a gentler start the conductor erupts, calling them idiots and beasts as passengers hurry to their places. The exchange highlights social divisions and language gaps aboard.
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Russia
London
Rsnt Sigsel
Dimitri
Ivan
Fair judge faces off over town marshal case
In La Plata this week Mayor William H. Johnson and the board of aldermen weighed objections in a case involving the town marshal charged with allowing street swearing and negligence. Counsel argued fairness while the mayor ruled, prompting sharp exchanges about time and control of the decision.
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la Plata
William H. Johnson
Board of Aldermen
Park
Meyor
Jack Barker
Jack
Kansas City Star
New Uses for Soldiers In India Bakery and Butchery Training
British noncommissioned officers and men in India are to be offered classes in bakery and butchery. Commandants of units recommended forming instructional classes to train soldiers in these trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bible Society Grants for Early Chinese and Serampore Bibles
Grants by the British and Foreign Bible Society totaled 50000 dollars to Dr Morrison and assistants for the first Chinese Bible and over 25000 dollars to Dr William Carey and associates for Serampore versions, covering money and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British and Foreign Bible Society
Morrison
William Carey
Serampore
Priest to award gold medals to firemen for life saving
The Rev. Father McKeever of St. Rose of Lima Church Newark New Jersey announces a reward of gold medals for firemen who save lives.
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Father McKeever
St. Rose of Lima
Newark, N. J
Carnival of No-Tsu-Obane Held in Houston Royal Procession
Houston marks the fifth annual No-Tsu-Obane carnival for King Nottoc V with a citywide parade from the depot to the Royal Palace. Festive decorations, street crowds, and electric lights accompanied a royal procession led by the Jeff N. Miller Rifles and by royal guards to the Rice Hotel where a court and ball were announced for Thursday night.
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Houston
Texas
Nottoc V
M Houston
Jeff N. Miller Rifles
Washington Avenue
Franklin
Main
McKinney
Preston Avenue
Rice Hotel
Electric Light Display Dazzles Houston Crowds
The city showcased fourteen hundred feet of candescent lights along building eaves and tower outlines, with pink pinnacle accents. Trains brought crowds from along the right of way as residents gathered at the Grand Central Spot to welcome the royal party arriving yesterday afternoon.
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Waddell’s
Fannia
Prairie
Electric Light Company
Housta
Pete
Houston
Ing Nottock
Grand Central
Ages of love and Cupid at Clark University study
Worcester reports Joseph Bell of Clark University argues that both sexes remain vulnerable to love after age three. After fifteen years and about eight hundred cases, he concludes women reach heart maturity at 22 and men at 24, challenging ideas of early romance.
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Worcester
Mass
Jof. Bell
Clark University
Sparaiso
Ind
Cupid
Woma
Decree Blocks Cartagena From Clearing for Colon Ships
A Cartagena decree No 16 bans any steamer from clearing to Colon or entering Cartagena from Colon. Foreign consuls and steamship agents at Cartagena protested the measure, but to no avail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Cartagena
Cartagen
Buckholz and Seliers Make Assignment in Gonzales Texas
Gonzales Texas November 24. Buckholz and Seliers dealers in saddlery harness and livery made an assignment. Liabilities total 6610.77. Assets unspecified.
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Gonzales
Texas
Buckholz & Seliers,lealers
Saddlery
Harmess and Werries
Carmine Gaimari Executed for New York Murder
Carmine Gaimari was put to death in Sing Sing prison yesterday for the murder of Mrs. Josephine Janta Etro in New York City on October 2, 1902. A dispute over money owed by the woman's husband led to the shooting.
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Ossinig
Carmine Gaimari
Sing Sing
Josephine Janta Etro
New Yok City
Gaimari
Ptro
Bemond Merchan Assigned in Bremond Texas
Bremond Texas November 24. Late Saturday evening J Goldstin a dry goods man made an assignment with L Holbert as assignee. Assets and liabilities unknown.
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Bemond Merchan
Bremnd
Texas
J. Goldstin
L. Holbert
Reading Woman Seeks US Supreme Court Alive Ruling
In Reading Pennsylvania on November 24 an appeal to the United States Supreme Court asks whether S Margaret Cunnius formerly of Reading now in Sacramento California is legally alive or dead. Pennsylvania's supreme court ruled she is alive while the state supreme court later said she was dead again. She seeks a final ruling that she is alive in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Berks County
Supreme Court of the United States
S. Margaret Cunnius
Sacramento
Cal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of
Teeth Removed From Stomach After Coughing Fit
Frederick C. Smith of Niagara Falls swallowed a plate with two teeth. In Buffalo he underwent surgery to locate and remove the teeth via a stomach incision. Dr. Roswell Park assisted. the operation used a probe to locate the teeth and Smith is reported doing well.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Frederick C. Smith
Smith
Buffalo
Roswell Park
McKinley
Mr. Smith
Freight wreck near Wotumba kills man from Weleetka
A Frisco freight train derailed yesterday two miles north of Wotumba I T during a sharp curve. Five cars left the track and rolled into a ditch. A young man named Simons from Weleetka was riding on a ties car and killed when the car toppled. The northbound passenger train was delayed awaiting track repairs.
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Wotumba
I. T
Frisco
Simons
Weleetka
Fraudulent check passed at Cogswell's in Sour Lake
A man about 35 passed a fraudulent $23.80 check on S. P. Cogswell at Sour Lake last night around 8:30. He owed a waiter $10 and Cogswell cashed the check to settle the bill. The suspect is at large and authorities have no solid leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sour Lake
Texas
P. Cogswell
Cogswell
Mrs Will Smith Succumbs After Burns In Texas
McKinney Texas November 24 Mrs Will Smith who lived near Cullolsa was badly burned when her clothing caught fire while she stood by a stove. She died yesterday after suffering intensely. She is survived by a husband and six children.
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McKinney
Texas
Will Smith
Cullolsa
Two Men Ambush Strike Protesters at Chicago Leather Plant
Two men who moved to replace striking workers at a Chicago leather plant shot and seriously wounded two strike sympathizers, authorities reported. The incident adds to wartime labor tensions in the city.
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Chicago
Burglars Target Sour Lake Saloon in Early Morning break
Sour Lake Texas November 24 suspects burglarized Cooke's saloon on Fannin street at 4 AM two men were caught by the bartender with $38 and other items found on them. They appeared before Judge Pelt and were released on bail.
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Sour Lake
Texas
Cooke's
Fannin Street
Pelt
Wage Cut Affects 39000 New England Cotton Mill Workers
About 39,000 men in New England cotton mills faced a wage reduction of ten percent starting Monday affecting mills across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Texas Women's Press Association chooses St Louis for next meeting
The executive committee met in Dallas on November 24 and disposed of pending matters. They decided to accept Governor Francis's invitation to hold the next session in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Texas Women's Press Association
Francis
St. Louis
Depot Fire Destroys Cotton Bales in Brandon
A depot in Brandon Mississippi burned destroying seventy five bales of cotton and merchandise. Loss estimated at three thousand dollars. Fire authorities investigated the cause and secured the area. Local residents aided in containment and salvage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon, Miss
Sheriff appeals for state troops amid mining strike
Salt Lake Utah November 23 Sheriff Walcox of Carbon county appeals to Governor Wells to call out state troops to guard coal mining districts. He says local police and deputies are insufficient and reports arrests for gunfire and threats against workers. Brigadier General John Q Cannon heads Utah National Guard to investigate conditions as the state board of arbitration offers its services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers of America
Wilcox
Schofield
John Q. Cannon
Utah National Guard
State Board of Arbitration
Philippines' progress year noted in Edwards report
Colonel Clarence D. Edwards outlines a year of growth for the Philippine Islands. The highlights include a new fiscal system, tariff reduction emphasis, and efforts to train Filipino youths as future teachers, with ninety eight youths bound for education in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippine Islands
Clarence D. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Edwards
United States
Philippines
Branson Engineer Fatally Stabbed in Three Day Night
Branson, an engineer on the Texas Southeastern railroad, was fatally stabbed and died within hours. Conductor Ben Cadenhead was slightly cut on the neck. his clothing was damaged. Cadenhead was arrested, charged with the killing, brought to Lufkin, and released on a $1000 bond. Both men are well known locally. The grand jury will investigate the killing today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branson
Texas Southeastern Railroad
Ben Cadenhead
Lufkin
Brakeman Sustains Broken Ankle In Train Crash
Hempstead Texas November 23 Mr Woodruff a brakeman on the Austin branch of the Houston and Texas Central was injured Friday night when No 48 the train he worked on broke in two near Brenham. He stepped from the caboose onto a bridge over Hogg creek thirty five feet below and sustained a broken ankle and minor bruises.
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Hempstead
Texas
Woodruff
Austin
Houston
Texas Central
Canning Factory Planned in Whitecastle Area
Whitecastle Louisiana to host a new canning factory with several truck farms to supply vegetables for processing. This development aims to boost local agriculture and create jobs in the region.
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Whitecastle
Cuban statehood proposal angers Porto Rico press
San Juan Porto Rico November 23 The Newlands resolution inviting Cuba to join as a state on equal terms and making Porto Rico a Cuban province has been met with derision by the local press and public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Newlands
Cuba
Tragic Burn Death Of Feeler Toddler At Home
In Killeen Texas a 2 year old child of J E Feeler burned to death Friday morning when its clothes caught fire from a heating stove. The mother was milking at the barn and only then could help be summoned.
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Killeen
Texas
J. E. Feeler
Palestine City Attorney Sues City For Fees
Palestine Texas November 23. City attorney Robert Brashear sues the city in district court for 3825 claiming due fees in the recorder's court over nearly four years. Papers served on finance committee chairman J B O Flynn.
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Palestine
Texas
Robert Brashear
City of
Recorder’s Court
J. 8
O'Flynn
Outlaw Tom O'Day Captured by Posse in Mountains
Tom O'Day, once with the Curry gang, was captured in the Big Horn mountains by a posse. The sheriff held him at gunpoint and he is being taken to Casper. Friends band together in the Lester mountains to intercept and rescue him, with a bloody fight feared. O'Day had twenty three horses at capture.
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O'Day
Big Horn Mountains
Casper
Lester Mountains
Q’day
Carter to be freed after serving most of five year term
Captain Oberlin M. Carter, once an army engineer, was sentenced to five years for embezzling government funds. He has served all but one year at Fort Leavenworth and will be released on November 28. After release he plans to return East to pursue business interests.
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Washington
Oberlin M. Carter
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Carter
Mystery ends in Vernon young society leader shot
Miss Vera Plummer age about 20, noted Vernon social figure, died after being shot in her home at 11 20 yesterday morning. She lingered until about 12 30 and never regained consciousness. Daughter of J P Plummer once wealthy Panhandle man and sister in law of Bis Houssets, local dry goods merchant.
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Vernon
Texas
Vera Plummer
J. P. Plummer
Panhandle
Bis Marck Houssets
Passaic Steel Workers Vote to Strike Over Job Cuts
In Paterson New Jersey fifteen hundred of Passaic Steel Company workers from a total of three thousand threaten a December 1 strike if the firm enacts wage or job cuts. The action follows negotiations over proposed reductions at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Passaic Steel Company
Paterson
N. J
Agreement to Ban Any New Mi. For One Year
A discussion outlines a plan to prohibit making any new Mi. for a period of one year. The proposal aims to curb production and assess impacts on related operations and markets.
Death of Dr Murray Veteran Physician Dies After Runaway
Dr RB D Murray dean of the United States marine hospital service and Civil War veteran died at Mercy Hospital in Laredo Texas at 8:30 yesterday morning from injuries suffered in a runaway last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas
RB. D. Murray
United States Marine Hospital Service
The
Republic
Mercy
Rancher William O'Donnell Struck by Train Near Fairland
William O'Donnell a prominent ranch man and local capitalist was struck by a westbound mail and passenger train near his Fairland home along the Houston and Texas Central line yesterday morning He was knocked from the track but the report does not state his condition or injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marble Falls
Texas
William O’donnell
Houston
Texas Central
Fairland
Doctor from Mason Named to AMA National Auxiliary Committee
Dr R J Baze of Mason Texas has been notified of his appointment as a member of the National Auxiliary Congressional Committee of the American Medical Association reflecting recognition from the local medical community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Texas
R. J.baze
National Auxiliary Congressional Committee
The
American Medical Association
Smoky weather alarms Texans around Jewett
In Jewett Texas on November 23 residents report three days of thick smoke worsening each night. Old Texans say they have never seen conditions like this and many note eye irritation from the smoky air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewett
Texas
Forest fires menace Angelina county in Texas
Lufkin reports wildfires raging across Angelina county for three days. Dense smoke blinds the city and damages fences while residents work to save homes. The area remains very dry raising fears of further destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufkin
Texas
Angelina County
Ed wards Cotton Mills announce wage cut in Augusta
The Edwards Cotton Mills in Augusta Maine announced a wage reduction to take effect November 30. About 1300 workers will be affected by the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Edwards Cotton Mills
Illinois lands seekers visit Palestine to scout Anderson County
A party of Illinois gentlemen led by Don F. Miller, P. D. Bel, Alex Peddie, A F Peddie, P S Houston and E Kupeele are in Palestine Texas on November 23 looking for land bargains in Anderson County. If satisfied they will invest and attract more settlers to the area.
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Ilinois
Palestine
Texas
Illinois
Don F. Miller
Alex. Peddie
A. F. Peddie
P. S. Houston
E. Kupeele
Anderson County
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