U S RUSHES WARSHIPS TO COAST OF NICARAGUA
The United States moves to back Secretary Knox's note on Nicaragua by sending Albany Yorktown and other ships to Corinto and Magdalena Bay with marines. Zelaya blamed for American deaths Grace and Cannon. passports given to Rodriguez severing diplomatic ties. Public and political reaction noted as a new Monroe Doctrine moment.
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Zelaya
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Des Moines
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Marietta
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Reviolation
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King Prorogues Parliament In Bustling London
London dispatch reports King Edward signed the prorogation of Parliament to January 17 at Sandringham. In the Commons, Prime Minister Asquith claimed the Lords overstepped by blocking the budget, urged the re enactment of taxes, and won the Breach of Constitution resolution 349 to 154.
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Sandringham
Privy Council
House of Commons
Asquith
Lords
Commons
Edward
Commmons
Iowa Judges Begin Selecting $20 Million in Prizes
Des Moines December 2 judges for the Iowa State Corn Growers Association began work to select winners of 20 million dollars in prizes. Named panel includes James Wood of Iowa Falls C W Hendricks Muscatine EH Gobble Ames W W Schmidt Ames Franz Waas Ames R G Jones Ames William Zellee Cooper G W Anes Newell Ray F Bennett Ames and CG Steen West Liberty.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Corn Growers' Association
James Wood
Iowa Falls
C. W. Hendricks
Muscatine
EH. Gobble
Ames
Wi. W. Schmidt
Franz Waas
R. G. Jones
William Zellee
Cooper
G. W. Anes
Newell
Ray F. Bennett
CG. F. Steen
West
Liberty
Rail strikes cripple northwest freight as 12000 idle
Bulletin from St Paul reports the switchmen and related unions strike across the region. Up to 12,000 workers are idle as railroads import strike breakers and divert to limited shipments in Dakota and Montana. Mills and related suppliers face large wage losses while congestion and halted yards spread across Duluth Superior and other twin cities.
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St. Paul, Minn
Dakota
Montana
Helena
Missoula
Order of Railway Conductors
Butte
Twin Cities
Duluth
Superior
Northwest
Brooklyn Navy Yard Chemistry Lab Fire Contained
A lively blaze at the Brooklyn Navy Yard chem lab burned for about an hour before firefighters confined it to the brick laboratory building. Fear of chemical explosions hampered efforts but nearby structures were saved and no serious injuries occurred amid fumes from the burning reagents. In a separate note, authorities lack a positive clue in Mrs. Snead’s murder, with Virginia Wardlaw, an elderly relative, being the only arrest and offering no information.
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Brooklyn Navy Yards
Cetty
New York
N. Y
Doxey Charged In Arsenic Death Case At St Louis
St Louis reports cite arsenic in the viscera of William J. Elder. Information charges murder against Mrs Dora E E Doxey of Columbus Nebraska. Requisition issued for her extradition. Mrs Doxey arrested at Columbus on bigamy charge. a coroner’s report leads to multiple insurance schemes and a discharge of two marriages. The case centers on poison claims, insurance transfers, and the late Mr Elder’s death.
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St. Louis
Warren
Washington University
William J. Ibrder
L.B. Doxey
Columbus
Erder
Dora Erder
Elizabeth
Doxey
Burlington
Iowa
Hadley
Nebraska
Elder
Circuit
Dora BE. Doxey
William J. Order
Clayton
Loren B Doxey
William J. Elder
Griffith Re elected Coach for Iowa University Team
Iowa City December 2 Special The board of control of athletics at Iowa University re elected John G Griffith of Iowa to perpetuate the alumni coaching system. R G Hedges of Darmouth was chosen assistant coach for the Iowa basketball team. The board voted to abolish the Iowa field meet and replace it with a Missouri Valley conference meet.
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Iowa City
Board of Control of
Iowa University
John G. Griffith
Iowa
R. G. Hedges
Darmouth
Chile Signs Protocol For Alsop Mediation
Santiago December 2 Chile signed the protocol with the United States for reference of the Alsop claim to King Edward for mediation.
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Santiago
Chile
United States
Alsop
Edward
Attempt to Wreck Panama Railroad Reported
Washington Dec 2. Efforts to wreck the Panama railroad with dynamite damaged a track section and a steam shovel during the night of November 3. The Isthmian Canal Commission announced a government reward for information leading to arrests in the plot.
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Washington, D. C
Befforts
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Big Fight to Be Held in Frisco
The world’s championship bout between Jeffries and Johnson is planned for San Francisco under Tex Rickard and Jack Gleason, likely July 4. The bid includes about $101,000 upfront and 66 2 3 percent of moving picture receipts.
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New York
N. Y. Dee
Jeffries
Johnson
San Francisco
Tex’* Rickard
Iy, Nev
Jack Gleason
Body of 7 year old found after disappearance
New York City police reported the body of seven year old Lottie Menninger was found on a tenement roof after she disappeared Monday. She had been shockingly mistreated.
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New York
N. Y
Lottie Menninger
Sullivan Held In Jail On Intoxication Charge
John L Sullivan of Muscatine was jailed for at least 20 days after pleading guilty to intoxication. Justice Theo Jones ordered the term as an antidote for a prolonged pattern of drinking. The Sullivan named is not the famed pugilist.
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Muscatine
Justice of the Peace
Theo. Jones
West Liberty
Sullivan
John L. Sullivan
CommenGe Uses New Turbine in City Power Plant
Commence using the new turbine at Citizens' Railway and Light plant furnishes light and power to Piture City. A crew works on transformers to utilize the extra capacity while residential power is shut off. The turbine develops 950 horsepower and raises plant voltage from 12 000 to 23 000 volts.
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Citizens’ Railway & Light Company
France Denies Warship Order to Nicaragua
Paris on December 2 reports the foreign office stating there is no truth to the claim that France ordered a warship from Martinique to Nicaragua. The denial clarifies the rumor and confirms no fleet deployment was ordered.
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France
Paris
Foreign
Martinique
Nicaragua
Farmers Not Hunting Negro
A dispatch to the Associated Press reports that Marion county Illinois farmers are not searching for the black man who wounded S S McClelland, a farmer, near Odin. The item also notes a petition for the reinstatement of Sheriff Davis of Alexander county was submitted to Governor Deneen.
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Marion County
Ill
Odin
S. S. McClelland
Springfield
Davis
Alexander County
Deneenson
Primary Law Upheld By Judge Lusck In Wisconsin
Madison Wis December 2 The state core primary elections law was upheld in every particular by Judge Lusck of the circuit court here today.
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Madison
Wis
Lusck
Circuit Court
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