Foreigners in Danger as Tampico Fighting Rages
reports from Washington say officials fear foreigners in Tampico have been wounded during the two days of fighting and that Admiral Fletcher may order a suspension to allow evacuation. The arrival of the battleship New Jersey at Tampico expands Fletcher's naval force amid firm U.S. demands for safety of foreigners and for restraint by Villa and Carranza.
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Washington
Tampico
Fletcher
New Jersey
Tuxpan
Navy Department
Bryan
John Lind
Villa
Fast Express Ditching and Fireman Killed in Train Wreck
In Wickliffe near Cleveland a New England express was ditched at midnight by four men. A fireman died, the engineer was seriously injured, and seventeen rail spikes were removed. Detectives suspect a plot to attack New York Central President Smith, whose car was last and remained on the tracks. A $1000 reward was posted by Lake Shore officials for the perpetrators.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Shore Railway
New England Express
Wickliffe
President Smith
New York Central
Ralla
Bull Terrier Club of America Holds Eighth Show
In Brooklyn at the Bueh Terminal Buildings the Bull Terrier Club of America opens its eighth show with one hundred special prizes. Top dogs from across the country are entered and judged by James Mort mer, featuring thirty three classes and two winners glasses each carrying four AKC championship points. A dedicated staff from the Bull Terrier club will oversee the dogs.
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Wang
New York
Bull Terrier Club of America
Bueh Terminal
Brooklyn
America
James Mortmer
American Kennel Club
Bull Terrier Club
Mona Lisa on way to Paris under heavy guard
Rome reports the Mona Lisa, stolen from the Paris Louvre over two years ago, has been turned over to French Ambassador Barrero. It is en route from Florence where it was found yesterday, with a heavy guard to foil any further theft attempts.
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Rome
Paris Louvre
Vinceno Perugia
Barrero
Florence
Louvre
Injunction Granted to Halt Prohibition Efforts in Salem and Stayton
Circuit Judge Galloway ruled three cases invalidating local option votes in Salem and Stayton. A permanent injunction restrains county and city officials from enforcing prohibition. Notice of appeal to the supreme court was filed in all cases.
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Salem
Ore
Galloway
Stayton
Upreme
Runaway Train 18 Found Minus Crew
The Great Northern south bound train with six coaches and 100 passengers left Centria station as crew to lunch. Express Messenger Atherton climbed to the cab with a revolver to find it empty, returning the train to Chehalla where the crew claimed it was a prank.
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Tacoma
Great Northern
Centralia
Atherton
Chehalla
Troop Train Leaves Vera Cruz With Ammunition Train
Vera Cruz dispatch says gun boat Progresso and Zaragoza departed for Tampico carrying a small force and a large stock of ammunition chiefly for artillery.
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Vera Cruz
Bandit holds up car and loots express train
New Orleans officials report a lone bandit fatally shot Wells Fargo messenger James Arnold and robbed the Southern Pacific Sunset Limited near Nurahan. He escaped with $4000 as deputy sheriffs pursue him by special train. officials believe $100,000 was sent earlier on another Southern Pacific train.
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New Orleans
James Arnold
Wells-Fargo
Southern Pacific
Nurahan
Pittsburgh Women Plan National Public Health League
Under Mrs. Winifred Sackville Stoner the wife of Dr H Buchanan Stoner Pittsburgh women from a dozen organizations plan to form a national Woman's Public Health organization. The league will promote public health through local sanitation infant and child welfare and popular education with a Fort Pitt Hotel meeting to gather representatives and establish Pittsburgh Local and branches nationwide. Interested parties should contact Mrs Sackville Stoner.
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Pittsburg
Winifred Sackville Stoner
H. Buchanan Stoner
United States Marine Hospital
Pittsburgh
Woman's Public Health Organization
Fort Pitt
United States
Sackville Stoner
Longest motorcycle trip aims for global route
San Francisco December 13 F J Redman of Wichita Kansas and J Grosenbick of Denver Colorado claim to be on the longest motorcycle journey yet attempted. They travel via San Antonio up the Atlantic coast to New York then sail to Europe to tour foreign nations and return to America by way of the Pacific. They expect to reach San Francisco in time for the Panama Pacific exposition in 1916.
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Reand World
San Francisco
F. J. Redman
Wichita
Kansas
J. Grosenbick
Denver
Colgo
San Antonio
Atlantic
New York
Europe
America
Pacific
Panama Pacific
Mrs Pankhurst Arrested Upon Arrival in London
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst arrived from Paris and was arrested before leaving the train in London. The event occurred as she stepped into the station, with authorities detaining her on site.
Promoters Found Guilty of Misusing Mails in Land Exploitation
J T Conway and Frank Ricet general manager and president of the Oregon Inland Development company were found guilty by a federal jury on all five counts charged with misuse of the mails in exploiting eastern and central Oregon lands. The three week trial ended with a verdict and the pair received 30 days to seek a new trial.
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Portland, Ore
J_ T Conway
Frank Ricet
Oregon Inland Development Company
Oregon Lands
Italy to Lead Major Lourdes Shrine Pilgrimage Next Year
Rome reports Italy will send one of its largest pilgrimages to Our Lady of Lourdes in France from September 1 to 7. Up to 10,000 participants are expected, many seeking miraculous cures after the summer pilgrimages by English and Irish believers. After returning, a second large pilgrimage will head to sacred shrines in the Holy Land starting September 20.
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Rome
Italy
France
Ateps
Holy Land
Bouillon Cubes Misleading About Meat Value
Washington report notes a Department of Agriculture bulletin stating bouillon cubes, while useful as flavoring agents, have little real food value and are expensive compared with homemade broths. Bulletin No. 27 compares cubes with meat extracts and homemade meats.
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Washington
Commercial Expedition Goes to Santiago
The American expedition left Valpariso on December 13 after a five day stay. They believe their voyage through South and Central America will open North American markets in those countries, which have been supplied from Europe. They urge such expeditions be conducted by producer and manufacturer associations several times yearly.
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Valpariso
Santiago
South
Central America
North America
Europe
Three Men Killed in Collision Near Dallas
Three people died and two others were fatally injured when a automobile collided with an Interurban train near Dallas. Victims named are Miss Jessie Wilson Miss Willie Stewart and a negro nurse.
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Dallas
Jessie Wilson
Willie Stewart
Willard Knocks Out Davis in Second Round Bout
Jess Willard of Kansas knocked out George One Round Davis of Buffalo in the second round of a ten round bout held in Buffalo New York on December 13.
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Wilard Whips
Buffalo
N. Y
Jess Willard
Kansas
George
Davis
Milton Rural Telephone Company Elects Officers
Milton Ore Dec 13 The annual meeting of the Milton Rural Telephone company was held Officers were elected Charles Spence president Will Hopson secretary directors C K Simmons C W Boeratler Alva Shumway J W Coffman Harry Huber
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Fural
Milton Ore
Milton Rural Telephone Company
Charles Spence
Will Hopson
C. KE
Simmonda
C. W. Boeratler
Alva Shumway
J. W Coffman
Harry Huber
Terror and Censorship Grip Mexico City Under Huerta
United Press reports a reign of terror as Huerta solidifies control in Mexico City. Peon women face conscription and fear, with censors inserting fictitious stories while real dispatches are heavily censored. The capital, once lively, now resembles a deserted village after dark.
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Mexico City
Tampas
Mexico
Huerta
Proag
Slayer of husband found guilty by jury
WAHOO Neb Dec 13 Mrs Maggie Johnson was found guilty of manslaughter in the killing of her husband John Johnson after a quarrel last September. The verdict carries a sentence of one to ten years and came as the defendant, weakened by poison treatment, listened in a groggy courtroom. The husband was struck with a club. his body was later found buried near the family home at Ashland Neb.
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Wahoo
Neb
Maggie Johnson
John Johnson
Ashland
Johnson
Monmouth Prune Crop Sold to Dallas Firm for 60000
Prune crop from Monmouth district sold entirely for the season to J. K. Armsby company of Dallas for 60000. Output exceeds last year with better quality and price. The crop was larger than usual. prunes smaller but growers report fair profits.
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Prute
Monmouth
Monmouth Evaporating & Canning Company
J. K. Armsby Company
Dallas
Rantholla Kills Messenger Then Escapes With Cash
General report says Rantholla ambushed a Southern Pacific train, killed the messenger, and escaped with $4000. The incident sparked a nationwide manhunt as officials in several states pursue leads.
Divorce suit of Mrs Coe ends quickly in Portland
In Portland on December 13 Judge McGinn rushed the divorce proceedings between Dr Henry Waldo Coe and Viola M Coe. The court censured Mrs Coe for scheming to deprive her husband of property while the proceedings for a property settlement adjourned to morning. The day featured emotional, humorous, and crowded courtroom scenes as both sides prepared written asset statements.
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Portland
Ore
Dee
Henry Waldo Coe
Viola
McGinn
Viola M. Coe
Progressive Party National
Oregon
Dr. Coe
Mra. Coe
Bird Slaughter Up in London Plume Trade
London reports show rampant destruction of osprey and other plumage birds as plume sales rise. Records indicate 3206 birds of paradise and many crowned pigeons parrots macaws kingfishers and white cranes sold, with Africa and British possessions bearing the brunt while trade with India and colonies persists despite export bans.
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London
Africa
India
Mayor Causes Arrest in Baker Liquor Case
Baker Oregon December 13 Mayor Palmer swore to a warrant and caused the arrest of saloonman C C Cox on a charge of selling liquor to a minor. Cox had faced grand jury action with no indictment. He is alleged to have sold liquor to 17 year old Hatton Howe. The mayor conducted his own investigations after the grand jury adjourned, gathering witnesses and bringing Baker’s first action against a liquor man in months.
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Baker
Ore
Palmer
C. C. Cox
Cox
Hatton Howe
Montha
American Tango to be Taught in Greece
December 13 The American Turkey trot and tango dancing are to be introduced to Greece. Greek master Demetrius Thegius, who studied these dances here, sails for Piraeus to teach the new steps. He fears the classical set of Athens may spurn them but expects favor among Greece's soldiers.
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New York
Greece
Demetrius Thegious
Piraeus
Athens
Antelope Ring City Limits Seeking Food In Snow
A party of seven gaunt antelope wandered into Greeley Colorado on December 13 driven by hunger. They entered the East Side district and fed on discarded food supplied by housewives before leaving at dusk.
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Greeley
Colo
Freight cars shipped from Iowa to Wallowa volume data
Wallowa Oregon report shows 426 freight cars shipped from Iowa between February 1 and November 15. Lumber 256 cars leads, followed by sheep 80, cattle 24, hogs 21, wheat 19, oats 11, hay 10, horses 2, wool 2, barley 1. Shipment attributed to Agent J S White.
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Wallowa
Ore
J. S. White
Pretty School Teacher Hero Of Court Street Runaway
Miss Florence Phillips a schoolteacher from District No 98 steered a wagon in a runaway on Court Street driving a farm team belonging to Louis Geiss. After a bolt broke the horses bolted and she held the reins against a sidewise slide to keep the wagon from overturning. Spectators praised her calm pluck as men halted the horses near College Street and she was helped down after the near disaster.
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Court Street
Florence Phillips
Main
College Street
Severnal
Phillip
Miss Phillips
Pendleton
Billy Duff
Louis Geiss
Agreement Expected Soon on Currency Bill Vote
In Washington on December 13 the Democratic Senate leaders expressed hope for a pre Christmas agreement on a vote date for the currency bill. Republicans were not expected to consent to a date until the arguments are finished.
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Washington
Senate
Illinois Central Bond Issue Ratified
Chicago December 13 The 120000 dollar six hundred bond issue of the Illinois Central to retire other issues and fund improvements and extensions was ratified at a special stockholders meeting in Chicago.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
Double murder suicide in Chicago shocks city
In Chicago on December 13 Loula Nieman a milliner and his wife Louis were killed by an unidentified man who shot the couple as they protected a woman believed to be his wife. The assailant then likely killed his wife and killed himself by shooting.
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Chicago
Loula Nieman
Louis
2300 Men Back to Work In Indianapolis Strike Update
Agent Densmore of the federal labor department telegraphed Washington that 2800 of the 2000 team eters who struck recently either had returned to work or had agreed to do so.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Densmore
Federal Labor Department
Washington Today
Woman acquitted in Louisiana husband murder case
Shreveport jury finds Mrs. Della Stroud not guilty on self-defense plea in the April killing of her husband Jesse Stroud near Vivian Louisiana.
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Kille
Tubby
Shreveport
Della Stroud
Jesse Stroud
Vivian
Reinforcement Efforts Underway in Tampico Garrison
Tampico battles intensify as federal gunboat Bravo shells rebels repairing lines to bring up more artillery from Victoria. Admiral Fletcher orders all Americans to evacuate. About 500 refugees moved from Wheeling and Tacoma to Indiana Rhode Island and New Jersey. Morro Castle expected to transport others leaving Tampico area.
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Vera Cruz
Tampico Artation
Bravo
Victoria
Admiral Fletcher
United States
Wheeling
Tacoma
Indiana
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Morro Castle
Tampico
Census Records 2609 Motorcycles Imported in District
Officials in Watersland South Africa report a census showing 2609 motorcycles imported into the district last year. The tally reflects ongoing import activity in the regional market and underscores the scale of motorbike entry during the period.
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Watersland
South Africa
Germany to send war vessels through canal acceptance
Berlin, Dec 13. Germany signified acceptance of the invitation from the United States government to send warships to represent Germany at the opening of the Panama Canal.
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Germany
Berlin
United States
Panama Canal
Dr Von Klein's Death Attributed To Son's Troubles
Chicago died here of unspecified causes related to his son B von Klein of St Paul. The son was arrested in Portland on complaint by Mima Ethel Newcomb who charged that he secretly married her in Portland and then deserted her, taking her jewels valued at 2600. The son is in Portland awaiting trial.
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Chicago
Dee
Carl von Klein
von Klein
B. ©. von Klein
St. Paul
Ethel Newcomb
Portland
Ore
Young von Klein
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