Fire started by militants at Davenport causes heavy damage
Militants set a fire in Davenport causing 300000 dollars in damages to Fox-Elliott lumber yards and nearby buildings. Soldiers and sailors aided fire crews as the blaze threatened further structures, and a placard reading revenge for Mrs Pankhurst was left. Sylvia Pankhurst, recently released from jail, remains in critical condition from a hunger and thirst strike as her mother stays jailed.
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London
Davenport
Fox-Elliott Company
Mra. Pankhurst
Sylvia Pankhurst
Man Injured After Gap Opens In Dark Trap
Joe Murphy of Murphy Bros. suffered a severe cut requiring three stitches after stepping into an open trap door at Estes barber shop on Main Street. The fall in the dark twisted his arm and back, but he considers himself fortunate to be alive.
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Joe Murphy
Murphy Bros
Estes
Main Street
Eucharistic Congress Set for Lourdes Shrine 1914
Announcement from the Vatican states Pope Pius inaugurates the next Eucharistic Congress at Our Lady of Lourdes in France from September 9 to 14, 1914. Lourdes is cited for numerous miraculous cures reported among pilgrims visiting the shrine.
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Rome
Vatican
Pope Pius
Our Lady of Lourdes
France
Lourdes
Supreme Court adjourns without deciding major cases
Washington Dec 16 The United States supreme court adjourns for the holidays without deciding the Intermountain cases or other pending important matters. The recess extends to January 6. The naval appropriation is placed into the sinking fund when a warship strikes a rock.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Elk Killings and Arrests Near Thorn Hollow
Two female elk from a Wyoming herd on Forrest's Thorn Hollow ranch were shot and killed. Rancher George Forrest and an unnamed Indian man were arrested and charged, with trial set before Justice B. B. Richards. Game Warden Averill leads the case, seeking heavy penalties up to $1000 fine or six months in jail.
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Cayuse
George Forrest
Thorn Hollow
Forrest
Justice of the Peace
B. B. Richards
Athena
Wyoming
Walla Walla County
Wenaha
Averill
Roy bars smoking at state highway dept
In Olympia on December 15, Roy the state highway commissioner says no formal order has been issued yet restricting smoking. He adds that department staff should focus on work during office hours and avoid rolling cigarettes, and he will not enforce the rule against Governor Lister.
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Roy
Washington
Olympia
Wash
State Highway Department
William R. Roy
Lister
Guessed Donnelly Not On The Run, Walla Walla Prison Outlaw
Guards at the Walla Walla prison say the bloodhounds traced a Chehalls outlaw but found no sign of the escaped murderer Mike Donnelly. They believe the man is likely an unrelated novice starting a crime career.
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Donnelly
Walla Walla, Wash
Guarda
Chehalls
Mike Donnelly
Federal court clerks to receive set annual salaries
The bill, favorably reported by the house judiciary committee, sets the Minnesota federal court clerk’s annual salary at 4500 dollars replacing all other compensation. It also fixes North Dakota at 3000 and South Dakota at 4000 dollars per year.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Federal Court of
Minnesota
Rebels Mount Machine-Guns on Boat at Mazatlan
Desperate fighting rages at Mazatlan as rebels seize launches, mount machine guns, and storm the city. Federals defend from a shore embankment with ammunition running short. American Consul Alger and many foreigners are reported to be in Mazatlan.
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Mazatlan
Mexico City
Alger
House Immigration Bill Favored by Committee
The House immigration committee reported the Burnett bill with a strict clause barring Asiatic persons militant suffragists and saboteurs from entry. The measure includes a literacy test requiring all applicants to read and write one language.
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Washington
House Immigration Committee
United States
Huerta Appears In Old Clothes In Public Walk
In Mexico City on December 11 1913 General Huerta marched to the national palace in worn clothes to show democracy despite a guarded note. Reports say English bankers loaned 20 million dollars to the Mexican government though denied by the war office. Rebels reportedly captured Salinas Victoria. judge reads letters from 100 imprisoned parliament members as the current congress adjourns for April 1.
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Mexico City
el Impercial
Huerta
War Office
Salinas Victoria
Nuevo Leonatate
Aristo
Patriotism Led Man to Steal Mona Lisa
Florence December reports Vincenzo Perugia admitted to police he acted alone in stealing Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa from the Louvre. He said his aim was to return a national treasure to Italy as a holy act, not for gain, and he volunteered his room for search. He was immediately questioned and cooperated with authorities after the theft.
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Florence
Vincenzo Perugia
Leonardo da Vinci
Louvre
Italy
Masses editors arraigned on criminal libel charge
New York Dec. 15 Editor Max Eastman and Cartoonist Arthur Young of The Masses were arraigned before Judge Swann on a criminal libel charge with the Associated Press as complainant. A July cartoon captioned Poisoned at the Source depicted the AP pouring poisons into a reservoir labeled The News. Eastman and Young pleaded not guilty and were released on bail of 1000 dollars each.
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New York
Max Eastman
Arthur Young
The
Masses
Swann
AsSociated Press
Associated Preas
Fies
Eastman
Young
Police officer resigns after scolding woman in Kansas City style
Joplin Missouri December 13 a patrolman Mike Kincannon told the wife of a railroad man to go home and put on clothes after seeing her in a skirt that exposed her knees. Chief Myera demanded his resignation citing indecency. The incident reflects a department debate over new women’s fashion and public decorum.
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Missouri
Joplin
Mike Kincannon
Myera
Kincannon
Grand Chancellor Grant to Visit Lodge No. 4 Knights of Pythias
Frank S. Grant Oregon grand chancellor visits Camon lodge No. 4 with I KR Stinson and Marlon Davis for a big meeting. Veteran jewels awarded to J W Tallman and Judge W R Ellis. Visit routes include Milton Weston Athena Adam and Hell s.
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Frank S. Grant
Knights of Pythias
L. R. Stinson
Camon Lodge No. 4
Oregon
I. KR. Stinson
G. K
Marlon Davis
J. W. Tallman
W. R. Ellis
Order
Grant
Milton
Weston
Athena
Adame
Hells
Union County
President Wilson Significantly Improves at White House
Washington Dec 15 President Wilson is reported much improved with his cold greatly lessened He has resumed routine duties but does all his work at the White House and saw no visitors Officials say he probably will not visit the executive offices for several days
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Washington
Wilson
Grayson
Whitehouse
Villa
Tamoleo
House Committee
Rebela
Maztiilan Shel
Villa reports circulate of Mexican rebel leader hanged heir
Washington dispatches relay an unconfirmed report that General Villa hanged Luis Terranzas son of a Mexican millionaire after a ransom delay. Refugees from Chihuahua City describe grave complications as Villa seizes stores and threatens expulsion of the German consul. British consular ties and foreign assets are cited amid tensions in the region. Stores seized are valued around five million dollars.
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Washington
Terrazas
Mexico
United States
Villa
Kueck
Wil- In
Suffragists Ramp Up Destruction Campaign in London
In London a suffragist shouting votes for women hurled a hammer at a police station window and was arrested. An unoccupied country house near Bristol burned in the night with suffragist literature scattered nearby. Militant leaders vow to persist with energy until Mrs. Pankhurst is released, and telegrams to King George protest her treatment urging him to stop the crime.
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London
Bristol
Magesty
Missing McCann daughter Jessie McCann postcard found
A postcard signed Jessie, likely from Miss Jessie McCann daughter of wealthy grocer William McCann, arrived at the McCann home in New York. It states she will be home Thursday afternoon and asks her mother not to worry.
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New York
Jessie
Jessie McCann
William McCann
McCann
Wallace post office robbery case nears arrest
Authorities expect soon the arrest of the person believed to have robbed the Wallace post office of seventeen thousand dollars. Senate defeats first amendment to currency bill as a separate item of note.
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Pos
Wallace
Senate
Englard
Blow on Neck Triggers Fatal Spinal Meningitis
In San Francisco on December 15, eight year old Joseph Milan died of spinal meningitis linked to a neck blow. His father said he sent Joseph on an errand October 30 and later fought another boy, whom he defeated. The other boy's father then struck Joseph on the neck.
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San Francisco
Joseph Milan
Milan
Joseph
Arrest in Curry County Murder Case in San Francisco
Salem Ore December 15 Aaron B Cooley was arrested in San Francisco today in connection with the murder of Thomas Van Pelt Sr in Curry county in 1908.
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Salem
Ore
Aaron B. Cooley
San Francisco
Thomas van Pelt, Sr
Curry County
Honest newsboy returns gold piece to woman
A poor crippled Pendleton boy, Jacob Knaus, sold papers for nickels to buy Christmas gifts. Mrs. Briggs mistakenly gave him a five dollar gold piece. he returned it next morning, proving his honesty. She rewarded him, and the small act stood out amid temptations during the holiday season.
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Jacob Knaus
Pendleton
Jacob
Samail
Arrest in P O Robbery at Wallace Idaho Expected
Wallace Idaho December 15 authorities expect at least one arrest in the Wallace post office robbery of 17000 Saturday night. Police chief McKinley said it seems certain an insider took the money though no suspect is being watched. The report shifts to St Louis coal rate dispute with railroads over a 20 cent toll on coal crossing bridges from East St Louis and possible 15 cent cut under Egypt based on railroad and coal company ties.
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Kiory
New York
Anna Aumuller
Hana Schmidt
Faurot
Schmidt
Wallace
Idaho
McKinley
ST. Louis
Business Men's League
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Federal Building
Interstate Commerce
James B. Harlan
North
Springfield
Egypt
Southern
Iilinoly Coal Companies
Senate Defeats First Amendment to Currency Bill
Washington December 15 The Senate voted 40 to 35 to defeat the first amendment to the currency bill. Proposed by Senator Hitchcock the measure sought to fix regional reserve banks at four and require public sale of stock first Poindexter sided with the Democrats in the roll.
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Washington
Senate
Hitchcock
Poindexter
Loss of Battle Ship Plans Is Admitted
Washington reports the loss of the Pennsylvania dreadnought plans since March fourth. Navy officials say they hope the documents were destroyed by mistake but fear they fell into foreign hands. Secret service and agents have searched without results as embassies monitor for theft.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Navy Department
Daniels
Naval
Bureau of Construction
Secret Service
Tears of Joy and Sadness Flow from the Same Tank
A historic scene captures mixed emotions as refugees or workers react with tears of happiness and sorrow beside a shared water facility. Officials report contrasting outcomes amid a broader relief effort and ongoing challenges.
No Definite News On Casualties In Tampico Engagement
VER A CRUZ Dec 15 Rebels have withdrawn from Tampico area but a resumption of the attack is expected after resupply with ammunition and more artillery from Victoria. Water supply cut and locomotives seized. fatalities believed numerous though not confirmed. Morro Castle arrived to take refugees but transfer delayed due to heavy seas.
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Vera Cruz
Tampico
Fletcher
Victoria
Filetcher
Morro Castle
Lamula
el Paso
Chihhuahua City
Chihuahua
Villa
Painting of Mona Lisa Found Slightly Injured
Florence December fifteenth reports a slight cheek abrasion and left shoulder scratch on the Mona Lisa after exposure to Vincenzo Perugali whose claim of a service to Italy sparked detention. Great crowds at the Uffizi as police defended the exhibit, with disorder, smashed windows and thousands entering in hours.
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Florence
Vincenzo Perugal
A Perugal
Italy
Uffizi
Leonardo da Vinci
Baker County Judge In Serious Condition
Baker Oregon December 15 County Judge Peter Basche is in critical condition in the hospital following surgery to remove an intestinal tumor. Two feet of intestine were removed and his age is 64 with slim chances of recovery. Basche has resided in the county for 42 years and is involved in major local enterprises.
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Baker
Ore
Peter Basche
Judge Basche
Beachey Sets Low Altitude Loop Record in Sacramento
Lincoln Beachey flew a 100 horsepower biplane within 400 feet of the ground at Agricultural Park in Sacramento. He performed the loop amid rough weather with rain clouds forming, then climbed to 3600 feet and dived 300 feet with the plane inverted, before landing.
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Sacramento
Cal
Field of Agricultural Park
Lincoln Beachey
Beachey
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