Daniels Aids Tavenner On Local Plans In Ring Control
Secretary Daniels voices that armor guns and powder should be government made to end private overcharges. He cites overpricing by private firms, proposes a government armor plant, and warns of reliance on manufacturers during war time. Tavenner supports the call, noting similar claims from Congress.
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Washington
Tavenner
Rock Island
Congress
Navy
Josephus Banjelei
Deniels
Daniels
Raleigh
News and Observer
Tavenners
War Department
Navy Department
Garrison
Secretary of the Navy
Eubhead
Josephus Daniels
United States
Army
Spain
Russia
Italy
Haruna
Kawesaki Co
Kobe
Japan
Naval Establishment
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Naval Proving Ground
Indian Head
Maryland
Huerta Seeks Exit From Capital Amid Mexican Turmoil
Provisional President Huerta reportedly left the capital as foreign ministers and railway officials cite plans to flee the country. Villa’s rebel army advances toward Chihuahua City as federals threaten to retake Torreon. Inman heads Indiana murder case as jury is seated. Dr. Helene Knabe stands trial for Craig murder.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Capitol
Querido Modeno
Menles
Vera Cruz
Juarez
Villa
Chihuahua City
Torreon
Ve Insco
War Department
Torreen
Velasco
Durango
Shelbyville
Ind
W. Bae
Helene Knabe
Ephraim Inman
Indianapolis
Inman
Craig
Dr. Kuabe
Trying Ross for Election Fraud Trial Opens in Chicago
Chicago Hil reports David Ross, among a score of politicians indicted on a year old election fraud charge, faced trial for allegedly altering ballots to aid Maclay Horne elected states attorney and Peter Bartz elected county commissioner while Leland Rapp was defeated for municipal court clerk.
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Chicago Hil
David Ross
Maclay Horne
Peter Bartzen
Leland Rapp
Desperado Holed Up In Sealed Utah Mine
In Bingham Utah on December 1 a desperado named Ralph Lopes is trapped inside the Utah Apex mine. Sulphur fumes fill the sealed passages as deputies seal all exits except one and prepare to shoot Lopes on sight if he exits.
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Bingham
Utah
Utah Apex
Ralph Lope
Lopes
Lopez
Mrs French Granted Divorce in London Custody Awarded
London dispatch reports Mrs. French, daughter of former US Postmaster General Robert J. Wynne, granted a divorce from Captain Hugh French of the Yorkshire regiment. The decree cites charges of assault and infidelity by association with Canadian actress Marie Celeste Beach. Custody of their child given to Mrs. French.
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London
Eng
Hugh French
Yorkshire Regiment
Marie Celeste Beach
Train Hits Carriage Killing Three Near Fairfield
Kokomo Indiana December 1 Ed Grishaw 40 a farmer and Mrs Wilber Youngman 20 of Champaign Illinois were killed and Wilber Youngman 23 husband of the dead woman fatally injured when a Lake Erie and Western passenger train struck a carriage at a crossing near Fairfield The curtains on the carriage prevented Grishaw from seeing the approaching train The Youngmans were on their honeymoon and had married Thanksgiving day Grishaw had met the couple at Fairfield and was taking them to his home for a visit when the accident occurred
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Kokomo
Ing
Ed Grisnaw
Wilber Youngman
Champaign
Lil
Lake Erie & Western
Fairfield
Grishaw
Battle on Farm Ends in a Death in Midwest Dispute
Litchfield, Dec. 1. Herman Grossenheider Sr and his three sons were arrested on murder charges after a fight with the neighboring Grossenheider family over a disputed land border near their farms. August Grossenheider died from a hedge stick blow after the clash, with Herman Sr in precarious condition and the others treated at home. The feud, involving hundreds of acres, has long divided the two families.
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Litchfield, ML
Herman Grossenheider
Herman, Jr
Edward
Louis
August Grossenleider
St. Francis Hospital
Grossenheiders
Frank Grossenheider
August
Herman
Suffrage Association Convention Under Way
The National American Woman Suffrage Association annual convention opened in Washington with Dr. Anna Shaw presiding. About one thousand delegates from all states attended as welcomes and business dominated the day. The executive committee voted to raise the national budget on a fixed basis, partly via state assessments, a matter to be considered tomorrow.
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Washington
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Anna Shaw
Lone Bandit Hoists $700 at Station He Escapes
A suburban station agent was held up by an armed bandit at a Lake Shore station in Chicago on December 1. The robber escaped with $700.
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Lone Bandit
Chicago
Lake Shore
Supreme Court Backs Illinois Child Labor Law
The Illinois child labor law was sustained as constitutional. Arthur Beauchamp, 15, won $4,500 from a manufacturing company after a press injury. The firm argued he was over 16, but the court held the company employed him at its peril.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Arthur Beauchamp
White
McKenna
Holmes
Strattens, Limited
Colorado
Mayor Directs Police in Strike Actions in Indianapolis
Indianapolis reports Mayor Wallace assumed personal control of police to curb a strike by teamsters and chauffeurs. Citizens sworn in to aid order, arrests of strikers and sympathizers followed, and downtown crowds faced dispersal with several pedestrians struck but not seriously hurt. In Schenectady, General Electric workers returned after a seven day strike, costing $175,000 in wages.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Wallace
Schenectady
N. Y
Dee
General Electric Company
Wilson to renominate Pindell as ambassador to Russia
President Wilson will renominate Henry M. Pindell of Peoria Illinois for ambassador to Russia after his prior nomination failed to win confirmation during the extra session of Congress.
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Washington
Wilson
Russia
Henry M. Pindell
Peoria
Chancellor vows action over Zabern crisis in parliament
Berlin announces Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg will use full power to end the Zabern distress. Zabern remains quiet with troops patrolling streets. In Chicago, a conference of state insurance and casualty men debates New York’s 20 percent ruling on liability outside workers compensation.
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Berlin
Germany
Zabern
von Bethmann Hollweg
Chicago
New York
Weather Outlook For Rock Island Area Tomorrow
Unsettled weather with occasional rain tonight and Tuesday. Light to moderate northerly winds. 48F at 7 am, high yesterday 57, low last night 48. Precipitation 1.14 inches. Humidity near 100 percent. Stage of water 3.3, up 0.2 in 48 hours. Evening star Jupiter. morning stars Mars Mercury Venus Saturn. December constellations listed.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
Cassiopeia
Andromeda
Perseus
Cepheus
Ursa Minor
Draco
Lyra
Hercules
Aquila
Cygnus
Pegasus
Aquarius
Aries
Cetus
Taurus
Orion
Auriga
Gemini
Leo
South Moline Town Hall to Host Meeting on Stopping Hunting
A meeting at South Moline Town Hall will form an organization to pursue trespassers and hunters. Property owners report dwindling game along Rock River to Barstow, with livestock depredations and fence damage increasing. Farmers urge broad attendance as affected residents mobilize after shootings and vandalism by outsiders.
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South Moline Town Hall
Rock River
Black Hawk
Barstow
South Moline
Greatest Sports Club in World for Chicago
Chicago announces the Sportsmen's Club of America with yachtman James A. Pugh as president. The planned organization expects 2,500 members at start and aims for 40,000 with no initiation fee and five dollar annual dues. A stadium will host year round exhibitions and all 68 recognized sports will be represented.
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Chicago
Ill
James A. Pugh
Sportsmen's Club of America
Sport
Beat and Rob Minister A Swedish Exparliamentarian Beaten in Minneapolis
A former Swedish parliament member Rev. David Holmgren, 67, was attacked near his Minneapolis home by three men who beat him with a revolver butt and robbed him of $22 and a watch. The robbers are linked to other nighttime assaults including a man named F. A. Dickinson. Another victim, H. E. Romaine, was badly beaten by the same trio of bandits.
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Minneapolis
David Holmgren
Sweden
Holmgren
F. A. Dickinson
H. E. Romaine
Duluth
Congress Enters Second Round of Long Session
Congress shifts into the second stage of its longest session as Senate Democrats press a currency bill while the House focuses on vast appropriations for 1915. Estimates total about 1.109 billion dollars for federal operations, with detailed post office subsidies and military and naval spending planned.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Gallinger
United States
McAdoo
The
Treasury
Seven Seas
Post Office Department
Parcel Post
Post Office Tech
Department of Agriculture
Reversal of Judgment in Becker Case Is Asked
Albany December 1 attorneys for Former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker now on death row at Sing Sing appealed the trial denial of a new trial motion. They argued the trial was unfair and numerous errors occurred. A decision is not expected for several months.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Charles Becker
Sing Sing
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Rock River Valley
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