Martial Law in City Proclaimed as Streetcar Strike Escalates
Indiana Governor Ralston orders the state militia into Indianapolis amid a citywide streetcar strike. About two thousand guardsmen will protect railway operations, martial law to be declared, and cars halted until troops arrive. Labor leaders protest while strikers plan organized resistance. In Butte, Mitchell and Lennon urge miners to support Calumet strikers and announce AFL withdrawal from federation duties.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ralston
Indiana Guard
Todd
Street Car Company
M. L. Clawson
John J. Keegan
State Auditor’s
State House
Harmon
Baker
M. Clawson
Mitchell
Butte
Mont
John Mitchell
John Lennon
American Federation of Labor
Michigan
Talon
Calumet
United States
Seattle
United Mine Workers
Friend of River Taken by Death
Joliet Illinois November 6 Thomas H Riley prominent Democratic politician former state representative and noted figure in the waterways movement died here of pneumonia.
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Thomas H. Riley
Joliet
Joliet, TH
Prosecutor Declares Mendel Beilliss Guilty in Murder Trial
In Kiev on November 6 the prosecutor argued Mendel Beilliss is guilty of murdering a Christian boy named Yushtchinsky. The attorney claimed Beilliss dragged the victim toward a brick furnace where he worked, noting the defendant’s virtuous facade does not erase the crime. The session focused on Beilliss’s actions and possible motives.
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Mendel Beilliss
Kiev
Russia
Yushtchinsky
Beilliss
Belllife
Beillies
Emperor William Names New Diplomatic Adviser
Emperor William has a new adviser Count George von Wedel holds a senior diplomatic post. The role requires translating foreign dispatches and briefing the emperor on world affairs during travels and voyages, with a potential for a brilliant career in the diplomatic service.
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William
Count George von Wedel
Corfu
Norway
Foreign Office
von Wedel
TAVENNER THINKS TAMMANY IS BUSY
Washington reports Rep Taverner of Illinois questions Tammany influence on government manufacture of field artillery ammo. He says War Department data show the government can make ammo 30 percent cheaper at Rock Island arsenal, saving millions. Fitzgerald and Sherley block hearings citing anti government manufacture views.
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Argus
Washington
Taverner
Illinois
Tammany
New York
Oupotlea Tavenner
War Department
Tavenner
Rock Island Arsenal
J. J. Fitzgerald
Tamt
Cy Ball
Appropriations Committee
Fitzgerald
Swager Sherley
Kentucky
National Association of Manufacturers
Sherley
Wireless Pioneer's Death Affects English Telephony
Sir William Preece known as the Father of wireless telegraphy died in London at age 80. He introduced the telephone and talking machine to England and invented numerous telegraph and telephone devices.
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London
William Preece
England
Daniel O'Reilly Dies in New York Lawyer and Ex convict
Daniel O'Reilly a 42 year old lawyer and ex convict died at his New York home. He was linked to defense in high profile criminal cases including Harry Thaw Nas Patterson and Captain Peter Hains. Friends attribute his death to a prison sentence for stealing bonds worth 85000 from an elderly broker over two years ago.
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New York
Daniel O'Reilly
Harry Thaw
Nas Patterson
Peter Hains
Region Bank Stock To Be Sold By Public
The regional banks of the new currency system will be public owned and government controlled. Senate banking committee approved the feature a seven to five vote, with Democrats Reed and Hitchcock joining five Republicans. The move is seen as a White House Senate compromise step and clears the way for more progress on the currency bill. Lee's resolution for a congressional probe of Louisville Nashville railroad and allied lines passed, prompting an interstate commerce commission investigation of Louisville Nashville affairs.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Banking Committee
Reed
Hitchcock
Owen
Pomerone
Shafroth
O'Gorman
Hollis
Weeks
White House
Lee
Louisville — Nashville Railroad
Almed
Senate
Louisville @ Nashville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Woman Indicted in Card Lottery in Chicago
Chicago reports an indictment of Mrs. Sarah Foster for sending by mail and engaging in a city wide card lottery scheme. She ran about 15 clubs with up to 3,000 women playing, offering prizes like hand painted china and linens for a 40 cent entry. Authorities call it gambling, while she insists clubs are legitimate.
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Chicago
Federal Brand
Sarah Foster
West
Garfield Boulevard
Masonic Temple
Schuettler
Mrs. Poster
Prince the White Bulldog Captures San Francisco Burglar
In San Francisco on November 6 a white bulldog named Prince, owned by Miss Jennie Debrunner, nabbed a burglar attempting to escape a property guarded by the dog. The dog’s heroism was praised while the burglar claimed his thefts totaled about $100,000 and spoke of a life of crime and hardship.
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San Francisco
Prince
Raffles
Jennie Debranner
Debrunger
Illinois Suffrage Leader Says Women Will Vote Independently
Grace Wilbur Trout told the Ili nois Equal Suffrage association in Peoria that women will not follow corrupt rulers but vote on principle. She argued women cannot be bought, cited Colorado towns where women redirected politics, and predicted Illinois Chicago will see changes in ten years as women use their ballot to influence public life.
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Peoria
Ill
Grace Wilbur Trout
Ilinois Equal Suffrage Association
Trout
Umnois
Thomas
Colorado
Chicago
Weather Preview for Rock Island and Vicinity
Cloudy tonight and Friday with warmer overnight. Light southerly winds. 7 am temp 40, high 57 yesterday, low 40 last night. No precipitation. Humidity 65 at 7 pm, 82 at 7 am. Sky chart shows astronomical events with evening planets Mercury and Jupiter visible and morning stars Saturn Mars Venus. Winter constellations rise in early evening.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Mercury
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Aries
Gemini
Illinois suffrage bill seen as national turning point
A Chicago observer reports that passage of the Illinois suffrage bill shifts power from some to others, with New Yorkers and others forecasting influence at the next presidential election as Illinois women gain electors. The piece notes international interest and quotes a New York visitor as calling the act a miracle and praising the 48th general assembly. Auburn prison reform chairman Thomas Mott Osborn sails for Europe to study conditions.
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Illinois
New York
Chicago
Illino
Trout
48Th General Assembly
Auburn
N. Y
Thomas Mott Osborn
New York State Prison Reform Commission
Europe
MCOMBS TO WED A SOCIETY BELLE
Washington dispatch reports William McCombs of the Democratic National Committee to wed Dorothy Williams sister of Mrs Leiter in London. The union shocks diplomatic and political circles as McCombs may become ambassador to France with conditions he would accept after business duties and law practice.
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Washington, D. C
Friends of
William McCombs
Democratic National Committee Today
London
Dorothy Williams
Joseph Leiter
McCombs
France
Tener not after league position
Cincinnati Ohio Nov 6 Discussing the possibility of Governor Tener becoming president of the National League President Herrmann of the Cincinnati club said he was informed a week ago that the movement was uncertain He cannot see how Tener could hold both posts Yet Tener a national figure said he is not a candidate and no discussion is warranted
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Tener
Pennsylvania
National League
Herrmann
Cincinnati Club Today
League
Ued
Huerta Refuses Demands in Latest U S Message
Huerta signals rejection of U S demands for his removal as arms embargo debate swirls in Washington. Officials weigh sending a new congressional message outlining policy while Huerta aims to seat the recently elected congress and may accept a future ballot for a 1916 presidency. Bailey to run for Texas governor.
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Washington, D. C
Huerta
Bryan
Wilson
Bacon
Senate Foreign Relaions Committee
White House
Congress
Mexico
Foreign Relations Committee
O'Shaughnessy
Mexico City
United States
Vera Cruz
John Lind
Washington
National Palace
Mexican Congress
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Prince” and
William Bastian
Roy
McOmbs
Children Aid
Jamior
Board of Education
John J. Dorsey
Margaret Scanlan
Clinton
Iowa
Joseph Suchy
East Moline
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Hermann
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