Fired Clerk Arrested on Lewis Order
New York dispatch reports Sidney Moulthrop, a stenographer for Senator Lewis, arrested after being accused of forging and publishing a letter about an ambassadorial post to Russia. The episode ties to a threat letter to President Wilson and to alleged forged checks as part of a broader political scandal.
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New York
Sidney Moulthrop
Lewis
Thinis
H. A. Pindell
Peoria
Russia
Washington
Edward Sullivan
Times
Secret Service
Moulthrop
Wilson
Sydney Moulthrop
White House
Bryan
McAddo
Roger Sullivan
William L. Connell
Aoy
Morrey 48 Head of Odd Fellows in Springfield
Springfield Illinois November election elevates A J Morley of Eureka to grand barriarch of the Odd Fellows order. The move places Morley in a leading role within the regional fraternal organization.
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Morrey
Head OF
ODD Fellows
Springfield
A. J. Morley
Eureka
Grand Barriarch of
Wessels Odd Fellows
Weather forecast for Rock Island area and astronomy outlook
Unsettled weather tonight and Wednesday with a rise above freezing. Temperatures show 7 am reading of 54, yesterday’s high 55 and low 47, with a 6 mph wind and .91 inch precipitation. Astronomical events note Mercury and Jupiter in the evening sky and Saturn Mars Venus in the morning. Mars is in conjunction with the moon at 7:20 p.m. Local forecaster J M Sherier signs off.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Tam
J. M. Sherier
Mercury
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Moon
Thaw Re-Arrest Ordered by Federal Judge in Concord
In Concord New Hampshire Federal Judge Aldrich ordered the re arrest of Harry Thaw on an extradition warrant issued by Governor Felker. The action aimed to clear the record but custody arguments by counsel stalled the arrest pending a court ruling on technicalities.
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Concord
N. H
Aldrich
Harry Thaw
Felker
Schoolteacher Foils Robber in Pittsburgh Saloon
Miss Elizabeth Reagan, a Pittsburgh school teacher, spotted an armed robber in her father’s saloon last night. She retrieved a revolver from a nearby kitchen, ordered the man to surrender, and he complied, being turned over to police.
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Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Reagan
Huerta Sets Up Congress to Back Him Assaults and Flights From Mexico City
News from Nogales and Mexico City detail Huerta’s bid to organize a new congress while negotiations with Carranza proceed. Reports show refugees fleeing to Vera Cruz as trains fill, with Washington weighing embargo options and patience urged amid ongoing constitutionalist advances.
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Huerta
Congress
Will located by dream saves home and garden
Decatur Illinois November 18 Miss Helen Locklin of Bement Michigan presented a long lost will at her lawyer's office. The will drawn by her late brother Frank Loecklin who died in 1910 left three sisters. Helen had helped him and believed the home would be bequeathed to her. A dream led to the discovery of the document a week ago, preventing a judgment from forcing sale of the home and truck garden.
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Decatur
Til
Helen Locklin
Bement
Frank Loecklin
Lafe
Frank Locklin
Helen
World leaders and royalty arrive amid crowds in Perris and Berlin
Alphonso and Queen Victoria of Spain on a three week European tour stop in Perris before Vienna as crowds cheer. In Berlin Emperor William bans dancing by uniformed officers and warns against visiting families favoring tango. Russian premier Kokorov visits chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg over railroad Turkey finances. Also reported: two killed when a wagon falls into a bridge gateway in Windsor and a tug capsizes on the Chicago River with a drowned crew member.
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Parise
Alphonso
Vicoria
Spain
Perris
Vienna
Berlin
William
Big labor strike in South Africa spreads nation wide
In Natal and across the south coast East Indian laborers walk off work. About 150,000 workers halt tools by noon as strikes grow. Violence erupts in Dundee and Ladysmith with arrests and a fatal flogging raising tensions. Authorities curb mobs as industries seize up.
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Durban
Natal
South Africa
Dundee
Transvaal
Ladysmith
Advertising directory for American advertisers abroad
The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce announced a new newspaper directory to aid American advertisers. It will list newspapers and periodicals in principal foreign cities with circulation rates subscription prices and buyer profiles. A four day conference on Latin American relations began at Clark University with diplomats educators historians naval officers journalists and travelers.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Worcester
Mass
United States
Clark University
Suitors Pursue Aged Illinoisan
Decatur November 18 John Milton Bowman aged 2 years heir to the John Bowman estate of 250000 dollars at Stonington is besieged with love letters from across the country He will inform the writers that he intends to remain single.
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John Milton Bowman
Decatur, l
John Bowman
Stonington
Narrow Escapes in a Train Clash at Westly City
Peoria NL reports a head on collision between a Chicago and Alton passenger train and a Big Four freight near Westly City. About 50 passengers were hurled about as they were moved to safety by another train. The passenger engineer was injured and the freight engineer is charged with disregarding orders.
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Peoria
Chicago & Alton
Westly City
Alexander Pate Held for Thefts in Ills
Watseka Illinois November 18 Indicted on six counts of embezzlement in managing the defunct Dellington Bank Alexander Pate 70 years old posted bond after grand jury reports His daughter is married to Charles A Gordon former Chicago postmaster The bank closed July 17 by Pate who says it was solvent plan to settle creditors abandoned with indictments
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Watseka
Ill
Dellington Bank
Alexander Pate
Charles A.gordon
Chicago
Pate
Gordon
Clergy Protest Official Thanksgiving Mass in Washington
Protestant clergymen in Washington denounce the idea of turning the national Thanksgiving Day service at St Patrick’s church into a Roman Catholic festival. The resolution, adopted by Episcopal Lutheran Baptist and Disciples of Christ clergy, condemns the ceremony as out of step with U.S. history and the day’s intent. President Wilson has accepted an invitation to attend this year. A Presbyterian vote on the resolution is set for Monday.
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Washington
St. Patrick’s Church
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Wilson
Disciples of Christ
Frauds Charged in Mining Grants
Seattle news reports expected AFL action to press Congress to probe charges that Michigan copper companies acquired land via fraudulent congressional grants 60 years ago for canals not dug. John P. White may lose bid for second vice president as administration backs socialist concerns. Samuel Gompers likely to be reelected president nearly unanimously.
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Seattle
Wash
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Michigan
John P. White
John M. Mitchell
White
Samuel Gompers
Robinson Pilots Brooklyn's Club
Wilbert Robinson, formerly with the New York Giants, has signed to manage the Brooklyn Nationals. A former Baltimore Orioles catcher, he followed McGraw to New York and served as his first assistant on the coaching staff for years. Robinson helped develop pitchers Marquard Tesreau and Demarce.
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New York
Wilbert Robinson
New York Giants
Brooklyn Nationals
Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
McGraw
Marquard
Tesreau
Demarce
State wardens accused of wasting over a million in game fund
Chicago November 18. Civil service commission reports at least 1 226 069 48 spent by Dr John A Wheeler as head of the state game commission and fish department over eight years yielded only 19 211 25 in fines. Wardens alleged to have taken part in plunder and paid workers in various jobs while enforcing the laws inconsistently. The report supports a planned reorganization of the combined game and fish departments.
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Chicago
Til
Deneen
State Game Department
State Civil Service Commission
State Fish Commission
Game Department
John A. Wheeler
Fish Commissioners
Wheeler
Explosion at marshal camp blamed on coal strikers
Trinidad Colorado November 18 A dynamite blast wrecked the home camp of Marshal Peffelo near town damaging nearby buildings. Peffelo escaped serious injury being alone in the house. Military authorities say the explosion was the work of coal strikers.
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Trinidad
Colo
Marshal Peffelo
Peffelo
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