Experience of Spain Is Warning to Nicaragua in the Present Crisis
Washington Nov 1 The execution by order of President Zelaya of two Americans Leonard Grace and Leroy Cannon condemned as insurrectionists recalls the Cuba war era and an expected apology and indemnity to families of the dead. The article traces tensions and potential U S actions amid Central American upheaval.
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Spain
Nicaragua
Washington
Zelaya
Leonard Grace
Leroy Cannon
Cuba
Ryan
Ington
Cannon
Grace
Manasua
Department Ad
Atlantic
Greytown
Nic Gam
Panama
Wight
Nicara
Bluefields
Ericais
United States
Nicaraga
Leotard Grace
le Roy
Couchet
Senor Felipe Rodriguez
Fatres
Legation
Bluefields Steamship Company
State Department
Astor Yacht Nourmahal Sought After Missing Cruise
Government searches the middle Atlantic for Colonel John Jacob Astor and party aboard Nourmahal after days of disappearance. Captain Durie reports sighting a boat near Hawk's Nest San Salvador, but doubts remain.
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Washington
John Jacob Astor
Middle Atlantic
New York
West Indian
J. Durie
Jamaica
Coleonel Durie
Astor
Hawk's Nest
San Salvador
Coluabus
Durie
Nourmahal
Colonel Astor
Odd Fellows Vote to Improve Home in Illinois
Springfield officials report the Grand Lodge of Illinois approves expansion and land purchase for the Lincoln Orphans Home at 50 acres for 16000 dollars. A 25000 dollar annual maintenance budget is set, per capita tax raised to one dollar, and 10000 dollars total for building the Orphans Home as well as funds for chapel and Mattoon maintenance.
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Springfield
Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge of Illinois
Lincoln
Rebekah Assembly
Orphans’ Home
Rebekahs
Old Folks
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Mattoon Institution
Bank Dynamited at Alleman Netting 1600 In Cash
Two masked men dynamited the Alleman bank safe near Des Moines and fled with 1600 dollars. Officers are in pursuit as police chase the suspects through the area.
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Alleman
Des Moines
Iowa
Bank of
A F O L votes to appeal the Gompers case
Toronto November 29 The American Federation endorsed the committees report supporting Gompers position in the injunction case and protesting Judge Wrights sentencing language. The convention voted to appeal to the Supreme Court and authorized fund-raising for the appeal.
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Toronto
American Federation
Gompers
Wright
Supreme Court
Loeb Ousts 73 Customs Service Employees in New York
New York November 19 Collector of Port Loeb announced the removal of 73 customs service employees andAttached staff from weighing and related divisions in New York. Names withheld but include former weighing division leaders while six inspectors were dismissed for accepting tips.
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LOEB
Customs Service
New York
Port Loeb
James F. Vail
George E. Bedell
James P. Hyland
Joseph O. Carroll
Mr. Loeb
Henry L. Stimson
Loch
Customs Administration
Port of
John C. Willams
Mark P. Andros
ROW OVER RIGHTS Final Agreed After Amendments
Washington nov 19 resentment by some state railroad commissioners at interstate commerce commission oversight peaked at the National Association of Railway Commissioners convention. A proposed Esch bill to empower the ICC to investigate interstate rail accidents faced opposition but was amended to preserve state rights. The meeting outlined reforms including uniform demurrage rules with 48 hours free unloading time, removal of grain interconnections, tighter trespass laws, uniform freight classifications, and stricter safety appliance enforcement.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Association of Railway Commissioners
Interstate Commission
Carle
South Carolina
Clarke
Burr
Florida
Canada Plans Navy Expansion with Three Cruisers
Ottawa reports parliament was shown Canada's naval program for three Bristol class cruisers and four river class destroyers. Estimated cruiser cost is 5.75 million dollars and destroyer cost 1.5 million. Annual maintenance is about 2 million, with two cruisers to the Pacific and one cruiser plus four destroyers to the Atlantic coast.
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Ottawa
Canada
Pacific
Atlantic
Rock Island in Big Rail Road Merger
St Louis report claims Edwin Hawley plans a 500 million holding company to control major lines including St Louis & San Francisco Alton Missouri Kansas Texas Chesapeake Ohio Toledo St Louis Western Iowa Central Colorado Southern Minneapolis St. Louis and Rock Island. Rumor also mentions Transcontinental traffic arrangements with Hill roads.
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St. Louis
Edwin Hawley
San Francisco
Alton
Missouri
Kansas & Texas
Chesapeake & Ohio
Toledo
St. Louis & Western
Iowa Central
Colorado Southern
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Rock Island
Springfield Alert as Sheriff Post Vacated under Mob Act
Springfield Illinois November 19 Gover nor Deneen uses the mob violence act to remove Alexander county sheriff Frank R Davis from office and appoints coroner James McManus to run the sheriff's duties. Davis will be heard in his defense and may be reinstated if he shows he did all he could to protect Froggy James.
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Springfield
Mil
James
Cairo
Deneen
Alexander County
Frank R. Davis
Davis
Stead
Soroner
Ill
James McManus
Another Victim Identified In Gunness Case
Laporte Ind Nov 19 Another victim of Mrs Belle Gunness the noted murderer was named Tomas Peter Lien of Rushford Minn A watch found in the burned Gunness house ruins was identified by Samuel P R Lien as belonging to his brother Tomas Tomas had gone to Laporte on April 2 1907 following letters from Mrs Gunness and had not been heard from since He had taken 1000 sewn in his clothes to pay a mortgage on her farm and in return she was to marry him.
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Laporte
Ind
Belle Gunness
Tomas Peter Lien
Rushford
Minn
Samuel P. R. Lien
Pacific Ocean
Gunness
Tomas
Sea Lion
Richard W. Gilder Dies at Century Editor Age
Richard Watson Gilder poet lecturer and editor in chief of the Century Magazine died suddenly shortly before six o clock last night in New York. He had long been regarded as an authority on literature and a leading figure in American journalism during more than a quarter century of work.
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Century Magazine
New York
Richard Wat
Gilder
Identifying Dead Begun in Cherry Mine Tragedy
William M. Laffan publisher of the New York Sun died after an operation for appendicitis at his home and was surrounded by his wife and children. The other casualty was a man who died at a friend's home at 9 West Tenth Street after an angina attack. New York reported on November 19.
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Cherry Mine
New York
William M. Laffan
The
New York Sun
Many Were Cooked At Cherry Mine Tragedy
The Cherry Illinois mine disaster enters its second day of grim recovery as fire hampered access to more bodies. Only two recoveries are identified, while rescuers work to confirm identities amid crowds at the makeshift morgue. Reports describe suffocation deaths and flames turning water into boiling rivers, with corpses unburnt.
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Cherry
Ill
Dickie Buckles
Louis Gibbs
Subways Opened Tunnel Route Costs 160 Million
A Pennsylvania Railroad train for the first time crossed the new Hudson river tunnel from New Jersey to Long Island, with officials aboard. The project, nearing completion, aims to cost about 160 million dollars and may open for regular traffic by June after remaining work.
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New York
Hudson River
Manhattan Island
East River
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Jersey
Long Island
McCrea
Harrison, N. J
New Pennsylvania
Manhattan
Island
Long Island City
Attorneys Argue In Cleminson Case In Chicago Trial
Chicago November 19 Miss Caroline Morgan sister of Mrs Cleminson testified in the doctor's trial today but made no sensational disclosures Arguments of the attorneys began this afternoon
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Chicago
Caroline Morgan
Cleminson
Young man learning railroading killed in Beardstown wreck
Eugene Cummings son of the Beardstown division superintendent of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railway was killed in a freight wreck. The crash occurred when a fast freight collided with a switch engine pulling coal cars. His father, away on a trip, hurried to Beardstown but reached the scene after the fatal injuries had occurred.
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Beardstown
Eugene Cummings
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway
Cummings
Herrin
Fire damages Georgetown University Library
Fire at Georgetown University Library in Washington destroys ten thousand dollars worth of books. Fifty students escape from the dormitory above the library unharmed. Despondent dentist A L Gilmer kills himself after wife and three children leave him.
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Georgetown University
Washington
Mother Ties Boy in Home as Two Babies Die in Fire
Indian Harbor Nov 19 Neighbors who broke into a burning house found a baby girl dead in her crib. Her 3 year old brother John Koran was conscious but bound by a rope to a door knob. The mother and another child were involved as the fire started from a stove.
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Indian Harbor
John Koran
Iene Ping
Chile Ordered to Pay Alsop Heirs
The Alsop claim against Chile is set for settlement or submission to The Hague. Chile offers £67,000 to the heirs but Washington demands $1,000,000 or the case be taken to an international tribunal. If unresolved in 10 days, the U S legation in Chile may be closed and the Chilean minister would leave the country.
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Santiago
Chile
Onian
Washington
Alsop
United States
Hague
State Knox
Knox
Crusade for Waterway Seeks Senate Hearing
W. K. Kavanaugh, president of Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways, announced that a 500 member committee will meet in Washington on December 3 to press the rivers and harbors committee of Congress on Mississippi River and tributaries. The panel was formed from a New Orleans convention idea.
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Committee of Congress
St. Louis
Navy
W. K. Kavanaugh
Gulf Deep Waterways Association
Washington
Committee of
Congress
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Taft Attends Norfolk Meeting and Parade Arrival
President Taft arrived in Norfolk Virginia and received honors on landing from the Mayflower. He was greeted at the hotel then reviewed a parade of military and civic groups before delivering an address to the Steepe age convention.
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Taft
Norfolk
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Sam
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Richard W.gilder
Pennsylvania Road
Mannassa
Col
Quincy
A. L. Gilmer
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