Rail Horror Warded Off by Children in Wisconsin
Two boys aged five, George Kerr and William Hawking, spotted a broken rail near Camp Douglas Wisconsin while a Milwaukee fast mail train approached at sixty miles per hour. They waved their coats to alert the engineer, saving the heavy passenger train. Passengers offered a collection for the lads, but the boys vanished into the woods. The Winnipeg wreck story follows.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
Milwaukee
George Kerr
William Hawking
Winnipeg
Man
O'Connor
Schrieber
Ont
Flest
Canadian Pacific
Imperial Limited
Montreal
Vancouver
Coldwell
Fort William
Lake Superior
Riot disrupts Maccabees meeting in Joliet
In Joliet on November 21 Anna Martin of Chicago led a riot at the Maccabees convention. Police escorted her from the floor after she forced entry and shouted for a state hive. Four Chicago delegates backed state organization to keep funds local while the supreme commander favored national control. A police detachment quelled the disturbance as Mrs Martin, Iola Butterfield, May Proctor, Tillie Ohms and others clashed with guards. The session resumed next day.
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Mert
Tammany
Martin
Iola Butterfield
May Proctor
Tillie Ohms
Chicago
Leader of Mazdaznan Cult Goes on Trial in Chicago
The trial of Ottoman Zar Adust Hanish, high priest of the Mazdaznan cult, opened before Federal Judge Mack in Chicago. He is charged with sending objectionable matter by express in violation of the interstate commerce law. Spectators were sparse, though followers of the defendant are said to total about 14,000 nationwide.
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Chicago
Zar-Adust Hanish
Mack
Weather forecast for rock island area
Unsettled tonight with probable showers followed by Saturday largely fair and colder. Winds become brisk from the southwest to northwest. At 7 p m temperature 64 degrees, yesterday's high 73 and low 62. Precipitation none, humidity 82 percent at 7 p m and 79 percent at 7 a m. Astronomy notes include evening stars Mercury and Jupiter and morning stars Venus Mars with Altair visible near the Milky Way.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Altair
Ehonut
Wilson to Rest During Holidays
Washington dispatch reports the president will take a vacation during the congressional holiday recess with no New Year celebration at the White House. No destination announced, officials say the long session has prevented any vacation since inauguration and the coming session offers little rest. The president reportedly dislikes the physical strain of greeting thousands and may limit appearances to official circles thereafter.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Whitehouse
Jealous Wife Fires On Neighbor In Murphysboro Home
On November 21 Mrs. Blair wife of Gus Blair chairman of Jackson County Democratic central committee fired six shots through the windows and walls of Mrs. A C McDonald’s home where she and her husband and child had been sleeping One shot tore the bed Mrs Blair was arrested for assault with intent to murder Blair who owns two coal mines near Murphysboro said his wife is subject to hysterical fits of jealousy.
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Murphysboro
Gus Blair
Democratic Central Committee
Jackson County
A. C. McDonald
Mobile & Ohio
Blair
Delegates Named From 24 Cities for Washington Meet
Governor Dunne announced 24 representa tives for the national rivers and harbors congress to be held in Washington D C early December. The list includes Chicago figures Benezette Williams H E Springer E W Bemis Christopher Van Deventer A T Hartley F N Trissal and others from Freeport Minopaq Oak Park Bloomington Quincy Rock Island Urbana Granite City Springfield and more. Sulzer Campaign Costs 1360 dollars in New York Albany report shows. A farmer near Keokuk was killed by a bull. the body found in a field west of New Boston. Dr James Marshall defends acts before civil service commission saying most inmates are tramps and that he performed surgeries routinely.
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Dunne
Springfield
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Benezette Williams
H. E. Springer
E. W. Bemis
Christopher van Deventer
A. T. Hartley
F. N. Trissal
W. A. Amberg
J. A. Short
W. M. Hopkins
S. G. Neiler
P. O. Stlver
Freeport
H. R. Auldenspring
Minopak
O. M. Burgess
Centralia
G. B. Blanchard
Charles A. Wightman
Evanston
H. C. Griffiths
Oak Park
Carl Vrooman
Bloomington
LB. Boswell
Quincy
T. A. Pender
Rock Island
G. W. Fithian
Newton
Drew Tufts
W. Ll. Salter
Urbana
J. R. Kelaban
Granite City
W. J. Spaulding
Buil
Keokuk
Iowa
David Weber
New Boston
Marshall
Pontiac
Civil Service Commission
James Marshall
State Reformatory
War Fund Pays High for Carranza Recruiters in Chicago
General Lee Christmas led a recruiting drive for Carranza near the Mexican border, producing 19 recruits with contracts promising 200 to 600 dollars monthly. Capitalists reportedly subscribed about 1 million dollars to support the rebel cause as U.S. officials monitor Huerta and await gradual changes in Mexico.
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Chicago
Lee Christmas
Soldier of Fortune
Carranza
Christmas
Mexico
Miss Lucy Burns Fined One Dollar For Chalked Sidewalks
Washington notes Miss Lucy Burns, a prominent suffragist, fined one dollar for chalking White House sidewalks with slogans for women. The judge released her on personal bond not to repeat the offense. Burns expressed desire to end the matter, drawing cheers from supporters in the courtroom. Juarez arrived, claiming safe travel after a motor trip in Mexico without danger.
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Lucy Burns
White House
Washington
Miss Burns
Illinois could furnish 50000 unarmed volunteers in a week
Springfield Illinois November 21 in response to a New York newspaper Governor Dunne said Illinois could mobilize 8000 fully equipped land and naval militia within 24 hours and 56000 unarmed volunteers within a week if war with Mexico occurred. He supported President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan and noted a new census aids rapid mobilization readiness.
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Springfield
Mexico
Illinois
Dunne
New York
Wilson
Bryan
Dickson
Insanity Rule by Schmidt Denied in New York Trial
Judge Foster refused to appoint a sanity commission for Hans Schmidt. The murder trial of Anna Aumuffler will start November 26, with the jury to decide his sanity.
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New York
Foster
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuffler
Woman declared insane in Roosevelt suit inquiry
New York November 21 Mrs Ida Von Claussen was declared sane by a court appointed commission of alienists. In 1906 she threatened to sue President Roosevelt for 1,000,000 over his failure to recognize her complaint against Charles H Graves American minister to Sweden.
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Ida von Claussen
Roosevelt
New York
Court of General Sessions
van Claussen
Charles H. Graves
Sweden
Graves
Indicted Woman in Threat Letter Case Involved with Royal Refusal
The text notes that he refused to present her to King Oscar of Sweden. It also states Mrs. Van Claussen is under indictment for sending a threatening letter to Charles Strauss, a New York attorney.
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Oscar of Sweden
Hundred Wedding Cakes At White House Policy
Washington November 21. Jessie Wilsons wedding cake will be modest in size as hundreds of requests for a slice reveal wide interest. White House officials ordered 100 cakes to honor the demand while two large express trucks delivered presents to the mansion.
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White House
Washington
Jessie Wilson
Brown Iowa Governor Rumor Ties Brown to Iowa Race
Des Moines reports a circulating rumor that W. C. Brown, who just announced retirement from New York Central and other eastern railroads to return to Iowa, may be a candidate for governor. Brown’s name has surfaced in various political rumors since the retirement news.
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Imer
New York Central
Des Moines
W. C. Brown
Iowa
Brown
Eastern
Boy Sacrifices Life To Save Playmate
Kansas City reports Ellis Hayes a 9 year old boy gave his life to save a younger playmate crossing the street. He pushed his friend clear of oncoming cars but was run over himself.
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Kansas City
Ellis Hayes
Ellis
Yoakum allies in deals named in Frisco receivership probe
The Interstate Commerce Commission disclosed the names and shares of 99 partners in the St Louis Union Trust syndicate that promoted the Brownsville railway deal with Frisco, confirming profits of 3 million on a 3.98 million investment and detailing contributions by B F Yoakum and other Frisco executives. It also cited a separate syndicate profit of 375,000 from selling the New Orleans Texas and Mexico road to Frisco.
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St. Louis
B. F. Yoakum
Brownsville and Mexican Railroad
Frisco Sysem
Yoakum
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frisco
New Orleans
Texas
Mexico
Brownsville
St. Louis Union Trust Company
Clark
A. T. Perkins
S. M. Felton
Chicago
W. K. Bixby
James Campbell
Robert S. Brookings
Washington University
David R. Francis
Thomas H. West
Mr. West
F. H. Hamilton
L. F P. Parker
Coungel
S. W. Fordyce
C. W. Hillard
Hillard
12 Thousand Ready to Strike on Electric Co
Officials of 25 unions embracing 12 000 workers at General Electric threaten a general strike unless two discharged employees are reinstated. The tied-up cloth industry woes persist as 300 000 workers face idleness. wage hikes, half holidays, and holiday pay are demanded. EF
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Electric CO
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
New York
A. F. of L
Fall River
Mass
Textile Council
Manufacturers’ Association
New Canal Rules Issued on Boat Measurement for Toll Basis
President Wilson issued a proclamation detailing how boats are measured to base tolls for ships passing the Panama Canal. The new rules are stricter than the Suez standards in some aspects yet more liberal in others. The $1.25 rate remains unchanged from the prior proclamation.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Wilson
Suez Canal
Militants Burn Big Lumber Yard Near Oxford
A large lumber yard on the Thames near Oxford was damaged by fire set by suffragists. While the blaze burned, officers of the suffragists society were raided and a mob wrecked their offices. Furniture and literature littered the streets as placards appeared, including one demanding Lloyd George be billed. The Chancellor was visiting the city at the time.
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Oxford
Eng
Thames
Suffragers Society
Bill
Lloyd George
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