Blizzard Paralyzes Railways and City Links Across East
A violent storm named a blizzard formed Saturday and moved northeast over the eastern U S, blanketing Ohio and Pennsylvania with up to 20 inches of snow. Rail traffic stalled, telegraph and telephone lines failed, and major cities including Cleveland and Pittsburgh faced isolation and delays. Temperatures plunged with record lows in many regions, winds up to 48 mph disrupted shipping on the Great Lakes, and Western Union noted widespread pole damage causing telegraph delays.
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Lower Lakes
Cleveland
Ohio
Pittsburg
Louisville
Lake Erie
Missouri
Mississippi
Oklahoma
East Gulf States
New Orleans
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Great Lakes
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi River
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Memphis
St. Louis
Western Union
Pennsylvania Railroad
Blizzard Strikes Pittsburg Cut Off, Parts of Ohio Valley
Pittsburg Pa November 10 still in a blizzard that has left about a foot of snow. Telegraph wires down and communications severed across suburbs and West Virginia and eastern Ohio. Damage running into thousands of dollars as cars, trees and wires lay tangled. storm tracks toward Lake Erie with blackout extending from Pittsburgh to nearby regions.
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Pittsburg
West Virginia
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Chicago
Altoona
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Pennsylvania
Malone Named as New York Customs Collector
Malone was nominated in Washington for the post of collector of customs at New York. He currently serves as third assistant secretary of state and will replace John Purroy Mitchel, the recently elected mayor of New York.
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Dudley Field Malone
Senate
Wilson
Port of
New York
Washington, D. C
Malone
John Purroy Mitchel
Pension List to Gain 3000 Additions in Texas
Austin announces about 3000 new pensioners are expected next quarter after a 1900 cutoff change. Nearly 15000 Confederate veterans statewide will receive pensions, with warrants issued later this quarter but benefits unchanged. Captain Kyser notes the delay is minor and funds remain intact.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Kyser
Guard Ends Life at Portsmouth Navy Yard
Private Thomas Johnson of the United States Marines shot and killed himself while guarding a prisoner at the navy yard in Portsmouth New Hampshire. The prisoner was initially suspected but a board of inquiry cleared him. Johnson shot himself as the prisoner faced away to fetch water.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Thomas Johnson
United States Marines
Trans
Board of Inquiry
Thorpe
Johnson
Orange Rifles Ordered to Expand to 108 Members
Orange Texas November 10 Captain O R Scholars of the Orange rifles received orders from the adjutant general to increase the local company to 108 men. First Lieutenant Ss M White will begin recruiting immediately to meet the new war standard.
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Orange, Tex
O. R. Scholars
The
Orange Rifles
Adjutant General
United States Army
Ss. M. White
San Antonio Tonight and Tuesday Fair Skies
For San Antonio and vicinity the weather will be fair tonight and Tuesday with gradually rising temperatures. Highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s are expected as conditions stay largely dry. Local winds remain light, utility crews report no major weather impacts anticipated.
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San Antonio
Weather notes across major cities in cold, windy day
Readings from ST LOUIS to WASHINGTON describe cold conditions with variable clouds and winds. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul show continued cold with NW winds while New York Boston and Washington report clear or changing skies and a risk of rain or snow.
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Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
Colquitt to settle status of child and animal bureau
Gov Colquitt must rule on the legal status of the bureau of child and animal protection after a split first meeting. Farnsworth group elected officers while Kingsley group, with four of its members present, challenged several bureau appointments as not all being State Humane Society directors.
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Austin
Colquitt
Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
J. E. Farnsworth
Dallas
J. J. Farnsworth
H. M. Moore
E. G. Howe
San Antonio
Bureau
B. F. Kingsley
E. M. Collins
G. Powers
Victoria
Olive Hall Skutler
Butler
Farnsworth
State Humane Society
Boundary suit begins in El Paso over Rio Grande land
El Paso, Nov 10. Testimony starts before Commissioners Robey for Texas and Baker for New Mexico in the New Mexico Texas boundary dispute. The 60 day session will forward records to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case centers on about 10,000 acres in the Upper Rio Grande valley between El Paso and Anthony, N. M. If the river once ran west of its present course Texas gains the land. if it remains as now, New Mexico wins. Attorneys General Clancy and Looney lead the opposing sides.
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EL Paso
Tex
New Mexico- Texas
Charles C. Robey
Texas
W. E. Baker
New Mexico
Supreme Court of the United States
Lato Grande Valley
Anthony
N. M
Rio Grande
F. W. Clancy
B. F. Looney
Cheaper beef predicted by former ranch head Walsh
Richard Walsh formerly manager of the XIT ranch and now leading an English syndicate to establish a vast African ranch returns to West Texas. He says cheaper beef is expected as Africa and South American ranches start up and due to the Democratic tariff bill. Walsh was in Fort Worth en route to Clarendon after recent travels in Africa.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Richard Walsh
XIT
Texas Panhandle
Africa
Texas
Walsh
Clarendon
South America
Thousands Seek Jobs in Treasury Tax Collection Drive
Applications pour into the Internal Revenue Service as the treasury plans to raise 100 million dollars from the new income tax. Since the tariff bill was signed, over 4000 people have applied, with about 4000 more expected. Deputy collectors and agents will be appointed, but competition is fierce and most applicants will be disappointed.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Office
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Osborne
Missionary Alliance Annual Convention Opens in Atlanta
Delegates from nearly every Southern and Southwestern state attend the undenominational Christian and Missionary Alliance meeting in Atlanta. The convention opened today and will run through the week with delegates in attendance across the region.
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Missionary Alliance
Atlanta
The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Brooks Murder Trial Begins in Dallas Court
R L Brooks, charged with killing his wife Sophia Brooks on October 4 in Dallas, went on trial in Criminal Court today. The state says he and his wife were separated and he shot her at a house where she stayed after calling her to the door.
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Brooks
Dallas
Tex
R. L. Brooks
Sophia Brooks
Fatally Injured Politician In Memphis Auto Crash
John Persica a wealthy Southern politician and noted Italian figure was fatally injured early today when a car carrying two women and a chauffeur Lawrence Campassi collided with an ice wagon in Memphis Tennessee. The women and the chauffeur were injured as well in the crash.
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John Persica
Memphis
Tenn
South
Lawrence Campassi
Bluejackets Inspect Rome During Ports Visit
A large number of American bluejackets from the fleet now visiting Italian ports toured Rome today. They were greeted warmly by residents as they viewed the city and its sights.
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Rome
Federation of Labor Opens Seatt le Convention with Gompers Presiding
The thirty third annual American Federation of Labor convention opened in Seattle with President Samuel Gompers presiding. Governor Ernest Lister and State Federation of Labor President E P Marsh welcomed delegates as leaders signaled that major business would start next week. The executive council reported on an alleged invisible government by organized dollars and criticized the National Association of Manufacturers for lobby activity and anti labor aims. The panel urged Congress to provide more lobby hearing copies, and discussed immigration limits, labor safety, and unemployment relief.
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Seattle
Wash
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Ernest Lister
E. P. Marsh
State Federation of Labor
William B. Wilson
Executive Council
Federation
Congressional Lobby
M. M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
United States
Insular
Federal Industrial Relations Commission
Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Senate
House
Congress
National Association
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
Safety Bureau
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Safety
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
District Court of Appeals
Beiliss Acquitted of Murder in Kiev Trial
Mendel Beiliss, a Russian Jew, was acquitted by a Kiev jury in the murder case of Christian youth Andrew Yushinsky. The trial followed discovery of Yushinsky’s mutilated body with 47 wounds on March 26, 1911, amid anti Semitic tension and fears of a blood ritual accusation.
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Kiev
Russia
Mendel Beiliss
Yushinsky
Andrew Yushinsky
Beiliss
Vera Tcheberiak
National Grange convention opens in Manchester
National Master Oliver Wilson of Peoria IL described the upcoming Grange convention as the most important in history. He cited topics including federal road aid, resource conservation, railroad and express regulation, agricultural credit, and international peace as key discussion points as several thousand Grangers arrived from across the country.
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Manchester
N. H
National Grange
Oliver Wilson
Peoria
Cambridge students earn funds through varied jobs in 1926
Cambridge students earned 77 783 while pursuing academic courses in the last year. They filled 1926 positions from ice men to models with a newspaper correspondent earning 600 and a supervisor tutor taking 1809. In summer 629 men earned 23 769 in total.
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Cambridge
Mads
Law not observed at Morrill act colleges
Secretary Daniels finds agricultural colleges under the Morrill act of 1892 failing to include military training as required for public aid. A Garrison recommendation to Congress aims to secure a strong government return for noncompliance. He suggests colleges become training schools for young officers for volunteer army appointments in war time.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Treasury
Garrison
Congress
Mutiny on board bark Magna Reva and relief voyage
The revenue cutter Itasca departed New York in a gale to aid Captain Townsend and the Magna Reva crew, who mutinied after leaving Philadelphia for the Pacific. The captain and mate were reported imprisoned as the bark turned toward Delaware Bay. Itasca sails from Lewes to reach the ship today.
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New York
United States Revenue
Itasca
Townsend
Philadelphia
Pacific
Delaware Bay
Lewes
Dela
Louisiana constitutional convention begins debate on baby bonds
Baton Rouge, Nov 10. The Louisiana state constitutional convention met at the capitol to consider refunding 11 108 000 in baby bonds due next January. Short term notes are likely to be authorized with longer term notes to follow as money markets ease. An extra session of the Legislature will be called to ratify the action after the convention completes its work.
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Baton Rouge
State Capitol
Austin Mayor forms twelve city committees plan
Austin mayor A P Wooldridge, head of the League of Texas Municipalities, announced he would soon name twelve committees to address key city government areas. Committees will cover legislation paving sanitation water works public safety lighting and other municipal problems with officials experienced in the work.
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Austin
Tex
A. P. Wooldridge
League of Texas Municipalities
Leased Wire Day Report Dominates The Light Coverage
The San Antonio Light relies on the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report for daily broad coverage. It supplements with its own large news services, providing extensive general and special reporting to readers.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Endorsed and then fought county bonds
A meeting of bond supporters explains why the Express shifted from endorsing the $1,000,000 county bond issue to opposing it. They point to political shifts in the Huntress family, salaries of judges, and flood damage to roads as reasons to authorize road and bridge funding. The article cites a county committee and officials invited to guide bond spending.
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Express
Huntress
Frank Huntress
Express Publishing Company
Bexar County
A. H. Jones
Frank Huntress Sr
George W. Huntress
James R. Davis
John V. Huntress
The
Davis
the Express
County Commissioners’ Court
William Cassin
T. N. Smith
Alex Joske
J. H. Savage
George C. Saur
Henry L. Halff
A. M. Fischer
Citizens’ Bond Committee
Senator Hitchcock Opposes Democratic Caucus on Currency Bill
Gilbert M. Hitchcock United States senator from Nebraska opposes the Democratic caucus on the administration currency bill. The stance marks a partisan split over proposed monetary legislation and its administration.
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Gilbert M. Hitchcock
United States
Nebraska
Hitchcock Opposes Caucus Route on Currency Bill
Senator Hitchcock attacked the plan to take the currency question to a Democratic caucus. He stood alone on the banking committee against the administration and said he would not be bound by a secret caucus. He urged the Senate to discuss the bill openly and vote according to convictions.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Senate
Kingsley Heads Society Directors Named in Texas Election
The State Humane Society met in Austin and elected directors including Frank A. White Amarillo and Dr. B. F. Kingsley San Antonio. Officers chosen: President Kingsley San Antonio, first VP Mrs Presley K Ewing Houston, second VP Mrs William H Judd El Paso, third VP Carlos Bee San Antonio, Secretary Mrs H Butler San Antonio, Treasurer Ernest Brown San Antonio.
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Austin
Tex
State Humane Society
Frank A. White
Amarillo
J. D. Jackson
Alpine
John G. Grist Sr
J. H. Randell
Dennison
T. J. Carr
Dallas
William H. P. Judd
el Peso
Almon A. Locke
Fort Worth
Preseley K. Ewing
Houston
Olive Hall Butler
Presley K. Ewing
William SF
Judd
el Paso
Carlos Bee
San Antonio
H. Butler
Ernest Brown
Supreme Court rules tax not due for insolvent corporations
The Supreme Court decides that receivers of insolvent corporations are not required to pay the corporation tax under the Peyne Aldrich law. The ruling, in the Third Avenue Railroad Company and Metropolitan Street Railway Company of New York case, applies broadly to many firms. It sustains the view that such corporations were not engaged in business within the law's meaning.
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Washington, D. C
Peyne- Aldrich
Supreme Court
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company of
New York
Record Poultry Shipments Lift New York Totals
New York reports 196 carloads of live poultry arriving last week, a record that signals large national stocks. Shipments come from nearly every state, with total live poultry receipts for 1913 to date near 6000 cars and city value over 16 million dollars.
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New York
United States
Union
New York City
Courthouse Bond Defeated In San Augustine County
In San Augustine Texas on November 10 the proposal for a 90000 bond to build a new courthouse was overwhelmingly defeated. The only box voting in favor was the town box.
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San Augustine
Tex
San Augustine County
Garrison Returns From Panama Visit to Canal Plan
NEW YORK Nov 10 Secretary of War Lirdley M Garrison returns from Panama where he inspected the canal area and studied plans for future organization.
Senators Urge U S to Lift Arms Embargo in Mexico Policy
Washington reports indicate President Wilson is weighing lifting the arms embargo while senators advise action. Huerta awaits Huerta’s reply as Washington expects to reassess policy depending on future developments. Officials note mixed signals on recognizing a Mexican government and potential repudiation of Huerta’s acts.
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Washington
Wilson
Huerta
United States
Charge O'Shaughnessy
Congress
Mexico
Poent
Mexico City
Bacon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Alenra
Charge Algura
Alswra
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