Vitalitas Fame Spreads Across America and Europe
An advertisement style claim touts Vitalitas as a natural cure for stomach liver kidney and blood diseases. It cites a Houston man the mention of many railway workers names and a display at Wagner's 407 East Houston. The piece asserts global reach including Europe and urges samples.
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America
Houston
Europe
Edward Griswold
Spring Street
Texas
Wagner’s
East
Harriman Medal Topic Of Discussion At Railroad Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of Galveston Harris & San Antonio agents discussed the E. H. Harriman gold medal awarded for best accident prevention and hygiene. Thirty three employees met at the Gunter hotel under R. C. WatkIn s to examine accident prevention measures. The award honors safety efforts like block signals interlocking plants track maintenance and safety committees. Attendees included division officials and managers in attendance were R. WUkins T C Worthington J T O Conner A T Mourland and others.
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E. H. Harriman
American Steam Railway
Galveston, Haras & San Antonio Railroad
Gunter Hotel
R. C. Watkins
Harriman
E. Harriman
American Museum of Safety
R. ©. Watkins
T. C. Worthington
J. T. O’conner
A. T. Mourland
L. Scommerhorn
Federation of Labor Scores Big Business
The federation endorses international peace aligned with labor aims and urges remedial legislation. The report backs an eight hour workday, injunction limits, seamen's legislation, workers’ compensation, health and safety bureaus, arbitration, and automatic railway stop systems.
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Organization of Labor
Federal Bureau of Health
Plan to Protect Canal and Hawaii in $3 Million Proposal
The army general staff submitted estimates to the House detailing defense needs for the Panama Canal and Hawaii. The plan requests 3,000,000 dollars and includes units such as three infantry regiments, cavalry squadron, field artillery, coast artillery, aviation, and engineers for both locations.
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Washington, D. C
Army General Staff
Panama Canal
Hawaii
House
Canal Zone
Catastrophe of Lowered Ideals Address At YMCA Meeting
Two hundred men gathered at the Young Men’s Christian Association for an afternoon meeting. Rev E G Johnson substituted for Rev Emory Hawk and spoke on The Catastrophe of Lowered Ideals. The Otterbein Male Quartette presented six selections and received high praise for their training and blending.
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Young Men's Christian Association
E. G. Johnson
First Evangelical Church
Emory Hawk
Otterbein
Jamaica resident praises Musterole effectiveness
Wr M M Kittell of Jamaica New York reports receiving a sample of Musterole and finding it highly satisfactory. He notes quick results and the absence of any blister, endorsing the product for reliable relief.
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M. M. Kittell
Jamaica
N. Y
Blizzard Pummels East Stranding Rail Lines and Power
A severe blizzard battered the east with 16 inches of snow and widespread outages. Thousands of miles of wire lay down, trains and trolleys were delayed or halted, and multiple towns suffered blackouts though only two deaths were confirmed. Rail and telegraph service face days of disruption as weather worsened.
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Allegheny County
Cold wave to reach Florida and extend to Georgia line
The weather bureau predicts a deep freeze across the Atlantic states at the start of the week with frosts likely in Florida down to the 26th parallel. Temperatures rise in the interior by Tuesday, while the Northwest turns colder again toward week’s end. A weak disturbance around Tuesday brings rain and snow to the Northwest and lake region, followed by local snowfall and a sharp drop in temperature there.
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Pennsylvania
Virginia
Baltimore & Ohio
Washington, D. C
Florida
Weather Bureau
Atlantic States
Lake Region
Great Central Valleys
Blizzard isolates Ohio cities after heavy snowstorm
Ohio woke to a deep blizzard with up to 20 inches at Lake Erie points and eight inches along the Ohio river. Transportation collapsed statewide, Cleveland nearly cut off, and Akron reported 20 inches since Saturday night with no trains operating since yesterday afternoon.
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Columbus
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Cleveland
Akron
70 Mile Gale Drags Snow Into Buffalo Storm
A 70 mile per hour gale hit Buffalo New York with snow and sleet clouds. Trains arriving from the storm center west of Buffalo were 3 to 7 hours late due to ice. No boats seen on Lake Erie and wireless chatter failed to locate steamer traffic for 24 hours. Long Point reports the steamer Elphicke breaking up after running ashore weeks ago.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Here
Lake Erie
Long Point
Ont
Elphicke
Trains Delayed Across the West into New York
Trains from the west arrived several hours late into New York due to storms. The Twentieth Century Limited was rescheduled to arrive between 3:40 and 4:30 p m. Other New York Central trains faced lighter delays as telegraph and telephone companies reported wire demoralization centered in and around Cleveland.
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New Yor
New York
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
Cleveland
Heavy surf wrecks lakefront structures in Chicago
A 50 mile gale sent huge waves along the Chicago water front causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Breakwaters and new Lincoln Park yacht harbor were undermined while piers sea walls and piling washed away. The surge eased by day but a large sea remained in the lake leaving few vessels in Chicago harbor. At Milwaukee about $30,000 in damage is reported.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park
Milwaukee
Perfect San Antonio weather and national news notes
Perfect conditions in San Antonio continue with cool mornings and warm days as locals enjoy parks and streets busy with cars and streetcars. Across the country a storm system sits over the St Lawrence valley with rain snow and gales while the gulf states face milder weather. A Mexican political report details Herm Huerta and Wilson era tensions, noting Lind urges swift diplomacy and possible termination of diplomatic talks.
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San Antonio
Allen Buell
St. Lawrence Valley
Gulf States
Mississippi
Snow Storm Sweeps Large Part of Kentucky
A snow storm accompanied by high winds and low temperatures swept much of Kentucky yesterday. Middlesboro reported six inches of snow, while areas near Carlisle saw livestock suffering. Louisville experienced light intermittent snowfall.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Middlesboro
Carlisle
Snowbound Northern West Virginia Isolated By Snowstorm
Northern West Virginia lies under a heavy snow blanket of 12 to 16 inches with Clarksburg and Fairmont virtually cut off. Steam and trolley traffic halted and wire service disrupted as the storm continues from yesterday into the night.
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Virginia
Wheeling
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Blizzard Paralyzes Indiana Transport Across State
A severe blizzard hit Indiana yesterday causing widespread transportation disruption and wire service outages. The statewide government thermometer read 27 degrees with snow accumulations ranging from 12 inches at Plymouth to a half inch in the southern region.
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Indianapolis, Inc
Indiana
Plymouth
Vessels Delayed by Storm in Duluth Harbor
Duluth reports vessels arriving ten to fifteen hours late as a storm sweeps over upper Lake Superior causing widespread delay for shipping and harbor traffic.
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Duluth
Minn
Lake Superior
Wilson presses Mexican policy amid looming crisis
President Wilson spent Sunday indoors and worked on the Mexican problem. He met with Senators Borah and McCumber and later conferred with Secretary Bryan. Observers say a climax is near as Washington signals it will back any legally constituted future government and repudiate Huerta regime loans.
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Wilson
Borah and
McCumber
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bryan
Washington
Huerta
Wilson rejects recognizing Huerta in new U S message
Walter H. Page, serving as ambassador, delivered Wilson’s latest message to the British foreign office. The note states under no circumstances will the United States recognize Provisional President Huerta or his acts. Britain awaits a clearer policy outline before replying.
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London
Walter H. Fage
United States
Foreign Office
Wilson
Huerta
Great Britain
Huerta Says Congress to Be Installed Soon to Decide Elections
In a formal note to foreign diplomats in Mexico City on November 10 General Huerta outlines his pacification efforts and explains why Congress will be installed within days to judge the president and vice president elections. He recalls warning diplomats that neither he nor Blanquet would accept an election and notes a conference with representatives.
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Congress
Republic
Mexico
United States
Washington
John Lind
Wilson
Huerta
National Palace
Lind
Bryan
Mexico City
General Huerta
General Blanquet
Refugees Reach New York From War-Torn Mexico
Twenty refugees from Monterey who fled as Constitutionalists neared capture arrived in New York aboard the Ward liner Guantanamo. They lacked winter clothing and suffered the first real cold of the season as they docked. Among them were Edmund Fletcher and family, William Green, Maynard Harrison, Axel Linder, and Charles Williams.
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New York
Mexico
Guantanamo
Monterey
Edmund Fletcher
William Green
Maynard Harrison
Axel Linder
Charles Williams
Troops Begin Border Move To Fort Bliss Relief
The first squadron of the Fifteenth Cavalry under Colonel Joseph Garrard left Fort Myer Virginia by train for Fort Bliss Texas to relieve the third squadron of the Fifth Cavalry patrolling the Mexican border. Two squadrons at Fort Sheridan Illinois and Fort Leavenworth Kansas will relieve the other two Fifth Cavalry squadrons, while the Second Cavalry will be relieved by the Tenth Cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen Vermont. No orders yet for transferring the Second and Fifth Cavalry to northern and eastern stations.
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Washington, D. C
Fifteenth Cavalry
Joseph Garrard
Fort Myer
Virginia
Fort Bliss
Tex
Fifth Cavalry
Mexican
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Second Cavalry
Tenth Cavalry
Ort Ethan Allen
Vermont
Fierce battle at Monterey reported in Mexican conflict
War fare without quarter raged between Federals defending Monterey and besieging Constitutionalists in Mexico. The report notes intense fighting as both sides pressed toward victory, with destruction and ongoing clashes shaping the siege.
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Laredo
Tex
Monterey
Mex
Zig Zag picturing October 23 24 engagements at Monterey
The illustrated weekly Zig Zag from Monterey shows Constitutionalists occupying large city areas. Many dead lie in streets with fires burning bodies. Cuahtemoc street near the railway station is ruined, and General Miguel Quiroga was burned in his residence. Railway damage tallies to seven million dollars with 658 burned cars and a destroyed roundhouse and engines.
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Monterey
Laredo
Cuahtemoc Street
Miguel Quiroga
Mexico
Dallas Business Leaders Move To Organize Texas Regiment
A Dallas meeting led by E W Edwards gathered Congressman Hatton W Sumners and Chamber of Commerce official J R Babcock to discuss forming a Texas regiment for potential government use in Mexico. The group agreed to issue a volunteer call if intervention occurs, to mobilize in Dallas and be kept at no government cost until War Department service.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Mexico
E. W. Edwards
Edwards
War Department
Madera Opposes Force in U S Mexico Crisis
Alfonso Madero, elder brother of late Mexican president Francisco Madero, urged in a New York statement that armed intervention by the United States should be postponed until Mexico can solve its own problems. He argued the United States has no moral right to act before Mexico demonstrates stability.
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New York
United States
Mexico
Alfonso Madero
Francisco Madero
Rights to send force into Mexico debated by Madero kin
The text discusses whether a foreign armed intervention is warranted, proposing that lifting an embargo could let Mexican forces under Constitutionalists prove their strength before any intervention. The Madero family maintains faith in Mexico’s capacity for self government and rejects immediate outside action.
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Mexico
Alfonso
New York
Carranza
Madero
Troops Held At Fort Sam Houston For Annual Test Ride
Orders issued at Fort Sam Houston require officers and men to stay in touch with headquar ters as they undertake a two day 90 mile ride. Brigadier General Tasker H Bliss leads the Southern Department staff on a 30 mile section, with a 60 mile leg to follow. Cols Scott Hicard Bingham Eastman and Majors Rice Morrow Schultz Jackson and Brown join. Col Treat leads the Fort Sam Houston contingent with Majors Reynolds Rice Thayer McCloskey and Perry.
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Fort Sam Houston
Southern Department
Tasker H. Bliss
Scott
Hicard
Bingham
Eastman
Rice
Morrow
Schultz
Jackson
Brown
Charles G. Treat
Treat
Reyonlds
Thayer
McCloskey
Perry
Tamaulipas Legislature Dissolved by Military Governor
Mexico City Nov 10 The Tamaulipas state legislature was dissolved by order of military governor general Antonio Rabago. No deputies were arrested. Rabago remains the only Federal representative in the state. Dispatches say the lower house was in dissolution with most members missing, likely joining Constitutionsalist forces.
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Mexico City
Tamaulipas
Antonio Rabago
General Rabago
Rabago
Troops Bound for Galveston From Waxahachie
Waxahachie Texas dispatch November 10 reports nearly every southbound train carries small detachments of federal troops en route to Galveston. A company from the Jefferson battery is among units mobilized for coastal action.
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Galveston
Waxahachie
Tex
Jefferson
Army Units Move Through Barracks Area
Sections of the Sixth Cavalry and the Twenty sixth Infantry from Columbus barracks passed through this morning. Railroads indicate a large movement expected in the next few days.
Weatherhead seeks 108 men for Texas Guard unit
Waco Texas November 10 Captain P A Weatherhead Company K First Regiment Texas National Guard has received from the adjutant general department application blanks to recruit the company to full war strength 108 men. No reference to the Mexican situation was made.
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Waco
Tex
P. A. Weatherhead
Texas National Guard
Adjutant General's Department
Armed Intervention Opposed in Temps Comment
The Temps criticizes U S armed intervention in Mexico urging European powers to push Washington toward restraint. It warns that intervention would endanger foreigners, trigger endless guerrilla warfare, and impose higher costs on European interests, and warns that handing power to Wilson’s Constitutionalists could worsen anarchy.
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Paris
The
Temps
Mexico
Washington
United States
Henry Lane Wilson
Angeles Dismissed From Army in Mexico City
General Felipe Angeles of the Constitutionalist faction has been dismissed from the Federal army. He led the Federal battery at the bombardment of the arsenal in Mexico City during the February battle. Yesterday the capital allowed saloons and gambling houses to reopen for business after several years.
Hale Arrives in Tucson From Mexican Inquiry Mission
Hale arrives in Tucson after a week on the border investigating the Mexican situation for the Washington government. He declines to answer questions about the purpose of his visit.
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Hale
Tucson
Ariz
William Bayard Hale
Washington
Religious Census Planned for San Antonio Meet
A preliminary discussion on a religious census for San Antonio was held at the Pastors' Union meeting at the Y M C A. J Shreve Durham, organizer of a Dallas canvass, spoke and will oversee census taking locally. Miss Margaret Montgomery of Stillwater Oklahoma set a world cotton picking record by weighing 121 pounds while harvesting 700 pounds.
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San Antonio
Pastors’ Union
J. Shreve Durham
Dallas
Durham
Margaret Montgomery
Stillwater Oxhla
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