Resignation of United States Treasurer Lee McClung
President Taft announces the resignation of Lee McClung as treasurer of the United States. Carmi Thompson is expected to succeed him, with Charles D. Hilles anticipated to return as secretary to the president. McClung’s term ends when a successor is appointed.
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Washington, D. C
Lee McClung
United States
Taft
McClung
Mcung
Carmi Thompson
MecClung
MacVeagh
Rotary A. Pratt
Andrew
Presiant Taft
Suror
eClung
Southern Railway
University
Hilles
Carmiompson
Charles D. Hilles
White House
Washington
Tional
McClungans
Woodrow Wilson
Bildollars
Express Office Robbed in Lake Charles
Wells Fargo Express at the South Pacific depot in Lake Charles La was robbed of a package currency valued at about 25090. Night express clerk B Chevis is under arrest after claiming he went to meet the midnight eastbound train and found the safe intact and the package missing from a money bundle in the west wall area.
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Pckage
Lake Charles
Wells-Fargo Express Company
B. Chevis
Night Express
Chevis
South Pacific
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Fair to night and Friday with slightly warmer conditions on Friday. Local temperatures rise modestly as winds remain light and skies stay clear through the period.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather observations for tourists across major cities
Morning weather notes for tourists report temperatures and conditions in St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston Washington with winds from various directions. Some cities show rain or snow and warmer or cooler conditions expected later in the day.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Wilson to Lead Correspondents on Vacation Ride
President-elect Wilson plans a vacation trip with newspaper correspondents and long bicycle journeys as in prior years. He will depart Saturday afternoon for a retreat near New York and spend a month there with a riding-heavy schedule including horseback trips. Governor Wilson added he would pursue his campaign pledges to cut special privilege from tariffs, curb unfair competition, and dismantle private monopolies.
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Princeton
N. J
Wilson
England
New York
Daughters of the Confederacy Convene in Washington
Delegates at the annual Daughters of the Confederacy convention in Washington begin a busy third day with a four hour business session reviewing state division reports. Committees’ reports are deferred to tomorrow as historians from various states prepare their sketches for a flag of merit award.
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Washington, D. C
White House
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Rubber Workers Strike Breaks Up in Watertown
In East Watertown near the Hood Rubber Co mill police dispersed I W W pickets who had formed lines at the plant. About 4000 workers are employed there and 1500 IWW members had struck the previous day alleging discrimination. Leaders urged a return to strike headquarters and most did so.
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Watertown
Mass
Industrial Workers of the World
Hood Rubber Company
East Watertown
Body of Unidentified Man Found Near Dallas Creek Bed
The body of an unidentified man about 35 was found in Combs creek bed near West Dallas pike. Three dollars and seventy five cents were recovered from his pockets, with a collar necktie and several photographs and post cards under a nearby bridge. Police suspect robbery as motive despite the small amount found.
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Dallas
Tex
Combs Creek
West Dallas Pike
Harriman Line Workers Yet To Finalize Demands
The noon statement says Harriman line conductors and train men have not completed shaping their demands for presentation to the company.
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Houston
Tex
Harriman Line
Robber Rohr: Masked thief takes $98 from Pancoast-Morgan
Richard Erler secretary at the Pancoast-Morgan company 115-117 West Commerce street faced a masked armed robber at 10 30 last night The gunman forced him to open the safe and took $98 in currency Then the intruder backed out as police began inquiries with no trace yet of the professional highwayman active in the area.
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Richard Erler
Pancoast-Morgan Company
West
Commerce Street
Stevens
Miller, Massey, Krause
Hanes
Erler
W. T. Pancoast
Pancoast
Mr. Brier
Mr. Effle
Mr. Erler
Police
Women compose jury in fowl controversy in Wamego
WAMEGO Kan Nov 14 Six women wives of prominent citizens served as the jury in a lawsuit where both plaintiff and defendant were women.
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Wamego, Kan
Wamego
Four Plymouth Rock Bullets Ownership Dispute Verdict
Mrs. George Raine sued neighbor Mrs. Mina Johnson for theft of four White Plymouth Rock fowls. Johnson demanded a women’s jury. Both raised chickens and allowed them to run free. After two hours the jury found not guilty, noting poultry mixing possible without foul play due to proximity.
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Plymouth Rock
George Raine
Mina Johnson
Father Vaughan Coming to San Antonio for Charity Event
The Rev. Father Bernard Vaughan renowned lyceum and Chautauqua lecturer will appear at Beethoven hall Sunday evening November 24 delivering a program on Joan Reben and raising funds for St. John's orphanage. Vaughan, a famed international speaker, will donate his lecture fee to the orphanage after learning of local Knights of Columbus efforts.
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Father Bernard Vaughan
Lyceum and
Chautauqua
Beethoven Hall
St. John’s
Knights of Columbus
U S and Russia Reach Pact to Replace Old Treaty
Washington reports a near agreement between the United States and Russia to replace the commercial treaty of 1832 before its January 1 expiration. High official authority says the new accord should be worked out satisfactorily for both nations prior to the old treaty's end.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Anderson Named Ambassador to Japan Succeeding Bryan
Larz Anderson of Washington now United States minister to Belgium is appointed ambassador to Japan to succeed Charles Page Bryan. The Japanese government indicates Anderson is satisfactory and the appointment will be announced by President Taft.
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Washington
Larz Anderson
United States
Belgium
Japan
Charles Page Bryan
Anderson
Taft
Bonnet Bonfire Planned in Pittsburg After Poll Victory
Crawford county suffragists in Kansas stage a bonnet burning at city hall square in Pittsburg to celebrate their recent election victory. Women attendees are urged to bring at least one bonnet from last year for the bonfire.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Crawford County
City Hall
Sap to Roll New Cars for Sap Territory Food Traffic
J S Peters vice president and general manager of the Sap company says new freight cars and ten recently ordered freight locomotives will serve the small fruit and vegetable traffic from Sap territory next spring. He notes onion shipments spurred the equipment purchase after consulting large shippers.
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Sap
J. S. Peters
Peters
San Antonio and Aransas Pass Orders 1000 Ventilated Cars
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway placed an order with the American Car and Foundry Company for 1000 ventilated fruit and vegetable cars. Delivery is scheduled for March.
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American Car and Foundry Company
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
TROUBLES OF OTHERS TROUBLE DRUGGISTS
The San Antonio luncheon of the Retail Druggists Chamber of Commerce at the Gunter hotel drew about one hundred business men. Speakers urged druggists to aid Chamber activities while sharing anecdotes on the burdens of serving the public.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gunter Hotel
E. J. H. Meier
Meier
San Antonio
W. J. Burns
George R. Keene
A. M. Fischer
Fireman Killed In Freight Train Collision Near Rosedale
A freight engine crashed into the rear of a northbound Texas and Pacific passenger train near Rosedale Louisiana at 10 54 this morning. The caboose rear Pullman compartment was splintered but no passengers were seriously injured. wire man Aguillar of the freight engine was killed. Passengers awoke to the sight of the freight engine headlight down the aisle.
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Alexandria
Texas and Pacific
Rosedale
lWireman Aguillar
Congressman Allen Tours San Antonio After Election Victory
Congressman Alfred G. Allen of Cincinnati arrived in San Antonio as a guest at St Anthony hotel. He is pleased with the election landslide in Ohio including Cox's governorship and 22 of 24 Congressmen, plus strong Woodrow Wilson support.
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Alfred G. Allen
Cincinnati
Ohio
San Antonio
Allen
St. Anthony
James M. Cox
Dayton
Woodrow Wilson
Wounded Policeman Dies In Brownsville Clash
Toribio Rodriguez, 25, the policeman shot during a clash between three officers and five state rangers and deputies, died this morning in Brownsville Texas.
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Brownsville
Tex
Toribio Rodriguez
State Rangers
Colquitt Returns to Austin After Houston Carnival
Governor Colquitt arrived in Austin from Houston where he attended the Houston carnival. He plans to focus on preparing his message to the upcoming legislature.
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Colquitt
Austin
Tex
Houston
Detroit teacher wins 40000 breach of promise suit
Miss Alma Broderick of Detroit former Chicago schoolteacher obtained a 40000 verdict in common pleas court against Jerome Probst a Detroit lawyer. The case centers on a 1911 settlement to accept contents of Probst's safety deposit box allegedly valueless and now contested.
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Cleveland, O
Alma Broderick
Detroit
Mich
Chicago
Common Pleas Court
Jerome Probst
Broderick
Probst
King County
Express rates reduced by Texas railroad commission ruling
Texas railroad commission decisions on express shipments abolish joint line rate basis and require regular state rates to apply despite number of carriers. The move is expected to cut express rates in Texas by about 10 percent. The readjustment includes live reconsigning rules under review.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Texas
Commission rejects stock reconsignment expansion proposal
The commission refused to extend rules to stock market points and to general livestock reconsignment. It kept the existing mileage scale for switching charges and directed railroads to absorb all switching costs with a minimum of seven dollars fifty cents per car. This outcome satisfies railroad interests.
Ryan accused in dynamite conspiracy trial confession
Ortie E. McManigal testified at the dynamite conspiracy trial that Frank M. Ryan president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers had full knowledge of explosions and advised dynamiters to disguise themselves in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Frank M. Ryan
International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers
Ortie E. McManigal
Trial testimony recalls Hillsville tragedy and Allen clan
In Wytheville on November 14 the Hillsville court shooting case resumes. Juror James N. Barry and clerk Dexter Goad recount the March tragedy in which five people died as the Commonwealth builds its case against Sidney Allen and his kin.
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Wytheville
Sidney Allen
Carroll County Court
Hillsville
James N. Barry
Dexter Goad
Commonwealth
Allen
Talesmen Biased In Sneed Murder Trial
Attorneys predicted nine jurors could not be chosen from 200 talesmen. farmers begged to be excused citing fixed opinions on Sneed's guilt or innocence. Deputy Johnson guarded three jurors while Judge Swayne warned against taking chances with jurors amid widespread discussion.
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Fort Worth
Tex
John Beal Sneed
Baskin
Sneed
Toi Johnson
Roosevelt Still 56 Ahead In California Count
In San Francisco on November 14 Roosevelt held a 56 vote lead with one precinct uncounted and nine counties to be canvassed. Final results depended on three populist counties that had yet to certify their returns.
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Roosevelt
San Francisco
Cal
California
Wilson
Extraordinary Snow Blanket Across Vosges Region
Heavy snowfall in Epinal France covers the Vosges region to eight to sixteen inches after two days of continuous snow. Weather described as unprecedented for the season.
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France
Epinal
The
Vosges
Miss Wilson Sets New Fast Typewriting Record
New York November 14 Miss Florence E Wilson of this city yesterday eclipsed all fast typewriting records by writing at the rate of 116 words a minute for one hour. The best previous record was 112 words a minute.
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New York
Florence E. Wilson
Turks Seek Peale Wan Nears End
Grand Vizier says the army cannot continue fighting and must make terms with the Allies. The waning effort signals a potential end to major hostilities as negotiations begin.
Resistance S Futile Action of Russian Embassy in Constantinople
Belgrade reports Turkish fortress near Ariople collapsed under Bulgarian and Servian assault but no official confirmation. London notes Kiamil Pasha asked King Ferdinand for armistice terms as negotiations with the allies begin. Nazim Pasha warns the vizier the army is adrift and seeks best possible terms to avert a fall.
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Belgrade
Ariople
London
Kiamil Pasha
Ferdinand of Bul
Constant
Martin H. Donohoe
Constantinople
Nazim Pasha
grend_ vizier
Dinand
Turkish policy move linked to Bulgaria advice
Constantinople reports Mr Popoff, dragoman of the Hungarian regime, met with Grand Vizier Kiamil Pasha and Foreign Ministers Noradunghian at the vizierate. The discussion coincided with the Russian embassy push for Turkey to address Bulgaria directly, a course urged by ambassadors in recent days.
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Constantinople
Popoff
Thegarian Regation
Council of Ministers
Kiamil Pasha
Noradunghian
Bulgaria
Turkey
War of Atrocities Alleged by Bulgarian Troops
A Vossische Zeitung correspondent from Semlin reports Bulgarians allegedly mutilated Turkish soldiers after Kirk Kilisser, displaying heads on bayonets. He says the war may be a butchery beyond orderly combat and frames it as barbarism fueling centuries of hate.
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Berlin
Voesische Zeitung
Semlin
Hungary
Belgrade
Kirk-Kilisser
Hunger and raids endanger women in Arta frontier region
Telegrams from Arta report a raiding party of 100 Turks and Albanians in northwest Greece near Pégora. Men and children fled to the snow for safety while many in the Ora district die of hunger and cold. Local inhabitants support families abroad as the region suffers from attacks and displacement.
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Athens
Arta
Pegora
Greece
Theora
Turkish wounded flood London in distress letter from embassy
A letter from a member of the American embassy in Constantinople describes Turkish wounded arriving in London in distress. The note says the Tug government has lost center city and appears helpless, citing exposure as a primary cause of death.
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London
Constan
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St. John’s Orphanage Fund
U. S
Bryan
Constantine
Saloniki
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Montenegro
Commission
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