Submarine Situation Weighs on Wilson Cabinet Talks
Secretary Lansing reported to President Wilson that evidence on recent submarine attacks remains insufficient for action. No reply from Germany about the Marina sinking or Sussex pledges. If cabinet changes occur, candidates include Harry Garfield Seabury and Vance McCormick. Tumulty says no California act change and Minnesota electoral votes still in play.
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Eight-Hour Day Strike Ultimatum Faces Railroads
New York Nov 13 The four big railroad brotherhoods threaten to activate a strike vote if railroads fail to implement the Adamson eight hour law by January 1. William G. Lee says no agreement yet after a three hour conference, with further talks set for this afternoon.
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Wilson
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Von Mackensen in a hasty retreat
British troops push north of the Ancre river reaching Beaumont Hamel and Saint Pierre Divion while Serre remains contested. Two thousand prisoners taken as von Mackensen retreats with a third of his forces lost amid disease and morale collapse. Russians cross the Danube into Dobrudja and bombard Constanza.
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Central U.S. Faces Cold Snap with Snow Flurries
The forecaster said temperatures would dip below freezing across Oklahoma and Arkansas while Missouri and Kansas saw snow flurries. Morning readings ranged from 12 to 28 degrees with 22 degrees noted locally.
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San Antonio Hosts Luncheon for Signal Corps Chief
Brigadier General George P. Scriven arrived in San Antonio to confer with officers on expanding the signal corps. The city will host a luncheon at the St Anthony Hotel, while Fort Sam Houston centers aviation and signaling growth with two aero squadrons and a new aviation post.
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Whitman To Visit Troops In Texas Border Duty Tour
New York Governor Charles S. Whitman and Mrs. Whitman traveled through New Orleans en route to McAllen Texas to inspect several thousand Empire State national guardsmen on border duty. They planned to rest in New Orleans until Wednesday.
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Empire State
Adamson Act Suit Filed by Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Chicago and Eastern Illinois filed in U S District Court for an injunction challenging the Adamson law. It marks the seventh railroad to oppose the act this year.
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United States District Court
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Road
British Planes Bombard Ostend Harbor and Vessels
A squadron of British naval aircraft attacked Ostend harbor dropping many bombs on German naval works and on warships, according to a British official statement issued this afternoon.
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Ostend
New High Cotton Prices Fueled by Active Buying
New York cotton prices rose to new seasonal highs as May contracts climbed to 2008. The surge followed strong general buying and a private crop estimate of 10.8 million bales. Liverpool firmness contributed to the advance, with prices about $2 a bale above Saturday's close and roughly $5.50 above last month’s low.
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Liverpool
Weather Forecast For San Antonio Tonight Through Tuesday
San Antonio area forecast shows unsettled conditions tonight with rain and a cold wave bringing temperatures down twenty to thirty degrees to near freezing. Tuesday outlook calls for clear skies, continued cold, and further cooling in the region.
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Weather Forecast Across Major Cities
The Light forecasts from The Light show St Louis with 34 degrees and rain, Chicago at 40 with rain and a northwest wind, Milwaukee 32 with rain and snow, Kansas City 22 cloudy with snow, New York 48 with rain and a northeast wind, Washington 50 with cloudy conditions. Colder Tuesday with lower readings in most cities.
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Cold wave sweeps western states with record lows
A November cold wave set record lows across the region west of the Mississippi with Sheridan Wyoming at 26 below zero Lander 24 below Cheyenne Yellowstone National Park and Havre 20 below. The cold mass moves east toward the Atlantic as Weather Bureau predicts weakening with West Indian disturbance in the Caribbean Sea influencing its strength.
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First Cold Wave Forecast Hits San Antonio Area
The district weather office in New Orleans warns a cold wave will reach San Antonio Palestine and southern Texas with 20 to 30 degree drops. Major Buell expects freezing temps in San Antonio and urges preparations as Western U S icy conditions drive southward breaking seasonal records elsewhere.
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Texas
Panhandle
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Colorado
Nebraska
Snow in Panhandle and West Texas Stock Regions
Temperatures well below normal blanket West Texas cattle and grain regions as snow falls in many Panhandle areas. Rain boosts grass but stockmen fear possible losses unless a heavy freeze follows. Early reports confirm snow across parts of the Panhandle.
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West Texas
Panhandle
Rocky Mountain Region Sets November Cold Records
A first cold wave of the season produced new November low records across the Rocky Mountain region. Cheyenne Wyoming hit 16 below, Rapid City South Dakota 12 below, Grand Junction Colorado 8 below, with Sheridan Wyoming at 24 below. Denver recorded 2 below while Roswell New Mexico stayed at 20 above zero as the cold snap extended southward.
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Weather Bureau
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Sheridan
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Forecast Predicts Zero Weather Across Kansas Tonight
Weather bureau predicts zero weather in parts of Kansas with snow and sleet flurries this morning. Cold air will sweep the Missouri valley and southwest states, with lows dropping to around 20 degrees in the region.
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Weather Bureau
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Missouri Valley
Famous Astronomer Dr Lowell Dies in Arizona
Dr Percival Lowell founder and director of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff died after a stroke. The renowned astronomer, noted for international reputation, passed away in Flagstaff, Arizona, last night following a morning apoplexy.
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Percival Lowell
Lowell Observatory
British Requisition All Cargo Space Halted in Gulf
British admiralty order restricts all British tonnage to grain and metals, withdrawing freight space on British liners and tramp steamers. Neutral ships remain, rates rise quickly as steamers reach grain and metal quotas, affecting all US ports including the Atlantic coast.
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Tex
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Atlantic
Insurance Order Is Rescinded in New Orleans
Local marine insurance agents in New Orleans report British home offices rescinded last Saturday's order suspending war risks on belligerent vessels. Rumors claimed the British freighter Engineer was sunk by a submarine in the Gulf of Mexico or Caribbean, but agents say no confirmation exists and the Engineer was due in Kingston last Saturday.
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Hughes Lead Narrowed in Minnesota After County Votes
Statewide results show Wilson at 178 617 to Hughes 178 846 with Brown county votes shifting 27 16 for Wilson in favor of Hughes. Willcox plans to stay in New York awaiting California official count before conceding. Reports note many messages reaching Republican headquarters.
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Pope to protest German deportations of Belgians
Dispatches from Rome report the pope plans a note to Germany protesting the reported wholesale deportation of Belgians. The decision is said to be known semi officially in Vatican circles.
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Mrs Rich Acquitted in Denison Husband Killing Case
Mrs Maggie Rich was acquitted in Sherman Texas of killing her husband Herman Rich in Denison on May 18. The verdict ends a high profile murder drama that drew local attention and court proceedings.
Russia to Issue Treasury Bonds Abroad
Petograd dispatch reports an imperial ukase authorizes the Russian minister of finance to issue abroad treasury bonds up to two billion rubles as occasion requires.
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London
McDaniel on Trial for Wife's Death in Missouri Case
Oscar D. McDaniel, Buchanan county prosecuting attorney, faces murder charges in St. Joseph for the death of his wife Harriet Moss McDaniel. The trial resumes before Judge Thomas F. Ryan amid expectations of a verdict today as prosecutors push for closure after political tensions and a disputed jury venire.
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Oscar D. McDaniel
Buchanan County
Harriet Moss McDaniel
Thomas F. Ryan
John T. Barker
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Democratic
Clerks Demand Eight Hour Day Fight In Post Offices
Thomas H. Flaherty secretary treasurer of the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks cites a federal law limiting to eight hours and proclaims clerks in major offices from New York to Cleveland are forced to ten eleven or twelve hours daily.
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Wilson
Thomas H. Flaherty
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks
Congress
Immigrant Fur Dealer Feeds 1000 Hungry Men in NYC
Max Goetschneider, who came from Volna Russia twenty years ago, vowed to feed hungry men when his daughter marries. He told the Hebrew Society he would feed up to 1000 immigrants and then supplied nearly a thousand meals before midnight at their headquarters.
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Max Goetschneider
Volna
Russia
Hebrew Society
French urge Britain to take on more western front relief
Paris dispatch notes Captain Philippe Millet in The Express calls for Britain to relieve French forces more, arguing the alliance requires action not praise. He cites Britain holding 160 kilometres of front versus 580 for France and says French civilians expect rest and an advance next year after twenty seven months of war.
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Millet
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Real estate leader dies after race collision at Fair Grounds
Ernest A. Carrere president of the New Orleans real estate exchange died at a hospital from a skull fracture after an automobile crash at the Fair Grounds race yesterday. Clifford Taft of Kansas City was driving the car that struck Carrere’s vehicle. Taft was seriously injured but improving today.
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Toft
British Attack on Ancre Signals New Front
London reports an attack on both sides of the Ancre river in Northern France, suggesting a possible new offensive. Haig's forces advance in the salient south of the Somme, with uncertainty over its full scope and aims.
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