Medal of Honor Recipients Honored by Taft Ceremony
Five young soldiers and one enlisted man from the Sixth and First Cavalry received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in actions in the Philippines and on the Mexican border. The ceremony at the White House honored Jikiri pursuit and the Agua Prieta rescue during border clashes.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
White House
Presidio
San Francisco
Jikiri
Douglas
Ariz
Distinguished Order
William H. Carter
Ernest A. Carlington
Albert L. Mills
Nelson A. Miles
George Gillespie
Philippines
Leonard Wood
Jolo
George la Bryan
Gaujot
First Cavalry
Agua Prieta
Mexico
Delegates Favor Big Canal Linking Rio Grande and Mississippi
Houston delegates returning from Palacios praise progress of Interstate Waterways Association. They claim a nine foot deep, one hundred foot wide canal from the Rio Grande mouth to the Mississippi is nearly assured, with only Port Arthur to Galveston section missing. Plans to seek congressional funding are under way as union of waters promises major benefits.
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Houston
Tex
Interstate Waterways Association
Palacios
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Port Arthur
Galveston
Congress
Governor Hunt Circum Navigates Desert Breakdown
Governor Hunt and three aides arrived in Phoenix after their auto broke down in Mohawk valley. They slept out, walked six miles to a mining camp, then rode 26 miles to the railroad as they sought a trans continental road route after attending Yuma irrigation celebrations.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Hunt
Yuma
Mohawk Valley
Democrats Plan for 1916 Campaign Offices
Savannah Ga November 23 Preparations for the national campaign of 1916 by the Democratic party will begin with permanent offices in New York and Washington announced by Democratic national chairman William F McCombs who has been in Savannah and will proceed to Atlanta then back to New York.
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Savannah
New York
Washington
William F. McCombs
McCombs
Atlanta
Weather observations across major cities
Observations taken in the morning report temperatures from 28 to 83 with clear skies in most locations. Winds range from 4 to 32 miles per hour, with several cities noting colder conditions and potential rain on Sunday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Madman shoots family as he runs amuck near Hamilton
Henry Palker, 26, escaped mental patient, rode to the Lenzen home near Hamilton and fired through a window wounding Matthew Lenzen, 26, and Leonard Lenzen Jr., 10. Police pursued Palker to a barn where he fired on the posse and was killed by a deputy sheriff. Matthew Lenzen was gravely wounded but may survive. Leonard Lenzen Jr. was not seriously hurt.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Henry Palker
Matthew Lenzen
Leonard Lenzen Jr
Polker
Hamil
Here
Leonard
Rochester
Leonard Lenzen
Langum
Parker
Chalk line test for lodging at Wayfarers lodge
Cleveland dispatch reports that the Wayfarers lodge of the Associated Charities now requires applicants to walk an 18 foot chalk line before lodging. Superintendent Howell Wright enforced the rule after denying a tramp for wavering from the line. He aims to make sobriety proof a general standard, with severe cases referred to police.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Wayfarers’ Lodge
Associated Charities
Howell Wright
Wright
Young Confessed Rail Robber Case Ends in Mistrial
John Young who serves a 15 year term in a North Dakota prison for a Buffalo ND train robbery faced a jury dispute over his guilt based on his own confession. Henry Burr of Neenah Wisconsin sought $2500 reward for Young’s conviction but the jurors could not agree and were discharged. Railroad officials remain under no obligation to pay Burr until guilt is proven.
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Paul
Minn
John Young
North Dakota
Northern Pacific
Buffalo
N. D
Henry Burr
Neenah
Wis
Young
Burr
Roads committee to hear bids for modern highway work
Smithville Texas November 25 members of the good roads committee of commissioners precinct No 1 will meet December 2 to receive bids for surveying and supervising the building of modern highways in this district. A bond issue of $100000 will be spent for road improvements.
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Smithville
Tex
Good Roads Committee of Commissioners
Turkey Town Gains Fame Near Hallettsville for Turkeys
HALLETTSVILLE TEX Nov 23 Ezzell a small village twelve miles south of here is becoming known as Turkey Town due to a large number of turkeys driven to market. Hundreds of fine birds have been driven overland to Hallettsville and sold at good prices.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Ezzell
Addams Opposes Suffrage Constitutional Amendment
At the National Woman Suffrage Association convention in Philadelphia delegates debated a constitutional amendment. Miss Jane Addams faced discussion about presidency and potential future headquarters while Western delegates backed her opponents. Election of officers is slated for Monday.
San Antonio favoured to host 1913 suffrage convention
Dr Anna Shaw president of the National Woman's Suffrage association visited San Antonio last spring as guest of Miss M Eleanor Brackenridge president of the Equal Franchise league. They discussed hosting the 1913 convention in San Antonio and Miss Brackenridge urged inviting the association. AP dispatches say the invitation has been sent and the convention may meet in the city next year.
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Anna Shaw
National Woman's Suffrage Association
San Antonio
M. Eleanor Brackenridge
Equal Franchise League of
Furniture makers push 10 percent price rise
At a meeting in High Point North Carolina on November 23 a hundred furniture manufacturers from across the United States urged a 10 percent price increase from producer to dealer. They cited higher timber mirrors labor and other materials as driving the need for higher prices.
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High Point
N. C
United States
Tafts Attend Opera in Baltimore During Opening Season
President and Mrs. Taft attended the Chicago Grand Opera Company performance of Mignon at the Lyric in Baltimore. They sat in Theodore Marburg’s box, whose new appointment as minister to Belgium was announced. The Tafts left for Washington after the show. Grover Neilsen, a structural iron worker, fell nine stories in an elevator shaft on a building site in Chicago but survived with only a broken little finger and a severe shakeup.
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Baltimore
Taft
Washington
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Lyric
Theodore Marburg
United States
Belgium
Falls
Chicago
Ill
Grover Neilsen
Russian aviatrix sets altitude record for women
Liuba Galantschikov reached 7800 feet in a monoplane near Johannistin Germany, setting a new altitude record for women yesterday.
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Johannistin
Germany
Liuba Galantschikov
Two U S Troopers Seize Mexican Town in Border Clash
Two Thirteenth Cavalry soldiers on patrol near Yasileta were arrested in Juarez after allegedly taking San Ignacio and assaulting locals. Rebels under Marcelo Caraveo threaten Juarez with about 600 men, while federals count similar forces. Major McDonald met General Salazar at Palomas as both sides mobilize.
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EL Paso
Tex
Thirteenth Cavalry
Yasileta
Juarez
San Ignacio
E. Z. Steever
Fort Bliss
Marcelo Caraveo
Rojas
Salazar
Palomas
McDonald
Thirteenth
United States Cavalry
Columbus
N. M
Slashes in Skirts Aim to Cut Accident Risk
The National Cloak Suit and Skirt Makers association in Chicago outlines a militant look for spring. Skirts and jackets will be perfectly straight and envelope shaped with narrow unslashed skirts avoided by a slash design. Waistcoats will contrast with spring suits and coats will feature stripes and checks. Officers named include J P Porland as president and George W Fourney as vice president.
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Chicago
National Cloak, Suit and Skirt Makers’ Association
J. P. Porland
George W. Fourney
Cleveland
H. E. Livingston
Cincinnati
H. E. Frankel
Philadelphia
Alphabet vs United Fruit case shocks court
Judge Coxe at the United States circuit court of appeals muttered dam when reviewing the calendar. A startled clerk received the paper and the judge moved on to No. 17. The trial concerns Dampetilsacktiesselshpabet versus United Fruit Company, now termed The Alphabet vs. United Fruit.
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New York
Dam
Coxe
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Mrs Low Loses Jewels in New York Robbery
Mrs A A Low sister in law of ex mayor Seth Low was robbed in her New York home on Wednesday of about 10000 dollars worth of jewelry. The items taken included diamond rings a gold watch a ruby necklace and a diamond pendant. The thief is believed to be a window cleaner employed at the residence.
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New York
A. A. Low
Seth Low
Maniac Holds Up Dublin Village Near Frederick
William Bougher, described as a maniac, roamed Dublin with a shotgun claiming he would kill certain people. Residents fortified themselves indoors while two deputy sheriffs fought him and overpowered him, placing him in a hospital. He believed witches pursued him and blamed neighbors for his troubles.
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Frederick
Dublin
William Bougher
Bougher
Uncle Joe Goodwin, Johnson County Confederate Veteran, Dies
Cleburne Texas November 23. Uncle Joe Goodwin 87 a Johnson county resident for 45 years died this morning. He was a Confederate soldier and a prominent figure in early local days. Funeral set for tomorrow under the auspices of the local Confederate camp.
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Cleburne
Tex
Joe” Goodwin
Johnson County
Attorney on Trial for Murder at Greenwood Lake
Barton W. Gibson, an attorney, faces murder charges in the sudden death of Rosa Szabo Menschik at Greenwood Lake near Munroe New York. Prosecution alleges he killed to gain control of an estate left by Menschik’s mother while the defense calls the evidence circumstantial.
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Barton W. Gibson
Rosa Szabo Menschik
Gibson
Greenwood Lake
Munroe
New York
Man Threatens Life of Governor Wilson in Colorado Springs
John Cohan, an armless man, was arrested on a disturbing the peace charge in Colorado Springs after declaring he would kill President-elect Wilson.held pending word from secret service. He admitted arrests in New Orleans during Taft’s 1909 tour and Chicago during Roosevelt’s campaign. Evidence suggests he shadowed Governor Wilson at multiple campaign stops.
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Colorado — Springs
Colb
Wilson
John Cohan
Secret Service
Cohan
New Orleans
Taft
Chicago
Roosevelt
Woman on Trial in Columbus Murder Case
Cecelia Farley, accused of murdering Alvin E. Zollinger in a public park last May, faced a jury after claiming the shooting was accidental amid a struggle for a revolver. Long intimate relation and recent engagement to another man fueled sensational tensions. Judge Evans urged the jury to ignore unwritten law and focus on facts. Prosecutor Turner warned against letting the defendant’s appearance influence judgment.
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Columbus, CO
Cecelia Farley
Alvin E. Zollinger
Zollinger
Miss Farley
Evans
Turner
Widow Awarded Ten Thousand for City Collision Death
A New Orleans jury awarded Mrs. Florence Martin ten thousand dollars in damages against the city for her husband William Martin's death. He died last February after colliding with a wire rope set along Canal Street to restrain Mardi Gras crowds.
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New Orleans
Florence Martin
William Martin
Martin
Canal Street
Attacks on Miller Highlight Dinamite Case Coverage
In Indianapolis on November 23 a jury heard that attacks on District Attorney Charles W. Miller and on the government's prosecution of the dynamite conspiracy were published in the Iron Workers' Union Magazine since the trial began. The magazine is the official organ of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, linked to many of the 45 defendants in the McNamara dynamite plots.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles W. Miller
Iron Workers’ Union
Miller
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Famed Father Vaughan to Lecture on Joan of Arc in San Antonio
American cities offer better social and economic conditions than Europe, says Father Bernard Vaughan who arrived in San Antonio en route to San Francisco. He speaks Sunday night in Feethoven hall to raise funds for St. John's orphanage, praising US cities and detailing his London reforms and Christian socialist stance. He travels about 20,000 miles yearly, lecturing to audiences nearing half a million.
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Europe
Bernard Vaughan
San Antonio
J.T. Shaw
Father Vaughan
San Francisco
Joan of Arc
Feethoven Hall
St. John's Orphanage
United States
London
England
Vaughan
New York
California
San Antonians
Harvard Dominates Yale In 20 0 Football Victory
New Haven November 23 Harvard easily defeated Yale 20 to 0 in the annual game. Brickley starred for Harvard with key runs and line plunges. Yale muffed several kicks and only a brief rush yielded 24 yards.
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New Haven
Donn
Harvard
Yale
Brickley
Wheeler
Crimson
Wendell
Hardwick
Flynn
Felton
Texas Delegates Named to School Hygiene Congress
Six Texas delegates have been appointed by the governor to attend the fourth International Congress on School Hygiene in Buffalo, New York, August 25-30, 1913. The delegates are Dr. Henry L. Leake of Dallas, Dr. M. M. Smith of Dallas, Dr. L. B. Bibb of Austin, Dr. K. H. Beall of Fort Worth, Dr. Malone Duggan of San Antonio, and Dr. S. Burg of San Antonio.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Buffalo
N. Y
Henry L. Leake
Dallas
M. M. Smith
L. B. Bibb
K. H. Beall
Fort Worth
Malone Duggan
San Antonio
S. Burg
Cholera Rampage Among Turks and Durazzo War News
Vienna reports cholera deaths at Durazzo with Ismail as leader while Prague notes reservists in Germany and censorship limits. Constantinople reports a sharp fall in cholera cases yet camps remain with improvised hospitals. Dead bodies are removed and foreign relief workers face limited duties as the army contends with disease and shortages.
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Orine
Red Eent Society
Germans Hopeful on Austro Servian Tensions
Berlin reports indicate improved prospects for peace between Austro Hungary and Servia with claims of reduced tension in Vienna and better Russian support. Officials deny Hungarian demands or any imminent change, noting Field Marshal Blasius Schmuas visit as courtesy rather than a policy move and denying talks with the Archduke.
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Berlin
Vienna
Traly
St. Petersburg
Russia
Servia
Adriatic Sea
Roumania
Austria-Hungary
M Blasius Schemua
Jin
Francis Fe
Body of Turkish minister found among Servian corpses
The body of a former Turkish minister general was found by Servians with three corpses on the battlefield near Belgrade Serb lands. It is believed he died by his own hand after commanding troops. He was accorded burial honors due to his rank.
Besieged fortress repels Turkish sortie after heavy losses
In Sofia Bulgaria a Turkish garrison made a sortie to break a siege yesterday afternoon but was driven back with heavy losses. The fortress endured ongoing battle as troops attempted to reprovision and lift the siege.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
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