Robbers Hold Up Katy Limited and Destroy Bridge
Masked men halted the Katy Limited south of Eufaula Oklahoma at Wirth, uncoupled engine and cars, then sent the train across a burning trestle. They looted the express car with $3500 in currency and fled into wooded hills as the bridge collapsed into the river. Conductor Dolan and engineer survived the ordeal and reported to Crowder.
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Jskogeer
Okla
Katy Limited
Wirth
Eufaula
Canadian River
Ress
Oklahoma
Mlames
J. A. Doland
Lwater
Dolan
Crowder
Ises
Bufaula
McAlester
Muskogee
Conor Dolan
Na I Bank of Commerce of Kansas
National Bank of Green
Tex
Local forecast for San Antonio area
Frigid night and Wednesday with fair skies. Cold tonight with lower temperatures in the area. Clear to partly cloudy conditions expected, light winds. Highs Wednesday modest and dry.
Rebels Close On Juarez As Federals Fight Moctezuma Battle
Reinforcements from Juarez join Col J Castro in a clash with rebels at Moctezuma midway between Juarez and Chihuahua City. General Blanco and 409 federals reportedly surrounded. about 1000 rebels move from interior Chihuahua toward Juarez. Orozco advances west raising alarm over mines and lumbering properties. railways south of Juarez remain closed.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Col. J. Castro
Moctezuma
Chihuahua
Fort Bliss
Mexico
Eagle Pass
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz
Pascual Orozco
Sonora
Antonio Rojas
Pearson
General Salazar
Orozco
Oro
Brutal murder clouds elopement romance in Chicago
Chicago Oct 29 A Baltimore girl Miss Sophia G Singer fiancé of William R Worthen was found murdered in a rooming house at 3229 Indiana Ave Robbery is suspected as motive Hundreds of dollars and jewelry brought from Maryland for the wedding were missing Vaudeville performers Charles Conway and wife Beatrice Riall also known as May Monte are being sought in connection with the crime The victim was bound gagged and struck with a billy in the rooming house Worthen discovered the body after midnight and reported the missing valuables and the blood trail leading to the Conway suite
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Chicago
Sophia G. Singer
Baltimore
Maryland
William R. Wothen
Worthen
Indiana Avenue
Miss Singer
Billy
Charles D. Conway
Beatrice Riall
May Monte
Conways
Conway
Miss Riall
Belgian Consul Arrest Sparks U S Diplomatic Tussle
The Mexican government arrested the Belgian consul at Merida Yucatan triggering potential international friction. Officials in Washington expect a state department inquiry if the consul is not promptly released. The event could prompt actions from the Belgian government.
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Washington
Merida
Yucatan
State Department
Bel
Morning weather roundup from multiple cities
At 8 a m reports show ST LOUIS 60 and clear with a south wind 13 mph. CHICAGO 58 partly cloudy and much colder with a 24 mph southwest wind. MILWAUKEE 56 cloudy with rain tonight and cooler Wednesday. KANSAS CITY 52 partly cloudy and colder. NEW YORK 60 partly cloudy with winds 12 mph east. BOSTON 40 clear and warmer Wednesday. Washington 44 clear with a 4 mph southwest wind and a fair Wednesday. all cities record the lowest temperatures in the last 24 hours.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Belgian consul in Merida under suspicion amid Mexican unrest
Officials say a Belgian consul in Merida faces accusations of aiding Mexican rebels though charges are not confirmed. Reports note Diaz rebellion collapse restricting rebel movement in southern and central Mexico with insurgents active in Morelos and the federal district. Northern Mexico remains unusually quiet.
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Gian
Consu
Merida
Mexico
State Department
Morelos
Federal
Mothers in Law Cause Much Unhappiness in Marriages
Chicago Oct 29 A court tabulation by Judge William N Gemmill shows mothers in law and disease rank equally as causes of broken marriages with 25 percent each and young marriages 15 percent. The judge notes men abandon families more often than women and cites premarital instability among under 29 pairs.
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Chicago
William N. Gemmill
Court of Domestic Relations
Gemmill
Stich
Sherman’s condition worsens amid kidney trouble
In Utica New York on October 29 Vice President Sherman again suffered an aggravation of his kidney problems after a night of rest and improved condition. Dr. Peck, called back from the house, found him critically ill though the physician reassured the family there was no imminent danger of a terminal outcome.
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Utica
N. Y
Sherman
Peck
Wood plans to ingreage army officers visits Mexican post
Gen. Leonard A. Wood proposed temporary commissions for military academy graduates to bolster officer strength during war. The plan envisions one-year commissions with possible permanent status for exceptional service, creating a reserve pool while cadets remain available for mobilization. Wood toured Juarez and observed 600 Mexican troops, meeting Gen. Steever and Gen. Tracy.
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Wood
Juarez
BE. Z. Steever
Fort Bliss
Steever
Tracy
I. & G. N Train Wreck Near Laredo
I and G N report the northbound train from Laredo overturned at Tuna sixty miles north. Injured include Judge Bivins of San Antonio Lineman Jones and Express Messenger Mewlin. day coaches and sleepers remained on the track. The wreck happened about 11 a.m. details uncertain.
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Houston
Tex
I. & G. N. General Office
Laredo
Tuna
Judge Bivins
San Antonio
Lineman Jones
Express
Mewlin
Martin
Forecasts Show Fair And Cooler Weather
The expected storm moving eastward from the Rocky Mountains has shifted and spent its energy over the Great Lakes. Today’s forecast calls for fair tonight and tomorrow with cooler temperatures as Major Allen Buell of the local weather bureau predicts a noticeable drop in temperature beginning tonight and continuing tomorrow.
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Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Cruiser Arsenal Prepared for Cuba Call in 48 Hours
Washington October 29 The cruiser Baltimore in Philadelphia navy yard is being readied to sail within 48 hours for possible American intervention in Cuba. The Yanktown remains at New York ready for a similar call.
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Washington,d. C
Cuba
Baltimore
Philaelphia Navy Yard
New York
Rob Safe of Jewels in Fort Worth Heist
Robbery at the Wilson Lumber Company in Fort Worth involves a unlocked safe containing stocks and jewels of the late S. W. Wilson valued at 105000 dollars. Detectives report no claw marks and continue investigations into the theft.
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Fort Worth
Tex
S. W. Wilson
Wilson Lumber Company
Financial Worries Spread as Rates Rise Abroad
Financiers fear renewed bank rate increases in England France and Germany amid political tensions. London Paris exchange climbs above gold export due to American cotton financing. Heavy bourse liquidation and several financial failures reported.
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Berlin
Paris
London
England
France
Germany
Cameron Returns Home After Kidnap Ordeal Near Pearson
El Paso cattleman John T. Cameron, captured by rebels near Pearson on October 18 and held for ransom, returned to El Paso today. He was accompanied by J. J. Boone who assisted in his release.
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EL Paso
Tex
John T. Cameron
Pearson
J. J. Boone
Southern railway official shot by former aide in Greensboro
George G. Thompson division freight agent of the Southern railway was killed by his private secretary W. R. Blair who had been dismissed. Blair was arrested in the murder room after crouching beside the body he declared I have killed my best friend.
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Greensboro
N. C
George G. Thompson
The
Southern Railway
W. R. Blair
Blair
Turks Will Be Cut Off Invasion Forces Tighten Straits
A Greek offensive has seized Verria and formed a key position near Servia as Turkish forces face a possible isolation. The capture blocks communications with Salonika and ends Turkish access to major rail lines near Verria.
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Athens
Greece
Verrand
Saloniki
Nople
Verria
Servia
War Plans at Balkan Fronts Seen Working Smoothly
London reports war plans by the Balkan allies progressing with little resistance. Bulgarian Greek and Montenegrin forces advance on key rail routes while Nazim Pasha defends in the east, promising to return a victor as supplies and bridges face mounting pressure.
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London
Balkan
Bulgaria
Greece
Montenegro
Nazimish
Thehorlu
Tuleburgas
Food Supply Cut Off In Balkan Theatre
Vienna reports Montenegrins occupy Busate and Rogametiani heights with artillery as Malissori tribesmen clash with Turks near Tari. Turkish commander seeks to draw Montenegrins south to shape a retreat line toward Aelissco Port amid ongoing fighting.
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Vienna
Cording
Busate
Rogametiani
Scuta
Ves
Tari
Monten
Aelissco
Servia Reoccupied by Ottoman Troops Reported
Constantinople dispatches say the Turkish town of Servia, recently taken by the Greek army, has been re-occupied by Ottoman troops per reports in Saloniki papers. Bulgarians reportedly destroyed the lighthouse at the Turkish Black Sea port of Iniada, about 75 miles from Adrianople.
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Servia
Constantinople
Iniada
Black Sea
Adrianople
Montosey To Sail For America For New Railroad Work
London report says O R Sey chairman of European Tract Syndicate will finance the San Antonio Port and Mexican railroad. He sails on the Italia for America in November. Ward Cowper-Thwaite and the railroad company in London expect further action after his arrival.
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London
O., R.sey
European Tract Syndicate, Limited
San Antonio, & Port
Three-Story Fall Injures Noted Texan Politician
In San Angelo Texas a freight elevator door misread as a floor door at the Lenden hotel caused a fall from three stories early this morning. The prominent politician from Joliet is reported injured but conscious and likely to recover.
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San Angelo
Tex
Lenden
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M. Ween
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Ghiruarua
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Scutari
Mounsey
America
Cowper-Thwaite
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