Great Lakes Ship Losses Raise Great Fatality Toll
Reports from Detroit and Chicago detailed heavy losses on the Great Lakes after a weekend gale. About 150 sailors drowned with at least 25 vessels lost, most fatalities on Lake Huron. The steamer John McGean was believed sunk with 28 aboard, 21 bodies found near Port Huron and Canadian shores.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Lake Huron
Lakes
Huron
Superior
Detroit
John McGean
Port Huron
Mich
McGean
Michigan
Canadian
Woodrow Wilson Helps Daugher Buy Wedding Trousseau
Miss Jessie Wilson, the White House bride to be, browses F street shops for a satin hat with silver lace and velvet crown as Mrs Wilson comments on the hat. The president visits a Connecticut shop to view evening gowns and selects several outfits as Washington dress shops adjust items to fit.
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Williamsburg
Mass
Francis B. Sayre
Jessie Wilson
White
Laura Ellen Verran
Washington
Miss Jessie Wilson
White House
F St
Jessie
Miss Wilson
Connecticut Ar
Lunacy Commission to Examine Neil McArthur Wednesday
Neil McArthur a former customs inspector is considered sane by a lunacy commission. His wife filed insanity charges after a deed dispute. The couple run a hotel at 651% Fourth Ave as the court weighs his mental status amid the domestic dispute.
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Neil McArthur
Customs
McArthur
Has a Judge the Legal Authority to Command a Divorce
A narrative on a convention scene with labor leaders including Monsieur Francq and delegates from the AFL, including Gompers and Wilson. The text notes linguistic barriers, admiration for brotherly love, and a speech read from a pamphlet as delegates discuss power, politics, and labor unity at the convention.
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Monsieur Francq
Montreal
Monsieur
Monsieur Fracey
Gompers
Frank Morrison
Federation
England
Germany
Ingman
White House
San Francisco
Monsieur Francy
Court mulls moral duty in stubborn divorce case
In Judge Tallman’s court William T. Maloney seeks a divorce from Louise F. Maloney after 20 years and three children. He claims grounds exist but she resists. the judge weighs whether a decree can be granted without her consent and what public policy requires.
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Judge Tallman
William T. Maloney
Seattle
The
Carpenters’ Union
Louise F. Maloney
Maloney
Kelleher
Tallman
Griffin
Mre. Maloney
Maloneys
Muzzle Emphasis Prompts Fearful Debate in Seattle
The Star argues the rabies scare behind dog muzzling is overstated and criticizes the health department and its leader Dr Crichton. It contends public confidence in city governance is eroded and calls for a temporary muzzling remedy to calm anxious residents.
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The
Star
Seattle
Health Department
Crichton
the Star
Heath
Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts in Navy Yard Fraud Case
After two weeks of testimony a jury found Emar Goldberg and Edwin F. Meyer guilty in the navy yard fraud conspiracy case while W A Corder was found not guilty. Goldberg, manager of the Great Western Smelting & Refining Co in Seattle, has resided there 16 years. Meyer was principal clerk in the store keeper's office at the Puget Sound navy yard. Sentencing awaits a ruling on a motion for new trial. Bail set at $5000 each.
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Navy Yard
Emar Goldberg
Edwin F. Meyer
W. A. Corder
Goldberg
Great Western Smelting & Refining Co
Seattle
Meyer
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Neterer
Rancher A A Hudeen Dies After Cornfield Injury
Nogales Arizona November 13 A A Hudeen aged 66 rancher died today from blood poisoning caused by wounds suffered when cornfield blades blinded him a month earlier. He lost both eyeballs during the accident while walking through the field.
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Nogales
Ariz
Miss Nina Anderson Testifies in Rexroat Murder Trial
In Wheaton Illinois on November 13 Miss Nina Anderson five feet tall and pretty testified as the principal witness in the Henry Spencer murder trial of Mrs Mildred Allison Rexroat. Spencer accused her of lying and she challenged him to remain quiet while she spoke of the dance academy linkage.
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Spencer
Miss Anderson
Mrs. Rexroat
Action Fizzles as Lind Arrives and Rumors Swirl
From Vera Cruz to Mexico City tensions flare after John Lind lands with embassy officials. Rumors claim U S relations may break, Huerta vanishes claims denied, while a Tacoma youth is arrested for looting a sawmill office. Lady Strathcona dies in London at 90.
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Vera Cruz
John Lind
Gibonates
Mexico City
O’shaughnessy
Lind
Mexico
U. S
Huerta
Lady Strathcona
London
Navy
Strathcona
Canada
Jury Deliberates in Murder Trial of Peter Miller
The fate of Peter Miller in King County rests with a jury of seven women and five men. Prosecutor Murphy wrapped up arguments today after a lengthy session that began Monday morning, presenting a calm, logical case denying any ulterior motive. Judge Glasgow for the defense finished his eight hour address, setting a long distance record in county proceedings.
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Peter Miller
King County
Murphy
Miller
Glasgow
A F L Convention Adjourns For Resolutions Work
After John H. Wallace address on workers compensation and a Panama Pacific Exposition invitation from President Moore the 1915 convention of the A F L adjourned at noon to resume tomorrow allowing committees to process many resolutions.
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John H. Wallace
Washington State Insurance Commission
President Moore
San Francisco
A. F. of L
Emmeline Pankhurst Rejects Hunger Striker Proposal
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst in Hartford reacts with anger to Dr. Tanner of Los Angeles who once fasted 44 days proposing marriage to her, calling the idea impudent and insulting. She notes her hunger-strike reputation but dismisses the suggestion.
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Hartford
Conn
Emmeline Pankhurst
Dr. Tanner
Los Angeles
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American Federation of Labor
William B. Wilson
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Gwynne
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