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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1913
Page
12
Col Theodore Roosevelt and party began travel today aboard a private car toward La Plata. They expect to reach Santiago, Chile on November 21 and stay five days for hunting in the Chilean Andes. Mitchel Campaign Costs Include Boxing Lessons in New York.
Senators Randell and Thornton urged President Wilson to act quickly to end the Southern Pacific strike warning that continued stoppage would ruin industries in Louisiana and Texas. The president said the labor department would do everything possible to resolve the dispute.
Following last night's walkout of Atlantic division train and enginemen the first attempt to move a train in New Orleans today faced a shower of stones from strike sympathizers. Commercial associations in New Orleans and Texas urge President Wilson to intervene as shipments of mules ammunition and crops are disrupted. About 2500 workers left at 7 o'clock last night.
Union railroad men in Houston predict the strike on Southern Pacific lines will spread if terms are not quickly reached. They expect the Houston and Texas Central to be next tied up and foresee broader coast line effects. They reject mediation, insisting on direct negotiations with the United Brotherhoods.
Two armed highwaymen robbed Southern Pacific crews in Oakland on a busy night. At 10 p m they looted the freight train crew conductor G W Curtiss but took nothing of value. At midnight they robbed electric train conductor Hooper at Seventh Street and Old Broadway, taking his watch and money before fleeing toward 24th Avenue station. Police have a description of the pair.
Report from Pekin on November 14 notes President Yuan Shi Kai recognizes Southern Chinese resentment over his bid to rule as dictator. He moves to dismantle Sun Yat Sen’s party while facing growing opposition and uncertain outcomes.
Kane Shielda, identified by local Confederate veterans as firing the first Civil War shot, died at his Dallas home. He belonged to a North Carolina Confederate battery that began fire on Federal troops at Fort Sumter.
Washington dispatch reports that despite tariff forecasts, shoppers should buy early. Wholesalers and retailers bought stocks before the new law and may see lower prices next summer. Democrats aim to lower candy imports and duties, hoping prices fall for U S confectionery.
Mendel Bellis, acquitted in Kiev on a ritual murder charge, will move with his family to St Paul soon per sister-in-law Mrs. Sarah Donnovekl who already lives there. He has a possible big lecture offer in America, unlikely to be accepted. Nobel Prize for Literature goes to Rabindranath Tagore, a Hindu poet, in Stockholm.
Henry L Hughes faces divorce on grounds of beer and highball addiction. He defends by claiming his wife seasoned meals so highly that he felt compelled to drink.
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