Mexicans Slain and Threats Reported in Texas Trouble
Washington received Mexico’s notes alleging killings of Mexican citizens in the Southwest and a Breckinridge Texas threat of mass expulsion. The United States sought protection for Mexicans after reports that local mobs or orders labeled the “White Owls” forced departures. State official telegrams urged action to safeguard Mexican residents.
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Washington
Diplo
Mexico
Tex
Breckinridge
Bonar Law wins Big Margin in Parliament
Nov 17 report shows Conservatives lead with 85 seat margin over all parties. Bonar Law to form government, opposition to be Liberal and Labor, as results reveal a clear landslide and a strong Conservative majority. Churchill Guest Greenwood Montague Addison MacLean defeated. Labour gains but trails Conservatives. Majority stands Conservatives 345, Labour 141, independents 10.
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Bondon
Law
Commons
Britain
Lloyd George
Labor
Oth
Conserve
Rt Henderson
Labor Party
Fay
Wittston Churchill
Capt
Fred Guest
Sir Hamar Greenwood
Fui- Montague
Dr. Addison
Sir MacLean
H Wherall
Loyd Georgians
Bryan Welcomed by Panama Government
William Jennings was welcomed by a Panama government committee upon arrival yesterday in PANAMA. The event was announced in a brief state notice, noting formal reception procedures and official hospitality extended to the visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Panama
William Jennings
Committee of Government
Aged Pioneer Henry Tracey Dies at 98 in Caldwell
Henry Tracey, 98, last survivor of the Union colony that founded Colorado, died of old age at Caldwell. A Denver telegram says he came west in 1870 with Nathan C. Meeker and R. A. Cameron and was the United States’ oldest Mason, initiated in 1856 at Kenosha. He is survived by three children, grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Denver
Henry Tracey
Union Colony
Colo
Horace Greeley
Caldwell
West
Nathan C. Meeker
R. A. Cameron
United States
Kenosha, A
Went
Clergy Wage Set At 1250 With Additions For Family
In Chester England a diocesan conference approved a minimum wage for clergy set at 1250 dollars. An allowance for a wife and each child was also authorized, marking a defined pay scale for church workers.
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Chester
England
Plan Huge Bridge for Sydney New South Wales
Sydney plans a bridge across the harbor described as a massive project. Officials say the bridge would be among the world's largest and will connect key districts, reshaping transit in the area.
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Sydney
Sydney Harbor
Candy Is Becoming Extinct in Vienna
Vienna reports candy has largely vanished from middle shops as ingedity prices soar, leaving locals with scarce sweet options. The brief notes candy's disappearance amid rising costs and market pressures.
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Vienna
Republican program ready by March 4 in Congress
Republican Leader Mondell said a full program including the ship subsidy rural credits relief and transportation act amendments will be completed by March 4 without a special session after talks with President Harding. He backed rapid enactment of the ship subsidy bill and noted three long term credit bills and railroad legislation would be pursued while avoiding drastic changes to Prohibition enforcement.
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Washington
Mondell
Wyoming
Harding
House
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Farm Loan Board
Senate
Mendel
Congress
Herrin Jury Panel Delayed In Mine Massacre Trial
Four bailiffs scoured Williamson county roads seeking fair jurors for the Herrin mine massacre case. Judge Hartwell ordered avoidance of the mine scene and Herrin town as the second panel work continues amid widespread miner influence. Only four jurors accepted so far from an initial 120 candidates, with two tentatively passed.
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Marion
Williamson County
Herrin Mine
Hartwell
Herrin
Heiress Dorothy Gordon Improves at McLean Hospital
Dorothy Gordon heiress confined at McLean insane hospital is improving slowly and will recover her normal mental faculties after long treatment, mental experts announce. Physicians say she is not fit to testify in the petition by her uncle John Gardiner seeking removal of guardian William F Jardine. The hearing is set for November 24.
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Boston
Dorothy Gordon
McLean Insane Hospital
John Gardiner
W!lam F. Jardine
Evan Burrows Fontaine Faces Creditors Over Bills
Berkeley, November 17. Dancer Evan Burrows Fontaine is said to talk a lot and eat little as police and the small claims court investigate her whereabouts with her son Sonny. Creditors seek $138 for a telephone bill and $32.07 for groceries.
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Berkeley
Cal
Evan Burrows Fontaine
Small Claims Court
Sonny
Former American Ambassador Sharpe Dies in Elyria at 63
William Graves Sharpe former American ambassador to France for the late war died at his Elyria home aged 63 from high blood pressure after a few days illness. Appointed in 1912 he retired in 1919 and became dean of the Paris diplomatic corps. He studied astronomy and earned France's Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor.
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Elyria
William Graves Sharpe
France
Sharpe
Wilson
Paris
Legion of Honor
Denies President Expressed Opinion
Mrs. Douglas Robinson issued a statement denying she ever said President Harding indicated voters wanted the dry law modified in a letter to her.
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Binghamton, N. Y
Douglas Robinson
Harding
Meanest Thief Seen Again Robs Kiddies
Chicago police hunt a man dubbed the meanest thief for stealing shoes and stockings from poor children, with officers vowing to capture him as residents panic.
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Chicago
Mary Pope Granted Divorce After Birthday Spanking
In Pomona California on November 17 Mary Pope told J W Summerfield her husband J M Pope spanked her with a razor strap for requesting money for a birthday present. The incident preceded a divorce grant.
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Pomono
Cal
Mary Pope
Bath
J. M. Pope
J. W. Summerfield
American leader urges official US role in European reparations
The interview outlines a push for America to take a decisive, officially represented position on reparations, advocating economic-focused policy and multilateral conference. The speaker warns European misery without US aid, cites postwar occupations and strained science and middle class, noting scarce resources.
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America
London
Dusseldorf
Dutaberg
Ruhrot
United States
Europe
Three High School Boys Sentenced for Tacks on Road
Three Little Rock high school youths pleaded guilty to scattering tacks along the highway between Little Rock and Pine Bluff. They will be required to rake and sweep the roadway for nearly a mile and serve 10 days in jail with fines of 100 dollars each. The act disrupted autos en route to a football game parade, causing flats and punctures.
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Little Rock
Ark
Pine Bluff
Acore
Sultan Mohammed VI Boards British Warship for Malta
London Nov 17 Sultan Mohammed VI boarded a British warship and called for Malta amid Turkish nationalist moves to place him on trial. The sultanate has been abolished by nationalists after centuries of rule.
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London
Mohammed VI
Hbritich
Malta
Constantinople
Turkey
Auto Party Rescued After Five Days Snowbound
An auto party of 29, including several children, was rescued near Cheyenne after being snowbound for five days. They had subsisted on potatoes and beans and were brought to Cheyenne from a ranch 18 miles north.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Hindu Prince Arrested in New York Disorderly Conduct Case
Hindu prince identified as 4 C Nayak faced conviction on a disorderly conduct charge after an alleged violent romance with Emilie J Dietrich New York representative for a Chicago architectural firm Nayak claimed royal lineage and threatened to kill her by poisoning asserting he was the supreme representative of Lord Ganardah the Universal Power of Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emilie J. Dietrich
Chicago
Misa Dietrich
4. C. Nayak
Mahajarah Murudahan
Ganardah
Car Plunges Into River Two Dead
In Tillamook Oregon on Thursday a car carrying Charlies Pool William McKinley and Kek Guilstrom plunged over a river bank into the Tillamook river at Beaver fifteen miles south of town. Pool and McKinley died and Guilstrom was severely injured. A coroner's jury ruled the deaths accidental. The victims were Tillamook residents.
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Tillamook
Ore
Charlies Pool
William McKinley
Kek Guilstrom
Tillamook River
Beaver
Here
Anen
Tillamouk
Death Jeers Rough Voice of Car Guard
New York City tragedy reveals a subway door mishap that led to the death of Mrs. Joseph Gallo, a North Dakota farmer's wife. After a guard’s harsh rebuke about baggage, she could not follow her husband onto the platform train and died of fright after being found at Melbourne hospital. The incident underscores the peril in sudden subway danger and the toll on a South Dakota family seeking reunion.
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New York
South Dakotania
Kansas
Missouri
Indiana
Mra
Joseph Gallo
Farmer
North Dakota
Mia Gallo
Gallo
Mra Gallo
Alon
Melburlle
South Dakota
Cuecho
Slovakia
Police Shift Changes at Central Headquarters This December
Chief W B Severyne says the quarterly move of the three patrols, affecting just under 260 officers, is to acquaint them with different boats in the city. Most stay in their current roles with varied hours. about 40 percent may rotate to other parts of town. He denies graft or vice motives, noting vice persists where money pays for it.
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Central Headquarters
W. B. Severyne
Beveryne
Beattie
Hunger Strike Duress Follows Irish Activist Arrest
Mary MacSwiney sister to Terence MacSwiney lord mayor of Cork died after a 78 day hunger strike and has been on hunger strike since her arrest in Dublin on November 4 as an Irish irregular agitator.
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Mary MacSwiney
Terence
Cork
Dublin
Guns by Mail Prompt Crime Wave Across City
Police warn a surge of mail order firearms is fueling a spike in holdups burglaries and other crimes. Chief Severyna cites easy access via ads in magazines and lax permit enforcement as key drivers with concealed weapons up 200 percent as winter approaches and December marks the peak.
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Severyne
New York
To Install Bishop of Eastern Oregon
Mt. Rev. William P. Remington will assume charge as Episcopal missionary bishop of Eastern Oregon at special services in Pendleton. Bishops from across the United States will participate in the ceremony on Sunday November 18 as Remington succeeds Bishop Paddock who has resigned since his appointment at the recent Episcopal general convention in Portland.
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Pendleton
Ore
William P. Remington
Quondam
South Dakota
Eastern
Oregon
United States
Remington
Portland
Paddock
D. and R. G. Shopmen Form New Union
Denver announces a new union for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway shopmen. J. F. Jakeman of Salt Lake City says the Association of the Mechanical Crafts, Hespera and Apprentices will not join the AFL and will cooperate with the company.
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Denver
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway
J. F. Jakeman
Belt Lake City
Association of the Mechanical Crafts
Hespera
Jakeman
American Federation of Labor
Woman Freed of Husband Murder in Beckley
Mrs. Alice Anderson was freed of murder charges in connection with the death of her husband John M. Anderson former criminal court judge by a jury in Beckley West Virginia yesterday.
Express Company Denied Increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied the American Railway Express Company’s request to raise interstate express rates. A general express rate investigation is under way and hearings begin next Monday.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Railway Express Company
Interstate Express
General Express
Whole Chorus Named in Chicago Divorce Suit
In Chicago on November 17 1923 Mrs Meta Murphy widow of James H Murphy a millionaire files a divorce suit naming the entire chorus of a musical show as co respondents She also identifies about six women some socially prominent and alleges incidents of infidelity by her husband She says he was overly friendly with their servant girl.
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Chicago
Meta Murphy
James H. Murphy
Advertisers Lie Trigger Berlin Suburb Looting
About 300 workers and residents looted Neu Koeln shops near Berlin after angry shoppers found advertised price reductions untrue. The unrest erupted as crowds damaged storefronts and moved through the streets.
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Berlin
Neu. Koeln
Death of pastor's wife under natural causes probed
The body of Mrs. Clara Cowley wife of a Gary Indiana pastor was exhumed in Gary and sent to Dr William D McNally Chicago for examination. Her son William Bothwell requested the test stating concerns from relatives and the estate valued over 100000. The Rev Cowley says heart trouble and pneumonia caused death and disputes remain.
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Chicago
Clara Cowley
First Congregational Church
Bo Jon Springs
Wic
Rose
Gary
Ind
William D. McNaily
William Bothwell
Mra Cowley
Mre. F. & Williams
Packers Plan Great Merger Among Five Packers
Chicago Nov 17. Reports from authoritative sources say two great unite will form the big five packers led by J Ogden Armour and Louis F Swift. Armour will buy Morrie Co then push to acquire Wilson Packing while Swift would take Cubahy Co if Armour Wilson Morris combine occurs.
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Chicago
Packere
J. Ogden Armour
Louis F Swift
Armour
Morrie & Co
Wilson Packing Company
Wilson
Morris
Swift
Cudahy Company
Armour- Wilson Morris
Burglars Take Diamond Haul From Home
Burglars used a pasel key to enter M. Shibata’s home at 523 18th Ave for a diamond and jewelry theft. Items stolen include two one carat diamond rings a diamond brooch a diamond lavalier and cash plus gold and silver. A cigar counter robbery near Stewart’s est expired with a return thwarted by proprietor J H Hallet. Other robberies yielded hundreds in jewels cash and clothing, notably overcoats.
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M. Shibata
18Th Ave
Stewart
J. H. Hallet
Hallet
Robbery Blows Unconscious Man On City Street
A.J. Waton of the New Central hotel was struck from behind by a bandit with a blackjack at 10:30 p m Thursday on Eighthave and Weller street, robbed of 45 dollars, and recovered an hour later. He reported the crime at 1:25 a m Friday. police have no suspect description. The area is noted for frequent robberies and assaults.
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Weller Sr
A. J. Waton
New Central Hotel
Waton
Southern Daughters Re-elect President
Mrs Livingston Rose Schuyler of New York was unanimously re elected president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in convention at Birmingham yesterday. Mrs Frances KE Ross of California was chosen second vice president.
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Birmingham
Ala
Livingston Rose Schuyler
New York
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Frances KE. Ross
California
Chief to Describe How He Likes His Job at Luncheon
Chief of Police W. B. Severyns will speak on How I like My Job at the King County Democratic club luncheon Saturday at noon in Meeves' cafeteria banquet room. The event will include officer elections with nominations made last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Severyns
King County Democratic Club
Meeves
Mule's Kick Upheld in City Council Ruling
Nov. 17. The right of a mule to kick was upheld by the city council. They denied a claim by G. M. Spiegel for 4.26 to cover a damaged seat, trousers, and a watch after a mule named Fanny kicked. Councilmen Sparks and Mallard found Spiegel negligent for not staying clear of the mule's heels.
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Cal
G. M. Spiegel
Sparks
Mallard
Spiegel
Fanny
General Luke Wright Reported Dying in Memphis
In Memphis Tennessee on November 17 physicians report General Luke Wright weakened and near death. Wright secretary of war under Roosevelt and former Philippines governor general has been ill for some time and now is widely paralyzed with no hope of recovery. His family stays at his bedside.
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Memphis
Tenn
Luke Wright
Gen. Wright
Roosevelt
The
Philippines
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