Texas floods develop into terrible Holocaust rout ed Mexican army reaches Texas border
Federal forces flee Chihuahua as 4,000 troops and thousands of civilians cross into Texas. Retreating units, led by Salvador Mercado and generals Orozco and Salazar, push toward the border while Huerta's forces fortify Ojinaga. In Mexico City, Huerta seeks orders as rebels seize the gunboat Tuxpam at Tuxpam harbor.
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Presidio
Tex
Chihuahua
Texas
Ojinaga
Salazar
Mexico City
Huerta
Mexico
Ojinguga
Salvador Mercado
Pascual Orozco
Rojas
Caraveo
Salaxar
Aguilar
Tuxpam
Christmas parcel rush urged by postmaster in Juneau
Postmaster Earle L. Hunter warns residents to mail Christmas gifts early to ensure delivery before the holiday as parcels post expands holiday traffic. Local merchants note slower yet improving shopping in Juneau, with expectations for a strong season. Separately, FE D Beattie and Capt Wm H Dickinson plan converting the Grubstake II into a cruising yacht for wealthy big game hunts along Southeast Alaska waters, detailing its 44 by 12 foot size and 9 mph speed. Continuous daily specials advertised on Front and Main Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christfas
Earle L. Hunter
Postoffice Department
Mr. Hunter
Juneau
D. Beattie
Wm. H. Dickingon
Grubstake
Alaska
Big Foreclosure Sale Affects Al teka Treasure Gold Mining
The Nevad a Creek mines property owned by Al teka Treasure Gold Mining faces a Saturday foreclosure sale that would erase 300000 in debt and push toward a reorganization. Title abstract sent to San Francisco to aid restructuring while engineers review the property for underwriting. A small crew continues development work as interest groups anticipate a successful plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alteka Treasure Gold Mining Company
Nevajda Creek
San Francisco
Senate currency bill outlines eight regional banks and strict reserves
A proposal to create eight regional Federal Reserve banks capitalized at 106 million, with compulsory national bank membership, 6 percent stock dividends, and a layered governance by classed directors. The plan imposes 25 percent gold reserves, specified member bank rediscount powers, and detailed reserve requirements for country and reserve city banks, plus a centralized federal reserve board oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Committee On Banking and Currency
United States
Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Board
Secretary of Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
Federal Reserves Board
City of Juneau Tax Suit Delayed Over Publication Jurisdiction
City Attorney J. B. Marshall sought a judgment against Emery Valentine for delinquent taxes on his property and as agent for others. Judge raised lack of council designated publication as reason for no jurisdiction. Case continued to allow authorities to be cited. rustgard’s property settled out, with the city assessing 5000 versus 3000, and rustgard protesting assessment proportion rather than levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
J. B. Marshall
Emery Valentine
J. H. Cobb
Marshall
Valentine
John Rustgard
Rustgard
Jungle heads Orpheum bill with Navy and parson
The Jungle, billed as the most thrilling animal picture, stars tonight and tomorrow at the Orpheum. Also on the program are The Winking Parson Edison comedy Almost a Man Essanay offering The Latest Additions to Our Navy and The Schoop a clever Vitagraph newspaper story.
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Orpheum
Edison
Essany Company
Navy
Vitagraph Company
New Laundry Set to Open by Northern Laundry Supply
The Northern Laundry Supply company’s facility will be ready for business within ten days. Dave Robinson says the building is completed and machinery is being installed. The plant features a large mangle and the latest models for family rough work and finishing laundry. Principal stockholders include George Sinclair, manager, Al Peacock, J H Adams, and J W Weltzins.
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Northern Laundry Supply Company
Dave Robinson
George Sinclair
al. Peacock
J. H. Adams
J. W. Weltzins
Juneau Democratic Club Meets Tonight
A large crowd is expected at the Juneau Democratic Club meeting in room 1 Malony Building. Several prominent Democrats have arrived since the last meeting, and attendees anticipate noteworthy developments.
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Juneau Democratic Club
Malony Building
Methodist Bazaar Set for December 13 at 2 P.M.
The ladies of the Methodist church will hold their Annual Bazaar and Goody Sale in the new Valentine building at the foot of Seward street on Saturday December 13 at 2 p.m. Do not forget the time and place.
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Ladies of the Methodist Church
Valentine Building
Seward Street
Lobby Investigators Denounce Illinois Congressman
Reports from the House lobby investigation allege grave impropriety by Representative James T. McDermott of Illinois. The majority cites political activities and spending by the National Association of American Manufacturers and the American Federation of Labor aiming to influence nominations and elections of House members.
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W. J. McDonald
Michigan
James T. McDer
Mott
Illinois
National Association of American Manufacturers
American Federation of Labor
House
Redfield Pledges Help for Seattle Steamboat District
Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield assured Representative Will E. Humphrey of Seattle that he would aid in obtaining a separate steamboat inspection district headquarters for Seattle to cover all of Puget Sound and Alaska.
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Washington
William C. Redfield
Will E. Humphrey
Seattle
Puget Sound
Alaska
Women Prisoners to Go to Kansas Prison
District Attorney Rust gard acting on instruction from the Attorney General asks Judge R W Jennings to order confinement of all female prisoners at Lansing Kansas State Penitentiary while male prisoners go to McNeil Island Washington United States penitentiary. The filing notes Alaska courts have sentenced women to McNeil Island but the facility has no female custody facilities, necessitating transfers.
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Rustgard
Attorney General's Office
R. W. Jennings
District Court
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Kansas
United States Penitentiary
McNeil’s Island
State of Washington
McNeil's Island
Washington
Alaska
Lopez Still At Large In Andy Mine Standoff
Bingham Utah December 9. After alarms the search for R Lopez, the desperado, became a waiting game as sheriffs considered resuming smudging plans. Miner Peter Koras reported Lopez entered the Andy mine and held a six shooter to his ribs, taking tobacco and candles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Utah
R. Lopez
Sheriffs In Council
Lopez
Wilson explains refusal to urge women suffrage in messages
President Woodrow Wilson told the women suffrage committee that he will not send a special message or include a suffrage recommendation in a regular message. He said he cannot urge policies not having organized consideration by those he represents and that as president he remains bound by his role as spokesman of a party.
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Washington
Women Suffrage Committee
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Jackling's Yacht Cyprus Returns To Port Townsend
Col. Dr. C. Jackling's yacht Cyprus put back to Port Townsend due to crew trouble. A new crew was signed and the ship sailed again for San Francisco, delaying the party's voyage to Honolulu.
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Port Townsend
Dec
Dr. C. Jackling
Cyprus
San Francisco
Col. Jackling
Honolulu
Argentine Wheat Failure Reported Downplayed
Evidence from private and official sources indicates the loss to Argentine wheat crops is not as grave as first reported. Canadian and American shippers race to move wheat east of the lakes before navigation closes.
Decision Rendered in Queer Land Case
Judge R. W. Jennings rendered a decision in A. J. Boone versus Victor VonArx. Filed July 21 last year, Boone sought a restraining order to block piles blocking boat access to upland near Douglas. Treadwell Co. filled tidelands, erasing water ingress and egress. court noted injunction might have been possible if trial occurred earlier, and left ownership of the newly created land by tailings undetermined.
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R. W. Jennings
A. J. Boone
Victor VonArx
Upland
Douglas
Treadwell Company
Governor Johnson May Run for Senate in California
In San Francisco strong indications suggest John F. Esherman of the State Railroad Commission may seek the Progressive nomination for California Governor. This is read as signaling Gov. Johnson will soon announce a bid to succeed Senator George C. Perkins in the U S Senate.
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San Francisco
Dec
John F. Esherman
State Railroad Commission
California
Gov. Johnson
Geo. C. Perkins
U. S. Senate
Anti vivisectionist attacks Rockefeller Institute
A Boston speaker, Edward H. Clement, president of the International Anti Vivisection and Animal Protection Congress, condemned the Rockefeller Institute vivisection work and John D. Rockefeller's financing at a Washington address this forenoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rockefeller Institute
John D. Rockefeller
Edward H. Clement
Boston
International
Germany Limits Diamond Output From German Africa
Berlin reports the German government has imposed a cap on diamonds from German Africa to be marketed. The move aims to curb a price drop caused by intense production.
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Germany
Berlin
Dec
German Africa
Kokomo Fined for Disorderly Conduct in City Court
George Kokomo a known Japanese caterer was arrested by Capt Martins men and fined ten dollars plus costs by City Magistrate Lucas for disorderly conduct.
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George Kokomo
Martin
Lucas
Hensley resolution backs Churchill plea to suspend naval build
ALL NAVAL CONSTRUCTION WASHINGTON Dec The House adopted the Hensley resolution approving Winston Churchill suggestion that Great Britain and its allies suspend naval construction for one year.
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Washington
Dec
House of Representatives
Hensley
Winston Churchill
Admiralty of
Great Britain
Special sale on chinaware and cor front and main streets
A local notice advertises a special sale on chinaware dated 12 9 21 and held at a storefront on cor front and main streets. The fragment emphasizes discounted chinaware items and a street location. The exact time or seller name is not provided.
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Cor Front
Main Streets
Thaw Seeks Bail in Extradition Case in New Hampshire
Harry K Thaw filed for bail in Concord New Hampshire as he fights extradition to New York for conspiracy to escape from Matteawan Judge Aldrich ruled that Thaws mental state must be assessed by federal courts before bail can be granted pending extradition decision.
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Concord
N. H
Dec
Harry K. Thaw
New Hampshire
New York
Matteawan
Aldrich
Stefansson's Karluk Drifting Ice Bound Near Arctic
In the Arctic Ocean the Karluk is embedded in ice with Stefansson absent from the vessel. Deputy Minister Geo J Dasharats reports Stefansson ashore with Dr D Jen nes, Burt Wilkins, and B M Mc Connell.
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Arctic
Stefansson
Karluk
Naval Affairs
Marine and Fisheries
Geo. J. Dasharats
D. Jennes
Burt M. Wilkins
B. M. McConnell
Los Angeles
Republican Senators Block Alaska railroad postponement
In Washington on December 9, Republican Senators blocked delaying action on the Alaska railroad bill. They sought to force immediate debate on currency legislation by keeping the Alaska measure alive, while Miles Poindexter of Washington proposed a substitute rail bill combining railroad construction with a Pacific steamship line and government coal development. Poindexter criticized the Chamberlain Wickersham plan as likely to yield a government railroad only in name, with construction then leased to private operators for profit.
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Washington
Senate
Chamberlain
Jones
Alaska
Miles Poindexter
Pacific Coast
Poindexter
United States
Chamberlain-Wickersham
Committee On Territories
Humboldt Sets Sail for Alaska Passengers Listed
SEATTLE December 9 The Humboldt departed for Alaska at five o clock this morning carrying a list of passengers for Juneau including Jack Langdon E W Pettit his wife and child M Maher and wife Ruth Mayer Annie Arnett Geo Dersechug Nick Gregovich James Brennan Raleigh Smith and four steerage travellers For Douglas Remi Konheylen brouck and three steerage passengers were aboard Prepared for sea travel with a mix of named travelers and steerage capacity.
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Juneau
Jack Langdon
E. W. Pettit
M. Maher
Ruth Mayer
Annie Arnett
Geo. Dersechug
Nick Gregovich
James Brennan
Raleigh Smith
Douglas
Remi Konheylenbrouck
New French Premier Picks Cabinet
Paris December 9 Premier Dougmergue, newly appointed head of the French government, has chosen his cabinet. The announcement outlines the ministers and key assignments as France begins a new administrative chapter.
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Paris
Dougmergue
Brazos flood death toll tops two thousand in Bryan area
Landowners near the 70 mile levee district estimate that 2,000 Negroes and Italians were drowned in this Brazos flood region. In Bryan the commercial club reports that of a 12,000 population not less than 6,000 are missing after the disaster.
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Trict
Brazos
Commercial Club of
Bryan
President Wilson Tours Capitol as Sightseer
President Woodrow Wilson walked through the Capitol today, acting as a sightseer under doctors orders for minor exercise. The visit appeared casual, with Wilson taking in the Nation's executive hall as part of his instructed routine.
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Woodrow Wilson
Capitol
Nation
Frenchman regrets American withdrawal in China loan talks
Paris dispatch quotes M Casendre a French diplomat and former envoy to Peking who says the United States pullout deprived China of a trusted ally at court and a neutral voice able to press for better loan terms in the five power arrangement.
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Paris
M. Casendre
Peking
United States
China
Ching
Canada Suffered Reaction From Activity
Boston dispatch notes growing business reaction in Canada due to worldwide exhaustion of capital. Toronto special report cites slower investment and cautious lending across major sectors as confidence wanes amid tighter credit conditions.
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Boston
Toronto
Financial Daily
Canada
Atlantic wireless talk claims are denied by dispatches
New York reports that Berlin dispatches claiming wireless telephone exchanges across the Atlantic Ocean are erroneous. Only wireless telegraph signs were transmitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Berlin
Atlantic Ocean
Harvard man stirs Berlin by doubt on German Brazil policy
Berlin December 9 German residents of Brazil now in Berlin are angered by Dr. A C Coolidge Harvard exchange professor who warned there is no future for Germans in Brazil without German government support and noted any German intervention would risk war with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Brazil
Tageblatt
A. C. Coolidge
Harvard Exchange
Germany
United
Shipbuilding Struggle Absorbs Germany
Berlin correspondence reports Germany focused on the great shipbuilding struggle waged by the world's leading marine firms. The Berlin financial scene faced a sudden shock as a speculative wave in shipping shares cooled, with steamship shares dropping 5 to 35 points after the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pondence
New York
Parcel Post May Fore Express Out
Congressman Lewis of Maryland predicts the post office department will gain a monopoly on small parcel transport. He argues the government may eventually take over express companies. He notes profits of five leading firms holding 87 percent of express business have fallen since 1911.
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Washington
Lewis
Maryland
Post Office Department
French Scrapper Knocks Out Wells in First Round
London Dec 9 George Carpenter the French champion boxer knocked out Bombardier Wells the English heavyweight champion in the first round of a scheduled 20 round bout tonight.
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London
George Carpenter
Bombardier Wells
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Orpheum Theatre
Democratic Club
Methodist Bazaar
United States District Court
Secretary of the Treasury
Regional Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Sult
Redfield
DIST
Andy
Peter Koras
Jackling
Chicago
Kokomo
Steffansson
Ottawa
Bill
Humboldt
Gers
Fort Worth, Tex
Ter
Brazos River Valley
Harvard
Corres
England
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