Opening Of The San Diego Fair Tonight
The San Diego Exposition opens at midnight with President Wilson to formally inaugurate the event. A telegraphic signal from the White House will trigger guns and bells as Spanish attire and pageantry mark the first nationwide exposition ceremony in the West. The grounds display architecture from New Mexico to Utah and Montana with diverse exhibits, while New Mexico showcases minerals and metals. Wilson plans to visit later, making San Diego his first port of call after passing through the Panama Canal.
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San Diego Exposition
Faust
Wilson
California
Spanis Damping
Exposition
New Mexico
Amatowr
Acoma
Curtus
Montana
Washington
Utaha
Ix Kamen Pavilion
Utah
Wilton
Panama Canal
San Francisco
England's New Year Trade Path Hailed. British Vessels in War
England sees a clear path for commerce as 98 percent of its tonnage engaged in ocean trades, forming about 17 percent of UK shipping. Germany, with numerous ships seized or detained, holds a large portion of wartime tonnage idle, while over 200 German vessels face capture, detention, or refuge in neutral ports.
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England
United Kingdom
Germany
Maltic
Biack
Tone Gruak
Rival Generals Fail To Reach Agreement In Mexico
Reports from El Paso and border sources say peace negotiations between Francisco Villa and Carranza loyalists collapsed. Carranza troops move toward Torreon as Villa forces at the stronghold press the defense. A land survey and division of large estates begins in Chihuahua while a Villa commander Mapdalena Sedillo and his men reportedly perished when a train exploded near Hacienda Limón. Independent notes confirm drownings of two American sailors near Boyrut, and Akron man Frank Monaco is sentenced to life for second degree murder in the killing of Jacob Arkanetto.
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Doc
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Mexico
Npst
Monterey
Saltillo
Villa
Torreon
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
State
Terrazas
Carransa Sonarlate
Mapdalena Sedillo
Washington
Boyrut
Buria
Navy Department
Oman
North Carolina
Akron
Frank Monaco
Jacob Arkanetto
Waa
Live Stock And Grain Ban Butalo November December 3
Cattle and hog markets with varied prices in multiple listings. Entries note calves, sheep, lambs, goats, and cattle values across locales including Chicago Cleveland Cincinnati and Boston with numerous figures and breed mentions.
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Bytohors
Holtom
Coma
Chicago
Cleveland
Boo
Helfren
Cincinnation
Bas
Lamba
Saarts
The Troublesome Sparrow Uproar in American Birds
A New York Sun piece outlines the English sparrow’s 60 year spread across the United States and Canada. It notes its hardiness and diet but highlights damage to crops and native birds, while mentioning possible benefits from pest control and methods for trapping, feeding, and cooking sparrows.
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New York Sun
United States
Canada
Ned Dearborn
Department of Agriculture
Virh
Biological Department of
Agricultural Department
Ship Purchase Bill in Senate Advocates Speedy Passage
Senate report on the ship purchase bill urges swift enactment to shift commerce away from foreign flags. Secretary Redfield warns current conditions risk $100,000,000 in favorable trade, arguing American vessels and capital face European risk. Fletcher notes large payments to foreign-flag ships and calls for legislation to restore balance of international trade.
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Washington
Dee
Congress
Fletcher
United States
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Toledo Mayor Carl V. Keller Urged Be Removed
affidavits and oral charges to Governor Cox claim Keller's immorality and usurped authority, with calls for a 30 day suspension pending investigation. The case may be left for Governor-elect Wills to decide, tied to contracts for $85,000 and $40,000 in fire apparatus and allegations of vice in the city.
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Dec
Carl V. Keller
Toledo
Cox Os
Cox
Wills
Keller
W. W. Campbell
Twice
Lucy and Tommy Runaway to Love in Childish Plot
Mrs. Phillips schemes to wed Lucy to Tommy Harding for a fortune, while Mr. Phillips frets over elder plans. A childish betrothal backfires when Lucy elopes with Tommy, sending the household into comic chaos as a telegram announces their marriage and forgiveness.
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Lucy
Laney
Tommy Hanning
Kier
Xehoul
Sugger
Tommy
Phillipa
Lacy
Abe
Mamma
Pape
Amaki
Thomas Harding
NO DRY NAVY FOR FARRAGUT IN PENSACOLA TALE
The reminiscence by General James Forney recalls Admiral Farragut during target practice at Pensacola. He praises Farragut as small in stature and affable, noting other admirals would have reacted differently to a minor incident.
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Philadelphia
Farracut
Daniela
James Forney
General Forney
Pensacola
Forney
Dr. Pitts
Eve's Grave and Mecca Pilgrim Landing Site Remark
London Chronicle reports Jeddah as a sacred town for humankind and Mecca pilgrims. It describes Eve's grave as massive, with Burton’s figure of 120 paces from head to waist and 80 from waist to heel, noting a perceived duck shape and a playful link to terms of endearment.
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London Chronicle
Jeddah
Mecca
Alty
Burton
Walst
Canada Receives Honor as Battleship Named Canada
Ottawa reports Canadians rejoice at the British empire plan to launch 16 new battleships in 1916, with the fifth to bear the name Canada in gratitude for Dominion support. Also noted, Mrs Frank Rine of East Gambier Street underwent appendectomy at Mt Vernon Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
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Onl
Canada
Dominions
Empire
Nelson
Frank Rine
East Gambier Street
Mt. Vernon
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Traga
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Committee On Commerce
Redfielch
Carl Keller
Main Street
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