Immigration Chief Combats Hindu Labor Influx Plan
Immigrant officials report a secret Manila scheme to flood U S coasts with East Indian laborers. Caminetti says five Hindus admitted at San Francisco using insular certificates, prompting tightened ports and potential rail transport agreements to bar future arrivals. Canada Japan and Ottawa discuss diverting Hindu populations to other regions.
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Manila
Pas
Anthony Caminetti
Beattie
British Columbia
Victoria
Immigration Service
Caminetti
San Francisco
Great Northern
Pacific
Ottawa
Dominion
Imsaat
Canada
South Africa
Soudan
Puckett Tells Of Mother's Death in Fire Fatality Trial
Associated Press report from Ito n Missouri notes Tilly O Puckett charged with murder of his mother Mrs Susan Makinson testifies she urged separation from his wife. He describes waking to a house fire and firing at an exiting figure before finding his mother’s body amid charred timbers Once the blaze subsided he learned of her death.
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Associated Press
Iton
Tilly
Puckett
Susan Makinson
Old Oswego Sweethearts Recall Gingham Days
In Aurora Illinois a tale recalls Noah Carpenter and Martha Lavinia Briggs as high school sweethearts at Oswego. Once separated by time and miles, Carpenter moved to Iowa and raised seven children after his wife’s death. The memory ends with a church gathering of old friends.
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Aurora
Ill
Noah Carpenter
Martha Lavinia Briggs
Noah
Martha
Oswego
Martha Lavinia
Carpenter
Ae Carpenter
Martha Briggs
Iowa
Becker Trial New Appeal Hears Gambler Witness Claims
The state court of appeals reviews a new trial bid for Lieutenant Becker. The famed gambler, once Haupt witness in the murder of Herman Rosenthal, promises to testify for Mrs Becker from Paris via cable.
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Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Schepps
State Court of Appeals
Becker
Paris
Mra Becker
Paris Journals View of Message Critique on Mexican Policy
The Paris Temps contrasts Wilson’s constitutional ideals with Mexican reality. It notes Diaz’s exile prosperity under a sham constitution and blames Huerta’s dictatorship as the last organized force, while Wilson pursues policy to overthrow Huerta.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
Congress
The
Temps
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Huerta
Spencer's Two Desires Before Electrocution
Henry Spencer sentenced to hang December 19 for the murder of Mrs Mildred Allison Rexroat requests two wishes before death. He asks to be cremated with ashes scattered in front of the courthouse and to be fed eggs, which the jail has denied due to cost. He chides the sheriff for restricting his diet and laments having only sixteen days to eat.
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Chicago
Henry Spencer
Mildred Allison-Rexroat
Kuhn
Wheaton
Spencer
Philadelphia cold storage cleared of food price blame
Special Agent Ambrose of the justice department told Philadelphia investigators that cold storage houses bear no responsibility for high food costs. The preliminary report, cited by State dairy and food official Robert B. Simmers, says storage houses are not in league with producers or merchants.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Ambrose
Department of Justice
Washington
Robert B. Simmers
State Dairy and Food Division
Grace Legrende Pleads Guilty To Grand Larceny In New York
Grace Legrende, head bookkeeper at the Hotel Gergorian, confessed to stealing 1800 dollars to repay earlier employers. She pleaded guilty to grand larceny and admitted further thefts from three Brooklyn firms, taking 1200, 300, and 1850 dollars respectively. She had moved between employers, using repayments to avoid prosecution.
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New York
Grace Legrende
Gergorian
Brooklyn
Eczema Relief From Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Mrs Leola Stennett of Franklinton Louisiana describes four years of facial eczema with itching burning and bleeding. She reports complete cure after six weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment and no relapse nine months later.
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Franklinton
Leola Stennett
Effective Cuticura Regimen for Skin Care and Shaving
Gently apply Cuticura Ointment to affected parts on the finger without rubbing. Wash off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water and bathe for several minutes. Use Cuticura Soap daily to prevent inflammation irritation and clogged pores. Sold worldwide with free samples and a 22-page Skin Book. Address Cuticura Dept. T Boston. Men who shave and shampoo with Cuticura Soap find it best for skin and scalp.
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Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
Cardinal Stefano III Stricken With Pneumonia
Rome December 4 Cardinal Luigi Ore gila ai Santo Stefano dean of the sacred college and the last surviving cardinal created by Pope Pius is ill with pneumonia. Born in 1828 his advanced age raises serious apprehensions at the Vatican for his recovery. Patience is a virtue... Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Associated Press
Rome
Luigi Oregila Ai Santo Stefano
Sacred College
Pope Pius
Vatican
McAdoo declines graft bid for revenue post
Secretary McAdoo rejected a correspondent seeking a revenue collector position in exchange for one third of the first annual salary. He offered $100 immediately as a teaser, then deferred the rest until a public case. McAdoo declared there is no place for the offer in the treasury department and urged moral reform.
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Associated Press
Washington
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Caballero Executed by Rebels in Hermosillo
Antonio Caballero, a wealthy Sinaloa resident, was shot by rebels in Hermosillo after being convicted of plotting against the Constitutionalist government. He walked to the wall, received priestly blessing, and blindfolded himself before execution.
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Hermosillo
Mex
Antonio Caballero
Caballero
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E. F. Ladd
G. A. Michael
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