Huerta Refuses to Acknowledge Latest U S Demand
Reports from Washington and Mexico City indicate General Huerta may reject U S warnings to dissolve the new congress as American warships are said to remain in Mexican waters. Dispatches quote officials and press accounts noting Huerta’s likely plan to reorganize the Mexican Congress and ignore Washington.
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Washington
White House
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Mexico City
Huerta
United States
General Huerta
The
Herald
Vera Cruz
John Lind
Wilson
Mexico
National Palace
Mexican Congress
Congress
German battleships Kaiser Koenig Albert to sail for South America
Berlin reports Kaiser and Koenig Albert along with cruiser Strasburg ordered to depart in early December for a test voyage in South American waters. Observers say the move may enable quick service on the Mexican coast if needed, signaling easing Anglo German tensions as detachments from the North Sea are unusual.
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Koenig Albert
Strasburg
Mexican
North Sea
Germany
Great Britain
Chester Scout Cruiser Ready to Sail for Vera Cruz
The Chester completed loading supplies at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and will depart tonight or tomorrow for Vera Cruz. Reports of battleships being prepared for sailing were denied.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Chester
Vera Cruz
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Battles and ship movements in Mexican waters reported
The Associated Press notes delays in redeploying ships of the Atlantic fleet. Fourth division vessels remain at Vera Cruz while armored units in California stay in Pan-Mexican waters. The Pittsburg is reassigned toward California as part of ongoing naval order changes.
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Localist Leaders Halt Attack Near Negras Amid Demands
Associated Press reports Eagle Pass Texas on November 6 that constitutionalist leaders have halted their planned assault on Negras to study American demands presented to General Huerta. Daybreak saw companies posted at key points forming a semi circle around the area as the force moves toward Monterey.
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Associated Press
Eagle Pass
Tex
Negras
Huerta
Monterey
Rebels Advance On Chihuahua In Constitutionalist Push
Advices from Juarez and El Paso say Pancho Villa with about 6000 men began an attack on Chihuahua City at 10 o clock last night. Juarez faced attempts to keep the federal garrison from learning of the hostilities as commanders warned reinforcements might not be dependable. Chihuahua is described as well defended with heavy artillery and a several thousand strong garrison.
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EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Juarez
Pancho Villa
Chihuahua City
Chihuahu
Werner Gaining for Chief Judge
Late returns from missing counties shared by state chairman Barnes at Republican headquarters show William E. Werner winning the New York Court of Appeals chief judge race over Willard Bartlett by about three thousand votes. Previous forecasts favored Bartlett by a wide margin.
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Barnes
William E. Werner
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Court of Appeals
Willard Bartlett
Independence League
Bartlett
Jofin Mitchell Plans Retirement From AFL Role
Jofin Mitchell, longtime participant in the American Federation of Labor, announced in Butte on Nov 6 that he will withdraw from official AFL connection at the Seattle meeting next week. He said the move is voluntary and not quitting the labor movement, hoping to place a United Mine Workers of America member in AFL leadership due to his contributions to the cause.
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Butte
Ment
John Mitchel
American Federation of Labor
Seattle
Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Mexican towns recaptured after rebel advance in Nuevo Leon
Federal troops reoccupied Montemorelos Cadereyta Jimenez and General Teran southeast of Monterey after rebels seized them. Governor Botello reported extensive damage from looting and arson during rebel control.
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Montemorelos
Cadereyta Jiminez
General Teran
Monterey
Nuevo Leon
Botello
Boaster Perkins Taken From Belleville to Atlanta for Life Term
William Perkins, a Belleville Illinois county jail inmate, was moved to Atlanta Georgia to serve a life sentence for murder after boasting of killing a man and escaping a Georgia chain gang. Perkins, described as a Negro, had been convicted of assault with intent to kill in Belleville and soon after imprisoned boasted of the alleged crime. Georgia authorities were notified.
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ST. Louis
William Perkins
Belleville
Atlanta
Georgia
Perkins
I’m Single Says Victim of Lying Marriage Write Up
Claude Croxdale a ship broker with Page and Jones says he was the victim of a hoax after a typewritten notice announced his marriage to “Miss Dorothy Watson” of Pascagoula. He denies knowing any such person and says the prank has damaged his social prospects and forced him to refute the claim.
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Claude Croxdale
Page and Jones
Croxdale
Dorothy Watson
Hobson Seeks Debates With Underwood Across Cities
Congressman Richmond F. Hobson and Oscar W. Underwood face off in a Senate clash. Hobson’s camp says Buck Musgrove and Forney Johnston discussed a Birmingham conference to arrange joint debates. Hobson wires Musgrove to set debates in Birmingham November 19 Montgomery November 20 and Mobile November 21.
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United States Senate
Oscar W. Underwood
Mobile
Buck Musgrove
Forney Johnston
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Hobson
Musgrove
Congressman Underwood
Montgomery
Barr repudiates confession in Florence Brown murder case
Meade Barr, an Indiana convict charged with Miss Florence Brown's murder in Dallas, denies ever confessing to the killing. The denial follows prior repudiations of a Florence Brown confession, though it is known he did confess before a Dallas grand jury.
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Dallas
Tex
Meade Barr
Indiana
Florence Brown
Barr
Major William Henry Miller Dies and Is Buried Attendee
Major Miller who helped carry the first Civil War casualty from the battlefield died in St. Louis after a career ending as a military instructor in Jackson Tennessee. The funeral was held at the family home and he will be buried in Arlington Cemetery, Virginia.
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ST. Louis
William Henry ‘Miller
Arlington Cemetery
Miller
Jackson, Tenn
College grad charged with stealing knives in Mexico tale
Jayo McConniff a Hermosillo mining engineer and Boston Tech graduate is held on grand larceny and impersonating a U. S. officer after allegedly stealing pocket knives from H. M. Price Hardware. He cites Mexican concessions and an asthma battle as hardship, seeks Odd Fellow aid, and awaits arraignment before Recorder Edington.
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Jayo McConniff
Hermosillo
Mexico
Boston Tech
C. Edward Doyle
W. V. Pearson
McConniff
H. M. Price Hardware Company
United States
Richard Jones
Jaye McConniff
Federal
KE. V. Cornette
Boston Technological Institute
Stem
Sonora
Los Angeles
Southern California Fertilizer Company
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Commerce Bureau to Open Branches in New Orleans and Chicago
Washington announces the bureau of domestic and foreign commerce will establish branches in New Orleans and Chicago to promote American trade through active distribution of trade information.
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Washington
Bureau of Domestic and Foreign Commerce
New Orleans
Chicago
Weather brief for Mississippi and Alabama
Forecasts show fair conditions across Mississippi tonight and Friday with light to moderate east winds. Alabama also expects fair weather tonight and Friday with light to moderate winds.
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Mobile
Mississippi
Alabama
Senate Resolution Calls for L N Investigation
Senator Luke Lea pushed for an Interstate Commerce Commission probe into Louisville and Nashville Railroad and allied lines to test antitrust laws compliance. The resolution seeks a broad inquiry into L N connections via stock ownership leases or agreements with Southern railroads and mentions Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis and Tennessee Midland among affected lines. Possible Atlantic Coast Line ownership was raised as a factor.
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Luke Lea
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Senate
Louisville and Nashville
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Tennessee Midland Railway
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Atlantic Coast Line Company
Southern
Socialists Make Large Advances Across New York State
The official chief judge vote count could determine whether Socialists or Independence League become New York’s fourth party. Socialist Henry L. Slobodin led with 82,706 statewide, ahead of Debs in 1912, with gains reported in Paterson New Jersey and Heirhill Massachusetts where Socialist Charles Morrill won reelection to the state house.
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Court of Appeals
Independence League
New York State
Willard Bartlett
Henry L. Slobodin
New Eich Leguinabie
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Aleata
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Debs
Paterson
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Heerhill
Maia
Charles H. Morrill
House of Representatives
Whitman Pursues Grafters in Tammany Probe
New York District Attorney Whitman reopens the John Doe inquiry into Tammany corruption from the municipal campaign. Called to testify are lobbyist Eugene D. Wood and George J. McGuire, with McGuire accused of supplying information on contractor kickbacks to aid campaign funds. A list of forty three firms and individuals allegedly unreported Tammany contributions is in the DA’s possession.
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Associated Press
New York
John Doe
John A Hennessy
Whitman
Eugene D. Wood
George J1. McGuire
Hennessy
McGuire
Tammany
Foreign Relations Discuss Embargo Policy Shift
The foreign relations committee debated Mexico tensions and the embargo on arms. Senators offered no final action while indicating sympathy for lifting the embargo but preferred to defer to the president for guidance and await his direction.
Hatfield Finds No Fault With State Penitentiary
Governor Hatfield inspected the State Penitentiary at Moundsville and announced no fault in the system after an escape incident and unfounded reports that a recaptured prisoner was whipped to bleeding. The inquiry followed earlier accusations amid local controversy.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Hatfield
Mexican border standoff prompts postponement of attack
In Eagle Pass Texas on November 6 constitutionalists halted their plan to attack Piedras Negras citing danger to Americans. Col Alvarez of Piedras Negras staged two novel maneuvers marching about 100 troops as 3,000 apparent federals were claimed. A street shooting near midnight led to three arrests.
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Associated Press
Eagle Pass
Tex
Piedras Negras
Col. Alvarez
Poekpot
Alvarez
Muy Vallentes
Schiff Urges Nonpartisan Currency Reform at Chamber Meeting
New York bankers urge quick adjustment of the financial system to avert a crisis. Jacob H. Schiff warns that failing currency legislation could lead to worse conditions and urges citizens over partisanship. He notes East coast misgivings about changing the bill and supports forming a Chamber committee to lobby in Washington.
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Associated Press
New York
Jacob H. Schiff
Chamber of Commerce Today
East
Schiff
A. Barton Hepburn
Chase National Bank
Chamber
Washington
Bankers Facing Fraud Charges In Arkansas Bank Failure
C Stickly vice president and W S Groves Adolph Kahn and Thomas Cotton directors of Valley Savings Bank of Argentina Arkansas were arrested and indicted for receiving deposits while knowing the bank was insolvent. They were released on bond. The four are prominent financial figures in Arkansas.
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C. Stickly
Groves
Adolph Kahn
Thomas Cotton
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Ark
Indiana Strikes Cause State Militia Deployment in Indianapolis
Governor Ralston ordered Indiana's entire National Guard to Indianapolis amid street car strike violence. Rioting and property destruction prompted martial law talk as troops, about 2,000 strong, move to the city to restore order while labor leaders protest and a mass meeting of strikers plans protests on state house grounds.
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Ind
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Robert L. Todd
Street Car Company
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John J. Keegan
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