New Republic Grows After Culiacan Capture
Mexicans along the line hail the fall of Culiacan as uniting three great states Sonora Sinaloa and Durango and Tepic under a Constitutionalist commonwealth. Carranza governs from the border village while Obregon's forces celebrate a victory ball and Hale observes from a Washington linked circle.
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Associated Press
Nogales
Sonora
Culiacan
Sinaloa
Mexico
Mexico City
Guatemala
Pacific
Inaloa
Durango
Tepic
Dobe
International Line
Venustiano Carranza
Washington
William Bayard Hale
National
Chihuahua City
Pancho Villa
Exoneration of 17-Year-Old in Patricide Case at Big Stone Gap
Robert Wells, 17, was exonerated after a preliminary hearing in Bristol, Virginia. He killed his father Jerome Wells, former superintendent of the Virginia Coal and Coke Co. at Big Stone Gap, claiming self defense after alleged abuse.
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Associated Press
Bristol
Robert Ells
Jerome Wells
Rmer
Virginia Row, Coal and Coke Company
Bigtone Gap
Three American Sailors Injured in France Collision
In Nice France on November 15 three sailors from the battleship Delaware were injured when a street car collided with a car carrying them and bluejack flag officers. The incident happened during a streetcar line transit in the city.
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Nice
France
Delaware
June Bugs Leave Street After Mellow Sun
The piece notes June Bugs appearing around the curb as sun shines softly. Evening and brisk weather push them indoors while town workers hurry home for supper. It ends with an in-house ad urging readers to hire via the Want Ad Department and Bell 52 or Home 52.
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Home 52
Tight corsets and belts tied to stomach risk
Surgeons report tight corsets worn by women and tight belts by men cause stomach ailments. Dr Herbert Patterson of London performed surgery to create a new pylorus by connecting the stomach to the intestine. Dr John B Murphy of Chicago was elected president of the clinical congress of surgeons of North America for the 1914 meeting in London beginning July 26.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Herbert Patterson
London
Patterson
John B. Murphy
Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America
England
Labor Secretary Goes On Record
San Francisco November 15 Labor Secretary William B Wilson of the department of labor says manufacturers must not reduce wages or assign a reason for the taint. He adds the department will aid the department of commerce and will gather statistics to check such statements.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Wiliam B. Wilson
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Statistics
Auburn and Vanderbilt Duel For SIAA Title at Rickwood Park
Associated Press reports a massive crowd at Rickwood Park as Auburn of Alabama and Vanderbilt of Tennessee clash for the SIAA football championship. Auburn enters as favorite after beating Mississippi A&M LSU and Georgia Tech, while Vanderbilt aims to press an open pace.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Rickwood Park
Auburn
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Mississippi
A. and M
Louisiana State
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Will Leave Suffrage to Sanction of Ballot at Conference
Norwich dispatch reports the Unionist conference opening with Lord Robert Cecil seeking a pledge to extend parliamentary franchise to women. The issue was shelved as the change awaits electorate sanction, while a separate resolution pledged to discontinue paying MPs.
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Associated Press
Norwich
England
Robert Cecil
House of Commons
Paliament
Prominent Brewton Attorney M A Rabb Dies
Special to The Item Brewton Alabama November 15 Hon M A Rabb a leading attorney at the Brewton bar for thirty years died at his Arcove home last night at seven after months of ill health He was fifty nine Funeral services will be held at the home and interment will follow in the new cemetery at three o clock Saturday afternoon.
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Brewton
Ala
M. A. Rabb
Arcove
Deputy Shoots Suspect After Arrest Attempt in Mississippi
In Bassfield Mississippi on November 15 Deputy Virgil Stamps mortally wounds a Black man while attempting to arrest him on a trivial charge. The suspect dies minutes later, and Stamps dies a few minutes afterward from injuries sustained.
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Associated Press
Bassifield
Miss
Jim Fuller
Virgil Stamps
Stamps
Steel cars save passengers in Tennessee wreck
The Royal Palm, the Queen and Crescent Limited from Chicago to Jacksonville, wrecked near Annadel Tennessee. Fireman Oscar Davis was killed under the engine as it overturned and rolled down an embankment. Steel construction likely saved many from death or injury. Injured include E B Phillips and Elizabeth Smith with serious burns and amputations. J B Smith and others hurt. Conductor Dan Dineen uninjured. Cause cited as a broken rail.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Royal Palm
Queen and Crescent
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Annadel
Oscar Davis
Pine Knot
E. B. Phillips
Newcastle
Ind
Elizabeth Smith
Cleveland
J. B. Smith
Dan Dineen
Wille Labor Men Enter Politics
Seattle November 15. At the American Federation of Labor meeting delegates discuss how the federation might enter politics. The floor debate has delayed plans to move the convention to June and threatens a 1914 meeting in Fort Worth or San Francisco.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
San Francisco
Fort Worth
Tex
General Council
Governor offers reward for Holloway's slayer
Governor O Neal sets a $100 reward for the unknown assailant in the death of Dr W Holloway after a string of attacks on Goodwater's prominent residents. Locals had urged a $500 bounty but funds limit the issue to $100.
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Holloway
Montgomery
Ala
Goodwater
W. Holloway
O'Neal
Legal Interest Rate Fixed for Canal Zone
Washington November 15 Six percent per year is made the legal rate of interest in the Panama canal zone by an executive order promulgated today by President Wilson. A higher rate cannot be charged except by written agreement and any contract stipulating more than twelve percent per year shall be void as to the interest. Any rate above twelve percent is usurious and recoverable.
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Associated Press
Washington
Panama Canal Zone
Wilson
Mediation Seen as Last Hope to End Southern Pacific Strike
Houston notes show strike leaders rejected Julius Kruttschnitt's mediation offer as evasion while President Wilson pushed mediation as the only path to settlement. The Sunset Central reports ongoing grievances, with rail service severely restricted yet limited violence.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific
Julius Kruttschnitt
Federated Unions’ Board
Wilson
Federated Board
Kruttschnitt
Sunset Central
Beaumont
Dallas
Galveston
Victoria
W. B. Scott
Aes
Scott
van Vleck
Waid
Runaway Oxen Knock Car From Track At Concord
Passengers on a Boston and Maine train near Concord Massachusetts were shaken after a derailed carriage was struck by a runaway yoke of oxen hitched to a cart. The rear car was knocked off the track with all windows shattered. no injuries were reported though one oxen died.
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Associated Press
Concord
Mass
Boston & Maine
Mexico
United States
Ebi Piaso
Pioneer Plaza
Plaga
Liberal party accepts Wilson policy in Nicaragua
The Liberal party issues a manifesto condemning armed revolution and endorsing a US canal route treaty with a naval base option while demanding Nicaraguan sovereignty over the canal. It also backs President Wilson's policy on constitutional liberty in Central America, causing a profound impression.
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Associated Press
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Liberal Party
United States
Wilson
Central America
Weather outlook and regional forecasts
The report notes mostly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday with light to moderate winds from the east and southeast. Alabama expects fair conditions tonight and Sunday, while Mississippi shows fair skies in the south and unsettled, cooler weather in the north with possible locally rainy spells.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Awaiting Developments as Huerta Talks Prolong Mexico Crisis
Washington awaited dispatches from Charge O Shaughnessy after Secretary Bryan urged Huerta counselors to resume talks. A new Mexican congress is to be convened later today amid U S refusal to recognize the prior election. Officials believe Huerta may yield under pressure, Britain signals, and oil concessions could trigger a shift in policy as Juarez port capture looms.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
O'Shaughnessy
Bryan
Huerta
United States
New Mexican Congress
Great Britain
Lionel Carden
Mexico
Congress
Polo Grounds Scene of Great Contest
The Dartmouth versus Carlisle football game transformed the Polo Grounds into a football venue. Turf costs reached 1000 dollars to cover paths and the diamond. Center field seating dominated, numbers on players backs were trialed to help spectators and reporters identify players.
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Polo Grounds
Associated Press
New York
Dartmouth
Carlisle Indians
New—York
Rush Order Placed for 206 Pack Saddles at Jeffersonville Depot
Jeffersonville Indiana November 15 an urgent order for 206 packsaddles was received at the US Army depot. Captain H R Perry authorized to add saddlers and work day and night to fulfill the shipment likely to Texas. Order came from the office of the quartermaster general in Washington.
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Associated Press
Jeffersonville
Ind
Texas
United States Army
H. R. Perry
Quartermaster General
Washington
Mary Crosby Dies at 90 in Yonkers Descendant of Founding Figures
Miss Mary Crosby aged ninety one died at her Yonkers home. She was the granddaughter of Surgeon Ebenezer Crosby of General Washington staff and a great granddaughter of General William Floyd, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Ly Associated Press
New York
Mary Crosby
Ebenezer Crosby
Washington
William Floyd
Yonkers
Three Americans Die in Juarez Fighting and Villa Seizure
Charley Sergerson, an El Paso automobile dealer, and two unidentified men were killed in Juarez during clashes between rebels led by Pancho Villa and federal troops. General Francisco Gomez, the federal commander, is missing and suspected to have escaped the city.
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EL Paso
Texas
Juarez
Insurrectos
Pancho Villa
Mexico
Charley Sergerson
Francisco Gomez
Rebels Capture Juarez in Quick Mexican Siege
El Paso reports Ciudad Juarez falling to Pancho Villa and Madevio Herrera early today after trains carrying federal troops arrived. Federal commander surrendered at 6 o clock as rebels seized the town_ Americans in El Paso stayed clear of the danger zone guarded by the US Fifteenth Cavalry.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
Constitutionalis
Pancho Villa
Madevio Herrera
Villa
Herrera
United States Fifteenth Cavalry
R. L. Mitchie
Vivas
Juares
Chihuahua City
Chihuahua
Juarez
Rebels Launch Night Attack at Border Town Frontier
Under cover of darkness rebels surrounded the town near the American border and attacked with artillery. Federals offered little resistance as Colonel Cano claimed unclear casualties. Juarez refugees fled to El Paso via the international bridge while locals faced danger during the bombardment. Three Juarez residents reportedly killed. Journalists were held back.
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River Front
Cano
Associated Press
Juarez
International Bridge
el Paso
Mexican Congress to Meet Today in Mexico City
Senators and deputies elected to form the new congress will meet at 3 o'clock to choose temporary speakers. Huerta has not signaled any change to his plans despite demands by John Lind. An American embassy withdrawal seems possible. Nelson O'Shaughnessy received State Department instructions in Washington.
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Mexico City
Congress
Huerta
John Lind
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
State Department
Washington
Congress in Mexico poised to convene as Huerta negotiates
Plans for a provisional congress meeting face possible last minute shifts as President Huerta weighs a change in strategy. Manuel Garza Aldape acts as temporary chairman with sessions focused on officers and credentials. Rumors swirl of a U S marines deployment and Vera Cruz withdrawal, while Parliament awaits November 20 for the first regular session and Huerta's message.
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Congress
Huerta
Manuel Garza Aldape
Interior
Supreme Court
Lind
Miss Jane Addams Resigns From Equal Suffrage Board
Miss Jane Addams resigns as first vice president of the Equal Suffrage organization in Chicago dated November 15. The move follows recent conflicts within the group.
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Chicago
Jane Addams
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