Consul Canada Calls Bluff Of The Mexicans Refugees Sail Onboard Warship
At Vera Cruz two Mexican refugees from the late president were placed aboard the American battleship Rhode Island after Consul Canada refused to release them. Bluejackets stood ready to act if threats to seize the fugitives were carried out. The men sought asylum at the U S consulate and were guarded in privacy until the launch carried them away.
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Associated Press
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Daniel Madero
Mexico
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Eugenio Gutierrez
Estavo Maas
Ira Cruz
Canada
Rhode Island
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Amer- An
John Lind
Wilson
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Navy Will Look After Refugees In Vera Cruz and Mexico
The Associated Press reports acting Secretary Roosevelt and John Bassett Moore directed Rear Admiral Wiethner to oversee refugee safety at the Vera Cruz Aman consulate. Earlier directives urged the embassy and consular officers in Mexico to grant asylum to Mexicans deemed entitled.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sec“Roosevelt
Navy
Inselor John Bassett Moore
Fe. Départment
Wiethher
Aman
Vera Crus
Ancede Bryan
Mexico
Legislative Acts Discounted Step Along Said
Officials here discount legislative acts and describe any move as a step along the situation not an immediate action. The view is that progress is gradual and not a single event.
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Associated Press
Ground Broken for New St Catherine of Siena Church in Crichton
Right Rev. BE. P. Allen of Mobile leads ground breaking Friday at 9 30 for a new Catholic church in Crichton to be named St Catherine of Siena. Location at Spring Hill Ave and Item Ave, parish formed from St Mary's, with future resident pastor planned.
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BE. P. Allen
Mobile
Crichton
Allen
D. A. Brady
BE. J. Hackett
L J. Lauzon
T. J. Eaton
St. Catherine of Siena
Spring Hill Avenue
Item Avenue
Lota
Fita
St. Catherine of Biena
Alten
St. Mary's
Lone Bandit Robs Bank at Heidelberg Miss
A lone bandit robbed the Bank of Heidelberg in Heidelberg Mississippi just before noon. He held the cashier at pistol point, took about $2,000, locked the cashier in a vault, and fled on a nearby freight train. The cashier was freed within about thirty minutes and raised the alarm.
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Associated Press
Laurel
Miss
Heidelberg
Seaworthiness of Titanic Questioned in Court
Charges that the Titanic was unseaworthy were presented in federal district court today in New York. The case involves suits aggregating seventeen million dollars.
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Associated P New
York
Non
Federal District Court
Coffee County Farmer Succumbs to Wounds
J D Donaldson, a prominent Coffees county farmer, died at Montgomery hospital after being shot by his brother in law Taylor. He was rushed to the Montgomery hospital in critical condition earlier today.
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Coffee County
Donaldson
Montgomery
Ala
J. D. ‘Donaldson
Taylor
Debaters to Open Currency Bill Discussion in Senate
The Associated Press reports the currency bill will be debated in the Senate starting Monday with Chairman Owen of the banking committee leading the opening speech in support of the administration. The schedule runs Monday to Friday with sessions continuing, and no recess or mileage fights expected during the special and regular sessions.
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Owen
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Banking Committee
Administration
Canal toll rules set measurement basis for ships
President Wilson issued proclamation detailing how to measure cargo capacity for Panama canal tolls. Rules align with Suez standards on most points, though some aspects are stricter or more liberal. The $1.25 per ton rate remains unchanged.
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Associated Press
Washington
Panama Canal
Wilson
Suez Canal
Aged Wife Falls From Trestle to Her Death
West Newton Pa November 21 An elderly husband George H Albright tried to save his wife after she slipped from a trestle twenty feet above a creek near Gratztown The struggle ended with the woman plunging to her death as they walked home along the rail authorities said the man attempted to reach her but could not prevent the fall
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Associated Press
West Newton
George H. Albright
Gratztown
Albright
Sanity Question to Jury in Schmidt Case
New York November 21 The question of Hans Schmidt insanity in the murder of Alina Aumalier and the dismemberment of her body is left to a jury. A mental examination motion was noted in court as the trial progresses.
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Sanity OF Schmidt
Associated Press
Wew York
Hans Schmidt
Alina Aumalier
Lee Christmas Recruits for Carranza in Chicago
General Lee Christmas, noted in Central America, recruits men in Chicago for General Carranza. He reportedly left for the border with nineteen followers, promising pay up to 500 dollars monthly. Recruits include two expert telegraphers. funds include a reported one million from American investors backing the Carranza war effort.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lee Christmas
Central America
Carranza
Christmas
Mexico
Carranza War Fund
Hanishs Books Spark Trial In U S Court
The trial of Ottoman Zarh-Adust Hanish, high priest of the Mazdagnan sun cult, opens in Chicago before Judge Mack. Prosecutors rate his green book and inner circle writings as the basis for charges detailing sending objectionable matter across state lines. William Lindsay, a Philadelphia heiress, is noted as a cult associate awaiting testimony.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Zarh-Adust Hanish
Ess
Mack
United States District Court
Hanish
Willand Lindsay
Philadelphia
William
Miss Burns Fined For Chalking Walk
Miss Lucy Burns paid a one dollar fine in a police court in Washington for chalking sidewalks with votes for women. The judge sought to dismiss the case as a city ordinance violation but Burns wanted it settled quickly. The scene drew admiration from suffragette supporters in attendance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lucy Burns
White House
Miss Burns
Scoli
Weather sketch hints unsettled weekend conditions
Fragmentary weather note mentions Saturday partly windy conditions and unsettled weather tonight. Specifics are unclear but point to a unsettled period with wind. No city or time details are readable.
Modest Wedding Cake at White House for Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Washington November 21. The wedding cake for Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson will be modest not extravagant despite many letters requesting a piece. Officials would need about a hundred cakes to satisfy all requests, and two large trucks arrived with presents labeled handle with care.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
New Year's Reception at White House Cut Short
President Wilson announced during the holiday recess that he would take a ten day vacation. Details on accompanying guests and events for the White House New Year's reception were not disclosed.
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White House
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Migo
Resz
Hein
Denunciation of Alabama Convict Lease System Sparks Political Heat
State Senator Robert Moulthrop voices harsh criticism of the convict lease system and Douglass in a Alabama convicts inquiry. He cites unread letters and unresolved investigations, urging a thorough state examination and reform of convict conditions and treatment.
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Douglass
Robert Moulthrop
Poe
Alabama
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Siahens
Bamian
Opa
Wnd
Huxford-Orvin
Byue
Alabama Convict Improvement ‘Association
Convict Department
Hardley Douglasss
Montgomery
Ala
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Douglas
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Eufaula
Ben
Mise Herts
Convict Labor Debate Divides Alabama Good Roads Group
Alabama Good Roads delegates heard pleas for consolidating the convict department with the highway commission. Sen. Moulthrop and Sen. Atkins backed convict road work, criticizing the present system and citing Dallas County results while outlining costs, food, clothing, and sanitary actions for prisoners.
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Moulthrop
W. B. Atkins
The
Convict Association
Atkins
Dallas
Alabama
John W. O'Neill
Jeff County
Connecticut
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