Interventions Sought as US Probes Mexican Arms Trade
A Senate subcommittee reports large arms shipments entered Mexico across the US during the Madero and Orozco revolutions. Findings urge US intervention to protect Americans and interests, citing ten million rounds from Paso and 40 000 rifles from El Paso. The panel plans to file by January 4.
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Los Angels
United States Senate
Mexico
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
William Alden Smith
United States
el Faso
Los Angeles
Senator Smith
Orozco
Mexico City
Paso
el Paso
A. B. Fall
Republic
Fall
Smith
Southwest
Washington
Senate
Gray haired man sentenced to death in Tennessee killing
Knoxville Tenn Sept 27 Andy J Hixon aged 70 with snow white hair was sentenced to death at Newport for the murder of Jesse B Huff in Cocke county earlier this spring. The murder was described as cold blooded. Judge Carlock noted the sentence was without warrant. David Afien had disputed land ownership with Huff and Allen allegedly arranged Huff's death. Allen later killed himself. Hixon fled for over a week before being captured in a mountain cave.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Andy J. Hixon
Newport
Jesse B. Huff
Cocke County
Carlock
Huff
David Afien
Brig Gen John T. Lockman Dies at 78 in New York
Brigadier General John T. Lockman, a Civil War veteran who fought in nearly fifty battles, died at his New York home at age 78. He was brevetted for his services in both the Atlanta campaign and other actions.
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New York
John T. Lockman
Atlanta
Lawrence Mills Face Decision on Strike Continuation
In Lawrence Massachusetts on September 28 the strike over Ettor and Giovannitti imprisonment weighed whether to end or keep the walkout. About 8,000 workers were idle as a mass meeting awaited a decision after yesterday’s vote to return to work.
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Lawrence
Mass
Ettor
Giovannitti
Industrial Workers of the World
Wilson on New England trip feels he has arrived
Governor Woodrow Wilson wraps a three day New England tour with crowds cheering in Boston Hartford Willimantic and Bridgeport. He accepts cheers for Woody and Old Boy while noting absentee landlords in the thread industry and the challenge of distant leaders in politics.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Woodrow Wilson
New England
Woody
Old Boy
Boston
Hartford
Willimantic
United States
Cost of living will stay high, says Illinois dean
In Chicago on Sept 28 Professor Eugene Davenport of the University of Illinois warned that high living costs are here to stay. He said cheap living is over due to national advances and that farmers are the last hurt by price rises while urging urban residents not to abandon cities for farming.
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Chicago
Eugene Davenport
Agricultural College
University of Illinois
National Vocational Art and Industrial Congress
Davenport
Man Held to Grand Jury on Mayhem Charge
Isaac Stokes was held under 300 bond by Recorder Hale to await city grand jury action on a mayhem charge. Pearl Hendricks testified she was victim after an incident on September 13 in Stokes room when uninvited guests became loud. She said Stokes bit off part of her upper lip during a fight and spit it on the floor. she spent twelve days recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Stokes
Hale
Pearl Hendricks
Pearl
Isaac
Martial law in Augusta after two killed and one wounded in line
In Augusta Georgia martial law was declared as state troops guard the city after two men Alfred Dorn and Robert Christie were killed and Ben F Baker wounded near the dead line amid a strike at the Augusta Aiken Railway and Electric Corp. The incident followed employees objections to company rules and union tensions.
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Augusta
Augusta-Aiken Railway and Electric Corporation
Waynesboro
Fifteenth Street
W. L. O'Leary
State Guard
Savannah
William M. O’bear
Brown
Marietta
Atlanta
Alfred Dorn
Robert Christie
Ben F. Baker
Christies
Baker
Dorn
Christian
Trio Murder Suicide Near New Freedom Revealed
In York County Pennsylvania a triple murder and suicide are suspected after the bodies of Frank Kendricks and his sisters Esther and Emma Kendricks are found at their home near New Freedom. John Caskey, 60, is found dead nearby with a bullet wound, believed to have killed the trio and then himself. Caskey left a note citing ill health. The Kendricks and Caskey were solitary, with no sign of struggle in the home.
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York
Frank Kendricks
Esther
Emma
New Freedom
Here
John Caskey
Caskey
Hendricks
Sim
One Shot Firer Saved After Mine Fire Tragedy
In M T Paxton Oklahoma Frank Spaneville a shot firer was rescued after sixteen hours trapped by a mine blaze. He is badly burned but expected to recover. Antonio Piazza another shot firer perished in the Bolan Darnell mine where both men were alone before the explosion yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’alester
Okla
Frank Spaneville
Antonio Piazza
Ulster Covenant Signers Rally Against Home Rule In Belfast
Sir Edward Carson led Ulster men signing a covenant to defeat home rule and reject a Dublin parliament. A large Orangemen and Unionist crowd gathered in Ulster Hall with clergy from several denominations and a guard of honour observing a semi military pageant.
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Belfast
Ireland
Sir Edward Carson
Orangemen
Orange Lodges
Charles Beresford
James Craig
East Down
Edward Carson
Frederick E. Smith
Battle of the Boyne
Sir Edward
Isadah
McLean
Dublin
Ulster
Police Report Mixed Weekend Arrests and Quiet Hours
Police records show a quiet stretch from Friday 7 p.m. to Saturday 11 a.m. with no arrests. In the next 28 hours ending at 11 a.m. today, four arrests were made by the department.
Mississippi Weather Outlook East Coast Rain Likely
Unsettled conditions expected along the coast with possible rain tonight or Sunday. Moderate east winds noted as a feature. reference to the official Weather Bureau map and meteorological table on the newspaper's last page.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
The
Weather Bureau
Meteorological Table
Governor O Neal promises a warm reply to mass meeting attacks
Governor O Neal plans a strong reply after a Montgomery county protest event criticizing state tax assessments and his expenditures. He will compare critics wealth ratings with their own tax assessments and publish the results when he returns from Florence.
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
Montgomery County
State Tax Commission
County Board of Revenue and
Neal
Florence
Asarge
Seaman A. Knapp Memorial Day Placed In Schools
In Baton Rouge the committee on a Knapp memorial sets aside the day before Thanksgiving for Sea man A. Knapp Agricultural Day. The aim is to foster appreciation of country life in public schools and establish the institution this year.
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Baton Rouge
Seaman A. Knapp
Department of Agriculture
Joseph &. Hansdell
Brother Probes Genuine Judas in Rural Flight
J L Lipsey of Norcross Georgia asks police help to locate his brother who allegedly fled with Lipsey's wife and three children, selling the crop and household goods. The pastor of a Christian Church reportedly married the couple under a fictitious name, with tickets bought today toward Greenville.
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Atiuens
J. L. Lipsey
Norcross
Lipsey
Christian Church
Greenville
Recruiting officer held for defamation in city
Louis N. Crawford recruiting officer of the United States army stationed in the city was arrested on a complaint by H. M. Long charging defamation of Longs daughter. Crawford is said to have made disparaging remarks about the young woman and will be arraigned in the tri criminal court next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis N. Crawford
United States Army
H. M. Long
Crawford
Grawford
Tri Criminal Court
Bay Shore shell road purchase eyed by Mobile Chamber
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce backs buying the Bay Shore shell road as a valued asset. President John T. Cochrane forms a committee of prominent locals to study purchase and county maintenance, noting it could be bought for a small sum. Members named include Wm. Van Antwerp and Leopold Hammell among others.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bay Shore
Cochrane
Wm. van Antwerp
M. J. McDermott
Leopold Hammell
J. T. Duggan
George A. Leatherbury
Frank Roche
Guy Hartwell
Martin Lindsey
James Moreland
John Craft
Lee Zimmern
W. C. Carrell
A. J. Spencer
John L. Ramsey
Father killer in Nashville after suitor dispute
Jacob Berkovitz is killed by Ed C. Thomas, the suitor of Berkovitz’s 17 year old daughter Esther, after a confrontation in the Berkovitz home. Thomas, an engineer for the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad, wrested Berkovitz’s gun away and fired nine shots into his body before surrendering to police. Berkovitz operated a soft drink stand.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jacob Berkovitz
Ed C. Thomas
Berkovitz
Thomas
Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis
Esther Berkovitz
Berkovitsz
Missing Woodville cashier sparks $10,000 shortage probe
The Bank of Woodville closed for an investigation as cashier Ralph G. Jones disappeared amid a reported shortage between $10,000 and $11,900. Brarleite Jr. said Jones confessed to defaulting and that cotton speculation caused embezzlement. he is missing, about 40, with a family.
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Woodville
Miss
Bank of
Ralph G. Jones
David C. Bramleite, Jr
Jones
Brarlette
Roosevelt appeals in rain at Alabama capital
In Montgomery on September 25 Col Roosevelt renewed his appeal for the Progressive party to Southerners. He spoke from the hotel steps amid rain to a street audience, urging Alabamians to back him for national leadership and to face live issues rather than follow grandfatherly voting patterns.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Progressive Party
Col. Roosevelt
Ggg
Ygg
Messrs. Barns
Penmpany
South
Per
Johnson
Colonel Roosevelt to address Auburn Institute students
Special to The Item Theodore Roosevelt will stop briefly at Auburn Alabama Polytechnic Institute on a Saturday morning en route from Montgomery to Col Gn. He will speak from the rear platform of his car for about ten minutes to the college boys. Citizens of Notasulga expect a glimpse as the train passes slowly.
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Auburn
Capt. Scott
Notasulga
Montgomery
Teddy
Theodore Roosevelt Fails to Appear at Mobile Vigil
Mobile admirers of Theodore Roosevelt hoped to greet the Progressive leader as he passed through Mobile last night but he did not appear. Word spread that he was exhausted from a long day and needed rest before addressing Alabama supporters in the Cradle of the Confederacy.
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Theodore
Mobile
Progressive Party
Teddy
Confederacy
Alabama
Bull Movement
Roosevelt
Hat Pin Ordinance Declared Dead Letter by Chicago Officials
City officials called the hat pin ordinance a dead letter as it never took effect after passage. The measure, pushed by aldermen, aimed to regulate headwear duties but faced opposition and stalled implementation.
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Chicago
Corporation Counsel's Office
Counsil
Ordine
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