Huerta Faces Demands In Ultimatum To Halt Congress
U S envoy Lind warned Huerta by 6 pm to block the new congress and inform the diplomatic corps by midnight or end negotiations. Lind departed at 8 pm for Vera Cruz with Capt. Burnside as tensions rise in Mexico City. Foreign residents expect embassies to depart and Americans may flee the country.
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City of
Mexico
Victriano Huerta
United States
Wilson
John Lind
Huerta
Congress
Mr. Lind
Vera Cruz
Capt. Burnside
O’shaughnessy
Washington
Envoy Hale Meets Carranza in Nogales Mexico
William Bayard Hale, a Wilson representative, met Gen Venustiano Carranza and cabinet across the border in Nogales to discuss a U S proposal. He conferred from noon until evening with revolutionary leaders and then relayed developments to Washington.
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Envoy Hale
Carranza
Nogales
Sonora
Mexico
United States
William Bayard Hale
Presidden
Wilson
Venustiano Carranza
Custom House
Huerta
Mr. Hale
Republica de Mexico
Hale
Washington
France opposes McCombs as ambassador to France
French government informs the United States that William F. McCombs, chairman of the Democratic national committee, will be persona non grata as ambassador to France. The stance appears in diplomatic and official circles in Washington and Paris.
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France
McCombs
Washington
United States
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Funk Accuser Guilty in Harvester Firm Case
Daniel Donahoe attorney charged with conspiring to defame Clarence Funk former Harvester Co. general manager. Found guilty and fined 2000 dollars. Detective Isaac Stiefel tried on same charge found not guilty.
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Funk
Chicago
Ill
Daniel Donahoe
International Harvester Company
Isaac Stiefel
Labor Leader Guilty of Shooting in Jersey City
Peter P. Murphy, labor leader, was found guilty by a jury in the court of common pleas on the charge of assault with intent to kill Thomas F. Conroy, who was struck by bullets allegedly intended for John W. Burke.
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Jersey City
N. J
Peter P. Murphy
Court of Common Pleas
Thomas F. Conroy
John ‘W. Burke
Painter Olsen Confesses to Marking Leghorn Neck Bands
After several prize white Leghorn chickens disappeared, Martin Olsen claimed he painted green rings around the necks of the remaining birds to mark them. The note cites a Chicago context as the scene of the incident.
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Chicago
Martin
Olsen
Senators Plan Silver Gift for Miss Jessie Wilson
An announcement from Senator Martine says senators will present a silver service as a wedding gift to Miss Jessie Wilson. Colleagues are contributing subscriptions toward the gift.
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Wilson
Senate
Washington
Jessie Wilson
Martine
Quakera Pay 75 cents for Eggs
Philadelphia report notes eggs were sold at 75 cents per dozen in a local market. Prices listed reflect typical grocery rates and consumer purchasing in the city.
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Quakera
Philadelphia
U S Presses Huerta Exit as Mexican Crisis Deepens
Washington cabinet backs President Wilson in demanding Huerta step aside to restore constitutional government in Mexico. Officials discuss arms embargo options and emphasize US policy to discourage foreign aid and interference, aiming for Huerta’s retirement through financial isolation.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Huerta
Mexico
United States
Bryan
State Department
Evideca
Washington
Igch
Plans for $25 million road aid discussed in St. Louis
Delegates at the United States good roads convention in session here discussed definite plans to secure from the federal government an appropriation of approximately $25,000,000 for the building of good roads.
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St. Louis
Bacon Consignment From Winnipeg Arrives at Customs
A consignment of 26,000 pounds of bacon from Winnipeg, Canada passed through the local customs house. The duty on bacon was formerly 25 percent but the new tariff act abolishes it.
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Bacon Comeqy
Canada
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Strikers Confess Killing in Laveta to Oak View Ride
Six members of a strikers party confess to the murder of four men in an automobile party en route from Laveta to Oak View. The confessions were reported to Ad it General John Chase.
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Trinidad
Colo
Laveta
Oakview
Adit
John Chase
Name of Boat Under Water in Lake Huron Disaster
Port Huron Mich. reports a 600 foot steel freighter overturned in a violent Lake Huron storm. No crew identified yet. Probable loss of 26 to 40 lives anticipated. rescue and search efforts ongoing.
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Port’ Huron
Mich
Lake Huron
Suffrage hearings begin December 3 in Washington
House Rules Committee Chairman Henry sets December 3 as the start date for hearings on the woman suffrage amendments. Hearings will be open to all who wish to speak.
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Washington
Henry
House Rules Committee
Cactus House Bombed in Alexandra Park Clash
A cactus house in Alexandra Park Manchester named for the queen mother was partly destroyed by a bomb police attribute to suffragettes. The cactus collection suffered extensive damage.
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Militante
Manchester
Eng
Alexandra Park
Beilis Acquitted Amid Riotous Kiev Verdict Day
Mendel Beilis, accused of the blood ritual murder of 13 year old Andrew Yushinsky, is acquitted after a long trial. Troops with fixed bayonets guarded the court and Beilis heartily thanked his supporters as he was escorted home amid massed crowds and threats of anti Semitic outbursts.
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Kiev
Mendel Beilis
Andrew Yushinsky
Beilis
Bellis
America
M. Grouseberg
Ig Beil
Yushinsky
100000 Men Win Wage Increase
In New York the eastern railroads and their conductors and trainmen reach a settlement giving an average seven percent pay raise totaling six million dollars annually. The increase takes effect October 1 and runs for one year. About one hundred thousand workers share in the rise. The awards meet the men’s demand for higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East
Convict Ball Team Wins in Sacramento Baseball Prize
Sacramento Folsom penitentiary convicts defeated Christian Brothers College 2 to 1 in a game at the penitentiary. It was described as the first ever contest between a prison team and an external college program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
Folsom Penitentiary
Christian Brothers’ College
Royal Autos In Five Mishaps in Berlin
The Morgen Post complains that royal automobiles in Germany have caused five fatal accidents in a short span. Officials blame high speed and celebratory driving by royal personages for the incidents.
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Berlin
Germany
Morgen Post
Tariff Discount Voided Under Treaty Provisions
Washington attorney general McReynolds states a tariff provision granting a six percent discount on goods imported in American ships violates U.S. treaty obligations with foreign powers and is therefore inoperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McReynolds
United State
Malone Named New York Customs Collector Nomination
Announcement at the White House says Dudley Field Malone is nominated to be collector of customs at New York. Malone is the third assistant secretary of state and the son in law of Senator O Gorman.
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Washington
White House
Dudley Field Malone
New York
Malone
O'Gorman
Supreme Court Upholds Hours-of-Service Law in Rail Convictions
Washington upholds the federal hours-of-service statute prohibiting railroad workers from being on duty more than 16 consecutive hours. The Supreme Court affirmed convictions against the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad for alleged violations.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Boy Slayer Pleads Guilty in Kansas City Case
Harry Davis, one of three youths who robbed and killed Al Hatch, a saloon keeper, in October 1912, pleaded guilty unexpectedly. He received a 99 year sentence in the penitentiary.
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Kansas City
Harry Davis
al Hatch
Five Days to Sign Treaty Reaches Athens
Athens public sentiment grows anxious as Graeco Turkish negotiations near deadline. Turkish stance fluctuates with reports of possible Sotuges terms influencing a treaty of peace.
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Athens
Turkey
Huerta Sets New Mexico Congress Call Amid Crisis
Mexico City dispatch reports Gen Huerta informing foreign diplomats that a newly elected congress will be installed within days to decide the president and vice president. Huerta notes previous stances against his own election and cites a pledged agreement with presidential candidates to accept the election outcome. The note signals strained U S relations and possible immediate action in Washington. John Lind, the U S representative, remains uncertain, while Huerta’s public note to diplomats heightens pressure on Washington. Lind also mingles with foreign ministers Sir Lionel Carden and Admiral Paul von Hintze at official functions.
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City
Mexico
Huerta
Congress
Gen. Huerta
Gen. Blanquet
United States
Washington
John Lind
National Palace
Lind
Lionel Carden
Paul von Hintze
Gaby Deslys Sails to New York and London
French music hall star Gaby Deslys sails for New York en route to California. The voyage follows her earlier associations with ex King Manuel. Deslys, famed for dance and song, embarks on a transatlantic passage grounding her international career.
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Gaby Deslys
New York
London
King Manuel
California
Girl Knocks Down Three Insulters in Denver Street Brawl
Annie Corley an 18 year old weighing 180 pounds knocked out three insulters who accosted her on a Denver street. One assailant remained unconscious when a patrol wagon arrived at the scene.
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Denver
Annie Corley
Jury Discharges After 54 Hour Murder Trial
Fulton Missouri reports Edward Wilson was convicted of first degree murder after a 54 hour jury deliberation. The panel split on capital punishment with five jurors opposing the sentence.
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Fulton
Edward Wilson
Vincent Astor Engaged to Helen Huntington
Vincent Astor announces engagement to Miss Helen Dinsmore Huntington heiress of Hopeland House Staatsburg New York. Huntington is daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert P Huntington.
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Vincent Astor
New York
Moynihan Receives Silver Medal for 1913 Rescue
Secretary McAdoo awarded Patrolman James J. Moynihan of the New York Police Department a silver medal for bravery in saving William Shannon from drowning on May 7, 1913.
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Washington
McAdoo
James J. Moynihan
New York Police Department
William Shannon
Harriman Heiress Rumsey Child Born in New York
Mrs. Charles Carey Rumsey, daughter of E. H. Harriman, welcomed a second child. The newborn is a daughter, continuing the Harriman-Rumsey lineage in New York society.
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New York
Harriman
Charles Carey
Rumsey
E. H. Harriman
Rumseys
Thaw Case to Federal Court in New Hampshire
Concord New Hampshire Governor Felker signed extradition papers for the return of Harry K Thaw to New York at the request of Governor Glynn. Thaws habeas corpus case will now be tried in federal court.
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Thaw
Concord
Mysterious stabbing at Rock Island door reported
A terse Rock Island dispatch notes a stabbing incident near a doorway with three assailants. No further details on victims or motives are provided in the fragment.
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Rock Island, M
Moses Last Days and Departure from Moab
Moody reflects on Moses as he nears his death on Mount Nebo, recounting his faithful leadership, the transfer to Joshua, and the blessing given to Israel. The lesson stresses that despite Moses no longer entering Canaan, his relationship with God remains intimate and his example guides future leadership.
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Moses
Israel
Mt. Neho
Canaan
Earth
Jehovah
God
Abraham
Beth- Peor
Joshua
Aaron
Miriam
Promised Land
D. L
Moody
Pisgah
Hardhearted lunchroom owner hires ex-convict for work
A hardened proprietor of a New York lunch spot dismisses a beggar, then offers a counterfeiter-turned-patient ex-convict a job washing dishes and slicing ham, paying thirty dollars weekly. The scene shifts to an ad for Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup selling at 25 cents a bottle.
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Alice
A Lippincott’s
Christmas Eve Theft Reveals A Mother's Desperation
On Christmas Eve a woman, anxious about gifts for a baby, breaks open a money box on the mantelpiece. She contemplates confessing to John but decides to steal by dumping the money box contents, consisting of tacks and nails, onto the table while John had already been there.
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Baby
John
Where He Was Lucky
Two Little Rock men argue and one hits the other with a wagon spoke. The struck man jokes that his thick head saved him from serious harm and a likely court fine, suggesting the blow would have killed a thinner skull.
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Stephen
Millionaire near tragedy in hotel incident
A Pittsburgh millionaire stood beside his $8,000,000 automobile and pondered his next move when a woman he knew rushed from a hotel. She fired at him but missed, hitting the chauffeur in the leg. He exclaimed that it was a narrow escape and joked she could have punctured a tire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Any Way He Wanted The Professor Boy Fly Request
A terse dialogue fragment shows a caller asking for a fly and a response indicating compliance with a request for a page. The exchange includes terse commands and a demand for life or death outcomes, suggesting a dramatic or noir tone.
Grape-Nuts Helps Man Work and Study All Day
A man recovering from stomach trouble credits Grape-Nuts with restoring strength and appetite. He details relief from nervous strain after switching from bread and water and ineffective foods to the cereal, enabling him to work long hours and study at night.
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The
Moody Bible Institute
Kadesh
Barnea
Mt. Hor
Micazar
Balaam
Phinehas
Plains
Moab
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