Villa Forces March to Link With Zapata Commandos
Refugees report Villa forces aim to join Zapata bands in the Moar region after raiding areas near Ortes and Bachim, with railroad and telegraph cut. Murga and Que brothers noted near Yeabel southwest of Chihua City as bands move south toward Santa Rosalia.
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Banta Ro
Senta Rocalia
Bendit
Ortes
Bachimpath
Chihushua City
Murga
Que Brothers
Yeabel
Chihua City
Ameri
Americans Safe in Parral District as Villa Foe Presence Grows
A refugee from Parral reports American mining workers are safe and heading toward the Mexican coast, while General Herrera disputes the claim. He states Villa's forces are active near Parral and that the Americans plan to move west, with troop movements seen toward Pilar de Cofre.
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Parral
Paso
Iecahva
Luis
Pilar de Cohhe
Villa
Salazar
Pari
Mexican general reaches Empalme and resumes command
General P Elias Calleja resumed command in the Empalme region after being summoned to Mexico City last month for a conference with General Alvaro Obregon, minister of war. The message was received through the Mexican consulate.
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Empalme Glas
Ariz
Elias Calleja
Mexico City
Alvaro On
Car
Empalme
G. Lelevier
Conere
Japan
Jiro Tanaka
Paste and Telegraphs
Marconi
London
Tokio
Record Yale Bowl to Host 76 000 for Yale Game
NEW HAVEN Conn November 15 Five thousand seats are being added at the Yale Bowl bringing capacity to 76 000 for the Yale game on November 25 The Bowl normally seats about 62 000 An earlier addition added more than 8 000 seats making this the largest crowd ever at an American football game
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New Haven
Conn
America
No More Liquor After Governor Hunt Proclamation
Arizona attorney general informs county attorneys that the prohibition amendment, adopted by voters on the 7th instant, takes effect upon the governor’s proclamation, not by a fixed date. The notice urges wide publicity to inform the public of immediate operation and enforcement duties.
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Phoenix
State of
Arizona
Wiley & Jones
Atten
Boissevain in grave condition after setback
New York suffragist Mrs Inez Millibolland Boissevain worsened overnight in a Los Angeles hospital as pleurisy developed on top of severe anemia and fever. Physicians said the next day or two would determine the outcome after a fourth blood transfusion and days of seeming improvement.
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Los Angeles
Norte
Inez Millibolland
Boissevain
New York
Dediey
Fulton
Hospital Hoge
Wages Raised for Colorado Miners in Northern Field
In Boulder Colorado on November 15 officials of the Rocky Mountain and the National Fuel Company announced a five percent wage increase for about 70 coal miners and other mine workers in the northern Colorado field. The rise, to take effect December 1, was attributed in part to higher living costs and was said to be extended to smaller companies as well.
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Boulder
Colo
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
National Fuel Company
Justice Department to Defend Adamson Eight Hour Law Suits
Attorney General Gregory will defend railroad suits challenging the Adamson eight hour law. The defense will be coordinated by Solicitor General Devis with U S attorneys across jurisdictions. It remains unclear if all cases will be defended or if test cases will be pursued.
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Washington
Gregory
Department of Justice
Devis
Department
United States
Oads
Railroad
Brotherhood
Suit Filed Against Adamson Eight Hour Law
The New York Central railroad filed a federal suit in New York to test the constitutionality of theAdamson eight hour law. The action names three federal officials and four state brotherhood chairmen, arguing the act is not a commerce regulation but a temporary restraint on wages.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
Silil
New York State
Albert H. Harrin
Third suit filed over eight hour law in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company filed in federal district court in Philadelphia a bill in equity seeking an injunction against the three United States attorneys in Pennsylvania. The suit argues the eight hour law is unconstitutional and void.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Federal District Court
United States
New Haven to Test Eight-Hour Law in Courts
Howard Elliott president of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad announced today that suits will be filed in New York Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut to test the constitutional validity of the Adamson eight hour law.
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New York
New York, New
Artford
Howard Elliott
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Tom Campbell Still Keeps a Safe Lead in Arizona Race
Phoenix November 15 Tom Campbell remains ahead in the governor race by over two hundred votes with Apache and Navajo counties expected to boost his margin. Apache votes show Campbell leading while Navajo precincts including White River Indian Wells and Pinetop await returns. If trends hold Campbell could widen his Navajo margin to about eighty votes though unofficial counts.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Tom Campbell
Gor
Apache
Nava
Hotel Apie
Apache County
Gore Dieputiican
Navajo County
sitty+eiz
White River
Indian Wells
Pinetop
Campbell
Britain Enacts Bread and Meatless Day Orders
London reports a threefold wartime food plan by Parliament leader Walter Runciman. The measures ban fancy pastries and require use of whole wheat flour, plus designated meatless days to curb dwindling supplies.
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Britain
London
Walter Runciman
Cold Wave Sets Record Along the Border
El Paso records reveal a record low for the era with 18 above zero, the coldest since 1911. Guardsmen and U S Army camps drilled in freezing winds, while soldiers endured near zero readings and relied on woolen gear and blankets to weather the night.
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EL Paso
Soand
National Guard
United States Army
Yester
Thermometer at Zero in North Dakota Town
Zero at Bismarck North Dakota was the lowest temperature reported this morning from any part of the country. Freezing temperatures were reported as far south as the gulf coast and the cold was expected to continue into tonight. Northfield Vermont recorded two above zero as the eastern coldest spot.
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North Dakota
Washington
Bismarck
N. D
Tee River
Gulf Coast
Plains States
Northfield
Militia Desertion Report From Fort Bayard Encampment
Deserations rise among the Fourth provisional infantry brigade at Fort Bayard New Mexico as severe cold drives men to desert. Fifteen guardsmen from the brigade were arrested and confined in the guard house stockade. The brigade includes the First and Second Arkansas infantry First Delaware infantry First Wyoming infantry and the New Hampshire field hospital corps.
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Deming
N. Om
Fourth Provisional Infantry Brigade
Fort Bayard
N M
Arkansas Infantry
Delaware Infantry
Wyoming Infantry
New Hampshire Field Hospital Corps
International spy Graves hearing postponed to December
The preliminary hearing of Karl Armgaard Graves, who claims to be an international spy, to extort 3000 dollars from Countess von Bernstorff, wife of the German ambassador, was postponed to December 6 at the US attorney's request. Prosecution says testimony from Prince Hatzfeldt of the German embassy is essential, but may require government permission to appear.
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Washington
Karl Armgaard Graves
Countess von Bernstorff
United States
Graves
Taylor
Prince Hatzfeldt
Northwest breaks record for wheat prices in Portland trade
Portland records show Pacific Coast Northwest wheat prices at 1.68 and 1.69 for December bluestem across 10 000 bushels, beating the prior peak of 1.64 set in February 1915.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Coast Northwest
Wilson and Japanese ruler greet via new wireless link
The Marconi company inaugurates direct trans Pacific wireless with messages from Prentice Weer and dignitaries to the emperor of Japan. President Wilson sends a greeting from Washington as Baron Kenjiro Dei shares a message of mutual congratulations, emphasizing East and West unity.
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San Francisco
Japan
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Prentice+ Weer
Bolinas Ridge
Here
Honolulu
Wilson
Washington
United States
Marconi Company
President Wilson
Tokio
Far East
Messhall
Woodrow Wilson
Newee
Meanes
Dea
Kenjiro Dei
America
French Line Hit Near Chaulnes in Somme Front
German forces attacked between Ablaincourt and Chaulnes as British and French lines clashed along the Somme. Paris reports limited gains east of pressure point with heavy use of liquid fire and several captured German prisoners, while Haig’s men advance near Beaucourt Sur Ancre.
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Ancre Brook
Somme
Abamcourt
Chaulnes Weels
Chaulnes
Ablamcourt
Ancre
Haig
Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre
Paris An
Wilson Discusses Pun for Probing
Washington reports on November 15 that investigators probe a pun related to the name Wilson. Officials described the joke as part of a broader inquiry. No further details were immediately released.
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Wilson
Trial of Teiper Mother Murder Case Opens
The trial centers on Teiper accused of murdering his mother and brother and wounding his sister. Grace Teiper, al leged key witness, is under medical care as both sides expect to use deposition testimony at home to support claims an unknown assailant, possibly a Negro, attacked the family near their automobile in the roadway.
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Grace
Miss Teiper
Teiper
Frederic
Crew of Columbian recalls diver attack off Spanish coast
The American steamer Columbian was shelled and sunk by a German submarine off the Spanish coast. Captain Curtis saw a submarine about four miles away and signaled for flags. Life belts were worn as the ship pursued the sub through the night by rocket flares and a small boat mission was planned but hazardous.
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Spanish Coast
Corunna
Spain
Vis
Paris
Columbian
Curtis
Iis
Siz Oclock
Romans in Pursuit of Teutonic Forces Near Frontiers
Bucharest reports Romanian troops pursue Austro German forces from the western Moldava border into the Glanic and Ottuz valleys in Transylvania. Romanian war office says Romanians advanced but have also yielded ground in Alt valley and Juil valley.
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Bucharest
London
Moldava
Glanic
Ottuz
Trennsylvania
Romanian War Office
Juil
Alt Valley
Price of Food Topic in House of Commons
In London on November 15 the food issue dominated discussions in the House of Commons. Unionist MP William Hewins urged the government to expand organization to increase and conserve the national food supply and to curb shortages amid wartime strain. The debate tied food prices to German submarine activity featured for Lords debate that evening by Lord Charles Beresford and Baron Sydenham.
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House of Commons
London
England
William Hewins
Hereford
House
House of Lords
Charles Beresford
Baron Sydenham
British Airplanes Raid Turkish Camp at Maghdaba
British planes carried out another raid on the Maghdaba Camp in Egypt dropping 446 pounds of explosives. The official war office statement reports considerable damage and notes the machines returned safely.
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Turk Camp
London
Maghdaba
Egypt
British War Office
Maghddaba
Bulgarian Flank Move Prevents Envelopment at Monastir Front
Berlin reports Bulgarian forces on the Macedonian front withdraw to prevent a flank attack. The army says Bulgarian troops withstood French assaults on the Monastir plain while the enemy seized heights in the Cerna bend. to ease flank pressure the defense line was moved back.
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Berlin
Monastir
Cerna
Alameda County Vote Update Shows Wilson Net Gain
With 212 of 416 Alameda county precincts counted, Wilson holds 18 more votes than Hughes as results unfold. The figure reflects ongoing tallying across Oakland and surrounding areas.
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Oakland
Cal
Alameda County
Wilson
Hughes
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