Elephant Butte dam dedication amid war and weather delays
Delegates at the International Farm Congress join dignitaries for the dedication of the Elephant Butte dam despite unsettled Greek conditions and delayed tram service. A French Serb victory report and further actions on the Macedonian front are noted as entente forces press positions near Monastir and Vardar.
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Impiry
Macedonia
Greece
S Butte
Nom
Texas
International Farm Congress
Jones
Cutter
Paris
Cerna River
Monastir
Braxi
Cerna
Sofia
Vardar
Uskup
Peronne
Biaches
la Maisonette
Paris War Office
Ingress Bridge Open For Traffic Mid December
City official K Cherke announces that the Ingress Street bridge over the Santa Cruz, damaged by washouts, will be rebuilt and opened to traffic by mid December. He urges residents to use the bridge to observe construction progress and speed the project.
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ST. Bridge
K. Cherke
Robbery Report Rods from Erratic OCR
Choppy fragmentary text from Bliss Oklahoma October 19 reports deputy sheriffs pursuing suspected robbers across several counties. Notes indicate a sign of an attempted ambush or fight near a refuge along the Santa Fe line. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Bliss
Okla
Oet
Santa Fe Express
Patterson Rancher Killed by Horse on Rincon Range
John B. Patterson a 65 year old wealthy rancher was killed when his horse reared and pinned him beneath the animal on his Rincon range ranch. The accident route reached Turon via Augustine Vidal who alerted the coroner. Coroner Comstock deputized Judge L N Cowan to view the body. Patterson owned 544 Meyers Street and had no relatives in Tucson or nearby areas.
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John B. Patterson
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Landowser
Rincon Range
Dartawerth
Turron
Augustine Vidal
Patterson Ranch
Forth
Comstock
Sbeet Portes
Bates
L. N. Cowan
San Antoni
Gary
Chamber of Cammerce
Meyers Street
Tucson
Bandit Threat Pushes Mexican Towns Toward Evacuation
Panic grips San Andreas in Chihuahua region as Villa gathers about 400 men ten miles north and burns houses before retreating. Scouting parties locate bands of 40 to 60 on ranches between San Andreas and Cusihuirtachic, while Jose Ynez Salazar moves toward Cusihuirtachic with a force.
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Chihuahua City
Mexico
San Andreas
Villa
Durros
Trevino
Santa Ysabel
Defense evidence seen as not easing Bates case
Testimony in Santa Cruz Superior Court portrays three officers facing accusations in the Mary Josephine Bates killing. Prosecutors and defense team describe actions at Pastime Park and a car chase while detailing shots fired, lamp status, and witness accounts from John Hegnessy, Captain Bates, and others.
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Santa Cruz
Only Superior Court
Mary Josephine Waleh Pates
John T Hughes
Joseph L. Wiley
Thomas Johns
Ramon Salazar
Pastime Park
Bates
Lela Williams
W.A. O'Conner
Sente Cres Superior Court
John Hegnessy
Wiley
Hughes
Hennessy
Captain Bates
Piet
Afr
J. Jo Butter
Twenty Entombed in Mine Explosion at Jamison Coal Yard
An explosion in Mine No 7 of Jamison Coal and Coke Company near Fairmont West Virginia entombed 20 miners. Officials fear all inside were killed as coal dust caused a violent blast. Shaft depth reported at 300 feet.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Jamison Coal & Coke Company
Ashes of oldest Elk to be sent to lodge in New York
Funeral services for W. Bowren, the oldest obligated in the United States, a member of Neo. 1 Lodge, New York City, who died here yesterday at age 60, will be held tonight. The body will be cremated and the ashes sent to the New York lodge.
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San Diego
Cal
W. Bowren
United States
Neo. 1 Lodge
New York City
Hikdom
New York
Consolidated Bank Plans Major Tucson Remodeling
Consolidated National Bank will move to temporary quarters in the Goldbeam Building while a $446,059 remodeling project revamps the bank. Architectural work is by William Bray with exterior terra cotta by Gladding McBean & Co and interior woodwork by California Hardwood Manufacturing. The rebuilt bank will feature Corinthian styling and terracotta facades on Stone Avenue, with Circassian walnut interiors and modern plumbing.
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Consolidated National Bank
Goldbeam
H. A Turner
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King Motor Company
Paak
Gett Faturedas
Benk
el Paso
Ae Oakes
Bank Arteas
William Bray
Gladding McBear & Co
California Hardwood Manufacturing Company
President Wilson Visits Indiana On Board Special
President Wilson rose early in Goshen Ligonter and Kendallville Indiana to greet crowds. He declined speeches and spoke of his pleasure to shake hands with voters, saying he wants to shake hands with a real son. A Democratic committee boarded the train at Ligonter and assured the president he would carry Indiana.
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Wilson
Goshen
Ind
Kendallville
Ligonier
Ligonter
Indiana
Standard Oil plant reopens as workers return under guard
In Bayonne New Jersey the Standard Oil plant reopened with several hundred employees back at their posts under police protection. The workers had been removed when strikers and sympathizers caused violence, and federal conciliation commissioners were present as the company signaled willingness to negotiate higher wages if the men resume work.
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Bayonne
N. J
Standard Oil Company
Roosevelt Attacks Wilson in Louisville Address
Col Roosevelt denounces President Wilson in Louisville Kentucky claiming he would wield a big stick if he used words and blasts the president for German submarine policy. The crowd of thousands hears a critique of campaign promises as untruthful and improper.
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BCAT
Wilson
BIG Project
War outlook unsettled as both sides expect long conflict
In a report reflecting World War I sentiment, British officers now foresee the war lasting another year. They note German focus on Romania to blunt a spring Allied offensive while prisoners show varied morale. Some Germans surrender readily, others fight fiercely.
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Rumania
Ramenia
Bremen Ship Fate Hazy as Officials Admit Loss
Washington dispatch reports German officials acknowledge no information on the Bremen’s fate. They know only that the ship left Bremerhaven for America and should have reached an American port shortly after mid last month. Doubt remains whether any recovery or arrival will occur before the war’s end.
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Roosevel
James Wilsom
Yaul
United Sates
Washington, D. C
Berlin
America
Bremerhaven
Cunard Liner Alaunia Sunk by Mine in English Channel
The Cunard liner Alaunia was sunk by a mine between Falmouth and London after leaving New York on October 7. Captain Benison and some crew were saved, with others missing. The ship carried 250 crew and 243 passengers, and was built in 1963 with a gross tonnage of 13 405 and 64 foot beam.
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Cunard
Alaunia
English Channel
Falmouth
London
Cunard Line
Alania
Benison
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