Carranza Troops Hold Guadalajara Front Amid Rail Repair
Fighting near Guadalajara gives Carranza forces a slight edge as Dieguez with 12,000 troops may be reinforced. Villa’s side reports 18,000 and rail repair hindering further south advance. Carranza claims generals detained and to be tried in Mexico City. Villa fleets moved troops to Tampico by boat.
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Villa
Parral
Carranza
Tampico
el Paso
Guadalajara
Villistas
Felipe Angeles
Atequiza
Dieguez
Angeles
Villista
Lucio Blanco
Eduardo Hay
Alvaro Obregon
Antonio Villareal
Aguas Calientes
Gutierrez
Puerto Mexico
Juarez
Herrera
Arrieta
Antonio Silva
Merrera-Arrieta
Durango
Naco
Agua Prieta
Recluse Found Dead in Dutchess County Hovel
David Grey aged 80 was found dead in a hut at Lestown near Stormville Dutchess County with a cat beside him. The coroner said he had been dead several days and Grey left New York 23 years ago building a fine home that burned soon after, later living in a hut turned hovel. He left 2139,00 dollars in cash 750 in checks and three bank books. Coroner Hays opens investigation. local marital troubles cited as context.
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Beacon
N. Y
Lestown
Stormville
Dutchess County
David Grey
Grey
New York
New York City
Hays
Starkey boy killed by cousin in rifle accident
Leon Fultz aged 13 of Starkey Station near Penn Yan died after a rifle discharged while in the hands of his cousin Frank Clark 16. The bullet lodged in the boy’s lungs in the accidental shooting incident.
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Leon Fultz
Starkey Station
Penn Yan
Frank Clark
Two Celeron Hotels Burned Down
The two largest hotels at Celeron were burned to the ground last week, with all contents destroyed. Firefighters battled the flames as the structures collapsed, leaving the town with significant losses in accommodation and local business.
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Celeron
Thanksgiving Among the Greeks and Romans
The Greeks held the grandest feast in cheer of Demeter the harvest goddess. The Romans named the same goddess Ceres and celebrated with long processions to the fields and rustic sports. Household gods were crowned with flowers, and both cultures marked these feasts in September.
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Demeter
Ceres
John J. Dillon Appointed Head of New Department
John J. Dillon has been named head of a newly formed Department of Foods and Markets. The appointment positions Dillon to lead policy, regulation, and program development in the emerging department.
Dillon Named Head of New Department of Foods and Markets
Governor Glynn appoints John J. Dillon as commissioner of the new state department of foods and markets created at the last session. Dillon, publisher of Rural New Yorker and NYS Agricultural Society president, earns 6000 dollars annually and holds Cornell and Agricultural College ties. William Boardman of Brooklyn becomes fourth deputy state controller at 5000 dollars, taking charge of the New York office after January 1. he also served as Eugene M. Travis campaign manager.
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Department of Foods and Markets
Glynn
John J. Dillon
State Department of Foods and Markets
Dillon
Rural New Yorker
New York State Agricultural Society
Cornell University
The
Agricultural College
William Boardman
Brooklyn
New York
Eugene M. Travis
Boardman
Travis
Replacing Old Machinery at Attica Mills
Attica Mills in New York removed four large boilers and a steam engine last Saturday. An Erie wrecking crane loaded the machinery onto cars, blocking a main line track while work finished. The mill now runs on gas engines and Chesbro Bros. plan to resume flour production soon.
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Attica
N. Y
Erie
Chesbro Bros
High turkeys do not sell in Pottsville markets
Farmers in Pottsville Pa blame a fake scarcity of turkeys on cattle foot and mouth disease while admitting a strong year for turkey raising. A Lancaster County farmer offered 28 cents a pound for gobblers 30 cents for hens and 38 cents for dressed birds but took none, returning them home.
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Pottsville
Lancaster County
Reading
Osborne Accepts Wardenship at Sing Sing Prison
Thomas Mott Osborne of Auburn accepts the wardenship of Sing Sing prison New York. He will begin his duties on December 1 as successor to Thomas J. McCormick. The post was offered by Prisons Superintendent Joan B. Riley at Governor Glynn’s request ten days ago. Osborne would not accept without assurances from Governor elect Whitman he would not be interfered with after January 1.
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Thomas Mott Osborne
Auburn
Bath Board Secures 250 For Village Canning Plant
Bath board of trade after a week reports pledges totaling 250 toward the 15000 needed to establish a local canning factory. The group is confident the full amount will be raised, promising a local market for farm produce and jobs for residents.
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Beth
Bath Board of Trade
Lackawanna Plant Lands 25000 Ton Rail Order
The Lackawanna Steel Co. won a New York Central bid for 25,000 tons of steel rails. In a period of railroad and steel industry malaise the sizeable order is seen as a hopeful sign. Central announced its rail needs about a week earlier and Lackawanna, as the low bidder, will keep the rail department busy for weeks and foreshadow more business to come.
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Lackawanna
Lackawanna Steel Company
New York Central
Central
Steel Company
Two Die In Gas Tank Explosion At Trenton Refinery
At the Trenton Smelting and Refining plant John Hoffman and Harry Uhain were killed when a gas tank exploded while they adjusted a valve. A nearby Black helper was badly injured and hospitalized. Investigators suspect a lantern ignited the leaked gas.
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Trenton
N. J
Trenton Smelting & Refining Company
John Hoffman
Harry Uhain
Uhain
Hofman
Mercer Hospital
Hoffman
Whain
Duck Hunters Drown Near Montezuma Marshes at Cayuga Lake
Paul Brister, Auburn mayor's son, and Julian Can dee of Cayus drowned while duck hunting near the railroad bridge at Cayuga Lake head of Montezuma marshes. They launched in a shallow boat early Sunday, waves swamped it, cries were heard, and a search found the waterlogged craft with no sign of the men as crews dragged the swamp at daybreak.
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Cayuga Lake
Paul Brister
Charles W. Brister
Auburn
Julian Candee
Cayus
Montezuma
Tayuga Lake
Wilson declines federal receivership for Colorado mines strike
In a White House statement President Wilson, advised by Secretary Wilson of labor, says the government will not appoint a federal receivership for the Colorado mines hit by the strike. The move signals a measured response and preserves federal intervention options.
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Wit
Washington
White House
Wison
Department of Tabor
Wilson
Colorado
General Survey of the War Reports Slowed Fighting Across Fronts
The war front reports a lull in major combat with occasional artillery duels and infrequent infantry actions in Flanders and France. The Russian east remains uncertain with conflicting accounts of battles near Cracow and Lodz while western operations around Ypres Soissons and the Argonne show limited gains. Berlin and Paris claim varying outcomes as the 200 mile front holds with renewed interest in the western fields.
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Flanders
France
Rome
Cracow
Lodz
Belgium
Russian Poland
Ypres
English Channel
Argonne Forest
Berlin
Paris
Petrograd
East
Argonne
War Office
Soissons
Germany
Cologne
Two New Coal Deposits Found in Snow Shoe District
In Bellefontaine Pennsylvania on November 25 two coal deposits were found by Lehigh Valley Coal company at Taub Hill a four foot vein and by the Kelley brothers at the mouth of Beauty Run a five foot vein. Drill tests indicate a very large deposit and owners expect to more than double Snow Shoe output with extensive operations and modern electrical mining machinery hiring many more miners.
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Bellefontaine
Snow Shoe
Taub Hill
Lehirgh Valley Coal Company
Beauty Run
Kelley Brothers
Infected Long Island Herds Slaughtered Over Foot and Mouth
Federal and state officials wage a crop wide purge to halt foot and mouth disease. Dr John J Hayes and Dr H D Gill directed slaughter of 124 animals owned by Isaac Balsam of Woodhaven. Myer Immer's herd of 74 at Woodhaven also killed as outbreaks loom near Frank Goldstein’s 289 cow farm. No new cases found in Hudson County.
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Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
State Department of Agriculture
Kings
Queens
John J. Hayes
Uncle Sam
H. D. Gill
Isaac Balsam
Woodhaven
Albert Lowe
Federal Bureau
Myer Immer
Balsam
Immer
Frank Goldstein
Long
Two New York Herds Hit by Foot and Mouth Disease
Two infected herds detected in Western New York prompt slaughter and quicklime burial of all animals. Cheektowaga households include cattle and swine herds, near Newark a 40 cow herd is affected. Officials quarantine farms, assess owner compensation, and restrict shipments. Buffalo market unchanged as Canada shipments resume gradually.
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Long Island
New York
Canada
East Buffalo
New York State
Cheektowaga
Newark
Bernhard P. Wende
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Buffalo
Woman Dies After Son's Conviction Breaks Heart
Mrs. George Baker 49, mother of Levan Baker of Celina Ohio, who was convicted of second degree murder, died at home from a broken heart. She refused food for two weeks after his conviction and sentence, only accepting milk. Doctors say she starved herself to death.
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George Baker
Levan Baker
Celina O
Fire claims lives while saving race horses
In Binghamton on November 25 J Potts and Carfield Watson were killed attempting to rescue valuable horses from a fire that destroyed a Montrose boarding stable. Four horses valued over 20000 dollars burned, with ten animals saved and rumors that others perished inside the ruins. Two men reportedly entered the stable to spend the night and did not emerge.
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Binghamton
J. Potts
Carfield Watson
Potts
Montrose
Pots and Watson
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Attica Mills
Osborne
Blast
Kings and Queens
Cos
Ohio
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