Recognition of Carranza deemed Mexico government
The United States and six Latin American governments recognize General Venustiano Carranza as Mexico's de facto chief executive. Secretary Lansing informs Carranza's envoy Arredondo, who may return as ambassador or foreign minister. Embargo on arms to be tightened, potentially leaving Villa armed with none in months.
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Henry P. Fletcher
Chili
Mexico
Villa
Washington
Carranza
General Carranza
Lansing
Huseo Arredondo
United States
Arredondo
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Bolivia
Uruguay
Guatemala
Carrénzi U
State Department
Henry P. Presen
Ceason
Japan
Gat on warpath again in Colorado mountains
Tse Ne Gat, Piute leader of the Utah uprising, did not return to the government reservation as promised. He joined renegade Utes near Bluff, Colorado, after a Denver visit, and in Cortes he brandished a gun at a store and was lectured by a storekeeper who drew two six shooters.
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Denver
Utah
Hugh L. Scott
Bluff
Gat
Cortes
Colo
Coyote Killed by Local Undertaker in Lorain
A large gray coyote invaded several poultry yards in Lorain’s congested residence area before Ford Thompson, an undertaker, killed it. The animal had also attacked goats.
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Lorain
Ford Thompson
Vin
Carlisle Woman Charged With Attempted Arson
Pittsburg reports Mrs. Kate Carlisle, 47, charged with trying to burn her husband to death as he slept. The motive unfolds as their 18 year old daughter found the mother lighting bedclothes with matches, then Mrs. Carlisle attacked with a butcher knife before the husband and daughter restrained her and police were called.
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Pittsburg
Kate Carlisle
Carlisle
Heart Showed Knife Penetration in Murder Trial
The Palmerton murder trial in Mauch Chunk featured the heart of Fedor Flynn produced by Dr. Krebs. It showed the knife penetrated both ventricles, a finding that shuddered jurors and spectators as evidence against Lewis Koit.
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Mauch Chunk
Fedor Flynn
Palmerton
Lewis Koit
Krebs
Ohio backs Potato Day and Agriculture Day in November
Columbus Ohio officials move to observe Thanksgiving on November 25 as Potato Day. Secretary Renick W Dunlap of the state board of agriculture approved the plan, praising editors of agricultural publications promoting it. November 12 will be Agriculture Day in Ohio.
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Columbus
Renick W. Dunlap
State Board of Agriculture
Ohio Board of Agriculture
Ohio
May Finish Harvest Bootlegger Sentenced to Jail
Joe Pecard of Portland admitted taking six dozen bottles of beer into the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Federal Judge Weiverton sentenced him to two months in the county jail and a $300 fine and costs. He asked to be allowed to return to his farm in Eastern Oregon to harvest his wheat crop and promised to report back to serve the sentence. Judge Wolverton granted the request after Rankin, the assistant U.S. attorney, conveyed government willingness.
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Perputteg
Joe Pecard
Portland
Ore
Umatilla
Weiverton
United States
Rankin
Oregon
Wolverton
Incubator Saves Baby From Chicago Triplets
Survivor of Chicago triplets weighs three pounds four ounces and merits the nickname Peanut Hirsh as doctors declare the runt will live after three months in an incubator. Only one of the triplets survived and the infant showed signs of vitality as he left the incubator.
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Chicago
Peanut
Hirsch
Cheeses Poison Ohioans Mystery Explained by Inspector
In Sandusky Ohio city dairy and food inspector Dr J W Reeder says cottage cheese caused a mysterious illness in several residents. The tainted cheese is suspected though the exact poison remains undetermined as chemists analyze samples.
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Sandusky
Ohio
J. W. Reeder
City Dairy and Food Inspector
Reeder
Navy Unveils Wireless Device for Secret Naval Messaging
The Navy Department announces a new wireless device enabling ships to send radiograms to fleet vessels and land bases without revealing location. In a recent war game the device prevented interceptors from determining course or wavelength, enhancing secure communications.
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Navy Department
Metropolitan Quartette Delights at Library Theatre
The Metropolitan Grand Quartette performed a varied program at Library Theatre for the 1915 16 Mary Olive King Course. Encores pleased the large audience as four gifted voices blended through quartettes solos duets and readings with multiple receptions of thanks.
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Metropolitan Grand
Library Theatre
Shortest West Virginia jail term set at Clarksburg
Magistrate R. Edward Kidd gave C. B. Himple one hour in jail for giving whisky to schoolboys. The act, under post prohibition law, left Himple, a companion, and the pupils intoxicated. Himple was fined $100 plus costs, the maximum penalty for supplying intoxicants to minors.
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West Virginia
Clarksburg
R. Edward Kidd
C. B. Himple
Himple
Coroner Probes Sudden Death Of Chautauqua Woman
Jamestown October 20 Anna H Zuern widow of William H Zuern died suddenly at home while hosting a sewing circle. A bottle of carbolic acid was found in the room but no proof she ingested it. Coroner continues investigation. the Zuerns once lived in Warren and Mr Zuern ran a shoe store in Diamond Block on Pennsylvania Ave West.
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Jamestown
Zuerns
Warren
Zuern
Diamond Block
Pennsylvania Ave
Appointments Made by Free Methodist Oil City Conference
At Sharon the Oil City conference of the Free Methodist church made several appointments. Names include F N Fox and May B Fox for Oil City First and Seneca, R McGarvey for Second Church, A J Beattle for Franklin and Maple Dale, J F Barkas for Titusville, M E Wolcott for Tionesta and Newmansville, G S Bryan for Tidioute and Hickory, F A Reese for Youngsville and Sugar Grove, Fred Smith for Pleasantville and Enterprise, Fr A Parker for Weavers and West Home, L D Wallace for Mayburg and Beaver Valley, L S Hoover for Barnes and Saybrook, E Blows for Warren.
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Sharon
Oil City
The
Free Methodist Church
First Church
Seneca
F. N. Fox
May B. Fox
Supply
R. McGarvey
Franklin
Maple Dale
A. J. Beattle
Titusville
J. F. Barkas
Tionesta
Newmansville
M. E. Wolcott
Tidioute
Hickory
G. S. Bryan
Youngsville
Sugar Grove
F. A
Railroad orders 68 500 tons rails for replacement main lines
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad contracts 62 500 tons of rails for immediate delivery. Orders placed with Maryland Steel, Cambria Steel, Carnegie Steel, and Illinois Steel. Rails are heavy 100 pounds per yard and intended for main-line replacement use.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Maryland Steel Company
Cambria Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Ilinois Steel Company
New Jersey Defeats Woman Suffrage in Special Election
New Jersey voters rejected the state constitution amendment granting women the vote by a margin over 50,000. Analysts note men voted against suffrage in private booths and breweries and saloon interests backed the opposition. The result may influence ongoing campaigns in New York Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
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New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Hillstrom to be shot Nov. 19 in Utah murder case
Joseph Hillstrom, the Utah poet and Swedish immigrant, was resentenced to death by firing squad for the January 10, 1914 murder of J. G. Morrison and his son in Salt Lake City. Earlier dates and a governor’s respite followed a Wilson request. the pardon board denied commutation after no new evidence was shown.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph Hillstrom
Utah
HiLlstrom
United States
Wilson
J. G. Morrison
Morrison
Spry
Board of Pardons
Washburne seeks divorce after two years of marriage
Virginia Brooks Washburne once known as the Joan of Arc of West Hammond files for divorce from Charles S. Washburne through attorney Edward Burling. They have lived apart since April with Mrs. Washburne citing incompatibility and stating the divorce is best for both.
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Chicago
Virginia Brooks Washburne
Virginia Brooks
Joan of Arc
West Hammond
Edward Burling
Charles S. Washburne
Charlie
Mrs. Washburne
New Haven Directors Face Government Evidence in Court
The government will present its case in the United States circuit court against New Haven directors. After witnesses identify minutes and records, Charles S. Mellen, former road president and prosecution star witness, will take the stand to begin his testimony.
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New York
New Haven
United States
Charles S. Mellen
Elizabeth Carra Plans Wedding After Man Wounded
Elizabeth Carra of Kelayres Pa resigns as a school teacher to wed James Palyina who is recovering in the state hospital after being shot through one lung by her father.
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Elizabeth Carra
Kelayres, Pa
James Palyina
State Hospital
Woman Finds Diamond in Cabbage Heart in Bangor
Mrs T Frank Amy of Bangor Maine, while cutting a cabbage head for sauerkraut, discovered a hard heart and found embedded there a genuine diamond.
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T. Frank Amy
Bangor Me
Highwaymen Attack Avon Youth Bind to Track
Newton Hoffiman 21 of Avon New York was attacked by two men from a milk station at South Avon. They robbed him then tied him to the railroad line with telegraph wire. A southbound train passed over his leg but saved his life as the bindings were not secure. Sheriff and citizens pursue suspects amid threats of lynching. Hoffiman remains hospitalized after doctors suspect a black jack was used.
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Newton Hoffiman
Avon
N. Y
South Avon
Newson Hoffman
Hoffman
Avon Village
Geneseo
Hollman
Farmer Wanders in Aphasia Then Is Struck by Team
Albert L. Ziegler a 35 year old Cumberland county farmer drifted in aphasia for two days leaving his mule harness in the fields. He says he was mindless until a York pa collision with a team restored his memory. He reported to police and asked friends be notified. He attributes the episodes to typhoid fever years ago and recalls wandering about 36 miles to York before the accident. He fears if not struck down by the team he might have been hurt worse.
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Albert L. Ziegler
Cumberland County
York
Police
Ziegler
Ford Gives $10,000 to Canadian Red Cross
Henry Ford of Detroit presented the Canadian Red Cross with a $10,000 check amid backlash from patriots over his anti loan stance toward France and England. Gordon McGregor, manager of the Ford Canadian plant, will present the donation next week.
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Henry Ford
Detroit Mich
America
France
England
Red Cross
Gordon McGregor
Ford Canadian
New Trial Denied in Libel Suit Against Colonel Roosevelt
William Barnes seeks a new trial in the libel case against Colonel Roosevelt. Justice William S. Andrews signed an order denying the motion in Onondaga County Clerk's office Syracuse. The appeal will be prosecuted and the Roosevelt judgment has not yet been filed.
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William Barnes
Onondaga County Clerk’s Office
Syracuse
William S. Andrews
Colonel Roosevelt
Desert Mines Allure Miners to Farm Life in Pa
Many miners born abroad flee Hazleton area coal mines for farming in Rush and Quakake valleys. Europeans who formerly worked in agriculture seek rural work in Pennsylvania as money is saved.
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Pennsylvania
Hazleton
Rush
Quakake
Europe
Wort
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