Immense Mexican Revolution Flares Across Rio Grande Frontier
Reports from Eagle Pass Texas say four hundred killed in a Seacatecas battle between government forces and insurgents. Consul Ellsworth requests troops. armed clashes and seizures of guns and ammunition reported at San Antonio Del Rio and Laredo as tensions rise along the border.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Seacatecas
Ciudad Porforio Diaz
Puebla
Luther E. Ellsworth
Allende
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz
Irapuate
Santa Maria
Delrio
Delric
Luke Dowe
Dowe
Ellsworth
Washington
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Clark
San Antonio
Maderos
del Rio
Laredo
Rio Grande
Madero Ia
Four Die in Navy Gun Blast at Indian Head Test
Four men were killed when a five inch gun exploded prematurely at the Indian Head proving grounds. The victims include Lieutenant Arthur K. Cafee in charge of the gun and battery foreman J. J. Brown, with two attendants Nelson Jackson and Sid ney Dyson seriously injured. The weapon, a new model from the navy yard factory, had been fired twice and burst as the breech was closed for a third round.
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Washington
Indian Head Proving Grounds
Navy
Arthur K. Cafee
J. J. Brown
Nelson Jackson
J. J. Leary
Sidney Dyson
Navy Yard
Skaling Fatality Reported In Marquette Ice Rescue
Francis Grant a 14 year old boy died in Marquette County’s first skating fatality of the season at Republic. His mother fell through the ice while attempting a rescue and narrowly escaped drowning. a passerby saved her.
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Marquette, Mich
Francis Grant
Republic
Marquette
Pasaersby
Peoria Woman Weds Explorer in London Society Wedding
Mrs Sumner Clarke of Peoria NL married J J Harrison the explorer famous for pygmies in Belgian Congo at St George's Hanover Square London. The bride was given in marriage by William N MacMillan. Many society people attended.
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London
Sumner Clarke
Peoria, NL
J. J. Harrison
Belgian Congo
St. George's
Hanover Square
William N. MacMillan
Haskell Gases Ended in Oklahoma Land Charge Case
Federal cases against Governor C N Haskell and associates over Muskogee land charges were dismissed after Judge Marshall held the statute of limitations barred prosecution. The cases against C W Turner Walter Eaton and Frederick Sevier were ended in McAlester Oklahoma.
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Chickasha
Okla
C. N. Haskell
Haskell
Muskoges
United States
C. W. Turner
Walter Eaton
Frederick Seveir
Marshall
Utah District Federal Court
McAlester
Campbell
Premier Briand Attacked After Ferry Monument Unveiling
In Paris on November 21 Premier Briand was leaving after the Jules Ferry monument unveiling at the Tuilleries when a man rushed him with a cane and tore off his hat. The crowd restrained the assailant, identified as a member of the King's Camelote, a royalist association prone to disturbances.
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Paris
Briand
Jules Ferry
Tuilleries
King's Camelote
Boy Fires Mother's Dress In Basement Accident
Ten year old Thomas Kelly held a lighted candle in a basement room as his mother Mrs. Alice Kelly of 854 Center Street searched for a coal basket. The dress caught fire and she died at St. Joseph's hospital. Four year old brother Vincent was present.
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Chicago
Thomas Kelly
Alice Kelly
Center Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Farmer Taken for Bear in Dollar Bay Tragedy
Calumet Michigan November 21 A farmer John Carlson 24 of Bootjack Point near Dollar Bay was shot and killed by John Andersen of Dollar Bay who mistook him for a bear Carlson was aloft building a hunting platform in a tree when the shooting occurred Andersen has not been arrested and the investigation continues
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Calumet, Mich
John Carlson
Bootjack Point
Dollar Bay
John Andersen
Carlson
Anderson
Father Marty r hurt playing football with sons in Owensville
Owensville Indiana November 21 Gilford Woods a farmer is nursing two broken ribs and a black eye after playing a game of football with his three sons the boys invited him home from school to try the new rules.
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Owensville
Ind
Gilford Woods
Gaynor Wanted in 26 Towns for Forged Checks
Robert Gaynor alias Robert E. Powers, jailed in Peoria, is wanted in Laporte and Michigan City for passing forged checks from the Standard Film company of Chicago. State's Attorney says Gaynor’s parents live in Chicago and he is sought in twenty six towns on similar charges.
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Laporte
Ind
Robert Gaynor
Robert E. Powers
Peoria
Michigan City
Standard Film Company of
Chicago
Smith
Gaynor
Explosion near Park turns N J town hopeful
In Park Street New Jersey a junkman's wagon crashed into dynamite cases, scattering powder and wreckage. Residents of the 2,000 population claim a near miracle as the blast failed to level the town. Panic spread as the wagon pushed through a fence and interfered with unloading dynamite.
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Newark
Reoselle Park
Hoyt Dies in Washington After Illness
Henry M. Hoyt counsellor for the state department died at his home in Washington after a weeks long illness. He had served as solicitor general for six years and earlier as assistant attorney general under President McKinley. He recently returned from Canada, where he had been involved in negotiations.
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Washington
Henry M. Hoyt
Department of State
Hoyt
United States
McKinley
State Department
Canada
Tolstoy Dies After Long Quiet Quest for Peace
Count Tolstoy died Sunday morning at Astapova ten days after leaving Yasnaya Polyana. Six doctors attended. he was unconscious as family and wife kept vigil. Burial planned on Tolstoy estate near Yasnaya Polyana with no public ceremonies. church reconciliation uncertain amid possible official steps.
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St. Petersburg
Count Tolstoy
Astapova
Yasnaya Pollana
Moscow
Latiana
Tolstoy
Yasnaya Poliana
Holy Synod
Optin
Schamardinsky
Nicho
Sir with Aurier British Diplomat Who Reached His 69th Birthday
British diplomat Sir with Aurier marks his 69th birthday this week, as tributes note decades of service in foreign affairs and international diplomacy.
Message of condolence from Michaelvieh to Tolstoy family
Michaelvieh telegraphs Coun Tolstoy offering heartfelt sympathy and solidarity with her family during a sad time. The note expresses compassion and shared sorrow.
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Las Michaelvieh
Countess Tolstoy
Illinois and Wisconsin Weather: Pale Warmth and Clouds
Illinois and Indiana enjoy pale and warmer today and tomorrow. Wisconsin features cloudy conditions today and tomorrow.
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Weather Forecast for Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin
Weather outlook shows rain or snow and colder conditions in Illinois and Indiana today with a fair and colder day tomorrow Wisconsin remains fair and colder today and tomorrow
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Indiana Governor Marshall Poised for 1912 Presidential Boom
Indiana Democrats expect Gov. Thomas R. Marshall to be formally launched as Indiana's favorite son candidate for president in 1912 at the Indiana Society of New York annual dinner in New York City on December 2. About 400 guests, policy makers and influential figures, are slated to attend and Marshall is expected to speak drawing eastern attention.
Markets Report Hogs and Sheep Prices Across Chicago
Chicago markets report rough, light and heavy hogs with estimated receipts around 30 000 today and 28 000 yesterday. Prices list ranges from 6 40 to 7 50 for various hog categories and 6 75 to 7 25 for light and mixed packs with stable sheep and cattle through the week.
Market Cattle and Sheep Receipts and Closing Report
Estimated receipts show 24 000 cattle with 10 higher beeves and 400 to 7 60 cows and heifers, 2 25 to 6 55 leXal steers, 4 15 to 40 stockers and feeders. Sheep receipts around 40 000 with native 2 25 to 3 W and Western silweep 2 50 to 3 W. lambs 400 to 600 Western lambs 4 00 to 5 85. CLOSING: Market weak 10 lower than Saturday, bulk 7 10 to 7 20, light 6 70 to 7 15, mixed packers 6 35 to 7 25, heavy shipping grades 6 80 to 7 25. Cattle good steady, others weak.
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Chicago
Reach-Wickham Grain prices from Washington City market
Furnished data from Reach-Wickham Grain Co Chicago lists prevailing Washington City prices for hay straw and feed components. Included are per load hay bale flour per sack bran per hundred shorts per hundred corn meal per hundred and butter prices with values shown in cents and dollars.
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Washington City
Shippers to Contest Eastern Freight Rate Increases
Chicago shippers plan strong rebuttal at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on eastern rail rate increases. The Chicago Association of Commerce, led by H. G. Barlow, to present witnesses for three freight classes as Baltimore and Ohio briefs arrive. Foreclosure hearings on stockholders' interventions set for the January term in the United States Court of Appeals. The American Railway Association notes a 5,450 surplus rise and 896 shortage drop by Nov 9, totaling 4,551 surplus and 21,000 shortage nationwide.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commieion
Washington
Mississippi River
Ohio
Chicago Association of Commerce
H. (. Barlow
F. A
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Minority Commission On
Baltimore
United States Court of Appeals
American Railway Association
United States
Canada
Typhoid Cases Rise at Naval Academy Amid Milk Contamination
Six more midshipmen are hospitalized with typhoid fever bringing the total to twenty as navy doctors warn the danger period lasts until late November. The outbreak followed the use of milk from a supplier now suspected as the infection source. Names of the ill include Roy W. Lewis Ohio Frank R. Seeelon Michigan Eroet G. Small Massachusetts Jerome A. Lee Minnesota Joseph H. Hoffman Pennsylvania John P. Varden Pennsylvania with the milk supply halted on November 1.
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Annapolis
Naval Hospital
Academy
Navy
Roy W. Lewis
Ohio
Frank R. See Elon
Michigan
Erocet G. Small
Massachusetts
Jerome A. Lee
Minnesota
Joseph H. Hoffman
Pennsylvania
John P. Varden
Penneylvania
Edgemont Fire Destroys Entire Business Block
A blaze in Edgemont HL destroyed six buildings on the town’s sole business block. Property losses reach about 80 000 with six structures ruined and the fire appearing to start in the Thomas Simmons store as investigators work.
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Old Home
Ottawa
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Taft
France
Joseph Chamberlain
Louie Botha
South Africa
Lord Strathcona
Oxa
Presidency
N. Y
Qrain Market
Reach-Wickham Grain Company
Reister & Son
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U. S. Yards
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Naval Academy
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