Babies Gain Vogue As Noted Figures Arrive From Abroad
New York reports Mrs. W. Waldorf Astor and her son Bill arriving for a winter visit. The Virginia-born mother, proud of her family, discusses American progress, wealth and family values while Bill dreams of becoming a Major League Baseball player. He shows a keen enthusiasm for the sport and curiosity about attending a game.
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New York
Nellie Langhorne
Astor
Nannie Langhorne
Langhorne
Virginia
Charles Dana Gibaon
Bill
Mrs. Astor
News Raportera
Obituaries and Funeral Notices in Washington Area
Multiple notices for Adams Brown Bachelor Gladden Grant McInte e Post Simpson and others. Reports funeral times dates and locations including Holy Name Church Immaculate Conception Rock Creek Mount Olivet Laurel MD and George W Wise chapel. Notices invite relatives and friends and mention copies for Baltimore Maryland and New York papers.
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Adams
Benning Road
George Felix
Mary O. D. Adams
Gertrude Adams Booth
Effie
Annie Adams
Holy Name Church
Baltimore
Maryland
Brown
Charlotte
James L. Brown
Immaculate Conception Church
Rock Creek Cemetery
Nanette T
Christian Bucheler
Mia
Wiliam F Koppen
Adolf
Herman Bucheler
H Street
Radalphia
Gladden
William T
JW. Gladden, Jr
Delafield Street
Virginia
Thomas Rant
Wright
P.m. McIntee
D Street
David P. McIntee
Patrick
Margaret Smyth
St. Dominic's Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Hia
West Melrose Street
Chevy Chase
Truman S
Frances Wilson Post
New York City
Simpson
Ham
Chles H. Simpson
George W Wise
Twenty-ninth
M Streets
Laurel
Washington Lodge
B. P.O. KE
Charles H.tmpson
John J. Gorman
Shelby
Education crisis in state schools urges higher per capita funding
Former Senator Blair cites U S Bureau figures showing districts spend well above minimum per child while many states fall short of eight dollars per capita for education. He urges federal aid to lift standards, arguing universal common schools safeguard republican government and liberty.
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U. S. Bureau
Senate
Henry W. Blait
New Hampshire
Bureau of Education
Blair
Bureau of, Education
District of Columbia
Frank Denied a New Trial in Mary Phagan Case
Leo M. Frank, sentenced to hang for the Mary Phagan murder, has been denied a new trial by Judge L S Roan. The ruling leaves Frank’s only hope an immediate appeal to the Supreme Court. He said, I am prepared for anything, I know nothing about the murder or the murderer.
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Mary Phagan
Supreme Court
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
L. S. Roan
Frank
Roan
World Happenings: Drownings, Fires and Political Rows
A Syracuse widow dies when a touring car plunges into the Fire Canal under a bridge. A Chicago rail transfer system goes into effect. A prairie fire travels 20 miles from the Rosebud reservation. Boston court orders $323,000 to be paid for patent sales. The Nashville Democrat merges with the Tennesseean and American. Canadian Prime Minister Bor den visits New York on a vacation trip. Ives, a New York manager, is killed by a train in Hastings Minnesota. A Chicago man is released after 16 witnesses prove he was in a Chicago saloon at Grand Rapids. August Pogeldorf ends his life after an arson attempt on his home. American professors lecture in Berlin with royal attendance. Edward Norris wins Newfoundland election. French Morocco battle kills 25 soldiers and 60 tribesmen. Sir William Evans Gordon dies in London.
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Chicago
Roy, Blackburne
Grand Rapids
Mich
Rochester
Cady Street
August Pogeldorf
St. Johns
New Brunswick
Edward Norris
Newfoundland
Paris
French Morocco
War Office
Tangier
Forty Five Children Entertained at Socialist Sunday School Fete
Forty five boys and girls of the Washington Socialist Sunday School dressed in red sashes and pennants took part in an evening program at the Pythian Temple. The event featured recitations, the Socialist Alphabet, and songs including The Marseillaise led by teachers Mrs. G. E. Vail and Miss Julia Parks. D. R Rifkin spoke on the school’s methods in Baltimore and Charles F Nesbit gave an address to parents and friends.
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Washington Socialist Sunday School
Pythian Temple
G. E. Vail
Julia Parks
Baltimore
Charles F Nesbit
Liberals Fight for Seats in UK Miniature Election
London reports five vacant House of Commons seats with four caused by judicial appointments and cabinet changes. Unionists aim to win Reading seat vacated by Sir Rufus Isaacs, while Keighley sees Buckmaster defend against Viscount Lascelles. Scotland leans Liberal with Munro and Linlithgowshire contests. no Cork contest for Northern division.
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Sir Rufus Isaacs
North
Cork
London
The
United Kingdom
House of Common
Aittle
Reading
Rufus Isaacs
Capt
Lealle Wilson
George Peabods
Geoch
Bath
Geourge Peabods
Keighley
Yorkshire
Stanley O. Buckmaster
Buckmaster
Viscount Laascelles
Earl of Harewood
Robert Munro
Scotland
Hes
Lin- Ethvewshire
Court of Sessions
Mr Pratt
Aualie of
Garrison Inspects Troops At Panama Camps Otis Elliott
Panama Nov 2 The American Secretary of War L M Garrison inspected the Tenth Infantry at Camp Otis and the Marine Corps at Camp Elliott. An excavation of the ruins of old Panama has been arranged by Ernesto Cerre, minister of foreignvelacans. The Garrison visit coincides with the Tanaima government abandonment and he plans to devote his time to naval matters before awaiting the North next Tuesday.
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Panama
L M . Garrison
Tenth Infantry
Camp Otis
Marine Corps
Camp Elliott
Ernesto
Serreta
Gasiison
Tanaima
Ile Capeche
Voice for Huerta criticizes U S policy at Belasco Theatre
Maj. C H E Gillette former army officer and Mexico landowner denounces U S policy toward Mexico and urges recognition of Huerta government. He claims documents sent to the Senate foreign affairs committee reach constitutionalist reps in the city within 24 hours and argues democracy is impossible in Mexico, a dictatorship by the better classes is the only solution. Audience size large. he invited Secretary Bryan and President Wilson to hear the lecture.
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Mexico
Documenta
Senate ‘Committee
Maj
C. HE. Gillette
Huerta
Belasco Theater
Aouthern Republic
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
White House
Bryan
Wilson
Gillette
Catastrophic Salmon Slaughter From Fraser River Blasting
The Department of Commerce warns Washington and British Columbia face a fish shortage in three to five years after railroad blasting on Fraser River tributaries killed over a million salmon and halted billions of future fry. Officials call the event a catastrophe with wide economic impact.
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Fraser River
Washington
Department of Commerce
Department
British Columbia
Missing Bride Despatched From Washington City
A 16 year old bride, Mrs Albert Dewey of Tiyattsville, disappeared after leaving with her husband. He claims no reason for the disappearance and has taken up temporary residence in Wheelington at 414 Seventy Street South. Authorities are investigating the missing person case as of last evening.
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Albert & Dewey
Tiyattsville
Washington
Dewey
Husaband
Mra Dewey
Wealington
Atreet South
Ena
Mexico Policy Dilemmas Split French Opinions
French leaders urge nonintervention and european cooperation to stabilize Mexico rather than US military action. Baron de Constavantes de Constavants and Yves Guyot argue for collaborative measures under the Monroe Doctrine, cautioning against war and urging patient diplomacy and allied mediation.
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Guyot
America
Rio Grande
Baron de Constant
Washington
Reinach
Monroe Doctrine in Flux Amid Ocean Movements Debate
The piece quotes AY Joseph Reinach arguing the Monroe Doctrine has lost prestige as American involvement in Mexico and Asia grows. It notes increasing global reach via modern communications and compares European interest in China to U S engagement in the hemisphere, suggesting reciprocity in international affairs. It also lists ship movements and schedules from Liverpool, Southampton, Antwerp, and Bremen bound for New York with several liners mentioned.
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AY Joseph Reinach
America
Europe
China
U Gland
Mexico
Carranza Seeks Arm Supply to Back Northern Rebel Forces
The constitutionalists claim they hold three quarters of Mexico and require at least 60 000 armed men in the north to seize guns from the United States. They describe rebel control across Sonora Chihuahua Coahuila Nueva Leon Tamaulipas Sinaloa Durango Zacatecas San Luis Potosi and more, with Huerta still dominant only in limited central regions and rail routes to Vera Cruz contested. They also link rebel factions in Tabasco Campeche and Yucatan to the northern movement.
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Huertz
Tates
Mearcan
Republic of Mexico
Truerta
Constitutionalista
Sonora
Guaymas
Chahuahua
Ecapital
Juarez
Coahuila
Monclova
Piedras Negras
Nueva Leon
Monterey
Lampazos
Tamaulipas
Laredo
Tampico
Sinaloa
Mazatlan
Durango
Zacateca
San Luis Potos
Texas
Mexico City
Tabasco
Campeche
Yucatan
Huerta
Mexico
Hidalgo
Queretaro
Puebla
Vera Cruz
Envoys Fear for Diaz Party After Havana Departure
Alarm spreads in Mexico for the envoys who traveled with General Felix Diaz. They left Havana aboard the gunboat Zaragoza and were reported to have arrived at Vera Cruz without the envoys. Before leaving Havana the envoys warned of possible danger to their lives.
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Diaz
Washington
New York
Felix Diaz
Habana
Zaragoza
Bun
Vera Cruz
Redfield calls for probe into economic laws and wage fairness
Secretary of Commerce Redfield told St. Louis business leaders that big dividends paired with low wages cannot endure. He warned public opinion may soon demand decency in wages for working women and called for a government funded inquiry into the fundamental laws governing capital and labor.
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Redfield
St. Louis
Commerce
Eluh
Amazons Under Fire Aid Armies As Foragers Rise
In the Mexican conflict women play prominent roles as soldaderas in the southern republic. Wealthy Sirena Maria Sanchez, sister to a slain man, replaced her brother in Gen Gonzalez's ranks. A federal officer’s wife led rebels into an ambush at Puerto Carmen then rode to her husband’s side under fire. Soldaderas guard wagon trains and feed troops in Monterex and Piedras Negras, with figures like Mrs Alonzo Alanda famed for daring actions in Juarez.
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Pablo Gonzales
Senorita Maria Sanchez
Monclova
Pimental
Hermanos
Puerto Carmen
Mana
Piedras Negras
Soldaderas
Hilla
Alonzo Alanza
Huerta
Juarez
Madero
Death by own action shroud found with Fisher body
The body of Charles H. Fisher, about 70, was found in his Riverdale home on Pierce Avenue by Lewis E. Denny and William K. Wilson after they forced entry. He was wrapped in a British flag, left notes alleging debts and reverses in England, and a box of morphine tablets was found nearby. Fisher lived alone and was described as a musician and educated man.
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Hyattsville
Charles H. Fisher
Pierce Avenue
Riverdale
Prince George County
Lewis E. Denny
Boston
Fisher
Denny
William K. Wilson
Wilson
England
Denn
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Harry W. Smith
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Tennesseean and American
Robert Laird Borden
Canada
Hastings, Minn
F. Raymond Ives
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
Berlin
Archibald Cary Coolidge
Harvard
Paul Shorey
University of Chicago
Berlin University
Prince August Wilhelm
William Evans Gordon
Tata
Minos
Tokalon Co., Inc
Panama Canal
Maj. Gillette
U.S
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Peace Party
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Powers
Eesal
Washington Post
Baron Destourrelles DE Constavant
France
Mediterranean
San Antonio
United States of America
Yves Guyot
Gespotlam
Spain
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Eivarpool
Southampton
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Brother
Flag
Savings Bank
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AC Clapien
James Lenaburgh
James
Victor J Kyan
Milburn
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Frank P Harmon
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