Mexican mob insult flags as rioters attack American firms
Mexico City erupts in anti American demonstrations after the lynching of a Mexican in Texas prompts protests. Gendarmes clash with students, one rioter slain, offices wrecked, and hundreds detained as ambassador Wilson seeks instructions. Authorities patrol streets as violence continues into night.
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Packer's wife held on arsenic murder charges
Mrs John O Schenk is jailed in Wheeling on the charge of attempting to murder her husband by poisoning water food and medicine. Magistrate Hobbs ordered no bail pending a preliminary hearing as she asserted her innocence. Authorities say she placed arsenic in water and food and later mixed it into his medicine.
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Washington Post
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Democrats win a working majority in next House
Complete returns show Democrats with a working majority of four in the Sixty-second Congress. Early unofficial tallies list 226 Democrats and 104 Republicans, with doubt in key districts in Pennsylvania Wisconsin and Indiana. Socialist Victor Berger may win in Wisconsin, while recounts loom in the Fifth Wisconsin district and the Tenth Indiana race.
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Robert E. Lee
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Victor L. Berger
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Democrats Win Eight Seats Surprising GOP Hold in Several States
Early returns show Democrats gaining eight seats while Republicans lose ground across the country. Across regions including the Eleventh Pennsylvania District held by a Republican, results remain unsettled with confidence lacking in some Wisconsin districts. A socialist candidate Crumpacker appears to win by about 2,400 votes indicating wide shifts in party support.
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Judge Kills A Treasurer In Oklahoma Factional Rupture
A county judge A L Beckett shot and killed county treasurer John McBrayer at the Stiegler courthouse steps in Haskell County Oklahoma during a dispute tied to Democratic party factional fighting. The incident following a confrontation occurred as McBrayer allegedly struck the judge with a hoe handle. Special to The Washington Post from McAlester Oklahoma.
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Kipp Likely Wins Fourteenth District Seat in Pa Race
In Scranton Pennsylvania early returns show Democrat George W. Kipp probable winner over Charles C. Pratt for the Fourteenth congressional district by about eight thousand votes, with the statewide delegation likely 21 Republicans and Democrats in doubt. Unofficial figures hint Bowman leads in another district by under one hundred. Official tallies will decide.
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Pennsylvania
Professor Billman Admits Guilt in Letters Case
Prof Irvin Billman a University of Wisconsin extension lecturer on American history confessed to mailing objectionable letters and pictures to a young woman student and admitted sending similar correspondence to his wife under an assumed name. His wife was arrested as an accessory after attempting to destroy related documents. The student was a well known upper class sorority member. Billman, a Pennsylvania native, earned a master's degree last June and is pursuing a doctoral degree.
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Harman Wins Ohio Governor Race and Dems Take State Ticket
Cleveland reports show Gov. Judson Harmon as the Democratic winner with a large statewide margin over Warren G. Harding. The Democratic ticket is assured, with 15 of 21 U.S. Representatives elected and the legislature leaning Democratic. Cleveland delegates pledge to back Brand Whitlock or Atlee Pomerene for the U.S. Senate seat.
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Officer Arrested in Japan for Photographing Moji Harbor
Washington report notes Capt. Frank J. Miller of the Coast Artillery, on leave from the Philippines, was arrested at Moji on charges of photographing the harbor. Miller claims ignorance of restrictions. Investigation underway with possible embassy and State Department notification. Tourists in Japan often misjudge military zone limits. officials monitor the case.
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Washington Post
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New York Herald
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State Department
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United States
Election Bets Are Cashing In New York
In New York on election day a Tammany captain hired an express wagon to collect bets. Bets moved through the financial district and Peacock Alley with hats and cigars as prizes. Casual tallies show about 310,000 changing hands and individuals taking large losses or gains including $250,000 by Fred Brooks and $5,000 in commissions with $20,000 backing a judgment. One bettor reportedly wagered on Bix with a large plurality and lost.
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Bix
Cadets Lose Christmas Leave At West Point
A Wilkes-Barre dispatch to the World reports the West Point senior class has their eight day Christmas leave annulled as punishment for the recent “Silence” on Capt. Langan. Cadets, many of whom planned to visit family, face graduation in June and no further opportunity for leave. The order was posted and the entire class bears the consequence for individual actions.
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Washington Post
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Wilkes-Barre
New York World
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West Point Academy
Academy
Harmon thanks Hearst for aid in Ohio contest
Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio sent a telegram praising William Randolph Hearst and the Chicago Examiner for sending two strong men to Ohio. He credited them with presenting facts and arguments to the public with fairness and force, aiding a decisive victory.
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Washington Post
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William R. Bearst
Chicago Examiner
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Iowa Elects Carroll Close Vote On State Ticket
Des Moines reports a mixed Iowa election with Republicans holding the legislature and governorship in doubt. A Democratic representative won in a GOP district, a GOP pickup from Democrats occurred, and Cummins offered no comment on the landslide. Major gains for E Pickett and Horace Towner highlighted GOP strength while disruptions occurred in several districts.
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Carroll
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Walter I. Smith
House of Representatives Rules Committee
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Cummins
Democrats Plan to Defeat Lodge in Massachusetts Senate
Boston reports Democratic leaders expect to retire Senator Henry Cabot Lodge from public life with Republican majorities in both houses. Of 152 Republicans elected, many oppose Lodge and may join anti-Lodge forces when the Legislature convenes in January. Lodge remains cautious though confident he will be defeated. Elsie Ferguson stars in Ambition at the Columbia Theater.
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Republican Party
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Roosevelt
Parker for Senate results and Roosevelts silence in retirement
New York reports a Democratic sweep in the state legislature with a likely contender list for Chauncey Depew's Senate seat. Names include William F. Sheehan, Alton B. Parker, Edward M. Shenard, and John B. Stanchfield. Mayor Gaynor comments on a national trend away from party lines as Prentice cites high living costs and graft disclosures as defeats. Roosevelt remains silent at Oyster Bay while Stimson frames the outcome as an incident in the fight for progress.
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New York
United States
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iDepew
New York City
William F. Sheehan
Alton B. Parker
Edward M. Shenard
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Accused of Poisoning Husband and Democratic Gains Headline
An index page notes a report accusing a husband poisoning case and outlines political shifts with Democrats leading in the House, Republicans ahead in Iowa, Harmon's large plurality, and anticipated speakership fight. Also referenced are plans affecting Roosevelt and senate gains, plus society and sport items.
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Roosevelt
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Tokyo Plot to Kill the Emperor Sees 26 Guilty
A special court in Tokyo found 26 people guilty in the alleged plot against the emperor. The ringleader Kotoku and his wife were among those convicted, with the court recommending the severest penalty under capital punishment for plotters against the Imperial family.
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Beveridge Beaten Crumpacker Alone Elected Ninth District
Indianapolis results show Beveridge defeated as Democrats gain Indiana assembly majority and control of the legislature. Crumpacker is the lone Republican winner in the U S House from Indiana. Democrats forecast Senate majority, with Shively likely reelected alongside a Democratic ticket. The party aims to repeal county option and move to city ward and rural township option units.
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Speakership Fight Expected to Shape Democratic Battle in Congress
The article outlines an anticipated partisan clash over the next House speakership as Democrats confront factional splits and Republican shifts. It notes Champ Clark’s opposition to present rules and signals administration aims for the forthcoming short session, with key figures like Taft allies and various committee leaders in flux. The piece also mentions the ongoing Gode sale at Sloan Galleries and other political currents shaping legislative strategy.
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Vast explosion of oil rocks New York vicinity
A tank at Constable Brook New York exploded sending flames over Tidewater Oil Company tanks nearby. Eleven blasts consumed 44 060 barrels of kerosene. One man Char Belitz died. another body found miles away. Loss pegged at 254 000 dollars as windows shattered and buildings trembled within a mile radius. Polish women waited, fearing missing husbands.
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New York
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Seawate
Tidewater Oil Company
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Baonnelle
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Rac ed Train on Trestle Rescue Fateful Fall
John Taylor civil engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad was saved after dropping fifty feet from a trestle at Clarksville in Washington county. He hung by his hands between rails as a train neared, slipped six feet into a shallow creek, and was hauled free by teammates. He suffered two broken wrists and facial injuries but will recover.
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