United States poised for action after Nicaragua killings
President Taft and Secretary Knox back strong measures over the deaths of two Americans in Nicaragua. Warships head toward the scene as Marines may be dispatched from Panama, with plans to seize Guatemalan ports and divert customs revenue if demands for reparation are not met.
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Navy yard orders hint at Nicaragua crisis action
Reports say preparations at Philadelphia navy yard for cruisers Diode and Prine with 460 crew. Prine expected to sail to Panama for Thanksgiving. Rumors say both ships may head to Nicaragua, while Brooklyn yard shows no sailing orders or increased Marine establishment amid U S moves in Central America.
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Night on the St Croix Fire Ends With 1 Injured Survivor Cluster
Passengers and crew of the St Croix endured a night around bonfires in a Shetland Canyon wrecked by a blaze. Captain Warner last to quit ordered boats away as women and children were prioritized. One woman, Mrs L A Wallace, remained injured at Beach City Hospital after a davit rope failure. Crew of 78 and passengers, about 100 aboard, rode to Santa Monica by trolley. survivors later moved to San Pedro with aid from the U S revenue cutter Perry which ferried 15 rescued to safety.
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Santa Monica
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Charles Vell Faum
San Francisco
Howard Norris
Grace Thomas
Victoria
British Columbia
Hawke
United States Revenue Cutter
Perry
Treasury Department
Long Beach
Fount Dume
San Pedro
Desperate Fight for Water in St Paul Mine Rescue
Survivors tell of a brutal struggle among the entombed miners in the St Paul mine as 21 men fought over dwindling water. Rescuers faced black damp and continuing fires while 102 bodies were recovered and 188 remained missing as hopes faded for saving more.
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McClelland and White
George Eddy
Walter Waite
Panama Canal Cost Progressing Rapidly and Reforms Issued
The annual report of Lieut Col George W Gotthais states total canal cost at 276 million dollars with completion expected in four and a half years. He notes massive reforms in organization, reduced forces, and substantial progress in excavation and concrete work on both Pacific and Atlantic sides amid concerns over the Culebra cut slides. Employees show savings returning home and health conditions improving as operations expand.
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Pacific
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Mployee
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Post Office
Thalathmmys
Boy Buried in Sand Pit Tragedy in City
A 32 year old man, George Sullivan, suffocated in a sand pit cave in the city this afternoon while five boys escaped with minor injuries. Twenty men dug for two hours before Sullivan was found dead. the boys had been jumping from the bank when a section collapsed.
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Paterson
Jay
George Sullivan
Sullivan
Baltimore man buys Moorish palace at Ronda Spain
Lawrence Perin of Balimore buys an ancient Moorish palace at Ronda. Excavations uncover Roman remains and treasure. Government has employed an architect to inspect, with plans to erect memorials to his wife who died by suicide at Harrow, England, last September.
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Ronda
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Harrow
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Bodies Found At Mine After Frantic Removal Efforts
Workers guarded the sick and relieved each other as they rescued survivors. Forty-seven bodies were located, with ten more found later, while church services and rites were arranged for the deceased. An unrelated report notes George E. Wood, naval YMCA official, died of brain hemorrhage in Brooklyn after attending a conference.
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Washington Post
New York
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Long Island College Hospital
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Diane
Nourmahal Safe Confirms Astor Yacht Sighting
News from Willemstad Curacao reports Col John Jacob Astor’s yacht Nourmahal safe at San Juan Puerto Rico on November 15. The discovery follows a prior alert of a wreck off Cuba possibly tied to the vessel. Treasury officials pursue direct confirmation and owners’ details as relief spreads to Astor family and trustees.
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Douglas Robinson
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Astor Estate
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Andety
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Cable
Secretary Hilles reviews Caracas report on Nour Mahal yacht
Axalstunt Secretary Hilles relayed instructions to revenue cutter service officials in New York to verify a reported vessel seen in San Juan harbor. The Caracas report description matched the Nour Mahal, confirming the Caracas account.
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Hilles
Caracas
Girl Killed by Rattler in Home Garden Fatal Bite
Miss Belle Jones an 18 year old daughter of a merchant died after a rattlesnake bit her while she picked flowers in a garden at home. The snake, over seven feet long, struck between ankle and knee, clung, and was dragged from her leg after she ran to the house. Doctors failed to save her, and she died in agony hours later.
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Died While Writing Note in Dense Thicket
Franklin Pa November 21 A coroner says MT B Borland aged 50 former county treasurer and notable politician died from a leg wound after an accidental dip and fall while returning from a bearing trip. He had been missing since Friday and was found beside his body in a dense thicket.
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Theoretical Victory in Standard Oil Case
New York November 21 The Standard Oil Company faces a distribution order rather than dissolution as the decree requires stockholders to receive proportional shares in subsidiary holdings The plan taxes the heaviest holders while government officials see limited practical effect Rockefeller remains publicly noncommittal on the ruling and Rosenthal and other counsel depart for New York
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Standard Company
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Cout
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Standard
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Rosenthal
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Posenthal
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Murderous Fire Kills Woman As Suspects Sought In Manassas
A house fire in Manassas destroyed a home of T Mins Lita Smith. The body was found burned inside as two suspects remained at large and a pistol linked to the crime was missing. Police court actions and warrants followed amid a crowd at the scene. The incident, believed to be tied to a robbery, sparked a tense inquiry with neighbors observing fragile evidence and authorities pursuing leads.
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T Mins
Lita Smith
Judah
Yas Smith
Bull Run
Iys
Steele Wooves
Gain
Almos
Commonwealth
Justice
HC Saviur Shen
Rorahaugh
JC Merewath
Gore Erssy
Cost of living rises as birth rate debates emerge
Special to The Washington Philadelphia log entries show economist Nearing of the Wharton School warning that population growth, driven by large families, endangers food supply and burdens costs. He cites anti race suicide theories attributed to Roosevelt era debates and questions women’s roles in bearing children.
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Beat S
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
University of Pennsstanta
Roosevelts
Army Court to reopen Brownsville shooting inquiry
Brownsville Texas ready for a new Army Court investigation into the August 13 1906 shooting. Captain Howland of the Twenty fourth Infantry records the case as other court members travel from Washington to Brownsville for the proceedings. Old Braddock is referenced in connection with the hearing.
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