United States presses for reparation over American deaths in Nicaragua
President Taft backs Secretary Knox after reports on the Cannon and Grace killings. Navy orders rapid deployment of transport Buffalo and gunboat Vicksburg toward Panama. Marines may be landed if Nicaragua’s Zelaya government fails to answer for the deaths as Washington seeks reparation, with preparations for action and possible seizure of Nicaraguan ports.
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Philadelphia
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Tensions rise over Nicaragua policy and looming US action
Reports claim the administration seeks punitive measures against Zelaya to erode support and spark exile, while Philadelphia Navy Yard prepares cruisers Diode and Prine for potential Panama and Nicaragua deployment. Rumors say Prine may head to Colon, with Dec 1 as a possible cruise start. Brooklyn Yard shows no sailing orders as forces remain limited.
Nightonshore Rescue After St Croix Sinks Near Santa Monica
Captain Warner of the steamer Croix and crew evacuated passengers near Point Dume as fire overwhelmed the vessel. One woman injured when a davit rope failed, 78 crew and passengers reached Santa Monica, helped by police and locals who fed survivors after a long night on the beach. The Perry later rescued fifteen more survivors and ferried them to San Pedro.
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San Francisco
Howard Norris
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Victoria
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United States Revenue Cutter
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Treasury Department
Long Beach
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San Pedro
Desperate Fight for Water in St Paul Mine Rescue
Survivors recount a brutal, life risking effort to reach the 21 entombed miners as a fresher flood of water and a deadly blaze hampered rescue. Rescuers faced black damp and shifting leadership clashes over scarce water, with 102 bodies recovered and 188 missing after a week of peril.
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Andrew Wubbe
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Franen Fannayim
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McClelland and White
George Eddy
Walter Waite
Panama Canal Cost and Progress Report Reveals Rapid Work
Annual canal chief engineer Lieut Col George W Gothethals reports total Panama Canal cost at 276 2014 and predicts vessels can pass the isthmus in four and a half years with major reforms cutting staff and consolidating departments. Excavation advances on both sides with large concrete work ongoing, but risks rise from the Culebra Cut slides as dirt removal continues and employee savings show funds sent home. Health and sanitation improve, schools operate for white and colored children, and post office money transfers rise as American activity grows.
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Pacific
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Boy Buried in Sand Pit Tragedy Claims Life
A 32 year old man, George Sullivan, suffocated in a cave in a sand mine in this city this afternoon, while five other boys escaped with injuries. Twenty men worked with shovels to reach him for two hours, but he died before rescuers arrived. The boys had been jumping from the bank when a large section gave way.
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Walawezak
Zan Rarmi
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Walowozal
Washington
Paterson
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George Sullivan
Sullivan
Baltimorean Purchases Moorish Palace in Spain
Lawrence Perin of Baltimore bought an ancient Moorish palace at Ronda Spain During ongoing excavations valuable Roman archaeological remains and treasure were found The government hired an architect to inspect Perin plans to erect memorials to his wife who died by suicide at Harrow England in September
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Madrid
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Ronda
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Paris
Harrow
England
Bodies Found After Mine Disaster And A Death In Concert
Forty seven bodies were recovered at the mine site with further remains found later. Funeral rites were held in fields near Cherry and Spring Valley. In New York City George E. Wood, naval branch YMCA house secretary, died in Brooklyn hospital after a brain hemorrhage while visiting for a conference with sailors.
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Washington Post
New York
George E. Woodhouse
Naval Branch
Y McA
Philadelphia
Long Island College Hospital
Brooklyn
Ll the
Sands Street
Diane
Nourmahal Safe Off San Juan as Astor Yacht Status Given
News from Willemstad Curacao reports Col John Jacob Astor's yacht Nourmahal safe at San Juan Porto Rico on November 15 after earlier alarm. The Caracas liner observed Nourmahal in San Juan harbor on November 14, while Treasury officials anticipated direct confirmation from San Juan soon.
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Secretary Hilles Confirms Caracas Report On Vessel Sighting
Axalstunt Secretary Hilles received instructions to ask revenue cutter service officials in New York about a vessel seen in San Juan arbor believed to be Nour mahal. Officials reportedly provided description matching Caracas report, confirming the Caracas sighting as accurate.
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Girl killed by rattler in home garden incident
Miss Belle Jones an 18 year old daughter of a merchant died from a rattlesnake bite received while gathering flowers in a home garden near Amsterdam on November 21. The snake curled at her ankle and knee, she ran to the house dragging it, her father seized and killed the snake. Doctors could not save her.
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Yas Smith
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Almos
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Died as He Wrote Note in Pennsylvania Thicket
Franklin Pa Nov 21 A former county treasurer and prominent politician M T B Borland aged 50 was found dead beside a note in a dense thicket. He disappeared Friday. The coroner says a wound in the left leg caused Bleeding to death. the accident arose from a boring trip.
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Borland
Burland
Cora Aur
Theoretical victory in Standard Oil decree sparks reactions
New York and Cleveland reports relay Standard Oil’s reaction to a US Circuit Court decree ordering distribution of its stock to holders and to subsidiaries. Rockefeller declines comment while analysts discuss practical effects and possible Supreme Court appeal amid ongoing antitrust scrutiny.
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New York
Mortmer Fliott
Standard Company
United States
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Cout
United States Supreme Court
Llandara Qi
Ita
Eliiott
Murder by fire and robbery suspected in Manassas
A distressed report describes the arson murder of T Mins Lita Smith in Manassas. The burned house yielded a pistol, a missing firearm, and a suspect trio with warrants pending. Neighbors and officials swarmed the scene as investigations begun and a preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
Economics Professor Warns on Rising Living Costs
A Wharton School economist, addressing a Philadelphia club, warns that population growth and emigration in the U S threaten food supplies and raise living costs. He criticizes large families and argues women should bear fewer children to ensure future citizenship and resources.
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Philadelpha Nox
Beat S
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
University of Pennsstanta
Roosevelts
Army Court to Reopen Brownsville Shooting Case
An Army court in Brownsville Texas prepares to reopen the August 13 1906 shooting inquiry. Captain Howland of the Twenty Fourth Infantry leads the recorder team as other court members travel from Washington to Brownsville for the latest investigation.
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