China Faces Republic Debate Amid Explosion and Unrest
Reports from Peking and Canton detail a push for a constitutional monarchy amid rebel clashes and a push for a national convention to decide government form. Premier Yuan Shi Kai presses for a monarchist stance while assembly members fear upheaval as violence widens in Sianfu and Canton. Foreign casualties include Mrs Beckman and mission children, with protests and refugee movements unfolding across provinces.
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China
Amurka
Ana
Yuan Shi Hei
Manel
National Assembly
Yuan
Ching
Hus
Wi Tink Fang
Shanghai
Ld Yuan
Arious
Cimene
Slanfu
Missionary to travel to Sianfu to verify murders
J C Keyte the English Baptist missionary will depart Peking tomorrow alone to investigate murders in Sianfu. The foreign legation says relief cannot be provided. Nov 21 reports confirm an attack on the French mission at Che man. Legendre Deasirier is dead. London.
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Sianfu
JC Keyte
Peking
Paria
Conmat
Yunnanfu
Klenchang Yanaan
Che Man
Legendre Deasirier
London
Daily ‘Telegraph
United States
Sta Legation
Castro Wins Battle as Ex President Enters Venezuela
Dispatch from Caracas reports Gen Cipriano Castro, former Venezuelan president, has won a battle in Venezuela and entered his native country with thousands of followers. The report notes the engagement occurred day before yesterday, marking Castro’s return with strong support.
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Mexico City
Nev 21
Nevo
Caracas
Wvs
Cipriano Castro
Beattie Gives Up Hope Before Friday Execution
Richmond news reports Henry Clay Beattie Jr has given up hope of avoiding the electric chair for his wife’s murder. He spent hours with Rev J J Fix in prayer and Bible study, receiving Holy Communion as officials prepare a final appeal strategy and a solemn morning ceremony in his death cell.
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Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
J J Kix
Presbyterian Church
Douglas
Beattie
Douglass Beatties
Benjamin Dennis
Dennis
Henry
J. J Fix
Henry Beatties
Fix
State Penitentiary
Wobister
Wil
Pix
Gov Mann
Lawers
Thia
Ami
Henry Clay Beattie Jr
Rockefeller tied Duluth railroad loan to stock loss and misvaluation
Testimony before a congressional committee describes how Alfred Merritt and brother lent collateral from Duluth region holdings to John D Rockefeller for a 1 million loan to the Duluth Missabe and Northern Railroad. Merritts claim the property was inflated in value, enabling Rockefeller to gain control. Merritt details losses, coercive terms, and questioned repurchase options amid a broader US Steel consolidation.
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Asnerte Alfred Meritt
Duluth
Rockefeller
C.H. Martz
John DP Rockefeller
Duluth, Missabe
Alfred Merritt
Missabeore
Merritt
United States Steel Corporation
Charles M Schwab
Merritt Apa
Jeonidas Merritt
Lake Superior
Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railroad
F D Gates
Hin
Ofking
D A Reid
Merritts
Reid
Rockefelters
Missabe
Northern
Preacher
Rockefeller Subpoena Sparks House Steel Inquiry Halt
The hearing reveals tension over Rockefeller involvement and a claim by a witness that he held only a tenth interest in a Duluth railroad last year earning $8,000,000. Pressure mounts as Beall moves to subpoena and Murray objects, signaling possible suspension of the Stanley committee's steel inquiry amid party maneuvering and the DOJ prosecutions.
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Iimsabe and Northern Railroad
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Cleveland
Woodeman
New York
Stanley
Beall
George Wellwood Murray
Murray
Champion Bathtub Takes World Stage in Philadelphia Dwelling
Spectator reports Penn Reduction Corymury secretary Bilison Ri Looper touts a colossal 7 ft 4 in by 3 ft 4 in by 4 ft 0 in bathtub weighing 1819 pounds. It holds 800 gallons of water and is crafted from thick acid‑proof porcelain. After steel girders are installed, Mr Coopers house will support the bath for four guest baths.
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Phaedelphia
Bilison Ri Looper
Penn Reduction
Corymury
Wr Csoper
Coopers House
Earthquake disrupts California coast telephones report
A sharp quake at 4 o clock disrupted the California coast telegraph and telephone services, briefly crippling wire service across Colton. The tremor lasted only a few seconds but affected communications, including lines to nearby towns. Ground shaking prompted service restoration efforts and safety checks.
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Colton
Cal
Warships Move to Dominican Ports as Crisis Looms
The United States England and Italy rush warships to Dominican ports amid rising tension. The Haitian government sends troops to the northern frontier near Daibanon and Quanemath to curb Haitian interference. Dominican Congress is summoned for November 30 to choose a successor to murdered President Cuceres, with Gen Morales and Jiménez as candidates. Rumors link the assassination to Gen Tejera, an anti-American figure seeking to block reelection favored by the U.S. government.
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Washington Post
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England
Italy
Daiabon
Quanemath
Dominican Congress
Morales
Jimjnez
Tejera
Washington and North Carolina Ordered to Santo Domingo
Armored cruisers Washington and North Carolina, now at Hampton Roads, were ordered to Santo Domingo to prevent a potential uprising after the assassination of President Caceres. Minister W. W. Russell on leave will return to his post. cabinet actions followed, with quick Navy confirmation that the ships are available for this special duty.
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Hampton Roads
Santo Domingo
Raymond Caceras
W W Russell
Taft
Joel
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Washington Romdentyrs
United States
State
War Departments
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Newport
Hampton
Royde
Navy Department
German-born man fell to self despite desolation in Washington
John Henry Lamkin an eight year old who shot himself in a bathroom at his daughter’s home on Third Street Northwest Washington died within twenty minutes. Coroner Nevitt reported Lamkin had been despondent for months fearing illness would burden his children. He served in the Union army under Sherman and Bulls regiments and left three daughters and one son. Funeral plans not yet set.
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Third Street
Benjamin Thomas
Uheoneclava
B H Smart
Rhode Island Avenue
Thomas
Nevitt
Larkin
Bremen
Germany
America
Misa Mary von Draiey
Washington
Naval Observatory
Sherman
Bulls
Gatt Larer
John F Talbot
Benjamin Thames
G. A Griswold
Edwin Lamkini
Sleepwalking man roams streets then forgives himself
Evansville Indiana November 21 special to The Washington Post Harry Bonner asleep on a second floor above a restaurant walked through a window to the sidewalk, then appeared at a saloon and shook hands with friends before waking. He told them, It be on me Take what you want as others took items. 34 Hours Quicker Time to California begins December 2 with a new Southern Railway Limited service. Mondase and Thursdays from New Orleans connect with the Sunset Limited to San Francisco, speeding travel by a day.
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Washington Post
Evansville
Ind
Harry Bonner
California
New York, Atlanta
New Orleana Limited
New Orleans
San Francisco
Cam
Walters
Smith
Serjeant McCormick
Ninth
Tater
Walker
Cedar Heights
Mickié
Apeolire Toxp
Kellogg Durland Death Linked To Personal Turmoil
Boston reports Kellogg Durland a New York social worker author and poet died by suicide from cyanide of potassium after a failed reconciliation with his wife who had sued for divorce. He followed her to a train and forced entry to her stateroom pleading illness before drinking water and collapsing. Durland who covered Messina after the Sicilian quake once served as a press correspondent.
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Boston
Kellogg Durland
New York
McGrath
Durland
Magrath
Messina
War Bill Authorized to End November
Rome Nov M% The government authorized a 65 million dollar wartime fund to cover costs through the month end. Gen Caneva says grenadiers struck Arabs with bayonets, killing 45. Airplanes reconnoitered, dropping a bomb on a Turkish camp. Ap Yalan gunboat bombarded and burned Amraza village. Night assaults at Derna Tobruk repulsed. A large Turko-Arab assault on Italian forces reported imminent.
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Caneva
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Battle for Votes Brings Heavy Police Crackdown in London
In London on November 21 suffragettes clashed with police as they failed to reach Parliament to press for female suffrage. About 220 arrests occurred as windows were smashed across Whitehall Strand and public offices. Leaders and notable supporters were detained while Caxton Hall hosted protests and a deputation was dispersed.
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House of Commons
DEI
Parliament
Parliament Square
Whitehall
Uberat
National Liberal Club
Strand
Post Office Bank
Asquith
House of Commot
Caxton Hall
Mra Pethick Lawrence
House of Commone
Par Nement
Farmer Pleads Guilty in Harrowing Mule Driving Case
Lafayette Choate pleaded guilty to tormenting his wife by tying her to mules and driving them around a farm near Birmingham. He had already spent four months in jail and was sentenced to thirty days more. The case involved repeated abuse tied to her talks with another man, including beating and locking her, while she eventually fled with their two sons seeking divorce.
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Farmer
Washington
Lafayette Choate
Birmingham
Gimrall
Trioble
Chen
Nod Ming
Fragmented 1920s headlines mix in death and politics
A garbled page blends notes on a Chinese premier fearing death, a death by self harm, political intrigue with bankers, embezzlement cases, and varied items from a horse show to road funds. Readable names include Taft era figures and an assortment of officials, with few clear dates or places.
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Editorial Traciery & Sportng
Good Roads
Uxkull Assigned to Japanese Post from Russian Embassies
Baron Edgar Uxkull, long attached to the Russian consulate in New York and the embassy in Washington, departed for Europe today and will be posted to Japan, joining the Russian embassy in Tokyo. The transfer follows four months in New York and prior service in Washington.
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Huasian
Tokyo
Waynington Peat
New York
Baron Edgar Uxkull
Washington DC
Europe
Japan
Hope to Boost Cotton Crop By Interest Free Loans
New York bankers and Southern Cotton Congress officials announce a plan to lend $20.9 million to cotton growers in belt states without interest. Loans base on market value, a $1 per bale handling fee, and a designated sale day to prevent Sherman antitrust issues while aiming for a fair price and reduced acreage.
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Governors Conference
Southern Cotton Congress
Emmet O'Neill
Alabama
Bailey
Texas
J Watson
South Carolina
Clarence Cusley
Fort Worth
Tex
Robert M Thonogon
Fum
H P Peel & Co
Watson
Mary Ket
Pair Held in Connection With Citywide Fire Plot
Baltimore suspects Lloyd Hammond Brenk Dailey and William Flynn II arrested after aiming to ignite fires across suburbs. They allegedly planned to set a city sewage disposal plant blaze to trigger panic and chaos. Police report the group intended large property losses and sought quick profits. Local transit and rail timetables referenced in unrelated text.
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Baltimore
Lloyd Hammond
Brenk
Dailey
Willam Flynn II
Police chase leads in Mickle murder case and Bennet assault
Police link carpenter James Smith to an assault at Bennett and probe a mass of statements as detectives pursue a decisive break in the Mickle murder inquiry. Capt Daley and officials press witnesses, including Walters and Walker, while Bennett’s condition remains critical and investigators widen interviews.
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Fairmont Heights
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Dam
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Filey
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Sprintnen Sng Berman
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Iimks
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Head
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Washington Post
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Mickla Wee
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