Railroads Press for 5 Percent Rate Increase in 1913
Railroads led by Baltimore and Ohio President Willard and Wabash President Delano urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant a five percent freight-rate increase to offset rising operating costs, wage hikes, and heavier equipment needs. Testimony shows earnings lagging behind costs across the eastern territory, with declines in net operating income amid growing property investment and taxes.
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B. and O
Delano
Wabash
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Ohio and Potomac River
Daniel Willard
Bultimore and
Quio Railroad
Eastern Roads
Frederick Delano
Wabash Railroad
Central Traffic Association
C. M Bunting
Pennsylvania Railroad
W C. Wishart
New York Central Lines
W. B H. Williams
Delaware and Hudson Company
P. Crawford
Rle
George M. Schriver
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Willard
Central Territory
Baltimore and Ohio
Shriver
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
C. M. Bunting
Pennis Yuma
Mr Bunting
Americans in Berlin Bar Tango and Two-Step During Diplomatic Dinner
A Berlin rule bans tango and two-step for army and navy officers and diplomats in uniform. The Thanksgiving American colony dance adjusted the program to drop these dances during the main sequence, allowing them later in the evening after official guests depart.
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Berlin
William
Prisoners Convicted in Pearl Necklace Theft Case
In London on November 4 four men were tried for stealing and receiving a $6,000 pearl necklace from Paris to London via registered mail on July 16. The necklace was later found on a London sidewalk with some pearls missing. Lockett Grizard were sentenced to seven years penal servitude, Silberman to five, and Guttworth to eighteen months hard labor.
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Londo
Qld Sailey
Paris
London
Lockett
Grizard
Guttworth
Pastor Admits Kiss Story Before Standing-Room Crowd
The Rev. W. C. Atwood of First Presbyterian Church confessed to a standing room crowd that he kissed Harriet L. Myers, a 20 year old parishioner, amid conflicting accounts. The girl’s father had filed for assault damages, but the congregation absolved the pastor.
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Tap
St. Louis
Washington Post
Brockfield
W. C. Atwood
First Presbyterian Church
Harriet L. Myers
Mr .Atwood
Miss Myers
Mr Atwood
Mr. Atwood
Harriet
St. Lews
Slain Woman on Tracks Stuns Clarksburg Police
Dead woman Luther Banks found on street car tracks with a fatal stab wound. Police arrest Nellie Spinello Veda Clark Greta Lewis Elizabeth Harris Strick Jackson and Samus Horns after statements placing them at T C Clark's home where a fight occurred. A motorman halted his car to avoid running over the body during the discovery.
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T. C. Clark
Banka
Food Trust Navy Prods Inquiry into Australian Beef Tax
Representative Britten moves to probe the high cost of living as the government accelerates an inquiry into a 300000 pound purchase of Australian beef below U S prices. President Read of Security Company hints at a broad congressional investigation likely to follow.
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Britten
Congress
Read
Secuity Company
Densal
Navy
Australan
United States
Austtralia
Department of Labor
Department of Justice
McReynolds
Washington
Albert M Read
Security Storage Company
American Warehousemen’s Association
American Warehousemen's Association
Head
Tme
New York City
Smnte
City restaurants report rising cost of living
Downtown diners face higher prices as fried eggs drop to 20 cents from 15 and eggs on toastreach 75 cents while ham and eggs rise to 35 cents. Federal probes into cold storage and price fixing widen, with plans for further congressional reviews under way and navy beef purchases cited as a price comparison.
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McReynolds
Department of Justice
Britton
Illinois
Australian beef imports aim to break Frisco prices
Bankers monitor goods as frozen Australian beef comes into San Francisco at 19 to 20 tons monthly for six months. Retail prices are 2 to 3 cents a pound cheaper than local beef, but demand absorbs the supply, delaying price relief. Plans call for gradually larger shipments, with Australia previously supplying American frigate shipments to Honolulu.
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Sqans
San Francisco
Honolulu
All Army Officers Drink Court Allegation in Divorce Suit
Mrs Chace Stevens sues Col Gustave W Stevens retired in Brooklyn Supreme Court alleging cruel and inhuman treatment at Fort Myer and Fort Hamilton. She claims systemic alcohol abuse by officers, noting their marriage in July 18. Stevens denies the charges, accuses wife of intoxication, and says he was summoned after being brought back to Brooklyn from New Orleans.
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Fort Myer
Sol
Washington Post
New York
Kelly
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Chace Ho Stevens
Col Gastave
Os Stevens
UC Spa
Army
Stevens
Fort Hamilton
Fort Mver
Cal
Col Bacon
Col Stevens
New Orleans
Louisiana
Cel. Stevens
Richmond
West Point
Potter Palmer and Grant Widow Named Defendants in Will Suit
Chicago court hears a will contest over an estate once valued at 1.5 million dollars now tied to Chicago real estate. Harriet Baker Honore seeks one sixth of the estate for Harry Honore’s widow while Potter Palmer Ida Honore Grant and several Honore brothers defend. The elder Honore is living. defense argues Harry’s death bars his heir claim.
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Potter Palmer
Frederick Yent Grant
Chicago
Eliza,Honore
Henry H. Honore
Harriet Baker Honore
Harry Honore
Marshall Returns to Washington After Arizona Visit
Vice President Marshall begins return trip from Scottsdale Arizona after a month with W H E Kimney in Phoenix. He, with Mrs Marshall, will travel to Washington via Chicago arriving Friday. He expects Congress to take up complete trust legislation at the new session.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Apent
W HE. Kimney
Scottsdale
Marshall
Washington
Chicago
Congress
Man declares brutal love claim in control fantasy
A sensational quoted confession centers on a man insisting he alone can control his partner. The phrase brutal and possessive dominates the wording, suggesting a volatile dynamic and potential coercive undertones in the relationship.
Gen Salazar in Trap to Be Shot If Taken
Gen Salazar surrounded south of Saragosa as battles rage near El Paso. Villa orders his capture alive to publicly execute him, warning federal officers and sympathizers.
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Gen. Salazar
HI Pano
Tex
Jone Ynex Salaxar
Saragosa
Pancho Villa
Salagar
el Paso
Salazar
Rodias
Caraveo
Landa
Francisco Villa
Bauche
Tierra Blanca
Belen
Ysleta
Villa
Battle For Juarez Rages On Frontlines Across City
Generals Villa and Orozco fight Federal forces on multiple fronts near Juarez as Rebel defenses bend under pressure. Orozco’s turning move stalls while Villa concentrates attacks on the city. Admiral Fletcher is ordered to inspect coastal conditions. Lind may depart. O'Shaughnessy reports Marines not yet landed.
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Juarez
Chihuahua
Pascual Orozco
Salvador Mercado
Orozco
United States
Juerez
San Alayuca
Villa
Corozco
Manuel Chao
Tierra Blanca
Fletcher
Lind
O'Shaughnessy
Roosevelts Chile Visit Includes ceremonies and tours
In Santiago Roose velt and party attend Anglican service with about two thousand Chilean Boy Scouts in the congregation. American guests also join races at the afternoon and a government palace dinner. A sightseeing trip with a garden party follows, ending with a ball hosted by the foreign minister. In Bogota the Senate adopts a protest against support for Roosevelt’s despoliation remarks.
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Santiago
Chile
Col. Roosevelt
Government Palace
Bogota
Colombia
Panama
Roosevelt
Senate
United States
WEDS NURSE AT BEDSIDE IN MARLBOROUGH BLENHEIM HOTEL
Allen Caperton Braxton of Staunton Virginia wed Miss Mary P Miller also of Staunton while convalescing at the Marlborough Blenheim Hotel after a nervous breakdown. Braxton had been a Democratic national convention delegate in 1904, urged as a vice presidential nominee.
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Washington Post
Atlantic City
Marlborough-Blenheim
Allen Caperton Braxton
Staunton
Mies
Mary P Miller
Braxton
Fatal pact tale ends with Mercury tablets and flight from vow
Baltimore reports a man Kaiser and 18 year old Margaret Reidel took poison as part of a death by own action pact after writing farewell letters including bury us together. Kaiser claimed mercury was swallowed by the girl while police say he did. The pair left a hotel room and were later hospitalized with uncertain recovery. City officers investigated possible white slave charges and Kaiser’s separation from his wife. Eva Tanguay meanwhile wed John W Ford in Ann Arbor under a justice of the peace.
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Gus Willams
Willams
Washington Post
Baltimore
Exdtwm Kaiser
Margaret Reidel
University Hospital
West Fayettetreet
Kaiser
Newport News
Richmond
Baltmore
Mercury
Annie M. Kaiser
Sarah Oloughlin
Briecos Street
South Baltihmore
President of Guatemala Sends Guards for White House Wedding
The issue notes the Guatemalan president dispatching his guard for the upcoming White House wedding, aligning with a royal society party aboard a yacht. Dancers perform at the bridal reception as planning details unfold.
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Kisame
McReynolds
Zelas i Wilson
Guatemala
White House
Davidson Pralees
Sena
Checha
Edward Wilkes
Lind going to Tampico with Rear Admiral Fletcher
Vera Cruz November 4 John, President Wilson's representative, went aboard the battleship Rhode Island tonight and will proceed to Tampico in accordance with Washington instructions. The ship was being gut coming and will probably leave before dawn with Rear Admiral Picther aboard.
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of Fielda
Mexico
Washington
O'Shaughnessy
Mexico City
United States
Daniela
Fletcher
Tampico
Tuxpam
Vera Cruz
Rhodes Island
Tuxpeam
Vera Crus
John Uh
Wilson
Rhode Island
Picteher
Cutmar
Zelaya Held on Extradition Warrant Amid Flight Rumors
Newark reports indicate Santos Zelaya the former Nicaragua dictator is under a Department of Justice extradition warrant for the 1909 executions of Americans Leonard Grove and Leroy Cannon. He has moved between New York hotels to evade Secret Service, with rumors he fled to Canada and no trace found since last Saturday.
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New York
Newark
Department of Justice
T Wasa
Santos Zelaya
Nicaragua
Niceragua
Leonard Grove
Leroy Cannon
Zelaya
Sdcaragua
Ocewita
Barcelona
Spain
Seviet Service
Ince
Canada
Grace
Canmon
Galix
Guard for Mrs Pankhurst threats and plans in London
In London the Women’s Social and Political Union faced warnings of police action against Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst as she travels from the United States. A guard was said to be formed to protect her if arrest attempts arise. In BirminghamMiss Forbes Robertson, sister of Jonaston Forbes Robertson, received a fortnight in prison for breaking a window during Prime Minister Asquith’s visit in July.
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London
Dacre Fox
Emmebine Pankhurst
England
Pankhurst
Society suffragist sues for divorce in Cleveland society
Special to the Tie Washing on Post reports Mrs Mary Hao Millis filed for divorce from Lieut Col John Millis, ant chief of engineers USA, charging contempt and disapproval of her socialistic religious and suffrage beliefs. The filing notes intimations to his friends that she was of unsound mind. Mrs Millis is well known socially and active in society here.
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Cleveland
Ome
John Millis
USA
Mary Hao Millis
Millis
Newport
Booth Brothers Reunite After Seventeen Years
New York November 2 Bramwell Booth and Ballington Booth met for a private luncheon with Rev. Theodore Bennett. The reunion followed a seventeen year estrangement and was described as brotherly and personal. No discussion of merging the Salvation Army with Volunteers of America occurred.
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New York
Bramwell Booth
Ballington Hooth
Cen Ta
Wilson Wedding Dells Ring Today at White House
The nation prepares for the marriage of Jessie Woodrow Wilson to Francis Bowes Sayre. Diplomats in uniform and a grand East Room ceremony mark the day with lavish arrivals, rehearsals, and two high society dinners surrounding the historic event at the White House.
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Miss Wilson
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Francis Bowes Sayre
Eart
Whitehouse
Roosevelt
White House
H.le
Clas
Wilson
Tapita
Sixre
White Horse
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