Mutineers at 6th Brazil Grants Amnesty and Warships Leave
The Brazilian chamber passed a resolution granting amnesty to mutinous sailors aboard Minas Geraes Sao Paulo and other ships after a tense standoff in Rio de Janeiro. Crews pledged surrender, while authorities warned other nations against interference if peace remained intact as ships remained at harbor ready for action.
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Brazilian Mutiny Amnesty Shocks Naval Circles
Rebels in Rio de Janeiro seized four warships Minas Geraes and Sao Paulo amid a mutiny. Brazilian government grants complete amnesty to mutineers, believed to hinge on preserving naval power. Four officers, including the Minas Geraes captain, were killed in the uprising. The embassy telegram quotes mutineers seeking order justice and liberty and promising obedience.
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Georgetown Freshman Law Class in Near Riot Over Officers
Chaos erupted at Georgetown University law school as about 300 freshmen clashed during an election. Fist fights, threats, and a water pitcher were used as factions the regulars and insurgents battled for control with police presence discussed. Third and fourth year students intervened siding with the regulars to restore order before dawn. The next election plan remains uncertain as faculty consideration looms.
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Freed as wife slayer, weds naval widow in Washington Post item
Dr Frank Brouwer, acquitted of wife murder four years earlier, married Alicia Kirk widow of Navy officer Ed win T. Kirk. The couple left for a wedding trip and will reside at Main Street home once presided over by Brouwer's mother Mrs A theas Calverly. An autopsy had linked ground glass arsenic and strychnine to Mrs Carrie Brouwer’s death five years prior.
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Main Street
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Carrie Brouwer
Quiet on Mexican border as Madero rebels cross rumor denied
On November 25 reports from Laredo and El Paso said no major developments occurred in Mexico's revolution. Gen Lauro Villar denied claims Madero was shot, while troops along the border remained alert with Rangers and U S forces guarding neutrality. Details from cities across the border noted calm, with Cananea and Parral reports contrasting incidents and later statements from Gen Reyes affirming loyalty to Diaz.
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Paris
France
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Reyes
Ramon Corral
Enrine Creel
Edouardo Chaix
Puebla
Julio Sibilot
New York
Arthur E. Stillwell
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway
Zacatecas
American Slady In Revenge Shocks Texas City
A dispatch from Mexico City reports American civil engineer James T. Reid was shot and killed by Mexican police officer Sibas Vardel in San Luis Potosi. Vardel claimed the act as retaliation for Mexicans burned by a mob in Texas. Vardel was arrested and jailed as U S authorities prepare demands for indemnity from the Mexican government.
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Antonio Rodriguez
Texas
Reid
Vardel
United States
American Conductor Freed in Mexico Robbery Case
Special to The Washington Post James A. Cook an American conductor sailed to Guadalajara several months ago in connection with the robbery of a freight train has been acquitted Cook was jailed after Mexican crew members were released and after he proved he was in the caboose when the train was robbed American railroad men took his case to the State Department in Washington.
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Washington Post
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Washington
Hughes 0 Head Bench President Decision Seeks Ideal Man
President Taft plans to appoint Associate Justice Charles E Hughes as chief justice of the Supreme Court sending the nomination to the Senate after Congress opens. The choice centers on his age and administrative ability, aiming for a long term to guide the court and national progress.
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Senate
Congress
Taft
Hughes
Countess Tolstoi Ill and Senate Vacancy Ahead
A Tula dispatch reports Countess Tolstai is ill with fever as Countess Tolstoi awaits decisions on the Tolstoi estate. Meanwhile vacancies loom due to Justice Hughes promotion, with the President likely to submit names to the Senate soon. A new Through Train to Philadelphia via Pennsylvania Railroad departs Washington at 2:00 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays, reaching Broad Street Station at 1:15 p.m. Buffet parlor car fare $1.25 to Baltimore and Return, tickets valid until Sunday night.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons Advises Women Shun Suffrage
Baltimore November 25 Cardinal Gibbons urged St Catherine s Normal Institute students to avoid following suffragists stressing women belong in the home. He said those advancing politics invite male dominance and that each girl should strive to please relatives and future husbands.
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St. Catherine's Normal Institute
St. Catherine
Operation Costs His Mind After Brain Tumor Removal
Fort Wayne Indiana November 26 Following a successful brain tumor operation in Chicago Jesse V Taylor editor of an agricultural publication there has returned home with the mentality of a five year old The physicians say he must learn again as a child would and there is little hope of full mental recovery though his physical condition is good
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Taft Deliberates on Yearly Message Amid Calls by Hill and Hale
President Taft spent hours with cabinet members refining his annual message. James J. Hill and Senator Hale visited, Hill cautious about the economy while Hale offered congratulations for Maine’s political shift. Hill said party lines are fading and independent thought grows among workers and Black voters. Campbell sought access to press for franking reform and veterans’ pensions. Taft referred a Panama Canal strike decision to Col. Goethals with Norfolk awaiting.
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Hale
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Philip Campbell
Kansas
Cannon
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Panama Canal
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Panama
Norfolk
Army Chief Warns of Severe War Readiness Shortfalls
Maj. Gen. Wood delivers annual War Department report to the Secretary of War, detailing shortages in field artillery and ammunition and predicting decades to stock sufficient coast defense powder. He urges Congress to raise a volunteer army, expand canteens, planes, and signals, and reorganize cavalry for modern war. He also cites the heavy burden on mobile forces and the need for larger infantry garrisons in insular possessions and the Canal Zone.
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Canal Zone
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Velasquez Portrait of Philip IV Restored and Sold
Vienna reports the rediscovery of an equestrian Velasquez portrait of Philip IV painted in 1623 at the Duke of Parma's Schwanzau residence after 160 years missing. The painting has reportedly sold to an English art firm for $400,000. London auctions also sold an Avyras tapestry from Cardinal Wolsey’s series on the seven sins for $22,000, found in a Cornwall mansion.
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Philip IV of Spain
Velasquez
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Cornwall
Gull attack at sea leaves fisherman bleeding
Boston reports a dramatic incident as 100 seagulls attacked Manuel Devote and Vincenti Cenedeli near Moon Island forcing a retreat to the wharf. The pair, exhausted and wounded, were aided by twenty other fishermen while the birds stole most of their night catch.
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Manuel Devote
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Moon Island
Devote
Brazilian Mutineers Go to Sea in New Detente
Mutineers from Brazil depart coastal base as law students face near riot in the capital. Mexico quiets amid security sweeps. Hughes named chief justice. J. J. Hill at the White House as Wood warns army weakness. Elephant euthanized after stormy events. Speaker Cannon visits.
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J. J. Hill
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Emma Goldman
Meyer
Duke of Marlborough
Mother Accuaca
Banker R T Wilson Dead
Richard T. Wilson, renowned New York banker and father in law of Cornelius Vanderbilt, died tonight at age 55 after a five day illness from heart disease. The Wilson family is noted for its marriages, including ties to Sir Michael Henry Herbert, the British ambassador, and to Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs. Ogden Goelet.
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New York
Richard T. Wilson
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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Michael Henry Herbert
United States
Ogden Goelet
Queen Elephant Put to Death in Rotterdam?
Special to The Washington Fest reports the execution of an Indian elephant named Queen in West Bergen. Eleven figures say 19 minutes of agony as cyanide hidden in apples and bran mash ends the animal's 40-year circus career. The killing drew officials from Hudson County and veterinary trainers, with Charley Curtis guiding the process.
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Hudson County Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
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Uity Board of Health
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Uncle Joe Cannon Returns to Washington as House Teeters
Speaker Cannon predicts Republican restraint on short session legislation and a billion dollar appropriation. He asserts the party has nothing to apologize for, touts prosperity under Republican rule, and warns opponents over campaign pledges. He expects leadership to emerge from the anticipated Democratic control.
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