Huerta Returns as Villa Advances Toward Chihuahua
Provisional President Huerta, missing from Mexico City, returns after a farm visit. Villa moves 3,500 rebels toward Chihuahua City, with 1,000 more ready, aiming to reinforce to 7,000 against 5,000 federal troops. Cathedral at Chihuahua City reportedly fortified as the siege continues. Washington notes US policy remains to wait as Huerta’s regime weakens.
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Washington, D. C
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Lion Prince Dies of a Broken Heart at Chicago Park Zoo
Chicago December 1 Prince the large African lion at the Lincoln Park Zoo died after his mate Nellie passed away last summer. The grieving animal refused meals for weeks and never fully recovered his appetite following her death.
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Prince
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Congress Opens Second Session After Long Extra Term
Congress begins the new December session following an extra session that began April 7. The House pursues more than 1 billion dollars in annual appropriation bills while currency and Hetch Hetchy issues stay active. President Wilson is to address both houses tomorrow in a joint session.
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Armed train robber steals $700 at suburban station
In Chicago a masked bandit entered a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern station, bound and gagged railroad agent FP Robbins, and escaped with $700. In St Louis the seventh annual Middle West Bowling association tournament features six teams in the sharpest contest yet, with names including Frank J Forsters, Wooster Lamberts, Hyde Parks, Lucky Stripes, Western Brew, and Wild Rose.
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Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
FP. O. Robbins
St Louis
Middle West Bowling Association
Frank J. Forsters
Wooster Lamberts
Hyde Parks
Lucky Stripes
St. Louis
Western Brew
Sioux City
Wild Rose
Marshalltown
Roll of Honor Courier Readers
La Porte City Iowa November 5 1913 reader from New York State recounts arrival in Eagle Township in 1862 and long Courier tenure since 1868 aside from a two year Reporter period. Notes age 78 last April and lists names Gardner El Tovar Havana Client advertiser.
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Publishers Courier
Waterloo
Courier
New York State
Eagle Township
Government Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 1915 Released
Washington reports Congress will need about 1.108 billion dollars for running the government in 1915 based on department estimates sent by Secretary McAdoo. Totals show civilian, military, naval, postal, pensions, public works and miscellaneous expenditures with a large permanent annual appropriation and a shortfall compared to the prior year’s estimates.
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Congress
United States
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Des Moines Oasis to Close and Go Dry Today
Valley Junction near Des Moines will become dry after today as two saloons close voluntarily following police seizure of five wagon loads of intoxicants. Authorities call the establishments nuisances and acting under a nuisance law.
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Valley Junction
Tes Moines
Indianapolis Police Hold Line in City Strike Clash
Mayor Wallace takes personal command of the police as a union teamsters strike begins at midnight. With 100 mounted officers and 400 patrolmen plus 260 sworn citizens at Tomlinson Hall, authorities clash with strikers causing arrests and disrupted traffic in the downtown area. Riot sticks are used and several pedestrians suffer non serious injuries.
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Suffrage Meet Opens National Convention in D C
Washington D C Dec 1 The forty fifth annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association opened with Dr Anna Howard Shaw presiding and nearly 1000 delegates from all states. The group aims to push a constitutional amendment extending the ballot to women as hearings and committee work begin.
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National American Women’s Suffrage Association
Anna , Howard
Shaw
Marshall
Clark
Con Press
Southern Women Demand Vote at National Suffrage Meet
Mrs Pattie Jacobs of Birmingham Alabama told the National American Woman's Suffrage Association convention that southern women want the ballot. She cited Virginia Louisiana Tennessee Kentucky Florida North Carolina and Alabama as awakening to voting as the honorable means to secure recognition of their needs. Butter sales in Elgin were 32 cents.
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Pattie Jacobs
Birmingham
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National American Woman's Suffrage Association
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Tennessee
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North Carolina
Alabama
Weather outlook for the week across the eastern United States
The Weekly Bulletin warns of continued wintry light rain over the eastern half of the country early in the week as a disturbance moves from the lower Arkansas valley, with possible snows in northern districts. Another disturbance over Arizona may bring rains in the south and snows in the north from Monday onward, followed by colder but not unusually low temperatures.
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Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Arizona
Desperado Lopez Makes Last Stand in Utah Mine
Desperado Ralph Lopez holes up in the Utah Apex mine near Bingham as six lives are lost in the manhunt. Sheriffs guard 15 tunnel mouths with heavy force while deputies die and Lopez plans to kill again or flee through a sealed Andy tunnel.
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Utah-Apex
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Douglass Halsey
Tom Mandrich
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Lopez
Andy
Andy Tunnel
Mike Cranovich
Cranovich
Mandrich
Tiihings
Mining Firms Must Pay Payne Aldrich Tax, Supreme Court Rules
Washington Dec 1 The Supreme Court today upheld the Payne Aldrich tariff act requiring mining corporations to pay the corporation tax. The ruling clarifies tax obligations under the act for mining companies.
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Payne-Aldrich
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Japanese battleship Kiri Shima launches in Madasaki
The new Japanese battle cruiser Kiri Shima was launched today at Madasaki. It was laid down on March 17, 1912 and is a sister ship of the Kongo, one of four vessels of the same class built with Barrow in England as the yard.
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Kirishima
Barrow
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England
Temperature data and markings note
The passage records temperature figures with a minimum of 48 and maximum of 50 for yesterday. It compares to last year where the minimum was 47 and the maximum 50. It also mentions markings supplied by Buchanan and an Optical Co on ground floor Syndicate block.
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Explosion at Wangler store kills one injures four
William Schneidermann aged 18 dies from injuries sustained in an explosion at a Wangler store today. John Roberts is seriously hurt but is expected to recover. The blast occurred behind the prescription counter, shattering plate glass and damaging stacks of merchandise.
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William Schneidermann
John Roberts
Robert
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Wangler Book
Explosion at Wangler drug store kills Cedar Falls man
News reports describe a mass explosion at Wangler's drug store at Fourth and Lafayette. William Schneidermann, 18, of Cedar Falls, died an hour later. pharmacist John Roberts and several others were injured with serious wounds. Coroner Kistner to investigate.
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Cedar Falls
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Charles Marlow
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St Paul Housewives Join National Egg Boycott
St Paul Minnesota December 1 1932 women of St Paul join the national boycott on eggs. Mrs D W McCourt president of the local National Housewives league says over 2000 women have joined with several thousand more expected to support in the next two days.
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St. Paul, Minn
D. W. McCourt
National Housewives League
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