Huerta Regime Crumbling Amid Northern Mexican Exodus
In Mexico City near the capital a clash between rural guards and Emiliano Zapata followers ended with 10 dead and 20 wounded. Huerta’s generals flee Chihuahua as federal trains face fuel refusals, while Wilson signals cautious, watchful waiting on how to restore constitutional order after Huerta’s collapse. Tampico named temporary state capital as Rabago’s forces retreat from Viktorial.
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Mexico City
Emiliano Zapata
Washington, D.C
Huerta
Mexico
Chihuahua
Guaymas
Wilson
Congress
Tampico
State of
Tamaulipas
Antonio Rabago
Ciudad Victoral
Hag
Hunger strike begins after murder indictment in Keokuk
Frances Gundy a colored woman indicted for the murder of Vergie Blair in Keokuk Iowa declares a hunger strike for three days while confined in Lee county jail. She refuses to eat and offers no reason.
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Keokuk
Frances Gundy
Vergie Blair
Lee County
Mexican Revolution Leaders Clash in Tuxpan and Tamaulipas
Mexico City reports General Aguilar commands the rebel force controlling Tuxpan with vital oil properties and pledges to protect American employees. General Rabago, Huerta’s federal commander in Tamaulipas, heads about 2,060 troops and vows to resist the rebels to the last.
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Mexico City
Aguilar
Rabago
Tuxpan
Rabogo
Mexican Congress
Huerta
Tamaulipas
Federal plan to recapture Victoria faces rail fuel shortage
General Azimedi and officers fled from Guaidó Victoria to Cerritos in San Luis Potosi are ordered to reorganize forces and march on Victoria. Mavarrete previously failed to relieve the garrison and retreated to Monterey. Railroads lack fuel as coal limits civilian traffic. trains will operate only for military use as supply lines strain.
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Tampico
Victoria
War Department
Azimedi
Guidad Victoria
Cerritos
San Luis Potosi
Mavarrete
Monterey
Mexicans Hold Oil Salesman for Sedition
Mexico City December 3 H S Kidder Waters-Pierce Oil traveling agent released on $2500 bond at San Luis Potosi after trial by federal authorities on sedition charges. Evidence cited: conversations with railroad employees about conditions and field-glass observations of land. Kidder, formerly a locomotive engineer, had lived in Mexico for years. American consul was present.
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Mexico City
H. S. Kidder
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
San Luis Potosi
Kidder
Ecap
Mexico
American Consultat
Roll of Honor Courier Readers at Dunkerton
A Dunkerton reader praises the Waterloo Courier in a November 7 1918 notice. The contributor notes long attachment to the paper from weekly to daily delivery and expresses that missing a day would be loss.
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Roll OF Honor Courier Readers
Dunkerton
Iowa
Publishers Courier
Waterloo
Courier
WK. Axtell
Floods Reach Danger Lines Across Southwest
Heavy rains swollen creeks and rivers push central Texas west Texas and south Oklahoma into danger. Waco faces serious flood with ten feet of water in main streets as Brazos rises. Dallas Houston rail lines halted and interurban service stopped. no fatalities reported.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Waco
Trinity River
Austin
Ft. Worth
Denver & Rio Grande
International
Great Northern
Houston & Texas Central
Cleburne
East Waco
Brazos
Greek Wrestler Roumas Arrested After Suicide Attempt
George Roumas, a Greek wrestler from Burlington, attempted suicide by poison Monday night and was discharged from the hospital today only to be arrested for carrying concealed weapons. His wife testified he had threatened to shoot her before swallowing the poison.
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Burlington
Nec
Cerorge Roumas
Roumas
Republicans Hear Idea on Nationwide Primary Debates
In Washington December 3, President Wilson’s call for direct presidential primaries sparked a Senate debate. Republican leaders warn a nationwide primary would favor the rich and harm the poor, while Democrats pledge harmony with the president and progressive reforms.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
Bristow
Cumins
Martin
Bristowwidh Cumming
Hrnstow
Congress
Gallinger
Prepare to Arrest Pankhurst in Plymouth
Reports indicate Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst militant suffrage leader will be arrested on arrival from the United States aboard the Majestic. A strong force under General Flora Drummond is ready to guard her and counter any rescue attempt by suffragists.
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Plymouth
England
Emmelne Pankhurst
United States
The
Majestic
Mra
Flora Drummond
Lider
Street riots continue in Indianapolis strike clash
Indianapolis Ind Dec 3 Eugene Luttledge 18 was shot in the leg when a crowd attacking a coal wagon was fired on by strike breakers on the wagon. Five men on the wagon were arrested. they lacked special police power. Three men came from Chicago and one from Whiting Ind. They said a detective agency sent them to guard wagons.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Eugene Luttledge
Chicago
Whiting
Des Moines anticipates ruling on saloon stay
Des Moines awaits Justice Preston's decision on a stay order in the Des Moines saloon case. Attorney W. H. Havner of Marengo announces brief on Rock Island train. Ruling not expected before Thursday morning. Anti-saloon leaders press Des Moines city council to revoke consent for saloons. council refuses.
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Oskaloosa
Tudge Byeron
Preston
Supreme Court
W. HH. Havner
Marengo
Deys
Des Moines
Tavner
Rock
Island
Forta
Does Moines
Sudden Move On Part Of Huerta
Paris dispatch reports Francisco de La Barra former provisional president of Mexico and Mexican minister to France left suddenly for Japan on Huerta orders. He will travel via Germany Russia and Siberia in a rapid movement reflecting Mexico’s political turmoil.
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Paris
Francisco de la Barra
Mexico
France
Japan
Huerta
Germany
Russia
Siberia
President Wilson Sidelined by Heavy Cold in Washington
Washington December 3 President Wilson, under medical advice from Dr Cary T Grayson, remained at the executive mansion with a heavy cold and planned a full day of rest while his message to Congress was read yesterday. The physician expects a full recovery by tomorrow. Roosevelt Arrives on Argentina Coast at Hall Bianca
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Executive Mansion
Cary T. Grayson
Congress
Leader Detained Incommunicado In Trinidad
Robert UWhlich district organizer of the United Mine Workers of America and Trinidad union president remains incommunicado after a military commission order. The commission advised indefinite detention by military authorities in Trinidad, Colorado.
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Trinidad
Colo
Robert Uwhlich
United Mine Workers of America
Colorado Federation of Labor
Socialist Party of Colorado
Trinidad Union, Mine Workers of America
Diaz Restored to Active Rank in Mexico War Dept Order
Mexico City on December 3 reports the war department issued a Sept 20 order transferring Gen. Porfirio Diaz from retired to active status. The action formalizes his return to active duty after retirement.
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Porfirio Diaz
Mexico City
War Department
Lst
Women 1000 Strong Storm Legislative Halls
Washington December reports a suffrage convention halting briefly as debates centered on a house rules committee report to establish a standing women’s suffrage committee. Anna Howard Shaw led arguments while Jane Addams, Carrie Chapman Catt, and others urged federal jurisdiction.
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Washington, D
Capitol
House Rules Committee
House
Anna Howard Shaw
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Charee
Senate
Ida Husted Harper
National Congress
Erlen Gardner
Jane Addams
Dresha Breckenridge
Mary Beard
Carrie Chapman Catt
Baker
California
Tomenders
Kelley
Progressive
Pennsylvania
Miss Addams
Congress
Contead
McAdoo reports 1915 revenues near 728 million dollars
Secretary McAdoo’s annual report to Congress shows fiscal year revenues excluding post office receipts at 728 million dollars, only 2 million below 1914. He breaks down expected receipts from customs 244.1 million, ordinary internal revenue 315 million, income tax 195 million, and other sources including land sales and miscellaneous items. He expects ordinary receipts to cover disbursements and leave about 26 million to draw from the treasurer for the Panama Canal.
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Washington, D. C
McAdoo
Congress
Astim
Rome
Treasury
Panama Canal
Tree Miners Fast in and Thought Dead
Cripple Creak Calo December 3. With no hope of saving the three trapped in Mondur's slide at the Golden Cycle mine volunteers pressed through yesterday's second slide. Only Golden Cycle and company employees were allowed to work, though many offered aid. Thos J Tenehan state mine commissioner arrived to conduct the official inquiry.
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Cripple Creak
Calo
Mondur
Golden Cycle
Sterday
Cyela
Thos
J Tenehan
Colombia censures Roosevelt in protest to Mexico
Colombia's congress rail against President Roosevelt and U S governmental methods in a cable to Mexico City saying it objects to any mediation by the United States in Latin American affairs. The communication, discussed in secret, was laid on the table. El Tovar Havana Cigar advertisement.
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Mexico City
Columbian Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Col. Roosevelt
United States
Colossus
Arcadia Hotel Fire Kills Twenty Five in Boston Five Story Lodging House Collapses
A blaze swept the five story Arcadia hotel lodging house in Boston’s south end early today killing twenty five men and leaving many missing. The fire started in a street floor hallway closet and raced up wooden stairs to the top floor where 30 tiny cell like rooms housed most victims. Some escaped via a plank to an adjoining building or by leaping to adjacent roofs. Two more bodies were found later bringing the death toll to 27. Investigations were started by a grand jury and the city building department.
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Boston
Arcadia Hostal
South End
Arcadia
Washington and
Laconia Streets
Wm. Walsh
Ffth
Geo. ¥. Adams
Frank Harris
Chicago
Grand Jure
Bank of Montreal Branch Reported Looted in Tum Coulee
Report from Winwipes Manitoba states the Bank of Montreal branch at Tum Coulee in Southern Manitoba was held up by robbers. Mounted police are said to be closing in on the bandits.
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Winwipes
Manitoba
Bank of Montreal
Tum Coulee
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