Crowds Rush Central Bank as Mexican money panic grows
Refugees chiefly Spaniards flood Mexico City with state bank bills, rushing the Central Bank to exchange cash before redemption limits. Gen Villa seizes vast estates including Terrazas and Creel holdings in a decree aimed at denying indemnity if the rebellion succeeds.
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Mexico City
Villa
Coshuila
Central Bank
Aga
Juarez
Mexico
Luis Terrazas, Jr
Enrique Creel
Juan Creel
Francisco Villa
Terrazas
United States
Chihuahua
Terragases
Creel Brothers
General Villa
Chihuahua City
Orozco
Huerta
Creela and
Terrazases
Hans Schmidt Seeks Stand In Murder Trial
Hans Schmidt notified defense counsel that he has a divine inspiration to testify in his murder trial, while his lawyers hesitate on calling him. Cross examinations focused on Schmidt’s sister Elizabeth Schadler, who testified Schmidt has long shown insanity.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Elizabeth Schadler
Schmidt
Germany
Currency bill likely to pass Senate by Saturday night
Washington December 17 Republicans Bristow Burton and Gallinger predict the currency bill will clear the Senate by Saturday night after rejecting Democratic leader Kern’s Friday deadline. Democrats propose removing deposit guarantees and altering gold redemption rules while aiming for a final vote Thursday night. A tentative cross party accord sets a final vote before Friday ends.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Bristow
Burton
Gallinger
Kern
Treasury
Priday
Jonspiracy Charged in Santo Domingo Elections
Santo Domingo authorities ordered the arrest of several persons over a conspiracy tied to the elections held Monday and Tuesday. Coalition candidates withdrew in protest, while officials expect results favoring the popular party. American minister J M Sullivan discussed the situation with government officials.
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Santo Domingo
Coalition Party
Popular Party
J. M. Sullivan
Nobel Prize for Literature Awarded to Thomas Hardy
London reports the 1914 Nobel Prize in Literature will go to English author Thomas Hardy, with confirmation appearing in the Pall Mall Gazette. Hardy, famed for his novels and verse, is named as the laureate for the year.
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Thomas Hardy
London
Pall Mall
Winter Wheat and Rye In Splendid Condition
Washington DC December 17 The department of agriculture reports 86 506 000 acres sown to winter wheat this fall with 97 2 percent of normal on December 1. Rye area sown 2 702 000 acres and rye condition 96 8 percent of normal on December 1.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Death of Cardinal Rampolla Shocks Pope Pius X
Rome reporting that Cardinal Tindaro Rampolla former papal secretary of state died at age 70. The pope learned of the death only this morning and Cardinal Merry del Val and Monsignor Giovanni Bressan were informed as the news broke in Rome on December 17.
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Rome
Papal
Tindaro Rampolla
Pious X
Cardinal Rampolla
Cardinal Merry del Val
Monsignor
Giovanni Bressan
Pri
Cardinal Rampolla Dies After Brief Illness
Cardinal Rampolla, long time chief collaborator of the papacy and key figure in church reunification efforts, died after a sudden decline following a visit to St Peters for choir restoration work. The pope and church officials mourned as news confirmed his death and noted his influence on church relations.
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Leo VII
Cardinal Rampolla
Leo VIII
Leo
Rome
Rampolla
St. Peters
Hitle Palace
United States Eyes Embassy Buildings Abroad Aid
Secretary Bryan urged the House Foreign Affairs Committee to include 150000 for embassies in Mexico and Tokyo and 140000 for Berne in the diplomatic and consular appropriation. He defended buying Mexico City property to support future needs and argued diplomacy must be open to non wealthy appointees to avoid an elite standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Bryan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Mexico
Tokyo
Berne
Mexico City
United Statos
Cardinal Dies of Angina Pectoris at Vatican
Difficulty in breathing led to Cardinal Rampolla del Vecchio's death. The physician ruled angina pectoris as the cause. The cardinal's secretary conducted the rites and alerted the Papal Chair candidate, Cardinal Merry del Val, amid speculation Rampolla was favored for the next papal chair.
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Hoe
Baroncas Carolina
Rampolla-Pezzana
Merry del Val
Rampolla
Claimants Still Patient Hopeful in Navy Yard Pay Fight
Since the late 1870s 2000 Brooklyn Navy Yard workers earned two hours overtime daily for four years with a promise of extra pay. Recent meetings mostly attended by widows seek to collect claims ranging from 300 to 1000 dollars. Approved by the US Court of Claims and twice backed by the Senate, the House has not acted. Claimants urge Secretary Daniels to press President Wilson to push action in the House.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
United States Court of Claims
Senate
House
Daniels
Navy Department
Wilson
Mitchel Calls Fusion Leaders to Pick Police Chief
New York December 17 A conference of fusion municipal election leaders is set for next week called by Mayor elect John Purroy Mitchel to discuss appointing a successor to Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo. Mitchel says friends will not name a candidate while Republicans and Progressives reportedly seek longer terms and greater powers before backing anyone. Mitchel plans to press for these changes after his inauguration January 1.
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New York
John Purroy Mitchel
Rhinelander Waldo
Mitchel
Roll of Honor Courier Readers Letter
Waterloo Iowa December 8 1913 Waterloo Evening Courier features a reader letter from Harrison Lindsey praising the Courier after 34 years of subscription. The page also includes temperatures for December 17 with markings from Buchanai Optical Co and a weather snapshot noting yesterday's low of 39 and high of 48.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Evening Courier
Courier
Harrison Lindsey
JT Fowler
Buchanai Optical Co
Cece Ewes
Plan for Republican reapportionment trims convention delegates
Washington December 17 The Warren subcommittee approved a reapportionment plan cutting national convention delegates by 70 while showing the South losing 62 and the North 8. The plan gives four delegates at large per state plus one per district and another from districts with high GOP votes, capping at two delegates per district. Territories and D C gain two delegates each. It also modifies primary rules and sets selection bases based on 1908 presidential electors or 1914 Congress votes, whichever is higher.
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Washington, D. C
Warren
National Republican Committee
District of
Coimbra
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
South
Tinor
Kentucky
New Jersey
New York
North
Olio
National Committee
Chubb
Republican National Committee
Republian
Congress
Costly Shortsightedness in Digestive Remedies
A humorous note about a man who spent all his spare cash chasing a fix for a digestion harmed by candy before marriage. The quip mocks imprudent waste and links health with prudence in domestic life.
More Trouble for New York Grafters
District Atty Jerry Whitman testified before a grand jury in New York on December 17 as part of a highway graft probe. New witnesses were subpoenaed and John K. Hennessy along with upstate sources are said to have provided evidence. Two new indictments were anticipated by week’s end.
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New York
Jerry Whitman
Tessify
John K. Hennessy
Upstate Post- Helana
Cutting Iowa Saloons by Law in Dubuque Co
In Dubuque county the one-saloon rule per 1,000 inhabitants reduces parlors in Lylerville Cascade Farley Worthington and Dyersville. A county petition of consent allows only one saloon in each town with a gentleman’s agreement to end rivalries and reassign workers.
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Iowa
Dubuque Co
Dubuque
Lylerrville
Cascade
Farley
Worthington
Dubuque County
Dyersville
Youth Sentenced to Reformatory in Iowa Case
Melvin a transient pleaded guilty after forging papers in Keystone. He was captured in Cedar Rapids and brought to Vinton where the court sentenced him to not more than 15 years in the Mona reformatory. He was four days under the minimum age for Mt Madison penitentiary. Major J B Whipple suffered a second stroke and is confined at home. Company G failed to elect a captain after a vote, with Blaine Whipple and Nichard Newton failing to gain a majority. Frank Sanders of Buffalo NC was sentenced to one year for giving intoxicating liquor to a state ward. the recipient was paroled from Knoxville forinebriates. Prosecutor notes this is first conviction under the act.
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Vinton
Melvin
Keystone
Cedar Rapids
Anamona
Mt. Madison
J. B. Whipple
B E. A. Murphy
Blaine Whipple
Nichard Newton
Frank Sanders
Buffalo
N. C
Nichola
Knoxville
Vermont in tow as damage limits speed to eight knots
Wireless messages from the battleship Vermont report ongoing damage after a shaft break. Rivet loss in port truss bearings forced speed reduction to eight knots and a request for aid from the Delaware, which has towed the Vermont toward Norfolk, with repairs not possible before arrival.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Vermont
Delaware
Norfolk
Capa Henry
Yuan Shi Kai Denies Plan to Abolish Parliament in China
Peking December 17 President Yuan Shi Kai denied circulating rumors that he would abolish the Chinese parliament and affirmed his aim to preserve a constitutional regime. He called the political and financial outlook hopeful and urged foreign powers to support customs duties revision to aid China’s recovery.
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Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Newcastle Mine Disaster Toll Rises as Rescue Continues
In Newcastle Colorado the Vulcan mine disaster day after killed 87 men with 25 bodies recovered and three more found. Rescue crews continue stripping timbers and debris while families gather at the morgue. Funeral plans emerge to bury victims in the family cemetery with the 1896 losses. Officials say work will persist until every body is recovered and no inquest will begin yet.
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Newcastle
Colo
Vulcan
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
J. W. Summind
Dubuque Board Backs Saloon Petition as Backed by Voters
Dubuque Iowa board of supervisors says the saloon petition of consent is sufficient. More than 73 percent of voters in the last general election signed the petition. A second petition based on the last city election was filed as a protective measure. The dry supporters did not oppose the petition.
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Dubuque
Board of Supervisors
Steamer Tennessee Returns After Collision at Long Island Sound
The steamer Tennessee of the Bay State line arrived in New York in tow after colliding with the four masted schooner Mattie Bassett near Long Island Sound. No one was injured among 150 passengers and 45 crew, though the Tennessee sustained rail, cabin and pilot house damage. Twenty five sailors aboard helped calm passengers as the Mattie Bassett was less damaged.
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New York
Tennessee
Bay State Line
Mattie Bassett
Providence
Long Island Sound
United States
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy broadens bid field under Underwood tariff
Washington reports the navy adopts a global purchasing policy under the Underwood tariff, seeking 100000 yards of dark blue cloth for trainers and caps without an American wool requirement. Officials say the tariff reduces foreign bidder barriers and American packers face lower bid competition after Argentina beef awards.
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Washington, T. G
Navy
Navy Bureau of Supplies and Accounta
Argentina
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Letcher
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Tampico
Fletcher
Sumner
Morro Castle
Belze
Edwards
Luis, Jr
San Domingo
Pius X
Vate
Silas McHee
Mitchel Aaks Fusion Advice
Roll OF Honor Courier Readers
Vulcan Mine
Newcastle, Colo
the Morgue
Tiper Gent
Asquith
Page
Francis Bowes Sayre
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
el Tovar
Havana Cigar
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