Carranza Concentrates Forces for Strike on Villa
Northern Mexico tensions rise as Carranza’s main commander Obregon heads toward Douglas to organize a campaign. Dieguez moves from Hermosillo to strike Villa from the south. Villa seeks Hermosillo and Villa Verde while demanding 25 thousand dollars from Cananea Copper and Montezuma Copper firms, threatening property if unpaid. American doctors Thigpen and Miller, misreported as shot, arrive safely at Naco from Villa Verde.
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Washingon
D. C
Carranza
Villa
Mexico
Funston
Obregon
Douglas
Ariz
Garranza
Laredo
Dieguez
Carrandza
Hermosillo
Villa Verde
Cananea Copper Company
Montezuma Copper Company
el Tigre Company
Montezuma Company
Naco
H. R. Thigpen
James Miller
A.L. Wilson
J. M. Pylaut
Sonora
Noted Racehorse Man Dies in Oakland
Oakland California November 6 Thomas H Williams longtime president of the Old California hockey club and a renowned racehorseman in the United States died today at his Oakland home continuing a career of over twenty five years in the sport and racing circles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland, Gal
Thomas H. Williams
Old
California Hockey Club
United States
Oakland
Fifteen Girls Die in Brooklyn Factory Fire
A six story Brooklyn factory fire at 385 North Sixteenth Street in Williamsburg killed at least fifteen women and girls. The Diamond Candy company occupied third and fourth floors. many victims jumped from windows. Ambulances took forty five injuries to eight hospitals as flames caused blasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Sixt Street
Wiliamsburg
Brooklyn
Diamond Candy Company
Delivery error notice from carrier requires phone contact
A notice states the paper should not be delivered at the home by a specified hour due to carrier error. Readers are asked to phone 3330 for a copy to be sent. After 6 30 p m, call 443 for assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoy
Christmas Fund Opened for Good Fellows Club
The Evening Courier and Reporter invites readers to support the Good Fellows Club, started by the Daily Reporter. Hope C. Martin leads with a $25 donation pledge. The appeal asks for early, generous gifts to aid toy and food distributions before Christmas, stressing no duplication of effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Fellows’ Club
Evening Courier
Wold
Daily Reporter
Prince of Good Fellows
Hope C. Martin
Good Fellows
Santa Claus
Ames Triumphs Over West High Eleven 14 to 0
Ames defeated West High 14 to 0 in Ames Iowa as heavyweights and punting duel shaped the game. Leardall and Soper scored for Ames, with blocks and punt exchanges shaping the contest. West High, led by Schultz and McGuire, fought hard but lacked punch against the stronger Ames line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
West High
Pax Sharer
Altho Nauman
Thawes
Herb Vaughan
Holder
Zulix Schultz
Schroeder
Buechele
Bardeen
McGuire
Schultz
Test High
Waterloo
Rose
Blank
Nauman
Leardall
Soper
STATE TEACHERS CLOSE could FAVOR SUFFRAGE
A session of the Iowa State Teachers association closed its sixty first annual convention. A. M. Deyoe and Sophrania Breckenridge spoke, officers were elected unanimously, and resolutions favored woman suffrage state aid for vocational and extension schools use of school buildings as social centers normal training in high schools and a state retirement fund for teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
A. M. Deyoe
Sophrania Breckenridge
University of Chicago
Joseph C. McCowan
Sioux City
Widener Magnate Dies in Philadelphia at 81
P A B Widener, noted financier and dominant force in street railway systems in Philadelphia New York and Chicago, died at his Elkins Park home after a period of illness. He was 81 and a prominent Republican figure in Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
B. Widener
Elkins Park
Here
Widener
New York
Chicago
Hel
Pennsylvania
Iowa Home Economics elects state officers in Des Moines
Des Moines Nov 6 The Iowa Home Economics association concludes its session by electing Miss Alma Hanson Des Moines as president Miss Winnifred Gettemy Ames as vice president Miss Helen Gilass Des Moines as secretary treasurer and appointing committees for membership publicity and manual training including Neale Knowles Ames Louise Bennett Weaver Des Moines Katheryn McCay Ames and Florence O Leary Cedar Rapids
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Home Economics Association
Alma Hanson
Winnifred Gettemy
Ames
Helen GiIass
Neale
Knowles
Louise Bennett Weaver
Katheryn McCay
Florence O'Leary
Cedar Rapids
Bomb Explodes Near Italian Consulate in New York
A blast rocked the building next to the Italian consulate at Spring and Lafayette streets in New York. Italian consul general G. Fara Yoint was in his office but unharmed. nearby attendants escaped injury as glass shattered and surrounding structures shook.
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New York
Spring
Lafayette Streets
G. Fara Yoint
Football lineup fragment with named players and positions
A fragmentary listing names players by position including Smith at right tackle Buechele at right guard Miller at center Holder at left guard Schultz McGuire at left tackle Capt Nauman at quarterback HW Vaughan at right half Thomas left half Schroeder and Schultz at fullback
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nauman
Soper
Ames
Thomas
Oval
Waterloo
Buechele
Bardeen
EXDS
WEST
Dawson
Miller
al Tho
Ames—Hoon
Kloppenburg
Britton
Capt. el- Hot
Thurreson
Tammel
Anderson
Heater
Leardall
Quade
West High
PLAN TO SPEND TWO BILLIONS FOR THE ARMY
Washington details of a broad national defense program outline to Congress in December reveal plans to raise the regular army to 141,844 personnel, form a federal citizen army of 400,000, bolster state militias, and spend 26 million annually for four years to amass reserve material for a 500,000-strong force. Secretary Garrison notes legal hurdles and practical objections, while proposing to recruit experts from civilian industries to support military needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Garrison
War Department
Fire destroys News and Observer plant in Raleigh
In Raleigh on November 6 the News and Observer plant owned by Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels burned, destroying the printing house and a nearby J. M. Uzzell & Company facility along with several small stores. Manager W H Bagley was injured by falling machinery as workers attempted to save books. Early loss estimates reached about 250000 dollars, marking the newspaper’s second blaze since Daniels led the Navy Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, N
News and Observer
Daniels
Navy Department
Kitchener heads near east mission as war office turmoil grows
London reports Earl Kitchener departed on near east mission with premier Asquith temporarily running the War Office. Confers with Joffre and King George. speculation grows over campaign plans and Egyptian aims while Kitchener is absent on public duty. Berlin notes King Ferdinand’s troops seize Belgrade as Austro German advances gain railhead.
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London
Earl Kitchener
Near East
War Office
Asquith
Kitchener
Baldans
Wark Kitchener
France
Witi Joffre
Joffre
King George
Khartoum
Balkans
George
Hig
Ider
Egypt
Gallipoli
Lord Whitchener
Lord Kitchener
Berlin
Ferdinand
Zaimis
German Submarines Sinker French Italian Ships Near Gibraltar
German submarines, entering from the Atlantic, passed the straits of Gibraltar and sank three vessels on Nov 4. The French Dahra and Calvados and the Italian Jonio were lost. crews of the Dahra and Jonio were saved, Calvados crew unlocated, and reports noted the Jonio sinking had been confirmed from London. A further sinking occurred off Algiers with the Sidi Ferruch, and the British steamer Woodfield was sunk with only some survivors reaching shore.
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Paris
Straits of Gibraltar
Marine Ministry
Atlantic
Dahra
Arzeu
Algeria
Calvadas
Jonio
Cape i
Calvados
London
Port
Talbot
Wales
Tunis
Hersing
Germany
Dardancles
Mediterranean
Algiers
Sidi Ferruch
Sidi
Woodfield
Serew
Hawkeyes Meet Purdue Eleven in Final Home Game
Lafayette Ind Nov 6 Purdue and Town football elevens expected a hard contest on Stuart field this afternoon in the last home game of the season for the local university. Both teams were said to be evenly matched and in excellent condition with probable lineups listed for Purdue and Town.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
Stuart Field
Hake
Burns
Proud
Blockex
Mason
Beucher
von Aken
Finn
Walter
Pultz
Longneckert
Towa—Gilliland
Jacobsen
Wilson
Barron
Blackburn
Fosdick
Davis
Gross
Lam
Donnelly
Gartigen
Sioux woman Sends President Wilson Butter Gift
Igoodoma a full blooded Sioux squaw from Philip South Dakota presented President Wilson with a wedding gift a pound of butter the first made by a full blooded Tudian in the state history. The butter was displayed at the Cherry Creek fair which had just closed and she sent it to the Great White Chief in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip, S. D
Igoodoma
Wilson
Cherry Creek Fair
Washington
Bulgarians capture Nish and advance near Kraguyevatz
Berlin reports Nish fell to Bulgarian forces after three days of heavy fighting with 350 Serbians captured and two guns taken. German advances also claim Kraliva seizure and Azov Danube positions as Austro German forces push east of Nish amid fluctuating front lines with Russian and Romanian actions noted along the empire’s borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sayville
Nish
Serbia
Kraliva
Kraguyevatz
Babunna Pass
Veles
Prilin
Monastr Lo
Uskup
Vienna
Stripa
Petrograd
Dyinsk
Riga
Schick
Bayville
Galicia
War Office
Strinaver
Varvarin
Morava
President Wilson's Car Strikes Boy in New York
President Wilson's automobile struck a seven year old boy near Pennsylvania Station in New York. The boy was not hurt, and the president ordered the chauffeur to proceed after confirming the injury was minor. The incident occurred as the car turned a corner on the way to the station for a train to Washington.
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Wilson
New York
Roy Soules
Pennsylvania
Washington
Wrllington
Pennsylvania Station
Marie Passi
Secret Service
Cleveland
Dodge
M Galt
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el Tovar
Havana
Hope, Martin
Courier
P. A. B. Widener
Rory
National Guard
Sec. Daniels’ Newspaper Plant
Teu
Pasa Straits
Gibraltar
Hawkeyes
SQUAW
President
Greece
Athens
Chamber of Deputies
Paracin
Danube
Adliifanal
Parla
la Courtine
French War Office
Roumanian
Bucharest
Carlin
Gruia
Kustendje
Rowomania
Russia
Halkans
Boy of
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