Carranza arrives at Vera Cruz, declares it the new capital, or temporary capital, or something. “We will again save the republic,” Carranza says.
Prime Minister Asquith says he won’t bring in legislation to ban football. Or to seize all football grounds for military purposes. Yet.
Fog of War (Rumors, Propaganda and Just Plain Bullshit) of the Day -100: Germany accuses Britain of a war crime: a British airplane was forced down behind German lines, and beside the pilot was a German prisoner, very cold and very naked, who’d been taken up in an attempt to scare him into revealing military secrets. The pilot was then shot.
Headline of the Day -100 (LA Times): “Russian Girl is Crucified.” Another Fog of War story, one hopes.
A British battleship, the Bulwark, blows up in Sheerness Harbour, killing 738 of the crew. Not enemy action. Maybe it’s not a good idea to store shells next to the boiler room bulkhead after all.
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes denies Leo Frank a writ of error on technical grounds, but expresses doubt that he received a fair trial, given the presence of a threatening mob.
Retired Tammany Boss Richard Croker’s marriage comes off. Since he was marrying an Indian, there was a crowd in front of the church of “ragamuffins in black face and motley attire, masquerading in honor of Thanksgiving Day”. Elsewhere in the paper, the NYT complains that “Army of Beggars Mar Thanksgiving.”
This blog wishes you and your army of beggars a happy Thanksgiving.
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