Weekly Review of Notable World Happenings
A condensed roundup covers four killed in a New York freight wreck and fires in Chicago Marinette and South Chicago, plus deaths from a Kentucky feud and a Newfoundland fishing tragedy. It notes America Cup yacht talks, Yukon and Germany topics, post offices in Nome, a Belgian coal strike, a rail wreck in Montana, a New Jersey salt trust, and other varied events.
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United States
Choate
W. Va
Emperor William
Germany
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas Lipton
Siberia
Alaska
Marinette
Wis
Chicago
Kansas City
York
Standard Chain Co
Sousa
London
America
Reading
Hummelstown
William McKinley
Nome
Deering
Shismores
Belgium
Meuse
Montana
New Jersey
Post Office Established at Point Barrow Alaska
The Point Barrow post office, named Barrow, is the northernmost on the continent and likely the world. Mail will arrive yearly via the revenue cutter Bear, with a local postmaster to distribute it, serving a small native settlement and two resident whites, Rev. H. Richmond Marsh and Charlie Brower.
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Washington
Point Barrow
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Arctic Ocean
H. Richmond Marsh
Charlie’ Brower
Post Office Department
Barrow
Death in a Wreck near Lombard Chicago
A head on collision between two Chicago and Great Western freight trains near Lombard NJ this morning killed four men and seriously injured three others.
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Chicago
Chicago & Great Western
Lombard
Macabebes Clash With Rebels Near Lipa
A Macabebe unit engaged several hundred insurgents near Lipa in Batangas today. The Macabebes repelled the attack but lost Lt. Beau, one of their officers, killed in the battle.
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Manila
Lipa
Batangas Province
Beau
Kaiser Stricken by Anarchist Threats Amid Illness
Berlin reports the kaiser is nervously ill due to fear of anarchist threats targeting him and his family, heightening concern over security as tensions rise during October.
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Berlin
Kaiser
Washington News Highlights Local Developments
Snohomish county plans total expenditures of 111 800 for the current fiscal year. Two Tacoma school buildings opened to pupils while a Locisley Snohomish county post office was established. A new park McKinley is laid out in Tacoma. A Tacoma motorman died after being thrown from his car. Contract awarded for Elyslough bridge near Everett at 6 190 2.
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Snohomish County
John Sorenson
Tacoma
Seattle
Locisley
Snohomish
Shelton
McKinley Park
Tekoa
Elyslough
Everett
Ameer of Afghanistan Dead After Brief Illness
London reports from Simla that Hamid Dullah Khan, eldest son of the Afghan ameer, says the ameer died last Thursday after a brief illness. The report notes illness began September 27 and that Habid Oullah Khan announced the death on October 3 at 3 AM.
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London
Simla
Hamid Dullah Khan
Ameer
Afghanistan
Cabul
Associated Press
Habid
Foreign Office
South Africa
United Kingdom
Russia
India
London Finance Chief Denies Autumn Parliament War Budget
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, denies Parliament will meet this autumn to provide more money for the war in South Africa. The deficit for the fiscal year is seen at 69,724,000 pounds, with 60 million of new consols planned to cover part of the shortfall. Hicks Beach expects January action will address the remaining gap.
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London
Michael Hicks- Beach
South Africa
Cape
Michael Hicks-Beach
Boys Strike Halt Glass Factories in Massillon
Massillon Ohio sees a boycott as carrying boys in local glass plants strike halting work. About eight hundred workers, including youths, demand 75 cents a day from 60 cents. A boy attempting to work at old pay was beaten by strikers. Managers threaten seasonal shutdown rather than concede. The union forms amid dispute over prevailing scales.
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Massillon
New Locomotive Design Aims to Revolutionize Engine Construction
A Sausalito built locomotive nearing completion features the engineer and fireman cabs in front of the boiler. This arrangement provides an unobstructed forward view for the crew and is touted as a radical departure in locomotive design.
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San Francisco
North Pacific Coast Railroad Company
Sausalito
Tests of telephone use in railroad work by Santa Fe
Trying Telephones Chicago October 7 reports tests by Santa Fe officers to determine how far telephone can replace or supplement the telegraph in railroad operations. Short-distance trials are conducted to show telephone value in service work.
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Chicago
Santa Fe
the Chronicle
Explosion at Serbian dynamite factory halts royal visit
An explosion at a Krushovatz dynamite factory in Servia during a royal reception killed three people and injured forty four. The king and queen’s visit was countersantanded in Belgrade.
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Belgrade
Krushovatz
Servia
Eight Steveston businesses destroyed in suspected arson fire
A Steveston fire destroyed eight business houses including a drug store and a dry goods shop. Two merchants W H Brooking and H E Furlong are missing and presumed dead. Disturbances pointed to incendiaries as cause. investigations and arrests expected. loss about 10000 dollars with partial insurance.
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New Westminster
B.C
Steveston
Vancouver
Surrey
W. H. Brooking
H. E. Furlong
Brooking
Schley court hears testimony on signals and ship distances
Lieut Bristo testifies stadimeter unreliable for measuring distance. Rear Admiral Taylor recalls the Brooklyn's movements and the battle timing. He notes the Brooklyn headed south near the American column and disputes ramming by Spanish ships. Counsel Raynor clashes over introducing Sampson signals to prove Schley’s command.
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Washington, D.C
Schley Court
Lieut
Bristo
Texas
Taylor
Indiana
Brooklyn
Raynor
Sampson
Libony
Lemly
Schley
Court of Inquiry opens as Folger testifies on blockade idea
Capt Folger told the Schley court he urged a circular blockade to trap the enemy, but Schley disagreed. Lieut Bristol said earthworks near Santiago were not targeted, and Samp son bombarded batteries, silencing them quickly. Commander Wainwright testified the Brooklyn did not approach within 2,500 feet of the Texas and noted a Spanish ship's ram maneuver.
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Washington, D.C
Folger
New Orleans
Schley
Mark Bristol
Texas
Rents Pon
Bristol
Santiago
Sampson
Wainwright
Gloucester
Brooklyn
Anarchists Gather in Hall as Police Break Up Speech
About a thousand alleged anarchists gathered in a Fourth Street hall for a ball supposedly by the Frei-Arbiter Stemme society but the manager suspected the event. Forty policemen arrived and halted the meeting as Herr Most was warned away en route to the hall by members sent to intercept him.
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New York
Fourth Street
Frei-Arbiter Stemme
Herr Most
Tacoma Doctor Hiram Tuttle Dies After Heart Attack
Dr. Hiram Tuttle of Tacoma inventor of the borite explosive died suddenly of heart disease. He had received part payment from the U S government and negotiations over the secret manufacture were pending at his death.
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Tacoma
Hiram Tuttle
United States Navy
Tuttle
United States
Largest Ore Consignment Arrives at Everett Port
The steamer Rainier discharged 8 588 sacks of California ore for the Puget Sound Reduction Company at Everett marking the port's largest ore shipment in sacks to date. The ore arrived yesterday and boosted local trade activity.
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Everett
Rainier
California
Puget Squad Reduction Company
Puget Sound Firm Wins Manila Harbor Dredging Contract
The Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company of Seattle won a major government contract valued around 2 million dollars for dredging Manila harbor and building a bulk head. President Charles E. Fowler announced the award and ordered dredging gear and over a million feet of lumber shipped from Seattle to the Philippines. The project aims to improve shelter and landings at Manila, with the harbor historically shallow and prone to typhoons, and could boost Manila’s commercial role once operations begin.
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Seattle
Manila Harbor
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company
Charles E. Fowler
New York
China Mutual
Manila Bay
Bay of Manila
Corregidor
China Sea
Hongkong
Bar
Pasig River
Cascoes
Pasig
Manila
Smugglers Captured by U S Immigration Officers
Vancouver and Whatcom officials disrupt Chinese opium trafficking on the coast. Commissioner White pursued suspects from Ladner to Blaine, aiding in the capture just as they landed. Chinese smugglers sentenced to deportation and opium seized.
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Vancouver
B. C
United States
Commissioner White
Whatcom
White
Ladner
Mr. White
Woodward’s Landing
Fraser
Blaine
Russia seeks clarity on U S liberal trade policy
A St. Petersburg dispatch quotes Shipoff for M. DeWitte saying Russia would welcome a return to the status quo of U S sugar duties and asks what concrete liberal policy the United States envisions before committing to broader trade terms.
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New York
St. Petersburg
Ministry of Finance
M. DeWitte
United States
Sotshi
Caucasus
Russia
Brigands Surrounded Near Turkish Bulgarian Frontier
Turkish and Bulgarian troops close in on Miss Stone’s kidnappers on a mountain near Gultepe on the frontier. Eighteen brigands guard the American missionary as forces cooperate to capture them. Bulgaria pledges to seek justice for the hostage case.
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Miss Stone
Constantinople
Gultepe
Admiral Schley Retired from U S Navy After 40 Years
Washington Oct 10 Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley was placed on the retired list after more than four decades of service. He served 18 years at sea and 25 years on shore duty. Captain Frank Wildes, who commanded the Boston at Manila Bay, was promoted to rear admiral to fill Schley’s vacancy.
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Washington, D. C
Winfield Scott Schley
Frank Wildes
Boston
Manila Bay
Schley
Schley Inquiry Probes Night Withdrawals and Coal Log Disputes
Washington Oct 7 witnesses rebut charges of withdrawing ships at night near Santiago. Logs show ships remained near harbor while coal movements to Key West are debated. Commander Rodgers and Lieut Hodgson described fleet actions and signals, while Schley’s conduct drew limited criticism.
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Santiago
Tilley in Trouble at Tutuila Samoa
Washington reports from Tutla Samoa charging Capt. Tilley commandant with drunken conduct and unbecoming behavior. Acting Secretary Hackett orders Pacific squadron to Samoa to verify charges and, if needed, hold a court. Tilley is detached from command and to sail from San Francisco to Tutuila. The department notes the officer’s otherwise spotless record.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Tutla
Samoa
Tilley
Hackett
Pacific Squadron
Sanrancisco
Tutuila
Apt Tilley
Galveston Endures Heaviest Rainfall on Record
Galveston Texas reports the heaviest rainfall in its history with 14.08 inches in fourteen hours ending at 12:50 p m. The storm brought wind up to 42 mph from the east, inundating streets and halting streetcar service and most business. Buildings suffered partial flooding but tide stayed two feet above normal with no salt water in streets. Rainfall remained confined to a coastal strip within sixty miles.
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Galveston
Texas
Inlaw
General Smith sails to command Samar and Leyte
Gen. Smith sails from Manila to lead operations on Samar and Leyte, freeing Gen. Hughes to focus on Cebu where trouble may arise. He is accompanied by a battalion of the Seventh Infantry. Other reports from Samar describe horrific abuses inflicted on dead bodies.
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Manila
Smith
Samar
Leyte
Hughes
Cebu
Witnesses in Inquiry Question Battle Charts at Santiago
In Washington a naval inquiry heard Lieut. Commander Schuetze dispute the plotting of American ship positions at Santiago. Leiper testified the chart was flawed and that the fleet rested 6 to 8 miles offshore by day and night, with a 44 mile offshore assessment for May 31. He described May 30–31 blockade details with precision.
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Wallington
D.C
Naval Board
Bilyn
Santiago
Raynor
Leipersleg
Leiper
Sans Tiago
Freight Trains Collide Near Wenatchee
Spokane reports a head end crash of two Great Northern freights five miles west of Wenatchee at 8:30 a.m. Three injured listed: Engineer Fielding, Brakeman Carter, Fireman Stallone. Unofficial word says many injured and engineer George Rath possibly killed.
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Spokane
Great Northern
Wenatchee
Fielding
Carter
Stallon T
Kennnedy
Mission
Davis
Moore
George Rath
Abrahm Isaak seeks reentry for Free Society paper
Abraham Isaak publisher of Free Society in Chicago has applied for reentry of the paper into second class mail. Postmaster Coyne will forward the issue with Emma Oldman’s McKinley assassination article for ruling. Officials say no law bars a paper solely for anarchistic utterances. subscription testing may follow.
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Washington
Abraham Isaak
Chicago
Free Society
Firebrand
Coyne
Emma Oldman
McKinley
Marquis Ito Sicks From Heart Ailment in Chicago
Marquis Ito is stricken by recurrent heart disease and confined to his room at the Auditorium Annex. His tour plans in the United States are abandoned as his condition worsens, with his physician A. Koyama saying the outlook is less hopeful than earlier in the trip.
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Chicago
Marquis Ito
Auditorium Annex
United States
A. Koyama
King Edward Faces Cancer Diagnosis in Early Stage
London reports King Edward’s throat trouble has developed into cancer. Despite outings to reassure the public, physicians admit the condition gives them anxiety as the illness progresses, though still in an early stage and resistant to treatment.
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Edward
London
Nome City Arrives After Mechanical Breakdowns
The disabled steamer Nome City arrived yesterday morning, fourteen days from Nome, after breaking its crank shaft on the up trip. Temporary repairs were made but the shaft condition prevented carrying passengers. The City of Seattle arrived from way reserving Ocean Highway with passengers and $300,000 in treasure.
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Port Townsend
Nome City
Nome
Seattle
Resiereey Oey
Cigar Makers Strike Sparks Citywide Alert in Tampa
Condemned unrest grips Tampa as cigar makers' strike provokes high anxiety among businessmen. Parades are banned and guards patrol streets day and night to avert incendiary acts amid the tense situation.
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Tampa
Fla
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Roosevelt
Schley Court of Inquiry
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Steveston, B. C
Court OF Inquiry
Dr. Tuttle
Gang of
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Admiral Schley
Advocate Lemly
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New York Sun
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