Roosevelts Forty Fourth Birthday Noted In Summary
A condensed weekly review highlights President Roosevelt turning 44 on Monday. Other items note the Bogota ship joining Panama’s war effort, N Anderson of White Star Line’s suicide, floods at Brunswick Georgia, horse shortages in Chicago, a Dyea rockslide burying Sheep Camp remains, Germany lacking a military attache in Washington, Indianapolis grand jury indictments in grave robbing, Chamberlain’s South Africa visit plans, Pope Leo’s purchase of Barberini library, and its Vatican hall display for scientists worldwide.
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South Africa
Pope Leo
Prince Barberini
Urban VII
Vatican
Gen Young Expected as Next Army Lieutenant General
Washington Oct 28 Maj Gen Corbin says Maj Gen S M B Young will become lieutenant general of the army. Miles will retire next August due to age. Corbin notes the monthly list order reflects seniority and Young would have about a year in the grade if promoted.
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Washington, D. C
S. M. B. Young
Corbin
Miles
Young
Smuggling China Men Unveiled In Transit Ring
El Paso investigators reveal a suspected six month China man smuggling plot moving workers from Mexico toward California. United States marshals and secret service agents tracked the scheme as men were stowed in freight box cars with payments of 100 dollars to Tuscan and 150 dollars to Yuma. Some trainmen allegedly dismissed for involvement, though unconfirmed.
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Tex
Mexico
California
United States
Secret Service
Tuscan
Yuma
Plan to spend 500000 on substitutes for canteen
Secretary Root approves a preliminary plan to spend the 500000 appropriation to replace the canteen at military posts. Maj. French of the quartermaster's bureau will head the board to finalize plans to provide reading rooms gymnasiums and other amusements for soldiers.
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Washington
Root
Maj. French
Quartermaster’s Bureau
Doctor Cayley Dies After Alleged Shooting by Editor Kelley
Butte Montana reports Dr H A Cayley died from gunshot injuries alleged to be inflicted by J W Kelley editor of the Inter Mountain on October 11. Kelley remains jailed and faces a murder charge with a hearing set for next week. Mme Le Bonte, linked to the case, is still missing and believed to be somewhere on the coast.
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Mont
H.A. Cayley
J. W. Kelley
Inter- Mountain
Kelley
Mme. le Bonte
Eruption at Santa Marie Volcano Affects Central America
Reports from Managua say Santa Marie volcano in Guatemala began a fierce eruption Saturday morning. Seismic shocks were felt along the coast of Nicaragua San Salvador and Costa Rica. Santa Marie ranks among the world’s largest volcanoes and lies about ten miles from Quezaltenango which was leveled by an April earthquake.
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Santa Marie
Guatemala
Nicaragua
San Salvador
Costa Rica
Quezaltenango
Seattle Woman Killed by Husband as He Tries Suicide
Seattle man Michael Bartlett killed his wife and wounded himself with a bungled attempt, now jailed. The report also notes a third dividend for First National Bank creditors, Seattle hotels ending free bus rides for guests after December 1, and a new Seattle bus line charging 25 cents.
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Seattle
Michael Bartlett
Seattle Transfer Company
Agricultural Dept Relies On Limited Seed Supply For Cushman Request
Washington October 27 The agricultural department will try to send fifty tons of grass seed to Cushman for forest fire relief but current seed stocks are insufficient and a full shipment date is uncertain A definite announcement is expected in a few days
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Cushman
Department
Paget Shot by Friend While Hunting in Country
Almeric Hugh Paget, who wed Pauline Whitney of New York, was accidentally shot by a friend during a country hunt. He was brought to London where doctors removed one eye. doctors believe the remaining eye should keep its sight.
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London
Almeric Hugh Paget
Pauline Whitney
New York
Washington Hemlock Defies White Ant Attacks
Recent tests in the Philippines under federal jurisdiction show Washington hemlock resists white ants, a finding welcomed by lumbermen who foresee a strong demand for the timber in tropical regions where ants devastate other woods.
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Seattle
Philippines
Washington
California land set aside for forest reserves
About 6 million acres in northern California are provisionally withdrawn from public land for forest reserves. The order comes from the secretary of the interior on the recommendation of the general land office and following investigation by the geological survey.
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Washington
California
Hermann
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Geological Survey
Knox Reports Panama Canal Findings For Purchase
Attorney General Knox presented his voluminous Panama canal research to the president. He finds the title valid and the guarantees sufficient to insure against future complications if a purchase occurs. Yerkes Gains Control Of Tube Railways Plan After Commons Rejection. London report notes Morgan cannot carry out his scheme, leaving Yerkes to run the underground system.
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Washington
Knox
London
House of Commons
Morgan
Yerkes
Arbitration opens with Mitchell and Baer sides at table
In Washington on Oct 27 the arbitration commission met to hear the United Mine Workers and operators. Mitchell stated the miners’ claims while Baer objected to Mitchell’s role but supported a profit sharing plan for labor peace. Baer and Thomas urged field hearings to assess regional conditions.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Fahey
Mosely
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Gray
United Mine Wokers
Baer
United Mine Workers
Thomas
Rush of Anthracite Coal Trains Clears Scarce Market
On October 27 New York reports anthracite lines sent trains east as passenger traffic eased to speed coal into Jersey City yards. Over 10 000 tons reached docks and retail outlets with a cap of 6 dollars 50 cents per ton toward easing costs for consumers. Some dealers offer lower prices to the poor, while others still add a 2 50 per ton surcharge for coal bought during the strike.
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New York
Jersey City
Constable J N White Found Dead in Ditch Near Dunsmuir
In Ashland Oregon on October 27, the body of 65 year old Constable J N White of Dunsmuir was found in a ditch supplying electric power. An injured temple and crushed skull indicate murder by hoboes, while White had been pushing to drive out violent hoboe gangs in the town.
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Ashland
California
J. N. White
Dunsmuir
Scherer
Electric Light Company
White
Supposed Train Robber Arrested Near Bonita Mont
A Missoula dispatch to the Miner reports Deputy Sheriff W. W. McCormick captured a suspect near Bonita believed to be behind the North Coast Limited robbery and engineer Dan O Neill's murder at Bearmouth. The man, matching the robber’s size and description, uses the name Alfred Vanhinzenboch and fluctuates between German and English speech.
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Butte
Mont
Missoula
Shriff W. W. McCormick
Bonita Aman
North Coast Limited
Dan O’neill
Bearmouth
Alfred Vanhinzenboch
Philippines customs revenues climb to near six million
The Bureau of Insular Affairs reports Philippines customs receipts for the first seven months of the year totaling almost 6 million dollars, up from 500 thousand in the same period last year. The average under the Spanish administration was about 1.25 million.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Insular Affaires
Philippines
Spanie
Siberian Wheat Harvest Reported Poor
Reports from Siberia indicate a very poor wheat harvest this season. The dispatch from St. Petersburg dated October 27 notes drought and frost reduced yields across multiple provinces.
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St. Petersburg
Siberia
Bright Outlook for Washington and Alaska Mineral Discoveries
The 1901 survey shows new iron, coal, marble and arsenic production in Washington, plus Alaska discoveries in nickel and precious stones. Marble and coke output rose, arsenic new to Washington, and Alaska reports large epidote and garnet crystals from Green Monster Copper Mine near Sulzer. Nickel found near Ketchikan. amethyst veins suspected.
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Alaska
United States
Geological Survey
Washinon
Washinton
California
Colorado
Sudbury
Canada
Puget Sound Reduction Company
Seattle
Wash
Cornwall
Devon
England
Freiberg
Germany
Green Monster Copper Mine Company
Sulzer
Prince of Wales Island
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