General Miles Reviews Manila Garrison Arrival and Plans
General Miles arrived in Manila aboard the transport Thomas from San Francisco and was saluted at Fort Santiago. He met Governor Taft and the civil commission, and will reside at the palace during his stay. He reviewed Manila garrison and plans for a Philippine archipelago tour remain undetermined. A Mindanao message says Moros may be given more time before attacks. Pershing reports Moro leaders pledge friendship and support. Lake Lanao situation is described as Moro satisfactory.
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Manila
Miles
Thomas
San Francisco
Fort Santiago
Davie
Taft
Civil Commission
Sumner
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Bacolod
Collision sinks steamer St Regulus with loss on board
London reports the British steamer St Regulus from Shields to Alexandria collided with the Spanish steamer Enero off Dungeness and sank the Enero. All but three Enero crew members perished. boiler explosions may have killed more. The St Regulus was badly damaged with a large hole in her stem.
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London
St. Regulus
McMullen
Shields
Alexandria
Gravesend
Enero
Delgado
Huelva
Spain
Cray
Eneros
Dungerness
Wessel
Tha St. Regulus
Aarge
Vienna Pilgrims Visit Central Cemetery in All Saints Days
Vienna crowds across All Saints and All Souls days visited the Central cemetery in record numbers. About 600000 pilgrims carried wreaths and candles, with monuments to Muvart, Beethoven and Schubert drawing thousands. The royal family placed wreaths on the empress and Crown Prince Rudolph vaults. The largest European cemetery houses 622000 graves.
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Vienna
Muvart
Beethoven
Schubert
Europe
Rudolph
Tragic Domestic Shooting in Coleman Wis
Peter Grant shot and killed his wife at Grover yesterday, then killed himself with two shots to the body. Officials believe domestic trouble sparked the tragedy.
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Coleman
Wis
Noy
Peter Grant
Grover
Grant
Father Accused in Kentucky of Killing Two Children
In Inez Kentucky Pleasant Sprading is held on charges of killing his four year old son and his fifteen year old daughter. He reportedly beat the boy for peeling tree bark and then killed him by striking him on the head and kicking the infant in the head. He allegedly threatened the surviving daughters with death by fire if they spoke. A sheriff’s posse captured Sprading in the mountains while the eldest daughter fled. The missing daughter later reappeared barefoot and ragged.
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Kentucky
Inez
Pleasant Sprading
Sprading
Avery
Stock Yards to Combine Consolidations Planned
The Record-Herald reports two large consolidations planned by packing interests. First the packers will combine, then merge all national stock yards, led by Chicago controlled in Boston. Other yards likely involved include Kansas City East St. Louis St Joseph Fort Worth South Omaha and Sioux City. Estimated stock needs exceed discussed amounts, potentially around 200 million plus 500 million for packing companies.
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Chicago
The
Record-Herald
Boston
Deef
Kansas City
East St. Louis
St. Joseph
Fort Worth
South Omaha
Sioux City
October crop conditions in the United States
Weather bureau summarizes October crop conditions with mild overall climate and adequate rainfall. Central valleys show favorable corn hardening while lake region and upper Mississippi and Missouri areas have softer ears. Winter wheat seeding progressed well, early sowing germinated, but fly outbreaks reported in Ohio and central Mississippi valleys.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Coast
Gulf
Lake
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Dun's Review of Trade Freshens as Election Nears
Dun & Co reports business not disturbed by the forthcoming election. Labor disputes settled with higher wages. coal supply improves and prices drop. Freight movement slows as lines wait for motive power. some railroads halt shipments until blockades ease. Cooler weather boosts holiday retail, frost arrives too late for crops. Liberal consumption supports most price quotes, with strong domestic and export demand.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Idleness and vice rampant among Ponca Otoe Oakland Indians
Agent Erwin reports severe arraignment of Ponca Otoe and Oakland reservations in Oklahoma. He describes widespread idleness and debauchery from drinking and gambling, noting both men and women engage in vice and the people have little to do. He warns degradation will continue until they are made to work.
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Erwin
Washington
Ponca
Otoe
Oakland
Oklahoma
Todian Affairs
Arbitration Sides Drift in French Coal Strike Talks
A meeting in Lille between coal company delegates and strikers from Du Nord failed to reach an agreement. The dispute over wage increases will be sent to arbitration to settle the miners demands.
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Lille
France
Department du Nord
Dynamite Blast Kills Family in Chicago Heights Home
A dynamite bomb exploded under the Kordeck cottage in Chicago Heights as the family slept, killing Joseph and Lucy Kordeck and badly injuring others including seven children. The fire destroyed the house and a neighbor's home. former boarder Charles Smith is arrested for the crime. The Kordeck daughter was to be married next week.
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Chicago
Joseph Kordeck
Chicago Heights
Lucy Kordeck
Lucy
Kordeck
Debria
Charles Smith
Doukhobors Go Home After Exhausted March
News from Fanadog and Yorkton reports Doukhobor pilgrims returning home exhausted. One man sought clothing from Agent Creater, saying he intended to go back to his village. Premier Roblin urged Ottawa to stop Doukhobors from entering Manitoba, while Sitton said officials would protect them and there was no need for guarantees against loss.
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Fanadog
Yorkton
Agent Creater
Here
Bradenburg
Ottawa
Ont
Roblin
Manitoba
Cilford Sitton
Sitton
Dominion
Colombiana anger over American guards on isthmus railway
Kingston reports Colombian rebels linger near the isthmus and appear along the railroad towns. Colombians blame American guards for hampering their actions against rebels while rebels say Americans block a final coup. Settlement terms are reportedly under consideration amid suffering on the isthmus. Victims of a grand stand collapse at Marshall Field during the Michigan Wisconsin game recover with minor injuries. M R Ray of Cairo Illinois remains seriously injured in Chicago hospital.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Trent
Colon
Colommbians
Une
Ctytliana
Chicago
Marshall Field
Michigan
Wisconsin
M. R. Ray
Cairo
Chicago Hospital
Arbitration panel fixes wage award date for coal strike
The Anthracite coal strike commission announced that any wage award will take effect from November 1. Carroll D. Wright said the decision closes disputes over wage scales, pleasing miners who sought backdated pay. The panel continues field inspections around Scranton and Wilkes Barre, with a preliminary report on wage increases, shorter workday, and coal weighing possible soon.
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Beranton
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Minera
Carroll D. Wright
Commission
Scranton
Manville
Toon
Wilkesbarre
Arbitration Delegates to Inspect Hazleton Mines
Mine strike commissioners travel to Hazleton to study phys ical conditions of collieries for four days. Assistant Recorder Nell remains to receive miners' statement from President Mitchell. Operators' counter statement expected Thursday as parties prep cases for hearings through November 14. Bishop Spalding preached at St. Peter's cathedral with commission members present. sermon offered general application to the work.
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Scranton
Hazleton
Nell
Mitchell
Spalding
St. Peter's Cathedral
Four Die in Algonquin Railway Crossing Accident
Four men Frank and Loura Schuatte Charles and James Woodrich perished when a milk express on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway struck their buggy at the Algonquin main street crossing. Louis Schuette died later in hospital, while James Woodrich had Kilbourne City, Wisconsin, as his home. The party had started for Dundee before dawn but failed to see the train in darkness and fog.
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Algonquin
Frank
Loura Schuatte
Charles
James Woodrich
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Louis Schuette
Kilbourne City
Wis
Dundee
Three Killed in Lost Run Mine Explosion at New Straitaville
In Lost Run mine near New Straitaville OBrien miner Maurice OBrien Sampson stable boss and Coran book keeper were killed by gas explosion. The men reportedly entered to explore and ignite the gas with their lights. Bodies found some distance from the entrance burned and mangled.
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New Straitaville
Maurice O'Brien
Charles Sampson
Herbert Coran
Lost Run
President Roosevelt visits Cedar Mountain battlefield in Virginia
President Roosevelt spent hours at the Cedar Mountain battlefield in Brandy Station Virginia with Secretary Root and Cortelyou and Dr Rixey. An eye witness gave an account of the fight marking the day’s notable event on his current trip. Separately a Schenectady freight collision killed a brakeman and injured a conductor as two trains merged five miles west of the city on the New York Central line.
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Battlefield
Brandy Station
Roosevelt
Cedar Mountain
Root
Cortelyou
Rixey
Schenectady
N. Y
New York Central
Snow and cold sweep Southwest New Mexico borders
Gold Wave in Southwest Ei Paso Texas reports a cold wave over twelve hours. Mountain regions indicate heavy snowfall on slopes in New Mexico. Hundreds of sheep perished in the open and buses are heavy in the Rio Grande valley below the city.
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Ei Paso
Tex
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Three Trainmen Killed In Baltimore Locomotive Explosion
Three Baltimore and Ohio trainmen died when a locomotive boiler exploded at HaleThorp. Engineer W. W. Biggs Fireman O. W. Hunt and Brakeman O. O. Stalling were among the dead. Traffic halted about three hours. Also Miller, 8 D., found dead with throat cut, Major Campbell an old soldier near here.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Halethorp
W. W. Biggs
W. Hunt
Stalling
Miller
Campbell
Yeaterday
Hig Hone
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Dun’s Review OF Trade
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