Zola Found Dead in Paris Home Amidst Mourning
Paris report details Emile Zola and wife Madam Zola, illness looming as gas stove malfunction led to his death by asphyxia. Upon discovery, Madame Zola recovered consciousness briefly and spoke to a magistrate. Blood analysis showed carbonic acid, with newspaper tributes and public inquiries filling headlines.
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Paris
Emile Zola
Moyeillet
Dreyfus
Madame Zola
Mme. Zola
Medan Bunday
Zola
M. Zola
MM. Zola
Leaders of Labor Confer Philadelphia Strike Talks
A high level union meeting in Philadelphia brought together United Mine Workers President Mitchell Secretary-Treasurer Wilson and district presidents Nicholls Duffy and Fahey with an unnamed participant to discuss strike settlement strategies. Separate notices describe a Detroit and national conference plan to discuss anthracite coal supply and mobilization, plus riots and troop deployments in Pennsylvania as the strike escalates.
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Mitchell
Philadelphia
United Mine Workers of America
W. B. Wilson
Nicholls
Duffy
Fahey
Wilson
United Miners Workera
Ihis City
Detroit
Middle West
Football Player Dead in Sioux Falls Game Injury
Harry Milson Jordan aged nineteen, son of contractor Charles Jordan, died after injuries from last Thursday's football game between Vermillion University and the Sioux Falls Band. He played for the Sioux Falls Band and suffered neck and spine injuries, leaving him paralyzed and in pain until his death in Sioux Falls on September 36.
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Sloux Falls
Harry Milson Jordan
Charles Jordan
Sioux Falls
Vermillion University
Coffers
Pine
Venezuelan apology over flag salute incident at Ciudad Bolivar
The Venezuelan government apologizes to the United States and salutes the U S flag after the gunboat Restaurador fired upon Ciudad Bolivar. Herbert W. Bowen, the U S minister, secured reparations quickly without consulting his government.
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Port of Spain
Island of Trinidad
United States
Restaurador Jn
Ciudad Bolivar
Herbert W. Bowen
Venezuela
Caracas
Bowen
Stockton Fire Destroys Pavilion and Fifty Homes
A major blaze in Stockton California destroyed the Agricultural pavilion and two residence blocks, burning about fifty houses. Loss estimated around half a million dollars, with little insurance. Fire started when a plumber struck a gas leak and an explosion ignited flames spreading over_block areas near San Joaquin Street and the district fair exhibits.
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Stockton
Cal
Pavilion
San Joaquin Street
San Joaquin
Union Ironworks
San Francisco
Charleston
Ship Encounters Hurricane Five Crew Drowned
The British ship Claverdon reaching San Francisco from Hamburg reports a hurricane on Aug. 27. Heavy seas washed shipboard items overboard, sails lost, and five sailors died while nine were injured. Drowned sailors named Nelson A. Grippenburger T. H. Reyet F. Geratenkon Augustus Fisks.
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Ballora
Hamburg
San Francisco
Claverdon
Nelson
A. Grippenburger
T. H. Reyet
F. Geratenkon
Augustus Fisks
Dynamiters Wreck House. Family Escapes Injury
In St Joseph Missouri on September 25 a dynamite attack targeted Columbus Walton and his family above a South Street store. The blast heavily damaged the building, but the family escaped unharmed. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars. police have no clues.
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St. Joseph
Columbus
Walton
South St. Joseph
Army discipline lowered by canteen abolition Funston says
Brigadier General Funston, in his annual Department of the Colorado report, blames congressional anti-canteen legislation for reduced army discipline. He claims it ruined many good soldiers and benefited saloon keepers, gamblers, and dissipated women, noting a rise in offenses, especially desertion, tied to canteen abolition and garrison life restrictions for troops returning from field service.
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Funston
Washington
Department of the Colorado
Congress
Fireman killed and fellow injured in Montana engine crash
Sept 29 Livingston Montana a Northern Pacific mountain locomotive ran out of control with engineer Owen dead and fireman James Hosa fatally injured after plowing into a second engine below a hillside. The sleeping fireman was thrown from the cab and survived.
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Livingston
Mont
Northern Pacific
Here
Owen
James Hosa
Freman
Banker Jay Cooke Improves in Put-in-Bay
Put-in-Bay Ohio Sept 29 Thera ip q decided improvement in the condition of banker Jay Cooke of Philadelphia He had some sleep last night The physicians feel that there is now some hope for his recovery.
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Day Cooke
Bay
Thera Ip Q
Jay Cooke
Philadelphia
Station Agent Shot at Brown's Station Near Centralia
Centralia Mo Sept 29 Ed Chapman ticket agent at Brown's station five miles from here was shot and killed by unknown parties Chapman was nineteen years old
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Centralia
Ed Chapman
Brown's Station
Chapmer
Roosevelt Undergoes Second Operation for Abscess
Washington September 28. President Roosevelt had a second operation on the left leg abscess. A simple needle earlier relieved the trouble, but surgeons used a knife to drain a small cavity exposing a slightly affected bone. Doctors say recovery should be uninterrupted and rapid, with no danger of blood poisoning. Secretary Cordyou reported coordination with Drs Shaw Shaffer Lang and others, noting thorough drainage and hopeful prognosis.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cordyou
Newton M. Shaw
New York
Rixey
Lang
O'Reilly
Shaffer
Aria
Stitt
White House
Cuba Must Sign Treaty For U S Troops Withdrawal
Washington reports indicate the United States will keep troops in Cuba until a permanent treaty is concluded under the Platt Amendment and Cuban constitution. The agreement must cover coaling stations Isle of Pines ownership and district obligations, binding both nations before troop withdrawal.
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Washington
Cuba
United States
Isle of Pines
Dun's Review of Trade Signals Unabated Industrial Activity
R G Dun and Co reports continue unabated industrial and commercial activity in New York amid money market disarray and crop damage. Despite frosts and high prices, future plans and collateral loans suggest confidence remains, with securities down but no widespread hardship beyond speculators. Poles Attack Health Officers in Toledo as smallpox case prompts tense crowding and armed police intervention. A Polish neighbor calms the scene, allowing the 13 year old to be admitted to the hospital.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Treasury
Toledo
Brand
Phipps Gift to Boers Raises Contested Aid Plan
London dispatch reports General Botha has accepted Arnold White’s terms for Henry Phipps of New York donating 100000 dollars to destitute Boers. The fund will aid widows and orphans only. The Daily News urges Englishmen to match the Phipps gift rather than pursue separate charities.
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Phipps
London
The
Daily News
Botha
Arnold White
Henry Phipps
New York
Hotel Dynamited by Guest Then Self Destruction
Washington reports a guest Frank McKie dynamited the Golden Eagle hotel at 4 30 am, wrecking the building and killing himself. Twenty to thirty guests were awoken by the blast. proprietor Louis Brandt and wife injured, wife seriously. McKie had housed at the hotel four years and was said to be in love with Brandt’s daughter Sophie. Dynamite found in his trunk to blow up nearby structures.
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Washington
Golden Eagle Hotel
Jersey Avenue
D Atreet
Frank McKie
Louis Brandt
Germany
McKie
Brandt
Sophie
Stock Speculators Suffer From High Rates and Breaks
Wall Street reel as call money climbs to 35 percent and stocks fall two to ten points. Loneville and Nashville suffer the largest losses amid road disposition doubts and reports of economic strain. London and continental selling adds to the downturn. In Boston, M Fisher of J M Fisher & Co pleads guilty to nine indictments for defrauding customers by mail, confessing a scheme that netted about 285000 dollars.
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Wall Street Market
New York
Loneville
Nashville
London
Continent
Boston
M. Fisher
J. M Fisher & Co
United States
Fisher
Treasury Secretary Shaw eases bank reserve rules in New York
Secretary Shaw announced banks will not be required to carry reserves against government deposits secured by government bonds. The move frees up over 30 million dollars today, altering liquidity for banks in New York.
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Avallache
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Chicago Grain and Provisions Trading and Prices
Weakness dominated the Chicago board of trade with December wheat and corn closing lower and oats down 4 5 percent. Pork and lard prices slipped with mixed changes across futures, while cash grain quotes show No. 3 red wheat and various corn and oat bids. Cattle and hog markets at Chicago, Kansas City, South Omaha, and St Joseph reflect steady to weak conditions with receipts and prices listed for multiple classes and regions.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jannery Pork
Texas Fed
Angel Ecllipts
God
Kansas City
Brain Work Diets and The Food It Demands
Brain workers require concentrated easily digested foods and light meals to counter brain fatigue. Three hours of intensive thought exhausts the body more than a full day of manual labor, demanding carefully chosen foods like fresh meat fish eggs and salads while avoiding white bread and oatmeal. A practical luncheon includes milk hot chocolate or buttermilk with graham wafers toast and fruit. The piece cites Burns and excise tales as background.
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Pottsville
Pennsylvania
Richards Colliery
Mount Carmel
Green Ridge
Harrisburg
Sherrif Daftrick
Gobin
Northumberland County
Stone
President Roosevelt
Dun’s Review OF Trade
South Omaha
Stoers
Texas Bears
Rangers
Bt. Joseph
Dept
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Huicare
Cos
Andrews & Wheeler
Bakker
Burns
William Lorimer
Keonishall
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