Critics Rally as Camp Army Leadership Is Questioned
In London a chorus of voices led by Kipling rails at government war policy and army leadership in South Africa. The Spectator urges recalling Lord Kitchener and restoring Lord Roberts, while The Morning Post and The Standard note dispatches and near disaster threats. Churchill harshly criticizes policy as the Northwest backs reciprocity but cautions on trusts.
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Daily News
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Glasstane
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Babcock
Deficit Shrinks as Post Office Reports Year End Results
Washington Oct 5 Postoffice Department closes the books for the fiscal year ended June 26 1901. Receipts 111681292 expenditures 115564921 net deficit 3881521 including fire losses. Deficit about 1.5 million smaller than prior year despite rural free delivery expanding and higher expenses by 8.2 million. Receipts up 9.25 million. Figures show a decade of falling deficits. if continued, deficit could be wiped out in three years.
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Washington
Henry A. Castle
Postal Service
Fire in Nebraska Kills Mother and Six Children
A morning fire at a Wood River home in Nebraska leaves four children dead ages 4 and 10 plus a 14 year old daughter near death. The mother and two other children are badly burned after a match dropped by the mother started the blaze while the family slept. The tragedy follows a night of smoke and fear as responders battled the flames.
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Jon Quisenberry
Babcock
Steel Trust
Exaggerated US Designs On South America Debate
Paris dispatch notes French press claims of US aims in Pan American talks in Mexico. Americas seeks economic reciprocity, tariffs, and differential duties, not political federation. Also: Hattie K crew missing after Torch Lake sinking. Captain Fred Smith and his son among missing. Additional items report Doers captured stock killed in South Africa and casualty list from Moedwill attack. King Edward diagnosed with lumbago. no serious illness, he traveled with physician Sir James Reid.
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Telegraphic Brevities: Schley to Retire Next Week
Rear Admiral Schley will retire from active service next Wednesday. Andrew D. White arrives in New York as American ambassador to Germany. A 190 barrel oil well discovery at Mount Pleasant Indiana causes excitement. Segond battalion of Leinster regiment in Jamaica ordered to South Africa next month. In Baltimore Joe Gans knocks out Dan McConnell in the third round of a scheduled eight round bout.
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British Leaders Push to Avoid Reducing Irish Representation
London reports from a cutters feast in Sheffield show the Earl of Harms bury and Robert W. Hanbury urging against shrinking Irish seats in Parliament. Churchill, at Oldham, backs devolution and local self government, warning home rule not a cure and urging Conservative-led solutions.
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Murderous Assaults Terrify Pueblo Women and Girls
In Pueblo Colorado on October 7 a wave of brutal attacks unsettles residents. A dark man described as a negro reportedly robs and injures women at home and on the street, including Mrs James P Henderson who was clubbed, a Hamilton family girl choking victim, and Mrs Hiesey left near death with a fractured skull after a bicycle assault. More victims are cited.
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Let it Alone Scott's Emulsion Ad Targeting Thin Folks
An advertising notice extols Scott's Emulsion as a gentle weight gain aid for thin individuals claiming it builds new flesh without fatigue. It cautions fat people and strong people won't need it, promises natural easy work, and invites readers to request a free sample via a listed address and drugstore outlets.
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Mrs Roosevelt Displayed South Flag At Dinner
Martha Bulloch Roosevelt wife of Theodore Roosevelt Sr defied Union sentiment by placing a Confederate banner in the Roosevelt home during a Savannah Georgia visit. A dinner honoring Mrs Roosevelt sparked Southern pride as townsfolk objected to the display and anger grew outside the mansion. The incident linked to the elder Roosevelt’s push for a grand social function amid Civil War memory.
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Roosevelt and the flag in the boudoir tale of a southern wife
A crowd pressures Mrs Roosevelt over a window flag as Theodore Roosevelt persuades her to remove it. He argues love for the south and her right to keep the flag, and the crowd disperses after his speech. The anecdote highlights perceived maternal qualities in a president.
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Theodore the Elder
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Fine Art Quarterly Subscription Prices Announced
Coates publisher unveils Fine Art Quarterly pricing with two options: a two‑issue subset at $50 per year or a full year at $100. The offer targets collectors and readers seeking ongoing access to art features and essays.
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Fine Art Quarterly
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Roosevelt and a Rooster at Island Falls Tale
The Maine tale recalls Theodore Roosevelt as a young, determined visitor at Island Falls Island Falls Aroostook County where he lived with farmer Bill Sewall and Wilbur Dow. He hiked long miles faced fatigue hunted a runaway rooster and even crawled under a woman's bed to capture it. The group later followed him west to become ranch hands with Roosevelt predicting a future presidency.
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Dowager Empress to Return to Imperial City
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes from various accounts that the Dowager Empress will sing a good deal of her brie a byac missing when she returns to the imperial city, signaling a notable public appearance and cultural impact.
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