First Philippine Congress Opens Amid Political Strife
Morning Journal reports the first Philippine congress opening amid factional contention and debate over prayer in sessions. Taft’s forthcoming address is seen as pivotal for policy direction. Leaders Guerra and Gomez push reforms while nationalist splits grant independents leverage. Quezon emerges as potential speaker candidate from Tayabas.
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Manila
Taft
Petios
Guerra
Mantla
Gaeks Gomez
Philippine Commission
Embio
Manuel Quescon
Peake
Washington
Quescon
Tuyuabas
California Baseball League Outlawed By National Commission
The National Commission ruled there will be no winter games between the California State League and major leagues. It ended the practice of farming out players and required immediate reporting of options, banning recall more than once.
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Chicago
The
Nations Baseball Commission
Calitoornia State League
Devisha
Eoumibesion
Yales
Novelty Week for New York Playgoers Opens Stuyvesant
New York events spotlight five new Broadway productions and a English grand opera revival. The Stuyvesant theater dedication and a new Warfield play Acre and Army Man headline a week seen as the height of novelty in city stages.
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New York
Eanglish
Avointe
Broadway
Helpace
Stuyvesant
de David Warfield
The Sister and Silver Girl Opening in New York and Virginia Death
A revised Broadway program includes The Sister by Charles Klein with Warfield as the veteran lead and Silver Girl by Edward Pephel at Wallack's. In Virginia Campbell Slemp dies of angina pectoris, the lone Republican in Virginia's congressional delegation. Springfield reports John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers hospitalized with appendicitis surgery expected when stable.
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Mr. Warfield
Charles Klein
New York
Garrick
Edward Pephel
Wallack
Metropolitan
Big Stone Gap
Campbell Slemp
Virginia
Congress
Springfield
John Mitchell
The
United Mine Workers
la Salle
Consul Mallen Beaten by Deputy on El Paso Streetcar
Francisco Mallen consul of Mexico was attacked and badly beaten on an El Paso streetcar by Juan France a deputy constable. This marks a third assault by France who blamed Mallen for securing the release of a relative in a killing. Mallen operated on yesterday and could not defend himself before France arrested him and jailed him on the scene. Bail released him immediately. The prior assault was referred to the state department in Washington.
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EL Paso
Juan France
France
Mallen
Franco
State Department
Washington
Tragic Death of Marine Lt Sutton at Annapolis
Second Lieutenant James H. Sutton Jr of the United States Marine Corps died from a pistol shot at the Naval Academy Marine Barracks after a dance. Lt Adams and K P Revelker were wounded as officers attempted to disarm Sutton who then fatally shot himself. Sutton, 22, was the son of James N. Sutton of Portland Oregon and formerly a midshipman.
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Annapolis
James H. Sutton
United States Marine Corps
Naval Academy Marine Barracks
Badger
Naval Academy
Navy Department
Sutton
RH. A. Adams
K.P. Revelker
Academy
Adams
Boelker
James N. Button
Portland
Sutton asserts Annapolis death was accidental
James N. Sutton of Portland claims he has unquestionable information that his son Lieut James H. Sutton died at Annapolis from a gunshot wound by accident. He refutes claims that Young Burton had two canes and that his son's companions tried to disarm him. He says his son had no reason to take his own life.
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Portland
Ore
James N. Sutton
James H. Sutton
Annapolis
Burton
Mexican Estate Members Slain by Yaquis
The two wealthiest families in the region suffered losses as Yaqui Indians attacked near Guaynas. Jesus Breca imento and Ricardo Polbtes, valued members, were involved with the incident. Breca imento was killed outright while Polbtes died from wounds.
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Guaynas
Jesus Brecaimento
Ricardo Polbtes
Weta
Brecaments
Vienna Strikes End After Passive Resistance Rail Walkout
Vienna reports the passive resistance railway strike begun recently in the city was ended tonight. Authorities declared the action over and workers returned to duty.
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Vienna
Telegraphers Union Strike Rifts Amid Leadership Clash
New York telegraphers local votes to keep striking Western Union and Postal Telegraphs after President Small urges local ballots. Meeting features bitter exchanges, calls for his resignation, and claims of mismanagement of funds.
Chicago Telegraphers Reject Call to End Strike
National President Sylvester J. Small proposed a vote on ending the strike, but Chicago local members voted to continue. Operators staged a show of force before telegraph company offices, marching in double file and shouting support for continuing the action.
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Chicago
Sylvester J. Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Telegraphers Strike Continues After Unanimous Vote
Atlanta telegraphers vote unanimously to extend the strike after a city meeting held on October 13. Organizers say action will continue until demands are met and working conditions improve for city lines.
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Atlanta
St Louis Telegraphers Vow To Stay Out On Strike
In St Louis on October 13 members of the local commercial telegraphers union voted to remain out on strike after a meeting. The action reflects ongoing labor disputes affecting telegraph operations in the area.
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ST. Louis
Hopepul
Ultimate Triumph
St. Louis, Mo
Commercial Telegrapher Union
President Small says strike will end and workers reinstated
New York date line reports President Small confident the strike is over and will be called off with workers returned to duty. He cites exhausted resources and mutual aid funds, insisting funds must come from locals to sustain any continued fight. He warns without local support the strike risks collapse and abandonment.
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New York
Telegraphers’ Union Today
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Small
Watterday
General Assembly
Hisses
Neill
Clowry
Percy Thomas
National Idounty
Thomas
Ball
American Federation of Labor
Daniel Russel
Tratge
Smad
National Executive Committee
General Treasury
8S. J. Small
Treasury
Mr. Small
San Francisco
Mr. Smal
Continge Strike Continues in San Francisco
San Francisco telegraphers union votes to persist with the strike. Reports note ongoing disruption to service and negotiations remain stalled as workers press for terms.
Telegraphers Union Votes to Continue Strike
Denver telegraphers union passes a unanimous resolution demanding full demands be granted before ending the strike. The action was adopted last night in Denver.
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Denver
Union of Telegraphers
Family perishes in house fire near Gloversville
Gloversville New York October 14 191x A glove cutter Bolomon Frank and five daughters died in a smoke filled blaze that destroyed their home. The father died while saving his children as the mother and two young sons escaped. The oldest daughter Sarah aged twenty one was engaged to wed in December. Fire started from a defective chimney.
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Hy Morning Journal
Gloversville
NS. Y
Tisx
Bolomon Frank
Barah
Frank
Roosevelt on Trail of Bear at Stamboul Camp
Reports from Stamboul describe President Roosevelt pursuing a bear in Bear Lake country with local natives and hunting dogs, while plans to move to Tensas Parish shift and a renewed hunting schedule hinges on early week developments. Latta visits camp amid mixed public reaction to the canceled southward train and delayed itinerary.
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Stamboul
Tensas Parish
Bearlake
Monticello
Latta
Unadilla Citizens Invite Roosevelt for Bear Hunt
The mayor and 26 leading Unadilla residents informed President Roosevelt by letter that they found a bear in a Haddox farm swamp and promised him a day for sport if he joined them sometime that week.
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Unadilla
Roosevelt
Haddox
Gotham Criminals On Vacation
The Manhattan coroner reports a full day without a murder or suspicious death, a novelty in the office records. The note marks a rare lapse from typical weekend crime and contrasts with the usual twenty five average weekly cases.
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New York
Coroner's Office
Manhattan
Cnses
Coroners
French Congo Brutality Arrests Reported by Matin
Paris dispatch says several white French Congo officials have been arrested on charges of brutality toward natives with more revelations anticipated.
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French Congo
Paris
Matin
Brussels
Rensational
Mulai Hafiq Gains Strength in Morocco
A dated letter from Maragan on October 4 reports Mulai Hafiq increasing his strength in the Moroccan south. It notes that on October 8 the Mazagan governor seized 330 modern rifles from the custom house and moved them to Mulai Har.
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Mulai
Morocco
Tangier
Maragan
Prairie Fire Devastes Eastern Montana Grazing Lands
A Great Falls dispatch reports a massive prairie fire sweeping eastern Montana ranges. Eighty square miles of choice grazing have already burned, threatening livestock and property along the frontier, with officials noting further arm seizures at the customs house as a likely follow up.
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Dutepe
Montana
St. Paul
Pioneer’ Press
Great Falls
Mont
Physician Arrested for Arson in Alpine Fire
Dr J P Rice prominent Alpine Texas physician was arrested in El Paso by Deputy Sheriff Greet on arson charges. Investigators say evidence linked the Alpine blaze to his office and the fire nearly destroyed the town weeks earlier.
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J. P. Rice
Alpine
Texas
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Rice
Helpless Mariposa Towed Into Port With Passengers Aboard
The Oceanic Steamship Mariposa, adrift seventy miles off Monterey after exhausting fuel, was towed into port this afternoon by the tugs Dauntless and Relief. Twenty seven passengers, including women and children, were aboard along with the crew. First Officer W D Watson and four seamen attempted to reach the coast in a small boat to secure aid and a tow, provisioning for a week, before Monterey Bay reached safety. Monortery authorities relayed the rescue as tugs Dauntless and Relief joined to pull the steamer in.
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San Francisco
Oceanic Steamship Company
Mariposa
Monterey
Tues Dauntless
Relief
W. D. Watson
Watson
J. Weberg
F. Brewer
E. Jedd
Josterfeldt
Monterey Bay
Colonists Clash in Africa in Trade and Transport Battle
Winston Churchill on a tour of Africa will hear British traders’ fears over a German plan to divert regional trade via a sixty mile canal from Victoria Nyansa to the sea. Experts warn the project could damage navigation and British interests on and near Victoria Nyansa, prompting diplomatic talks with Berlin.
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London
Winston Churchil
Africa
Nairobi
Victoria Nyapza
Uganda
Pangania
Mount Kilimanjaro
East Africa
Victoria Nyanga
Ewampa
Revu
Victoria Nyansa
Churchill
Foreign Office
Berlin
General strike proclaimed in France amid unrest
A general strike was proclaimed tonight across France signaling widespread labor action. Reports indicate workers from multiple sectors joined in demonstrations, challenging authorities while unions press for wage and policy concessions.
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France
Turin
Fanerroy
Walsh Faces 175 Indictments in Chicago National Bank Case
John R. Walsh former Chicago National Bank president must stand trial this week on 175 counts alleging misapplication of funds and false reports. Indictments cover about 3.5 million dollars across 50 to 60 transactions including personal credits and bond sales. The case names the Chicago Chronicle and cites ambitions to run a railroad empire as a motive while noting Walsh’s frail health and long career from newsboy to financier.
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John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Walsh
The
Chicago Chronicle
Trish
Walsh Railroad
Inois Southern
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ireland
American News Company
Bar of Justice
Standard OU Company
Wialeh
Han‘sistant
United States District
Chicago Naval Bank
Walteh
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