Storm Lashes Great Lakes in Terrific Gale of 36 Hours
Detroit and Chicago telegraph reports describe the season’s heaviest storm ripping across the Great Lakes. Twelve lives known lost, seventeen believed dead, and scores of ships wrecked or missing. Vessels named include Minnedosa, Taiwan? (sic) Emne f. Neilson, Maurence, and Tasmanian. crews rescued at Harbor Beach and Buffalo. The storm ends at daylight yesterday with ongoing reports of further losses.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit River
Lake Huron
Aipana
Lake Erie
Grand Haven
Weather Bureau
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Lake Wuron
Lake Urkc
Rank Perry
Snutt
Boot Island
Mttiuedesa
Harbor Beach
Maurence
Erie
Tasmania
Ashland
Corrigan
Sarah BE
Sheldon
Loratn
Kingfisher
Cleveland
Walter Metcalf
Minnedosa
Fort William
Canada
Ontario
Westmount
Melrose
Inter
Malta
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Benham
Buffalo
J. H. Wade
Detective Indicted in Missouri Murder Probe
In St Louis on October 21 the grand jury will present an indictment against a detective for murder. The Scheel death mystery of September 19, 1904, may be solved if Circuit Attorney Sager’s expectations are met. The jury pursued new leads in the police department case and indictments are believed certain. Some detectives may be asked to explain substantial wealth.
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St. Louis
Grand
Scheel
Circuit
Sager
Ito
Cabinet Grants Absolute Power Over Civil Service Dismissals
Washington October 18 a sweeping amendment to civil service rules authorizes cabinet officers to dismiss civil service employees without hearing if they have personal knowledge of misconduct or inefficiency. The head’s personal observation becomes sole basis, with the employee having no recourse. The change, approved by the cabinet, aims to tighten discipline across departments.
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Washington, Qct
Civil Service
Executive Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Cunliffe Admits Burning Part of Stolen Money in Bridgeport
Bridgeport police conclude Edward G. Cunliffe accounted for all of the 101000 dollars taken from Adams Express in Pittsburg. Detective Captain Arnold believes Cunliffe told the truth when he claimed he burned part of the money to avoid discovery. A hotel chambermaid reported burned paper and stains in Cunliffe’s Arlington room shortly after his arrival.
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Pallee
Cunliffe
Bridgeport
Conn
Edward G. Cunliffe
Adams Inxpress Company
Pittsburg
Arnold
Dun- Uffe
Henry Clark
Arlington Hotel
Lenrool Announces Candidacy for Wisconsin Governor
Madison, Wis. Oct. 22 J L Lenrool of Superior speaker of the Wisconsin legislative assembly and La Follette leader announced his candidacy for governor of Wisconsin last night.
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Madison
Wis
J. L. Lenrool
Superior
Wisconsin Legislative Assembly
la Follette
Wisconsin
Tobacco Monopoly Profits Seen at 16 Million
Tokio reports the tobacco monopoly profits for the year are estimated at 16 million dollars with expectations they will exceed by about 500 thousand dollars beyond current calculations.
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Japan
Tokio
Torth Grows Twice in Decatur Robards Case
In Decatur Missouri on October 18 a 10 year old girl, daughter of Bluford Roseborough, lost a tooth that was knocked out and replaced. The tooth afterward grew back, now growing into the gum.
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Decatur
Bluford Roseborough
French Cruiser DeSaix Heads to Caribbean Waters
French armored cruiser DeSaix did not stop at Brest after Cherbourg departure on October 16. She passed Ushant and is bound for the French Antilles to join cruisers Troude and Jurien de la Graviere. The other two ships may be kept at Brest depending on the situation.
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Paris
DeSaix
Venezuelan
Brest
Cherbourge
I Aland
Ushant
Aheat
French Antilles
Crusers Troude
Jurien de la Graviere
West Indian
Typhoid Decline Marks Chicago Health Progress
A 19th century note cites Senator Daniels composing memoir notes on Confederate General Juhal A. Bary while crediting Chicago for reducing typhoid deaths from 17.38 per 10 000 in 1891 to 1.21 per 10 000 in the 147 elapsed days of 1895, a drop of over 93 percent since 1851. The piece also mentions the claim about Piso’s Gure for Consumption and a quote about love.
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John W. Daniels
Vir. Sinla
Juhal A. Bary
Washington
Chicago
Weekly Bulletin of the Health Department
President Loubet hints at quitting politics after term ends
President Loubet says he will likely withdraw from politics when his term expires. He acknowledges a possible reelection but states he will not seek it. He muses he could be useful as a senate member, but fears his district would not elect him to the chamber of deputies, being deemed too conservative and not republican enough.
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Loubet
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Dodd's Kidney Pills Promoted As Cure All
Bradford Tennessee October 234 Special Scientific research links kidney trouble to many diseases and a local endorsement claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cure kidney ailments. A resident Testifies the pills eliminated his kidney trouble after two boxes, urging early treatment to prevent Bright's Disease Dropsy Diabetes and rheumatic complications.
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Bradford
Tenn
Oet
J. A. Davis
Dodd
Mr. Davis
Bright
Walter Vaughan Morgan New Lord Mayor of London
Walter Vaughan Morgan is noted as a septuagenarian banker bachelor educated at Bluecoat school and described as prominent. Professor William T. Hornaday is cited as leading American zoological authority and longtime director of the New York Zoological Park, author of travel and scientific works. Guam natives once poisoned fish with Harringtonia speciosa juice. Spanish ban lifted under American control, usage resumed.
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Walter Vaughan Morgan
London
Bluecoat School
Ao Prominent
Irree Mason
William T. Hornaday
New York Zoological Park
Guam
Raabe foreseeingly writes of an England of the Pacific
In 1863 the German novelist Wilhelm Raabe imagined an "England of the Pacific Ocean" that would be brought to life and judged as a distant riddle. He notes the parallel to today calling it Japan and facing it as a dark riddle.
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Wilhelm Raabe
England
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Tailor in Boston Uses Tortoises to Spell His Name
A Boston Lincolnshire tailor painted his name on ten tortoises and placed them in his shop window. He offers a $10 prize to the first person who spots the animals arranged so the letters appear in the correct order of his name.
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Boston
Lincolnshire
England
Secret of Youth Taps New World Diet Claim
Remarkable 94 year old man credits Grape-Nuts and Postum for restoring digestion and bowels, with two years of freedom from chronic costiveness. He began using the breakfast food two years ago and remains strong and supple, able to walk erect. Read The Road to Westvine.
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Sato
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mieh
Westvine
Moscow Strikes Cut Off Traffic Across City
Moscow faced a complete halt to seven of nine main arterial routes as a railroad strike paralyzed commerce. Government troops were deployed to restore service, but the strike tightens grip on rail lines to St. Petersburg, Baltic ports, and northern routes, threatening milk and meat shortages and potential factory stoppages.
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Moscow
Russia
St. Petersburg
Baltic
Nicholai
Windau
Windanu & Rybinsk
Moscow & Brest Litovsk
Kleft & Voronezh
Roosevelt Opens Southern Tour Across States
President Roosevelt begins a grand tour through the south and will visit all Atlantic coast states plus Alabama Arkansas and Louisiana to complete a full national circuit. Quarantine limits keep New Orleans last. He plans to return to Washington by sea aboard the West Virginia after spending October 26 there.
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Washington
Redempion
Roosevelt
South
Atlantic Coast
Alabama
New Orleans
Richmond
Capitol Square
Greenville
S. C
North Carolina
South Carolina
Raleigh
Charlotte
Stonewall Jackson
Atlanta
Georgia
Ward
Roswell
St. Augustine
Mia
Presbyterian Memorial Church
Kaiser in Auto Collision Near Berlin Castle
Emperor William narrowly escaped serious injury on Oct 21 in Berlin when his autocar collided with a speeding automobile cab near the castle. The royal car entered the castle courtyard. the cab was disabled and no major injuries were reported.
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Kaiser
Berlin
Emperor Wiliam
Emperor William
Stolen Money Recovered In Cunliffe Pittsburg Theft Case
In Bridgeport and Bristol connections, $79,953.55 of the Adams Express robbery loot, including $50,000 in hundreds, was found at Joseph W. Boardman’s Bristol home. Cunliffe, alleged to have sent $25,000 to a brother-in-law, claimed he burned the rest to avoid tracking. Boardman insists no money came to him, while authorities confirm the recovery and note Cunliffe’s confession attempts.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Odward G
Cunliffe
Pitaburg
Onen
Wilsburs
Piisbure
Pittshore
David
Thornhill
New York
Bristol
Thornlin
Dilly
Allegheny National Bank
Pittsburg
Tuat Everyody
Boardman
Associated Press
Boardman Fcense
Lec Sure Express Company
Hartford
Iis House
Agesociated
Meimis
Belden
J. C. Curtis
Adams Express Company
New England Ageney
William I. Minster
Pinkerton
Curtis
Valise
Cimliffe
Cunliff
Hoardman
Corruption in China Persists as Granaries Burn
In Peking on October 22 officials report imperial granaries burned just before winter rice distribution. Superintendents Kui and Liu appeal to the throne seeking punishment for subordinates’ peculations despite reform policies.
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China
Peking
Kui
Liu
Career milestones of W J Black rail executive
W J Black, promoted by Santa Fe to head the passenger division and later to general passenger agent, has a long career with watermarked stations in Vandalia, Santa Fe, and Topeka. He began in 1864 with initial roles at Vandalia and Santa Fe, advancing through clerk and assistant general passenger agent positions by 1897. Wien,
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Rinek
Santa Fe Railroad
Ha Seucer
Fstom
Ta Bern
Tyand
Pavite
Fanta Fe
Jim
Topeka
Kan
Wien
Guleh Calno Jail Debated After Arrests
Report from Cal. eh Guleh notes that no jail exists locally and detainees arrested are bound and re moved to the county jail after preliminary examination. Authorities discuss handling of prisoners and jurisdiction in the absence of a local facility.
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Eh Guleh
Cal
Torturing Humour and a Cure for a Child
A reader recalls a chaotic family scene about a two year old with a facial illness. After doctors failed, Cuticura ointment was prescribed, and the child quickly recovered, costing five dollars plus taxes in total. The note claims Cuticura healed the child and praises its value.
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Iehler
Slocsa
Cohura St
Akron
Chali
Frun4 grocers cite stock issue and unneeded starch
Frun4 grocers state they do not keep Stires due to a 22 ounce slomt in hand of branded product, which cannot be sold to a rusta met who has used the 16 ounce tuy. Doetmviee Starch exchanged for money. A wooden statue in the ford is noted in Tokyo, Japan with high glow and weak head, causing concern.
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Tokyo
Japan
Defiance Starch Wins Hidden Bargain in Lone Tray Size
A quirky notice touts Reflance Cold Water Starch as superior for latency use, claiming it never sticks to the trough and comes in 16 oz packs. It claims other starches are sold by the pound at the same price and denounces rival Defiance Starch as chem‑law free and stock‑heavy at the grocer.
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Toures
Lefanee
Unclear Advertising Claim On Daflance Cold Product
The fragment mentions a claim about Daflance Cold with a price of 1 cent and compares it to other brands that contain 12 az. It reads like an advertisement note without clear context, dates, or proper entities to form a full news item.
Defiance Starch Promoted by London Court Case Influence
A London court case discusses a singer and a manager tied to a theatrical company, with debate over claims that Defiance Starch offers superior quality and quantity. The article references authorities like Spencer, Darwin, Huxley, and Pasteur in asserting science’s secret of life, while noting cautious repetition and exclusions in the testimony.
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London
Lfra
Herbert Spencer
Charles Darwin
Thomas HH. Huxley
Louis Pasteur
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