Mrs Astor Dies. Social Leader of New York
William Astor's widow Mrs. Astor, famed for founding the 400 social register, died at 82 after years of heart trouble. Her salons at the Fifth Avenue mansion drew elites from coast to coast, with the “400” once limited to a select hundred, then expanded in 1905 to 1200 guests. Her presence and jewelry were legendary in New York society.
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William Astor
New Yorks
Fifth Avenue
Astor
Mrs Astor
New York
Bankrupt Railroad Investors Face Big Losses in Finances
Certified accountants report for receivers under Judge Grosseup show 10 million of 18 million raised by investors diverted from construction. The debt totals 16.17 million with 9.72 million unaccounted, much tied to bond sales at low prices. The Wisconsin division highlights extreme financing amid complex claims and fees.
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Chicken and Milwaukee Brecine Railway Company
Peter 8. Grosseup
Iesuca
Unil
Wisconsin
Gompers Case Put Over to November 10
Justice Wright in the District supreme court postponed until November 10 the case of Samuel Gompers and AFL leaders John Mitchell and Frank Morrison charged with contempt of court in a suit for injunction brought by the Bucks Stove and Range Company of St. Louis.
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Justice Wright
District Supreme Court
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frankorrison
American Federation of Labor
Bucks Stove and Range Company of
St. Louis
Political quarrel in Foraker Okia ends in fatal shooting
In Seward's store Frank S. Seward a leading hardware merchant and local Democrat fired five shots at John H. Milam a Pawhuaka farmer and longtime Osage Indian affairs figure. Milam a Republican died from the head wound after a heated political dispute.
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Foraker Okia
Frank S. Seward
John H. Milam
Pawhuaka
Okia
Seward
Milam
Gas line break leaves three Kansas towns without fuel
A high pressure rupture on the Kansas Natural Gas Co line serving Independence to Atchison and St. Joseph cut gas to Lawrence Atchison and St. Joseph, leaving the towns without gas light and heat Sunday night.
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Kansas Natural Gas Company
Independence
Atchison
Kan
St. Joseph
Buret
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Whitmore Acquitted in Wife's Swamp Murder Case
The jury found Theo dore Whitmore not guilty of murdering his wife whose battered body was found December 26 in a swamp near Harrison New Jersey. The defense rested on an alibi.
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Whitmore
Ian
Theodore Whitmore
Harrison
N. J
Two Montgomery Residents Killed in Interurban Crossing
Mrs. Leroy T. Wood and W F Gam ble, two well known Montgomery county residents, were killed when their buggy seat was struck by an interurban car as they crossed the tracks near Springfield Illinois.
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Leroy T. Wood
W.F. Gamble
Montgomery County
Springfield Il
Night Rider Inquiry Details Confessions in Rankin Case
Evidence links several men to the Rankin murder and related depredations at Camp Nemo. Officials report confessions from Ferriner Hogg and Morris, naming assailants and guards, with others to be taken to Nashville as state witnesses.
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Patterson
Camp Nemo
Technesses
Union City
Quentin Rania
Lawechees
Rankin
Frank Ferriner
Hankin
Taylor
Hogg
Morris
Ferriner
Tid Burton
Garrett Johoson
Nashville
Bomb No 24 Hits Chicago Gambling Saloon
A blast in the rear of FLFL Brennan's saloon on Cottage Grove avenue marks the twenty fourth bombing in a Chicago gambling resort series. Windows shattered and residents startled as authorities fail to catch the bomber despite traps and a fuse lit for escape. The attacks reflect gambler ire over crackdown on illicit resorts.
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Chicago
Flfl Brennan
Cottage Grove Avenue
Turkish Mutineers Killed at Constantinople Clash
An outbreak among Turkish troops attached to the Constantinople garrison was crushed with a single volley. Three mutineers were killed and fifteen wounded as a loyal battalion intervened. The rebels were ordered to the provinces but resisted, retreating near the barracks after a brief struggle. A separate arrest in Knoxville, Tennessee, nabbed a man identified as Frank Shercliffe on robbery and murder charges.
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Constantinople
Salouika
Shercliffe
Knoxville
Tenn
Frank Shercliffe
SW. Morris
Great Northern Road
Minneapolis
Roosevelt plan to spend six months in Uganda province
An authority reports President Roosevelt will depart New York on March 18 with Kermit Roosevelt and a Smithsonian professor, traveling via Naples and Mombasa to Uganda for six months. The party includes a Navy official. no entry into Congo is planned. They will hunt on McMillan estates in the Nairobi district.
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Uganda
Central Africa
Congo
New York Times
Roosevelt
New York
Mombasen
Suez Canal
Aden
Port Florence
Lake Victoria
Nyanza
Enterbe
Mr. McMillan
James McMillan
Detroit
Nairobi
Horse thieves shot by sheriff near Kennebec
Two horse thieves Marvey and Johnson escaped from Cacoma jail. Sheriff pursued them at Oncoma and Presho. A shootout as Johnson was arrested left Marvey dead along the railway right of way. Johnson was captured and jailed.
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Marvey
Johnson
Cacoma
8. D
Dea
Wacow
Dallas
Oncoma
Presho
Kennebec
Harvey
Houses Tumble Into River Near Pine Bluff
Two cotton warehouses owned by R. B Knox and Co and Bluthenkal tumbled into the Arkansas river as riverbank caving worsened. The Pine Bluff Hotel Jefferson and Jefferson County courthouse faced imminent risk of sliding into the water within 48 hours. The river eroded the business district endangering thousands of dollars in property as trees and cottages drifted away.
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R. 8
Knox and Co
Bluthenkal
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Jefferson
Jefferson County Court House
Cattle Syndicate Leases 10000 Acres Near Chilico Lake
A syndicate of Minnesota, Montana and Oregon cattlemen leases 16000 acres of grazing land near Chilico Lake close to the head of Butte Inlet, British Columbia. Thousands of yearlings will be shipped in and cattle stay out year round due to the absence of snow in the area.
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Minnesota
Montana
Oregon
Chilico Lake
Butte Inlet
British Columbia
Alarm at LaGuayra Port Grows Over Dutch Threat
Residents of LaGuayra Venezuela grow alarm as military preparations increase in response to threats from the Netherlands government. The tense harbor area reflects mounting concern among locals about potential action.
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LaGuayra
Venesuela
Netherlands
Thirty Injured in Lackawanna Coal Train Crash
A coal train on the Lackawanna railroad struck a street car at Dorranceton, Pennsylvania, injuring thirty people, several seriously, according to emergency reports and local officials.
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Lackawanna Railroad
Dorrancetou
Death of James Kerr Democratic committeeman dies at home
James Kerr, a Democratic national committeeman from Pennsylvania, died at his home in New Rochelle. The report notes his party leadership and ties to Pennsylvania political circles.
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James Kerr
Pennsylvania
New Rochelle
Train Kills Father and Son at Crossing
W S Cunningham and his ten year old son were struck and killed by a Vandalia train at a crossing near Phi De Phi. The tragedy underscores dangers at rural railroad crossings and prompts safety reminders from local authorities.
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W.S Cunningham
Pear Dephi
Tod
Revival closes saloons as Billy Sunday ends Jacksonville meeting
Billy Sunday, the baseball evangelist, wrapped up a five week revival in Jacksonville. He received 7279 in two free will offerings, but redirected a third offering to a hospital upon his suggestion. The city reports 2542 professions of conversion and all saloons closed their doors, with fifteen proprietors enjoying the judge's leniency.
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Billy Sunday
Jacksonville
Tabernacle
Circuit Court
Outlaw Moro band pursued after Mindanao raids
A constabulary force from Horgan pursued a band of Moros raiding Misamis province on Mindanao. The pursuit overtook the outlaws and they used the feeder and are following the rest of the band. Manila dispatch says authorities hope to restore order in the Mindanao region.
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Horgan
Misamis
Mindanastal
Manila
Mindanao
Business titan ends life at Niagara Falls fall
Charles A. Hengerer, former ice president of the William Heengerer Co., a major Buffalo department store, killed himself by leaping into the river and going over the falls in Niagara Falls.
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Niagara Falls
Charles A. Hengerer
William Heengerer Company
Buffalo
Convicted pair in Schultz murder confess to killing
Mall brother and Mrs. Schultz plead guilty to murdering Mrs. Schultz's husband. Kurka and Mrs. Schultz admit the crime after confessing to Justice of the Peace in Detroit. Police say the homicide occurred about 9 20 am on a week five, with the body moved in a green dump wagon to a western suburb lane.
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Mall
Schultz
Joan Kurka
Teameter
Anthony Schults
Justice of Peace
Gerhard
Detroit
Mich
Annie
Kurka
Kur Ka
Schulte
Kia
Abruzzi Suit Roils Rome Over Italo American Alliance
In Rome the Abruzzi dukedom and Miss Elkins marriage prospects stir much talk amid royal interest. Queen Helena reportedly supports Miss Elkins and may influence King Victoria to bless the union, while some doubt the match will occur.
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Rome
Miss Elkins
Helena
Elkins
Death by Airship Propeller in Girard Kansas
H. W. Strubble, an employee of the Call airship, was instantly killed in Girard Kansas when a rear propeller struck his head during engine trials. Also reports Jimmy Britt defeated Johnny Summers in London in ten rounds with Britt winning on points despite heated spectator dispute over the referee's decision.
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H. W. Strubble
Call
Girard, Kan
Jimmy Britt
California
Johnny Summers
England
London
Spectacular Fire Ravages Philadelphia Neighborhood
A large blaze in a northwestern Philadelphia district caused an estimated $760,000 in losses. Firefighters battled flames as homes and businesses were threatened and residents evacuated.
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Philadelphia
Chicago Grain and Provisions Drops Mixed on November Trade
On November 2 in Chicago, pre election trading was dull with grain futures showing little change from the prior close. Wheat and corn were nearly steady while oats fell about 4 cents. Provisions ended with gains of 6 7/8 to 1 cent. Cash prices for No. hard wheat and corn were listed, with oats and live stock markets in Omaha showing varied shifts.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Chicago Live Stock Market Report November 2
Cattle receipts total 18 000 with price gains. Steers 440 to 460, cows around 205 500, heifers near 2 60, bulls 2 59 to 4 50, calves 95.00 to 0 Sol. Hogs receipts 69 600 steady to 10 cents higher with heavy shipping at 6 05 to 6 15, light 5 25 to 5 75, packing 5 00 to 5 65. Sheep receipts 75 000 strong to 10 cents higher with eep 460 to 450 and lambs 4 71 to 5 85.
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South Omaha
Texas
Chicago
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Ark
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Duluth
Minn
Charles Nichols
Fred Mooney
ST. Agnes Academy
Sisters of St. Francis
Alliance
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Dale
Hospital
Dr. Bellwood
Dr. Bowman
Hand
Copsey
Alliance Hospital
Nebraska
Lliance Art Stuti
Alliance, Nebr
Underwood
Underwood Typewriter Co
Omaha, Neb
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