Insurance probe highlights campaign finance ties across parties
A sweeping summary reports John A. McCall of New York Life defending Parker's involvement, while Andrew Hamilton's $235,000 fund remains unaccounted. Roosevelt seeks to curb corporate campaign money as New York moves to recover $1.5 million in alleged improper contributions.
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John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Alton B. Parker
Democratic State Committee
McCall
Andrew Hamilton
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
New Orleans Readies Roosevelt Visit Amid Fever Quarantine Moves
The New Orleans death toll reaches 341 with 2605 total fever cases. Illinois orders St Louis doctors to stop passenger exams at Sparta while Missouri counters with a bridge quarantine threat. New Orleans braces for President Roosevelt’s visit amid these health regulations.
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New Orleans
Illinois Health Board
St. Louis
Sparta
Ill
Roosevelt
Officials plead guilty in railroad rebate case in Chicago
Four Schwarzschild and Sulzberger packing firm officials pleaded guilty to conspiracy to accept railroad rebates in Chicago. They were fined a total of 25 000 dollars, which was paid immediately.
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Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Chicago
Philadelpphia
Harrisburg
Pittsburg
Philadelphia & Reading
Roush’s Curve
Mount Holly Springs
Roosevelt
America
Calabria
Italy
China
Sutera
Sicily
Congress
Prince Charles
Denmark
of Schiff & Co
Schiff
W. R. Harper
University of Chicago
Western Union Telegraph Company
United States
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Maryville
Santa Fe
Cuban statesman slain in Havana Cienfuegos clash
Official dispatches report the killing of Liberal leader Congressman Enrique Villuendas and the Chief of Police Alanco during a conflict between Liberals and Moderates in Cienfuegos. Six killed, 25 wounded. authorities fear impact on local election boards and unrest spreading to Matanzas and Santa Clara. A rural guard train with artillery and 13 000 rounds of ammunition is dispatched.
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Havana
Cienfuegos
Enrique Villuendas
Liberal Party
Villuedas
Illance
Villuendas
Alanco
Frias
Matanzas
Santa Clara
Mob Hangs Suspect in Conway Lynching
In Conway Arkansas a mob abducted Frank Brown from the jail and hanged him outside Mrs Lawrence s home after accusing him of assaulting her and killing her child. Sheriff Harrell later said another man is under arrest in Little Rock as the alleged killer.
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Conway
Ark
Frank Brown
Little Rock
Brown
Lawrence
Denied By Hamilton On $100000 Check
A cable from Andrew Hamilton of Albany, now in France, says the $100,000 check received from New York Life Insurance in March 1904 was not for influencing state legislation. Hamilton reached Biarritz after touring southern France and deflected questions by wire, denying the alleged use of the funds.
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New York
Andrew Hamilton
Albany
France
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life
A Peculiar Accident at Switch Kentucky
Jason Chumbley, a local resident, returned home to visit his wife and child. He lifted his six year old daughter by the chin to kiss her, causing her neck to break as she fell to the ground. A physician diagnosed the injury as a broken neck attributed to her father.
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Jason Chumbley
Deag
Russian Battle Ship Retvizan Refloated by Japanese
Tokio Sept 23 reports the Russian battleship Retvizan sunk at Port Arthur was refloated by Japanese engineers Friday. The action marks a notable recovery of a now-engineered war asset and reflects ongoing naval operations in the region.
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Tokio
Retvizan
Port Arthur
Pardon Refusal for Former Chicago Banker Dreyer
Springfield Illinois September 23 Governor Dore en on advice of the state board of pardons refused to pardon Edward Dreyer once a Chicago banker now in Joliet penitentiary for violations of banking laws.
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Springfield
Doreen
State Board of Pardons
Joliet
Edward 5. Dreyer
Chicago
German minister Rosen seals Morocco accord with French
Paris reports that Dr. Rosen the new German minister to Morocco and the French government have reached a complete agreement on the Moroccan confidence program.
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Paris
Dr. Rosen
Morocco
Ence
Iowa State News Kills Teacher in School
Arthur Webb shot and killed Nettie Derby a schoolteacher 12 miles north of Muscatine after she refused his advances and declined a county fair outing. He then consumed laudanum and shot himself, later discovered in the schoolhouse attic.
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Muscatine
Arthur Webb
Nettie Derby
Webb
Miss Derby
Geome
Seattle
Bank to Pay Creditors From Jackson Estate
The Farmers' and Merchants' bank closure prompts a statement from EB Jackson and L J Carson that the Andrew Jackson estate will secure creditors. With an estimated value of at least $75 000 the creditors and depositors are expected to be paid in full. The Jackson widow and children pledge security if litigation is postponed to allow the estate to settle matters.
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Andalusia
Spain
South America
Galacia
Cuba
United States
Palma
Commissioner of Pensions
Congress
Col
H. V. Speelman
Cincinnati
Peoria
Sons of Veterans
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jensen
Kamimura
Koruiloff Bay
Beatty's Ridge
Switzerland County
Ind
George Ford
Alfonso
Belgium
Albert Bresthaupt
Violet
Harry
Traverse City
Mich
Ole Hagen
Andrew Gilbertson
Newmarket
Minn
Rome
Paul Matthews
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Milwaukee
Tokio
Alderman Murphy
Charles F. Pfister
James J. Hill
Minnesota
Republic of Panama
Costa Rica
America
Japan
Russia
Washington
Charles Walcott
Rhinebeck
N. Y
William H. Hunt
Pan-American Bank
Chicago
Joliet
Carnegie Library
Portland
Carnegie
Frank Wood
Ballentine
Harney
Nev
Oregon Short Line
Southern Pacific
Ross J. Alexander
Cleveland
Bridgeport
Rowan County
Thomas John Barnardo
London
The
Hague
Roosevelt
Nicholas
Minot National Bank
Minot
S. D
Tama
A. EB. Jackson
L. J. Carson
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Dunn Family Faces Multiple Appendicitis at St Thomas Hospital
Arthur Dunn of St Anthony, son of James B Dunn, a noted Dunn family farmer, underwent an appendectomy at St Thomas hospital. He is the sixth Dunn child to have the operation, following Harry, Bridget, James, W. J., and Dolly. Three more siblings may require surgery in time.
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Marshalltown
Arthur Dunn
St Anthony
James B. Dunn
Dunn Settlement
St. Thomas’ Hospital
Mr. Dunn
Harry
Bridget
James
W. J
Dolly Dunn
Drowns to Evade Marriage in Sioux City
Theodore Schoemperlin of Litchfield Minnesota died by his own hand in Sioux City to escape marriage. He left a note to his parents declaring he had been tired of living since August 23 after becoming engaged to Ellen Harder, a woman unknown to his parents, and stating he proposed to her to court another girl he truly loved.
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Sioux City
Theodore Schoemperlin
Litchfield
Minn
Ellen Harder
Iowa and Iowa City Notes on Local Politics and Events
Alderman Le Roy proposed paying 100000 to the city for public utilities, stirring the ownership debate in Webster City. Algona reports the Kossuth county fair a success with profits ahead. Des Moines repeats reelection of W A Roe to lead National Hay Fever association. Multiple city notices cover deaths, verdicts, resignations, a new opera house opening, and preparations for Holstein’s annual fair.
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Hanly
Indiana
Sherrick
Des Moines
Iowa
Shaw
England
New York Harbor
New York
J. T. Crumbaugh
Bloomington
National Sons of Veterans’ Association
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Gettysburg
Rafael Reyes
Colombia
Supreme Court
Bogota
Superior Court
Grand Rapids
Mich
James Mol
Lant K. Salsbury
Lake Michigan
Joseph Howell
Rogers
Neb
la Porte
Cal
Frank B. Hoskins
Fond du Lac
Wis
Eastern Wisconsin Railway
Knights of Pythias
United States
Toronto
Ont
John Davis
Christian County
James Courtney
Joseph L. Naar
The
True American
Trenton
N. J
Naar
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Pittsburg
Harry G. Barnhurst
Vigilant
Webster City
R. B. LeRoy
Fifth Ward
Burlington
Fort Madison
Iowa Building and Loan Association
George E. Pennett
Carroll
Algona
Mason City
Smith
Martin Wescott
George Logue
Hanlontown
Wescott
Cedar Falls
National
Hay Fever Association
St. Menace
Osceola
Des Moines Methodist Episcopal Conference
Warren
Muscatine
W. S. Beatty
United Brethren Church
Winnipeg
Canada
Sioux City
Don R. Forbes
Granville
Hamburg
Dubuque
J. E. Skelly
Waterloo
Illinois Central
Chariton
Clara Alexander
G. W. Alexander
Exira
Frank Andrews
Mr. Nichols
Christian Church
Emmetsburg
J. P. Dolliver
Holstein
Royal headlines and gifts from distant courts in late 19th century blur
A miscellaneous European folio reports on royal names and curiosities. Princess Irene’s christening in 1866 marks a wartime era. czar and czarina aging. Prince Luca Esterhazy plans a Transylvanian church modelled after King Solomon’s temple. Kaiser gifts to Grunwald for his 104th birthday. Countess Longay’s Paris sale. King Oscar’s translated sonnets. Alfonso’s rug gift from bombed Spain. Edward’s newspaper appetite and clipping albums.
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Irene
Henry
Prussia
Luca Esterhazy
Transylvania
Franz Grunwald
Burg
Countess Longay
Paris
Brussels
Rudolph
Austria
Belgium
Oscar
Sweden
Europe
Alfonso
France
Edward
Biting dialogue sparks police call in Roxley Nervey exchange
In a Philadelphia Press report, Roxley and Nervey engage in a tense verbal confrontation. The pair debate marriage as the man pleads, while the woman resists and threatens to summon police. The excerpt captures a charged scene with abrupt, dramatic dialogue.
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Nervey
Up to Date On Bicycling Or Driving For Health
A brief Town Topics note questions Dr Fadd's current advice to patients. It asks if he still recommends bicycling, and hedges whether driving or golf fits different circumstances better.
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Madge
Power From Food and Grape-Nuts Claims
A Missouri woman credits Grape-Nuts with repairing her stomach troubles and weight loss. She describes heart-burn gas and weakness before using the product, noting digestion improved and weight increased from 98 to 116 pounds after a ten day trial. Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan endorses Teasen.
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Missouri
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Globe
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Legislative Committee
Morgan
Morton
James W. Boyd
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
W. P. Worcester
Rain-in
Custer
Gen. Custer
Standing Rock
Weather Bureau
Central
West
New York Times
Jacob H. Thompson
Republic
American Bankers’ Association
August Julius
Lake Shore
Bryan
Columbus
American Baseball Association
Minneapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Nome
Alaska
Rock River Methodist Conference
Freeport
Luther B. Wilson
C. C. Kohlsaar
Isaac J. Wistar
Philadelphia
Claymont
Del
Hamilton
Iowa State News
Po Xon
TETT
Balsam
LE Roy
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