Coler Nominated for Governor by New York Democrats
At Saratoga Oct 2 the New York state Democratic convention nominated Bird S Coler of Brooklyn for governor. Delegates endorsed a platform condemning trusts and the Dingley tariff, urged public ownership of anthracite coal, and criticized Roosevelt for not opposing trusts while opposing mining privatization.
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Saratoga
N. Y
New York
Devery
Police Department of
Ninth
Bird S. Coler
Brooklyn
Americas
Republican Party
Thomas Jef
Roosevelt
Extra Session Sought To Halt Coal Famine In Illinois
Six thousand Illinois citizens in twenty four hours signed a petition urging President Roosevelt to call an extra session of Congress to pass a measure preventing a coal famine. A proposed option is appointing a temporary receiver to run the Pennsylvania mines idle due to the strike. The drive is led by Senator William E Mason with Chicago and state wide circulation.
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Chicago
Illinois
Roosevelt
Congress
Pennsylvania
United States
William E. Mason
Senator Mason
Mnp
Mitchell
Zola Will Bequeaths All To Widow Amid Mourning
Paris reports Emile Zola's sealed will found in his bedroom and opened after his death. It reportedly leaves everything to his widow with no literary testament or funeral instructions. Madame Zola viewed the body and swooned as doctors and close associates accompanied her at the mortuary chamber.
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Paris
Emile
Mme. Zola
Zola
Madame Zola
Ured
Charpentier, Fasquelle
M. Des Moulins
Hendershott’s light verdict in manslaughter case
Burlington jurors find John Hendershott guilty of manslaughter for killing his cell mate in a county jail. The trial followed an all-night session with initial votes split between murder degrees. The case involved a prior jail "kangaroo" court and a claim of temporary insanity due to abuse by inmate Trent.
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Burlington
John Hendershott
Hendershott
Trent
Typhoon Costs 1500 Lives and Pacific News
A heavy September typhoon off Japan wrecked fishing fleets with about sixteen hundred boats lost. fifteen hundred sailors are reported dead. The Tartar carries further disaster advices while Karazawa Maru searched for survivors. A Pekin cable notes Prince Tuan reached Kalgan August and left for Ninani Hall, raising unrest over potential rebellion.
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Victoria
B. C
Japan
Kagoshima
Pekin
Kalgan
Tuan
Saloon Density Report Sparks Comical Exchange
In San Francisco a quip about thirst and saloons leads to a witty debate. A customer jokes about paying five hundred pounds for a bonnet, and a woman retorts that the crime will be on her own, highlighting the city’s lively social scene.
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Strappes
Duchess Gives Birth to Son at Tanderagee Castle
The Duchess of Manchester formerly Miss Helena Zimmerman of Cincinnati Ohio gave birth to a son yesterday morning at Tanderagee Castle County Armagh. Both mother and child are doing well.
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Belfast
Ireland
Duchess of Manchester
Helena Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Ohio
Tanderagee Castle
County Armagh
Iowas Board Considers Second Inebriate Department in State Hospitals
Des Moines reports that the state board of control is weighing a second hospital for inebriates and may require new departments at Mt. Pleasant and other hospitals as droves of dipsomaniacs fill facilities. A Cherokee location is ordered for commitments after Oct 10, with Mount Pleasant to serve the southern half.
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Des Moines
Board of Control
Mt. Pleasant
Robinson
Department For
Mt Pleasant
Independence
Clarinda
The
State Board of Control
Iowa
Cherokee
Mount Pleasant State Hospital
Missing Patents Leave Dubuque Property Without Clear Titles
In Dubuque on October 4, residents with no original patents risk insecure ownership. Washington reports patents are on file in Des Moines and will be delivered upon surrender of duplicate receipts. If receipts are lost, owners must file an affidavit per tract to obtain the patent.
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Dubuque
Government Land Office
Des Moines
Washington
McGovern
United States Land Office
Assault and Beat Minister Stir in Randall After Street Fight
In Randall Webster City on October 4 E M Knox and five companions were arrested for assault and battery on Rev Paulshrod. They beat the minister and chased him through the streets after he tried to quell a street brawl. The incident caused a large local sensation.
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Webster City
M. Knox
Randall
Paulshrod
Knox
Hat dilemma at stage sightline clash
A woman ignored requests to remove a large hat fearing she could not see the stage if she moved it. The exchange shows a dispute over stage visibility and courtesy.
Des Moines Aims to Enforce Compulsory Education Law
Des Moines reports 215 of over 800 children of school age in business districts are out of school. Truant officer J C Byram will notify these youths and their parents within 30 days. noncompliance could lead to legal action up to the Iowa Supreme Court.
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Des Moines
J. C. Byram
Supreme Court of
Iowa
Byram
Charles Holada on Stand in Gallaugher Murder Case
Iowa City testimony details a plotted murder scheme involving Mrs. Gallaugher and Charles Holada. Plans included cyanide poisoning, ax blows in woods, barn assault, or shooting during a birds hunt. Holada admitted fleeing justice under an assumed name before the killing and claimed the woman coerced him.
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Iowa City
Charles Holada
Holada
Gallaugher
Ainsworth
Washington County
Miners Agree to arbitration backed resumption of coal
President Mitchell urges immediate mine revival as winter fuel famine looms and Baer denounces lawlessness. Miners propose to submit wage and grievance issues to a presidential tribunal and accept its award for a set term if operators join. Baer rejects direct talks with Mitchell and the conference ends without agreement.
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Washington
Oliphant
Delaware & Hudson
David Wilcox
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Road
Indianapolis
Wey
Baer
United States
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
John Mitchell
Court of Common Pleas
George F. Baer
Miners’ Union
Mr. Mitchell
Mrs Gallaugher Acquitted After Lengthy Murder Trial
Iowa City reports Ella Gallaugher and Charles Holada faced murder charges in the case of James Gallaugher. Holbert defended Gallaugher for three hours, insisting on her innocence and portraying her as chaste and virtuous. The jurors delivered a not guilty verdict.
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Iowa City
Ella Gallaugher
Charles Holada
James Gallaugher
Holbert
Nebras ka chancellor keeps 5000 salary at university
Lincoln Nebraska October 3 Chancellor EK Benjamin Andrews will stay at the University of Nebraska with a 5000 dollar annual salary. He declined a Wisconsin Madison offer and refused a higher pay, citing economy in university management. An unrelated sentence notes that over half the people in the world live in Asia.
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Lincoln
Neb
Benjamin Andrews
University of Nebraska
Wisconsin
Madison
Andrews
Nebraska
Kiss on ear fractures ear drum and patient sent to New York
A kiss on Mrs. Martha Allen’s ear by her granddaughter fractured her eardrum and she was transported from Binghamton to New York for treatment. The puncture was pinhead sized. The piece reflects on a Nantucket lighthouse keeper Charles Henry Gibbs who draws a very small salary and has not shown the light for two decades. It also notes rising automaniacs endangering pedestrians and describes ant necklace fashions in New Guinea.
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Martha Allen
Binghamton
New York City
Sam
Charles Henry Gibbs
Nantucket
Mass
Gibbs
Showing the Way to Kidney Health and Notable Anecdotes
The piece argues for recognizing kidney trouble and using a remedy, citing C. J. McMurray of Freeport Illinois praising Dean's Kidney Pills. It offers a free trial by mail from Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo and notes the price as 60 cents. It also includes a humorous aside about dynamite left where cows ingest it and a profile of Prince Albert of Thurn who spends vast sums on clothing and daily neckties.
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C. J. McMurray
Freeport
Iroquois &T
Dean
Moe Murray
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Costly butterfly exhibition in New York museum
A rare Sierra Leone butterfly, showing in the Museum of Natural History in Central Park New York, cost its late owner Dr Strecker of Reading Pa over ten thousand dollars. He funded an expedition and maintained the insect for more than two years to add it to his collection.
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Museum of Natural History
Central Park
New York
Strecker
Reading
Sierra Leone
Penfold Endorses Dodds Kidney Pills In Letter
George P. Penfold supervisor of the first ward in Lockport New York writes a newspaper letter praising Dodds Kidney Pills as a permanent cure for kidney trouble after six boxes. He says relief came two years ago and includes his address 07 Church St Lockport NY. The note is followed by a moral quote and an advertisement for Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry for bowel looseness.
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Lockport
N. Y
George P. Penfold
City of
Dodd
Church St
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Ames
NEW York Democrats
Sird S. Coler
Will
M. Zola
San Francisco
Iappenings
White House
Asia
New Guinea
Papua
Claude Peters
Martinsburg
Prince Albert of
Thurn
Germany
Mother Gray
Gray
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Defiance
Man
Piso
Joan F. Boyer
Trinity Springs, Ind
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