Hearing on Rice forgeries in New York adjourned
Preliminary hearing of Lawyer Albert T. Patrick and valet Charles F. Jones on charges of forging and uttering a $25,000 check to Swenson & Sons was resumed at Center Street police court. Witnesses testified Rice knew Jones as secretary and valet and questioned the check’s signature as not Rice’s. The hearing adjourned after prosecutors and defense argued over evidence and an affidavit.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
Charles F. Jones
Center Street
Swenson & Sons
William R. Rice
Charlies H. Findlay
Jones
Rice
David L. Short
Short
Patrick
Walter C. Wetherbee
Walter O. Wetherbee
Swenson
Wallace
Mr. Rice
Brann
Osborne
Wetherbee
House
Bloodless duel in Paris between Gohir and Sabran Ponteves
Paris reports a bloodless duel using swords between anti military journalist M Urbain Gohir and Count de Sabran Ponteves over an Aurore article. Count Boni de Castellano acted as a second for the count. Ponteves had been detained in August 1898 with others in a royalist protest against President Loubet.
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Paris
M. Urbain Gohir
Count de Sabran Ponteves
Aurore
Count Boni de Castellano
Loubet
M. Gohir
M. Mercier
Dreyfus
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Ad Card
An old advertisement promises relief from coughs and colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It boasts a cure with no cure no pay and lists a price of 25 cents.
London Actors Aid Galveston Relief Fund
London actors packed the Drury Lane theater for a Galveston relief fund benefit. Henry Irving recited Dream of Eugene Aram as scenes from Price of Peace Debt of Honor William Tell Julius Caesar and Waterloo followed. George Alexander Charles Wyndham Lewis Waller Mrs Beerbohm Tree Marie Tempest and many notables attended. United States Ambassador Choate and Mrs Choate with Henry White were among the audience.
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London
Galveston Relief Fund
Drury Lane
Henry Irving
Eugene Aram
William ‘Tell
Julius Caesar
George Alexander
Charles Wyndham
Lewis Waller
Beerbohm Tree
Marie Tempest
Lost in Alaska for Days After Canoe Swamping
J B Rawlings, a former Utah mine inspector who had moved to Alaska, was rescued by the U S steamer Pathfinder after a canoe trip with Frank Weber ended in disaster. Weber drowned and Rawlings survived wandering for days on Alaska’s wild shores with only willow bark to eat and snow to drink.
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San Francisco
J. B. Rawlings
Utah
Beattice
Alaska
United States
Pathfinder
Toglac River
Rawlings
Frank Weber
Bringold
Dutch Harbor
Weber
Kleinschmidt's Successor Picked as Special Administrator
W H Dickinson cashier of the Montana National Bank of Helena was named special administrator of the John D P Allport estate by Judge McIntyre. He must post a 4400 bond. The estate includes Basin town lots mining property and an interest in the Minnie Healey mine in Butte amid ongoing litigation.
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Standard
Helena
W. H. Dickinson
Hletant
Montana National Bank of
McIntyre
John Dpd
Allport
Carl Klein Schmidt, Jr
Dickinson
Basin
Minnie Healey
Butte
Storm Claims Crew in Georgian Bay Wrecks
The schooner Fionada and its entire crew of twenty were drowned when it floated ashore in Georgian bay after a gale. The Amelia Rosebud and Angier also lost with crews totaling 18 men. The Huntress is ashore on the Labrador coast with five sailors dead.
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Johns
XN. B
Fionada
Georgian Bay
Amelia
Rosebud
Angier
Huntress
Labrador
Arnold Extradition Case Upheld by Circuit Court
San Francisco, Ort. 14 The United States circuit court of appeals affirmed the district court ruling ordering T. T. Biddulph Arnold extradited to England. He is charged with appropriating client funds and must now return to England.
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San Francisco
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court
T. T. Biddulph Arnold
England
Arnold
Sheehan and Lynch wed at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
William Sheehan and Katie Lynch both of Butte were married at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart at half past eight this morning.
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the Standard
Helena
William Sheehan
Katie Lynch
Butte
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Bryan Campaign Scene in New York Draws Massive Crowd
A parade of events follows a Bryan rally in New York as a bomb interrupts the speech. Bryan defends the Democratic stance against trusts and imperialism while clashing with Republicans. The night ends with Bryan touring Tammany Hall and preparing for a four day state campaign tour.
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Keller
John M. Quinn
O'Brien
James Hamilton Lewis
Bryan
Madison Avenue
Mr. Bryan
Croker
Mr. Hearst
James Shevlin
Tuin
Tammany Hall
Senator Mackey
Richard Croker
Cooper Union
John Dewitt Warner
Mr. Pryan
Democratic Party
Tammany
Union Square
Madison Square
Hoffman House
Frank Campbell
State Committee
A Deafening Ovation as Bryan Draws 20 000 Crowd
A Madison Avenue crowd estimated around 20 000 packed the open air stand to hear Mr. Bryan. The throng crushed the weak and nearly suffocated many as they surged in the October day.
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New York
Madison Avena
Mr. Bryan
Telegraph to Nome Traces Yukon Link by Christmas
Advices from Dawson report that the US telegraph system in the Yukon will be completed from Nome to Tanana by Christmas with the Dawson to Eagle section ready in a month and the Dawson to outside world portion in two weeks. The remaining 800 mile stretch between Eagle and Tanana will connect Nome to the world. Weekly mail from Dawson to Tanana will start this winter. Crews are active along the Yukon from Eagle to Ulugato.
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Seattle
Wash
Dawson
St. Michael
United States
Yukon
Nome
Tanana
Eagle
Uulato
Shields Casualties in MacArthur Command
Washington reports General MacArthur's casualty list for Captain Shields' unit. Killed on Sept. 23 are William Andrews Elmer Aurar e Erwin Niles and Frank Weigha nd. Wounded include Capt. Devereaux Shields L B Colvin Robert D Jackson Oliver G Johnson Joan B Pole John Chew and others with various injuries.
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Washington
MacArthur
John Chew
Wreck of Oregon Short Line Train Near Topaz
The Oregon Short Line passenger train collided with a freight standing on the main line at Topaz, about 30 miles east of Pocatello Idaho, this afternoon, killing a tramp and injuring others.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Oregon Short Line
Topaz
Here
Train wreck injures crew as tramp killed in embankment fall
A passenger engine plunged down the embankment injuring Engineer Backman and Fireman George. An unknown tramp was killed and another tramp had a leg crushed in the incident.
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Ine
Backman
Qeorge
Matthews Beats Ferns in Second Welterweight Showdown
Matthews of New York defeated Rube Ferns of Buffalo by decision after 15 rounds at the Cadillac Athletic club in Detroit. Ferns fought with a bad left shoulder that had sparked three operations after blood poisoning. Both fighters weighed 140 pounds. Matthews appeared in prime condition while Ferns was hindered by his shoulder. The crowd approved the verdict in a slower bout than their first meeting.
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Detroit
Mich
Matthews
New York
Rube Ferns
Buffaloo
Cadillac Athletic Club
Siler
Ferns
Customs Frauds Uncovered at Vancouver Whatcom Border
American officials report large customs frauds by Chinese and Japanese at the Vancouver Whatcom boundary. Hundreds of Chinese are allegedly moved monthly by Canadian smugglers paid per head. Trips take about three nights, with sleepers by day and night walks. Opium is smuggled on sloops across the Gulf of Georgia.
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Vancouver
Whatcom
Gulf of Georgia
British Losses Reported in Pretoria Area Actions
Lord Roberts reports from Pretoria dated Oct 16 that French moved from Macsadadary toward Heidelberg to clear new ground. Mabon’s mounted troops engaged the Boers on Oct 1 with three officers and eight men killed and three officers and 25 wounded. French occupied Carolina yesterday and captured a convoy during his maneuvers. Roberts notes numerous minor affairs showing Boer activity across a wide area.
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London
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Mac Sadedary
Heildelberg
Mabon
Montei
Frencea
Carolina
British Reenter Bloemhofy, Capture Boers Near Kimberley
British forces reentered Bloemhof near Kimberley on October 14 and captured Boers unopposed, marking a swift advance in the Cape Town theater.
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Cape Town
Bloemhoeff
Kimberley
Passengers recount Peitang fort action by Germans Russians
Victoria report states J C Hemmett aboard the Empress of Japan witnessed Peitang forts assault by German and Russian forces. French artillery watched, British arrived after Chinese guns fell silent. Russians opened fire at 2 pm, mines detonated, gunners silenced the forts.
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Victoria
B.C
J. C. Hemmett
Empress of Japan
Peitang
Expedition against Paotingtu reports no opposition to Oct
Dispatches from Tientsin via Shanghai dated Oct 16 say the Paotingtu expedition met no resistance through Oct MW. French troops marching to Helen to relieve priests faced no opposition in a six day southward march. The fourth brigade of the Militia is arriving and Americans have evacuated the arsenal to the provisional city government.
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Tientsin
Shanghai
Helen
Russian Southern Army Occupies Fiehling Terminus
Official confirmation states the Russian southern army occupied Fiehling, the terminus of the Shamae Kwan railway, with the capture effected on October 4.
Ohio Supreme Court upholds tramp net as constitutional
Columbus Ohio October 16 The Ohio supreme court ruled the tramp net constitutional. A man found begging outside his home county and refusing to work faces one to three years in prison under the ruling.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Japan Cabinet Resigns Ito Asked to Form New Ministry
In Victoria B C Oct 16 reports say Premier Yamaga has resigned and Marquis Ito was ordered to form a new cabinet but declined pending developments. The article notes Ito's likely opposition to be overcome and his eventual succession, with Rikken Seiyukai leaders to hold portfolios, amid broader Japan political shifts.
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Marquis Ito
Victoria
B. C
Baroness von Ketteler
Edna Terry
Reid
W. A. P. Martin
Legations
J. C. Hemment
New York
H. Savage Lander
New York Herald
Leigh Hunt
Korea
Rikken Seiyukwai
Walter Ewin Townsend
China
Japan
British Naval Hospital
England
Sugamo
Ernest Satow
Tokio
Pekin
Yokohama
Shanghai
Jiffin
E. M Hobart Hampden
Kobe
Mitsu
Fussan Kwaisha
Samuel Samuel & Co
Kad
Sudzuki
Sugiyama
Aoyama
Prinee Konoyo
Grand National Union
Hongkong Bank
Sih Thomas Jackson
The Vintage Feast at Paris Exposition Honors Bacchus
The Paris exposition’s great vintage feast drew crowds despite higher admission. Silvane of the Comedie Francais proclaimed a vine glorification written for the occasion by M. Clarette. A colorful procession of allegorical cars guards trumpeters grape pickers and dancing nymphs and bacchantes around Bacchus and Silenus enchanted spectators.
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Parive
Silvane
Comedie Francais
M. Clarette
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