Insurgent Plot Foiled in Samar Jail Break Attempt
Lieutenant Banes of the Ninth Infantry thwarted a planned massacre by insurgents at Carbiga jail on Samar island. A priest and the presidente were arrested along with others. reinforcements from New York and the Twelfth Infantry were dispatched. General Amith orders hammering the insurgents. Lacuna alleges terms of surrender were not honored by Americans and related disputes over prisoner executions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Thomas M. Banes
Ninth United States Infantry
Banes
Carbiga
Samar
Presidente
Pambuijan
United States
New York
Twelfth Infantry
Jacob 4
Amith
Inkban
Lacuna
Chaffee
Finster
Reso
Funston
No News From ISS Stone Ministers Return to Constantinople
Constantinople October 20 United States legation reports no definite word from Rev H C Haskell and Rev J W Baird of the Congregational mission at Samakov Bulgaria who sought contact with Ellen M Stone and Mme Tsilka abductors to arrange the ransom. Baird has returned to Samakov after failing to reach brigands from the Turkish side, and all efforts shift to the Bulgarian side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
United States
H. C. Haskell
J. W. Baird
Samakov
Bulgaria
Ellen M. Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Baird
Djumabalo
St. Fittenne
Prarce
Merec
Princes
Ocean Islands
Gilbert, Islands
Iss
Partle
Brteands
Trade figures show Cuba imports fall while exports rise in 1901
The War department report compares ten months through April 1901 with 1900. Imports totalled 4.41 million for eight months a sharp drop from 59.93 million a year earlier. Exports reached 49.99 million through April 1901, up 41.5 percent from 35.40 million. US imports fell, and UK exports surged. Major country figures include United States 23.44 million imports and 34.42 million exports. United Kingdom 37.70 million imports and 4,? million exports. Germany 2.93 million imports and notable export gains. France 2.42 million imports and declines. Spain 8.00 million imports with drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cuba
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
Ae Ag
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Spain
Bien
Taitain Takes In Land Rich in Phosphates
The Daily Mail from Sydney reports that she has annexed Ocean Island in the Gilbert group. The atoll, hitherto British, is described as rich in phosphates. This notice notes the October 21 date of the report and mentions British territorial actions in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vlades
The
Daily Mail
Sydney
Ocean
Gilbert Islands
Missions Discussed at Piqua Conference
Proceedings of the International Missionary Conference of the Christian church in Piqua Ohio describe sunrise prayer to begin the sessions. Rev. Howsare Peters Mason Helfenstein Aldrich Barrett and college presidents spoke. The board will choose next meeting location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piqua
Ohio
International Missionary Conference of the Christian Church
McD. Howsare
Frank H. Peters
B. Mason
S. C. Helfenstein, DD
Orangeport
America
J. I. Aldrich
The
American Christian Church
J. P. Barrett
Norfolk
Missionary Board
Attempt to blow up house of Murray mine chief
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania an explosion wrecked part of Reese Morgan's Grant Street home, where he and family had returned from church. Police suspect a former mine employee with a grievance staged the attack and intended to kill Morgan and himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent Morgan
Wilkesbarre
Reese Morgan
Murray
Morgan
Grant Street
Mr. Morgan
Change in the Tachira frontier threats with Uribe Uribe
The Tachira frontier remains tense as General Uribe Uribe and his followers may clash with Colombian troops soon. Guerrilla bands persist on the Guajira peninsula and across Venezuela with uprisings reported. President Castro suppresses insurrections, which spurs further nationalist armed activity seeking arms and ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uribe-Uribe
Willemstad
Curacao
Haytien
Tachira
Guajira
Venezuela
Castro
Grand Army appoints officers and council members
Commander Torrance of the Grand Army of the Republic announces appointments including Henry M. Duffield as judge advocate general and A Noel Blakeman as chief of staff. An executive committee of the national council of administration is named with William H. Armstrong, Eagar Allen, Thomas G Sample, S C Jones, Loren W. Collins, Thomas W. Scott, and Frank M. Berrett. The time and place of the next national encampment will be set by the adjutant general and quartermaster general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrance
Minneapolis
Minn
Grand Army of the Republic
Henry M. Duffield
Retroit
A. Noel Blakeman
Mount Vernon
National Council of Administration
Land
William H. Armstrong
Indianapolis
Eagar Allen
Richmond
Thomas G Sample
Allegheny
8. C. Jones
Centerville
Iowa
Loren W. Collins
Bt. Cloud
Thomas W. Scott
Fairfield
Ill
Frank M. Berrett
St. Louis
Roosevelt to Visit Sister Before Yale LL D
President Roosevelt will spend a day in Farmington Connecticut at the home of his sister Mrs. Cowles then proceed to New Haven to receive an LL D degree from Yale University. Secretary Cortelyou will accompany him and they will depart Washington tomorrow afternoon arriving Farmington Tuesday morning. Senator Platt of New York met the president regarding federal patronage and the ongoing offices debate remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
Conn
Washington
Roosevelt
Cowles
New Haven
Yale University
Cortelyou
Senator Platt
New York
White House
Empire State
Ice Stor
Boise
Davis to Move Senator’s Remains to Washington Burial
Mrs Davis has left for Washington, D C to reside there and will transport her husband’s body for burial in the national cemetery. Officials had debated a marble mausoleum in a St Paul park but took no action, prompting Mrs Davis to move the remains to the national cemetery in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
A EK. Davis
Washington, D. C
Washington
National Cemetery
Mfe
Davis
Weather Maps Shape Manchester Trade Outlook
Local conditions remained stagnant in Manchester with sporadic business in options. Traders await U S weather reports to gauge the cotton market as oversea buyers offer little dinero and the crop forecast suggests a possible sufficient yield, while China buys little and Bombay is overstocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
United States
China
Bombay
Calcutta
America
Levant
Sharretts Appointed to Lead China Tariff Revision
Thad Sharretts, appointed by President Roosevelt as the U.S. representative on the tariff commission for China, arrives in San Francisco en route to Pekin. He will sail on the American Maru Tuesday, aiming to present credentials in Beijing and then join sessions in Shanghai. The committee seeks a specific duty predominant in the new tariff, with limited ad valorem components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Thad
Sharretts
Roosevelt
China
Pekin
Shanghai
Tariff Commission
Orient
United States
Conger
Dull London Stock Market Reflects Industrial Gloom
London October 20 stock exchange was exceedingly dull and wholly professional. Causes include industrial low mood in Russia Germany and France and South African situation. Experts foresee no serious break but a slow recovery. Mining shares closed fractionally lower as speculative boom faltered despite stamp permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stock Exchange
Russia
Germany
France
Paris
Berlin
Kraffirs
Chicago Federation of Labor Backs Legal Fight Against Injunction
The Chicago Federation of Labor announced support for Allis-Chalmers machinists in a court challenge to Judge Kehi gut's injunction. They pledged strong legal representation and launched a campaign against federal judges while urging Illinois congressmen and senators to seek curtailment of federal powers. President Roosevelt, referenced in the noisy remarks, was urged to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Federation of Labor
Chicago
Allis-Chalmers
Stritera
Kehigaat
Hegan
Congress
Roosevelt
Duo in Marlborough tragedy ends in deaths in Chicago
Dr. Orville Burnette and Mrs. Charlotte Nichol die and nearly die in a double suicide at the Marlborough hotel. Burnette survives, arrested, and a note from Nichol reveals a secret dual life. Victims are identified with Nashville and Chicago connections and local police recover the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Orville Burnette
Charlotte Nichol
W. L. Nichol
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Dr. Burnette
Goodby
Charlotts
Marlborough
Burnette
Chicago Democratic Marching Club Scraps Louisville Trip
The Cook County Democratic Marching Club abandons plans to travel to Louisville for the campaign and decides instead to visit the South Carolina and West Indian expositions. The group will feature marching and demonstrations as part of a broader outreach in Charleston and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Marching Club
Charleston
Chicago
Loulaville
Cook County Dermnerstic Marching Club
Chassato
Cemoer
Charlotte Nichol
Orgilie Burnette
Wrens River
Carbiga
Sa Mar
Philippines
Yale College
Democratic Marching Club of
Louisville
Charleston, S. C
Morgan
Wilkesbarre
Atlanta Secures Franchise in Southern Baseball League
Local reports say Atlanta has secured the franchise in the Southern Baseball League from Selma, Alabama, while a slate of city matters awaits action. Legislators consider a legacy tax. police report a missing Tech student possibly seen in Atlanta. redistricting favors ten wards. Elks fair opens in Macon.
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Atlanta
Selma
Ala
Hitch
Chatham
Bass Frazier
Tech
Jackson to Fight Church Over Naturalization Oath
James Jackson, Cambridge, suspended by the Second Reformed Presbyterian Church for becoming an American citizen and swearing to uphold the U S Constitution, says he will fight the ruling. Rev J M Foster calls the constitution immoral for omitting God and claims sovereign power belongs to God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
James Jackson
Cambridge
Second Reformed Presbyterian Church
United States
Jackson
Massachusetts
J. M. Foster
Marriage of Newspapers: Times to Become The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star will retain its name while The Kansas City Times is kept as a subjoined title in morning editions after the purchase. Changes to edition naming were decided, with all editions now bearing The Kansas City Star and The Kansas City Times in morning issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Kansas City
Kansas City Times
The
Star
Famine Declared in Five Samara Districts in Russia
The governor of Samara province proclaims famine in five districts Samara Bogoulminsk Novonussensk Nicolaevesk and Stavropol. A relief plan is arranged with a medical aid unit and forty thousand roubles allocated for Siberian districts. Russian press restrictions curb famine coverage and emphasize official briefings only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Samara
Bogoulminsk
Novonussensk
Nicolaevesk
Stavropol
Siberian
Russia
Royal Party At Halifax Attends Service And Dinner
October 20 Halifax Nova Scotia royal party spent its last Canada day with the duke and duchess not attending the morning service widely, the bishop denounced divine right of kings, praising equality led by Robert Burns. An evening dinner at Charlottetown House featured the royal couple with scattered warship illuminations.
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Nove
Halifax
N. S
Canada
St. Paul’s
Nova Scotia
Churtney
Bank silent on condition as two tellers vanish
Lowell Massachusetts October 20 authorities at Merchants bank refuse to release any information on the missing teller and bookkeeper amid ongoing audit. President A G Pollard attends but declines comment as accountants work through the books. In London October 9 George F Wright solicitor general for Ireland named to the high court succession to Justice Murphy. John Campbell named to succeed Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
Merchants’ Bank
Smith and Awitt
Jeant
Mht
A. G. Pollard
Wright
Murphy
London
George F. Wright
Ireland
High Court of Judicature
James Murphy
John Campbell
Mr. Wright
Sternberg Visits McKinley Home For Social Call
Surgeon General Sternberg, traveling on official business, left Canton for Columbus after a social call at the McKinley home. Reports say Mrs McKinley is doing nicely and no medical attendance was needed beyond routine care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sternberg
McKinley
Canton
Ohio
Washington
Columbus
Social events set for Atlanta horse show week
A lengthy schedule of dinners luncheons receptions and balls accompanies the forthcoming horse show in Atlanta. Notable hosts include Miss Birdie Coleman Miss Julia Porter Miss Anne Washington and Miss Coleman with many entries and out of town guests gathered at Piedmont Driving Club and other venues. The piece notes extensive preparations at the Coliseum and a rush for seats and boxes as the second annual horse show approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel Block
Mr. Cooper
Frances Carter
Clark Howell
Birdie Coleman
Macon
Thomas Egleston
John 8. Cohen
Julia Porter
Piedmont Driving Club
John Little
William Chapin
Roby Robinson
Wilmer Moore
Walter Taylor
Julia Taylor
Milas Bransford
Nashville
Willis Ragan
Lee Jordan
H. M. Atkinson
Alexander Lawton
Maude Tompking
Anne Washington
Tennessee
Anita Phintzy
Augusta
Thomas Hegleston
Capital City Club
Legion of Are
Coliseum
Walter George Newman
Somerset
Champion Charter
R Athes
Snowflake
Lawre Jones
Lexington
Prince
Birminba
T- Forsyth Strine
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Bolo Bien
ISS Stone
Miss Stone
Beiteg
Ocean Island
Grand Army
Sister
Mrs. Nichol and
O' Oville Burnette
Vee
Love
Tenn
W. L. Wichel, Jr
Nichol
F. A. Shoup
University of the Soepth
Sewanee
Nashvile
W. S. Nichol, Jr
W. S. Nichol
South
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Orville &. Burnette
Hastings
Nebr
Grace Anderson
Denver
Orville
Case
Georgia
Georgia Railroad Commission
Victor Rivers
Neste
Savannah
T. W. Hardwick
Washington County
W. H. Fleming
Joseph F. Johnston
Alabama
California
Opelika
Buffalo Bill
General Harrison
Rockford
Floy Hinds
Decatur
Eufaula
James A. Walker
Virginia
Wytheville
Florida
Peninsular Railroad
United States Supreme Court
Church
Sasmara
Royal Party
HANK
CIA Se
Je K Ottley
R. F. Maddox
Miss Coleman
Thomas
Phinizy
Morris Brandon
Price Uilbert
Walter Inman
Frank B. Dancy
Ponce de Leon Circle
Edward Snowell
Philadelphia
T. W. Battle
Edward T. Brown
Tate
Valeria Rankin
Capital Avenue
Hugh Richardson
Norvell Richardson
Vickaburg
Hugh Inman
Edgar Hunnicutt
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