Anti Trusts Slogan of Labor at Civic Federation
Chicago hosts Civic Federation conference on trusts with Wooten of Texas delivering a fiery anti trust speech that drew loud cheers. Delegates from New York Wisconsin and others attend Mallor welcome from Attorney General Akin and Mayor Harrison. Committees form to map program and resolutions while Bryan may join later.
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Chicago
Civic Federation
New York
W. Rourke Cochran
Wisconsin
Central Music Hall
Frankin H. Head
Linela
Akin
Tanner
Howard
Taylor
Harrison
Wooten
Texas
Head
John W. Hayes
Knights of Labor
New Jersey
Easley
Pingree
Michigan
W. Bourke Cochran
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Atkinson
West Virginia
Foster
Ohio
Joan B. Clark
Columbia University
T. 8. Smith
F. B. Thurber
Lone Star State
South
United States
Anti-Trust Delegates Form Opposition Group in Chicago
In Chicago on September 1 a meeting of anti-trust delegates was held at the Sherman House clubroom under the local committee. The group organized to unite delegates opposed to trusts while denying aims to control the convention. Speakers included Judge W H Claggett of Boise City Idaho N L Lockwood American anti-Trust League president D G Wooten Texas and Judge Fleming Kentucky.
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Chicago
Sherman House
W. H. Claggett
Boise City
Idaho
N. L. Lockwood
American anti-Trust League
D. G. Wooten
Texas
Judge Fleming
Kentucky
Aged Mexican War veterans meet in Indianapolis
The thirty seventh annual gathering of the National Association of Mexican Veterans met at the statehouse in Indianapolis with about one hundred of 12,000 survivors present. Governor Mount and Mayor Taggart welcomed them as letters of regret and congratulation arrived from national and state leaders. A motion urged Congress to grant a $30 monthly pension to veterans reaching seventy. A public reception followed at the Commercial Club.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Association of Mexican Veterans
Statehouse
Mount
Taggart
McKinley
Root
Woosevelt
New York
Bushnell
Ohio
Bradley
Kentucky
E. W. Davis
Cincinnati
Congress
Commercial Club
Moore Seeks New Trial Over Alleged New Evidence
William A. E. Moore, jailed for nineteen years for blackmail and assault on Martin Mahan, asks Recorder Goff for a new trial citing newly discovered evidence. The filing notes Moore’s conviction and the case’s origin in New York.
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Badger
New York
Goff
William A. E. Moore
Martin Mahan
Chambers Considered for Federal Judgeship in Alabama
Washington reports plan to appoint W L Chambers former Samoa chief justice to the middle Alabama federal district bench. President McKinley urged service in government, with Chambers possibly succeeding Judge Bruce who is aging and under medical care. Bruce’s exact term unclear, while Chambers awaits appointment.
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Montgomery
Als
Washington
Samoa
W. L. Chambers
Alabama
Middle Alabama
Chambers
Cleveland
McKinley
New York Board of
H. M. Somerville
Bruce
Middle Alabama District Court
Treasure Tale Spurs War Damage Claim Suit
Captain J. M. K. Davis investigated damages claimed by Mrs. E. W. Croft heirs over the Croft homestead near Greenville. A garrulous old Black storyteller allegedly fed soldiers a tale of hidden Civil War treasure, prompting expeditions that caused about $1,000 in destruction and hard labor. The claim reportedly may be paid.
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Columbia
J. M. K. Davis
Department of the Gulf
Greenville
War Department
E. W. Croft
Croft
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Abe Winter Dead in Factory Shafting Tragedy
Abe Winter, seventeen, employed at the Wheeler excelsior factory on Commerce street in Mobile Alabama, was killed when his clothing was caught in moving shafting while he tried to fix a belt. He was torn to pieces as he was crushed between the shaft and ceiling with multiple injuries and died instantly.
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Abe Winter
Excelsior
Mobile
Ala
Wheeler Excelsior
Commerce Street
Weeks Seeks Dismissal in Molineux Murder Case
Bartow Weeks, counsel for Roland B. Molineux, served notice he will move on Friday to dismiss the murder indictment. He cites more than two trial months since indictment without trial and asserts no impediment exists, but that counsel has clamored for a speedy trial without effect.
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Molineux
New York
Bartow
Roland B. Molineux
McIntyre
Wellman Undergoes First Operation on Leg
Walter Wellman, leader of the Wellman Polar expedition, underwent the first surgical procedure to straighten his right leg after a fall into a snow crevasse during Franz Josef land explorations. Surgeons expect to save the leg and plan another operation. he hopes to return to America in three weeks and will address the British Association on Tuesday about his recent expedition.
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America
Boon
London
Walter Wellman
Franz Josefland
Wellman
British Association
Pope Leo Suffering. Audiences Suspended Temporarily
London dispatch reports Pope Leo XIII is suffering from a cold with no fever. As a precaution, his papal audiences have been temporarily suspended. The notice from Rome states the condition is not serious and audiences may resume later.
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London
Transport With Troops Held Up In Hong Kong
Washington reports the steamship Tartar returning from Manila with a large troop load. British authorities at Hong Kong refused clearance due to overcrowding, while US officials argue the ship is chartered by the United States and remains under American registry. Ambassador Choate will handle the international issue.
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Washington
Department
United States
Manila
War Department
Ing
Hong Kong
San Francisco
OTIS
Twentieth Volunteer Infantry
Funston
Argoard
Congress
Ambassador Choate
Secret Service Foils Faux One Dollar Scrip Scheme
Secret Service agents confiscated counterfeit looking railroad scrip from a lithographer in Washington on September 13. A man, unnamed, sought to alter the notes with red ink, claiming an advertising use and denying currency passing plans. Police did not arrest him as papers were seized.
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Secret Service
Washington
Secret Service Bureau
Tallahassee
Fava Named Senator by Italian King Humbert
Washington September 13 The king of Italy appointed Beron Fava, ambassador to Washington, as a senator of the kingdom and member of the upper house. He received a heavy gold medal from King Humbert as personal evidence of the appointment.
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Humbert
Washington
Italy
Beron Fava
Senate del Regno
Mother and Sons Murdered Near Pleasanton
Mrs. Jon Barber and her two sons Wiley and Levi were killed by unknown robbers at a crossroads store in Itastoke county six miles from Pleasanton Texas. The attackers smashed their heads with a hatchet and looted a sack containing six hundred dollars in silver. Footprints suggest three assailants heading toward San Antonio. runners dispatched and a wide search underway.
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San Antonio
Tex
Jon Barber
Wiley
Levi
Itastoke County
Pleasanton
Ihta City
Bermuda Storm Wrecks Harbors Damages Isles
A cyclone swept Bermuda causing widespread damage to boats and small craft, trees, and buildings across Somerset Prospect Camp and St George. The breakwater and causeway suffered severe damage with property losses estimated around £109,000 though no lives were reported.
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Bermuda
Ireland
Boaz Islands
Somerset
Prospect Camp
St. George
Yellow Fever Reports and Quarantines in the Deep South
News from September 13 reports no new cases in New Orleans while Mississippi City Miss records one. widespread quarantines expand to Kenner Monroe and a central Louisiana area. Arkansas merchants aboard a steamer to New Orleans decide to continue, despite rising concerns. Other cities note cases and health officials plan potential quarantines as Mississippi and Florida report updates.
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New Orleans
Mississippi City
Miss
Monros
Kenner
Jefferson
Randolph
Loulstana State
Baton Rouge
Savannah
W. F. Brunner
Port Tampa
Brunner
Jackson
H. H. Harry
Key West
Fis
Mobile
Ala
Goode
Brewton
Shamrock to Swell Ovation At Dewey Welcome
Sir Thomas Lipton will aid the Dewey celebration in New York by lighting his steam yacht Erin with 3000 electric lamps. The yacht’s outline will be etched in light and Shamrock’s flag and the stars and stripes will be displayed in a dramatic display for Admiral Dewey’s homecoming.
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Thomas Tipton
New York
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Admiral Dewey
Thomas
Erin
Indian Scouts for Service Form Company of Red Men
Colonel James H. Tillman of South Carolina met with the president in Washington to request authorization to organize a company of Red Men as Indian Scouts for military service. The proposal seeks formal approval and detail on recruitment and command structure.
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Tillman
Washington
James H. Tillman
South Carolina
Senator Tilman
White House
Prelate Hints Independent Chippewa Unit for Philippines
A poised plan proposes an independent Indian scouts company for service in the Philippines led by Colonel Tillman as captain and Joseph J. Woodbury as first lieutenant. The Chippewa chief, Hole in the Day, is named as second lieutenant with others from the Rough Riders ready to enlist. The president reportedly referred inquiries to the secretary of war.
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Philippines
Tillman
South Carolina
Joseph JI. Woodbury
Minnesota
Regiment of
Rough Riders
Filipino reply to autonomy offer fears American race prejudice
Manila September 13 The Filipino congress replies to the American offer of autonomy with a document by Ambrosio Rizalares. It repeats arguments that Americans were aggressors and that sovereignty would threaten Filipino rights due to race prejudice and high handed actions. The reply says sovereignty could have been accepted yet fears future mistreatment.
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Manila
Associated Press
Ambrosio Rianzares
Supreme Court
Powers For Recognition
Murder in Clay County Sparks Clash and Troop Readiness
In London Kentucky on September 13 James Lewis was shot eleven times by an elderly man named Shell after a clash near Shell’s Spring Creek home. Gam Lewis fled, and officials in Clay County refuse aid to Laurel County in transferring the Griffins to Manchester for an examining trial set for Friday, with two state troop companies awaiting orders to intervene.
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Old Man Shell
James Lewis
London
Clay County
James
Gam Lewis
Spring Creek
Shell
Laurel County
Bradley
Manchester
Jessie Party Not Murdered Dr Romig Reaches St Michaels
Dr Romig arrives in St Michaels Alaska via Seattle with authentic news on the Jessie party disaster near the Kuskokwim mouth in June 1898. He brings bodies and items found ashore, reports six identified or identified candidates including J T Murphy of Frankfort Kentucky and Rev B Li Weber Moravian missionary, disputes murder theory and notes no violence on remains. He could not attend the Corwin investigation.
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Romig
St. Michaels
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Jessie
Kuskowim
Bethel
J. T. Murphy
Frankfort
B. Li. Weber
Revenue Cutter
Corwin
Son of Senator Platt Refuses To Answer Question
New York September 13 The Mazet legislative investigating committee heard Frank H. Platt son of United States Senator Platt and a junior partner at Tracy Boardman Platt. He refused to disclose his stock in City Trust Company and said it is none of your business. Ramapo Water Company president Slias B Dutcher also faced questions but gave few details. Other witnesses were called with little notable information.
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Platt
New York
Mazet
Legislative Investigating Committee
Frank H. Platt
United States
Tracy, Boardman & Platt
Ramapo Water Company
Hoffman
Mazer Committee
City Trust Company
Slias B. Dutcher
National Export Fair Opens in Philadelphia
The National Export exposition starts at noon tomorrow with gates opening to the public at 3 pm in Philadelphia. Diplomats, Postmaster General Smith, Mayor Ashbridge and the exposition officials will attend the auditorium ceremony. A. P. Hepburn of Iowa will be the orator, and President McKinley will wire a formal opening message from the White House.
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Philadelphia
Diplomatic Corps
Washington
Smith
Commercial Museum
Btan
Ashbridge
A. P. Hepburn
Iowa
President McKinley
White House
France Not to Blame Archbishop Ireland Opposes Condemnation Protests
In St Paul on September 13 Archbishop Ireland rejected protests against the Rennes verdict and the Dreyfus affair as imprudent. He urged restraint, arguing public meetings in America would harm Franco American goodwill. He expressed sympathy for the condemned officer but favored avoiding interference with France’s internal affairs. He called France a longstanding friend and urged prudent, careful reaction from Americans.
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Ireland
France
St. Paul
Mion
Rennes
Dreyfus
The Temps Grudges Acquittal As Dreyfus Case Debate
The Temps in Paris comments on the Rennes court martial verdict. It argues foreign hostility to France around the Dreyfus affair would profit from either acquittal or condemnation, but asserts sincerity will restore trust and that France is not consumed by internal strife.
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Temps
Paris
Rennes
France
Dreyfus
No Action Taken by England on Dreyfus Verdict
London reports show no British government intention to withdraw from the Paris exposition or change exhibits despite widespread letters and public opinion. Max O'Rell defends Dreyfus while urging influence to prevent a universal condemnation. The Evening News backs a British legion of honor of firms avoiding the Paris exhibit.
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Dreyfus
London
Max O'Rell
Paul Bloud
Daily Chronicle
England
Germany
Evening News
British Legion of Honor
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