Japan to rush troops as Korea unrest grows in London dispatch
London dispatches say Southern Korea in open revolt after Prince Ito’s assassination. Tokyo signals a mild policy shift, but Japanese press demands sweeping action and annexation of Korea. A Russo Japanese entente is rumored amid fears of broader conflict. In Harbin the Ito assassin was named Inchan Anteau, ex Seoul editor, one of twenty Koreans who swore to kill Ito.
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London
Korea
Prince Ita
Japan
Tokyo
Ito
Harbin
M. Kokovsoff
Manchuria
Prince Ito
Inchan Anteau
Seoul
Astors divide property in Astor divorce case
New York October 29 It was learned that Charles H Young referee in the divorce suit of Mrs John Jacob Astor has finished testimony and will report to the court within a day or so Indications are he will recommend a decree for the wife and that a financial agreement has been reached between the lawyers for Mrs Astor and Colonel Astor involving a division of property in lieu of alimony
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New York
Charles H. Young
John Jacob Astor
Young
Will Explore Huge Cave Near Sapulpa by 16-Man Expedition
Sapulpa Oklahoma October 29 A party of 16 men led by Graham Burnham civil engineer prepares a full exploration of a great Seminole nation cave about 40 miles south of Sapulpa Burnham has penetrated a mile and a half but could not cross a deep stream He predicts the cave will rival Mammoth Cave Kentucky in size and beauty.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Graham Burnham
Seminole Nation
Burnham
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
GOMPERS TO HONOR FATHER AT 82ND BIRTHDAY
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor and about 200 relatives travel to New York for Salomon Gompers eighty second birthday celebration. Four generations will attend with 40 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. After dinner Samuel Gompers acts as toastmaster followed by a dance. Sells Treasure Trunk for $5 in Baton Rouge. Mrs Mansur deposited valuables for safekeeping. husband sold trunk for five dollars then recovered the jewelry after a search.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Salomon Gompers
Baton Rouge
Peter Mansur
Mansur
Pension Teachers to Discuss State Pension Fund at Des Moines
Des Moines in early November hosts the Iowa state Teachers association meeting. Topics include a biennial pension fund for public school teachers with 25 years service, and state jurisdiction over medical inspection of public schools. Educational council levels must pass subjects before final adoption.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Educational Council of the Association
Educational Council
W. H. Bender
Cedar Falls
J. C. King
Boone
Savery Hotel
General Association
H. J. H. Beard
Newton
Frank Crane
Chicago
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Association
State
A. Roas Hill
Missouri
Rollin D. Salisbury
Chicago University
James EH. Russell
Teachers’ College of
Columbia University
Charles H. Judd
School of Education
University of Chicago
Jane Brownlee
New York
Draper
New York State
Boone to Host Eastern Star Annual Meeting This Year
The county convention of the Eastern Star for Iowa wrapped up in Sioux City with Boone chosen as next meeting site on the first ballot. Officers elected include Maggie Wiley Mason City worthy grand matron EB M Willard Atlantic worthy grand patron Emma Beckman Grundy Center associate grand matron J A Tracy Sioux City associate grand patron Maria Jackson Council Bluffs grand secretary Ida A Webster Waucoma grand treasurer Josephine Hobson Alicia grand conductor Alta Sullivan Fairfield associate grand conductress.
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Sioux City
Order of the Eastern Star
Iowa
Boone
Dubuque
Clinton
Maggie Wiley
Mason City
Worthy
EB. M. Willard
Atlantic
Emma Beckman
Grundy Center
Census Check in Marshalltown Planned for Next Year
The Commercial Club of Marshalltown Iowa will conduct a city census next year during government enumeration to compare and check the two counts.
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Marshalltown
Commercial Club
Dubuque Man Injured After Runaway Wagon
Thomas Burnesses was fatally injured when his horse bolted from a wagon after a bonfire frightened it. He lies near death in Dubuque on October 29 as responders treat his serious injuries.
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Dubuque
Dubuque, Ja
Thomas
Burnesses
Rotten New York customs rot reaches bottom up
In New York the Musica case sparks broad outrage at graft in the customs service. Judge Holt condemns Collector Loeb for keeping dishonest men, while Loeb defends using immunity to win insider testimony. Importers and brokers report years of extortion through false weights and bribes as they seek honest handling of shipments.
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Loeb
New York
Custom House
Holt
Croeks
Customs Service
Musica
United States Circuit Court
Young Philip Musica
Highwayman Is Shot Near Chicago Streetcar Chase
Chicago October 29 Thomas Dowd aged 20 was shot and probably fatally wounded by Policeman J J O Donnell during an attempt to rob two streetcar conductors. Two men said to have aided the assailants were arrested after a chase in which several shots were fired.
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Chicago
Thomas Dowd
J. J. O’donnell
Double Tragedy Shrouded in Mystery at Chateau Apartments
In Chicago on October 29 a mother Mrs Charles H Edgecomb age 29 and her four year old son Charles J Edgecomb were found dead from gas asphyxiation in their Chateau apartment at 825 Sheridan Road. Detectives Brocker Nebly and Sergeant Benson led the investigation amid conflicting theories. Police favor a self inflicted death by the mother with possible complicity of the child. Charles H Edgecomb, husband, says he cannot believe a personal crisis caused the deaths and notes their life had been peaceful and happy.
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Chicago
Chateau
Sheridan Road
Brocker
Nebly
Benson
Town Hall
Charles H. Edgecomb
Charles J. Edgecomb
Self
Graveyard
Oak Park Hospital
Waldheim
Forest Park
Hilda Smith
Jury Fixing Probe Opens in Cook County Court
A three judge panel in Judge Albert C Barnes court began a public inquiry into Cook County jury drawing and office conditions. The October grand jury report, now on criminal court records, guides the hearings amid allegations of fraud and irregularities. Judges Barnes Honore and Rinaker lead the special tribunal as Judge Tuthill presents the report for the inquiry. Chicago Bar Association officials consider official action in response.
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Chicago
Cook County Jury Commission
Albert C. Barnes
Criminal Court of
Cock County
Barnes
Honore
Rinaker
Special Judicial Tribunal of Inquiry
Jury Commission
Tuthill
Cook County
Jury Commissioners’ Office
Chisago Bar Association
Frank Gould mystery marriage rumors swirl in London
In London a Savoy hotel notice claims “Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Gould and suite left for Paris,” prompting speculation whether Frank Jay Gould secretly remarried after a spring divorce. Friends say they know of no marriage or engagement. Also reported, Nome Alaska dredging output rises to about 4.19 million dollars.
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London
Frank Jay Gould
Savoy Hotel
Willionaire
Frank J. Gould
Suite
Paris
Gould
Paria
Walsh Wins Fight Keeps Walsh From Prison Momentarily
Chicago tale recounts John R. Walsh winning a federal appeals court stay, delaying custody until the Supreme Court rules on his appeal. Court orders he remain on parole pending certiorari, while ongoing bankruptcy era rail deals unfold. The note on a $7.12 million loan and $71,218 quarterly interest clears a final obstacle to Walsh’s fortune.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
United States
Federal Court of Appeals
Mr. Walsh
Prisoner shot by wife during arrest in Chicago
In Chicago a prisoner named Abraham Levy, held on a desertion charge, was shot and likely fatally wounded by his wife through the bars of a cell at Harrison street station five minutes after his arrest. She fired after being asked to return home and help support their four children.
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Chicago
Abraham Levy
Harrison Street
Suffragettes Use Acid At Bermondsey Polls
London reports that suffragette Mrs Chapin hurled a bottle of ink and corrosive acid into a ballot box at Bermondsey during a by election. Several election officers were burned and treated. another booth saw a similar protest by a young woman. Christabel Pankhurst blamed the government for driving women to such acts.
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London
Christabel Pankhurst
Five Dead in Indian Feud in Humboldt Mountains
James Donnelly, a half breed Klamath Indian, is jailed for murder as the feud between Indiana and half-breeds in Humboldt county heats with a decade of killings. It began after the drowning of Jimmie James's son and a disputed demand for a slave, leading to multiple murders including Jimmie James and Chickasa, the last of the James line.
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San Francisco
Indiana
Humboldt County
James Donnelly
Jimmie James
Mad River
James
Harper Bill
Harcannep
Chickasa
Donnelly
Educators Meet in Galena for Northern Illinois Teachers
Educators from the upper state gather in Galena Alabama for the western section convention. The opening session featured welcome by Myrtle Renwick and addresses by Cyrus Grove and State Superintendent Francis Blair. Galena high school band and orchestra provided music as the convention focuses on morals and manners and using interruption periods.
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Galena
Northern Illinois Teachers’ Association
Opera House
Myrtle Renwick
Cyrus Grove
Freaport
Francis G. Blair
Tenement Fire Kills Two in New York
Fire swept a three story tenement at Fifteenth Street and Third Avenue killing Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dietz and injuring 21 others. Fire Chief Croker suspects incendiary arson as the cause with several occupants leaping from windows.
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New York
Fifteenth Street
Third Avenue
Croker
Frederick Dietz
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Roosevelt
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Frank Gould
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Solomon River
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United States Steel Corporation
J. Pierpont Morgen & Co
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the Steel Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary
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Momence To the Southern Indiana
Delmar
Gary and Illinois Steel Company
Linton
Ind
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Clearing House Banks of
Emile K. Boisot
First Trust and Savings Bank
Man
Guy
Indianapolis
Bookwalter
Board of Trade
Get Liberty At
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Liberty
Charles 8. Cox
Charles Gillespie
Clay County
William Talbot
Cox
Gillespie
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New York City
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Ore
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