Countess de Castellane Wins Divorce in Paris Court
Paris judges grant divorce to Anna Gould, now Countess de Castellane, and award custody of the children with France-based travel restriction without father’s consent. The former Mme Gould leaves the title. the couple’s status shifts as the trial ends. An unrelated Indiana report notes the railroad commission plans an investigation into the Woodville wreck of the immigrant Baltimore and Ohio train, starting Wednesday.
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Paris
Tribunal of First Instance of
the Seine
Ditte
Countess de Castellane
Anna Gould
New York
France
Count Bon de Castellane
Mme Gould
Malakoff
Indianapolis
Estate Railroad Commission
Woodville
Valparaiso
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Platt and wife agree to separate amid public scandal
New York November 15 Senator Thom as C Platt and his wife formerly Mrs Lillian T Janeway have agreed to separate. The deed of separation was signed by both and read by Marsh Winslow Wever for Mrs Platt. Mrs Platt at Tioga lodge Highland Mills while Platt remains in the city. No divorce grounds or infidelity alleged and provision for future support noted. Public knowledge of differences began over two months ago with divorce reports.
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New York
Thomas C Platt
Lillian T. Janeway
Marsh, Winslow & Wever
Rockefeller Indicted in Standard Oil Probe
Findlay Ohio grand jury returns true bill against John D Rockefeller and three others in a Standard Oil inquiry. Indictments allege continued oil production and price fixing after July 7 1906 in violation of the Valentine anti trust law. Warrants filed with Sheriff Groves to be served in Cleveland. Rockefeller not ordered to appear.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Company
David
John D. Rockefeller
Congress Adjourns After Adopting Uniform Divorce Bill
The national congress on uniform divorce laws in Philadelphia ends its session after adopting the bill with few changes. Bishop William Doane of Albany cautions the public that the law reflects common causes and not state mandates, and notes the committee will push for passage with state lawmakers while keeping the drafting body active.
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Philadelphia
National Congress
Washington
William Doane
Albany
Congress
Warrants Issued for Rockefeller Case Figures
Deputy Sheriff A S Johns arrives in Cleveland and lists warrants for M G Vilas J M Robertson and H P McIntosh of Standard Oil Ohio. He reports visits to their homes found them absent and says warrants issued to compel personal appearances in Findlay trials.
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Cleveland
Johns
Hancock County
Findlay
John D. Rockefeller
M. G. Vilas
Standard Oil Company of
Ohio
J. M. Robertson
H. P. McIntosh
Mr. Rockefeller
Mrs Charles A Sirene Dies in Cannes Or Rockefellers Kin
Mrs Charles A Sirene daughter of John D Rockefeller died after a paralytic stroke in Cannes France on November 15. Her husband was a professor of physics at Kansas and later Columbia University. The body will be sent to America at week’s end. In Utah, thirty eight kegs of dynamite exploded at the Boston Consolidated Copper mine killing Mike Coglietta and fatally injuring Samuel and N C Coglietta with two others seriously hurt. cause unknown.
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France
Charles A. Sirene
John D. Rockefeller
Strong
America
Strona
Phiecgaby
Ka. Mawr
Columbia University
Salt Lake
Utah
Boston Consolidated Copper
Bingham Camp
Mike Coglietta
Samuel Coglietta
N. Coglietta
Secretly Married: Prince Eberwyn and Lilly Langenfeld
In London on Oct. 26 the hereditary Prince Eberwyn of Bentheim Steinfurt wed Lilly Langenfeld daughter of a Cologne tradesman. His father reportedly refused consent and the prince had renounced his birthright in favor of his younger brother Victor Adolphus. The couple then returned to Cologne.
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London
Eberwyn of
Bentheim-Steinfurt
Lilly Langenfeld
Cologne
Victor Adolphus
Swedish Army Officer Charged With Forgery
Count Fritz von Rosen a captain of the Swedish horse guards and member of a leading Scandinavian noble family has been arrested in Copenhagen charged with defrauding Swedish military authorities of 40000 and endorsing fraudulent royal family checks He has been taken to Stockholm and the arrest has caused a sensation in both cities
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London
Copenhagen
Fritz von Rosen
Swedish Horse Guards
Scandinavia
Stockholm
Roosevelt First US President Visits Colon Harbor Start
President Roosevelt arrives aboard the battleship Louisiana in Colon Panama marking the first presidential trip abroad. The Louisiana, Tennessee, and Washington sail in convoy as officials greet him amid rain and security measures. He plans to study Jamaica labor issues and the canal, with arrests reported for anarchists during the stay.
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United States
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Tennessee
Washington
Amador
Panama
Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Louisia
America
Stevens
Reed
Commission
Squires
Isthmus
New Japanese battleship Satsuma launched in Tokyo
Tokyo telegraph correspondent reports the Satsuma, the world’s largest battleship, launched in Japan. She uses minimal wood, advanced fire systems, and clean upper works, likely surpassing Britain's Dreadnought in speed. Observers note exchanged plans between British and Japanese admiralties. launch is a historic event with the emperor and crown prince present.
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London
The
Telegraph
Satsuma
Japan
Ten Years at Hard Labor For Seattle Gold Heist
Fred Adams pleaded guilty to robbing the United States assay Office in Seattle and was sentenced to ten years at hard labor in the federal penitentiary at McNeill Island. He admitted theft of 35000 worth of gold dust with total thefts believed to exceed two hundred thousand dollars.
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Seattle
Wash
Fred Adams
United States Assay Office
Federal
McNeill Island
Governor Folk Drafts Strict Anti Lobby Law
Jefferson City Missouri November 15 Governor Folk has drafted a stringent anti lobby law to be introduced at the next session. If enacted it will bar representatives of state institutions from the floor of both houses of the general assembly.
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Jefferson City
Folk
General Assembly
Northwest Washington Flood Cuts Off Towns and Raises Losses
Tacoma reports 200 to 300 square miles under flood waters as heavy rains and Cascades snowmelt flood valleys. Bridges and railroad lines are washed out, Seattle and other towns lose outside communication, and at least several deaths are feared. Rail service to Seattle halted. divisions of Northern Pacific and other lines suffer widespread washouts.
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Wash
Washington
Cascades
Northwest
Seattle
Northern Pacific
Stuck River
Northern Pacific Railroad
Portland
Olympia
Green River Canyon
Auburn
Milwaukee
Great Northern
Erie railway firemen vote unanimously to strike
At a meeting in Cleveland 240 Erie railway firemen voted to strike to push for higher pay and shorter hours. The Mahoning division led the action, with reports that similar actions were being repeated at other locations on the road.
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Cleveland
Erie Railway
Mahoning
The
Erie
Brotherhood
Bryan addresses Presbyterian Brotherhood delegates in Indianapolis
William J. Bryan, an elder from Lincoln Nebraska, spoke to delegates at the inaugural Presbyterian Brotherhood convention in Indianapolis. He praised unity, noted the absence of conflicting delegates, and contrasted American worship where women lead with Asia where women are restricted, remarking men often sleep in the background.
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William J. Bryan
Presbyterian Church
Lincoln
Neb
Organization of Church Workers
The
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Bryant
Bryvan
To Presbyterian Brotherhood
Econy Ition
T Ore
Bryan
Hip
Bomb Explodes Before Cafe Aragno Wounds One
A bomb exploded in front of Cafe Aragno in the city center during the day. Fashionable crowds at the cafe were thrown into confusion. One person was seriously wounded while the operator of the act escaped.
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Reus
Wealth of United States rises to 1904 total
The census bureau estimates the nation's total wealth in 1904 at 100,881,415,009 dollars. This marks a 21 percent increase since 1900 and a 64 percent rise since 1899 when wealth was 65,037,697,197 dollars.
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Washington
United States Census Bureau
Five terrorists tried by court martial in Odessa case
Five terrorists including a girl were tried by court martial for throwing a bomb that injured two. Two men and the girl were sentenced to death while the remaining two men received seventeen years penal servitude.
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Odessa
Prominent Figures Die in Sudden Deaths Across Smith Case
Senor Chacabana president of Peru's chamber of deputies dies. Mrs Margaret Bottome head of the International Order of Kings Daughters and Sons dies in New York. Dr Robert Craig of Pittsburgh shoots himself at Atlantic City. Governor Harris of Ohio ill with pneumonia feared. Harris Swimmey grand foreman of Illinois AOUW and former Bnai Brith leader dies at Quincy, Illinois.
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Chamber of Deputies
Margaret Bottome
International Order of Kings Daughtrs and Sons
New
Robert Craig
Pittsburg
Atlantic City
N. J
Harris
Ohio
Harris Swimmey
Illinois
Ancient Order of United Workmen
B’nai B'rith
Middle West
Quincy
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