Roosevelt in Detroit Opens Spanish War Veterans Reunion
President Roosevelt attends the opening session of the third annual Spanish War Veterans reunion in Detroit and delivers a speech praising the veterans for their deeds. He announces continued efforts toward Cuban reciprocity and his visit ends with a light guard armory banquet.
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Detroit
Roosevelt
Maybury
William C. Maybury
Cortelyou
Urell
Washington
F. J. Hecker
R. A. Alger
Clara Barton
A. P. Bliss
H. Duffield
Richmond P. Hobson
OB. W. Gilivad Gad
Ficers
Essex Fusiliers
United States
Cuba
M. E. Ureil
Hobson
Light Guard Armory
Philippines
Wabash
Indianapolis
US to Withdraw Troops From Cuba Pending New Cuban Control
The United States may withdraw the eight coast artillery companies in Cuba after President Estrada Palma informed Minister Squiers of the request. The issue hinges on whether the new Cuban government can defend coast defenses and prevent foreign threat, with Secretary Root considering a cautious approach and possible discussion with President Roosevelt.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
War Department
Department of State
Estrada Palma
Squiers
State Department
Root
Roosevelt
More Troops Ordered Out In Pennsylvania Strike Region
Governor Stone issued an order directing the Thirteenth regiment to report to General Gobin for city duty in the strike area. The regiment of about 700 men will have canvass and camp equipage shipped from the state arsenal. If violence escalates, the Ninth regiment based at Wilkes Barre may be ordered out.
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Harrisburg
Stone
Gobin
State Arsenal
Wilkesbarre
Scranton Strikers Vandalize Mines as Troops Sought
Sheriff Schadt telegraphed Governor Stone for aid as violence erupts in Lackawanna county. In Archbald a 200 strong crowd ransacks Ontario and Western washery quarters, seizes the breaker, shoots two men, and drivers out staff. Deputy Miles McAndrews is shot at in Olyphant. dynamite destroys Old Forge coal pipes. two cooks at Williams colliery are rescued from a lynching mob.
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Scranton
Schadt
Lackawanna County
Stone
Archbald
Ontario and Western Company
Miles McAndrew
Olyphant
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Old Forge
Williams Colliery
Relocating Troops Prompt War Department Shifts
Washington reports a War Department order changing troop locations in the Northwest. Third Cavalry units in California move to Boise Barracks Idaho and Fort Yates North Dakota, with E and G troops reassigned from Fort Apache to the Dakota department. Tenth Battery Field Artillery moves to Fort Snelling Minnesota.
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Washington
War Department
Northwest
National Parks
Third Cavalry
Department of California
Boise Barracks
Ida
Fort Yates
N. C
Thirteenth Cavalry
Fort Meade
S. D
Department of Dakota
Fort Apache
Ariz
Fourteenth Cavalry
Department of Colorado
Tenth Battery Field Artillery
Department of the Columbia
Fort Snelling
Minn
Value in Experience Says Atchison Globe Adage
The Atchison Globe cites the proverb nothing is more costly than experience and notes the saying is widely traded in markets of wisdom and practice.
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Atchison Globe
Hand pores count sparks curiosity in ancient study
A fragment notes a statement about the hand possessing 25 000 pores, provoking inquiry into ancient anatomical lore and its cultural implications. The reader is left with a curious, compact hint rather than a full scientific conclusion.
Amalgamation Favored by War Veterans Group
In Indianapolis on September 23 delegates favor uniting the Spanish American War Veterans and the Spanish War Veterans. A joint committee will draft a constitution appoint officers and set rituals for a new society to be governed until a national meeting adopts the bylaws and constitution.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Liller
Russell B. Harrison
E. R. Hutchins
Iowa
Dan
S. Sauer
Louisville
Buffalo
Harries
Harrison
Har
Committee On
Attempted derailment targetted Czar's travel route
A Daily Express dispatch from St. Petersburg reports rails removed on two possible czar travel routes from Kursk. One plot was discovered while the other route was wrecked the czar reached St. Petersburg safely.
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London
St. Petersburg
Daily Express
Kursk
Strained Ties Between Venezuela and Britain Threaten Diplomatic Break
London reports that diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Venezuela are on the verge of severance. The British minister in Caracas may be recalled and the Venezuelan envoy in London sent home as tensions rise from a series of differences. Officials say a rupture could occur without immediate hostilities.
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London
Associated Press
Great Britain
Venezuela
Caracas
Downing Street
Mystery Crime Near Siskowit Railway Superintendent Found Dead
Michael Miller, superintendent of the Siskowit railway, was found dead with a gunshot wound in Washburn on Sept 23. A revolver lay on the bed area near him as authorities from Washburn and Bayfield county investigated. Investigations led to the arrest of Mrs Alice Cassody and Miss Tillie Dubinska, who claimed ignorance of the incident pending the coroner's inquest.
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Washburn
Wis
Michael Miller
Siskowit
Prescott
Lien
Bayfield County
Ashland
Alice Cassody
Tillie Dubinska
Cass
Gas Blast At Stafford Coal Shaft Kills Four Men
Four men are dead after a gas explosion at a Stafford county coal shaft in Fairmont West Virginia. Five others are hospitalized with injuries while seven more are missing and presumed dead. The blast was caused by leaking gas ignited by a lamp carried by a miner.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Stafford
Secretary Shaw Addresses Commerce at North Side Hall
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw spoke on commerce at North Side Turner hall in Chicago in support of Congressman H. S Boutell. His address drew a large, enthusiastic audience.
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Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
North Side
Turner Hall
H. 8S Boutell
Not Keeping Up in Chicago Household Dispute
Dialogue shows Mr Upjohn urging telling Kathleen to adjust steak cooking. Mrs Upjohn chides being three girls late and notes current cook Mollie. Published in Chicago Tribune.
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Upjohn
Kathleen
Losing the Match Captain Golding Play Cricket
In a humorous Punch panel Harold recalls a childhood cricket memory while Captain Golding protests that he has not touched a bat since school. The exchange contrasts a boastful past with present reluctance, highlighting social fatigue and playful irony.
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Golding
Harold
Mamma
Papa
Sale of Land Document Dated 1592 Signed by Guy Fawkes
A 1592 land sale document signed by Guy Fawkes was offered in London and fetched 505 dollars at auction. The item links to the historical Gunpowder Plot era and highlights the provenance of a signed legal deed.
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Guy Fawkes
London
Man Remounts After Morning Wreck
A rider named Jobbers fell from his wheel this morning but quickly recovered and remounted. The Richmond Dispatch notes the incident with a wry remark on knowing when one is well off.
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Richmond
Floating debts as farmhouse sinks in floodwaters
A farmer in a flood district watches his mortgaged house and barn float away, quipping that it represents his floating indebted ness.
Northwestern Telephone Co Long Distance Reach
The Northwestern Telephone Co states its long distance lines and connections reach over 2,000 cities and towns across Minnesota North and South Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin. Copper metallic circuits offer first class service and low rates.
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Northwestern Telephone Co
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Derby Arrest Ties New York Murder Suspect
William Hooper Young, wanted in New York for the murder of Mrs. Anna Pulitzer, was captured in Derby Connecticut. An intimate acquaintance identified him, he admitted his identity, and offered to return to New York without requisition papers.
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Derby
Conn
William Hooper Young
New York
Anna Pulitzer
Young
Mac Levy
Brooklyn
Edward Hughes
Levy
Bert Edwards
Portland
Ore
Hooper
Hughes
Dixie Anzer
Hoboken
Anzer
Anzey
Peter A. Finley
Gustav A. Ernest
Ernest
Tor
Alleged confession ties accomplice to Pulitzer murder
Hooper Young in Derby, Conn., allegedly confessed that Charles Simpson Elling of Bridgeport killed Mrs. Pulitzer by chloral in beer. Young claims Elling fled after the crime and that Young helped hide the body in a trunk before it was sent to Chicago. Police doubt Elling’s existence in Bridgeport and view the confession as Young protecting himself.
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New York
Hooper Young
Derby
Conn
Pulitzer
Young
Mae Levy
Charles Simpson Eiling
Bridgeport
Eiling
Elling
Chicago
Treasury chief denial on subtreasury plan comments
The Treasury secretary said he has been misquoted and declined to discuss the alleged plan to abolish subtreasuries. He stated such views would be addressed in his annual report and that interviews attributed to him have no factual basis.
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Harrison
Hutchins
Mr. Sauer
Charles H Madden
Lill
Committee On Credentials
Kartison
Lar
Liller
Buffalo
Franks
Clark
Council of Administration
Military Court
Chicago
Treasury
Shaw
Collapse of Rebellion in Colombia Retreat to Agua Dulce
A dispatch from governor Salazar reports rebels retreating to Agua Dulce eight days from Panama as railway traffic remains free. Officials say Colombia is pacified apart from Panama and Colon. rebels face disarmament or crossing into Costa Rica if they regroup. Commander McLean notes railway traffic is unobstructed on the isthmus.
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Agua Dulce
Washington
Salazar
Department of Panama
Panama
Colombia
Colon
Barranquilla
Legation
Department
Costa Rica
Corinto
Nicaragua
Navy Department
McLean
The
Cincinnati
Labor Convention Opens in Minneapolis With Wright Speech
The first meeting of the national convention of Employers and Employes draws about 3090 attendees at the Exposition building. Acting Mayor D P Jones and Governor Van Sant greet visitors as President Northrop is introduced. Carroll D Wright, U S labor commissioner, addresses Is There a Solution of the Labor Question.
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Minneapolis
National Convention of Employers and Employes
Exposition Building
Exposition Hall
United States
D. P. Jones
Jones
van Sant
Minnesota
Northrop
Carroll D. Wright
United States Commissioner of Labor
Massive County Shortage Report Reveals Large Deficits
York Pa Sept 23 A sensational report by accountant H R Landis shows county shortages for 1900 9 889 95 for 1901 55 276 77 and for 1902 8 409 95 totaling 73 576 67. Shortfall arose from abstracted bills repayment and altered amounts with anticipated arrests. County Treasurer William O Thompson faces ten informations for forgery embezzlement and keeping false accounts.
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York
H. R. Landis
William OO. Thompson
Four Men Killed in Feud Fight at Spokogee Illinois Territory
Four men were killed in a feud clash at Spokogee I T with Willis Brooks and his sons Clifford and John Brooks of the Brooks faction and Old Man Riddle of the Riddle faction among the dead. John Brooks was mortally wounded and several others were only slightly injured while three spectators suffered minor harm.
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Eufaula
LI. T
Spokogee
I. T
Willis Brooks
Clifford
John Brooks
Brooks
Riddle
General Marin Surrenders to Colombian Government
Washington reported a cablegram from U S Minister Hart in Bogota stating that the most capable guerrilla chief Marin has surrendered with his remaining followers and that no revolutionary body remains in the interior of Colombia.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Hart
Bogota
Marin
Colombia
Big Record Broken at South St. Paul Stock Yards
At South St. Paul Union Stock yards 362 cars delivered about 7 500 head of cattle in one day setting a new record. Cattle mainly from North Dakota and Montana were not desirable for killing but will be fed. The run did not affect the market.
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South St. Paul
St. Paul
Union Stock Yards
North Dakota
Montana
John J Hannahan Chosen Grand Master
Chattanooga Tenn September 23 John J Hannahan was elected grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen to succeed F P Sargent recently appointed immigration commissioner.
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John J. Hannahan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Chattanooga
Tenn
The
F. P. Sargent
Immigration
Argentina and Chile Sign Arbitration Treaties at Government House
In Santiago on Sept 23 a formal exchange of armament limitation and arbitration treaties occurred at Government House. President Riesco and Argentine minister Portela attended with diplomatic corps delegates and local authorities in a grand ceremony.
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Santiago
Chile
Argentina
Government House
Riesco
Senor Portela
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