Sweden Accepts Karlstad Agreement Terms With Norway
Sweden and Norway reach Karlstad accord with five main articles on arbitration neutral zone fortifications and reindeer pastures. The treaty provides compulsory arbitration at The Hague for a decade with possible ten year extensions and sets a neutral frontier zone to demilitarize fortifications. Public opinion in Stockholm voiced satisfaction and calls for ratification by both parliaments.
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Karlstad
Hague
Fredriksten
Gyldenleeve
Overbjerget
Kirkven
Agreement of Karlstad Draws General Norwegian Approval
Christiania Norway Sept 26 All indications point to broad Norwegian acceptance of the Karlstad terms with few critics of the commissioners for conceding much to Sweden. The press mainly backs the agreement as does conservative opinion while a minority chauvinists oppose. Verdens Gang notes Norwegians gained as much as possible and fortifications’ demolition seen as secondary to security gained by the convention.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Norway
Karlstad
Social Demokraten
Christian Lundeberg
Riksdag
Christiania
Verdens Gang
Norton Dies in Gas Suicide Tied to Socialist Bid
Bridgeport report says John A. Norton age forty six, former Socialist party gubernatorial candidate, ended his life by inhaling gas through a tube attached to a jet on Monday.
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Bridgeport
Conn
John A. Norton
Norton
Grain inspection war escalates with Minnesota arrest in Wisconsin
Duluth reports Wisconsin and Minnesota grain inspection dispute turning serious as Russell Gray is arrested in Great Northern Elevator A for inspecting grain without Wisconsin authorization. He is arraigned and freed on $100 bail as the case heads to Thursday examination.
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Duluth
Wisconsin- Minnesota
Wisconsin Commission
Minnesota
Andrew
Russell Gray
Buterfor
Yicconein Grain Commission
Gray
Great Northern Elevator
Frederick
Heffelfinger
Wisconsin
Fireworks Factory Destroyed in Point Gree Blast
A powder explosion at Joseph Speizo's fireworks factory in Gree Point levelled the plant on Monday. Speizo’s sixteen year old son Antonio was killed instantly, his wife and two younger sons and a worker were seriously injured. The blast shook nearby buildings within a mile. cause remains unknown.
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New York
Joseph Speizo
Gree Point
Speizo
Antonio
Packers Fix Rates Declares Packer Control In Freight Deals
A. B. Stickney of the Chicago Great Western testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission that packers drive the rate for dressed meat shipments from the Missouri River to Chicago. He said the tariff may list 23 cents per 100, but buyers push for 16 to 18 cents, with the packer demanding the lower price for business. He denied his road paid damages or rebates since the Grosscup injunction.
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Chicago
A. B. Stickney
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri River
Stickney
Grosscup
Crisis in Austro-Hungary Sparks Fear of Revolution
Washington notes shift in diplomacy as Hungary pushes for language change in military commands. Francis Joseph resists, risking dismemberment of the dual monarchy if demands for autonomy and potential separation are not granted amid Hungary’s Liberal opposition victory.
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Washington
Francis Joseph
Austria
Hungary
Liberal Party
Yellow Fever Report Shows Continued Decline In New Cases
The official six pm report lists 37 new cases bringing total to 2868 with 370 deaths. Most new infections arise in the Seventh and Eighth wards while country reports show scattered cases in Avoyelles and Assumption parishes and towns like Kenner Alexandria and Lake Providence. Authorities remain hopeful President Roosevelt’s visit date may mark fever’s memory as the current cases are described as a lighter type.
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New Orleans
Avoyelles Parish
Assumption Parish
Kenner
Alexandria
Lake Providence
Borodine
Napoleonville
Bayoulteouf
Amelia
Terrebonne Parish
McDonaldville
Fisher's Camp
Barataria
Roosevelt
Warrants Placed in Hands of United States Marshal
United States Marshal Henkel said warrants for eleven contractors charged with conspiring to import English tile setters under contract were placed in his hands for execution. Some defendants planned to surrender voluntarily with bail after pretrial arrangements. others may be arrested if they fail to appear.
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New York
United States
Henkel
James Yantry
Charles E. Lawton
Arthur T. Mart
Elmer Alexander
Bernard J. Traitel
Edwin C. Currier
Charles Sirren
Charles E. Ensign
Julius Schloss
Charles Bosworth
Charles Bogert
Ridgeway
Houghton
Byrne
Sounsel
Loss From Fire at Butte Heaviest Losses in City Blaze
Butte Montana September 26 A fire Sunday caused an estimated $600000 in damage with $550000 insured. Symons dry goods led losses near $300000 fully insured. The burned blocks will be rebuilt at once. Michael Sullivan jailed here charged with an attempt to cut a hole in front of the public library during the blaze. He arrived from Cripple Creek Colorado where labor troubles were said to be active.
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Butte
Mont
Symons Dry Goods Company
Michael Sullivan
Nty
Public
Sullivan
Cripple Creek
Colo
Will Frame Opposition Answer to King Emperor Conditions
Budapest report says the coalition executive committee plans a general conference October 3 to forge a unified reply to the king emperor conditions. It will invite deputies outside the coalition who wish to defend the constitution to attend.
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Budapest
Hungary
Street car collision injures players and spectators
Newark reports a collision involving three street cars returning from a game against the Columbus American Association team. Eleven people were injured, several seriously, as one car stopped and the following cars crashed, causing panic among passengers. The injured include Lester Bradley Otto Vogelmeier catcher Joseph Doyle Joseph Spettle Joseph Horner Lefty Davis and Edward Quigley.
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Newark
Columbus American Association
Lester Bradley
Otto Vogelmeier
Joseph Doyle
Joseph Spettle
Joseph H. Horner
Lefty Davis
Edward Quigley
Prominent Attorney Killed in Indiana Auto Crash
Hammond Indiana September 26 Asa Bullock a prominent Northern Indiana attorney is dead at his Hobart home and his daughter Jessie is seriously injured after an automobile accident. A horse frightened by a passing auto plunged down a steep embankment trapping Bullock beneath the horse and he died shortly after being extricated. The girl’s body was badly crushed.
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Hammond
Ind
Asa Bullock
Indiana
Hobart
Jessie
Bullock
Bondholders Issue Reduced Minneapolis Times Copy
The Minneapolis Times announced its cessation but bondholders released a smaller edition Monday to keep the paper alive. They plan to seek court action to resolve the news franchise lapse.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Times On
Yellow fever cases rise in Pensacola citywide
Pensacola reports twenty five new yellow fever cases to state health officers for the 24 hours ending 6 o'clock Monday night. The total for Sunday and Monday reaches 34 with one death. Cases remain scattered across the city, signaling a discouraging situation.
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Pensacola
Fla
Fever outbreak spreads in Mississippi towns
Jackson reports the Hamburg yellow fever infection spreading with nine new cases and one death. Additional updates show Natchez with three new cases, Vicksburg one, Gulfport four, Roxie one, Mississippi City one, and four suspicious cases.
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Jackson
Miss
Hamburg
Natchez
Vicksburg
Gulfport
Roxie
Mississippi City
Palma's Party Victorious in Cuban Elections
Complete returns show movement supporters winning every province for election board posts. Palma is expected to win December presidency with Mendez Capote as vice president. Liberal candidate Ferrara faces sixth seditious charge amid riots in Cienfuegos leaving one congressman and police chief killed. Moderates blamed by rebels.
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Havana
Palma
Mendez Capote
Ferrara
Gomez
Vueltas
Riat
Cienfuegos
Enrique Villuendas
Ilance
China protests Manchuria evacuation time and guards
The Post reports China formally protested to Russia and Japan over two treaty conditions from Portsmouth. It objects to eighteen months for evacuation versus nine, and to an armed guard for Russia and Japan rail lines in Manchuria, alleging a possible 15 000 men.
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Washington
Portsmouth
China
Manchuria
Russia
Japan
Suspect Arrested in Pfeiffer Murder Case in Schoharie
Albany report states a man believed to be Joseph Girard, a New York teamster, arrested at Central Bridge Schoharie County and jailed in Shoharie awaiting positive identification after the August Pfeiffer murder in the Bronx.
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Albany
N. Y
Joseph Girard
New York
Augusta Pfeiffer
Bronx
Central Bridge
Schoharie County
Shoharie
Peach train derailment kills engineer near Lawrence
Kalamazoo Mich Sept 26 A Pere Marquette Grand Rapids division peach train derailed Monday near Lawrence with the engine and three cars going over a bank Engineer F G Gorman was killed and two other men were hurt in the accident.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Grand Rapida
Pere Marquette Road
Lawrence
F. G. Gorman
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