Meeting at Oyster Bay seals party unity on tariff and Cuba
Senators Hanna Spooner Allison Aldrich and Lodge plus Postmaster General Payne met with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill to discuss the political situation in western states and confirm the president will not revise tariffs at the coming session. They endorsed his stance on trusts and reciprocity with Cuba. The coal strike was not discussed. Roosevelt family updates noted Theodore Jr and Kermit leaving for Groton Mass.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Hanna
Spooner
Allison
Aldrich
Lodge
Payne
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Cuba
Long Island
Kermit Roosevelt
Groton
Mass
Kermit
Roberts Can't See Why
Washington D C Sept 17 Director George E Roberts of the United States mint and principal owner of the Des Moines Register criticized Speaker Henderson s action as incomprehensible saying he could not account for it and that Henderson s withdrawal would deepen Republican splits in Iowa though General Henderson has strong public support and no one has envisioned his retirement from public life
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Roberts
Washington, D. C
George E. Roberts
United States Mint
Des Moines Register
Henderson
Iowa
Morris' Body Sent Home
In Boston on September 17 Lieutenant Commander Harlow read burial services over Lieutenant John Ramsay Morris of the Olympia who shot himself aboard the vessel yesterday. Bluejackets acted as guard of honor, and the body was sent to Kansas City, his former home, this afternoon.
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Morris
Boston
Mass
Harlow
John Ramsay Morris
Olympia
Kansas City
Captain Windsor Retires With Rear Admiral Rank
Washington September 17 Captain William A Windsor is retired with the rank of rear admiral His retirement triggers the promotion of Lieutenant Commander Reginald F Nicholson to rear admiral in the Navy’s seniority list.
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Windsor
Washington
William A. Windsor
Reginald F. Nicholson
Trust Sells Decayed Meat in City Markets
A St Louis meat inspector testified that the packers trust sold partly decayed meat after chemical treatment along with sausages potatoes flour unhealthy kidneys ground up and other adulterations in St Louis and major cities from August 30 1899 to May 1 1902.
Furious Fires in Wyoming Threaten Timber and Mines
Governor Richards, informed by telegraph from Grand Encampment, reports a furious forest fire along the Wyoming Colorado line north of Pearl Colorado destroying timber and threatening mining buildings. He and Governor Orman of Colorado seek federal aid as at least eighteen large fires burn nationwide in the state, with more smaller blazes in Albany County Medicine Bow range.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Richards
Grand
Wyoming-Colorado Ine
Pearl, Colo
Orman
Colorado
Secretary of the Interior
Wyoming
Albany County
Medicine Bow Range
Henderson Withdraws From Iowa Congressional Race
Dubuque Iowa September 17 Speaker Henderson declines nomination for congress as his tariff policy on trusts differs from many in his party He made the decision after hours of talks with Congressional committee chairman and supporters who urged him to stay in the race He had contemplated the move for two weeks and remained firm despite pleas to reconsider
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Dubuque
Henderson
Iowa
Congress
Classer
Congressional Committee and Friends
Gold Shipment From Australia Reaches San Francisco
New York reports J and W Seligman and Co will receive 1.25 million dollars in gold from Australia, due in San Francisco on October 2. A million from National City Bank’s South African source leaves London aboard the steamship Majestic, with the rest to follow. Bank officials offer no details on how the gold was diverted, calling the transaction unremarkable. An authoritative source suggests South African consignments may exceed 2.5 million dollars.
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New York
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Australia
San Francisco
National City Bank
London
Majestic
Kron Prinz Wilhelm Sets Westward Atlantic Record
The Kron Prinz Wilhelm arrives in New York from Bremen Southampton and Cherbourg in five days eleven hours fifty seven minutes covering 3047 miles at 23.09 knots. The voyage beats the previous Kron Prinz Wilhelm record by three hours forty eight minutes.
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New York
Bremen
Southampton
Cherbourg
Wilhelm
Pratt Breaks Fourteenth District Deadlock Nomination
In Scranton Pennsylvania on September 17 the Republican deadlock in the Fourteenth district ended with the nomination of C C Pratt. An umpire chosen by State Chairman Quay held the vote that resolved the impasse.
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Scranton
Fourteenth Congressional District
C. C. Pratt
Quay
Catholics Convert Boxerated From Pekin Killings in Sze-Chuen
A Pekin dispatch reports Catholics in Sze Chuen province were killed by Boxers, with estimates from 300 to 1,000 deaths. The note cites a London dispatch transmitting the claim of widespread anti-Catholic violence.
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London
Pekin
Sze- Chuen
Injunction Sought Against McGovern Corbett Fight
Louisville attorney general Pratt filed suit for an injunction to block the Terry McGovern versus Young Corbett boxing match planned for September 22 at the Southern Athletic club. The case will be argued before Judge Fields in Jefferson county circuit court Thursday morning.
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Louisville
Pratt
Terry McGovern
Young Corbett
Southern Athletic Club
Fields
Common Pleas Division
Jefferson County Circuit Court
Mount Pelee Takes Rest
A Times dispatch from Martinique via London reports Mount Pelee’s eruption waning and activity becoming insignificant. Government aid actions are complete, natives calm, and observers say Fort de France faces no menace from a potential tidal wave.
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Mount Pelee
New York
Times
Martinique
London
Fort de France
Labor Platform Aims to Abolish Political Machines in States and Cities
Chicago reports a new labor platform proposing government primaries and recall of representatives, federal judge and senator popular elections, and vigilance committees to ensure fair law enforcement. It calls for public ownership of utilities, public school texts, anti convict labor, eight hour workday, and limiting corporate power with broad reforms. It urges labor to govern through ballots to secure justice.
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Chicago
Ill
United States
The
Post
Chicago Federation of Labor
Spain Would Please France Move On Banished Frenchman Told
New York dispatch reports M Paul de Roulede has left for San Sebastian under police express as Spain seeks to show reciprocity for attention to the queen mother in Paris. He has lived in Spain since 1900 except for a Switzerland visit to duel with royalist Andre Buffet. He, with Marquis Le Lur Saluces and Jules Guerin, was implicated in a conspiracy tied to Fort Chabrol. A senate high court sentenced him to ten years banishment. pardon rumors have persisted though no clemency issued.
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New York
M. Paul de Roulede
San Sebastian
The
Herald
Paris
M. de Roulede
Spain
Switzerland
M. Andre Buffet
Marquis le Lur-Saluces
Jules Guerin
Fort Chabrole
Senate
High Court of Justice
Loubet
McKinley Memorial Day Observed in Canton
In Canton Ohio on September 15 mourners honored McKinley with services across churches and a mass in the Catholic church. Judge William R Day delivered a prominent address at First Methodist, praising the president and urging laws against lawlessness. Mrs McKinley visited the tomb with guest Mrs Garrett Hobart, laying flowers at the vault and family burial lots as visitors gathered.
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Canton
William R. Day
McKinley
First Methodist Episcopal Church
West Lawn Cemetery
Garrett A. Hobart
MccKinley
Hayes
Matthews
Day
Spain
Madrid
Senators Gather in Oyster Bay for Roosevelt Conference
Five senior U S senators Hanna of Ohio Allison of Iowa Aldrich of Rhode Island Spooner of Wisconsin and Platt of Connecticut arrive in New York en route to Oyster Bay to meet President Roosevelt. They decline to discuss topics or the conference's purpose.
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New York
United States Senate
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Hanna
Ohio
Allison
Iowa
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Spooner
Wisconsin
Platt
Connecticut
Forest Fires Victims In Oregon And Washington
Twenty lives are reported lost and about 1.5 million dollars of property destroyed in a week of forest blazes across Oregon and Washington. Many are missing and casualty counts will rise as reports arrive from remote districts. The losses include saw mills, houses, barns, and farm equipment. relief is being sent from Portland and nearby cities.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Washington
Tacoma
Seattle
Vancouver
Investigation Ordered Over Baker City Chinese Outrage
Acting Secretary Adee reports receipt of a telegram from Oregon governor directing immediate and thorough probe into allegations by the Chinese legation that local authorities in Baker City failed to punish an August 8 assault on Chinese residents.
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Washington
Adee
Oregon
Baker City
Ore
Root Returns From Europe To War Office
Secretary of war Elihu Root arrived in New York from Europe aboard the Kroonland. He will return to Washington without his wife and daughters who remain abroad and are due back in early October. He commented on naval maneuvers off the New England coast noting the value of practical drills and that a skilled mechanic must use his tools to stay sharp. He will depart for Washington immediately.
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New York
Ehlihu Root
Europe
Root
Washington
Morgan Buys Five Leyland Line Steamers
London dispatch reports that J Pierpont Morgan purchased five tramp steamers from J R Benerman chairman of the Leyland line. The vessels operate in the Antwerp to Montreal trade.
Gusher Goes Out in Blaze Near Beaumont
A burning oil gusher ceased flowing on its own and the fire was easily put out in Beaumont Texas. The remaining flames are reduced to smoldering fire at the large tank with the danger over.
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Gusher
Beaumont
Tex
Nebraska Troops Stay at Home
Lincoln Neb September 16 Governor Savage said state troops may not leave Nebraska as a unit to attend the rendezvous at Fort Riley Kansas the order keeping them within state lines was announced today in Lincoln.
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Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb
Savage
Fort Riley
Kan
Veteran Railroader Dead In Denver at 77
James A. Semple, one of the oldest railway passenger agents in the United States, died in Denver today at age 77. He was a veteran railroader with a long career serving railroad passengers.
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Denver
Colo
James A. Semple
United States
Not to Form a Combination Conference Drops Doubt
Hamburg September 16 The directors of the Hamburg Atlantic steamship group deny a conference at Ostend with managers of lines between Europe and South America aims to form a new Atlantic shipping combine as alleged by the London Standard. There is considerable doubt a meeting will be held.
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Hamburg
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Ostend
Belgium
Europe
South America
London Standard
Hattori Takes Presidency at Imperial Chinese College
Pekin September 16 Professor Hattori has arrived from Japan to assume the presidency of the imperial Chinese college left vacant after the resignation of Reverend W A P Martin about March 1. An American held the post prior to the vacancy.
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Chinese College
Pekin
Hattori
Japan
Imperial Chinese College
W. A. P. Martin
Call on Nebraskans to Aid
Winnipeg reports Peter Jansen of Jansen Nebraska former representative to the Paris exposition and a native Russian has gone to the Yorkton district to cooperate with immigration officials in trying to induce the Doukhobors who came from Russia to give up the fantastical ideas.
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Winnipeg
Peter Jansen
Jansen, Neb
Yorkton
Russia
Nebraska
Armour & Co Loans Four Million to New York Market
J Ogden Armour, president of Armour & Co, announced that four million dollars was sent to the New York market to be used for loans until January 1. The move aims to ease eastern money market stringency and capitalize on rising loan rates. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
New York
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Leopold May Come Over Visit Possibility Mentioned
Brussels dispatch Le Soire notes possible King Leopold visit to the United States but says officials have no knowledge of it.
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Leopold
Brussels
le Soire
United States
Wabash Blocks Exposition Laborers at Tracks
Wabash railroad men halted workers from digging under the tracks to provide a sewer outlet for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition grounds. A restraining order from Judge Zachritz was served on Director of Works Taylor, averting an imminent clash.
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ST. Louis
Zachritz
Taylor
Rex Petroleum Company seeks funds for Beaumont stock sale
Beaumont Texas. Capital stock 300000. Company will sell 50000 worth of treasury stock at par to buy cars and equipment and develop outside holdings. 20 percent dividend on first 500000 shares sold. Purchases scale from 5 to 10000 shares with no sale below 5.00. Write for illustrated talk on Beaumont oil fields. Rex Petroleum Company Secretary P O Box 218 Beaumont Tex.
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REX Petroleum
FERA
I. C. C. Todd
Rex Petroleum Company
Beamont
Texas
Rex Petroleum Co
Treasury
Beaumont
P. O
Beaumont, Tex
Colored families brought to Pleasant township for farm work
Grinnell Iowa September 16 Four families of colored people have been brought to Pleasant township by Ewart Bros stock feeders A man was sent to Virginia to hire colored men with families willing to migrate north to work on nearby farms If the initial group proves good more will be sent Some farmers complain about the importation.
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Grinnell
Pleasant Township
Ewart Bros
Virginia
Ewart
Child Swallows Poison in Dike Case
Cedar Falls Iowa, Sept 16 A 3-year-old boy child of Adam Garhart of Dike drank medicine containing poison before parents could stop him. The child died within two hours.
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Cedar Falls
Adam Garhart
Dike
Separator and Grain Burned at Wilber Fire
A separator owned by Jim Kohout and six hay stacks owned by Frank Rezny were destroyed by fire in Wilber Nebraska on September 15. The blaze was caused by a spark from a threshing engine.
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Wilber, Neb
Jim Kohout
Frank Rezny
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Beaumont, Texas
C. C. Todd
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J. I. Hudson
L. A. DeVoss
J. R. Sparks
C. C. Topp
J. Ll. Hupson
T & Gen
Payton & Alien
van Sickles
Bedford
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