Diphtheria Alert Among Enterprise Cadets at Port
The Massachusetts nautical training ship Enterprise faces a diphtheria concern after Cadets Farwell and Small were tested. Farwell shows no infection, while Small has a mild probable case per Harvard and City Hospital cultures. Doctors and Nautical Training Commission seek explanation as the ship had been disinfected after prior deaths and illnesses.
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Massachusetts
Enterprise
L. C. Farwell
Kingstreet
Dorchester
A. E. Small
North Rochester
City Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Board of Health
McCallum
Cambridge Woman Escapes Arrest After Electrocution Risk
Ellen Roy of 136 Cambridge Street East Cambridge climbed from a second story window to flee shoplifting charges. She crawled along exposed electric wires twenty feet before falling into the arms of Harry Poor night editor who saved her from serious injury. She was arrested and to be arraigned in court today.
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Ellen Roy
Cambridge Street
East Cambridge
Tremont Street
Harry Poor
Poor
Porter Ill forces campaign pause in Watertown
Wilbur M. Porter Democratic candidate for Governor is ill at his Watertown home after a breakdown from his speaking tour and has canceled all remaining campaign engagements.
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Watertown
N. Y
Wilburn
Porter
Six Die in Gas Explosion at Lehigh Wilkesbarre Mine
An explosion in No. 3 shaft of the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Co. mine in Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, kills six men and injures two. Fire Boss William R. Jones and Assistant Foreman John W. Josephs led a rescue, later dying. four other miners were found dead, and two rescued workers were treated for gas effects. The mine is burning, with theories pointing to a gas ignition during a blast. safety lamps were used and no naked flame was involved.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company
William R. Jones
John W. Josephs
Thomas Owens
William Lacey
James Herring
Joseph Worth
David William
John Davis
Jones
Josephs
Lacey
Owens
Herring
Worth
Eos Jones and
Jones and
Pennsylvania examines Postel case as organs sent for testing
Medical Examiner Palmer received a dispatch from District Attorney Schaeffer asking for the organs of Albert H. Postel’s fourth wife to be sent to a Philadelphia chemist for analysis. Palmer said the viscera would be delivered tomorrow but did not identify the chemist. Autopsy indicated poisoning as the cause of death, while a private detective questioned Mrs. Kuppinger about life insurance mentioned by her daughter.
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Providence
Palmer
Schaeffer
Delaware County
Pennsylvania
Albert H. Postel
Philadelphia
Dubois
Chester
Postel
Mrs. Kuppinger
Republican State Reports Preview McKinley Margins
Claims from state Republican chairs predict McKinley wins in Indiana Iowa Kansas Nebraska Michigan Minnesota New York Ohio South Dakota Texas and West Virginia with majorities ranging from 8 000 to 300 000 and full congressional delegations in several states. Reports arrive after a national committee council decision to release them to press.
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Chicago
Council of the National Committee
Indiana
McKinley
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Michigan
Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
New York
New York City
Ohito
South Dakota
Texas
West
Deadly Twister Strikes Texas and Indian Territory
Tornado swept northern Texas and Indian Territory causing heavy damage. Denison reports unroofed houses and a destroyed post office with two fatalities ten miles southeast. Howe area homes demolished and Pinola County in Chickasaw Nation also hit.救 injured person search parties deployed as rescuers reach affected farms and dwellings.
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Denison
Tex
Texas
Indian Territory
Howe
Pinola County
Chickasaw Nation
Tornado Hits Mines and Towns in Oklahoma Region
A cyclone last night near Krebs damaged Mine No 12 and caused fatalities. In Weeka Governor Brown's store and a new church were blown down along with four other buildings. Weoka reports injuries, not serious. Alderson, a Choctaw Coal Company mining town eight miles away, saw the section house and three buildings destroyed.
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Hartshorne
I. T
Krebs
Weeka
Governor Brown
Weoka
Alderson
Choctaw Coal Company
Cyclone Deaths Reported in Guthrie Oklahoma
A cyclone in Guthrie Oklahoma on October 2 caused fatalities and damage. Local authorities report multiple casualties and assess the destruction as crews search the area for survivors.
Deserted by family Daniel Kelcher to Boston alms house
The ill and aged Daniel Kelcher, nearly seventy five, was abandoned by his wife and children. A furniture van moved from his No. 9 Norton court home on Martin Street and he was left to die among strangers. Authorities found him last night in a vacant house with bare walls. Colonel Muzzey led the overseers of the poor in the case.
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Daniel Kelcher
Cambridge
Kelcher
Norton Court
Martin Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
Harvard
Colonel Muzzey
Battle Won Says Jones
Democratic leaders claim the people have won the preliminary battle against plutocracy and the gold standard. They urge every voter to cast an unpurchased ballot and report absent voters, warning money and coercion on election day and praising clubs and Democratic committees for leading the effort.
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Washington
Democratic
United States
Europe
America
James K. Jones
Democratic National Committee
Charles J. Faulkner
Democratic Congressional Committee
Chauncey F. Buwack
National Association Democratic Clubs
Lawrence Gardner
Tragic raid near Carney leaves several dead and many injured
In the Carney area last night a violent incident caused immense damage. Mr and Mrs John McLaughlin were found dead in their ruined home. Harrison Jones is expected to die from injuries and several others are badly hurt.
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Carney
Here
John McLaughlin
Harrison Jones
Hasty shot ends in death of 17-year-old Delaney
In Poughkeepsie a college student shot and killed Martin Delaney, 17, after being followed by three youths near Hyde Park road and Dutch Reform Church Cemetery. Delaney’s companions fled. an elderly man, accused of abandonment, faced homelessness as neighbors and relatives discussed his fate.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Eastman College
Hyde Park Road
Dutch Reform Church Cemetery
Martin Delaney
Delaney
Manley predicts McKinley 27 states 307 votes
Joseph H. Manley of the Republic toe at headquarters reviews reports from all states. He says McKinley will carry 27 states and 307 electoral votes, Bryan 13 states and 93 votes. He cites five states with 47 votes in doubt, favoring McKinley in three with 40 votes and Bryan in two with 7 votes.
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New York
Joseph H. Manley
The
Republic
Toe
Eeeunter
McKinley
Bryan
Man pleads for aid as Ireland-born worker seeks shelter
Ailing man named Keliher, also called Kelley, recalls decades of labor and says he will be sent to the alms house. He lives in an attic with a stove that cannot be used and few belongings, while his son and daughter aged about 29 and 27 have vanished with the family move rumored to Boston.
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Ireland
Keliher
Kelley
Somerville
Boston
Stratton Offers 100000 Against 300000 on Bryan Victory
Colorado Springs cries of gold mine owner W S Stratton offering to bet 100000 against 300000 that William J Bryan will win the presidency. If Stratton loses he will donate the 100000 to the Colorado Springs free library as a syndicate of wealthy men tries to raise the 300000. Stratton says the gold standard benefits him but not the masses and he trusts the masses.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Bryan Leaves Chicago After whirlwind three days of campaigning
In Chicago on October 29 Bryan departed for Wisconsin after a day of rapid speaking in eight venues. The crowds were large and spirited with about 40 000 to 50 000 hearing him across the city and nearby towns. He rode a special train, arriving in the evening to cheers and brief meals between stops at venues including St Stanislaus Hall and several Turner Halls. Continued on Page 3.
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Chicago
Ill
Bryan
Wisconsin
Auditorium Annex
North Side
St. Stanislaus Kall
Mr. Bryan
Social Turner Hall
Lincol Turner Hall
Lages Hall
Garfield Turner Hall
Mueller’s Hall
North Side Turner Hall
Brand's
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