Heroic Deed of Railway Engineer Ross at Plummer's Ledge
George W. Ross of Woonsocket Rhode Island saved a boat train by Leaping throttle open and forcing the engine past a red danger signal at Plummer's Ledge near Whitens Station. Ten men were suspected in a planned hold up with four cars of passengers aboard.
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Woonsocket
R. I
George W. Ross
Plummer's Ledge
Whitens Station
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Providence
A. R. Whaley
Plummer’s Ledge
Ross
Ross Sawaman
Many railroad men across Chicago gain wage boost
Chicago & Northwestern grants an $300,000 yearly wage increase to 8000 workers in the twenty car and locomotive repair shops. A union grievance committee had demanded a 3 cent hourly raise, union recognition, and better shop conditions. The final agreement provides union recognition, a steward in each shop, and raises from 1 to 2 1/2 cents per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Inaugurate Reforms: Mixed Commission Named for Macedonia
Constantinople announces a mixed commission to implement reforms in Macedonia. Hilmi Pasha leads. Khulusii Bey of Salonica, Rikola Roheff Bulgarian, Noumie Nikursuh Greek, Niko Servian, Kut zoyani Roumanian join. Temporary seat at Monastir. irade directs civil and military authorities to follow regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Macedonia
Hilmi Pasha
Khulussi
Bey
Salonica
Rikola Roheff
Noumie Nikursuh
Court of Justice
Monastir
Niko
Servian
Uskub
Kutzoyani
Roumanian
Miner Killed Under Falling Slate Near Harriman
A Harriman special reports miner Alex Guy perished at the Baker ore mines near Harriman when a slate fall trapped him. He died instantly with his throat cut and a severed leg amid grisly, fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Harriman
Alex Guy
Baker Ore
No Action in Miller Case Reported by Federation of Labor
The executive council of the Federation of Labor adjourned without action on the William A. Miller case, an assistant foreman in the government printing office. A sub committee with undisclosed members will prepare a fall report on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Executive Council
The
Federation of Labor
William A. Miller
Government Printing Office
Cathedral Fund Scandal Linked to Father Callahan
Denver reports Father Callahan of Cathedral parish faces questions over a $52,000 cathedral fund invested in mining stocks. The News claims about half the funds were lost amid market declines, leaving the pastor short by roughly $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Father Callahan
Degeneracy Debate At Cassell Meeting In Berlin
Dr Moritz of Altsburg told the national congress degeneracy in European countries is spreading due to social influences. He linked alcoholism to inherited degeneracy and proposed a legal health certificate before marriage as a safeguard.
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Berlin
Cassell
Moritz
Altsburg
Convention Meets to Try Shaffer and Pittsburg
Special convention of the Amalgamated Association of Tron and Steel workers convened to investigate charges against President Theodore Shaffer raised by the Niles lodge. Three specific charges are noted but not yet disclosed. Shaffer expected to reply with an account of his movements during his disappearance.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Tron and Steel Workers
Theodore Shaffer
Niles, O
Lodge
Shaffer
Dispute Over Five Cents Led to Fatal Fall at Station
A New Rochelle railway employee F. E. Bailey died after a dispute over 5 cents at Fourteenth Street station. The gateman says Bailey entered the wrong way, refused a ticket, pushed him onto the tracks, and Bailey fleeing to the street was injured, dying soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. E. Bailey
New Rochelle
New Haven Railway
Fourteenth Street
Bailey
Filipino nationalist Kalbaza arrested in Luzon disturbances
Kalbaza president of the Nationalist party, another Rebel in Manila, is held on rebellion and insurrection charges for involvement with Domirador Gomez in fomenting disturbances in northern Luzon. He faces trial under U S authority.
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Manila
Kalbaza
Nationalist Party
Domirador Gomez
Luzon
United States
Comstock on Rampage in Chicago
Anthony Comstock led a raid on a Chicago cigar store, seized a half ton of books and pictures, and had Charles S. Wright arrested. Wright is named as distributor of pamphlets opposed by the Society for the Suppression of Vice, of which Comstock is secretary, with plans to proceed to another western city. Also noted is the upcoming marriage of Miss Ruth Bryan to W. H. Leavitt of Newport on October 3 at Fairview, the Bryan home, with Rev. Dr. Swearingen likely to perform.
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Ochicago
Anthony Comstock
Chicago
Charles 8S. Wright
Wright
Society For the Suppression of Vice
Comstock
Miss Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Miss Ruth Bryan
W. H. Leavitt
Newport
Fairview
Bryans
Dr. Swearingen
First Presbyterian Church
Mr. Bryan
Escaped Prisoners Killed by Natives on Luzon Island
Two U S military prisoners named Rudd and Black escaped from a Malagi Island prison in Laguna de Bay Luzon. Natives killed the fugitives during an attempted capture for a reward, defense claims.
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Manila
Rudd
Black
United States
Malagi Island
Laguna de Bay
Luzon
City Treasurer Gets a Long Term
Manila reports Dean Tompkins former San Fernando treasurer convicted of forgery has been sentenced to seventeen years in prison.
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Manila
Dean Tompkins
San Fernando
Past the Century Mark Camden's Catherine Has kine dies at 104
Catherine O Has kine, among the last survivors of Massachusetts Indians, dies in Camden New Jersey at age 104 after a long life marked by frontier endurance and cultural memory.
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Camden
N. J
Catherine O. Haskine
Massachusetts
Peace Congress Resolves in Rouen France Vote of thanks to Carnegie
The Internations Peace Congress voted congratulations to the Free Traders Association for their efforts toward peace and approved those battling for free trade in England. A vote of thanks to Andrew Carnegie for his gift of a peace palace at the Hague was carried.
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Rouen
France
Internations Peace Congress
Free Traders’ Association
England
Andrew Carnegie
The
Hague
Fate of a Man Who Interfered at Sandus Camp
Marvin Vernon a 24 year old carpenter was severely wounded in Sandus ky mining camp near here after being shot by 60 year old Rufus Adcock Vernon reportedly interfered with trouble in the Adcock family and received a heavy load from a double barreled gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Marvin Vernon
Sandusky
Here
Rufus Adcock
Vernon
Adcock
Official Said to be Short
Columbus chief State inspector of engineers George M. Collier suspended by Governor Nash and Attorney General ordered to sue to recover 2716 on his bond for alleged shortage. Collier has been missing since September 14. Montgomery Alabama senate passes Hall anti Sunday baseball bill, previously adopted by House, now to governor for approval. The measure bans Sunday baseball golf and football. violation is a misdemeanor.
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Columbus, O
George M. Collier
State Inspector of Engineers
Nash
Collier
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
House
Tempestuous Voyage Arrives After Loss at Sea
The ship Marion GChil coot has arrived in Honolulu from San Francisco with oil cargo after a tempestuous voyage during which three crew members were lost. The mate and two sailors survived by clinging to the braces. Oil reportedly helped calm the seas.
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Honolulu
Marion Gchilcoot
San Francisco
Washington Hears From Gomel Affair
State Department bulletin says Gomel reports eight Jews and five Christians killed. American charge in St. Petersburg reports no foreigners or foreign interests suffered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Department of State
St. Petersburg
Gomel
Riddle
Fires Not Serious From Greensboro Culpepper Incidents
Reports from Southern railway HQ say fires at Greensboro North Carolina and Culpepper Virginia caused limited damage. Culpepper destroyed the station and two freight cars while Greensboro burned an oil tank and two empty cars. Captain Wales of Sydney visits London planning an America’s Cup yacht with a twin keel design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern Railway
Greensboro
N.C
Culpepper
New York
Wales
Sydney
England
London
Strikers Return to Work in Newark Street Railway
North Jersey street railway employees end a strike returning to work. No agreement was signed, but the company promised to consider altering the objectionable split run system.
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Newark
N. J
North Jersey Street Railway
Inquest Rules Olive Rays's Death a Self Inflicted End
Cleveland deputy coroner ruled Olive Rays died by her own action after her mangled body was found on the Lake Shore track Tuesday. The inquest concluded with the finding and noted the death as self inflicted.
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Cleveland
Olive Rays
Lake Shore
Hock
Surgeon Drops Dead While Operating in Chicago Dispatch
A dispatch from Emporia Kansas reports Dr. Charles Gardiner a renowned western physician collapsed and died from heart failure during an operation at a patient home in Chicago.
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Chicago
Emporia
Kas
Charles Gardiner
West
Mail payments dispute delays American mails to Liverpool
General indignation has risen in London over a dispute between post office authorities and the London and Northwestern railway management. This conflict has delayed American mails at Liverpool, with shipments sometimes not landed at Queenstown under exceptional circumstances.
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London
London and Northwestern Railroad
Liverpool
Queenstown
Collision Near Tuskar Damages Two Steamers
The British steamers Larno from Galveston to Dublin and Olive Branch from Liverpool to Guayaquil collided in fog six miles east of Tuskar. Both were badly damaged. Olive Branch returned to Port Lynas while Larno was towed away leaking.
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London
Larno
Galveston
Dublin
Olive Branch
Liverpool
Guayaquil
Tuskar
Port Lynas
Messenger Boys End Strike in Chicago
Four hundred day messengers of the Illinois District Telegraph Company halted noisy demonstrations and accepted a new wage scale of 5.40 dollars per week replacing a 14 cent per message commission. The firm also settled with night messengers at one dollar per day.
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Chicago
Illinois District Telegraph Company
Mosquito Controversy Divides Medical Authorities in Texas
In Laredo Texas five new yellow fever cases appear as experts clash over transmission. Dr Guiteras argues stamping out the disease by mosquito control, while Dr Tabor supports possible infection transmission. Authorities plan a detention camp at Sanchez station and disinfection drives, with travel restrictions for northbound passengers. Reports from Nueva Laredo Linares and Monterey describe varying fever activity and containment efforts.
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Laredo
Tex
Sanchez Station
Mexico
United States
Guiteras and
Tabor
Guiteras
International Medical Congress
Havana
Nueva Laredo
Linares
Monterey
Olderman
Employers Fight Continues Says Association Leader
New York Charles L. Eidlitz president of the Building Traders Employers' Association declares employers will not yield in their dispute with unions over plans for labor settlements on the arbitration plan. He says the unions now face the consequence of following questionable leaders and the outcome rests with them.
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New York
Charles L. Eidlitz
Building Traders Employers’ Association
Distinguished Passengers on White Star Steamer Majestic
The White Star liner Majestic sailing from Liverpool to New York will carry notable travelers including Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller and A J Drexel among her passengers amid the transatlantic crossing.
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London
Majestic
Liverpool
New York
Chief Justice
Haverhill Woman Kills Self in San Antonio
Ana Boynton of Haverhill, Ohio, died by her own hand in San Antonio Texas. Ill health is given as the cause for the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Ana Boynton
Haverhill, C
Fifty Thousand Refugees From Monastir Warn of War Devastation
News from Monastir via Sofia reports an estimated fifty thousand villagers from the Monastir vilayets are refugees in mountains, many destitute after Turkish forces burned 9,683 of 10,392 houses. A Bulgarian exodus near Maktronovo leaves only 100 families of 1,500. Reports allege Turkish troops slaughtered 200 farming families fleeing Losengrad district in the Urombadjak mountains. Separately, Aberdeen grand jury returns twenty true bills with gun for liquor corruption and separate voting-year reform proposals. Criminal cases include escape from jail by William Lanier and Thrasher Meade, two murder trials ending in mistrial or verdicts of murder.
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Monastir
Sofia
Vilayes
Maktronovo
Bulgaria
Losengrad
Urombadjak
Monroe County
Aberdeen
William Lanier
Cracker
Thrasher Meade
Tom McBeth
Clark
Frank Thompson
Bar
Father
In- McGraw
Bowser crusade targets Black workers in northern Indiana
La Porte. Ind. editor Arthur J. Bowser of the Chesterton Tribune exposes white employers who hire Black workers, urging public ridicule to force dismissals. The Tribune says eastern agents aim to settle Black families in Porter and other northern counties within ten days, facing growing local resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte
Ind
Arthur J. Bowser
The
Chesterton Tribune
Indiana
Bowser
the Tribune
Porter
Fast Trip to Break Distance Record Chicago to New York
Bert Holcomb and R W Haroun lead a five man relay in a 24 horsepower touring car from Chicago toward New York with no planned stops. Holcomb and Haroun will start to Cleveland where Laurie Duffin relieves them then take the car to Buffalo. Two others will finish the final leg to New York aiming to cover 1150 miles in about 54 hours at over twenty three miles per hour.
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Chicago
Bert Holcomb
R. W. Haroun
New York
Holcomb
Haroun
Cleveland
Laurie Duffin
Buffalo
Fire attempt at St Louis World's Fair building
An Italian workman suspected in an arson attempt on the agricultural building at the World's Fair fled after guards fired shots. Authorities found straw and oil near a wall, and the man previously faced trespass charges on the fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Furnaces Resume at Clayton Plant in Pittsburg
The Clayton plant of Crucible Steel, a United States Steel subsidiary, resumes after a three week shutdown. Open hearth furnaces and mills were repaired. Day and night shifts to run through year end due to growing orders. About 1,500 to 2,000 workers employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Clayton
Crucibie Steel Company
United States Steel Company
Yellow Fever Epidemic in Fourth Period Reaches Thirteen Confirmed
The Victoria Mexico outbreak now shows thirteen confirmed and four suspicious cases as yellow fever enters its fourth period. The illness cycles about seven days to peak, with the epidemic progressing in regular intervals. Meanwhile, Lieut. Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton has arrived in New York and the Hague tribunal plans to meet to consider the Venezuelan case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Mex
Bulletin Board
Ian Hamilton
Royal Army
New York
Hague
Birmingham Woman Murdered Identified as Ella Dodd
The body found in East Lake Birmingham has been identified as Ella Dodd a well known character. Charles Kelley arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody for investigation Kelley denies knowledge and says he is from Jacksonville Florida.
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Birmingham
Ala
East Lake
Ella Dodd
Charles Kelley
Ther
Kelley
Jacksonville
Fla
Northern visitors to Mississippi spark homeseekers' excursions
Railroads including The Illinois Central and Mobile and Ohio will run homeseekers' excursions from the North to Mississippi and other states. Northern emigration is rising. many plan to move south, settle, and invest. The Delta attracts a growing share of northern investors and settlers this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Mobile
Ohio
Mississippi
Delta
Mississippi's colossal King Cotton statue at World's Fair exhibit
Mississippi plans a towering fifty foot statue of King Cotton for the Palace of Agriculture pavilion at the St Louis World’s Fair. The figure sits on an immense throne and would require the roofline to be cleared if animated. the building’s cornice stands 65 feet above the foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Cotton
Mississippi
Palace of Agriculture
St. Paces
Mississippi Rising Educationally
State Superintendent Whitfield reports many county superintendents have sent in notices of extended school terms. A tabulated statement on term lengths will be released next week, likely surprising many and indicating heightened educational activity across Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Whitfield
Lake Mills Lumber Plant Destroyed by Fire
A fire consumed the Lake Mills plant at Mosspoint including the saw mill lumber yard and dry kiln. Estimated timber loss ranges from 1.5 to 2 million feet with damages around 40 thousand dollars. Fire spread quickly before steamboats arrived and authorities could halt it. origin remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosspoint
Aberdeen considered for new cotton factory plant
F Hudson of Lagrange Ga toured Aberdeen aiming to organize a 200000 factory. He calls Aberdeen a fine site for the plant. Secretary Osine says the State Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners meets at Jackson on Dec 6 to examine applicants for pharmacy licenses in Mississippi. A new librarian candidate is Miss Addie Tyner of Lake Como.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Lagrange, Ga
Osine
State Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners
Jackson Cot. 6
Mississippi
Addie Tyner
Lake Como
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Peace Congress
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Missis
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