Arbitration ends with most American claims upheld
London reports the Alaska boundary commission has verbally agreed to grant all American contentions except for the Portland canal which remains with Canada. The decision surprised many involved as deliberations concluded with a likely upholding of American claims though a Portland canal compromise was acknowledged. Chief Justice Alversone’s stance was seen as a potential hindrance to a clear American victory.
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Alaskan Boundary Commission
Portland Canal
Canada
Associated Press
Wortland Canal
Alversone
Distinct Victory in Alaskan Boundary Decision
London bulletin via the Associated Press signals the Alaskan boundary commission’s agreement, described by Washington as a clear U S victory. The Portland canal ruling grants Tearse Island to Canada, a minor point with disputed significance according to state department officials.
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Associated Press
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Alaskan Boundary Commission
State Department
United States
Portland Canal
Canada
Tearse Island
New Asiatic Service To Be Inaugurated Early Next Year
Traffic on the Pacific will see a new Asiatic service in connection with the Great Northern Steamship Company. J B Farrell president of the company in New York says the service will begin early next year. A traffic agreement with the Grand Trunk will exchange traffic at Chicago with Northern Securities roads.
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Great Northern Steamship Company
J. B. Farrell
Grand Trunk
Herald
Northern Securities Roads
Chicago
Crowded trolley car wreck on Twenty third street
A crowded cross town trolley on Twenty third street was wrecked when a loosened channel cover at Sixth Avenue raised and threw the car from the track. The run caused great confusion as passengers were hurled about. A score were severely cut and bruised, and one man narrowly escaped throat injury from flying glass.
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New York
Twentythird Street
Sixth Avenue
Reorganized Liberals Backing Free Trade Unionist Plan
The Edinburg Review edited by Arthur Elliott resigning treasury post appeals for a reorganized liberal Unionist party led by the Duke of Devonshire. It calls for cross party unity of free traders and invites support from independent labor party and other factions.
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Edinburg Review
Arthur Elliott
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Balfour
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Duke of Devonshire
Independent Labor Party
Auto cab kills workman crossing street in New York
Mrs. C. C. Phillips of Denver rented an auto cab in a Fifth Avenue hotel area. The vehicle struck 79 year old H. Colins as he crossed Seventh Avenue near Forty seventh Street, killing him. Phillips was not in the cab. she was summoned to the police station and bail was secured for the chauffeur.
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C. C. Phillips
Denver
Col
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H. Colins
Seventh Avenue
Fortyseventh
New York Building, Loan and Banking Company
Charles M. Preston
West Thirtieth Street
Asheville physician kills children and sets fire to home
A special from Asheville reports Dr. J. V. Jay a prominent physician near Asheville killed his three children aged 2 4 and 6 with a clawhammer then set fire to his home. Neighbors extinguished the blaze.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Asheville
J. V. Jay
Savage Street Fight Ties Strike to Union Pickets
A brutal street clash in Chicago tied to the Franklin Union of Press Feeders strike left a workman badly beaten after days of disorder. A gang alleged to be Franklin Union pickets attacked several employees of the R R Donnelly & Sons Company.
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Icelanders and Emmet Memorial Rally in Ireland
At a Baileborough honoring Robert Emmet centenary in Dublin, M P William H K Redmond said Ireland would seek freedom if able, comparing it to American independence. In Constantinople the Sultan rejected direct talks with Bulgaria, pausing Natchevitch’s mission and raising concerns with Austria and Russia.
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Siegner Dead After Fatal Shooting and Suicide in Edgewood
Pittsburg reports William A Siegner shot stenographer Amelia Barrett at Edgewood Pa then cut his throat and shot himself dying later at Homeopathic Hospital Miss Barrett recovered consciousness but remains critical in condition
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Mrs Bedford Returns From Europe Flight
Paris reports Mrs Dunning Bedford, famed for a recent false infant registration claiming the child of her and the late New York judge Bedford, has sailed from Havre to New York aboard the steamship La Touraine, a few days ago.
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American Malting Company posts surplus reduces deficit
The annual report shows a net surplus after charges of 410,491 dollars, cutting last year's deficit of 688,672 to 278,171 dollars. The result signals improved financial health for the firm amid ongoing costs and adjustments.
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American Malting Company
Forged Pay Checks Probe in Milwaukee Route
Chicago detectives on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul road investigate a possible extensive forgery of pay checks. Col John A Hinsey notes a Milwaukee pay master office check was printed rather than engraved, suggesting a new method.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
John A. Hinsey
Milwaukee
Estimates made for the Navy in next fiscal year
The navy's estimated needs for the next fiscal year, prepared by chiefs of bureaus, are under review by the secretary. Congress may be asked to appropriate over 100 million dollars, up from last year's 79 million. Dayton reports Germans push for 38 modern battleships by 1910 and colonies in South America to evade the Monroe doctrine.
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House Committee On Naval Affairs
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Louisiana
Connecticut
Germany
South America
Praises Labor Leaders in Chicago Dinner Speech
Louis Jackson of the New York Industrial Commission lauds U.S. labor leaders at a Chicago Real Estate Board dinner in the Chicago Athletic Club. He states Russia is not ready for a republic and that American union leaders could organize Russians swiftly if given time. Other speakers also praise organized labor and its leaders.
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Erie Railroad
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Seven Murders Confessed by Browning Man
James Little Plume of Browning Montana confessed to the seven killings on the Blackfoot reservation Sunday. He told United States Commissioner Arnaux that his aim was to murder fourteen more before a shell jammed his rifle. He cut his throat and arm to allay suspicions, and the wife of Little Plume was among the dead.
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James Little Plume
United States
Arnaux
Little Plume
Oil in storage estimated at Beaumont area barrels
A Post special from Beaumont reports careful estimates place oil in storage in the Beaumont Sour Lake and Saratoga fields at about 13,500,000 barrels in these and intervening pockets.
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Auditor Suspended Over Poolroom Syndicate Allegation
New York Auditor Eugene J. Cumyskey, an examiner of accounts at 1800 a year in Comptroller Graut s office, has been suspended pending DA Jerome s investigation into a complaint that he manages an alleged poolroom syndicate. Cumyskey denies any involvement.
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Eugene J. Cumyskey
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Thirty Six New Yellow Fever Cases Reported
The bulletin shows 36 new cases and 5 deaths, totaling 436 cases and 32 deaths. Authorities note the outbreak remains troubling but under expert control, with investigations at Canney coal mines and Minera. Governor Arguelles arrives with Mexican doctors to aid Neuvo Laredo in stamping out the epidemic.
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Neuvo Laredo
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Antonio C. Guzman
Tampico
CO. G. Espienza
Victoria
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United States
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Nuovo Laredo
Brownsville
Ocean Rates Stand after Hamburg North German Lloyd Meeting
Hamburg America and North German Lloyd managers meet to confirm adherence to the current saloon rate agreement. The decision reinforces the present fare structure between the two lines and maintains established pricing arrangements for passenger services.
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Hamburg American
North German Lloyd Steamship Companies
Paragould Cotton Compress Plant Destroyed by Fire
A Paragould dispatch reports the Paragould Compress Company plant in Little Rock area destroyed by fire. Machinery sheds and about 700 bales of cotton burned, with losses around 75000 dollars, partly insured. Fire believed incendiary.
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Wedding on Grand Stand at Lexington Fair Draws 600
The Lexington street fair and agricultural exhibit closed Saturday night with a public wedding on the grand stand witnessed by 600 people, the largest crowd yet. The committee awarded $1000 in premiums to the farmers as part of the event.
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Pacific Express strike grows in seriousness in Texas
Dallas dispatch reports the Pacific Express baggage workers refusing to handle express matter and signals possible sympathy strikes by other trainmen. At Taylor Texas four American Express Company baggage men were discharged for refusing to handle Pacific Express matter.
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Pacific Express
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Express strike reaches Natchez area with telegram messengers quitting
Two cents and a report from Natchez indicate a Pacific Express strike ripple. Fred B. Holcombe and Keiffer, substitute express messengers on the New Orleans and Northwestern Railway from Natchez to Bastrop Louisiana, have left the run due to the strike.
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Pacific Express
Fred B. Holcombe
Keiffer
New Orleans & Northwestern
Bastrop
Insurrection Leader Debate in Salonica and Bolivia Cabinet Update
Herald dispatches deny Saravoff death in Salonica stating Stephen Petroff led the insurrection near Marina. Bolivia prepares a cabinet before month’s end as deputies pass a law banning no convents. Stafford Mills resume operations after three months idle. three mills employ about 1,000 workers.
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Hilma Pasha
Salonica
Marina
Stephen Petroff
Boris Saravoff
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InVaz
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Chamber of Deputies
Stafford Mills
All River
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Stafford Cotton Cotton Mills
Mississippian Ends His Life in Sable Home
A. A. Martins, a resident of Sable ten miles south of Meridian Mississippi, killed himself with a gun after a period of despondency and ill health. He was reportedly in good humor minutes before the firing.
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A. A. Martins
Sable
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Wild Ducks Strike Pathfinder in Dense Fog
Off the Heads at San Francisco a large flock of wild ducks collided with the pilot boat Pathfinder as it cruised in fog. The impact damaged the main sail and many birds lay dead or stunned on the deck, with a number secured for provisions.
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