Baltimore to Lead 15000 Mile Philippine Cruise
The cruiser Baltimore sails from New York under Capt Briggs to escort a torpedo boat flotilla on a 15000 mile voyage to the Philippine islands. The fleet aims to Manila in six months with a route skirting Bermuda Barbados and Africa, after rejoining Dewey’s sea battle legacy.
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Manila
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Southill
Brazil
Jurors Use Nickels to Decide Murder Case
A Lawrenceville jury in a murder assault case against Ryan proposed flipping nickels after thirty six hours without a verdict. The first trial yielded six heads six tails and acquittal. the court accepted the verdict though the method was unclear. The state seeks a new trial and jurors may face indictment.
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Lawrenceville
Ill
Lawrence
Ryan
Immigration hearing resumes as steamship agent criticizes contract labor law
New York October 15. A Roosevelt commission on immigration resumes public hearings. Samuel Curtis of the White Star Line testifies that the current contract labor law harms the country and blocks a better class of people. He notes about half of entrants arrive on prepaid tickets or funds from relatives, and under the law they risk being sent back.
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New York
Roosevelt
Samuel Curtis
White Star Line
Injunction Allows Review of Waco Motorman Experience Rule
Judge Surratt granted a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of a city ordinance requiring thirty days experience to be a motorman. The order lasts until the judge can determine the ordinance’s legality. Street railway officials contend the rule blocks their operation.
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Waco
Surratt
Fitzsimmons Fails to KO Grim in Six Round Brawl
Philadelphia, Oct 15. Bob Fitzsimmons failed to knock out Joe Grim in six rounds. Grim, a plucky Italian who had never been knocked out, took severe punishment and was knocked down about a dozen times but remained on his feet at the bout’s end.
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Philadelphia
Bob Fitzsimmons
Joe Grim
Fitzsimmons
Miss Mae Wood Denies Marriage Suit Link to Senator Platt
Miss Mae G Wood arrives from Ontario county New York denying interest in any matrimonial suits and condemns rumors about Senator Platt She says she knows him and respects him and calls reports ridiculous Platt replies that the stories are discrediting and absurd while praising Wood as a capable lady
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Platt
Miss Wood
Post Office Department
Bloodshed Flare in New Orleans Coal Strike
On October 15 in New Orleans a non-union black coal wheeler, Nelson Griggs, was shot in the abdomen during a riverfront clash with strikers. Joe Bernard, a striker, fled after the shooting. The tug Wilmet carried non-union workers when gunfire erupted, injuring Griggs. In Jennings, Louisiana, W. C. Howren, 52, was struck by a eastbound passenger train and killed.
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Nelson Griggs
Joe Bernard
Wilmet
Griggs
Jennings
W. C. Howren
President avoids taking sides in Maryland senate race
Washington report says the president will not back any Maryland candidate. He favors no individual while focusing on the Republican ticket’s overall success in the state.
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Washington
Maryland
Een Aati
More tranquil Japan urged discretion in press
Port Arthur reports Tokyo mood mellowing with war warnings denied. Japan’s war minister asks papers to show circumspection. Port Arthur official press denies Russia evacuation of Manchuria and notes the rebellion in China continues.
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Tokio
Japan
Russia
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China
Mikado
Marquis Ito
Quick Trial Ends With Twenty Year Sentence In Rome
Albert Going was tried for assault on an idiotic white girl near Rome. Sent to Atlanta for safekeeping, he was returned under military escort. The jury found him guilty with mercy recommendation and he received twenty years before returning to Atlanta.
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Rome
Albert Going
Atlanta
Riots Continue In Armentieres As Priests Attacked
Rioters in Armentieres clash with gendarmes and cavalry. A lieutenant of the Fourth curassiers is wounded and two priests of St. Charles church are assaulted. The city remains in panic with thousands in the streets and a sizable military presence.
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Armentieres
France
St. Charles’ Church
Lake Charles Fire Destroys Howard Hotel
A major blaze in Lake Charles Wednesday destroyed the Howard hotel causing about 40000 dollars in losses with 12000 dollars insured. C M Nabors of Mansfield leaped from a third story window and died after severe injuries from burns and falls.
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Lake Charles
Howard
M. Nabors
Mansfield
Real Estate Listings by J. W. Balls Agent
J W Balls Real Estate Agent offers Brazos County land titles for sale with multiple properties including 105 acres near the courthouse priced 1500, 25 acres cultivated, fenced pasture, and a 1 1/4 acre near a schoolhouse priced 750. Additional listings include a six room house on Main Street area for 1260, half block near Allen academy for 500, 13 acres with a 4 room house priced 1000, a 4 room house with outbuildings priced 650, and the Joe B Reed home place a 9 room two story for 4250 plus nearby ground for 500.
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Partstown
Main Street
Allen Academy
Joe B Reed
DC DeMaret
Oldest Write sizable, A. D. Office wi pO
The fragment hints at an early medieval or ancient document from an office or archive, noting size and date indicators. Readable items include references to administrative records, with scant details on origin, place, or exact date.
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