Fish Furiously Fights Over Proxies At Illinois Central
At a Chicago meeting of Illinois Central directors ahead of the stockholders gathering, Charles A. Peabody and Stuyvesant Fish clashed over proxy control. Fish pressed for proxies tied to his life tenure, declaring he would seize them if needed. The board totted the proxies to his credit, while Fish then left to dine after a luncheon break in Beaver Falls.
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Chicago
Ilinois Central Railroad Directors
Charles A. Peabody
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Stuyvesant Figh
Peabody
New York
Fish
Mr. Peabody
Mr. Fish
W. F. Bruen
Harahan
L. C. Fritsch
Mr. Fritsch
Old Harry
Mr Fish
Nineteen Indictments Against Kansas City Theater Managers
Grand jury in Kansas City criminal court returns nineteen indictments against theater managers for keeping places of amusement open on Sundays.
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Kansas City
Messy Briefs Report Local Accidents and Awards
A. H. Cooper loses left arm in a Mesquite gin. Lizzie Gerlach of Guthrie badly burned by a stove explosion. Benny Owens shot accidentally near Norman while hunting. A child in Shiner choked to death on a banister. Ed and Sid Westfall plead guilty to cattle theft and burglary. each gets two years. A. M. Robertson, 75, Civil War veteran, dies in Austin.
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Mesquite
Tex
Memphis
Chckasha
Ll. T
Dallas
A. W. Gardner
Lizzie Gerlach
Guthrie
International Medical Congress
Paris
Benny Owens
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Joe Madenka
Shiner
Sid Westfall
A. M. Robertson
Bates’ Infantry
Austin
Ryan Retires From Traction Affairs in New York
Thomas F. Ryan, a chief figure in local traction, plans retirement from traction participation. Reports say he may assist in solving the public services committee traction crisis after recent talks with August Belmont. Associates believe withdrawal from Interborough Metropolitan and related firms is timely amid the current crisis.
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New York
Thomas F. Ryan
Ryan
August Belmont
Public Services Committee
Iife
Interborough Metropolitan
Carnegie Champion on the Negro Question in America
Andrew Carnegie spoke at the Philosophical Institute in Edinburgh as a champion of the negro race in the United States. He described progress from slavery to citizenship, rising literacy, and large church and school spending, claiming the race is becoming economically valuable and indispensable while acknowledging unresolved problems. Lord Rosebery questioned enfranchisement and warned of possible regrets, suggesting the United States as a crucible for future human types.
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Edinburgh
Andrew Carnegis
The
Philosophical Institute
United States
Carnegie
Lord Rosebery
Ameria
Robbery Attack in Washington Pa Leaves Grocer $500 Short
Byron Braden, a Washington grocer, was assaulted in front of his home by two African American suspects who fled with about $500 in cash from the day’s sales receipts. Braden was knocked unconscious and later recovered, noting the loss to his wife.
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Washington
Byron Braden
Five Men Drown After Scow Overturns Near Joliet
Five men employed by Channahan Power Company drowned when their scow capsized on the Illinois and Michigan canal near Joliet Illinois. Twenty three men were aboard the craft and several had narrow escapes from drowning as the vessel overturned during works for an electric power plant at the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers junction.
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Chicago
Joliet
Channahan Power Company
Des Plaines
Kankakee
Sweet Marie Beats Major Delmar In Local Mile Race
In Allentown Pennsylvania on October 17 Sweet Marie clocked 2:10 and 2:08 in two heats to defeat Major Delmar (1:59 3-4) in a mile trotting race setting a half mile track record. George G also set an Allentown half mile trotting mark with a 2:06 3-4 mile paced by a runner.
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Allentown
Sweet Marie
Major Delmar
George G
Terrific Storm Dims Southern Europe Across Nations
Paris reports a vast storm from Morocco to southern France with torrential rains and rising rivers. Spain endures hurricanes near Saint Sebastian. telegraph links fail while ships seek shelter. A cliff in Savoie looms over Tomery. Brest notes storms offshore with fishing boats capsized and drownings. Lisbon harbor hosts refugees as a torpedo boat collision injures its commander.
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Paris
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
France
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Cassino
Olet
Barcelona
Saint Sebastian
Madrid
Department of
Savoie
Tomery
Brest
Lisbon
Fagon
Powder Mills Explosion At Tentanet Ind Claims Dozens
An explosion at the powder mills in Tentanet Indiana on October 17 killed about thirty workers and injured around six hundred with fifty seriously hurt. Investigators say a hot box on a shafting system likely ignited loose powder, causing the catastrophe. Worker William Sherrow is among the wounded and cites previous fire on the hot box.
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Losion
Tentanet
Ind
William Sherrow
Archbishop Bill Passed at Episcopal Convention
In Richmond on October 17 the Episcopal convention approved a bill to elect a presiding bishop to serve until age seventy. The choice must come from diocesan leaders. Revd Grosvenor opposed, warning of Rome-like centralization. Votes: clergy 56 6, laity 47 9. Next triennial convention in Cincinnati. Deputies also allowed any approved Christian may fill a pulpit.
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Frovidas
Richmond
Episcopal Convention
United States
Grosvenor
New York
Church of Rome
Cincinnati
House of Deputies
Oklahoma to Remain in Kansas Revenue District
Word from Washington states Oklahoma will stay in the internal revenue district of Kansas after statehood. Arkansas was proposed for jurisdiction instead, but Senators Long and Curtis opposed placing the new state under Arkansas, citing Republican Kansas concerns.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Internal Revenue District
Washington
Arkansas
Long
Curtis
Cherokee Nation oil field discovery near Tulsa
In the Cherokee Nation eight miles northeast of Tulsa on the John H. Baker place a new oil field shows potential. The initial Baker well yielded a 1,090 barrel showing in virgin territory.
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Tulsa
I. T
John H. Baker
Cherokee Nation
Virgin Territory
Baker
Battleship Mississippi Passes Standard Speed Test
News from Lewes Delaware reports a successful standard or special test of the battleship Mississippi over a measured mile at the mouth of Delaware Bay. The contract required a speed of seventeen knots during the test.
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Lewes
Del
Mississippi
Delaware Bay
Alabama Editor Dies in Selma After Long Career
E. B. Parker longtime editor of the Conebrake Herald at Uniontown and recently of the Selma Times died in Selma. Parker had served as editor for years and was a prominent figure in Alabama journalism.
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Selma
E. B. Parker
Conebrake Herald
Uniontown
Dies From Amputation In Manila
Manila reports Major Paymaster Eugene Coffin died after his arm was amputated a few days earlier.
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Manila
Eugene Coffin
Soul houses of ancient Egypt reveal early burial rituals
The Chicago News describes Egyptian soul houses from about 8600 to 3300 BCE, noting a shift from a grave offering to stone carvings and a shelter modeled after an Arab tent. Two story houses emerged with furniture models, a bread woman, and a donkey manger reflecting beliefs on the soul’s ascent and provision.
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Chicago News
The Iron Age and Air in Homes and Minds
An essay traces how climate and ventilation affect health, arguing brick homes can promote health with design and sunlight. It discusses the overlap of stone bronze and iron ages, suggesting iron knowledge arose from meteors, and cites Aubrey de Vere on energy with the motto NRG.
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America
New York American
Aubrey de Vere
Headed Him Off
Hicks cites interruption by his wife who prevented lending money, as reported by the Catholic Standard and Times. The exchange records a brief domestic moment in a public office setting.
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Hicks
Catholic Standard and Times
Destitute dialogue on charity and generosity
A short exchange features Hungry Hank and Saul, discussing destitution and a rich woman on the hill. Hank questions the plight and Saul confirms the lack of generosity.
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Hank
Saul
The Whole Show and The Distinction of a Theater
A fragmentary note quotes Visitor and Actor I Fliegende Blatter asking about the theater's special distinction. It includes a Chesterfield adage about neglect breeding mischief, hinting at theater critique or performance lore within a historical clipping.
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Fliegende Blatter
Boston Man Dies on Galveston Street En Route to Union Station
Edward H. Thomas of Boston, a 33 year old consumptive, died suddenly on a Galveston street while traveling from the Mallory line shed to Union Station to seek health treatment in San Antonio. The body will be sent to Boston for interment. He is survived by two wives and a son.
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Edward H. Thomas
Boston
Mallory Line
Union Station
San Antonio
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