Tragic Inwood Mother Slays Children Then Kills Self
Mrs Lillian Smith of Inwood Manhattan shot her two children Ethel 12 and Theodore 9 then killed herself after attempting to force carbolic acid on them and injuring baby Mabel three years old. Husband Walter M. Smith connected with Austin Nichols Co. for 21 years.
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New York
Lillian _ Smith
Inwood
Borough of Man-hattan
Ethel
Wands Theodore
Fordham Hospital
Mabel
Duel on a Moving Train Ends in Fatal Injury
William Burke of this city and an unknown man fought on a speeding East St. Louis to Chicago passenger train. The stranger demanded Burke’s money, a struggle followed, Burke was shot in the side, then pushed from the top of the coach. Burke survived with severe injuries as the assailant fled.
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Aleve
Burke
Seymour's Report Praises Peking Relief Expedition Leader
London reports Vice Adm. Seymour's dispatch on the first Peking relief expedition praised for tact and judgment in directing a multinational force. Rt. Adm. Bruce's note on the Taku forts action is included with Admiralty commendation. Lord Salisbury concurs in the approval.
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London
the Gazette
Adm
Seymour
Peking
Bruce
Taku
Vardon Wins United States Open at Chicago Golf Club
In front of the largest gallery to witness a United States golf championship in America, Harry Vardon defeated Britain’s J H Taylor by two strokes to clinch the USGA open title at the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton on Friday afternoon.
England's Policy Condemned in Cape Town Vote
Cape Town Oct 6 presbytery of the Reformed Church voted 25 to 4 to condemn Great Britain's policy in South Africa. Chairman Rev Mr Steytler delivered a vigorous speech saying he was loyal under compulsion and did not care who knew it.
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England
Cape Town
Oe Reformed Church
Great Britain
South Africa
Steytler
Nova Scotia steelworks buys Sydney mines in Canada
Halifax reports the Nova Scotia steelworks have acquired the old Sydney mines at Sidney, Nova Scotia, previously owned by the General Mining Association of London. The purchase price is said to be 1,500,000 dollars.
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Halifax
N. S
Nova Scotia Steelworks
Sydney
Sidney
C. B
General Mining Association
London
Eng
Priest Gives Land to Catholic University of America
Mgr James McMahon the Sulpician priest who donated 500000 to the Catholic University of America in Washington has now given the institution 11 lots of land in Washington valued at 100000. A traveler in South Africa reports Benedictine nuns building their own monastery and manufacturing bricks with more than 100000 bricks ready made by hand.
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Mgr
James McMahon
Catholic University of America
Washington
South Africa
Boralma Wins Transylvania Stake at Kentucky Trotting Meet
Lexington report on the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders’ fall meeting highlights Boralma the favored entrant from Lawson’s Boston stables. Despite a crash injuring Bay Star’s driver, Boralma wins the third heat and the fourth heat to take the purse of 5,000 as York Bay places, with Lawson donating 2,500 to Lexington charities.
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Lexington
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association
Boralma
Lawson
Boston
Bay Star
John Kinney
York Bay
Old
Kentucky
J. Y. Gatcomb
Thomas W. Lawson
Transylvania _ stake
Lexington Charitable Institutions
Hanna's Narrow Escape At Ward Republican Rally
Senator Marcus A. Hanna faced a ten pound ice chunk hurled at a Thirty-first Ward meeting at Sixty-fifth and Halsted. The missile splashed near the speaker's stand as James R. Mann continued speaking. Police traced the ice source to a nearby saloon. no arrestee. Hanna left under escort with police protection.
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Chicago
Marcus A. Hanna
Hanna
Galveston Schools to Open After Repairs
Galveston Texas report states the school board has funds to repair four schools with 44 rooms for 88 classes in two daily sessions. Fourteen bodies were found and one thousand men worked on streets Thursday as appeals go to large cities for funds. Fourteen bodies were found. Four hundred more drugs will be put to work Monday. The four schools reopen on Monday October 22.
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Galveston
Tex
Sale of Race Horses at Morris Park
In New York on October 5, horses from Arthur Featherstone and others sold in the saddling paddock at Morris Park. Prices of those 800 and over included Andonicus a 3 year old colt at $2,000 for A. C. McCafferty, Missionary a 3 year old by Hanover Ursuline Nun sold to Mr. Hopper for $800, and Monad a 2 year old colt by Albert Lady Useful bought by J. H. Steimers for $1,125.
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New York
Arthur Featherstone
Morris Park
Andonicus
Br. c
A. C. McCafferty
Missionary
Hanover Ursuline-Nun
Mr. Hopper
Albert Lady Useful
J. H. Steiemr
Vandalia Receiver Denies Lease Rumor
Indianapolis Oct 5 Volney T Malott receiver of the Vandalia system denied in positive terms a Detroit rumor that Vandalia had leased the Milwaukee Benton Harbor Columbus road He said he knew nothing of the road and that no traffic arrangement had been considered in connection with the property.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Volney T. Malott
Vandalia
Detroit
Milwaukee, Benton Harbor & Columbus Road
Malott
Shafter to be relieved as California department commander
Washington reports from well informed officials that Major General William R. Shafter will be relieved as commanding officer of the department of California after the November elections. General Otis is regarded as his probable successor.
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Washington
Wm. R. Shafter
Department of California
Otis
Root Knocks Out Creedon in One Round at Convention Hall
Chicago's Jack Root knocked out Australia’s Dan Creedon in one round before about 5 000 spectators at Convention Hall. The bout ended after two minutes and thirty some seconds of play in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday night.
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Kansas City
Jack Root
Chicago
Dana Creedon
Australia
Convention Hall
Man Dies After Fall From Sofa Dislocation
Cincinnati on October 5 records Samuel Scott a 44 year old Black man residing on George and John streets as he slept on a sofa the morning accident caused a shoulder dislocation and he died shortly after being rushed to the city hospital.
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Cincinnati
Samuel Scott
George
John Streets
French Proposal Faces China Arms Import Ban Debate
Washington expects President McKinley to return Tuesday for cabinet review of the French note. The issue centers on arms imports to China and fortifications. Conger’s forthcoming report on Boxer rebels’ punishments could shape policy. Wu and Li Hung Chang moves and Beijing’s governance efforts are outlined amid shifting troop and imperial family transport plans.
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Washington
McKinley
Peking
China
Conger
War Department
Manila
State Department
Sinan-Fu
Shensik
Tai Yen
Shansi
Earl Li
Tien-Tsin
Li Hung Chang
Pao Ting Fu
Tien-Fsin
Shanghai
Tai Yuen Fu
Shan Si
Kwang Su
Prince Tuan
Prince Chung
Prince Tsai Lien
Prince Tsai Ying
Duke San Kang
Ying Nien
Chao Shu Chiao
Board of Punishment
Board of Clans
Paris Cycle Meet Won by Jacquelin at Parc des Princes
Paris reports a three-heat race on Sunday at the Parc des Princes featuring Jacquelin Meyers and Tom Cooper, the French Dutch and American champions. Jacquelin prevailed in the contest, which drew much attention for its star lineup and tight finishes.
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Paris
Parc Des Princes
Jacquelin
Meyers
Tom” Cooper
Brockton rider shatters hour tricycle record
Brockton Mass Oct 6 Harry Eikes set a new hour tricycle record covering 39 miles 1 045 yards breaking the previous mark of 38 miles 464 yards held by Chase at Paris. The feat came after breaking all two mile to the hour records.
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Brockton
Mass
Harry Eikes
Chase
Paris
Dug His Own Grave in Battleground Cemetery
Battleground Indiana October 6 Hugh DeWitt a state soldiers home inmate has chosen a burial lot in the cemetery and dug a grave there to be buried in when he dies as the Glen
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Battleground
Ind
Hugh DeWitt
State Soldiers’ Home
Ae Glen
Tornado Tears Through Minn Town Wrecks Homes
Oct 8 Minn town rocked by a tornado that tore 150 feet through the northwestern edge and destroyed shaft buildings. Property losses estimated at up to 100000 dollars with several injuries. A Finnish settlement near Lake saw many wrecked homes and an entire family of six killed. Names incomplete while reports from remote areas continue. Damaged Duluth line engine crew trapped. miners' shacks flooded. miners narrowly escaped as cars blown away. Thousands of feet of buildings destroyed by mining companies housing their workers. Storm duration short but severe, flooding open pits hindering operations.
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Ik. Minn
Cor
P Lake
Marowitz
Duluth, Northern Railroad
Anderson
Beeeer
D. M. Ss
Duluth
Floods sweep Mexican valleys along Panuco and Tames rivers
Tampico Mex October 8 The Panuco and Tames rivers near Chila Station on the Mexican Central railroad rose to record heights with the Tames over 50 miles wide destroying hundreds of homes. Many deaths by drowning are reported as tributaries in San Luis Potosi wash away villages and thousands of acres of crops.
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Tampico Mex
Panuco
Tames
Chila
Mexican Central Railroad
San Luis Potosi
State officials press trusts affidavit demand in Illinois
Illinois secretary of state issued 23000 notices to firms requiring affidavits that they are not members of trusts. Firms failing to comply face proceedings under the state anti trust laws. The action aims to identify trust affiliations and enforce antitrust measures statewide.
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Chicago
Illinois
Secretary of State
Lord Roberts to Return Home in October
London Utah reports that Lord Roberts will depart South Africa during the last week of October. Officials plan to limit colonial troops coming to London as the queen's guests to five.
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Lord Roberts
London
The
Daily News
South Africa
Philadelphia Galveston Fund Surpasses $100000 in Donations
Citizens of Philadelphia have contributed over 100000 dollars to the Texas flood relief fund and expect a further rise in the coming days.
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Philadelphia
Galveston Fund
Joint Convention Seen End to Miners Strike
Reports from Hazleton Virginia indicate a conference at United Mine Workers headquarters signals progress toward ending the anthracite miners strike. A joint convention call may be issued in Scranton to decide on the ten percent wage increase and representation.
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Hazleton
United Mine Workers
Scranton
Mitchell
Pba
Shenandoah
Gobin
Battery C
Edward J. Coyle
Harris
Panther Creek Valley
Cornerstone Laying in Jerusalem by Bishop in Presence of German Delegation
In Jerusalem on Oct 8 the bishop of Jerusalem laid the cornerstone of a new church on Mt Zion in the pope's name and in the presence of the German consul and 500 German pilgrims. The site Abdul Hamil presented to Emperor William during his Holy Land visit.
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Jerusalem
Mt. Zion
Abdul Hamil
William
Holy Land
Lost Cable Recovered Off Alaska Cable Ship
Gen. Greeley received word that signal officers have recovered and landed the cable lost from the cable ship. They are now laying the cable from St. Michael to Nome City in Alaska.
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Washington
Gen. Greeley
Alaska
St. Michael
Nome City
New York Weekly Business Failures Reported
New York on October 6 reports 177 business failures for the week, up from 169 previous week and higher than 145 a year ago. Comparisons show 63 in 1898 and 239 in 1897, with totals around 7498 in Los Angeles.
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New York
United States
Los
Filipinos Concentrating In Northern Luzon Campaign
Manila reports four cavalry troops and two infantry companies reinforcing Gen. Young in Northern Luzon as insurgents led by Aglipay concentrate in the mountains of Iléves regions. Tinio and Villeneuve show renewed activity as the rainy season ends. Skirmishes occur in Abra and North Ilocos with no decisive results. Matini, jailed last year, has been released amid rumors he struck a private deal with U.S. authorities. The tariff revision commission begins work to improve American trade access. Sumner and Venus sail to Marinduque with two battalions. Logan reinforces the 29th U.S. Infantry there.
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Manila
Young
Luzon
Iléves
Aglipay
Tinio
Villeneuve
Abra
Ilocos
Senor Matini
United States
Army Board
Sumner
Venus
Marinduque
Logan
United States Infantry
Massive dynamite blast rocks Eveleth mine area
A Sunday explosion at Spruce mine near Eveleth Minnesota destroyed the powder magazine with seven thousand five hundred pounds of dynamite. The blast shattered windows for miles, caused about thirty thousand dollars in city damage, wrecked the mine facilities, injured around two hundred people, and remains linked to an unknown man seen near the site.
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Duluth
Minn
Eveleth
Spruce Mine
Spruce
Biwabik
Virginia
Lake Superior Powder Co
Danville Mill Workers Accept 25 Percent Wage Cut
Danville Pennsylvania October 8 employees of the Danville rolling mill voted to accept a 25 percent wage reduction after a week long strike. Puddlers will be paid three dollars a ton instead of four with proportional cuts in other departments. The move affects several hundred workers as fires were started Sunday and work resumed Monday.
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Danville
First ward census in Galveston after storm shows 2835
Galveston Texas October 6 census of the First ward under relief committee direction reports a population of 2835. United States census returns published a day earlier listed 3059 for that ward. Returns from other wards will follow shortly.
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Galveston
Tex
Relief Committee
Murdered for Money in Winnipeg Farm Discovery
The badly decomposed bodies of Charles Daw and Jacob Smith, two wealthy farmers, were found buried in an old well on a Winnipeg farm. Daw and Smith had been missing since July and were known to have been robbed.
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Winnipeg
Man
Charles Daw
Jacob Smith
Daw
Smith
Fire chiefs hold convention in Washington D C
A convention of United States fire department chiefs will be held in Washington D C this week. About 100 fire chiefs attended events in the city Sunday and departed Sunday night.
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Washington
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