Jubilee Week Opens with National Peace Jubilee Musings
Eight thousand fill Auditorium Building for opening exercises in Chicago as National Peace Jubilee begins. President McKinley receives welcome, with Mayor Harrison Archbishop Ireland and Judge Emory Speer delivering speeches. charity ball raises funds for distressed soldiers and families.
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Curiaco
Charles Truax
George R. Peck
Emory Speer
Georgia
Spain
Michigan Avenue
Congress Street
McKinley
Union League Club
Jackson Street
Miles
Shafter
Chaffee
Wilson
Emory Sweer
Chicago
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Fashoda tensions rise as Marchand report circulates
Paris reports on October 22 describe Maj Marchand's ciphered dispatch reaching Paris via Cairo detailing march progress and Dervish encounter with no Kitchener visit noted. French opinion hardens yet officials hint at possible amicable outcome amid war talk and pressures from Britain.
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Paris
Marchand
Cairo
Kitchener
Fashoda
Dervishes. It Is Believed In Some Quarters That Capt. Maratier
Brisson
France
England
Michael Hicks Beach
Autorite
Great Britain
Count Muravieff
M. del Cassee
Russia
Caninset
Rasiptadn
Cuban debt negotiation stalls after Madrid arguments
Paris reports the joint session of the Cuban debt talks ran 2 p m to 4 30 p m with Spaniards urging the Americans to assume the debt. No decision reached. adjourned to Monday to resume Cuba discussion. Seven sessions held, four on the protocol article, no results. U S commissioners maintain stance refusing to discuss the ape race.
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Paris
Fire Devours Shaft at Chicago Virden Mine
A serious fire rages in the shaft of the Chicago Virden mine at Virden Illinois discovered early Friday. Guards and a few Negro miners in the stockade fight fiercely though outnumbered. Origin unknown but thought accidental. No casualties reported so far.
Wheeler Orders Move on 4th Army Cavalry and Staff
Gen Wheeler issues directives in Huntsville Alabama ordering Brig Gen R H Hall to organize the first division of the 4th army corps and await Maj Gen A B Chaffee. The senior officers of the 2d 6th and 10th cavalry to command a provisional cavalry brigade until a permanent officer is assigned. Maj W N McCammon arrives as the new adjutant general.
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Hunsesvile
Ala
Wheeler
R.H. Hall
4Th Army Corps
A. RB. Chaffee
6Th
10Th Cavalry
W. N. McCammon
Married After Four Days Acquaintance Ends Union
Prof. Goldin known as William L. Trissell married Edna Davis of Larue after a four day acquaintance. Seven months earlier he saw her photo in Dallas and fell for her. In Larue her parents locked her away but she escaped with Trissell and drove to the city. Trissell hails from Dixon, Illinois.
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Manzo
Goldin
William L. Trissell
Edna Davis
Larue
Dallas
Tex
Trissell
Miss Davis
Larne
Dixon
Davis Torpedo Boat Disaster Near Astoria
The torpedo boat Davis, built by Wolff and Zwicker at Portland, was en route to commission when boiler tube failures caused an explosion. Eight crewmen were fatally scorched and seven died in total, with examination to determine the exact cause pending. The vessel, carrying 41 men, was towed to Astoria after the incident near 20 miles upstream in the Columbia River.
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Astoria
Ore
Davis
Luithlie
Woods
Columbia River
Wolff and Zwicker
Portland
Harvest Queen
Typhoons Flood Orient Cause Massive Losses
Vancouver reports devastating storms and floods across the Orient. Destruction along the Feng and Ishikari rivers drown thousands, with seven prefectures ruined and 250 towns underwater. Ships wrecked include the Renji Maru and Camel as refugees flood to cities.
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Vancouver
B. C
Orient
Japan
Ishikari
Formosa
Temania
Cowrie
Hoihow
Amry
Trinidad
Cunard Line
Police Force Reinstated in Pawa After Vote
Pawa Illinois council voted seven to two to reinstate the old police force that Mayor Warren Penwell removed October 11 amid reports of sympathy with union miners. The move follows tensions between city leadership and organized labor.
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Pawa
Ill
Warren Penwell
George W. Penwell
Union Minera
The Cable Line Report Denied by Eastern Telegraph Co
The Eastern Telegraph Co. says no foundation to reports that the cable between Manila and Hong Kong was cut by Admiral Dewey. The line was functioning Friday morning.
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Loxpon
Eastern Telesgraph Co
United States
Manila
Hong Kong
Adm
Dewey
Champion Batter Named in National League Season
Washieron Oct 21 William Keeler of Baltimore has been declared champion batter of the National League season of 1808 by President Young. His batting percentage stands at .981.
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Washieron
William Keeler
Baltimore's
Young
Fire at Chat Roberts’ hotel in Clairville claims five lives
Five people died in a hotel fire in Clairville California early Friday. Dead are P Pedrina Carson Barney Mrs Cornado Florence Roberts seven year old girl and a unnamed woman. Mr Roberts escaped by leaping from a second story window with serious injuries. Fire origin unknown but thought due to a defective chimney. property loss limited.
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Susanvie
Cal
Clairville
Pumas County
California
P. Pedrina
Carson Barney
Cornado
Florence Roberts
Chat Roberts
Death of Julius Dexter in Cincinnati
Julius Dexter died suddenly of heart disease at 8:45 p.m. Friday night at the home of his friend E. W. Kittredge on Wallace Avenue after a dinner invitation. Dr. Edwin Mitchell failed to revive him. Dexter had served one term in the state senate and been linked to many city public works, including leadership roles with regional railroads.
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Cincinnati
Julius Dexter
Dexter
E. W. Kittredge
Wallace Avenues
Edwin Mitchell
Readeing Road
Mitchell
State Senate
Cg, H. & D. Railroad
Cincinnati Southern Road
Evacuation Commission Returns Home From Puerto Rico
The United States cruiser Newark arrived at dawn to pick up the evacuation commission members after completing their work in Guantanamo and San Juan de Puerto Rico, the navy department directing their return home.
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St. Thomas
Newark
Guantanamo
San Juan de Porto Rico
United States Evacuation Commission
Navy Department
Miners Strike on Monongahela Seeks Chicago Accord
About two thousand coal workers in the fourth and fifth pools along the Monongahela River began a strike on Friday to enforce the Chicago agreement. They are forming camps near the mines to bar non union labor and plan a prolonged siege.
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Pittsburgh
Monongahela River
Insurgents Angry In Manta Amid Filipino Uprising
Report from Aguinaldo’s movement notes widespread discontent among Chinese natives in Manta. American officers and civilians face frequent raids as Adm. Dewey seizes all insurgent steamers. Natives’ attitude remains threatening.
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Manta
Adm
Dewey
Aguinaldo
Pentwater factory boiler explosion kills two at least
Pentwater Michigan on Friday at 12 15 p m a boiler explosion ripped through a local furniture factory. Tupper and Miller Forensen were killed and two other men fatally injured. It was feared more lives were lost.
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Pentwater
Mich
Pentwater Furniture
Tupper
Miller Forensen
Man Suffers Broken Ribs After Black Cat Incident
Ravenna Ohio October 22 A man named John Seamon tripped after stepping on a black cat at his home. He fell down stairs and sustained broken ribs and other injuries.
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Ravenna, O
John Seamon
Philippine updates show Otis reports waning Aguinaldo influence
Major General Otis cables district dispatches from Manila noting Aguinaldo’s influence on the wane and desertions toward the Spanish faction. The peaceful outlook persists with little native-America n trouble and hopes fields for possible return of the islands to Spain.
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Spain
Anarchy in Southern Philippines Reported as Rebels Hold Cities
Mania reports a perilous situation in the southern Philippines with Spaniards confined to main towns while American forces capture rebel vessels at Cavite. This week two vessels were taken as fighting continues. Also noted is a fatal blaze in Texas where a child died in a house fire and left the home destroyed.
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Philippines
Cavite
Ohio Freemasons Begin 89th Annual Session
Columbus Ohio October 31 The grand lodge F and A M of Ohio opens with a membership tally of 423 848 a net gain of 1135 Reported treasury status shows available cash balance 303 248 285 and gold reserve 940 009 898 as of Thursday.
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Columbus
Grand Lodge
F. and
A. M
Ohio
Emperor and Sultan bid fond farewell in Constantinople
At a grand banquet in the capital the German emperor and empress sat between the sultan and imperial household. William later left the Morassia Kiosk marking a ceremonious departure with the diplomatic corps. He gifted Tewfik Pasha a gold snuffbox and proposed a marble fountain to honor visits.
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Constantinople
Germany
Morassia
Prince Mehememed-Selim-Effendi
Army in Manila Reports Conditions From 17000 Troops
A War Department officer relays a Manila dispatch noting 17 000 troops, about 600 sick in hospital, and harsh climate slowing operations. Troops guard streets to deter insurgents, call Philippines “beautiful” but unjustly ruled by Spain. Typhoid dysentery and malaria rise as rain ends.
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Washington
Manila
War Department
Spain
Trouble in North Carolina
At 2 o'clock Sunday morning a squad of dispersed Negroes attacked Ash Pole in Robeson county, shooting guards Albert Floyd Robert Inman and William Bullard. Bullard is severely wounded others slightly. A hundred whites with bloodhounds chased the assailants four Negroes have been captured and are held in a box car as statewide telegraph reports ignite demand for Winchester rifles.
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Lumperton
N. C
Ashpole
Robeson County
Albert Floyd
Robert Inman
William Bullard
Bullard
Indians Near Starvation Face Crisis After Treaty Expiry
Report from Perry Oklahoma notes that after the Medicine Lodge treaty expired July 1 the Comanche Kiowa and Apache tribes lack food crops and money. They have begun killing Texas cattle and observers warn of severe hunger and possible violence this winter. Population figures cited include about 1500 Comanches 1300 Kiowas and 600 Apaches.
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St. Louis
Perry
Medicine Lodge
Texas
Peace Jubilee Opens in Philadelphia with Unified Services
The peace jubilee began Sunday in Philadelphia with prayer and thanksgiving across all churches. Sermons addressed war horrors and peaceful victory, followed by songs and worship focused on peace. A separate report notes the Montreal Transportation Co tug James A Walker sank on Lake Ontario near Kryeston with two barges. one man Laduke drowned. loss estimated at $100,000.
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Philadelphia
Kryeston
Ont
Montreal Transportation Co
James A. Walker
Hector
Kildonan
Charlotte
N. Y
Kingston
Lake Ontario
Laduke
Jersey City Tragedy Ends with Double Death
In Jersey City on Sunday Henry Jones a colored man killed his wife at their Van Zorne Street home and then shot himself, ending the trio of events in a fatal domestic incident reported from New York.
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New York
Jersey City
Henry Jones
van Zorne Street
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Silas Wright Terry
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Winchester Rifles
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