Trust conference on trusts ends with calls to strike at root of monopolies
Chicago hosts a national gathering with 200 delegates debating how to curb trusts. Speakers from Michigan, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Kansas debate government power, anti trust laws, and the need to control transport public utilities. Major Tucker argues for anarchist views while others urge federal action and state measures to restrain monopolies.
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Chicago
Central Music Hall
Franklin H. Head
Curiaco
Dudley Wooten
W. Burke Cochran
Gov. Pingree
Michigan
Atkinson
West Virginia
Gov. Schofield
Wisconsin
Gov. Stanley
Kansas
Samuel H. Greely
Chicago Board of Trade
J. C. Harney
St. Paul
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Aaron Jones
South Bend
Ind
National Grange
Congress of
United States
Maj. Tucker
Protest Over Free Coffee Imports From Porto Rico
Sanxtraco De Casa reports in Santiago that a measure allowing free coffee imports from Porto Rico to Cuba sparks strong opposition. Farmers meet, plan to cable Senor Quesada in Washington to protest to President McKinsey. Santiago chamber of commerce also passes a protest resolution. Dreyfus Pardoned Expected September 19, Paris reports claim cabinet agreement for clemency.
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Sanxtraco de Casa
Porto Rico
Cuba
Santiago
Senor Quesada
Washington
McKinsey
Dreyfus
Paris
Train merchant Charles Snedes commits suicide on moving train
Cuscaco Sept 14 Charles E Snedes a Harlem based train merchant shot himself aboard a passing train at Glenview. He had suffered brain softening for nine years. Secretary Vanderlip returns to Washington after ten day trip through New England.
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Cuscaco
Chas. E. Snedes
Harlem
Ss. D
Glenview
Wasuixcrox
Vanderlip
New England
Vanderbilt Funeral Follows Sudden Death of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Funeral services were held in New York for Cornelius Vanderbilt son of William H Vanderbilt who died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his Fifth Avenue mansion. The service at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church was simple with a 50 voice choir and Chopin's funeral march as the procession moved to the Vanderbilt mausoleum on Staten Island.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Wm. H. Vanderbilt
Fith Avenue
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
David H. Greer
St. Bartholomew’s
Richard Henry Warren
Chopin
Debated plan falters as Bryan Cochran talk slips away
Did not take place at Central music hall as William J. Bryan declined to join a two man session with Bourke Cochran. Cochran offered a coin toss to decide closing remarks but Bryan refused and the program shifted to suit his wishes. General Otis seeks more officers for Philippines service, requesting a judge advocate general two inspector generals and other posts.
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Curcaco
William J. Bryan
Bourke Cochran
Central Music Hall
Mr. Bryan
Franklin Head
Congressman Gaines
Ralph M. Easley
Civic Federation Conference On Trusts
Bryan
W. Bourke Cochran
Cochran
Mr. Cochran
Gen. Otis
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Adjutant General
Department
Riot in Carterville Leaves Seven Negroes Dead and Wounded
A Sunday clash in Carterville Illinois between white and Negro miners escalated to a running gun battle. Seven killed or mortally wounded and multiple injuries reported as militia mobilizes. Dispatch notes prior tensions, arson against union dwellings, and ongoing efforts to restore order with troops arriving from Marion.
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Carterville
Ill
Tanner
Illinois Central
Illinois Central Railroad
Pana
Marion
Donely
Brush Mines
Cummins
4Th Regiment
L N. L
Herrin
Railway Rumble andElectric Power Growth From Britain
A railway engine equals about 900 horses in strength and a good engine may travel one million miles before wear. Britain’s street railways now in service and those under construction plan 2,500 to 3,000 electric motors and about 20,000 horsepower of American electric generators.
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Great Britain
Dreyfus Plea for Revision Reported in Paris Cabinet
Paris and Longport dispatches relay that premier Waldeeck-Rousseau will push a pardon for Captain Dreyfus at the next cabinet meeting. Times correspondent DeBlowitz says Dreyfus will withdraw his revision appeal, clearing ground for immediate pardon steps while civil and military consequences of the Rennes verdict remain.
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Loxpox
Paris
London Daily News
M. Waldeeck-Rousseau
Dreyfus
LongpDon
M. DeBlowitz
the Times
Rennes
Court of Cassation
France
Protest by Chicago Jews at Dreyfus verdict
Chicago Jews gathered at Metropolitan hall on Jefferson and O Brien streets to protest the court martial verdict in the Dreyfus case. The Sunday demonstration voiced opposition to the ruling and called for justice.
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Cuscaco
Chicago
Wales family home burned in Centerville feud flare
Centerville Iowa fire destroys the home and contents while J M Wales was away. Authorities attribute the blaze to the ongoing Wales Wakefield feud, marking another flare in the long running conflict.
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Centerville
J. M. Wales
Gen Mercier Announces Senate Run in Sarthe
Paris report states General Mercier, staying at Dinard, will run for the senate seat in Sarthe. The announcement comes from The Journal as the authority on the matter.
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Paris
Mercier
Dinard
Department
Ille-et-Vilaine
Senate
Department of
Sarthe
Will Form New Party Echoes Cuba Political Split
Gualberto Gomez plans a new party anchored in old revolutionary groups and the colored vote. He criticizes Maximo Gomez as tyrannical and forecasts a likely leadership contest once party lines form, while rivals claim Gomez would not tolerate dissent.
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Gualberto Go
National League
Catlegal Party
Cuba
Maximo Gomez
Peace Party
Gualberto Gomez
Quintin Banderas
Cuban National League
Gua
Berto Gomez
Cuban National Party
Outrages and Murders Reported in Cuban Interior
Havana dispatch notes Diario De La Marina editorial condemning daily brutalities in inland villages. Spaniards face growing persecution amid mob threats near Managua where a long time schoolteacher risks lynching. Many Spanish residents plan to depart the area.
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Havana
Diario de la Marina
Cannor
Managua
Printing House Fire in Liscoux Nebraska
Fire broke out at 1 30 Saturday morning in the Jacob North printing house a three story brick building housing vast printing machinery and offices The North building is a total loss A strong south wind threatens the Masonic temple and a whole block of business houses if flames cross the alley
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Liscoux
Neb
Jacob North
Masonic Temple
Boers to Fight Over Transvaal Reply to Britain
Transvaal government replies to Chamberlain notes in a nine page document, negative and defiant, repudiating suzerainty and interference, reverting to seven years' franchise and denying language equality in the volksraad. Dispatches say imminent hostilities, with Orange Free State pledging support if war comes.
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Transvaal
Daily Chronicle
Kruger
Pretoria
Morning Post
Smuts
Conyngham Grene
South Africa
Johannesburg
Orange Free State
Volksrust
Orange
Imposing Ceremonies at Holy Land Monastery Dedication
The monastery and college of the Holy Land, founded by the Franciscan Friars, was dedicated with grand ceremonies led by Cardinal Gibbons and several bishops. A flag raising added a patriotic note as the institution near the Catholic University aims to train those who will preserve holy relics and support pilgrimages.
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WasnIxerox
College of the
Catholic University
Franciscan Order
Bethlehem
New England Passenger List Includes James Jeffries
The Dominion line steamer New England sailing from Queenstown to Boston carried famed boxer James Jeffries among its passengers. He declined to spar with local celebrity O Connor in Cork on Thursday evening citing his imminent bout with Sharkey and advising against such a match.
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Queenstowl
Dominion Line
New England
Boston
James Jeffries
Jeffries
Cork
O’connor
Sharkey
Record August commerce shows exports exceed imports
New York report notes August exports rose to a new high, surpassing imports by 37 million dollars. Staples exports were about 9.37 million higher than last year, and manufacturing and other products led a 10.35 million increase.
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New York
Pope to write letter urging pacification over Paris exposition
The pope announced he will address a letter to the French nation urging immediate peace for humanity and to safeguard the success of the Paris exposition while receiving 50 Toulouse pilgrims on Friday.
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Roms
Toulouse
France
Public school teachers face licensing purge in Alabama
In Anniston on September 16, the state board of examiners reviewed the papers of 100 public school teachers under a new law and found that seventy six lacked proper credentials. One head of a state school failed to secure a first grade certificate.
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Anniston
Ala
State Board of Examiners
Insurgent General Castro Seizes Maracay in Venezuela
Insurgent commander General Cipriano Castro has taken possession of Maracay and advances further. United States Britain and France request warships to protect interests as President Andrade arrives in Caracas on Sunday.
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Maracay
Caracas
Cipriano Castro
United States
Andrade
Mississippi Rail Lines Set for Inspector Training Plan
Jackson Mississippi Sept 18 Surgeon G M Magruder of the marine hospital service after a consultation with the state board of health has arranged a plan of train inspection over four of the principal railroads in Mississippi.
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Jackson
Miss
G. M. Magruder
Marine Hospital Service
State Board of Health
Mississippi
First legal Virginia execution for highway robbery
RicoMont Virginia reports Noah Finley was hanged at Pulaski for highway robbery on Friday marking the first legal execution in the state for that crime.
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RicoMont
Noah Finley
Pulaski
Virginia
Exhumation of Maceo and Gomez Remains Held in Bejucal
In Bejucal on Sunday a large crowd witnessed the exhumation ceremony of General Antonio Maceo and Francisco Gomez son of General Maximo Gomez. Authorities and families attended as the bodies were moved for reburial in a formal proceeding.
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Havana
Antonio Maceo
Francisco Gomez
Maximo Gomez
Bejucal
Diamond Jubilee Opens for Detroit Odd Fellows Event
Detroit hosts the Diamond Jubilee of the American Odd Fellows with 409 high officials and about 1,000 members arriving from across states. Services at First Congregational Church feature Rev. Nehemiah Boynton who ties brotherhood to Jesus Christ and 1900 years of spirit.
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Detroit
Mich
Odd Fellowship
Sovereign Gran Lodge
Grand Lodge
Rebekah
First Congregational Church
Odd Fellows
Nehemiah Boynton
D. D
Jesus Christi
Jesus
Boynton
Dreyfus
Woodward Avenue
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Detroit Opera House
Pingree
Mayburys
Hatfield found guilty of second degree murder
Elias Hatfield was convicted of second degree murder for the July 3 killing of H. E. Ellis in Williamson West Virginia. The jury deliberated over 12 hours. Indictments for complicity against several Hatfields were returned, with speedy trials to follow. pending acquittals may lead to Kentucky transfers. Elias Hatfield faces a five to twenty year sentence from Judge Doolittle.
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Elias Hatfield
Doolittle
Only One Member of the Family Escaped
An adobe house five miles from Mora New Mexico collapsed after days of rain. The roof crushed Manuel Cordove and his wife and six children, killing them. A 10 year old son outside at the time survived.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Mora, N. M
Manuel Cordove
Removal of Austro-Hungarian attache Col. Schneider cited in Rennes trial
The army gazette reports Col. F. Schneider is withdrawn as military attache in Paris and Brussels. The move follows his alleged letter accusing Capt. Dreyfus, which he claims was forged, a key element in the Rennes trial prosecution.
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Vrexsa
Army
Paris
Brussels
Col
F. Schneider
Capt. Dreyfus
Rennes
Anti-Vaccination Crusade Broadcast From Indiana
Terre Haute Ind Sept 18 Frank Blue secretary of the Anti Vaccination Society of America is sending a circular warning parents not to follow boards of health or school authorities on child vaccination. Blue previously raised a test case against school rulings that unvaccinated children could not attend school, but the case was never decided by the state Supreme Court.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Frank Blue
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