Taft Sails Home Magoon Becomes Cuba's Governor
Havana reports the transfer of Cuba's provisional governorship at noon with War Secretary Taft passing control to Charles E. Magoon. Magoon proclaims authority under the Platt amendment and U S Congress action, pledging adherence to policy while restoring Cuban institutions as feasible. Adjutant Sampson arrives with Eleventh Infantry to Camp Columbia.
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Havana
Cuba
Taft
Charles E. Magoon
United States
Magoon
Magoon Was Bigger Than He. Mr. Magoon
Mr. Taft
Messrs. Taft
Bacon
United States Congress
Sampson
Eleventh
United States Infantry
Camp Columbia
Wild Norwood car careens down Gilbert Avenue hill chaos
Passengers aboard a Norwood car report a brake-less ride down Gilbert Avenue to Court Street with the motorman relying on a reverse lever. The car narrowly clears the railroad crossing, then rounds a curve into Broadway with a train only yards away. Two later incidents on the Norwood line prompt mentions of reckless operations and recent crew dismissals.
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Gilbert Avenue
Court Street
Broadway
Norwood
Contested Cienfuegos Factions Persist
In Cienfuegos on October 13 Consul General Steinhart failed to quell local strife as rebels press to remove all police and oust the city mayor. Amnesty for the Villuendes murder quiets tensions while volunteers hide weapons.
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Cienfuegos
Steinhart
Villuendes
Mail for Cuban troops redirected to Havana distribution
War Department telegram from Brigadier General Bell directs that all mail for soldiers on duty in Cuba be addressed to Havana. From there it will be distributed across the island by military authorities.
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Taft
Bacon
United States
Louisiana
Frederick Funston
Virginia
Nunez
Govin
Commercial Tribune
Washington
War Department
Bell
Cuba
Havana
Wife awarded 20000 in alienation of affection suit
Minnie Leucht sued her mother in law Barbara Leucht for damages claiming alienation of affection of her husband Louis. The Kenton County jury found 20000 in favor of Minnie noting the case was bitterly contested with many witnesses. The couple had lived at a home provided by Barbara Leucht and honeymoon expenses were paid by the mother in law.
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Minute
Barbara Leucht
Kenton
Minnie Leucht
Louis
Leuchts
Lexington Pike
San Francisco Patrolman Charged in Bank Robbery Case
John Law a San Francisco police patrolman is under arrest for robbery of Sacramento bartender John Lovejoy. Lovejoy, injured in a quarrel, was moved to Park Emergency Hospital and later found $6290 in his cash reduced to $500. Law faced formal accusation from Police Chief Dinan after extricating his badge.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Cal
John Law
Law
John Lovejoy
Sacramento
Lovejoy
The
Park Emergency Hospital
Dinan
Actor loses arm after shell used as hammer explodes
Henry Oesfeld, 42, an actor with the German Stock Company in Cincinnati, was severely injured when a one-pound Hotchkiss shell, kept as a Civil War souvenir, exploded in his room at 1425 Bremen Street as he used it to hammer nails. He lost his right arm, may lose an eye, and faces serious abdominal wounds. he was taken to City Hospital.
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Henry Oesfeld
Cincinnati
Bremen Street
Oesfeld
Oeesfeld
Patrol 3
Explosion kills three as Slackwater boiler explodes
A Government vessel Slackwater boiler exploded near Pittsburg, killing three men and injuring six others. The damaged derrick boat and nearby dam work suffer extensive harm. Missing workers rumored to lie in the Ohio River. Cause awaiting coroner's inquiry.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
John Brady
Steve Sutel
Albert Bishop
Clayton Morris
Elizabeth
Charles Campbell
John Weatherland
Joseph Copper
John Rodgers
Sewickly
Ohio River
Steamer Hankow Burned Near Hong Kong Wharf
The British steamer Hankow from Canton was set aflame at 3:10 am while alongside a Hong Kong wharf. Hundreds of Chinese passengers perished in the fire. all European passengers and the crew were saved. Built in Glasgow in 1876, the iron vessel measured 308.5 by 42.3 by 15.2 feet and registered 3,073 tons gross. It belonged to the China Navigation Company of London.
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Hankow
Canton
Don
Glasgow
Morristown Youth Killed in High School Football Play
Morristown New Jersey Oct 13 Charles Suydam 19 died after being accidentally tripped during a game between Morristown High School and Morristown Boarding School. He fell breaking his neck in the incident.
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Commercial Tribune
Morristown
Charles Suydam
Morristown High School
Suydam
Rumor on Silveira and Insurgent Financing in Cuba
Havana reports say Manuel Silveira did not finance the insurgents. Associates cite threats by rebels as fear causing his actions while noting minimal firm debt. Silveira and Co. continue paying claims. some credit to Gomez but no solid funding proof.
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Havana
Manuel Silveira
Silveira
Quentin Bandera
Punta Brava
General Guns
Silveira & Co
Dominican Rebels Repudiate Surrender Terms
Washington dispatch from Monte Cristi says revolutionary leaders refuse to honor surrender terms and have massed about 500 men fifteen miles away. They demand impossible terms as the President orders renewed hostilities.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Navy Department
Sutherland
Monte Cristi
San Domingo
Mrs Collis P Huntington Pays Record Duty at New York Dock
Mrs Collis P Huntington paid about 20 000 in customs on declared goods worth 32 000 brought from Europe aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II. The two jewelry items valued at 27 000 triggered the large duty, a record cash payment at the New York port.
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Siucial
Commecial Tribune
New York
Collis P. Huntington
Kaiser Wilhelm
Europe
Desperadoes Try Bold Hold-Up on Trolley Car
Three men attempted to rob conductor Malcolm Potter on a Clark Street trolley near Laurel Street. A Provident clash with passengers thwarted them. conductor struck a man, others failed to seize funds. Police seek three youths, about 18, described by Sullivan. A second attempted hold-up at the Cincinnati end of the Southern Bridge involved three attackers who fled when three men appeared.
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Southern Bridge
Malcolm Potter
Clark Street
Laurel Street
Freeman Avenue
Potter
Lincoln Park
Fifth District
Cincinnati
William Sullivan
Ash Street
Covington
Sullivan
Ludlow
Fourth District
Public Safety Meeting Splits San Francisco
In Union Square a mass public safety meeting split into two factions after a plan for a 100 member committee drawn from twenty groups was adopted. Acting Mayor Galla urged orderly official channels, and the crowd dispersed after speeches including Abraham Reuf praising the administration and denouncing press coverage.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Union Square
Committee of Public Safety
J. C. Galla
Abraham Reuf
W. H. Dodle
Mak Ty Ball
Dodle
Oranje Nassau goes ashore in gale at Willemstad
Dutch steamer Oranje Nassau of the Royal West India Mail Line ran aground near Willemstad Curacao in a severe gale while en route from New York to South America. Efforts by Prinz Wil helm II failed to float her as weather worsens and the vessel may become a total wreck.
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Willemstad
Curacoa
Oranje Nassau
Royal West India Mail
New York
Oranje-Nassau
Burglars Take 1000-Pound Safe From Barbee and Dogherty
In Columbus Ohio on a Friday night burglars entered Barbee and Dogherty at 708 St Clair avenue using a jimmy on the rear door. They stole a 1000 pound safe and about 30 to 40 dollars in cash. The safe was moved to a nearby commons and broken open with sledgehammers and crowbars, with the contents removed.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Barbee & Dogherty
St. Clair Avenue
Foraker Campaign Opened in Wilmington Ohio
The October Wilmington gathering welcomed Ohio Senator Foraker and Republican leaders as they urged unity for Hildebrandt in the Sixth District race. Horace L. Smith chaired, Seth W. Brown spoke for Warren County, and Foraker urged electing Hildebrandt to uphold party principles amid tariff and colonial questions.
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United Sixth District
Smith
Horace L. Smith
Hildebrant
Mbroglio
Wilmington Opera House
Seth Brown
Lebanon
Mach
Congress
Lttle
Supreme Court
Republican Party
Seth W. Brown
Warren County
Prog
Mr. Brown
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Foo
Clinton County
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Hotghatsschell
Walt
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J. M. Ceballos
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