Landslide fears grip Democrats as Republicans forecast House majority
Special despatch from New York notes panic in Democratic circles over landslide rumors while Republican plans predict the next House will remain in Republican hands. Cleveland’s New York appearance and Hill’s campaign are cited as factors in uncertainty. The piece also covers Gorman and Griggs frictions at Democratic headquarters.
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Otto Carmichael
Commercial Tribune
New York
McKinley
Roosevelt
Chicago
Bureau of Information
House
Cleveland
Hill
Committee
Arthur Pue Gorman
Washington
Democratic
Griggs
Gorman
Democratic Committee
Emperor Franz Joseph Escapes Carriage Incident
Emperor Francis Joseph was shaken as his horses became unmanageable near Schoenbrunn. He leapt from the carriage and completed the distance to the Hofburg on foot. No one was hurt, though rumors of injury caused great excitement in Vienna.
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Vienna
Francis Josef
Schoenbrunn
Hofburg
Bandits Capture Town in Manchuria Dispatch
A dispatch from Kharbin reports Bodune in Manchuria has fallen to bandits and that relief forces have been dispatched to restore order. The message places the action 615 miles from Port Arthur along the Manchuria Railroad.
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ST. Petersburg
Kharbin
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Bodune
Mad Mullah Reported in Desperate Straits
London Oct 27 The notorious Mad Mullah who is again keeping British troops in Somaliland busy is said to be in sore straits himself The drought has killed many of his ponies and other beasts of burden forcing his scattered forces to seek food materials and shelter in unfamiliar areas
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London
Mad Mullah
Somaliland
Colombia Seeks Higher Payment for Canal Privileges
Washington reports Colombia produced a diplomatic reply to the Spooner act inspired canal treaty proposal. It rebukes the initial $7 million payment as insufficient and seeks $10 million upfront plus a lump $600,000 annual rent now. The note preserves a 100 year lease with renewal options, while denying constitutional authority to cede territory.
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Colombia
United States
Man Cuts Cancer From His Own Tongue to Save Life
Andrew Murray, a former British army officer and U S Cavalry veteran, who practiced as a veterinary surgeon, amputated cancer from his tongue with a knife after doctors warned of near-certain death. He did the self operation following an interview with Dr. Fowler on October 9 and survived to continue his work. He had previously sought help from Dr. Shepard who offered little hope.
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General Grant
Andrew Murray
Hissi
Denver
Pea
Fowler
Murray
Shepard
Hth United States Cavalry
Miles
Waterloo Youth Fatally Stabbed in Quarrel
In Waterloo Iowa on October 27 14 year old Harry Pash by son of a local farmer was fatally stabbed by 14 year old playmate George Kelly with a jack knife during a quarrel. Kelly not yet arrested. he is an orphan who works for area farmers.
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Waterloo
Harry Pashby
Here
George Kelly
Kelly
Miners and Operators Face Arbitration Plans in Anthracite Strike
The Anthracite Coal Strike Commission opened with full representation from operators and miners in Washington. It plans to begin mine and miners home inspections near Scranton to study conditions and wage data, while considering a profit sharing and wage scale. The dispute centers on wage increases, shorter hours, and weight-based pay, with Baer opposing miner union representation.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Judge Gray
Messrs
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Watkins
Clark
Wilson
Bishop Spalding
Parker
Scranton
Mitchell
Baer
Mr. Mitchell
Fahey
President Baer
Philadelphia & Reading
E. B. Thomas
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Hillsdale Coal and Iron Company
Alfred Walter
Lehigh Valley
W. H. Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawannah& Western
David Wilcox
Delaware & Hudson
Gray
Eenses
Eens
Despairing Lovers Reunited After Elopement
In Findlay Ohio on October 27 Mabel Law daughter of Professor Law Rawson Hancock County sought her missing lover Samuel Folk after eloping weeks earlier. They traveled from Rawson to Toledo then Ft Wayne on foot with dwindling funds. Folk deserted her and Mabel was sheltered by the Miller family near Fort Wayne. Professor Law arrived with Samuel Folk's father to take her home and search for Folk proved fruitless. Law forgave his daughter and promised she could stay at home.
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Commercial Tribune
Findlay
Sam
Mabel Law
Law
Rawson
Hancock County
Ku. Miller
Ft. Wayre
Ind
Mabel
Samuel Folk
Toledo
Ft. Wayne
Miller
Samuel ‘Folk
Rabel
Suspect American Accused of Poisoning His Wife in London
London police arraigned George Chapman an American who arrived in 1893 and runs a Southwark saloon charged with poisoning a young woman who lived with him as his wife. He is linked to two prior wife deaths in his houses and authorities consider exhumation. case echoes the Neill Cream saga.
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London
George Chapman
America
Southwark
Shéf
Chapman
Young 10 Succeed General Miles
Washington reports Major General S B M Young will likely become the next Lieutenant General of the Army. General Corbin says Miles retires next August and the succession appears to follow seniority of commissions.
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Young
General Miles
Corbin
S. B.M. Young
Eral
Miles
Palma Rejects the U S Treaty
Havana reports that Cuba sent a counter proposal with the U S treaty to Washington. President Palma states acceptance would ruin Cuba by sharply cutting customs revenue.
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United States
Cuba
Washington
Palma
Angry British attack on three Boer generals at Cambridge
Boer commanders Kritzinger Fouche and Joubert faced an angry crowd after addressing a Cambridge meeting. Kritzinger reportedly climbed a wall to escape while the others were escorted to their hotel by police.
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London
Kritzinger
Fouche
Joubert
Cambridge
Kritsingete
Michigan Agricultural College Students Strike Over Suspensions
About a thousand students at Michigan Agricultural College staged a strike in Lansing on October 27 over the suspension of seventeen peers for participating in a freshman-sophomore rush ten days earlier. No classes were held in the afternoon as the faculty, recalling a past injury from a rush, stood firm on ejecting the suspended students.
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Lansing,mich
Michigan Agricultural’ College
Snyder
Government Employees Barred From Campaign Fundraising
Washington October 27 Secretary Hay issued a notice to Department of State staff prohibiting soliciting or receiving money for political campaigns from employees within government buildings or through official channels. Officers may contribute privately but not as part of official duties or committees. They may vote and express political views in a proper manner.
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Washington
State Department
Spooner
Herran
Legation
United States
Hay
Department of State
Civil Service Act
Ball Hit Knife Kills Boy at Belmont County Game
Morristown, Belmont County, reports a tragic accident at a Sunday ball game. Stanton Walker received a knife with the blade toward his body but a bat struck the knife handle, driving the blade into his chest and causing fatal injury.
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Morristown
Commercial Tribune
Zanesville
Belmont County
Stanton Walker
Walker
Four Doctors Arrested In Grave Robbery Case In Indianapolis
As Marion County Grand Jury indicted 25 counts late Saturday the case widens with arrests of four physicians Dr Joseph C Alexander Dr William Mott Dr Frank M Wright and Dr John Wilson all bonded for Criminal Court appearances The indictments charge taking buying concealing bodies from local cemeteries including Stella Middleton Glendore Gates Rose Neidmayer and John Sargent and name others across several facilities with bonds set from 400 to 3000 dollars multiple associates including undertaker Cassius Willis and Mt Jackson Cemetery staff facing charges in the nationwide grave robbery probe.
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Joseph C. Alexander
Central College of Physicians
William Mott
Physio-Medical College
Frank M. Wright
Eclectic Medical College
John Wilson
Central College of Physicians and Surgeons
Alexander
Stella Middleton
Glendore Gates
Rose Neid- Mayer
Rufus Cantrell
Ruckelshaus
Dr. Alexander
Dr. Mott
George Weaver
Edward Pedigo
Beaver
Hamilton County
Frank Wright
The
Eclectic College
John Sargent
Dr. Wright
Samuel Moore
Wright
Catherine Doehring
Johanna Stiltz
Wilson
Sauley
Cassius M. Willis
W. H. Speers
Mt. Jackson
Adam Ault
William Haymaker
Herman Fritz
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