Short News Notes From Across the Nation
Resignations and new postings mark religious and civic scenes as Rev. Dr. Lester Leggett joins Minnesota work with the Presbyterian General Assembly. Portraitist George Gerhard dies at 72 in New York City. Chariton Iowa sees a fatal fire with possible murder motive. Lansing authorities warn of imminent arrests over jury corruption. Wars and wrecks stain several cities with deaths and injuries.
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Lester Leggett
Third Reformed Church
Albany
N. Y
Evangelistic General Assembly Commission
The
Presbyterian Church
Minnesota
George Gerhard
New York City
Thomas Baxter
Chariton
Wilkesbarre
Charles Price
James Ross
James B. Hedinger
Baltimore
United States
Indiana
Hineckston Run
Johnstown
Northern Central
Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore & Washington
Monon
Cyclone
Ind
Chicago
Cawley
Homestead
Charles Cawley
Patrick Bolan
Holland House
W. J. Matheson
Louisa D
San Francisco
South
Pacific Mail
Golden Gate
Manzanillo
H. O. Cereal Co
Charles Faunce
Washington
William Becker
National Good Roads Association
St. Louis
Admiral Dewey
Washington Navy Yard
Culebra Island
Henry B. Comain
New York State
John Cunneen
Buffalo
Mechanical Rubber Company
Rubber Trust
Morgan & Wright
Master Carpenters’ Association
United Carpenters’ Council of Boston
Trials and turmoil span a world of headlines
A sweeping list of incidents and events recounts trials, crimes, and disasters from New York to Guatemala. Items include Molineux’s costly capital case, a French Guiana treasure escape, robberies, jail breaks, forestation laws, and a Santo Maria eruption fallout with extensive loss of life.
Revolt Clash Kills American Sailor in Panama Row
In Panama on November 13 during a clash between Colombian government ships and rebels, the Bogota and Chucuito destroyed rebels after ambush fire. American crew member Richard Kane and others were wounded. 40 to 50 rebels died, and the Helvetia was captured while the second schooner burned.
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Panama
Bogota
Marmaduke
Richard Kane
Washington
George Walker
Clarke
Vasquez
Chucuito
Gunner Cross
Helvetia
Kane
National Association of Furniture Manufacturers Disbands
In Cincinnati on November 13 the National Association of Chamber Manufacturers disbands after an all day meeting with about 125 members. Disagreement over price policy proved impossible to resolve as delegates divided between seeking a sharp price rise and keeping prices down.
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Cincinnati
National Association of Chamber Suit Manufacturers
National Association
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Resets Bar Admission Rules
Philadelphia reports the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued reforms to bar admission. A five member state board of law examiners replaces old systems, abolishing diploma-based entry and requiring registration for a three year study track with a preliminary English literature history and math exam. Candidates may complete prep at an approved law school or via bona fide law office clerkship.
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Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
England
United States
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Clark brothers endow Assyriology chair at Penn
Edward and Clarence H. Clark of Philadelphia have given 100000 dollars to create The Clark Professorship of Assyriology at the University of Pennsylvania. Trustees accepted the gift and named the chair, with Dr. H. V. Hilprecht as its first incumbent.
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Philadelphia
Edward
Clarence H. Clark
University of Pennsylvania
Messrs. Clark
University
Clark
H. V. Hilprecht
Corry Man Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Erie, Pennsylvania report states Ernest Howard of Corry was convicted of second degree murder for killing veteran Henry Haddock near Erie on May 29 after luring him into the woods to rob him.
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Erie
Ernest Howard
Corry
Henry Haddock
A Girl's Sentence for Manslaughter in Framingham
Nina K. Danforth pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Andrew J. Emery killed at his South Framingham home on May 17. Prosecutors said Emery lured her with false love and marriage hopes before she learned he had a wife and children. She received a sentence of one year and nine months in the house of correction.
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Cambridge
Mass
Nina K. Danforth
Framingham
Andrew J. Emery
South Framingham
Emery
House of Correction
Pittsburgh Steel to Build 20 Giant Lake Steamships
The Pittsburg Steamship Co. plans to add 20 steel steamships to its fleet. Each vessel will be 550 feet long 58 feet wide and 30 feet deep with 9000 tons capacity. They will be 52 feet longer than any current lake ships costing about 10 million dollars from a 50 million steel corporation improvement fund.
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Hue
Duluth
Pittsburg Steamship Co
United States Steel Corporation
The
Steel Corporation
Lunatic Killer Slays Brother Near Merrimac
Campbellsville Ky November 13 T Pittman an escaped patient from Lakeland asylum killed his brother Temple Pittman near Merrimac with a maul. The body was found in the woods with head beaten badly. The murderer was captured and returned to the asylum.
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Campbellsville
T. Pittman
Lakeland Asylum
Temple Pittman
Merrimac
Whisky Tax Law Upheld by Supreme Court Judge Sherwood
In Jefferson City Missouri on November 13 Judge Sherwood issued an opinion upholding the state whisky tax law. The ruling preserves the tax collection framework amid ongoing legal challenges.
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N. G
Jefferson City, Mo
Sherwood
Supreme Court
Roosevelt Hunter Party Delights Crowds on Southern Sojourn
President Roosevelt and party spend days in southern canebrakes while hunt for black bears draws attention across stops in Louisville Kentucky and Dennison Ohio. A 235 pound bear is displayed at the president’s camp on Little Sunflower but not taken by the president.
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Roosevelt
Louisville
Louisville & Nashville
Board of Trade
Commercial Club
Ohio
Trunway
Dennison
Smedes
Winchester
Bliss to Cuba to explain US intentions on reciprocity
Washington reports a war department conference on Cuban reciprocity led by Secretary Hay Secretary Root and Gen Tasker Bliss. Bliss will travel to Cuba to explain US concessions and address Cuban concerns about 20 percent concessions and the range of demanded concessions from 10 to 70 percent. The aim is to resume negotiations with clear understanding of industrial and fiscal realities in Cuba.
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Bliss
Cuba
Uncle Sams
Washington
War Department
Hay
Root
Tasker Bliss
Palma
Gen. Bliss
United States
Hidden Aztec Treasure Tale Reported from Yesca Mexico
Rev Pablo Martino parish priest of Yesca reports that an American archaeological expert named Hevervick led a party with three Mexican guides into the mountains after locating a cavern using a chart claimed to be copied from an Aztec stone tablet in the national museum in Mexico City. Local witnesses corroborate the tale and authorities at Tepec have been informed.
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Hermosillo
Mex
Tepec
Pablo Martino
Yesca
Hevervick
National Museum
City of
Mexico
Cholera Strikes Fifth Infantry Detachment in Manila
Cholera appeared Tuesday among soldiers of a Fifth infantry detachment stationed in Manila. Seven men died and several others are seriously ill while guarding the Maraquina river to protect Manila's water supply. The outbreak began during duty along the river, raising concerns over waterborne contamination.
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Manila
Fifth Infantry
Maraquina
Parr Defeats Gonthier in Rochester Wrestling Match
James Parr heavyweight champion of England defeated Alois Gonthier Canadian titleholder two falls to one at Fitzhugh Hall Rochester New York last night The first fall went to Parr in 164 minutes Gonthier took the Greco Roman second fall in 18 minutes 30 seconds and Parr won the deciding catch as catch can third fall in 11 minutes
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Parr
Gonthier
Rochester
N. Y
Swov
James Parr
England
Alois Gonthier
Canada
Fitzhugh Hai
Pari
Monk Sets New Record At Empire City Track
At Empire City track on November 12 C K C Billings drove The Monk an exhibition mile and one-eighth to a wagon in 2 25. This establishes a new record for the distance to a wagon.
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New York
Empire City Track
C. K. C. Billings
Resignation of U S Minister to Guatemala Acknowledged
Washington reports Godfrey Hunter has resigned as United States minister to Guatemala. Leslie Combes, pension agent at Louisville, is named successor and will also take over the Honduras post. The Guatemala job pays $10,000 annually.
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Washington
Godfrey Hunter
United States
Guatemala
Leslie Combes
United States Pension Agent
Louisville, Ky
Bee
Guatemala City
Hunter
Honduras
Combes
Central America
Answers Filed by Northern Securities and Great Northern
The states of Washington report responses from Northern Securities Co and Great Northern Railway in the Supreme Court case. Both answers mirror Northern Pacific and admit no Washington agent for service and no property in the state.
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Washington
Northern Securities Co
Great Northern Railway Co
States of Washington
The
Securities Company
Great Northern and
Northern Pacific Railways
United States Supreme Court
Northern Pacific
Arrest of Counterfeiter Charles Wilder in Chicago Home
Chicago detectives arrested Charles Wilder at his home on a counterfeiting charge. Wilder, who describes himself as a molder by trade, was caught in the act of producing counterfeit half dollars.
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Chicago
Charles Wilder
Wilder
Mulder
Convention of Farmers Opens Grange Meeting in Lansing
Grand Master Aaron Jones opened the annual National Grange session in the Michigan state Capitol. Delegates from 26 states attended the gathering in Lansing yesterday.
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Lansing
Mich
Aaron Jones
National Grange
Plea for Peace as Labor Confronts Jurisdiction Strife
New Orleans November 14. President Gompers warns AFL members that conflicting jurisdiction claims threaten the future of labor assemblies. He urges calm moderation to avoid a broader, destructive conflict between labor groups. The report covers 11 months ending Sept 30 with $144,498 income and $119,086 expenditures, 1,024 unions chartered, 3,659 total, and a per capita tax rise.
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Mre
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New Orleans
National
Frank Morrison
Federation
Coal Combine Formed by Indiana Capitalists to Control Mines
Indiana capitalists traveling to New York prepare to organize an Indiana coal trust including all state mines. The group led by Crawford Fairbanks, Smith Tally, J C Kolsen, A M Ogle, H K Seifert, and J M McClelland has options on Vigo Greene and Sullivan counties mines. Proposed company to be capitalized at 25 million dollars with financing reportedly completed.
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Indiana
New York
Indiana Coal Trust
Crawford Fairbanks
Smith Tally
J. C. Kolsen
Terre Haute
A. M. Ogle
H. K. Seifert
Chicago
J. M. McClelland
Brazil
Vigo
Greene and
Sullivan
Tin Plate Plants Reopen Under Trade Pact
Pittsburg today reports a new agreement between the American Tin Plate Co and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers to boost export tin. About 47 mills will operate, hiring roughly 8,100 workers as plants like Anderson Gas City Middleton and Braddock Demmler restart and two Pittsburg sites plan to launch.
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Pittsburg
American Tin Plate Co
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Anderson
Gas City
Middleton
Demmler
Braddock
Wage Increase Ordered for West Penn Railway Workers
Notices signed by J. H. Wallis, general superintendent of the West Penn railway, posted at Allegheny offices announce a 10 percent raise for all permanent Pennsylvania system employees east of Pittsburg earning under $260 a month, effective November 1, 1902.
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Pittsburg
J. H. Wallis
West Penn Railway
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Platt and O Connell Discuss New York Senate Re election
After a conference with Senator Platt Gov. O Connell reiterated support for Platt in the New York Senate race. Platt said he considers himself a candidate if voters favor his selection for the United States Senate.
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New York
T. C. Platt
Ell
Platt
Senate
Fire Rips Olyphant Business Block in Gas Blast
Scranton reports Olyphant suffered a major blaze after a gas explosion in Atherton's department store cellar. The fire destroyed the business block including the city hall and jail, with losses under $200,000 as flames quickly consumed the town.
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Scranton
Olyphant
Atherton’s
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Ailment Says Nurse
Mrs Clara J Sherbourne of Portland Maine testifies that Doans Kidney Pills relieved years of back pain from kidney issues. She describes sleep loss and dehydration during a grip epidemic, and notes quick relief after using the pills. A free trial offer is available by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY with nationwide mail ordering.
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Clara J. Sherbourne
Cumberland S&t
Portland
Maine
Dean
H. H. Hay & Son
Doan
Norwegian Inventor Demonstrates Life Saving Globe in English Channel
A large aluminum globe eight feet in diameter drifted in the English Channel off Folkestone. Two Norwegians emerged from a manhole and claimed the globe can save lives at sea. The invention includes an air shaft water pump sail and rudder and allegedly carries 850 pounds of food and 1100 pounds of water for eight people.
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London
New York Herald
Folkestone
Havre
Dover
Reverend Lepore's Birdlike Airship Wins English Contest Run
Denver pastor Rev Felix M Lepore reports his airship concept built on avian flight has been accepted for a $250000 Mertz prize contest. He cites a wind cutting mechanism, adjustable propellers, and secrecy around ship specifics as the project proceeds.
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Felix M. Lepore
Mount Carmel
Denver
Col
Mertz
London
Father Lepore
Lynchings and volcanic eruption hit Samoa and Tennessee
In Louisburg Tennessee a mob of about 500 hanged John Davis for the murder of farmer Robert Adair. Adair's body was found mutilated in a field with a bloody knife and rifle nearby identified as Davis. Separately, Samoa reports a volcanic eruption on Savai i with six active craters and ash covering a village two inches deep near Apia.
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Tennessee
Louisburg
Tenn
John Davis
Court House
Robert Adair
Adair
Samoau
Auckland
N. Z
Apia
Samoa
Savaii
The New 13-Cent Stamp With Harrison Portrait
The new 13 cent stamp bearing the portrait of the late President Harrison will be ready for supply to postmasters tomorrow in Washington.
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Washington
Harrison
Custer Slain by Warrior Appearing Elk Says He Fought Chief
Rev. Philip Dal of Flora S D relays the late Appearing Elk account of Little Bighorn claiming Custer fell to a blue-clad chief. Appearing Elk describes surrounding the last soldiers, defeating a wounded blue chief, taking his revolver, and not scalping him, later learning the slain man was the white chief.
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Custer
Elk
Philip Dal
Flora
S. D
Daloria
Little Big ‘Horn
Appearing Elk
Ap Elk
Little Big Horn
George A. Custer
Mr. Daloria
Cough Syrup Ad and Proverbial Wisdom Echo in Ads
Rushed prose from old newspapers blends a Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup cough remedy claim with a rustic proverb about effort and grace. The short sampler also notes a Ram’s Horn motto and a line about accepting hard work like a mule’s.
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French Guiana
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France
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Mulford
Middlesex County
Connecticut
John Nystrom
Sumner
Butte
Mont
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Lenox
James Martin
James Williams
Silver Bow Junction
Greater New York
Bureau of Combustibles
Michael J. Cady
Brooklyn
Detective Bureau of
Havana
Cienfuegoes
Edward Reddington
Barlow
McCullagh
Tunbridge Wells
National Telephone Co
William J. Lee
Phoenix Iron Works
State Insane Asylum
Trenton
N. J
Lee
Briggs
Ax and Tool
International Ax & Tool Co
Court of Claims
Kruz
Suffalo Racing Association
Edward L. Koons
Siam
Chowla Maha Vajiravudh
Benjamin T. Whitmore
Harry C. Wilson
Harbor Improvement Board
Waterfront Improvement Co
Jersey City
Riker
Martinique
Minister Einnter Resicns
Plea For
Coal Combine
Indianapolis
the Sentinel
Life-Saving Globe
English Channel
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Felixm. Lepore
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Hawesville, Ky
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Fac Simile Signature of
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America
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