Grand Army of the Republic Holds 36th Encampment
Washington hosts the Grand Army of the Republic encampment with parades, regatta, reunions, and camp Roosevelt ceremonies. Gen T J Stewart named commander in chief and William M Olin vice commander as the event closes with San Francisco chosen for 1902.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Potomac
Stewart
T. J. Stewart
Pennsylvania
John C. Black
Illinois
Col
John McElroy
Daniel Sickles
New York City
William M. Olin
Massachusetts
James M. Averill
Georgia
Fatal Train Crash Near Petersburg Pennsylvania
An express passenger train struck a wrecked eastbound freight near Barre, three miles west of Petersburg, killing Engineer John W. Smith and Brakeman H A Traxtow. Fireman C W Black was seriously injured. 120 passengers escaped with minor injuries as four Pullmans remained intact.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Road
Barre
Petersburg
Ihe
John W. Smith
Harrisburg
H. A. Traxtow
Shape Gap
Huntingdon County
C. W. Black
Stakeman
Traxtow
Black
Ois
Confederate Officers Seek Compensation for Horses and Gear
In Brig. Gen. Ainsworth’s annual report the record and pension chief notes a new class of claims against the United States. Artillery and cavalry officers of the former Confederate army or their heirs seek compensation for horses side arms and baggage alleged to have been taken at Appomattox surrender in violation of terms. Claims are under consideration.
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Washington
Ainsworth
Record and Pension Division
United States
Appomattox
Army engineers display rapid pontoon bridge work
Washington barracks engineers from Companies K L and M built a 360 foot pontoon bridge in 40 minutes for G A R visitors. Using regulation materials and adjustable trestles the bridge supported a field artillery battery and was dismantled quickly after the test.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Washington Barracks
Supreme Court bans Bible reading in Nebraska schools
Nebraska Supreme Court rules that Bible readings prayers and singing of sacred songs are prohibited in public schools under the state constitution. The ruling issued last night affects teaching practices and school ceremonies across Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Supreme
Tragedy at Government Printing Office
Washington report of a fatal workplace shooting. Miss Alice Fisher, a government printing office employee, was shot and killed by coworker William Dougherty who then shot and killed himself. The incident occurred yesterday and ends in a double tragedy.
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Washington
Alice Fisher
Government
William Dougherty
Dougherty
California department repots recommends Camp McKinley as permanent post
The annual report by Maj. Gen. Robert P. Hughes for the California department notes routine operations. It recommends making the Honolulu camp Camp McKinley a permanent post. The year saw 10,416 recruits with 9,676 losses due to transfers, discharges, deaths, and desertions. Desertions reached 286.
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Washington
Robert P. Hughes
Department of California
Honolulu
Hawaii
Camp McKinley
Reading stock under Baltimore & Ohio control
The News reports an inside source says the Reading acquisition by the Baltimore & Ohio is settled. B&O will hold a large minority of Reading stock and become the strongest single stock holder without owning a majority, akin to the relation between the Pennsylvania Railroad and the B&O.
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Baltimore
Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Garden City burns near Bay City after lumber unload
The steam er Garden City caught fire last night south of Bay City while en route to Saginaw after unloading lumber from Lake Superior ports. The vessel was burned to the water's edge with an estimated loss of 40 000 dollars.
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Bay City
Mich
Garden City
Lake Superior
Saginaw
Ora E. Copenhaver Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Indianapolis jurors convicted Ora E. Copenhaver of murdering his wife and sentenced him to death by hanging. The verdict was returned last night after deliberations in the case court.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ora E. Copenhaver
New Orleans Street Railway Strike Ends After Union Vote
New Orleans street railway employees end a two week citywide stoppage by accepting a governor's ultimatum on a 20 cent wage and ten hour day with a seven and a half hour minimum. The settlement allows reemployment as needed, with no discipline for those charged, and buses back to service begins.
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New Orleans
Sultan of Bacolod Declares War in Defiant Letter
Manila reports the sultan of Bacolod Mindanao rejected Gen Sumner’s friendly overtures and called for war. He says he desires to maintain Mohammedan religion and cease letters, while Moros claim fortifications and rifles. An American column may be sent to seize Bacolod strongholds, timing undecided.
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Bacolod
Manila
Baccolod
Mindanao
Sumner
Union Pacific Strike May Spread to Harriman Lines
Thomas Wilson, fourth vice president of the International Association of Machinists, said the shopmen strike against Union Pacific could extend to all Harriman lines. He noted the October 14 Union Pacific annual meeting in Salt Lake City could endorse the railroad’s stance on the strike and the piecework system, influencing wider action.
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Omaha
Neb
Thomas Wilson
International Association of Machinists
Union Pacific Railroad
Harriman
Union Pacific
Salt Lake City
Peary In Bad Shape After Arctic Injuries
Commander Robert E. Peary arrives in Philadelphia for treatment of foot injuries suffered during his last expedition. Doctors consider the possibility of an operation after his feet were frozen four years ago and several toes amputated.
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Peary
Philadelphia
Robert E. Peary
Macedonian Rebel Escapes Prison Leader Emerges in Macedonia
Sofia reports Gen. Zoncheff, head of the Macedonian committee, has escaped from prison and traveled to Macedonia. The committee says the insurrection grows daily and rebels have destroyed villages and attacked Jumaya in European Turkey, capturing three Turkish guns before being repulsed.
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Sofia
Zoncheff
Macedonian Committee
Macedonia
Jumaya
Turkey
Clergue Plans Electric Supply From Sault Ste Marie Plant
Francis H. Clergue announced in Detroit that a new power plant at the Falls of Sault Ste Marie will supply electricity to Detroit by next spring. The plan uses 60 foot towers and cables to deliver 20 000 horsepower initially, with potential growth to 200 000 horsepower.
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Detroit
Mich
Francis H. Clergue
Soo
Falls of
Sault Ste Marie
Mother poisons children with mistaken arsenic cake
Omaha Nebraska, October 13. Arthur Moran and three children were poisoned after eating cakes containing arsenic placed by the mother who mistook it for baking powder. The two younger children are thought near death.
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Omaha, Neb
Arthur Moran
Rev. James A Ballantyne Dies at 44 in Wilkinsburg
Pittsburg October 13 Rev James A Ballantyne 44 presiding elder of the McKeesport district Pittsuburg conference Methodist Episcopal church died Sunday at his Wilkinsburg home He served in the ministry 22 years.
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Ballantyne
Pittsburg
James A. Ballantyne
McKeesport
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wilkinsburg
Mrs Keller leaps with child into lagoon. child dies
In Springfield on October 13 Mrs James Keller, wife of P. P. Mast & Co. foreman, after a temporary lapse, jumped into a park lagoon with her child. The husband located and saved the mother, but the child perished.
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Springfield
James Keller
P. P. Mast & Co
Editor shoots doctor in Butte. editor at large
Butte Montana editor J W Kelly shot Dr A H Cayley, a prominent resident, last night. Cayley is believed to be dying. Officers are searching for Kelly.
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Butte
Mont
J. W. Kelly
The
inter-Mountain
A. H. Cayley
Cayley
Kelly
Akins Urges Johnson to Clarify Tax Case Facts
Former Cuyahoga County auditor A E Akins writes to Mayor Tom L Johnson urging public disclosure of tax details. He recalls September 1899 hearings, notes delays, and asserts tax entries were made for delinquency. He asks Johnson to address alleged political motives and share within publicly.
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Albert E. Akins
Tom L. Johnson
Cuyahoga County
Johnson
Cleveland
A. E. Akins
Cuyahoga Co
Burnham Defends Colleagues Over Curative Clause Vote
The Toledo Blade notes senators debate bribery talk surrounding the curative clause. Senator Burnham opposed the clause yet defended fellow Democrats from improper inducement accusations, insisting no one pressured him. A new jury commission was appointed, but the grand jury won’t be ready for a week. The clause is an amendment, not a standalone bill, and would require more than 55 votes to become law.
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House
Senate
Burnham
Toledo Blade
Political Points Across Cities Highlight Tax Debate
A collection of quotes and observations from Toledo Cincinnati Ravenna and Cleveland papers lampooning political figures Tom Johnson Herb Bigelow and J A Norton. The pieces critique taxation street railways campaign strategy and party backing amid a tense election atmosphere.
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Johnson
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Portage County
Ravenna
Herb ‘Bigelow
Toledo ‘Blade
Tom Johnson
Cleveland Street Railways
Incinnati Commercial Tribune
Tom
Cleveland
J. A. Norton
John R. McLean
Toledo Blade
Mayor Johnson Sees Ohio Going Democratic in Coming Vote
The Cleveland Leader notes the mayor believes Ohio will vote Democrat. He refuses to cover campaign expenses by accepting odds against his ticket before election day.
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Johnson
Ohio
Cleveland
Local claim of reformer questioned over back taxes
A Mt. Vernon Republican News editorial questions a self-styled reformer, arguing he must first satisfy his county courts that he owes no back taxes before claiming reform.
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Mt. Vernon
Republican News
Quiet Opposition Rises Against Johnson Aide in Ohio Politics
Organized opposition by democrats against the state ticket is expanding across multiple counties in Ohio. Critics accuse Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow, Johnson ally and agent for the Single Tax League, of being Johnson’s hired man. They vow to block Bigelow and later oppose Johnson’s lieutenants to seize control of the party.
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Columbus
Springfield
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Newark
Dayton
Toledo
Mansfield
Cleveland
Herbert S. Bigelow
Single Tax League
Johnson
Bigelow
Sandusky
Tom L. Johnson
Ohio
Jor Johnson
Franklin County
Lentz-Hinkle
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Three-cent Tom Johnson Circus Fails to Stir Ohio
The New York Tribune notes that the three-cent Tom Johnson circus in Ohio is not provoking the hoped for response. It comments that such entertainments as Punch and Judy shows and other gimmicks rarely win over sober communities.
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Tom Johnson
Ohio
New York Tribune
Walls of Jericho Fall After Sacred March and Shout
In Joshua 6 Jericho falls after seven priests with rams horns precede the ark and the army circles the city for seven days. The shout signals divine deliverance as Rahab is spared and treasure is consecrated to the Lord, illustrating obedience faith and Israel as God’s chosen vehicle.
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Joshua
Rahab
Harlot
Israel
Jericho
Goa
Josh
Canaan
Jordan
Gilgal
Egypt
Moses
Jehovah
Canan
Demagogues Highlighted in Quotations by Two Papers
The sample quotes reference Tom Johnson and lines from iManstfield News and the Toledo Blade about demagogues and humbugs. The brief cites opinions urging blunt truth and a push for accuracy.
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Tom Johnson
iManstfield News
Toledo Blade
Monopolies Debate Echoes in Cleveland Speech
Mayor Johnson portrays himself as a veteran monopoly foe while critics warn that his reform claims lack permanence and thoroughness. The piece compares the rhetoric to a temperance lecturer condoning liquor control through personal experience, noting the argument's emotional appeal.
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Johnson
Cleveland
World facts and figures from various nations in the 19th century
The note surveys wide data from Austria, England, Hungary, Greenland, and Italy. It cites Villach’s tall shot tower, London’s 1829 panorama, Hungary’s 1900 population, Greenland ice loss, England’s thunderstorm record, wire fence accidents affecting fox hunting, English wheat harvest timings, Italy’s ongoing bird slaughter despite international protections.
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Villach
Austria
London
Horner
Hungary
Greenland
England
Italy
Johnson ism raises doubt on Ohio Democrats recover
The Washington Post quotes a Cincinnati audience remark that no man is greater than his party. It notes Tom Johnson’s ability to make himself ridiculous, casting doubt on the Ohio Democrats’ ability to recover from his influence.
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Tom IL. Johnson
Cincinnati
Tom
Ohio Democrats
Calamity Bacillus in Free Trade Debate
A trimmed line from the Morrow County Sentinel notes a provocative jab about free trade and calamity bacillus in a Democratic Party context. The brief hints at political controversy without specific events or dates.
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Democratic
Morrow County Sentinel
Vast array of farms and land for sale or exchange
Catalog lists dozens of parcels across multiple states. Properties include 32 acre farm near Toledo with 5 rooms and tiled soil, 80 acre plots in Paulding and Defiance counties, timber and fruit trees, stock farms in Missouri and Oregon counties, large Michigan parcels with timber and quarries, a Toledo frame store for sale, and various grocery stocks. Exchanges offered for city properties and business assets.
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Toledo
Toledo Court House
Paulding
Eely
New
Paulding County
City
Mich
Oregon County
Missouri
S Acres
Nebraska
Ohio
Ney
Tennessee
Kentucky
Michigan
Midland Gladwin
Newaygo County
Kalkaska
Antrim
Defiance County
Williams County
Highland
Wildlife oddities and railway echoes across continents
Reports describe black ostriches with white wings in Uganda and lions driven from Lake Victoria shores by new railway lines. The British Isles record only 12 sightings of the American bittern, with an Ireland shot specimen noted. Elephants damage telegraph poles in Africa, musk oxen rare in captivity with one in New York and another in Hamburg, and peregrine falcons display trainfollowing sagacity in Croatia with a partridge seized when a train acted as a beater.
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Uganda
Lake Victoria
Nyanza
British Isles
Ireland
Africa
New York Zoological Gardens
Zoological Gardens
Hamburg
Germany
Croatia
Under the Union Jack: Britain Facts and Facts in Brief
Canada has 3000 cheese factories producing about 30 tons yearly each. The British empire is forty times Germany and its dependencies. England post offices handled over 2.45 billion letters and 900 thousand postal cards. About 15 thousand convicts cost 35 million dollars yearly. Sixty percent of British Isles herrings are from Scottish coasts. London street accidents kill or wound about 10 thousand annually, with 200 killed on the spot. Dublin parkland spans 1753 acres, Edinburgh 407 acres. The cost of a kilt is about £4, linking its rapid decline to expense.
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Canada
British Empire
Germany
England
British Isles
London
Dublin
Edinburgh
Scotland
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Ala
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Defiance
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