Navy prepares six million pounds of warship food
Elaborate preparations are underway at the Navy Department for the food supplies of Admiral Evans fleet bound for the Pacific coast. Washington bids opened for six million pounds of food in multiple varieties plus fruit extracts and dairy items. Fire destroyed Progress Laundry in Indianapolis causing about 85000 dollars in losses. 100 workers evacuated safely, though wraps and valuables vanished.
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Navy Department
Admiral Evans
Pacific Coast
Washington, D. C
Indianapolis
Progress Laundry
New Jersey Street
Ind
Four Italians Hanged Together in Lancaster Jail Yard
Four Italians named Anthony Celero Stephen Carul Sivereo Podelli and Joseph Celione were hanged in the Lancaster County jail yard Lancaster Pa for the murder of Plato Albamese during a failed robbery. They were taken from cells to the scaffold together each supported by a priest.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster
Anthony Celero
Stephen Carul
Sivereo Podelli
Joseph Celione
Plato Albamese
Thought it Quinine: Akers Dead After Stricken by Quinine Mistake
George Akers and his wife of Oakville West Virginia died after each taking a large dose they believed was quinine. The wife died within minutes while the husband crawled to a neighbor to arrange his affairs before also dying.
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George Akers
Oakville
W. Va
Akers
Appointments Elevate Duvall to Major General Rank
By direction of the President William P. Duvall is appointed major general in the army. Col. W. H. Witherspoon, chief of the War College in Washington DC, will be appointed brigadier general to fill the vacancy caused by Duvall's promotion.
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William P. Duvall
Col. W. H. Wetherspoon
Nineteenth Infantry
The
War College
Washington, D. C
General Duvall
Wreck on Wabash in Illinois injures two railroad workers
Passenger train No. 50 on the Wabash railroad collided with a west-bound freight four miles east of Chapin in Illinois. Conductor Fred J. Schmitt sustained serious injuries and engineer W H Adams also was hurt.
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Wabash
Illinois
Chapin, Sr
Fred J. Schmitt
W. H. Adams
Famous Churchman Dead King of Methodism Dies in Philadelphia
The Rev. James M. King LL D executive head of the board of home mission and church extension of the Methodist Episcopal church died at his Philadelphia home on Thursday.
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James M. King
Board of Home Mission
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
John Mitchell to Undergo Appendicitis Surgery
Dispatch from Indianapolis reports John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers will travel to his Spring Valley Illinois home for an appendicitis operation. His condition is described as serious and he will be hospitalized for treatment.
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John Mitchell
Rockefellers Leave Cleveland for Winter Home
John D. Rockefeller has departed Cleveland Ohio for his winter residence in the Pocantico Hills. He is accompanied by Mrs Rockefeller and other family members.
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Rockefellers
John. D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Ohio
Pocantico Hills
Mrs. Rockefeller
Bolins Shock New Rochelle In Bold Town Tale
Samuel Bolin posing as a wealthy physician was jailed for theft and burglary after failing to appear in court. His wife then attempted to kill herself by trolley and later disappeared. Bolin, once popular in New Rochelle, was said to be a Bronx drugstore proprietor and not a physician.
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New Rochalla
N.Y
Samuel Bolin
Molin
Tarlem
Moss Loan
Bronx
Bolin
New Jersey
New York
Maite Street
New Rochelle
Harlem
Abraham Levinson
Bolim
John A. van Selm
Assassination Bomb Wounds Ex Sheriff in Oregon
An explosion at former Baker County Sheriff Hayley K Brown home in TakER City Oregon severely injures him with a severed leg and multiple wounds. The blast damages a gate and house windows as two assailants fled north then west. Brown is noted for enforcing the law against illegal sales and weapons.
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Oregon
Hayley K. Brown
Taker City
Hind
Mgr. Brown
Crown
Mr. Trewn
Baker County
Brown
Saleon
Bears Troop Destroy Camp at Yellowstone Site
A bear attack drove five men and one woman from Tlulett Wye to take to trees as bears looted the camp at Yellowstone National Park. Dr Wood and wife with four friends were among the campers. After daylight the bears departed and the party escaped, witnessing total camp destruction. In Columbus a teen girl fired a rifle into a crowd, wounding Edward Wendell after he and companions visited a cabin with Mrs Cullison and her 10 year old daughter.
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Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
Tlulett
Wye
Dr. Wood
Edward Wendell
St. Anthony's Hospital
Columbus
Ohio
Nelsonville
Cullison
Hubie
Japanese Pirates Reported in Alaska Lands
A report to United States Consul Sith in Vancouver described an Alaskan village looting on Lituk Bay near Southwest Kodiak Island by a Japanese sailing schooner crew. Another report claimed Japanese sealers landed on Shelikoff Island, killing cattle on the ranges.
Colored Suspect Confesses to Chicago Murder Case
Richard KB Walton colored, charged by Chicago police with the murder of Mrs Lillian White Grant, confessed to many circumstances surrounding the crime after his arrest in Springfield Missouri.
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Richard KB. Walton
Chicago
Lillian White Grant
Springfield
McKinley Memorial Dedicated in Canton Speech
President Roosevelt delivered the address at the McKinley memorial unveiling in Canton Ohio urging as a lesson from the life of the martyred president that class hatred should be abolished.
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McKinley
Roosevelt
Canton
Ohio
Million Dollar Yellow Dog Fund Used in NYC Railway Scandal
A fund labeled Yellow Dog worth one million dollars or more was found to have been used by the insolvent New York City railway. Numerous lawyers, politicians, and legislators received payments from this fund, indicating widespread financial misconduct and possible corruption.
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New York City Railway
President Roosevelt unveils inland waterways plan at Keokuk
In Keokuk Iowa President Roosevelt urged inland waterway improvements to curb excessive railroad freight charges before he began his Mississippi River voyage.
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Keokuk
Roosevelt
Iowa
Mississippi
Society Man Burglar Charged In Attempted Burglary
A New Rochelle druggist who was also a physician and chemist and known for lavish spending entered high society, but has been charged with attempted burglary.
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Society
New Rochelle, N. Y
One-Armed Grocer Saves Five Children in Ohio Blaze
D J Lyons a one armed Cleveland grocer on Lakeside avenue earned Carnegie hero status after entering a burning apartment and rescuing five children and a mother, Mrs Miller, then returning to retrieve a photograph of the woman's father and mother. The blaze started from a gasoline stove and firemen controlled the flames after Lyons aided neighbors in halting the fire.
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D. J. Lyons
Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland
Thomas Miller
Battle for Rail Route In Alaska Nom e Surveyors Shot
Guggenheim force shoots six survey workers in Kaystone Canyon fifteen miles from Waldeg while surveying a route from Valdes to the summit. Edward Tlassey leads the attackers and fires as surveyors press on, wounding men and halting preliminary work.
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Alaska-Nome
Guggenheim
Guggenheim Railroad
Copper River
Northwestern
Sirvey
Alaskas-Nome
Kaystone Canyon
Waldeg
Syracuse Teachers Strike Over Minimum Pay Dispute
Syracuse Ohio teachers in Meigs county strike after the Syracuse board of education reports to the State School Commissioner that the district cannot meet the legal minimum pay of 40 dollars a month. The board had set a 12 mill levy and can offer only 24 dollars, prompting teachers to refuse work until the lawful stipend is paid.
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Syracuse
Ohio
Board of Education of
Meigs County
Oho
Jones
Bows of Education of
Train collision near Stanton kills many animals and injures people
A south bound Texas limited train on the Frisco road crashed with a freight two miles from Stanton Missouri shortly before midnight. About twenty persons were injured and three may die. The freight was loaded with cattle and many animals were crushed. Both locomotives were demolished.
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Texas Limited
Frisco Road
Stanton
Lincoln minister sues for slander over immorality charge
Rev. Wilbert P. Ferguson who recently left the Methodist Episcopal church after a church board hearing in Lincoln Nebraska filed a $25,000 damage suit alleging slander against prominent ministers and others.
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Wilbert P. Ferguson
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Lincoln
Neb
Defeat Hastens Death of Judge Frank B. Waters
Judge Frank B. Waters a prominent Republican politician died in Lincoln Nebraska of stomach trouble. After losing the recent primary election for district judge his friends believe the defeat hastened his death.
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Frank BR. Waters
Lincoln, Nob
Meteor Wreck Kills Many Passengers on Frisco Line
A fast east bound Meteor passenger train on the Frisco railroad left the track on a Dixon grade 180 miles west of St Louis, overturned, caught fire, and many passengers perished in the wreck.
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Frisco Road
St. Louis
Sunday Theater Law Urged for Enforcement by Judge
Judge Wallace in the Criminal Court at Kansas City urged the grand jury to treat all laws as living, not dead letters. He pressed strict enforcement of Sunday laws, notably the prohibition on Sunday theater performances.
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Grand Jury
Kansas City
Wallace
Senator Borah Acquitted in Boise Chord of Land Frauds
United States Senator Borah was acquitted at Boise Idaho of the charge of conspiracy in connection with land frauds. The verdict was widely cheered in the courtroom and in the streets.
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Borah
United States
Senator Borah
Boise
Idaho
Death every fifteen hours in New York transit
An unusually high fatality rate in New York City streetcar, elevated, surface and steam transportation is reported by secretary Travis Whitney of the public service commission. From Aug 4 to Sept 1, 26 days, 14 people were killed or seriously hurt in car collisions and 405 injured in car vehicle collisions, with 1,881 in unclassified ways and a total toll of 3,500 killed or injured.
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New York City
Travis L. Whitney
Public Service Commission
Whitney
Qnee
Murder on Joliet Tracks Leaves Felix Donaldson Dead
Felix Donaldson a wealthy Joliet man was slugged robbed and left for dead near the Chicago and Alton tracks. He died minutes after being taken home following a ten hour police and family search. Witnesses recalled a beach encounter with a man wielding a club and the suspect pool has drawn in private detectives and wealthy relatives aiding the inquiry.
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Felix Donaldson
Joliet
Chicago and Alton
Donaldson
Tenth Street
Ponldson
Chicago
Corpse Sits Up During Funeral in West Virginia
Relatives of Mrs. Frederick Vartzell gather near Huntington West Virginia for her funeral when she suddenly sits up and grasps the coffin lid before collapsing again. A minister faints as mourners flee toward the open air. The family, poor and without a physician, believed her dead and arranged for burial before life reportedly returned four days later.
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Frederick Vartzell
Tuntington
W.va
Tie
Fire Sweeps Chinese City Wauchow Causing Heavy Losses
A large fire at Wauchow China destroyed hundreds of houses and many boats and pontoons. Authorities fear heavy loss of life. The blaze, reportedly sparked by incendiarism, followed the opening of a new interior customs station at Wa chow, which locals oppose as a tax measure.
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Wauchow
China
Wachow
Cuban boy plants dynamite in fort kitchen coal bin
A Cuban boy, stepson of a soldier, placed several sticks of uncapped dynamite in the coal bin of the mess cook’s kitchen at Fort Wood Bedlow’s Island New York. The boy was ordered off the island by the commanding officer after the explosive was found.
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Charles FB. Eckoian
Company G
Signal Corps
Fort Wood
Bedlow's Island
New York
Italian in Nebraskan murder case breaks from arrest
John Spera, an Italian from Lincoln California, was arrested in Lincoln Nebraska and charged with killing Thomas Mastorakos, a Greek. He broke away from the officer who captured him but was recaptured. Spera admitted the Greek deceived his daughter, and this motivated the murder.
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John Spera
Lincoln
Cal
Neb
Thomas Mastorakos
Ele
Spera
College Must Decide Over Million Dollar Bequest
Swarthmore College in Swarthmore faces a choice under the will of Philadelphia heiress Anna T. Jeanes. It would receive coal lands valued at $3,000,000 or more only if the college stops participating in intercollegiate football and other sports.
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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore Ya
Anna T. Jeanes
Philadelphia
Steel firms to switch plants to open hearth process
It is reported that United States Steel Corporation and other steel concerns will soon spend $60,000,000 to convert plants from the Bessemer to open hearth methods.
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United States Steel Corporation
New York AG Seeks Receivers for Two Traction Firms
Attorney General Jackson of New York seeks receivers for two large traction companies alleging waste or misappropriation of about $10 million. Public service commission reports other management scandals.
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Jackson
New York
Public Service Commission
Roosevelt and London Bishop Play International Tennis Match
President Roosevelt and the Lord Bishop of London played an international tennis match on the White House grounds, the president gaining the advantage in a hard contest. The report also notes the Episcopal Cathedral ceremony in Washington, with the corner stone laid by Roosevelt and the bishop on a Sunday.
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Troosevelt
London
White House
Episcopal Cathedral
Roosevelt
Episcopal
Washington
Economic activity shows steadiness with recovering grain trade
Leading industries report no drop in demand though new orders dip from last year. rail spec delays boost steel contracts and cut pig iron demand while machinery, hardware, cars, furniture and footwear maintain strong output. Grain marketing remains enormous, money flows rise, and freight and bank clearings beat last year, signaling improving commerce despite borrowing costs.
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Jeading
Chicago
Dun
New York Retail Trade Feels Early Fall Stimulus
New York reports retail trade boosted by cooler weather and renewed order activity from jobbers while regular house trade cools after the autumn rush. Shoe and leather sectors show irregular output with firm prices for desirable grades and some concessions in side leather in Boston. Shoe shipments from eastern Massachusetts run 4.4 percent below a year ago. Business failures for the week ending Sept 26 total 166, with varied prior weeks. Canadian failures number 86, up from last week and higher than a year ago.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Midwest grain and live stock prices across major markets
Market listings for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee cover cattle hogs sheep and grains. Prices range with Chicago hogs 400 to 6.60, cattle 1.00 to 7.25, wheat No 2 near 99 cents to 1.08, corn 60 to 68 cents, oats 50 to 52 cents, rye 32 to 68 cents, bay and timothy feeds 12 to 18 dollars, butter 27 to 80 cents, eggs 19 to 22 cents, potatoes 50 to 60 cents per bushel, with regional variations across cities and grades.
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Chicago
Ste
Timothy
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Harley
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