Ute War Path Sparks Troop Move to Dakota
Telegraphic dispatch notes Ute Indians who left Utah for Colorado and Wyoming threaten ranches. An outbreak reportedly arises on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota where temporary quarters are set. At Interior’s request, the War Department sends troops from Port Meade to the scene. The outbreak’s character remains unclear.
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Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Cheyenne River
South Dakota
Secretary of the Interior
War Department
Port Meade
S. B
Earthquake in Calabria Reports Varying Death Toll
Early reports from Calabria on a damaging quake indicate widespread destruction but uncertain fatalities. Estimates range from about twenty to six hundred twenty, with authorities noting no definite figures and ruins being cleared as information remains unsettled.
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Calabria
Mother and Son Found Guilty in Indiana Murder Case
Lizzie Jones and her son Henry Stanfield faced a Marion Criminal Court jury in Indianapolis for the murder of John Jones husband and stepfather. The court instructed the jury to convict the woman of first degree murder and the son of manslaughter.
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Lizzie Jones
Henry Stanfield
John Jones
Marion Criminal Court
Indianapolis
Man Falls Into Molten Metal at Youngstown Plant
John Lancaster lost balance while working over a pool of molten metal at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company in Youngstown Ohio. He plunged into the fiery mass and died. Co workers heard his cry and attempted to fish him out with hooks but could not save him. Only with careful handling was the body recovered.
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Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Youngstown
Ohio
John Lancaster
Workman Killed in Tank Plant Fire at Chattanooga Gas
Explosion and fire at the Chattanooga Gas Company plant in Tennessee left one worker dead and four others with burns. Two or three may be missing after a heated match dropped over an open tank in the purifying department. The blaze was brought under control shortly after.
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Chattanooga Gas Company
Chattanooga
Atlantic Dynamite Company
Ashland
Wis
Meyer Urges Parcels Post Expansion and Savings Banks
Postmaster General Meyer addressed the joint convention of postmasters from second, third and fourth class in Washington urging extension of parcels post. He called for a parcels post on rural delivery routes and the creation of postal savings banks.
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Meyer
Washington, D. C
Gillette Guilty Of Perjury With Mercy Recommendation
The jury convicted Dr. Walter R. Gillette of perjury in New York City and recommended mercy. The penalty for this degree of perjury can reach ten years in prison.
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Dr. Gillette
Walter R. Gillette
New York City
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Fatal riot as a mob barricades in New Orleans
A group of African Americans barricaded a downtown New Orleans house during services near the Second German Presbyterian Church. Patrolman Cambions was killed and several officers wounded as police stormed the building. Six arrests were made amid the chaos.
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New Orleans
Clathorne
Annette
Cambions
Howel
Heerd
Eccming
Chan TA
Theomol
Miho
Pavist
Deer Hunted Man Dies in Early Morning Shootout
A man named Martin shot and killed another man after a deer hunt on a southern county road. The incident occurred near St. Lawn and involved a confrontation over a deer, with shots fired and the assailant then standing over the victim before fleeing.
Tunnel Found Near Tsarskoe-Selo After Plot to Kill the Czar
Reports say an underground tunnel leading toward the Tsarskoe-Selo palace was found near the Russian royal residence. Gen. Kristi ex-governor of Moscow pursued the scene as hounds uncovered the entrance hidden by earth and heavy foliage. Authorities arrested suspects linked to the assassination plot.
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Tsarskoe-Selo
Iyo
Cyars Palace
Kristi Exe
Moscow
Dehonehy Forest
Teorskai-Selo
Pension Rolls Show Record Drop in Washington History
Pension Commissioner Warner reports a 138 600 decline in pensioners from the previous year, the largest yearly decrease on record. Total pensioners June 30, 107 stood at 0 001 1, and total pension value reached 140 850 S S U written in official figures.
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Washington
Warner
Pension Baureau
First Electric Death Trial at Kingston England
In Kingston England a carpenter at the electric lighting works is believed to have died by his own action with electricity. William Brown examined the switchboard and soon after was seen with his hands on two terminals and died instantly. He had a religious mania.
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Kingston
England
William Brown
Hungarian plan to seize estates to curb emigration
The Hungarian government negotiates buying vast estates including those of Count Lejesevich and other magnates to break them into small farms for sale or rent to peasants. The aim is to restrict emigration to the United States and other destinations.
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America
Lejesevich
United States
Roosevelt's sport results recount bounty on bears and deer
President Roose velt summarized a hunting tally from Bayou Tensnas and Bear Lake Louisiana including three bears six deer one wild turkey twelve squirrels one duck one poxsum and one wildcat. He noted they ate all but the wildcat and joked about nearly choking on the last bite.
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Roosevelt
Bayou Tensnas
Bear Lake
Louisiana
Train Kills Three Laborers Near Versailles Ohio
A Big Four train struck a handcar near Versailles Ohio killing three laborers and injuring five others. The accident involved nineteen workers and occurred on a labor crew boarding or moving the handcar. Investigators probe cause and safety practices.
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Versailles
Ohio
Wallings Released From Custody by St. Petersburg Officials
William English Walling his wife and sister in law have been released from custody under safeguards arranged by the American embassy in St. Petersburg officials reported the action follows a period of detention with the Wallings returned to American authorities for further assurances regarding their safety and travel.
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the Wallings
William English Walling
St. Petersburg
Bequest for School Would Create Orphan Girls Institute
The will of Philadelphia millionaire Robert N. Carson provides a $1,000,000 orphan girls institution patterned after Girard College, to be built near Flourtown Montgomery County after the widow Frances Carson’s death. The bequest specifies nonsectarian worship, Christian instruction, and no proselytizing, open to all poor white girls whose parents are dead.
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Tt Io
Robert N. Carson
Philadelphia
Girard College
Frances Carson
Institutio
Flourtown
Montigomery County
Great Circus Changes Hands
A chaotic report states the circus changes ownership in New York with details of staff and acts. The transfer shifts the Greatest Show on Earth to new managers and hints at future performances under fresh leadership.
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New York
Corneerion
Arenie Enterprises
Emdan
Bago D&g
Mateeres Phicos
Renaling Brathfool
Eines
Noorhar
Baraat
Rawle
Partin
Panama Fonurs Magoon Delivers Appreciation Medal
Governor Magoon accepted a special medal of recognition from Panamanian officials for services rendered to the Panama area. The presentation honored Magoon and the Panamanian party members expressed high appreciation for the token of affection.
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Meetaon
Gobir
Searshobha Dd Valdes
Threopw
Serviers
Bes Pobre
Panama
Gav
Magoon
Pangana
Federal grand jury indicts railroad firm and associates
Aidictments were returned by the federal grand jury in Santa Fe New Mexico against Phelps Dodde & Co of New York owners of the Tri Paso and Southwestern railway and others in Arizona and New Mexico. The charge is conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with coal lands and entries in San Juan county New Mexico.
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Federal Grand Jury
Santa Fe
M. AL
Phelps, Dodee & Co
New York
Tri Paso and
Southiwestern Railway
Arizona
Eeat
New Mesiva
San Juan County
Mexico
Indian attack on Mexican troops reported at Nahveo
Dispatch from Merida says Maya Indians struck the federal camp at Nahveo Quintana Roo killing seven soldiers and Lieutenant Ramon Sin Martin. Troops were surprised and then looted the camp by the attackers.
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Merida
Mexico
Peto
Nahveo
Quintana Roo
Ramon Sin Martin
Globe Miner Shootout In Arizona Business Dispute
David James, owner of Globe Electric Light and Gas Co in Globe Arizona, was shot and likely fatally wounded by U S Buckner. Buckner fled and is believed to have headed to Gibson mining camp eighteen miles away. The motive appears to be trouble over mining chains.
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David James
Globe Electric Light Ail Gas Company
Globe
Ariz
U. S. Buckner
Buckner
Gibson
Dog Immolates Self Over Masters Retirement in Altoona
A fox terrier, mourning the retirement of its owner David Bollinger, jumped from a three story Altoona building and died. The dog had long been the companion of Bollinger, a former stable boss at a department store, who retired after years of service.
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Altoona
David Bollinger
Bollinger
Wall Street Stabilized by Morgan Financiers Amid Declines
J Pierpont Morgan aided by James Stillman and others infused millions into Wall Street to check declines and restore confidence. The Knickerbocker Trust Company is placed under a bank examiner as The Trust Company of America suffers a bad run.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
James Stillman
Wall Street
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Trust Company of America
Receivers Appointed for Westinghouse Firms in Pittsburgh
Three Westinghouse companies in Pittsburgh have been placed in receivers’ hands as the money market tightens. The Iron City Trust Company is also named for receivers, with statements indicating solvency of the entities.
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Westinghouse Companies
Pittsburg
Iron City Trust Company
Bryan Speaks in New York At Cooper Union
W. M. Bryan speaks at Cooper Union in New York attacking metropolitan newspapers owned by trust interests. He accuses owners of chloroforming the public and pocketing profits.
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Bryan
New York
W. 3
Cooper Union
Nation Seizes Tobacco Under Justice Dept Action
United States authorities at Norfolk Virginia seized tobacco and cigarettes valued at seven thousand dollars on consignment to the British American Tobacco Company of Great Britain. The move marks the first seizure under the Sherman Antitrust Law section targeting property, not owners, shifting the burden to prove non contraband.
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United States
Norfolk
Washington
Eighes
Lewis
Department of Justice
Sothern Hurt on Stage at Cleveland Opera House
Sothern suffers a painful hand wound when a nail tears his left hand during Ophelia’s graveyard scene in Theme at Cleveland’s Mucclid Avenue Opera House. He endures the injury without movement to preserve the performance as doctors fear possible lockjaw from the cut.
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Sothern
Mucclid Avenue
Cleveland
Ophelia
Will give King his child in Saxony divorce case
Wife of the Saxon king agrees to surrender her daughter Princess Anne Monica Min at month end after talks with an envoy from Presden court. She may keep the child one twelfth of each year and visit other offspring annually. Her Saxon pension will continue. Toselli set to tour the United States with Flores in the family concert plan.
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Presden
Signori ‘Toselli
Contes Mantiznasa
Saxony
Anne Monica Min
Signora 'Roselli
Siger Toselli
Flores
United States
Desperate Denver Husband Fails Bomb Attempt in Great Bend
Stacey, who arrived from Denver to Great Bend Kansas, tried to kill his wife with a dynamite bomb. His mother-in-law pulled the wife to safety before the explosion. No injuries occurred. Stacey was arrested as the incident followed Mrs Stacey fleeing Denver to stay with her parents.
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Wontan
Stacey
Great Bend
Kan
Denver
Dancer
Terreftsal
New Comet Approaches Earth, No Threat to Planet
University of California astronomers led by Prof Leuschner study the new comet discovered by Mellish of Wisconsin. The advance orbit calculations place the body rapidly approaching Earth with no danger of impact.
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Berkeley
Cal
Mellish
Wisconsin
Leuschner
Department of
University of California
Fire on Roof Forces Theater Evacuation in St Louis
During a performance at the Columbia Theater in St Louis a fire broke out in the roof. The audience was asked from the stage to pass out without delay but with order. Spectators followed, and firemen soon extinguished the small blaze outside the theater.
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Columbia Theater
St. Louis
Retired Admiral Selfridge Weds Gertrude Wilds in Boston
Rear Admiral Thomas A. Selfridge retired from the U S N marries Gertrude Wilds of Jamestown Rhode Island in Boston at the Trotel Abbottsford. The ceremony is performed by Rev Edward Witts with only the bride relatives and the four sons of the admiral as witnesses.
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Thomas A. Selfridge
Gertrude Wilds
Jamestown
R. I
Trolley Cars in Fatal Wreck Near Cleveland
A head on collision on the Cleveland Akron and Bedford line about thirty miles from Cleveland kills a motorman and injures many. The wreck occurred near Cuyahoga Falls close to the Summit County line.
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Cleveland
Akron
Bedford
Cuyahoga Falls
Summit County
Standard Oil to Build Linden Refinery at Bayway NJ
The Standard Oil Company has purchased 700 acres at Bayway near Linden and Elizabeth, New Jersey, to construct a major eastern refinery. The plant will be named the Linden refinery.
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Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Bayway
Linden
Elizabeth
N. J
Balloon lands near Hamilton after 700 mile flight
Major Herney piloting the balloon United States completed a 700 mile journey from St. Louis and touched down near Hamilton Ontario. The voyage set records for distance flown in a balloon race era. Local observers reported the successful landing and noted navigation from Missouri to Canada.
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Major Herney
United States
Hamilton
Ont
St. Louis
Chicago Market Sees Bright Tone Amid Growth in Payments
The Chicago market reports higher bank payments, improving money conditions, and strong shipments of breadstuffs. Iron and steel contracts rise with steady furnace output, while interior trade remains healthy. Blank clearings reach 269 million, up 15 percent from last year. district failures total 75 with 7,000 liabilities.
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Chicago
Moreantire
Agriculturists
Coninue
Duns
Trade and retail markets amid weather and credit strains
New York reports show distributive trade shifting toward retail, with mixed performance across regions. North and South show strength, East weaker. cold weather needed for best activity. Money stringency affects collections and crop holdings. business failures rise to 104 in the week ending Oct 17 in the United States, with Canada at 30.
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United States
Market prices across cities for cattle hogs and grains
The report lists bid ranges by city for cattle hogs and sheep and for wheat corn oats rye and other commodities. Prices span Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo and Toledo with variations by grade and quality.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Lipton Disappointed Over America Cup Race Terms
In the Sporting World Bic Thomas Lipton voiced strong disappointment at failing to reach terms to race for the America Cup. He indicated his team would pursue other yacht racing opportunities and assess future challenges.
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Bic
Thomas Lipton
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Thas
Pitti Sys
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Bedtourar
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