Smuggling, relics and a Biscuit Pot Across Borders
The itemization notes smuggled goods traveling from Windsor Ontario to Detroit with women concealing items beneath garments. A Berlin machinist invents a perforated rim pot that recycles boiling liquid back to the pot. Obituaries mention Gravil Solodoyni koff’s estate funding girls schools and cheap housing, while Napoleon Guicheveau dies at Breaux Bridge aged 118. Kiel to open a new high school for shipbuilding and machinery in 1903 with state and municipal funding and Krupp Germania wharf pledging support.
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Kiel
Germany
Krupp Germania
Floods Across England Cause Widespread Losses
Nineteenth century floods in western and midland England caused immense property damage and heavy losses for farmers and residents. Most afffected were the poor as cattle sheep and poultry perished or were washed away while some towns reported unusual scenes such as a rector observing a pie stranded in an orchard after floodwaters receded.
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Midland
England
Alcester
Worcestershire
Jessica
Montclair cleans up on a shoestring effort
The Improvement League of Montclair New Jersey boasts that under $100 spent on back yard and alley prizes plus kid driven waste paper drives freshened the town and reduced the death rate. The council credits the program with making Montclair noticeably attractive and wholesome. Police will search for Louis Curran, 18, last seen with his father William Curran, in New York after a chase from Galveston to Buffalo.
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Improvement League
Montclair
New Jersey
Galveston
Buffalo
Willian Curran
St. Louis
New York
Louis
Fay
Columbia Wins Closest Cup Race In 1901 Series
New York reports Columbia defeated Shamrock in a near finish to defend the America’s Cup after a 30 mile race under difficult wind. Lipton concedes and praises Columbia while Lipton’s Erin hosts guests aboard with celebration and mixed results.
Britons Disappointed On Shamrock II Failure
London records supreme disappointment over Shamrock II failing to win a single race. Critics who once denounced Sir Thomas Lipton for using his yacht to promote business now acknowledge his sportsmanlike effort deserved a better result. Crowds on the Embankment reacted as the American yacht led near the stretch. Betting was light and the general mood was genuine disappointment.
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Linton
London
Thomas Lipton
Allence
Intense Maanacre Reverberates Through Military Circles
The article reports intense reactions to the Nas mar Nes massacre in Samar and Manila Oct. The disaster prompts stricter garrison vigilance, blaming pacificos many of whom hold office or oath. Maj. Foote notes warnings to Capt. Connell and planned attacks at Basay and North Balinga. The piece also covers a clash between Gen. Chaffee and the Supreme Court over wartime authority and habeas corpus.
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Samar
Manila
Nas Mar Nes
Bechose
Baxangiga
Baulan
Cutucan
Batangas
Morris Soote
Ninth
United States Infantry
Bamar
Balangiga
Company C
Connell
Foote
North
Balinga
Basay
Chaffee
Supreme Court
Austrian anarchist seized near Vatican plot to kill pope
An Austrian named Glavnnovich was arrested loitering about the Vatican and allegedly planned to murder the pope and Cardinal Rampolla. A second item notes McKinley murder cheers at a London meeting, where about 200 anarchists echoed support for Czolgoso and the workers’ cause, with youths present and a detective observer commenting on impact.
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Vatican
Tome
Glnavenovich
Alming
Rampolla
McHminley
London
McKinley
Czolgosza
Molinley
Vaporer
Czolgosz
Workers of the World
Tera
Evidence of Editorial Admissibility Sparks Court Inquiry
Washington October 8 A protest against admitting as evidence an Eastern newspaper editorial criticizing Admiral Schley sparked debate in the court of inquiry. The dispute arose during readings on the Schley Hodgson correspondence, with the judge advocate allowing such papers if related to the controversy. The session also revealed a typographical error in the Dear Genoa letter, misrendering Cienfuegos as Santiago in the dispatch ordering Schley to remain at Cienfuegos.
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Washington
Schley
Rayner
Court of Inquiry
Schrey
Lieut. Hodgson
Advocate Lemly
Myr. Rayner
Bdiley
Admiral Dewey
Capt. Lemly
Sampson
Santiago
Sienfuegos
Cchley
Cienfuegos
Clenfuegoa
French Scandal Dismissal Provokes Government Attack
Paris Oct 8 The dismissal of General Davoust from the Legion of Honor sparks a serious scandal. Enemies of the ministry say the move targets the ministry by dishonoring the Legion after many top officials resign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daymnat
Paris
Davoust
Legion of Honor
Daring Tale Echoes In Police Court Memory
A fragmentary account recalls a daring incident involving a man and a woman, described in sensational noir terms. Police viewed the tale as a fairy story stripped of embellishment, with a key witness forced to sign under pressure.
Four Men Accused in Philadelphia Kidnapping Case
Police unveil kidnapping and robbery plot involving newspaper staffer a society editor a Wayne stenographer and a barber who held Mrs Mabel Goodrich prisoner four days stole jewelry worth over 2000 dollars and forced her to sign bank checks All four suspects Sloan Wallace Findlay and Dunlap were arrested and implicated others in the elaborate ruse Jewelry largely recovered as investigators traced the plot to Germantown and a Fort Wayne firehouse lead to the suspect crew.
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Philadelphia
Oct
Howard K. Sloan
Henry Wallace
J. Knight Findlay
Wayne
Oscar Dunlap
Mabel Goodrich
North Tenth Street
Germantown
Fairmount Park
Clarence Gibbany
Law and Order Society
Third National Bank
Tenth
Poplar
Fort Wayne
Find- Jay
J.night Findlay
Nttie
Sage
Findlay
Sloan
Gibboney
Wallace
Society
Two Men Crushed to Death at Alpena Wire Warehouse
In Alpena Michigan on October 8 two men were killed and three injured when heavy coils of wire toppled over at Page Peneco company warehouse. The men were stacking wire when the outer tier collapsed onto them.
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Alpena, Mick
Alpena
Mich
Page Peneco. Company
Rev McCammish Exonerated by Coroner Jury in Brown Killing
Carbondale Oct 8 coroner's jury exonerates Rev Joseph McCammish in the John C Brown killing after Brown attacked with a knife on the public square. McCammish, warned of threats, shot Brown in the lung andRenderings indicate self defense and exoneration.
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McCommish
Carbondale
John C. Brown
Joseph McCammish
Brown
McCammtch
Court Quashes Schley Coward Charge At Santiago
Witness Lieut Commander Hodgson testifies the Brooklyn stood on the conning tower during the Santiago chase and that Schley was in a safe commanding position. Hodgson says the Texas was not intentionally closed by Schley and that the bombardments of Cristobal Colon exposed weak Spanish batteries. Capt. Folger confirms the fleet’s successful bombardment and visibility limits in night patrols.
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Schley
Caltit
Washington, D
Sehley
Dearing
Magner
Mr. Rayner
Brooklyn
Witweed
Hodgson
Rayner
Sampson
Colon
Oregon
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Texas
Department
Navigator Heilner
Capt. Folger
New Orleans
Cristobal Colon
Bay 21
Lipton, Shamrock II, toremain in American waters this winter
Sir Thomas Lipton has decided to keep the Shamrock II in American waters for the winter with plans to race her next spring and summer against the Constitution and Columbia. The ship will be dismantled at once and towed to New London, Connecticut for lay up. Lipton remains aboard the Evin in New York city with a leg injury limiting activity.
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Thomas Lipton
Evin
North River
Porto Rico
Derbyshire Regiment At Moed Will Fight Ends In Defeat
Disheartened Boers under Gen. Delarey fail to seize British camp at Moed Will. Derbyshire regiment suffers six killed and four wounded as they rush to attack. camp surrounded on three sides. Scouts report Boer losses heavier than expected and supply aims thwarted.
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Pretoria
Kekewich
Delarey
Moedwill
Picker
Waa Iten
Derbyshire Regiment
Trig
Hay’s Health Improves Amid Cabinet Speculation
Washington reports Secretary of State Hay expected to return next week from a delayed vacation as Brealyn shows wealth and read readiness for doctoral duties in New Haven for Yale bicentennial. A recent rumor of Hay retirement is denied by Secretary Gage, who says no such statement was made.
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Washington
Brealyn
Iele
New Haven
Yale
Gace
Hay
Ma Gage
Ohio mother accused of fourteen murders in Dayton
Dayton police hold Mrs. A J Whitner a widow age forty seven, suspected of fourteen murders including four husbands and five children. An autopsy found arsenic and copperas. victims include her sister Mrs Anna Pugh. No motive disclosed as drugs are examined.
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Dayton
Ohio
Mra
A. J. Witwer
Central Station
A. J. Whitner
Middletown
Philippines
New York
Whitecaps Shoot Fifteen Negroes Near Caney Springs
In Ledgboro Tenn October 9 a Whitecap attack wounded fifteen Negroes, four fatally near Caney Springs. Men in white masks halted a Sunday festival party of 35, demanded names and fired after one Negro shot at a questioner. The wounded include women. one woman reported with an eye shot out. Authorities seek the attackers though their names are unknown.
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Leadsburg
Tenn
Caney Springs
Sali
Whitecap
Rebels Threaten Manila District As Firemen Rally
The governor of Romblon moved American school teachers to Bant on island under the president because the district shelters 150 rebel firemen. He arrested the presidente and sent troops to destroy the band. Intercepted letters and a local teacher’s investigation led to the capture of a rebel major and other conspirators planning to concentrate 250 riflemen in Bulacan province.
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Filpino
Taland
Huaton
Manila
Rombton
Banton Island
Presidente
Bulucan
Celebrate Sovereign’s Birthday Holiday Observed in Canada
Ottawa Oct 9 under a federal statute the birthday of the reigning sovereign is to be observed as a public holiday across Canada. The government may proclaim a different date if needed, but no such step has been taken. This year the day will be observed on May 9.
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Ottawa
Panama War Tensions Escalate With Fortifications Rising
Government forces in Cotombia erect new fortifications at Calon near Panama as two expeditions close in on the city. A contingent under General Porras is said to have landed, with critical conditions reported on October five. Early developments are anticipated as the situation intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotombin
Calon
Colombia
Panama
Porras
British Trade Balance Shows Decline in September
London Oct. 9 The board of trade reports September imports fell by 213471 pounds while exports dropped by 2 563509. For the nine months of the year imports rose by 5 27 060 and exports declined by 2 912 715 compared with the first nine months of 1900.
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Lugtivh
London
Board of Trade
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