Desert Sun Cogs and Nation Talk in 1900s Column
A collage of quotations and notes on politics, Cuba, Jamaica, and Canadian Pacific cable plans. References to desert cogs, lynchings in Oklahoma, Lillian Russell in Berlin, and views on bossism, with a defense of disciplined women supporting soldiers and a call to resist sensationalism.
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Hugh Nelson
Queensland
George H. Raid
New South Wales
George H. "‘Surner
Victoria
Great Britain
Canada
New Zealand
Thrift and Ambition Across a City Stream
An English laborer boasts to his master of thrift in spending his last penny. A western city scene shows a German girl violet seller toiling for education, earning twenty five cent bundles daily and saving three hundred dollars to attend college, impressing her Harvard-educated teacher with her ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Peace and war clash in Ching rail rush paradox
The text notes two rival alien powers disputing each other's right to build railroads and develop resources. It argues that extending civilization serves political control and war advantage, urging peace as war preparation and war as the guardian of peace in modern statecraft.
Lands at Fort Hartsuff Nebraska to be sold next month
The Interior Department ordered the sale of 712 acres at the abandoned Fort Hartsuff military reservation in Nebraska on December 1 at not less than appraised value. Also noted are suspensions of pension attorneys J K McMillan and H I Hazlitt for receiving illegal pension fees and a Vienna trade report citing Austria-Hungary export declines due to US-made goods. Lieut Southerland, famed for heroics on the Eagle, will head the naval militia branch per the assistant secretary of the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Fort Hartsuff
Neb
Interior Department
J. K. McMillan
Ray
W. Va
Clinton
United States
Vienna
State Department
Austria-Hungary
Lieut
Southerland
Eagle
Guba
Secretary of the Navy
Department
Noted Crimes And Robberies Across U S Rail Lines
Arrests and convictions surface in a spate of crimes from cattle theft to train robberies. Edward Kritzinger, not Cinchinati, faces charges over bovine disease. A Vernon, Lexas poisoning case reveals a wife killed. A Lake Shore freight train near Elyria is robbed, watch and $3 taken. Capt. Brooks of yacht Obispo murdered by two bay pirates near Sausalito. Missouri Pacific railed bandits arrested at St Joseph. Pacific Express president cites company losses at 29000 in recent thefts. Frazer Tolner held up near Haines Mission with $4800 in gold. Ike Martin’s body found shot, $4000 robbed. Bert Lewis, artilleryman from Santiago, faces burglary in Kokomo. divorce sought by his wife. Lewis identified as an aeronaut.
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Edward Kritzinger
Cinchinati
G. H. Morrison
Pat Vernon
Lexas
Lake Shore
Elyria
Ohio
Brooks
Obispo
Sausalito
Cal
Dalton Trai
Ike Martin
Bert Lewis
Battery K
Fifth
United States Artillery
Santiago
Amanda Harrison
Kokemo
Ind
Lewis
Del Norte Sets Faster Mile World Record Pace
Sporting notes cover Del Norte the guideless pacer lowering the mile world mark to 2 04 1 4 from 2 04 3 4. Other items include Kalpe coaching Iowa, Butler jailed after Philly bout, Hopkins vs Gardner in Toledo, and Yale football and Harvard training details. Also mentions Eddy Santry vs George Dixon in November and notable deaths and appointments across sports and society.
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del Norte
A. A. Kalpe
University of Pennsylvania
University of Iowa
Joe Butler
Payne
MccCoy
Philadelphia
Joe Hopkins
Oscar Gardiner
Olympic Club
Toledo
Ohio
Hinkey
Yale
Sanford
Terre Haute
Ind
Star Pointer
Eddy Santry
Chicago
George Dixon
San Francisco
Harvard
Ounha
Cadwallader
Center
Premier Sitauntale appointed in Coren reports
Widespread dispatches note a new premier named Sitauntale in Coren. British consul in Hongkong ordered to safeguard Kang Ya Wei’s family en route to Hongkong. Various appointments and relocations across empires and colonies are reported along with accidental fires and political maneuvers.
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Wofelmh
Sitauntale
Coren
Hongkong
Kang Ya Wei
Bdhem Pasha
Crete
Che “Hha
Porto Rico
United States
Colonial Ministry
St. Johns
N. B
Treut
Henry McCullom
Royal’ Engineers
Newfoundland
Cairo
London ‘Daily Telegraph
August Belmont
Episcopal Church
Paris
Newport
Turin
Italy
London Daily ‘Telegraph
Kitchener
England
London Times
Peking
Hu Sung Yul
Great Britain
Tsung Yamen
Bear Island Battle Reports Eight Killed in Relay of Fighting
Walker Minnesota October reports detail eight dead from ongoing bear island fighting. General Bacon directed landings with 12 guards protecting shore. a log house hospital served the wounded as Indians assaulted with heavy fire. Maj. Wilkinson among the fallen, correspondents Brill Beaton and Kappen safe, ongoing clash expected as reinforcements move toward Bear Island.
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Marshal O'Connor
Bacon
Gen. Bacon
Asnot Wan
Maj
Wilkinson
Maj. Wilkinson
Brill
Beaton
Kpappen
Plara
Hnarria McCabe
Col. Sheehan
MceCate
Bear Island
Rural Free Delivery Ordered for North Dakota Towns
Acting Postmaster General Heath orders the establishment of rural free delivery service at St Thomas and Mayville in North Dakota, directing postal facilities to implement routes and extend mail to rural residents.
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Washington
Tminster General Heath
St. Thomas and
Maywile
N. D
Deer River Alarmed as Indians Expected Tonight
From Duluth Oct 7 the police under Mayor Truelson plan to ship fifty rifles and ammunition to Deer River after a telegram from the village council president L Churchill warning of 300 Indians within three hours walking distance who may demand supplies and ammunition.
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Gunga
Duluth
Truelson
Deer River
Indian Uprising Fears Loom Near Cass Lake
A Cass Lake dispatch reports fears of an Indian uprising with armed bands in the vicinity. Explorers and hunters report war whoops heard within a mile, and residents prepare with all weapons loaded as night falls on the unsettled frontier.
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Feoale
Cass Lake
Duluth
News-Tribune
Cass
Fourteenth Minnesota Volunteers To Aid Gen Bacon At Leech Lake
St Paul Oct 7 The Fourteenth Minnesota volunteers pledge to aid Gen Bacon in suppressing the Indian rebellion at Leech Lake and to avenge Maj Wilkinson and his Third United States Infantry soldiers. Maj Sturgis reports to Washington and recommends reinforcements. officers of the Fourteenth volunteer battalion tender their services.
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Bacon
St.Paul
Minnesota Volunteers
Leech Lake
Maj
Wilkinson
Third
United States Infantry
Sturgis
Department of Dakota
War Department
Washington
Fourteenth Minnesota Volunteer Regiment
Charles Schaffer
Holmes
Demming
Baker
Matt
Will Be Buried at Snelle Vodien of the Fhlid'a Herten
St Paul reports interment plans for an unnamed dead soldier with initials and rank. Brig Gen Bacon had not yet reported fully on recent troop losses or battle outcomes but arranged for transportation of bodies to Port Buelling and promised a personal update.
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Amarteung
Cuba
Vodien
St. Paul
Preneh
Department of Dakota
Walker
Bacon
Tye
Te Nodinua
Spain Hopes for Far East Interests in Pan United
Madrid Oct 8 The press and politicians continue to hope that rival powers in the far East may serve Spain's interests in the Pan American area. Senor La Rasta's government declines to follow these prompts. Sparta Minn Dec 2 A laborer named Joseph Donnelly was killed and two others injured by dirt from a blast at a Sparta wine works.
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Stu
Madrid
Poli Heians
Far East
Spain
PAN
Senor la- Rasta
Einst
Sparta
Minn
Det
Joseph Donnelly
Quebec Trade Talks Move Toward New Accord
The International Joint Commission holds sessions in Washington and Quebec with United States and Canadian officials. Subcommittees continue work on tariff change questions while representatives from industry press for reciprocity and no material tariff changes under the Dingley law.
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Garrisin Clib
Quebec
Wi Ve
United States
Canada
Commission
Passenger Train Collides With Freight Near Milwaukee
Milwaukee Oct 8 One man killed and three cars burned when Chicago and North Western passenger No 3, following an extra freight, collided about eight miles south of Milwaukee. The wreck resulted from the engineer missing a block signal. The passenger telescoped into the freight and started a fire. locomotive tipped over. Thomas Dickwall of Chicago died. engineer escaped.
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Nord Hygentern Road
Cara
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Staings
Gineer Lane
Rey
Thomas Dickwall
Chicago
Senator Spooner Opens Wisconsin Campaign in Milwaukee
United States Senator John O. Spooner launched the Wisconsin Republican campaign at West Side Turner Hall Milwaukee drawing about 1600 attendees despite a steady rain. He was introduced by Joseph G. Quarles and received tumultuous applause as he defended the national administration.
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Milwaukee
United States
John O
Spooner
Wisconsin
West Side
Turner Hall
Jogeth G. Quarles
Under Guard by Sindee Militia in Pann Patrol
A garbled Oct news note from UL describes Sindee Militia patrolling streets in Pann to deter perceived threats and confiscate public safety items. It mentions unions, labor leaders, and plans for a stronger war against Black people and nine operators, with coal kept out of markets. Cars leaving Pana are labeled with chalk as Black person Rench coal from Pana.
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Bessiam Ia
Bossiam
White House
Sindee
Pann
Thes
Plana
Pana
Orders for Lee's Command to Embark at Savannah
Orders received for the Seventh Corps to prepare at once to march to Savannah for embarkation to Cuba. A premature blast killed two workers in Calumet Michigan, Willa and Oscar Watta, both married with small families left behind. A. D. Nevada candidate for United States Senate announces campaign to succeed M. Stewart.
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Ouse
Cuba
Jacksonville
Flo
Savannah
Binat, Calumet, Mich
T—Wih Willa
Oscar Watta
Calumet
SS En
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Lester Ainsworth
Edlay
Prop
Belgin
Owa
Suncogs
Alabama
Craton
Theodora Roosevelt
Jamaica
Oklahoma
Lillian Russell
Berlin
Lillian
Venient
Fox
Fanny Davenport
Richard Malcolm Johnson
Delilah Cromwell
Nebraska
Herbert Kitchener
John F. Isom
Cleveland
Senor
Jose Puente
Peru
Graham
William A. P. Martin
Imperial University of China
Motherjohn
Ledna
George W. Phillips
The
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Princeton, N. J
Bradley Fertilizer Company
Weymouth
Mass
Bradley Fertilizer Works
North Weymouth
Miradale
Liverpool
Wettem
Newcastle
Callao
Lloyds
San Jose
Miles McDermott
Crosson
Oder
Peninsular Paper Company
North
Ypsilant
Mich
Herwing
McClure
Manila
Theut
Gov. Walcott
Massachusetts
Hunter
Port Angeles
Wash
St. Michael's
Alaska
Axmconda
Mont
Danalel Nash Morgan
Democrats
Connecticut
M. A. Hann & Ono
Teredo, Drop Forge
fAspira Dim
International Union of American Clubs
Predaric Emery
Bureau of American Republics
Internal Revenue Bureau
International Food Company of
Minneapolis
Iowa
Tua Bourgogne
George Ehret
New York
Frank Ehret
Ada Dan
Ulysses S. Grant, Jr
Central City
Grand Legion of Select Knights ‘of America
District of Illinois
Minesota
Goulesburg
M. Wilcox
Paulding ‘County
Bemuel Meeklgan
Mat
Sur
Pring
Themavlyer
Wess Han
Ately
Faris
Get
Vengrand
Pitti
Dr. Having
Nadelphie
Wilkingon
Jonmila
Harbach
Il. Churchill
Village Couneil
Snelle
Uhayh Quranc
Mnauntetat
Sroonnk
Lee
Stewart
Oct
A. D
Land of
Nevada
M. Stewart
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