Telegraphic Brevities Severe Local Incidents
L A McQuinis of Huntington fatally wounded E W Preston of La Vallette. John Procter, a Quantrell ally, killed his daughter's lover David Strickler at Wellington and then killed himself. Destructive forest fires sweep the ridge at New Latrobe destroying valuable trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. McQuinis
Huntington
W. Va
E. W. Preston
la Vallette
John Procter
Quantrell
David Strickler
Wellington
New Latrobe
Citizens' Industrial Association of America formed
A Chicago meeting of employers and citizens' alliances endorsed unifying anti union forces. Rev. W. J. Boedtker urged a broad federation to oppose labor unions, claiming 90 percent of workers oppose unions and 4 to 5 million would join. Delegates from Kansas City, Denver and others praised the plan and a name was adopted as The Citizens' Industrial Association of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kimball Hall
Shelbyville
Ind
Employers’ Associations
Mr. Boedtke
United States
Kansas City Citizens’ Alliance
Denver
D. M. Parry
National Manufacturers’ Association
Citizens’ Industrial Association of America
Roosevelt Seeks Indictment in Post Office Scandal
President Roosevelt tells three friends he has studied Bristow’s report on post office corruption and believes Heath must face grand jury scrutiny. He says purge will go forward only if evidence supports indictment, though he doubts criminal action rests on the report alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Perry
Roosevelt
Bristow
Post Office Department
Heath
Murder after Benediction at Prayer Meeting
In Harrisburg Illinois Fay Upchurch stabbed and killed William E Raine after a dispute at Long Branch ten miles north of the city. Upchurch fled on horseback. a posse searches for him. Both youths were 19, no prior trouble shown at the inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Fay Upchurch
William E. Raine
Long Branch
Upchurch
Rhine
Will Endeavor to Help Jews in America and Abroad
Washington reports Jews of America plan further efforts to aid countrymen abroad. Simon Wolf from this city has arranged conferences between the president, Secretary Hay, and the board of delegates on civil and religious rights. The Kishenery petition will be formally presented and placed in state department records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Simon Wolf
Hay
Board of Delegates
Wolf
State Department
Pope Pius X May Leave Rome for Venice Visit
The Pope may travel to Venice within the coming year. A Venetian woman, once his friend in Venice, says he confirmed reports of ongoing negotiations for reconciliation between the Italian government and the Vatican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Venice
Vatican
Collision sinks Tokai Maru off Hakodate in fog
In a fog off Hakodate Japan the Russian Yushen Kaisha steamers Progress and Tokai Maru collided. Tokai Maru sank with about 100 aboard and 56 were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Hakodate
Japan
Yushen Kaisha Company
Progress
Tokai-Maru
Italian Fear Over Abyssinia Expedition
Rome reports considerable fear among Italians over the Abyssinia expedition led by Consul General Skinner of Marseilles. Instructions have been sent to the Italian minister in the Abyssinian capital to monitor Mr. Skinner closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Abyssinia
Skinner
Marseilles
Twenty Die in Oil Ship Fire
The Tageblatt reports the German steamship August carrying naphtha was destroyed by fire in mid Atlantic. Twenty persons perished in the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
the Tageblatt
August
mid-Atlantic
Fire destroys Ashley Opera House in Illinois
Ashley Illinois October 30 fire destroyed the opera house and several other buildings causing an estimated loss of 10000 dollars. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley
Ill
Ashley, Hl
Opera House
Duchess Losing Hearing: 15. dt. no ait is
Fragmentary OCR item shows unclear phrasing about a duchess or hearing and a name Jennietts, with no coherent event or date readable.
Rockbound Dream of Plunder and Work
Poem fragment narrates longing for treasure while toiling for dollars. Narrator wanders, hoping for fair fortune, notes weary life under low pay of four dollars and seventy five cents weekly, and imagines a steady grind contrasted with distant riches. Carrie referenced as a rich daughter seeking a worthy suitor.
Making Home Happy in Hiden and Eve’s Curtain Lecture
A comic vignette shows Adam sneaking out for peace and exercises while Eve scolds from the balcony. He returns about 3 am with elder berries as she delivers a long curtain lecture. The piece closes with a seasonal couplet urging renewed hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiden
Adam
Eve
The Aurora of Hope and the Rustling Seasons
A fragmented verse describes changing seasons from summer to autumn and finally winter. It evokes nesting warmth as leaves fall and frost approaches, with imagery of firelight, harvest, and the shifting year ending in spring promise.
Remembering His Native Town Gift to Oxford Library
William R. Mygatt of Chicago donated to Oxford New York’s library a Latin Bible printed in Gothic letters three years after Columbus’s discovery of America and a portrait of Osceola with a lock of the chief’s hair. The Bible copy is regarded as almost priceless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
N. Y
William R. Mygatt
Chicago
Oxford
N.Y
America
Osceola
Widow Dies by Poison At Husband's Grave
In Brooklyn at Evergreen Cemetery Mrs. Maude Asten, widow of a year, killed herself by swallowing carbolic acid on her husband’s grave in the actors’ plot. Letters found with her showed heartbreak over his death and explained her act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evergreen Cemetery
Brooklyn
Maude Asten
Morphine Cure Offers Home Treatment for Drug Habits
An advertisement claims a guaranteed home cure for morphine opium laudanum cocaine and all drug habits without business disruption. It promises immediate action better appetite sound sleep and natural recovery building the nervous system with individualized care from a nerve specialist. Free trial treatment is offered upon request with confidential correspondence through Manhattan Therapeutic Department in New York City.
Dust Trials At Crystal Palace Show Dust From Underbody
In a London Automobile Club reliability event at Crystal Palace a dust trial used flour sweepings on the track. A pilot car paced at about thirty miles per hour while cameras captured the dust cloud from the competing vehicle. The test noted that heavier gear under the body produced more dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Automobile Club
Crystal Palace
Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil Promises Quick Home Cures
An advertisement touts Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as a lifesaving household remedy. It claims to save hundreds of lives yearly and to cure croup as well as heal burns and all sorts of wounds when used at the right moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Which Was the Corruptor Presented a Brilliant Parrot
A sea captain gifts a highly talkative parrot to a family. The bird once prized, has lately become a real thorn to the lady of the house. The tale centers on who corrupted the parrot and disrupted family harmony.
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Ctis
Perfection Biscuit Company
Fort Wayne, Ind
California
Colonist
Via
Southern Pacific
Bloomington
Peoria
St. Louis
W. G. Neimyer
Clark Street
Europe
Williams Mfg. CO
Cleveland
C. H. Leonard
Lakeside Medicinie Co
Fenton’s Drug Store
Inot Sold By
Druggis If
Londike
Arkansas
G. L. Nichols
Lion Hiiy
Marion County
Nulae
Norris, Hl
Frank Rutledge
Pope Pius X
Holy Father
Vienna
Carrie
Tou
Tomor
Oxford, N.Y
Manhattan
York
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