Boiler Explosion Kills Seven at Peoria Distillery
A boiler blast at the Corning distillery in Peoria killed seven men and injured about twenty others. Three died instantly, two more succumbed in hospital, and several remain buried in ruins. Property damage exceeds $100,000 as three five story buildings were torn apart and debris blocks recovery efforts.
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Peoria
Corning
James McManus
Charles Powell
James O'Keefe
George Shafer
G- George
John Wilson
Guy Brendan
George Fink
James Walsh
Ethipa
Wilson
Brenham
Governor Peabody Faces $100000 Damages Suit in Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek October 3 governors Peabody is named as defendant in a $100000 damages suit filed by Mullaney and Foster two victims of the bullpen released without a hearing. Generals Chase Bell and Major McClelland are also defendants. Trial awaits militia withdrawal with investigation into alleged conspiracy to break the strike by force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Col
Peabody
Mullaney and Foster
Generals Chase
Bell
McClelland
Prominent Man’s Personal Crisis Reports
New Orleans. Jack O’Neil formerly of Syracuse and manager of the Orange Texas Tribune suicided at the St Charles Hotel. He had fallen in love with Maud Kenfrau, the girl’s father forced a marriage, and O’Neill had kept the secret before going to Texas. He explained to his father and Miss Renfrau before taking his own life.
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New Orleans
Jack O'Neil
Syracuse
New York
Orange, Texas Tribune
St. Charles
Texas
Maud Kenfrau
O'Neill
O'Neil
Reffrau
Renfrau
Arbitration Court Opens in The Hague Amid Venezuelan Claims
The Hague October 2. The Venzaelan Arbitration Court opened this morning and admitted several French and English claims against Venezuela. German representatives protested and said they would consult their government about seeking an adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hague
Venzaelan
Venzeula
Unionists Support Balfour Policy at Sheffield Conference
In a morning conference at Sheffield the Unionists voted to unanimously back the Balfour policy of official reform as outlined in a night speech. The decision narrows Union ranks and makes the resolution a crucial show of support.
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London
Sheffield
Berlin Riot Hits Streets Amid Omnibus Strike
Berlin on October 2 reports a serious riot as striking omnibus workers attacked a scab driver. The mob overturned a bus and assaulted passengers and drivers. Police arrived but were assaulted with crow bars and stones. several injuries were recorded but no fatalities.
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Berlin
Attempted Lynchings Shock Town After Night Riot
A mob tried to lynch the Spivey brothers last night in Hamilton. Joe Spivey barely survived after gripping the rope, suffering broken ribs but no skull fracture. Both brothers are jailed and expect recovery. authorities swore in thirty deputies as threats of renewed violence rise from Kentucky supporters. Local colleges' students were warned to avoid involvement.
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Hamilton
Spivey Brothers
Penny
Joe Spivey
Alaskan Highways Reported By Senator Dilingham
Senator Dilingham of Vermont, chair of the special congressional committee on Alaskan affairs, met with President Roosevelt at the White House to present a preliminary report. He emphasized that government highway improvements in Alaska would greatly aid transportation and yield immense returns.
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Washington
Dilingham
Vermont
Special
Congressio UN Committee On
White House
Roosevelt
Premier Balfour says no personal feeling in cabinet resignations
Sheffield England October 2 Premier Balfour declared there was no personal bitterness from the resignation of British cabinet members. He noted the tariff question divided the cabinet but asserted Anionista were united and Liberals more divided.
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Sheffield
England
Balfour
Mayflower Arrives With Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Boston reports the Mayflower reached off Cheney's home at 8:30 am and was saluted by Cannon Island and Fort Warren. The ship brings the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company from London, with 3000 in line and seven bands including a special British governor's band. Immense crowds fill the streets as Mayor Collins reviews from City Hall and Gov. Bates from the state house.
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Boston
Millionaire Cheney
Breakers
Cannon Island
Fort Warren
London
Collins
Gov
Bates
State House
Bangling Criminals Foil State Fraud Ring
An auditor uncovered a bangling attempt to defraud the state with forgedWitness fee applications tied to the Powers case. The fake claims amount to thousands of dollars, with discounters who bought the paper facing heavy losses.
The Boundry Case in the Alaska Boundary Dispute
London October 21 Counsel Carson finished his argument for England in the Alaskan boundary case this morning. He was followed by Counsel Dickerson for America.
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London
Carson
England
Dickerson
Amerie
Balkans War Threat Seen As Spring Prospect
Vienna reports from a court source that Austria and Russia foresee a generalized Balkan war in early spring. ministers aim to confine hostilities to a small area to spare European peace.
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Vienna
Die Zeit
Austria
Russia
Balkans
Press Censorship Established in War Department
Washington reports a war department press censorship under Lieut. Green who now oversees press restrictions in Manila. Staff officers are barred from sharing information with the press as orders tighten. The Army and Navy Register warns the move could end disastrously, noting reputable papers typically comply.
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Washington
War Department
Lieut. Green
General Army Staff
Manila
Army
Young
Army and Navy Register Today
Cook party fails to reach Mt McKinley summit
New York reports Dr. Cook of Brooklyn and companions failed to top Mt. McKinley Alaska. They reached 11000 feet, could not overcome a 6000 foot granite slope, began retreat Sept 4 and descended via Chalitua to Tyouek on the way back toward Seattle.
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New York
Valdez
Alaska
Cook
Brooklyn
Mt. McKinley
Chalitua
Tyouek
Seattle
Anarchists Arrested Circling King of Italy Plot
Marseilles police detained four anarchists who planned to kill the King of Italy during a forthcoming visit by the King of France. Correspondence outlining the entire scheme was found on the detainees in jail.
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Marseilles
Italy
France
Beowanych Becomes Fatal Head On Collision Near Reno
A head on crash at Beowane near Reno last night killed Harlan Harper of San Francisco and seriously injured Grant Pyle of Oakland E Thorn of Evanston Wyoming. Brakes failed on the westbound freight colliding with a passenger train. Fireman Stone suffered severe scalds and bruises. Steventon and Mathews Wells Fargo messengers were badly cut. Sixteen injured four may die.
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Reno
Nev
Beowane
Harlan Harper
San Francisco
Grant Pyle
Oakland
E. Thorn
Evanston
Wyo
Stone
Steventon
Mathews
Wells-Fargo
Change in Officials in Washington Oct 21 1907
General Chaffee was relieved at his request from command of the Department of the East and assigned to the general staff. General Corbin, also by request, becomes second in command in the East. Chaffee seeks chief of staff duties. Corbin cited for merit.
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Washington
Chaffee
Department of the East
Corbin
Brooklyn Handicap Stake Reduced To 20000 In New York
The Brooklyn Jockey Club announced the Brooklyn handicap stake at 20000 guaranteed, replacing the previously added 310000. The Covey Island Jockey Club followed with an identical announcement for the suburban handicap of 14.
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New York
Brooklyn Jockey Club Today
Brooklyn
Covey Island
Receiver cites $250000 needed to cover debts
Philadelphia October 2 Receiver Carrath of the Consolidated Lake Superior Company issued a statement to stockholders stating that $250,000 was needed to defray indebtedness. The miners owed pay remain unsettled, and the workers grow quieter while awaiting funds.
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Philadelphia
Carrath
Consolidated Lake Superior Company
Milner Refuses Colonial Secretary Post
Premier Balfour said this afternoon that Lord Milner has refused the Colonial Secretary position offered yesterday. Milner has returned to the continent.
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Londons
Balfour
Lord Milner Hes
Continent
Fake Nobleman Faces Prison Over Fraudulent Auto Claim
London on October 2 Charles Francis, known for farming the tithe of the Duke of Nevers, was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment for pandulently obtaining an automobile. The case centers on illicitly securing a vehicle through deceptive means.
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London
Chas. Francis
Duke of Nevers
Horrible Tragedy at Guthrie Three Boys Kill Girl
Three white boys Morris Malloy and Quiness aged fifteen to seventeen were arrested for outraging and murdering thirteen year old Bohemian girl Mary Prekosh in Guthrie Oklahoma They caught her in woods and cut her throat from ear to ear The body was found by her father within an hour and locals fear lynching due to public anger.
Roosevelt Holds First Fall Cabinet Meeting In Absentia
Washington Oct 2 President Roosevelt opened the first fall cabinet session. Only Postmaster General Payne and Secretary Wilson attended while others were scattered at London New Hampshire Houston Chicago and Canada. The President conferred informally with the two present and postponed the formal meeting.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Payne
Wilson
Root
London
Hay
New Hampshire
Moody
Hoston
Shiw
Chicago
Cortelyou
Canada
Hitchcock
British Artillery Company Visits Washington in 1814 Remembrance
The Ancient and Honorable Company of Artillery of London will visit Washington D C on Thursday marking the first armed British troops in the city since 1814. An informal reception with the President and a visit to Mt. Vernon to pay honors at George Washington's tomb are planned.
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Washington
D. C
Company of Artillery
London
Tibureday
George Washington
Mt. Vernon
Calvary sergeant shoots woman and dies at Presidio
In San Francisco on October 3, Sergeant Wm Booze, a colored ex member of Company K Ninth Cavalry, shot a colored woman at the Presidio entrance then killed himself. The woman survives. The motive given is her refusal to live with him.
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San Francisco
Cal
Wm. Booze
Company K
Ninth Cavalry
Presido
Armenian Rebellion Reported at Schusecha
An Anzieger dispatch reports a rebellion among Armenians in Schusecha Transcaucasia. In clashes with Russian troops today eight Armenians were killed and many wounded.
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Berlin
Anzieger
Schusecha
Trans Cau
Casia
Family Departs for England After English Ambassador’s Death
Lavoe Platt reports that Sir Michael Herbert, English ambassador, has died. His family leaves for England this morning, and his body will be shipped tomorrow for burial near Lord Salisbury’s grave.
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Lavoe Platt
Sir Michael Herbert
England
Lord Salisbury
Insurgents Victorious At Helitza Fight In Macedonia
Insurgents under Yenoff attacked Helitza in northeastern Macedonia on October 3 destroying the settlement. Four killed among the defenders, with heavy losses inflicted on the Torke forces.
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Sila
Bulgaria
Yenoff
Helitza
Macedonia
Tillman's Trial Witnesses Tie Threats to Editor Gonzales
In Lexington on October 12, witnesses testified that Tillman repeatedly threatened to kill Editor Gonzalez weeks before the shooting, linking the threats to the motive of the case.
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Lexington
Tillman
Gonzalez
Southern Pacific Wins Out In Kentucky Tax Suit
Louisville Kentucky October 5 The suit by Kentucky against Southern Pacific Railroad over incorporation taxes near two million dollars is settled and dismissed The railroad will pay a nominal 1000 at once and an annual 275000 tax for the privilege of corporate existence under Kentucky law The estate leaned on the Keene faction for main witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
United States District Court
Southern Pacific Railroad
Kentucky
Keene
Wages To Go Down In Steel Mills Rumor
Chicago reports a rumor that on January 1 next, employees at the Homestead Steel Mills may see a 15 percent wage cut. The move is described as a forerunner to similar reductions at other steel mills, tied to last year’s strike losses aimed at making back post strike losses.
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Chicago
Homestead Steel Mills
Insurrection in the Balkans Seen Winding Down
Vienna reports the Czar of Russia and the Emperor of Austria, touring together, believe Turkish successes show the Balkan insurrection is near its end and that Hungary Turkey war will not be allowed to continue. They expect reforms in Macedonia to be peacefully enacted, not abandoned.
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Vienna
Neue Frie Presse
Ruseia
Austria
Balkans
Hungaria
Turkey
Azar
Macedonia
Telephone Strike Ends In San Francisco Settlement
President McNulty Sabin of the telephone company and the line men committee met in San Francisco to settle the long running strike. Officials hold a special meeting to ratify the agreement. The dispute extended from British Colombia to Mexico and the strike ends with parties pleased.
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San Francisco
McNulty
Sabin
Telephone Company
Committee of Linemen
Colombia
Mexico
Indictments Lodged in Post Office Fraud Case
Washinon Oct 5 The grand jury indicted Harrison Harrett formerly an assistant attorney for the department and Lyner for conspiracy to defraud the government. Metcalf Hollenbeck and partners faced conspiracy to defraud charges and a separate count for false claims. Machen indicted for bribe acceptance from a badge maker, the fourteenth such accusation.
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Washinon
Postoffice Department
Harrison Harrett
Department
Lyner
Metcalf Hollenbeck
Hollenbeck, Crawford and Norman-Metecalf Company
Named After Dillingham Town in Alaska Born Near Nushagak
Valdez Alaska October 3 thriving town ten miles from the mouth of Nushagak between here and Nome has been named Dillingham after the Vermont senator. The town with a population of several hundred notes Senator Dillingham as chairman of the senatorial committee that recently visited.
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Valdez
Alaska
Nushagak
Here
Nome
Dillingham
Vermont
Fire destroys Seattle diocese records and bishop residence
A fire in Seattle on October 3 destroyed all records of the local Catholic diocese and the bishop residence. The property was valued at 2000, and the records burned were described as very valuable, with investigators assessing total loss and potential impact on archival material.
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Seattle
Fie
Robber Johnson Held Awaiting California Requisition
Chicago report states James M. Johnson, sought in Los Angeles for embezzlement, is held after police found 2000 in his possession and linked him to a Los Angeles branch of the California Fruit Growers Association. He confessed to guilt and fled Los Angeles on September 26. Sergeant McGlynn will pursue a California reward.
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Chicago
James M. Johnson
Los Angeles
Caliofrnia
California
Johnson
California Fruit Growers
Poiles
D. Gason
McGlynn
Unhappy Russian Jews Across Vienna Telegram Claims Imperial Involvement
A telegraph from Mobleop Russia reports the massacre of Jews as a state-supported atrocity. The Arbeiter Zeitung says authorities in Moscow are responsible, and the Russian government is not denying that imperial policy authorized the slaughter of defenseless subjects.
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Vienna
Arbeiter Zeitung
Mobleop
Russia
Sultan presses U S warship withdrawal at Constantinople
In Constantinople on October 5 the Sultan demanded the withdrawal of United States warships. Minister Leischman said the U S would remove the ships once Turkey officially recognizes American schools and guarantees protection. A reported clash at Demir Kapio on the Bulgarian frontier is not confirmed.
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Constantinople
United States
Leischman
Turkey
Demir Kapio
Reuter’s Press Association
British Cabinet Announced After Resignations
London on October 6 reports a special cabinet announcement naming Austin Chamberlain as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Alfred Milne ton as colonial secretary among others. William Broderick becomes governor of India, Arnold Foster is secretary of war, A G Murray governs Scotland, Lord Stanley as postmaster general, and Duke Devonshire resigns as president of the council.
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London
Austin Chamberlain
Alfred Itileton
William Broderick
India
Arnold Foster
A. G. Murray
Scotland
Lord Stanley
Duke Devonshire
Ex-Postmaster General Burrell Gravely Ill
Telegraphic briefs report ex-Post master General Burrell seriously ill with doubtful recovery. In Rotterdam on October 5 the French lugger Carnot went ashore at Holland Hook. thirteen crew members drowned and the rest were rescued.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Burrell
Rotterdam
Carnot
Holland Hook
Double Killing in Denver: A. P. F. Coape and Wife Dead
Denver report of a Sunday night murder suicide. A. P. F. Coape known as Sir Albert Coape, fatally shot his wife and sister in law Miss Hermandez before taking his own life. The tragedy was discovered by a bartender who forced entry. Coape, once of English nobility, had recently dropped his title.
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Denver
A. P. F. Coape
Albert Coape
Mise Hermandez
Coape
Mise Hermandes
Coupe
Western golfer Bessie Anthony wins National Championship title
Bessie Anthony, four time Western golf champion, captured the National championship at Wheaton Ort today by defeating Jenna Carpenter of Weeterdho. It marks the first time a Western player has won the national title.
California Divorce Law Upheld By Supreme Court
San Francisco October 3 The California supreme court ruled to uphold the new law barring remarriage within one year after a divorce is granted. The decision reinforces a cooling-off period intended to prevent hasty remarriages and to ensure stability in family relations across the state.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Kaneas Elects Buchanan President of Iron Workers
In Kaneas on Oct 2, Buchanan was elected president of the Iron Workers' Amendment by a margin of three votes in the afternoon.
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Kaneas
City
Buchanen
The
Iron Workers
Whitney Wins at Newmarket Under Ledger Stakes
Uncle Reggie owned by W. C Whitney won the ledger stakes at Newmarket today with jockey Danny Vaher aboard. The October 1 event showcased Whitney’s stable triumph as Uncle Reggie led to victory on the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Newmarket
Uncle Reggie
W. C Whitney
Danny Vaher
Tillman Trial Suspended Illness Delays Proceedings
Lexington Kentucky October 3 The Tillman trial has been suspended due to illness and will resume next Thursday with remaining testimony and proceedings to be scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Tillman
Attempted entry at the White House by Peter Elliott
A Milwaukee machinist identified as Peter Elliot tried to enter the White House early this morning and fought when denied access. He was armed with a revolver and knife, injured a guard, and was taken to emergency hospital then police. Elliott claimed Roosevelt wanted to see him for fun and described a tangled mix of foreign lineage and royal ties. Doctors deem him insane.
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Washington
Peter Elliot
Milwaukee
Wis
White House
Elliott
Elliot
Roosevelt
Loch
Maltimore
Alice
Sweden
Minneapolis
Cyclone Hits Ewen Michigan. Town Half Swept Away
Meagre reports say Ewen was struck by a cyclone with half the town swept away. Three killed and over forty injured. Loss estimated at 250000 dollars. Provisions and medical aid have been sent from Negaunee.
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Negaunsee
Mich
Ewen
Here
Southern Pacific Accidents Kill Five in Los Angeles Area
In Los Angeles on October 5 the Southern Pacific Railroad reported three wrecks causing five deaths and eighteen injuries. A tramp died at Lang Station with another severely hurt, a work train struck a car with rails at Chatsworth, killing three and wounding seventeen, and a pony engine wreck on the Port of Los Angeles breakwater claimed another life.
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Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Railroad
Lang Station
Chateworth
Port of
Government drafts national university for Ireland
A telegram reports the government plans a bill to unite and endow Trinity College Dublin Queen's College Belfast and the New Catholic College Dublin as components of a single national university, aiming to settle the Irish educational question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Ireland
News Today
Trinity College
Dublin
Queen's College
Catholic College
Delaware Appointment of U S Attorney Named
Washington October 5 The President appointed John Neilda an anti Addicks man as United States attorney for Delaware Nields received near unanimous support from the Delaware bar
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Washington
John Neilda
United States
Delaware
Nields
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the Arbitration Court
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Mebomia
Razalog
Mayflower
Boundry
Milner
Guthrie
Morris
Malloy
Quiness
Southern Pacific
Dillngham
Iron Worker's President
Whitney
Michigan
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