Alaskan boundary accord halves hopes on Portland canal
London reports the Alaskan boundary commission has accepted all American claims except the Portland canal, which Canada wins. The decision, already voted, awaits formal drafting and map completion by Monday, with signatures to follow.
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London
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Portland Canal
Canada
Associated Press
United States
Alverstone
Alaska Boundary Commission
Alaskan
Ita Alverstone
Lodge
Root
Turner
Messrs. Aylesworth and
Jette
Sarsiedty
Alaska Boundary Decision Seen as US Victory
The London bulletin on the Alaska boundary commission endows the United States with a distinct victory. The Portland canal ruling grants Canada possession of Tearse Island but preserves Canada’s use of the eastern channel, while the US gains use of the western channel.
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Commission
United States
Portland Canal
Washington
Associated Press
London
Alaskan Boundary Commission
State Department
Canada
Tearse Island
Pearse Island
Canada Disappointed by Alaskan Boundary Decision
Toronto residents express great disappointment over Lori Alverstone's ruling in the Alaskan boundary case. Thomas Hodgins, master in ordinary, says he will reserve judgment until reading the full text, reflecting widespread Canadian sentiment.
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Toronto
Ont
Lori Alverstone
Thomas Hodgins
Choked Wife to Death in Dayton Bed
Dayton Ohio October reports Charles H Weiffenbach a well connected foreman killed his wife by strangling her in their bed at 5 AM after a quarrel. He then ate breakfast, went to his tobacco warehouse job, and calmly told police the crime before being detained.
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Dayton
Ohio
Charles H. Weiffenbach
Girl Dies After Poison Attempt In Nebraska Sanctuary
Lincoln Neb Oct 17 An unknown freshman girl at the University of Nebraska took a large dose of poison while in front of St Theresa's pro Cathedral. She staggered into the church and died while muttering a prayer. She reportedly told a priest she was the daughter of a banker but gave no name.
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Lincoln, Neb
University of Nebraska
St. Theresa’s pro-Cathedral
A C Beaver Hosts Sunday School Class Dinner
The veteran First Baptist Sunday school teacher A C Beaver entertained thirteen pupils and guests at the New Avelline hotel. Rev and Mrs Field and Mrs H A Philley attended. Later the group posed for photographs at Perry studio.
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A. C. Beaver
First Baptist Church
New Aveline Hotel
Field
H. A. Philley
Perry Studio
Congressional Roll for Half a Century in Northeastern Indiana
A local recap traces fifty one years of northeastern Indiana congressional representation. It covers districts and shifts from 1852 to 1902, listing members by name party and town, noting changes to the district's boundaries and numbering through 1874 1880 and beyond.
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Indiana
Ligonier
Allen
DeKalb
Elkhart
Kosciusko
la Grange
Noble
Steuben
Whitley
Huntington
Hikhart
Lagrange
Obituaries and Local Notices From Northern Indiana
Obituaries report Daniel Asby of Elkhart dead at 82 and Ira Jackson of Elkhart County found dead in bed. Local notices detail Angola post office discontinuation October 31, Steuben County rural routes, a Monroville church pastor’s resignation, Kinney bank assets and debts, and various thefts and accidents including seed theft and injuries to Ralph Swihart and a 6 year old child in Columbia City.
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Daniel Asby
Elkhart
Ellis
Angola
Steuben County
Ray
Fremont
G. Battenfield
Christian Church
Monrosville
Kinney Bank
Laura A. Kindig
Elkhart County
Samuel M. Evans
Huntington County Infirmary
Andrew Carnegie
Bluffton
Lagrange State Bank
C. A. Nichols
Joseph D. Ferrar
W. H. Short
Ralph Swihart
Columbia City
Ira Jackson
Jackson Township
Hal
Inez
Irene Hartford
Thomas Hartford
South Bend
Walter Sykes
Charles Doefrees
Eshermen
Arthur Reed
Newbury Township
Lagrange County
Lagrange
Shenjemin ‘Wehrkamp
Losig
Mantgeliee
Bis
Pura
Indiana Democrats Discuss Sentinel Purchase Plan
About forty to fifty Indiana Democrats met at the Grand hotel in Indianapolis to form a stock company to buy and control the Indianapolis Sentinel, the state party organ. The plan aims to involve many party members, with future meetings and possible changes in editorial control if the deal succeeds.
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Indiana
Indianapolis Sentinel
Indianapolis
Grand Hotel
Thomas Taggart
Taegart
Sentinel
S. E. Morss
J. Oscar Henderson
W. H. O’brien
Lawrenceburg
Democratic State Committee
Gilbert Hendren
Bloomfield
J. R. Duffin
New Albany
Lincoln Dixon
North Vernon
John D. McGee
Rushville
J. Fred France
Huntington
James W. Fortune
Jeffersonville
Cyrus E. Davis
Frankfort
J. W. Reilly
Joseph T. Fanning
John W. Kern
James L. Keach
W. W. Spencer
James E. McCullough
Joseph E. Bell
Hostetter Cannot Accept Call to Bethany Church
Rev. H. B. Hostetter of Oxford Indiana, who was offered the Bethany Presbyterian church post to succeed Rev. J. C. Breckenridge, notified Bethany officers he cannot come due to circumstances and must reconsider acceptance. Hostetter preached earlier in the service.
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H. B. Hostetter
Oxford
Ind
Bethany Presbyterian Church
J. C. Breckenridge
Bethany Church
Hostetter
First encyclical of Pope Pius X
Washington, Oct. 17 The text of the first encyclical of Pope Pius X, dated Rome Oct. 4, outlines the new pope’s program to renew all things in Christ. It warns against secret aims, stresses peace through justice, and urges priests to be apostles and scholars, echoing Leo XIII’s policy with a fresh emphasis on instruction and defense of the faith.
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Washington
Pius X
Rome
God
Christ
Neraltion
Apostle
Althoug
Pops Leo
Fifteen Die In Railway Wreck Near Trenton
A railway disaster near Trenton New Jersey leaves fifteen dead and many injured as wreckage blocks the line. Rescue teams work through the night to recover victims and clear the tracks despite dangerous conditions.
Forty Die and Many Hurt as Train Collision Slams Work Train
A Belvidere division collision near Washington's Crossing, Trenton, leaves about forty injured and fifteen dead, mostly Italian laborers and several colored men. A work train with 180 aboard was rear ended by a gravel train while stopped for orders. Rescue trains and doctors rushed to the scene. bodies sent to the morgue for identification.
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Trenton
N. J
Belvidere Division
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Washington’s Crossing
St. Francis Hospital
Encyclical Urges Clergy Reform and Evangelical Mission
A Vatican text criticizes some clergy for pursuing hollow works while others imitate Christ by aiding the poor and proclaiming release to the oppressed. The encyclical highlights the duty to evangelize the needy and cites Jeremiah. It notes the encyclical is not sealed with the fisherman's ring, a symbol unused since Leo XIII's death.
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Jeremiah
Christ
Leo XIII
Bankers Convention Preparations In San Francisco
San Francisco officials finalize hosting plans for the bankers convention with 3200 eastern delegates moving toward the city. Trains from Chicago and St Louis carry attendees as Governor Pardee and Mayor Schmitz welcome them at a Wednesday morning assembly. Elaborate receptions planned for delegates and party ladies as arrival trains expected tomorrow.
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San Francisco
Cal
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Pullman
Chicago
St. Louis
Pardee
Schmitz
Ohio Carnegie Steel plant to suspend work for two weeks
Youngstown Ohio October 17 The Carnegie Steel Co plant employing 2500 men will shut down tonight in all departments for one week and may extend another week if market conditions do not improve Railroads are canceling orders for rails due to high prices The mill had produced about 2000 tons of rails daily until two weeks ago
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Youngstown
Ohio
Carnegie Steel Company
Bullet Kills Burglar in Woodhaven Home Break
R Reeves of Brooklyn was shot and killed by Charles C Wentisch and accomplices during a burglary attempt at Wentischs Woodhaven Long Island home. A severed artery caused fatal blood loss before help could reach him.
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New York
R. Reeves
Brooklyn
Charles C. Wentisch
Wentisch
Woodhaven
L. I
Reeves
Stolen Team Sought After Waterloo Theft
Police seek a team stolen yesterday at Waterloo owned by Harrison Mains of Huntertown. Officers believe the thief is a young man about eighteen.
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Waterloo
Harrison Mains
Huntertown
Maples visitor appears before judge for intoxication
Martin Schmidt from Maples visited the fair on Friday and socialized with friends. He faced a charge of intoxication the next morning before Judge Dreibelbiss but was released after a long life with no prior arrests. John Maynard was picked up at the
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Martin Schmidt
Maples
Dreibelbiss
John Maynard
Allen County Farmers’ Mutual reports record year of new business
The Allen County Farmers Mutual Insurance Association announced a record year with 706,898 in new farm property insurance written in the past twelve months. About 3,000 policyholders exist in Allen County and total coverage nears 5 million dollars. Insurance cost members 32 cents per 100 dollars, higher due to unusually large fire losses. the old board of directors G V Kell W A Kelsey Georges W Wilbur William Kinerk and William S Brown were re elected at the annual meeting.
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Allen County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Allen County
Messrs
G. V. Kell
W. A. Kelsey
Georges W. Wilbur
Revived tale seeks innocence for late convict George Jones
Mrs. B G Leslie, a missionary, works in New York to clear George Jones, dead in Alameda Jail after nineteen years awaiting a new trial. She cites a dying confession in a New York hospital as proof of innocence and argues Jones was a victim of circumstances. Jewelry found in his possession linked to Lorenzo Dutil’s murder, contradicting his claim of buying from a ferry stranger. The confession story dates to 1896.
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Oakland
Cal
Mra
B. G. Leslie
New York
George Jones
Alameda
Leslie
Jones
Lorenzo Dutil
San Francisco
Sudden Death of John Radenbaugh in Payne Ohio
John Radenbaugh died suddenly from heart disease at Payne Ohio on a Friday morning while with family at the breakfast table. He was sixty seven, a farmer and well known in Alea county. Surviving wife and veteran of the war. Funeral services scheduled in Payne this day afternoon.
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William Bruch
John Radenbaugh
Payne
Ohio
Radenbaugh
Alea
County
Ridow
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Samuel Brenton
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Charles Case
William Mitchell
Kendallville
Joseph K. Edgerton
Joseph H. Defrees
William Williams
War
Henry B. Saylor
John H. Baker
Walpole G. Colerick
Robert Lowry
Fort
Charles A
McClellan
Auburn
William F. McNagny
Jacob D. Leighty
St. Joe
DeKalb County
Jas. M. Robinson
Oxford, Ind
Pope Pius
Pennsylvania
Farmers’ Insurance Company
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