Nebraska Native Among Slain Philippine School Official
D C Montgomery, district superintendent of schools for Oriental Negros, was murdered by six natives near Bacolod while en route for a consultation. Robbery is suspected as the motive. Montgomery, a native Nebraskan from Nuckolls County, had recently sailed from Lexington, Nebraska, with other teachers. He leaves a wife who teaches in Negros.
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Manila
D. C. Montgomery
Oriental Negros
Bacolod
Philippines
Montgomery
Omaha
Rev
5. A. Searle
Nuckolls County
Oak
D. W. Montgomery
D. Montgomery
Jace Montgomery
Plattsmouth
John Montgomery
Bellevue College
Millard and
Dietrich
Dumaguete
Negros Orenalis
Bacalad
Rich Idaho gold discovery sparks Black Hornet stampede
A sensational Idaho find in the Black Hornet district triggered a stampede as hundreds rushed to claim the new mine. The vein, found a mile and a half from the Black Hornet, is seven feet wide with talc on the hanging wall and fourteen inches of rich ore, valued at five to ten thousand dollars per ton.
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Black Hornet
Boish
Idaho
US postmaster urges parcel post deals with Europe
The annual report of William C. Shallenberger, assistant postmaster general, urges parcel post conventions with England, France, Italy and other European nations. He proposes a four pound weight limit and a six month notice to Germany to cut its rate from eleven pounds to four, aligning with the German arrangement.
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Shallenberger
Washington
William C. Shallenberger
England
France
Italy
Europe
Germany
Beef Interests Plan Massive Midwest Yard Consolidation
The Record-Herald reports two major moves by beef interests. A packers merger precedes a nationwide stock yards combine led by Armour Swift and Morris interests with Chicago yards controlled from Boston. Targeted yards include South Omaha Kansas City East St. Louis St Joseph Fort Worth Sioux City and Omaha stakes could reach hundreds of millions.
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Chicago
Record-Herald
Boston
South Omaha
Kansas City
East St. Louis
St. Joseph
Fort Worth
Sioux City
Armour
Armours
Swift and
Morris
Swifts
Cudahys
Omaha
Chicago Yards
Chicago Packers
Miners Honor Leader Mitchell Day in Anthracite Region
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Mitchell Day was celebrated by all union miners in the anthracite region with a general work stoppage except for a few washeries producing little coal. A large parade and speeches followed as Mitchell urged union workers to prove better craft, back the union, and avoid becoming public scapegoats in any potential strike.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
British Imperial Pacific cable completes global girdle
The last section of the British Imperial Pacific cable was laid at Fiji Island on Friday. A message to King Edward arrived at Buckingham Palace the next morning, marking the first transmission over the line that links the British empire. The cable spans 11,900 miles with the Vancouver Portland segment noted as the longest uninterrupted stretch.
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London
Fiji
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Morgan scheme is killed in Commons revive tube bill
London House of Commons refused to revive the Morgan tube bill after a debate in which Mr. Yerkes was charged with dishonorable transactions. The fight hints at a broader London dispute over whether the county council or private speculators should supply locomotion needs. In New York, action against former Port Collector George R. Bidwell was urged by Levi Bloomenstell and tobacco importers over a $2,028 duty on Porto Rico goods deemed a constitutional violation. Minneapolis, Charles J. Swanson rewarded workers with deeds to forty acres each in Anoka County for his silver wedding. land value starts at $16 an acre.
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House of Parliament
London
House of Commons
Yerkes
County Council
Porto Rico
New York
George R. Bidwell
Levi Bloomenstell and Company
Minneapolis
Minn
Charles. J. Swanson
Anoka County
Hia
Navy Builds Up Armored Cruisers and Destroyers
Washington reports steady Navy construction progress with four armored cruisers Pennsylvania West Virginia Colorado and Maryland about one third complete. Sixteen torpedo boat destroyers are completed and ready for trial or delivery except Hopkins Hull Lawrence and MacDonough.
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Navy
Washington
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Colorado
Maryland
Hopkins
Hull
Lawrence
MacDonough
Move to Murder Turns Tale of Terror in Biliran Island
A gang from Biliran crossed to Leyte and beheaded the town president, slashed his wife, and abducted his children near Carigara. Ladrones remain active in Rizal Bulacan and Lucban. constabulary reports show several killed. Salar island unrest abates as Samar police handle Dios religious sects. A native woman’s burial at Paco cemetery faces Catholic church opposition provoking police. Schismatic leaders seek court action to seize churches as native clergy defections grow.
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Hanila
Suareses
Bilirian
Leyte
Carigara
Ladrones
Rizal
Bulacan
Luzon
Manila
Salar
Dios Dios
Samar
Catholic Church of the Philippines
Paco
Agricipa
Philippines
Church of
Burt Named General Manager of Union Pacific
Horace G Burt announces in Omaha that Edward Dickinson resigns as general manager to join Kansas City Mexico & Orient. Burt will assume duties from November 1 until further notice, marking a transition in the Union Pacific leadership.
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Union Pacific
Dickinson
Omaha
Horace
Burt
Union Pacific Railroad
Edward Dickinson
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Horach G. Burt
Treaty of Cuba Shows Readiness for Next Congress
Washington officials believe a reciprocity treaty with Cuba can be ready for submission by the next congressional session. Havana dispatches say Cuba’s Palma returned draft lacks U S approval, but Quesada will forward it to Secretary Hay. If issues cannot be resolved, negotiations may shift to an extradition pact and coaling stations under the Platt amendment, despite friction over surrendering coal stations.
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Washington
Havana
Palma
Congress
Quesada
Hay
United States
Cuba
State Department
Irrigation Work Aims to Shape Settler Communities
Thomas F. Walsh, Colorado millionaire and irrigation congress president, expressed satisfaction with Denver convention results. He said the National Irrigation Association will work with government and geological survey plans to guide settlements, focusing on moral influence and small town village life to improve roads, schools, sanitation, and social ties for homesteaders in the arid West.
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Colorado
Washington
Thomas F. Walsh
Irrigation Congress
Denver
Walsh
Ag Association
Geological Survey
Mr.Walsh
National Irrigation Association
Loubet Aims To End French Miners Strike
President Loubet copies Roosevelt in seeking a settlement to the miners strike. He met with M Vincent prefect of Du Nord, mediator between strikers and mine owners, as four owners and four workers prepare for a conference. Loubet hopes for an early settlement as a political accomplishment.
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Pairis
Loubet
M. Vincent
Department of
du Nord
May canonize Filipino patriots in new church plan
Manila reports the Catholic church of the Philippines plans to canonize José Rizal, hero executed in 1897, and Fabherg Burgos and Gomez, native priests executed for 1872 Cavite rebellion. Union Pacific directors in New York discussed trainmen demands. no decision released. Washington says reciprocity treaty talks with Newfoundland are unfounded.
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Manila
Catholic Church of the Philippines
José Risal
Fabherg Burgos
Gomez
Cavite
Union Pacific
York
Hera
Wage Scale Date Set for November First 1902
Scranton report shows the anthracite strike commission voting unanimously that any change to existing wage rates will take effect from November 1, 1902. The decision was announced via Recorder Wright in a brief statement following hearings and deliberations.
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Scranton
Anthracite Strike Commission
Commission
Wright
Cholera Epidemic Decreasing in Amur and Other Districts
Cholera cases are falling in the Amur districts and across all infected regions. Since October 21, there has only been one fatal case reported in Odessa, signaling a downturn in the plague outbreak.
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ST. Petersburg
Amur
Odessa
Hamburg Breast Tea Promised Cure Affirms Gratitude
Mr F Batach of Hortoon Wisconsin credits Dr August Koenig with a remedy called Hamburg Breast Tea for helping him overcome a stubborn cough. He expresses gratitude to the medicine's discoverer for relief.
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August Koenig
Hamburg
F. Batach
Hortoon
Wis
Couwap
Buried Dogs Naezin and Chilo San Honored at Geneva
Two white marble tombstones mark the graves of Naezin and Chilo San Japanese spaniels once owned by Miss Daisy Leiter. After dying in Washington in April the dogs were moved to Geneva Illinois where Joseph Leiter read Moody hymns at burial. Fresh flowers covered the graves daily as costly stones were erected.
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Naezin
Chilo San
Daisy Leiter
Doga
Washington
the Leiters
Geneva
Joseph Leiter
Miss Leiter
Moody’s
Emperor Francis Joseph Celebrates 72nd Birthday
The Austrian emperor marked his 72nd birthday with festivities across Austria. He spent the day quietly at Ischl with his two daughters, their husbands, and surrounded by grandchildren and great grandchildren. The emperor pardoned 210 people imprisoned for lese majeste.
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Francis Joseph
Austria
Ischl
Dodd's Kidney Pills Touted In Freedom Missouri
A local notice promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for rheumatism with testimonials from Katie Anderson who credits five boxes for relief. The piece claims Osaga county sees many similar recoveries and forecasts diminishing rheumatism in the area. An unrelated jab about fat women and a plug for Dean's Ointment follow, with a 50 cent price at drug stores.
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Freedom
Dodd
Katie Anderson
Osaga County
Woman's Enduring Charms Across Generations
A periodical writer notes women retain looks longer than in the past, with forty and fifty appearing younger. Modern heroines age twenty five or more, while young actresses seldom attract. Cleopatra and long-taught histories show older influence remains. Men’s later start at life also factors into female dominance.
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Cleopatra
Nelson
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