Editor Fremont Older Kidnapped On Train In California
Deputies seize San Francisco Bulletin editor Fremont Older on a southbound Southern Pacific train at 8 50 this morning to rescue him from a Los Angeles constable who had taken Older. Judge Crow orders habeas corpus papers. Older is taken to the courthouse for a hearing.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Fremont Older
San Francisco Bulletin
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Older
Cobb
Francis J. Henri
Rockefeller Aids Thaw Family In Electrocution Case
Roger O'Mara, handling evidence for Harry Thaw, says John D Rockefeller offered his wealth to aid Mrs. Mary Thaw. Rockefeller asked for details of the Thaw White tragedy during a Cleveland visit. Mary Thaw mortgaged Lyndhurst to cover trial costs, and O'Mara hints the Thaws might tap Rockefeller funds.
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Pittsburg
Roger O'Mara
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
John D. Rockefeller
William K. Thaw
O'Mara
Cleveland
Rockefeller
Mary Thaw
Lyndhurst
Booth Favors Big Families Says Salvation Army Leader
Gen Booth head of the Salvation Army argues large families strengthen marriage duties. He praises large broods like seventeen or twenty four, warns against indulging children, condemns old age pensions as causing idleness, and endorsed Christian Science as better than sleeping through change.
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Booth
Boston
Salvation Army
Roosevelt to tour Mississippi River for Deep Waterways
President Roosevelt plans a weeklong trip from Keokuk to Memphis to promote the Deep Waterways movement and speak at the convention in Memphis. Attorneys general from many states met in St Louis to outline defending state rights against federal overreach and coordinating enforcement of state laws on trusts and industry. An English cotton spinner delegation heads to Atlanta for the cotton growers convention as MA parties begin state nominating events.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Memphis
St. Louis
New York
South
Atlanta
Massachusetts
Republicans renominate Curtis M. Guild Jr for governor
Curtis M. Guild Jr. will be renominated by Republicans as governor. Democrats likely nominate Henry M. Whitney, an early member of the Ananias Club. Key conventions this week include Episcopal Church in Richmond, Cotton Manufacturers in Washington, Grain Dealers in Cincinnati, Drugists in Denver, Public Health in Atlantic City, and Deep Waterways in Memphis.
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Curtis M. Guild, Jr
Henry M. Whitney
Ananias Club
The
Episcopal Church
Richmond
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Washington
Grain Dealers’ National Association
Cincinnati
National Wholesale Druggists’ Association
Denver
American Public Health Association
Atlantic City
Deep Waterways
Memphis
Giant Mastodon Remains Found in Alaska Glacier
In central Alaska near Chickoot Pass a frozen mastodon remains found by a party led by Professor C. W. Gilmore and joined by Professor W. T. Shaw and other scientists. The specimen measures about seventy five feet from trunk to tail, with a near forty foot height, and hair and flesh briefly preserved before decay.
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Alaska
Seattle
Wash
C. W. Gilmore
W.T. Shaw
Washington State College
Great Muir Glacier
Chickoot Pass
Northland
Spokane
Gilmore
Venezuela Awards Matter of Dispute
Caracas reports the government has published part of correspondence with the American legation on arbitration awards. Minister Russell says Venezuela will revise the Orinoco Steamship Company award before acknowledging any payment credit. Venezuela replies it will not accept revisions that close the discussion and takes no position on funds already received.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Willemstad
Foreign Office
Russell
Mixed Commission
Orinoco Steamship Company
Man undergoes five day trek after horse kick breaks leg
Cady Wyoming October 2 Bill Herrick reached the hospital after five days of agony from a broken leg. He and friends were hunting in the Hoodoo mountains when a horse kick shattered his right leg just below the knee. He endured lifting and dragging through timber trails before arrival.
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Cady, Wyo
Bill Herrick
Arong
Hoodoo Mountains
Roosevelt Party Heads to Memphis for Deep Waterways Talks
President Roosevelt and his party arrived in St Louis from Keokuk joining governors from twenty three states to back inland navigation projects aimed at deepening the Mississippi channel. The group will travel to Memphis by October four and then to Louisiana for sport before returning to speak at Vicksburg and near the Hermitage. The entourage includes aides and Civil Service officials with Melhenny arranging portions of the Louisiana excursion.
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Oet
Roosevelt
Keokuk
Iowa
E City
Mississippi
Memphis
Loeb
Latta
T. H. Netherland
Rixey
Wilson
Garfield, Jr
Alexander Lambert
John M. Darker
J. A. Mellhenny
Albert B. Cummins
Henry A. Buchtel
Colorado
George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
Joseph K. Tolle
Montana
Bryant B. Brooks
Wyoming
John Burke
North Dakota
Coe I. Crawford
South Dakota
J. O. Davidson
Wisconsin
George J. Sheldon
Nebraska
Edward W. Hoch
Kansas
Charles S. Deneen
Ilinois
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Malcolm R. Patterson
Tennessee
Frank Frantz
Oklahoma
X. O. Pindall
Arkansas
Newton C. Blanchard
Louisiana
Napoleon LB
Lati
White House
Vicksburg
Hermitage
Washington
Jackson
Fishing From Trains Captures 3-Foot Carp on Salton Quit
Travelers on the Southern Pacific Overland observed fishing from the dining car as the train crossed a trestle over Salton Sea. A three foot carp reportedly took bait dropped into the water, drawn aboard the Pullman amid crowds watching the spectacle.
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Salton
Cal
Southern Pacific Overland
Salton Sea
English Soldier With Largest Iowa Family
In September 1880 Mr. and Mrs. John I Harris of Alabama claim the state’s largest family with twenty three children born to one wife. Ten at home eight married and five dead. Harris notes statistics would put his wealth over half a million if none of his children were born. He remarks the cost of education as children grow.
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Alula
John I. Harris
Harrie
English Miner Immigrant Reflects on Family and Service
The speaker, an English miner and former soldier, recalls paying for his 23 children’s upbringing and education, estimating about 500 dollars. He notes Harris, an Englishman and musician who served nineteen years, switch of sympathy during the Boor War led to discharge and emigration to America.
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Cate
Harris
America
Land case near Belle Fourche eyed for desert land ruling
A land office hearing in Rapid City weighs whether Tylta Sunquist’s Belle Fourche area homestead qualifies as desert land. Charles L. Rudesill sues to undo the claim, arguing the property produced crops. defense says it has long been desert. A decision this week could affect nearby filings and trigger further contests.
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Rapid City Journal
Butte County
Belle Fourcche
Charles L. Rudesill
Tylta Stinquist
Williams & Sweet
Tyler Overpeck
Belle Fourche
Rudesill
Register Bennett
Hearst Leads New National Independence League Meet
William R Hearst addressed a Carnegie Hall gathering of about 200 delegates from 30 states as organizers discussed forming a national independence league. The goal is to unite minor leagues into a political force opposing both major parties, which Hearst blamed for serving corporate interests and not the people.
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New York
Independence Leagues
Carnegie Hall
Independence League
William R. Hearst
Hearst
National Independence League
Fairbanks Voted Down for Indiana Delegate Role
At a Maryland conference session in Indiana delegates selected to represent the state for a Baltimore quadriennial meeting next May Eighteen lay candidates were voted for and Vice President Charles W Fairbanks was defeated on the seventh ballot amid opposition from radical temperance factions over alleged past dining habits with President Roosevelt The incident sparked controversy over temperance policy and political alignments within the church.
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Columnus
Ind
Tydiaia Methodist
Indiana
Baltimore
Charles W. Fairbanks
J. Wilson
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
La Follette Speaks to Thousands in Cheyenne
Wisconsin statesman Robert M. La Follette spoke for over three hours to about a thousand attendees at the Capitol Avenue theater in Cheyenne, discussing nominations and capital issues.
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LA Follette
Cheyenne
Wye
Editor Williams Faces Gunplay Threats in Price Helper
Carl R Williams editor of the Carbon County News in Price Utah faces threats from the outlaw Maxwell a former bank robber known for shooting up towns. Williams publicized Maxwell s crimes and now travels with a sheriff deputy guard and armed protection while his paper s subscriptions rise in response to the danger.
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Salt Lake
Carl R. Williams
Carbon County News
Price
Williams
Age
Maxwell
Carbon
Devil
Brave Man
Indiana
Depo
Law
First division of Pacific fleet returns to home waters
The Pacific fleet foreguard led by the West Virginia steamed through the Golden Gate at sunrise to end a 4000 mile cruise from Newport R. I. The four armored cruisers Colorado Maryland and Pennsylvania followed in formation as thousands gathered along the waterfront to greet the homecoming sailors with cheers and signals.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Coast
Golden Gate
West Virginia
James H. Dayton
Colorado
Maryland
Port Maso
Fort Baker
Agehip
Goat Island
Erry
Admirals Welcome Fleet At San Francisco Port
Early morning commuters saluted the squadron with whistles as the admiral’s ship answered. Admiral Swinburne left the Hag ship Charleston while the West Virginia moored to greet the fleet commander in chief. The two admirals met for a conference before the cruisers California Charleston and St Louis sail for target practice at Magdalena Bay. A 100 member San Francisco committee boarded the West Virginia to greet Admiral Dayton and his officers, with Senator Perkins delivering a brief welcome address.
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Swinburne
Charleston
West Virginia
California
St. Louis
Magdalena Bay
San Francisco
Dayton
United States
Perkins
Lander placer fields draw Spokane investors and Greenough party
A party of 20 Spokane capitalists and guests returned from a week tour of the 22,000 acre Lander Wyoming placer property owned by Thomas L. Greenough. They described rich assay results from pits and dumps and noted plans to use dredges and hydraulic methods with water supplied by a new high line canal.
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Lander Placer Fields
Thomas L. Greenough
Helena
Spokesman-Review
Greenough
Lander
Wyo
Spokane
R. B. Paterson
Spokane Dry Goods Company
Burlington
Billings
Mont
Crawford
Neb
Chicago & Northwestern
Northwestern
Red Canyon Placer
R.K. Neill
E. W. King
Bozeman
Charles F. Donahue
Wisconsin
Mitchener Stricken in Kansas City Church Service
Frank B. Mitchener a prominent Kansas City real estate figure collapsed while leading a Sunday school class during the opening hymn at Second Presbyterian Church. He died shortly after the incident with the hymn phrase God Be With You Till We Meet Again on his lips.
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Kansas City
Frank B. Mitchener
Second Presbyterian Church
Austrian Survives Tamping Rod Disaster in Canyon
Perko Marko of Austria narrowly survives a severe accident at a government dump site in the Shoshone canyon. A tamping rod pierced his neck after an explosion while tamping powder, sending him 40 feet into the river. He was hospitalized with facial injuries, burns, a fractured left leg, and rock fragments in his clothing.
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Wye
Oct
Perko Marke Ay
Austria
Marko
Aehie Peek
Ble
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