World News Roundup of Global Events and People
Hall Caine arrives in New York from Liverpool and Britain plans a Singapore naval base. Debates on a French wine trust and a Cuban plot to dynamite public buildings surface. The Minneapolis Times suspends, H A Kennedy poised as acting Great Northern head, and Mayor Tom Johnson seeks a third Cleveland term. Yellow fever rises in Pensacola as Cubans in Spanish prisons begin to be sent home. Professor Peabody visits Berlin for exchanges, Kokofsoff backs Siberian tariffs, and Mrs. Harriet Hadley’s death inquiry finds no poison. Sioux chief Rain in the Face dies in Standing Rock location.
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Great Northern
Spokane
Cleveland
Ohio
Tom Johnson
Pensacola
Fla
Francis Peabody
Harvard
Berlin
University of Berlin
Emperor William
Siberia
Kokofsoff
M. Kokofsoff
A. C. Bothe
Harriet Hadley
Bon Air
San Francisco
General Custer
Battle of the Little Big Horn
Bullhead Station
Standing Rock Reservation
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Mayor Dunne Victim of Beer Garden Swindle
Chicago September 25 Mayor Dunne was fleeced by a beer garden waiter for ten dollars but later pressed charges after a second waiter presented a bill for 3.80. The swindler was fined 75 and costs in court and the proprietors warned to improve attendants.
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Chicago
Dunne
Bismarck Gardens
Gien
Moroccan dispute talks progress on Franco German accord
Paris reports Premier Rouvier and German envoy Radolin along with Revoil and Dr. Rosen held a long Foreign Office conference on the Moroccan question. The draft agreement between France and Germany has advanced but is not yet signed.
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Paris
Rouvier
Prince von Radolin
Revoil
Rosen
Foreign Office
France
Germany
Jackson Promoted to Higher Post for Great Northern
Spokane reports H A Jackson longtime commercial agent for the Great Northern Railway in Spokane has been advanced to a higher post with headquarters at Butte The duties he held as general freight and passenger agent of the Spokane Falls and Northern railroad will move to Seattle
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Spokane
H. A. Jackson
Great Northern Railway Company
Butte
Mr. Jackson
Spokane Falls & Northern Railroad
Seattle
Supreme Court strikes down trading stamp ban
San Francisco Sept 25 the state supreme court held that the law prohibiting trading stamps is unconstitutional The court ruled trading stamps are not a lottery or gambling device and do not cause harm thus exempting them from the ban
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Big Four Freight Wrecked Near Indianapolis
A Big Four freight collided with an open switch at New Augusta five miles northwest of Indianapolis injuring two men. Iron molder I D Ihler of Seattle was seriously hurt while traveling on the freight.
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Indianapolis
Ind
New Augusta
I. D. Ihler
Seattle
Wash
Reddy Derbys to Vancouver Globe as Spokane Pup Wins
Al Wieseman of Spokane owns the only Spokane puppy to win a field trial derby away from home. His two year old female Reddy won last Friday’s derby in Vancouver B C amid a 25 mile course with 200 000 spectators. Rhead Metzner of the Illinois Athletic Club Chicago captured the Marathon in 3 hours 15 minutes earning a gold medal and Olympic entry. Harry L Hillman Jr of the Thirteenth Regiment N G N Y set a new world record in 300 yard hurdles at 34 3 5 seconds. Major Delmar driven by Dec Tanner posted the season’s fastest half mile at Glenville. Al Kaufman of the Olympic Club San Francisco plans a pro debut with Marvin Hart hailed by John L Sullivan as future champ. Britt Nelson battle photos fetch record costs for copyright protection. The two films total 1500 dollars and over 10 000 feet long with 160 000 frames. Western league ends with Des Moines champion and Providence tops Eastern league. Kid Scaler competes in Walla Walla while Oakland Tacoma series and Gotch Weeks bout promise busy sports week in Spokane.
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Spokane
Reddy
Vancouver
B. C
Rhead Metzner
Illinois Aathletic Club
Chicago
Athens
Greece
Harry L. Hillman, Jr
Thirteenth Regiment
New York Athletic Club
Major Delmar
Dec Tanner
Glenville
Cleveland
Gentlemen's Driving Club
al Kaufman
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Marvin Hart
John L. Sullivan
Kaufman
Washington
Omaha
Sioux City
Des Moines
Providence
R. I
Kid Scaler
Walla Walla
Martin Denny
Tacoma
Oakland
Russian famine relief drives set by special committees
Special committees from the agriculture department and the ministry of the interior take charge of famine relief in Russia. Government estimates the cost at 20 million dollars. Prompt food seed grain and fodder distribution and public works aim to tide over sufferers until the new harvest while grain transport rates are reduced though rolling stock shortages hinder relief.
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St. Petersburg
Department of Agriculture
Ministry of the Interior
Russia
Eight Hurt in Trolley Collision in Sheboygan
Sheboygan Wisconsin reports eight people seriously injured when a trolley car collided with a switch engine on Sunday. Two of the injured were described as in grave condition and may die.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Illiteracy in Armies Raises Attention in War Report
In the Russian army nearly half of the soldiers cannot read or write. The German army illiteracy is reported at 0.07 percent. The piece notes a lifetime chances analysis titled Ben Hur and mentions a play scheduled for next week in Spokane.
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Spokane
Cuba Votes Pause Quietly in Havana with Palma Victory
Havana reports show a calm election with Palma and moderates winning nationwide. Liberals claim voter suppression, but AP observed no restraint at polls. Bombs found tied to Villeundas case. Santa Clara and Cienfuegos report multiple explosives and rifles. General Gomez calls Villeundas murder premeditated.
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Havana
Placetas
Santa Clara
Palma
Associated Press
Liberals
Cienfuegos
Villeundas
Jose Miguel Gomez
Cuba
Senor Villeundas
Funeral of Former Governor O'Farrell in Richmond
The funeral of former Governor Charles J. O'Farrell was held in Richmond Virginia with full military honors. The body was borne to the grave on a caisson guarded by the Richmond Howitzers and followed by the governor’s riderless horse. Thousands lined the procession and the Hollywood Cemetery burial took place.
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Richmond
Charles J. O'Farrell
Richmond Howitzers
Hollywood Cemetery
Death in Dough Mixer at Macatalano Factory
In Cleveland on Sco ville avenue Carlo Colombi an 18 year old worker was ground to pieces in a dough mixer beside 20 girls and men. The belt failed and as Colombi tried to fix a knife blade his foot shifted a lever causing the belt to grip the pulley. His screams echoed through the factory as colleagues fainted.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Carlo Colombi
Macatalano
Scoville Avenue
Colombi
Des Moines River Body Found After Blunt Injury
Des Moines Iowa September 26 the body of Frank Callahan of Peosia was recovered eight miles south of the city from the Des Moines river. He had a crushed temple and his pockets were emptied of watch and money. The discovery follows the prior death of George R Griswold an insurance man found in the river to whom this case adds to a sensational mystery.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Frank Callahan
Peosia
George R. Griswold
Gaynor and Greene Again in Extradition Case
In Montreal on September 25 Judge Durnett of the court of king's bench handed down a decision adverse to Colonel J F Gaynor and Captain B D Greene American contractors wanted in the United States on fraud against the government Extradition fight seen as likely at end of resources by legal experts
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Montreal
J. F. Gaynor
B. D. Greene
United States
Durnett
Court of King’s Bench
Greene
Gaynor
Roses On View At German Floral Exhibition
At a recent display in Bad Kreuznach Germany 24000 rose bushes were shown among curiosities including green roses and a tri colored bush showing red rose and yellow blooms other varieties noted.
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Bad Kreuznach
Germany
Riot at Chicago synagogue interrupts Kraus address
Police dispersed a Jewish meeting at Clinton and Judd streets after a riot erupted as Adolph Kraus spoke about his interview with Russian envoy M Witte. Several people were wounded and ten men and women were arrested. The crowd shouted anti Witte and anti tyranny while doors were locked and police arrived.
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Kraus
M. Witte
Chicago
Clinton
Judd
Adolph Kraus
Portsmouth
Ben Hur in Spokane Sainted as religious stage spectacle
The Klaw and Erlanger production of Ben Hur is praised as the most successful American play with the Healing of the Lepers scene described as reverent and spiritually uplifting. It runs the first week of October at the Spokane Theatre with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday, with Dan Weaver directing advance seat orders and special railroad rates.
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Klaw & Erlanger
Jesus
Spokane
West
Dan Weaver
Spokane Theatre
Inland Empire
Pillsbury's Vitos Promises Pure Wheat Cereal Quality
A Minneapolis firm promotes Pillsbury's Vitos as the meat of the wheat. The ad claims the product is the white heart of wheat, sterilized with no additives, and sold in two pound air tight packages at 20 cents. It emphasizes digestion, value, and grocer support.
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Minneapolis
Pillsbury Co
Pillsbury
No Panic, Says Rockefeller
Cleveland in Forest Hill home library Mr John D Rockefeller denies predicting a financial crisis or hard times in the next few years stating the publicity of such a prediction is erroneous
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Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Soldier Kills Another in Cheyenne Saloon
In Cheyenne Wyoming on September 24 Private Lee of Company E Eleventh Infantry shot and killed Private King of Company I of the same regiment in a saloon.
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Cheyenne, Wyo
Lee
Eleventh Infantry
King
Army Officer Kills Himself at Fort McPherson
Captain G M F Godfrey assistant surgeon United States Army stationed at Fort McPherson died by his own hand late Saturday night shooting himself through the brain. Secure seats by mail and see Ben dur next week at Spokane.
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G. M. F. Godfrey
United States Army
Fort McPherson
Ben 'Dur
Spokane
Short Line wreck kills three and injures many
A wagon of wrecks at Eaton station on the Short Line near Weiser Idaho on September 24 killed mail clerk J W Harrison Buck Royalsteadt fireman Alex La Rose an engineer and wounded several others. The collision of two trains demolished engines cars and spread wreckage across the track. La Rose died later in Boise and a passenger from Demar Kansas was badly cut. Barrels of whisky were thrown into Snake River and the mail car was reduced to kindling.
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Idaho
Eaton Station
Eniineer
J. W. Harrison
Portland
Ore
Buck Royalsteadt
Glenn’s Ferry
Alex la Rose
Eaton
Huntington
Mile Post
O. M. Harper
Demar
Kan
la Rose
Boise
Snake River
Elaboration of a costly target launched by New York navy yard
The New York navy yard launched a highly elaborate target that imitates a section from a battleship hull. The mock hull portion is nearly a exact replica and is estimated to cost around $50,000 to produce.
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New York Navy Yard
Witty Quotations and Anecdotes Parade Across Page
A collage of jokes and quips from various newspapers features banter on money, marriage, urban life, and social pretenses. Snippets include a London lawyer and a Philadelphia editor among other humorous exchanges, offering a window into early 20th century humor and manners.
Sporting Offer Buys Cheese Amid Counter Banter
A sporting customer asks for a pound of cheese, debating which variety, Gorgonzola or Cheddar, to buy. The grocer suggests starting both, while a playful exchange notes the “winner” of the concession and hints at a casual, bustling counter scene.
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Philad! Telegram
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