New York Defeats Hearst and Jacob Johnson Wins
Across the nation returns show McClellan leading in New York with Jerome pursuing fraud prosecutions. Jerome expects to prosecute alleged irregularities as district attorney, while Schmitz wins in San Francisco and Pattison is elected in Columbus tied to a broader political revolution noted in Philadelphia.
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Scripps News
New York
McClallan
Tearst Wi
Jerome
Wolellam
McClellan
Hearst
Evans
Wreck Kills Twelve in Bloomsburg Division Collision
In Scranton on November 8 twelve people died and fourteen were badly hurt when a passenger and freight train on the Delaware and Lackawanna line collided near the Bloomsburg division. Engineers Snyder Poole and Frank Poole were among the dead. the passenger engine exploded and a coach telescoped, with many injuries. The wreck sent cars into the river and left a partial list of the dead including G Snyder H E Stucky and M J Graham. Frank Rengedorff of Chicago was named as an unknown fireman.
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Scripps News Association
Scranton
Bloomsburg
Delawara and Lackawanna Railroad
Iid
Snyder
Poole
Frank Poole
G. Snyder
H. E. Stucky
M.J. Graham
Frank Rengedorff
Chicago
Florence Dixie Dies at Home in Scotland
Lady Florence Dixie, renowned writer, explorer, and longtime Boer War war correspondent, has died at her Scottish home. She championed women’s rights and served as a prominent figure in London journalism.
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London
Florence
Dixie
Scotland
Investigations Resumed In New York Insurance Probe
Investigations into legislative insurance resumed with all committee members present except Democrat John McKeown who lost his bid for Pro-Section. Assemblymen Rogers Coxe Temple and Prention were reelected, and Emory McClintonk, actuary for Mutual, testified again.
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Scrippa News Association
New York
Legislative Insurance
John McKeown
Rodgers
Coxe
Temple
Prention
Emory McClintonk
the Mutual
Revolution Threatened In Santo Domingo Reports
Washington reports a revolutionary outbreak in Santo Domingo with uncertainty about severity. A warship from Bradford's squadron has been ordered to the scene to safeguard the area near Massins Port where American customs officials oversee activities.
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Seriphe News Association
Washington
Santo Domingo
State Department
Bradford
Massins
Alaska Delegates Picked for Territorial Separation Drive
Mining expert returning from Valdez says allroad to Havermeyer copper property is ready. Delegates chosen from most Alaska towns for the Seattle convention on November 15 urge territorial severance. Robert Kenzie reports the Jalapa river flood damaged a $20,000 flume, hindering freighting to large quartz mines.
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Scrippa News Association
Juneau
Alaska
Ranker
F Rom Valdez
Havermeyer
Seattle
Robert Kenzie
Freadwall
Mince
Million dollar Bak er Hill tunnel completed near Nashville
A 2,000,000 tunnel under Baker's Hill west of Nashville is finished, nearly a mile long. The Sherman transport sails from San Francisco to Manila with 1000 infantry 4th cavalry and 178 passengers. James W. Alexander ill in Dorrfield Massachusetts. John Betz in Columbus arrested for theft testifies about early release to vote. The British Museum library faces space strain with 43 miles of shelves and yearly additions of 100,000 volumes and 250,000 newspapers.
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Sherman
Manila
San Francisco
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Infantry
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Cavalry
James W. Alexander
Equitable Life Assurances Society
Dorrfield
Mass
John Betz
Columbus O
British Museum
Visited Grande Ronde valley returns with seed cargo
G Wilsay and son Lou returned from a trip to the Grande Ronde valley Saturday with timothy seed. Frank Wiley and Blanchard with his mother Mrs Anderson, who had been in the valley, accompanied them back to town.
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G. Wilsay
Lou
Grande Ronde Valley
Timothy
Frank Wiley
Blanchard
Anderson
Flora Journal
Read the Advertisements and Support Local Merchants
Rev. A. Eads marked the 76th anniversary of his birth today after arriving in Oregon in 1844 and residing here since. A late morning report from George H. Currey in Portland says Mrs. A. C. Huntington underwent surgery at ten o'clock with physicians deeming it successful.
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A. Eads
Oregon
George H. Currey
Portland
A. C. Huntington
Heney Testifies Before Oregon Land Fraud Grand Jury
Francis J. Heney, prosecutor on Oregon land fraud cases, testified before the San Francisco grand jury. He presented evidence alleging corruption by Abe Ruoff, union labor boss, prompting the panel to vote to study the matter further. Heney said his testimony was recorded and pledged ongoing investigation.
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Scrippe News Association
San Francisco
Francis J. Honey
Oregon Land Frauds
Grand Jury
Abe Ruoff
Heney
President appoints Nave and other officials in Arizona
The president named Frederick S. Nave the acting United States district attorney for Arizona as associate justice of the territorial supreme court to a second judge. Captain Joseph L. D. Alexander of Phoenix was chosen to succeed a November 18 district attorney.
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Wasington
Frederick S. Nave
United States
Arizona
Territorial Supreme Court
Tucker
Joseph L. D. Alexander
Phoenix
Beaver Colony Advances Dam Near Adams Pendleton
Beaver colony Orn Naree plans a dam nearby within the region above Adams near Pendleton. The Advance urges that they be left undisturbed and that their construction proceed without interference.
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Buly
Adams
Pendleton
Death in Dentist Chair Sparks City Alarm
In Bellingham on November 8 a local contractor William Pasco mourns as his wife Mrs Pasco dies at 11:80 AM while under anesthesia in a dentist chair. The Amnesrtes dispatch states the death occurred under chloroform influence.
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Bellingham
the Herald
Amnesrtes
Protection Plea From Riga and Rentoff Mobs
Washington reports Spencer Eddy charge d affaires warns the State Department that Americans in Riga and Rentoff seek protection from mobs. He notes Odessa sparked the trouble due to Jewish tumult.
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Washington
Spencer Eddy
United States
St. Petersburg
State Department
Riga
Rentoff
Eddy
Odessa
Prince Louis of Battenburg Visits Baltimore Printery
Prince Louis of Battenburg visited a Baltimore newspaper office on November 8. He learned the printers trade in youth and was elected a member of the paper's chapel, revealing his early ties to the industry.
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Scripps News Association
Baltimore
Prince Louis of Battenburg
Land Office Sees Many Contests Over Land Claims
The La Grande land office reports over a hundred future contests tied to land claims. Home seekers face growing difficulty as large tracts are taken or neglected by homesteaders, prompting increased contest activity.
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la Grande
Massacres in Vienna Province Amid Fire and Flight
The report describes mass killings of Jews in the Vienna province with 1500 said burned in Galarach after a Slavonic leader set fires in four areas and blocked exits. The military struggles to halt arson as shootings of 60 revolutionaries occur. Many Jewish families flee toward Roumania seeking refuge.
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Scrippe News Association
Vienna
Galarach
Roumania
Teacher Fined in Ireland for Alleged Boy Beating
Mina Ss. Ireland, in charge of a school at ville, was yesterday fined Sterand spate on a charge by Charnel 32 that she beat his boy, leaving him black and blue. The case went to the superior court.
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Montevand
Waah
Mina Ss
Typhoon Damages Oshima Province and Nearby Isles
A typhoon battered Oshima province and adjacent islands with severe damage. Buildings were destroyed and a steamer was wrecked, according to reports from Tokio on November 8.
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Scripps None Association
Tokio
Oshima
Grain Markets Report From Chicago Portland Brief
Grain markets show Chicago wheat opening at 8 8 4 and closing 8 9 4 with a marked fall. Portland prices list wheat and local Bluestem oats with values around 63 to 75 and varying club or valley designations.
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Portland
Vallay
Bluestem
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