Labor Leaders Rally At Minneapolis Convention
The American Federation of Labor met at Nearer Spy hall in Minneapolis drawing thousands including Samuel Gompers and John Mitchell. Governor Swonsson received lengthy cheers after re election. J M McNally claimed labor will gain strong Congress support after the new term begins.
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Minneapolis
American Federation of Labor
Spy Hall
Gompers
John Mitchall
Mine Workers
Minion
Swonnson
Daughters of the Revolution member Joan Fletcher turns 95
Mes Joan Fletcher of Worcester Massachusetts celebrated her ninety fifth birthday at a home in the city today. She has been active with the D A R for twenty years and remains in good faculties apart from a long illness that left her partly impaired. Congratulations poured in from the Boston chapter and other Massachusetts cities.
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Wordger
Mass
Joan
Bowniar
Fletcher
D. A . Boston
Massachu- Matis
Chinese physician dies in Bellevue at age 72
A Chinese physician resident in Chinatown for 40 years died of consumption at Bellevue Hospital. He was 72. During his hospitalization he was daily visited by his wife Adele and a Carmelite priest. He had recently embraced the Roman Catholic faith.
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News
Dy San Tinton
Bellevue Hospital
Chinatown
Adele
Voting to Strike Echoes Across Fire Union
Reports to Chief Hanrahan of the Firemen’s union from Erie railroad points indicate near unanimous support for a strike if demands are not met. The vote signals mounting industrial pressure as tensions rise in the transportation sector.
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New York
Hanrahan
Fireman's Union
Erie Railroad
Fire destroys hay barn and camps in Oakland area
A blaze last night swept through barns and sheds at Camps 660 and Steen near 66th Street in Oakland. Officials report eight head of horses and about fifty tons of hay lost, with estimated damage around 12 200 dollars.
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Oakland
Steen
Oregon missionaries scheduled for three years abroad
Willis Stoddard and Frank Vause of Baker City plan a three year mission for the Latter Day Saints in Europe. Stoddard and his wife left Baker City and will join Vause in Boston before sailing for England. They expect to rely on local aid upon arrival as they begin work in Britain.
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Willis Stoddard
Frank Vause
Baker City
Mrs. Stoddard
Mr. Stoddard
Geo, Stoddard
East
Mr. Vause
Boston
England
London
Scotland
Oregon
General Shafter Nearing Death at Bakersfield
Major General Shafter is not expected to live through the day as doctors abandon hope of recovery. A 9:25 bulletin reports the family at his bedside. A later notice states General W R Shaftar died at 12:35 at the ranch of his son in law Captain W H McKitrick thirty five miles from Bakersfield.
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Bakersfield
Gal
Shafter
W. R. Shaftar
W. H. McKitrick
Gillette Trial Opens in Grace Brown Murder Case
Chester Gillette went on trial in Herkimer New York for the alleged murder of his Sweetheart Grace Brown on Big Moose Lake that summer. The defendant, a westerner with wealthy Courtland relatives, allegedly killed her to marry a rich Courtland girl as she neared motherhood. A strand of hair and a fractured skull are cited in the case.
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Herkimer
N. Y
Chester Gillettee
Grace Brown
Big Moose Lake
Courtland
New York
Gillettas
Gillette
Woman pleads accidental fatal hat pin wound
In Scranton on November 12 Kate Burke admitted killing her lover James Daugherty with a hat pin but claimed the wound was accidental as Daugherty embraced her to prevent her leaving. Police say the quarrel preceded the fatal injury.
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Scranton
Kate Burke
James Daugherty
Daugherty
Assailant killed by Moscow mayor in morning attack
In Moscow on November 12 Mayor Reinmot faced a bomb thrown at him. He drew his revolver and killed his assailant, ending the assault in a swift mob incident reported by iScripps News Anmpoctation.
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Moscow
Russia
Reinmot
Gas pipe thugs McMunakata murder case opened
The examination of John Siemson and Louis Dubner, gas pipe thugs charged with the murder of M. Munakata of the Japanese bank, began this morning in San Francisco. George Holmes, a Sacramento contractor, identified Siemson and Dubner as the men he saw leaving the scene.
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San Francisco
John Siemson
Louis Dubner
M. Munakata
George Holmes
Sacramento
Sjemson
Dubner
15000 MEN WANTED For SP railroad labor positions
San Francisco reports the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. seeks upward of 16 000 laborers for extension works in the region. In Southern California and Nevada new projects stall due to worker shortages. Havana notes moderates see hope for the next U S presidential election amid liberal splits.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railroad Co
California
Nevada
Scripps News Association
Havana
Murder by nails shocks Pittsburg tenement district
In Pittsburg a spate of murders and robberies, including an alleged crucifixion attempt, prompts police calls for protection. Mrs. Jean Mitchell, nineteen, was found on a kitchen floor with hands nailed to the boards, a hatchet beside her, and she later said she was struck and nailed, though her assailant remains unknown while her husband William Mitchell is in custody in Canton Ohio.
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Pittsbug
Pittsburg
Jean Mitchell
William Mitchell
Canton
Ohio
Booker T Washington Leads Georgia Negro State Fair Opening
In Macon Georgia the Georgia Negro State Fair opens with Rev Booker T Washington as principal attraction. Over ten thousand colored visitors are in town and addresses will be delivered by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson Deal Jackson and other speakers with cooperation from white residents.
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Macon
Booker T. Washington
Wilson Deal Jackson
South Georgia
Irrigation Suit Between Kansas and Colorado Set for December
A Kansas against Colorado irrigation dispute will be heard by the Supreme Court on December 15. Colorado seeks to divert the Arkansas River for irrigation purposes, prompting the high court review.
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Washington
Kansas
Colorado
Supreme Court
Arkansas
Railroad strike likely unsettles Erie workers in doubt
New York reports 12 railroad men foresee a general strike on the Erie system. Engineers and men want longer runs for electric locomotives over steam engines. Widespread concern shows railway lines may halt unless demands are met.
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New York
Erie
Gremen
New England Storm Sparks Craft Shelter Search
Boston reports heavy storm impact on November 12 with the New England comet forecast and widespread sheltering as crafts of all kinds seek refuge.
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Boston
New England
Large horse shipment arrives in La Grande from Elgin
Last Saturday evening ten cars of horses pulled into La Grande loaded at Elgin. The animals were purchased from Messers Morgan Hooper and Cooper of Walloom county and will be shipped to points in Galifordaa. The total number is nearly three hundred.
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Elgin
la Grande
Messers Morgan, Hooper and Cooper
Wallowam County
Galifordaa
Bishop Scadding Visits La Grande Eastern Oregon Clergy Leader
Bishop Charles Scadding, newly elected head of Oregon Episcopal churches, arrived in La Grande from Pendleton. He met a local committee at the depot, attended an informal reception, and planned to confirm parishioners at St. Peter's Rectory this evening. He spoke on church needs and pledged to serve all Eastern Oregon.
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Oregon Episcopal Church
Pendleton
Upton H. Gibbs
St. Peter's
John Collier
la Grande
St Peter's
Oregon
Portland
Episcopal Church
Oragon
Train Wreck Near Saman Looms As Immigrants Perish
A Baltimore and Ohio east bound express with 140 aboard collided head on in a curve near Saman, La Porte. Five killed and twenty injured with many more at risk. 167 immigrants mainly Polish travelers to New York and Chicago were aboard, 122 accounted for, dozens missing, some believed dead or burned. Surgeons from a wide radius rushed to the scene.
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la Porte
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio
Saman
New York
Chicago
Ban Sealy Found Dead After Farm Ambush
Owosso Michigan reports Ban Sealy suspected in the killing of farmer Edwin Edger. Edger was ambushed and both he and his wife died in bed from poison, suggesting a joint suicide. Local authorities note both deaths occurred this morning as the situation unfolds.
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Owosso, Mich
Ban Sealy
Edwin Edger
Store Robbed in Wheatized. $400 Stolen in Dawn Heist
Maryville Gazette reports the Roch dale store at Wheatized was robbed early today. A revolver duel with a night watchman preceded the robbers fleeing after wrecking the safe and stealing about $400. Local authorities investigate.
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Maryville
Gal
Rochdale
Wheatized
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