Justice White Marries Virginia Montgomery Kent in New York
New York reports the marriage of U S Supreme Court Associate Justice Edward Douglass White to Mrs. Virginia Montgomery Kent at St Francis Xavier Church. The ceremony was followed by a wedding breakfast at Delmonico's and a return to Washington that afternoon. Witnesses included A R Brontseau and Emile Montgomery. clergy from Holy Cross and Georgetown connections attended.
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New York
Edward Douglass White
United States Supreme Court
Virginia Montgomery Kent
St. Francis Xavier
Thomas E. Murphy
New York College
Alphonso Dufour
C. Holy Cross College
Worcester
Justice White
Louisiana
Robert Fulton
S. J
Georgetown College
Washington, D. C
A. R. Bronntseau
Emile Montgomery
Delmonico’s
Washington
Smallpox Scare Hits Interior Department
Washington November 5. Ballard Morris principal examiner in the patent office has smallpox. Morris was on duty Friday after vaccination. The virus took effect and he is very ill today. Commissioner Seymour ordered the division closed and employees sent home.
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Washington
Interior Department
Ballard Morris
Patent Office
Morris
Seymour
New Army Regulation Requires Oath From Clerks
Just Plain Clerks Denver reports a new army rule taking effect requires all department clerks to swear allegiance to the United States. Previously clerks were semi military with retirement on three fourths pay and promotion. Now they join the civil list and face engagement or dismissal as mercantile clerks, with the War Department demanding loyalty when dismissing men from military service.
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Denver
United States
War Department
Woman Lashes Another in Domestic Dispute at Dayton
In Dayton Ohio Mrs C Charvey Campbell wife of a West Alexandria merchant and target of a divorce suit lashes Mrs Gregg with a rawhide while her three sons beat the father into insensibility and hold off help with revolvers. The incident centers on a divorce suit involving Mrs Gregg against her husband.
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Dayton
Ohio
C. Charvey Campbell
West Alexandria
Preble County
Dr. Gregg
Japanese advance spurs rice dispatchs halted in China
Shanghai dispatch reports orders to rescind planned rice shipments for the army at New Chiang. The Board of War has given up hope of stopping the Japanese advance in Manchuria. The same dispatch notes many Chinese merchant vessels recently sailing under the German flag.
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London
Shanghai
New Chiang
Board of War
Manchuria
Women Voting in Chicago and Cook County Election
Bright cold weather aids a heavy turnout in Chicago and Cook County as women exercise newly granted vote for state university trustees. Each ticket features a woman candidate, boosting the participation by the fair sex after the legal extension of suffrage.
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Chicago
Chand
Cook County
State University
Twenty Soldiers Killed in Venezuela Barracks Siege
A telegram from Valencia, Venezuela reported rebel sympathizers besieged barracks in Panama last night. Troops broke through a wall and sallied out to attack the crowd. Twenty soldiers were killed and many wounded on both sides.
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New York
Panama
Valencia
Venezuela
The Elections Denver Polls Abuzz As Voters Turnout Strong
Denver reports perfect weather and heavy turnout on election day. Men and women queued early with women waiting up to two hours to vote. Across the state, ballots moved briskly with unusual quiet and little disorder as counts proceed.
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Denver
Conditions Favor Polling Across Eastern New York
From New York State on election day the weather is cold and clear after a yesterday storm. Central New York reports fair weather, western areas see some snow, potentially affecting turnout. Troy reports rapid voting with calm election mood, while New York City and Brooklyn face Democratic divisions that may aid Republicans in several districts.
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New York
Troy
New York City
Brooklyn
Congress
Fellows
L. E. Quigz
Snow Hits Catskills as First Fall Dips Many Areas
Albany dispatch reports a day long snow storm in the Catskills with about three inches in Pine Hill and the first snow of the season at Croton Falls. A severe rain storm over Poughkeepsie shifted to snow by morning, and Chemunce county sees clearing with high winds and continued cold. Roads remain muddy from prior rains.
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Albany
N. Y
Catskills
Pine Hill
Croton Falls
Poughkeepsie
Secon
Chemun¢e County
Snowfall and cold grip Buffalo on Nov six
A light snowfall occurred last night in Buffalo with a temperature of 35 degrees at 2 am. Weather officials forecast much colder conditions and cloudy weather with possible snow. Earlier rain worsened country roads, which may slow rural rates. Brisk winds are expected to strengthen before noon.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Weather Bureau
Snowy Election Day Faces Voters in Cleveland Twenty-First District
Snow flurries delayed turnout as polls opened in Cleveland Ohio. The Twenty first district race pits Democrat T L Johnson against Republican Theodore F Burto in a bitter contest marked by charges of illegal registration and arrests for alleged registration violations.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Twenty-first
T. L. Johnson
Theodore F. Burto
Judge Grosscup Rules Against Packers in Rate Case
In Chicago on November 5 Judge Grosscup issued a decision ruling against the Big Four packers Swift Armour Morris and Hammond in their suit against railroads over alleged excess rates on meat shipments to the East from Chicago.
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Chicago
Grosscup
Packers
Swift, Armour, Morris and
Hammond
Siberian Troops Gather at Russian Port Viadivo Stock
An Army at Viadivostock Shanghai November 5 reports that 70,000 Siberian troops are gathered at the Russian port of Viadivo Stock.
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Viadivostock
Shanghai
Viadivo
Storms In The East Bring Blizzard Conditions
A heavy east coast storm dumped wet snow and sleet across Connecticut New Hampshire Maine and Vermont with blizzard conditions in New Haven and Hartford. Winds reached up to 74 mph, telegraph lines were down and several wires failed leaving only limited communications to Waterbury by midnight.
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Boston
Not
Government Weather Bureau
Concord
N. H
Portland
Montpelier
Connecticut
New Haven
Western Union
New York
Postal Telegraph Co
Hartford
Springfield
Palleville
New England
Waterbury
Princess Alix Enters Greek Church in Lividia
London dispatch details Princess Alix of Hesse Darmstadt receiving into the Greek church at Lividia. She reads the faith articles, concelebrated with the czar and empress, receives sacred oil and new name Alexandra Feodorovna, then Holy Communion with the czar and czarina. The czarina and Princess of Wales share apartments. royal party departs for Moscow to lie in state of the late czar.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Lividia
Alix
Hesse Darmstadt
Imperial Chapel
Yinicheff
Father Yinicheff
Alexandra Feodorovna
Princess of Wales
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Ingenious Scheme to Furnish Congressmen With Books
The Congressional Library proposes plans to provide books to members of Congress. The scheme aims to improve access to reading materials in the Capitol, outlining logistics and intended benefits for lawmakers during sessions.
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Washington
New Congo Library Brings Underground Book Supply System
Librarian Speford and Green unveil a novel Congo Library building featuring an underground passage between rngs to deliver books via a pneumatic tube system. Books currently accessed by personal application assistant Abraran. The structure sits near the capital, with a pulley driven car proposed to speed access and a portion of new titles stored locally for added convenience.
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Speford
Congo
Rngs
Abraran
Postoffice Lock Boxes Contract Awarded Nationwide
Washington Nov 5 secretary lisle awarded contracts for postoffice lock boxes and related equipment for the next fiscal year. Yale and Towne Manufacturing of Stamford Connecticut and J E der Co of Cincinnati Ohio received the designation plate contracts for delivery to post offices across the states.
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Washington
Lisle
Yale and Towne Manufacuring Pany
Stamford
Texas Cotton Crop Shows Farmer Reluctance to Plant More
Dallas reports a favorable cotton season yet many farmers swear off planting more in Texas. Officials note fields remain tall with ripe boll, but costs of harvesting are high and many plans will not recover expenses. Some turn to alternatives like corn and wheat as fall sowing doubles.
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Dallas
Tex
Cotter
Texas
A Danish Traveler’s World Tour Challenge
Dane Stubr, starting in April from Copenhagen with no money, aims to tour the world in seven legs and return with $800. He has endured harsh travels through Russia and Europe, slept outdoors, and faced danger and delays. He plans to sail from New York on the 10th to reach Copenhagen on time, hoping another cattle train to Chicago will aid his trek.
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Chicago
Stubr
Penhagen
England
Copenhagen
New York
Helena
Stuhr
Russia
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Berlinsburg
London
Antwerp
Mel
Cape of Good Hope
San Francisco
Berlin
M& Cow
Dahe
Althout
Jin
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