Crete Joins Greece as Flag of Union Is Raised
In Canea Crete on Oct 8 a decree announced Crete's union with Greece. A massive 100000 strong crowd cheered as the Greek flag replaced Crete’s, celebrations spread and officials pledged to govern in the name of the Hellenic state. Servia prepares for war with King Peter returning to Belgrade.
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Canea
Island of Crete
Crete
Greece
Mai
Mussulmans
Free Kingdom of Greece
Servia
Belgrade
Peter
Hebrews of
Peabody Fund Surprises With Hold on Final Distribution
New York oct 5 surprise at the Peabody Education fund trustees meeting they will not disburse the 2 500 000 endowment for southern education. Roosevelts among trustees debated awarding 1 000 000 to Peabody Normal college in Nashville but conditions unmet as Tennessee state lacks an appropriation. State legislature next January may provide funds delaying distribution beyond January.
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New York
Peabody Education Fund
George Peabody
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Peabody Normal College
Nashville
Tenn
Peabody Normal College For
Davidson County
State of
Tennessee
Joseph H. Choate
Richard Olney
Board of Trustees
Bullets Fly in Taxicab Strike Affects New York Streets
A fatal shooting and widespread danger erupted during the New York Taxicab Company's strike on a Wednesday night. A 18 year old bystander, Robert Quailey, was hit in the head by a stray bullet and is not expected to survive.
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New York
Robert Quailey
West Fifty Seventh Street
Robbers Shoot Station Agent Near Savannah
Nahunta on the Atlantic Coast Line reports agent Allen ONeill was found early Wednesday with three gunshot wounds to the head after robbers entered the office and fled. He could explain the assault before dying or being taken for treatment.
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Savannah
Nahunta
Atlantic Coast Line
Allen O'Neill
Cotton Gins Warned and Closed
Arkansas Valley Cotton Oil Company at Dardanelle had 12 cotton gins closed after notices warned that night riders, allied with officials, would torch the plant if it remained open. The action followed a Wednesday deadline as fears of arson spread.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Valley Cotton Oil Company
Dardanelle
Cold and Grip Remedy Promises Headache Relief
Advertises laxative bromide quinine cold and neuralgia treatment as removing the cause. Prompts readers to send for full name and look for signature E. W. Grove. Priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Garfield's Son Installed as Williams College President
Harry Augustus Garfield of the class of 85, son of President James A. Garfield, was inducted as Williams College president in a ceremony attended by 75 college presidents. Governor Guild represented the state, with James Bryce the British ambassador, Senator Crane, and Garfield family members among the attendees.
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Williamstown
Mass
Harry Augustus Garfield
James A. Garfield
Williams College
Guild
James Bryce
Great Britain
United States
Crane
Garfield
Interior
Irvin McDowell Garfield
Abram Garfield
Williams
Parcels post favored by national postmasters
Des Moines Iowa October parcels post discussion at the National League of Postmasters of the Fourth Class opening session. Superintendent W R Splilman advocated the parcels post and spoke at length on rural free delivery and its work in the country.
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Des Moines
National League of Postmasters
W. R. Splilman
Counterfeiters Sentenced in Federal Court
In Clarksburg West Virginia Judge Dayton sentenced P T Ecker and S Ecker to four years in the state penitentiary Floyd Hyatt to two years and Minnie Hathaway to one year after they pleaded guilty to counterfeiting and each was fined five hundred dollars
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Dayton
P. T. Ecker
S. Ecker
State
Floyd Hyatt
Minnie Hathaway
Falling Walls Kill Fireman in Buffalo Fire Collapse
A fireman died and eight were injured when burning walls collapsed at a small grain elevator on Broadway in Buffalo on Wednesday night. The elevator and a flour and feed mill owned by A. Nowak & Son were destroyed with losses around $100,000.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Broadway
A. Nowak & Son
Kentucky Village in a Blaze
Fire of unknown origin broke out at 11 30 p m Wednesday night in Turners store at Ruddles Mills Bourbon county eight miles from Paris The store and three adjacent residences were burned and the whole village was threatened
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Kentucky
Lexington
Turner
Ruddles Mills
Bourbon County
Paris
No More Prize Fights in Milwaukee Decree
Milwaukee officials report Sheriff Knell, acting under Gov. Davidson, notified promoters there will be no more prize fights in Milwaukee. The move follows state orders and ends ongoing combat events in the city.
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Milwaukee
Sheriff Knell
Davidson
British cruiser Inflexible sets speed record in trials
Glasgow reports the British cruiser Inflexible reached 27 percent knots during official trials on Wednesday breaking all speed records.
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Glasgow
Rushville Fire Sparks Near Wreck On Traction Line
A small forest fire near Rushville yesterday caused a tree to fall across the S and C traction line, nearly triggering a wreck. Local crews battled the blaze and cleared the line to restore service.
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Rushville
Mayflower Wrecked by Hurricane Rescue Brings Crew Home
A dozen Mayflower expedition men, led by Harvard alumni, were rescued by the Norwegian steamer Hippolyte Dumois after the hurricane wrecked the yacht off Watling Island. The crew, once seeking Spanish treasure, faced hunger and loss of cargo including six thousand pounds of dynamite.
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Baltimore
Hippolyte Dumois
G. H. Scull
Boston
R. A. Derby
New
Caribbean Sea
Harvard
Southern Exploration Company
New York
Sandy Hook
Watling Island
Capt
Harding
Advance
Panama
Woman dies in Cairo shooting under murky circumstances
Mrs Ellen McClarney a widow was shot dead in Cairo Illinois reportedly by Walter Davidge who was with McClarney's 16 year old daughter when the attack occurred The daughter pursued Davidge but he fired and fled the scene leaving the crime unsolved with local authorities investigating the case
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Cairo
Ellen McClarney
Walter Davidge
Davidge
FourYearOld's Death From Barn Fire Silent Tragedy
A Marion child, four years old and son of Erastus Wright, died in a barn fire he started. Authorities report the blaze began inside the barn and the tragic death is under investigation.
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Erastus Wright
Marion
Elevator Blast in Richford Kills 13 in Vermont
A grain elevator with 500000 bushels capacity exploded in Richford Vermont, killing 12 men and a woman with another woman dying from burns. Eleven of twenty one workers are missing, and the fire destroyed the structure and nearby flour shed, blocking the Canadian Pacific line. The Quaker Oats plant in Chicago occupied the site. total loss estimated at 400000 dollars.
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Richford
John Jelifore
Canadian Pacific
Boston & Maine
Quaker Oats Company
Chicago
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Sherbrooke
Que
Stormy Arctic Season Reported by Peary Expedition
Commander Robert E. Peary reports a cold stormy season from his polar voyage. A letter to the Navy Department dated August 17 from north Greenland notes continuous winds and frequent snow, with little ice except a narrow Labrador coast strip. The Rooosevelt carries Eskimos, dogs and walrus meat. all aboard are well.
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Washington
Robert E. Peary
Explorer
Navy Department
Utah
Greenland
Labrador
Peary
Rooosevelt
Union Veteran Legion Opens 23rd National Encampment in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on October 8, Mayor Reyburn welcomed several thousand Union Veteran League members for their twenty third national encampment. Speeches were delivered by Gen. W. H. R. Noel of Philadelphia national commander and Gen. A. B. Hay of Pittsburgh founder and past regional commander.
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Union Veteran Legion
Philadelphia
Union Veteran League
Reyburn
W. H. R. Noel
Legion
A. B. Hay
Pittsburg
Seamen Die At Puget Sound Yard In Earth Slide
The navy yard at Puget Sound Washington reported two apprentice seaman fatalities George L Morgan of California and Clarence A Burtnett of Oklahoma were killed when a bank of earth caved in at work.
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Navy Yard
Washington
Puget Sound
Wash
Navy Department
George L. Morgan
Clarence A. Bartnett
Morgan
California
Burtnett
Oklahoma
Three-Cent Rail Passenger Rate Restored in Arkansas
Arkansas will restore the old three cent passenger rate on state railroads starting October 15 after the two cent rate law enacted by the legislature. The move affects routes including Little Rock and other Arkansas lines.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Cannon Cracker Mistaken for Candle Injures Woman
In Lincoln Nebraska on October 8 Mrs Sophia Brehm lit a fuse of a cannon firecracker believed to be a candle and returned to the cellar for vegetables. The explosion shattered her right hand and doctors fear she will die.
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Lincoln
Neb
Sophia Brehm
Bradfield
Atlanta
Bedford man robbed of 56 dollars in Indianapolis case
Robert Owens of Bedford reported a $56 robbery in Indianapolis. After informing police, he was arrested on a loitering charge.
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Robert Owens
Bedford
Indianapolis
Bryan and Taft Meet at Chicago Banquet
William H Taft and William J Bryan met at the Chicago Association of Commerce banquet in an apparently non partisan event at the Auditorium Hotel. Bryan spoke after A C Bartlett and Ganed a brief rest before Taft addressed the attendees. Taft gave a speech in Galesburg on Lincoln Douglas but returned for the meal. President Roosevelt said he would not stump for Taft.
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Chicago
William H. Taft
William J. Bryan
United States
Chicago Association of Commerce
Auditorium Hotel
Middle West
Richard C. Hall
Association of Commerce
A. C. Bartlett
Bryan
David R. Forgan
Mr. Taft
Mr. Bryan
Northwestern Road
Cedar Rapids
Taft
Galesburg
Abraham Lincoln
Knox College
Prince
Stephen A. Douglas
Douglas
Albert J. Hopkins
Theodore A. Burton
Washington
Roosevelt
Senator Hemenway
Indiana
White House
Hemenway
Diamond robber hunted after Des Moines chase
Des Moines officers led by Detectives Jackson Sims Brounnerman and Superintendent Hamery pursued Frank Shercliffe, a notorious diamond robber and railroad bandit, who had escaped en route to Canyon City Colorado. The team planned to seize him in Mitchellville, stating he would be taken at any cost.
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Des Moines
Jackson, Sims and Brounnerman
Hamery
Shot editor killed by marshal in Morrill News dispute
Perry Roger, Morrill marshal eight miles east of Sabetha, shot and killed J. A. H. Schmucker editor of the News and then killed himself, apparently angered by a news item printed in the Morrill News on Wednesday.
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Sabetha
Kan
Morrill
Perry Roger
J. A H. Schmucker
News
Leaking Gas Kills Four in Italian Boarding House
Four people die and six are unconscious after a gas leak in an Italian boarding house on Thank Street Waterbury Connecticut on October 8. Ten people affected. police efforts revive some.
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Waterbury
Conn
Thank Street
Wright makes first Le Mans aeroplane flight with passenger
Wilbur Wright piloted a flight at Le Mans on a Wednesday with Mrs Hart O. Berg aboard as passenger. The event marked a notable demonstration of aviation skill in France with an American aeroplanist and his European business manager's wife on board.
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le Mans
France
Wilbur Wright
Hart O. Berg
Wets Win on Ohio County
Shelby county voters chose to retain saloons on Wednesday by a margin of 939 in the Columbus Ohio election dispatch dated October 8.
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Ohio County
Columbus
Shelby County
Vier Arrest Case Hampers Assault Charge in South Bend
Henry Kacamaiiah of South Bend was arrested on an assault and battery charge but Frank Nowak refused to prosecute him, leaving the case unresolved.
The Socialists Rise And The United States
A historical overview tracing the Socialist Movement from its 1892 US beginnings through 1904, detailing party growth, key figures like Eugene V. Debs, international representation, and proposed policies from worker protection to government ownership of industry. It notes headquarters in Chicago and New York and a broad reach across Europe and the Americas.
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United States
Europe
Bellamy
Roosevelt
Chicago
New York
House of Commons
Chamber of Deputies
Reichstag
Austria
Italy
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Belgium
Duma
Socialist National Movement
Socialist Labor
Simon Wing
Massachusetts
Socialist Labor Party
Charles Matchett
Labor Party
Social Democrats
Eugene V. Debs
thevAm
Debs
J. J. Malloney
Debs the Man Explains Why You Should Support Him
Tomorrow's feature previews Debs with his personal reasons for backing his candidacy. The piece frames his arguments as persuasive core points.
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Debs
Sacrificing a Remnant
A mother warns against giving a baby marbles as Sidney admits the child has swallowed his previous marbles. The exchange reveals a dangerous habit and the threat of further harm to the infant.
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Sidney
Shrubb and Longboat Set for World Championship Ten Mile
Alfred Shrubb and Tom Longboat are matched for a ten mile professional world championship race on October 27 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Alfred Shrubb
Tom Longboat
Madison Square Garden
New York
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