Horrifying Massacre Details Reported by Missionary
Dr. Mackle, an American missionary who escaped the Lienchow massacre, relays brutal atrocities against American women. Women were stripped, flung into rivers, and murdered with spears, clubs, and stoning as rioters attacked Chestnut Machle and Peale families in a public, savage episode.
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Hong Kong
Mackle
Lienchow
Miss Chestnut
Amy Machle
Mrs. Machle
Mrs. Peale
Mr. Peale
Snow Will Help Out Lumber Industry in Maine
Waterville Maine November 9 Inclement weather over the past three days has boosted Maine's lumber industry by restoring water with snow along the Kennebec river. Moosehead lake region reports over a foot of snow likely to melt slowly, easing drought fears and saving mills and factories for the winter. Hunting conditions for big game also improved.
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Waterville
Kennebec River
Moosehead Lake
National theatre founded in New York with 3 million pledged
New York observers report the creation of America’s national theatre led by Heinrich Conried after a $3,000,000 subscription from thirty prominent New York financiers and arts patrons. A Central Park West site is planned for a theater costing about $2,000,000 with a year to complete, a selective box scheme, and a thirty-week season featuring opera and play productions by a prestigious committee including Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and Princeton figures.
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New York
Metropolitan
Sixty-second
Sixty-third Street
Central Park West
Metropolitan Museum of Art
America
National Theatre
Heinrich Conried
Comedie Francais
Clarence Mackay
Henry Mergenthal
James Speyer
Jas. Stilliman
Danieluegenheim
Yale
Harvard
Columbia
Princeton
Opera Comique
Artiete
Part
Benen
Mrs Dean sought by Boston police in dress suit case
Halifax on November 9 reports inquiries for Mrs Mary S Dean believed to run an establishment linked to the Cambridge chorus girl Susanna Geary’s death. Circul ars from Boston describe Mrs Dean, who may use the name O Brien, prompting Halifax authorities to aid in locating her. Initial searches focused on Hammond Plains but no matching Dean or O Brien families were found. It is suspected she came to the province to join relatives as the dress suit case mystery unfolded.
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Halifax
N. S
Mary S. Dean
Boston
Susanna Geary
Cambridge
Metropolitan Life executives salaries spark insurance inquiry
John R. Hegeman testified as the insurance investigating committee opened sessions in Albany. Salaries at Metropolitan Life were detailed, with Hegeman earning 100000 in 1905, Haley Fisk 75000, Gaston 37500, Ayers 16250, and average agent pay around 11.52 dollars weekly.
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New York
John R. Hegeman
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Hughes
L. E. Mullaney
Mullaney
Albany
A. C. Fields
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hegeman
Haley Fisk
Geo. H. Gaston
Frank O. Ayers
Two More Claimants For Andrews Property
In San Francisco on November 9 two new claimants joined William Ellis the Australian bookmaker in staking rights to Milton Franklin Andrews property. The claimants are his wife from Holyoke Massachusetts and his brother Alvin E. Andrews of Hartford Connecticut. The Holyoke chief of police has wired officials confirming the claim. The estate includes clothing diamonds valued about eight hundred dollars a watch and one hundred thirty five dollars in cash.
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San Francisco
William Ellis
Milton Franklin Andrews
Holyoke
Mass
Alvin E. Andrews
Hartford
Conn
Strike Riot Sparks Tennessee Militia Deployment
Two companies of militia were ordered to itwell Tennessee to quell a clash between striking workers and non union miners. Governor Cox announced the action while attending a quarantine convention.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Itwell
Gov. Cox
Elkins Confident On Railroad Rate Measure
Senator Elkins met with President Roosevelt and said the interstate commerce panel will convene on the first to craft a railroad rate law but the exact measure remains uncertain. The Brandeis commission, appointed by Roosevelt, proposed a uniform administration of naturalization laws and a draft bill, with details undisclosed.
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Washington
Elkins
Committee On Interstate Commerce
The
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Benator Elkins
Patna
Preston Roosevelt
Conagrees
Mrs Hubbard Successful After Labrador Expedition
New York Nov 9 Mrs Leonidas Hubbard Jr who had been feared lost in Labrador today reported the expedition's successful completion. A telegram signed by her dated yesterday at Chateau Bay Quebec to Herbert L Bram Brooklyn states Successful I return home by the steamer King Edward.
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New York
Leonidas Hubbard, Jr
Labrador
Chateau Bay
Quebec
Herbert L. Bram
Brooklyn
King Badward
Dodge Threatens To Withdraw From the Probers
Councilman Dodge intensifies stance over the probes with a threat to submit a report to the city council if a committee meeting is not convened by Monday. He accuses Alderman Braden of delaying the inquiry while preparing a separate report with recommendations on the city treasurer and assessors’ department.
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Dodge
Braden
Lowell
Courier-Citizen
Yteport
Royal Birthday Parade Invades Fortress Festivities
In celebration of the king's birthday the garrison parade marched, the fortress fired a royal salute, and general enthusiasm filled the scene. A state dinner was planned at government house for the lieutenant, marking a day of festivity and cheer.
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Natifax
Government House
Philadelphia Election Officers Face Court Action Over Precinct Fraud
Officials from sixteen Philadelphia precincts were served with attachments alleging failures in ballot handling. The case centers on alleged wallet irregularities and an ongoing review by investigators into 288 reported fraud incidents and related counts.
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Philadelphia
Fell
Money Deposit Draws Interest Beginning Saturday
A money deposit will start accruing interest from Saturday onward. The terms indicate an automatic increase in balance with no stated penalties or deadlines. The notice names no institutions or specific rates.
Typhoon and Deluge Strike Guam
A severe typhoon hit Guam yesterday bringing a heavy rain deluge that damaged property and flooded streets. The storm caused power outages and disrupted local services as residents scrambled to assess the extent of the destruction.
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Guam
Nev
Fragmented Local Notice From A Damaged Page
Readable fragments describe a local notice involving a person and place. The snippet mentions Go Bewdy, a farm, corn, and a response or decision linked to Van em Nalerre, with unclear actions or dates.
Testimony Opens In Windsor Prison Probe On Rogers Case
The Vermont state prison inquiry resumes after a week with Miss Durkee the matron testifying about an alleged confession by Mrs. Mary Rogers linked to Vernon Rogers. Witnesses report alleged discipline laxity and improprieties with Warden Harpin, who denies improper relations or proposals.
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Windsor
Special Legislative Committee
Mary M. Rogers
Marcus
S. J. Durkee
Rogers
Clark C. Fitts
Carrie Foster
Lyford
Miss Kimball
Isthmian Canal progress noted by Taft officials
Chairman Shonts and the Isthmian Canal Commission planned a meeting this afternoon after Gov. Magoon's Panama cable. Secretary Taft, after a personal inspection of the canal work, expressed great gratification at the progress and condition of the project.
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Washington
Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Magoon
Panama
Taft
Police Seize Ballot Boxes in Hearst Election Row
New York November 9. A High Court order forced police to deliver all ballot boxes to the elections board but no one was available to receive them. Police guarded boxes in the street while Voorhis and Page refused to act pending counsel advice. The incident follows reports of fake ballots circulating for McClellan.
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New York
Wm. R. Hearst
Gaynor
Supreme Court
Board of Elections
Election Board
John R. Voorhis
Voorhis
Hearst
Charles W. Page
Mr. Hearst
Justice Gaynor
McClellan
Recount Pushgrounds for Lieutenant Governor Vote
Petitions circulate in Lowell under state Democratic committee orders for a recount of the lieutenant governor vote. A statewide recount is planned, with officials preparing to review all ballots and tabulations.
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Lowell
State Democratic Committee
Passive resistance strike halts Austrian railroads
Vienna reports show the passive resistance movement crippling rail traffic with serious delays across Vienna and Bohemia. The government readies troops for possible disorders while Prague faces threats of a general strike in solidarity for universal salt. Rail workers seek higher pay and shorter hours, with Austria's shunters earning about 160 dollars annually and brakemen and conductors 220 and 280 respectively. The union anticipates a 26 percent wage rise costing about 5 million dollars.
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Vienna
Bohemia
Prague
Ministry of Communications
Austria
Fire at Sullivan residence caused by hot ashes
A still alarm at 11.30 Thursday night sent fire apparatus to 6 Sullivan's Court off Fenwick Street where Mrs Hannah Sullivan lived. A pan of hot ashes on the floor started a small fire with little damage.
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Sullivan's Court
Fenwick Street
Hannah Sullivan
Impossible Boarding Attempt On Cymric In Boston Harbor
A young Australian woman identified as Miss Tarbolton raced a carriage to the Cymric as the White Star liner departed for Liverpool. She leapt toward the ship and tried to board, signaling for a tug and prompting crew efforts to secure her before she was allowed aboard.
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Boston
Cymric
Liverpool
Miss Tarbolton
Australia
Purley
Miss Tarbelton
Vier Am Tarbolton
Beard
Beeen Pareul
Cymrie
Wien
The Man in the Moon May O04
Opaque OCR fragment presents a question about the man in the moon and a possible dialogue or note. The readable bits suggest a placeholder title and unclear inquiry lacking verifiable names, places, or dates for a fuller summary.
Canadian Cruiser Neptune’s perilous voyage to Hudson Bay
The cruiser Neptune under Governor Mejor Moodie sailed into Hudson Bay on October 2 to supply winter stores to remote police posts. The ship struck rocks twice and leaked badly before reaching port, marking a notably late seasonal entry for a vessel of its type.
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Ian
Neptune
Oe Bay
Wan Mejor Moodie
Hudson Bay
Hadson Bay
Rocke
N. F
Aux
Electric light tower time signals start at dark
Western Union Telegraph Company will begin after dark electric light signals from the tower at 19% fee. Mariners can use the light to take their reckoning as the time ball was set to disappear.
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New York
New
Western Union Telegreph Company
Neem
Mutiny and Fire Hit Cronstadt in Night of Fighting
Reports from Cronstadt describe a sailors mutiny against officers, clashes with troops, and widespread looting as shops and public buildings were attacked. The city burned with machine guns and hundreds killed or wounded, while civilians fled and communications collapsed.
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London
St. Petersburg
Cronstadt
Petersburg
Cronetadt
Eee
Pete
Train Disaster Report From Wareas Narrow Phrase
A freight train on the Wareen-brest line collided causing fatalities. A Nearby police or rail crew, including a foreman, sustained injuries and a section of the line was blocked. Emergency responders investigated the scene.
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Wareas, New
Wareen-brest
Reilreed Ona
Ae de Copes A
Ant
Resignation Report Mentioned by Nevada Governor
Fragmentary notice notes a governor dispatch concerning the resignation of a general, with Lewten Nevada referenced and unclear surrounding details. The readable fragments imply an official communication or press item about a high-ranking resignation and its political context.
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Lewten, Nev
A — Jegtam
Gen
Mikado Congratulates King of England on Birthday
The emperor today enters the rites to convey the Majesty's felicitations on the King’s birthday. Official correspondence from Tekle New notes imperial congratulations and celebratory ceremonies marking the royal occasion.
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Mikado
King OF England
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