Peacemakers use Pacific measures to avert Russo Japan war
London reports an Anglo French arbitration treaty near completion and a private understanding to use pacific measures at St Petersburg while England keeps Japan in check. The accord accompanies assurances to Russia on Manchuria evacuation and a general pacific zone, easing fear in London and other capitals.
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London
Lansdowne
Cambon
Lord Lansdowne
Associated Press
Far East
M. Delcasse
President Loubet
England
France
Delcasse
Pacific
St. Petersburg
Lord Lansdone
Japan
Japan Aroused Over Far East Tensions
Yokohama reports show sharp Japanese sentiment on the Far East issue with Jiji and Asahi arguing Russia must modify its stance for any peaceful settlement. Tokyo papers warn of worsening conditions and urge restraint while war fund subscriptions are briefly considered but rejected by authorities.
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Yokohama
Far East
Jiji
Tokio
Japan
Russia
Asahi
Naval Office
Manchuria Evacuation Talks With Chinese Minister
Washington reports Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng, Chinese minister, held long talks with Secretary Hay on Manchuria. Russia shows no move to evacuate as Oct 8 deadline passed, while the U S stresses honoring open ports agreements with China regardless of evacuation or control outcomes.
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Washington
Chen Tung Liang Cheng
Hay
Manchuria
Russia
Manchuaria
China
United States
Misunderstanding over Marine band at Chicago centennial
Officials of the Chicago Federation of Musicians say a misrepresentation led to the Marine band's booking for the Chicago centennial and a boycott by union players. They fault two National Guard colonels for advising discharge of regimental band members and seek reinstatement after Secretary Moody's reply suggested the band was treated as guests, not competitors.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Musicians
Marine Band
Washington, D. C
Islneis National Guard
Federation
National Guard
Centennial Arrangements Committee
Moody
Navy Department
Washington
Centennial Committee
Fire rescues amid blaze at Chestnut Street grocery
A fire at ten o'clock damaged A. R. Brown’s grocery, 530 Chestnut Street, spreading to two upper floors occupied as tenements. Firemen and police rescued eighteen children and one man as smoke engulfed the building. C. E. Flint, a second-floor lodger, was found unconscious and removed from his room.
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Lynn
A. R. Brown
Chestnut Street
Srake
Sieep
C. E. Flint
Deputy Sheriff Doane Dies of Heart Failure on Prison Tour
Athol reports Deputy Sheriff Roswel A. Doane died suddenly of heart failure while transporting a prisoner from Petersham to Athol tonight. The incident occurred during the driving route, leaving the community in mourning and authorities investigating the cause.
Maitland Candy Co Aids Saturday Specials
Sold only on Saturday a special grade of chocolates and bon bons in one pound boxes freshly made weekly to order. Made by the Maitland Candy Company especially for us. Equal in quality to candy sold at double the price.
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Maitland Candy Company
Coal Strike Threat Looms If Demands Remain Unsettled
In Indianapolis on October 19 President Mitchell and Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers said a coal miners strike will follow if differences with operators in Colorado New Mexico and Utah are not settled within a week. The national committee adjourned at 2 pm with no further meetings until the January convention. Mitchell sent telegrams to Colorado Fuel and Iron and Victor Fuel asking them to receive UMW representatives to discuss miners grievances.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Mitchell
Wilson
United Mine Workers
National Committee of Mine Workers
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Victor Fuel Company
Munyon's Paw Paw hailed as universal remedy
A promotional endorsement of Munyon's Paw Paw extols its rapid sales and claims it cures insomnia nervousness stomach troubles and alcohol craving. Letters from customers praise improved digestion sleep mood and appetite with claims of nationwide enthusiasm and affordable prices. Paw Paw Laxative Pills are offered at 25 cents.
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Munyon
A. T. Pinkham, & Co
Dover
N. H
M. W. Dempsey
Boston
South Street
State Campaign Denies Charges of Extravagance
In Brockton on October 9 the Republican State campaign opened with a rally banquet flag raising and speeches by Governor Bates Lieut. Gov. Curtis Guild Jr Congressman William C Lovering and Speaker Jas J Myers. Bates defended the administration denying extravagance charges and praised raids at Revere beach as cleaning up resorts for Commonwealth citizens.
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Brockton
Bates
Curtis Guild, Jr
William C. Lovering
Jas. J. Myers
House
Revere Beach
Commonwealth
Benjamin Sewall Ship Totals Loss After Rescue Few
A Lloyds dispatch from Anping Formosa reports the American ship Benjamin Sewall and cargo totally lost at the Pescadores. Only 12 crew members including the captain were saved. The vessel hailed from Boston and was owned by A. M. Sewall. The Pescadores are a group of 21 islands off Formosa known for dangerous navigation.
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London
Lloyds
Anping
Formosa
Benjamin Sewall
Pescadores
Halsted
Singapore
Boston
Mass
A. M. Sewall
Fisher's Islands
Formosa Channel
Amoy
Mule Spinners Union Holds Large Smoke Talk Event
A large Mule Spinners union meeting last evening featured prominent officers and fellow workers. Speakers included Rep Ross of New Bedford and Thomas O Donnell of Fall River with Patrick McNerny of Adams attending. Conroy attended but did not speak. The event emphasized better organization and unity, with songs performed by Hugh McElroy on harp and piano and several singers delivering numbers.
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Mule Spinners’ Union
Rep. Ross
New Bedford
Mule Spinners’ Association
Thomas O'Donnell
Fall River
Fall River Union
Patrick McNerney
Adams
Robert F. Conroy
Textile Council
James McCann
Frank Farrell
Thomas Shaughnessy
French Ambassador Jusserand Visits Lawrence on Oct 9
The French ambassador to the United States M. Jusserand and Mme. Jusserand were toured around Lawrence by city escort Walter E. Parker and treasurer George S. Silsbee. They viewed the dam, Falls bridge, mills, and corporation blocks, expressing interest in the mill complex before departing for Boston en route to Washington.
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Boston
Washington
Resumed Operations in Chicago Glove Factories
Four of the glove plants shuttered by Wednesday’s strike reopened today with non union workers. Authorities contained a riot at Garden City Glove plant as about 50 women strikers tried to stop non union employees from starting work. Police intervened to quell the disturbance.
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Chicago
Garden City Glove Company
Brooklyn Dems float third ticket to sway Brooklyn vote
The Brooklyn Eagle reports regular Democrats asked Mayor Low to head a new ticket with Henrichs McGuire and McLaughlin candidates for county offices to divert votes to Fusion against McClellan Grout and Fornes. Low weighs the offer while ex Lieutenant Governor Woodruff says consent depends on unanimity.
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New York
The
Brooklyn Eagle
Low
Brooklyn
Henrichs, McGuire
McLaughlin
Hugh McLaughlin
McClellan
Grout
Fornes
Empress Dowager Holds First Audience of Season
Pekin October 9 The Empress Dowager met with no British presence as Sir Ernest Satow and the entire British legation staff were absent. The absence is linked to the crackdown on Shanghai reform paper Supao and the flogging death of reformer Shen Chien.
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Pekin
Summer Palace
Ernest Satowl
Legation
Supao
Shanghai
Shen Chien
Gets Stiff Sentence In Jewelry Robbery Case
New York Oct 9 Walter Wilson, 42, pleaded guilty to four robbery indictments and one for carrying chloral knockout drops. Recorder Goff sentenced him to 33 years total, 19 years for chloral and 14 years for one robbery. Wilson admitted stealing $12,000 in jewelry and money from women in the Tenderloin by drugging them.
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New York
Walter Wilson
Goff
Wilson
Police seek inquiry into Curtis disappearance in New Hampshire
Manchester police request investigation into the disappearance of Frank L Curis of Boston last seen in a canoe at Martin's Ferry at five oclock Saturday. The last known sighting was by a Boston and Maine agent at Martin's Ferry. On Monday evening a Boston and Maine section man recovered several of Curtis belongings in the river.
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Manchester
N. H
Frank L Curis
Boston
Martin’s Ferry
Curtis
Boston & Maine
Boston & Maine Section
Iron Ox Tablets Claim To Purge Blood And Rebuild Health
An advertisement promotes Iron Ox Tablets as a tonic laxative that cleanses blood by toning digestive organs and stimulating liver and kidneys. It warns against purgatives, claims gradual, natural improvement, and notes a 25 cent price for fifty tablets in a Detroit address.
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Detroit
Mich
Joe Chamberlain a verse on Birmingham's iron and power
A verse portrait of Joseph Chamberlain tracing his rise from Birmingham's industrial heart to political influence. It recalls his impact on the Liberal Unionist era, his colonial duties with Cecil Rhodes, and the shift to taxation policy, ending with a jab at a streetcar conductor and voters.
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Joe Chamberlain
Joe
Cecil Rhodes
Halloween Frolics in Scottish Style at Balmoral Castle
A period column describes an outdoor Halloween celebration with bonfire torches, fortune caves, a hobgoblin car with witches, fairies and a dancing crowd. The piece cites Princess Beatrice and Queen Victoria at Balmoral, reflecting Scottish customs and the October note from Laura A. Smith.
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Hallowe'en
Bonnie Scotland
Robert Burns
Beatrice
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Queen Victoria
John Brown
Laura A. Smith
Prices Current Jewell Retail Market October 9 1903
Prices from Munn Co and partners show a flourishing local market for groceries and provisions. Potatoes arrive in large quantities with little rot while dry eggs rise to 40 cents a dozen and coal and wood prices hold steady.
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Jewell Retaii
Munn & Co
J. B. Cover & Co
Lowell Coal Co
C. T. Killpartrick
F.E. Putnam
Prescott Street
Patrick May Escape The Death Penalty In Rice Case
Albany October 9 The postponement of argument in the Rice will case where Albert T Patrick awaits trial for the murder of William M Rice at Sing Sing exposed a complex chain of legal technicalities that could allow Patrick to avoid execution. The stay was said to come from an appeal to the Court of Appeals, though records show no such appeal exists and the time to file has lapsed, creating a problematic path to reinstate the death sentence.
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Albany
N. Y
Rice Will
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
William M. Rice
Patrick
Legal Technicau
Millionaire Rice
Court of Appeals
Thieves Break Into Weetamoe Mills Treasurer’s Home
In Fall River on October 9 thieves forced entry while the family was away at the residence of Enoch J. French treasurer of the Weetamoe mills and seized jewelry and other items valued at over 2000 dollars.
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Fall River
Enoch J. French
Weetamoe Mills
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