Grandchild Unveils Gen Sherman Statue in Washington
In Washington on October 15 a public unveiling honored General William Tecumseh Sherman with a horse statue. Little William Sherman Thorndyke, grandson of Sherman, unveiled it amid President Roosevelt, the diplomatic corps, military bands, Marines, seamen, and the district national guard. The ceremony featured remarks by Gen Grenville M. Dodge and Roosevelt praising Sherman and Civil War leaders while stressing civic duty and national unity.
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Washington
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman Thorndyke
Diplomatic Corps
Cabinet
Cumberland
Tennessee
Ohio
Potomac
District National Guard
D. J. Stafford
Marine Band
Grenville M. Dodge
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Sherman Statue Commission
Fourth Field Battery
Roosevelt
Sheridan
Thomas
McClellan
Meade
Hancock
Logan
Grant
Sherman
National Capital
Pennsylvania Avenue
Abraham Lincoln
Seward Called in Shipbuilding Inquiry as Temporary Director
Frederic Seward, ex-director of the U S Shipbuilding company and Corporation Trust employee, testified at the New York hearing. He described acting as a temporary director and endorsed stock without payment while discussing the dummy directorate formed in New Jersey. The legality of the first board’s acts, including capital stock increases and subsidiary acquisitions, may be challenged by bondholders or the receiver.
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New York
Oliphant
Frederic Seward
U. S. Shipbuilding Company
Corporation Trust Company
Deming
Alexander & Green
Untermeyer
Seward
New Jersey
Platt Secretly Marries Lillian Janeway at Holland House
New York October fifteenth report says U S Senator Thomas C Platt married Mrs Lillian T Janeway in a private ceremony at the Holland house on Sunday with only their families present Rev Dr Burrell officiated. The couple plans a brief city departure this evening for a short trip.
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New York
U. S
Thomas C. Platt
Lillian T. Janeway
Holland House
Dr. Burrell
Moody Merrill Indictment Bond Default Shocks Court
Boston October 15 Moody Merrill missing on embezzlement charges failed to appear in superior court before Judge Sherman bonds set at 10000. Marcellus Coggan a surety says Merrill fled to New Mexico where his interests keep him from returning yet believes he will answer the indictment within a month.
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Boston
Moody Merrill
Sherman
Merrill
Marcellus Coggan
New Mexico
Ayer's Pills Advertised in Lowell Gazette
A brief note shows the Lowell Massachusetts circle promoting Ayer’s Pills as a remedy. The ad highlights local access, urging readers to obtain the medicine at nearby shops and trusted suppliers in the city.
Amicable settlement progress in Russian trouble
Yokohama reports indicate a pacific path amid a veteran statesmen conference with Tokyo cabinet ministers and prior throne deliberations. Russian and Japanese envoys held long talks while China faces pressure over Manchuria. Russia warns permanent occupation if demands are rejected, as forces at New Chwang are bolstered.
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Yokohama
Tokio
Pacific
Korea
Manchuria
Baron de Iosen
Japan
Garon Komusia
M. Lesnar
China
Prince Ching
Russia
New Chwang
Japan Has Not Issued Any Ultimatum Yet
Kobe dispatch to the Daily Mail dated October 14 reports talks between the Russian and Japanese foreign ministers. Elder statesmen favor Japan resisting any Russian move on Corea while Russia maintains troops in Manchuria. Kuropatkin to retire. Morning Post notes no Japanese ultimatum but asks for assurance on Corea. Rumors of war persist. Chefoo reports France.
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London
Oet
Kobe
Daily Mail
Japan
Corea
Yongampho
Yalu River
St. Petersburg
Russia
Korea
Manchuria
Morning Post
Chefoo
Chéfoo
Port Arthur
Russian ministers declare readiness amid Russo Japanese talks
Paris reports say Russia’s war and navy ministers stress full preparedness to meet any turn in the Far East crisis while seeking to avoid hostilities. Japan and China continue talks with Baron De Rosen, status undisclosed, as a China Japan commercial treaty opens Mukden and another Manchurian point to Japanese commerce, easing tensions.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Far East
Japan
China
Baron de Rosen
Mukden
Manchuria
Russia
Not So Warlike in Japan and Port Arthur Reports
A Port Arthur despatch from St. Petersburg dated October 15 says Tokio’s mood is tranquil and reports of broad war preparations are denied. Japan’s war minister urges cautions in newspaper utterances while Port Arthur papers insist Russia cannot evacuate Manchuria while the rebel lion remains in China, and that the Mikado and Marquis Ito oppose war.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Tokio
Japan
Russia
Manchuria
China
Mikado
Marquis Ito
Freshmen in playful garb join Maine campus carnival
Orono Maine October 15 freshmen in outlandish garb perform antics in Orono Old Town and Bangor ahead of Saturday initiations. Fifty men have been elected to the seven fraternities at the University of Maine.
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Orono
Old Town
Bangor
University of Maine
Long Steel Columns Collapse in Tunnel Train Wreck
North Adams October 15. For the first time in ten years a railroad accident occurred inside the Hoosac tunnel on the Fitchburg division. Long steel columns fell from a freight car, ripping eastbound rails for hundreds of feet. Mechanicsville wreckers aided, but clearance took hours. No injuries reported.
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North Adams
Hoosac Tunnel
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Mechanicsville
N. Y
London visitor reports banquet robbery in Boston
Gerard S. Phillips of the Honourable Artillery Company reports a loss of 200 dollars in cash a 500 pound letter of credit on a Boston bank and a return steamship ticket to London after a banquet at the Somerville Hotel. He suspects a waiter acted in the robbery and police have halted the letter of credit and notified the steamship line to cancel and issue a duplicate ticket.
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Boston
London
Gerard S. Phillips
The
Honourable Artillery Company of London
Phillips
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
Somerset
Steamship Company
Busy day at mission board convention in Manchester
A large turnout for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Manchester New Hampshire reports on the home and foreign departments. Rev Rockwell H Potter President Henry C Kind and President William J Tucker spoke with missionaries also addressing the gathering. Officers will be elected later this afternoon.
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Manchester
N. H
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Rockwell H. Potter
Hartford
Oconn
Henry C. Kind
Oberlin
Ohio
Committee On Home Department
Wm. J. Tucker
Dartmouth College
Boston Suburban Electric borrows 1 5 million for stock, rail options
Boston stockholders authorize trustees to borrow 1 5 million to buy new stock of subsidiary firms and exercise options on adjacent rail lines including Natick & Cechituate Westboro & Hopkinton and South Middlesex. President Claflin says annual report shows small surplus after preferred stock dividends. The Boston Lowell line reports its best annual performance.
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Boston
Boston Suburban Electric Companies
Natick & Cechituate
Westboro & Hopkinton
South Middlesex Street Railway
Claflin
Lowell
Seven room tenement on Eighteenth street for rent
To let a seven room tenement on Eighteenth street with bath pantry hot water connections and cemented cellar Enquire 23 Eighteenth street Aged 016 o1 WANTED To sell a fine Jersey cow and three tons of hay Apply to Mrs Alfred Peterson West Chelmsford aiees WANTED One or two nicely furnished rooms with bath and heat in private family by single gentleman Belvidere and French Canadian family preferred Address H5 Morning Citizen 016 ot A FINE handsome Cocker spaniel dog will be given to the right party who will guarantee him a good home and kind treatment Enquire of Isr Brown at Boutwell Bros Storehouse School S 016 3t LOST Wednesday between School street and city hall a lady s gold hunting case watch Reward for return at 363 Merrimack street 616 3t
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Eighteenth Street
Alfred Peterson
West Chelmsford
Aiees
Belvidere
Morning Citizen
Isr. Brown
Boutwell Bros
School Street
City Hall
Merrimack Street
Tillman Acquitted in South Carolina Editor Murder Case
James H. Tillman is found not guilty by a Lexington County jury after about 20 hours deliberation. He expressed gratitude for the verdict and said he believed he acted under necessary circumstances. He noted seeking a venue change due to prejudice in Richland County.
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James H. Tillman
Gonzales
South Carolina
Lexington
S. C
J. H. Tillman
Richland County
Lexington County
Trade Unions Open Civic Federation Talk In Chicago
In Steinway hall Chicago leaders from labor and business gathered for a Civic Federation conference to discuss wage earners and capitalists relations. Speakers including Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and William Mahon warned unions must act justly avoiding force while recognizing limits of organization. Judge Waterman Howard W. Taylor and Chicago officials attended as observers and public interest stressed that public welfare requires peaceful industrial progress. An adjacent notice promotes an upper tenement for rent at 87 Methuen Street.*
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Chicago
Steinway Hall
Cive
Federation
Wm. D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employer of America
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
S. S. McClure
New York
A. N. Waterman
The
Civic Federation
Capital
Farmer
T. F. Woodlock
Oscar S. Straus
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
John M. Stahl
Agriculturists
Straus
Waterman
Howard W. Taylor
Harrison
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H. S. Regiment
Thomas Corcoran
Charles W. Hoyt
Lothrop & Cunningham
Gen. Sherman
President Roosevelt
General Sherman
United States
C. B. Cosurza & Co
Platt
Janeway
Case
Ayer
Gcer
Lowell, Mass
Cuss Korea
Hoosac Lunnel
Honourable Artillery CO
A. B.C
F. M
Tucker
Lowell Line
Oscar Straus
Methuen Street
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