Sparks Delegation Arrives Early For Boston Hearing
Hon John T Sparks and 68 Fifth district delegates travel from Lowell to Boston by special car for a hearing before the ballot law commissioners at the State House. Most are present before 11, an amusing Union Station moment with a Christian Endeavor flag incident, as Bruce supporters arrive later. The hearing opens near noon with objections filed by Sparks and Bruce delegates, citing violations of nomination procedures and convention legality.
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John T. Sparks
State House
Boston
Lowell
Senator Sparks
Union Station
Christian Endeavor Convention
C. E
Sparks
Malachi Jennings
Bruce
Edward F. O'Sullivan
R. A. Carter
Wm. O. Mahoney
Jos. E. Donoghue
R. J. Barry
W. C. Crowley
Andover
John Griffin
O'Sullivan
Lawrence
Homer Albers
Brookline
Arthur Lincoln
Hingham
Harry V. Cunningham
John Joseph Hennessey
Sparksmen
John P. Sweeney
Mr. Bruce
Alexander T. Bruce
Alexander B. Bruce
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Dracut
Middlesex
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Alexander
Lifeboat Missing Men From C B Lockwood Sinking
Ashtabula Ohio October 15 Nothing heard of the ten men who left the steamer C B Lockwood in a lifeboat before it foundered fifteen miles offshore. Expectation of rescue proved wrong with no tidings or sightings as patrols cover the beach in wide areas.
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Ashtabula
C. B. Lockwood
Wreck Adrift Off Nantucket After Northeast Gale
Wreck of the five masted schooner Arthur Seitz that ran ashore at Mutton Chop shoal last spring broke adrift in a northeast gale Sunday and drifted into Muskegat channel. A 20 foot fragment creates a dangerous obstruction and could threaten traffic on the shoals.
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Nantucket
Arthur Seitz
Mutton Chop Shoal
Muskegat Channel
Roosevelt Ends Coal Strike With Arbitration Move
President Roosevelt resumed talks with President Mitchell and bankers from J. P. Morgan & Co as hopes grew for a settlement. Final agreement included adding a sixth member to the arbitration commission and immediate resumption of mining operations. Bacon and Perkins of Morgan were present as operator representatives amid upbeat mood at the White House.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mitchell
White House
Robert Bacon
George W. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Hay
Arlington Hotel
Root
Mr. Morgan
Messrs
Sargent
Wright
Cortelyou
Treasury Department
Mr. Cortelyou
Arbitration Commission
Official statement on coal strike commission formation
The White House released at 2 20 a m an official statement announcing a commission to inquire into and decide all issues between operators and miners in the anthracite fields. Brig Gen John M Wilson retired U S A Washington D C engineer corps officer. E W Parker expert mining engineer and editor. Hon George Gray US judge. B E Clark grand chief of the Order of Railway Conductors. Thomas H Watkins of Scranton named to the panel.
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Washington
White House
Mitchell
John M. Wilson
U. S
Bishop Spaulding named to coal commission by President
The President adds Bishop John L Spaulding of Peoria to the commission on mining and selling coal. Hon Carroll D Wright is appointed recorder of the commission.
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John L. Spaulding
Peoria
Bishop Spaulding
Carroll D. Wright
Arbiters and Military Figures in 19th Century Roles
Brief biographical notices list George Gray a circuit court judge and Princeton laureate, Edward Wheeler Parker a U S Geological Survey statistician and census expert, John Spaulding Catholic bishop of Peoria, and John M Wilson brigadier general and chief of engineers. Details cover birthplaces, education, career milestones, and service records through 1901.
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George Gray
Third
United States Court
Newcastle
Del
Andrew C
Elizabeth M. G
Princeton
Harvard
Wilmington
Margaret J. Black
Parker
Edward Wheeler
United States Geological Survey
United States
Port Deposit
William and
Henrietta Hyde (Donnell
Baltimore
City College
Riggs Place
Washington
Spaulding
John, Lancaster
Peoria
District of Columbia
West Point
Columbian University
Engineers
Army Medical Museum and Library
Washington Monument
U. S. Military Academy
Mitchell Returns to Wilkes-Barre Amid Breakthrough on Coal Strike
President Mitchell arrived in Wilkes-Barre after a Washington conference outcome. He said a sixth labor representative may join the commission, and urged awaiting a full statement. He noted a delegate convention must decide on calling off the strike, with a quick adjournment likely.
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Washington
Labor
Cortelyou
Mitchell
Mitchel
Wilson
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Massachusetts Professional Basket Ball league formed
Boston area circuit reorganizes from Massachusetts Basket Ball league to the Massachusetts Professional Basket Ball league. Members include Worcester, the Columbia Associates of South Framingham, Pawtucketville A C, Lowell Burkes, Cambridge, Maynard and the Institutes of Cambridge. Season opens November 3 and ends March 17.
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Boston
Massachusetts Basket Ball League
Young's Hotel
Massachusetts Professional Basket Ball League
Worcester
Columbian Associates
South Framingham
Pawtucketville A. C
Lowell
Burkes
Cambridge
Maynard
Institutes of Cambridge
Sloop Eagle Capsizes Near Gay Head. One Lost
The fishing sloop Eagle from Newport, Capt Harbison, capsized off Gay Head. Harbison and one crewman were saved by Robert Jackson of Cuttyhunk. Hans Hanson drowned. Harbison lost six barrels of fish. The survivors are cared for at Cuttyhunk life saving station.
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Cuttyhunk
Eagle
Newport
R. L
Harbison
Gay Head
Robert Jackson
Hans Hanson
Jackson
Geologic expedition returns from Copper River region
Seattle October 15 United States Geological Survey expedition led by Jo Schrader arrived aboard the Santa Anna reporting a season that began in May and covered the Copper Tanana and Nebezna headwaters with a sub expedition in the Copper river valley. Schrader calls the year’s work most satisfactory.
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Seattle
Wash
United States Geological Survey
Jo Schrader
Copper River Region
Santa Anna
Copper
Tanana
Nebezna
Copper River
Henry Mead Improves After Apple Tree Fall Injury
Henry Mead, injured by a fall from an apple tree on Tenth Street last Thursday, remained unconscious at Emergency Hospital for 36 hours. His condition has improved and he is now considered out of danger.
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Henry Mead
Tenth Street
Epworth League Banquet Celebrates Active Social Spirit
The third annual roll call and banquet of Worthen Street M E church Epworth league highlighted a warm social theme with a Maltese cross menu, decor, and a program featuring Rev. J F Allen and League president John H Johnson. Speakers stressed spiritual development and growth, with plans to double Sunday night attendance within three months. Musical numbers were by league members and included duets, solos, and a humorous item about why they never married.
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Epworth League
Worthen Street M. E
League
J. F. Allen
John H. Johnson
Johnson
Samuel Worth
Worth
Jessie Todd
Stella Isabel Wilson
Eugene G. Russell
Russell
Miss Wilson
Miss Kidder
Merrill
Mr. Quimby
Hattie Wentworth
Julia Wilson
Hugh Green
J. B. Wilson
R. Smith
Wm. Dorr
George McIntosh
Geo. Staples
Chas. Kidder
C. L. Bruce
Moore
Staples
Harriet Hill
Thomas Thompson
Fuller
Still Dead-Locked In Ninth District Nomination
Boston, Oct. 15. The ninth congressional Democratic district deadlocked after 18 ballots with no change in positions. At the 35th ballot the convention adjourned to noon tomorrow, giving delegates five hours to choose a nominee before filings at the State House deadline.
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Boston
State House
Oldest Naval Officer Thos O Selfridge Dies at 97
Rear Admiral Thomas O Selfridge senior U S N retired died today at McLean Asylum Wa verly aged 97. He was likely the oldest living officer of that rank in any navy and part of a notable naval family with two retired rear admirals father and son. The article notes his family and early entry into the service.
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Boston
Thos. O. Selfridge
McLean Asylum
Waverly
Thomas ©. Selfridge, Jr
Berm
Navy
James Russell Selfridge
Registration totals and local political gathering details
Registration for the state election closed with 322 recorded for the afternoon and evening. A total of 1623 names were dropped from the voting lists, from 1782, with 15,214 polls. wards show varied totals. The Highland Social club hosted a crowded meeting with Republican candidates, remarks by ex Mayor J W Bennett, Butler Ames, James McKinley, and others, plus music and refreshments. A Republican ward meeting followed at the Richardson hotel led by Horton H Hilton.
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Highland Social Club
Branch Street
J. W. Bennett
Butler Ames
James McKinley
Charles H. Worcester
Asanb. Hilliard
Thomas H. Braden
Edmond J. Cheney
Common Council
Otis Allen
Republicans of Wards
Richardson Hotel
Horton H. Hilton
Col. Ames
Russian Autocracy as a Fiction Under Censored Press
The piece argues ignorance of Russia’s peasantry stems from state controlled schooling and libraries, dismissing autocracy as a fiction. It contends czars rely on department chiefs and subordinates for information, with censorship and limited underground sources shaping abuses and opinions. It notes Peter the Great and Paul I as true autocrats, while suggesting the system is not led by a genius or a madman but by inherited bureaucratic chains.
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Russia
Peter the Great
Paul I
Peter
Paul
Caar
Alexander Li
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk Ends Forty Five Years Of Trust
The advertisement touts Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk as a versatile coffee tea or hot chocolate flavor. Established in 1897 it has stood for forty five years, appealing to soldiers in Alaska and the Philippines.
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Alaska
Philippines
Borden
Debate Over Chinese Voter Rights Sparks Civic Controversy
A citizen named John Chinaman seeks American citizenship and the right to vote, prompting a stalled council debate on whether to extend suffrage to Chinese immigrants. Proponents argue progress and fairness, while opponents warn of waves of new voters and social strain.
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John Chinaman
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