British NCO Gymnastic Exposition Planned For America
Gen Young secures Earl Roberts and Mr Broderick approval to send twelve British non commissioned officers to the United States to demonstrate gymnastic training now used in the British service. The War Office will pay expenses and aim to have American NCOs visit England to study the set up drill. Corbin compares U S and British forces, praising American NCOs.
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London
Gen. Young
Earl Roberts
Mr. Broderick
America
War Office
Young
Aole
War Department
Washington
England
Fcrm
Aldershot
United States
Corbin
Youthful horse thief from New England region
Nashua New Hampshire October 15 a 16 year old from Orange Massachusetts named Lumen WN Blake is described as having a record for horse stealing unmatched by any peer his age in New England. He hired and swapped wagons across towns then traveled to Exeter Kingston Plains and Portland before arrest. He pleaded guilty and awaits January term with $1000 bond.
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N. H
Lumen WN
Blake
Exeter
New England
Orange
Mass
Athol
Rice
George Bellows
Kingston Plains
Portland
Young Blake
Superior Court
Pilgrims Club luncheon with Generals in London
The Pilgrims Club in London hosted a luncheon at the Carlton hotel for Generals Corbin Wood and Young. General Nicholson chaired and toasted King Edward and President Roosevelt. War Secretary Broderick proposed toasts to the American army and the visiting generals. Amb Choate and Anthony Hope praised Anglo American ties.
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Pilgrims’ Club
Corbin, Wood and Young
Carlton Hotel
William Nicholson
Edward
Roosevelt
Broderick
Ambassador Choate
Anthony Hope
Delegates Arrive for Disciples of Christ Convention
Two thousand delegates arrived in Omaha on October 15 for the national convention of the Disciples of Christ. The general committee expects at least 10,000 delegates by Friday night. The city will host ten days of events including alumni banquets from different Christian colleges.
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Omaha
Neb
Disciples of Christ
Payne
The
Christian Church
Eighteen Percent of New York School Children Affected
Commissioner Lederle reported after examining thousands of city school children with two eye experts that 18 percent have trachoma an eye lid contagion. He suggested immigrants may have introduced the disease. Of about 600000 school age children about 100000 are afflicted.
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New York
Lederle
The
Health Department Today
Board of Estimates
Musician Eastman Held for Insanity Verdict
Nashua New Hampshire October 15 Charles C Eastman the musician who attempted to kill his wife on October 9 will be sent to an insane asylum Friday by order of Judge Peaslee. He is to be confined while his defense argues dementia.
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Nashua
N. H
Charles C. Eastman
Peaslee
Superior Court
New Castle Contractor Arrested in 1899 City Treasurer Murder
New Castle Pennsylvania October 15 Frank J Id a contractor was arrested today charged with the murder of City Treasurer Blevins who was found dead in his office one night in January 1899.
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New Castle
Frank J. Id
Asurer Blevins
Janu
United States cruiser Chicago arrives for repairs at Marseilles
The United States cruiser Chicago arrived in Marseilles on October 15 for repairs and exchanged the usual salutes with local authorities and ships.
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Marseilles
United States
Chicago
Madrid Cabinet Advances U S Spain Copyright Pact
The Madrid cabinet has agreed to renew the literary copyright treaty between the United States and Spain marking a step toward renewed cultural protections.
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Madrid
United States
Spain
Ohio Bankers Association Opens 12th Convention in Cincinnati
The 12th annual convention of the Ohio Bankers Association convened in Cincinnati with President Sharp of Columbus presiding. The gathering brings together bank leaders to discuss state financial policy and industry developments.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio Bankers’ Agsociation
Sharp
Columbus
Finding of Justice Hibbard on President Roosevelt visit death
Special Justice Charles E Hibbard filed the report on the inquest into Secret Service Officer William Craig's death during Roosevelt's 1903 visit. He finds that the unlawful acts of conductor James T Kelly and motorman Euclid Madden contributed to Craig's death and notes a misunderstanding by street car companies about which streets were closed. The car ran on a normal schedule. no orders altered its operation. The report details speed, braking, and a failedly locked fender, with warnings attempted by mounted guards and officials.
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Charles E. Hibbard
District Court of Central
James T. Kelly
Euclid Madden
Willam Craig
Hibbard
South Street
Redfield Hill
Railroad Bridge
Howard Hill
Said
Appli
Craig
King Edward tours Egerton racing estate in rain
King Edward spent two hours on horseback at Egerton house and watched horses on the heath before driving to the Newmarket race course for the Czarewitch stakes. Elizabeth M. won the Kennett plate as crowds gathered for the open field race. Reiff rode Doux Pays. French jockey club suspension takes effect tomorrow. Black Sand won the Clarewich stakes at Newmarket with Ingratulation second.
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Eng
Edward
Egerton House
Czarewitch
Big
Volodyovski
J. Reiff
Paris
Doux Pays
Reiff
Jockey Club
BADLY "STUNG." Hartford Veil Reveals Wife-Spoiling Elopement
Hartford story of a man who eloped with a Meriden widow, thinking his wife a widow. His wife, Harriet Faulkner, confronted the plot at the Allyn house with a veil and chrysanthemums. The husband fled to New Orleans after a dramatic reveal, leaving his clothes behind.
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Hartford
Allyn House
New Orleans
Meriden
Harriet Faulkner
Yalesville
Asylum Street
Sayles Memorial Library Dedication in Pawtucket
Frederick Sayles of Pawtucket presented the Deborah Cook Sayles memorial library to the city. The $250000 structure is noted as among New England’s finest in architectural embellishments with addresses by Col Alonzo Pierce Hon William Holls and Rev George Harris D D. Souvenirs of the donor’s panels were distributed at the unveiling.
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Pawtucket
R. L
Deborah Cook Sayles
Frederick 5. Sayles
New England
Col
Alonzo Pierce
F. Eric Holls
New York
F. C. Sayles, Jr
Fitzgerald
Coal Carrying Roads Hearing Before New York Attorney General
Albany hearing on charges that Pennsylvania Delaware and Hudson and other coal lines violate anti-trust laws. Vice-President Wilcox and C N Hough represented railroads. petitioner C J Shearn argued contracts show concerted action. coal companies denied charges.
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Albany
N. Y
Davies
Pennsylvania
Delaware and Hudson
David Wilcox
C. N. Hough
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
C. J. Shearn
Man Threatens Diamonds With Explosive Ruse
In New York on October 15 a man calling himself Henry Dawson gained entry to Mrs. Amy G. Watkins home. He produced a note threatening to detonate a bag of dynamite if diamonds were not handed over. Mrs. Watkins yelled, Dawson fled with a bag and drew a revolver but was stopped by a policeman at the door. The bag proved empty and Dawson was arrested for trial.
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New York
Amy G. Watkins
Henry Dawson
Harvard Overseers Vote Extends Voting to Other Colleges
At a special meeting of the Harvard board of overseers on October 15 the body voted to assent to a Massachusetts legislature act granting graduates of other colleges the right to vote for overseers under the same restrictions as Harvard graduates with A B degrees.
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Boston
Harvard University Board of Overseers
Massachusetts
Harvard
A. T
A. B
National Life Underwriters Open Session With 900 Delegates
Cincinnati Ohio October 15 Over 900 delegates attended the National Association of Life Underwriters three day annual meeting starting with a welcome address and responses followed by the president’s annual address.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
National Association of Life Underwriters
Vandalia Train Collision at Reelsville
A head on collision between two Vandalia passenger trains occurred at Reelsville, Terre Haute Indiana this afternoon. No deaths. Engineer Modding seriously injured. one mail clerk and three passengers lightly injured.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Reelsville
Modding
Remedy Claims Relief for Persistent Leg Sore
Bowling Green resident W Lenhert reports relief from a persistent leg sore after using oan's Ointment. The account describes severe itching and burning, with the ointment ending the discomfort and restoring normal skin.
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W. Lenhert
Bowling Green
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Promised Cure Feature
An advertisement extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a radical, blood based cure for catarrh. It claims the remedy clears nasal throat and stomach mucosa, supports internal treatment over douches, and cites Dr Ainslee praising daily use for complete relief. It lists antiseptic ingredients like Red Gum and Blood Root and notes tablets dissolve in mouth or can be used as a douche if needed.
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Stuart
Ainslee
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