Peace Jubilee Opens in Chicago Auditorium
The Chicago Peace Jubilee drew eight thousand people to the Auditorium as ceremonies opened with remarks by Jubilee chairman Charles Truax and presiding officer George R. Peck. President McKinley and Mayor Harrison received warm welcomes while speakers urged unity and humane aims in the path toward peace.
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Chicago
Charles Truax
George R. Peck
Army
William McKinley
North Anay South
Peck
Harrison
McKinley
Archbishop
St. Paul
Emery Speer
Georgia
Havana
Cuba
Asey
Pat
McKinley Asked to Open All Captured Ports
President McKinley assured representatives of the Diiness Manufacturers' association that the plea to open all ports in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines to free entry of American products will receive consideration. A meeting at Auditorium annex reviewed resolutions passed at the Union League club on Sept 29.
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Chicago
McKinley
Diiness Manufacturers’ Association
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Mation
Auditorium Annex
Union League Club
Beefs Wheeler Harvards Football Giant Dies in Boston
Stuart Wadsworth Wheeler known as Beef Wheeler Harvard 98 died at Massachusetts General Hospital at 3 this morning after showing illness from typhoid fever contracted in Porto Rico during war service. A prominent Harvard football figure from 96 to 98 he recovered briefly at Bryn Mawr but relapsed after a Maine hunting trip. His brother Alexander Hamilton Wheeler Harvard 1901 will transport the body to Bryn Mawr for burial.
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Boston
Stuart Wadsworth Wheeler
Harvard
Beef
Wheeler
Massachusetts General Hospital
Fair Sons
Porto Rico
St. Paul's School
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Spain
Bryn Mawr
Maine
Alexander Hamilton Wheeler
Charles Wheeler
Patriotic Women Ready for Fall River DAR Convention
Boston reports show the Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution convention at Fall River will attract many Boston area attendees. Mrs Daniel Manning president general of the national society is expected to attend, with Grace Le Baron Uphem likely among the guests of honor if health permits. Quequechan chapter Fall River will host at Music Hall, and Miss Mary J Holmes will host a reception to meet the new State Regent Mrs George H Fuller of Springfield, inviting delegates and members for informal exchanges on patriotic work.
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Boston
Fall River
Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution
Daniel Manning
National Society
Henry M. Uphem
Grace le Baron
Quequechan
Music Hall
Mary JL. Holmes
George H. Fuller
Springfield
College Man Sentenced In Boston Jail Break Case
John F. Holland, 23, a college graduate from a reputable family, was sentenced in the superior court to state prison for three to six years for breaking jail and possessing burglar’s tools. Also reported are several Democratic convention results with multiple nominees across Massachusetts. An advertorial note promotes pineapple tablets for indigestion and Dr Thomas Electric Oil for burns and cuts.
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Boston
John F. Holland
Holland
Four Men Injured by Gas House Explosion at Waltham Factory
An explosion at the American Watch Company in Waltham early this morning badly burned four workers, with two in serious condition. The blast tore through the gas cooling boiler, sending pipe and shafting through the roof before foreman Richard Walsh and fireman Sydney Silvia were hospitalized. The blast prompted a factory fire, quickly controlled by local firefighters. Officials note the incident occurred in the gas generating room, a rear one-story brick building used for water gas production, while political chatter in Lynn and surrounding areas swirled around district attorney races and county figures.
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Waltham
American Watch Company
Richard Walsh
Sydney Silvia
Silvia
Walsh
Fall River Plans to Settle Cloth Selling Changes Soon
Fall River reports the manufacturers committee has not yet called a meeting of signatories to discuss the planned change in cloth selling methods. A meeting is expected tomorrow or Thursday. The committee may include Brayton, Frank Brightman, J. E. Osborn, C. C. Rounseville, and Richard B. Borden. About 44 print cloth mills join the agreement. several others with about 2.5 million spindles remain outside. The four weeks curtailment starts immediately with possible mill shutdowns next week. Mills that stay out may pay a penny-half penalty per spindle per week into a general fund for distribution among signatory corporations.
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Fall River
Brayton
Frank Brightman
J. E. Osborn
C. C. Rounseville
Richard B. Borden
King Philip
Conanicut
Osborne
Bourne
Border City
Barnaby
Stevens
Granite
Parker
Hargraves
Sanford
Globe
Laurel Mills Lost Money At Laurel Lake Mills Meet
Fall River October 18 stockholders voiced dissatisfaction at the Laurel Lake Mills annual meeting. The treasurer reported a net loss of 37800 dollars for last year and 25000 more including depreciation. A five member committee was appointed to review the report and a two week adjournment was set to present a reorganization plan and elect officers.
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Fall River
Laurel Lake Mills
Edward J. Jennings
Charles M. Alten
M. G. B. Swift
Eeq
Leonard N. Slade
J. M. Martins
Warren
Hargraves Mills Overtime Standoff Sparks Union Bid
Labor union secretaries in Fall River met with Hargraves Mills Treasurer Borden to protest overtime. He explains the mill will shift to finer yarns, needing overtime to keep weaving. Secretaries plan union meetings to oppose the overtime push.
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Fall River
Borden
Hargraves Mills
Essex County Deal Rumors Tie to District Attorney Peters
Boston with October 18 reports rumors of more deals in Essex County offices and the latest centers on the defeat of W. Scott Peters of Haverhill in a political contest.
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Boston
Essex
W. Scott Peters
Haver
German Emperor as a Pin-Maker at Kiel Yacht Event
An American party visits the German Emperor aboard his yacht and signs a visitors’ book. The next evening at Kiel Yacht Club, the Emperor sensibly entertains guests with humorous prize presentations, including a German officer receiving vases and a liqueur set, amid cheers and warm hospitality.
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Niblack
Kiel
Cap
To Let Rooms and Houses On Various Streets
Advertises multiple rental options in Belvidere Centralville and nearby areas. Listings include 9 room house at Broadway for boarders at 14 dollars, 4 room near North ern depot at 2 dollars, several 3 to 7 room tenements with rents from 6.50 to 16 dollars. Apply to T H Elliott at 64 Central street.
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Broadway
Marshall Street
Belvidere
Centralville
Queen Street
Hildreth Street
18Th Street
Central Street
T. H. Elliott
United States Refuses Cuban Debt Assumption at Paris Talks
Paris dispatch reports American commissioners will not assume the Cuban debt or cede sovereignty to the United States. Officials reiterate U S aims to pacify Cuba and leave its people to self rule while denying annexation. Spanish opposition remains clear asParis negotiations focus on debt and future Philippine questions.
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Paris
Spain
United States
Cuba
Washington
Peace Commission
Philippines
Spanish commissioners and American negotiations progress
Abiding confidence that the Spanish commissioners will not oblige the Americans to resort to extreme measures and that the negotiations will proceed with greater expedition from this point.
Great Britain Stern Demands in Chinese Crisis
A Shanghai despatch reports Sir Claude MacDonald warned the Chinese government sovereignty rests with the Emperor who was abducted and deposed, with Britain prepared to enforce measures if unmet. A rebellion in Hu Nan is feared, foreigners in Yangtse ports at risk, residents leaving Chongqing area, others planning hurried exits as tensions rise. An Odessa Standard correspondent notes readiness for emergency actions.
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London
Shanghai
Claude MacDonald
Pekin
Kang-Yu-Wei
Great Britain
Hu-Nan
Yang-Tse
Chun-King
Se-Chuen
Russia Deploys 40000 at Port Arthur for Pekin emergency
Russia concentrates about 40,000 troops at Port Arthur in readiness for an emergency at Pekin as tensions rise. The move signals heightened concern over potential crises in northern China.
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Russia
Port Arthur
Pekin
China’s Emperor Visited By French Legation Doctors
Pekin October 18 physicians attached to the French legation visited the Emperor of China for a medical examination.
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China
Pekin
Off Day for Sloan at Gatwick meeting
On the first day of Gatwick October racing Tod Sloan the American jockey rode four horses but was unplaced on Leggan Hall and Manatee. Marthus with Sloan won the Horley handicap at 7 to 4. Musetta won the Surrey Nursery handicap. Calicut with Sloan finished second in the field plate where Goodrich won the event.
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London
Gatwick
Mr. R. Maguire
Filassier
Captain Machell
Leggan Hall
Tod Sloan
Horley
Mr. G. Maclachlan
Marthus
Surrey Nursery
Marquis di Serramezzana
Musetta
Lorillard-Berestod Stable
Manatee
Sloan
Mr. H. MecCalmont
Goodrich
Mr. Wales
Calicut
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Georgetown
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Waltham Watch Factory
Peters
Friends of
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Laurel Mills
Essex County Deal
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