Roosevelt Visits Arkansas In 1940s Escort Escort
President Roosevelt and party arrived in Argenta after an all night trip from Birmingham. A large crowd welcomed him as flags and bunting decorated Little Rock. A Blue and Gray escort of Civil War veterans accompanied the return to the city, then the group proceeded to Fort Roots and later to a city park ceremony before traveling to Memphis and New Orleans.
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Little Rock
Ark
Birmingham
Roosevelt
Argenta
U.S
Senars Berry
Clark
Davis
Treiber
Arkansas
Big Rock
Fort Logan
H. Roots
Fort Roots
Geo. W. Rogers
Whiskey in jury room case mulls new trial
Sacramento Oct 26 In arguing a motion for a new trial in former Senator Emmons bribery case his attorney produced two dozen empty quart whiskey bottles claimed to be found in the jury room after the trial The people contend jurors found many empty bottles upon occupying the room and that no liquor was taken into the jury room while abstention caused illness for some jurors with medical advice to permit limited drinks in certain cases
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Sacramento
Cal
Emmons
Ruth Consistory Holds Regular Convocation in Highland Hall
Ruth Consistory No 4 of L H D of M met in Highland hall for routine business. W and representative Floira BE Gladwin reported on the recent supreme convocation in Boston October 10–11. A social is planned for November 14 afternoon with a cup social for members and an evening meeting to follow.
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Ruth Consistory
L H. D
Highland Hall
W. & Representative
Floira BE. Gladwin
Boston
Get Rid of Scrofula and Its Harsh Destroys
A stark listing describes scrofula and related afflictions including eruptions eye and ear inflammation bone diseases rickets dyspepsia catarrh wasting and systemic harm. The ad portrays these conditions as widespread evils affecting the body.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Eradicates Ailments Significantly
An advertisement asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla removes various ailments and revitalizes the body, urging readers to avoid substitutes and rely on the advertised remedy for full healing and better health.
New Orleans Weather Brightens for President’s Reception
New Orleans forecast calls for showers today and cooler weather tomorrow. The outlook supports a successful reception for the president, whose visits are seen as helping to lift quarantine restrictions promptly.
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New Orleans
Abolition of Land Office Receivers Proposed in Interior Report
Washington October 25 The Post reports Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock will recommend abolishing all land office receivers in the west where 110 officials earn about 250000 dollars annually. He argues land office registers can perform their duties and will urge the change in his annual report.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock
Land Office
Land Office Registers
Paris Sees U S Effort to Solve Venezuela Fracas
Paris officials welcome Washington's instruction to its Caracas minister to pursue a diplomatic solution in the Franco Venezuelan dispute. They note Minister Russell's similar role mirrors the French move for Ion Perdicaris in Morocco and hope for success.
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Paris
Caracas
Russell
Morocco
Ion Perdicaris
Census Bulletin Reports Cotton Ginned to Oct 18
The census bureau announced 4,940,728 bales of cotton ginned in the United States through October 18, with round bales counted as half bales. The figure comes from reports by bureau special agents in the field.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Tangier Accepts Algeiras as Moroccan Conference Site
Tangier Morocco Oct 25 the sultan accepts Algeiras Spain as the venue for the Moroccan conference.
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Tangier
Morocco
Algeiras
Spain
Turpentine Explosions Injure Firemen in New York Fire
Ten firemen and about five spectators were injured as turpentine explosions rocked Feigel & Co paint works on West Forty-ninth Street early today. A overturned engine, three alarms, and glass blown shattered the scene as warehouses on both sides feared the blaze. The cause remained unknown with a night watchman reporting two men seen fleeing minutes before discovery.
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New York
Feigel & Co
West Forty-ninth Street
Indian Arraigned for Shooting Another in Bangor
John Peter Rance, an Old Town Indian, was arraigned in Bangor on a preliminary hearing charge for shooting Peter Loring of the Decot tribe at the Old Town reservation. The defense offered no testimony and Rance was bound over without bail to the supreme judicial court session in Bangor in February.
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Bangor
John Peter Rance
Old Town
Peter Loring
Old Town Reservation
C. J. Dunne
Tow
Banco
Supreme Jeial Court
Amethyst Arrives with Reports on Labrador Expedition
Halifax press reports the steamer Amethyst arriving from Gillieport with news of two expeditions to Labrador. A guider who returned to Gillieport says both parties may be returning from the exploration. The details are uncertain and the voyage involved Wallace or Mre Hubbard guided parties.
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Halifax
Amethyst
Gillieport
Wallace
Mre. Hubbard
Perties
Labrador
Strike Seems Probable As City Reads Unions Meeting
Fall River on October 25 faces a likely strike as unions vote at tonight's meetings on restoring wages. Workers oppose a five percent raise and a sliding scale offered by manufacturers. Mayor Coughlin seeks a conference with business representatives to mediate, but no details of progress were released by 2 PM.
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Fall River
Coughlin
Talbots Case Is Heard by Lawyers and Witness
Lawyers wrangle over the complaint and the letter as Talbots case proceeds. Only one witness testifies while the court moves the matter to Friday to secure further evidence regarding insurance.
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Talbots
Strikes Sweep European Russia Halting Rail Traffic
Rail workers strike across Volga region and two lines out of St. Petersburg halt, threatening isolation of the capital. Telegraph links to Kharkoff broken, famine relief suffers, and Social Democrats claim government leverage as protests spread amid clashes and agrarian unrest.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Volga
League of Leagues
Moscow
Finland
Charles Hardinge
Nicholas
England
Kharkoff
Putiloff
Koljovno
Alexandrovski
Nevski
Social Democrats
Samara
Prince Hilkoff
Massachusetts Woman's Suffragist Association Elects Board
At Holyoke on October 25 the Massachusetts Woman's Suffragist Association adopted resolutions denouncing Grover Cleveland's stance on women's suffrage and praising Theodore Roosevelt and Justice Brewer. The meeting elected a new board led by President Lucia Ames Lee, heard reports, and noted receipts of $5171 with $2924 spent and $1400 pledged for state work.
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Holyoke
Grover Cleveland
Roosevelt
Justice Brewer
U. S. Supreme Court
Massachusetts
United States
New York
Mary A. Livermore
Ednah D. Cheney
Lucia Ames Lee
Mary Schlesinger
John Leonard
Adam. Tillinghast
Gertrude B. Newell
Alice Stone Blackwell
Arthur Perry
Five Yellow Fever Cases Reported in Mexico
Mexico City reports only five yellow fever cases remain in the country. The superior board of health states the disease should disappear within two weeks.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Superior Board of Health
Burglars Rob Private Bank At Barker Niagara County
Niagara Falls N Y Oct 25 three men robbed the private bank of Harvey Hoag at Barker Niagara county by cutting phone wires before blowing the safe. The owner fired but failed to stop them. They stole a farm carriage and fled as farmers pursued. The loot included about 7900 in bile and 3000 in gold.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Harvey Hoag
Barker
Niagara County
Talbot's Letter Reveals Bakery Arson Plot Offer
In a Lowell letter dated September 27, Talbot warns Whittle he will testify to an arson-for-hire plot if paid. He asserts Whittle offered $100 to burn the bakery and says a man present Tuesday knew of the plan. Talbot requests $300 to stay silent, notes a deceased John Olson, and provides his Lowell address and Boston meeting time.
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Whittle
Harry
John Olson
John
Pine Street
Lowell
Boston
Talbot faces extortion charge in police court
Wilbur H. Talbot appeared in police court over an alleged attempt to extort money from Harry G. Whit tle. Lawyers debated the complaint and a letter Talbot wrote as prosecutors prepared to present evidence, including insurance on Whit tle’s North Scituate building, with Judge Hadley adjourning the case to Friday.
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Wilbur H. Talbot
Harry G. Whittle
Talbot
Whittle
Charles F. Rice
Boston
Jas. J. Kerwin
John J. Harvey
James Stuart Murphy
Arthur E. Keating
Hadley
North Scituate
Massachusetts District Police
Rice
Harvey
Suspected arson strikes fifth time in city at dawn
Chief Hosmer and police vow to catch the alleged firebug as a barn on Ford Street owned by Constantine O'Dennell caught fire shortly before 7 am. Firefighters from box 152 doused the blaze before major damage. A later fire in the same building al so caused alarm, with authorities continuing to investigate the incident.
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Hosmer
Ford Street
Constantine Odennell
Flaherty Appointed to Massachusetts Bench
Boston Oct 25 John J Flaherty of Gloucester named to fill a vacancy on the Massachusetts superior bench by Gov Douglas at an executive council meeting The move follows Judge Henry N Sheldon s promotion to the supreme bench Flaherty has been serving as harbor and land commissioner and has led the Democratic state committee He succeeds Suorington as harbor and land commissioner in succession to Mr
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Boston
John J. Flaherty
Gloucester
Massachusetts
Gov. Douglas
Executive Council
Henry N. Sheldon
Pisherty
Harbor
Douglas
Democratic State Committee
Suorington
Ae Harbor
Escapes After Siege In Alstead Hotel
Geo Ford, jailed after shooting Fred Shortcleeve, escaped from a second floor room during a guard shift, leaping 30 feet into the woods as a 30‑man posse pursued. Ford warned officers he would not be captured alive, raising fears of bloodshed as search efforts resume toward the Indian cave retreat.
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Alstead
N. H
Geo. Ford
Fred Shortcleeve
Shortcleeve
Ford
Perry
Crosby
Lawyers Battle in Police Court Over Debtor Hearings
Lawyers John J. O Connor and Peter A. Fay clashed in Judge Hadley s court over debtor hearings for Jeremiah McGlinchey. Fay delayed the hearing citing a Wilmington stockholders meeting while O Connor accused blackmail tactics. The judge calmed the exchange and set the next hearing for Wednesday at 2 PM.
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John J. O'Connor
Peter A. Fay
Police Court
Hadley
Mr. Fay
Mr. O'Connor
Jeremiah McGlinchey
Mr. Pay
Mr. Y. v. Demon
Steamers Arrived Armenian from Verpool
Armenian steamer arrivals reported from New York dated October 26 indicate ships reaching the harbor after transatlantic passage from Liverpool. Details are sparse in the fragment, with names and ports incomplete.
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New York
Verpool
Army and Navy Friction in Turbulent Times
The fragmentary OCR hints at military tension between armed forces and civilian leadership. Readers see references to friction, tension, and potential disputes shaping policy and operations, with unclear specifics.
Train Derailment Delays Canadian Pacific Special
A Canadian Pacific special carrying the Irish Guards band from St. Andrews to Montreal derailed near Askwith Junction at about 4:30 am. The baggage car was smashed. engine and most cars stayed on track. Engineer Cooney and the fireman were injured. no passengers hurt. Traffic delayed while wreckage cleared. The cause remains unknown.
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Greenville Junction
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Askwith
Irish Guards Band of
Ireland
St. Andrews
N. B
Montreal
Ask
Cooney
Brownville Junction
Brownville
Venezuela paper ceases lottery lists, US circulation lifts
Washington on October 25 reports El Constitucional the Venezuelan semi official paper, barred in the United States for publishing lottery lists, has stopped printing them. Private advices indicate it will now be allowed to circulate in the United States and Porto Rico.
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Washington
el Constitucional
Venezuelian
United States
Porto Rico
Thanksgiving Day Savings Drive Opens Accounts
A promotional notice says interest begins Friday, Nov. 1 with £1.00 and upward deposits. The offer promises ongoing daily benefits if you open an account, highlighting early access to earnings and a steady growth path for new customers.
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Little Rock, Ark
Memphis
Rixey
Carlisle
Counsel
Dames OF
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Scrofula
Hood
France
Mayor Coughlin
Woman’s Suffrage
State Association
Cleveland
Rw. B
O’donnell
Flaherty
Sheldon
Maireut
Young's
Hildreth
Ei-Azhar
M Lewis Kaposition
Fie
Irish Guards
Traders National Bank
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