City Debt Grows as Loans Await Vetoes and New Contracts
A report details pending loan orders that could push the city over 300000 in borrowing for 1905, despite Mayor Casey’s vow for austerity. The Drummond Company won a 53 ton pipe contract for Wentworth avenue at 30.46 per ton.
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N. J. Drummond Company
New York
Wentworth Avenue
Drummond Company
H. R. Barker Company
Lowell
P. Dempsey
Tremont Street
H. P. Graves
John D. Morin
FB. G. Russell
Rhodora Street
Russian capital in panic as strikes shut schools
Revolt and labor unrest sweep Moscow and St Petersburg as trains halt, meat supplies tighten, and 40,000 workers swell to 120,000 on strike. Schools closed, food prices rise, and negotiations for a Russian loan face delay amid revolutionary pressure and foreign bank anxieties.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Europe
Moscow
Ekaterinoslav
Peterhof
National Assembly
Agitator Meetings Stir Warsaw Factory Districs
In Warsaw Russian Poland on October 26 agitators organize revolutionary meetings in factory districts, with no strike expected on October 28. Food prices rise rapidly and telephone links with Lodze are cut.
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Warsaw
Russian Poland
Lodze
Roosevelt Enthusiastically Welcomed in New Orleans
President Roosevelt received a hearty public reception in New Orleans on October 26 for his help during the yellow fever epidemic. The welcome featured a harbor visit aboard the Southern Pacific steamer Comus, a levee, a riverfront parade, and a show of gratitude from Gov. Blanchard, Mayor Behrman, and city residents amid elaborate decorations and favorable weather.
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New Orleans
Roosevelt
Mississippi
Harahan
Illinois Central
Stuyvesant Docks
Southern Pacific
Comus
Blanchard
Dr. White
Behrman
Crescent
Southport
Pont Chartrain
Port Chalmette
Harrison Street
Gov. Blanchard
Loeb
Osaka Shosen Kaisha Plans Ocean Passenger Fleet
San Francisco reports that the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, a wealthy Japanese company, is preparing to construct a fleet of passenger steamers to operate routes between Japan and Seattle, Australia, and European ports.
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San Francisco
Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Japan
Seattle
Australia
Six Die In Fire At Railroad Hotel In Hot Springs
Six persons perished in an early morning blaze that gutted a railroad hotel at Kim and Olive Streets in Hot Springs Arkansas. Two unidentified victims were charred beyond recognition. Names listed include Harry Bradley Walter Edward Smyder porter Mrs Mack musician A K L Mann railroad conductor believed to be Denver and two unknown men. The ruins had not yet been fully examined.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Kim and
Olive
Suit Against City Draws $500 Damages in Boston & Northern Ry Case
In Suffolk Superior Court the jury found for George L. Carrier of Cambridge against the Boston and Northern Street Railway, awarding $500. The Quinn case against Lowell city opened, with Margaret Lynch as administrator alleging death from injuries on August 22, 1903. Lynch testified to long illness and medical expenses. other witnesses described a deep, quicksand-filled sewer trench and braces failing during the fall.
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George L. Carrier
Cambridge
Boston & Northern St. Ry
Quinn
Lowell
Margaret Lynch
Court Street
J. W. McEvoy
Geo. M. Stearns
Hill
Miss Lynch
John Keating
Edw. J. Welch
Trains Collide Head On Near Fairfield Iowa
In Fairfield Iowa a head on collision between Rock Island and Kansas City passenger trains Nos 11 and 12 south of Towns killed four and injured nine or ten. The dead include Engineer Milkes, Mail Clerk Canfield, detective Griffith, and an unknown man. Injured were taken to Eldon. The crash occurred early morning as trains met per orders. two cars derailed and engines locked.
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Fairfield
Towns
Nos
Rock Island
Kanena City
Milkes
Muscatine
Canfield
Maryx
Griffith
Lucas
Eidon
Elea
Hagineer Milkes
Kansas City
Andover man arrested in train wreck attempt case
John Alimoen of Andover was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the wreck attempt against a Boston & Maine train. Authorities later released him, convinced he had no connection to the affair.
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Andover
John Alimoen
Tweeday
Runaway Trolley Crash Injures Dozens on Bridge
A Christopher Street car lost brakes on the New Williamsburg suspension bridge and careened for a thousand feet into a stationary Fourteenth Street car, injuring 25 and mortally threatening several. Motorman John Holden remained at the helm until crushed between cars. George Bryld of Eastern Electric was grievously injured. the incident left many passengers scrambling to escape as debris and collapsed sections trapped riders.
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New York
New Williamsburg
Hast River
Manhattan
John Holden
Christopher Street
George Bryld
Eastern Electric Company
Attorney Street
Fourteenth Street
Caught in Shafting At Hamilton Print Works
Manuel Mistotha, worker at Hamilton print works, was caught in the shafting shortly after 2 PM and sustained injuries that may be fatal. He was taken to the corporation hospital.
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Manuel Mistotha
Hamilton
Corporation Hospital
Larceny Charge Involving $4000 Theft in Boston
In Boston on October 26 authorities charged a case of larceny involving $4000 from the Puritan Trust Company at 33 Court Street. The suspect, a man aged two years old, reportedly stole the funds on July 13. The individual listed residence as Massachusetts Avenue, Boston.
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Boston
Puritan Trust Company
Court Street
Autey
Reaee & Day
Mareachusetts Avenue
Dostgn
Toklo Report on Admiral Togo Victory Celebrations
Toklo dispatch notes enemena associations declaring a grand option to Admiral Togo. Inhabitants of the capital continue to hail admiral victories amid festive displays.
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Toklo
Enemena
Togo
Mayor Casey Accused in Fee-Related Allegations
An unclear text fragment suggests Mayor Casey faces accusations related to fees. The readable portion lacks concrete facts, dates, or identified sources to confirm details or context about charges or proceedings.
Political pointers show few campaign expense filings
Three candidates filed expense statements with the city clerk in the state elections. James H. Carmichael Horton H. Hilton and W H S Hayes reported modest outlays including committee payments advertising and a stable keeper. Hayes may seek speakership after the November election and a major rally is planned at Odd Fellows Temple in Middlesex street with Gen Guild Eben Draper and Butler Ames among speakers.
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James H. Carmichael
Horton H. Hilton
W. H. S. Hayes
Hilton
Republican City Committee
Chelmsford
Dracut
Col
Carmichael
Democratic City Committee
Lowell Sun
Hayes
Luce
Campares
Odd Fellows Temple
Middlesex Street
Gen. Guild
Eben
Draper
Butler Ames
Lowell
Guild
Mr. Draper
New American House
Central Street
Elliott Fitch Shepard jailed for auto death in France
Paris authorities sentenced Elliott Fitch Shepard son of the late Col Elliott F Shepard and grandson of W H Vanderbilt to three months in prison and a $120 fine plus damages to the parents of Madeleine Marduel killed by Shepard's car at St on April 4. Friends plan an appeal from the fine and imprisonment while the $4000 damages awarded to the renters remain in place. The appeal postpones imprisonment until a final decision.
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Paris
Ninth Correctional Tribunal of the
France
Washington Branch Forms U.S. Government Office Staff Club
A new branch of the United States Employees Retirement Association has been organized for general post office staff in Washington. Membership reaches about 209 workers with 412 employees reportedly remaining in the wider office staff roster. Judge John V. Wright presided over the formation in a ceremony noting the organized group.
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Washington
U. & Efelleorvice Retirement Association
General Tard
Feariy
John V. Wright
Man Captured After Alstead Hotel Shooting
Geo Ford, who wounded Fred Shortcleeve in a hotel shooting at Alstead New Hampshire, was found in a nearby woods after a 36 hour chase. He suffered many injuries, claimed divine power, and was moved to Keene jail after treatment. Local posse and Herbert Greene aided in his capture.
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Keene
Ford
Herbert Greene
Cold Hill
Ralph Robbins
Mr. Greene
Oliver
Worcester Asylum For the Insane
Gardner Asylum For the Insane
Massachusetts
Gardner
Alstead
Earth
Aod
Capabe
Plazsa
Mutiny on Russian Warship Catherine II Reported
A Odessa dispatch claims mutiny aboard the battleship Catherine II at Sebastopol with 400 crew arrested. Discrepancies exist between official crew rosters, with figures of 225 and 530 cited, amid past mutiny rumors denied by navy officials.
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London
Odessa
Bebastopol
Naval
Surgical and medical experiments on condemned murderers favored
Lincoln Neb Oct 24 Chancellor Andrews of Nebraska University urged humane grounds for surgical and medical experiments on condemned murderers at the National Prison Association session. He proposed subjects receive liberty if recovery occurs and favored indeterminate sentences.
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Lincoln
Neb
Andrews
Nebraska University
National Prison Association
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Courier-Citzen
Weat Tenth Street
Hood
Hood CO
Mase
Traders National Bank
Mr. Quinn
Iowa
Williamsburg Bridge
Washington Savings Institution
Central ST
Lowell Truet Co
William H. S. Hayes
State House
Joint
E. F. Shepard
Ekazhar
St. Loui
Middlesex
Merrimack Stree
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