Current Events of the Week a condensed global roundup
A sweeping weekly summary notes a forthcoming Kansas Senate contest, England suffrage vote, Tawney on Panama fortification, Madero wounded, Berlin pin warnings, Akron prayer kickoff for a 10 round bout, The Bondsman horse sale at $11000 to an Oregon buyer, Jesuit priests banished to San Francisco, Keefe on Chinese fraud, Brazilian navy mutiny, Behring glacier flood, a shack arrest with silverware, Mexican rebels, Asquith assault, a Lebanon Ky football death, Democratic insurgency, strong revenue gains, a New York mining fraud arrest, Mobile aviator crash, Austrians departing Portland, Beaver vs Selja collision, Mexican telegraph seizure, East rates, New Mexico constitution length, Pacific gales, Taft gale aboard Tennessee, Mare Island wireless capture, Spokane apple train to Chicago, Merwick naval academy temperance, Alberta singing lessons English airs, New York postal fraud arrests, New York city cars scrapped, Wilson predicts hard times under Democratic rule.
Tolstoy Dies Quietly in Astapova Russia
Count Leo Tolstoi died in Astapova after a long illness of bronchitis and lung inflammation. Doctors said heart failure and age hindered recovery though Tolstoi remained lucid at times and whispered that the end had come. He died as his daughter Tatina and wife watched.
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Russia
Leo Tolatoi
Thiurovsky
Asoff
Tolatoi
Michael
Tolstoi
Tatina
Tolstoy Nearing End Seeks Solitude at Yasnaya Polyana
The aging author Tolstoi fought a lung inflammation with stimulants as doctors warned his heart was failing. A morning bulletin said his condition was extremely dangerous after family and the countess were summoned. He left the estate with Dr Makovetski to end his days in solitude.
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Tolstoi
Tolatoi
Makovetski
Yasnaya Poliana
Special Session Called to Move Oklahoma Capitol
Governor Haskell issues a special session starting November 28 in Guthrie. A bill to move the state capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City is planned, with a special election to replace an election ruled illegal by the State Supreme Court.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Haskell
Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
Oil Lands Given to Indians in Oklahoma
Washington reports the attorney general asked the commissioner of Indian affairs to halt the sale at Pawhuska of Turkey island in the Arkansas river. The island claimed by the state is valued at about $600000 in oil deposits. Oil discovery led to allotment to Osage Indians as part of a surplus allotment.
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Guthrie
Okla
Washington
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Pawhuska
Turkey Island
Arkansas River
Union of 600000 Girls Armed Forms NY Committee
The Woman's Trade Union League of New York creates a large committee to unionize all of Greater New York's 800,000 working girls. The city will be divided into districts with each member overseeing a district.
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New York
Woman's Trade Union League of
Daughter Alexandria Stays Close to Father in Hospital
The text notes that surgeons advised keeping a woman away from the patient to avoid provoking emotion, while other family members visited. his daughter Alexandria has remained in constant attendance at his bedside.
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Nese
Alexandria
College decline feared by rising living costs threat
Professors unable to live unless higher salaries are paid. Boston professors warn that the mismatch between cost of living and college incomes will erode American higher education, citing Presidents Hamilton of Tufts and Faunce of Brown.
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Boston
Hamilton
Tufte College
Faunce
Brown University
Frauds Charged Against I & Phillips Importers
New York based firm I and Phillips and Phil i members at 180th Street were arrested on charges of defrauding the government of duties on woolen apparel imported from France via false consular invoices. Government evidence links several alleged frauds. bail set at 10000 dollars for each prisoner. It is believed the frauds are extensive.
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New York
Iaac
Manning Phili
I. &Sillips
West One Hundred and Eightieth Street
France
Outbreak Reported in Guerrero Mexico with Martial Law
An outbreak occurred Sunday in Guerrero Mexico near Coahuila with reports from Laredo stating Federal troops have taken control imposing martial law. Guerrero lies about 60 miles from Cotulla Texas in the district linked to Francisco I. Madero, the alleged revolutionary figure previously seen headed toward Texas.
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Laredo
Tex
Guerrero
Mexico
Coahuila
Cotulla
Francisco I. Madero
Texas
Johnstone Laid to Rest in Kansas City Funeral
Funeral services for aviator Ralph Johnstone were held Sunday at Trinity Episcopal Church in Kansas City. Wilbur Wright and Walter Brookins attended the ceremony and interment, honoring the daring flyer who died after a Denver flight Thursday.
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Kansas City
Ralph Johnstone
Denver
Trinity Episcopal Church
Wilbur Wright
Walter Brookins
Madero Drives 6000 Rebels Toward Monclova Advance
Reports from Douglas Arizona say Francisco I Madero leads up to six thousand well armed rebels marching on Monclova Coahuila. Officials in Mexico deny Maderos wounding and describe the movement as a bold push from Sans Ostenes capture of four hundred horses. Rebels press from the cotton belt with 30 30 rifles as government troops gather.
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Douglas
Ariz
Francisco J. Medero
Mexican Revolutionista
Coahuila
Madero
Mexico
Chihuahua
San Antonio
Ite Tes Junta
Cotton Belt
Terrazas
Sans Ostenes
Bad Elephant Executed in New York After Gruesome Killings
Gypsie Queen the elephant was executed for the murder of keeper Robert Schiel on October 20. The procedure used 500 grains of potassium cyanide given in bran mash, after starving the animal for 24 hours. The elephant struggled, then died 44 minutes after the first swallow.
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New York
Robert Schiel
Sea Light Schooner Sinks Off Alaska Coast
Four crew members are missing after the Sea Light wrecked near Cape Ommaney at Bur anof Island. A dory with four men reached Sitka reporting the loss. another dory was last seen amid heavy seas and appears to be sinking.
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Juneau
Alaska
Sea Light
Cape Ommaney
Buranof Island
North Pacific
Sitka
Correspon dence from Mexico notes limited Diaz control
El Paso reports a steady stream of messages from Parra Chihuahua and Torreon by business men lawyers doctors and quasi newspapermen. They say government control is restored except in scattered places while insurrectionists in the Chihuahua mining district remain largely unarmed and oppose Diaz though their raids are not significant.
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el Paso
Tex
Parra
Chihuahua
Torreon
Diaz
Gibbons Speaks Against Woman Suffrage at St Catherine’s
Cardinal Gibbons tells students at St Catherine's Normal Institute to avoid suffrage advocates and those seeking political roles, arguing that a woman's rightful place is in the home during the feast of St Catherine's celebration.
Countess Tolstoi Gravely Ill in St Petersburg
A dispatch from Tula reports Countess Tolstoi gravely ill in St Petersburg with a reported temperature of 112.9. The late Count Tolstoi's will names his daughter Alexandra as legatee of his unpublished works.
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Countess Tolstoi
St. Petersburg
Tula
Count Tolstoi
Alexandra
Three Brick Blocks Go Up in Coquille Bank District
The Merchants Bank building is the final of three brick blocks to rise in Coquille this summer. Tenants are moving in as the corner bank space features mahogany banking room, Alaskan marble wainscoting, and red granite entrance pillars with Tennessee marble steps.
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Coquille
Merchants Bank
Bank
Dairy and Beef Stock Highlight From Wallows County
Mr Shrock notes a strong dairy and beef industry in Wallows County as dairy re pris e events reveal a shift toward cows yielding good milk. Local remarks emphasize the evolving dairy farming practices and the role of Sheth cattle in supporting both beef and dairy output.
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Portland
Sheth Dairy and Food Commissiontt
Wallows County
Josephine
Shrock
Sawmills Close In Wallowa For Winter Rest
Wallowa The Bear Creek Lumber and Nibley Mimnaugh mills shut down operations for the winter. Both plan to operate their planers to meet demand and Bear Creek will upgrade its pond while both firms stockpile logs for a full summer run.
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Wallowa
Bear Creek Lumber Company
Nibley-Mimnaugh
Bear Creek Company
Elkhorn Vote Figures in Salem County Result
Salem County officials tallied Elkhorn area results showing the district total cost and vote distribution. Oswe and Jay Bowerman TM led the slate with a significant share amid socialist opposition and county totals for the election.
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Elkhorn
Salem
Oswe
Jay Bowerman
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