British Railway Strike Threatens Travel and Trade
London reports a growing likelihood of a general railway strike after the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants voted to strike. Leaders including Richard Let MFP and Lord Grand Hamilton oppose concessions, while Prime Minister Lloyd George and David Lloyd George push negotiation. Railroads blame socialism for unrest, though some say it only stirs public thought. a conciliatory approach may be tried through arbitration.
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London
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
Anl
Richard Let
M. FP
Lord Grand Hamilton
To Society
Ule Lew
Cantok
Pope Thal Yent
David Livy -George
Prude
Moyd-George
Netus Plactas
Claud Hamilton
Riday
Wood-Gearre
Life convict shoots guard and dies at penitentiary
In Rawlins Wyoming on November 2 A life sentence inmate A Mekard shot and killed guard Ed Samuelson during an escape attempt as he opened a cell door. Mekard then killed himself with dynamite after the outside door was attacked.
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Rawlins
Wyo
A. Mekard
Ed Stamuelson
Pope Pius Suffering Heart Trouble In Rome
Advices from Rome report Pope Pius X is afflicted with heart trouble and very weak. He has retired to bed and abandoned all engagements, according to the Paris dateline dispatches from the Vatican.
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Pope Pis-Hae
Paris
Rome
Pius
Long wrangle over Oglesby primary bill continues in legislature
Prospect of a prolonged wrangle looms as the senate amendments to the Oglesby primary bill face house opposition. Gov Deneen disapproves of stripping primary control from party machinery. A joint conference committee may be needed to adjudicate differences. House resistances and floor debates feature concerns about constitutionality and Cook County impact. Both chambers adjourned until Monday afternoon.
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Sprinsdeld
Senate
House
Oglesby
Deneen
Weends
Ags
Shutleif
Administration Bose
Curtiss
Cook County
Humphrey
Tunes
Schermerhorn
Reading
Absorbs Subsidiary Lines In Minnesota Case
Paul, Minn Nov records show the Great Northern Railway absorbing multiple subsidiary lines including Minnesota & Great Northern, Winona & Sioux Falls, Park Rapids & Beech Lake, Eastern Tailway of Minnesota and Minneapolis Union railway for varied sums. Deeds transferred the St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba to the Great Northern Thursday.
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Paul
Minn
Med Wriflay
Sluma
Great Northern Railroad Company
Minnesota
Great Norther
Wimar
Sioux Falls
Park Rapids
Beech Lake
Eastern
Minoneapolis Union Railway
Great Northern
St. Paul
Minneapolis & Manitoba
Airormne
Young
Supreme Court
Quo Ware
SS. Paul & Manitoba
Great Northern Company
Manitoba Vent
Vighke
WINE CELLARS BURNED IN BROCTON
Fire destroyed the G B Rickimans Wine company cellars at Brocton the largest and oldest plant in the Chautauqua grape belt. Three quarters of a million gallons of wine were stored the loss valued at about 294000 possibly insured. A separate item notes a violent incident in Cleveland where Frank Sigemund shot his wife near Hudd and then wounded himself.
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Chautauqua
Dunkirk
G. B. Rickimans Wine Company
Brocton
Tyas
Cleveland
Frank Sigemund
Hudd
Barogsa Arrives in Pensacola After Fire On Board
A Norwegian bark Barogsa from Huelva to Pensacola arrived with 500 sacks of kalntle on fire. The crew, exhausted from firefighting, was towed into port by a tug. Rescue efforts by tugs brought the blaze under control before docking Friday.
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Pensacola
Fla
Barogsa
Huelva
Bosts
Contol
Credit Currency To Solve Trouble In Nation
New York November 4 Representative Charles Fowler New Jersey chairman of the backing and currency committee urges a law for credit currency issued by national banks as permanent relief. Until then clearing house certificates cashier's checks and due bills of business houses will be used. He cites sound underlying conditions and rising railroad earnings while public confidence falters.
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New York
Charles Pawler
New Jersey
Mer. Fowler
Dawn
United States
Cashiar
Scotland
France
Bank of France
Oregon
Portland
D. Nay
b.Gay
George B. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Tug and Coal Fire Destroys Cordes Tug and Coal Pockets
Kingston fire Sunday destroyed the tug John H. Cordes owned by the Gornell Steamboat company, along with coal pockets holding 1,800 tons and five coal cars. Loss estimated at $150,000.
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Kingston
John H. Cordes
Gornell Steamboat Company
Grand Rapids Clock and Mantel Company Plant Burns
A fire Sunday destroyed the Grand Rapids Clock and Mantel Company plant in Grand Rapids Michigan. The blaze left the bullring filled with clocks and mantels. Estimated loss is 70000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
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Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Rapids Clock & Mantel Company
Duel Crisis Reaches Louisiana Governors Clash
New Orleans reports a dueling challenge between Lieut. Gov. Sanders and Donelson Cafferey as tension rises over competing proclamations for an extra legislative session. Mrs. Sanders issued a written reply accepting responsibility for the statements that sparked the dispute.
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New Orleans
Sanders
Donelson Cafferey
United States
Louisiana
Guv. Blanchard
Cafferey
Battles for Local Option in Missouri Elections
Missouri votes scheduled across seven counties and towns from November 7 to November 23 including Nevada Verdu county, Maniteaa county, Pulaski Aurora and Lawrence, Davies Caldwell and Jackson counties. About 25 counties and towns await elections before December 31 with the Anti-Saloon League predicting roughly half of these contests won by the prohibition forces.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Nevada
Maniteaa County
Pulaski County
Aurora
Lawrence County
Davies County
Caldwell County
Jackson County
Independence
Anti-Saloon League of Missouri
Jexst
One Man Robs Five Hotels in Prescott Night
A lone armed highwayman with a knife robs five Prescott hotels Saturday night. He fatally wounds a guest who resists and escapes after robbing about twenty people encountered during the spree. The incident ends with no immediate arrests reported.
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Prescott
Ariz
Algo
Prescott, Ariz, Moy
John Bunyan Will Found in Old Papers
Mrs. M K Covington of Moneyville discovered what purports to be the will of John Bunyan author of Pilgrim's Progress. The aged document is embayed and dated December 22, 1685, listing assets and bequests, though provenance is uncertain.
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John Bunyan
Ballefontaine
O. New
M. K. Covington
Moneyville
Joh Ganyon
Pilsgin
Boy Killed by Live Wire Near Bellefontaine
In Bellefontaine Ohio on Sunday night 16 year old James Harshfield was instantly killed and his father Charles Harshfield badly burned when an electric light wire blew down near their suburban home.
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Bellefontaine
James Harshfield
Charles Harshfield
Mrs. Surratt's Son Dies in Baltimore at 66
Isaac Surratt, son of the woman executed for Lincoln assassination, dies Sunday in Baltimore at age 66. His death closes a long chapter linked to the famed case, with Surratt having lived in relative obscurity away from his mother’s notoriety.
Central American Delegates Head to Washington Pact Talks
The Central American peace conference to begin in Washington around November 11 will bring leading statesmen and lawyers from Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua and El Salvador. Delegates include ex president Polinerpu Bouilla of Honduras and senior officials from each nation as part of a broad diplomatic panel.
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Washington
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Salvador
United States
Monduras
Banilla
Senor Polinerpu Bouilla
Iibara
Senor E. Constantino Flallos
GFE
Casalean
Senor Luis Anderson
Corrales Viques
Elainents
Andana Butiregi
Ife
Supreme Court of Guatemala
Council of State
Congress
Victor Sanchez-Deane
Br. Katres
Ile
National College
Jose Madriz
Salvador Gallegos
Mob violence in Alabama leaves man dead and arrests made
In Talladega county a Black man was fatally shot by a mob late Saturday night as public safety tensions rose after assistant police chief Tom Thompson was harmed. Police guard two other Black suspects in Sylacauga jail while authorities investigate the incident.
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Talladega
Nov
Tom Thompson
Fred Singleton
Paolicgeman Orwell
Poset
Thompson
Sylacanga
Reverend Daniel R. Lucas Dies in Indianapolis
Indiana obituary notices report the death of Rev Daniel R Lucas a national figure in religious groups and G A Ticheles after heart trouble at his home He had been a past department commander of the GA R and served as national chaplain of the organization Jefferson Polk Des Moines Pioneer Street Railway head dies after illness Born in Kentucky in 1831 he moved to Des Moines in 1853 and built an interurban empire
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Melvin J. Forbes
Duluth
Minn
Duluth Board of Trade
Grain Commission
Consolidated Elevator Company
R. Lucas
Indianapolis
Daniel R. Lucas
G. A. Ticheles
Ln. Lucas
GA. R
Te Dane Organiuation
Jefferson Polk
Des Moines
Jeferson Polk
Des Moines Pioneer Street Railway
Mr. Polk
Kentucky
Des Matner
Panama Celebrates Independence Day Across Nation
Panama marks Independence Day with enthusiasm in the republic and canal zone. Acting President Otaldis inaugurates a new school of arts and trades in the capital.
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Panama
Republic of
Canal Zone
Otaldis
Leopold Gift Allegedly Unveiled by Catholic Papers
Brussels reports claim King Leopold gave 5 million dollars to Baroness Vaughan as Catholic newspapers echo the charge. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw declines as witness or defendant in the Stanford White murder retrial. John Mitchell of United Mine Workers in critical hospital condition after amputation. Roswell P. Bishop of Michigan to be named to Spanish Treaty claims commission. Armies clash Batavia dispatches report 100 armed natives kill 19 Dutch and mass arrest eight women and children.
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Brussels
Leopold
Vaughan
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Stanford White
John Mitchell
United Milne Workers of America
la Sate
Matterhorn
William H. Higgis
Chicago
Mercy Hospital
Roswell P
Michigan
Batavia
Pieres
Wrecks Reported In Several States Drop Fatalities In Early November
A sequence of train wrecks across multiple states on November 4 left several dead and many injured. In Alabama a fast passenger train collided head on with a freight near Marquaville, killing engineer B Spencer and fireman Joe Young among the dead. In Pennsylvania engineer Kenny Carey died in a Quaker City flyer wreck near Pittston with two others injured. Maryland crews reported fatalities and missing men after an L&N freight clash near McMillien. Arkansas reports chief clerk Alvin D Bremlow and another man killed in a collision near Higgins, with engineer Andrew Gramey seriously hurt.
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Nirminguem
Ala
Paat
Qaees & Crescent
Fraight
Marquaville
B. Spencer
Birmingham
Bud Apperson
Trenton
Joe Young
Secanton
Cranberry
McMillien
Little Rock
Ark
Alvin D. Bremlow
Andrew Gramey
Argenta
Iron Mountain
Kansas City Sabbath Observed as Merchants Respect Law
In Kansas City on November 4, merchants largely closed on Sunday following wholesale arrests of individuals indicted for defying the state Sunday law. Heaters remained open under federal injunctions. Bonds for those arrested ranged from 600 to 1990 dollars.
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Kansas City
Willian H. Wallace
Grand Jury
Brute Almost Lynched in Marietta Mob Action
John Sweeney 85, married father of five, narrowly escaped lynching after being found with a four year old girl, Anna Koon, at the fairgrounds in Marietta Ohio. A mob bound him with rope and moved toward the Musklugum river before police intervened and protected him at the station. The girl remains in a precarious condition.
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Marietta
John Sweeney
Anna Koon
Anld
Sweeney
Fair Grounds
Ctizens
Theatrics Man Tries Death by Own Action
Gustavus A Wagefarth Grand Opera House manager and theater executive attempted suicide at his home on Sunday with a gun. He is reported to be in a chance of recovery as doctors treat him.
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Philadelphia
Gustavus A. Wagefarth
Tessee Ani] Minaser
Grand Opera Lnuse
William Penn Theater
Celebrate Mikado's Birthday at Japanese Embassy
Washington celebrated the fifty fifth birthday anniversary of the emperor of Japan with a Sunday night dinner at the Japanese embassy. Ambassadors and Countess Agki hosted the embassy members as guests.
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Mikado
Washington
Japan
Agki
Well-Known Tanner Albert Trostel Dies in Milwaukee
Albert Trostel a leading Milwaukee tanner and prominent industry figure in the United States died Sunday evening at his Milwaukee home. His death closes a long and influential career in leather and manufacturing.
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Milwaukee
Albert Trostel
United States
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