Molineux Freed After Four Years in Prison
New York November 12 Roland B Molineux was freed after nearly four years in prison and two prior trials for the murder of Mrs Katharine J Adams A verdict of acquittal was reached in fourteen minutes ending a four week trial The aged father General Molineux was deeply affected as supporters cheered outside the Tombs and later at their Brooklyn home
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New York
Roland B. Molineux
Liberty
Katharine J. Adams
Molineux
Justice Lambert
Brooklyn
Mason Discharged in Morton Murder Case at Cambridge
Alan G. Mason, a Boston club man, was discharged by Judge Charles Almy after a government inquiry found no sufficient evidence to hold him for the murder of Clara A. Morton near Waverly. In the same court, George L. Perry, formerly a Mason witness, was charged with Morton's murder and remanded without bail for Nov. 18. Mason hosted a reception before returning home to Boston. Blingamite Passengers Picked Up. Wellington, N. Z. The steamer Zelandia rescued one boat and two rafts carrying 70 people from the British steamer Elingamite, which remains missing three boats from its crew.
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Cambridge
Mass
Alan G. Mason
Boston Club
Clara A. Morton
Waverly
Charles Almy
Third District Court
Middlesex
Mason
George L. Perry
Miss Morton
Boston
Wellington
N. Z
Sydney
Auckland
Three Kings Islands
New Zealand
Hope Fades for Mason City Pitcher Shot by Robbers
Mason City West Virginia November 12 The condition of Harry Allemany the baseball pitcher who was shot by safe robbers Sunday morning remains practically unchanged and there is little hope that he will recover Mason county officials have offered a reward of two hundred dollars for the arrest of the robbers.
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Mason City
W. Va
Harry Allemany
Mason County
Methodist Episcopal Church conference opens in Albany
The general missionary conference of the Methodist Episcopal church began in Albany New York today and will run until Tuesday November 18. The conference met for organization this afternoon at 2 o clock.
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M. E. Church Conference
Albany
N. Y
General Missionary Conference of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tusday
Ohio Valley Improvement plan debated at Parkersburg meeting
About 500 delegates from the Ohio valley attended the opening session of the Ohio Valley Improvement association in Parkersburg W V. Governor White Mayor Vandervort and E M Gilkeson spoke while President Vance outlined a ten year $60 000 000 program to build locks and dams on the Ohio River to maintain a nine foot deep stage year round. Congressmen and officials voiced support and petitions were planned to push the measure with West Virginia lawmakers urged to back the plan.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Ohio Valley
A. B. White
J. W. Vandervort
E. M. Gilkeson
Vance
Association
Ohio River
Ohio
Grosvenor
Covenor
West Virginia
Hemenway
Indiana
Taylor
Kehoe
Kentucky
Congress
White
Pittsburg
Cairo
Mascagni Ordered Discharged From Bond Liabilities
In Boston on November 12 Pietro Mascagni appeared in the poor debtors session seeking relief from $10,000 bonds posted during his arrest on a mesne process. The court discharged him and the bondsmen, except for $4,600 tied to the Mittenthal Brothers suit for alleged breach of contract, relieving all from liability.
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Mascagni
Boston
Pietro Mascagni
Hig
Mittenthal Brothers
New Dormitory Dedicated at Western Reserve University
The college for women of Western Reserve university dedicated yesterday a new dormitory named Haydn hall in honor of Dr. H. C. Haydn of Cleveland. Mrs. Samuel Mather funded the $100,000 building. Adelbert college remains the men's separate unit as part of Western Reserve.
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Cleveland
College For Women
Western Reserve University
Haydn Hall
H. c. Haydn
Samuel Mather
College
Adelbert College
Jones & Laughlin lease spurs oil and gas prospect near Warren
A Pittsburgh representative of Jones & Laughlin Steel company leased 5,000 acres east of Warren in the Mosquito Creek valley to drill for oil and gas. A company was formed last night to prospect in adjoining territory.
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Jones & Laughlin
Warren, O
Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Warren
Mosquito Creek
Tin Mill to Resume in Lisbon Plant
William Graham, vice president of American Tin Plate, writes from New York that the Lisbon mill, employing 800 workers, will be put in operation before the first of the year. The note is addressed to J. J. Graham, superintendent of the local plant.
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Lisbon
William Graham
American Tin Plate Company
J. J. Graham
New York
To Fight Meat Trust Organizes in Youngstown
The Home Dressed Meat Company is formed by Silas Shook Jerome Way and J K Horn and partners to build a packing house in Youngstown to compete with the meat trust Shook serves as president of the new firm.
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Youngstown
Tha
Silas Shook
Jerome Way
J. K. Horn
Meat Trust
Shook
Hoosier Kid Thomas Stewart Captured in Kentucky
Thomas Stewart known as Hoosier Kid was captured at Eddyville Kentucky after escaping jail in Toledo Ohio with Topeka Joe last year. They were indicted by a federal grand jury for postal robbery and face charges in Kentucky and Ohio proceedings.
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Toledo
Thomas Stewart
Hoosier Kid
Eddyville
Grandad
Postmaster Dies of Smallpox in Warren Ohio
Warren Ohio November 12 W A Ohl postmaster of Mineral Ridge died last night of smallpox His mother died a few days ago of the same disease The contagion is under control there being only four cases here
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Warren, O
W. A. Ohl
Mineral Ridge
Duty on Christmas presents to Philippines fixed
Washington November 11 The Insular bureau of the War Department informs the Philippine government that a cabinet decision subjects Christmas presents sent to the islands to the same duty as other goods.
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Washington
Insular Bureau of the War Department
Baer Replies to Mitchell Demands in Anthracite Strike
President Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co files the company reply to Mitchell’s strike demands with points defending wage levels hours of work and employment practices. The firm asserts non discrimination toward United Mine Workers while stressing operational costs and market conditions in the anthracite field.
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Washington
Baer
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
John Mitchell
Mine Workers of America
Schuylkill
Northumberland
Columbia
United Mine Workers of America
Ino P
Friendship you have to buy is dear at any price
In a terse note the Chicago News comments that friendship is priceless and cannot be bought at any price, reflecting a moral stance on value and loyalty.
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Chicago News
Stock Market Demoralization Follows Brief Recovery
Fresh demoralization hit the New York stock market after a morning recovery, with Amalgamated Copper driving declines. St Paul tumbled to 176, down 55% from Monday night, and heavy liquidation hit Southern Pacific, Northwestern, Lackawanna, Tennessee Coal, and United States Realty. Government crop news aided morning gains. bonds steadier.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Amalgamated Copper
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
Northwestern
Lackawanna
Tennessee Coal
United States Realty
New York Exchange
Chicago
Explosion in Avenue 60 tenement injures 39 in New York
A gas explosion in the cellar of a seven story double tenement on Avenue 60 yesterday afternoon wrecked a ground floor store and wounded 39 people including 14 firemen and one policeman. Battalion Chief Guerin and Fireman John Gough among the seriously injured. Debris and glass rained on spectators as firemen escaped with burns. Damages judged slight.
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New York
Avenue 60
William Guerin
John Gough
John A. [Rarrow
Caudit
Gail
Guerin
Walt
State board of charities issues thirty second annual report
Harrisburg November 12 The state board of charities releases its thirty second annual report to the legislature noting overall improvement in state institutions but condemning county jails as poorly run It urges action to care for indigent epileptics curb abuses in unincorporated facilities for the aged and infirm and to erect a well managed poor house in a county Recommend creation of a legislative commission to study county jails and propose a humane setup for the criminal insane at a state penitentiary Seek a uniform law for state aid to hospitals and other institutions without discrimination within state borders
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Harrisburg
State Board of Charities
Eye
East River Bridge Fire Loss Estimated At Seventy Five Thousand
After careful examination of the burned East River bridge the contractors place the loss at not more than 75000. The delay in completing the structure will not exceed two months with none of the great cables harmed. All the men reported missing have been accounted for.
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New York
New East River
Sagasta Reconstructs Spanish Cabinet in Madrid
Madrid November 12 King Alfonso XII entrusts Prime Minister Sagasta with forming a new cabinet and grants him full discretion. It is believed General Weyler may not stay as war minister.
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Madrid
Alfonso II
Sagasta
General Weyler
War Office
Notable Gathering for Roosevelt and Cleveland at NYC Chamber
A grand dedication banquet honored President Roosevelt and former President Grover Cleveland at New York Citys chamber of commerce. Attendees included Prince Hans Heinrich von Pless, German and British ambassadors, Elihu Root, Secretary Shaw, General MacArthur, Governor Odell, Rear Admiral Barker, and other dignitaries.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Cleveland
Prince Henry of Pless
Europe
Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce
President Roosevelt
Prince Hans Heinrich von Pless
Michael Henry Herbert
M. Jules Cambon
Elihu Root
Shaw
MacArthur
Benjamin Odell
Low
Michael Herbert
Albert
Rotlit
M. P
Prince Henry
Veethyiman
Berlin
Ehioeber
Commere
W. P. Wood
London
Mingot
Commitree
President Roosevelt Leaves New York for Memphis Train Trip
President Roosevelt delivered the principal address at the Chamber of Commerce banquet in New York and then left the Waldorf Astoria hotel at 11 15 p m for Jersey City. He boarded a special train bound for Memphis via the Pennsylvania Railroad, with the Jersey City train departing at 12 20 a m.
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New York
Rooosevelt
Chamber of Commerce
Walduif Astoria Hotel
Jersey City
Fiat Place
Memphis
Pennsyvania
Pittsburg
WENTZ MINERS RESUME AT SILVER BROOK COLLIERY
Haghton Pa Nov 12 The Silver Brook colliery of J and Wentz and Co resumed work after a satisfactory settlement reached at a conference between Thomas Righter and a company committee. All but two of 450 miners were reinstated. The Coxe company has submitted a counter proposition to that given by President Sterns, details not disclosed.
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Haghton
Silver Brook
J. &. Wentz & Co
Thomas Righter
Coxe
Sterns
Under Bosses Reinstated in Shamokin Coal Mines
Shamokin Pennsylvania November 17 report that all under bosses who joined the pump men and engineers in the strike were reinstated yesterday at Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company collieries in the Shamokin and Mt. Carmel regions. About one thousand miners remain idle due to mines not being in good working condition.
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Shamokin
Philadelpha and
Reading Coal and Tren Company
Mt. Carine
Names of Nominees for United Mine Workers Officers
Shamokin, Pa Nov 12 nominees for officers of the United Mine Workers district board No 9 to be elected at the Minersville convention Dec 28 were named. President John Fahy Shamokin vice president Paw Pulaski Mt Carmel secretary George Hartlein Shamokin treasurer W G Yoder and Patrick Smith Shamokin. Twenty seven nominated for executive board with nine to be elected. Election to be held during the convention. Hazleton Pa Nov 12 State National Guard relief First City troop and Sheridan troop relief noted.
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Shamokin
United Mine Workers’ District Board No
Minersville
John Fahy
Paw Pulaski
Mt. Carmel
George Hartlein
W. G. Yoder
Patrick Smith
National Guard on Duty Relieved in Coal Toral
The last of the National Guard on duty in the coal toral were relieved yesterday afternoon and returned to Philadelphia and Tyrone respectively at 10 o'clock today. General Schall will close his brigade headquarters here on Thursday.
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National Guard
Philadelphia
Tyrone
Schall
Three Men Killed In Johnstown Water Company Accident
At the Hinckston rundam in Johnstown Pennsylvania yesterday morning an engine leaped from an embankment onto a group of Italian laborers working on a ditch. Three men were killed outright, one severely scalded likely to die, and another slightly hurt.
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Johnstown
Hinckston Rundam
Manufacturers’ ‘Water Company
Twenty-Eighth American Bankers Convention Opens in New Orleans
The American Bankers Association began its twenty-eighth annual convention in Tulane Hall, New Orleans, with a three day session. It drew what is believed to be the largest meeting in the association’s history, with fifteen hundred estates registered at headquarters last night along with about sixty visitors and ladies.
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American Bankers’ Association
New Orleans
Tulane Hall
Honor to ex ambassador White at Berlin Kaiserhof dinner
A Berlin dinner at the Kaiserhof honored former American Ambassador Andrew W. White. Cabinet and reichstag members, scientists, authors, journalists, financiers, and planners attended. Secretary Posadowsky-Wobner presided as the assembled group toasted the envoy.
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White
Tierlin
Reichstag
Berlin
Kaiserhof
Andrew
Posadowsky-Wobner
New Chinese Minister to United States Named
Washington reports that Liane Cheng, recently appointed minister to the United States, will sail for Washington around January 1. Wu’s successor will depart after January amid scheduling shifts. Mr Wao plans departure by Monday if possible.
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Washington
Liane Cheng
Hageen
United States
Cved
Wao
John Biffie Dies of Wounds in South Bend Shooting
John Biffie of Johnstown Pennsylvania died in South Bend Indiana from wounds inflicted when Hart Nixon shot him early Sunday morning. The fatal shooting occurred in the city, with Biffie succumbing to his injuries last night.
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South Bend
Ind
John Biffie
Johnstown
Hart Nixon
Taft appoints Elmer Bryan as Philippines education head
Washington November 12 Governor Taft appoints Elmer Bryan formerly of Bloomington Indiana as superintendent of education for the Philippines.
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Washington
Taft
Elmer BR. Bryan
Bloomington
Ind
Philippines
Appointed Associate Judge and County Officials
Harish Pa was appointed associate judge on Nov 12. Joseph Cofeehman of Lewistown was appointed by Governor Stone as associate justice of Mifflin County, replacing the deceased. Dr W A Pomteoun, a prominent citizen, was shot and killed in his office yesterday afternoon by Joy Scanlon, a former police captain. Kimberlin allegedly induced the shooter to lose his eyesight.
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Harish Pa
Joseph Cofeehman
Lewistown
Yesteadi
Bia
Stone A-Sociice Girbness
Mifflin County
WSP
Sox
W. AL Pomteoun
Sponeer
Joy Scanlon
Sophion
Kimberlin
Doukhobors Camp Scene Amid Snowfall In Canada
A Winnipeg dispatch to the New York World reports Doukhobor followers shivering in cold and sleeping on straw as hundreds gather near Fox Warren. They sing and refuse to return to prior ways, saying they seek the Lord. Rev Jeffrey tries to persuade them to come back, but they insist on forsaking all they have.
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Winnipeg
New York
Fox Warren
Hon
Jeffrey
Chaurch of England
There goes Stavers Acknowledged for Iron Resolve
A brief note hails Stavers for remarkable resilience and hard knocks that forge an iron will. Howes remarks Stavers appears steady though somewhat rusty, reflecting mixed impressions.
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Barnes
Stavers
Howes
Boaton
Witty Aphorisms Fill Chicago News Page
A collection of sharp quotes contrasts the fool who frets over owed living with the wise who hustles to collect debt interest. It also wryly notes how even kind grandmothers could be mother-in-laws, highlighting social ironies with humor.
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Chicago News
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Perry
MR. Baer
Reading Answer
United Mine Workers
Organized Labor
NEW York Stock Market
Annual Report
Board of Charities
World of Commerce
New Chamber
Grover
WENTZ
Hazleton, Pa
First
Sheridan
Tran
Mrs. Subbubs
Philadelphia Press
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