Henry Irving Dies in Bradford At 60
Sir Henry Irving died suddenly in Bradford after an evening performance. The renowned actor, 60, was touring the provinces and had spoken on municipal theater funding days earlier. He collapsed after returning to his hotel and died at 11:30 p.m. His manager Bram Stoker confirmed the fatal syncope.
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London
Sir Henry Irving
Bradford
Aso
Henry
Irving
Becket
Lord Tennyson
Associated Press
Sir Henry
Bram Stoker
Bradford Town Hall
Drury Lane
United States
Ultimatum Ready France Considers Action on Venezuela
Washington reports that France may use force if needed to restore diplomatic relations and reclaim French property in Venezuela. An ultimatum is ready but held for French embassy and state department talks. patience in France grows as delay spurs diplomacy. In Marion Ohio a 15 year old mother, Mrs Frank Donohoe, and her infant burned to death after skirts ignited from a gas range.
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France
Venezuela
Washington
Caracas
State Department
Venesuela
Arts
Marion
Frank Donohoe
Gamble
Sister
Bringing Thugs In Gangs Allegedly Register for Fall Elections
New York police report gangs of thieves imported to register on the lower East Side for fall elections. A prisoner claimed he came to town to register and would leave, refusing to provide his name. One gang evaded capture for an hour near East Houston Street amid window breaking and robberies. A woman was beaten and hospitalized after losing $5 to the robbers, while nearby police recovered a burglar and highway robbery suspect from a butcher shop looting.
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New York
Lower East Side
East Houston Street
Battery over bluff fatal drill accident at Fort Riley
At Fort Riley Kansas private Albert Laste of the 29th battery was killed during target practice. Privates Connelly and Simpson are believed fatally injured while Leary Norman Lancaster and Cline suffer broken limbs and internal injuries. Dozens more artillerymen were hurt as frightened horses plunged over a cliff after a red flag signal blew into their faces.
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Junction City
Kan
Albert Laste
Battery of
Field Artillery
Fort Riley
John Connelly
G. J. Simpson
Leary
Norman
Lancaster
Cline
Feud Ends in Double Fatality after Dance in St Augustine
In St Augustine Florida October 14 George and Edward Carter were killed after a feud with the Osteens sparked by a prior fistfight at a dance. Witnesses recount Carter confronting Allen Osteen and a fight followed, then a pistol shot killed George and another fatally wounded Edward. Riley Carter the father sustained a scalp wound, Allen Osteen was bruised, and John Osteen suffered a head wound. Four Osteens were arrested with no bail. a fifth remains at large.
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St. Augustine
Fla
George
Edward Carter
Moultrie
Osteens
Carters
George Carter
Allen Osteen
Riley Carter
John Osteen
Fair exchange elopement case baffles Wheeling police
In Washington Pennsylvania on October 14 Thomas Hanson of Wheeling and Emily Loughman were arrested for elopement after a claim of fair exchange. Hanson argued that he took Loughman’s wife while applying that Loughman took his, prompting police to detain them upon Wheeling’s request. The incident followed prior acts of elopement involving Frank Loughman.
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Wheeling
Washington
Alexander Rawlo
Thomas Hanson
Emily Loughman
Hanson
Frank Loughman
Loughman
Midland
Miners Imprisoned in Clyde Coal Mine Fire
In Fredericktown Pennsylvania on October 14 a mine fire trapped six miners about half a mile from the entry. Two others were badly burned in an explosion in the fan house. Nearly 200 men were in the mine when the fire started, likely from a short circuit that ignited drathe cloths. Rescue parties worked all night with six miners unaccounted.
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Fredericktown
Clyde Coal Company
George Kelly
Homer Harvey
Richard Marsh
Richard Moffy
Bensi Lorenzo
Cesto Benardini
L. D. Wood
Robert Virgin
Railroads Rotten 100 Percent, Judge Knapp Warns Cornell
Judge Martin A. Knapp, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, lectured at Cornell University on government regulation of railroad rates. He warned of possible graft in railroads akin to life insurance investigations, noting many railroad interests are tied to the same individuals linked to insurance scandals. He questioned whether the same rottenness might lie at the bottom of the railroad system.
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Knapp
Cornell
Ithaca
N. Y
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cornel University
New York Nationals Take Narrow World Series Lead
New York holds a 3 to 1 edge over Philadelphia in the world series after another shutout victory. Manager Mack rested Indian pitcher Plank, yet an error by Monte Cross helped produce the lone run that decided the game.
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New York
New York Nationals
Philadelphia Americans
New Yorks
Polo Grounds
Mack
Plank
Monte Cross
Mertes
No Bath For 20 Years Wife Sues For Divorce
Marshalltown Iowa October 14 A wife files for divorce claiming her husband has not bathed for 29 weeks and then twice a week. The suit seeks dissolution of the marriage citing persistent neglect and odor as grounds.
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Marshalltown
Specific charges arise in New York cotton case
Indictment filed in Washington accuses Edwin S. Holmes Jr L C Van Riper and Moses Haas and Frederick A Peckham of conspiring to defraud by obtaining advance government cotton crop reports. Proceeds cited exceed 200000 with Holmes receiving about 25017 and other checks showing payments from Haas and Van Riper amid a web of telegrams and transfers. The defense motion for discharge was delayed until October 21.
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New York
Cothan
United States
Ridgway
Frederick A. Peckham
Moses Haas
Edwin S. Holmes, Jr
Department of Agriculture
Washington
L. C. van Riper
Haas and
Peckham
Holmes
Second Nation Bank of
Hoboken
Loew
Wniper
M. Haas
Haas
van Riner
Paralle
Paes
Foeehare
Girl Confesses Embezzlement At LarkSulp Company
Mary E Golding a cashier at the LarkSulp company confessed to embezzling about $2000 over four years to support her father mother and an invalid sister in Buffalo She was jailed in default of bail She pretended to aid investigators while guiding accountants and detectives earning $15 a week and used a $10 cash advance to cover medical needs for her sister
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New York
Mary E. Golding
Lark. Sulp Company
Jes
Buffalo
Miss Golding
New Mine Employment Act Flaws Upheld In Part
Judge Wheaton of Luzerne County Court upheld the mine employment act 1905 provision banning underage work in mines and breakers for those under sixteen or fourteen respectively. He ruled a certification requirement for younger applicants constitutional only as it discriminates against a class of miners, citing the fourteenth amendment.
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Wilkesbarre
Wheaton
Luzerne County
United States
Erie Feeds Canal Men and City Availability Cited
Erie leaders host Pittsburg and Lake Erie Canal company officials at the Erie Club banquet. Canal men outline a northern Ohio route that shortens lake access by about four miles and trims travel time, while Erie debates harbor advantages and feasibility. A separate Chicago report notes Anthony Gaulin, five, died after a gas slot machine theft attempt in a basement.
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Erie
Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce
Erie Club
Pittsburg
Chicago
Anthony Gaulin
Cap tain Taggart wins divorce custody amid unsettled charges
In Wooster Ohio on October 14 Captain Elinore Taggart won a divorce from his wife and custody of two children Culver and Corossh. The court found the charge of drunkenness against Captain Taggart was not sustained. The seven week trial drew crowd and notable officers named in petitions. Captain Taggart proclaimed he would fight any removal of his children.
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Taggart
San Francisco
Wooster
Taggarts
Captain Taggart
West Point
Philippines
Mar
Matne
Coms
Sherman
Cover
Ira
Togesart
W. L. E. Shops Fire Near Destruction at Norwalk
Norwalk Ohio October 14 near 2:39 pm the W L E shops faced a close call when a fire broke out in the blacksmith shop above a forge. A brisk breeze fed flames outward but the shop crew quickly contained the blaze with four water streams. The city department was not needed. Foreman Hill led the shop fire brigade assisted by ex city foreman Fred Newhall.
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Norwalk
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Foreman Hill
Fred Newhall
City Department
Miss Ada Sorg Engaged to Captain Pierre Drouillard
Dayton reports the engagement of Ada Sorg, reputed Ohio's richest heiress, to Captain Pierre Drouillard of the U.S. Army. Miss Sorg is the daughter of the late Congressman Sorg of Middletown.
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Dayton
Ada Sorg
Ohio
Pierre Drouillard
United States Army
Sorg
Congressman Sorg
Middletown
Massillon Hardware Co. Stuns With 10 Day Price Drop
Massillon Hardware Co advertises reduced prices for ten days on gas stoves ovens blankets pumps sinks and assorted houseware. The list features best gas stoves at 100 each best air tight heaters at 4s each and a broad range of tools and fixtures. Located at 538 Erie opposite the Hotel Sailor massillon.
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Kidder Wine
Massillon Hardware CO
Erie
Cup
Peoria official Bailey charged with malfeasance in office
The grand jury in Peoria accuses Oliver J. Bailey, chairman of the Peoria school board finance committee, of malfeasance for permitting Newton C Dougherty to misuse school funds. Dougherty faces 43 indictments for embezzlement and forgery as the jury also censures city schools for criminal negligence. Roosevelt weighs civil service case of William Seth in Philadelphia. decision pending after discussion with commissioners Cooley and Greene.
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Peoria
Get
Oliver J. Bailey
Peora
Newton C Dougherty
Newton Co Dougherty
Dougherty
Bailey
Dime Savings Bank
Central National Bank
Leibh
Washington
Roosevelt
Civil Service
Cooley and Greene
William
Seth
United States
Philadelphia
Miss Roosevelt Sails from Yokohama Aboard Siberia
Miss Alice Roosevelt sails aboard the Pacific Mall steamship Siberia from Yokohama bound for San Francisco. Joining her are traveling companions and FE Harriman, president of the Southern Pacific Company, plus his party aboard the ship.
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Alice Salsa
Yokohama
Pacific Mall
Siberia
San Francisco
Alice Roosevelt
FE. H. Harriman
Southern Pacific Company
Morgan Gives $10,000 Donation Reported
Rome October 14 The sum of 16000 dollars has been received from J Pierpont Morgan toward unspecified funds as part of a broader donation sequence affecting philanthropic efforts.
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Bradford, Eng
Gotham
Richmond
South
Prince Dead
Lyman G. Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale Brothers
Elberon
N. J
Fred
Ericktown, Pa
Vicksburg
Miss
Elk
City Landing
Bellefonte
Yogan Branch
Here
Missouri
Portland
Ore
Missouri State
Eason
Kilner
Kilmer
Bright
Kilmer & Co
Bachiriten
Dr. Kagmer
Dinglunton
Grery Bottle
Miss Sorg
Pegria
FON
Rondonut
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