Roosevelt Visit Showcases Tuskegee Work and Parade
President Roosevelt toured the Tuskegee normal and industrial institute in Alabama on October 25, viewing a student made carriage, a 1,500-strong parade, and 61 floats highlighting the school’s academic and industrial divisions. Booker T. Washington praised the event while Roosevelt expressed deep, renewed support for Tuskegee’s educational mission.
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Tuskegee Institute
Ala
Roosevelt
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Tuskegee
Citiens
Booker T. Washington
Institute
Elbert B. Williams
Ninth United States Cavalry
War Department
Alabama
Republic
South
The
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Tired Says Ohio Woman Suicide in New York Hotel
Mary Jane Caley of Cleveland registered in Akron as Miss Caley was found dead in her Aberdeen Hotel room New York with a revolver beside her. Letters trace distress to a sister Mrs Lillian Castle of Tarrytown and a man known as Jack. Her brother doubts self-inflicted death. she had recently visited her mother in Akron and did not live there.
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Cleveland
New York Hotel
New York
Mary Jane Caley
Aberdeen Hotel
Miss Caley
Lillian Castle
Tarrytown
N. Y
Tove
Lillian
Jack
Sibley Street
Waller
Akron
Mary J. Caley
George Clark
North Main Street
Ralph Pitzer
Youngstown
Caley
New York City
Thieves Make Good Haul In Ridgeville Bank Robbery
Robbers blew the Ridgeville state bank safe and escaped with about 6000 dollars. Five remained aboard while two used nitroglycerin to wreck the vault, shattering windows. Cashier Branson fired five shots. guards unharmed. Police chase two buggy loads of suspects east toward Celina Ohio, with explosives likely stolen from a local magazine near Muncie.
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Ridgeville
Ind
Ridgeville State Bank
Branson
Stevens
Deerfield
Pittsburg
Celina, O
Muncie
WREATH ON M KINLEY S BIER BY MISS BOOTH
Miss Eva Booth, commander of the Salvation Army in the United States, spoke at the Auditorium Canton on Bridging the Gulf. She visited Mrs. McKinley, was given slippers and a photo, and placed a wreath on the late President’s bier in West Lawn Cemetery. A headless, decomposed woman’s body was found in the Bronx River near the NYC line, with initials C L on a wedding ring. Crestline to Lima speed test sets new record for 72 miles in 56 minutes.
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Miss Booth
Salvation Army
Canton
Eva Booth
United States
Gulf
McKinley
Westlawn Cemetery
Yonkers
N. Y
Bronx River
New York City
C. L
Crestline
Lima
Pittsburg
Miss Golding Sentenced for Larceny in Buffalo
Mary E Golding, cashier for Larkin Company of Buffalo, confessed to petit larceny stealing from $2 000 to $8 000 for a male friend and was sentenced to three months in the penitentiary in New York.
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Miss Golding
New York
Mary E. Golding
Buffalo
Larkin Company
Spanish Republic supporters barred from addressing Loubet
In Madrid on October 24, senators and deputies backing a Spanish republic were forbidden to personally address President Loubet who is visiting to reciprocate King Alfonso's Paris visit. The ban marks a formal diplomatic stance amid the heightened tension over republicanism in Spain.
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Loubet
Madrid
Alfonso
Paria
Business Man Killed by Train at Fifty-Second Street
Philadelphia on October 25 Frank Clyde head of William P Clyde & Co shipping firm was killed by a train at the Fifty second Street station of the Pennsylvania railroad in this city.
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Philadelphia
Frank Clyde
William P. Clyde & Co
Fifty-second Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lipton VIII Challenge for 1907 Cup in London
Sir Thomas Lipton expects to again contest the America’s Cup in 1907 after Lipton VIII efforts in London. The Oct 25 report notes Lipton’s continued pursuit and preparations for the next challenger series.
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Lipton VIII
London
Sir Thomas Lipton
Roosevelt in Birmingham Arrests Man After Pistol Drop
President Roosevelt's Alabama trip includes a two hour Birmingham visit where crowds cheered. At Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street an intoxicated man dropped a pistol. Roosevelt alerted officers and the man was arrested. The day also featured stops at Tuskegee Institute and a Methodist college with large crowds in Montgomery and Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
Roosevelt
Alabama
Montgomery
Tuskegee
Confederacy
Little Rock
Fifth Avenue
Twentieth Street
Colonizing in Gotham Grand Jury Probes Allegations
New York on October 25 reports charges of colonization investigated by the grand jury. An affidavit alleges 20 men registered from the home of an election district captain in Forsyth street Eighteenth assembly district. The three floor building houses a business on one floor and living quarters on others with 16 living in upper floors.
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Grand Jury
New York
Grand
Forsyth Street
Loes
Nephew of General Hancock Held in Girl's Death
A coroner's jury in Washington reports Emma Smallwood died from malpractice. Winfield Scott Hancock, nephew of General W.S. Hancock, and his sister Mrs Amanda Mackall are accused as accessories. Hancock jailed in Upper Marlboro, bail set at 5000 dollars. Mackall bail about 1000. Joshua Braxton held as witness in 500 bail.
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Hancock
Washington
Emma Smallwood
Hyattsville
Winfield Scott Hancock
W. S. Hancock
Amanda Mackall
Upper Marlboro
Mackall
Joshua Braxton
Duel in Dining Car on Erie Train Ends in Shooting
Daniel Potter, a Greenville cook, was fatally injured in a shooting with H N Smith of New York on a dining car between Sharpsville and Greenville on Erie railroad. Diners dodged bullets as the two fought through the car. In Greenville Smith fled but was captured with police pursuit. He claims the shooting was in self defense.
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Greenville
Daniel Potter
H. N. Smith
New York
Erie
Sharpsville
Smith
Guide's Courtesy Remembered in White House Gift
Deadwood South Dakota October 25 Bert Tilley who guided Kermit Roosevelt on a hunting expedition in the Jack Hills has received a hunting ax from the White House as thanks for his courtesy toward the president's son Kermit plans to make the trip again next summer.
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Deadwood
S. D
Bert Tilley
Kermit Roosevelt
Jack Hills
White House
Kermit
Czar Pardons Japanese Prisoners in Russia
St. Petersburg Oct 25 The emperor pardons all Japanese prisoners who faced imprisonment for infractions of the miles or for attacks on guards and officers so they can accompany their comrades to Japan.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Togo's Ship Remains Afloat After Five Months at Sea
In Touhio on October 25 reports claim Admiral Togo did not anchor for five months following the great naval battle at Aue. Only after the battleship Sevastonal was torpedoed in late December did any change occur.
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Togo
Touhio
Aue
Sevastonal
Riots in Santiago Leave 74 Dead, 500 Wounded
A Santiago dispatch reports 74 people killed and 500 wounded during recent riots sparked by a meat and cattle import duty. The unrest followed the policy move and spread through the city, prompting emergency responses from authorities.
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Santiago
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Chile
Saya
Yellow Peril Not Desired In Japan US Friendship Asserted
Cleveland Oct The first secretary of the Japanese legation, Eki Hioki, spoke to the Cleveland chamber of commerce on America and the Orient. He argued the yellow peril is a misperception, Japan seeks friendship, not force, and warned against anti Japanese sentiment. He emphasized mutual respect, warned war would be costly, and urged United States patience in Asia policy.
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Cleveland
Ton
Eki Hioki
Washington
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Lus
America
Hioki
Hicks
Japan
Asia
China
Manchuria
United States
Philippines
Pacific
Poauple & Son
Mill Owners Explain Why They Cannot Restore Wages
Mill owners in Fall River deny the textile union request for full restoration of the pre July 1904 wage schedule. They cite narrow margins between raw material and finished product and the Governor's margin finding of 71 1/2 cents as the basis for a gradual 5 percent increase. The reply argues profit-sharing proposals would be automatic and contingent on margin.
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Fall River
Mass
Manufacturers’ Association
Textile Union
Commonwealth
Moody Takes Charge of Bank Investigation
Attorney General William H. Moody assumes control of the affairs of the Enterprise National Bank at the request of U S District Attorney John W. Dunne of Pittsburgh. The Controller’s office will cooperate with the legal department as the case is moved forward.
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Allegheny Bank
Washington, D.C
Enterprise National Bank
William H. Moody
United States
John W. Dunnkle
Pittsburg
Dunne
Governor Requisitions for Prisoners in Stock Mining Scheme
Harrisburg October 25 Governor Pennypacker asks Massachusetts for the return of William R. Brown charged with swindling in Philadelphia in an alleged stock mining scheme. He also seeks William Vandemark from New York to answer burglary and larceny charges.
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Harrisburg
Pennypacker
Douglas
Massachusetts
William R. Brown
Villadelphia
Hiring
New York
William Vandemark
Chinaman Ordered Deported in Milwaukee Case
A Milwaukee court ordered Wah Kew, a Chinese national, deported after United States Attorney Buchterfied cited a system bringing Chinese men into the country. Det. Wah Kew of Appleton was named in the proceedings as connected to the alleged operation.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wah Kew
Appleton
United States Court Commissiee
Broodgood
United Stat
Buchterfiedd
United States
Detectives Question Mrs Cunliffe Over Cash Gift
Hartford detectives visited the home of Mrs. Cunliffe wife of the Adams Express robber seeking the $10,000 it is alleged Cunliffe gave her. She declined to be interviewed saying she was too ill to talk.
Chicago Grain Market Turns Firmer On Russia Shipping Curbs
In Chicago on October 24, the wheat market rose on possible reductions in grain shipments from Russia amid labor troubles. December wheat finished up 6 1/2 cents, corn up 1 4 cents, oats up 2 1/4 cents. Close: wheat 87 3/4 to 88 1/4 cents, corn 40 1/2 to 41 1/2, oats 29 1/2 to 30 cents.
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Chicago
Russia
Pittsburg Markets October 24 Cash Prices and Trading
Market notes list corn, oats, hay, eggs, butter, cheese, cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs with ranges for grade and quality. Prices shown include No 2 white corn about 33449734 per bushel, and steers from 5.78 to 3.45, dairy and cheese values from 10 to 15 percent, hogs around 8 dollars, spring lambs near 7.90, and assorted feeds and livestock terms. Quote ends with Franklin on self-reliance.
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New York
New
Ohio
Bere & Nps
Primie
Pont
Cholea
Publicity Payments Highlight Insurance Probe Findings
New York Oct 2 testimony before a legislative committee reveals Mutual Life Insurance Company financed nationwide dissemination of favorable investigation reports. Witnesses described vouchers totaling at least 11.60 and projected bills up to 14 000, with ads run in twelve magazines costing about 42000 and 825 797 charged to advertising last year. President Hegeman explained large voluntary gifts to industrial policy holders and eight years of such disbursements totaling 8600 000 while noting collateral loans moved to Vermilye & Co to avoid call-loan scrutiny.
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New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Charles Z. Suuch
Dome Owler
Smith
Alyn Forman
Telegraphic News Bureau
Mutual Life
Forman
McCurdys
Walter Sullivan
Mutual
Emory MacClintock
McClintock
Hegeman
John R. Wereman
Metropolitan Life Asurance Company
Life Insurance
Hereman
Vermilye & Co
Wall Street
Kiegeman
Tie
John AL McCall
New York ToIs Insurance Company
Hege- Wan
McCaih
Han Oanother
Antsid-S
Upstate Associates
McCail
McCall
Silas B. Dutcher
Intercat. Chaser
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