Death Sentences for Bokers Leaders and Empress Dowager Crisis
The Poa Ting Fu commission sentences Tein Yang province judge Wang Hung On military commander Gen. Kiu Tate and other officials to death for outrages against missionaries. German and French troops will guard Poa Ting Fu as a temple is set for destruction. Washington reports three major post crisis questions on Peking policy including Empress Dowager removal, an indemnity fund via customs revenue, and a foreign affairs minister replacing the Tsung Li Ya men system.
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Poa Ting Fu
Tein Yang
Wang Hung On
Kiu
Tate
Washington
Peking
China
Tsung Li Yamen
Reports of German Reprisals in China Stir Censorship Debate
Berlin reports condemn harsh measures by German troops in China including executions of prisoners. Letters from privates describe captives tied and forced to dig graves before being shot, with claims that no prisoners are taken and others bayoneted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
China
Social Democratic
Bremen Buerger Zeitung
Peking
Rmans
Halberstader Volkszeitung
Duel Between Brothers In Law Ends With Man Killed
Elberton Ga. report says James E Hammond and T J Wall fought after Wall beat a slave and refused his wife’s plea. The two wives witnessed as Wall fired on Hammond and Hammond, armed with a shotgun, returned fire. Wall died instantly. Hammond escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chronicle
Elberton
James E. Hammond
T. J. Wall
Wall
Hammond
Goulds to Pay Boni debts to restore Gould honor
An intimate World source says the Goulds will settle Count Boni de Castellane’s debts of about 4.7 million dollars in full. George and other Goulds reportedly contribute a lump sum to wipe out the claims, while noting the Gould estate value at roughly 125 million dollars and Anna Boni’s income and shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jay Gould
Boni de Castellane
Fulk
Goulds
Anna
George
Helen
Howard
Edwin
Frank Gould
Gould
the World
Thirteen Miners Die In Blast At Berry'sburg Mine
An explosion at the Southern Coal and Transportation Company mine in Berry'sburg near Phillips WV killed thirteen miners. Mules at the mine mouth died, cars were hurled from the track, and bodies were found scattered along the main channel. The blast is blamed on fire damp as the night shift began at 7 pm and the tragedy unfolded around 1 am.
Explosion at Mine Causes Light Damage and Resumes Monday
The report notes the blast likely resulted from an accidental dynamite discharge. Property loss is light and operations will be resumed at the mines on Monday.
Lipton to Sign Yacht Building Contract in Glasgow
London says Sir Thomas Lipton is in Glasgow with designer Geo Watson to sign contracts for a new America’s Cup challenger. Hendersons Meadowside yard will build the vessel with a March 30 handover date. secrecy is strict and a Clyde footpath is closed. E A Willard, manager of the new boat, has not announced a skipper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
Glasgow
Geo. L. Watson
London
Herald
Sir Thomas
Hendersons
Meadowside Yard
Thistle
Clyde
Henderson
A. Willard
Safe Robbers Jailed in Chico Linked to Local Heists
Chief of Detectives Seymour says the alleged safebreakers tied to Pacific Rolling Mills Bauer Lamp and Reflector Co and Brooke Follis Electric Supply Co thefts in San Francisco have been traced to Chico. Ex convicts Clarence French alias Edwards alias Charles are held in Chico for robbing a hardware store. Both men, expert electricians, match the methods used in the city cases and firm offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Seymour
Pacific Rolling Mills
Bauer Lamp and Reflector Company
Brooke, Follis Electric Supply Company
Chico
Clarence French
Edwards
Charles
Tremors Reach Layton California Amid Mud Volcano Activity
A series of earthquake shocks were felt in Layton Mendocino county starting at 2 15 PM with further tremors at 2 40 PM and through 6 PM The strongest quake struck at 6 32 PM followed by a loud report rattling windows Chimneys and old walls fell in places Mud volcanoes near Layton became violently active belching mud and warm vapor with roaring sounds audible for miles
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Layton
Cal
Calito
Mendocino County
Plucky Woman Kills a Robber in Phoenix Night
Mrs Lena Peterson of southern Phoenix fired a double barreled shotgun at Ventura Paco a Mexican robber in a cattle corral after he advanced on her She killed him instantly and a coroner jury exonerated her The report notes Paco a half breed was a desperate character and had just been released from custody
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Phoenix
Ariz
Ventura Paco
Lena Peterson
Paco
Queen of Portugal Rescues Boatman At Cascais Beach
Lisbon dispatch reports the Queen of Portugal rushed into the sea to save her boatman Crooms when his boat overturned and he was pulled under by an undertow. She, an expert swimmer, kept him afloat until rescuers arrived and both were saved. Crooms was taken to the royal palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Journal and Advertiser
Lisbon
Portugal
Cascals
Palace of
Crooms
Croom
Royal Palace
Cow Wrecks a Train Near Folsom
Sacramento Nov 3 a Placerville local train due at 9 35 this morning was wrecked in a cut about a mile and a half east of Folsom the locomotive struck a cow and the engine baggage and smoking cars left the track a wrecking train was sent from the city no one was hurt in the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Placerville
Folsom
Republican Nominee B Proctor Dies by Own Action
Grand Rapids Mich Nov 3 County treasurer B Proctor nominee for State Senator from the seventeenth district committed death by own action today by taking laudanum Campaign criticism of alleged irregularities in the administration of the county treasury is said to have caused him to take his life His friends maintain there is no shortage in his accounts.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
B. Proctor
Southern Pacific seeks short line to Chicago via Rock Island
Southern Pacific plans a short line from Southern California to Chicago in negotiations with Rock Island. The proposal envisions extending Rock Island from Liberal, Kansas to connect with Southern Pacific at El Paso. The report also says Southern Pacific has abandoned linking with Central Pacific in Nevada, using Carson and Colorado as the link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Rock Island
California
Chicago
Leberal
Kan
Pacife
el Paso
Central Pacific
Nevada
Carson
Colorado
Selections of Interest to All Ages
A Fair Oaks resident found a two months old girl on his doorstep. W S Harlow of Alameda County has served as Under Sheriff for twenty five years. Sacramento plans a mega cannery employing over 500 workers costing more than 60000 dollars. Santa Cruz reports James Lang died following a gun explosion injury. Stanford footballer Arthur Geissler broke a collar bone in scrimmage. Santa Clara fisherman Frank Peters caught an immense skate.
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Fair Oakes
W. S. Harlow
Alameda County
Sacramento
Santa Cruz
James Lang
Arthur Geissler
Stanford
Frank Peters
Santa Clara
Hawaii Volcano Expected to Erupt After Quakes
Honolulu passengers aboard the bark Roderick Chue report Kilauea near Hilo was momentarily due to erupt after a series of severe earthquakes on Oct 10. The first shock at about 3 AM was violent and lasted 15 seconds, with three more strong shocks that day.
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San Francisco
Roderick Chu
Kilauea
Hilo
River's Shot Fatal in Oakland Quarrel
Deputy Peter Farrell died from lockjaw at Receiving Hospital after being shot in the hip by Edmund Rivers during a recent quarrel. Police anticipate Rivers will be charged with murder forthcoming, currently held on the assault to murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Peter Farrell
Edmund Rivers
Rivers
Youthful highwaymen begin crime spree after saddle theft
Prescott Ariz November 5 Two youths including a half breed Cherokee Indian stole a saddle in Phoenix Sunday morning and rode with one horse and saddle toward a lifetime of crime.
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Prescott
Ariz
Phoenix
Yellow fever case reported in Natchez
The State Board of Health in Jackson reports a single yellow fever case in Natchez traced to unknown source. The patient is identified as the wife of a local Baptist minister amid the ongoing health concern. A separate dispatch from Waco notes a Texas anti trust suit against Waters Pierce Oil Co. ruled in the company's favor. In New York a War Department clerk, John McQuate, lies in an emergency hospital after a fatal football injury.
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Jackson
Miss
State Board of Health
Natchez
Waco
Tex
New York
John McQuate
War Department
Washington
California News Briefs From Chico To Santa Rosa
Five feet long and over a hundred pounds. Lowe Bros of Chico harvest forty almond trees yielding 2330 pounds sold at 12 cents a pound. John Blanch of Santa Rosa jailed in San Quentin for two years for selling liquor to Indians, his third conviction. Eleanor Calhoun in London scores success in Herod. UC freshman Lee Calhound Duff paralyzed from neck down after football injury. Al Bernall shot in the neck in a Santa Rosa saloon. wound not serious. Cape George Meruzzio rescued from fire aboard the sloop Ona by his Newfoundland dog. Skeletons of two Utica mine workers found near Angeles Camp. only bones, a watch and $42 recovered. Burbank Theater features The Rogue’s Comedy. Thirteen-year-old kills a cinnamon bear in Three Rivers with his father’s rifle. Henry Krosefeld arrested in Haywards for excessive appetite. doctors note normal cause. Teresa Bell sues for restitution of Kenwood ranch. Enid Brandt, eight, a San Francisco pianist, praised for musical telegraphy likened to Blind Tom. Robbery spikes on New River and Black Canyon roads with $500 taken. suspects sought. sheriff pursuing Cherokee Indian youth and a teen accomplice.
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Lowe Bros
Chico
John Blanch
Santa Rosa
San Quentin
Eleanor Calhoun
San Jose
London
Stephen Phillips
Herod
Utica
Angeles
Burbank
River-Tessie Company
E. S. Willard
Henry Arthur Jones
Frank de Voe
Three Rivers
Lord Roberts's Ill Daughter Sent to Johannesburg
Dispatches from Cape Town report Lord Roberts has taken his sick daughter to Johannesburg. Lord Kitchener remains in command in his absence. Dewet is seen near Frankfort in the Orange River Colony as Boers continue harassing tactics. Kitchener plans to halt pursuit of commandos and fortify towns for rapid mounted raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Roberts
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Lord Kitchener
Dewet
Frankfort
Orange River
Strike at Santa Susanna tunnel halts work
About one hundred workmen at the Santa Susanna tunnel in Chatsworth Park are reported on strike. A 95 year old Bella Vista resident, Mrs. Julia Williams, has died. J A Freburg was killed at the Decler quarries and a pouch of nine hundred dollars in coin was found in his cabin. A Tulare youth received 150 days for vandalizing a Chinese laundry. Quail season opens in Santa Clara county with a 42 shooting limit of twenty birds per day per man. It is illegal to snip birds outside the county. Juan Parra of Lakeside in San Diego is said to be the state’s oldest man at 110, unable to mark his ballot on the Great Register.
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Santa Susanna
Chatsworth Park
Julia Williams
Bella Vista
California
J. A. Freburg
Tulare
Santa Clara
Juan Parrera
Lakeside
San Diego County
Phenomenal Hoop Roller and Juggler Tops Local Theater Lineup
Orpheum presents a star filled bill featuring George Evans famed Honey Boy act, Les Fraserties, Edgar Atchison Ely with new songs and dances, Lizzie B Raymond as a character comedienne, Blanche Ring as a descriptive vocalist, Rauchie impersonator, Hale Sisters, The Great Everhart and more. A historic show touted as unmatched in local theater. Last week to see this phenomenal act.
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Orpheum
George Evans
Honey Boy
Les Fraserties
Edgar Atchison Ely
Lizzie B. Raymond
Blanche Ring
Rauchie
Hale Sisters
Everhart
American Lady Executed Described in Pao Ting Fu Trial
Dr. Morrison writes from Peking that evidence in the Pao Ting Fu massacre trial shows an American woman was led naked through the city before execution and had her breasts cut off. He adds that destroying two temples is not an adequate punishment for such inhumanity.
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London
Morrison
The
Times
Peking
Vessels Go Aground Near Hamburg
The Hamburg American Line steamers Fuerst Bismarck and Pretoria ran aground while passing down the Elbe at Schulau, about thirteen miles from Hamburg. Assistance has been sent from the port to aid the stranded ships bound for New York via Southampton Cherbourg and Plymouth.
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Hamburg
Hamburg- American Line
Fuerst Bismarck
New York
Southhampton
Cherbourg
Pretoria
Plymouth
Seround
Elbe
Schulau
Doctors Warn Of Angel's Odds In Grave Condition
Physicians say there is an even chance that he may live, outlining critical prognosis and urging ongoing care as family weighs treatment options and possible outcomes.
Vanished LA Businessman Edwin G. Wood Sends City Into Alarm
Edwin G. Wood, claim and tax agent for the Southern Pacific, disappeared from Los Angeles a week ago, joining a spate of mysterious vanishings. He was the city's most prominent figure to vanish, prompting local concern and speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin G. Wood
Southern Pacific
Wood
Pearls Draw Rush to Mississippi River Dam Beds
News from Prairie du Chien Wisconsin reports discoveries of pearls in the upper Mississippi causing a rush to the dam beds. Houseboats crowd the river and over 1000 people camp along the bank after a few thousand dollars in pearls were found, including a 100 grain pearl sold for 3000 dollars.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Mississippii
Mhouse
Stockton Plans Cup Rule For Students
The Stockton Health Officer urged the Board of Education to require students to bring separate drinking cups to school. A Tennessee telephone company forbids employees from smoking cigarettes. Rumors place Alfred Beit as the world’s wealthiest man with a fortune of 200 million pounds earned rapidly in 25 years. Beit, aged 46, owes his wealth to Kimberly and Johannesburg.
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Stockton Health Officer
Board of Education
Tennessee
Alfred Beit
Mr. Beit
Kimberly
Johannesburg
Tropical fruits on display by J N Rapp in Hollywood
J N Rapp of Hollywood showcased tropical fruits at a fair, including pineapples grown on his 6000 bearing plants. Pineapples weigh four to ten pounds and sell wholesale at 15 cents per pound in Los Angeles. He notes large acreage in Southern California suitable for pineapple production and districts for custard apple and monstera deliciosa.
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J. N. Rapp
Hollywood
California
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Rapp
Mexico
St. John’s
Boers Capture Outpost and Raid Mail Train
A Boer commando seized a ninety man British outpost near Geneva on October 28 then halted a Cape Town mail train, looted cars and passengers, burned the mail, and fled as an armored train approached. The British casualty list for October runs high with 167 killed, 71 accidents, 97 captured or missing in the month.
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Cape Town
Geneva
London
Lord Roberts
England
Johannesburg
Bloemfontein
Reddersburg
Pretoria
Koffeyfontein
Knox
Dewet
Parris
the Express
Express
Vigilance crowd drives Dowie elder from town
A Mansfield mob captured Mark Loblaw of Chicago with a woman. E. H. Leiby escaped into a swamp. Loblaw and the woman were held at Erie depot then forced to buy tickets to the next town. An unnamed elder was also brought and trainbound amid stones and cuffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Mark Loblaw
Chicago
E. H. Leiby
Loblaw
Erie
Craven Perjury Indictment Motion Heard in San Francisco
Mrs Nettie Craven and counsel pressed to set aside the grand jury perjury charge citing possible juror prejudice. Judge Cook denied the quash motion for insufficient showing as attorney Riordan prepared to file a demurrer on November 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Nettie Craven
Cook
Superior Court
Craven
Riordan
Ortega Branded as a Fiend San Jose
The trial of Jack Ortega a local prizefighter for felonious assault on Gracie Gamble an eleven year old girl ended with a guilty verdict after about eight hours of jury deliberation. Gracie was assaulted on August 26 and her mother Mrs Gamble died hours later from the shock.
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San Jose
Jack Ortega
Gracie
J M. Gamble
Gracie Gamble
Ortega
Redwood City
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Dowager
Boni
West Virginia
Shamrock
S. P
Hawaii
River
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Krosefeld
Haywards
Teresa Bell
R. Porter Asche
Kenwood
Enid Brandt
Chevalier de Kontski
Jacy Gibson
New River
Goddard
Black Canyon Road
Kitchener
Southern California
Mississippi
Mrs. Craven
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