King Manuel of Portugal Pursues English Marriage Rumor
Lisbon reports King Manuel plans marriage to an English princess amid palace intrigues. Court wary of non royal blood. Queen Amelie may push a match after the king’s February ascent following royal murders. Names include Princess Victoria and other royal nieces. Manuel turns 19 in November.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Manuel
Amelie
Edward
Victoria
Alexandra of Fife
Maud
Princess Patricia of
Connaught
Louise of
Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Albert of
Negro doll factory endorsed by Baptist association
At a National Colored Baptist meeting in Lexington Kentucky the publishing board is authorized to set up a factory for Negro dolls. The resolution urges Baptists and the race to patronize a Black doll factory to end the use of white dolls for Christmas for nearly fifty years.
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Lexington
National Colored Baptist Association
United States
Slump Hits Bank of England Profits in Half-Year
London reports a weak six months for the Bank of England with profits totaling 655 276 pounds for six months to August 31 and a reserve fund of 3 677 307 pounds. After a 4 percent dividend the remainder stands at 3 224 220 pounds. Sir Israel Hart cites persistent low money rates and a general trade depression. Governor William M. Campbell links the downturn to post prosperity reactions following the American financial crisis.
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London
Bank of England
Israel Hart
William M. Campbell
America
Black Hand Attack Threatens Hundreds in City Fire
In New York on September 24 a Black Hand gang set a West One Hundred and Thirteenth Street apartment house ablaze to avenge two inmates jailed for attempting extortion. One man was seriously hurt as police and firefighters rescued dozens from peril. The fire exposed hundreds more to danger as smoke and flames engulfed the hall.
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New York
Black Hand Band
West One Hundred and Thirteenth Street
70 Year Old Widow Weds 26 Year Old Ernest Bolton
Mrs. Anna G. Ross DePeyster aged 70, twice widowed, married Ernest Bolton age 26, an insurance broker, at her Johnston country home in New York. The union surprised friends who had seen the couple in church pews. Mrs Bolton is noted as a prominent philanthropist and church worker.
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New York
Anna G. Ross DePeyster
Johnston
Ernest Bolton
Bolton
President Roosevelt Returns to Washington from Summer in Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt leaves Sagamore Hill with his family and White House staff, signaling the end of his final summer vacation. He was greeted by cheering residents and travels back to Washington in excellent health after hosting many visitors and increasing his work during the break.
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Oyster Bay
Cholera toll rises in city hospitals
St. Petersburg reports 417 cholera cases and 176 deaths in the prior 24 hours. The total hospital patients reach 2,687 across municipal facilities. A European company forms to build first class hotels in Greece.
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St. Petersburg
Professor Thomas Spars Woman Morality Again
Chicago reports Professor W I Thomas of the University of Chicago faces renewed censure after his October magazine piece The Adventitious Character of Women. He argues morality is expediency and notes women rely on social surveillance to restrain behavior while marriage lacks real companionship beyond childrearing.
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Chicago
W. I. Thomas
University of Chicago
Thomas
Cholera Craze Grips St. Petersburg Urging Action
St. Petersburg faces a severe Asiatic cholera outbreak with rising deaths and cases. Officials rush to expand hospital capacity buy disinfectants and speed burials as martial law threats loom. Dead houses overflow and many corpses remain unburied.
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St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg S
Thousands Attend 84th Odd Fellows Session in Denver
About 5000 delegates and visitors gather in Denver for the 84th annual sovereign grand lodge session of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows with Rebekahs meeting concurrently. Candidates for deputy grand sire include Kuykendall Keller Daniel Cochrum Hoagland Bullard Meyers. A proposed change would lower admission age from 21 to 18, a measure previously rejected.
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Denver
Colo
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Wealthy Parents urged to send children to private schools
Milwaukee dated dispatch reports Mrs. William Rockefeller advocating private schooling to ease crowding in public schools. She argues that affluent parents should place their children in private institutions so public schools remain available for those who depend on them, noting her four children as examples.
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RICOH
Milwaukee
Wm. Rockefeller
New York
Paris Central Telephone Building Fire Devastates Plant
A massive fire destroyed Paris central telephone building causing an estimated 5 million dollar loss. The blaze halted all city lines and provincial and international trunk services, affecting ministries banks newspapers and commercial houses. Re establishment could take over a month.
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Paris
Seven shot at Moreland tent meeting in Danville
At a large tent gathering in Moreland near Danville seven people were shot as the crowd began to disperse. Several are reported dangerously wounded as panic spread among hundreds of attendees including women and children. The motive for the shooting remains unclear.
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Danville
Moreland
Crusade Against the White Plague
Mason City Iowa September 23 A global educational campaign seeks to eradicate the disease known as the white plague. Doctors Koch Bang Calmette Tendeloo and others will participate. A White House reception by President Roosevelt on October 2 will mark the opening with about ten thousand attendees anticipated from nations worldwide.
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Mason City
Robert Koch
Berlin
Bang
Copenhagen
Calmette
Lille
France
N. Theodore Tendeloo
Leyden
R.W. Phillip
Edinburgh
Co. von Pirquet
Vienna
G. Sims Woodhead
Cambridge
Lydian Rabinowitch
Camilo Calleja
Valladolid
Spain
T. Ishigami
Osaka
Japan
Roosevelt
White House
United States
Baby Rescued From Taloned Eagle Near Helmetta
Hundreds gather at a New Jersey camp to view a bald eagle captured after attempting to carry off the Cribler child. Frederick Cribler and Paul Cribler shot and wounded the bird, which was caged. the child’s arm lacerations are serious, and the eagle will be sent to the Bronx Zoo.
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New York
Helmetta
N. J
Frederick Cribler
Mr. Cribler
Paul Cribler
Bronx Zoological Park
Peers Test Roulette System For Big Bet
London Sept 238 Sir Hiram and Lord Rosslyn begin a unique gambling contest in Piccadilly club. Sir Hiram claims Monte Carlo bank cannot be beaten by any system while Lord Rosslyn bets with 50000 dummy money against an equal bank. If Rosslyn ends with cash, Hiram admits system works. After day one Rosslyn loses 900.
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London
Sir Hiram Max m
Lord Rosslyn
Hiram
Monte Carlo
Piccadilly Club
Sir Rosslyn
Wealthy Yankee Widow Weds Portugal Prince
Paris reports that Prince Miguel of Braganza, eldest son of the pretender to the Portuguese throne, secretly married Mrs Samuel Sloan Chauncey, a wealthy American widow.
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Portugal
Paris
Prince Miguel
Braganza
Don Miguel
Samuel Sloan Chauncey
Draft Horses in Demand Skyrockets for Farm Use
Experts say strong, profitable demand will persist for draft horses for years. Farmers should focus on breeding top quality draft animals using purebred stallions on the best mares. High prices prevail at large markets for horses capable of heavy work, while scrubs bring low returns despite similar production costs.
Coal Output Could Form Massive Cube of 714 Yard Sides
A figure states that 350,000,000 tons of coal mined annually in the United States would, if stacked, form a cube with each side measuring 714 yards, illustrating the enormous scale of coal production.
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United States
14 year old boy dies by hanging in Mount Vernon cellar
New York report of Silver Weill a 14 year old student who killed himself by hanging in the cellar of his Mount Vernon home. His father found him later after hearing no reply from upstairs. The incident occurred on a somber note as neighbors recall the boy whistling prior to his death.
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New York
Silver Weill
Mount Vernon
Hanged for murders in Kingston Missouri
Albert Diley was hanged here this morning for the murder of his wife his brother and their baby at their farm a year ago in Kingston Missouri.
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Kingston
Albert Diley
Burglars Strike Local Hardware Store Safe
A local hardware and general store, owned by J C Cantonwine, suffered a record $343,000 burglary with $338,000 in currency, $2,000 in gold, and $100 in silver stolen from a Hall safe without damage to the premises. Cantonwine offers a $1,000 reward. no suspects or entry method identified.
Drought Devastates Pennsylvania and Neighboring States
A vast drought grips Pennsylvania east of the Alleghenies with no rain for months in parts. Flooded by heat and fires, western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and West Virginia face water shortages, industrial shutdowns, and crop fears as communities pray for rain and health officials flush streams to curb disease risks.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountains
Pittsburg
Ohio
West Virginia
Associated Press
Tri-State
Real Punch and Judy discovered in hotel
In New York at the Imperial hotel Punch from St. Louis and Judy from Dayton occupy rooms on different floors. Punch, registered D. T. Punch, is a vice president of a St. Louis chemical firm and greets reporters in his underwear. Judy, listed as Mrs Nellie Judy, is a businesswoman on the fourth floor and entertains a possible meeting with Punch.
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New York
Punch
Judy
Imperial Hotel
St. Louis
Dayton
Ohio
D. T. Punch
Nellie Judy
Mr. Punch
Hair Combing Allegations Darken Lemp Divorce Case
In St Louis on Sept 22 Mrs Wm J Lemp answers the cross bill in her divorce suit brought by millionaire brewer Adolphus Busch Lemp. A deposition by Calvin Cory alleges hair from women found in the Lemp home while Mrs Lemp was away. The witness says the women were entertained there and one wore a cuff pin later admitted by Lemp as desired.
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St. Louis
Wm. J. Lemp
Calvin Cory
Lemp
Mrs. Lemp
McCleary Resignation Accepted as McCleary Wins Nomination
Postmaster General Meyer announces the resignation of James T. McCleary of Minnesota effective September 15. McCleary has accepted the Republican nomination for Congress from Minnesota's Second District.
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Washington, D. C
Meyer
James T. McCleary
Minnesota
McCleary
Notice to burglars about hollow house loot
A terse missive warns burglars that only plated ware remains and directs placement of kittens and items in a brass dining room container. The note references a front hall item and chiffoniers, asking burglars to close the door and claiming to disturb the family.
Burglars Foiled at Clemens Villa Silver Heist in Redding
In Redding Connecticut two burglars raided Samuel Clemens villa stealing silver from a sideboard. Deputy Sheriff Banks was wounded in a battle aboard a New Haven Railroad train between Bethel and Redding. one robber shot himself while another was captured. Clemens had recently moved from New York and Miss Lyon reported the break in.
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Redding
Conn
Samuel Slemens
Miss Lyon
Mr. Clemens
Butler
New York
Babe of 11 Days Saved by Father Blood Transfusion
New York Sept 22 Transfusion of blood from the arteries of a father to a newborn infant at Mount Sinai hospital is reported the first of its kind in Europe or America. The baby born 16 days ago weighed five pounds and had bled since birth. The father Nathan Goldberg and mother Rebecca Goldberg of 1982 Second Ave carried the child in. A quart of blood from the father was injected into the infant’s circulation and the child’s color improved to a rosy hue with indications of survival.
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New York
Mount Sinai Hospital
Europe
America
Nathan
Rebecca Goldberg
Second Ave
Ireland Winning Home Rule Fight
New York report quotes John Redmond, leader of the Irish Nationalist Party, asserting home rule for Ireland is certain and imminent. He arrives for United Irish League conventions in Boston and predicts autonomy within this generation despite framing rule as impractical. He cites improved education, prosperity, and declining emigration as signs of progress.
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New York
Ireland
John Redmond
House of Ecommons
England
Redmond
United Irish League
Boston
Joseph F&. Devittn
Belfast
John Whitz
Europe
Mrs Mackay Becomes Public Suffrage Leader
New York on September 22 Mrs Clarence Mackay publicly endorses woman suffrage and pledges support after studying its economic issues. The announcement follows prior hints of her views and was made at Roslyn public school where suffragist Mrs Blatch spoke.
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New York
Clarence
Mackay
Roslyn
Cholera Outbreak in Manila Reports 17 Deaths
Manila reports 38 cholera cases between 8 this morning and 7 this evening with 17 deaths. Among the cases are two Americans named R. H. Howard and W. A. Davis. Authorities remain confident the outbreak will be controlled soon.
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Manila
R. H. Howard
W. A. Davis
Wright and Selfridge Die in Tort Meyer Aeroplane Crash
Washington September 21 Orville Wright and Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge were in a two man flight at Tort Meyer when a propeller blade snapped causing the device to overturn. Selfridge died at 10 PM and Wright was seriously injured but improving. The accident occurred during a test with Wright estimating the machine had a seven foot height rise and a six mile anemometer wind as crowds watched.
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Washington, D. C
Orville Wright Yesterterday
Thomas S. Selfridge
Signal Corps
Army
Selfridge
Mr. Wright
Tort Meyer
Lieutenant Selfridge
Aerial Experiment Association
Aeroplanist
St. Joseph
Foulers
Baldwin
Taylor
Furnass
Tiser
Wright
Bush Fires Checked by Rain in Port Arthur
Rain arrived last night and today ending a bush fire threat in Port Arthur Ontario. The menace to the district was contained as cool damp weather eased the danger. Authorities report the fires are under control and no further spread expected.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Aviators Cannot Get Insurance On Lives
In Washington on September 21 an admirer sought a life policy for Orville Wright. The insurer declined, citing the hazard of aviation as too great, though leaving open future reconsideration if aerial navigation develops.
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Washington
Wright Brothers
Orville Wright
Wright
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