Authorities Raid the Negro Quarter Communal Turmoil in Georgia City
In Atlanta on September 27 a statewide race riot escalated as Sheriff Nelmel swore in 300 deputies and Governor Terrell sought guns and ammo. Militia swept Brownsville and Clark University, with several negroes killed or arrested and one white officer killed earlier. Local reports quoted militia commander Major Williamson detailing the raid and mass arrests, while martial law remained avoided.
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Atlanta
Nelmel
Terrell
The
Constitution
Brownsville
L. J. Price
Wilson
Gammon
Governor's Horse Guards
Heard
Williamson
Policeman Heard
R. C. Thomson
Associated Press
Louisville
Evening Post
Clark University
Chamber of Commerce
Pike's Peak centennial week opened with Fairbanks address
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks led the Pike centennial celebration in Colorado Springs. Thousands gathered as a military parade and divers events marked the Pioneer Day observances honoring Zebulon Montgomery Pike and the discovery of Pike's Peak.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Charles W. Fairbanks
Pike’s Peak
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
United States Army
Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery
Hospital Corps
Signal Corps
Cheyenne Mountain
Pike's Peak
Fairbanks
Foreign trade growth and the outlook for American exports
The Department of Agriculture reports 1905 farm and forest exports exceeded imports by over 285 million dollars, with total U.S. foreign trade passing the three billion dollar mark for the year ending August. Manufacturing exports rose from 158 million in 1893 to 543 million in 1905, and experts foresee potential expansion to five billion if new foreign markets are pursued.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
America
Statistical Bureau
Women Foresters Meet Discuss Change in Assessment System
Milwaukee hosts the fourth biennial convention of the Woman's Catholic Order of Foresters with about 700 delegates. The agenda includes a plan to change the current assessment method. The report notes a World statistical story claiming 4,000 legally unwarranted executions in 25 years, mainly of Black defendants accused of assaulting white women, using hanging shooting flogging or burning.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Woman's Catholic Order of Foresters of the
United States
New York
United States Squadron Ships Move to Palermo and Wapies
The U S second cruiser squadron under Rear Admiral Browns sails westward with the West Virginia and Pennsylvania bound for Wapies and the Colorado and Maryland headed for Palermo as part of the naval deployment.
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Gibraltar
United States Second Cruiser Squadron
Browns
Nave
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Wapies
Colorado
Maryland
Palermo
Negro nurse accused after pinning baby with pins
Chester Mary Doug lass a 15 year old negro girl employed as nurse at Captain E E Mahon home was arrested for sticking pins in 3 month old Jeannette Mahon. Doctor J Powel noted fourteen pins and a safety pin removed. Child in dangerous condition. Detention home hearing ordered.
Moscow police restrict worker voting in parliamentary polls
The chief of police forbids workmen from voting for their representatives, labeling the council of Workmen's Delegation as a revolutionary organization. The ruling cites government concerns about the group’s political role.
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Moscow
Chief of Police
Council of Workmen
Russian Officials in Panic Reported in St Petersburg
A Paris dispatch cites Professor Alexandre Wular as the Paris mouthpiece for Count Witte saying many top Russian officials fear for their lives and plan to flee. He describes General Skallon, governor general of Poland, as hearing with drums destroyed by bombs and the general Rennenkampf f experiencing a similar peril.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Alexandre Wular
Witte
Ular
Skallon
Poland
Rennenkampft
Fraud in coal fields and unfair oil trade exposed
Salt Lake City hearings before Interstate Commerce Commissioner Charles A. Prouty revealed evidence that Union Pacific Coal secured coal lands illegally. The testimony questioned secret rates to Anaconda Copper and rail facilities, noting the Wyoming oil industry stalled by lack of published rates and rail access. The inquiry, linked to Tillman-Gillman resolution, may involve the Rio Grande system as well as Union Pacific.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Union Pacific Coal Company
Charles A. Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. H. Bancroft
Oregon Short Line
Anaconda Copper Company
Diamond Ville
Wyo
Bancroft
Robert B. Spence
Evanston
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Prouty
Salt Lake
Omaha
Tillman-Gillman Senate
Harriman
Rio Grande
Former bank president stableman in brewery
Henry Weidner 65, former president of the German National Bank in Newport KY, works as a stableman at Wildemann Brewing in Cincinnati. He recounts the crash period, paying depositors after Frank Brown’s embezzlement, and his pride in future promotion while stressing trust from friends over family. He notes he has regained his health and weight.
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Cincinnati
Wildemann Brewing Company
Henry Weidner
Weidner
German National Bank
Newport
Shaw
Frank Brown
Mr. Weidemann
Foot Race Proposal for Senate Nomination In Louisville
At the Kentucky state fair the idea of a one mile foot race between Governor Beckham and Senator McCreary to determine the Democratic senatorial nomination was floated. General Castleman offered to guarantee a large crowd, but the plan was abandoned and the race declared off.
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Louisville
McCreary
Beckham
Jockey Club
United States
Senate
John B. Castleman
Geekham
Senator McCreary
Franklin
Murderer Mangled Victim in Deliberate Bay Area Crime
New York reporters recount a grisly murder case in which a dismembered male corpse found in a West Thirty sixth Street excavation was wrapped in a burlap sack labeled Mano and tied with string. Police hunt for the head and third limb while tracing a violent path from a Columbus sketch on cloth to a chain of nut importers and a vanished Syrian owner. The victim, about 5 feet 3 inches tall and 180 pounds, died from three stab wounds before being dismembered and disposed of in two additional packages.
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New York
Columbus
West Thirty-sixth Street
Hese
Thirty-sixth Street
Eleventh Avenue
Weston
Mano
M. Ix. Mano
Washington Street
Balan & Balish
Walsh
Attempted attack on police barracks fails in Helsingfors
An unsuccessful early morning bombing attempt damages barracks and injures one reserve trooper. In Stockholm a plot by Finnish refugee revolutionists to blow up the American legation was thwarted by arrests on September 22.
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Helsingfors
Stockholm
Armies of the People: Polish Socialist Leader Talks at Berlin
Mannheim dispatch reports Herr Rotter of the Polish socialist faction telling German socialists that martial law in Warsaw has spurred press freedom and armament of masses. He claims police purges, universal arming, and organized soldiers ready to side with the people to shake imperial morale.
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Mannheim
Germany
Herr Rotter
Socialist Party
Russian
Poland
Warsaw
Jellico seeks urgent aid after dynamite blast
The mayor of Jellico Tennessee and Jellico Kentucky asked the Associated Press to publish an urgent appeal for aid for residents of the town nearly ruined by last Friday's dynamite explosion.
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Jellico, Tenn
Jellico, Ky
Associated Press
Old Soldier Swindle Exposed by Chicago Grafters
Millionaire Patrick J. King head of a Chicago Ranch company was arrested on charges of fraud involving government lands in Nebraska. Meeble old soldiers aged 60 to 70 were lured west as homestead title seekers then cheated by reselling to others at high prices. Seven specific fraud cases are listed against King.
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Patrick J. King
King of Chicles
Uncle Sam
Nebraska
Chicago Ranch Company
King
High Price of Pearls Tempts Potentates
New York importers report a surge in large fine pearls with supply tightening as demand soars. Dealers warn that heirlooms and family necklaces are being sold to meet lofty prices, while oyster beds are exhausted and future supplies may vanish.
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New York
Admiral Dewey Urges Annexation of Cuba
Washington reports Admiral Dewey, bolstered by a summer outing, endorses the president’s Cuba policy but privately favors annexation of the island. He warns of European powers exploiting the crisis and urges U S strength at sea to deter entanglements and maintain benevolent neutrality for Cuba and allies.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Cuba
United States
Thorns in Rose as Princess Ena Faces Spanish Court
London reports before Princess Ena's marriage to King Alfonso a clash between her plain, modern style and strict Spanish court etiquette. The queen resents guest restrictions and rigid dress expectations, while England’s advice urges patience to win acceptance.
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London
Ena
Alfonso Inany
More
Madrid
Ingland
Spain
Alfonso
Edward
England
Meat inspection law outlook shows slow compliance
Secretary Wilson said only eighty of the initial 160 meat processors have renewed inspections under the new law while eighty new establishments gain inspection beginning October 1. Many establishments have not yet complied, creating potential meat scarcity in parts of the trade. Iowa firms in Sioux City and Cedar Rapids have complied and St. Louis received certificates recently.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Iowa
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Paris man fined for motor emitting offensive odor
An automobile owner in Paris faced a fine after authorities found his vehicle’s engine produced an offensive odor. The case underscores stricter emissions handling and urban nuisance rules.
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Paris
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