Miss Stone Kidnapping Fund Rises as Talks Move
Boston reports urgent effort to free missionary Ellen Stone held by brigands in Bulgaria. American Board leaders meet with President Roosevelt and State Department officials in Washington to discuss ransom and government help. A public appeal raises funds at $4,325.75 with pledges, and the fund is overseen by Kidder, Peabody & Co. while church leaders urge rapid subscriptions.
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American “Board
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Réault
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Roosevelt
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State Department
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Predential Committee
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Capen
Kidder, Peabody & Co
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Ark Street
Withrow
Mise Stone
United States
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Department of State
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Turkey
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American Board of Missions
Washingston
Boston
We Atate
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White House
Roosevelt presses to free Miss Stone amid ransom doubts
President Roosevelt reinforced government efforts after a conference with church leaders and State Department officials over the capture of Miss Stone. The parties will not discuss specifics, and ransom funds are expected to come from church sources or private contributions as the case proceeds.
Lipton Won't Challenge for America's Cup for a Decade
London yachtsman quoted by the Tribune predicts British dismay over the latest races will keep Sir Thomas Lipton from attempting another challenge. He says Lipton will not try again and no other British yachtsman has funds for such an enterprise, so the Cup will stay in America for ten years.
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London
the Tribune
Great Britain
Thomas Lipton
America
Pittsburg Clay Pot Works Fire Causes Heavy Damage
Fire at the Pittsburg clay pot works in Allegheny Oct 7 damaged the plant by 280000 dollars. Six firemen were injured when the boiler house wall fell on the roof where they worked. The blaze halted operations for months and left 165 workers idle.
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Allegheny
Fire in West Tampa destroys twenty buildings
Tampa Fla Oct 7 Twenty buildings in the heart of West Tampa were burned Saturday morning with property valued at about 200000. The blaze was found in the large cigar factory of OHalloran and Co and the water supply proved inadequate. the fire burned itself out.
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Fie
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West Tampan
O'Halloran & Co
West Tampa
Timpson
Tex
Kansas Supreme Court rules saloon smashing illegal
Topeka Kansas October seventh the Kansas supreme court decides that saloon smashing by Mrs Nation and followers violates the law the court holds that saloons are legal but cannot be suppressed outside regular prosecutions in courts
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Kansas Supreme Court
Post Office Robbed at Fostoria Ohio
The Rising Sun post office was robbed early in the morning with the front of the building wrecked. The safe was blown and about one hundred dollars in cash was taken. Sheriff Kingsbury pursues the criminals with trained bloodhounds.
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Fostoria
Rising Sun
Sheriff Kingsbury
Burke Indicted in Chicago for Embezzling Oil Fees
Robert E. Burke city oil inspector and secretary of the democratic county central committee has been indicted on charges he embezzled twenty three thousand dollars in fees paid by the Standard Oil Company and others.
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Chicago
Robert E. Burke
Democratic County Central Committee
Standard Oi] Company
Fatal rear end wreck kills four Panhandle trainmen
Logansport Indiana Oct 7 four Panhandle trainmen died in a rear end freight collision near Onward 14 miles southeast of Logansport. Victims were conductor Elbert Greeley flagman Thomas Brosius brakeman S A Galbreath and fireman John Hutchison. Engineer Frank Patterson survived and injured crew were treated. Remaining details describe flames and cremation of one body and rescue efforts.
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Onward
Here
Elbert Greeley
Thomas H. Brosius
S. A. Galbreath
Weaver
Frank Patterson
Nutchison
Patterson
Galbreath
Hutchison
Greeley
Brosius
Reading
Lebanon Valley Division
Reading Railway
Hummelstown
Thomas T. Dolan
William H McoComsby
Patrick Kane
Charles E. Mays
Philadelphia
Charles Dennis
John Ryan
Lezeart Coal Mine Fire Resumes After Shaft Update
Evanston October 7 The Lezeart coal mine located about 12 miles away is burning in the lower workings. The mine lies some 500 feet down and the fire has been burning for several days. A new shaft has been opened and mining operations have resumed.
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Evanston
Woo
Lezeart
Roosevelt Names Alabama Democrat as Federal Judge
Washington on October 7 President Roosevelt began his new southern policy by selecting former Alabama Governor Jones a Democrat to fill a federal judgeship vacancy in the state.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Gov. Jones
Alabama
Advancancy
London Dispatch Reports Basel Mission Destroyed in China
A Hong Kong dispatch to the Times says another Basel mission unit has been destroyed in the Hsing Ning district and notes the movement resembles the Boxer rising.
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London
Basel
Hsing- Ning
Hong-Kong
the Times
Schley inquiry hearing continues with Hodgson testimony
Washington dispatch reports Lt Cmdr Hodgson testifying before the Schley court of inquiry on Saturday. The session focused on Admiral Sampson and the Dear Schley dispatch with editors’ excerpts debated by Capt Lemly and Mr Rayner as Dewey urged to keep the record factual and free of editorials. The hearing adjourned until Monday as questions about the Dear Schley letter and final paragraph remained unresolved. Berlin reports the German steamer Alesia arriving at Bremerhaven with 400 Australian horses and mules, deemed superior to American stock for military use. Japan buys them at 700 marks each.
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Hodgson
Schley
Brooklyn
Schley Court of Inquiry
Sampson
Commar Alban
C Hodgson
Cépit Lemly
Admiral Schley
Judge Advocate
Lemly
Rayner
Admiral Dewey
Ifdgson
Commodore Schley
Commodore Shhley
Admiral Schiry
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Tnant Hodgson
Dewey
Admiral Saimpson
Commodore & Hits
Clenfney
Santiago
Berlin
Knuth
Bremerhaven
Japan
Ito Seeks U S England Japan Triple Alliance
Marquis Ito of Japan arrives in Seattle amid reports he aims to forge a political and business pact among Japan the United States and Great Britain to counter Russian and French influence in the East. He plans visits to Chicago Washington New York and meetings with Roosevelt and King Edward to cement ties and Japan’s credit and revenue plans.
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Great Britain
Japan
Russia
France
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Wash
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Gladstone
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England
Orient
Marquis
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Roosevelt
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Formosa
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Union Steel plans big Pittsburgh area plants
Report from Pittsburg on October 7 states H C Frick and the Melton interests linked to Union Steel will immediately build a new 200000 dollar plant at Donora on the Monongahela river to make broom and mattress wire and other specialties. Matthews Woven Wire Fence, controlled by Union Steel, will build a 100000 dollar fence plant with 75 tons daily capacity and will expand barbed wire capacity with 32 machines. Total current outlay tops 500000 dollars with future Union Steel investments projected at 16000000 to 18000000 dollars. In Detroit, Gen Alger critiques Admiral Sampson and Gen Miles in a new book amid Roosevelt’s prior work.
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H.C Frick
Melton
Union Steel Company
Pdonora
Monongahela River
Matthews
Union Company
Imperial Court Begins Move to Kai-Feng-Fu
A dispatch from Sian-Fu reports the imperial court has started for Kai-Feng-Fu, signaling a transport of the central government and court functions.
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Shanghai
Sian-Fu
Imperial Court
Trustees Named for McKinley Monument Group
President Roosevelt has named trustees for the McKinley National Monument association at Mrs McKinley’s request. Notables include Henry Fairbanks, David R Francis, George Cortelyou, and Cornelius Vanderbilt III. A Cleveland meeting on Thursday October 10 aims to elect officers and form an executive committee. The monument will stand in Canton Ohio, Mr McKinley’s home, with substantial financial contributions already offered.
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Washington
McKinley
Roosevelt
McKinley National Monument Association
William D Ray Corton
William A Lynch
Canton
Hanna Cleveland
Cornelius No
Rites
New York
John G Milburn Rugulo
Thomas Dolan
Philadelphia
Murray Crane
Boston
Mass
David R Francis B. Louis
Alexander H Revel
Chicago
Robert J Lowry
Atlanta
Charles W Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Srd
Henry C Payne
Milwaukee
Wis
Henry M. Duffield
Detroit
Mich
George B. Cortelyou
Washington DC
Henry T Scott
San Francisco
Cal
Bresci wife vanishes from Cliffside boarding house
New York reporting Bresci’s wife, widow of the King Wumbert killer, has disappeared from Cliffside Park N J. She left with little, defying local authorities who urged her to move, and her destination remains unknown.
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Mra Bresci
King Wumbert
Cliffside Park N
Samar massacre sparks calls for vigilance in US garrisons
Major Morris C. Foote reports Capt Connell warned and precautions taken before the Balangiga disaster. Priests claim a planned attack by pacificos across Balangiga and Basey sparked killings, prompting firmer guard postings and cockpit demolition. Disaffection grows in Ba tanga s and Manila as officers reassess alertness.
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Morris C. Foote
Ninth
United States Infantry
Samar
Balangiga
Company C
Connell
Maj. Foote
Maj Foote
Basey
Pacificos
Presidente
Batangiga
Baulan
Caloocan
Batangas
Archispelagi
Shipping Cannons to Colombia and Central America
Sending cannon and war materiel from New York to Colombia and various Central and South American nations. Ships are bound for coast towns and West Indian islands to facilitate transshipment to factions in Central American conflicts.
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New York
South American
West Indian Islands
Central America
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