Roosevelt Is Named At Saratoga Republican Convention
The Saratoga convention nominated Theodore Roosevelt for governor with a walk over on the roll call. The ticket includes Timothy L. Woodruff, William J. Morgan, John T. McDonough, John B. Jaeckel, Edward A. Bond, and John C. Davies. Chauncey Depew nominated Roosevelt amid applause as Gen. Woodford read resolutions praising the administration and Philippines policy. A separate colored Republican convention endorsed Roosevelt and pledged support for the state ticket.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Timothy L. Woodruff
Kings
William J. Morgan
Erie
John T. McDonough
Albany
John B. Jaeckel
Cayuga
Edward A. Bond
Jefferson
John C. Davies
Oneida
Payne
J. Ryder Cady
Hudson
Gov. Black
Judge Cady
Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Depew
The
Rough Riders
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Black
Gen. Woodford
Spain
Philippines
Hawaii
Democratic ticket for New York governors race named
The New York Democratic state convention nominated Augustus Van Wyck for governor with Elliott Danforth as lieutenant governor and George W. Battin for secretary of state. The convention praised Democratic heroes and urged unity to influence national policy while electing the rest of the ticket by acclamation after a governor ballot showing Van Wyck with 350 votes. Frederick Schraub was elected permanent chairman.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Augustus van Wyck
Kings
Elliott Danforth
Chenango
George W. Battin
Niagara
Edwins. Atwater
Dutchess
E. B. Morris
Wayne
Martin Schenck
Rensselaer
Thomas
S. Taylor
Chemung
John B. Stanchfield
M. Z. Haven
James K. McGuire
William F. Mackie
Erie
Robert C. Titus
van Wyck
Titus
McGuire
Stanchfield
President accepts invite to Philadelphia peace jubilee
The president will visit Philadelphia for the October 26 and 27 peace jubilee. A large Philadelphian delegation hosted the event and seeks army and navy cooperation for exercises. Cabinet members are urged to attend, with Gen Miles invited as chief marshal and about 20 000 troops and several warships expected to participate.
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Washington
George Son Nominated To Head Independent Democrats
In New York on October 1 Henry George, son of the single tax advocate, was nominated to lead an independent Democratic ticket at a Friday night meeting of Chicago platform Democrats. Elliott F. Danforth’s nomination for lieutenant governor by the regular Democratic convention at Syracuse was endorsed.
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New York
Chicago Platform Democrats
Ienry George
Elliott F. Danforth
Syracuse
Gold Shipment Arrives in New York from Hamburg
Gold valued at more than $1,500,000 arrived on the steamer Auguste Victoria Friday from Hamburg, New York reporting shows a large consignment reaching port.
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New York
Mamburg
Crop Conditions Report Buoys Farmers Nationwide
The weather bureau notes the week ending Sept 26 brought favorable temperatures for crop maturation nationwide. Frost was scarce, with light frosts in New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Heavy rains slowed farm work in the Missouri and Ohio valleys and hurt central gulf states while Minnesota faces drought. California rains damaged raisins and grain but replenish water supplies. Corn in northern Missouri still needs ten days of warmth, cotton in lower Mississippi Valley damaged by rain but picking progresses, and Texas reports varying cotton quality. Tobacco largely secured except for small late portions in Maryland Virginia and Tennessee. Soil east of the Rockies remains highly favorable for plowing and seeding, Minnesota being the only dry area. Fall-sown grain germination is rapid with good stands.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Ohio
Gulf States
Minnesota
Pacific Coast
Oregon
California
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Maryland
Virginia
Tennessee
Rocky Mountains
Army of Occupation Prepares Cuban Division Commanders
Washington September reports the occupation force in Cuba will be led by the senior officer on duty until a permanent commander is chosen. The 3 brigade division includes Brig. Gen. Simon Snider, Brig. Gen. E. B. Williston, and Brig. Gen. L. H. Carpenter, with most troops to Huntsville, Alabama, and the Fifteenth Infantry likely arriving soon. General Wade is expected to command but is currently in Cuba as chairman of the military commission.
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Washington
Cuba
United States Infantry
United States Volunteer Infantry
Simon Snider
United States Volunteers
Sixth
E. B. Williston
United States Cavalry
L. H. Carpenter
Fifteenth Infantry
Huntsville
Ala
Wade
Military Commission
Turned Them Back at Tower Hill Mine Train Stop
Two hundred Pana union miners and 100 outside miners halted a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern train two miles west of Tower Hill Illinois on Friday. They forced 50 Washington Indiana colored miners to disembark and walk back to Tower Hill, locking the group in the B and C W depot. The captives were returned to Washington that night, under guard, with the union bearing the railroad costs.
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Tower Hill
Pana Union
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Washington
Union
Insurgents Reported Active in Philippine Islands Rebellion
A cable from Gen. Rios, Spanish governor of the Visayas, claims insurgent expeditions have reached the Visayas and Luzon provinces. Gendarmerie officers and families are said to have been massacred, with the governor and officials of Iloilo fleeing to Manila. La Correspondencia criticizes American tolerance of the uprising and urges action at the Paris commission.
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Madrid
Rios
Visayas Islands
Philippines
Visayas
Luzon
Lloilo
Panay
Manila
la Correspond
Queen of Denmark dies at 81 in Copenhagen
The queen died at 5 30 this morning at age 81 born September 7 1817 daughter of Landgrave Wilhelm of Hesse Cassel. She married King Christian on May 26 1842 and was mother to Princess Alexandra wife of the Prince of Wales Princess Marie Dagmar widow of Alexander III and Princess Thyra wife of the Duke of Cumberland. Her sons are Prince Frederick Prince Wilhelm and Prince Waldemar.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Landgrave
Wilhelm of
Hesse-Cassel
Christian
Alexandria
Prince of Wales
Marie Dagmar
Alexander III
Russia
Thyra
Duke of Cumberland
Prince Frederick
Prince Wilhelm
Prince Waldemar
Quay and allies tied to use of public funds
Warrants issued for United States Senator Matthew Quay Richard Quay and Benjamin J Haywood plus Charles H McKee for conspiracy to misuse public money linked to ex cashier Hopkins. Quay and his son surrendered bail set at 5000 each as hearings scheduled. Haywood arrested in Omaha and prepared for return to Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
United States
Matthew Stanley Quay
Richard R. Quay
Benjamin J. Haywood
Charles H. McKee
Pittsburgh
Lyon
Key
John S. Iopkins
People’s Bank
Wopkins
Quay
Atlantic City
Jerson
David Si. Lane
The
Commonwealth
David Martin
Senate
Hopkins
McManes
U S Moves Warships Toward Peking Amid China Tension
Secretary Long orders Admiral Dewey to send two warships from Manila to approach Peking as anxiety rises over threatening conditions in China. Baltimore and Petrel named. Taku forts limit Baltimore while Petrel may reach Ti en-Tsin. Officials note lack of a light draught gunboat to ascend to the capital.
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Washington
State Department
Conger
Peking
Tien Tsin
Legation
Long
China
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Baltimore
Taku
Pang-He River
Tien-Tsin
Asiatic Squadron
Robbery Strikes Wisconsin Investor of $15,600
Joseph Stoertzbach, 72, a Stevens Point native now in Minneapolis, reported his stash stolen. The haul totaled 15,600 including 7,000 Stevens Point bonds and 2,000 government bonds, 3,600 in gold, and 3,000 in paper money buried in a tin box in his woodshed. The thief exhumed the box and took the money along with his bond-number list while Stoertzbach was away. The box was replaced in its grave. He earned the funds through farming and real estate deals.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Stevens Point
Wis
Joseph Stoertzbach
Fires Still Burn In Wisconsin And Colorado Forests
Fires rage across Cumberland Wisconsin and Johnstown Polk county with missing persons reported and children burned. News from Madison confirms some improvement but warns another dry week could rekindle the flames as hundreds of miles of timber are laid waste from Colorado to the west.
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Cumberland
Wis
Johnstown
Polk County
Almena
Poskin Lake
Peter Ecklund
Rudolph Miller
Nels Swanson
Frank Henrichmeier
Henrichmeier
Milwaukee
Madison
Adjt
Boardman
Col
Ginty
Denver
Glenwood Springs
Idaho Springs
Divide
Middle Park
Insect Swarm Descends on Wichita City
A late afternoon cloud of insects including grasshoppers wasps bald hornets and various butterflies and wild bees drifted over Wichita Kansas approaching the southeast with the breeze as the day neared sunset leaving the city observers puzzled by the unusual swarm and clustering around high points.
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Wichita
Kan
Michigan Supreme Court Allows Rail Toll Self-Rate
The Michigan Supreme Court reversed a Wayne County Circuit ruling in Gov Pingree’s bid to force Michigan Central Railway to sell mileage books at two cents. It held the railway under its special charter may set its own tolls as a vested right, and the state must compensate if it takes it away.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan Supreme Court
Wayne County
Detroit
Pingree
Michigan Central Railway Company
Lansing printers strike over nine hour day and wages
Lansing Michigan Oct 4 All workers at Robert Smith Printing state printers walked out again. They had previously struck July 1 over a nine hour workday and higher bindery wages tied to a two year state contract. Arbitration settled that dispute and workers returned, but again quit to demand higher bindery wages.
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Lansing, Mich
Robert Smith Printing Company
Gov Scofield to press mustering out of Wisconsin Third
Governor Scofield will travel to Washington this week to advocate the immediate mustering out of the Third Wisconsin volunteers now serving in Puerto Rico. He has failed to obtain action by mail or telegraph and believes a personal interview with War Department officials will secure the outcome.
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Madison
Wis
Scofield
Washington
Wisconsin Volunteers
Puerto Rico
War Department
Anglo American naval moves to protect citizens in China
London papers praise America's prompt dispatch of war ships to Peking and welcome potential joint Anglo American cooperation in China. The orders to Baltimore and the Petrol aim to safeguard American interests and lives in event of trouble near Tien Tsin.
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Baltimore
Tien-Tsin
Tien-T’sin
Peking
London
the Times
The
Morning Post
Daily Mail
America
China
New Pearl Fisheries Discovered Near New Caledonia
United States Consul Wolf at Noumea reports new pearl fisheries off New Caledonia with shells yielding 256 pearls in one shell and a 1144 ton boat delivering 22 pounds of pearls last year. He notes unusually fine shell quality and urges Americans to act quickly before foreign firms capitalize.
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Washington
New Caledonia
United States
Wolf
Noumea
Unidentified winged swarm fills skies amid smoke from Colorado fires
A smoky haze drapes the air as vast clouds of winged insects sweep above spires and buildings. Locals speculate the insects are driven from Colorado forest fires, arriving in large numbers since Sunday and growing through Monday afternoon, unchecked by their initial small presence.
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Colorado
British FO denies Chinese emperor death report
London October 4 The British foreign office reports no news of the Chinese emperor’s death and discredits the circulating report.
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London
British Foreign Office
China
Murderer Lynched Near Lake Teslin
Report from Victoria says Alphonse Le Clair was murdered by Xavier Lauzon among a Quebec French Canadian party near Lake Teslin. Lauzon escaped but was tracked for five hours and killed by fellow travelers who riddled him with bullets.
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Victoria
B. C
Alphonse le Clair
Xavier Lauzon
Lake Teslin
Quebec
Tragedy in Essex: Yates shoots wife then kills himself
In Clarinda Iowa on Sunday Walter J Yates shot his wife and Mrs E J North at Essex then shot himself. Yates died instantly and his wife is mortally wounded while Mrs North is slightly wounded. Yates had been married three years and was a drinking man. His wife had left him and was staying with Mrs North.
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Iowa
Clarinda
Walter J. Yates
E J. North
Essex
Here
Not Out of Danger for Col. Smith in Santa Monica
Santa Monica October 4. Col. Smith shows marked improvement as physicians say recovery likely if no complications arise.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Col. Smith
George declines governorship nominating Henry M. McDonald
Henry George declines the New York governorship nomination from the Chicago platform Democrats and the vacancy committee. He states in a letter that writing his father's biography will better serve freedom than active politics. McDonald of New York County is nominated in his stead.
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New York
Henry George
Chicago Platform Democrats
Henry M. McDonald
George
Spain Stupefied Over Philippine Islands Policy
Madrid reports confusion and official opposition as the United States allegedly contemplates retaining the entire Philippine archipelago. The Spanish government vows vigorous resistance, arguing the peace protocol forbids such action.
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Spain
Madrid
United States
Philippine Islands
Mills Resume at Washington Mills in Lawrence
Washington mills restarted across all departments after a partial shutdown. About 4,500 workers are now employed following the Monday morning restart.
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Lawrence
Mass
Washington Mills
Reverend Jabez Fox Dies at Washington Age
Washington remembers Rev. Jabez Fox a noted abolitionist who died Monday aged well into advanced years. Born in Massachusetts he moved to Michigan and edited Detroit’s first free soil paper the Daily Democrat.
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Washington
Jabez Fox
West
Massachusetts
Michigan
Detroit
Daily Democrat
Manila Schools to Resume Instruction in October
Manila reports that American authorities invite all school teachers to resume teaching as schools reopen after the surrender of Manila to American forces.
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Manila
Insane Wife Kills Four Children in Montreal Area
The insane wife of Joseph Clothier a St. Severin farmer killed her four children by cutting their throats in Montreal Can on October 4.
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Montreal
Can
Joseph Clothier
St. Severin
Democratic campaign opened in Manitowoc speech by O Connor
The Democratic state campaign was formally opened in Manitowoc Wisconsin on Monday night with ex State's Attorney General James L O Connor delivering the principal speech. He arraigned the present Republican state administration from beginning to end.
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Manitowoc
Wis
James L. O’connor
Jealous Husband Kills Wife Then Injures Self in Sacramen to
In Sacramento on October 4 Thomas Harrison shot his wife and slashed his own throat after a jealousy dispute. Two children, whom he intended to kill, escaped unharmed. Harrison committed the act in a domestic dispute.
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Sacramento
Cal
Thomas Harrison
Harrison
Tidal Wave Strikes Brunswick Drenches City
A Sunday hurricane drove a sea tide into Brunswick Georgia flooding the city to depths of two to eight feet. Property losses may reach half a million dollars with five vessels ashore and several docks damaged. Two Brunswick deaths reported, plus a fatality nearby. Jekyl Island and Dixville suffered heavy damage.
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Savannah
Oet
Brunswick
Morning News
Mallory Steamship
South Railway
Steritt Aiken
Jekyl Island
New York
Hill Named First Assistant Secretary of State
President appoints Dr. David J. Hill of Rochester as first assistant secretary of state to succeed John Bassett Moore. Hill is president of Rochester University and renowned for international law. He is in Holland and expected to return to assume duties soon.
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David J. Hill
Rochester, N. i
Washington
Rochester
John Bassett Moore
Hill
Rochester University
Ife
New York
Holland
Little Facts About People From Various Walks of Life
A collection of curious notes highlights diverse lives and quirks. Clarence Greathouse, chancellor of Corea, is a Californian. William Alden Smith, Michigan congressman, once sold papers in Grand Rapids two decades ago. convict Garrison Y. Shall in Connecticut prison knows Shakespeare by heart after years of confinement. Esterhazy cites the maxim that a soldier should place conscience and sword at superior officers’ disposal. Robert Taylor of Scarra, Ireland, had the longest courtship, 50 years, marrying in 1872 at age 108 before death at 134. Thomas Hardy reportedly replies to autograph requests with a typed, concise message.
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Clarence Greathouse
Corea
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Garrison Y. Shall
Connecticut
Shakespeare
Esterhazy
Dreyfus
Robert Taylor
Scarra
Ireland
Thomas Hardy
Forest Fires Ravage Wisconsin and Nearby States
Western Wisconsin suffers widespread destruction from fires fanned by winds. Towns including Clayton Almena and Poskin face devastation. Cumberland and Rice Lake report heavy losses. Michigan Minnesota and Dakotas report damaged timber hay and farms with totals climbing into millions.
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St. Paul
Minn
Wisconsin
Barron
Prentice, Phillips
Turtle Lake
Rice Lake
Wis
Polk
Washburn
Sawyer
Embezzler Horace Steele Dies in Painesville
Horace Steele, an indicted embezzler and former president of the Painesville savings bank, died in Painesville at age 80. He faced a stalled case as his lawyers consistently produced physicians' certificates citing physical inability to attend court.
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Cleveland
Horace Steele
Painesville Savings Bank
Steele
Terrific Floods Hit Japan and San Francisco
Gaelic reports a September 6 storm sweeping Japan with great wind damage and rivers turning to torrents. Flooding inundated 11 460 houses while 1 195 were wrecked and 1643 swept away, with 78 river banks broken and 250 deaths recorded.
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San Francisco
Japan
Missionary Dr Harris Decorated by Japanese Emperor
Dr M C Harris elder of the Methodist Episcopal Japanese mission in the Pacific conference was decorated by the emperor of Japan with the order of the Sacred Treasure.
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San Francisco
M. C. Harris
Methodist Episcopal Japanese Mission of the Pacific Conference
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