Bombs in New York Tenement District Raise Alarm
A bomb in East Eleventh Street tenement district woke a block as police guarded the area. The owner Pasque Dis cardi, long warned by Black Hand, faced repeated blasts after blackmail was demanded. In the Philippines a deadly October typhoon in Cagayan valley leaves at least 300 dead with widespread destruction and refugee cholera reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
East Side
East Eleventh Street
Pasque Discardi
Philippines
Cagayan Valley
War on Disease Fills South Bend With Warnings
South Bend health officer D W McNamara orders extermination of typhoid as twenty three cases surface this month and twenty nine in September. He urges residents to wage war on flies by keeping screens in place until first snow.
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South Bend
Ind
D. W. McNamara
Circus Nets Large Profits for Wallace Organization
The Hagerbeck and Wallace circus troupe returned to Peru Indiana after a two week Chicago run under the Chicago Firemen’s Association. The owner Colonel Benjamin F Wallace netted 45000 for the period while the firemen took 55000. Overall the season begun May 2 brought in profits exceeding 125000 for Colonel Wallace.
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Hagerbeck & Wallace
Peru
Ind
Chicago
Firemen's Association of Chicago
Benjamin F. Wallace
Colonel Wallace
Fourth Son of Kaiser Weds Duchess of Schleswig
The ceremony took place in the chapel of the Imperial palace in Berlin Germany with the Imperial family and about fifty princes and princesses from minor German houses in attendance. Duchess Alexandria Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein wed Prince August William fourth son of Emperor William.
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Kaiser
Alexandria Victoria
Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Frederick
Duke
Schlesswig-Holstein
Imperial Palace
Berlin
Germany
August William
Prussia
Emperor William
Tragic Chicago Death by Gas Autopsy Note
Eleven year old Elsie Enhart died at her home in Chicago by her own hand after leaving a note claiming everyone was mean to her. She turned on the gas in her room and was found dead later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Enhart
Chicago
Cloudburst in Oklahoma Triggers Record Flood Rise
A Gale cloudburst six miles west of Shawnee Oklahoma sent the South Canadian to two feet above high water. No lives reported lost so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Gale
Shawnee
Okla
Britain faces deepening unemployment in shipbuilding and iron
Britain endures widespread joblessness as shipyards and iron works shed work. Up to 7,000 dockhands idle and 94 ships laid up in the Tyne. 60,000–? sailors out of work. Glasgow, Manchester hit by a sharp decline. Authorities warn of winter distress and exhausted relief funds.
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Britain
Tyne
Thackeray
North of England Iron and Steel Trades Conciliation Board
ISS
Mersey
Glasgow Distress Committee
Manchester
England
Electoral College Votes by State 1904 Results Summary
A table lists each state with its electoral vote count for 1904 and statistics of the election outcome. The data capture state totals and per state allocations, reflecting the distribution of electoral power and the associated results for that year.
Cornstalk Paper Believed Cheaper Than Wood Pulp
Government chemists report success in making paper from cornstalks instead of wood pulp. Dr. H S Bristol and team produced samples in five shades, white from stalk shells and yellow from pith, claiming potential cost reductions and relief for forest decline. Millions of tons of cornstalks could supply this new manufacture, currently used as winter fodder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Chemistry Bureau
H. S. Bristol
Greatest Butterfly Collection Sold to Field Museum
The vast Strecker collection of nearly 100000 butterflies and moths long regarded as the world’s greatest has been sold by the widow of Herman Strecker of Reading, Pennsylvania to the Field Museum in Chicago for twenty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Strecker
Reading
Field Museum of Chicago
Divorce suit filed by Mrs Hains against Captain Peter Hains
Mrs Haina Wains files for divorce from Captain Peter Hains who is jailed on a Nassau County arrest related to the killing of William Annis at the Bay View Yacht Club dock last July. Hains claims Annis and Mrs Hains were lovers. she denies any impropriety and is unlikely to testify.
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Haina Wains
Claudia L. Hains
Peter Hains
Hains
Long Island
William Annis
New York
Annis
Royal Canadian Yacht Club challenges for Canada cup
The Royal Canadian Yacht Club plans to challenge the Canada cup, current holder Rochester Yacht Club of New York leads the ring. A boxing note recalls Isaac O Weir, once world featherweight champion, dead in Somerville Massachusetts. Marathon race arrangements by Century Athletic Club on the Pacific coast from Fraitdale to Haywards over shaded roads and could occur on Thanksgiving day.
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Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Thns
Rochester
N. Yo
Ide
Isaac O. Weir
Weir
Belfast
Somerville
Mass
Pacific Coast
Century Athletic Club
Fraitdale
Haywards
Royal Automobile Club
Isle of Man
W. Watson
Great Britain
Johm R Burns
Ruth Dillon
Sidney Dillon Trotter
Sterling R. Holt
Indianapolis
Millard Sanders
Columbus
Ruth
Aquin
Jerry B
Argot
Wilkes
Cox
St. Paul Businessen
St. Paul
Minnesota Fair
Ohio
Hedgewood Hay
Citation
Bet
Wotc
Hedgewood Boys
Apple Crop Yield Reaches 25 Million Barrels Across States
Apple growers report 25 million barrels this season from 15,000 farms in the United States. The crop, while varied by drought and pests, remains as large as 1907 with good distribution and higher prices for some varieties. Transport estimates show 62.1 million bushels would need 25 million standard cars to move it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Trimusportia
Mercury for Tuberculosia Treatment Proposal
Medical Inspector Hibbett reports Surgeon B L Wright has written on using mercury at the Newport Naval Hospital as a specific treatment for tuberculosis in all forms. The paper notes several cases where patients were near death yet improved with careful mercury use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbett
Navy
B. L. Wright
Naval Hospital
Newport
R. 1
Mortgage Foreclosure Involving Denver Red Light Queen
Mrs. Warren wife of Dr Warren Methodist bishop of Colorado sues the Hannah E Foster estate to foreclose a 5000 dollar loan mortgage from seventeen years ago. President Roosevelt accepts the resignation of Hamilton Fish Assistant Treasurer of the United States in New York effective October 21 as he is nominated for reelection by Republicans of New York’s Twenty Seventh District.
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Mrs. Warren
Dr. Warren
Colorado
Hannah E. Foster
Denver
Red Light Queen
Roosevelt
Hamilton Fish
United States
New York
Fish
Twenty-Gret
Farmer Hunts Down Love Rival and Plans Divorce
Petersburg farmer Sherman Kime left home to confront the man his wife loves John McArnold. Disguised as a stock buyer he traced her to Arkansas and offered money to start a new life, saying he would secure a divorce so his wife could marry McArnold, then planned to attend the wedding as best man.
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Sherman Kime
Petersburg
Kime
Arkansas
John McArnold
McArnold
Rime
Indiana
Arnold
Phen
Hime
Me Arnold
Rough on Rats mishap maims Kane Valentine Keamber farmer
A Kanevalentine Keamber farmer north of Walkast attempted cooking while his wife was away. He used rough on rats in the pantry to coat steak and cravy, fell ill, and was saved only by a physician after the mistake was discovered.
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Wahnek
Kane Valentine Keamber
Walkast
Keaffaber
Old Soldier Found Guilty Of Second Degree Murder
William Dreisman was found guilty of second degree murder for killing George Reep. The jury fixed life imprisonment in Marios. Dreisman, 62, served in the Civil War with Company FE, Fourth Michigan Cavalry. The text notes the attack worsened Reep’s health and implies limited survival beyond prison.
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William FP. Dreisman
Mucder
George Wo. Reep
Lfe
Marios
Dreisman
Reep
Company FE
Fourth Michigan Cavalry
Preisman
Soldiervs’ Hen Stace Psg
Kitten Found Aboard Lake Shore Engine At Elkhart
Passengers saw a kitten clinging to the engine pilot of Lake Shore S4 on arrival at Elkhart. Car inspectors decided to keep the kitten as a mascot. The engineer and fireman could not state when it was picked up.
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Lake Shore
Elkhart
Police find gambling den in Blair raid in Wabash
John Hubbard claimed Brice Blair stole money and got police to search Blair's room. Officers found a gambling den described as the only one in Wabash. Blair was arrested for conducting a gambling house.
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John Hubbard
Brice Blair
Blair
Wabash
Man Mistakenly Uses Poison For Flour in Gravy
Valentine Reaffaber of Wabash accidentally used poison instead of flour in gravy for rats. His wife discovered the mistake after he had eaten the mixture and summoned a physician. Reaffaber is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine Reaffaber
Wabash
Sweaffaber
Grand jury frees man after children's pleas over wife killing
The Marion County grand jury discharged from custody David Frankel who was under arrest for killing his wife after his six year old son and his baby sister pleaded for their father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Grand Jury
David Frankel
Frankel
Grain elevator fire at Russiaville causes heavy loss
The David Unger grain elevator at Russaville burned, with losses totaling 10000 dollars and insurance coverage of 3000 dollars. Local authorities report the blaze as the main event in the brief state happenings.
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David Unger
Russiaville
George W. Euston
Evansville
Supreme Court
French Lick
Roy
Warsaw
van. Fleet
Massena
Werte
Endorsements for Peruna from Legal Counsel and Users
Attorney Wen R. S. Tharin of Washington D C testifies to Perunas effectiveness for catarrhal disorders and urges use by those affected. A Canadian reader from Ontario reports pneumonia recovery after Peruna and notes improvements in a sick young woman. The ad also promotes Peruna tablets as a convenient fluid substitute and dosage unit.
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Wen. R. S. Tharin
Anti-Trust League
Pennsylvania Ave
N. W
Washington, D.C
T. Barnett
West Aylmer
Ontario
Can
Zrippe
Harold’s mother plans postcard cure for behavior abroad
Harold’s mother leaves for a month long trip and tries to guide her son from afar. Elder sisters lose control as she promises daily postcards with simple commands like brushing teeth. The boy eagerly expects the trip to bring a reward and a sense of discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Frarold
New York Sun
Harald
Baby Named Georgia Washington in Odd Dialogue
A humorous exchange shows a young wife asking for a baby name and a distracted professor suggesting George Washington. The couple corrects the gender, eventually considering Georgia Washington as the girl's name while the professor jokes about his thesis on Epiphytic Gretidacea.
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Alpheus
Creorge Washington
George Washington
Georgia
Washington
Penelope
Automobile price conversation reveals high cost
Winward-D refuses to disclose the exact price paid for the automobile claiming it was a fabulous sum. Kenifax notes suspicion but no details are provided about the actual cost or the buyer’s calculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winward
Teva
Kenifax
Grandma Restored to Health by Grape-Nuts Remark
A New York woman reports her 71 year old grandmother cured after trying Grape-Nuts. The patient, once invalid for 18 years with stomach and bowel illness, began with a teaspoon then four per meal and gradually recovered without medicine. The doctor was astonished.
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N.Y
Rattle Creek
Mich
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Robert Sutherland
Packer
Philip Armour
Kansas City
John W. Kern
Isaac T. Kern
Minneapolis Journal
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Alabanut
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Eaneenen
Delaware
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Ater
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Wees
Nevada
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Borden
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Rhode
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Tennessee
Texas
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SBORE
Eloper
Willian F.o
Drebonan
Robert Quin
Minerva Tippensteel
St. Joseph, Mich
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Bridesteen
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Kitten
R. S. Tharin
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