Great Havoc by Floods in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Paterson suffered the worst damage as floods from the Passaic river swelled across New Jersey and neighboring Pennsylvania. Bridges were washed away, rail lines dissolved, and many buildings inundated while hundreds were left homeless. damage totals run into millions with no insurance.
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New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Paterson
N. J
Passaic
Valley of the Rocks
Spruce Street Hill
Falls
Hinchliffe
Houses of Friends
Theit
Dundee
Wallington
Duttonville
Sussex
Susquehanna
Brett
Trenton
Kearns Bros
Charles
Leopold Mutter
Mutter Brothers
William Clark
John Breen
Fire Department
Earier
Newark
Dr Wiley program studies food adulteration effects
Washington special reports Dr Wey chief of the bureau of chemistry begins a second study on food adulteration. Dr Wiley's poison squad, twelve healthy young men, sign a pledge to eat only at Dr Wiley's table until July 1904. Meals will include salicylic, sulphurous and benzoic acids to test health effects.
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Washington
Wey
Bureau of Chemistry
Agricultural Department
Wles
Dr. Wiley
Barlow May Seek Governorship in Indiana
State Senator James M. Barlow of Plainfield plans to seek the Republican nomination for Indiana governor. He has received urging letters from many politicians statewide and is well known for years as the joint senator of Hendricks and Boone counties. Barlow is a veteran and a prominent figure in the G A R.
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Barlow
Plainfield
Ind
James M. Barlow
Hendricks
Boone
American legation settles two claims including Bismah excavations
The American legation has satisfactorily settled two claims, chiefly the firman allowing Dr Banks to excavate Bismah in Mesopotamia. The three year dispute was repeatedly blocked by a German professor pursuing similar work.
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Constantinople
Firman
Banks
Bismah
Mesopotamia
War Clouds Rise as Russia and Japan Face Off
London reports from Che Foo and Berlin indicate a looming war between Russia and Japan. Dispatches claim Japan may declare hostilities soon after its ultimatum expires, while Germany and Britain weigh their influence and the likelihood of a broader conflict in Manchuria and Korea.
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London
Morning Post
Che Foo
Russia
Port Arthur
Masanhpo
Korea
Germany
China
Berlin
Far East
Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Petersburger
Vedomosti
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Great Britain
Lord Alverstone Favors United States in Alaska Case
A Toronto special reports that Lord Alverstone, presiding member of the Alaska boundary commission, will side with the United States. The tribunal has heard all arguments and is now weighing its verdict. An authoritative source confirms the English judge favors the American claims.
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Toronto
Lord Alverstone
Alaskan Boundary Commission
United States
Wood Sues Senator Platt Over Breach of Promise
Miss Mae C. Wood of Goshen Indiana sues United States Senator Thomas C Platt for 25090 alleging breach of promise and to stop his marriage to Mrs Lillian C Janeway. Wood once practiced law actively in Indiana and previously clashed with Col Ruel C Johnson in Elkhart litigation. Security guards and private detectives accompany Platt and Mrs Janeway ahead of a planned wedding at Marble Collegiate Church.
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New York
United States
Thomas T. Platt
Mae C. Wood
Post Office Department
Platt
Lillian C. Janeway
Washington
Miss Wood
Goshen
Ind
Col
Ruel C. Johnnson
Elkhart
Old People’s Mutual Life Insurance Company
Senator Platt
Sak Lule
Pusluiu
Ucpal Thcal Lal
Senate
Trousseau
Europe
Janeway
Thomas C. Platt
Fifth Avenue
Mae Woods
Indiana oil hits record $1.21 in Montpelier
Indiana and South Lima oils reach a new peak price of $1.21 after a Tuesday uplift. The record follows promises by oil men and shifts in market belief, with farmers and producers awaiting higher returns after past declines from the February 5 1900 peak.
Dowie Announces Restoration Message Title in New York
In a Zion Banner notice from Waukegan Illinois Dowie reveals the title of his October 18 address to be Behold I stand at the door and knock the risen Christ knocking at the doors of New York's millions. The title unsettles residents of his city Madison Square Garden is the planned venue.
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Waukegan, Ill
Zion Banner
John Alexander Dowie
Madison Square Garden
Christ
New York
Plot to Kill Soldiers at Camp El Paso
Cripple Creek Colorado special City Chemist Martin analyzed drinking water that sickened sixty eight militiamen at Camp El Paso last Thursday finding cobalt at a rate of one and one half grains per gallon. Dr P H Sanford surgeon general of the National Guard said the poison was likely placed in the water by unknown persons.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Martin
Colorado Springs
Camp el Paso
P. H. Sanford
National Guard
Strangler Knapp Eyes Postponement of Execution
The electrocuted strangler Alfred A. Knapp, slated for December 12, may have his execution delayed as lawyers Derby and Thomas appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court on technical grounds.
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Knapp
Hamilton, O
Alfred A. Knapp
Ohio Supreme Court
Thomas H. Derby
John Thomas
Marriage on heels of divorce in Columbus
Minnie Wills obtained a divorce from George A. Wills in Columbus Indiana on Monday morning and within four hours Amos Amsden was issued a marriage license to wed Mrs. Wills. It is the county record's only instance of a divorce followed by marriage the same day.
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Columbus
Ind
Minnie Wills
George A. Wills
Amos Amsden
Boston Wins Baseball Championship
Boston Americans shut out the Pittsburg Nationals Tuesday to win the world’s baseball championship before about 7 000 cheering fans. The celebration after Dineen struck out Hans Wagner in the ninth rivaled a major college football finish.
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Boston
Boston Americans
Pittsburg Nationals
Dineen
Hans Wagner
Cream Puffs Their Downfall
Chicago special reports chocolate drops in cream puffs lead to a Grand Trunk railroad order banning women stenographers from the workplace. The policy targets female staff after a dispute over candy consumption in the yard.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk Railroad
Unclear protest notes on coal mine disaster victims
Disjointed notes mention victims in Hanna Wyoming and a coal mine disaster. References to June 30 and 169 men suggest a count or memorial but details are fragmented and unclear.
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Hanna
Wyo
Cation
Mc Culloch plans electric rail network including Peru to South Bend
South Bend and surrounding cities may gain an extensive electric interurban system led by George F. McCulloch president of Indiana Union Traction. The plan contemplates merging Indiana Railway Company South Bend and Southern Michigan Railway and others to build from Peru to South Bend and Logansport with lines to St Joseph Benton Harbor and Indianapolis.
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South Bend
George F. McCulloch
Indiana Union Tractinn Lines
Indiana Railway Company
South Bend & Southernmpany
Indi- Michigan Railway
Western R Company
Chi & Indiana Airline Railway Corp
McCulloch
Peru
Soud
Peru and
Indianapolis
Southern Michigan Railway Company
St. Joseph
Benton Harbor
Mich
Indiana Western Railway
Michigan
Carlisle
Hudson Lake
Logansport
Ind
Rochester
Argos
Plymouth
Lapaz
Lakeville
New Waverley
Indianapolis Northern Railway
Taft Attacks Targeted by Manila Trade Board
A Manila board of trade circular denounces Governor Taft and the Philippines commission. It claims 70 percent of island revenue funds salaries of office holders, many Filipino, and says Taft’s group opposes American trade and occupation policies.
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San Francisco
American Board of Trade of
Manila
Father seeks reward in capture of condemned son
In Atlanta a father, Amos Caruthers, applies to Governor Terrill for a $150 reward for leading to the capture of his son Thomas Caruthers. The son, a convicted murderer who broke jail, faces execution by hanging on October 16. The father defends his action saying the boy would starve if not recaptured and that hanging is preferable to starvation.
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Atlanta
Amos Caruthers
Terrill
Thomas Caruthers
Big Oil Deal Goes Through in Montpelier
The Central Oil Company of Montpelier sold half its holdings around Mt. Zion to a Chicago company for 140000 dollars. Twenty thousand dollars was paid down to insure good faith. The deal closed Wednesday and marks the largest oil transaction ever in this city.
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Montpelier
Ind
Central Oil Company
Mt. Zion
Chicago
Chicago Special Santa Fe Train Heads to New Mexico Statehood Quest
A special Santa Fe train left Chicago Monday night carrying U S Senators and Congressmen. The delegation will tour principal cities in New Mexico Arizona and Oklahoma to assess the territories qualifications for statehood.
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Chicago
Santa Fe
United States
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
Rescue by Surfman Caps Seals Three Negroes From Virginia Beach Storm
A northeast gale battered the Virginia coast wrecking barges Ocean Belle and Georgia and leaving Nellie W. Howlett ashore near Dam Neck. Surfman William Capps rescued three injured crewmen at Sea Tack, then to the station before midnight. The Hamilton arrived Norfolk after a harrowing voyage, many passengers injured. Virginia Beach shoreline, Ocean View pier, and yacht club suffered extensive damage along the bay.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Ocean Belle
Georgia
Virginia Beach
Dam Neck
Nellie W. Howlett
George E. Evans
Sea Tack
George Peters
William Capps
Sea Tack Station
Capps
Old Dominion
Hamilton
New York
Ocean View
Hampton Roads
Midget mother in Erie near death after Caesarean birth
In Erie Pennsylvania the twenty six inch midget Chiquita wife of Anthony Woeckner lies in a precarious condition at St Vincent's Hospital after a Caesarean operation performed by Dr Walsh. She gave birth to a son on Saturday night and death was expected imminently.
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Erie
Chiquita
Anthony Woeckner
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Walsh
Postal Heads Will Fall In Post Office Shakeup
Washington reports indicate the post office heademan will start work soon as over twenty employees face dismissal per the Bristow report. Officials said no further indictments would be returned.
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Washington Special
Post Office Department
Bristow
Orange City school boards removes presidential images
The Orange City board of education orders removal of pictures of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt from public school walls citing a partisan spirit. The move has sparked protest in the district as opponents call it overreach and political motivation.
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DegoMines
Board of Education
Orange City
McKinley
Roosevelt
Japanese advance reportedly seizes Macampo
A Shanghai to Frankfurter Zeitung dispatch says Chee Foo reports Japanese forces have occupied Macampo and an official war declaration is anticipated.
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Berlin
Shanghai
Frankfurter Zeitung
Chee Foo
Macampo
He Marries His Stepmother in Colorado Springs Union
A marriage license was issued to William McConnell of Centralia and Mrs. Mattie McConnell of Colorado Springs. The bride was formerly the groom’s stepmother, and she had married the groom’s father about twelve to fifteen years ago.
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Centralia
William McConnell
Mattie McConnell
Colorado Springs
Col
McConnell
Richard Henry Savage Dies of Injuries After City Wagon Accident
The author and soldier Richard Henry Savage died at Roosevelt Hospital Sunday night from injuries suffered on October 3 when he was struck by a wagon in New York City.
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Savage
New York
Richard Henry Savage
Roosevelt Hospital
By & Wagon In
No Friction Between Payne and Roosevelt
An official White House statement denies reports of friction between President Roosevelt and Postmaster General Payne over money order supply contracts for the post office department. New York papers claimed Payne resisted the President’s contracts and that strain existed between the two men.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Payne
Post Office Department
New York
Crank Arrested at White House After Entry Attempt
In Washington a man described as a crank was arrested at the White House shortly after doors opened on Wednesday morning. He claimed the name John Decker of Norwich Connecticut. He was not armed, offered no resistance, and was surrendered to the police.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
White House
John Decker
Norwich
Conn
Honours Beware Extradition Talks With Mexico Aimed at Fugitives
President Roosevelt met with St. Louis district attorney Joseph W. Folk to press for amendments to extradition treaties so bribery and boodling become extraditable offenses. Folk cited recent graft exposure and noted suspects Kratz and Madera are in Mexico. They discussed possible treaties with France and Canada to secure extraditions, aiming to bring U.S. fugitives to trial.
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Washington
Joseph W. Folk
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Post Office Department
Folk
Kratz
Madera
Mexico
Diaz
America
France
Canada
Ellis Wainwright
Paris
D. J. Kelley
London
The Sunday School Lesson on Psalm Fifty One
A mid October 1903 Sunday school lesson centers on Psalm 51. The text presents a plea for pardon and purification, exploring sin as transgression and iniquity and asking God for cleansing, a clean heart, and renewed spirit. It emphasizes repentance, salvation, and living a godly life focused on serving others and teaching righteousness.
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Christ
East St. Louis Grand Jury Indicts 29 in Murder Case
The St Clair County grand jury returned twenty nine murder indictments, with twenty seven tied to East St. Louis. The report cites rising crime in the city as the St Louis world’s fair approaches.
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East St. Louis
Belleville
St. Claiy
St. Louis
Unceasing War Along Rio Grande Reported by Rangers
An almost continual state of warfare exists in the county near the Rio Grande as smugglers and cattle thieves clash with ranger units. Mexican troops sometimes cooperate with U S forces in these incidents, though such battles receive little chronicling by the general press.
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Rio Grande
United States
Mexico
Ranger Service
Uncle Sam
A Strenuous Idea and a Bird at Roosevelt Time
A friend of Captain Woodbury Kane teased about interpreting the President singing I Would Be a Bird. Kane replied that only a stork would fit, prompting him to ponder race death by own action.
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Woodbury Kane
President Roosevelt
Captain Kane
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