Dense London Fog Shuts Roads Banks And Theatres
A historic London fog halted traffic across the capital and provinces as trains stalled and omnibuses clogged streets. At 4 PM Lanscombe entered the Kennington London and Southwestern Bank and killed the cashier before shooting himself. a clerk was wounded. The fog also spurred street robberies and near-collisions, forcing theatres to close and stressing housing resources with the massed fogbound crowds.
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London
United Kingdom
Birmigham
Trafalgar Square
Houses of Parliament
Lanscombe
Kennington
London and Southwestern Bank
Britain and Germany in the balance in new policy debate
A Times New York Special Cablegram from London reports a Berlin Times correspondent urging a direct Britain Russia accord on international matters. It notes Germany aims to make Persia a European question and critiques British handling of Kaiser Wilhelm. The piece also mentions German student protests, Krupp owned media bias, and Anglophobia spread by Italian agencies.
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Tenpox Times
New York Times
London
Berlin
The
Times
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Persia
Richard Moulineckart
William
Kruger
German Students’ Association
University of
Chamberlain
Edinburgh
Agenzia
University of Greifswald denounces Chamberlain comments
The University of Greifswald students have sent resolutions denouncing alleged offensive references to German troop conduct in 1870 by Mr. Chamberlain and seek cooperation from other universities in rebuking the remarks.
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Associated Press
Berlin
University of Greifswald
Chile Argentine dispute reported from Valparaiso
The Times correspondent in Valparaiso reports the Chile Argentine dispute developing with tensions rising as diplomatic exchanges continue and officials seek a peaceful resolution amid competing claims and regional concerns.
Antediluvian Ry Aristocratic Lay Ties N Y A Gv
Irregular stock listings note prices across departments for the day including peace wheat No 2 red corn oats and cotton middling with rates in old currencies. A brief society line and corporate notes follow alongside weather and fire reports.
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Marine Intelligence
United Service
Weather Report
N. Y
Republic Near Fair Settlement Over Strategic Roads
A report states the republic is moving toward a satisfactory settlement on the disputed strategic roads. The progress signals cautious optimism about resolving the long standing dispute without further escalation.
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Republic
Loot from China: 175 ancient bronze guns arrive in Germany
The Berlin desk of The Times reports the steamship Krefeld brought 175 ancient Chinese bronze guns from Peking, dated over 200 years old and cast under Jesuit supervision. Gun carriages, ammunition, and wagons accompany them. the finest will join Berlin’s Naval Museum while the rest are melted for bronze.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Krefeld
Berlin
Times
Germany
Peking
Naval Museum
Sir William H. White May Resign as Naval Chief
The Times reports Sir William H. White, influential Director of Naval Construction since 1885, may resign due to ill health and stress. He shaped Britain’s warship design, authored a standard naval architecture manual, and faced criticism over the royal yacht top-heaviness after launch and a later correction.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
the Times
William H. White
Sir William Henry White
Devonport
Royal School of Architecture
South Kensington
The
Admiralty
Elswick Works
Sir William Armstrong
Sir William
Royal Yacht
Rich silver and copper strikes shock Butte Montana
Reports from Butte Montana describe extraordinary silver and copper finds in new localities. In the Emma Mine a silver bearing vein yields over $1 000 a ton in silver plus gold and copper. East of the old district new copper strikes claim extensions of the big veins with native copper. Excitement runs through claim owners and miners.
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Butte
Mont
Emma
Old Butte
Anaconda
Boston
Montana
Negro Burned at the Stake In Mississippi Mob Justice
A posse captured a black man described by Mrs. Jesse Fortenberry near Maxie Mississippi. He confessed after identification and was hurried to a tree where pine knots were burned at 4 PM yesterday. The mob carried out the vigilante execution with few witnesses.
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New Orleans
Perry County
Miss
Maxie
Jesse Fortenberry
American coal shipment to Germany lowers price for anthracite
Consul Kehl reports the first American anthracite cargo of 3600 tons to Stettin from Philadelphia, to James Stevenson Aktion Gesellschaft, priced about 60 cents a ton cheaper than Welsh cannel coal. Consul Warner notes rising U S exports and rising German trade interest.
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New York Times
Washington
Kehl
Stettin
United States
Philadelphia
James Stevenson Aktion Gesellschaft
Warner
Leipsic
Germany
England
Austria-Hungary
Netherlands
The Every Day Train to California Leaves Chicago
The Overland Limited departs Chicago at 8:00 P M daily. Service runs via Chicago North Western Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Bus. Offices listed at 287 Broadway, 461 Broadway, and 349 Broadway.
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California
Roosevelt Votes in Oyster Bay After Delayed Train
President Roosevelt arrives in New York after a late train delay caused by an accident near Wilmington. He plans to vote in Oyster Bay, with Mrs. Roosevelt and aides, then attend a private dinner and a Century Club visit before returning to Manhattan.
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Oyster Bay
Philadelphia, Wilmington
Baltimore
Washington
Jersey City
Mr. Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Twenty-third Street
Cortelyou
New York
Wilmington
Del
Corteiyou
West Philadelphia
Newark
James A. Roosevelt
West Fifty-seventh Street
Long Island City
Mr. Cortelyou
Congress
Fifty-seventh Street
Secret Service
Century Club
William Emlen Roosevelt
West Fifty-seventh Street House
Eddy
Brander Matthews
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Bishop Potter
Ohio voters to elect state officers and lawmakers
Ohio voters head to the polls to choose all state officers and every member of the Legislature. The election portends a possible Republican majority in both chambers and will determine a U S Senate successor to Foraker. Betting favors Republicans, with key contests in Cuyahoga and Franklin counties shaping the outcome.
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Columbus
Ohio
United States
Joseph B. Foraker
Republican State Committee
McKinley
Roosevelt
Gilliam
Col. A. Taylor
Taylor
Cuyahoga
Franklin
Gov. Nash
John R. McLean
Samuel M. Jones
Toledo
Cleve
Pueblo Ads Travel to New York By Central Road
An old advertisement promotes travel to Pueblo with the New York Central offering two nights from New York. Inquiries available at ticket agents 415 or 1 216 Broadway New York or 338 Fulton Street Brooklyn.
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Pueblo
New York Central
Broadway
New York
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Precinct Totals Shift Across Ohio in Late Campaign
Jones carried both Cuyahoga and Lucas Counties as land and Toledo areas shift influence. In 1899 Ohio had 3109 precincts. this year 3234. Weather turned cold and threatening last night, with continued chill predicted tomorrow after a unusually pleasant campaign period.
Absentee Voter John R Refuses to Accept Appeal
Cincinnati voters reported registration totals as 76 369 names enrolled over four days plus 2 380 added by the Board of Elections. John R will not vote tomorrow after appealing a decision not to recognize his absent elector blank. Registration closed at 41 50 A M and about a dozen traveling men were refused entry at noon.
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Cincinnati
John R. *Y
Board of Elections
Election eve in Maryland as parties claim advantage
On the eve of election both parties claim the better position for State officers and a U S Senator seat. In Baltimore City the race is murky with both parties predicting gains in city tickets and two legislative districts while counties show doubt about results and the impact of the new ballot law. Vote counting may stretch into Wednesday afternoon.
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Baltimore
Court of Appeals
United States
George L. Wellington
Baltimore City
Pennsylvania Contest shows rival forecasts on state race
Philadelphia reports chiefs from Republican Fusion and Union parties claim varying margins for State Treasurer and Supreme Court seats. Harris Potter led Republicans with 100000 to 110000 majority. Coray Yerkes Fusion winners predicted by Democratic and Union leaders. Philadelphia predicts some city support for Fusion and statewide majorities.
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Philadelphia
Reeder
Republican Party
Harris
Potter
Supreme Court
Creasy
Democratic State Committee
Coray and
Yerkes
Riter
Union Party
Miles
Philadelphia Republican Committee
Weaver
Municipal League
Rothermel
Louisville Republicans Threaten to Challenge Illegally Registered Voters
In Louisville on the eve of elections for mayor and city county legislature Republicans deploy watchers at precincts with lists of allegedly illegally registered voters. They warn arrests for voting while Democratic leaders deny illegal registration and accuse Republicans of intimidation. Democratic leaders claim majorities in the state senate and house, with the General Assembly to elect a U.S. Senator to replace Deboe.
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Louisville
C. C. McChord
Democratic State Campaign Committee
Senate
General Assembly
United States
William J. Deboe
Jersey Governorship Race Heats Up With Campaign Swing
Newark November 4 The gubernatorial race in New Jersey intensifies as Mayor J M Seymour tours Essex County towns and across suburban centers while Franklin Murphy coordinates from home. State leaders claim Murphy could win by about 10,000. county Republicans count a tight margin. Seymour backers forecast a 2000 vote or more in the county and an assured victory.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
J. M. Seymour
Essex
Franklin Murphy
Murphy
Nugent
James M. Seymour Association
Seymour
Election Claims Cashed at King's Clothier
King's on Broadway and Park Place cashes all claims and certificates as in every year. Bring your claims to the corner store for prompt processing.
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King's
the Great Clothier’s
Broadway
Park Place
King’s
Adv
Heavy betting swirls around 10 day mayoral vote at hotels and Wall Street
Daylong wagering on the 10 day mayoral contest flows across the Stock Exchange and curb markets. Bets reach tens of thousands on Low and Shepard with dozens of firms and individuals posting odds 10 to 9 down to 7 to 10, and a flurry of late-money moves as Jerome and Van Wyck bets surface amid a crowded Hoffman House scene.
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Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Shepard
D. Blumenthal
S. G. Fox
J. L. McCormack
J. L
Dominick & Willams
Jerome
Frank G. Lawrence
Kings County
E. L. Mordecai
Dominick & Williams
Campbell & Co
Kerr & Co
T. J. Taylor
C. W. McQuaid
Benniston & Co
B. F. Tyler
J. Goodman
Charles Campbell
C. M. Minzesheimer
James McGovern & Co
F. E. Johnson
F. G. Lawrence
Gilbert Lewis
van Wyck
Supreme Court
C. M. Minzesheimer & Co
J. L. McCormack & Co
Halle & Stieglitz & Allen, Wood & McGraw
West Pollock
S. A. Hammerslough
Weaver, Harris & Co
Street & Norton
The
Wassermann Brothers
McIntyre & Marshall
James McGarvin & Co
H. C. Smith
M. Neumegen
JJ. J. Judge
Halle & Stieglitz
J. S. Bache & Co
Mendham Brothers
Max Borg
L. Seligsberg
E. W. Ivins
H. B. Suydam
J. J. Judge
Hoffman House
Cadigan
William Sautter
Bradshaw Yale
Yale
John Harrington
William Oliver
L. M. Myers
Unger
Joseph Vendig
George Wheelock
E. E. Smathers
Mr. Vendig
Archie Pell
George Strong
Mr. Harrington
Marcus Mayer
John McCaffrey
Low
F. H. Brooks
Allen, Wood & McGraw
Mr. Brooks
F. L. Gunther
Max Byrd
George McKenna
Theresa Wilcox to Start Bilingual Home-Rule Paper
Mrs Theresa Wilcox wife of the Delegate to Congress is reported to launch a new Honolulu newspaper printed half in English and half in Hawaiian. The paper will advocate the home rule Republican Party and focus on its interests.
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Honolulu
Theresa Wilcox
Congress
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Ad Claims Quality
An old advertiser touts Deerfoot farm sausages made from tender pork and choice spices. The copy urges readers that they have never tasted perfect sausage unless they try them, and warns to beware of imitations.
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Deerfoot Farm
Croker Predicts Victory For Democratic City Ticket
Richard Croker spoke at midnight at the Democratic Club asserting confidence in a Democratic sweep in Manhattan Bronx and Brooklyn. He backed Mr Shepard and urged Republicans and remaining Democrats to vote the ticket, criticizing Republican attacks and calling for reform within reformers themselves.
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Richard Croker
Democratic Club
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Shepard
McKinley
Bryan
Sixtyseventh Street
Park Avenue
Croker
Tammany Hall
Timothy D. Sullivan
John F. Carroll
John B. Sexton
Thomas F. Smith
Fusionists Confident on City and County Tickets
Republican Chairman Morris predicts Low's Greater New York majority between 60 000 and 75 000 and county ticket triumph. John C. Sheehan keeps 43 000 for Low. Fusion leaders claim strong odds for both city and county wins with Leary predicting a 61 000 majority.
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Morris
Republican County Committee
Low
New York
John C. Sheehan
William Leary
Col. Strong
Mr. Low
Weather dampens Nebraska vote prospects in off year
In Lincoln Nebraska the forecast of zero weather and light snow in eastern counties dulls turnout hopes. Republicans predict a Sedgwick victory with a larger majority, Democrats foresee fusion success, Populists expect 200000 to 205000 votes for their head, weather affecting rural turnout and only two regents plus a state supreme court justice are on the ballot.
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Lincoln
Neb
Alliance
Nebraska
Lindsay
Republican Committee
Sedgwick
Scott
Democrats
de France
Hollenbeck
State Supreme Court
State University
Bay State Election Cites Crane Plurality Goal
Springfield dispatch reports Col. A H Goetting Republican State Committee chairman says a Crane win by a plurality of 50 000 is possible if Republican turnout is strong. He urges every Republican to vote as endorsement of Crane’s administration.
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Crane
Springfield
Mass
A. H. Goetting
Republican State Committee
Woman Saves Fourteen From Fire in St Louis Home
Mrs Helen King wife of a fireman carried three children down a smoking stairway at 8 Easton Avenue and helped fourteen people escape a bakery fire that started at 3 00 am. She forced entry to awaken the Schmiderers and led the group to safety as police aided the evacuation.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Helen King
Easton Avenue
Gustav Schmiderer
Mrs. Schmiderer
Mrs. King
Poland Poland Poland Poland The purest natural spring water
An ad copy touts a product as the purest natural spring water in the world with repeated exclamations. It reads as marketing texture rather than news content.
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Poland
Adv
Seth Low Faces Campaign Day Quietly Amid Fusion Support
Seth Low spent a busy day with Fusion supporters, rode through Central Park, and held a late night at Fusion headquarters. He denied charges about Columbia University trustees, praised universal suffrage, and planned election night returns from his East 23rd Street offices.
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Seth Low
Forence
Mr Low
Central Park
Low
Shepard
Hewitt
Kiewitt
Tammany
Columbia’ University
Board of Education
Croker
New York
Lincoln
Gen. Grant
Mr. Low
Burns
Fusion
Edward M. Grout
Charles V. Fornes
Woman's Campaign Committee
Pavey
John C. Clark
W. R. Wilcox
Sixty-fourth Street
Park Avenue
Snowstorm Seen Boosting Republican Plurality in Iowa
Des Moines reports indicate heavy Iowa snow will lift Republican turnout by about 10,000, boosting Albert B. Cummins toward an estimated 230,000 votes and a predicted plurality around 77,000. Democratic leader Frank Q. Stuart cautions the GOP may fall short of that margin. Prohibitionists remain optimistic about 10,000 votes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John Briar
Republican State Committee
Iiowa
McKinley
State Central Committee
Albert B. Cummins
Leslie M. Shaw
Shaw
Frank Q. Stuart
Democratic Committee
Cumminshomas J. Phillips
Ottumwa
Burglars Trigger Fire Destroying Clifford Butcher Shop
Burglars attempting to blow the safe at a Clifford butcher shop started a blaze that nearly wipes out the business district twelve miles from Mayville. The loss is estimated at fifty thousand dollars. Polls open today from 6 A M to 5 P M. Vote early.
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Mayville
N. D
Clifford
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