Arkansas girl seeks pardon for prisoner father
Nora Martin an eighteen year old Arkansas farm girl has raised money and signatures to obtain a presidential pardon for her father Joseph Martin who killed a neighbor in Indian Territory when he was 22. After fourteen years she traveled by train to Washington to meet officials and gain clemency. The Attorney General recommended clemency and the matter goes to the President for final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Arkansas
Nora Martin
Joseph Martin
Indian Territory
Nora
Yell County
Pap
Department of Justice
White House
Department
Martin
Ernest Adams
Adams
President Roosevelt and Southern politics split over Lily White ties
A Washington dispatch analyzes how President Roosevelt’s stance toward Southern Republicans and the Lily White movement is debated. It cites Booker T. Washington’s alleged influence on Alabama appointments and discusses Judge Thomas G. Jones and Thomas R. Roulhac, reflecting ongoing questions about presidential sympathy for black empowerment in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
South
Pritchard
Clarkson
White House
Alabama
Booker
Thomas G. Jones
Booker T. Washington
Republican Organization
Thomas R. Roushac
United States
Washington, D. C
Emett J. Scott
Bruce
Middle District of
T. G. Jones
Middle District
Alabama State Bar Association
Booker T. Washington. P. 'S
Hola
Ones
Jones
Senator Pritchard
Oyster Bay
Surveyor Clarkson
Lee Person
Raleigh
Person
Missionary's Wife Dies in China in 1876 Marriage
Alfred Rue of Cranberry announces Sadie Murray died in China. Sadie, wife of American missionary Rev. John Murray, sailed to China on her wedding day September 6 1876. Her three sons are at college in the United States two pursuing the ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cranberry
N. J
Alfred Rue
China
Sadie
John Murray
Page notices lack a coherent event for a headline
An index style listing from a newspaper shows page designations for sections such as Amusements Arrivals Commodities Business Court Calendars and various news areas. It reads like a table of contents with page numbers and section titles rather than a standalone event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egal Notes
Osses By Fire
Arine Intelligence
United Service
Weather Report
Eagle Forecast for Kings County and Manhattan Eyes Governor Vote
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle previews the governor election across Kings County and Manhattan, noting a preliminary canvass and referencing the highly accurate methods used in 1898 and 1901. Readers are urged to buy tomorrow's Eagle for full results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Eagle
Kings County
Manhattan
Adv
Mistaken Democratic Registration Halls Susan B. Anthony Reply
In Rochester on October 24, Democratic canvassers copied names from the Directory and marked them Democratic without verification. A card went to 5 B Anthony of 17 Madison Street. Miss Susan B. Anthony replied she did vote in 1872 and was jailed for it, refusing repeat registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Rochester
Vasser
B. Anthony
Madison Street
Democrat
Democratic Central Committee
Susan B. Anthony
Contest for a railroad ownership in Chicago stock rise
Stock in the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad rose as speculation grows that a change in ownership is near. The Vanderbilt group has pursued the line but balked at asking prices while the St. Louis and San Francisco outfit presses for control after taking Chicago and Eastern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
St. Louis
Vanderpilts
San Francisco
Southwest Colonization Effort Moves Forward in Chicago
A Southwestern lines sub-committee met in Chicago to plan colonization of the Southwest. Attendees included John Sebastian of Rock Island, Brian Snyder of St Louis and San Francisco, and George T Nicholson of Santa Fe. They proposed naming George De Haven migration agent and creating agencies in Eastern States and Europe. The proposed rate is one fare plus 2 dollars for the round trip with potential lower Texas rates. Emigrants have long favored the Northwest. planners seek to divert traffic to the Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Southwestern
Southwest
John Sebastian
Rock Island
Brian Snyder
St. Louis
San Francisco
George T. Nicholson
Santa Fé
George de Haven
Chicago and West Michigan Railroad
Southewestern Migration Bureau
Missionary Fund Grows at Cleveland Convention
At the Methodist Missionary Convention in Cleveland the morning session added 500 dollars to the fund, bringing total subscriptions to 12,000 and the fund to over 312,000. Bishop Thoburn announced a Cleveland donor will support fifty Indian teachers for five years, at seven and a half thousand dollars. The convention aims to raise half a million dollars before the Albany meeting on the 12th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Methodist Missionary Convention
Thoburn
India
Warren
Albany
Gray’s Armory
I_t
Cornell and Government to Study New York Water Quality
Marshall O Leighton of Washington Resident Hydrogographer met with Cornell University chemistry department in Ithaca to coordinate a Government led sanitary survey of surface waters across New York State. Prof E Chamot will oversee the project and fieldwork starts immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N. Y
Marshall
Leighton
Washington
United States
Chemistry Department
Cornell University
New York State
E. Chamot
Flint bottle prices rise again in Pittsburg meeting
Pittsburg on Oct 24 reports the American Flint Bottle Manufacturers Association executive committee for the Northern and Eastern District withdrawing the old price list and deciding a further 5 percent increase. This brings the total advance to 25 percent this month after a 20 percent rise that began Oct 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
American Flint Bottle Manufacturers’ Association
McKnight Guilty in Bank Embezzlement Case
Louisville October 24 United States jury found J M McKnight former president of the German National Bank of Louisville guilty of embezzling bank funds. He had prior convictions and a hung jury in a different trial. appeals court had vacated earlier verdicts on technical grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
German National Bank of Louisville
Aged Man Marries His Niece in Freeport
Joseph Carman, a wealthy Freeport resident, wed his niece Miss Etta J. Carman on October 6 in a Presbyterian ceremony conducted by Rev. Kneeland W. Ketcham. The bride, forty five, became the groom’s wife after his previous spouse died years ago. she had been his housekeeper since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
L. I
Joseph Carman
Etta J. Carman
Kneeland W. Ketcham
Presbyterian Church
Golden State Limited Begins Service From Chicago to West Coast
The Golden State Limited starts November 2 daily from Chicago to Los Angeles Santa Barbara and San Francisco. It is billed as the newest finest luxuriously appointed train with electric lights fans barber shop bathrooms Zooklovers Library compartment and standard sleepers diner buffet smoker and observation car. It is noted as the most southerly route across the continent. For maps and details write A H Moffet 401 Broadway New York Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Limited
Rock Island
Chicago
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
A. H. Moffet
Broadway
N. Y
Adv
Pall Mall London Cigarettes Ad
Advertisement for Pall Mall London Cigarettes urging gentlemen to smoke the finest blends of Turkish tobacco and highlighting a special recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall
London
Adv
Stowaway Hides in Coffin After Body Subterfuge
A Swedish stowaway named William Johnson and two Norwegian companions hid in a coffin after smuggling aboard the Oscar II from Copenhagen. Discovered days out, they faced deportation at Ellis Island but escaped custody by concealing themselves among deportees and slipping away on a ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Johnson
Copenhagen
Thingvalla Line
Johnson
Isaac Jensen
Oscar Hansen
Fortune
Hialmar Landgreen
Port
Lundgreen
Ellis Island
Hansen
Jensen
New York
Hurricane Sweeps Port Diamante Argentina Killing Fifteen
A hurricane hit Port Diamante in Entre Rios on the left bank of the Rio Parana killing fifteen and injuring many. One hundred houses were destroyed and several ships sunk. Nagoya and other areas in the province suffered damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Diamante
Buenos Ayres
Entre Rios
Rio Parana
Nagoya
Gorman Predicts Democratic Sweep In Congress
Senator Gorman, in Baltimore, forecasts Democrats will control the new House. He expects two or three Maryland Democrats to win seats, including Major Denny in the Fourth District and James Ellegood in the First District, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Baltimore
Gorman
House of Representatives
Maryland
Major Denny
Smith
James Ellegood
Future of the Negro Race at Washington Dedication
Booker T. Washington, at the Manual Training School dedication in Washington, argues the race’s future rests on industrial value in the community. He urges Negro youths to value skilled trades like truck gardening and stresses hands as well as minds in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Manual Training School For
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Ala
New York Today Chicago Tomorrow Special Train
The Pennsylvania Special departs Newark at 1 55 P M and arrives in Chicago at 8 55 A M with closing stock quotations provided en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Newark
California Excursions Offer With Stopover Privileges
Advertisement details a $50.00 package to California via Washington Line with stopover rights. Berth from Washington priced at $7.00 with no changes. Address listed as 271 Broadway and 1,185 Broadway in the ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Washington Line
Washington
Battery
Broadway
Notable call to action for Black progress and labor
The speaker urges Black Americans to become job creators rather than job seekers. He stresses public schools must train workers over talkers and argues productive work like farming proves value far more than speeches. He warns that without effort, immigrants may fill local jobs.
No Yellow Fever in Havana Says Official
Dr Finlay, head of Havana Sanitation, reports September death rate at 17.86 per 1,000. By end of September a full year has passed since Havana first case of yellow fever, an event unmatched in local memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiavana
Finlay
Havana
Minnesota railroad merger case hears first testimony next Wednesday
The Minnesota State suit against railroad mergers will begin testimony before a referee next Wednesday. The state has about seventy days to complete testimony, with plans to streamline by eliminating much of the government and Peter Power cases. The Minnesota case is expected to move to the United States Circuit Court in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Douglas
Peter Power
United States Circuit Court
Poisoned Bulldogs Stun Madison Square Dog Show
Two English bulldogs died in their pens at the Ladies' Kennel Association show at Madison Square Garden amid suspected poisoning. Dr. Sherwood will conduct chemical analyses. the Metropolitan Dog Exchange owned the dogs Lady Ellen and Crib of Ashfield. Prizes and rare sales dominated as exhibitors debated judging and big bids were reported for several winners.
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Madison Square Garden
Ladies’ Kennel Association
T. G. Sherwood
Dog Show
Metropolitan Dog Exchange
Lady Ellen
Crib
Ashfield
Ellen
James McCreery
C. G. Hopton
Ik. M. Oldham
Oldham
Sherwood
L. J. Knowles
Fred Peat
Rodney Beatrice
Rodney Kennels
Dan Patch
Mount Ida
Boston
George Rose
Roslyn
Foxhall Keene
D. T. Pulsifer
Hellcote I<ennels
Fiston
French Bulldog Club
J. L. Kernochan
Ladies’ Association
H. T. Foote
R. J. McGaughey
Howard Gould
Rock Island Railroad plans Chicago to St Louis line
Survey work progresses in Illinois as the Rock Island Railroad maps a direct Chicago to St Louis route before the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The line would run Morris to East St. Louis, crossing Livingston McLean De Witt Logan Sangamon and Montgomery counties and passing near Shaw's Point Honey Point Gillespie Dorchester and Staunton. Carlinville Litchfield Springfield and Alton would be missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Rock Island Railroad
St. Louis
Macoupin County
Morris
East St. Louis
Livingston
McLean
de Witt
Logan
Sangamon
Montgomery
Shaw's Point
Honey Point
Gillespie
Dorchester
Staunton
Madison County
Sea Carlinville
Litchfield
Springfeld
Alton
Inauguration Events At Princeton for Dr Wilson
Visitors pour into Princeton for the Wilson inauguration and the Columbia Princeton game. Wilson hosts a dinner at Prospect, with many notable guests including J Pierpont Morgan and Grover Cleveland. A luncheon at Alexander Hall will follow the ceremonies with top university presidents and officials attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Princeton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Wilson
Prospect
Grover
J. S. Morgan
Cleveland
Bliss
Alexander Hall
Northrup
University of Minnesota
Harper
Chicago University
Hadley
Yale
Faunce
Brown University
W.T. Harris
National Commission of Education
University of North Carolina
Butler
Columbia
Remsend
Johns. Hopkins
Frissell
Hampton Institute
Harrison
University of Pennsylvania
Harris
Amherst
Patton
University
Murphy
New _ Jerry
Taylor
Vassar
Scott
Rutgers
Grover Cleveland
Crane
Cornell
Gilman
Carnegie Institute
Birge
University of Wisconsin
Lowell
Harvard
Wheeler
University of California
Col
Tillman
West Point
Doukhobors Told They Are Not Wanted in British Columbia
The Doukhobors of Assiniboia and the Northwest Territory were officially informed they are not welcome in British Columbia. Governor Henry Joly de Lotbinière, advised by the Ministers, rejected negotiations with the petitioners of the Universal Brotherhood who stated they would not conform to Canadian laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Assiniboia
Northwest Territory
British Columbia
Henry Joly de Lotbiniére
Tiku Pondmanis
Christian Community of the Universal Brotherhood
President Hadley Changes His Politics
New Haven Conn October 24 President Arthur T Hadley of Yale University long affiliated with the Democratic Party will be among the vice presidents at the Republican meeting in New Haven next Tuesday night Judge Lynde Harrison a founder of the Republican Party who has been active Democrat in the last twelve years will preside
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale University
Lynde Harrison
Republican Party
Man buried in coffin made from he planted decades ago
In Pleasant Valley, George Miller planted a wild cherry tree sixty years earlier with the plan that it would become his coffin when grown. The tree was sawn into boards last week and seasoned as the coffin was crafted. After Miller died this week, the home made cherry coffin held his body at burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Goshen
N. Y
Pleasant Valley
George Miller
Part of brain gone yet he lives in Chicago
John Daly employed by Armour & Co. at the stock yards suffered a skull fracture after a rivet caused a fall. At Provident Hospital doctors removed a large part of his cerebellum in an operation. Despite the surgery Daly shows improving mobility and intact mental faculties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
John Daly
Armour & Co
Provident Hospital
Daly
Armour
Stock Yards
H. D. Anderson
Black and White Scotch Whisky Makes The Best Ball
A short ad notes Black and White Scotch Whisky as the top choice for a high ball, claiming it is the best ever. The line emphasizes quality and appeal to drinkers seeking a superior mixed drink.
Political contest in Texas Fifteenth District heats up
In Dallas on October 24 the Fifteenth Congressional District shows a tight race between Democratic nominee John N. Garner of Uvalde and Republican John C. Scott of Corpus Christi. The district is newly drawn and party activity is rising. Senator Bailey backs Garner while Culberson is slated to visit next week. Finance efforts under State Committee member E W Hawley aim to aid the Garner campaign as Texas voters await election night results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Dallas
Texas
Fifteenth
John N. Garner
Uvalde
John C. Scott
Corpus Christi
Bailey
Garner
Culberson
Loud's Re election in Doubt in California and Utah Link
Dr. J. F. Jones of Utah, an ally of Senator Kearn, says Loud faced potential defeat due to opposition from letter carriers and labor. In California Republicans were seen favored outside Loud's district, while Democrats led by Senator Rawlins mounted a strong campaign. Loud, a longtime Postal Committee head, faced opposition over postal salaries despite his influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
J. FE. Jones
Utah
Senator Kearn
California
Representative Loud
Dr. Jones
Mr. Loud
Rawlins
Loud
Congress
House
Cleveland to Speak at Morristown Democratic Meeting
Ex-President Cleveland agreed to address a Morristown mass meeting this Thursday evening after a six year absence from the stump. He promised Congressman De Witt C. Flanagan his aid in opposing Fowler, saying his platform is the same as Flanagan's in 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Plainfield
N. J
Cleveland
de Witt C. Flanagan
Morristown
Flanagan
Princeton
Fowler
Special Election Set to Replace Late Congressman Russell
In Hartford Gov. McLean ordered a special election for November 5 to choose a successor to Charles A. Russell who died in office. The notices were issued to sheriffs across the Third District to conduct the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Charles A. Russell
McLean
Death of Convent Founder at Mount De Sales
Baltimore date: Sister Mary Dolores res, founder and longtime procurator of Mount De Sales Convent near Baltimore, dies at seventy three. Born Irene Marshall of Norfolk, Va, her Greek father was a U S Navy gunner. She joined vows at Georgetown College, helped establish Mount De Sales in 1852 and celebrated her golden jubilee February 7, 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Baltimore
Mary Dolores
Convent of
Mount de Sales
Old Mount de Sales
Irene Marshall
Norfolk
United States Navy
Georgetown College
Dolores
Frank Jones Ale Sold Nationwide by Acker Merrall Condit
Portsmouth NH ale or stout named Frank Jones, sold by Acker Merrall Condit at all stores with Rock and Harris as agents at 82 Cortlandt Street New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jones
Portsmouth
N. H
Acker, Merrall & Condit
Rock & Harris
Cortlandt St
N. Y
Pennsylvania Special Leaves New York For Chicago
The Pennsylvania Special departs New York at 1 55 P M and arrives Chicago at 5 55 A M daily with perfect equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pennsylvania
New York
Train holdup near Drummond leaves engineer dead
A Northern Pacific eastbound passenger train was halted near Drummond Montana. Engineer Dan ONeill was shot and killed as the robber looted mail and express cars. The bandit fled, a $5000 reward was issued, and bloodhounds were deployed in the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Northern Pacific
Drummond
Dan O'Neill
O'Neill
Deer Lodge
Northern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Portland
Oregon
Bishop Griswold Named Missionary Bishop of Salina
The House of Bishops elected Rev. Dr. Sheldon Munson Griswold rector of Christ Church Hudson New York as Missionary Bishop of Salina western Kansas district. Fifty seven bishops met with Bishop Dudley presiding. They discussed affiliation of the Independent Polish Catholic Church and planned terms of intercommunion to report next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Sheldon Munson Griswold
Christ Church
Hudson
N. Y
Albany
Salina
Kansas
House of Bishops
Church of the Holy Trinity
Griswold
Union College
Schenectady
General Theological Seminary
Anthony Kozlowski
Chicago
New York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ex-Policeman Beadle Found Guilty of Bribery
Beadle a former plain clothes man at West Thirty-seventh Street Station was convicted by a jury in Judge Newburger’s court on a bribery charge related to a Sept. 17 bribe from Jessie Clark of 228 West Thirty-seventh Street. He faces possible ten years in prison at Thursday’s sentencing while his wife lies ill at 509 West Forty-seventh Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Beadle
Haughey
West Thirty-seventh Street
Ofoliceman
Monroe Rosenfeld
Beadle
West Forty-seventh Street
Rosenfeld
Jerome
Liability of a Railroad Passenger Baggage Case
The D C Supreme Court affirmed a Justice Court ruling redefining common carrier liability for passengers baggage. A Philadelphia to Washington trip forced a change at Wilmington where a passenger left a sack on a car left there. salt was sought for value, but the sack was never found and damages were claimed against the Pennsylvania Railroad for negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Justice Court
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Wilmington
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Thomas R. Roulhac
Review OF Books and Art
SR. Anthony
Vanderbilts
Toledo, St
Fund For Missions
America
Argentina
MR. Gorman
Prophet
Future OF
St. Paul
Chicago-St. Louis Line
DR. Wilson
Raymond
A. Raymond & Co
Nassau, Cor
Fulton St
Chicago Hospital
MR. Cleveland
Congressman Flanagan
Russell
Bandit
Montana
Sheldon M. Griswold
Hudson, N. Y
Kan
Mr. Jerome
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