War in Parliament Angers Commons Over Education Bill
London October 31 The House of Lords pushes major changes to the Education bill. Opposition majorities alter Clause 2 as Liberal circles fear a far altered bill on return to Commons. Lloyd George vows to press re editing despite Lords opposition and a push against compulsory religion. He argues the people reject old catechism and class humility.
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London
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lords
Board of Trade
David Lloyd-George
Spalding
Lloyd-George
Police Patrolman Works 24 Hours After Skull Fracture
Patrolman John J. Eller of East 35th Street suffered a fractured skull in a collision near 27th Street and Lexington Avenue but continued duty for a day. He fainted at Bellevue Hospital after persistent head injury. fellow officer Mesick was severely hurt. Eller, reportedly an athlete and married with a Bronx address, had previously won the Canadian 100 yard dash. Doctors say this incident marks a rare case of working 24 hours post skull fracture.
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John J. File
East 35Th Street
McAdam
Bellevue Hospital
Eler
27Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Mesick
Filler
Mesicker
Eller
Jer
Bathgate Avenue
Bronx
French Patrol Killed in Niger Conflict
News from Zunguru Nigeria reports a French camel patrol of one officer and sixty men was surprised and annihilated by a Senoussi force at the end of August, about two hundred miles northeast of Lake Chad.
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Zunguru
Nigeria
Lake Tchad
New Oil Suit Soon Ready in Sherman Antitrust Action
Ottawa Telegraph reports Attorney General Moody is prepared to sue the Standard Oil Company under the Sherman Antitrust Act. The action, to be filed in federal court in St. Louis, mirrors the Northern Securities case and targets Waters-Pierce and Standard Oil entities represented in Missouri. The move follows advisory notes from the Nation Petroleum Association officials citing pending formal filing.
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the Tribune
Ceveland
The
Nation Petroleum Associ
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Standard
Informec
Chamberlain
Association
St. Louis
Northern Securities Company
Missouri
Waters Pierce
Kentucky
Indiana
Utes and Troops Clash Near Bitter Creek Skirmish
Sheridan, Oct 31. A 10th Cavalry detachment clashed with a band of armed Utes on Bitter Creek. Troops recovered most of fifty ponies after being surrounded by about one hundred Utes. Five ponies were killed to stop the stampede. Crows and Cheyenne bands were observed, with accusations of treacherous guides. Omaha reports no imminent clash and a forthcoming conference with Ute chiefs.
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Bitter Creek
Sheridan
Sweet Mouth
Crow Agency
Omaha
Army
Grierson
Wyoming
Powder River
Cheyenne Reservation
Whips Policeman In Disorderly Row At Saloon
Miss Frances Graham refused to give her name and was jailed at West 37th street station on charges of breaking a saloon window and whipping Patrolman Fighting Tom O Neal, plus intoxication and disorderly conduct. Peter Kelly of 442 Seventh Avenue reported the damage to his saloon. The matron found jewelry Miss Graham claimed was stolen inside her clothes.
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Frances Graham
West 37Th Street
Peter Kelly
Seventh Avenue
Tom" O'Neal
Miss Graham
Two Bad Falls At Hunt On Meadowbrook Drive
Hempstead Long Island Oct 31 Alan Pinkerton and Robert L Stevens suffered bad falls while following Meadowbrook hounds. Pinkerton's horse plunged through a hidden snake fence, Stevens’ horse stumbled over him. Both were unconscious but not seriously hurt. A drag hunt will start at Bull's Head tomorrow.
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Tribune
Hempstead
Long Island
Alan Pinkerton
Robert L. Stevens
Meadowbrook
Mr. Pinkerton
Pinkerton
Stevens
W. Scott Cameron
Mr. Cameron
Bull’s Head
FAST TRAIN HITS FREIGHT IN SHARON MASS
The federal express leaving Boston for Washington collided with a freight train on the Providence division at Sharon Heights. The locomotive and two cars derailed. engineer John Keeler of New Haven was trapped but rescued. One passenger on the express was injured, as were the freight crew members. no fatalities reported.
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Mass
Federal Express
Boston
Washington
Providence
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Sharon Heights
Expre
John Keeler
New Haven
Great Robbery Reported at Chantilly Chateau
In Paris on October, reports indicate thieves stole numerous high value art objects from the Chantilly estate of Baroness James Rothschild, signaling a major cultural heist. Police and security services investigate the audacious robbery and value the missing items.
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James Rothschild
Chantilly
Paris
Labor Scores Hearst. Union Leaders Denounce Candidacy
Organized labor convened with representatives from thirty five unions at Independence Hall to denounce William R Hearst and back Charles E Hughes. The packed meeting adopted resolutions opposing Hearst and pledging support for Hughes, with leaders including Robert P Davies and John Pritchard cited as speakers and organizers.
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William R. Hearst
Charles Ek. Hughes
Hearst
Independence Hall
Third Avenue
77Th Street
Hughes
Robert P. Davis
Associated Building Trades
Michael J. Gilhooly
International Brotherhood of Stationary Engineers
James Ryan
Central Federated Union
Photo Engravers’ Union
John Pritchard
Pavers and Rammersmen
Croker Prods Tammany Backing Hearst Opposition
Richard Croker sent a cable to Senator McCarren congratulating his manly stand against Hearst. The message, read as a possible sign Croker will return to New York to influence politics, unsettles Tammany. Murphy hesitates publicly while McCarren hints Croker may come back after election to take part in city politics. If genuine, it risks bolstering McCarren’s line and diminishing Hearst’s support among faithful Tammany members.
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New Amsterdam
Hearst Party
Thomas Rock
Trades Council
Indorsing Hearst
Bowen
Richard Croker
McCarren
Tammany Hall
Croker
New York
Tammany Men
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
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Mr. McCarren
Democratic
Kings County
Mr. Croker
Brooklyn
Tribune
Mr. Murphy
William R. Hearst
Independence League
Murphy
Root to Speak for President at Utica Meeting
Elihu Root, Secretary of State, will address a Republican mass meeting in Utica tonight with the direct authority of President Roosevelt. The speech aims to reveal the President’s support for Charles E Hughes, while criticizing Hearst’s pamphlets and the Hearst campaign. Root, a former Buffalo figure after McKinley’s assassination, is expected to warn against anarchy and socialism and to push for Hughes’s candidacy in New York. The address, approved by the President, will be under the Republican Campaign Committee led by James S Sherman.
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Elihu Root
Utica
Roosevelt
Charlies E. Hughes
Hearst
Root
Buffalo
McKinley
New York
Republic
Republican Congress Campaign Committee
James S. Sherman
Mr. Hughes
Hearst Did Not Pass Any Bills in Congress Says Clerk
Detroit whispers about William Randolph Hearst, the lone New York Republican who failed to secure a bill in either the 58th or 59th Congress. Frank Wakefield cites no committee reports favoring Hearst, contrasting him with Sulzer Ruppert Goulden and others who had multiple measures advance or pass. Hearst's lone speech in the 59th attacked Boston congressman John A. Sullivan, provoking sharp derision from peers.
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Tribune
Detroit
William Randolph Hearst
Frank Wakefield
United States House of Representatives
Wayne House
New York
Hearst
Timothy D. Sullivan
House
Senate
Jacob Ruppert
Sulzer
Goulden
Mason and Dixon Line
Boston
John A. Sullivan
Increase In Salaries For One Hundred Postoffice Clerks
Postmaster Willcox announced authority to raise salaries for one hundred clerks in the $600 and $700 grades. Fifty clerks from each grade will receive a $100 yearly increase based on service length and efficiency. The office plans a general salary rise and will hire twenty-five more clerks to handle election mail. The auditor reported a record monthly receipt of $1,721,969.
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Willcox
Washington
New York Post Office
Taken with a Raw Eggs is very strengthening
An advertisement notes raw eggs as a strengthening measure and lists ET pew and Sons Co at 138 Fulton Street New York as the source or supplier.
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ET Pew & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Hughes Syracuse rally draws record crowd for Hughes campaign
In Syracuse the Hughes rally filled the Alhambra Theatre with about 4500 inside and thousands outside. overflow in the Hall assembly room. Hughes attacked Hearst over taxes and cited a bold Evening Journal statement to expose Hearst’s alleged insincerity. The Osbornes and Oswego-Auburn stops preceded the Syracuse event, with Syracuse University students marching in support, banners praising Hughes, and police keeping order as seats filled and the crowd roared.
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Syracuse
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New York City
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Stevern
William R. Hearst
Alhambra
Hughes
Onondaga
Mr. Hearst
Mr. Hughes
Hearst
Mr Hughes
Osborne
Fulton
Oswego County
Auburn
Cayenga County
Thomas M. Osborne
Eye Cort
Leon Dexter
Syracuse University
Syracuse University Hughes Club
Catlin
Michael Driscoll
Saratoga
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