Battleships delayed by Luzon gale reach Yokohama late
A Pacific storm offshore Luzon delayed the American battleship fleet, causing one drowning and damage. Gunner's mates William Fuller and A Gladden were lost overboard, two others rescued with life buoys, and several ships suffered gear loss before weather improved. Sightings, radio exchanges with Admiral Saito and Admiral Sperry, and rearranged Yokohama events accompany the update.
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Associated Press
Connecticut
Cape Shiomisake
Luzon
Philippine
Virginia
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Wiliam Fuller
Rhode Island
A. Gladden
Minnesota
Vermont
Yokohama
Illinois
Kentucky
Bendix Johnson
Missouri
Typhoon Wrecks Reception Buildings in Amor China
A typhoon struck Amor on October 16 damaging Chinese government reception buildings for the American battleship fleet. All buildings except the main one were demolished, with many other structures damaged and the electric lighting plant submerged. Damage estimated at 34 dollars.
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Amor
China
Cruise of the Pacific Fleet to Magdalena Bar and Panama
The Pacific cruiser fleet departs Honolulu and sails to Magdalena Bar then to Panama with the torpedo flotilla. The second division, relieved by heavy weather on its return from Samoa, will arrive tomorrow morning.
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Honolulu
Magdalena Bar
Panama
Gallipolis Island
Calleo
Coquimbo
Talcahuano
Samoa
Move to Bring Dr J M Moore Here
Brother in law arranging transfer of former Paris asylum officer Dr John M Moore. South Carolina relation works with Ambassador White and Consul General Frank H Mason to return Dr Moore as he suffers hallucinations. Mason has handled the case for two months, doctors concluded delusions and unsafe liberty.
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Paris
Oct
E. H. Fullenwide
South Carolina
John Miller Moore
Ambassador White
Frank H. Mason
John M. Moore
Mason
Moore
United States Navy
Wes
Babcock
Columbia
S. C
House suspends A. V. Grayson for rest of session
London Oct 16 Albert V Grayson York shire Socialist MP denounced fellow members over aid to London starving crowds and was suspended for the remainder of the session. He protested postponed questions about men and pledged further obstruction. Asquith moved the suspension unanimously as Grayson left the chamber. A Lighthouse near Cape Horn. Valparaiso Oct 16 The Admiralty will build a lighthouse and life station on Barnevelt Island nine miles from Cape Horn.
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London
Albert V. Grayson
House of Commons
Yorkshire
Wes
Grayson
Asquith
Valparaiso
Chili
Admiralty
Barnevelt Island
Cape Horn
Bulgars Defy Powers Refusal to Pay Turkey
Sofia reporters say the Bulgarian Cabinet under Czar Ferdinand rejects London’s demand for indemnity to Turkey as a condition of recognizing Bulgaria’s independence. They will negotiate only purchase rights for the Oriental Railroad Company, and Bulgaria will administer the line with company rates while considering surrender terms. No mobilization is planned. frontier troop moves are local, and indemnity payment would be a stultification, the cabinet argues.
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Sofia
Ferdinand
Bietritza
Rilo Mountains
London
Turkey
Bulgaria
Oriental Railroad Company
Programme disliked as Berlin treaty plans released
Paris reports show official circles deem the precommunication of the international conference programme to Turkey and signatories unfortunate and likely to hinder talks. Greece backs the document while Serbia and Austria Hungary resist. Turkey rejects it as a basis for negotiations. Bulgarian envoy says the programme would satisfy Bulgaria.
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Paris
Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Great Britain
France
Russia
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Italy
Russia to Call Powers On Balkan Conference
St. Petersburg Oct. 16 Invites to the conference of the powers on the Balkan question will be issued only after the return of M Iswolsky the Foreign Minister The Emperor has approved the London plan and invitations will be signed by Russia alone the prospect of several powers joining is abandoned The move follows authoritative reports from the capital indicating definite adoption of the proposed programme
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St. Petersburg
Balkan
M. Iswolsky
London
Russia
Diplomats Near Duel Over Veracity Statements
In St. Petersburg Count Berchthold the Austrian Ambassador met Acting Foreign Minister M. Tcharyoff and arranged a settlement to avert a duel. Prince von Furstenberg, first secretary of the Austrian Embassy, faced possible resignation over alleged false statements in a Novoe Vremya interview. The Russian minister disavowed responsibility for the newspaper campaign.
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St. Petersburg
Count Berchthold
M. Tcharyoff
Prince von Furstenberg
M. Tcharykoff
Novoe Vremya
Austria May Menace Turkey Over Boycott
Vienna reports officials discuss a possible Austrian naval demonstration in Turkish waters if Turkey does not respond to protests over the boycott of Austrian goods. The move would follow Vienna’s protest and could escalate tensions between Austria and Turkey.
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Vienna
Turkey
Montenegrin Envoy to Servia on Special Mission
Cettinje Montenegro October 16 General Vukotics former Minister of War to depart tomorrow for Belgrade on a special mission to the Servian government.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
Vukotics
Belgrade
Railway Bridge Blown Up Cuts Off Bosnian Capital
A Belgrade dispatch reports the Bosna River bridge at Vranduk near Serajevo destroyed, severing rail links to the Bosnian capital. The blast cuts communication between the region and Serajevo, per Novoe Vremya.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Belgrade
Bosna River
Vranduk
Bosnia
Serayevo
Alunda Damaged In Collision Returns To Liverpool
Halifax dispatch reports the Furness liner Alunda, en route from Liverpool to Halifax via St. John’s, was damaged in a collision and compelled to return to Liverpool. The Oct 16 note confirms no further details on casualties or repairs.
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Montreal
Halifax
Furness
Alunda
Liverpool
St. John's
N. F
Two German Aeronauts Rescued From North Sea Balloon Flight
Hull reports the German balloon Plauen rescue with flyers Hackstetter and Schreider found clinging to wreckage in the North Sea about 240 miles from Spurn Head. Schreider is in infirmary in serious condition, while Hackstetter expects they would not have survived.
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Hull
Berlin
North Sea
Hackstetter
Schreider
Spurn Head
American Captain Cody Flies At Aldershot Crash Follows
Aldershot October 16 Captain F S Cody the American aeronaut in charge of the kite section of the army attempted a flight today in his army aeroplane After reaching a height of twenty feet the machine fell to the ground and was wrecked Captain Cody was not hurt.
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Aldershot
F. 8
Cody
Kantao Trouble Settled After Chinese Japanese Engagement
Seoul reports that the Kantao dispute between Chinese and Japanese troops has been resolved. The Japanese government notified China that the entire Kantao question would be amicably adjusted, ending the strain from the engagement.
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Kantao
Seoul
China
Notes of Foreign News Summary in Oct 16 Dispatches
St Petersburg reports 47 new cholera cases and 21 deaths in 24 hours. US Consul General Wynne sails from Queenstown to New York on Baltic. A rail collision near St Petersburg leaves nine killed or injured, many train crews. Shan Tung governor to visit Che Foo and Wei Hai Wei aboard a German steamer to show China Germany friendship amid ongoing anti German sentiment. American business delegates in Tokio at a luncheon urging closer Japan America commercial relations. Delegates will attend dinner by Baron von Schwarzenstein. they will visit interior sites and meet the Emperor and Empress through Ambassador O Brien.
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Tsing-Chau
Shan- Tung
Che- Foo
Wei-Hai-Wei
Germany
Shan-Tung
Tokio
Pacific Coast
M. Shibusawa
Japanese Welcome Society
Japan
America
Baron von Schwarzenstein
Thomas J. O’brien
Pennsylvania wealth rises as personal property tops million mark
Harrisburg October 16 Pennsylvania claims to lead the Union in assessable personal property. The 1908 report to the Board of Revenue shows a rise of about 920000 over 1897, despite a weak business year, bringing the total to 1 104 513 428 94 dollars.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Pennsylvania
Board of Revenue (Commissioners
Economic Power and Construction Company in Buffalo Controversy
The article details amendments granting authority to generate and transmit electric power, court rulings upholding the company’s charter, and transfers to Powers Securities. It describes a 1893 pneumatic plant, a compressed air streetcar, and a money flow largely from New York Power Securities, plus a contested mortgage. It covers lawsuits, municipal pushback in Buffalo, and fights over street openings and state commission authority.
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Buffalo
Economic Power and Construction Company
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Powers Securities Company
Albany
George H. Thacher & Co
Thacher Street
Broadway
New York Power Securities Company
State Commission On Gas and Electricity
Hyde
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Schenectady
Syracuse
Yonkers
Utica
Troy
Rochester
Economic Power Company
Common Council
Commissioner of Public Works of
Commissioner of Public Works
Public Service Commission
Flower
Couny
New York
Fifteen Perish In Metz Village Fire and Train Wreck
Fire in Metz village, plus a relief train disaster, claimed many lives. The blaze spread before the train left, likely cremating numerous residents. Surviving villagers, including station agent George Cicero, fled through fields as his wife and three children perished. Bishop Charles D Williams and Rev W H Bulkley were reported aboard but evaded the worst as fires intensified. Fires razed Bolton, Cathro, and surrounding farms, with towns huddling in churches for safety. Sixty people rode a southbound train seeking refuge after a night trapped by flames near La Roque, Rogers City area facing looming danger without rain.
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Metz
George Cicero
Bishop
Charles D. Williams
Detroit
W. H. Bulkley
Hagensville
Alpena
Bishop Williams
Bolton
Cathro
F. J
Huston
England
Cheboygan
la Roque
Rogers City
Tragedy in Michigan: Kemps Family Perishes in Blaze
A Michigan report dated October 16 states Henry C Kemps his wife and two children died in a farmhouse fire in Hurst Presque Isle County with a fourth child missing. Separate dispatches note widespread forest fires across Chippewa Marinette and surrounding counties endangering towns including Baltic Red Ridge Packard Pound and Packard.
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Hurst
Presque Isle County
Mich
Henry C. Kemps
Marinette
Wis
Marinette County
Pound
Packard
Wisconsin & Michigan
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