Lord Balfour Resigns and Cabinet Vacancy Emerges
London dispatch reports Lord Balfour of Burleigh Secretary for Scotland and Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot Financial Secretary to the Treasury have resigned. Their departures raise to four the number of vacant cabinet posts as the King accepts the resignations. Elliot was not a cabinet member. The article outlines Balfour’s long career and family ties and notes Elliot’s background as a barrister and former MP for Durham.
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London
Loerd Balfour of
Burleigh
Scotland
Arthur Ralph Pougies Elliet
Treasury
Elliot
Alexander Hugh Bruce
Baron
Kennet
Alps
Poseessor
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Eton
Oriel College
Oxford
Katherine Hamilton-Gordon
Earl of
Board of Trade
Edinburgh University
St. Andrew's University
Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot
Parl
Minto
Trinity College
Cambridge
Durham
Edinburgh Review
Resignations Complete in British Cabinet Shakeup
London reports confirm the resignations of Bert Belfour and Mr. Elliot, signaling a full cabinet reshuffle. Austen Chamberlain, Lord Milner, and Mr. Brodrick are eyed for Exchequer, Colonies, and India posts, with a possibly wrong War Office appointment to test South African War Commission recommendations. Akers-Douglas heads to Balmoral to oversee changes.
Pougere Murder Shocks Paris Music Hall Society
Paris reports the murder of Eugénie Fougtre at Aix les Bains with a Swale servant also killed and another accused. Robbery is listed as the motive, though the Figaro notes the victim may be a different woman bearing the same name. Fougtre was a famed music hall star with controversial songs and Paris audiences.
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Paris
Eugénie Fougtre
Aix-les-Rains
Figaro
Aix-s-Bains
Leopold Rejects Arbitration Over Congo State Cruelties
London dispatch reports King Leopold of Belgium denying the Congo cruelties cited by powers and calling arbitration incompatible with his sovereignty. He claims the accusations rest on untrustworthy testimony and rejects mediation as unjustified.
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London
Brussels
the Times
Leopold
Congo
New bull ring opens near Rio Grande in Mexico
Eleven thousand spectators from across the border watched the opening of a new bull ring over the Rio Grande. Six bulls were killed and seven picadors were gored. three bulls were slain by star toreador Antonio Cervera, a relative of Admiral Cervera. The arena seats twelve thousand, cost about $50,000 to build, and mirrors the Roman Coliseum in design.
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Admiral Cervera
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Chihuahua
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Spain
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Texas
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So- Dore
Mexi
Steamer Chappahusie Detained at Norfolk After Deck Accident
The Oceanry's steamer Chappahusie bound for New York from Norfolk encounters a deck accident that injures a crew member. The vessel is detained at Norfolk harbor as authorities investigate the incident.
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Tribune
Norfolk
Chappahusie
York
Wamar
Dexter Murder in Franklin County Shocks Cay
Dexter Lake shooting ends in death of Connecticut millionaire Orlando P. Dexter. Officials move to summon a reward, search woods and enjoin the public for clues. The body is shipped to New York as Sheriff Steenberge, DA Main, Coroner Moody and attorney Badger pursue leads. The coroner rules death by gunshot fired by unknown party or parties.
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Dexter
Santa Clara
Moody
Dickinson
Polo ball fatality shocks Swift family in Chicago
Nathan Swift son of Louis F. Swift died after a polo ball struck his temple at Onwentsia Field during a match yesterday. The injury, initially deemed minor, led to dizziness delirium and a brain bleed treated at the Swift home in Lake County. Doctors from three physicians persisted until his death. Nathan Swift born 1881 in Chicago was known for football and polo.
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Nathan Swift
Louis F. Swift
Packer
Onwentsia Field
Mr. Swift
Frederic McLaughlin
W. W. Rathbone
Walter Farwell
Sidney Love
Walter Keith
R. R. McCormick
Charles Garfield King
Mr. Love
Swift
Westleigh
Lake County
Jerome attacks Mayor Low as wicked choice in reform bid
Lakeville, Conn. Sept 20 District Attorney Jerome denounces Mayor Low renomination as the wickedest thing in political life and vows not to attend the Citizens Union city convention He says reformers do not ring true and warns of a political defeat He publishes a letter to C C Nadal defending his stance and questions the election viability of Low.
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Tribunt
Lakeville
Conn
Jerome
Mayor Low
Citizens Union
C. C. Nadal
New York
Mr. Jerome
Low
New-York
Reward Offered For Murderer Of Henry Dexter's Son
Henry Dexter founder of the American News Company offers a large reward for the capture of his son Orlando P. Dexter is shot dead while riding along a road near Santa Clara Adirondacks. The exact amount not published but said to be well over 1000 dollars. Dexter stays with a friend at No 2 West Fifty sixth street while his own home is closed at No 4 West Fifty sixteenth street. He is prostrated and has sent telegrams to Dexter Lake and other nearby friends but receives no replies. A telegram to J P Badger of Malone named a suspected person a lumberman who had trespassed on Dexter land and cut timber. Funeral planned at St Thomas Church Fifty third Street and Fifth Avenue when the body arrives likely today. Reverend Ernest M Stires among visitors to Dexter yesterday.
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The
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Orlando P. Dexter
Santa Clara
Adirondacks
Dexter
Hame
West Fifty-sixth-st
Tribune
Dexter Lake
J. P. Badger
Malone
Badger
Tan
St. Thomas's Church
Fifth-ave
Ernest M. Stires
Thomas S
Bought Their Own Silver Sand
San Francisco dispatch reports Thomas Christian arrested for stealing about $600 worth of silver sand from Selby Smelting Works over three months. He worked in the silver rooms and sold sand daily to a pawnbroker claiming a Colorado-born brother sent it. The case notes prior trust and a similar longtime theft by another employee.
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Tribune
San Francisco
Thomas Christian
Selby
Selbys
Secret Service
Christian
Selby's
Colorado
Christian i
No Claimant for $124 000 in Boston City Treasury
Boston dispatch reports unclaimed funds totaling over $1 200 in the city treasury awaiting unknown claimants. Many sums are small and date back to 1872 and 1874, including water tax statements. Several on payrolls never claimed dues. two high school instructors have accounts exceeding $620 each.
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Tribune
Boston
DROWNS SAVING WIFE IN RIVER ACROSS FROM PIER
William M Reeves a West 140th Street clerk drowned in the North River off Ninety sixth street while attempting to paddle a canoe to Fort Lee to visit friends. His wife clung to the craft as he swam to reach her but sank after steering the boat to safety. A rowboat carried the grieving wife to shore. Reeves body was not recovered.
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William M. Reeves
West One-hundred-and-fortieth-st
North River
Ninety-sixth-st
Fort Lee
Reeves
West One-hundred and
Manhattan
John Crane
West Twenty-fourth St
Robert Harrington
Amsterdam-ave
Hudson
Butler
West One-hundredth St
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Violence feared at iron workers convention
Kansas City dispatch reports the seventh annual convention of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers opens with police fearing a clash led by Samuel J. Parks of New York. Delegates anticipate potential violence as revolvers and knives are barred, with tensions mounting among factions and confrontations anticipated when President Buchanan calls order.
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Tribune
Kansas City
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Frank Buchanan
Chicago
Samuel J. Parks
New York
Parks
Brooklyn Crews Push For Honest Aldermen and Nixon Mayoral Bid
Brooklyn joins the crusade for a better class of aldermen as supporters insist Lewis Nixon be nominated to purge grafters from City Democracy. District Attorney Jerome attacks Mayor Low amid rising calls for reform. A German society meeting prompts a letter seeking Fritz Lindinger on the Tammany Sheriff ticket.
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Jerome
Low
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Nixon
Charles F. Murphy
Fritz Lindinger
Tammany
Nixon Enters Mayor Race as Tammany Faction Fights for Nomination
In a bold move Lewis Nixon launched a bid for the Tammany ticket mayoral nomination. He champions reform, denounces graft, and uses the Metropolitan Democratic Club to push his campaign. Despite Charles F. Murphy backing George B. McClellan, Kings County favors Nixon and seeks a district by district push to secure the nomination. The intraparty battle pits Nixon against the gambling combine and a divided Tammany halt, threatening McClellan’s prospects.
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Richard Croker
Tammany Organization
Timothy D. Sullivan
John J. Scannell
Frank Farrell
Gambling Combine
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Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
George B. McClellan
Nixon
Kings County
Metropolitan
Democratic Club
Charlies C. Hughes
Hoffman House
Democratic Party
Mitchell and the Miller Case Presence in Labor Talks
Washington Sept 20 John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers arrived to attend the AFL executive council meeting. The council will consider resolutions from Central Labor Union opposing the President's W A Miller case action and open door policy in Government Printing Office. The last council before the federation annual convention in Easter November. Mitchell is expected to back President Roosevelt and oppose adopting the resolutions.
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Tribune
Washington
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Central Labor Union
W. A. Miller
Government Printing Office
Federation
Mitchell
Welt
Booker T. Washington to rest voyage to Europe set
Acting on his physician’s advice Booker T. Washington, exhausted from overwork, will sail for Europe around October 11 for a two month stay. He closed his Weymouth summer home and will give one more talk at a Philadelphia convention before skipping Tuskegee for months. Mrs Washington will manage his duties. He will not lecture abroad.
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Boston
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Europe
Fusion aims to purge Brooklyn alderman tickets
Prominent Citizens Union figures in Brooklyn scrutinize fusion alderman records to nominate men steadfast to reform. They seek candidates with high character, willing to place borough and city above politics, aiming for a smaller, reliable slate. Downing faces opposition from the Citizens Union despite Republican backing. Prominent alternatives include Grosvenor Hyde Backus and William Otts Badger Jr.
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Brooklyn
Fusion
Brooklyn Fusion
Manhattan
Republicans
Robert F. Downing
Republican Organization
Citizens Union District Committee
Downing
Grosvenor Hyde Backus
Truman J. Backus
Packer Institute
William Otts Badger, Jr
Backus
Amherst College
Badger
Oung
Plymouth Church
van Iderstine
Dr Parkhurst Praises Fusion On Cymric Deck
Dr Charles H Parkhurst, returning from Europe, calls fusion a matter of public good and defends Tammany reform. He praises Mayor and two years of honest administration, warns against opposing reform or backing Murphy’s faction, and predicts McClellan as the likely Democratic nominee.
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