31 Oct 1901
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
1
Warren C. Willets a prominent civil engineer and Republican county surveyor candidate died of heart disease at age 43 on the street in Denver. The Oct 31 report notes his sudden death ahead of the election and his active campaign status.
Delegates from United Mine Workers and state groups gather in Huntington for talks with both organized and unorganized miners of West Virginia and Virginia. The meeting aims to form state unions and align with the UMWA, proposing a wage scale equal to Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. Some delegates doubt success due to WV’s lack of a formal scale and past failed efforts.
Janet Toppan arrested in Amherst on suspicion of poisoning four Gibbs family members in Cataumet. Mrs Mary Gibbs and two relatives exhumed for autopsy with Harvard Professor Wood confirming toxins. Captain Irving Gibbs, absent aboard the Golden Ball, returns and supports investigation.
Washington October 31 The long ordeal of Admiral Schley ends as his press examination finishes. He explains the 1898 battle report was revised to include New York’s presence and notes the loop turn likely decided the action. He accepts responsibility for the maneuver and discusses helm actions, ramming warnings, and disputed details from the Santiago battle.
An image shows a young group around King Edward with the eldest son of the Duke of Cornwall and York at the front. The children have waited two weeks for the return of their father, who has been absent for months, as the royal circle contemplates the throne’s succession.
In a court martial duel over Admiral Schley’s Santiago battle report, cross examination centers on omitted details and who deserves credit. Also reported: Molineux case adjourned, extreme Texas snow, and Baldwin Works boiler explosion kills two workers with another severely burned.
A reported plot by General Pedro Nel Ospina and allies to oust Vice President Marroquin was exposed leading to Caro's flight to the German legation in Rogers and Ospina's arrest. Dr Holguin and Senor Savedra are imprisoned in Cartagena as authorities anticipate arrival of Enrique Arboleda and other prisoners.
Henri Fournier, a French chauffeur, drove five companions across Long Island Rail tracks near Westbury when a locomotive struck his auto. The party included N. B. Fullerton, A. G. Batchelder, J. H. Gerrie, Arthur Lewis, and Henry J. Everall. Fullerton suffered severe facial wounds and a jaw fracture but is expected to recover. The auto, ten-horse power, was wrecked. witnesses differed on whether the bell warned of the approaching train. Foxhall Keene and W. K. Vanderbilt Jr. aided the injured before doctors arrived.
Port Townsend reports the steamer Queen arrived from Nome with 800 passengers. About 100 stowaways boarded by climbing anchor chains while at anchor. An estimated 500 residents remained in Nome facing a harsh winter amid fear of rising crime and “reign of terror.”
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