United Irishmen Pledge Support as Irish Aid Surpasses Goal
In Philadelphia the United Irish League of America opened its convention with Colonel John F. Finnerty calling for unity behind John Redmond. A cable from Redmond conveyed support for an independent Irish government, while a pledge fund surpassed the $50,000 goal, totaling over $70,000 to aid Ireland. Treasurer D. B. Fitzpatrick reported regional contributions totaling 84,555 from multiple states and Canada.
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Philadelphia
John F. Finnerty
Chicago
United Irish League of America
John O'Callaghan
England
Weaver
John Redmond Wis
John Redmond
Ireland
Redmond
Irish League of America
Pledge Bound
United Party
John E. Redmond
Finnerty
O'Callaghan
New York
Commons
D. B. Fitzpatrick
Boston
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Ilineis
States
Territories
Canada
Three Attempts at Train Wrecking near Geneva
At Clarks Bridge two miles south of Geneva three attempts were made to wreck trains on the Pennsylvania division of the New York Central. Obstructions of ties rails and planks were placed on the track but each time were discovered in time to prevent disaster. The plan aimed to throw trains from the bridge spanning a small stream thirty feet below. Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Harvard students along with two Boston police officers face Suffolk county grand jury after assault investigation.
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Geneva
N. Y
Pennsylvania Division
New York Central Railroad
Clarks Bridge
Young Reastvrelé
Boston
Theodore Roosevalt, Jr
Harvard
Station 4
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Boston Common Fist
Young Roosevelt
Cambridge T
Burial Trust Knocked Out in Kansas City Action
Wichitas Mutual Burial association, the oldest and largest in Kansas, had its license revoked by Superintendent W Laling for disobedience to state laws, marking a death blow to the group in a case under antitrust law.
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Kansas City
Oet
Wichits Mutual Burial Association
Kansas
W Laling
McKenzie Irish Giant Visits Washington
Major R Melkenzie of Dublin the second largest man in the world stands seven feet two and a half inches tall and weighs 325 pounds at age thirty one in Washington for business He plans to visit the president during his stay.
Winsted Election Complete with Wardens Races
In Winsted Connecticut on October 4, the town election saw veteran Republican H. Borne, age eighty six, win the position of free warden by a 154 vote margin over incumbent Felix Galiseher.
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Bumpeors
Winsted
Canon
H. 3B
Borne
Felix Galiseher
Protection From Mad Dogs Tip Spreads to Town Officials
Hartford: Averill, state domestic animals commissioner, urges protection measures after highlighting danger of rabid dogs. He plans to inform town officials statewide about safeguards and duties to protect the public from mad dogs.
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Hartford
Conn
Averill
Eleven Hart To Team Wreck Near Murphysboro
A head on collision occurred near Murphysboro on the Illinois Central line between two passenger trains. Several people were hurt and one person died in the crash.
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Murphysboro
St. Louis and Cairo
Ilinois Central Road
Cone
Cup Preliminary at Brighton Beach Captures Proper
Proper the 3 to 5 favorite, won the Cup Preliminary over Oxford and Flip Flap at Brighton Beach in two and a quarter miles. Oxford led most of the way before Proper edged ahead by a neck. Jockey Miller fined for rough riding with Dolly Spanker in the fifth race. Two favorites won.
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New York
Proper
Brighton Beach
Oxford
Flip Flap
Brighton Cap
Seruid
Williams
Miller
Dolly Spanker
Miss Ogden
Serpend
Civjisteress
Bound Brook
Russell Sage
Allegiance
Merrill
Victoria E
Dan Bubre
Proeper
Vouth
Fargest
Gurnish
Anglo American Rifle Match Opens Between London and New York
The Anglo American rifle match at CRESDMORE New York starts with Queen's Westminster volunteers and the Seventh Regiment of New York shooting at 500 and 600 yards. The British team totals 420 after initial firings while the Americans lead by 20 points with 440 to 420.
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Cresdmore
N. Y
Queen’s Westminster Volunteers
London
Seventh Regiment of
New York
Riflemen
Queen's Westministers
Queen's Westmasters
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 4 2 as Willis and Gibson pitched for Brooklyn while Whitby and Ritter worked for Pittsburgh. Cincinnati beat Boston 7 9 with Ewing and Sehler catching for Cincinnati. Tables show percentages with Chicago leading New York and St Louis, etc. American League results include New York beating Philadelphia 10 1 and Detroit overcoming St Louis by 5 4, plus Cleveland edging Detroit 7 1. Intercollegiate tennis at Haverford reports semifinals set with Pennsylvania vs Farrand and Princeton vs Columbia. Maverick wins the steeplechase in Louisville and Lieut Frank Balin wins balloon race in Paris with 2900 dollars prize.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Pittsburo
Rrooklyn
Brenkitn
Willis
Gibson
Whitby and Ritter
Boston
Chigmnati
Cincinnati
Ewing
Sehler
Prefter
O'Neill
Chicaga
New York
Philidelphia
St. Louis
Pyedenanagone
American League
Aseria New York
Fite
Philadelphia
Doyle
Chesbro
Thomas
Coombs
Berry
Weerf
Haikade
Chicago
Owen and
Reth
Ghide and
Spencer
Cleveland
Detroit
Ark
Detro Cleveland
Donovan
Payne
Libhardt
Buelow
Washington
Errora
Roston
Batterivs
Oberlin
Carvigan
Goodwin and
Wakefield
Pateh Sets Record Pace at Singiz State Fair Grounds
Dan Pateh of Springfeld paced a mile at the Singiz State Fair Grounds in 1 54 breaking the trick record amid coarse track conditions and strong competition from local sprinters.
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Dan Pateh
Springfeld
Ding Pateh
Singiz State Fair Grounds
Eruptions of Savaii Volcano Increase in Samoa
Oct 3 report from Tupuila Samoa notes rising eruptions on Savaii Volcano cause destruction. Oyа streams flood plains once thought safe and forests are being destroyed.
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Savaii
Tupuila
Samoa
President Roosevelt Declines to Back Hughes in New York Race
President Roosevelt announced he would not campaign for Charles Hughes in the New York gubernatorial race. He said he would not take sides in the contest and emphasized his neutrality in state politics.
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Hughes
Washington
Get. G
Roosevvelt
Ito Sook
Giblers
Chiles
Soveritor of
New York
Salvation Army Tests Graphophone Gospel in Cleveland Streets
The Salvation Army plans to use a graphophone to preside the gospel as it goes through Cleveland streets. The initiative aims to spread the religious message with a portable recording device guiding their outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Cleveland
Old Wan Wanted 4 Beautiful Wife and Marriage Feud
Mrs Thomas C. Flatt denies filing for separation from Senator Platt and accuses his family of ruining her name. She claims her husband is an aged, feeble man but insists his head is clear and vows retaliation against those she says persecuted her. Senator Platt reportedly transferred most of his fortune to preclude a large settlement. Also notes Hearst campaign stops in New York with upstate trip plans starting at Fonda to speak at the Montgomery county fair.
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Highland Mills
Thomas C. Flatt
Tioga Lodge
Senator Platt
Hedges
Mr. Hedges
San Francisco
Mae Woods
Senator Platts
Themes C. Platt
Hearst
New York
William RK. Hearst
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Democratic
Independence League
John Ford
Clarence J. Shearn
Henry A. Powell
Fonda
Montgomery County
Wheeler Daughter of General Wheeler Weds Buck
Carrie Payton Wheeler youngest daughter of the late General Joseph Wheeler married Gordon Montgomery Buck of New York at the Wheeler mansion Wheeler Station near Birmingham. The ceremony was private due to General Wheeler's death in January.
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General Wheeler
Deushter
Birmingham
Ala
Carrie Payton Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler
Gordon Montgomery Buck
New York
Wheeler Mansion
Wheeler Station
Gave Each Child a Hitlion Inheritance Tax Case
In Milwaukee Oct 3 the Proceedings on Captain Frederick Pabst estate reveal he gave each child 3 000 000 before death to test how wealth would affect them. The gifts were made prior to his passing.
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Milwaugber
Wis
Frederick Pabst
Death of Former Virginia Judge Pauntlery
The death is attributed to hardening of the heart tissues affecting Judge Thomas Triner Pauntler, a former Virginia supreme court judge and once secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Born in Winchester in December 1824, his life and service are noted in this report.
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Fatizl, Sr
Louis
Thomas Trirner Pauntlerey
Virginia Supreme Court
Commonswealth
Virginia
Judge Pauntlerey
Winchester
New Cruiser Afloat Saturday Launch In North Carolina
The armoured cruiser North Carolina built by Newport News Shipbuilding will be launched Saturday and christened by Miss Rebekah Glenn daughter of North Carolina Governor R B Glenn. A separate item notes a tour party ascended Mount McKinley near Benard Alaska reaching the continent’s highest peak at 20 235 feet.
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Wallington
North Carolina
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Rebekah Glenn
R. B. Glenn
MeKinsey
Tacqala
Wash
Benard
Alaska
McKintey
Major Hoyle Killed by Train in Atlanta Area
Major George S. Engle of the U S Army was struck by an Atlanta and West Point train at College Park and died an hour later. His body was badly mangled.
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Hoyle
Atlanta
George S. Engle
U.S. A
Ger
College Park
Man Dies of Joy After Reinstatement in Water Bureau
Philadelphia Oct 3 Charles Tanna aged 58 died of joy after being reinstated in the water bureau position he had held for ten years.
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Joy
Philadelphia
Water Bureau
Charles Tanna
Symphony Leader Karl Muck Arrives for Boston Orchestra
New York Ott 3 Professor Karl Muck arrives by Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse to conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra in America.
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Coxteen
New York
Karl Muck
America
Boston Symphony Orchestra
President Did Not Write It About Van Winkle Run
James W. McCarthy released a letter showing President Roosevelt did not write a direct request for Congressman Van Winkle to seek re election. M G Hatta said the president did respond to a clippings letter but no personal letter existed. Van Winkle stated he heard a verbal message via the Republican committee contradicting any written note.
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Thrley City
N. T
James W. McCarthy
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Marshall van Winkle
McCarthy
M.G. Hatta
van Winkie
Roosevel
Congressional Committee
National Republican Committee
Congress
Ministers of Finance and Marine Hurt in Spanish Auto Wreck
In La Granja Spain Oct 3 Navarre Reverter the finance minister and Senor Alvarado the marine minister were injured when their car overturned two miles from the palace. An aid-de-camp and the chauffeur were also hurt, while both ministers were pinned beneath the vehicle before extraction.
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la Granja
Spain
Police Trail Fake Broker In Montclair Swindle
New York report says police traced a man claiming to be Frederick W Miller who defrauded Miss Eleanor Wood of Montclair New Jersey of 100 dollars by luring her with a promised position at a brokerage house. Miss Florence Albizette of Philadelphia, replying to his ad, met him at the Hotel Walton and paid 40 dollars for a 500 dollar bond. She will testify as the sham broker faces arrest.
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New York
Frederick W.miller
Eleanor Wood
Montclair
N. J
Florence
Albizette
Philadelphia
Walton
Ex Judge Parker denies Hearst charges over campaign aid
Former presidential candidate Judge Abram B Parker rejects Hearst claims that corporations funded his defense of Mayor McClellan. Parker states he received no payment and acted from duty. Hearst alleged underwriter involvement remains unproven per Parker’s sworn denial.
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Packer Ansurers
Hearst
New York
Abron
Parker
William BR. Hearst
Judge Parker
McClellan
Tearst
Agricultural and Market Report Highlights Grain Livestock Prices
A dense market summary from Minnesota and nearby regions notes firm but quiet prices for wheat and creamery products with mixed futures. Listed values cover corn, oats, eggs, oats, butter, cheese, and poultry with regional variations and weekly fluctuations.
Live Stock Markets Report From QaTLE Supply Fair
Market slow across categories with mixed quotes. Heavies and mediums show light receipts. York cattle at 4.07 and 3. S0 26.90 for pigs. Troughs posted 3 506 ERP. Lambs and ewes hold steady with prime wethers and ewes quoted around 2.60 to 3.50.
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York
Comanion
Lambs
Humorous Riddles and Gentle Comfort Letters
A collage of jokes and children’s notes appears with light wordplay about feathers candy and clocks. It also includes a plea from Bee Hive girls to brighten hospital days by making pressed flower cards for sick children alongside scrap-book suggestions from The Ree Hive.
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Ree Hive
Dorothy and the Wet Baby Bird Lesson in Kindness
Dorothy sprinkles a tiny bird fallen from its nest and wet from the hose. Her mother helps nurse the bird back to health and returns it to the garden under a rose bush where its mother can find it.
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Dorothy
Southern Presbyterian
Frog Portraits and Duets with a Pet Amphibian
A narrator recalls a pet frog that croaked along as she painted. The frog consistently faced the artist, turning away only when she changed perspective. Each attempt to capture a side view ended with the frog nodding in unison, creating a comical painter’s duet.
Unbroken filly Whitefeet wanders into drawing room
A sorrel mare recently broken shows surprising gentleness and curiosity. She explores the drawing room, walking across a long corridor and through three doors, inspecting furniture, knick knacks, and a mirror with curious self-awareness. The scene ends as she smiles at her reflection.
Tricks of an Angora Kid and Its Clever Horns
A short tale of a young Angora goat that uses its horns to scratch, grow, and graze. The kid forms a bond with a household lady, faces hunger when she is away, and learns to feed under her cloak. It later handsomely butts threats and performs agile, comic leaps along a stone wall as it asserts its independence.
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Plaga
Benest
Harold Baynes
Masked Ball Revelations in London Gossip
In London gossip columns, Wilkins recalls avoiding a fancy dress ball while Bitking admits he made a fool of himself. The men discuss the masks and the moment of truth when the disguise was removed and the evening's actions with a woman revealed.
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Wilkins
Iyself
London
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