World events and incidents across the nation and abroad
News notes from Missouri and beyond report two westbound Wabash freights colliding near Chillicothe, Pa bank closure in Claysville, 160000 Missouri Day at the World’s Fair, and ongoing Mukden fighting. Other items include a Sing Sing release, Argentine president, a Magnolia ark murder, a Chicago hotel plan, and Port Arthur bombardment reports.
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Chillicothe
George Runyon
Moberly
First National Bank
Claysville
St. Louis
Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Albert J. Adams
New York
Sing Sing Prison
James P. Averill
Woceon Andi Oe
the of Mines
Hough- Michigan College Inn
Mich
A. Tokio
Sig
Seemiaeeen Enen
Kingston Mines
Pan
Philippine Exposition Board
Scouts Battalion
Philippine Constabulary
Louisiana Purchase Expoaltion Co
United States
St. Louia
Kurnpatkin
Mukden
Manu Quintana
Argentina
Republic
John Harper
Magnolia
Ark
W. R. Eaves
Citizens’ National Bank of
Arlington
Tex
Chicago
Bessie Stone
Robert Gill
Ashland
William Rudolph
Missouri Supreme Court
United Zinc & Chemical Co
Argentine
Kas
Vladivostok
Toklo
Berlin
Port Arthur
Gravesend
England
Wentworth Tragedy Off Chatham Shores The Wentworth Sinks With All Hands
A schooner Wentworth en route from Hillsboro New Brunswick to Newark with plaster rock struck Chatham bar during a northerly gale. Twelve aboard perished. two bodies recovered including a woman believed to be the captain's wife and her three children. Lifesavers could not launch. wreckage and debris wash ashore as crew members likely took refuge in rigging before death.
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Chatham
Mass
Wentworth
Moncton
MN. B
Chatham Bar
Portland
Cape Cod
Hillaton
N. B
Newark
Lfe
Hillsboro
Esau Priddle
Bt. John
Defense of Philip Weinselmer Denies Extortion Claim
New York Oct 15 The defense of Philip Weinselmer former president of the Building Trades alliance on extortion charges denies any payment was made to him and accuses the Employers' association of fabricating evidence. Counsel argues a constructed case aims to remove him from leadership and cripple the alliance amid a building trades lockout.
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New York
Philip Weinseimer
Building Trades Alliance
Employers’ Association
Weihselmer
Weinselmer
Empire State express narrowly avoids disaster after crash
Albany report details the Empire State express striking a derailed light engine in Hensalaer yards as two locomotives wrecked. Fireman A W Parsons was killed and the engineer injured though no passengers were harmed. The train continued to New York after securing a new engine.
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Albany
N. Y
Empire State Express
New York Central Railroad
A. W. Parsons
Empire State
New York
Japanese Peace Appeal Amid Manchuria War Toll
A Tokyo dispatch reports growing calls for peace as Manchuria battles rage for a week. About 60 000 men have been killed or wounded, mostly Russians, with heavy Japanese losses and little public celebration of any victory. The piece stresses honor and Russian resolve, noting logistical limits and railway distance shaping the war.
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Tokio
Manchuria
Russia
Port Arthur
Reduction Planned for Illinois Steel South Chicago Workers
Chicago reports that after the current contract expires January 1, Illinois Steel Co. workers in the rail and sheet departments at South Chicago are told there will be no renewal. They expect wage cuts of 15 to 43 percent and a longer workday similar to Joliet, affecting nearly 4,000 additional employees.
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Chicago
Ilinois Steel Co
South Chicago
Jollet
Michigan convicts escape from state penitentiary in Jackson
Four inmates at the Michigan state penitentiary escaped after painting a smokestack. They used a ladder from the tool house to drop over the north wall while guards were inattentive. Authorities and many officials are pursuing the fugitives.
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Jackson, Mich
American Cardinal Unlikely in Upcoming Consistory
Rome reports that at the next consistory on November 14 it is unlikely an American cardinal will be elected due to conflicting claims of Americanist and anti Americanist prelates.
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Rome
Echo of Slocum Disaster Report Publicly Released
The United States commission of investigation into the S S Slocum disaster released its report in Wallington on October 17. President Roosevelt wrote to Secretary Metcalf to implement the findings and dismiss inspection officials Robert S Rodin James A Dumont and Thomas H Barrett for lax steamboat oversight blamed for the catastrophe.
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James A. Dumont
Thomas H. Barett
New York
Mortar Battery Explosion Injures Eleven at Fort Banks
A mortar explosion during target practice at Fort Banks Wisthrop Mass injures three milled men and eight others including Sergt Foley and seven privates Private Higgins among the wounded.
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Fort Banks
Wisthrop
Mass
Higgins
Sergt. Foley
Indians Caught in a Trap at Magdalena Mazatlan
Reports from Mazatlan indicate Sonora Governor Isabel seized 400 Yaqui Indians after a bloodless coup at Magdalena during festas. The captives were confined as soldiers surrounded the town and are to be moved to Hermosillo then transported toward Yucatan and the isthmus of Tehuantepec.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mazatlan
Mexico
Isabel
Sonora
Magdalena
Indiana
Mostlo
Yucatan
Isthmus
Tehuantepec
Major Carrington Arrested in Philippines Falsification Case
Manila October 16. The prosecuting attorney filed briefs in five cases against Maj. Carrington charging falsification of civil government vouchers totaling 1500 dollars. He has been arrested. Carrington commanded the Philippine Scouts and had gone to the St. Louis exposition to oversee them before being recalled to face the charges.
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Philippine Civil Government
Manila
Maj. Carrington
Maj
Carrington
Philippine Scouts
St. Louis Exposition
Philippines
Mount Vernon
Ill
Walter Power
Cleveland Adams
Siam Represented as King Buys Lewis and Clark Expo Souvenirs
The King of Siam shows interest in the Lewis and Clark centennial by purchasing souvenir gold dollars issued for the explorers. Souvenirs will be sent to Bangkok, arranged through former Minister John Barret. Siam takes no active part in Pacific coast centennial plans.
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Portland
Ore
Siam
John Barret
Bangkok
Frederick Augustus Reigns After King George’s Death
King George of Saxony died at Pillnitz after resigning Crown Prince Frederick Augustus to assume the throne. The new king, Frederick Augustus, fixed mourning at twenty four weeks and began arrangements for the funeral and government handover.
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Saxony
Pillnus
Reps Neursisg
Dresten
Frederick Augustus
Louiss
Mathilde
Jearme
George
Albert
Caroline
Austria
Tuscany
Vie
A Chance for Indian Girls at Rescue Mission Offer
Superintendent S M McCowan reports a letter from A Madison of the Rescue Mission of Poughkeepsie offering a 50 room building for an Indian girls’ school. The plan includes advanced grade students and talents in music art or elocution with scholarships to Vassar College, re framing perceptions of Indians from earlier bias.
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St. Louis
M. McCowan
Hag
A. Mailison
Rescue Mission
Poughkeepsie
United States
Vassar College
Madison
Texas
Multiple Distinct News Items From Oct 16
A smoke ejector is being installed on the battleship Kentucky to vent unburned gas after gun discharge following the Missouri incident. Wilhelmina Masur, 50, was stamped to death by a bull in Allegheny, Pittsburgh. The Elwood Burton schooner wrecked near Peahed Hill bar. captain and two seamen died. Bullion shipments of £20000 to South America and £42000 to Egypt withdrawn from the Bank of England. A smallpox vaccination drive in Chicago touches 1700 stockyard workers. About 150 Pacific States Telephone Co. female staff quit, halting Portland’s phone system.
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New York
Missouri
Kentucky
Pittsburg
Wilhelmina Masur
John Masur
Allegheny
Masur
Highland Light
Elwood Burton
Williams
Peahed Hill Bar
South America
London
Bank of England
Eryat
Portland
Ore
Pacific States Telephone Co
Value of the cotton crop and its vast scale
Freat hant Poole of the Cotton States Association spoke to the Cotton States Commissioners about a projected harvest of ten and a half million bales worth about 413 million dollars plus 78 thousand Sea Island bales valued at nearly 6 million. He noted steady prices around ten cents and an overall immense potential despite boll weevil threats.
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Batga Rouse
Ereaiaan
RK. H. Poole
Association of Tomn
Tage Ture
Impart
Sea Island
Peeres Ee
Poison in All the Samples Found in Weed Alechel
In a local lab survey samples tested detected poison in weed alechel used as adshtavent in mach of kew vouts. Officials warn of potential harm and call for review of supply chains and public awareness.
Excitement in Copenhagen Over Baltic Fleet Passage
New York reports Great excitement as the Russian Baltic fleet is expected to pass through Danish waters. The ships must use the Great Belt between Zealand and Funen. Danish pilots have departed for Reval and Libau. Rumors say Japanese agents charter neutral ships to monitor the fleet. Denmark orders Heimdal and several torpedo boats to sea to enforce neutrality.
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New York
Copenhagen
Great Belt
Zealand
Funen Ielands
Reval
Libau
Danish
Denmark
Heimdal
Callahan Millions Require Liquidation Over Five Years
Des Moines Iowa October 15 The will of James Callahan directs conversion of his vast assets into cash within five years. His estate valued at five to six million dollars includes extensive stock holdings in local and national industrial firms, iron mines in Arizona, and gold mines in the West. Proceeds are to fund annuities and other trust provisions with much of the money deposited at the Iowa Loan and Trust Company Des Moines.
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Des Moines
James Callahan
Callahan
Arizona
Iowa Loan & Trust Co
Men Behind the Guns Break World Record in Practice
From San Francisco on October 15 the gunboat Bennington and flagship New York reported in Magdalena Bay Mexico that eight inch guns set a world record for firing speed and accuracy during target practice last month. Rear Admiral C F Goodrich overseen the test.
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San Francisco
Bennington
C. F. Goodrich
New York
Magdalena Bay
Mexico
Fell from Eighth Floor in Fire Escape Accident
In St Paul on Friday a man P M Bean and his wife from Minneapolis fell from the third story to the sidewalk during a patent fire escape test. Mrs Scannon was killed and her husband fatally injured. Judge Parker registered to vote in Esopus Kingston district. Miners in District No 19 voted 35 to 29 to accept a seven percent wage reduction. about 6000 union men affected.
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St. Paul
Germania
P. M. Beannon
Minneapolis
Esopus
N. Y
Parker
Kingston
Charles Mercer Hall
Knoxville, Tenn
Opening of a Unique Building and Its Advertising Reach
The passage describes a new building project by a company limited attracting one million dollars annually through advertising. It highlights the role of prominent publishers, nationwide representation, and the newspaper column as a modern marketing method, contrasting with older discussion methods while noting broad reader reach across cities like New York, Chicago, and others.
Failed in Real Politics Bertnisommese of a Thesttt cnl Giar Dae Wes the Remy
A fractured OCR fragment hints at a political item with unclear names and places. The readable text suggests a local or regional political note or error in transcription. The readable elements reference politics and a possible event or figure.
Vestiges of a Political Season and Wartime Charities
A sprawling, collage style piece surveys lawyers lamenting fees amid political campaigns, then shifts to wartime relief in Japan, detailing civilian support and bond subscriptions. It notes citizens aiding fronts, a boy earning yen for relief funds, and imperial gifts, with diversions on hair color and intellect concluding the fragment.
German origin pie gains favor with overnight risen crust
A pie described as of German origin is prepared with a crust raised overnight like bread. An egg is worked in, the dough rolled to about an inch thick, pan edges trimmed, and peaches pressed into the dough. Sugar and grated lemon or substitutes like apples or huckleberries are used.
He Was Not a Vegetarian Quote Answered
A humorous exchange in Ally Sloper where a doctor suggests boiled beef and dumplings as a substitute for roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. The valet asks about dietary changes and substitutes.
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Valetudiarian
Ally Sloper
Prisoner of public scolding in 1900s humor?
A brief witty dialogue excerpt from the Chicago Record-Herald features a man with a nose claiming honor as capital and a lithe man warning to lock it up nightly, illustrating streetwise banter in a period newspaper tone.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Politest U S Congressman Passes through Seattle Scene
Congressman James Hamilton Lewis of Chicago drew praise for courtesy but faced sharp remark from an elderly Black woman in Seattle after a fiery speech. She challenged his greeting calling him out as “poor white trash” in a tense exchange reported by Woman’s Home Companion.
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James Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
Seattle
A Frank Tribute to Beauty and Accomplishment
The Washington Star quotes a studious girl praising beauty yet noting lack of achievement. Mies Cayenne responds that no accomplishment is more difficult than being beautiful. The exchange reflects on social standards for women.
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Mies Cayenne
Washington Star
Not Strange Yeast Echoes in House Knocks
The Yonkere Statesman notes a conversation about frequent knocks at home, with Crimsonbeak noting no strangeness and a humorous boast that his wife knocks often. The piece frames domestic sounds as ordinary rather than eerie.
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Crimsonbeak
Yonkere Statesman
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