Emperor of China Reported Dead Amid Ill Health Claims
News from Pekin and London recounts multiple reports of the Chinese emperor’s death or near death around Nov 10 to Nov 14, with the dowager empress seriously ill and the imperial succession a moot point. Reports differ on status. some describe improvement, others fatality. The article traces Kuang Hsu’s brief reign, born 1870, and notes dynastic power shifting to the dowager empress.
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Pekin
London
Peking
Reuter’s Telegram Company
China
Foreign Board of Government
Tokio
Kuang-Hsu
K’ang Hsi
Ch'ien Lung
Pu Chun
Prince Tuan
Peror
Kuang- Hsu
Record Cold Night in Laramie Sets November Low
Laramie Wyoming reports 24 degrees below zero the coldest November night on record at the Wyoming university thermometer. Snow also blankets Michigan with a heavy snowstorm along Lake Michigan and Muskegon recording fourteen inches.
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Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie
Wyo
Wyoming University
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lake Michigan
Muskegon
Rush Lamphere case to end by Thanksgiving
LaPorte Indiana November 14 sessions of the LaPorte circuit court continued with the aim of finishing the Ray Lamphere trial before Thanksgiving. Prosecutor Smith reported progress. Dr J L Gray described death causes in the female body found in ruins and exhumed bodies testimony, while a Manchu political summary followed discussing dynastic power and reform in China.
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LaPorte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Smith
J. L. Gray
Mack
Grand Jury Jolts Lorimer's Crowd
Chicago on November 14 reports a grand jury returning 38 indictments in a primary election fraud probe. Abram J. Harris and Edward J. Smejkal face perjury and aiding illegal voters charges, with Q. J. Chott also indicted for perjury. Other regional items note Rev. Brinley Morgan struck by car in New Haven and Reynolds Bros retiring from Toledo grain trade.
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Nav
West Side
Spe 1
Freeman
Abram J. Harris
Criminal Court
Billy Cooke
Ninth Ward
Edward J. Smejkal
Ilinois
Billy” Lorimer
Harris
Smejkal
Q. J. Chott
New Haven
Conn
Brinley Morgan
Connecticut
Silk lingerie of Mrs Leslie Carter sold at auction
New York on November 11 reports the sale of silk nightwear and lingerie to satisfy debts of actress Mrs Leslie Carter Payne. Items include nightcaps, corset covers, silk stockings and lace, auctioned at Fifth Avenue rooms. A prior sale of furniture and autos occurred months earlier. Lincoln, Neb. Nov 14 Bryan couple to travel to Mexico. Mr Bryan to speak in Philadelphia December 2.
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Leslie Carter
New York
Fifth Avenue
Leslie Carter- Payne
Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Mexico
Bryan
Philadelphia
Metcalf resigns as secretary of the navy
Secretary of the Navy H Metcalf resigns effective December 1 for ill health after a year of nervous breakdown. President Taft accepts and names Assistant Secretary Truman H Newberry as successor. Newberry’s naval service and close support of Taft mark the selection as likely to span the Taft presidency.
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Michigan State Naval Brigade
Yosemite
Naval Department
Newberry Named Assistant Treasurer and Related Events
Detroit figures note Mr. Newberry’s past roles with the Detroit Bay City and Alpena railway and his Navy department ties under Roosevelt. Also announced is George S. Terry’s appointment as assistant treasurer of the United States at New York, succeeding Hamilton Fish. A Missouri rate hearing is postponed two weeks by Judge Smith McPherson, who leaves Kansas City briefly. In Indiana, an explosion at the American Milling stock food plant in Linden injures five workers and destroys the building. losses reach $200,000.
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Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railway Company
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Yerry
George S. Terry
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New York
Hamilton Fish
Kansas City
Missouri
Smith McPherson
Iowa
Crawfordsville
Ind
American Milling Company
Linden
Brooklyn
Fort Greene Park
Tate
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Monument for Martyrs of Prison Ships Dedicates in Brooklyn
New York reports the dedicatory ceremony for the prison ship martyrs monument at Fort Greene park in Brooklyn. President elect Taft delivered the day’s oration while Gov. Hughes and Secretary of War Wright presided over the official events and the grand parade marched through the city.
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Hot Springs
Wright
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Navy
Jersey
Wallabout Bay
Brook
William H. Taft
Charles E. Hughes
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Wallabont Nks
Had His Revenge Assailant Claims Crime Was Persecution Motive
New York diary reports Walter B Ammon prominent butterine maker shot at Jersey City railroad station by Andrew McGrath a 50 year old unemployed butter salesman. McGrath says persecution in business led to the act and surrendered to Patrolman Amann after the shooting.
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Walter E. Ammon
Jersey City
New York
Walter B. Ammon
Second Street
McGrath
Ammon
Ammon & Person
Fourth
Henderson Streets
Mr. Ammon
Wizard C. Fisk
New York National Guard
Amann
City Hall
Felix Monahan
John McGown
Aiis
James Larkins
Detective Bureau
Monahan
Police
Amason
New Jersey
Rocke feller to testify in Standard Oil dissolution case
New York reports say John D Rockefeller will take the witness stand when the government suit to dissolve Standard Oil resumes next week. Directors Archbold and Moffett are expected to testify after Rockefeller. In Frisco, Francis J Henry, a graft prosecutor, was shot in a separate incident observed by a guard and baggageman. the gunman fled toward a police station.
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John D. Rockefeller
Standard] Ol
Rockefeller
Standard Oil ‘Company
John Archbold
J. A. Moffett
Archbold and
Moffett
Heney Shot in San Francisco Court War Trial
In San Francisco on November 14 Francis J. Heney special prosecutor for Ruef's bribery trial was shot in the court by Morris Haas ex convict. Heney's condition is improving though blood poisoning lawsuits concern doctors. Ruef remains in custody as authorities fear further violence. President Roosevelt sent a telegram expressing horror.
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San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
Morris Haas
Sieney
Jand
Haas
Engleside
Roosevelt
Washington
Abraham Ruef
Heney
Ruef
San Quentin Penitentiary
Staken
Bank merger makes Saint Louis largest outside New York
St Louis November 14 It is semi officially reported the National Bank of Commerce of St Louis has taken over the accounts of the Commonwealth Trust Company of St Louis. The consolidation makes the former bank the largest in deposits outside New York and Chicago.
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St. Louis
National Bank of Commerce of St
Wright Wins Final Test For Height Prize
American aeroplanist Wilbur Wright completed a start without the derrick at Sarthe Aero club trials in Le Mans France. He circled the field twice and landed, meeting conditions for the club prize of 200 dollars for a height flight. The observers declared Wright the prize winner.
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le Mans
France
Wilbur Wright
Sarthe
Wright
Grand Duke Alexis of Russia Dead in Paris
Grand Duke Alexis I of Russia, uncle of Emperor Nicholas, died in Paris today from pneumonia. He had lived in Paris since retirement after serving as supreme director of the navy for 24 years.
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Nicholas
Paris
Alexis I
Russia
Navy
Minnesota banks form self guaranteed deposit system
Minnesota bankers announce a new independent examination plan for state banks. W. D. Willard of Mankato chairs the committee to organize the Second District banks. The system aims to strengthen the state banking framework, prevent unsafe practices, and ensure thorough audits of all member banks and bankers.
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Minn
Minnesota
W. D. Willard
First National Bank of Mankato
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