German Emperor as Clay in Hands of Von Buelow
Berlin reports a Potsdam morning conference where Emperor William accepted Chancellor Von Buelow’s plan for future state conduct. The chancellor remains in office, and a published declaration pledges ruler conduct through constitutional channels. A separate note claims $50,000 was paid to suppress the Kaiser interview. Democrats question taxpayer involvement.
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von Buelow
Berlin
Emperor William
Potsdam
London Daily Telegraph
German Empire
Great Britain
Germany
Reichsan Zeimer
The
Weltham Montag
the Kaiser
Century Magazine
New York
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
William Bayard Hale
Convicts Start Coal Mine Fire in Tennessee Coal Mine
Birmingham reports five convicts died and seven more are believed trapped after a fire in a Tennessee Coal and Iron and Railroad coal mine believed started by convicts. In Pittsburgh, six men died and another was badly hurt in a cage accident at the Ellsworth mine, Washington County, when the cage plunged 285 feet.
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Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal and Iron and Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Ellsworth
Washington County
French island rally ends with American flag raised
Paris dispatch reports a large St Pierre demonstration in support of free schools. Clerical party leadership sparked unrest as protesters marched to the governor’s house and displayed the American flag while police prepared for possible trouble.
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Paris
St .One Miquel
Newfoundland
St. Pierre
Star Witness Links Mrs Gunness Letters to Lamphere Case
In LaPorte Indiana on November 17 the Lamphere murder case advanced as the state presented letters from Mrs Gunness to A K Helgelein. The documents describe plans to involve Helgelein and his brother and hint at threats to their lives while Lamphere listened intently to the testimony.
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LaPorte
Ind
Lamphere
Suit Began For Smuggled Goods Valued At 82000
Chicago November 17. Suit for forfeiture to the government of property valued at 82000, said to belong to Mrs Jack Gardner of Boston, alleged to have been smuggled into the country from Ireland by Mrs Emily Crane Chadbourne. The case was begun in federal court by the United States district attorney today.
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Chicago
Jack” Gardner
Boston
Magland
Emily Crane Chadbourne
United States
Roosevelt Endorsement Resolution Defeated
In New York on November 17 the Presbyterian Ministers association defeated a resolution to endorse the Lutheran synodical conference stance on President Roosevelt's remark that opposing a candidate due to Roman Catholic membership would be unwarranted bigotry. The discussion was spirited and unresolved.
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New York
Lutheran Synodical Conference
Roosevelt
Presbyterian Ministers’ Association
Christian Science Monitor to Launch Daily News Paper
Boston date Nov 17 report announces the Christian Science Monitor will publish weekday afternoons starting Nov 25 under church direction. Editions include an international mail edition, two city editions, and a 3:10 pm press edition. Vice and crime will be briefly mentioned. no cartoons. photos used. price two cents a copy, $5 yearly.
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Boston
Christian Science Monitor
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Monitor
Sues Sugar Trust Over Short Weight Scales in Docked Sugar
New York reports seven suits against the American Sugar Refining Co for $3.62 million in forfeitures and back duties on imports since 1901 weighed at Havemeyer & Elder in Brooklyn. Government alleges scales were adjusted to understate weight. one suit seeks $1.5 million for Cuba and Java imports. Forfeiture values total $2.12 million. statute limits affect prior entries, while back duties breach no limit. Evidence from Brooklyn bribery and fraud cases may be used. indictments were issued against four checkers, one bribery case led to acquittal pending others.
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New York
United States
Stemson
American Sugar Refining Company
Havemeyer & Elder
Brooklyn
Cuba
Java
Anks
First American Catholic Missionary Congress Opens
Chicago officials report the first American Catholic missionary congress launching with Archbishop Messmer presiding in sessions focusing on uplifting humanity through church work. The opening featured a reception at the Auditorium Annex hosted by the Catholic Women’s League of America and a line of prelates greeting visitors, including D Falconio, apostolic delegate, in distinctive attire.
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Chicago
American Catholic Missionary Congress
Messmer
Milwaukee
Catholic Women’s League of America
D. Falconio
United States
Quigley
Falconio
Tire Explodes in Auto Speed Test Killing Driver
In Birmingham Alabama Emil Stricker was killed when a tire exploded at over 60 miles per hour during a 24 hour speed test at the fair grounds track. Leon Barrows suffered serious injuries as the car wrecked around a curve.
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Birmingham
Ala
Emil Stricker
Leon Barrows
Labor Session Debates Funds Security and Court Risks
At the Denver AFL convention on November 17 delegates debated securing union funds to avoid court attachment. President Gompers warned that courts could appoint a receiver if funds are hidden or moved, as the Sherman act classification heightens risk to labor.
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Denver
American Federation of Labor
St. Louis
Gompers
Colo
Samuel Gompers
Washington
Canada
John B. Lennon
Forger Van Vlissingen Confesses 18 Years of Fraud
Chicago real estate man Peter Van Vlissingen confessed to an 18 year scheme of forged notes mortgages and real estate deeds totaling about 700000. Indicted tried and sentenced to the penitentiary he is to be sent to Joliet after a night in county jail. He arranged the forgeries and used an electric lighted desk to trace papers and kept the scheme secret from his nephew who helped manage his office.
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Chicago
Peter van Vlissingen
van Viissingen
Joliet
van Vlissingen
van Vlissengen
Goex
Europe
Thies J. Lefens
William C. Seipp
James J. Barbour
Barbour
Windes
Lefens
Seipp
John A. Vanderpoel
Vanderpoel
New England
Germany
Holland
I van Vilssingen
China Rattled by Change in Crowned Heads and Forgeries
Washington reports a sweeping patent commission ruling rejects labels implying government purity of goods. In Peking, rumors of the dowager Yehonala and Yuan Shikai heighten fear as 14 native banks close and foreign banks face runs. Reports suspect foul play in the emperor’s death. Prince Chun tightens control to preserve order amid reformist activity.
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Washington
Commissioner of Patents
Peking
Yehonala
Yuan Shi-Kai
Yokohama Specie Bank
Prince Chun
Balloon Flight Halted by Winds Over the Sierra Nevadas
Los Angeles reports the US racing balloon, attempting a long eastern crossing, met adverse winds last night. After rising 125 miles over Sierra Nevadas, it was blown back within five miles of Los Angeles. A second attempt began at 8:30 this morning from Ontario.
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Los Angeles
United States
Sierra Nevadas
Ontario
Lose a Lawsuit and Shoot the Judge in Leipsic
A defeated plaintiff Grosser in Leipsic’s supreme civil tribunal shot the presiding judge Maenner and the court clerk, killing the clerk and wounding the judge after a will validity ruling favored the defense. Grosser fired ten shots before being overpowered amid court chaos. Ohio Treasurer Dead in Ashtabula
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Leipsic
Supreme Civil Tribunal of
Herr Maenner
Grosser
Maenner
Billik to Hang for Crime December 11
Chicago November 17 Herman Billik convicted of murdering five members of the Uzral family was sentenced by Judge Barnes to hang on December 11.
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Chicago
Herman Billik
Uzral
Barnes
Calves Voice Lifts Surgeon Bull From Death Bed
New York, Nov. 17. Dr. William T. Bull, long ill with cancer at the Plaza Hotel, suddenly revived after Mme. Emma Calve performed several songs. He declared he would recover, spoke with his wife and doctors, and planned a trip to Europe to live quietly and heal. The dramatic recovery followed the prima donna’s intervention.
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New York
Wiliam T.11 Bull
Hotel Plaza
Mme
Emma Calve
Europe
Germany
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Andrew Helgelein
Ray Lamphere
A. K. Helgelein
Lamiphere
Smith
Jack Gardner
Christian Science Daily
A. F
L. Will
Mr. Gompers
United States Supreme Court
China
Chinese Reform Association
Kang Yu Wei
Shanghai
Yuan Shai Kai
Mott Street
Reform Association
Pacific Coast
Clerk
Ohio
Ashtabula
William M McKinnon
Billik
Calve
DR. Bull
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