Naval Parade Opens Grand Army Encampment in Washington
Washington October 7 crowds line bannered streets for a grand naval parade under Gen Heywood with 100000 visitors. Marines sailors and veterans march past the White House reviewing stand as the 36th G A R encampment opens with Camp Roosevelt dedication and ceremonies led by Secretary Hay.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Heywood
Marine Corps
District of Columbia National Guard
Sons of Veterans
Association of Ex-Prisoners of War
Naval Veterans
White House
State, War and Navy
Lipton Signs New America’s Cup Challenge at Royal Ulster
London Oct 7 The challenge for another America's Cup series by Sir Thomas Lipton has been signed by the Royal Ulster Yacht Club and posted. The move confirms Lipton’s ongoing campaign to secure another competition for the trophy.
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London
Thomas Lipton
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Five Hundred Girls Strike for Higher Wages in Chicago
Five hundred girls employed by Ritchie and Co. paper box makers walked out seeking higher pay. The event followed welcome remarks from Henry B. F. MacFarland and proceeded with addresses by Ton. John Hay, General E. Torrance, and Secretary Moody. Governor Bliss and B. F. Bingham also spoke, ending with a national salute as the flag was unfurled.
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Chicago, Ill
Ritchie & Co
Henry B. F. MacFarland
Warner
McFarland
John Hay
Hay
United States
E. Torrance
Army
Moody
Root
Potomac
Washington
Bliss
Michigan
B. F. Bingham
Department of the Potomac
Grand Army
McElroy
Grand Army of the Republic Camp Fire Opens Meet
Five thousand veterans and friends gather at Convention Hall for the Thirty-sixth encampment ceremonies with the Marine Band, songs, speeches, and a flag-filled hall. General Eli Torrance delivers the principal address as Red Men showcase a 450-strong parade and Potomac River Regatta features eleven races. Fireworks light the Washington monument grounds and a White House note explains the president cannot review the parade but may greet attendees if conditions permit.
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Camp Roosevelt
Potomac
Torrance
Ebbitt House
White Lot
White House
Washington Monument
B. H. Warner
Citizens’ Committee of
District of Columbia
Washington
John McElroy
Warner
Convention Hall
Grand Army of the Republic
United States
United States Marine Band
Eli Torrance
Red
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Nine Tribes
Order
Potomac Rier Regatta Association
Peking
Grand Army
Pershing Expédition Against Moros Reported by Davis
Washington reports Captain Pershing and Captain Eli Helmick’s columns attacked Maciu forts on Mindanao Island. Forts captured and destroyed. Moros fled after shells. One sultan of Maciu and 40 to 50 Moros killed. two enlisted men slightly wounded. Two lantakes and rifles seized. No property harmed beyond captured forts. Davis hopes lesson aids peace and sovereignty recognition.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
Davis
Anila
Eli Helmick
Cotta
Maclu
Maciu
Bacolod
Where is Mrs Burns The Sioux City Mystery Deepens
Mrs T S Burns president of the Sioux City Beethoven club remains missing as police exhaust the river search without clues. Theories fluctuate from voluntary disappearance to abduction or wandering in illness while her husband endures family distress amid uncertainty.
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Sioux City
T. S. Burns
Beethoven Club
Gould Scheme Made Public
A Toledo report claims the Goulds plan to extend the Ann Arbor railway into upper Michigan. proposed routes include Cheboygan via new or acquired lines, with car ferries at Detour and onward to the Soo. Wabash engineers reportedly drafted blueprints for these extensions in the Clergue country.
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Detroit
Toledo
Goulds
North Michigan Territory
the Times
Clergue
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Ann Arbor Railway
Ann Arbor
Cheboygan
Mackinac
Soo
Porter Located in Wheatland After Alleged Murder Plot
Benjamin Porter, the Second Avenue restaurateur accused of a deadly attack on his wife last Friday night, was found in Wheatland, Iowa, yesterday afternoon and employed there. The wife, Nellie Wright, filed a warrant for assault with intent to murder in Police Magistrate Johnson's office. Porter will be brought for trial. Sheriff Cralle holds the warrant. G. H. Broadwell was fined five dollars for assault and battery.
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Benjamin Porter
Second Avenue
Wheatland
Iowa
Johnson
Cralle
Porter
G. H. Broadwell
Nellie Wright
Gail Hamilton Wins Kentucky Futurity Heat
Gail Hamilton won the first heat of the $14,000 Kentucky Futurity in Lexington on October 7, with John M. finishing second. The Rajah, the favorite, was distanced as Time recorded 2:14 4.
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Lexington
Gail Hamilton
John M
Rajah
Relative Importance in Party Influence Debate
A Washington Star exchange quotes a candidate debating political bosses and Henry Clay. The candidate concedes a boss may have more influence with his current peers, framing influence over stature in political power dynamics.
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Henry Clay
Dea
Ith
Washington
Cars Tied Up At New Orleans
Three street cars with non union motormen and conductors left the barns in New Orleans and met a blockade. Strikers and sympathizers attacked the trains, causing a badly cut motorman and significant damage. Police failed to control the riot and service was halted as the strike cooled.
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New Orleans
White to Be Appointed U S Minister to Rome
The president plans to appoint Henry W. White of the U S embassy London as ambassador to Rome with the formal appointment likely in spring. The lengthy list of short items covers regional political filings and several local incidents across the United States and Canada, including labor unrest, accidents, and civic notices.
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Washington
Henry W. White
United States
London
Rome
Riley maneuvers attack on concealed treq se3
Fort Riley Kan Oct 7 Major Leach of the engineers commands the Blues in a defense praised for skill while General Kobbe leads the Browns in a bold attack. Kobbe’s forces pressed the assault with vigor, exposing troops to rifle fire as they crossed open ground toward entrenched positions.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Leach
Engineers
Blues
Kobbe
St. Mary's
Union Pacific Railroad
St. Mary’s
Trench Defense Tactics By Captain Cavanaugh At Battle
Forces from Browns include Eighteenth and Twenty-second infantry Colorado battalion eight troops of the ith and three troops of the Eighth cavalry with two imaginary regiments. Blues under Major Leach field Sixth infantry engineers as infantry batteries and Eighth cavalry unit. Entrenchments skillfully concealed under grass, sighted by Browns at 1500 yards, later unseen as battle began. Donaldson’s cavalry skirmished, forced back to line of infantry. Heavy hill on right held by Loughborough with engineers Atkinson and infantry, Mercher artillery and Menober batteries. center under Morton with cavalry engineers and Blues. Left under Zinn with engineers and Sixth Infantry.
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Cavanaugh
Eighteenth Infantry
Colorado
Ith
Eighth Cavalry
Blues
Leach
Engineers
Donaldson
J. B. Cavanaugh
Lfe
Browns
R. I. R. Lough
G. A. Zinn
Alton Road Holds Its Annual Stockholders Meeting
Chicago October 7 The Chicago and Alton Railroad held its regular annual meeting. H D Laughlin, a minority stockholder who had filed suit questioning the lease to the Chicago and Alton Railway, attended and offered to sell his stock which may be accepted to close the dispute. Directors Ream Forgan Harriman and Gould were reelected. Last year’s statement shows higher operating expenses due to physical improvements.
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Chicago
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
H. D. Laughlin
Chicago & Alton Railway Company
Norman B. Ream
D. R. Forgan
E. HM. Harriman
George J. Gould
John Lynch declines bid for Congress in Monmouth
Monmouth Oct. 7 John Lynch agreed as the district candidate to fill the vacancy from Tom A. Marshall but yesterday refused to be considered a candidate for Congress due to business reasons. No papers nominating a Democratic candidate have been filed. Tom Marshall of Keithsburg was named but declined. his successor is not announced. The congressional committee is sworn to secrecy and will announce the selected candidate in a few days.
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Monmouth
Til
John Lynch
Demestic Congressional Committee
Steenth
Tom A. Marshall
Congress
Monmouth Review
Rose
Springfield
Tom Marshall
Keithsburg
Congressional Committee
Ex-Congressman Grant Dies in Vermont at 66
St Johns Vt Oct 7 Former Congressman William W Grant died today of malarial fever aged 66 in Vermont.
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Grant
Vermont
St. Johns ‘Y
William W. Grant
Petrified corpse sparks uncle claim near Evansville
An undertaker from Indianapolis believes a petrified body found in river sands opposite Evansville may be his uncle Jacob Hisey who vanished from Corydon sixteen years ago. Captain Eigenmann recovered the body and museum managers offered $5,000. The case hints at murder and river burial. Nearby reports note a Knoxville man killed in a quarrel with travelers, and other items include bond deal queries from Secretary Shaw, a 17 year old killing in Nebraska, Foss’s nomination in Boston, and Des Moines river flood near Keokuk.
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Ohio
Corydon
Indianapolis
Edward Hisey
New York Street
Ohio River
Evansvillle
Jacob Hisey
Ind
Hisey
Jacob
John Eigenmann
Evansville
Eigenmann
Military law now prevails in coal strike turmoil
A 2000 strong mob near Royal Oak colliery in Shamokin, Pa, harassed non union workers as troops and National Guard were mobilized by Governor Stone. President Roosevelt asked miners union leader Mitchell to consider a commission plan to resolve grievances, while Buffalo talks sought coal supply methods amid a wary stance by Mitchell and Wright.
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Mt. Carmel
Harrisburg
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Stone
Elliott
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
Corder
Mitchell
Lehigh Coal Company
Shenandoah
Washington
Roosevelt
Miners’ Union
Congress
Carroll D. Wright
Philadelphia
Wright
Buffalo
John Mitchell and Associates
National Manufacturers' Association
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
United States Commissoner
Philadelpha
Associated Press
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