Edward Is Still King Seizes Control Of British Government
London Sept 24 The king asserts prerogatives to shape the new cabinet and oversee ministers at Balmoral as Premier Balfour faces questions over army reform. The monarch dictates personnel and demands a cabinet that can tackle the army scandals revealed by the South Africa war commission while maintaining imperial stability.
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London
Victorkimers
Balfour
Balmoral
Associated Press
Edward
Prince of Wales
Jnsters
Balfour Limelf
Thongh
South African War Commission
King Edward Points to System Flaws Behind Lansdowne Record
Report notes King Edward after talks with Lord Lansdowne and others criticizes the wartime system as the main reason for Lord Lansdowne's perceived failures rather than his own judgment. The discussion includes figures like Lord Esher and General Sir T Kelly-Kenny amid South African war authorities.
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Talemoral
Lord Lansdowne
Broderick
Lord Esher
T. Kelly-Kenhy
Edward
Nationalist campaign to educate Ireland on home rule
Dublin reports Nationalist leaders define campaign principles to mobilize all groups in support of home rule legislation. They seek mass demonstrations to pressure Parliament, arguing the cause is crucial even beyond the land act.
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Dublin
Ireland
Redmond
O'Brien
Interurban Car Strikes Train in Marion Indiana
Four men die when an interurban car crashes into a Cincinnati Cleveland and Louisville train in Marion Indiana. The locomotive fireman is among the dead as public outrage grows over the incident.
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Marion
Ind
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Louisville
Hawaiian bonus issue approved for Islanders debt
President approves Hawaiian bond issue totaling 1,229,100 dollars to fund obligations. The decision allows Hawaii to incur debt under the new bonus program announced today.
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Washington
Methodists of Central Illinois at Monmouth
Monmouth Sept 4 The Illinois conference of Methodism met in session focusing on the Woman's Home Mission and Dr J S Cumming sermon. Officers elected include D S McCown secretary and Vincent Aten statistical secretary. Reports show church building progress and debt liquidation with Galesburg leading mission giving. The late Rev J W Puffer’s death noted and Pioneer Methodism discussed. Delegates to the general conference set for Friday.
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M. Imboden
Bartle
P. Archer
W. MH. Witter
Vincent Aten
Huda
J. E. Conner
T. McCormick
White
C. F. Crane
Hugh Gibson
G. M. Boswell
J.C. Cr
S. van Pelt
Peoria
J. W. Frivzelie
Rock I Sland
Galesburg
Uly
J W. Puffer
Cara
Decatur
Henderson Ritchie
Kans
Warren County
G. W. Pere Koy
Freedmen’s Aid Society
School Boys Object to Change in Detroit Riot
In Cars park district police quelled a riot by eighth grade pupils of Cash school over the firing of Professor Eugene Whitney. A patrol wagon and many officers dispersed the mob after a policeman was struck in the face by a brick. Several bystanders aided the disturbance.
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Detroit
Cars Park
Cash
Puplix
Eugene Whitney
Balmor
Wedding Day Tragedy Strikes Kenselvale Native
Loganport Indiana September 24 Kirk Kensel aged 40 founder of Kenselvale store near Royal Center died suddenly while hitching his team preparing to come to town to buy wedding clothes. He planned to wed a local woman yesterday. The incident occurred as he sang a love song by the barn. Kensel owned a small general store in Kenselvale. Also reported Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin September 24 a large seed warehouse fire destroyed the John H Allen Seed company stock including 6000 bushels of seed peas with losses totaling 21000 dollars insured.
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Logansport
Ind
Kirk Kensel
Kenselvale
Royal Center
Kensel
Jerry
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
John H. Allen Seed Company
Battle in Progress Near Constantinople and Balkan Front
Reports indicate insurgents hold strong positions near Kresne Pass with light casualties for them while Turkish forces have suffered officers and men killed or wounded. British squadron arrives at Suda Bay to monitor developments as Balkan tensions rise. In Kotehari 800 Turks killed on Sept 15. Turkish forces around 7,000, with villages burned in reprisal. Russian note reiterates support for Austro Russian Macedonia reform and predicts no outside backing for either Turkey or Bulgaria against the reform scheme.
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London
Finlay
Canada
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Alverstone
Messera Root
Lodge
Associated Press
United States
David T. Watson
Pittsburg
Alaska
Great Britain
Watson
Yukon Territory
Aylesworth
K. C
Action Counsel
Pacle
Mr. Watson
Surveyor General of
Lynn Canal
Inters
Constantinople
Kresne
Suda Bay
Crete
Sofia
Yram
Koste
Kotehari
Uekish
James
St. Petersburg
Macedonia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Attempted Hold Up Proves Disastrous on Oregon Line
Portland reports an attempted hold up on the Oregon Railroad and Navigation line near Corbett station twenty one miles east of the city. Four marked men boarded the express at S in the evening. A robber was killed by the express messenger, and Engineer Barrett was seriously wounded by a shot. The bandits fled empty handed. A second robber was later found nearby badly wounded.
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Portland
Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Corbett Station
Barrett
Parks Wins Fight Line at Chicago
In Kansas City on Sept 24 the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers seated Sam Parks and local New York 2 delegates after a bitter contest. The vote stripped President Buchanan of influence and backed Parks with only three opposed. Separate reports note a settlement in the Great Northern engineering dispute and commentary from Hamilton Fish on West Coast optimism and Wall Street conditions.
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Kansas City
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Sam Parks
New York
Parks
Buchanan
Hamilthon Vial
United States
Northwest
Stranaban
Chicago
Svema
Fish
Tose
Wall Street
Lanany
Explosion at Davenport Mines Kills One Wounds Several
At the Davenport mines four miles north of Harrisburg Alabama a box of seventy five pounds of dynamite exploded after a fire started in the building. Contractor James Smith was killed instantly, workman Tom Carpenter fatally wounded, two others seriously injured, and two buildings housing the dynamite destroyed. The blast created a twenty foot diameter hole and many nearby workers fled.
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Harrisburg
New Davenport Milnes
James Smith
Tom Carpenter
Smith
Carpenter
Ex Senator Farwell Began Life on the Farm
Charles B Farwell ex senator and early Cook County political figure dies at his Forest Home He rose from Illinois farm drudgery to front rank in industry and a seat in the United States Senate He was born July 1 1843 in Steuben County New York and later led the Farwell company as its president.
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Chicago
Charles Well
Forest
Illinois
United States Senate
Chas
B. Farwell
Congress
Cook County
Clement
Farwell
I Denti
Farwell Company
Th Company
Steuben County
ISBS
Tillnois
Ogie County
Filipino Boy Barred From Indiana School
Ren Gilbert, English instructor for Evansville public schools, refused to enroll a 12 year old Filipino boy found intelligent after an Orient trip. Local board, citing color prejudice, held a meeting and decided against the boy, who will be sent elsewhere.
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Evaneville
Bins Decioy
Hueyvitie Behnnls
Ren
Gilbert
Uriveeton
Orient
Bin
Xebook
Baiblie
Towrd
Dinetnnatt
Freak Peach Tree Produces Hybrid Fruit In South Bend
Local horticulturists report a seedling tree on A. M. Moore’s premises yielding fruit intermediate between peach and apricot. The crop includes small, apricot sized fruit with honey like sweetness and pits resembling a peach. Authorities note a second crop is being picked with similar characteristics. Details on related asset sales follow later.
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South Bend
Jud
A. M. Moore
Austat
Prince Alert Sets Pace Record at Empire City Track
A pacing champion, Prince Alert, wins a dramatic race at Empire City, breaking the half mile record with a 1 57 2/5 time in strong conditions. Dan Patch and others compete as crowd cheers, while Demarest adjusts drivers for best speed.
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New Yorke
Soy
Prince
Dan Paters
Sangulies Wether
Trask
Perfrery
Mark Demarest
Jol Curry
Demarest Uroge
Mme
Prince Alert
Columbus
Ten
Columbus Driving Park
Dan Pateh
Umeto
Political Significance in Colored People's Move
Washington reports discuss a planned national meeting to unite state suffrage leagues under a new national congress. Leaders criticize Booker T. Washington and accuse administration interests of steering Negro organizations for political gain. If Republicans block progress, league traders threaten to abandon the party and pursue any path aiding Negro welfare.
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Washington
Booker 'S
Suffrage League
Aveey
Dahon
Baer
Nouker
Lamgr
Hechim
Helenne
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