Bodes III for Komura and Dissatisfied Japan
In Victoria, B C the Japanese Advertiser notes a live shikimi plant was sent to Baron Komura as a sign of mourning and police seek the plant's sender. In Seattle Kentaro Kagahari says most Japanese are unhappy with the peace treaty and predicts a cabinet dissolution due to public pressure and imperial attention to memorials.
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Victoria
B. C
Baron Komura
Japan
Seattle
Wash
Kentaro Kagahari
Tokio
Kagahari
Iowa City Slayer Given Life Sentenced for Murder
Iowa City Sept 26 William Jones received life imprisonment for murder in the second degree in the case of 5. E. Danner. Danner was killed two months ago while trying to rescue Jones's divorced wife who was also wounded and lying between life and death. Mrs Jones remains hospitalized.
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Iowa City
Iowa
William Jones
5. E. Danner
Jones
Danner
Woman's Body Found in Tunnel Murder Mystery
London reports the discovery of Mary Money's mutilated body in the Merstham tunnel on the London and Southwestern line. Police believe she was killed in a train compartment and thrown from a car, with a long veil wedged in her mouth as a grisly indicator.
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London
Mary Money
Merstham
London & Southwestern Railway
Canal Blockage Looms as 80 Tons of Dynamite Blasted
Port Said Egypt September 26 A plan to explode 80 tons of dynamite in the British steamer Chatham sunk September 6 threatens Suez Canal traffic. Divers will place blasting gelatine in the hold and an electric battery will detonate the charge Thursday. Expert warns dust cloud and upheaval could occur with uncertain damage and no precedent for such force.
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Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal
Chatham
Receiver for Western Life Now Demanded
Federal Judge Kohlsaat granted permission to Attorney Varnum to file an intervening petition for the appointment of a receiver for Western Life Indemnity company. Varnum represents claimants who have been unable to collect about $50,000 from the firm.
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Chicago
Western Life Indemnity Company
Kohlsaat
Varnum
Western Life
May Go On South I & I Interurban Links
A Chicago report suggests St Louis as a target with tri cities to be on a connecting line. Two companies, Rock Island Southern and Rock Island & Monmouth, plan routes toward Monmouth and Galesburg. The Northwestern behind a possible steam line masquerading as an interurban could use the franchised Rock Island streets, tying Rock Island to a broader system. Express transfer arrangements at Fulton depot begin this week. Illinois WCTU to meet Oct 3–8 in Bloomington.
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Marvin Hughitt
Northwestern
Chicago
St. Louis
Tri-Cities
Monmouth
Rela
Rock Island
Rock Island Southern
Rock Island Bridge
Galesburg
Rock Island Monmouth
H. G. Paddock
Moline
Rock Island & Monmouth
Milan
Davenport
Davenport & Suburban
Falcoe
American Express Company
Northwestern Rail
Oil in Vast Rail Deal Signals Big Interest
Standard Oil group of New York financiers has gained control of traction securities in Ohio and Indiana with par value 83,105,000 at an estimated cash outlay of 50,000,000. Backed by United Gas Improvement and via Elkins Wiedner Dolan and Randall Morgan, the plan targets Indiana lines with 103,300,000 in capitalization and aims to connect gas and oil districts across Ohio and Indiana through street railways and suburban lines.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Group
New York
Traction Securities
Ohio
Indiana
Philadelphia
New York Standard Oil
United Gas Improvement Company of
Hogs Tear Body of a Murder Victim Near Paris Missouri
A 20 year old man’s mutilated body was found in a cornfield six miles west of Paris Missouri. He had probably been dead weeks and nine knife wounds indicate murder. Hogs had mutilated the corpse and a torn clothing card reading Concordia may identify him.
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Paris
Here
Concordia
Diphtheria Edict In Farmington Orders Street Ban And Extermination
Health official Lil issues proclamation barring children from streets day or night to curb a diphtheria outbreak in Farmington. Village orders all cats exterminated and dogs tied up. Peoria reports the board action dated September 26.
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Farmington, IN
Board of Health
Farmington
Lil
Peoria
Witte at German Court Calls on Emperor at Hunting Lodge
Russian statesman M Witte arrives by special train at Gross Rominten Prussia. Prince Von Eulenberg meets him at the station and escorts him to Emperor William's hunting lodge for a private audience. Also notes on Christine Grossman a 15 year old girl and spirits rise in Peoria distillers.
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Emperor William
Hunting Lodge
Gross Rominten
Prussia
M. Witte
Prince von Eulenberg
William
Typhoon Devastates Manila Leaving Thousands Homeless
Severe typhoon strikes Manila as native district is swept away. Eight thousand people without shelter, five Filipinos killed, hundreds of buildings lose roofs. Dispatches from Manila reported by the Evening Sun.
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Manila
P. I
New York
Evening Sun
Bankers Face Deadlock Over Private and Incorporated Firms
Bloomington reports over 100 delegates opening the Illinois Association of Bankers session. President E. D. Durham asserts harmony between private and chartered banks, amid rumors of attempts to force private banks to incorporate. A committee will propose methods to curb nuisance checks from country banks.
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Bloomington
Five Meet Death as Trains Collide Near Paoli
A rear end collision between the New York limited from St Louis and a local passenger train at Paoli, Pennsylvania, kills five men in the private car attached to the rear of the local. More than twenty are injured. The private car was driven into by the engine and half way through the day coach. Meantime in Tulsa a Meteor train wreck near Catoosa injures several. engine tender and four coaches derail.
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Philadelphia
New York Limited
St. Louis
Paoli
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atterbury
Maine
Tulsa
I. T
San Francisco Railway
Catoosa
Grislow Shaw Resigns From Cabinet Fee Noted Des Moines
In Des Moines on Sept 26 coroner's inquiry confirms the body in a casket is Griswold Shaw. Dr F W Knott declares the teeth match Griswold. Separately secretary of the treasury Leslie M Shaw announces he will resign February 1 to start his presidential campaign.
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Griswold Shaw
Des Moines
Iowa
Griswold
F. W. Knott
Beck
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Polk County Republican Club
Shaw
Treaty Providing for Separation Submitted to Committee
Christiania September 26 Premier Michelsen told the storthing a draft treaty providing for the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden. A special committee will consider the document.
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Christiania
Michelsen
sJaid
Storthing
Norway
Sweden
Wedding Day Set For May 17 In Royal Union
New York reports King Alfonso will wed Princess Ena of Battenburg on May 17 next. Princess Ena is daughter of Prince Henry of Battenburg and niece to King Edward of England.
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New York
Alfonso
Ena of
New Russian Bomb Case Shocks Kayno Police Chief Wounded
In Kavno northwest Russia a bomb thrown at the police station wounded seven people including the police chief and six others. The bomber escaped. No cholera cases or deaths reported in Berlin on Sept 26.
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Kayno
St. Petersburg
Kavno
Russia
Berlin
Two Moline men lose money in Watertown deed scam
Two Moline men bought property in Watertown and paid down 750 dollars but the buyer who collected the money vanished before delivery. The fugitive faces grand jury scrutiny. In London the city grants Gen. Booth of the Salvation Army freedom of the city for his moral and social elevation work.
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Moline
Watertown
Grand Jury
Gen. Booth
London
Corporation of the City of
City
Salvation Army
Fever Crisis at Pensacola Intensifies
New Orleans reports 10 new yellow fever deaths today while interest shifts to Pensacola where the situation is serious.
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Pensacola
New Orleans
British hold key to door of China sea
Paris dispatch reports Admiral Fournier stating the British naval station at Singapore provides a strategic base capable of blocking naval passage within the China Sea and suppressing commerce between China and Europe. Singapore becomes Great Britain's key to the door of the China sea.
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China Sea
Paris
Fournier
Singapore
China
Europe
Great Britain
Presbyterians in Illinois Synod to Consi der University relations
Presbyterians of the Illinois Synod plan a three day meeting in Champaign October 17 to 19 with 200 delegates. A key issue is church relations with the University of Illinois and its student body, including possible establishment of a university chair and a planned visit during President James’s inauguration week. Noted speakers include Dr. Logan Dr. Moffat Dr. Duncan Shaw Dr. Bradt and Dr. Bryan.
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Champaign
James
Presbyterian Synod of
Ilinois
Presbyterian Church
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society
The
Congregational Church
Methodist Church
D. T. Logan
First Presbyterian Church of
Springfield
Logan
Moffat
General Assembly
Washington and Jefferson College
Univer Party
Ulinois
Duncan Shaw
Chicago
Bradt
Board of Foreign Missions
Bryan
University of Ilinois
University of Presbyterian
E. W. Clippenger
University of Illinois
Uproar in Austrian House Demands Premier Resignation
In Vienna the lower house opened with a tumult as Social Democrats protested the premier prompting shouts of withdraw and resign. In Galesburg the city council rushed to pass a tax levy after discovering it had not been approved by the third Tuesday in September, seeking court support under the emergency clause.
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Social Democrats
Vienna
Galesburg
Ity Council
Six Powers Take Control Of Macedonia Finances
A collective note from six powers declares their decision to assume international control of Macedonia finances. Ottoman authorities are told foreign controllers will reach Salonica on October 1 and to issue instructions for immediate entry. Friction with the British embassy rises over indemnity payments to owners of British ships attacked by Arab pirates in the Red Sea.
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Constantinople
Porte
Macedonia
Salonica
Red Sea
Dubuque Firm Fills Order for Panama Brick Contract
A Dubuque Iowa firm ships 4.40 tons of vitrified brick from New York aboard a steamer bound for Colon. The shipment supports a Panama canal commission contract for 3,000,000 bricks to repave the city of Panama, selected for its ability to resist damp tropical conditions.
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New York
Colon
Panama
Panama Canal Commissioners
Dubuque
Iowa
Fire guts three Spokane warehouses in early morning blaze
Three brick buildings in Spokane’s wholesale and shipping district were gutted by a morning fire. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars. Booms McClintock Grocers Cudahy Packing and Pacific Transfer reported as heaviest losers. Antis cigaret paper tale follows from Janesville with local anticigarette protests amid state-law concerns.
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Spokane
Wash
Booth-McClintock Company
Grocers
Cudahy Packing House Company
Pacific Transfer Company
Army Surgeons Meet as 14th Session Opens in Detroit
In Detroit on September 26 the 14th annual meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States opened with 150 delegates from Japan, China, Mexico, Great Britain, Canada, Guatemala, France, the United States, and the National Guard. Maj. Jefferson Randolph Kean of the U S N won the seaman prize for 1905 for best essay on disease prevention in the Army. Roosevelt signed an order creating the Dixie forest reserve in Utah, covering 465,900 acres, mainly public lands in Washington and Iron counties.
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Detroit
Japan
China
Mexico
Great Britain
Canada
Guatemala
France
United States
National Guard
The
Association of Military Surgeons of the
Jefferson Randolph Kean
Washington, D. C
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Dixie Forest Reserve
Utah
Washington
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Komura
Illiam Jones
S. &. Danner
I. & J. Interurban
Rock Island-Monmouth
Illinois Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Unites of
Pields
Witte
Christine Grossman
Independent and Trust Distillers
Baku
England
Williams
Balakhan
Seabrat
Edward McCallum
Romani
McCallum
Tartar
Pennsylvania Road
Princess Ena
Presbyterians At
Illinois Synod
State University
Janesville
Wis
American Tobacco Company
Association of Military Surgeons of
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