Memphis Welcomes the President and General Wright
President Roosevelt and General Luke B Wright headlined a Memphis homecoming on November 1 with a two reception day that drew Governor Benton McMillan and General Joseph Wheeler. The colored crowd pledged enthusiasm at a separate hall while Wright spoke on postwar Philippines policy and the union of blue and gray.
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Agsoraird
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Tenn
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Benton McMillan
Joseph Wheeler
Gayoso Hotel
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Melkinley
Longino
Mississippi
Jaecheon
Miss
Alleged Plot to Kill President Declared False
Chief Wilkie of the U S Secret Service says investigations show Lena Doxheimer's claims of a plot to assassinate President Roosevelt are unfounded. No record of the coroner or police support for the crisis reports of Mueller or Mrs Schroeder. Doxheimer ill in bed as police order kept.
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The
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Story
Mrs. Doxheimer
Associated Mioes
Washington
United States Secret Service
Lena
New York
Mueller
Schroeder
Lena Doxhelmer
Hoboken
Roosevell
Transatlantic Shipping Moves and Arrivals Reported
Exclusive AP dispatch lists ships arriving and leaving major ports. Cevic and Teutonic reach New York with intermediate calls at Plymouth Boulogne Cherbourg and Queenstown while many liners sail to Liverpool Havre Southampton Antwerp and others.
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Friederich der Grosse
Hiemen
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
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Queenstowl
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Antwerp
Fire Devastates Resht Persia Furiously
A three day blaze in Resht Persia destroyed 1500 houses and many warehouses. About 100 people died and the city, a key silk trade center near Enzellla on the Caspian, faced heavy population loss after earlier plague.
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Daily Mall
Resht
Persia
Enzellla
Caspian Sea
Amiar‘ket
Angela
Castro intensifies efforts amid Venezuelan upheaval
Exclusive dispatch reports President Castro of Venezuela pressing actions to crush dissident revolutionists after General Matos fled. Matos seeks Colombian arms while relying on wealthy island supporters, though Castro's measures aim to disrupt funding and safe haven.
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Curacoa
Castro
Venezueaa
Matos
Venezuela
Rolando
Luciano Mendoza
Hart Gives OBrien A Hard Fight At Penn Art Club
Marvin Farr of Louisville delivered a hard fought six round match against Philadelphia’s Jack O Brien at the Penn Art Athletic club. O Brien led early rounds, but Hart overtook in the fifth and sixth, forcing O Brien to endure powerful body blows and a near knockdown as the crowd roared.
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Philadelphia
Marvin Farr
Louisville
Jack O Brien
Penn Art Athletic Club
O'Brien
Hart
Jack
Little child perishes in Mayfield house fire tragedy
Special to the Scranton Tribune Mayfield November 20 a young daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Miller perished in an early morning blaze that destroyed a double dwelling near the Delaware and Hudson station. The Miller family and Patrick McDonald shared the home. Fire broke out shortly after 1 o clock arousing the sleeping residents. Four children were in the house and the missing girl could not be found until after flames had spread. The dwelling was completely consumed and the parents' grief was described as extreme.
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Scranton Tribune
Mayfield
Thomas Miller
Delaware and Hudson Station
Miller
Patrick McDonald
Familly
Superintendent Hutchinson Resigns Departing Pittsburg Line
The Pittsburg division superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio tendered a resignation effective December 4. He will become assistant general superintendent of the Michigan Central Railroad with offices in Detroit.
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Hutchinson
Associated Press
Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Blutchinson
Michigan Central Railroad
Detroit
Autonomy Clash Highlights AFL Gompers Reelection Fight
Exclusive dispatch from New Orleans reports a heated AFL convention as charges by Shaffer collapse and talks focus on uniting Carpenter factions while the anti-Gompers group seeks a rival candidate. Debate delays charter disputes and signals potential amalgamations amid San Francisco mayoral speech. James Duncan remains uncommitted. James M. Lynch mentioned as possible rival.
Notable deaths Across New York and Europe in Early November
Mrs. In NY Davis mother of late Senator Cush man KR. Chivis of Minnesota dies at her son-in-law Judge Bartlett Tripp home in New York. Rev Father Anthony Nuthe, 18, Catholic pastor, dies in bully county. Marquise De Chambrun, last Lafayette granddaughter, dies. eldest son becomes Lafayette representative. Other sons and daughters linked to American connections.
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Yankton
NY Davis
Cushman KR. Chivis
Minnesota
Bartlett Tripp
Davie
Reading
Anthony Nuthe
Bully
This County
Ashland
Philadelphia
New York
Marquise de Chambrun
Tugayette
America
Muorquin de Chambrun
Chamber of Deputies
Lafayette
Washington
Bellamy Storer
Rochambeau
Savergnan de Brugza
The
Congo
Traction Workers in United Traction Award Hike
Reading AP reports United Traction workers receive a pay increase from Wat cents to lily cents an hour, boosting wages amid ongoing labor negotiations and urban transit service adjustments.
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Reading
United Traction Company
Bandits Rob Gambler Den In Columbia Heights
Two bandits held up a gambling den in Columbia Heights near Minneapolis early tonight. They took $1,043 from the owner and patrons, wounded Harvey Howard the porter, and ordered everyone to stay down as the leader covered them with a revolver. Ingram Flick, treasurer, handed over $1,568 and the manager $165. Patrons lost amounts from $10 to $10.
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Minneapolis
James Younger
Columbia Heights
Harvey Howard
Ingram Flick
President Walter Walter Tenders Resignation From Lehigh Valley Rail
Philadelphia November 19 President Alfred Walter of the Lehigh Valley railroad tendered his resignation to the board of directors effective November 30 The resignation was accepted Differences of opinion over company management were cited as the cause Walter left for New York after presenting his resignation The annual meeting is set for January 30 Walter had warned of funding needs beyond net earnings and rumors surfaced of a 10 million to 30 million bond issue The move surprises many directors and is linked to financial policy disputes with Drexel Morgan interests dating back to 1897 Walter’s long railroad career included work with the Pennsylvania Northern Central Baltimore and Potomac and other lines
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Alfred Walter
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Walter
New York
Tn Railroad
Lehigh Valley Company
A. E. Cottier
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Mr. Walter
E. P. Wilbur
Drexel-Morgan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Northern Central
Baltimore and Potomac
Baltimore and Ohio
New York, Lake Erie and Western
Four Men Arrested For Extortion In Hoboken Case
Four men were arrested in Hoboken New Jersey on extortion charges involving Cappel Rubens and Co and K Van Ojen of Jersey City. A devoy registered letter triggered the arrests after a youth attempted delivery at Jersey City postoffice. The suspects Bartha Strobel Jacob Gunberg Fred Becker and Frits Seeber claimed innocence and cited plans to sail to Germany.
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Hoboken
N. J
Cappel Rubens and Co
K. van Ojen
Jersey City
Mall
Millin
Bartha Strobel
Hamburg Clermany
Jacob Gunberg
Fred Becker
Frits Seeber
Germany
Oberlin Names King President Succeeding Barrows
At the Oberlin College trustees meeting on November 18 Dr. Henry Churchill King was elected president to succeed the late Dr. John Henry Barrows. King, born in Hillsdale Michigan in 1853, has most of his career tied to Oberlin as author and lecturer.
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Associated Press
Oberlin,o
Oberlin College
Henry Churchill King
John Henry Barrows
King
Hillside
Mich
Burns Raises New Complications in Miner Case
The five day hearing before the strike commission continued with John Mitchell, miners’ representative, testifying, and Rev. Peter Roberts called as the second witness. The commission pressed both sides on union recognition and non union workers, while keeping witness lists private to avoid harm. Prominent observers included bishops and Mother Jones as the session drew a large crowd.
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John Mitchell
Winers
Peter Roberts
Mitchell
Chinaman Cray
Wolverton
Reading Company
Gray
Commission
Dr. Roberts
Congregational Church
Mulhoney City
Plymouth Congregational Church
West Scranton
Olyphant Congregational Church
Wilkes-Barre
Roberts
Alr
Ira H. Burne
Comvines
United Mine Workers
Baer
Steading
Burns
Ethelbert Talbot
Bethlehem
Cameron Mann
North Dakota
Episcopal Church
Rogers Israel
D. D
St. Luke's
Jones
American Federation of Labor
Weather forecast for Thursday and Friday in Eastern Peoney
Forecast notes light northwest winds and variable sound conditions for Thursday and Friday across Eastern Peoney Vonla Pete. No major weather events reported.
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Washington
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