British Baltic Fleet Clears for Action at Gibraltar
British ships mobilize at Gibraltar as Baltic fleet prepares to sail within thirty minutes. Admiralty signals issued to officers. Reports mention a possible hitch in North Sea negotiations and Russian detachment en route to St. Petersburg.
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London
Vigo
Russia
England
North Sea
St. Petersburg
Edward
Coun Penckendorff
Baltic
Foreign Office
Russe
Raid Ends Tangle Over Pool Rooms in ND Ore
Police raided illicit pool rooms in an Oregon city district during a November afternoon, breaking up a running operation. Names of suspects and precise locations remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text. Authorities say the crackdown continues.
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Ore
Orci
North Sea Inquiry Convention Draft Sent to St Petersburg
London reports Lansdowne has handed Count Benckendorff the draft convention on the inquiry into the North Sea incident. It was sent to St Petersburg for the czar’s acceptance. Upon approval, commissioners will be named at Aldershot.
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Benckendorff
North Sea
London
Count Benckendorff
St. Petersburg
Puget Sound steamers idle as deckhands strike
Puget Sound steamship workers strike leaving most vessels tied up for the day. Whatcom sailed with a full crew while other ships faced shortages as union members protest wages and working terms. Union leaders meet while Pacific Coast officials threaten discharge for strikers.
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Puget Sound
Puget Sound Steamship Men's Union
Whatcom
Pacific Coast Pany
Striking Deckhands Pressure Steamship Lines
Vessels sailed short handed as dock crews and pilots manned lines while unions press to win higher pay. Strikers at Port Orchard protested at Pier 2 as non union crews prepared to run ships. Police took a striker named Oscar Hansen after abusive conduct with plans to rally marine firemen engineers and deep sea sailors in sympathy.
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Bellingham
Port Orchard
Oscar Hansen
Falls City murder report turns into drunken-row claim
Deputy Nelson was sent from Seattle to Falls City to probe a reported murder. A later message said the fatal shooting may have been a drunken row using only a gee pipe. The victim, logger Kennedy, was found near a logger engine with multiple wounds after being escorted by Sommers Williams.
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Seattle
The
Star
False City
Kennedy
Morines
Snoqualmie
Sone Sommers Williarna
Gibson
Quah
Controversy at Improvement Club Meeting Over King County Senator
At an Improvement Club gathering in the Second ward Homer M. Hill failed to rally support for H. Piles the Great Northern candidate. George A. Hawley opposed airing Pike’s issues while W R Revelle proposed a nonbinding resolution urging city clubs to favor a King County senator. The meeting drew six attendees and media presence with a lukewarm turnout.
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Homer M. HM
H. Piles
Great Northern
Hil
George A. Hawley
Pike
Mr. Hill
W. R. Revelle
King County
Hawley
Great Northern Railroad
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Clube
Rumor of Prewitt Baker Return Sparks Eagle Harbor
Rumors swirl in Eagle Harbor about missing Prewitt Baker, last heard from May 6. Reports claim the boy may be returned within days, though Baker remains silent. Parents and locals weigh possibilities as officials seek confirmation amid persistent speculation.
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Eagle Harbor
Little Prewitt Baker
Nu Tne
Russians Prepare for Kuropatkin Retirement Rumors
ST PETERSBURG Nov 1 The staff believes Gen Kuropatkin may retire as Japanese forces advance. No hope of holding Mukden is seen but a firm stand is expected at Tigling. For the first time no Russian bombardment occurred though Russians briefly shifted the right central Japanese positions before a prolonged engagement.
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ST. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Shakhe River
Dipaneee
Mukden
Death at New Western Hotel Sparks quarantine
J W Rockford died of virulent diphtheria at the New Western hotel this morning, leading the health officer to quarantine the house. He was last seen complaining of a sore throat to Dr Crookall, who warned him to take care of his health. The body was moved to Henney-Watson morgue and his father in Wesley, Massachusetts, was notified.
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J. W. Rockford
New Western
Eclly
Rockford
Crookall
Creokail
Orm
Henney-Watson
Wesley
Mass
Mead at South Bend Sheds Light on Local Race
More than 500 attendees at Bales' Opera House heard Albert K. Mead John L. Wilson and Judge L B Nash speak on the local race during a campaign event in South Bend on November 1.
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Albert K. Mead
John L. Wilson
L. B. Nash
Bales’ Opera House
Riots Sweep Jewish Districts in Galacia Attacks Reported
In Lemberg Galacia on November 1 mobs attacked Jewish houses and shops in Lieff Baguslaw Wangkow and Kaniow following reserve mobilization. Troops intervened and several people were killed. Additional troops are on the way to the district.
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Lemberg
Galacia
Lieff
Baguslaw
Waangkow
Kaniow
Quarrel Ends in Killing at Catholic Weekly
In Chicago on November 1 Henry Holtz shot and seriously wounded William Kupleman, then killed himself. Both men owned and edited the Catholic Weekly. motive cited a dispute over profits. The incident occurred before Kupleman's family.
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Chicago
Henry Holtz
William Kupleman
Holtz
Catholic Weekly
Kupleman
Widow and ex-husband kill themselves in Chicago dispute
Mrs Anna Spalka died from a wound inflicted by her former husband James Spalka who then shot himself. The couple had divorced and she opened a rival butcher shop across the street, their professional feud ending in tragedy.
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Chicago
Anna Spalka
James Spalka
Spalka
Drowned at Steveston in Duck Shooting Accident
Special to The Star from Vancouver reports Harry Bull a CP cannery bookkeeper at Steveston drowned when his boat capsized during a duck shooting trip. Jack Donnelly, another cannery worker, was rescued after two hours in the water.
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Vancouver
B. C
Harry Bull
Canadian Pacific
Steveston
Jack Donnelly
Austin Fortune Heir Claim Sparks Nationwide Search
A blind widow Mrs. Ann Frances Austin of McKees Rock is told she may inherit a fortune from a Washington miner. C H Lithgow, a Spokane millionaire, seeks to locate a Mrs. Austin to award 275000 dollars as her share. News notes cite over a hundred claimants named Austin. In St Petersburg General Sakharoff says Russian troops hold position after a quiet night and that the left has advanced.
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Pittsburg
Ann Frances Austin
McKees Rock
Washington
New York
C. H. Lithgow
Spokane
Petersburg
Sakharoff
Sanzidi
Death of Otto Makela in lodgings prompts coroner inquiry
Deputy Coroner Arnold Thas investigates the death of 35 year old Otto Makela at 714 Maynard Avenue lodging. A camphor and sweet oil overdose is suspected after Victor Hauta found him dead at midnight, with $61.76 in his clothes and the body sent to Bonney-Watson morgue.
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Maynard Avenue
Arnold Thas
Makela
Victor Hauta
Hanta
Adame
Bonney-Watson
Harry Thaw and Evalyn Nesbit Wedding Upset
The Thaw family threatens to revoke Harry Thaw’s annual income of 40 000 if his marriage to Evalyn Nesbit proceeds. Letters show the elder Thaw cut him off to 2 500 a year until 26, while Mrs Thaw interceded for more money. If the marriage is confirmed, the family balance could drop to 2 500 yearly.
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Pittsburg
Harry Thaw
England
Evalyn Nesbit
Thaw
Harry
Merry
Evalyn
Miss Nesbit
Arbitration Treaty Signed by United States and France
Washington November 1. Secretary Hay and Ambassador Jusserand signed a new arbitration treaty between the United States and France. The pact mirrors the Great Britain France agreement and establishes a permanent court to settle unresolved disputes. It remains in force five years.
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Washington
United States
France
Hay
Jusserand
Great Britain
Jerome Says Story Is Fake
New York November 1 District Attorney Jerome said the report that two eye witnesses to the death of Caesar Young had been found was investigated with no results Counsel for Miss Patterson says they are unaware of any witnesses to the shooting.
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New York
Jerome
Caesar” Young
Miss Patterson
Saloon Holdup in Matoon Reported
Two highwaymen entered the Peerless saloon in Matoon Illinois early this morning and forced about a dozen men to face the wall while robbing them of valuables totaling about $1,200.
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Matoon, UL
Roosevelt Proclaims Thanksgiving for November 24
President Roosevelt issues the annual Thanksgiving proclamation designating Thursday, November 24. Also reported is Mrs. Leahy of 41 Nineteenth Avenue North filing a police report after a valuable gold chain and diamond jewelry were stolen from her trunk recently.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Licenses Embalmed in Council Deliberations
A city council committee delayed action on licenses for Rh Bain at the New Mag saloon and J J Ferguson at the Comique theater amid secret talks and apparent political influence. Officials offered no grounds to deny Bain, while the Comique license faced deadlock before a post election handling. The council approved the mayor's veto of the Arcade theater license.
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Mag
Washington Street
J. J. Ferguson
Comique
Grams
Firet
Bain
Johnston
Delaney
Conway
Clancy
Bowen
Daulton
Kill him for defending kin in Tacoma tragedy
Emil J Carlson shot his father John B Carte son at 3 pm and the father died at 11 pm. Carlson, 20, surrendered and was bound over for 1000 dollars. He said he acted to protect his mother and himself from his drunken father, a respected Western Union telegraph night operator.
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Tacoma
Emil J. Carlson
John B. Carteson
Young Carlson
Western Union Telegraph Office
Gold shipments dwindle as Seattle and Dolphin dock
Two steamers City of Seattle and Dolphin from Southeastern Alaska ports arrived with limited gold cargoes due to the winter clean up. City of Seattle carried 120 passengers and Dolphin 102, both reporting rough seas crossing the Gulf of Georgia. The funeral for Archbishop William Henry Elder of Cincinnati will be held Tuesday at 9 am at St Peters Cathedral with Archbishop Gibbons likely delivering the oration.
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Seattle
Dolphin
Gulf of Georgia
William Henry Elder
Archdiocese of
Cincinnati
St. Peters
Gibbons
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