Roosevelt Advice to the Czar Prompted Russian Reform
Washington reports that President Roosevelt urged Czar Nicholas II to grant constitutional representative government to Russia. Through Cassini and Count Witte Roosevelt pressed for reform while noting he doubted the Russian people could share as fully as Americans.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Cassini
Count Witte
St. Petersburg
Wash
Ington
White House
United States
KILLED BY FALL IN ALASKA HOTEL ROOMING HOUSE
Dennis Henchey a jeweler died after a fall on the sidewalk in front of his rooming house at the Alaska Commercial hotel. He was found unconscious and later dead, coroner citing concussion or suffocation. The report notes his body was removed to the morgue.
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Dennis Henchey
Alaska Commercial Hotel
Arnold
Baldwin Street
Boston
City debates exclusive Second avenue franchise amid public outcry
Citizens condemn a proposed exclusive franchise for the Second avenue street railway arguing it would stunt growth and curb municipal rights. Speakers urge preservation of common use and city control, citing past railway damages and the need for future access.
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Sewond
Electric Company
Charles E
Furth
Moore
Cedar River
Bhorreck
Second Avenue
Mur- Paws
Vince Faben
Stevens
Boston
Railroad Avenue
Senate committee urges action over Havana sanitation promise
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee called on the president this morning to condemn the Cuban government for failing to keep its pledge to maintain Havana in sanitary condition. The panel cited businessmen who said no sewerage system had been built since the American evacuation, and warned American residents fear a yellow fever outbreak.
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Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Havana
Fight With Lunatic Ends in Rescue Under Wharf
Patrick Rowe, an inmate, cut his throat with a jackknife in a futile bid to self harm. Officer Clark and Patrolman Wilkes saved him after an hour long struggle under a wharf. Rowe believed someone would kill him and may be sent before an insanity commission if his condition improves.
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Patrick Rowe
Clark
Wilkes
Rowe
Miracle escape on Southern Pacific trestle wreck
A passenger engine on the Southern Pacific crossed a damaged trestle after hitting dynamite at 11 p m seven miles from Surf California. The blast cut two feet of rail and damaged the engine and trestle but the train remained on the line at 40 miles an hour. A wrecking crew and sheriff searched for the attackers.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Southern Pacific
Surf
Ballard Mayor Zook in breach suit amid consumtion claim
In Ballard a breach of promise suit against Mayor James B. Zook features dramatic testimony and a claim that Miss Rosena Grover may die within six months from consumption. Attorneys trade medical proofs and character witness accounts as the court weighs the engagement and Zook's alleged wealth.
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Zook
Humphreys
Ballard
Miss Grover
Mine Grover
Albertson
Rosena KB. Grover
Trallard
James B. Zook
Hart
Zeaok
Filer
Sawyer
Tacoma
Zook & Poor Man
Prac
Hallard
Rosena Grover
Strong
Grover
W. A. Sulerman
University of Leipskc
Harvard
New York Post-Graduate School
Bloodshed Feared In N Y Election
Bloodshed loomed in New York elections with candidates opposing Murphy and Hearst favored by labor and reform factions. Jerome gave a rousing speech as crowd pressure grew, while Ruef led organized labor against Schmitz. Grand jury scrutiny looms as Heney vows to produce proof linking Ruef to graft.
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Union
Eugene L. Schmitz
Schmitz
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Partridge
Heney
Oregon Lang
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Grand Jury
Ryington
Reformers Claim The Victory In San Francisco Election
San Francisco voters prepare for a battleground over graft and anti graft as the fusion candidate John Partridge faces off in a municipal election. The campaign has been cited as the most spectacular in local history and centers on reformers against entrenched interests.
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San Francisco
John 38. Partridge
Tale of Hold-Up Shapes Up as Unsolved Case
Police discuss a Sunday night hold-up tale told by William Recktenwald of 438 Seventeenth Street. Recktenwald says two masked highwaymen appeared near River Park before he leapt onto a passing car and reached the city after 1 a.m. Monday. He reported the incident to Sergeant Mike Powers with a detailed account of two men in black masks awaiting a victim.
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William Recktenwald
Recktenwald
River Park
Mike Powers
Sailor Burns Near Death After Saloon Remark
John Burns, a sailor, said goodbye at a Washington saloon before taking carbolic acid Sunday. A patrolman intervened as Burns collapsed, saved by police surgeon’s prompt care. Believed to be a suicide attempt linked to his battle with drink. Real Estate club meets Monday November 6 at 225 Loop block with ex Governor McGraw to speak.
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Goodby
John Urns
Washington
Joe
Burns
Lobe Block
McGraw Il
Claim Story Is Fake Unfolds In Police Wake
Police officials dismiss a sensational claim by Catherine Morton that she was chloroformed by a colored assailant on Saturday night. They say she is a chloroform fiend, and this appears after detectives question her sister at their home and confirm the woman’s habit of inhaling the substance.
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Catherine Morton
Fighth
Ninth
Ring
Adama
Cars Collision Injures Three on Mercer and Westlake
Two University cars collided on Mercer and Westlake Monday morning causing major damage to one vehicle. Inbound car 322 was struck after car 469 left its track. Passenger Walter Lowe suffered knee and head injuries and two women were cut by flying glass.
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Mercer
Westlake
Walter Lowe
Giosa
Jealous Man's Awful Deed
Philander Buerkholder of near Hamilton killed his wife and month old baby with an ax then killed himself with a razor neighbors found them pinned to the door with a warning note the killer said jealousy drove the crime the report notes.
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Ottawa
Ont
Philander Buerkholder
Hamilton
Buerkholder
Blankets Sell Off At Half Price Deals
A sale offers many blankets with marked discounts. Fancy blankets priced at 48 cents, half their one dollar value, and Keep Warm blankets at 83 cents, reduced from two dollars.
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Czar
Gilson
Ballard Food Company
Clares
Peters
Frank Pels
John Johnson
David McVey
J. T. Armatrong
J. A. Sigur
Iberteen
Weetheart
Artna
N. Y
Murphy
Hearst
A!l
Waal Street
Jerome
Hyerette
Colby
Death's Threshold
Ildren
Colman Building
Harwood
Brad
Saotecyeie
Spinninae’s Cash Store
J. Redelsheimer & Co
First Ave
Cor. Colem Strongest
Bia St
Heywood Bros
THE
Monarch Shoe & Clothing CO
University
Seth Maker
NEW System
Maker Dental CO
Cafe
Second
James
USEN
MacDougall
Southwick's
Cherry
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