Another Prospect of Trouble in Europe Nipped in the Bud
In Antinople the Porte informs the charge d affaires that Turkey accepts all terms. Tewfik Pasha orders ministers to notify their governments. Turkish charge Habi Bey demands withdrawal of the fleet from Turkish waters. Admiral Caillard to recall and will relinquish Mitylene port once the settlement is verified.
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Netantinople
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Bapst
Turkey
Pda
Tewfik Pasha
Habi Bey
Rado
Caillard
Mitylene
Catlard
Hearing on Miller contempt case adjourned decision pending
A contempt case involving the Millers of Hearst's Chicago American was heard today. The court took the matter under advisement and will render a decision later.
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Arte
Millers of Hearst
Chicago
Foggy Dover Collision Pierces Morning Steamer Scale
In dense fog at Dover a pair of steamers collided early in the morning. Both vessels suffered serious damage and injuries were reported as crews assessed the wreckage amid low visibility.
Insurgent Forbes Captures Tumaco From Government Forces
Dispatch from Consul Gudger reports Forbes, the insurgent Liberal, has seized Tumaco 40 miles south of Panama. Government troops retreat as Forbes takes town arms cannons and prisoners. One ship also captured.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Gudger
Panama
Forbes
Tumaco
Bank of Scotland in Sioux City Blown Open Last Night
A Bank of Scotland branch in Sioux City was blown open overnight and secured about $6,000. A suspect, named Nadon, faces charges of obtaining fraud and will appear in Justice Court later this afternoon.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Bank of Scotland, M. D
J Nadon
Baltimore Syndicate Buys San Francisco Street Railway
Papers signed in San Francisco authorize the sale of the Market Street railway system for 26 million dollars in cash. H B Huntington and J W Hellman represent the stockholders. the Baltimore syndicate has already acquired Sutter Street Sutro Heights and San Mateo lines and will consolidate them.
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Baltimore
San Francisco
Sutter Street
Sutro Heights
San Mateo
Ransom Details Lacking in Mise Stone Kidnapping Case
Washington November 8 no new developments reported in the Mise Stone kidnapping as to the ransom amount or agreement. State department has not received any update on the negotiated payment or terms.
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Washington, D. C
Queen City Steam Laundry
Fourth Ave
Pike
Witness Delivers Dramatic Account in Considine Shooting
A deputy witness described a chaotic confrontation at a drugstore where John Considine, Meredith, and Tom Considine clashed during a shooting. He testified Meredith fired twice and Considine then shot Meredith after a struggle, with powder burns noted on John Considine.
Murderer Flees In Sloop After Stabbing in Victoria
Italian fisherman Frank Nicholes killed partner Thomas Notis with a stilletto during a quarrel over fish division in Victoria B C. Nicholes escaped in his fishing sloop amid a dark night while police pursued by sea. Customs officers alerted Port Townsend Roche Harbor and Friday Harbor for possible U S movement. Police note Nicholes has a history of killings including his wife in Greece.
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Victoria, B. C
Frank Nicholes
Thomas Netia
Port Townsend
Roche Harbor
Friday Harbor
Ing
Greece
School bond vote planned for November to fund upgrades
The board of school directors called a November 3 election to approve a bond issue of $275,000 for Beatle school improvements driven by rising enrollment. A report urged $570,000 over three years to modernize facilities, with a current shortfall about $540,000 after existing limits.
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Oae
Uneasy News From China Amid High Level Appointments
Reports from Pekin note no public mourning for Li Hung Chang yet widespread unease. Unverified word says Russian minister Lesar sought Karl Li to sign the Manchurian treaty before death. In Washington Yuan Shi Kai named viceroy of Chi Li province replacing the late Earl Li, with Wang Wen Chao as vice governador. Yuan governs Shan Tung, a turmoil prone area.
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Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Paul Lesar
Karl Li
Washington, D. C
Conger
State Department
Yuan Shi Kai
Chi Li
Earl Li
Wang Wen Chaco
Four Die In Lamp Blast At Norwalk Home
In Norwalk Connecticut last night a lamp explosion killed Mrs Guy Pem irbere wife of an Italian laborer and three children all burned to death. The tragedy occurred in a residence where the blaze swiftly spread, leaving rescuers unable to save the victims.
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Norwalk
Guy Pemirbere
Pacific shipping prospects seen improving on frontier
R Goldman Elkine of New York asserts Pacific Coast marine transportation faces less competition than the Atlantic. He cites heavy losses on foreign charters and weak export trade but predicts stable rates and growing demand, aided by Orient markets and the Nicaragua canal.
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R. Goldman Elkine
New York
Elkine, Myers & Bacha
Pacific
Atlantic
Orient
Nicaragua Canal
Murder at a store front on Second avenue
A witness described two gunshots in quick succession near 109 Second avenue then three more within minutes. John Considine and Meredith reportedly struggled as Meredith held a revolver, Tom Considine wrested it and struck Meredith with it, witnesses recount a brief scuffle before Meredith collapsed.
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A. M. Summerfield
Jenkin
James
Yesler
Gus Brown
Summerfield
Second Avenue
Guy's
John Considine
Meredith
Tom Considine
Cudihee
Lane
Gang runs small gambling house in Seattle area
A gang of boys operates a small gambling den in an old shack at Tenth Ave and Weller Street. Nightly games of blackjack and poker fleece young boys of their money. A concerned mother wrote to the police chief detailing the evils. Tonight and Saturday forecast showers with a freak southeast wind in Seattle vicinity.
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Tenth Ave
Weller Street
Seattle and Vicinity
New Voting Precincts Planned by City Council Committee
The elections and boundaries committee proposed a bill to redraw ward boundaries and add precincts. Changes target wards one through seven with several precincts altered or added to align with senatorial districts. wards eight and nine pending. A further committee meeting is set before next Monday night.
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Council
Twenty six convicts escape Leavenworth prison raid
Twenty six convicts escaped from the new United States prison under construction near Leavenworth Kansas. One convict was killed and five wounded including two guards. The fugitives fled toward Easton and raided farms for horses and clothing while moving toward southern Kansas. Four guards are reported wounded or missing.
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Leavenworth
Kan
United States Prison
Here
Easton
Kansas
Boston
At Cross Purposes At Cross Purposes
Senator Hanna visited the White House with John G. Milburn to urge unity between rival Canton monument and Washington memorial arch groups after McKinley’s death. President Roosevelt discussed the matter with cabinet members as Attorney General Knox denied a new trial for Capt. Carter amid a government property decision.
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Cabinet
White House
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John G. Milburn
Buttato
Monument Association
Roosevelt
Milburn
Canton
Washington
Knox
Capt. Carter
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