President Marroquin Appeals to Americans via Scripps News
President Marroquin of Colombia appeals to the American people through the Scripps News Association. He says Colombia suffers an unexpected aggression and risks losing her term’s best part while the United States with Marines resists traitor subjugation. He criticizes Washington policy and urges respect for equitable terms. The Neuve Vremya notes Russia will not recognize Panama.
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Marroquin
Colombia
Scripps News Association
United
Ameri
Washington
Tragic Fire Kills 35 Italian Laborers Near Altoona
A morning blaze at a shanty 18 miles west of Altoona, Pennsylvania, traps 35 Italian laborers to death and wounds 15 others. The bunk house housed 1% workers on railroad improvement work. overheated stove started the fire. a single door and straw-filled bunks created a deadly trap with 14 bodies found at the doorway and 20 more removed before noon. The injured were taken to local hospitals as money from banks drew some escapees outside.
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Altoona
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad Improvement
Reyes Seeks Peace in Washington as Colombia Prepares for War
General Reyes of the Colombian army, en route to Washington, declares a peaceful mission to protest U S actions in the Panama affair while warning that Colombia would go to war if the United States persists and Panama is subsumed. He claims regional backing and warns of a second Boer war if diplomacy fails.
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D. C
Reyes
United States
Panama
Colombia
America
Wnle
Caghlan
Colon
State Department
General Reyes
Coghlan
Roosevelt
South America
City Board Hears Erickson Building Permit Clash
The board of public works discussed John B. Erickson’s fight over a building permit on First Avenue and University Street. It also considered wharf repairs for Cotman Dock Company, bridge retention on Grant Street, and a water main on Burke Avenue, with actions sent to the city engineer for study and response.
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Board of Public Works
John EB. Erickson
Kreodliker
First Avenue
University Street
Erickson
Walters Superin
Building Inspector Place
J. P. Hartman
Morgan
Cotman Dock Company
Thomas Investment Company
Grant Street
Connecticut Street
Geattle Boulevard
Burke Avenue
Forty Second Street
Kilbourne Avenue
Carlina Avenue
Forty-second Street
John Mclean
Standard Oil Company
Fremont Avenue
Ewing Street
Lake Union
Uma
Fremont
Ewing Avenes
Bogardus
Elity Engineer's
Teenie
Drunken man killed by train near O'Brien on Interurban tracks
An unidentified middle aged laborer was fatally struck by Train No. 4 bound for Beattie near O'Brien. The victim lay across the rails with head on one line and feet on the other. The motorman did not stop and the body was taken to the Bonny-Watson morgue after coroner Isham's investigation.
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O'Brien
Beatthe
O Brien
Br. Osborne
No. M
Isham
Bonny-Watson Morgue
Harvard Loses to Yale in Historic Cambridge Game
Tenants packed Soldiers Field in Cambridge as Yale defeated Harvard 14 to 0 in a record crowd. Mitchell starred for Yale with Rafferty and Yale’s defense stymied Harvard’s attempts, while the crowd eyed premium seats and high bets despite guards and ticket shortages.
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Cambridge
Masa
Soldiers
Husky Sons
Ili Tral
Harvard
Boston
Ucketa
Yale
General Young Urges Reestablishment of Army Canteens
Washington November 2 General Young in his first staff report urges reform to reestablish army canteens saying they promote morality sobriety and civility. He lauds the army in the Philippines for efficiency devotion and humanity and calls for increased officer and soldier pay and coast defense expansion per General Chaffee recommendations.
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Washington, D. C
General Young
Congress
Young
Philippines
Chaffee
Child asks father in courtroom scene with baby present
In a courtroom vignette, Hartett cradles a small baby as jurors smile at a childlike question raised by the baby’s ventilator above the lawyers. The scene captures a rare human moment amid legal proceedings.
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Hartett
Kenai Peninsula Gold Discovery Reported
J W Bixby receives W G Weaver letter about a gold find on McDonald Creek a Glacier River tributary on the Kenai Peninsula dated Seward October 16. Weaver and three Seattle men made the discovery. The gold is coarse and may be mined by hydraulic methods on high benches.
Beattie High School Dominates Portland In Afternoon Game
Beattie High School’s football team overwhelmed Portland High School at Athletic Park with three touchdowns and two goals in the first half. Palmer scored twice, Rose added a TD, Windsor kicked both goals as Beattie led 17 to 0 at halftime before a good sized crowd.
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Beattie High School
Portland
Dor
Athletic Park
Palmer
Rose
Windsor
Beattie
Jurors Smile as Bartlett Trial Tests Alaskan Defendant
The character witnesses testify in the murder trial of Mike Bartlett. Dozens recall his honesty before the case, with the defendant appearing worn as the jury considers the evidence amid the sensational elopement incident. A boy named Leon Edward Yukon Seattle No. 3 sits nearby during proceedings.
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Mike Bartlett
Alaska
Bartlett
Leon
Edward
Yukon
Seattle
Samuel Gompers Re-Elected AFL President
In Boston on November 21 Samuel Gompers was re elected president of the American Federation of Labor by a vote of 12 624 to 1134 Socialist Kraft lagged in voting Mitchell declared his delegation unanimously for Gompers The election saw Gompers lead with other officers named Duncan Mitchell O Connell Morris McArthur and Kidd various delegates and invitations to the next convention were extended including Salt Lake City Milwaukee and others
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Manes
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Kraft
Mitchell
Duncan
O'Connell
Morris
Walter McArthur
San Francisco
Kidd
Chicago
McArthur
Utah
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Milwaukee
Woodpile Bartett Courtroom Visitor With a Sick Son
A five year old boy, Leon, sits in the courtroom with his father Woodpile Bartett while his mother’s sister Mrs Lane is away. The child suffers from croup today and is left at home, yet he appears bright with rosy cheeks and big brown eyes as he is doted on by officers and spectators.
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Woodpile Bartett
City lax on delinquent contractors blasted in Star columns
The Star exposes the Board of Public Works for tolerating delinquent contractors who owe Seattle $6,000 in forfeit money. The column urges taxpayers to consider how the sum could fund a city lab, more patrols, street cleaning, and extra electric lights, criticizing officials for fear of contractors and poor contract enforcement.
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the Star
Board of Public Works
Seattle
Taxpayer
Latona School Fumigation Sparks Call for Closure
Health Officer Ludlow orders fumigation of Latona school this afternoon and hints the health board may close it Monday after Dr. Ludlow’s investigation. Residents allege delay in action amid 18 scarlet fever cases citywide and ongoing sewer and cesspool concerns in Latona Fremont and Brooklyn.
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Latona
Ludlow
Health Board
Ludiow
Davis
Board of Health
Yester Way
Brooklyn
Fremont
Felmiey
Seventh Avenue
Schelihart
Latona Avenue
Ellenwood
First Avenue
Burnel
Meridian Avenue
George Parke
Postman Avenue
Premont
J. B. Coombe
G. Vegedes
Lachew
Lake Union
State University
Fremont Avenue
Ewing Street
Baltic Launches as World’s Largest Liner
Launch in Belfast of the White Star liner Baltic described as the largest ship in the world, at 720 feet long and 23 000 gross tons. The ceremony marks a milestone for transatlantic travel and British shipbuilding prowess.
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Belfast
White Star Liner
Baltic
Mutineers on Trial in Topeka for 1902 Murder
In Kas City on November 21 seven mutineers from the federal penitentiary were brought to Topeka to face trial for the murder of Guard Waldrupe dating back to 1902. Accomplices previously tried received life terms as Judge Hanford plans to assign causes for the December term next Tuesday at 2 PM.
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Guard Waldrupe
United States
Hanford
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