Tragedy Strikes Houston Five Shot in Sudden Shootings
A series of fatal and severe shootings in Houston on October 11 left three men dead and two wounded. Charlies W. Jones, secretary of Houston Fire & Marine Insurance, was killed by Maj. N N Swan. At Ernest Schelling’s home, Ottman opened fire, killing Schelling and injuring Schelling’s two sons and a third bystander. Ottman was wounded as well.
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Houston
Charlies W. Jones
Houston Fire & Marine Insurance Company
Maj
N. N. Swan
U. S&s Army
Swan
Jones
Ernest Schelling
Herman Ottman
Miss Schelling
Frits
Henry
Ottmann
Ottman
Schellinge
Ovcoman
Schelling
Roosevelt Traded With the Mormons
Former Senator Frank Cannon denounces political bargains involving Utah electors and the Mormon church. He claims repeated exchanges between national parties and ecclesiastical powers affected Utah’s electoral votes in 1896 1900 and ongoing into the Roosevelt era. He cites Hanna Kearney Smoot and a Washington emissary as participants in these deals.
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Cannon
National Party
Utah
the Star
Salt Lake
Frank Cannon
United States
Republican National Party
Bryan
Hanna
Roosevelt
Kearne
Chicago
Smoot
Salt Lake City
Washington
City Council Debates Pike Street Saloons And Licenses
The Robb and Martin proposal to open a Union street saloon triggers heated council talks. Benjamin and Mullen press for license rejection amid 18 Pike Street saloons already, while Gill argues for orderly licensing within limits and closing cheap joints.
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Benjamin
Mullen
Pike Street
Gill
First
Fifth Avenues
Mallen
Third Avenue
Union Street
Bowen
Opponents debate saloon limits and rules for licenses
The discussion centers on extending saloon limits and applying a council rule. Benjamin presses to reject Robb and Martin's license, while GH favors a firm rule and extending limits to move saloons away from the city core. He argues caps would curb downtown competition and protect Pike street “starving” beer joints in the Miret ward.
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Pike Street
Benjamin
Robb & Martin
Atick
Miret
Realistic stage robbery injures Chicago man near Colorado Springs
Eastern tourists touring the foothills near Colorado Springs witnessed an improvised holdup scene from a moving picture shoot. William N. Selig of Chicago was painfully wounded in the arm when armed tourists fired on the supposed bandits during the staged robbery. Buckwalter and Selig had been filming an attack on Leadville stage for several days. An ambush in a lonely spot five miles from Colorado Springs ended with genuine gunfire and a nonfatal wound to Selig.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Springs
William N. Selig
Chicago
Selig
H. H. Buckwalter
Leadville
Tourtaia
Buckwalter
Fifteen New Fat Cars Build at West Seattle Steel Works
Fifteen new fat cars are being built at the West Seattle steel works for Contractor J. Erickson. They will aid the regrade of Second Avenue and supplement the thirty already in use to keep the steam shovel at work near the Washington hotel. The cars will be among the plant’s first products.
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Seattle
J. Erickson
Second Avenue
Washington Hotel
Dying Cyanide Fumes Endanger Miner in San Bernardino
Fred De Counter, a mining man, lay critically ill after inhaling cyanide fumes near the O K mine at Dale. He had been carrying a sack of cyanide on horseback when the contents smeared onto his horse, both succumbing to the fumes. The horse died shortly after, and De Counter was found unconscious with slim hopes of recovery.
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San Bernardino
Fred de Counter
de Counter
O. K
Dale
Armory Plans Drawn By Three Architect Firms
Three architectural firms Kerr and Rogers Saunders and Lawton and James FE Blackwell were chosen by the armory commission at the county auditor's office to submit plans. Each will receive 200 dollars for work, with the winning firm to repay the amount and a future salary to be set.
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Armory Commission
County Auditor's Office
Kerr & Rogers, Saunders & Lawton
James FE. Blackwell
Pickman Killed in Duel with Gendarme Captain Pare don
In Sevilarb Spain on October 11 Mar qula Pickman a millionaire politician was killed in a duel by Gendarme Captain Parédon. The duel stemmed from a personal difference and ended with Pickman's death.
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Sevilarb
Spain
Marqula Pickman
Paredon
Amended Bonds and City Hall Ordinances Reconsidered
City councilors sent amended bond ordinances to the finance committee for changes to election timing from November 10 to December and to ensure legal form. Several members oppose issuing the bond amount but back the idea of voter consideration. The council also repealed a licensing engineer amendment aimed at university students and miners seeking plant work.
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Finance Committee
Inquest Ordered in Case of William Coibler
Acting Coroner Wiltale orders an inquest into William Coibler believed missing after foul play amid the Bederioin district. Chief Delaney supports the inquiry to address circulating rumors and the blood stained purse evidence. Investigators plan to summon Coibler's friends to testify and explain prior statements.
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Delaney
Wiltale
William Coibler
Bederioin
Obler
Obier
Weld
Marnioe
Wiltste
Ohniers
Played to Get Even in City Jail
Frank Balocoh!, Italian saloonkeeper, and Frank Perry, grocery clerk, are held on alleged highway robbery charges after David son claims they robbed him of $20 at pistol point. Balocoh! denies the gunplay, says Davidson started trouble. Perry supports that claim. Bail to be posted. charges may be reduced to assault and battery.
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Frank Balocoh
First Ward
James Davidson
Frank Perry
Davidson
Pa King
Burns
Baloch
Davidead
Perry
Barocchi
Davison
Batocehi
Batocci
Water Shut Off For New Main On Third Avenue
Water will be shut off tomorrow from 8 a m to 4 p m on Third avenue from Pike Street to Stewart Street and on Pike Street from First to Third avenues to connect a new water main on Third avenue with the city system. Eight bidders submitted for the depot construction. Bids opened by the Great Northern yesterday afternoon were sent to St Paul for award. Merald Tailor, 1329 2nd.
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Third Avenue
Pike Stret
Stewart Street
Pike Street
First
Third Avenues
New Water Maine
Elity Water
Great Northern
St. Paul
Private car owners face freight rebates alleged at ICC hearing
Chicago testimony from Erie railroad manager Shane accuses private refrigerator car lines of charging 12 percent commissions on freight, enabling car owners to take an eighth as rebates and squeezing small shippers. Brooks of Pere Marquette concedes contracts with Armour and Swift to keep current rates for seven years, with 26 to 40 cars weekly.
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Chicago
Shane
Erie Railroad
Interstate Commerce Comminsion
Cors
Brooks
Pere Marquette
Armour, Swift
City Hall Bond Vote Fails Again at Special Meeting
An ordinance to issue bonds for a new city hall failed to pass after amendments, while a bond for a new jail cleared the council. Council member Cole questioned submitting the city hall plan to voters, and Mullen suggested taking it up again next Monday. Seven members were present, risking defeat if Cole had voted no. The council also authorized paying 2125 dollars for Horace F. Compton damages at Second Avenue and Mianchard Street, though assessment collection is pending.
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Cole
Mullen
Aly
Horace F. Compton
Second Avenue
Mianchard Street
Mystery over Calchas mail seizure grows with state bid
Washington reports indicate the cabinet will forward Dedwell & Co. Tacoma protest about United States mails seized on the Calchas last July to the state department. If private mail was confiscated steps will be taken to recover it and curb future incidents. Further evidence claims Russian interference in mail capture. The state plans to instruct Ambassador McCormick in St. Petersburg.
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Washington
Wynne
Dedwell & Co
Tacoma
United States
State Department
Ambassador McCormick
St. Petersburg
Plan to Kill the King Plot Foiled in Barcelona
In Barcelona on October 11 police detained three dangerous anarchists who confessed to a plot to assassinate King Alfonso. The suspects are in custody as authorities investigate the security breach and potential accomplices.
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Barcelona
Alfonso
Weather Forecast Humor from Ongoing Rain Jinx
A playful critique targets a weather forecaster nicknamed Mr. Weatherman Bell. The piece mocks the repeated assurances of rain and poor batting average, labeling forecasts as overconfident and unlikely to miss. It frames the forecast as a constant drumbeat of fogs and deluges with comedic exaggeration.
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Weatherman Bell
Grand Lodge Session Delayed by Misrouted Paraphernalia
The Oregon grand lodge of Knights of Pythias was convened in Seaside Oct 11 at 10 AM. A trunk carrying regalia was mistakenly unloaded at Astoria, delaying proceedings until 1:20 PM.
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Seaside
Ore
Oregon Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythian
Grand Lodge
Astoria
Call Sinks Off Prince Edward Island Drowning Crew of Nineteen
The coasting steamer Call sank off Prince Edward Island today. Her crew of nineteen persons was drowned.
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Halifax
Call
Prince Edward Island
Gunboat Launched at Seabury Yard in Morris Heights
The gunboat Uaducah was successfully launched at 11 27 this morning at the Seabury Company yards in Morris Heights New York. The vessel weighs about 1000 tons and is a sister ship of the Dubuque designed for service in Central and South American waters.
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Morris Heights
N. Y
Seabury Company
Dubuque
Gold and Copper Arrive on Santa Ana From Alaska
The Alaska Pacific Navigation steamer Santa Ana arrived bearing 109000 dollars in gold dust consigned to local banks and 6000 dollars in passenger pokes. The 127 passengers include Cook Inlet miners and merchants. A large live black bear named Carrie Nation traveled with the ship from Ellamar with 150 tons of copper ore.
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Alaska Pacific Navigation Company
Santa Ana
Valdez
Seward
Valdes
Cook's Inlet
Alaska Central Railroad
J. B. Ballaine
Carrie Nation
Sant Ana
Ellamar
Russian fleet sortie at Port Arthur repelled
The Italian squadron commander in the far east reports Port Arthur’s Russian fleet made another sortie but was driven back. In Albany Oregon last night burglars presumed to be a gang of tramps looted the Southern Pacific freight depot stealing freight including canned goods cutlery ammunition and a case of soda water.
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Rome
Far East
Port Arthur
Albany
Ore
Southern Pacific
Senator Turner Tackles Rail Tax Equity Debate
Senator Turner argues for fair valuation of transcontinental railways in Oregon, citing Northern Pacific and Great Northern stock pricing and state taxation impacts. He links past underassessment to higher taxes on citizens and calls out political officials for enabling the inequity amid a Tacoma convention controversy.
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Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Securities
New Jersey
United States
Northern Securities Pool
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Great Northern Railway
Mr. Hill
Mr. Morgan
Harriman
Thie
Tacoma Ledger
Rious
Athis
Elopers Wed in Tacoma After Sudden Scheme
Percy Stocks a Georgetown butcher and Miss Anna Shore eloped to Tacoma yesterday afternoon and were secretly married at 5212 North K street by Rev. Ziapham. A pursuing mother arrived after the ceremony but accepted the match, blessing the couple and returning home with them.
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Tacoma
Seattle
Percy Stocks
Georgetown
Anna Shore
Law
Block
J. H. Ridgway
North K Street
Rev. Ziapham
Northwestern Washington Baptists Convene in North Seattle
The annual Northwestern Washington Baptist association session opened at Tabernacle Baptist Church in North Seattle with about 200 members present from western Washington. The day featured lively discussions, a missionary symposium planned for tomorrow focused on Chinese and Japanese communities, and a report from the Systematic Benevolence committee to be read by D. A. Duffy.
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Northwestern Washington Baptist Association
Tabernacle Baptist Church
North Seattle
D. A. Duffy
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