Rebels Hold Americans for Ransom Putters Upsets
Three more bodies found in the Fort Sheridan naral apprentices tragedy after a cutter capsized near North Chicago. Eight dead with three still missing as an inquiry reveals gunner M. N. Negus took the naval galling without permit and fired on two boys before his body washed ashore.
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Waukegan
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Naral
Fort Sheridan
United States
North Chicago
Com
Negus
Fort
Man Confesses Cribbing During Moody Bible Visit
Chicago report quotes a Patton student admitting high school work included cribbing and plagiarism. He explains efforts to separate his actions, recalls using phrases from speeches, and describes guilt after winning a prize and valedictorian honors.
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Chicago
A Patton
Moody Bible Visit
Springfield
Jane
Pam
University of Ais
Sol
Newspaper prospects in New York inked by publisher Frank
The New York Press is set to launch with a planned circulation of 100 thousand copies. Jene L Einstein remains sole owner since 1895, while Frank acts as publisher in the venture.
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New York
Frank
New York Press
Jene
L. Einstein
Ice 1895
Old Jim Hill Turns 74 With Big St. Paul Birthday
St Paul marks the birthday of empire builder James Hill. A banquet at the Auditorium brings together railroad leaders and old timers from across the nation. Toastmaster Pierce Butler, a trust busting lawyer, will preside as Hill jokes about farming and his Holstein herd redistribution.
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Minn
America
James Ae Hills
Hill
Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railroad
United States
Mr. Hill
Northwest
Pierce Butler
Chicago
Jim
Europe
Great Northern Railroad
James J. Hill
Aloo Hie
L. W. Hill
Montana
John L Sullivan Stumps for Theodore Roosevelt
John L Sullivan, former heavyweight champion, plans to campaign for Theodore Roosevelt for president. Sullivan télégraphed Mathew Hale in Cambridge Massachusetts that Teddy will win hands down, praising Roosevelt as possessing the goods and condemning others for bunk and bluff.
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Cambridge
Mass
John L. Sullivan
Col. Roosevelt
Mathew Hale
Massachusetts
Teddy
Sullivan
Mrs Oelrichs Wins Long Legal Fight
In San Francisco Judge B P Morgan sustained the demurrer to Charles M Oelrichs cross complaint over a 1906 bank deposit of 58363 73 in the Fairmont hotel account. The ruling favors Mrs Herman Oelrichs against executor F B Farmer and ends a lengthy ownership dispute.
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B. P. Morgan
Charles M. Oelrichs
Herman Oelrichs
New York
Theresa A. Fair
First National Bank
Fairmont
F. B. Farmer
Charles M. Ooelrichs
Mogan
Mra
Herman Ocelricha
Shaw Denies Steel Co. Connection
Leana M. Shaw, former secretary of the treasury, denies Promoter role in Western Steel Corporation. He says the Irondale plant operated before his involvement and he joined through James A. Moore to seek a loan. Shaw visited Seattle to assess Western Steel properties and arranged a $600,900 loan with the Metropolitan Co.
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Philadelphia
Leane M. Shaw
the Treasury
Western Steel Corporation
Irondale
James A. Moore
Seattle
Western Steel Co
Moore
Metropolitan Co
U S Marines Fired On During Nic aruban Demonstration
U S Marines were fired upon in Bluefields Nicaragua during a pro American celebration. A mob formed in the streets amid fears of bloodshed after the incident connected to Central American sailors from the gunboat Tacoma.
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Nic
Tacoma
Wilson Through With Car on Slow Train Route
Piqua Ohio Sept 16 Woodrow Wilson the Democratic nominee denounced railroad officials for refusing to attach his private car to a fast train. He said no more private cars for him unless arrangements improve. Senator Gore left New York two hours after and is already in Chicago.
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Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Democraic
Gov. Wilson
Gore
New York
Haywood pleads not guilty in Lawrence conspiracy case
Wm D Haywood of Denver general manager of the I W W appeared before Superior Judge Joseph Quinn in Lawrence Massachusetts and pleaded not guilty to two indictments for conspiracy in the textile strike He was released on $500 bail per indictment. Grand Junction Colorado reports a separate incident of a man forcing a woman to marry him with a shotgun and fleeing with a posse in pursuit across Utah.
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Joseph Quinn
Wm. D. Haywood
Denver
Boston
Haywood
Grand Junction
Colo
Harry Levansy
Utah
Duke of Sutherland Visits Seattle In Silent Tour
The Duke of Sutherland and his son Arthur Leveson-Gower arrive at the Washington hotel in Seattle for business and pleasure. The party signs the register, dislikes valet service, and mingles with locals. The piece notes the duke’s vast landholdings and a century of estate dispossession by his grandmother, the marchioness of Stafford, and contrasts old magnates with modern nobility.
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Fredd l L. Boalt
Duke of Sutherland
Arthur Leveson-Gower
Seattle
Washington Hotel
Duke
Leveson-Gower
Earth
Canada
Scotland
Sutherland
Ada
Washington governor primary drags on with split results
In Washington the governor’s race remains unresolved after a week, with E C Million leading King county but trailing East of the state. A semi official count in 20 counties shows W W Black slightly ahead of Hugh C Todd, while Ernest Lister runs close. Congress nominations go to Onvy M White and E C Conner. King county tallies shift support by first and second choices. H Collier leads lieutenant governor race in King county.
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King County
W. W. Black
Hugh C. Todd
Black
Todd
Ernest Lister
Tacoma
Onvy M. White
Bellingham
E. C. Conner
Spokane
King
White
Connor
Million
H. Collier
Negro Burglar Caught After Arctic Saloon Break-In
Patrolman Taylor reported a rear window broken at the Arctic saloon on Third Ave. John Gorman, a negro, was detained after a shot was heard and he confessed to the burglary. A jimmy and a gun with an empty chamber were found on him. manager confirmed no cash was taken.
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Arctic
Third Av
James Jr
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Jimmy
Joe Williams
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Lost Trunk at Hospital Case Involving Babcock
A man named Babcock, aged about 50, alleges his trunk was destroyed by Hospital Superintendent Dearborn after he was admitted with tuberculosis to the county hospital. The trunk contained trinkets, family heirlooms valued over 500 dollars, and mining stock of uncertain value.
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Babcock
Dearborn
Tor Hospital
Vancouver Broker Stricken by Apoplexy
Thomas Welch, 40, a Vancouver broker, was stricken with apoplexy at the Luna Park natatorium yesterday afternoon. He was taken to City hospital and died within five hours after the stroke.
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Plaza Hotel
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Westlake
Luna Park
City Hospital
May dissolve Harvester Trust hearings begin in Chicago
Master in Chancery Taylor opens hearings in the government suit to dissolve the Harvester trust. Clarence Funk, trust general manager, testifies the trust comprises two chartered firms a manufacturing company and a purchasing firm sharing stockholders and merging the original companies.
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Chicago
Taylor
Harvester Trust
Clarence Funk
Miners Union Leader Foresees General West Virginia Strike
President White of the Miners' union said a national officers' meeting in Oskaloosa tomorrow could issue a general strike call for West Virginia coal miners.
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White
The
Miners’ Union
West Virginia
Mother Buys Back Her Own Daughter For 500
Chicago story of Martha Mann who paid 500 to regain custody of her daughter Alma after 12 years of separation. The incident spurred Illinois to pass a pension law ensuring destitute mothers keep their children at home with a modest monthly support. The measure, championed by Henry Neil, aims to reduce state costs and spare families further heartbreak.
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Martha Mann
Alma
A. L. McCarthy
Panama Canal
Mother Jove
Aikes Henry Neil
Neili
Illinois
Washington
Neil
Bishop O Dea Called as Witness in Kidnaping Case
Tacoma dispatch reports Bishop Edward J. O Dea of Nisqually diocese subpoenaed in Magnuson $40,000 damage suit in Judge Cards court. He arrives to answer questions about involvement in the alleged 1911 kidnapping of Marjorie Rieman and knowledge of her whereabouts per mother’s claim. Denver dispatch notes US circuit court of appeals upholds lower court in denying injunction in Taft Roosevelt electoral ticket case.
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Edward J. O'Dea
Diocese of
Nisqually
Magnuson
Denver
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Kansas
Ransom Demanded by Rebel General at El Tigre Camp
Rebel General Inez Salazar demands 106000 dollars for the town and $200000 in bullion at El Tigre. Three American hostages including L R Burrow Mishler and H J Nix are reportedly held, with six American women feared endangered as buildings burn and loot is seized.
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Hy United
Sonora
A. Malcomson
el Tigre Company
Malcomson
Kansas City
el Tigre
Douglas
Malcomeen
Rioters Stir in Belfast Threatening Home Rule Unrest
In Belfast on September 16 troops were placed on stand by as police were powerless amid fears of renewed home rule rioting. Shipyard clashes at Queen's Island foreshadow further trouble while workers awaited action and maintenance of order.
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United Press
Belfast
Queen's Island
Talking canine in vaudeville faces potions and liver woes
Don the talking dog earns $1000 weekly by repeating eight German words at a New York vaudeville theater. He reportedly has liver trouble and can only utter his name hunger nein ja ruhe kuchen haben and ruble in German and Russian, hinting at limited phrases and health concerns.
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Don
Nein
Ruhe
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