Interest Taken in Alliances Across Europe
Paris reports keen interest in possible postwar European alliance realignments. Britain leans toward Russia, Germany and Russia discuss a counter to Anglo Japanese ties, and Franco-Russian cooperation is explored. France will wait on Morocco dispute before committing to any new alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Europe
Russia
France
Great Britain
Turkey
Constantinople
Bosphorus
England
M. Deleasse
Edward
Nicholas
Prince von Buelow
Baden Baden
Morocco
Germany
Pat Crowe admits Omaha duel in pistol confrontation
Butte Montana October report states Pat Crowe acknowledged being in Omaha six weeks earlier and engaging in a pistol duel with police during which an officer was shot. He says sixteen rounds were fired at him before he shot in self defense, and that his goal was surrender to secure favorable extradition terms. He denies a prior confession and refuting claims of a plot with young Cudahy to extort Mr. Cudahy Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Pat Crowe
Omaha
Nebraska
Young Cudahy
Mr. Cudahy, Sr
Yellow Fever Dies in Chicago Man From Natchez
William Gunning aged 20 of Natchez Miss died yesterday in Chicago from yellow fever after arriving in the city a week earlier. He contracted the illness and was admitted to a hospital where doctors failed to halt his decline. Gunning had broken quarantine at Cairo and traveled directly to Chicago. his death marks the first yellow fever fatality in the city in many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Gunning
Natchez
Miss
Gunning
Cairo
Ill
Count Witte Honored with Title in Imperial Decree
Petersburg October 3 A formal imperial decree announces M Witte is awarded the rank of count in recognition of his services to the throne and fatherland and the admirable manner in which he discharged duties of the highest importance to the state, marking special favor from the emperor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Witte
T. Petersburg
M. Witte
Crowe Arrested in Butte Over Kidnapping Case
A friend tipped local police that Pat Crowe, sought by Omaha police for the 1900 kidnaping of millionaire Packer Cudahy's son, was in Butte Montana. Officers confronted him in the tenderloin, guns at his stomach, and Crowe admitted his fugitive status amid threats of returning to Omaha without requisition papers. Crowe cursed his capture, noting he had evaded many cities worldwide. He has two Montana brothers, one in Butte and one in Great Falls.
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Butte
Mont
Pat Crowe
Omaha
Packer Cudahy
Crowe
W. FF. McGrath
McInerney
Tenderloin
Montana
Great Falls
The
Enty
McCall Calls Insurance Bills Blackmail in U.S. States
New York Oct 4 John A McCall president of New York Life testified before a legislative investigation committee asserting that about three quarters of insurance bills introduced nationwide are blackmailing measures. He urged a Massachusetts style law requiring bills to be lodged in the secretary of state office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Legislative Investigation Committee
McCall
James McKeen
Hughes
McKkeen
McKeen
United States
Massachusetts
Iowa
Legislative Committee
Western Insurance Commissioners
Dispatches
Nevada
New York Life
Carroll
Colorado
Towa
Tuberculosis Cure Announced By Behring in Paris
Paris reports Professor Behring, discoverer of the anti diphtheria serum, has found a cure for tuberculosis according to the Matin. He says he will divulge the details of the cure next August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Behring
Plague Reports Reach Russian Frontiers
A message from Chita reports twenty bubonic plague cases near Dalai Noghulan in Transbaikalia, ten deaths, with two cases at Manchuria station. Authorities in Transbaikalia declare the region infected and take measures to contain the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
St. Petersburg
Chita
Tranabakallia
Dalai-Noghulan
Mongolia
Manchuria
Fragmentary lines hint at oblique talk from Bungay source
Fragmented OCR text shows unclear quotes and stray phrases about heaven and people near Bungay. No coherent event, names, dates, or concrete details emerge to form a full news card.
Great Northern Train Held Up Near Seattle
Three men attempted a robbery on a Great Northern overland train near Ballard Washington. Two boys joined the passengers and assisted in the hold up. The express safe yielded little, under $1000, and were dynamited by the robbers who then fled eastward. One express messenger was slightly injured. A posse is hunting the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Seattle
Wash
St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern Limited
Great Northern Express Company
Great Northern Overland
Ballard
Charles Anderson
Waring
Edmonds
Everett
Sheriff Smith
School Superintendent Arrested in Peoria Forgery Case
Newton G. Dougherty, longtime Peoria schools chief and banker, was arrested after grand jury findings of a forgery probe. The audit revealed a $75,000 shortfall, likely growing to hundreds of thousands, traced across years. Bail set at $3,000 with sureties Elliot Callender and H. R. Dougherty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Newton GC. Dougherty
Dougherty
Elliot Callender
H. R. Dougherty
Peoria National Bank
Dime Savings and Trust Company
Title and Trust Company
Peoria Livery Company
National Educational Association
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia Columbia University of New York
Hearst Named Mayor Candidate at Grand Central Mass Meeting
William Randolph Hearst was named a candidate for mayor at a municipal ownership mass meeting in Grand Central Palace. A committee appointed by J. G. Phelps Stokes will select the remainder of the ticket.
Indicted Milwaukee Officials Arrange Pleas in Court
In Milwaukee on October 3 thirty eight indicted officials appeared before Judge Brazee in Municipal Court and entered pleas of not guilty. Among those named are former and current supervisors fire department members reporters a state senator a state assemblyman and an ex alderman with others linked to the balance business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Brazee
Lst
Fire Department
Belance Busla
Insurance Scandals Hit McCurdy Family Relations
New York Oct 6 more than 2.6 million dollars in commissions paid by Mutual Life Insurance to two members of Richard A. McCurdy’s family were revealed before a legislative committee. Robert H McCurdy earned 1 165 829 on foreign business and 541 852 on domestic, Louis A Thebaud 920 113, with Robert W McCurdy possibly 110 100 this year. Jerome pledges to present the matter to an extraordinary grand jury and calls the disclosures a moral obliquity beside earlier revelations about Equitable Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Richard A. McCurdy
Jerome
Legislative Insurance Committee
Robert H. McCurdy
Louis A. Thebaud
Robert W. McCurdy
W. I. Shummel
Republican Congressional Company
Verome
Legislative Committee
Unclaimed Wealth Across Banks and Firms
A London Daily Mail passage notes 60,000,000 pounds in crown and chancery funds may pale against private unclaimed wealth. It cites unclaimed dividends and deposits, plus hidden assets in lands, with examples from building societies and companies. It urges the Chancellor to seize these funds for national revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Mail
Rebate testimony in case against Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
Chicago Oct 4 B 8 Casey traffic manager for Schwarzchild Sulzberger testified before the interstate commerce commission about rebates on shipments of dressed meats and packing house products from Missouri to Chicago. He was excused to bring company accounts and four other packing houses managers were subpoenaed. Buell of Chicago Live Stock exchange spoke on freight rates comparing Kansas City and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Casey
Traffc
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
Missouri
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Company
Witte Slighted by Municipality in Petersburg
St Petersburg officials rejected honors for Count Witte amid a civic caucus condemning his Portsmouth actions. A resolution declared he is unworthy of any special mark, citing his role in military mistakes. The same report notes a language policy concession allowing schools in Warsaw Riga and Reval to use Polish or German except for Runglan grammar history and geography.
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St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Portsmouth
Warsaw
Riga
Reval
Runglan
Bubonte Plague Reported in Portuguese East Africa
Bubonte plague has broken out at Chinde in Portuguese East Africa with several deaths reported. The outbreak is noted in the British South Africa area as authorities investigate the spread and casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British South Africa
Chinde
Portuguese East Africa
Bengals vow boycott of British goods in Kalighat protest
In Calcutta on September 30 fifty thousand Bengalis gathered at Kalighat temple and swore by Goddess Kali to boycott British goods in protest against the partition of Hengel province. Officials say provincial division into two administrative governorships will ease workload and labor division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
Kalighat
Hengel
Paris A Well Lighted City Sparks Debate
A contrast between Paris and London on street lighting is explored. Paris is described as brilliantly lit with regular gas lamps, creating sparkling perspectives. The piece argues Parisians value illumination and are willing to pay, while Americans may grope in darkness.
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Paris
London
The Late Mr Fessenden in a North Shore Church
A Chicago Record-Herald item recounts a North Shore negro church rumor. After voters chose another preacher, Rev. Fessenden filled the pulpit when that man proved unable to preach. A deacon announced in a local paper that due to Brother Jones' poor health the pulpit would be filled by the late Mr Fessenden.
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Fessenden
North Shore
Colored Brethren
Brother Jones
Chicago Record-Herald
That Spooky Feelin By Grace Bostwick
A atmospheric poem about walking home at night near a graveyard. The speaker describes eerie trees, ghostly monuments, and a damp cold air that heightens fear. The sense of relief comes only when the graveyard is behind, and the speaker whispers of nerves settled after the frightful moment.
Maryland Resident Narrates Senate Gallery Access Tale
A Maryland resident recounts two young ladies seeking entry to the Senate gallery. The doorkeeper claims seats are full and offers access only via a card from a senator. When told they know no senator, the guard replies it is common to see such young ladies around the Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Senate
Capitol
Notes from the Capital on Iowa fair grounds funds
Des Moines reports a surplus near 340000 with under 20000 available for improvements at the state air grounds. The department and directors plan to discuss funds allocation for next summer as the fair seeks a large grandstand and swine pavilion, while overall biennial farm production and value rise across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John Stimpson
Department of ‘Gericulture
Department
Man Regains Hat After Street Gust
A man loses his hat when a gust blasts it from his head and he clings to it as it skims along the curb. On recovering the brimmed title, he pockets the hat and resumes his course, the moment captured in a brief street scene.
Mrs Meynell and a tale of a child and a cat
An American woman recounted a Meynell anecdote about a friend’s child. In a London parlour a maid entered and said look at kitty washing. The girl laughed and the maid noted the amusing scene with feet and face.
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Alice Meynell
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Cudahy
Butte, Mont
Express
MW Curdy
Mutual Life
Witte
Bostwick
Mount Pleasant
Clarinda
Independence
Glenwood
Cummins
W. Brookhart
Washington
Ohn Hughes, Jr
Williamsburg
W. W. Miller
Waterloo
James A. Smith
Osage
W. T D. Norrig, Jr
Marshalltown
Thomas J. Tray
Grinnell
J. J. Hamilton
L. W. Lewis
M. McDonald
Bayard
Charles N. Kinney
Frank Callahan
Levy
Miller
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