Payne Dies Former Postmaster General Henry Payne
Henry C. Payne longtime Republican figure and postmaster general died at the Arlington hotel at 6 10 pm aged sixty after two years of poor health A Roosevelt said Payne was the sweetest most lovable and trustful man Mrs Payne planned simple funeral in Washington Milwaukee interment at Forest Home cemetery plans to ship body by rail for services in Milwaukee
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Washington
Henry C. Payne
United States
National Republican Committee
Arlington Hotel
P. M. Rixey
G. Lloyd Magruder
C.T. Grayson
President Roosevelt
Hay
Payne Apartments
Roosevelt
Mr. Payne
Mrs. Roosevelt
Captain Cowles
Payne's
St John’s Episcopal Church
Pennsylvania Railroad
A. J. Barling
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Cortelyou to Succeed Payne as Postmaster General
Washington reports George Bruce Cortelyou will replace Payne as postmaster general. Cortelyou, ex secretary of commerce and labor, is current Republican National Committee chair. Payne delayed resignation due to ongoing department investigation and ill health.
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Washington
Payne
George Bruce Cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
Republican National Committee
Cortelyou
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Department
Buried Skeletons Found in Sparta Village
Eight skeletons unearthed near Sparta Michigan after a hunting accident led to digging. Each skull bore a bullet hole, suggesting possible highwayman killings of early settlers. Story notes discovery by three hunters and subsequent mass digging efforts.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Sparta
Russia
Paris
Temps
Toulon
Compagnie Des Borges, Et Chantiers de la Mediterranee
Russians Await Mukden Move Amid War News
Field notes from October report Second Japanese Army defenses near the city and steady supply flows to winter camps. Rail traffic remains uninterrupted as troops arrive. weather turns cold and sick rates stay low. Some speculate on Mukden engagement, others doubt Kuropatkin can muster more than six divisions at the front.
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Fusan
Liao
Tai Tse
St. Petersburg
War Commission
Mukden
Admiralty reports possible Port Arthur sortie and new battleship plan
St Petersburg reports indicate no direct orders to break the blockade but discretionary power may be granted to Admiral Wirenius if conditions permit. Storms and blockading ships possibly eased passage toward Vladivostok. Guard regiments told to keep colors to March 1905. In Washington a plan calls for a battleship with twelve heavy guns and four twelve inch weapons, plus small gunnery, potentially shaping next battleships authorized by Congress.
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St. Petersburg
Admiralty
Port Arthur
Associated Press
Wirennius
Che Foo
Washington
General Board of the Navy
Board of Construction Hogs
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Thia
Corgrass
General Board
Port Arthur siege grim details amid fierce artillery
Nagaskar dispatches describe brutal shelling at Port Arthur with Japanese losses of nearly 4,000 in September sorties. A tunnel into the fortress was completed on September 24 but its fate remains unknown. Chinese refugees report mangled dead and dwindling food supplies as garrison digs for alt sustenance.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Nagaskar
Cabling
Port Arthur
Kanagawa
Che Foo
Peace Congress Appeals to Tsars to End War
International Peace congress in Boston on October 6 adopted resolutions to urge Russia and Japan to terminate the Russo Japanese War. The Hagie convention signatories would press their governments to end the conflict, with a committee to present the resolutions to President Roosevelt. Prominent foreign delegates took part in the debate.
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International Peace Congress
Boston
Mass
Congress
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
France
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Berne
Carnegie
Manchester council warns of severe poverty amid hard times
London reports 40 000 to 60 000 people in poorer parts near starvation and similar distress across major UK cities as winter looms, with conditions expected to be among the hardest in years for the poor. Cyclone juggles train cars near Omaha as four cars are lifted and a passenger coach is tossed and set down safely. the locomotive remains unharmed.
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London
Manchester
United Kingdom
Omaha
Kansas
Burlington
Orleans
Neb
Alona
La Follette Wins Fight in Wisconsin Supreme Court
Madison Oct 6 The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled the La Follette ticket regular amid a factional dispute. Justices Marshall Dodge and Winslow sided with La Follette. Chief Justice Cassady dissented. The decision centers on party tribunals and official ballot rights for competing Republican nominations headed by Robert M. La Follette for governor. Henry Hamilton, alias Hugh Jamison, was arrested for check forging in Davenport. In San Francisco news, whaling fleet reports heavy ice and catches near Point Barrow including Narwhal and Jeanette.
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Madison
Wis
Supreme Court
Marshall
Dodge
Winslow
LaFolette
Cassaday
Enoch
Republican Party
Republican State Central Committee
Secretary of State
Aid Committee
Robert M. LaFolette
Erie Ran
Robert M. LaFollette
Henry Hamilton
Hugh Jamieson
Davenport
W. P. Carlin
San Francisco
Point Barrow
Thrasher
Jeanette
Powhead
Belluga
Barbara Herster
Peage Congress Would End War
Boston October 6 resolutions by the International Peace Congress appealed to Russia and Japan to end the war and urged signatories of The Hague convention to press peace. Resolutions urged direct negotiations or neutral mediation, and asked other powers to support ending the conflict promptly.
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Boston
Mass
Russia
Japan
International Peace Congress
W. Evans Darby
England
Committee
Congress
Portuguese detachment attacked in West Africa
Lisbon reports a Portuguese military column near Portuguese West Africa was ambushed by Cunhamas tribesmen while crossing the Cunene river. Of 499 officers and men, 254 were killed including 15 officers and 50 wounded.
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Lisbon
Murine
Hoar Will Filed Reveals Family Inheritance Split
Worcester mass December six The will of late Senator George S Hoar filed Wednesday divides property between his son Rockwood Hoar and daughter Miss Mary Hoar with the Pax ton estate to his granddaughter.
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Senator Hoar
Worcester
Mass
George S. Hoar
Rockwood Hoar
Mary Hoar
Paxton
Mrs Stringer Stricken By Typhoid In Denver Visit
Mrs Arthur Stringer, the original Gibson girl, is stricken with typhoid fever while visiting Denver and is in a dangerous condition. The report notes her illness during the Oct edition of the Gibson Girl III.
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Denver
Colo
Arthur Stringer
Bis City
Glass Plant Destroyed in Morgantown Fire
Morgantown West Virginia October fire destroyed the W R Jones Glass company window glass plant and warehouse No 1. Loss estimated at $125000, with authorities investigating cause.
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Morgantown
W. Va
W. R. Jones Glass Company
Mistaken Burglar Shooting Shocks Oakdale Family
Oakdale Alabama October 6 Benjamin Aaron shot his wife after mistaking her for a burglar in a rare domestic tragedy. The event prompted local officials to investigate the sequence of warnings and identify the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
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Oakdale
Ala
Benjamin Aaron
Bravery of Trainmen Prevents Explosion in Yard
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on October 6 engineer Arehia McFee and brakeman W C Keiffer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad extinguished a blaze at the end of a car loaded with 10 000 pounds of dynamite in the yards. They uncoupled their engine and rushed to the fire using buckets. Their quick action saved the east end of the yards with shops roundhouse and thousands of cars from disaster. The act was praised by local railroad officials as one of the bravest and nerveest performances on the B&O.
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Connellsville
Arehia McFee
W. C. Keiffer
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore & Ohio
McFee
Kelffer
Mont Pelee Active Again, Dust Cloud Likely From Volcano
In Kingstown St Vincent Oct 6 Mont Pelee in Martinique thought violent again after a dust cloud over the island Oct 2 and intense heat suggesting a Souffriere eruption. An ascent party found no eruption indicators and conclude the dust cloud came from Mont Pelee.
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Kingstown
St. Vincent
Mont Pelee
Martinique
St. Pierre
Souffriere
Oil makes great lake of fire at refinery plant
Findlay Ohio October 6 The National Refining company plant was destroyed by fire caused by lightning striking a 30 000 barrel tank about two thirds full. The tank exploded sending thousands of barrels of burning oil over surrounding territory. Spectators fled in panic and several persons were burned.
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Findlay, O
National Refining Company
To Wed an Unknown in Portland Romance
In Kokomo Indiana on October 6 Mrs Winnie Beatly aged 53 left with her youngest son to marry Co J Long a wealthy Portland ranch owner she has yet to meet. A mutual friend began their correspondence.
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Kokomo
Ind
Winnie Beatly
Portland
Ore
Co. J. Long
Gilpin Divorce Granted and Rapid remarriage in Virginia
Judge Harry Highee grants a divorce to Charles Edward Gilpin from Eric Gilpin in Virginia Wisconsin. Gilpin then marries Mary G. Hendricks, 16 year old daughter of William Hendricks of Beardstown.
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Virginia
Harry Highee
Charles Edward Gilpin
Eric Gilpin
Mr. Gilpin
Mary G. Hendricks
William Hendricks
Beardstown
Spaniard bullfighting ban ratified by reforms group
Madrid Oct 6 after a heated discussion the Institute of Social Reforms voted thirteen to eight to prohibit Sunday bullfights the decision is seen as a death blow to bullfighting in Spain
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Madrid
Institute of Social Reforms
Spain
Pharmacist Is Killed in Coshtow Yard Murder
T. H. A. Good loc of Tuscumbia Alabama was found dead on a freight car in Louisville and Nashville yards at Coshtow. His pockets were rifled.
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Mobile
Ala
T. H. A. Goodloc
Tuscumbia
Louisville & Nashville
Coshtow
George D Emery Cleared In Embezzlement Case
Milwaukee judge discharged George D Emery in police court after he was charged with embezzling 4041 dollars from Bartlett Frazier Carrington company. The Oct 6 ruling follows the case presented in state court.
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George D. Emery
Milwaukee
Wis
George DN. Emery
Bartlett, Frazier & Carrington Company
Neelen
Jealous Wife Attacks Woman in Hoboken Restaurant
New York Oct 6 Mrs Rose Hacer described as jealous burst into a Hoboken restaurant and cornered Martha Reiner 19 employed there, whipping her mercilessly in a shocking assault.
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New York
Rose Hacer
Hoboken
Martha Reiner
Griffith Drafts Stars in Yankees Trade News
Oct 6 report states manager Griffith of the New York Americans drafted Newton and Chase, top players from the Los Angeles team, signaling a major personnel move in the early season.
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Griffith
Sean Trancisco
Grifith
New York Americans
Newton
Chase
Los Angeles
Woman Loses Wealth in Milford Bag Mishap
Goshen Indiana October 6 Mrs Hannah Gresso of Milford misplaced a bag sewn to her skirt containing a sum described as a loss of wealth. The incident occurred in town and there were no injuries reported.
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Goshen, Ind
Hannah Gresso
Milford
Ind
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