Chilean cabinet re alignment and world notes
The dispatch lists global items: a re aligned Chilean cabinet. marriages in Philadelphia and Shamokin. a Binghamp ton opera house fire causing 150000 dollars in losses. a Paducah merchant robbed of 2000 near Carbondale. mint buys 420000 ounces of silver for Philippine coinage. Westinghouse organized a Canadian firm in Hamilton with 2 million dollars capital. gun club high gun in Crawfordsville. death of Elliott W. Shanklin. a Wisconsin murder conviction. a mothers congress in Philadelphia. remarks on cotton labor and race, and various judicial transfers, stock, and union settlements.
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Mint
San Francisco
Hamilton
Ont
George Westinghouse
Westinghouse Company, Limited
Crawfordsville
Ind
Charles Dwigeins
Homer
Elliott W. Shanklin
Kentuky Trotting Horsebreeders’ Association
Lexington
J. Brandt
Dodgeville
Wis
Waupun
National Congress of Mothers
Philadelphia
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Delaware
Texas
Frank Goodberry
Sisseton Indian Agency
James Whalen
Goodberry
Sisseton
S. D
Grafton
Fond du Lac
Russia
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Macomb
Inl
Illinois
Lynching fears and near mob scenes in Chicago suburb
In Berwyn and nearby Chicago areas a wave of lynching threats shocks residents. Arthur Young, accused of assaulting an eight year old girl, narrowly escaped a mob with police help. Earl Ellsworth, linked to a Woodstock murder case, confesses to detectives, casting doubt on earlier claims and involving insurers and authorities.
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Chicago
Arthur Warren
Berwyn
Warren
Po-Ice Station
Earl Ellsworth
Woodstock
Ill
Benjamin Ellsworth
Earl
Amos Anderson
Lable
Ellsworth
Young Ellsworth
Earl Elisworth
Young Elisworth
Anderson
Noted dinner hosted for boundary tribunal guests at Carlton
London October 13 John W Foster and the American counsel of the Alaskan boundary tribunal entertained the arbitration commissioners and English counsel at a dinner at the Carlton hotel United States Ambassador Choate Lord Strathcona and Sir Thomas Sanderson permanent under foreign secretary were the guests of the evening Forty one persons were present
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London
John W. Foster
Alaskan Boundary Tribunal
Carlton Hotel
United States
Choate
Lord Strathcona
Thomas Sanderson
Special Visit Train For New Mexico Statehood Tour
A Santa Fe special train left Chicago Monday night carrying United States senators and congressmen as guests of William R. Hearst. The party plans to visit principal cities in New Mexico Arizona and Oklahoma to gather information on territories' qualifications for statehood.
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Chicago
Santa Fe
United States
William R. Hearst
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
Dominican recall bill on naval neutrality announced
Santo Domingo reports to U.S. Minister Powell that, in response to his protest, the government will recall the bill before Congress that would declare Dominican waters neutral and designate certain harbors as free ports.
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San Domingo
Republic of Santo Domingo
United States
Powell
Congress
Disordered Mob Clashes In San Juan Amid Anarchist Protests
In San Juan Porto Rico October 13 Governor Hunt returned to a city shaken by clashes between anti-American socialists and police on the plaza. Forty arrests were made with many sentenced to six months. Anarchist Conde, convicted of insulting the flag, spoke urging bloodshed as needed. Americans demand punishment for socialists and back law and order. City quiets Monday.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Hunt
Ponce
Conde
Governor Hunt
Veterans of Foreign Service elect officers at Washington Court House
The national convention of the American Veterans of Foreign Service elected President James Romanis of Columbus. Vice presidents are Frank M. Bateman of Washington Court House and Thomas P. Edgar of Cincinnati. T. E. Malloy of Columbus is secretary. About 350,000 men are eligible for membership and new camps will be organized nationwide. A committee was named to plan a mutual benefit program. The next convention will be in Cincinnati.
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Washington Court House
the American Veterans of Foreign Service
James Romanis
Columbus
Frank M. Bateman
Thomas P. Edgar
Cincinnati
T. E. Malloy
United States
Memorial urges government education for Southern colored people
In Aurora Illinois on Monday the Rock River Conference of the Methodist church adopted a memorial to Congress urging education of Southern African Americans by the United States government. Dr. Parks of Atlanta proposed placing the Negro on the same plane as the Indian, as a government ward, and a seven member committee was named to present the resolutions to Congress.
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Chicago
Congress
United States
Rock River
The
Methodist Church
Aurora
Ill
Parks
Atlanta
Austen Chamberlain Signals Slow British Agenda
London reports Austen Chamberlain, new chancellor of the exchequer, told congratulators at Acock's Green that the government will not dissolve until the South African war commission report is implemented and the War Office reorganized. The move suggests Parliament will convene to handle business while delaying major fiscal legislation.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
Acock’s Green
Worcestershire
South African War Commission
War Office
Missionary Kennedy Not Killed in China
Delaware dispatch reports Reverend C. W. Kennedy a young missionary from the city is alive and at Otaru Japan engaged in mission work. Earlier rumors claimed he was killed by boxers in China, but the report is disproved and Kennedy remains active in Asia.
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Delaware
L. Johnson
C. W. Kennedy
China
Kennedy
Otaru
Japan
Isabel McKenna Engaged to Pitts Duffield in New York
Justice and Mrs McKenna announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Isabel McKenna to Mr Pitts Duffield of New York, son of General Henry M Duffield of Detroit. No wedding date has been set.
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Washington
German doctor in car crash kills local magistrate's daughter
Berlin Oct 13 Prof Sonnenberg renowned appendicitis specialist was driving in Thuringia with his wife, son and two daughters when he struck a group of pedestrians. The magistrate Roediger's daughter was killed and Mrs Sonnenberg seriously injured.
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Berlin
Sonnenberg
Germany
Thuringia
Roediger
Flood reaches Paterson as bridges collapse
Flood damage in Paterson New Jersey is described as grave with losses exceeding 2 million dollars. A guard stands at the mill race gate house and officials threaten dynamite to divert water if the dam fails. Authorities fear a Johnsburg like disaster if the dam gives way as multiple bridges fail and panic spreads.
Floods Strain New York Milk Supply and Rail Network
Flood conditions across New York and neighboring states disrupt milk delivery as rails freeze up. Bridges wash out, towns inundated, and hundreds flee rising waters from Passaic to Schenectady. Philadelphia and Erie lines halted. Lackawanna trains canceled. Paterson access blocked. boats rescue residents amid widespread property damage. Coastal storm worsens in Norfolk with 70 mph winds and high seas. communications and shipping suffer.
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New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Erie
Passaic
Grover Cleveland
Lordsyville
Lackawanna
Phillipsburg
Paterson
N. J
Bloomfield
Schnectady
N. Y
Mohawk
Easton
Delaware
Scranton
Lackkawanna
Forest City
Pittston
Norfolk
Flood Near Trenton Threatens City as River Rises
Oct 12 report from Trenton New Jersey notes subsiding flood but railway disruption persists. Five trains stalled and no service between New York and Philadelphia while heavy freight reroutes pressures to hold Assunpink Creek bridge. Delaware River rise endangers southern city. overall damage deemed limited.
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Trenton
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Here
Philadelphia
Assastink Creek
Delaware
River freshet floods New Brunswick factories
The freshet in the river is the worst in many years and has flooded the river front, forcing all factories to shut down. Local authorities have closed affected facilities and are assessing damage as water levels rise.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Flood Devastates Duttenville and Watlington Areas
Passaic New Jersey October 12 flood left Duttenville one of the worst hit areas with no known deaths. Over 100 houses swept away and Watlington suburb submerged six to twelve feet with residents using boats. At least 100 houses moved from foundations.
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Passaic
N. J
Duttenville
Watlington
David Sheehy Elected in South Meath Race
Dublin on October 12 reports David Sheehy the Irish nationalist candidate won South Meath parliamentary seat by 1214 votes over J H Parnell brother of the late Charles Stewart Parnell who stood as an independent nationalist.
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David Sheehy
Dublin
South Meath
J. H. Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell
France and Italy Seek Arbitration Pact Similar to Britain
Rome Oct 12 Representatives of the French and Italian governments are holding talks to draft an arbitration treaty similar to the one between France and Great Britain. The negotiations aim to reduce conflicts by agreed neutral mediation and formal pledge to submit disputes for arbitration.
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Rome
France
Great Britain
Fire Chief Found Dead by Mud Lake
Lieutenant John Duffy of the Chicago fire department was found dead on the banks of Mud lake with a bottle of carbolic acid beside him. He reportedly suffered intermittent mental aberration following injuries from a past fire in the packing house district.
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Chicago
John Duffy
Chicago Fire Department
Mud Lake
Duffy
Allison Urges Tariffs and Stability in Iowa Speech
United States Senator W B Allison spoke in Clinton Iowa on the tariff and trusts urging Congress to avoid changes that would threaten bank circulation and note convertibility to gold. He praised Republican policies, attacked Democrats, and urged support for Roosevelt and Governor Cummins in November. He defended monetary details and called for continued GOP stewardship of national resources and credit.
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Clinton
United States
W. B. Allison
McKinley
Allison
Congress
Treasury
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Iowa
Cummins
Commonwealth
Japan Likely to Move First If War Breaks Out
Officials in Tokyo believe Japan would initiate hostilities if Russia acts first. The Port Arthur correspondent for the Paris edition of the New York Herald denies any Japanese force has landed in Korea.
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Japan
Russia
Port Arthur
Paria
New York Herald
Korea
Robber Gets Long Sentence for Knockout Drops
Walter Wilson, 42, pleaded guilty to four indictments for robbery and one for carrying chloral knockout drops. He received 38 years in Sing Sing, with 19 years for chloral and 14 for robbery, after admitting theft of $12,000 in jewelry and money from women in the Tenderloin.
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New York
Walter Wilson
Goff
Sing Sing
Wilson
Woodward Avenue
Detroit
Detroit Seeks Locating Robbery Convict’s Family
Walter Wilson, sentenced in New York to 33 years for robbery and carrying knockout drops, is unknown in Detroit. Police believe his family may live on Woodward Avenue but have been unable to locate them or confirm his whereabouts.
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Detroit
Mich
Walter Wilson
New York City
Sing Sing
Woodward Avenue
Hanged for Murder in Danville Confession Slides
Will Jones was hanged in Danville Virginia for the murder of Jake Lee last November. He reportedly confessed to killing three other men, but insisted he was not guilty of a charge that led to the execution.
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Danville, Va
Will Jones
Jake Lee
Maneuvers a Great Success at Camp Young Review
Westpoint Kentucky October 10 maneuvers at Camp Young closed with a review by Major General Bates. The Michigan brigade likely had the best showing among National Guard regiments, with Indiana close behind. Guardsmen were paid and will begin breaking camp as Michigan leads then Wisconsin. Umpires gathered to discuss the maneuvers noting overall great benefit but some unpreparedness for extended work. Col. Wagner praised state troops and said the maneuvers benefited them greatly.
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Westpoint
Camp Young
Bates
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Wagner
Disgrace Weighed On Him In Fatal Gas Death
In San Francisco the coroner's jury ruled Tom Kim Yung acting secretary at the local Chinese consulate died by his own hand from gas asphyxiation. Yung, arrested on assault and battery charges, left a note saying the arrest was unwarranted and the stigma would ruin him. Police commissioners will probe the case at Washington's request.
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San Francisco
Tom Kim Yung
Yung
Washington
All shops in Pittsburg reopen after pattern makers strike
Pittsburg October 10 the Pittsburg Association of Pattern Makers’ league has formally declared the strike off. All shops in the district have been declared open and the men are working for the manufacturers. The strike lasted four months.
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Pittsburg Association of Pattern Makers’ League
Pittsburg
Manufacturers’ Association
Waeestia Sinnubsotur
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