New England group targets Secretary Root over Philippine conduct
An elaborate review by Moorfield Storey for the New England anti-imperialist committee argues that Secretary Root bears responsibility for abuses in the Philippines, citing army reports and senate testimonies to show inadequate investigations and failed prosecutions despite Roosevelt’s promises of strict punishment for violations of the laws of war.
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New England
Senate Philippine Committee
Storey
Roosevelt
Secretary Root
Root
Philippines
Mysigrey
War Department
Roumania Replies Mildly to United States Over Emigration
Bucharest dispatch cited by the Neus weir Tageblatt says Roumania aims a mild response to Washington. It notes no progress in Jewish conditions but reports telegraphic orders to local authorities to halt emigration passports for Jews. Romanian papers urge government to prove Roumania is master in its own house.
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Vienna
Neusweir Tageblatt
Bucharest
Roumania
United States
The
Tageblatt
Disbrow Indicted for First Degree Murder
Suffolk County grand jury indicts Louis A. Disbrow for murder in the first degree in the death of Clarence Foster and Sarah Lawrence. He was arraigned and pleaded not guilty as bodies were found in Tiana Bay.
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Riverhead
L. I
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Louis A. Disbrow
Disbrow
Clarence Foster
Sarah Lawrence
Tiana Bay
Reading to Start Schuylkill Mines
Philadelphia reports the Reading Railroad plans to start the Schuylkill mines tomorrow. The move is seen as a potential turning point in the labor strike, possibly signaling the weakening of union efforts.
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Reading
Philadelphia
Reading Railroad Company
Schulykill Mines
Rice Mills Enter Busy Season in Beaumont Area
Rice mills in Beaumont Texas begin operations soon with day and night shifts. County receipts are not expected to exceed last year, though mills will source rice from further west and Louisiana. Millers anticipate better conditions and clearer crop outcomes than in the previous season.
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Beaumont
Texas
Louisiana
Dismissal of Veterans From Confederate Home
In Austin Texas the government aims to aid old soldiers at the Confederate home by discharge of eighteen inmates found capable of earning a livelihood by a medical board. The governor seeks a meeting October 6 to discuss possible ways under law to retain the eighteen veterans despite the board’s action.
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Austin
Texas
Board of Medical Examiners
R. Y. Young
Board of Managers of the Home
Board of
Texan towns report political, railway, and crime notes
News briefs record union activity in Tallas, Republican plans in Bexar, and district court openings in Abilene. Obituaries include Henry Long of Beaumont and Charles Gaertner of Denison. Rail works progress at Santa Fe depot in Cleburne and Wichite Falls waterworks praised. A Temple court fines a man for obscene letters. Dallas assesses city value at 25.93 million with real estate rise. Major crimes include the Clarksville shooting. Belton and Galveston meetings note.
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J. D. Howard
Santa Fe Railway
Temple Roundhouse
Oil Strike Reported Near Nacogdoches Texas
Near Nacogdoches Texas Colonel B S Wettermark and Allen Seale capitalist investors have quietly sunk an oil well in the eastern part of the county. At about 5 pm they learned the driller reported oil flowing over the casing. A correspondent found the well about 700 feet deep with oil flow and strong gas pressure.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
B. S. Wettermark
Allen Seale
Editor S E Robinson Shot Dead in Winchester
In Winchester Tennessee on September 25 S E Robinson editor of the News Journal was shot by lawyer Banks after a political speech clash. The ball struck in the abdomen and Robinson died the next day. Banks is jailed awaiting trial.
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Winchester
Tenn
S. E. Robinson
The
News- Journal
Banks
Robinson
Woman Knocked Senseless in Orange Robbery
In Orange Texas on September 26 an elderly peddler nicknamed Aunt May was struck on the head by a blunt instrument and robbed of about $9 after she lost consciousness. Her assailant was identified by her as a Black man.
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Orange
Texas
Aunt May
Nathan Hughes Case Again in Denton
Nathan A Hughes case to be heard tomorrow in Denton Texas. The defendant, linked to a notorious county murder trial, is currently in Cook County court on perjury charges tied to his Gainesville confession and his innocence statements in two local trials.
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Nathan Hughes
Denton
Texas
Nathan A. Hughes
Hughes
Cook County
Gainesville
Colombia Buys New Cruiser Bogota From U S
The government hopes the cruiser Bogota, recently acquired in the United States, will curb rebel prestige at sea when it begins operations here. Officials say the rebels have drawn strength from naval power and expect a shift in maritime balance.
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Panama
Bogota
United States
World’s Fair Displays urged to showcase nations abroad
Secretary Hay ordered all U S diplomatic officers overseas to secure displays for the World’s Exposition in St Louis. He instructed them to do everything within their power to ensure national participation and visibility at the fair.
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Washington
Hay
United States
St. Louis
Marshall City to issue bonds for water system expansion
The Marshall city council orders issuance of fifteen thousand dollars in bonds to extend and improve the local water system. This action aims to bolster supply and service for residents and businesses.
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Marshall
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