Germany Retreat and China War Material Under British Flag
London dispatches report Germany nearly retreats from a difficult position as France Germany and Russia an agreed Chinese programme to be presented to powers. Chinese tensions rising amid missionary killings and Li Hung Chang with Port Arthur conference notes. Shanghai rumor claims British flag steamers carry munitions northward with Russian financial backing for China.
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France
Germany
Russia
London
Paris
Morning Post
Cologne
United
England
Prince Tuan
Tien Tsin
the Standard
Li Hung Chang
Alexieff
Port Arthur
Count von Waldersee
Seymour
Alfred Gasalee
Shanghai
Shanghai Arsenal
China
Baker of Houston Takes Lead in Rice Will Case
Developments in the Rice will matter at New York see Captain Baker of Houston assume practical charge. Two wills of William M. Rice dated years apart are named with Albert Patrick and James A. Baker as executors. Swenson & Co. bankers threaten estate difficulties while Dr. Witthaus and other heirs await further word.
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New York
M. Rice
Baker
Houston
Captain Baker
William M. Rice
Albert T. Patrick
James A. Baker
Corsicana Cotton Mill Fires Worker After Engine Test
In Corsicana Texas on September 29 the Corsicana Cotton Factory fired an worker after the engine test. Manager Taylor says they work like a charm as machinery is being placed rapidly to expand operations.
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Corsicana
Texas
Taylor
Denton bones found on John Chisum homestead near Denton
Paris Texas September 29 Pitts Chisum recalls that Colonel John B Denton’s bones were buried on the old homestead by his brother John Chisum in a candle box in the yard’s southwest corner. He notes that the burial occurred while the Chisum family held the property and that Chisum later showed the burial spot.
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Denton
Paris
Texas
Pitts Chisum
John Chisum
Chisholm
John B. Denton
Robert Hopkins
I. D. Ferguson
Hanna central figure in Scranton coal strike settlement
In Scranton Pennsylvania on September 29 miners and operators discuss a settlement with Senator Hanna as the key negotiator. Operators say they do not know all details yet believe Hanna knows what the miners will accept and that any conditions he has set for coal interests in New York align with miner satisfaction. A prevalent report suggests delaying the strike order to allow President Mitchell to win Hanna's interest in settlement efforts.
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Scranton
Senator Hanna
New York
Mitchell
Hanna
Explosive Naptha Tank Fire Shocks Manhattan. No Casualties
A naptha tank exploded at Central Gas Light works by East Thirteenth Street in New York at 1 45 this morning. Five alarms responded and a fire boat aided crews as flames rose seventy feet. Firemen battled to keep the blaze from reaching gas holders. no deaths reported.
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New York
Central Gas Light Company
East Thirteenth Street
Trust Investigation In Dallas Board Forms Power Firm
Dallas September 29 The board of municipal commissioners voted to investigate a power company trust formed by consolidation in violation of city charter and state laws. Forfeiture of charter and franchise privileges is the potential penalty. The plants are chiefly owned by Detroit and Denton stockholders.
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Dallas
Texas
Board of Municipal Commissioners
Oe Power Company
Denton
Detroit
Immigrant Arrivals at New York Port Reach 400,812
Washington reports Thomas Ritchie, commissioner of immigration in New York, submits the annual report for the New York station covering the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900. It marks ten years of Federal control of immigration and records 400,812 arriving aliens.
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Washington
Thomas Ritchie
New York
New York Station
Port of
Note of Warning Over Kru Ger Bullion Transport
London dispatch reports Great Britain warns the Netherlands not to allow Kru ger to carry bullion or state archives aboard warships bringing him to Europe. Such action would be a breach of neutrality and provoke a response.
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London
Great Britain
Amsterdam
Daily Mail
Kruger
Europe
Netherlands
Oil price cut reduces barrel cost to eighty cents
The second price reduction in one week lowers oil to 80 cents per barrel, an eight cent drop. Producers show protest but may accept the cut unless a rival refinery, long discussed, is built to compete with the existing plant.
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Corsicana
Texas
Petition in Bankruptcy Filed by William Wollbaum
In Galveston Texas on September 29 a petition in bankruptcy was filed in the U S court by William Wollbaum of Brazoria Texas. The petition lists liabilities of 2206.77 and assets consisting of a stock of merchandise valued at 1000 to 1200 dollars.
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Galveston
Texas
William Wollbaum
Brazoria
Life term for murder in Bryan Texas case
John Lindley was convicted of murder in the district court and sentenced to life in the penitentiary. He admitted killing the man in the field while at work and said he was hired by another man to do the murder.
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Bryan
Texas
John Lindley
Reading company raises 10 percent. strike remains solid
Hazleton Pennsylvania October 1 The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company posted a 10 percent wage increase for all workers at its thirty nine collieries in the Schuylkill valley. Union President Mitchell learned of the move from reporters and did not comment. Operators show no intent to recognize the union and a break in the strike is feared if posters split the ranks. He warned compromise could depend on circumstances, including the size of the raise. In Dallas Texas a three year old girl wandered near a bear at the city zoo and was found unharmed after sleeping on the park lawn. police credit providence with guiding the incident.
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Hazleton
Philadelpha and
Reading Coal
Schuylkill Valley
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Reading Company
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Lizzie
J. A. Self
Canton Street
Chief Price
Howard to be hanged December 7 in Kentucky case
Judge Cantrilla Wierkoon sentences Howard to death after a trial in Frankfort Kentucky. Attorneys may file bills of exceptions in the appeal while juror-related affidavits are debated. Howard remains calm, insisting I am innocent as the court discusses admissibility of testimony from co conspirators Youtsey and Culton.
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Howard
E . Frankfort
Kent
Cantrilla Wierkoon
Court of Appeals
Henry Youtsey
W. H. Culton
Cart of Appeals
Fire at Union Block in St Paul Engulfs Six Story Brick Building
Fire broke out shortly before 1 am in the Union Block a six story brick building in central St Paul. Firefighters fought the blaze but it remained fierce with lodgers uninjured as far as known.
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St. Paul
Union Block
Fatal Wreck In Oklahoma and New Orleans
A northbound through passenger train wreck near Waterloo Oklahoma kills two and injures a dozen or more. Engineer John Lane attempted to stop the derailment as baggage express and mail cars toppled. Victims include Edmund Rook from Jonah Texas a traveling man from Oklahoma City Ray Vander a Ray County Missouri boy and James Black of Jonah Texas among the injured and dead.
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Oklahoma
New Orleans
Guthrie
O.S
Waterloo
Guthriie
John Lane
Edmund Rook
Jonah
Texas
Oklahoma City
C. T. Smith
Galveston
Ray Vandever
Ray County
James Black
Dallas Man Commits Suicide in Waco Hotel
Eugene M. Logan of Dallas shot himself at the New Era lounge in Waco on October 1 after buying a derringer at a pawn shop. He registered at the St. Charles hotel, left without breakfast, and died minutes later. He left a note stating I die of a broken heart and asked his belongings sent to Dallas. His brothers Roy and Harry Logan work in Dallas.
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Waco
Texas
Eugene M. Logan
Dallas
St. Charles
Roy
Harry Logan
Brazos Receding Damages Less Than Estimated
The Brazos River near Waco receded allowing a dam age estimate that shows losses not as heavy as first feared. Backwater caused much of the flooding and damaged cotton, but much of the land was already out of production. Replanting helped, with some fine young cotton ruined on Brazos bottom plantations and about 300 acres affected.
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Waco
Texas
Brazos Bottom
Collision near Iwo Shima sinks Calanda with 45 dead
The Norwegian steamer Calanda and the Japanese steamer Ize Maru reportedly collided off Iwo Shima. Calanda sank with forty five passengers and crew drowned. Ize Maru arrived at Iwo Shima after the collision.
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Yank
Nagasaki
Japan
Calanda
Iwo Shima
Iwo
Imperial figures reported at Ta Tung in Shang Si province
The Empress Dowager, Emperor Kwang Hsu and Prince Tuan are confirmed to be at Ta Tung in Shang Si province, situation described as current.
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Emperor Kwang Hsu
Prince Tuan
Ta Tung
Shang Si
Exhibit in Paris Spotlight on Hostetter’s Bitters
A large exhibit at the Paris exposition draws interest, with news that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters may cure dyspepsia indigestion and constipation. The article urges sufferers to try the remedy.
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Paris
Hostetter
The Talkative Bore Compared to a Pneumatic Tire
A concise quip likens a talkative bore to a pneumatic tire, implying an endlessly inflated demeanor that tires listeners and lacks substance. The remark frames talkativeness as a nuisance and suggests restraint is preferable in conversation.
Russ' Bleaching Blue Promotes Bright Laundry
A vintage advertisement urges readers to avoid poor blueing in washing and switch to Russ' Bleaching Blue, touted as the famous bag blue for brighter laundry results.
Broad-brimmed hat misleads on intellect according to adage
A saying notes that wearing a broad-brimmed hat does not prove a broad mind. The remark links appearance with intellect and warns against judging by hat style.
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Brazos
Peruna
Health and Beauty
Dr.Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, Ohio
Security
Carter
Guea Piord
Priesmeyer
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