Russia Won’t Evacuate Manchuria Amid Tense Talks
Baron von Rosen awaits instructions as Japan and Russia negotiate. A Russian regiment reaches Feng-Chenn-Ting near Peking while the Manchurian convention lapses. Berlin notes a fragile standoff where either side could force war with a single move.
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Yokohama
Baron von Rosen
Japan
Russia
Balkan
Feng-Chenn-Ting
Peking
M. Lessar
China
Manchuria
Tien Tsin
New Chwang
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Bryan couple to distribute Bennett bequests to colleges
In New Haven William J. Bryan as executor filed probate for Philip Bennett's will. The estate worth about 253000 includes 10000 to be shared among twenty five colleges and a further 10000 to Bryan to aid needy students. Mrs Bryan would direct similar sums to deserving female college students. An unresolved report from New York says Mrs Philos Bennett may contest the will.
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W. J. Bryan
Bennett
New Haven
Conn
Wiliam J. Bryan
Philop Bennett
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
New York
Philos. Bennett
Cashier Soule Arrested on Embezzlement Charge
E C Soule former cashier of Home Savings bank in Iowa Falls Iowa was arrested after removal from his post and charged with larceny by embezzlement. Bail set at 15000 he was jailed at Eldora. Bank officers report a shortage near 30000 and Soule, who came from Monmouth Alabama seven years ago, is said to have engaged in speculation.
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Iowa Falls
E. C. Soule
Home Savings Bank
Eldor
Soule
Monmouth
Davenport Named Financial Secretary of War Office
London reports Lieutenant Colonel William Bromly Davenport, a member of parliament, has been appointed officer in charge as financial secretary of the war office.
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War Office
London
Wiliam Bromly Davenport
Strike May Be Averted In Chicago Railways
Chicago indications show a threatened strike by Chicago City Railway Company employees may be avoided. A conference between union representatives and General Manager McCulloch is planned for Monday with expectations of an amicable adjustment and mutual concessions.
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Chicago
Chicago City Railway Company
McCulloch
France and Britain outline general arbitration treaty
Paris reports that France and Great Britain have concluded substantial terms of a general arbitration treaty. Foreign Minister Delcasse and London authorities have settled the major points with only minor details left. The plan follows the Hay-Pauncefote model and signals a broader move toward arbitration supported by the United States.
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France
Great Britain
Paris
Delcasse
London
United States Senate
United States
Planning for a Revolution in Colombia and Panama
The report links General Pedro Ospinas with a potential revolutionary outbreak on the isthmus amid Colombia's presidential tensions. Opposed by President Marroquin and backed by General Reyes, the scene widens as liberal leaders like General Herrara join the stir, marking Ospinas second insurrection attempt after 1902.
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Panama
Colombia
Pedro Ospinas
Carlos
Marroquin
General Reyes
General Herrara
Ospinus
Republic
Antioquia
Senor Caro
Senate
Congress
Lipton Sails for England on Cedric Amid Quiet Farewell
Sir Thomas Lipton departed New York on the Cedric for England, saying he hoped to regain strength on the voyage. He declined to discuss another Cup challenge, bidding farewell to his American representative H. H. Davies and Captain Webster, with a small party aboard including J Coleman Drayton and others.
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New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
England
Cedric
Sir Thomas
H. H. Davies
Webster
J. Coleman Drayton
Hans Schwegel
Municipalities to be cut in the Philippines
A commission is reducing the number of municipalities across provinces to lower government expenses. At Governor Taft's request, Admiral Stirling has assigned two gunboats Isla de Cuba and Pampanaga to Samar to pursue the Victoria with Johnson and Herman aboard, the defaulting constabulary, as well as dispatching the coast guard vessel to intercept the fugitives. No word on their location has been received.
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Philippines
Manila
Taft
Stirling
Isla de Cuba
Pampanaga
Samar
Victoria
Johnson and Herman
Coast Guard
Aiso
Lieutenant Haycraft Resigns From Twenty-second Infantry
Fort Leavenworth officer Second Lieutenant William A. Haycraft of the Twenty second Infantry had his resignation accepted by the War Department. He failed examinations at the General Service and Staff College and did not graduate with his class in July.
Cornell Receives Major Bequest in Guiteau Will
Frederick W. Guiteau's will filed in Irvington New York bequeaths 100000 to Cornell University outright. The income of 40000 and use of the Irvington estate are for his sister Mary G. Howe for life. After other gifts to twenty relatives the residue also goes to Cornell University.
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Irvington
N. Y
Frederick W. Guiteau
Cornell University
Mary G. Howe
Quits His Plage Assistant Attorney Chris Tian Cy Resigns
Chris Tian cy resigns from the office as assistant attorney amid leadership changes. The notice notes his departure and references the ongoing review of prosecutorial staff.
Resignations At Post Office Department Prompt Change
The Post Office Department reports the resignations of G C Christiancy assistant attorney general and H A Castile auditor. Christiancy cites bad health and time needed away from desk work. his July 14 resignation was accepted with a formal notice. Castile resigns effective after a successor is appointed, with Shaw previously requesting his stay during account investigations.
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Washington
G . C. Christiancy
Post Office Department
Christiancy
Payne
Department
Castle
H. A. Castile
Secretary of the Treasury
Post Office
Shaw
China Demands Russian Evacuation of Manchuria
Chinese minister Sir Chen Tung Liang-Chang met with Secretary Hay after receiving word that Russia showed no movement to evacuate Manchuria on October 8 as per treaty. The U S aims to ensure open ports in Manchuria despite Russia's plans or control.
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Washington
PD. C
Chentung Liang-Chang
Hay
Manchuria
Russia
China
United States
Omahan Supposed Insane Passenger Transferred
Fred H. Gwynne, an insane passenger from Omaha who rode the Northwestern train through Rapid City, was moved to Sturgis and placed in Meade county jail. He reportedly escaped a hospital in Omaha. Gwynne had worked as an electrician for the Nebraska Telephone company in the Black Hills last summer.
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Rapid City
S. D
Fred H. Gwynne
Northwestern
Sturgis
Meade County
Omaha
Gwynne
Black Hills
Nebraska Telephone Company
Fort Pratt notes on forethought and business ethics
A long extract from Fort M Pratt materials discusses enthusiasm, laughter, and everyday business wisdom. It uses anecdotes about managers and proprietors, pay day, and handling people to illustrate how forethought and experience shape success and failures in work and life. It ends with questions about practical lessons and improving routines.
Sunday recreation and the musics of a tuned week
The writer questions Sunday as untuned time and wonders whether loosening violin strings or keeping them in tune matters. He cites Moody on preaching seven days and headaches, suggesting a link between daily discipline and well being. Aimed at learning how Sunday might profitably be used.
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Moody
Mr. Moody
Promises and Coaxing Failures in Workplace Behavior
A reflective piece discusses how coaxing promises often leads to impossible outcomes. It argues weak individuals are easy to persuade and bad examples ripple into errors. Questions about leadership and worker diligence anchor the critique of management practices.
Quote on a lawyer's progress from an author
An author comments that the three degrees of a lawyer's progress are getting on getting honor getting honest. The remark reflects a view on professional growth and integrity in the legal field.
Lending Money and Lessons From Experience
A writer reflects on lending habits and cautions about trusting friends who are unreliable. He notes consistently recovering small loans of about fifty dollars while larger ventures with friends failed after ignoring wiser advice and guidance. He warns against being swayed by talk and ignoring better judgment.
Health Helps Money Making
A man describes three weeks of poor health after working hard. He notes his general strength but hopes for immediate vacation and discusses balancing overwork with self care. He recalls dreaming he was a bank cashier taking inventory as a fire alarm in the safe.
The Man Himself Studies on Criminal Carelessness
The speaker reflects on what causes careless crime two years after being asked the question. He weighs ignorance and belief that experience educates, noting that while birth may bless ignorance, staying ignorant is blameworthy and repeated carelessness can be criminal.
What We Learn Early About Usefulness and Money
The author reflects on learning limits and value, admitting a lack of money sense. He regrets missed invest ment opportunities and notes it took 25 years to recognize how poorly he managed daily expenditures. He urges youths to discover their strengths and weaknesses early for a wiser life.
Oddities in Starting Ventures and Records
A reader notes four improbable ideas and actions: planting dried apples to start an orchard, stocking a mule stock farm with mules, digging a hole to fill another until the hole ends in town, and moving office furniture and a telephone without informing the phone company, then blaming the service for nonfunction. The last incident is on record and duplicated.
Prosperity in South Dakota Boldly Spreads via Cattle and Crops
A South Dakota booster piece like the Sept 30 dispatch from Mitchell highlights statewide wealth growth with corn and cattle leading. It cites rising bank deposits, farm profits, and public works in Mitchell including a $40,000 city hall, a $50,000 hotel project, a $15,000 Carnegie library, and a push to move the capital to Mitchell in 1904, with the Corn Palace to be showcased in St. Louis.
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Northwest
Mitchell
South Dakota
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry
Missouri River
Black Hills
Ipswich
Lee & Prentis
Vermillion
S. D
Helfer
Chicago
Sioux City
Yankton
Huron
Pierre
St. Louis Exposition
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Will
Lieutenant Haycraft
Cornell
Christian CY
Postoffice Department
Celestial Empire
Rusein
Omahan
Fort M Pratt
Oak Park
Ilinois
Offera
Kimne
KR. Kimm, Ltd
Philadelphia
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