Conference in St Louis debates trust elimination
The governors and attorneys general from at least nine states gathered in St Louis at the invitation of Texas Governor Sayers to discuss the trust question. Speakers urged concerted action to curb trusts, arguing for federal and state cooperation, with Missouri and Texas officials leading proceedings and to appoint committees on business order and resolutions.
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Sayers
Texas
St. Louis
Hagens Pingrée
Gren
Michigan
Planters
Geert Fingier
Chicago
W. L. Taylor
Indiana
Benton McMillan
Tenneson
Nolan
Lontana
HL. Thomas
Colorado
Leslie B. Shaw
H. Brown
Planters’ Hotel
Joseph Bailey
Kentucky
Monroe G. McClurg
Misissippi
McLaurin
Crow
Missouri
Lon Vo Btephens
J.D. Bayers
Paul BR. Moore
Stephens
Trusta
Long
Thomas
Shaw
Pingree
Crew
Smith
Arkansas
Jones
Atorney
Davis
Tennessee
Overnor McMillan
Iowa
Campbell
Taylor
Montana
Nora Missinsippi
Monroe McClure
C. H. Heifner
Washington
Busines
Pingres
Dreyfus Freed as Rennes Prison Departure Unnoticed
Rennes France Sept 20 Captain Alfred Dreyfus left the prison at 3 o clock in the morning and rode to Nantes by train after officials delivered the Minister of War's release order. The departure went unnoticed as crowds slept and Dreyfus traveled as a free man with Matthieu Dreyfus. Mme Dreyfus left Rennes at noon with relatives. Paris reports say the Patrie noted his arrival at Nantes and court personnel changes followed the revision inquiry.
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Rennes
France
Alfred Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Vern
Nantes
M. Vigule
Secret Service
M. Dureault
Dreyfus
Boulevard la Enne
Matthieu Dreyfus
Renches
Maitre Labori
Alfred
Mme
Paris
the Patrie
M. Menard
Court of Causa
M. Quesnay Reaurepaire
Maing Marmann
Artillery
Paleanne
Sadler Wins Governorship Supreme Court Victory Declared
The Supreme Court has rendered a decision in the governorship contest, declaring Sadler the winner by a sixty vote plurality, an increase of forty votes from the original count. The decision is voluminous, spanning forty pages with full argument on each point.
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Carson
Supreme Court
Sadler
Catholics Protest With Philippine Tensions
Cardinal Gibbons held a half hour talk with the President on the Philippines topic, with Father Stafford present. Clergymen voiced concern over church desecrations by soldiers and other Catholic Church issues in the Philippines discussed in St Paul actions by the German Catholic Central Society protesting alleged desecration of churches in the Philippines.
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Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
Father Stafford
Philippines
Our Solliers
ST. Paul (Minn
Cathay Central Society
Venezuelan schooner Josefite sails with war materials
From Port of Spa Trinidad to the Aeraki, the Venezuela schooner Josefite laden with firearms ammunition and war material evaded Tecalcus customs authorities and sailed away presumably toward the Venezuelan coast. A filibuster scheme was organized here and the west was equipped locally. A large group of Venezuelans including political leaders and refugees left port on a barge and joined the schooner outside local limits.
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Aeraki
Port of Spa
Trinidad
Venezuela
Tecal
Commissioners Coming Home From European Tour
Isthmian Canal Commissioners Admiral Walker Myr Burr Colonel Haines and Colonel Ernest arrived at Hamburg after inspecting the North Sea Canal and Bruns Buttel locks with Consul Hill. They then proceeded to England to review the Manchester Ship Canal and sail from Southampton for New York on September 22.
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Bilver State
New York
Herald
Amsterdam
Walker
Myr
Burr
Haines
Ernest
Hamburg
North Sea Canal
Bruns Buttel
Consul Hill
England
Manchester, Ship Canal
Southampton
Canadians anxious to fight in Africa
Colonel Hughes of Lindsay plans to raise four regiments of Canadians for service in the Transvaal if war breaks out. He notes promised support from Israel Tarte in Quebec. The Twelfth York Rangers near Toronto have already asked to be sent to South Africa.
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Toronto
Ontario
Hughes of Lindsay
Transvaal
Israel Tarte
Quebec
York Rangers
South Africa
Wool Advances Prompting Textile Price Moves
London reports a rise in wool prices with manufacturers planning price increases. Mills in the west are well employed and American trade revival stories emerge. Major U.S. buyers are purchasing for immediate mill use, signaling a broader industry upswing.
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London
Weet
America
United States
Rivalry Bores Toward Klondike Gold Rush Report
General Shafter forwarded Major P H Ray's dispatch from St Michael August Mist describing crowded Anvil beach with 2500 to evacuate before navigation ends due to fuel and shelter shortages. Three steamers likely enough, warns transporters and Treasury to plan late cutoffs. Cape Nome rich, Beach washing a beacon for destitute. Gulch district promising, Fort Egbert report due, Port Sc Michael ships seen as potential relief.
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Washington
General Shafter
War Department
P. H. Ray
St. Michael
Anvil
Treasury Department
Cape Nome
Klondike
Fort Egbert
Port Sc. Michael
Senate
Woman Completes 700 Mile Bicycle Run
Miss Jane C. Yatman finished a 700 mile bicycle run in 81 hours and 5 minutes, ending at Valley Stream Long Island. She slept 1 hour 45 minutes during the journey and could only scrawl her signature after the record. The rider was in good condition though exhausted.
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New York
Jane C. Yatman
Valley Stream
Earthquake Devastates Smyrna Mill Valley
Reports from Smyrna on September 20 describe a powerful quake that struck the Menderes valley, killing hundreds and causing widespread damage. Rescue efforts and searches were underway as authorities assess the disaster’s impact on civilians and infrastructure.
Death of a Colorado Pioneer
Charles Wilcox, a renowned Denver peace officer and longtime deputy marshal, died at the county hospital from kidney disease linked to a gunshot wound received twenty four years ago after a fight with an outlaw. The Silver State wire reports his passing in Denver, with a note of a New York arrest in the dispatch.
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Silver State
Denver
Charles Wilcox
Colorado
New York
British tensions rise as Boers prepare for possible war
Dispatches from Pietermaritzburg warn that Boers await rain to begin hostilities and have elaborate border plans. Orange Free State officers at Pretoria devise action including Majuba and Laings Nech. Uitlander councils urge Milner to break off negotiations amid unrest among British subjects and natives. Reports say Pretoria meetings and a Belgians corps may aid Boers if war breaks out.
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Great Britain
Transvaal
Lay
Morning Post
Pietermaritaburs
Natal
Orange Free State
Pretoria
Heeans
Majuba
Laings Nech
Hewcastie
Bisance-Garela
Uitlander Council
Pietermariteburg
Johannesburg
Alfred Milner
Joseph Chamberlain
Colonial Office
Relta Txav
Tranavaal
Times
Mr. Chamberlain
Levit Don
Durban
Manchester Regiment
Dent
Strike at Cramp's Shipyard in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on September 20 150 joiners at Cramp's Ship Building Yards struck for a nine hour day and 30 cents per hour, seeking four days work. They warned Cramp's to respond by 10 am with no reply. Machinists and blacksmiths who struck earlier for an eight hour day remain out, and pattern makers plan similar demands. an agreement is expected tomorrow.
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Philadelphia
Jvb
Pattern Makers’ Association
Congregational Council Opens in Tremont Temple Boston
The first International Congregational Council in the United States begins session at Tremont Temple Boston with delegates arriving from distant points. Six hundred delegates attend as the council decorates with state and Union Jack emblems marking the historic gathering.
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Boston
International Congregational Council
United States
Tremont Temple
International Council of Congregationalism
London
Discovery of a new mountain range report by leashed wires
A sequence of telegraphed items from various cities details discoveries of a new mountain range between Sif and north latitude 16.20 longitude, named Nicholas range and News of Andre, with coverage of Emperor William in Sweden and naval movements. Reports note a coast anchoring buoy marked 4ne Palar Expedition and a Burlington church fire with $90,000 original cost and $620,000 insurance.
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Silver State
ST. Petersburg
Sif
Micholas
Andre
Stockholm
Sweden
Martha Laraseak
King Charles Island
Burlington
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Nome
Major Ray
Midin
Memder
Menderes
Pietermaritzburg
Capek Town
Cramp’s Shipyard
Congregational Council
Emperor William
Malaq
Crown Prince
Bungeholm Esate
Navy Department
New Orleans
Santo Deming
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