News of the Week in Epitome of World and Home Events
The column surveys global and domestic notes including Cuba’s unrest and yellow fever rumors, a Fort Myer Wright plane disaster funeral, and new appointments. It cites land office totals for Minnesota, North and South Dakota, notable deaths, accidents, crimes, elections, and various local incidents with brief vignettes.
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Havana
Cuba
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Jose Stewart
Missouri
James T. McCleary
Stewart
Ron
Post Office
Division of Railway Adjustment
General Land Office
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Numerous far flung news items from scattered reports
A broad jumble of sensational dispatches reports killings, indictments, accidents and disasters from around the world. Gun violence in Lille Alberta yields death and injury. Yancey Carter indicted in Georgia. various drownings, airshaft deaths, and ship collisions. Switzerland and the United States move toward arbitration and diamonds reopening mines. Crimes, political intrigue, and public notices mix with medical and industrial notes, including a bubonic outbreak, railroad material manufacturers meeting, and local coroner findings.
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Ion
Lille
Alberta
Joseph
A. Costino
Yancey Carter
Georgia
Hart County
Carter
George von der Schwenburg
Fleet Evokes Filipino Enthusiasm at Manila Arrival
On October 4 Manila crowds cheered the arrival of two thirds of the fleet that began its cruise from Hatton Roads last December. Admiral Sperry ordered no landings due to cholera, keeping sailors aboard while shore visits are limited under strict quarantine.
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Aller
Heamny
Heary
Admiralty
Sperey
Soilth
Weefiehalvil
Ubmeriag
Manila
Hatton Roads
Sperry
Gen. Smith
Girl Going Blind Ends Life in St Louis
Roxie Courte, 28, of St Louis, fearing blindness and unable to support her aging parents, died by drinking carbolic acid yesterday. The tragedy underscores strain on the family and the impact of deteriorating eyesight on her future contributions.
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St. Lois
Roxie Courte
Blizzard in Montana cripples traffic and telegraph service
Butte Montana October 4 a blizzard stretched across the region with six inches of snow on the ground. The storm halted transportation collapsed telegraph service and delayed trains. Homes and businesses faced disruptions as crews worked to restore lines and clear roads.
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Montana
Butte
Mont
Naval Officer Dead in New York Hospital Loss
Commander John B. Bernardou, American naval attaché to Rome and Vienna, died at the naval hospital in New York yesterday afternoon.
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Washington
John B. Bernardou
Rome
Vienna
Naval Hospital
New York
Fatally Kicked by Cow in Minnesota Farm Incident
Twin Valley Minnesota October 4 Mrs Jones Ramsey wife of a prominent county farmer was killed last night when kicked in the abdomen by a vicious cow.
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Twin Valley
Minn
Big Gift for Grinnell College Donation Tops School Fund
Fort Dodge Oct. 4 Matths G Haskell of this city has given 10 1100 to Grinnell college. The donation ranks among the largest gifts the school has ever received and strengthens its endowment and programs.
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Grinnell
Fort Dodge
Town
Matths G. Haskell
Grinnell College
Summer Hotels Burned On Winthrop Ocean Boulevard
In Winthrop two large summer houses the Great Hall and the Ocean View hotel were burned yesterday along with several cottages. The total loss is estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Boston
Great Hall
Ocean View
Ocean Boulevard
Winthrop
Shoots Off Thumb by Mishap Near Barnesville
August Frederickson, a farmer nine miles north of Barnesville Minnesota, accidentally shot off a thumbnail yesterday while attempting to shoot a skunk near Wowner, in a mishap reported from Barnesville.
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Barnesville
Minn
Frederickson
Wowner
Skunk
World Tensions Rise as Balkan Proclamations Spark War Talk
London reports the proclamation of Bulgarian independence by Prince Ferdinand, stirring European powers. Austria Hungary presses claims over Bosnia and Herzegovina as tensions mount, Turkey faces warnings from Britain and France, and Serbia's mood turns toward war with Austria.
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Ferdinand
Prinze
Bulgaria
Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria-Hungary
Belgrade
Servia
Austria
Philadelphia Celebrates 225th Birthday With Large Parade
Philadelphia marked its 225th birth anniversary on October 7 with a massive Broad Street parade drawing thousands of soldiers sailors and residents. A bronze tablet at the city wall commemorated Rochambeau encampment during the Yorktown campaign. In Rochester a Methodist conference suspended Rev. George H. Dwyer from ministry for business irregularity and unministerial conduct.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
United States
National Guard
Pennsylvania
Rochambeau
Washington
Yorktown
Rochester
N. Y
Gensee Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
George H. Dwyer
Central Methodist District
Debt-Free Evangelical Church Dedicated in Waterloo
Waterloo town on October 7 dedicated a new Evangelical association church without debt. The $15,000 building was funded for free stewardship. Bishop S. C. Breyfogel of Reading, Pennsylvania, preached the dedicatory sermon.
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Waterloo
Town
The
Evangelical Association
S. C. Breyfoge
Reading
Narrow Escape From Thresher Cylinder At Arlington
Mike Hand of Cavour narrowly escaped death when he slipped into a threshing machine cylinder in Arlington. His feet were badly mangled, but doctors expect recovery.
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Arlington, D. D
Mike Hand
Cavour
Tragedy as Fire Traps Ten In Mulberry Street Inferno
A blaze in Mulberry Street during the early hours yesterday killed ten people and injured many more as barrels soaked with oil and rubbish were ignited in halls. Residents leaped to the street as smoke and flames swept upper floors and rescuers pulled survivors from windows and balconies.
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New York
Meir
Col Stewart incapacitated for active service
Washington October 7. The medical board reports Col William P Stewart incapacitated for active service due to heart disease dating back 34 years. The decision is not final as Stewart will present testimony and witnesses before a retiring board.
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Washington
Medical Board of Army
William PF. Stewart
Fort Grant
Aziz
Roosevelt
Chauffeurs Clash as Strike Disrupts City Streets
New York reports a tense night after a day of relative calm amid the taxi cab drivers strike. Chauffeurs hurled stones and missiles at strikebreakers attempting to operate machines, wounding several people.
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New York
Rev Frank Smith Proposes T A Church With Amusements
Reverend Frank Smith of Warren Avenue Congregational Church urged a plan for a theater bowling alley gymnasium swimming pool and other amusements attached to a church in his Sunday sermon.
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Chicago
Frank Smith
Warren Avenue
Registration Falls Off in New York Voting Signups
A decline in first day registration compared with 1904 was noted as totals from Greater New York assembly districts were reported last night reflecting reduced voter turnout on the initial registration day.
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New York
Seek Swede Defaulter in $33,500 Bank Yield
New York oct 7 police seek Israel Jansson a former bank official who absconded with 33500 belonging to a savings bank in Lindesberg Sweden. He is being tracked near New York city as authorities pursue extradition and recovery of funds.
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Helen Borch
New York
Richard Himes
Traer
Black Hawk County
W. L. Dixon
Mount Auburn
Fedge
Waldorf, Astoria Hotel
Iron County
Michigan
Fisher Settlement
Hoffman
Chicago
Besa Pal
Lindesberg
Sweden
Israel Jansson
Hopper Suffered Fall on Stage at Syracuse Theater
Dewalt Hopper, the comedian, was knocked unconscious by a fall during a performance at a Syracuse theater last night. The show was halted and the audience dismissed as medical staff attended to him.
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Hopper
Syracuse
N. Y
Dewalt Hopper
Rowal
Kermit Roosevelt Heads Harvard Freshman Team
Cambridge October 7 Kermit Roosevelt was given first choice as tackle on the Harvard freshman football team on the opening scrimmage day.
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Kermit
Cambridge
Kermit Roosevelt
Harvard
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Albert Porre
René Maignan
Beaumont
Paria
George Truscott
London
John Charles Bell
Rmne
John McGlurk
Cosmopolitan National Bank
Pillalurs
Travis Ross
Emil ¥. Grann
Weet Wareham
Masy
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Karl Hubbard
Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo
Minral Springs
J. B. Portins
Cheyenne
Wyo
Lindsay Light Company
George W. Chalmers
Hebron
Kelly Bros. Lumber Company
Three States Implement Company
Cairo
Kentucky
Indiana
Toulville
Thoma
Fendler
St Joseph H. Deschamps
Charles McCormick
Congress
Fred A. Bosse
Dr.McCormick
Nm Pmphiet
State Council
Switzerland
Staytaut
Hebor
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Perros
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Ie Centon
Berlin
Budapest
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Munich
England
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Sha
China
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Une British Marmaceutical Society
Colipitiy TS
Theodore Raogevelt
Thompsonville
Conn
Aga
William ©. Curtiss
Iowa
Trostel
Enatr
W. F. Conklin
Towa City
Donovan
Ohio
Samuel
Young's Point
Abraham Stomowitz
Billings
City Hill
United States Volunteer Livesaving Corps
Philippi
W. Va
Louise Lonsdale
Blaine Elking
Staphan B. Elkins
Katherine Elking
Duke of
Abruzzi
Circuit Court
St. Clair County
Belleville
Lena Swartz
French Village
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World
Manila Bay
Fleet
Tulgarl
Ozh
Czar
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Hell Wood
Austria Hungary
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Jochi
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Mercenovina
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Haly
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Akgavin
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Black Hand
Gotham
Col. Stewart
Medical Board
Jloward Bablouk
Firat National Bank
Siserton
Batterton
al Uolity
Uilica Rooms
Cymenxon's
Ali Culls
Omice Opiowia Palace
Sisseton
SD. Dak
A W. Pay
Osteopath
Ofive
Wooderas
Black Farmers
Dailbank SD
A Eetarlin, M.D
Maple Street
Bisseton
K.bowe
Henry Goebel
Marne
Ta Kyberts
Standard Office
Eck’s Dray
Ben Eck
5. D. Bland
Bronton, Gr
C. L. Gates
Licescuibe
Ivan
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