Curious items from The Press and exotic notes
Explorers neared the north pole within 248 miles while the south remained farther. A Nile cemetery holds mummified remains with kings in mausoleums. Liverpool hosts a large rooftop garden once cared for by a horticulturalist. Indian coal finds prompt Bengal steel growth, Calcutta rising as a Cardiff of the east. Sapeger’s circus spooks Ramsgate with a tiger van crash. Colmette at the Pasteur Institute survives a venom bite due to anti venom serum. Samara villagers form the Blessed Mother sect of eleven women with miraculous power. An elderly man in Syracuse, George Arnold, found after wandering with a wooden leg. A Chicago funeral sees a church floor collapse. pastor’s quick action saves lives. Pasteur Institute data show hydrophobia deaths drop since 1881, with only one year above 40 per cent failure rate.
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Volga
Samare
Soznavo
David Linds
Chicago
Herman Lindskog
St. Ansgarius
James P. Wiley
Pasteur Institute
Paria
Ins
Ames
Panama Canal Sale Plot Looms As Hutin Arrives
Washington Oct 14 An international dicker over the transfer of the Panama Canal to the United States looms as M Hutin president of the Panama Canal Company nears arrival aboard the La Bretagne. He may offer to sell title rights and future control, exam ining whether Panama or Nicaragua is the cheaper route, with the canal commission awaiting his proposition before final report.
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Praams Coses Company
Washington
Dicker
Aussia
Alaska
Spain
M. Hutin
Panama Canal Company
Isthmian Canal Commission
la Bretagne
United States
Panama Canal
Panama
Canal Commission
Roosevelt
Nicaragua
Isthm
Isthmian Commission
Panama Cana Company
Isthmus
Panama Company
Congress
Cecil Rhodes in Critical Condition in London Hotel
Cecil Rhodes is reported very ill and near death at a quiet London hotel. He has suffered heart disease and his health has declined, with friends fearing he may die at any moment. Rhodes previously stayed active at the British Chartered South African Company offices despite illness.
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Tandon
London
Cecil Rhodes
Mi Bode
Rhodes
Schnadhorst
Snow first falls in Nebraska town after cold rain
A morning cell wave brought cold rain to Trenton Nebraska on October 14 turning to heavy snow that left a ground cover though much melted, while in New York on the same date W M Brauer announces a January freight service to Hamburg and six new 10 000 to 12 000 ton steamers with 150 first class and 2 000 steerage passengers to follow within four months.
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Nebraska
Trenton
Neb
New York
Wm. W. Brauer
William W. Brauer Steamship Co
Hamburg
Brauer Steamship Co
Bid-Onceso
Graf Waldersee
la Bretagne
Boers Retaliation Claims Rise From Desertions in Cape War
In Middleburg Cape Colony Commandant Lotter known rebel is executed after being condemned on eight counts including sedition and murder. Two young farmers who joined the Boers twice are hanged at Vryburg as other sentences go to penal servitude. Scheepers commando captured and West London reports discuss Boer desertions among dissatis Tommies and the ease of Boer scouts passing as British in the field.
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Middleburg
Cape Colony
Lotter
Cape
Petersburg
Boera
Vryburg
Orange Free State
Commandant Scheepers
London
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Neburg
Seobel
Reprisals feared as Boer war tensions rise
London reports anxiety over possible Boer reprisals after executions at Middleburg and Vryburg. Officials warn retaliation could turn the war into a chapter of horrors. Also noted are mischief and political comments in Paris over Irish and Boer sentiments. Patrick Crowe offers to surrender in the Cudahy kidnapping case in Omaha as a $50,000 reward stands.
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London
Middleburg
Vryburg
Patrick Crowe
Omaha
Donahue
Edward A. Cudahy, Jr
Railroad Injunction Refused In Ardmore Oklahoma Territory
Ardmore Indian Territory October 14 Judge Townsend denied a restraining injunction against the Arkansas and Choctaw Railroad from placing a right-of-way on Ardmore city plat after a three day hearing. He ruled Congress grants construction across Indian Territory with similar privileges as in the country. Damages may be addressed by the Board of Appropriates.
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Ardmore
I. T
McLaurin Favored as Blaylock Appointment Fails
South Carolina Republicans and Joomie Blaylock staged protests in Washington over a potential federal collectorship. After talks with President Roosevelt, Blaylock withdrew support for McLaurin loyalists, and a McLaurin backed candidate is likely to receive the post. McLaurin spoke with Roosevelt during a lengthy conference. Senator McLaurin attended the New York Chamber of Commerce banquet on November 19.
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Caroline
Blaylock
McLauriniam
White House
McLaurin
Fay
South Carolina
McLaurin Wi
Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Blaylock
Senator McLaurin
New York Chamber of Commerce
Looted Bank at Potomac After Safe-Burglary
The Bank of Marysville at Potomac was entered by robbers who used two nitroglycerin charges to break into the safe and took between 1200 and 1500 in currency and silver. A posse pursued them from Potomac to Rosa ville, with the robbers abandoning a handcar near a junction one mile north. Meanwhile, items about Lodge the senator and other European incidents appear in brief items.
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Henk
Potomac
Rantoul
Bank of
Marysville
Illinois Central
Potomart
Hen Hing
Chicago
Illinois
Rosaville
Governor Davis Promises Reform Hires Convict Care
Gov Jeff Davis speaks two hours at El Dorado Arkansas claiming to have kept his promises. He details penitentiary reforms, firing the superintendent, and pardoning offenders and a small boy. He alleges abusive practices and vows further action against the penitentiary board and judges. Admiral Sampson shows gradual recovery from fatigue with headaches and weakness persisting, though walking with his wife, as doctors work on his condition.
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el Dorado
Ark
Jeff Davie
Statehouse
Balistachon
Incubus
Monroe
Laed
Magnolia
Gav
Mavis
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Jim Bertar
Clay County
Walnut Ridge
Arkansas Senate
Penitentiary Board
Martin
Arkansas Penitentiary
de Crockett
Insane Asylum
Ariest
Dr. Hooper
Admiral Simpson
Washington
Sampson
Sampsom
Sorrow For His Wits. Rankin Ends Life After Wife's Death
Chicago notes George Rankin a Board of Trade member and partner at John Rankin & Co. died by his own hand in Oak Park, grieving his wife’s death three years earlier. Family blame sorrow. New York reports Seth Law as mayoral hopeful railing at Edward M. Shepard in Brooklyn. Jerome campaigns in East Bowery district amid vice denouncement. about 15000 dollars wagered on the election.
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Chicago
George Rankin
Board of Trade
John Rankin & Co
Oak Park
Rankin
Law
Jerome
New York
Seth Law
Fuelon
Brooklyn
Edward M. Shepard
Justice Jerome
Red Weht
Bowrry
Hunting for Miss Stone in Bulgarian lands
Bulga rian forces search villages between Dubnitza and Samakoy for Miss Stone amid reports brigands hide her. Col Gaschof leads 300 infantry and 500 dragoons while American Consul and pastor press Ankara to secure her release. A suspect tied to Stambouloff’s murder is shot near Kostendit. Ottoman troops halt abductors to avoid killing her. ransom talks begin.
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Dubnitza
Samakoy
Allaslostera
Miss Stone
Col. Gaschof
Dospat
Gengal
Constantinople
Sofa
Phil Ipipolis
Stambouloff
Kostendit
Hallo
Briig
Chase
Constantinope
Washington
Surrender of Ladysmith stirs political storm in London
London reports a furious reaction to General Buller’s outburst, with calls for resignation and possible disciplinary measures. The Standard questions the adviser’s judgment as royal and public opinion weighs the crisis against Buller’s career and future honors. In other items, Lotter’s death sentence is upheld, and trials reveal Theocratic Society schemes and fortune telling fraud.
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Ladysmith
London
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