Exiled Colonel Kept Out of Army in Roosevelt Action
Washington reports that Colonel William Stewart of the volet artillery was formally removed from active service by order of President Roosevelt. Secretary Wright sent Stewart a letter notifying him of the action, following the army board’s consideration.
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Washington
Thodore Roosevelt
Theaa
Arty Board
William ¥. Stewart
Volet Artillery
Wright
Stewart
American Ambition Runs In Wrong Lines Prominent Sermon
New York Oct 14 Dr Charles H Parkhurst at Madison Square Presbyterian Church condemned frenzied American ambition. He said hustle mars true progress and overwhelms substantial effort. He cited crowded classrooms and poorer German instruction as signs of disruption in national character.
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DR. Parkhurst
New York
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Charles H. Parkshurst
Mountain Falls on Willert Man of Many Accidents
Auburn Ta Oct 14 Otto Willert a laborer in a clay pit near this place was seriously if not fatally injured by a cave in several tons of dirt fell without warning burying him He is rescued by fellow workmen Both of his legs were broken and he was otherwise injured A few years since it was thought that Willett could not possibly survive injuries inflicted by an enraged bull yet he did and was afterward run over by a freight train which left him minus one foot
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Auburn
Otto Willert
Willett
Chicago Passes London In Sooty Air Report
Chicago reports air quality worse than London with soot and dust levels tripling those found in the English capital. A weekly bulletin notes tests taken forty feet above street level over ten days, indicating high particulate deposits per acre in urban districts.
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Chicago
London
Rtrtments
Three Cornered Fight Over Grain Rates in Trans Missouri
Grain interests of Kansas City Omaha and St Louis dispute rail rates from trans Missouri river territory toward the southeast. A conference in November left unresolved. Kansas City shipped a petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking a differential of 24 cents over Omaha to St Louis and 2 cents on grain for points east of St Louis. St Louis filed an intervening petition arguing such a differential would push St Louis out of the grain business.
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Kansas City
Omaha
St Louts
St. Louis
Insane Man Battles Police On Brooklyn Bridge Tower
New York October 14 a deranged man climbed to the top of the Brooklyn end of the Williamsburg Bridge tower threatening to leap as two policemen pursued him. A brutal struggle ensued on the narrow platform before they overpowered him and he was taken to hospital for confinement. Joseph Kratz of Franklin was placed in a padded cell.
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New York
Brooklyn
Williamenburg Bridge
Joseph Kratz
Franklyn Ie
England Again Champion in Darena Professional Cycling Title
London wins back the professional cycling championship of Darena this afternoon, defeating Towns of Australia by a length and a half over a course of ten miles. The race covered one tour and a quarter miles, with London establishing a clear lead throughout.
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England
Aus
Darena
Arry London
Australia
Montenegro War Fever Runs High In Assembly Irascible Day
Jetlinsc Montenegro reports a tense assembly amid rising war fever as the PMailmegians scramble to address extraordinary crises. Officials clash over strategy as public nerves tighten and rumors swirl about imminent actions.
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Wontenegro
Jetlinsc
Montenegro
Balkan trouble settlement talks unfold in Europe
London reports indicate a shift toward a peaceful Balkan conference. Serbia backs its government amid Austria Hungary tensions, and powers favor talks over notes. Britain opposes rapid note exchanges, seeking a broader international conference despite regional instability.
Packers Telling How Muck Bakers Have Hurt the Country
Chicago hosts the third annual convention of the American Meat Packers' association with delegates from across the United States. President James B. Agar opens the meeting and criticizes muckrakers for harming the meat industry and national commerce.
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Chicago
American Meat Parkers’ Association
United States
James 8. Agar
Agar
Banks to Be Examined More Often in Future
Washington sets a plan to increase national bank examinations from twice to four times yearly for banks that have shown violations or evaded regulations. The comptroller of the currency says broader checks would not apply to all banks, but aim to curb persistent violations and deter risky, speculative practices by troubled banks.
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Washington
Qet. M
Murry Haw
Etta
Milvyay
Elkins Abruz2 Match Off Rumor Sparks Brief Silence
A rumor from Rome and Pittsburgh circulates about the Abruzzi-Ens engagement and possible changes in Mrs. Abruzzi’s religion. Authorities deny any confirmed engagement or affair. interviews fail to verify the claims and the report remains unsubstantiated.
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Elkins
England Aids South African Company Impacts Railways
The Standard reports prolonged negotiations between the colonial government and the shattered South Africa led to consent to either a loan of 50 million dollars or equivalent Rhodesian debentures to aid the company territories and railways development.
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London
South Africa
Murder on the eve of a wedding in Wadsworth Ont
Orm Lee a 21 year old factory girl was found shot dead on the road between Wadsworth and Custard Hook. Guy Rasor detained amid police probes and alibi claims. A missing horse shoe and arranged corpse posture point to possible rival suitor motive. Miss Lee had left town to prepare for marriage. Atmospheric provincial crime scene with little struggle evidenced.
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Wadsworth
Ont
Orm Lee
Wadaworth
Wooster
Chas. Rasor
Guy Rasor
Rasor
Miss Lee
Big Rail Merger Under Way Between Harriman and Rock Island
A new railroad alliance forms with Rock Island and Kuhn, Loeb & Co arranging for fiscal leadership, signaling the end of costly competition between Rock Island and Harriman's Union Pacific. The two systems plan traffic agreements to mutual advantage across the west and south of Chicago.
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New York
Harriman
Rock Island Party
Chicago
Rock Island Company
Union Pacific
Harrman
Middle West
Southwest
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Picketing Must Be Peaceful Says Court
The U S circuit court of appeals upheld a modified injunction against the Iron Molders union of Milwaukee in a long dispute stemming from the Allis-Chalmers strike. It rules that peaceful picketing may not be banned and narrows prohibitions on threatening or intimidating conduct while reinforcing limits on boycott actions.
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Chicago
Iron Moulders’ Union
Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Company
S Point
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Auto Runs 200 Miles in Four Hours at Fairmount Park
Philadelphia Oct 14 George Robinson in a locomobile car won the 200 mile race around the eight mile course at Fairmount Park with a time of 4 hours 2 minutes 80. seconds J Patche second several cars wrecked but no one hurt. Other events listed winners and times across 160 to 260 mile contests and sweepstakes for various cars and venues.
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Philadelphia
Geo. Robertson
Fairmount Park
J. Patche
Acne
Taland
Ray Bweepstaker
Balck
Esster
Ms Chalmers
Detroit
Lyttle
Motor Parke
William HH
Sharp
Garden City
Tme
Art Drama and Literature Unite at Gramercy Park
New collaboration forms a 12 story cooperative building at 4 Gramercy Park with a 160000 dollar capital. Incorporators include Richard Watson Gilder Todman J D Gilder Jules Guerin Herbert Ditmas Francis Wilson Charles J Lee and others. The No 24 Gramercy Park company aims to fuse art drama and residence with studio apartments.
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New York
Gramercy Park
Richard Watson Gilder
Oon
Todman JD. Gilder
Jules Guerin
Herbert Ditcas
Francis Wilson
Charles J. Lee
United States
Lepthey Company
Albany
Gramercy Park Company
Fire destroys shop and barn in Mason City blaze
Fire originating in a blacksmith shop owned by Fred Hale in Mason City Iowa today destroyed the shop and a large rear barn and badly damaged the John Bush agricultural warehouses. Four horses belonging to Peoples Gas and Electrical were cremated and a telephone cable stem burned badly crippling service.
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Mason City
Fred Hale
John Bush
Peoples Gas and Electrical Company
Niagara Falls Deaths Rise at Resort Amid Alarm
Niagara Falls, Oct. 12. The death by own action at the famous resort alarms both sides of the border. Eleven violent deaths since July have prompted state authorities to weigh further measures to deter despondent persons from leaping into the whirlpool or using the Isle as a setting for suicide or poisoning. Authorities fear the trend may tarnish the area’s image as a pleasure spot.
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Niagara Falls
Reservation Commission
Corsets Triumph in Suit of Newark Saleswoman
New York October 18 A Newark saleswoman Miss Katherine McKenna sued North Jersey Hallway Company for 25000 damages after a trolley collision at Clinton Avenue and Spruce Street two years ago. Doctors testified corsets did not incapacitate her work though one noted injuries followed the crash. The jury awarded damages totaling seven and a half thousand dollars in favor of Miss McKenna, marking a notable victory for corsets in court.
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New York
Chauncey H. Beasley
Beasley
John D. McGill
Jersey City
Miss McKenna
Venus de Milo
Franklin W. Fort
Willam Quimby
Edward Seely
Alvert B. Nash
Danager
Shadow kissing figures in suit against Allegretti
Chicago reporters note a separate maintenance suit filed by Mrs. Rose Allegretti against Benedetto Allegretti, candy manufacturer at 18 20 River Street. An upcoming hearing Tuesday before Judge Ball is expected to hear testimony about alleged shadows of two people kissing in his office shades. Witnesses may be questioned about if the shadows were made by Allegretti and Miss Marie McLean, former stenographer. The suit was filed April 21 and mentions Miss McLean previously known as Darling Dolly.
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Chicago
Rose Allegretti
Benedetto Allegretti
River St
Ball
Chas. Stieff
Allegretti
Stephen A Douglas dies in Chicago at age 42
Stephen A Douglas son of Lincoln’s rival died suddenly at his home on East Twenty second Street after returning from a campaign speech with William Taft at Galesburg Illinois. He collapsed after dinner and died before a physician arrived. He was 42 years old.
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Chicago
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Hls
Twenty-second St
Douglas
Willam
Taft
Galesburg
Ill
Lincoln
Mr. Douglas
Munsey Moves to Sell Terre Haute Muncie Papers
Terre Haute Oct 12 Trank Munsey publisher has sent a renro bentative to snaplet the Starleague newspapers of Terre Haute Indianapolis and Muncie to be sold at receiver sale. Also includes a humorous aside about customers and a cheap lunch room notes on soup.
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The
Walter
Father offers $19000 reward for son's slayer in Adirondacks
Henry Dexter, a New York multi millionaire and former American News president, urges public notice of a 1903 Adirondacks murder reward. He will pay $19000 upon conviction, to be published in Adirondack region papers. Executors to handle payment during their lifetimes. notices filed with Lemuel Skidmore at 69 Wall Street, New York.
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New York
Henry Dexter
American News Company
Iea
Nisson
Orlando Perry
Adirondacks
Pinkertons
Franklin County
Dexter
Adirondack
Dexter Lake
Plattsburg
St. Regis Falls
Pottsdam
Lake Placido
Malone
Orlando Perry Dexter
Lemuel Skidmore
Wall St
York City
Farmers Urge Conservation and Progressive Policies
Madison Wisconsin October Farmers National congress passes resolutions favoring soil conservation and national resources care. Backed Roosevelt conference call, postal savings banks, river and harbor improvements, prohibition of intoxicating liquors, forestry support, Appalachian reserve, industrial education, and college funding. Jury awards Miss Minnie Platts $125 in Plymouth for leg pinching incident.
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Madison, Wis
Farmers’ National Congress
Roosevelt
Conference of Governors
National Conservation Commission
Congress of the
United States
Congress
Appalachian Reservation
Col Legen
Nerbniture
Institut de
Milwaukee
Wis
Minnie Plattz
Plymouth
Wolfram Zelm
Condition Of Cops Washington Crop Report Oct 1 Command
The corn crop was 77.4 percent quality, spring wheat 81 percent, total spring wheat 934 060 000 bushels with yields around 12 bushels. Combined spring and winter wheat output about 654 090 000 bushels at 24 percent quality. Oats quality 81.3 percent with production 753 101 000 bushels and yield 21.9 bushels per acre. These are the main points from the agriculture crop report issued today.
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Washington, Dct
Department of Agriculture
117 Year Old Out Insane From Pills In St Louis Ont
A 117 year old man from St Louis Ont is described as insane, linked to heavy cigarette smoking started in childhood. His father Ike Zitlman reports years of smoking, with doctors noting mental retardation and dependence on cigarettes. The case details admission to hospital, parental attempts to intervene, and the patient’s long smoking history and limited schooling.
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St. Louis
Ike Zitlman
Max
Rodney Bunch
Dr. Bunch
Ziman
Ham
Chicago's Great White Way Faces Water Street Fruit Clash
Chicago plans for a Great White Way collide with Water Street fruit trade. Illumination from Dene Street and other promises are delayed to clear melon crates and peddlers wagons. Dearborn Street to become a Broadway style thoroughfare with new paving, and Michigan Avenue to widen into a broad boulevard by Grant Park and the Art Institute. Local improvements board blocks elevated viaduct, signaling further delays. Chicago touts boulevard system, parks, and beauty while smoke from factory chimneys remains a women’s anti smoke issue.
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Chicago
South Water Street
Dene Street
Palestraat
Dearborn Street
Broadway
la Salle Street
State Street
Michigan Avenue
Lake Shord Drive
Board of Local Improvements
Hi Hot
Grant Park
America
Bealty
Anti- Smoke Association
sensational murder in philadelphia
District Attorney McDade orders arrest of Mrs J Clayton Erb after her husband T J Clayton Erb was shot at the Erb summer home in Delaware County. Sister Catherine Bessel reportedly repudiates a police confession claiming she killed her brother during a family quarrel. Captain Erb, secretary to Israel W Durham, was a prominent figure in Philadelphia politics.
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Philadelphia
McDade
J. Clayton Erb
Erb Country
Catherine Bessel
Erb
Lan
T.J. Clayton Erb
Pennsylvania National Guard
Delaware County
Knign
Catherine Besset
Israel W. Durham
W. G. Rothermael
Col Stewart Incapacitated Will Fight Case Hard
Washington Oklahoma report of the medical board of army officers finding Colonel William J Stewart incapacitated for active duty due to heart disease forces a retirement board hearing. He remains in command at Fort Grant Arizona until testimony and witnesses are presented. The story also includes a fiction excerpt about an engagement proposal.
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Washington, OK
Medical Board of Army
William J. Stewart
Fort Grant
Ariz
Roosevelt
Stewart
It Was There Stranger You Advertised Water Flow
A dialogue notes a landlord telling a tenant to operate the pump to reveal a water stream, with a skeptical remark about not expecting Niagara Falls for twenty dollars a month. The exchange hints at advertised versus actual water quality on an allotment.
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Lily Moseiton Carr
5 Souls
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Newa
Near East
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Servian National Assembly
Austria-Hungary
Balkan
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Rome
Pitsburg
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Kiya Wren
Aids South African Company
Niagara
Falla
Munsey
Professor Knowsilt
Joex
C. Th. Davis
Minnesota
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