Mason Charged in Murder Case Attracts National Attention
Boston reports Miss Clara Morton was slain at Waverly last Saturday. Alan G. Mason, Boston merchant, is under arrest on suspicion. Perry, a colored man, says Mason gave him watches taken from Morton and Miss Agnes McPhee. Perry identifies Mason in jail. Mason denies all knowledge. Perry later faces accessory charges. police note Perry’s prior assault conviction and July disappearance during an Ellen Murphy case.
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Boston
Clara A. Morton
Waverly
Alan G. Mason
Mason
George L. C. Pertry
Perry
Fairbairn
Ryan
Argy
Belmont
New
Dunsham
Dexter
Jack the Slugger
Cambridge
Ware
Lyman School
Ellen Murphy
Evacuation of Shanghai Questioned by London Papers
London papers cast doubt on Shanghai evacuation reports. The Daily Mail hints at a secret GermanChina understanding while the Daily News ties Emperor William's visit to the issue and a German quid pro quo. Britain negotiates with Portugal over Delagoa Bay as Chamberlain seeks a working Delagoa Bay agreement.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Daily News
Shanghai
Germany
China
William
Edward
Great Britain
Portugal
Delagoa Bay
Governor Yates Shows Improvement After Illness
Springfield reports Gov. Yates was somewhat improved Friday night with a lower fever. Dr. L C Taylor said he felt the governor was doing as well as could be expected under the circumstances.
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Springfield
Ill
Yates
L. C., Taylor
Persian minister returns to Washington after six months
Gen Isaac Khan Persian minister to the United States arrives in Washington after six months away, largely spent with the shah of Persia at European summer resorts. Emperor William sets course for England to visit King Edward aboard the Hohenzollern, with a British torpedo boat fleet to meet them in British waters.
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Washington
Isaac Khan
United States
Shah of Persia
Europe
Emperor William
England
Kiel
Emperor Willam
Hohenzollern
King Edward
King Edward's Birthday Observed at Sandringham Visit
Crowds gathered at Sandringham as Queen Alexandra and the Prince of Wales welcomed King Edward and Emperor William. Prime Minister Balfour and others joined and spoke with Mr Chamberlain while the service began. The bishop preached unity beyond race lines as gifts flowed to the king, including a valuable vase from Emperor William.
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Sandringham
England
Emperor William
Queen Alexandra
Prince of Wales
Mrs. Chamberlain
King Edward
Balfour
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Germany
Great Britain
Edward
William
Eight Injured as Street Car Collides With Wagon
In St Louis on Sunday night a street car struck a wagon with twelve people at Jefferson Avenue and Howard Street. Eight were injured including Loretta Sefton a one year old who suffered internal injuries. A mob shout for lynching the crew formed but officers protected the motorman and conductor who were taken to the police station.
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St.Louis
Jefferson Avenue
Howard Street
Loretta Sefton
Boiler Blast Kills Two at New York City Pump Station
In Queensborough on Sunday a boiler explosion at a water pumping plant killed engineer W. Dihey and fireman James Nelson. The blast ripped the building, hurled bricks and debris over a thousand feet, and sent one boiler 200 feet from its bed while lifting the second boiler and throwing it about 100 feet. The engineer’s body was found about 159 feet from his presumed position. Officials cite faulty scaling as the cause.
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New York
Queensborough
W. Dihey
James Nelson
Bridegroom fatally beaten during wedding celebration in Reading
Reading, Pa. November 10. During a wedding at John Wrabel’s home, John Wojtko was beaten to death with a club after a quarrel with John Morshira and John Odhajansky. Several bystanders were seriously injured. Odhajansky was arrested two hours after the melee. he is said to have dealt the fatal blow.
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Reading
John Wojtko
John Wrabel
John Morshira
John Odhajansky
Wojtko
Qodiajansky
Robbers Fail to Rob Seymour Bank in Surprise Breakin
In Seymour Missouri on Sunday robbers blew the safe and fought with inner doors as a crowd gathered. A fusillade sent citizens fleeing and the bandits fled by handcar toward the railroad. a posse pursues. In Michigan Hancock and Houghton report a second strong tremor in three months with no cause found.
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Seymour
Houghton, Mich
Hancock and
Houghton
Cholera in the Philippines Reported Totals
The cholera outbreak across the archipelago remains inconsistent by region. Officials report 105000 cases and 67000 deaths with estimates the true case count exceeds records by about 20 percent.
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Philippines
Manila
Nob
Prefontaine Expected to Join Cabinet
Ottawa reports MP Raymond Prefontaine is expected to be appointed to the cabinet on Monday to fill the public works portfolio after Mr. Tarte resigned at the premier's request.
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Ottawa
Ont
Raymond Prefontaine
Tarte
Coal for the Navy from Adm Bradfords Annual Report
Admiral Bradford reports on navy coal use detailing 382040 tons purchased at 5.81 dollars per ton, the lowest price since 1898, with domestic coal up 34 percent while foreign coal fell 10 percent. He criticizes naval constructors at shipyards, notes coal for auxiliary use at 48 percent, and Norfolk tests show little difference among Virginia coal varieties for torpedo boats.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Woman shoots husband in self defense near Port Wickinson
In Binghamton New York Mrs Enoch Hink 40 killed her husband 53 at their home after a night of jealousy and assault. After a pursuit in the dark she barricaded a bedroom and fired a shotgun through the door fatally wounding him just above the heart.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Enoch Hink
Port Wickinson
Hink
Frank Hink
Pitcher Harry Allemang Shot After Burglary at Home
Pomeroy Ohio Nov 10 Harry Allemang Southern League pitcher who signed with Cincinnati for the coming season was mortally wounded at Mason West Virginia his home early Sunday morning. He encountered burglars at the post office after returning from a night out a sentry ordered him to halt the sentry fired striking the back and left lung robbers then took 980 dollars from him.
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Pomeroy, C
Harry Allemang
Cincinnati
Mason
W. Va
Allemang
Allemany
Death of Dr Robert N Tooker in Chicago
Dr Robert Newton Tooker a leading Chicago physician and president of the Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association died suddenly from plexpoy Sunday age 61. A servant found him in the bathroom after he had apparently been dead for hours. The death occurred as he was widely known for medical writings.
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Chicago
Robert Newton Tooker
Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association
Tooker
Government Moves to Suppress Ladrones in Philippine Provinces
Manila reports a vigorous crackdown in Cavite Rizal and Bulacan with armed bands dispersing refugees into Rizal. General Davis assists Gov Taft, reinforcing garrisons as authorities plan joint military civil action and potential modified martial law in Cavite to curb Ladron activity.
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Manila
Cavite
Rizal
Bulacan
Davis
Gov
Taft
Ash Cloud Drenches Luxor With Mt Quemado Ashes
The Kosmos line steamship Luxor reports heavy volcanic ash from Mt. Quemado coating its decks at San Benito Mexico from October 25 to 28. The ash filled the decks to several inches and later a foot of pumice powder lay on the decks. Mt. Quemado lies about 70 miles from San Benito.
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San Francisco
Kosmos Line
Luxor
Hamburg
San Benito
Mexico
Mt. Quemado
Collision on N and W road near Williamson kills express messenger
Heavy fog caused N and W fast express No 4 to collide with an extra freight two miles north of Williamson. The express messenger John Snyder of Plattsburg was killed instantly. Engineer Abe Jackson and fireman J C Eakins of Kenova were seriously injured. Baggage and mail car burned. Train traffic delayed twelve hours.
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Huntington
W. Va
Columbus
Norfolk
Williamson
John Snyder
Plattsburg
Abe Jackson
Two Safes Dynamited in Pittsburgh Burglary
Pittsburg officials report the Walker & Stratman soap office on Harrs Island was looted in an early Sunday break in. Two of four safes were dynamited, about $600 stolen and $6,000 in building damage. No clues to the robbers have been found.
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Pittsburg
Walker & Stratman
Harrs Island
Quaker Guest Brings News From New York Visit
A Pittsburgh Bulletin excerpt shows a host greeting a guest who jokes about sending his brother, saying I lost while explaining they chose who could attend from New York connections. The scene hints at social etiquette and family roles during a busy period.
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EOD
Blank
New York
Pittsburg Bulletin
Surprised Physician Recovers Patient Aided by German
Chicago readers recount a dramatic case in which a dying man with rheumatism improves after a humble German uses St Jacobs Oil. Dr G came, treated him without success, the German offers the remedy, and within two days the patient is fully recovered. The physician is astonished by the turn of events.
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Chicago
C—— Street
Summer boarding house fashion or a diner of fowl
A fragment from Chicago Daily News notes Sundays featured chickens killed by a millionaire’s cars, suggesting a macabre, fashionably informal dining quirk tied to a chic boarding house.
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Tda
Chicago Daily News
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Promise One Day Cure
An old advertisement claims the product can cure a cold in one day. It states druggists refund the money if the remedy fails and prices the item at 2 cents.
Wise Boy and the Age of Women in Sight
A collage of quotations and endorsements from newspapers praising cures and health products. Notable lines mention Burdock Blood Bitters, Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil, Hale's Honey, Piso's Cure for Consumption, and Putnam Fadeless Dyes, with brief patient testimonials and humorous asides. The piece blends ad copy, aphorisms, and light editorial quips.
Kansan cler k McAtee shoots self in Kansas City
John McAtee age 24 a clerk for the Kansas City Southern railroad killed himself with a gun in Kansas City while officers were serving an arrest warrant for alleged attempted robbery. His mother Mrs Julia Long resides in Louisville Kentucky.
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Kansas City
John McAtee
Kansas City Southern Railroad
McAtee
Julia Long
Louisville
Capitalist Gives 25000 for Missionary Training School
Kansas City announces that C E B Schoellkopf has donated a 25000 site in the city to the Woman's Home Missionary society of the Methodist church. The gift supports the building of a deaconess home and a missionary training school.
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Kansas City
C. EB. Schoellkopf
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Rebellion in Chi Li Province Over Indemnity Tax
A tax revolt against indemnity payments to powers has erupted in southwestern Chi Li province. Troops have been dispatched to quell the disturbances and restore order.
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Peking
China
Chi Li
Almost a Miracle Kidney Pill Recovery Featured
Mrs. M Isted of Galveston Texas, a boarding house keeper, describes severe kidney illness following 1900 flood. After agony and a near death, a friend provided Dean's Kidney Pills. Within days pain vanished, kidney flow normalized, weight rose from 118 to 155 pounds, and she regained sleep and appetite. Free trials offered by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. pills sold nationwide 50 cents per box.
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City Hospital
Mr. McGound
Dean
Lake View
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Ens
Indianapolis News
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Box Q
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Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
New Haven
Conn
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