Italian anarchist attempts to assassinate King Leopold in Brussels
An Italian anarchist named Rubino Genmero Rubino attempted to shoot King Leopold as he walked to a cathedral requiem for Queen Marie Henrietta. The revolver was loaded with blanks. Rubino was arrested after his confession. The Belgian interior ministry confirms his identity and anarchist views. Secretary Hay expressed regret over the attack.
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Brussels
Rubino
Leopold
Belgium
Marie Henrietta
Bank of
Stephanie
London
Edward
Ministry of the Interior
Genmerro Rubino
Milan
England
Washington
Hay
Legation
National Grange remembers members. denounces bankers' trust
Aaron Jones, master of the National Grange in Lansing, portrayed the bankers' trust as the era’s biggest monopoly during memorial exercises for members who died in the past year. He urged rural loan and trust companies, noting Indiana’s rapid growth in the field over two years.
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Lansing
Mich
National Grange
Nall
Aaron Jones
Bankers’ Trust
Indiana
Battle Commemoration at Fort Washington Church
In The Little Church at the Old Fort Holy Rood Protestant Episcopal Church on the Fort Washington site holds commemorative services with Empire State Society Sons of the American Revolution Mary Washington Chapter D A R and American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society represented. Revolutionary relics found nearby are shown in the chapter room. A second item notes a Brooklyn fire at 286 to 292 Graham Street gutting the buildings and causing about 100000 dollars in damage with flames starting in the boiler room of 290 partly occupied by Hugo Tollner.
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New York
Old Fort
Graham Street
Brooklyn
Hugo Tollner
Opening of Ofoten railway reaches far northern Narvik
Christiania Sweden Nov 17 simple ceremonies mark the opening of the Ofoten railway at Narvik the line extends to latitude 66 degrees 30 minutes. The most northern Russian railway lies at 66 degrees. New York Nov 17 Miss Celia Ettleson a public school teacher died by her own act amid fears of a summoned charge for rough handling of a pupil.
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Christiania
Sweden
Ofoten
Narvik
Russia
New York
Celia Ettleson
Secretary Wilson Confined by Cold After Political Campaign
Washington November 17 Secretary Wilson remains at home with a rheumatic cold that followed his involvement in the recent political campaign. The illness sidelines him as he recovers from the strain of his public duties.
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Washington
Wilson
Army Inspector General Breckinridge Reports Broad Improvements
The annual Breckinridge report details army improvements across departments and bureaus. It highlights progress in training and logistics while noting absenteeism, especially in the Philippines, where many companies lack captains. He urges Pearl Harbor fortifications and notes evolving water transport methods.
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Washington
J. C. Breckinridge
Army
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Phillippines
Shipwrecked Elingamite Survivors Rescued by Penguin
Eight men and a stewardess survived a 6 mile drift on a 12 by 7 foot raft with 16 aboard after the Elingamite wreck. Food was two apples shared over days. Three died from salt water. four more died before rescue. A steamer twice failed to spot the raft before Penguin picked up the survivors.
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London
Daily Mail
Wellington
New Zealand
King's Islands
Penguin
Destruction at Armour plant nets $721500 insurance loss
Sioux City reports Armour & Co packing plant covering four acres and valued at $900000 was totally destroyed by a Sunday fire. Manager Lemon cites spontaneous combustion or dryer fault as cause. About 600 workers were left jobless as flames engulfed the fertilizer shop beef house and oleo building, with explosive ammonia drums detonating and flames lighting miles around.
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Sioux City
Armour & Co
Lemon
Collision at Chicago crossing leaves one dead
A Sunday night crash at the eighteenth street crossing in Chicago between a Western avenue electric car and a Chicago Burlington and Quincy freight train killed one person and injured about a dozen others. The electric motor and trailer were crowded with passengers and a flagman’s mistake was blamed. The flagman and street car crew were arrested.
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Chicago
Western Avenue
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Eighteenth Street
Dawson merchant Lavoisier Lamar dies by suicide on tracks
Dawson Virginia reports 27 year old Lavoisier Lamar, a local merchant tied to the Georgia Lamar family, shot himself on a railroad track Sunday night and was run over by a train after bidding the Methodist pastor farewell. Copenhagen dispatch notes Ambassador Joserand and his American wife leaving for Paris to spend the New Year, then to Washington in January.
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Dawson
Lavoisier Lamar
Lamar
Georgia
Copenhagen
Joserand
Paris
Washington
Switchmen on Rio Grande gain pay rise in line with Chicago schedule
Denver November 17 Rio Grande switchmen receive higher wages after an agreement aligning pay with the Chicago schedule adopted for the system workers.
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Denver
Col
Rio Grande
Chicago
Cholera in Manila Surges with Daily Cases
Manila reports rising cholera with about 30 cases daily. Infections spread to Funston reserve hospital casual camp at Santa Mesa and Rilibid prison while Marquina valley water supply fears threaten a potential citywide epidemic. Provincial reports show fewer cases overall.
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Manila
Funston Reserve Hospital
Santa Mesa
Rilibid Prison
Marquina
Canadian Lumbermen Fear US Duty Reprisal Threat
Canadian lumbermen in Toronto report rumors that the United States may levy a duty of four dollars per thousand feet on Canadian sawed lumber. The proposed measure is described as a reprisal for Ontario and Quebec pulp wood embargo actions.
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Toronto
Washington
United States
Ontario
Quebec
Master Mechanic Shot Dead Near Waukegan
Conroe Texas November 17 A Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Master Mechanic C W Tate shot in private car of Roadmaster Maxson at Waukegan sawmill town east of Conroe The forehead wound ends his life leaving widow and children in Cleburne Sheriff Anderson arrests Tom Futrer a freight conductor on circumstantial evidence
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Conroe
Tex
Waukegan
Here
C. W. Tate
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Maxson
Tate
Cleburne
Anderson
Tom Futrer
Attorney Sneed Dies After Suspected Suicide Attempt
Pocatello Idaho November 17 Attorney R C Sneed who last summer tried to kill Oregon Short Line agent H V Platt in Pocatello died Sunday from morphine injection. Circumstances indicate suicidal intent.
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Pocatello, Ida
R. C. Sneed
H. V. Platt
Oregon Short Line
Funeral of Lin Kun Y Sparks Foreign Reception in Nankin
The funeral of Lin Kun Y, renowned viceroy of Nan kin, in Nankin drew unprecedented displays of respect from foreign representatives in Shanghai. Officials and diplomats attended, signaling deep regional influence and international acknowledgment of the late leader.
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Shanghai
Lin Kun Y
Nankin
Lake Shore announces 10 percent wage hike for switchmen
Cleveland news reports the Lake Shore road posted notices announcing a ten percent wage increase for switchmen across the system. The raise will affect about 1,100 men.
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Cleveland, O
Lake Shore Road
Drive to cut foreign postage rates urged by Payne
Postmaster General Payne plans a bold push in the coming session to slash international letters rates. He aims to harmonize charges with England Germany and France to boost US trade and offset revenue losses through reciprocal deals with Europe. Conventions would be needed before widening the plan.
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Washington
Europe
Congress
Payne
Canada
Mexico
England
Germany
France
United States
Millionaire Butler Found Guilty in Bribery Case
Edward Butler known as the honest blacksmith and St. Louis political figure was convicted Friday of attempting to bribe two members of the St. Louis board of health. He faces three years in prison as his wife and daughter-in-law showed visible distress after the verdict.
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Columbia
Edward Butler
St. Louis
St. Louis Board of Health
Col. Butler
Butler
City to restrict sale of parlor matches in Greater New York
Fire officials announce ban on storage and sale permits for most matches after January 1, except sulphur varieties, as part of enforcing a longstanding ordinance. Inspector Murry cites 1,400 fires last year causing eight deaths linked to matches.
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New York
Bureau of
Storm of Red Dust Sweeps City as Fire Falls
A dispatch reports an extraordinary red dust storm in Victoria and New South Wales. Darkness covered Melbourne at noon and flames set fires in buildings. Panic spread as people feared the world was ending with a pall of dust over Sydney and inland towns.
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London
Navy
Daily Mail
Sydney
Victoria
New South Wales
Melbourne
Board Bill Triggers Double Tragedy in Manchester
In Manchester Ohio a dispute over a board bill ends in tragedy as James Martin 45 shoots hotel proprietor M R Brittingham twice in the back at the Hotel Brit then, after being jailed and not disarmed, shoots himself in the head. The incident centers on a board bill dispute.
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Manchester
James Martin
M. R. Brittingham
Brit
Martin
Edna Wins La Turbie Stakes in Nice France
W K Van derbilt Jr. horse Edna won the La Turbie stakes at Nice on Friday November 15. Quos Ego finished third in the Carabace stakes with rider Thoms on.
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Nice
France
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Edna
Thompson
Bishop Janssen Resigns Belleville Diocese
St. Louis reports Bishop John Janssen of the Belleville Illinois diocese has resigned his office and plans to retire to a Franciscan monastery for a secluded later life once released by the pope.
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Janssen
St. Louis
John Janssen
Belleville
Chicago man linked by papers to Park suicide in New York
A man who had in his pockets papers bearing the inscription Patrick J. H. Mc Cann of Chicago committed suicide in Central Park New York on Friday morning by shooting. The incident is noted as death by his own action in the park.
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New York
Patrick J. H. McCann
Chicago
Central Park
Elty
Nervous Mothers Urged to Try Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
An adviser argues that a mother’s shaky nerves and backache stem from uterine issues and hinder childrearing. She prescribes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to strengthen nerves and restore calm, hoping cooperative behavior from children follows.
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Lydia E
Pinkham
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Most Northern Railroad
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May Brown
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America
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Lydia E. Pinkhan
Mildred McKagny
Pearl St
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Cal
Lynn
Lydia E. Pinkham Li
Lynn, Mass
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WGA
Carters
Rhea
A. J
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Atlanta
LE Aan Cn
Dubuque
Waterloo
Albert Lea
A. H. Hanson
Paxtine Walet
Paxtine
Ax Per CO
Columbus Aves Oaton
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