New York Telegrapher Union Votes Boycott Action
The New York Local No. 16 of the Commercial Telegraphers union votes to call out all leased wire operators if sanctioned by national officers. They may urge brokers and press telegraphers nationwide to quit contracts in sympathy with Western Union and Postal Telegraph strikers. The plan faces approval from president S. J. Small in Chicago before dates are set.
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New York
Mecal
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Crs
Sunch
Daniel L. Hassell
Chester L. Hall
Wall Street
John G. McCloskey
Hearst News Service
S. J. Small
Chicago
Russell
Forgery Charge Overthrows Pittsburg Undertaker
Adele M Steggart Maxwell longtime undertaker to Pittsburg's wealthy is jailed on forgery charges with 5000 bail as executrix of Katharine Landers estate. She allegedly forged the decedent's signature to deeds and papers and tried to file a will two weeks after Miss Landers died. Exhumation rumors surround the case and broader accusations may implicate others.
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Pittsburg
Adele M. Steggart Maxwell
Katharine Landers
Miss Landers
Wil
Maxwell
Minnesota Union Sets Crop Price Aims at Readiness
St Paul September 26 The Minnesota Union of the American Society Equity representing about 25 000 farmers in the northwest adopted an action plan at its convention urging members to hold wheat at 1 25 a bushel flax at 1 55 oats at 70 cents timothy seed at 5 50 per 100 pounds and hay at 20 dollars a ton.
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St Paul
Minnesota
American Society Equity
Northwest
Elderly Hampshire Couple Die in Suspected Murder
In Elgin Illinois on September 26 Mrs Silas Baldwin aged 83 was found in her Hampshire home with a crushed skull and died without regaining consciousness Her husband 85 was arrested on a murder charge authorities say.
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Elgin
Ill
Silas Bald
Win
Hampshire
Here
Big Boat Afire In Transatlantic Mail Steamship
Fire aboard the British steamer Madawaska from Galveston destroys 600 bales of cotton valued at 48000 and damages 2500 more by fire and water. Vessel damage not to exceed 2500. Also notes plague figures for San Francisco as of Sept 26 with 42 cases, 26 deaths and 60.4 percent death rate. 24 suspects under investigation.
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Wavre
Madawaska
Galveston
Frisco
San Francisco
Cal
Indictments Allege Rate Violations by Pacific Mail and Southern Pacific
Federal grand jury returns six indictments totaling 140 counts against Pacific Mail Steamship Co and Southern Pacific Co over shipments from Kobe to Chicago via San Francisco. The case centers on below tariff rates for matting moving east, with agents Duncan and Hardy involved and Harriman, Stubbs, and Schwerin named in connection with the probe.
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San Francisco
Federal Grand Jury
Pacific Mail Steamship Co
Southern Pacific Co
Edward H. Harriman
John C. Stubbs
R. P. Schwerin
Grand
Interstate, Commerce Commissioners
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Harriman
Chicago
Kobe
Duncan
Japan
Pacific Mail
Southern Pacific
W. J. Hardy
Fourth
Townsend Streets
Hardy
Grand Jury
H. A. Jones
Sharpshooter Cecil Robbed by Seven Train Bandits
Frank M. Cecil a Kentucky sharpshooter with the Louisville & Nashville road was robbed and beaten by seven armed bandits near Rankin Illinois after attempting to stop a train robbery. They stole $42 and a $110 watch. Cecil and partner Wm Neeham had hunted the gang for three nights. Cecil was hospitalized and slowly recovering.
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St. Louis
Frank M. Cecil
Kentucky
Louisville & Nashville
Cecil
Rankin
Wm. Neeham
Neeham
Ferry Boat Capsizes Drowning 14 Near Jackson Alabama
A ferry crossing the Tombigbee river at McGrew's shoals near Jackson Alabama capsized, killing one white boy and 13 Black travelers. The boy was 16 year old Willie Vernuille of Oaksdale, a suburb of Mobile. The site has long been viewed as dangerous by river navigators.
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Mobile
Ala
Tombigbee River
Government Works
McGrew's Shoals
Jackson
Wiliie Vernuille
Oaksdale
Eight-year-old Cyrus Baldwin dies after poisoning
Elgin Illinois September 27 Cyrus Baldwin an eight year old Kane county resident killed himself by ingesting paris green after confessing to murdering his elderly wife by smashing her skull officials report the pair were local notables with wealth and social standing.
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Elgin
Cyrus Baldwin
Kane County
Paris Green
Gotham Trolley Deaths Rise in City Traffic Toll
From Aug 1 to Sept 1 the city logged a life lost every 15 hours to streetcar and elevated line accidents. Injured numbered 641 workers and 1,881 others hurt in various ways, underscoring transit dangers.
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Gotham
New York
Two Planters Slain in Shreveport Area
Shreveport La September 27 The dead bodies of G F Delaney and J Hawley Williams prominent planters were found on the roadside near Bollinger Both had been shot No clue to the killer or motive at present
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Shreveport
G. F. Delaney
J Hawley Williams
Bollinger
Theria
Japan Flood Disaster Claims 600 in Fukuchiyama
Tokyo dispatch reports the Otonagawa River flood in Fukuchiyama near Kyoto washing away over 600 residents. Troops from the 20th regiment and 10th engineers aided survivors, with 50 junks used to rescue people as police tally fresh bodies. General Kuroki and Gov Omori narrowly escaped drowning.
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Kuroki
Omori
Kyotofue
Inundations Hit Malaga and Andalusia Regions
Rain renewal floods Malaga causing street waters up to five feet in Granada and Barcelona. About 12,000 people displaced, 100 bodies recovered in Malaga area. Gen Del Rio arrives for King Alfonso aid as supplies of flour are feared. Wine crops ruined and cellars damaged. Weather improves with waters subsiding.
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Malaga
Spain
Gen. del Rio
Alfonso
Granada
Andalusia
Barcelona
Beaten Nurse Attacked Near Home in Chicago
Mrs. Clara Ray a 42 year old nurse was assaulted robbed and left unconscious in front of 3630 Ellis Park Chicago. She is believed dying. Jeff Miner identified by the victim as her assailant. The crime follows the arrest of Richard Walton for the murder of kindergarten teacher Lillian White Grant.
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Chicago
Clara Ray
Ellis Park
Jeff Miner
Richard Walton
Lillian White Grant
Prince Charles Gustave von Thurnp and Taxis Dies in Accident
Potsdam reports Prince Charles Gustave von Thurnp and Taxis aged 21, a lieutenant in the Prussian foot guards, was killed at the regimental mess steps after attempting to slide down the balustrade. He fell to the bottom, fractured his skull, and died almost immediately.
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Potsdam
Charles Gustave von Thurnp and Taxis
Fire at Trafford farm kills four children near New Haven
Four children at the Trafford farm four miles west of New Haven Illinois died in a hay shed fire started by Charles and Ethel Ellison and Leonard Sargean. Mrs Marshall Ellison rushed in to save them but the roof collapsed trapping all four and burning them to death.
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New Haven
Ill
Trafford Farm
Here
Charles
Ethel Ellison
Leonard Sargean
Marshall Ellison
Three-Year-Old Dies After Lye Ingestion
Sweetwater Tennessee reports a tragedy as Fred Die, a three year old son of Whit Power, drinks concentrated lye and dies after suffering severe agony.
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Sweetwater
Tenn
Freddie
Whit Power
Prairie reports collision with Flora 8 Nickerson schooner
The cruiser Prairie sent a wireless to Charlestown navy yard reporting a collision with the dismantled fishing schooner Flora 8 Nickerson of Highland Light. The crew escaped unharmed.
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Boston
Prairie
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Flora
Nickerson
Highland Light
Murderer Hanged at Milton for Murder
In Pensacola Florida on September 28 Kemp Holt, a Black man, was hanged at Milton for murder. He reportedly laughed and joked as the trap was sprung, and the crowd fled the lingering memory of his grim moment.
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Pensacola
Fla
Kemp Holt
Milton
Sister Will Unveil Statue in Canton Dedication
President Roosevelt's train arrived Harrisburg late Sunday and left soon after. In Canton citizens prepare a grand dedication for the McKinley mausoleum with crowds, decorations, and a living flag program for the statue unveiling by Miss Helen McKinley. Governor Harris and staff arrived for the ceremonies as weather threatens.
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Canton
McKinley
Rosemary United
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
H. Vanburen Magonigie
United States
William R. Day
Memorial Association
Helen McKinley
Andrew L. Harris
Adjt
A. RB. Critchfield
Fatal assault and kidnapping near Rosslyn prompt Virginia posse
A posse searches Alexandria county for a black assailant who fatally shot John William Mullen at close range and then abducted his fiancée Amelia Weiss. The man dragged her into a thicket for over an hour before the pair escaped and raised the alarm.
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Washington
Alexandria County
Virginia
John William Mullen
Rosslyn
Amelia Weiss
Mullen
Medina tragedy as son shoots father then kills self
In Medina New York on September 30 Bert Lewis shot and killed his father Jerome Lewis with a shotgun after a day of quarrels and then turned the pistol on himself. Mrs. Lewis said the two had argued throughout the afternoon.
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Medina
N. Y
Bert Lewis
Jerome Lewis
Fleet to be sent to Esquimalt by Britain
A London cablegram reports Great Britain will dispatch five warships to Esquimalt early next spring after the U S squadron arrives in the Pacific. It is unknown whether the ships will remain a year or permanently.
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Victoria
British Columbia
London
England
Great Britain
Esquimault
United States
Pacific
Real estate man Frank Mitchener dies during hymn
In Kansas City on a Sunday, Frank B. Mitchener a leading local real estate figure collapsed and died as he sang the opening hymn God Be With You Till We Meet Again with his Sunday school class. The sudden death occurred during the service.
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Kansas City
Frank B. Mitchener
Mutiny Rumors Suppress Officer Losses at Sebastopol
Reports from Odessa dated September 30 indicate mutiny rumors at Sebastopol with many officers allegedly killed or wounded. Verification is incomplete as official confirmation and ammunition details are missing.
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Odessa
Sebastopol
President to Have Peace Conference of His Own
President Roosevelt plans his own peace talks with ambassadors from major powers. The informal gathering aims to discuss disarmament and diplomatic rights, not to negotiate treaties. The main focus is potential crises including China Japan and Korea, plus a looming water route project for the Great Lakes to the Gulf.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
Hague
Japan
Korea
China
Congo
Look to Roosevelt to aid Lakes to Gulf canal
Promoters of a Lakes to Gulf waterway hope President Roosevelt will push strong endorsement in his December message. The inland water development commission, created last spring, will study the proposal as it travels the Mississippi from St Paul to Memphis. Advocates seek an immediate start on the project at the Memphis convention.
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Congress
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
Roosevelt
Mississippi Valley
Inland Water Development Commission
Lares-To
St. Paul
Waterway Commission
Million Dollars Needed for Grain Inspection
The article outlines plans for expanded grain inspection work across St. Louis Minneapolis Duluth and New York with a possible million dollar federal appropriation next year. It critiques current methods and notes the proposal to form a general commission to oversee grain grading and moisture influence on value.
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St. Louis
Minneapolis
Duluth
New York
Wilson
Congress
McLnhenny Named Civil Service Nominee for Roosevelt Era
The text notes Mellhenny, associated with Indiana figure William Dudley Foulke, being chosen for a Roosevelt administration post. It mentions his Rough Rider past at San Juan Hill, his engagement exciting Washington society, and his tabasco fortune with Avery Island ties.
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Civil Service Commission
William Dudley Foulke
Indiana
MeKhenny
Roosevelt
Mclhenny
San Juan Hill
Mellhenny
Washington
Matchmarera
Avery Taand
Louisiana
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Mikado
Prince
Babe
President McKinley
Harrisburg
Posse
Lakes
Gulf Canal
Sale
Ohn B. M'Ilhenny
New Orleans
Stauffer
Crescent City
Gen
Dick" Taylor
Yarhary Taylor
Melhenny
Soulmann State Senate
White House
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