German Fleet Visit Rumor Stirring US Politics
Rumors of a large German naval fleet potentially visiting the United States after Adm. Evans’s Pacific deployment stir political speculation. Officials dodge confirmation while wall circles suggest the move could test American sentiment and influence views on German‑Japan tensions in the Pacific.
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Washington
United States
Adm
Evans
Pacific Coast
Navy
Baron Sternberg
Germany
Japan
Orient
Great Britaan
Russia
Pacific
Vladivostok
Hundreds of Chicago convicts seek freed under four term act
Attorneys pursue releases for prisoners in Joliet penitentiary county jail and bridewell after a Supreme Court ruling on court jurisdiction. Rudolph Jonas, condemned for brutal murder, may win freedom as part of many similar cases under the four term act requiring trial within four terms of incarceration.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Mugnicipal Court
Criminal Court
Prisners
Joliet
Rudolph Jonas
Sp Wil
Violent Hatchet Attack Shocks New York Street
At Exchange place and Broadway Charles Knack attacked a man with a hatchet, nearly severing his head. A mob of men and boys pelted him with bricks and stones, but guards saved him from death. The assailant faced mob justice with police protection. In Denver a wife attacked her husband in bed with a hand ax, inflicting severe head injuries.
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New York
Charles Knack
Exchange Place
Broadway
Wiliam P. Daniels
Asault
Assas
Domingo
Denver
Col
Joan Domingo
Czia Pat
Husband’s Awful Act in Brooklyn Jewelers Row
Benjamin Greenberg, a wealthy Brooklyn jeweler, attacked his wife with acid, sparking a mob of about 100 indignant onlookers. Police intervened, arresting Greenberg as the crowd surged.
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New York
Oct
Benjamin Greenberg
Brooklyn
Train Collision In Mitchell Ends In Fatality
Bronx City, la, Cpt. and Milwaukee freight train and switch engine collided at Mitchell, resulting in fatalities. Engineer Den B. Bummer and Fireman Welland were reported dead, with Welland’s death noted as his second.
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Bronx City
Cpt
Milwaukkee
Mitchell
8. D
den B. Bummer
Welland
Hurricane Struck New York Coast Drenched City
A fierce storm of near hurricane force swept New York causing extensive damage and disruption on land and water. Rain floods streets, embankments fail, and storefronts suffer broken glass while elevated signs and a large Keith & Proctor display hang perilously over a building. In Harlem horses and wagons were blown across 125th Street and a wagon crash injured a horse. Philadelphia reports one child dead and a firehouse destroyed at Gloucester along with schooners blown off moorings and coal wagons toppled into the river.
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New York
Upper West
Riverside Drive
72Nd Street
Grant
Keith & Proctor
Kate Tuckley
Madison Avenue
Philadelphia
Gloucester
N. J
Iola Man Confesses Love Led to Moran Girl’s Suicide
Samuel F. Whitlow a grain merchant confessed before sheriff and prosecutor that May Sapp died by her own hand due to unrequited love for him. Miss Sapp 20 of Moran Kan found dead Sept 27 with throat slash. Whitlow 41 formerly a teacher, now married with three children, tried wood alcohol on return to Iola. Family claims she did not take her own life. Whitlow says they were never intimate.
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Iola
Kan
Samuel F. Whitlow
May Sapp
J. N. Sapp
Moran
Whitlow
Sapp
Moren
Miss Sapp
Stock Broker Ettlinger Commits Suicide in San Francisco Office
Max Ettlinger a stock broker at 393 Bush Street shot himself in his office after heavy stock losses. His wife found the body and is in serious condition. Ettlinger sat on the San Francisco mining exchange board and had long engaged in speculative trading. his exact financial situation remains under investigation.
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San Francisco
Max Ettlinger
Bush Street
Bbttlinger
San Francisco Mining Exchange Board
Kentucky Runs Aground Off Lambert's Point
The battleship Kentucky ran aground at Lambert's point near the Elizabeth River mouth. After more than six hours of exertions the ship floated at high tide and headed to the Norfolk navy yards for repairs before joining the Pacific fleet bound for active service.
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Norfolk
Kentucky
Kearsarge
Adm
Evans
Lambert's Point
Elizabeth River
Virginia Capes
Norfolk Navy Yards
Pacific Waters
Ownership dispute over lands held by Lehigh Valley railroad
Salt was brought in the court of chancery at Trenton to settle ownership of lands originally used for canal purposes. The canal is abandoned and the state claims ownership under a charter clause. Several millions of dollars are involved.
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Trenton
N. J
Court of Chancery
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Death toll climbs from Mandard steel plant blast
Butler Pa Oct 9 Victims of the Mandard steel car works explosion are dying at intervals and the death toll now numbers 13. The injured suffer greatly and it is feared that the dozen men in hospital may die.
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Butler
Mandard
117-Year-Old Jose Cutter Jutlaran Dies Near El Paso
Kw Pua Texas October 9 Jose Cutter Jutlaran aged 117 died at Yaleta a few miles below El Paso He drank whisky up to age 70 when he found it was not good for four men and quit He was never married.
W Rockefeller to Be Queried Over Standard Oil Liquidation
New York October 10 The hearings reveal how Standard Oil trustees liquidated the company to comply with Ohio court orders. Tilford and Kellogg present records showing majority stock control by liquidating trustees, with dividends paid to original holders. The inquiry questions loans to unrelated interests and potential shipping line favoritism affecting rates.
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New York
Standard Oil Trust
Ohio
Wesley H. Tilford
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Tilford
Frank B. Kellogg
Psuedo
Kellogg
Crosstown
Central Park
New York Co
P. S. Trainor
Southern Pipe Line Co
Standard
Wiliam G. Rockefeller
Bureau of Corporations
Harrison
Tragic Fire Claims Probst Family Near Franklin W Va
Fire destroys the home of George Frederick Probst and his seven year old daughter near Franklin West Virginia. The father rushed back to save his child but both perished when the roof collapsed. The suposed cause is a stovepipe ignition. The mother and other child escaped before the disaster was noticed. The bodies were recovered after the blaze.
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Cumberland
George Frederick Probst
Franklin
W. Va
Probst
Gordon urges monument for enslaved home front in south
At a Covington meeting of the State Association of Confederate Camps and Bivouacs of Tennessee, Gen. George W. Gordon introduced a resolution calling for a monument to the enslaved people who stayed home and cared for women and children during the war.
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Memphis
Tenn
State Association of Confederate Camps and Bivouse of
Tennessee
Covington
George W. Gordon
Wealthy Woman Confesses To Serial Thefts
Chicago authorities reveal Mrs. Chas J. Romandka of Milwaukee wife of a millionaire manufacturer admits taking part in a series of burglaries and petty thefts that have baffled investigators for weeks.
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Chicago
Chas, J. Romandka
Milwaukee
Arrest of Frank Tucker Suspected in Harvey K. Brown Ward theft
Portland reports a Granite Ore message that Frank Tucker was arrested there on suspicion of being an accomplice to the Harvey K. Brown ward at Baker City in the ongoing case.
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Portland
Ore
Granite
Frank Tucker
Harvey K. Brown Warde
Baker City
Unattended by Relatives: Mrs Chadwick Dies in Prison Ward
Columbus Oct 11 Mrs Cassie Chadwick who caused the Oberlin bank wreck died in the Ohio penitentiary women s ward at 10 15 pm after a comatose period. No friends were at her bedside. her son Emi Hoover arrived after she expired. Chadwick once forged notes attributed to Andrew Carnegie and was jailed for conspiracy to defraud a national bank.
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Columbus
Cassie Chadwick
Oberlin
Ohio Penitentiary
Chadwick
Emi Hoover
Cleveland
Carnegie
Reynolds
Charles Beckwith
A. B. Spear
Frithjof Sinks Near Iceland With Crew Lost
The arctic steamer Frithjof accompanying the Wellman expedition to Spitzbergen was wrecked off Cape Langenes Iceland on October 5. The captain and 15 crew died. One engineer clung to a plank and drifted ashore. the vessel had been damaged by ice and could not withstand a storm.
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Copenhagen
Frithjof
Wellman Chicago Record-Herald
Spitzbergen
Cape Langenes
Iceland
Norway
Adirondack Guide Michael Cronin Adjudged Insane
Ogdensburg N Y Oct 11 Michael Cronin an Adirondack guide and former Roosevelts driver during the McKinley assassination news has been declared insane and sent to the state hospital Cronin drove Roosevelt 16 miles to the railroad in 1901 in 1 hour 43 minutes through the lower Adirondacks to receive the courier report the famed ride is recalled in this patient outcome report
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Michael Cronin
State Hospital
Cronin
Roosevelt
Adirondacks
McKinley
DeGraw Outlines Postal Savings Bank Plan at Convention
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General P. W. DeGraw addressed the National Rural Letter Carriers Association session in Atlanta. He said Postmaster General Meyer will urge Congress to establish postal savings banks and revive postal notes at the next session.
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Atlanta
National
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
P. W. DeGraw
DeGraw
Meyer
Medium Pepper Vanderbilt Charged In Grand Larceny Case
Mrs Mary Ron Pepper Vanderbilt, a noted spiritualist, is placed under arrest on a grand larceny change. The indictment stems from actions following Edward Vanderbilt’s marriage to Pepper after which he was ruled incompetent to manage his affairs by relatives who sought custody.
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New York
Mary Ron
Pepper Vanderbilt
Arrow
Edward Vanderbilt
Pepper
Fire destroys LasSiter stable in Clarkeville
Fire in Clarkeville September 11 wiped out Ed Las siter's stable. The loss is set at $724000 with $6000 insured. Cause unknown though origin remains a mystery. Authorities continue investigation into the blaze.
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Clarkeville, Trenn
Ed Lassiter
Augusta Telegraph Strike Eases as Workers Return
In Augusta Georgia on October 11 the strike among telegraphers is largely ended as several strikers report back to work. Local offices are handling all business and providing operators for other points.
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Augusta
Cholera Spreads Through Russian Provinces
Cholera in Russia spreads steadily with hundreds of new cases daily as every province previously struck by other outbreaks now faces the scourge.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Naval Board recommends strongest battleships and fleet
The general board led by Adm. Dewey urges rapid navy expansion with four battleships of the Delaware class plus six torpedo boat destroyers, three scout cruisers, four submarines, a repair ship and numerous colliers. Congress faces annual appropriations near $100 million.
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Washington
Adm. Dewey
Congress
Aemricam
Hmite
General Board
Navy Department
Naval Board On Construction
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Roosevelt
Hale
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Lynchings Over Robbery Spree Shock Mississippi Town
In Tunica Mississippi on October 12 a mob removed from jail and hanged three Black men named Will Jackson Jim Shoults and George Robertson accused of robbing a store in Robinsonville They were found dangling from a telephone pole with Robertson wounded while fleeing Genial confessions linked them to a Memphis saloon keeper The coroner’s inquest did not assign responsibility amid a regional burglary wave threatening Delta towns
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Tunica
Miss
Will Jackson
Jim Shoults
George Robertson
Robinsonville
Shoults
Jackson
Robertson
Memphis
Balloon Fire Incendiary Blaze Destroys Post Office
Prof. J White of Collins Michigan leaped from his burning balloon after gas flare ignited while ascending at Avulon Oct 12. He suffered multiple broken bones but survived. The flaming balloon toppled onto the post office, igniting it and causing extensive damage as the gas inflator exploded.
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Avulon, Lil
Prof. J. White
Collins
Mich
Shooting rocks New Market area in Hunteville
In Hunteville Alabama on October 12 a sensational shooting near New Market fatally wounds John Fanning a prominent citizen. Dr A C Allen surrendered to the sheriff. motive or shooter cavea remains unknown.
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Hunteville
Ala
New Market
John Fanning
A. C. Allen
Allen
Deportation of Hindoos Arriving by Steamship Tartar
Vancouver authorities decide to deport 179 Hindoo passengers aboard the steamship Tartar to their native land due to insufficient funds and failure to provide proper papers.
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Vancouver
B. C
President Small Suspended by Telegrapher Union Board
The Commercial Telegraphers Union general executive board suspends President S J Small from office effective immediately. Messages from Chicago dated Oct 13 announce the suspension and direct locals to maintain discipline during the strike. Majority of about 1,000 strikers press for a 25 percent wage raise, eight-hour day, equal pay for women, and free typewriters.
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Chicago
Ill
The
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
J. Small
Astor House
New York
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union, of America
Herby
S. J. Konenkamp
Michael J. Riedy
Joseph M. Sullivan
Joseph M. Sullivan, General ‘Executive Board
Commercial Telegraphers’ Unions of America
General Executive Board
S. J. Small
Commercial Telegraphers Union of America
Michael J. Reidy
E. M. Moore
D. G. Dal Jones
St. Louis
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Uhlich Hall
Western Union and Postal Cos
Board of Trade
Schuettler
Wesley Russell
Small
Shunned Neighbor Shooting in Texarkana Tragedy
In Texarkana Arkansas on October 14 E M Summer a white man sitting on his porch was shot by Monroe Ballard a black preacher. A posse pursued Ballard who barricaded in a house and fired on officers. Ballard died from bullets fired in return. Both men lived in adjacent houses and the conflict stemmed from a request to remove the black neighbor. Summer died of his wounds.
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Texarkana
Ark
E. M. Summer
Monroe Ballard
Summer
City boards push segregated schools for Italian Syrians and Jewish children
In Hattiesburg Mississippi on October 14 the board of education adopted a resolution demanding separate schools for Italians Syrians and Russian Jewish children. The measure seeks city council funds to build separate school buildings amid rising local race tensions targeting Italians.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Board of Education
Barge Block Destroyed in Town Fire Loss Reported
Baltimore reporter notes a barge block in the business district burned, destroying five firms including Rockbridge County News plant. Estimated loss set at sixty thousand dollars. Authorities investigate cause as property damage impacts local commerce.
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Baltimore
Fra
Rockbridge County News
Captain and Two Men Drowned as Barge Strands
The barge Saxon carrying lumber from Georgetown to New York ran aground about 30 miles north of Cape Hatteras. The captain and two crewmen drowned in the wreck.
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Baltimore
Georgetown
D. C
New York
Cape Hatteras
New Channel Opens on St Marys River at Woat Neebieh
Saukt Ste Marie Midh Oct Li Wnter reports the St Marys river channel at Woat Nee bieh is completed. The feat stands as one of the great lakes projects since the Poe lock, creating a major waterway improvement.
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Saukt Ste. Marie
Midh
Wnter
St. Mary's River
Woat Neebieh
Great Lakes
Poe Lock
General Ifero Horan Shoots Self at Juarez
General Ifero Horan, commander of the Bravyou district of the Mexican army, reportedly shot himself after discouragement with health in Juarez. The incident occurred October 14 at El Pano, Texas, near the U S border, with details provided by local dispatches.
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el Pano
Tex
Ifero Horan
Bravyou
Iam
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