Roosevelt stands firm on principle amid Miller case talks
President Roosevelt, after a quiet Sagamore Hill summer, plans no debate on principle behind his stance. He will host John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers at lunch in Washington, with Miller case discussions avoided by design.
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John Mitchell
The
Mine Workers’ Union
Oyster Bay
L. I
Sagamore Hill
Christ Episcopal Church
Ethel
Archie
Quentin
Loeb
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Mine Workers
W. H. Miller
Government Printing Office
Miller
Cortelyou
United States
General strike possible by US meat cutters
Chicago reports a looming general strike as Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America threaten nationwide action if packers refuse higher work demands. Meetings are set for Monday. a negative vote could mobilize over 50 000 workers.
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Chicago
United States
Amalgamated Meat Cutters
America
Portugal to form special police at Avore islands
Lisbon authorities announce creation of a dedicated police force on the Avore islands to curb secret emigration to the United States, a practice active for some time.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Avore Islands
United States
Balkans Tensions Rise as Turkey and Bulgaria Prep for War
London dispatches indicate both Turkey and Bulgaria are actively preparing for potential war amid limited new Balkan news.
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London
Balkans
Turkey
Bulgaria
Death of the Duke of Richmond Lennox and Gordon
The duke died at Gordon castle Fochabere Banffshire late Saturday night from a bill contracted on Thursday. He was born February 27 1818.
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London
Duke of Richmond
Lennox
Gordon
Gordon Castle
Fochabere
Banffshire
Street Car Strike Hits Waco As Workers Demand Union
Street car workers in Waco Texas began a strike on Sunday, seeking recognition of the union and higher wages. No service operated that day as conditions and labor disputes unfold in the local transit system.
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Waco
Tex
Berlin to Open First Continent Alcohol Cure Institute
Dres den will open on Gober 1 the first institution for the cure of drunkenness on the continent.
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Berlin
Dresden
Centennial Jubilee Open in Chicago Centennial Week
Chicago marks its 100 year existence with a week of events. A cornerstone blaze re creates the historic 1871 fire scene while 300 churches hold services. Indians from six tribes gather in Lincoln Park for a Sunday reunion and a crowd of up to 200000 attends. Musicians urge exclusions if the Marine Band participates in the pageant.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park
Chicago Federation of Musicians
United States Marine Band
Army Maneuvers Begin At Camp Young West Point Ky
At Camp Young in West Point Kentucky detachments of regular troops prepare for the first maneuvers on Monday focusing on advance and rear guard tactics. The hospital, set for 100 patients, admitted a patient with a broken wrist from a ravine fall and another with an injured foot. Russian attache Col Raspopoff and British Lieut Col Foster arrived to observe the maneuvers.
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Young
West Point
Alvin Baskette
Third Infantry
Morrison
20Th Infantry
Raspopoff
Washington
Col
Foster
Great Britain
Murdered woman found in East Lake near Birmingham
The body of Mollie Williams, about 25, was found floating in East Lake with three bullet wounds. A painter named Charles A. Kelley, claimed from Jacksonville and Macon, was arrested after witnesses saw him near the lake. he denies involvement. Physicians deem homicide likely.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mollie Williams
East Lake
Charles A. Kelley
Jacksonville
Fla
Macon
Policeman Fatally Shot by Negro Suspect in Birmingham
In Birmingham on a Sunday night officer J A Mullin was shot and killed during a pursuit in a rough district. The dying officer said a Negro had identified a wanted man, and as he attempted the arrest the suspect fired three shots, killing Mullin. The informant's name and suspect are unknown as police lack details.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. A. Mullin
Chief of Police Killed in Saloon Disturbance
In Attala Alabama on September 28 Chief Jenkins was fatally shot while trying to quell a saloon disturbance. Patrolman W H Blankenship and John White were seriously wounded. White was captured. Three men were involved in a dispute and gunfire followed.
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Attala
Ala
Jenkins
W. H. Blankenship
John White
Gibbs
Chief Jenkins
White
Tragic Southern Railway Wreck Falls From Trestle
A south bound Southern mail train plunged from a 75 foot trestle near Danville Virginia injuring seven and killing nine of sixteen crew. The locomotive and four mail cars twisted into wreckage on a 500 foot wood trestle on a sharp curve. Fire quickly controlled. thousands gathered.
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Brodie
Southern
Riverside
Danville
Tragedy at German Lutheran Church in Lacrosse
Herman Rossow shot his wife at the German Lutheran church on Fifth and Cass streets during Sunday services and then killed himself in front of hundreds. Mrs Rossow was dying from wounds while Rossow survived his self inflicted injuries, remaining hospitalized.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Fifth
Cass Streets
Herman Rossow
Rossow
Wheeling Man Ends Life After Preparations
John Laughlin, a Wheeling resident, shot himself at his home Sunday night after careful preparation. The death followed reported physical suffering and financial troubles.
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Wheeling
W. Va
John Laughlin
Turner Declares Segregation the Only Solution
Atlanta on September 28 Bishop Henry M Turner of the African Methodist Episcopal church told a mass meeting that racial separation is the only answer to the race problem, addressing African American attendees.
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Atlanta
Henry M. Turner
Fire destroys multiple factories in Saginaw loss $90000
Saginaw Mich Sept 28 fire destroyed two warehouses and part of the A F Bartlett foundry brick plant of Christie Buggy Co and offices and sheds of L Clinkestein causing total loss estimated at 90000 dollars the blaze heavily damaged several plants in the city
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Saginaw
Mich
Saginaw, Mich
A. F. Bartlett & Co
Christie Buggy Co
L. Clinkefstein
Condemned Murderer Confesses in Wilkesbarre Case
Peter Lenousky, condemned to die on Tuesday for the murder of Anthony Senneke in Wilkesbarre, Pa, confesses to the crime. The admission comes as the execution date nears in this city.
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Wilkesbarre
Peter Lenousky
Anthony Senneke
Fire destroys Ferracule Machine Co plant in Bridgeton
Bridgeton New Jersey September 28 The Ferracule Machine Co plant was destroyed by a Sunday night fire. Loss estimated at 100000 with partial insurance. Two hundred workers unemployed.
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Bridgeton
N. J. Bridgeton
N. J
Ferracule Machine Co
Ship Given Up as Lost
Boston authorities report the steel ship Helen Brewer overdue by two months after departing Scarabaya Java for Delaware Breakwater. The vessel is considered lost and uninsurable at Lloyds with no sign of survivability or rescue.
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Boston
Helen Brewer
Scarabaya
Java
Delaware
Lloyd’s
Langden Dies Suddenly at Illinois Home
C F Langden secretary of Armour and Co died suddenly Sunday afternoon at his summer home near Crystal Lake Illinois. He was about 45 years old and the cause of death was apoplexy.
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C. L. Langden
Chicago
C. F. Langden
Armour & Co
Crystal Lake
Ill
French Steamer Australien Goes Ashore at Imataru
The French steamer Australien of the Measageries line, outward bound, ran ashore at Imataru on Shikoku’s north coast near Kobe. All passengers are reported safe.
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Kobe
Japan
Australien
Measageries Line
Imataru
Island
Shikoku
Curtis Jett Is Ordered Hung For 1902 Kentucky Killing
In Cynthiana Kentucky Judge Osborne sentences Curtis Jett to death by hanging between sunrise and sunset on December 18 1903 for the July 21 1902 assassination of Jim Cockrill in Jackson Kentucky. Attorney Blanton vows appeals and a new trial motion with court of appeals in Frankfort pending. The same report notes Sam Lewis a London donor leaving about 12.5 million and pledging millions to charity including housing for the poor and a Jewish hospital.
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Cynthiana
Curtis Jett
Jim Cockrill
Jackson
Osbhorne
Craigmyle
Leach
Jett
Osborne
Blanton
Lexington
Court of Appeals
Frankfort, Ky
Hubbell Estate Bequeaths Funds for Des Moines College
Frederick M Hubbell and Frances J Hubbell transfer about 5 million dollars in property to themselves as trustees and to their sons Frederick Hubbell and Grover C Hubbell to fund a college of learning in Des Moines Iowa with overage provisions and successors in trust for descendants and the state.
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Des Moines
Frederick M. Hubbell
Iowa
Frances J. Hubbell
Frederick Hubbell
Grover C. Hubbell
Frederck M. Hubbell
College of Learning
Prisoner Shot to Death After Jail Battle
In Lynchburg Tennessee on September 26 a jail custody clash occurred as the sheriff and deputies faced 25 white men. A black prisoner jailed for assault on a white woman was dragged out and shot dead by the mob. Three lynchers were captured inside the jail, and one confession linked 13 mob members.
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Lynchburg
Tenn
Artillery Proving Ground at Sandy Hook
The Sandy Hook artillery proving ground tests ordnance to destruction to see if any gun matches exacting combat conditions. Scrap heaps hold guns that failed expectations burst or became disabled during trials.
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Artillery Proving Ground
Sandy Hook
Moon phases linked to thunderstorm frequency says Pickering
Professor W H Pickering reports statistics showing thunderstorms are more common in the first half of the lunar month. He notes higher storm liability between new moon and first quarter and lower risk from full moon to last quarter.
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W. H. Pickering
Manila Extract for Ice Cream Flavoring
The boy asks a druggist for Manila extract, recalling Manila in the Philippines as the wanted flavoring. The exchange shows a memory test as he pins down the place and the product, with the druggist guiding him to the correct term Manila.
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Fort Sheridan
Philippines
Manila
Chicago Tribune
Readings from a Young Composer Surprise the Class
A young student presents an original piece about attending a wedding and funeral. The narrator notes the bride’s beauty and the corpse’s natural appearance, prompting the teacher to approve the reading as true-to-life observation.
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Des Moines
The Real Thing
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip recalls a theatre manager asking a hopeful actor for a leading role. The reply claims the best part he has played is tying a mule in an Uncle Tom's cabin company for two years.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Not Superstitious Says Mr Pinkley in Pocket Rabbit Paw
Mr Erastus Pink ley dismisses fear of ghosts and critters saying a rabbit's paw in his pocket keeps him safely punickly. Washington Star notes his hardy stance amid superstitious talk.
Japanese Invents Automatic Abacus and Patent Granted
Ryoichi Yatto, a Japanese inventor, has patented an automatic counting machine. The device can perform addition subtraction multiplication and division quickly and accurately, faster than foreign counting machines. It costs about one third the price of a top German model.
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Ryoichi Yatto
The Duel Declared Then Cancelled by Wife’s Interference
A Berlin manufacturer challenged a lieutenant to a duel after feeling insulted. At the arranged time both sides prepared, but the manufacturer failed to appear. A messenger later delivered a letter saying his wife forbade him to fight.
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Berlin
Street Car Fare Change Rules in New York
Street car companies in New York instruct conductors to refuse anything larger than a two dollar bill for fare due to inability to provide change. Most fares are paid in nickels. after that come dimes, quarters, halves, and pennies.
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New York
British Post Office Workforce and Dismissals Details
The British post office employs 183,595 people with 79,552 in the established service. Women make up about one in five of the service. Last year 962 were dismissed mainly for dishonesty and intemperance, and 253 lost good service stripes.
Men outnumber women in several European nations
The article notes Europe has more women overall but in countries such as Italy Greece Roumania Bulgaria Servia and Bosnia and Herzegovina men outnumber women.
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Europe
Italy
Greece
Roumania
Bulgaria
Servia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Penny Machine Delivers Personal Ads in London
In London a penny buys space in a public advertisement machine. You submit a handwritten note and penny. the machine prints your message in your own script for display.
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London
Nickel-slot Tickets Open at Baden Rail Stations
Nickel-in-the-slot machines installed in Baden railway stations sell platform admission tickets for two and one half cents to travelers without other tickets. The new device aims to ease access to platforms by offering a cheap, quick option for non-ticketed passengers.
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Baden
Berlin Emerges as Banking Center for German Capital
The German Economist reports 122 German banks hold aggregate capital of £354,250,000, with more than half located in Berlin.
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Berlin
Heel and Toe Rise Dims Women in Light Fancy Footwork
A playful note observes women who "trip the light fantastic toe" being outnumbered by those who trip on the fantastic French heel, reflecting a shift in dance style and fashion.
Kind Words As Preventive of Rough Treatment
A brief quotation from Locke on how kind words prevent harsh imperious behavior in generous minds emphasizing gentleness over severity in social conduct.
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Locke
Blinded Before
A concise aphorism notes that wealth and favor hide folly until misfortune reveals it, citing Bruyere as the source of the observation.
Doan's Kidney Pills Public Trial Testimonials
Readers report relief from back ache and kidney pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Included are brief notes from Stephen Schaefer and Mrs Appz Andrews praising the free trial and improvements in nocturnal urination, with other testimonials claiming pain reduction and restored sleep.
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Dean
Crry
Stephen Schaefer
Doan
Ruth Bryan's Wedding Day
Ruth Bryan and W. H Leavitt of Newport plan their marriage on October 3 at Fairview in Lincoln Nebraska. Rev Dr Swearingen of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate at the Bryan home ceremony.
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Ruth Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
W. H Leavitt
Newport
Fairview
Bryans
Dr. Swearingen
First Presbyterian Church
Captain Wales Plans Twin Keel Yacht for America's Cup
Captain Wales of Sydney is in England to arrange a yacht build for America's Cup competition. He proposes a boat with a twin keel designed by himself and aims to contest the cup.
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London
Wales
Sydney
England
Physician Dies in Operative Death at Home
Emporia Kan Sept 26 Dr Chae Gardiner a leading western physician collapsed and died from heart failure during an operation at a patient home.
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Emporia
Kan
Chae. Gardiner
West
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