Narrow escape as three natives assault Caucasia governor general
Prince Galitzin governor general of Caucasia narrowly survives an attack near Tiflis as three assailants stab him and two seize him. Cossacks pursue and kill one attacker on the spot while the other two later die from gunfire. Dispatches cite unrest over Armenian church property transfers in Transcaucasia with several demonstrations and casualties.
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Tiflis
Russian Transcaucasia
Prince Galitzin
Caucasia
Transcaucasia
Russia to stay in Manchuria and lecture Japan
A Port Arthur dispatch from Oct. 29 cites the Novykhai editor allied with Keroy Alexieff’s staff asserting Russia will remain in Manchuria as Eastern affairs develop. The paper urges Russia to set a political balance in the East and argues Japan’s colonization efforts threaten Korean sovereignty, advocating controlled Japanese immigration to Korea.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Novykhai
Keroy Alexieff
Manchuria
Russia
E East
Mesa
Rea
Korea
Japan
Attempted Assassination of Mexican President Diaz
In Aguascalientes Oct 29 a gunman Toscano fired on President Diaz as he rode in a street car with officials. Escanadon wrestled the revolver away. Toscano, with a criminal record, was taken to Son. Authorities say Toscano was drunk and intended to harm the president.
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Uanajato
Mex
Diaz
Cantador Garden
Toscano
Akle Escanadon
Son
Granditas
Murder Search Continues for Armenian Revolutionary Leader
In London Ort 29 30 a search continues for the murderer of Sagatel Sa Gi president of the Armenian revolutionary society who was killed by an unknown assassin Monday evening as authorities pursue leads.
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London
Sagatel Sa- Gi
Armenian Revitionary Society
Secretary Hitchcock Defers Public Release of Pacific Land Fraud Report
Secretary Hitchcock said the land fraud investigation on the Pacific coast is nearly complete and the department of justice will receive the report by week’s end. He will not reveal contents now to avoid defeating ends of justice and cautioned against exaggerated figures, noting a million acres would be a large fraud estimate and government land prices vary from $1.25 to $2.50 per acre. He did not indicate Senate involvement.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Pacific Coast
Department of Justice
United States Senate
Want Big Appropriations. Senator Scott Opposes Economical Plan
Washington reports Senator N B Scott of West Virginia opposes Congress economy, arguing government expenses will rise as the nation grows. He cites ongoing needs and warns cutting spending could mislead the public. Many lawmakers oppose Republican leadership, fearing a revolt over allocations.
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Washington
N. B. Scott
West Virginia
Congress
Seaker Cannon
Scott
Ship Subsidy Measure Debated In Congress
Washington reports indicate no ship subsidy legislation will pass before the presidential election as anti subsidy Republicans unite with Democrats. Opponents cite U S merchant marine growth without subsidies, noting Britain leads and U S tonnage now above six million.
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Washington
Congress
Hanna
United States
Great Britain
President to appoint Hunt Montana district judge
Washington Oct 29 report that the president intends to appoint Governor William H Hunt of Porto Rico as United States district judge for Montana to succeed Judge Hiram Knowles who plans to retire in coming winter or early spring Judge Knowles who was appointed in 1890 has announced his plan to retire Governor Hunt previously served on Montana's supreme bench before moving to Porto Rico.
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Washington
William H. Hunt
Porto Rico
United States
Montana
Hiram Knowles
Knowles
Hunt
Supreme Bench
Mon- Vena
Street preacher Rev William Fenton found dead at seventy
Rev William Fenton long known for denouncing Masonry and preaching at Rice park and St Paul street corners was found dead in his bed at his home in St Paul. Officials say heart trouble and old age, age seventy, likely caused the death.
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St. Paul
William Fenton
Rice Park
St. Paul Street
Four Trainmen Dead in Bessemer City Switch Crash
Four men were killed and two injured on the Southern Railway when a freight train ran into a new switch near Bessemer City North Carolina. Killed were engineer T. J. Pettus of Charlotte Marion McComb of Gastonia J. B. Higgins and John Thompson both firemen. Injured were P. H. Shaft brakeman and C. E. Tate engineer.
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Charlotte
N. C
Southern Railway
Bessemer City
T. J. Pettus
Marion McComb
Gastonia
J. B. Higgins
John Thompson
P. H. Shaft
C. E. Tate
Express Drivers Strike Hits St Louis
In St Louis on Oct 29 about 400 express drivers walked out over a 10 percent wage demand by Pacific Express. Police guarded company buildings at Union Station but no trouble or delays occurred as officials planned to fill the strikers' positions immediately.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Express
Pacific Express Company
Express Company
Union Station
Dan Schroeder Dragged to Death Near Whitehall
Dan Schroeder a prominent farmer near Whitehall Wisconsin died after his team bolted while he drove a hay load. He clung to the reins and was dragged along the wagon wheel and whiffletree until the horses halted. He was about sixty eight years old.
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Whitehall
Wis
Dan Schroeder
Here
Schroeder
Start for Abyssinia United States Gunboat Machias Sails
The gunboat Machias with Consul General Skinner aboard sailed from Naples toward Beirut to visit the United States flagship Brooklyn. Rear Admiral Cotton will supply twenty Marines as escort. The voyage includes Port Said and Jibatil, then French Somaliland. Skinner will land at Harrar to meet imperial representatives.
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Naples
Italy
United States
Machias
Skinner
Menelik
Adis Abeba
Abyssinia
Beirut
Syria
Brooklyn
Cotton
Port Said
Jibatil
French Somaliland
Harrar
Natural gas explosion at Indiana oil well kills one
An explosion of natural gas at a newly drilled oil well on Davis' farm near Monroeville Indiana injured three men. One victim, Charles Jackeway of Lima Ohio, died from burns as a stiff wind blew gas toward the engine where it ignited. The National Oil Company of Lima Ohio operated the well and preparations to shoot the well were underway.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
National Oil Company of Lima
Baltimore Sent To Puerto Plata To Protect Interests
Acting Secretary Darling ordered the cruiser Baltimore from Norfolk Navy Yard to proceed at once to Puerto Plata San Domingo to look after American interests at the blockaded port. The ship is expected to depart immediately and reach its destination by Tuesday.
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Washington
Darling
Norfolk Navy Yard
Baltimore
Puerto Plata
San Domingo
Another Fire Strikes Aberdeen Washington
Aberdeen Washington suffers again as a morning fire destroys the Commercial Becker and Glasgow Stores the post office and the Y M C A building. No fatalities reported and losses are unestimated.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Becker
Glasgow
Seven Killed in Southern Pacific Wreck Near Palisade
Salt Lake City reports the second section of the Chicago limited on the Southern Pacific eastbound collided with a work train two miles south of Palisade in the evening. Seven section men were killed and ten passengers plus the engineer and fireman were injured.
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Salt Lake City
Chicago Limited
Southern Pacific
Palisade
Limited
Perils of Yukon Ice Threaten $2 Million In Vessels
A Dawson special reports steamers and cargoes valued at more than $2,000,000 exposed to Yukon ice with little chance of winter safe passage. Vessels Columbian Victorian Zelandian Bailey Will H Isom and Kerr stalled or crushed on Bar and mouth of the Yukon. Klondike gold output for the season is estimated at $10,400,000.
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Seattle
Wash
Dawson
Yukon
Zelandian
Bailey
H. Isom
Kerr
Eagle
Klondike
Train Explosion Leaves Workers Mangled and Dead
An explosion wrecked a rail yard scene tearing tracks up to 200 feet. Injured workers were thrown from the engine area and cannot recover from their grievous wounds.
W. F. Sauber Wreck Claims Two Men Near Whitefish Point
The steamer W. F. Sauber wrecked off Whitefish Point thirty miles from Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. Captain W. E. Morris and Oiler Frank Robinson drowned. Nineteen crew members were rescued by the steamer Yale after escaping the harbor disaster. Robinson was trapped between a yaw boat and Yale and died before rescue. Captain Morris perished when the boiler exploded as he stood on deck after others were saved.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
W. F. Sauber
Whitefish Point
Here
W. E. Morris
Frank Robinson
Yale
Robinson
Morris
Wealthy farmer robbed in Perryville home raid
Robbers ransacked the home of Robert Robinson, a wealthy farmer, in Perryville Kentucky during the night. They administered poison as Mrs. Robinson is dying and her husband may recover. Paris green and corrosive sublimate were found in coffee and milk. Property stolen amount unknown.
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Perryville
Robert Robinson
Robinson
Locomotive Boiler Explodes Near Rohrerstown
Two railroad workers were killed and two fatally injured when a locomotive exploded on the Pennsylvania railroad near Rohrerstown west of Lancaster. Conductor James Rowan was instantly killed. Brakeman Zimmermann died half an hour later. Fireman and engineer survived with injuries.
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Lancaster
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rohrerstown
Reherstown
James Rowan
Zimmerman
Steamer Manhattan Burns After Sheltering Near Grand Island
The steamer Manhattan carrying 76000 bushels of wheat burned during the night near Beacon Light, Lake Superior. The charred wreck rests at Sand Point as the crew were rescued by the tug Ward.
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Munising
Mich
Manhattan
Grand Island
Lake Superior
Beacon Light
Sand Point
Ward
French Bark Savoyard Crew Saved After Wreck Near Brest
The Savoyard crew of thirty one men survived after a wreck near Brest France on October 28. The captain's wife and four other women aboard were drowned in the incident.
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Brest
France
Dowie Attacks Christian Science at Madison Square Garden
About 1,000 attendees heard John Alexander Dowie say Christian Science is neither Christianity nor science. He called Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy’s book inconsistent with common sense, noting it has one grain of truth by denying disease comes from God. He accused scientists of denying real senses and said the church undermines honesty.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Dowie
Mary Baker Eddy
Striking Miners Fire Rail Yard and Plants in Bilbao
In Bilbao on October 28 striking miners dynamited a railroad round house and the electric light and telephone plants. The strike has spread to all district mines as employers refuse weekly wage payments until workers return. Socialists play a leading role in the agitation and unions seek direct negotiations.
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Bilbao
Spain
Five Strikers Killed in Bilbao Street Fight
In Bilbao on October 29 five strikers were killed and many wounded in afternoon combat. Troops guard banks and public buildings and occupy strategic points to prevent massing of strikers.
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Bilbao
Spain
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