Desperate bandit raid ends with two captured in Ishpeming
Ishpeming police nab two of three alleged Superior postoffice robbers after a gunfight on a train. Marshal Fandrem and officers wounded a robber. the third escaped to the woods. About $100 found on the pair. one man named John Olson identified, the other silent.
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Ishpeming, Mich
Wis
Ishpeming
Marshal Fandrem
West Ishpeming
Patrick Collins
Collins
John Olson
Equal railway rights in Manchuria spark tense talks
Yokohama reports indicate Japan seeks equal railway rights in Manchuria delaying talks with Russia. A preliminary mobilization order for the Thirteenth army division is reported as unrest grows. Japanese warships practice off Sasebo near Nagasaki as preparations for contingencies escalate.
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Yokohama
Manchuria
Asahi
Tokio
Thirteenth Army
Sasebo
Nagasaki
Russia builds fleet as Far East tension rises
In St Petersburg on October 23 the foreign office cited by the Associated Press signals a wary tone over the Far East. Russian naval strength listed includes 54 warships with 750 officers and 13,200 men, plus 2 battleships and 14 ships en route. Novoe Vremya notes Japanese papers subsidized by Americans and Englishmen.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Russia
Tokio
Far East
Novoe Vremya
Severe Punishment Will Follow Sid ing With Japan
A Tokyo dispatch reports a planned elder statesmen conference and cautious preparations as negotiations continue. Russia warns China through Minister Lessar that Japan’s Manchurian role could trigger final measures and punishment if China sides with Japan, provoking umbrage during talks.
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Japan
London
Reuter
Tokio
Peking
M. Lessar
Prince Ching
Russia
China
State Supreme Court frees prisoners at Jackson prison
Michigan Supreme Court ruling grants good time to about 100 inmates at Jackson State Prison. John Harney, a burglary convict, argued prior Ionia reformatory sentences should count, and the court agreed. Officials say the decision, reversing punitive denial, accelerates releases.
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Jackson, Mich
State Supreme Court
John Harney
Harney
Supreme Court
State Reformatory
Ionia
Russia Opposes Manchurian Trade Openings at Mukden
Peking reports Admiral Alexieff, Russian viceroy of the Far East, opposes foreign trade openings in Manchuria. The China United States treaty allows concessions for foreign residence and commerce at Mukden and Antung, but Russia seeks concessions only for Russians. Japanese officials say Russia-Japan talks in Tokyo proceed satisfactorily.
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Peking
Far East
Admiral Alexieff
China
United States
Shanghai
Mukden
Antung
Russia
Alexieff
Bank Robbery in Burton State Bank Near Wichita
Three bandits dynamited and robbed the Burton State bank between midnight and 1 am, escaping with $1000 to $2000 in currency plus several sacks of coin. A volley was fired when challenged, no injuries reported, and a posse of about forty pursued from Patterson Five miles away toward Patterenn.
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Wichita
Kan
Burton
Burton State Bank
Patterson
Canadians Disappointed Over Alaska Boundary Decision
Toronto October 19 Canadians express strong disappointment at Lord Alverstone's ruling in the Alaska boundary case. Thomas Hodgins K C said he will study the text before judging, a sentiment echoed by others in Canada.
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Toronto
Ont
Alaska
Lord Alverstone
Thomas Hodgins
K. C
Russia to Call Reservists for War Effort
Moscow dispatch to the Times reports preliminary arrangements for quickly mobilizing portions of the Russian infantry reserves. The exemption is limited to those employed on the railway system.
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New York
Moscow
The
Times
Five Italian Laborers Killed Struck by Rail Train
Five Italian laborers repairing Erie railroad tracks at the Ramapo curve near Suffern New York were killed instantly when an express train struck them. Several workers were injured and taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Suffern
N. Y
Erie
Ramapo Curve
Carnegie Offer Backed for Philadelphia Free Libraries
A Philadelphia sub committee approved Andrew Carnegie's January offer of 1.5 million dollars to fund thirty free libraries. Over twenty sites have been offered to the free library trustees, indicating strong support and wide local involvement.
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Philadelphia
Andrew Carnegie
Council Committee On Public Libraries
Free Library
Demonetization of Mexican dollar announced for 1904
Manila December proclamation from the Philippine commission states the Mexican dollar will be demonetized on January 1, 1904. Until then the coin remains accepted at government offices at the usual rate, equivalent to 50 cents American money.
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Manila
Board of Philippine Commissioners
Indictments Return Against Rialto Grain Leader
The October grand jury in St Louis returned three indictments against Hugh C. Dennis president of the Rialto Grain and Security company alleging bucketshop operations and grain dealing. The panel had issued a partial daytime report earlier.
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St. Louis
St Louis
Thea’ O Teber Brand
Hugh C. Dennis
Rialto Grain and Security Company
Treachery Charged in Iriga Attack Leads to Deaths
Manila reports a band of la drones surprised Iriga in Ambos Camarines Lu zon killing the wife and uncle of the presidente and three volunteers. Nine guns were captured before the assailants withdrew. Quefre, the la drone leader, was killed. The presidente accuses the municipal secretary of betrayal.
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Manila
Iriga
Ambos Camarines
Luzon
Quefre
Supposed Victim Resurrected in Tennessee Habeas Case
In Knoxville Silas Hulin, once believed dead, appeared alive in court as the chief witness in a habeas corpus bid to free Clarence Peak, sentenced for Hulin’s murder. The court dismissed the petition stating Hulin is dead to all intents and that no interference with Peak’s conviction is warranted. An appeal to the supreme court was requested. Also Washington report notes Attorney General Knox advised against reopening the Field case over three Chinamen’s deportation escape.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Silas Hulin
Clarence Peak
Hulin
Supreme Court
Peak
Knox
Washington
United States
Marshal Field
Vermont
China
Miner Healy suit favored Heinze in Butte court
Judge Clancy in Butte district court ruled for F Augustus Heinze in the Minnie Healy mining dispute against the Boston and Montana Mining company allied to Amalgamated Copper. The mine’s value is listed near 19 million dollars. a Supreme Court appeal is expected. The case, Miles Finlen vs Johns Town Mining, concerns a verbal contract.
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Butte
Mont
Clancy
Minnie Healy
F. Augustus Heinze
Boston and Montana Mining Company
Amalgamated Copper Corporations
Heinze
Harney
Supreme ‘Court
Tria
Judg Harney
Thase
Miles Finlen
Johnstown Mining Company
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School of Mines
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President School OF Mines
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Michigan Supreme Court
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Carnegie
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Amalgamated Copper Corpo
A. F. Kenyon
Huron College
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