The Young Republic Peace Mission In Isthmus
Washington reports a possible Colombian revolution not impossible as Beaupre sends instructions urging peaceful settlement with Panama. In Panama Adm Walker and Consul Gudger meet junta, signaling partial U.S. recognition. Junta to send a mission to Colon to confer with Colombians and Mayflower passengers regarding independence and compensation fears.
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Washington
Colombia
United States
Beaupre
Bogota
State Department
Panama
Adm
Walker
Roosevelt
Gudger
Mr. Gudger
Junta
Republic
Colon
Senores
Ariag
Espinosa
Department of Bolivar
Republic of Panama
Indicted Senator Dietrich Charged With Conspiracy Bribery
Federal grand jury returned true bills against United States Senator Charles H. Dietrich and Hastings Postmaster Jacob Fisher charging conspiracy and bribery in Fisher’s appointment. Indictments filed in U S district court as Dietrich and Rosewater dispute motive and seek removal of District Attorney Stemmers.
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Amanda
Neb
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Charles H. Dietrich
Jacob Fisher
Hastings
Fisher
United States District Court
Munger
Washington
Dietrich
Rosewater
Omaha Bee
Kitchener Injured Riding Through Tunnel
Gen Lord Kitchener commander in chief of British forces in India sustained severe injuries when his horse bolted through a tunnel six miles from Simla. He was thrown against the tunnel side breaking both bones in one leg just above the ankle. Coolies with a rickshaw brought him to Simla where physicians set the fractures and he is reported doing well.
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Simla
Lord Kitchener
India
Kitchener
Impeachment Charges Filed Against Judge Kirkpatrick
James W. M. Newlin filed charges with Speaker Cannon alleging United States district judge Andrew Kirkpatrick of New Jersey has brought justice into contempt by serving as active president of a trading corporation. The charges were referred to the judicial committee for action.
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Washington
Cannon
James W. M. Newlin
Andrew Kirkpatrick
United States
New Jersey
Kirkpatrick
Administration of Justice
Judicial Committee
Judge Wright's Appointment to Supreme Court DC
Washington November seventeenth The nomination of Judge D Thew Wright of Cincinnati to be associate justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia was taken up by the senate judiciary committee and ordered to be favorably reported for confirmation.
France to Recognize Panama and Receive Bunau Varilla
Washington dispatch reports French ambassador Jusserand informing Panamanian minister Bunau Varilla that France will recognize and receive him Tuesday as minister of the new republic. The note signals Paris support for Panama's impending diplomatic status and independence.
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France
Panama
Washington
M. Jusserand
M. Bunau-Varilla
Republic of
United States Recognizes Panamanian Government
Santiago de Chile November 17 United States Minister Wilson notified the Chilean government that Washington has given formal recognition to the government of the republic of Panama.
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Santiago de Chile
United States
Wilson
Republic of Panama
Panama Names Morgan Bank Fiscal Agent in U S
Washington November 17 M Bunau Varilla minister from Panama to the United States announced that the banking house of J Pierpont Morgan Co had been appointed fiscal agents in the United States for the republic of Panama.
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Panama
Washington
M. Bunau- Varilla
United States
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Republic of Panama
Princess Elizabeth of Hesse Dies at Eight
Princess Elizabeth aged eight daughter of the grand duke of Hesse died at Skieriewice in Russian Poland from cholera morbus. The czar and czarsina will attend the funeral this week.
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Elizabeth
Darmstadt
Grand Duke of Hesse
Skieriewice
Russian Poland
Czarsina
Local banker suicide follows marshal’s death in Camden
In Charleston on November 17 Col B Miller Boykin, a U S marshal under Cleveland and Camden banker, died by a self inflicted gunshot after claiming to shoot a hawk. Moments later E C Zemp, cashier of the Farmers and Merchants bank of Camden, killed himself in a barn shortly after news of Boykin’s death reached town.
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Charleston
S. C
Col. B. Miller Boykin
United States
Cleveland
Camden
E. C. Zemp
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of
E. M. Boykin
Col. Boykin
Mr. Zemp
Mr. Boykin
Trained nurse Nettie Gill found dead in Atlantic City hotel
Mrs. Nettie Gill a former Atlantan and Philadelphia resident died after a self inflicted gash and laudanum. She left a suicide note for several agents and a letter to her son, a sailor on the U S cruiser Dixie sailing to Colon Panama.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Nettie Gill
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Radnor Monday
United States
Dixie
Colon
Panama
Site for Naval Magazine Near Boston Selected
Secretary Moody transmitted a report approving a naval board decision to place a magazine on the New England coast north of Cape Cod. An appropriation of $590,000 is urged for construction at a site seven miles from the Boston Navy Yard and four miles from Nantasket Roads.
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Washington
Moody
Naval Board
New England
Cape Cod
Boston Navy Yard
Nantasket Roads
One six-year presidential term proposal introduced
Representative Gaines of Tennessee introduced a constitutional amendment proposing the president serve a single six year term and that no person who has held the office be eligible again by election or succession.
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Washington
Gaines
Tenn
United States
Southern Representatives Seek Amendment to Repeal Amendments
Representative Underwood of Alabama introduced a resolution to amend the Constitution by repealing the Fifteenth Amendment. A similar proposal by Representative Hardwick of Georgia calls for repeal of Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Washington
Representative Underwood
Alabama
Representative Hardwick
Georgia
Four Men to Be Hanged for Laborer Murder
Winnebucca November 17. Al Landerman alias Frank Williams Fred Reidt alias Roberts T F Godman and John K Levener were sentenced to be hanged in the Carson City jail yard for the murder of Jack Welch on August 18. Date of execution to be fixed later.
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Winnebucca
Navy
Jack Welch
al Landerman
Frank Williams
Fred Reidt
Roberts
T. F. Godman
John K. Levener
Carson City
Porto Rico Delegate Bill Proposed in House
Representative Tive Cooper introduced a bill to provide a delegate in the House of Representatives from Porto Rico. The island currently has a resident commission in Congress, but that official lacks the right to address the House.
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Washington
Cooper
House of Representatives
Porto Rico
Congress
House
Suiter Victim of Typhoid at 40 in Kansas City
Charles M. Suiter grand secretary and treasurer of the National Brotherhood of Railway Carmen died at his home in Kansas City Kansas at age 40 from typhoid fever. The Kansas City Missouri dispatch notes his high position in the labor organization and his sudden illness and death on November 17.
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Kansas City, Mo
Chas. M. Suiter
National Brotherhood of Railway
Carmen
Kansas City
Kan
Death of Dr George J Engelmann in Nashua
Dr George J Engelmann a leading gynecologist died suddenly while visiting Nashua New Hampshire on November 17 He was born in St Louis Missouri fifty five years ago and had resided in Boston for six years The obituary notes his prominence in the field and his residence history.
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George J. Engelmann
Nashua
N. H
St. Louis
Boston
Cuban Budget Sent to Congress for 1904 Fiscal Year
Havana reports President Palma has sent the 1904 budget to Congress. Estimated income stands at 16,899,600 dollars while expenditures total 17,924,600 dollars. The gap suggests a deficit to be financed.
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Havana
Palma
Congress
Strike Strains Chicago Rail Service Amid Heavy Weather
Chicago reports detail a cross-city strike by 3000 streetcar workers starting Thursday. Disorder and damaged lines followed as cars operated only with police aid on Wentworth avenue. A clash near 79th and State left several injured, while rain and wind worsened public transit disruption across the city.
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Chicago
Chicago City Railway
Wentworth Avenue
Chicago City Railway Co
79Th Street
Clark Street
Taylor Street
Illinois Central
South Side
State Streets
Frank Curry
Curry
Four Convicts Escape in Ohio Prison Break
In Columbus four prisoners climbed to a cell block roof and slid down a leather belting rope to escape. Names include A L Woods J F Ryan Frank Hayden and Thomas Gallagher. Bloodhounds pursued them toward railroad yards but no capture reported by Monday.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
A. L. Woods
Meigs County
J. F. Ryan
John Gallagher
Geagua County
Frank Hayden
Cuyahoga County
Thomas Gallagher
Lorain County
Dayton
Unique bunko game nets $1000 in Steubenville swindle
In Steubenville Ohio on November 16 a trio of con artists posed as Reverend Jones and a college colleague visiting Rev H Y Leiper. They lured farmer Max Stevens into hosting a night visitor and a couple seeking a mock marriage. The forged loan note for $1000 led to a bank demand for settlement.
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Steubenville
Max Stevens
Bacon Ridge
Stevens
Rev. Jones
H. Y. Leiper
Leiper
Farmer Stevens
Open switch derailment halts Wheeling & Lake Erie train
In Kent Ohio on Sunday noon, Wheeling & Lake Erie passenger No. 21 derailed after entering an open switch. The engine baggage car and smoker plunged into a ditch, and the engine overturned into a corn field. Fireman James Burris of Cleveland was severely scalded by steam while Express Messenger James Greenwood of Cleveland escaped injury. passengers were aboard from Wheeling and Zanesville bound for Greenville Duash.
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Kent
Wheeling & Lake Erie
James Burris
Cleveland
James Greenwood
Four Die In Dynamite Blast At Hartman Farm
Word reached Columbus Ohio that a dynamite explosion on Dr. J B Hartman s stock farm south of the city Monday forenoon killed four men identified as Cook Howard Dyer and Collins all residents of Columbus The labor crew had been blasting rock and stumps to clear hills and fill low places as part of the farm project.
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Columbus
J. B. Hartman
Cook
Howard
Dyer
Collins
Farmer Jaw Unlocked After Thirty Four Years
Cincinnati report details John Fille a 42 year old Newtown farmer whose jaws were locked for 34 years after scarlet fever left him unable to open his mouth. He survived by pushing small bits of food through a gap from missing two front teeth and a surgeon’s operation restored jaw function enabling his first bite in decades.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Academy of Medicine
John Fille
Newtown
Fille
Lewis-Clark Exposition Bill Proposed for Oregon Birthday
Representative Williamson of Oregon introduced a bill to appropriate 500000 dollars for an exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark exploration. The plan calls for an equal amount from Oregon citizens and the event to open in Portland on May 1, 1905.
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Washington
Nev
Williamson
Oregon
Capis, Lewis and Clark
Portland
Ore
Governor vote total nears 871 thousand in Ohio race
Columbus Ohio November 17 The official governor tally awaits Adams county return with litigation in the supreme court delaying final figures. Nearly all counties except Adams show about 865 thousand votes, with the total hovering around 871,500 as a decision day nears.
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Columbus
Adams County
Supreme Court
Adams
Prince Euiwha Goes to Washington
Delaware Ohio November 14 Prince Euiwha son of the Korean emperor who has studied at Ohio Wesleyan university left Friday for Washington DC to spend the winter He offered no statement on plans but suggested he will not return to Delaware Mr Hahn the prince secretary will accompany to Korea
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Delaware, O
Euiwha
Ohio Wesleyan University
Washington, D. C
Delaware
Hahn
Korea
Governor Targeted in Misconduct Petition at Dayton Home
A petition filed in the house by D. B. Ballard seeks removal of J. B. Thomas from his post as governor of the central branch of the national military home for disabled volunteer soldiers in Dayton Ohio. The filing asserts misconduct by Thomas.
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J. B. Thomas
Dayton
Washington
D. B. Ballard
National Military Home For
Thomas
Arizona Seeks Statehood Admission Act Support
Washington November 17 Gov. Brodie of Arizona in his annual interior report urges the interior department to aid in securing passage of an enabling act for Arizona to enter statehood.
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Arizona
Washington
Gov. Brodie
Secretary of the Interior
Interior Department
Court extends restraining order in fare dispute
Cleveland on November 17 reports a restraining order against the three cent fare remains in effect until November 30 for argument. The court granted permission to complete 2,000 feet of track that is ready for use.
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Cleveland,c
Teenager Rams Head Injury Triggers Insanity In Ohio
Earl Neff, 16, of Kingston, Ohio, sustained a concussion from a football game a month earlier and has become incurably insane. He has been committed to the state hospital for the insane in Columbus, Ohio.
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Columbus
Earl Neff
Kingston
State Hospital For
Banker Henry Burk Held on Perjury Charge
Cincinnati November 17 Henry Burk banker was arrested at his Linwood home on a serious perjury charge. He confessed that his court testimony was false.
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Cincinnati
Henry. Burkhold
Linwood
Leesville doctor and family die in suspected poisoning
In Leesville Carroll county Dr. Matthew Schweeter his wife and their 10 year old daughter Marguerite all died within three days during the past week. The deaths occur under strange circumstances raising the possibility the doctor and wife administered the poison themselves.
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Dennison
Matthew Schweeter
Marguerite
Leesville
Carroll County
Nebraska Official Vote Canvas Shows Barnes Leading
Lincoln Nebraska November 17 official canvas reports Barnes Republican supreme judge candidate leading Sullivan by 9925 votes. Statewide Republican plurality averages 21483 for the ticket.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Barnes
Supreme Judge
Sullivan
Flls
Colorado student charged with plagiarism at Drake
Des Moines November 17 John Booth a Colorado student at Drake University who captured the state college oratorical contest last week has been charged with plagiarism and has admitted the charge.
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Des Moines
John Booth
Colorado
Drake University
Grandmother of the Stage Julia St George Dies in London
London reports the death of Julia St George known as the Grandmother of the Stage at St Pancras workhouse. The elderly actress, famed fifty years ago, died at age eighty. She portrayed Pauline to Sir Henry Irvine in 1859, marking a storied career in Victorian theatre.
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London
Julia St. George
St. Pancras
Pauline
Henry Irvines
Melnotte
Hart and Choynski Fight Ends in Draw in Philadelphia
Marvin Hart and Joe Choynski fought six fast rounds at the Washington Sporting Club in Philadelphia with both taking severe punishment and bleeding freely at the close, ending in a draw.
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Hart
Choynski
Philadelphia
Marvin Hart
Joe Choynski
Washington Sporting Club
Hamilton Bonds Awarded to Seasongood & Mayor in City Bid
The Hamilton school improvement bonds of 20,000 dollars at 4 percent were awarded to Seasongood and Mayor of Cincinnati for 20 dollars premium. This is noted as the lowest premium paid for city bonds in the area.
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Hamilton
Seasongood & Mayor. of
Cincinnati
Warren Government Building Bill Seeks $50,000 Add'l Aid
In Warren Ohio on November 17 Congressman Dick introduced a bill for an additional $50,000 appropriation for a government building. If approved the total appropriation will reach $110,000.
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Warren
Warren, O
Ashland’s Richest Farmer Dies in Litigation Toll
Joseph Brubacker, 75, once Ashland county’s wealthiest farmer, was placed in the infirmary ward today. His life was marked by a taste for lawsuits and heavy legal costs, draining much of his fortune.
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Ashland, O
Joseph Brubacker
Ashland County
Woman Dies After Switch Engine Collision in Mansfield
Mrs William Zerby aged 25 sister in law of Erie Traveling Passenger Agent Oliver L Enos was killed by a switch engine Sunday afternoon in Mansfield Ohio. A husband and four children survive.
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Mansfield, O
William Zerby
Erie
Oliver L. Enos
Couple in Typhoid Tragedy End Lives in Ohio Creek
August Garaux aged 63 killed himself by jumping into the West Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton Ohio after despairing over his wife’s typhoid fever recovery. She died two hours later.
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Canton
August Garaux
Nimishillen
Governor honors warrant for two wanted robbers in Kentucky case
Columbus Ohio November 17 The governor Monday honored requisitions for Lawrence Forston and Robert Hukill wanted to answer to a robbery charge in Fayette County Kentucky. The men are under arrest in Cincinnati.
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Columbus, O
Lawrence Forston
Robert Hukill
Fayette County
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Chief of Police Suspended by Dayton Mayor
Dayton Ohio reports Chief of Police J C Whitaker suspended indefinitely by Mayor Snyder for failing to obey orders. The action surprised Whitaker who had no prior warning. In Findlay Ohio Frank Ballard, a prominent oil operator, attempted suicide in the city jail by striking his head against the iron bars after being arrested for drunkenness.
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Dayton, O
J. C. Whitaker
Snyder
Whitaker
Findlay
Frank Ballard
Rear End Collision Kills One in Ohio Traction Crash
Dayton Ohio November 16. A rear end collision between two Cincinnati ham Toledo traction cars at West Carrollton Sunday evening left George Weife dead and four injured.
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Dayton
Cincinnati, Hos & Toledo
West Carrullt
George Wei‘ie
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