Tragedies and tensions ripple through early 1900s world events
A train wreck in Casey TL kills seven. a Mountain View Oklahoma tornado claims six lives and injures a teen. Bank of Creighton robbery nets $4000 in Missouri. A Halloween prank claims 13-year-old Cleveland Hood in Chicago. Royal and diplomatic moves include Britain naming a Tokyo ambassador and Spain negotiating a France Spain trade treaty. A mine disaster in Bellaire Ohio kills seven, while the Swedish steamer Johann and the Russian bark Antares drown 26. USDA warns on outside interests to curb graft. A Canton post office worker faces charges. navy reports strain and Norway’s partial recognition. oil and shipping news mix with local notices and scattered calamities.
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Bank of Creighton
Creighton
Cleveland Hood
Chicago
King Edward
Claude McDonald
Great Britain
Tokyo
Japan
Senor Leon Y Castillo
Paris
France
Spain
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Hartford Down
Sylvester Kendall
Maley & Johnson
Bellaire
Johann
Antares
North Sea
Agriculure Wilson
Department
Walter Scott
Death Valley
Los Angeles
Charles W. Rae
United States Navy
State Department
Washington
Norway
Ohio Shippers’ Association
Ohio Railroads
S Tates
Theodore Kilnker
Canton
Election Returns Show Local Party Wins In Several Cities
American Party captures Salt Lake City mayor Ezra Thompson elected, plus council seats. Ogden tilts Democratic with Conroy victorious. Provo selects Frisby mayor, Park City and Lehi vote split Republican and Democrat tickets, Kaysville narrow Republican win, Richfield elects almost all Republicans, Heber and Richmond go Democrat, Price favors Republican ticket over Citizens.
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Salt Lake City
Ogden
Hearst
New York
Ezra Thompson
Lynch
Morris
Conroy
Provo
J. H. Frisby
Roylance
W. K. Henry
Marshal
Silas L. Allred
Park City
Lehi
Citizens
Kaysville
Richfield
Heber
Richmond
Price
Washington election returns show party gains in several states
The returns indicate Democrats carried mayoralty efforts in New York City and control in the state and city tickets across multiple states, while Republicans swept in Massachusetts and Chicago. Brooklyn elected borough president on the municipal ownership ticket as suffrage in Maryland failed. Ohio, Rhode Island, and other contests show varied results.
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Washington
New York City
Ucket
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Looleville
Massachuoota
Chicago
Cook County
New Jersey
Rhode Ialand
Nebraska
Maryland
Qoler
Brooklyn
New York
Marylane
Maxsachusett
Delis
Union Lahor Vain
Aital
Obio
GON
Judge Bo Be
Eroyr G. Citer
Rhode Talon
Luelis P Garvie
Jordin Helt
Hume
Lnetaner
Oly
Desperate London Women Press Premier on Starvation
A large deputation of London wives and unemployed workers urged Premier Balfour to act against severe poverty. The crowd marched to the local government board, singing the Marseillaise as Balfour met a small group and offered sympathy but few concrete measures. He warned against national funding of industries, urging private charity instead.
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London
Balfour
Mr. Balfour
Milton Franklin Andrews Faces Colorado Murder Trial
A garbled historical report recounts Milton Franklin Andrews facing murder charges in Colorado ten months after allegedly killing William Fille in Berkeley. The piece notes Andrews, portrayed as a major criminal figure, evades escape and faces the district attorney's pursuit while public attention centers on his alleged crimes and possible defenses.
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San Francisco
Milton Franklin Ane Drews
Boole Bouton
Outer Mountain
Colorado
William Fille
Tvs
Herkeley Cal
Monae
Nita Olivia
Andrews
Areett Big
Wholesale Bankruptcies Feared Amid Wide Economic Fallout
Amid broad economic distress, warnings rise of wholesale bankruptcies across industries. The Interagency Financial Council reports urgent liquidity strains and potential credit shocks, with banks and manufacturers facing mounting defaults. Officials urge swift policy action to stabilize markets and protect workers.
Annte Crisie Nearly Ended.
Fragmentary text mentions a protest or formal action involving a president chair and a committee. Names, dates, and clear events are obscured by garbled OCR, yielding only vague references to a vote, a chair, and a disputed matter without specific details.
Tornado wreaks havoc in Mountain View Oklahoma
Eight killed and thirty injured as Saturday tornado devastates Mountain View. A pinked area 100 yards wide left homes wrecked including the Barkley gin and several houses. Seven Hollis family members perished as timbers struck their carriage on the town edge. The two story schoolhouse was lifted and crushed near the foundation. churches and other buildings were destroyed.
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Mountain View
Okla
Barkley
Fils
Methodist
Christian Church
Witte Takes Helm as Russia Stabilizes
Count Witte gains influence as Peter the Great era disorder, following the new constitution, subsides. He faces the demands of diverse classes with energy and sincerity, earning support from moderate liberals frightened by unrest and radical pressure. He resolves a railroad strike at a conference with leaders, yielding to the strikers’ reasonable demands.
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St. Petersburg
Rede
Bacal
Count Witte
Denver A wer murder case linked to Philippine War veteran
Captain W A Groves dispatch notes a murder of WH Rogers in Manila area after a dispute over a boat ride. The victim was beaten, weighted down with stones, and his body discarded at sea. Police investigate a young man seen with the girl, identified by initials and physical description.
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Denver
W. A Groves
United States Army
Philippines
BF Stapleton
WH. Rogers
Colorado Regiment
Phillippines
Avite
Manila
Kanausily Mae
Winona Newton
Pittentin
Cooke Avenue
Oogor Tarke
Great Progress in Congo Free State Report
Brussels reports the Leopold commission on Congo conditions declares progress from barbarity to stability. It notes slave trade ended, villages expanding, railways and steamers operating, telegraph and hospitals in place, and administration proceeding quietly. The panel finds mutilation cases traceable to natives, with no evidence of white complicity.
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Brussels
Leopold
Congo
Rivera
Revolting butchery in Odessa Jewish quarters
Odessa reports say mobs slaughtered Jews during two days of carnage after the emperor's manifesto sparked a violent purge. Large sections of Moldavanka Slobodka and Rugalovka were destroyed as Jewish men women and children were killed or jailed amid the riot. Military aid did not prevent the bloodshed and the violence rose to a dreadful level.
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St. Petersburg
Bachmin
Bessaraia
Husan Peanints
Odessa
Moldavanka
Slobodka
Rugalovka
Amnesty Manifesto Declares Pardon for Political Prisoners
Emperor Nicholas endorses a manifesto from Petersture offering amnesty to political prisoners. The October 20 statements promise inviolable liberty principles and free pardons for those involved in strikes or responsible for breaking contracts. The pardon covers current inmates and those awaiting trial or sentencing.
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Petersture
Nicholas
Vari Ghia
Minneapolis Tragedy Leaves Two Children Dead
Mrs James Brennin quarreled with her husband Friday evening then tried to kill her four children and herself. She killed two children and wounded two others. One child died at the hospital and the other is not expected to live. The mother wounded herself and died from self-inflicted wounds.
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Minneapolis
James D. Brennin
Courier of Death in Iowa City Wedding Tragedy
A telegraph company messenger, Stella Neyer, a 21 year old woman, was struck and killed while delivering a telegram at a wedding in Iowa City. The corpse lay on the route after the fatal instant incident, with the event shocked residents and prompted official inquiries into the sudden death.
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Iowa City
Stella Neyer
Yaara Oh
Baterday
Eile Taokinate
Venezuela Still Quibbling Over Withdrawal Terms
Venezuela’s government sent a note to U S Minister Runwell outlining willingness to withdraw if France agrees to similar terms. A French envoy in Corkony may be involved, with negotiations hinging on a company and Iran emitables. The government hopes for a formal agreement within several weeks.
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Cmracak
Runwell
Ile Noty
M. ‘Taleny
Vattairae
Corkony
Frepebhia
Tragic double shooting ends in death and divorce dispute
A man fatally shot his wife and then killed himself with a pistol after an unresolved marriage dispute. The couple had reportedly not lived together happily, and a divorce had been sought. The tragedy occurred at their home. the husband died in hospital five hours later. The incident involved a revolver and a four inch barrel weapon. The family statement noted the marital strain and separations preceding the act.
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Low Angalwa
Ira Calor
Ivan Peoveghania
Massacre of Russian Jews Reported in Odissa Streets
Unverified reports describe mobs of roughs and Cossacks hunting Jews in Odissa, beating and killing residents, looting shops, and leaving streets unsafe. Infantry and Cossack patrols struggle to control violence as casualties rise, with students and militia forming a defensive line amid widespread chaos.
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Mel Crome
Pelate
Two men held in Boston suitcase murder mystery case
In New York two men are held at police headquarters charged with homicide in a Boston dress suitcase mystery. William Howard reportedly confessed that he and Louis Crawford alias Albert Ric ory removed the body from Tremont street hospital and concealed fragments in a dress suit cane and a hand satchel. Howard denies knowledge of dismemberment. Chief Inspector Witte of Boston travels here with witnesses to verify the bed throwing claim.
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New York
Boston
William Howard
Louis Crawford
Albert Ti
Ric Ory
Tremont Street
Winthrop (Mose
Berter Howard
Crawford
Witte
Terry
Taft on Isthmus Meets Panamanian Officials
Secretary Taft arrived at noon Thursday with a government escort to accompany Governor Magoon and discuss the Panamanian cabinet. He later met President Amador, explored building plans to reduce fire danger, and noted arrangements may be made. Many celebrations are planned in Taft’s honor.
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Panna
Rare
Carr
Magoon Ue
Vielt
Amador Apt
Panferente
Amador Ashe
Taft
Len Jeanes
Galan Pwood
Panaia Kallroe
Tat Sai
Riots in Vienna After Socialist Meeting Injures Over Forty
Reports from Vienna indicate more than forty persons wounded near the Vintitia Chane border following a large socialist meeting advocating universal suffrage. Accounts allege police brutality as crowds clashed and a woman was nearly crushed, though no officials were harmed.
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Jinivercal
Trade pact talks aim to end wartime economic controls
A report from Washington outlines renewed efforts toward a new trade agreement with Germany. The aim is to replace the existing exchange and commercial pact as negotiations continue between the United States and Germany during the coming spring.
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Washington Atdranaor Boer Vor
Stormieng
Germany
Geveral Monly
Witiliy Tau
Sumtin
Hernan
Brie
United States
Arctic whaling voyage faces forced abandonment
Perced in Frozen Arctic, Han Francine whaling Ver tole Monterey and Aline Knowle ar rived here Thireday from Hakodate dayon They confie the ewe bhi the greater part of the arctic whallur Hoot hae been caught in the tee anit that the inprisoned gam wil verit ably easter for want of provisione Captain Chariay H. Boley of the Mon tarny balleven that the action are in Very Herme condition, and may have to be abandoned attgetier before (ee tea, brawls Up adel sane,
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Monterey
Aline Knowle
Hakodate
Arctic
Chariay H. Boley
Montarny
Adel Sane
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Charles H. Dorling
Sher
Uye Navy
Treman Mo Newberry
Geternmind
Therferprdtbien
Weinmiarydd
Nutrionl
Medel
Snatias Arcay
Institutional Incier
Hehrimg
Chuan Chang
Cdr
Mie Emecklint
Clernie
Jan Evardoar
Bier Ahjoon
Mayor Tienes
Standabelip Bay
Atridh Uni
Rte
Dili
Rnil
Hare
Nnl
Rnin
Fury
Gianate
Sidhe
Pdolwennar
Gilade
Moe
Fiat
Moguewl
Melanie Ie
Manerk
Adda & Lane
York
Etrometh
Joratho
Aepee
Bessie Bouton
Todd My
Miruecule Politeho
Ellente
Copera
Todd
Oilenea
Dom Charel
Dobrbe
Twister
Count
Chace
Congo Free State
Venezuela
Kishineft
Vienna
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