Washington News of Week in Brief Roosevelt Cabinet Changes
The week notes President Roosevelt shaping interior policy with Pierro representing at Congress in San Francisco. Navy inspection orders from Secretary Metenit include four naval tests and increased post delivery allowances. A mix of personal notes and global items follow, including Civil, literary, and scientific updates across multiple nations and figures.
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Ete Campbell
Juten Aden
Metenit
Porrenonth
Teatin
Mare
Ste
Ateovides
Sing and Sinners Burglar Slain by Doctor in Chicago
A mashed burglar armed with a knife was slain instantly by Dr Adolph Gehrmann at his Chicago home. The chaotic report also mentions attempted killings, jealous disputes, and a tangle of unrelated crime notes across cities, with garbled names and events.
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Adolph Gehrmann
Homie
Chicago
Fred Cincondo
Cincinnati
Walter Wilbherk
Fleet Deere
Wear Vieiutt
Priest Affidavit Alleges Bribe to Hotel Attache Against Mrs Gould
An affidavit claimed Father Murray says a Flat St. Regis employee offered 2000 to plant false testimony against Mrs Howard Gould. Other papers allege Maurice Molloy conspired to paint Mrs Gould in contempt and describe visits, drinks, and jealousy involving her husband and guests including Prince Mohammed Ali.
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New York
St Regis
Howard Gould
Fev
G. Murray
Tee Glegerich
Supreme Mur
Gould
Walt
Gouldt
Father Murray
Michael H Doody Hay
Maurice Molloy
Molloy
Cartesian
Castle Gould
Port Washington
Six Men Die As Freight Crashes Into Train
A northbound freight collided with a heavily loaded passenger train near Sugar Bridge outside Bowling Green, killing six youths who had just boarded a Bowling Green to Toledo special. The rear cars telescoped. several injured were reported, with details limited by wreck location.
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Toledo
Ghia
Oto Central Railway
Bowling Green Fair
Gerident
Sugar Bridge
Bowling Green
Everett McCook
Howling Green
Brave Woman Foils Crook in Wisconsin Farm Theft
La Crosse Wisconsin October 4 Mrs Thomas Hetland, wife of a state road farmer, bravely confronted three burglars who entered her home. She secured two rings a watch and a bracelet and forced the thieves to flee. Hetland pursued them until help could be hailed and the jewelry was returned.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
Wik
Thomas Hetland
State Road
Hetland
Outlaw Gang Terrorizes Argonia in Virginia News
Richmond dispatch reports fear persists in outlying Argonia districts as Zimmer son Thomas gang tensions rise. Commonwealth's Attorney Hubbard in Huckingham county orders eighty men to marshal in squads to patrol the countryside after consulting Gov Swanson. Reports link Charles Newton to the leadership amid long standing feud and alleged threats to reporters.
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Richmond
Argonia
Zimmerman- Thomas
Edmond W. Hubbard
Commonwealth's
Huckingham County
Justice of the Peace
Arvonia
Hubbard
Forest Fire Loss Exaggerated in Mich District
Report from Ishpeming Michigan states that forest fires caused far less damage than early estimates indicated. Despite vast areas of timber reportedly burned, officials say the claimed losses in the Point Abbase district of Baruga County are overstated and do not reach the feared totals.
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Upper Michigan
Meburdt
Song
Point Abbase
Baruga
Two Boy Pirates Caught After Lake Store Robbery
In Grand Maryts Mich on Oct 3 Canadian authorities captured two amateur lake pirates, Demo Masse and Prod Payne, who ten days earlier robbed the Hargrave and Hill store of merchandise worth 800. They had seized a lake launch and fled toward the Canadian shore. the stolen boat and part of the goods were recovered. A storm interrupted their journey on Lake Superior.
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Demny
Sateen
Payne
Fonpreen
Hargrave & Hill
Michipieguon Island
Lake Superior
Beon
Roosevelt removes Port Huron official over campaign flaws
Washington reports that President Roosevelt removed Lincoln Avery collector of the port at Port Huron Michigan after a Civil Service Commission inquiry found serious violations of campaign assessment rules. Special Agent Charles H. Dailey was also directed to be removed for pernicious activity in politics.
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Marcel Jambon
Paris
Chie
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Dre W. Pfiriockerhom
J.T. Wayenn Mare
Lourd of
Honolulu
Jvravaiem
America
Andrew Car
Negie
Great Britain
Eesen
Germany
Krapp Works
Hevere
Peerglume
Peter
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Lincoln Avery
Port Huron
Mich
Charles H. Dailey
the Treasury
Dailey
Norton Gains on Recount in Duluth Primary
In Duluth during the county attorney nominating recount for C. & Adams and John Norton, Norton gained sixty votes in the Third precinct of the Seventh ward. The reason for the initial error remains undeveloped as officials review the tally.
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Duluth
C. &. Adams
John Norton
Norton
Bank Dynamited and Robbed at Deweese Nebraska
Fairfield Nebraska October 4. The state bank at Deweese was dynamited and robbed early yesterday. All the cash about 2500 dollars was taken.
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Fairfield
Neb
Deweese
Plague Reappears in Guayaquil Ecuador This Month
Plague has reappeared in Guayaquil with three cases in September and three deaths reported. The public health issue is noted as ongoing with lingering concerns.
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Guayaquil
Guaynault
Ecuador
Ice Forms Thick In Brainerd After Night Freeze
Brainerd Minnesota reports ice more than a quarter of an inch thick after a Wednesday night freeze. The thermometer read 25 degrees above zero at 7 oclock yesterday morning.
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Brainerd
Minn
Manila Storm Capsizes Shore Damage Afterward
Manila endured a twelve hour typhoon with Atlantic fleet ships riding out the danger near Cavite. Winds reached around 100 miles per hour, tearing down electric wires, unroofing buildings, uprooting trees, and forcing ships and crews to shelter within the breakwater and Pasig river.
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Manila
Manila Bay
Pasig
Sperry
Connecticut
Kansas
Minnesota
Vermont
Virginia
Otio
Gunness Trial Date Set for Ray Lemphere
In Laporte Indiana circuit court Judge Richter set Ray Lemphere for trial on November 9 1920 charged with the murder of Mrs Gunness and her three children The state contends Lamphere aided Mrs Glinsrv in the killings while defense contends Mrs Gunness may still be alive and the state attorney indicated he would not prove her death beyond reasonable doubt
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Ray Lemphere
Laporte
Ind
Get
Cou Jidge Richter
Ray Lamphere
Gunness
Lamphere
Glinslcve
Andrew Helgemin
Smith
Yestering
Explosion Fatal to Three In Dayton Rooming House
A gas leak in a Dayton rooming house ignited when a match was struck, killing three year old Ray Farshman and fatally injuring Mrs. Eliza Wagner and her daughter Viola. Edward Hil Mara and Mrs. Delle Farshman sustained serious injuries. others were hurt.
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Dayton
Obi
Eliza Wagener
Ray Farshman
Wagner
Chicago Mayor Moves To Feed Starving Children
Chicago October 6 Mayor Busse announced steps to create an organized feeding system after discovering about 15,000 starving or ailed children in the city. He pledged cooperation from charitable organizations and philanthropic individuals to address the crisis.
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Chicago
Busse
Two Die In Auto Plunge At Cordon
Mandanoy City reports a vehicle plunged twenty five feet over a embankment at Cordon. Mrs Peter Young and her daughter were killed. Husband Peter Young, Peter Young Jr and Charles Clark suffered fractured skulls.
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Mandanoy City
Peter Young
Peter Young, Jr
Charles Clark
Chamberlain Not Retiring Says Family in Birmingham
In Birmingham on Oct 6 reports circulated that Joseph Chamberlain would retire from the house of commons. His family denied the claim, stating his health improves and he plans an address to his constituents.
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Chamberlain
Birmingham
England
Joseph Chamberlin
House of Commons
Hts
Floating Theater Wrecks On the Osceola Bend
Cairo Oct 6 The Emerson Floating Palace tow steamer struck Osceola Bend wrecking the theater and tow. One member of the theatrical troupe drowned in the incident.
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Cairo
Emerson
Emerson Floating Palace
Osceola Bend
Downing Fair and Festival Plans Annual Meeting
The Downing Fair and Festival association will hold its annual meeting on October 7 and 8 in Downing Wisconsin. An elaborate program of events has been prepared for the open fair in Dunn County.
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Menomonie
Wis
Downing Fair and Festival Association
Downing
County
Fire damages at Wells mill and factories in Minnesota
A fire devastated the Wells Milling Company and multiple nearby facilities in Wells Minnesota damaging a flour mill and several railroad shops plus lumber yards and smaller factories. The local fire department struggled but prevented total destruction, and the larger manufacturing area was saved. Fire insurance and early hour response are noted.
Explosion at Fi Glass plant blinds worker and halts operations
An explosion at the Fi Glass plant in Pittsburg causes 500 009 dollars in losses and throws about eight hundred workers out of work. A night watchman, A. Long, was injured severely, with others reportedly trapped or affected as the building suffered extensive damage.
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Pittsburg
Fi Glass Company
Netom
Suburb
A. Long
Cules
Outlaws Attack Scouts On Island of Mongs
Manila reports a violent clash on the Island of Mongs where scouts were attacked by Moro forces near Ney road. Several scouts were killed and the attackers fled after a sudden encounter in dense forest, with two dozen natives reported killed or fleeing.
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Island of Mongs
Manila
Mittin
Hetwen
Ney Road
W Tyand
Fry
Superior Forest
Lawson Seriously Injures Financier In Car Crash
Report from Tirestawol describes financier Lawson thrown from carriage while driving near Egypt Mase. He sustained serious injuries after a fall from the horse drawn carriage. Police and local officials noted multiple broken elements of the vehicle and ongoing investigations into the incident.
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Egypt
Totet Lawson
Urjinz
Tate Seston
Tirestawol
Markets Report From Gy Live Stock Centers
Markets across St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and Sioux City list prices for cattle calves hogs and sheep with mixed quotes. Grain fed steers run 64 to 70, heifers 42 to 55, veal 25 to 54 per hundredweight, hogs around 7 and 14, with various No 1 No 2 and No 3 lots. Epidemic news from St Petersburg indicates a city hold before men arrive, with 150 to 62 cases reported within twenty four hours.
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Ort. & Rd
Minneapolis
Oct
Neved Arn
Duluth
Northers
Milwaukee
Northern
Chicago
Stocker Apt
Sioux City
Towa
Ory
South St Paul
St, Petersburg
British steamer Hr. Bedlington wrecked near Nassau
The British steamer Bedlington, en route from St. Mira West, was driven ashore in a hurricane on October 7 near Nassau. It is reported a total loss, with efforts continuing to salvage what remains and recover crew.
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Nassau
Hr. Bedlington
St. Mira
Bank Burglary At Pequet Ends In Theft
In Pequet Minnesota unknown burglars dynamited a bank vault and took silver before escaping through a hall. The early report notes the break in occurred in October with the safe blown open and valuables missing. Police pursue findings while witnesses describe sounds and disturbances heard during the intrusion.
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Pequet
Minn
Van Cleaf Family Braces After Runaway Accident
In New York a runaway incident claimed the life of seventy year old van Cleaf and seriously injured his son John C. van Cleaf, a broker, yesterday. The elder van Cleaf died almost instantly. the son sustained injuries in the crash.
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New York
van Cleaf
John C. van Cleaf
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