Washington's Week in Brief Reports and Appointments
Washington notes report President Roosevelt will appoint General Wright as secretary of war while Congress assembles in January. Obituaries include John A Berbardea and Richerd Yates. Foreign items cover Japan banning race gambling and cholera absence in China, with London publishing plans and Champagne trade concerns. Local items mention a Reno divorce, Spokane chosen for a migration congress, and tax conference in Toronto.
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Washington
John A. Berbardea
Abe Yieting
New York
Roowevelt
Fo Wright
Freehia
Waite
Fatal Mine Accident and Local Tragedy Reported
A series of brutal incidents at Mount Olive and Braunton Coal Company mine in Mont Olive Mo. lead to multiple deaths. Mary Hitler, an elderly Clemens resident, died after being struck by a falling blast and a strike on the floor of her home. At the mine, Herman Herron and Monroe Yanischke were killed when hurled from the platform elevator shaft after a collapse. Eyewitnesses describe efforts to rescue workers as the bodies lay for hours before recovery.
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Yooine
Hoste Foort
Lmentp
Sulente
St Louis
Eoee Maertieksla
Copper Range
Cairo
Roy Teepital
Marehail
Mary Hitler
Clemens
Mount Olive & Braunton Com Company
Mont Olive
Herman Herron
Monroe Yanischke
Line and Sinners in a Romantic Fraud Case
The State bank at Newcone, Ned, was robbed of 2500 dollars and the culprit was J E Gooding. In Lexington Kentucky the cases against Kilvert Bavdis Edward Callahan Alex Margie and Tensiy Splert for the supposed killing of James Cockrel were dismissed on motion. Mary Johnson of California has lived under the male name Frank Woodhull for fifteen years to earn a living as a man.
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Rev
K. Totterman
Soeludletn
Newcone
Ned
J.E. Gooding
de Quhet Blain
Hockyford
Kaw
Elrelt
Lexington
Kilvert Bavdis
Edward Callahan
Alex Margie
Tensiy Splert
James Cockrel
Commonwealth
Mary Johnson
California
Ely Island
New York
Frank Woodhull
Servians Force King Toward War as Tensions Rise
British fleet heads to the Aegean as Belgrade protests demand King Peter abdication. Austria-Hungary mobilizes 14,000 troops along the Drina, with 14,000 more possible in 24 hours. Montenegro backs Serbia while Greece swears loyalty to the new Balkan turmoil.
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Great Britain
France
Servia
Belgrade
Via
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dring
Bosnia
Surgia
London
M. Iewolski
Law Highland
Sir Edward Grey
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Ferdinand
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Philoppolis
Anda
Turkey
Caneia
Crete
Militaa
Canea
Greece
Malta
Bosporus
Montenegro
Celinee
Getri
Berlin
Heezeenvind
Sienna
Budapest
Shortage of Men Besets Wisconsin Central Road
Wisconsin and Chicago dispatches report the Wisconsin Central railroad faces a manpower shortage due to a large wheat movement from the West and Northwest. A concurrent influx of coal is noted in opposite directions, affecting operations.
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Chicago
Trafic
Wisconsin Central Road
Three Train Kills Three Track Repairers in South Chicago
Three track repairers were killed and a fourth man fatally wounded when a freight train backed into a group replacing ties in the switch yards at South Chicago. The train crew was arrested as companions of the victims said no warning signal was given.
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Chicago
South
Grain Shifts in Record Volume to Head of the Lakes
Heavy traffic flows both ways as coal and grain shipments surge to Head of the Lakes Duluth. Railroads report coal movements west and grain volumes hitting a daily average of about 1,400 carloads over the past two weeks, indicating a rebound from dull times.
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Head of Lakes
Duluth
Lakes
Wonder drama of centuries parade in Founders week
Philadelphia staged a grand historical pageant drawing about 750000 spectators with 5000 in period costume, 70 floats and 70 boats depicting milestones from early settlement to the Revolution and Civil War. The sequence featured Penn and Quakers, Benjamin Franklin, Liberty Bell, Washington, Jefferson, Lafayette, and Civil War scenes with period troops and a Jay Cooke era vignette.
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Philadelphia
Tony
Rietoriane
Silesia
Wikliarm Penn
Benjamin Frankinson
Penn
Ole Liberty Bell
Washington
Jefferson
Lafayette
John Paul Jones
Rochambions
Botes Ees
Truel
Allentown
Kafe Howping
Philadephia
Sir Willan Mowe
Lord Cornwallis
Joane
Jay Cooke
Vielt
Lincoln
Goethals Testifies in Canal Bids Inquiry Over Discrimination Charges
Col George W Goethals chief at the Pan ama canal project testified as the inquiry into discrimination and favoritism in cableway contract awards continued before Inspector General Garlington. He defended contract awards, said he was unprepared to rebut charges, and faced questioning from Senator Star ter and others amid sensational earlier incidents.
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Col. Goethals
York
George W Goethals
Panama Canal
Garlington
William A. Brothers
Spencer Miller
Lidgerwood Manufacturing Company
Col Goethals
Mr. Brothers
Senator Starter
Plans triple alliance in Far East defense
Hongkong Oct 11 report says Sir Robert Hart visited England to push a three nation alliance among China the United States and Great Britain to safeguard interests in the Far East. The plan aims to coordinate policies and protect regional stakes amid imperial rivalries.
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Hongkong
Sir Robert Hart
England
China
United States
Great Britain
Far East
Mover Kills Cutbank Businessman In Moving Accident
Oct 11 At Cutbank Montana Fred Lawler a leading businessman of Cutbank was killed while moving a house. The accident occurred during a local relocation effort involving Lawler and others at his property. Police investigate the fatal incident.
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Cutbank
Mont
Fred Lawler
Cx Bank
Miracle escape as Conqueror balloon fails over Berlin
The international Balloon race near Schmargendorf drew 80,000 spectators. The American craft Conqueror piloted by A. Holland Forbes and Augustus Post burst at 4,000 feet, its parachute-like silk delaying descent. Both men escaped with minor injuries as the envelope collapsed and drifted, while other balloons continued the race amid cheers for America and national teams.
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Schmargendorf
A. Holland Forbes
Augustus Post
Great Britain
France
Germany
United States
Switzerland
Italy
Belgium
Spain
America
America TL
James €. McCoy
Lieut. Vorkimann
Exth
Grien
Forbes
Blind Man Escapes Fire in Oakland Building
Pittsburg Oct 12 John Dolan a fifty five year old blind man narrowly escaped a fatal blaze that consumed the building housing his family and the Schaichs He woke to danger when a barking dog alerted him and led him to safety amid the flames
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Pittsburg
John Dolan
Joseph Schaich
Oakland
Dolan
Mobange Mob Hangs Transport Target After Shootings
Jim and Frank Davis, two Black men named Lulua Mississippi, were charged with shooting and wounding. John C Kendall, conductor for the Mississippi Central railroad, was seized by a mob last night and hanged.
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Lulua
Jim
Frank Davis
John C. Kendall
Mitneis Central Railroad
Murderous Rage Ends in Double Tragedy near York
In York Pennsylvania on October 1 a man named William Rem Rington killed his wife as she walked to church at Dub la and then took his own life. Police report jealousy sparked the fatal crime and evident domestic turmoil.
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Killa
York
William Rem Rington
Dubla
Buth Elde
Jeal
Cholera cases drop in St. Petersburg report
In St. Petersburg cholera cases fell with only 72 reported in the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday. Thirty seven deaths occurred, while 153 patients were reported as recovered.
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St. Petersburg
Retirement of Col Stewart Coast Artillery Review
Washington Oct 13 The army board found Col William F Stewart coast artillery was retired from active service. Secretary of War notified Stewart his pay and allowances, after living at Fort Grant Arizona, and the board refused his request for a longer medical examination before retirement.
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Washington
Theodore Rousevett
Army Board
William F Stewart
Fort Grant
Ariz
Huachus
Col. Stewart
Fey
Effire
Fearful Tower Clash Ends in Capture at 85 Feet
A chaotic ascent atop a 35 foot tower near Williamsboro ends with an insane man climbing iron stairs above the river. Police and officers pursue and finally overpower him after a dramatic confrontation involving two assistants and a tense standoff high above the crowd. The besieged man is detained by authorities and taken into custody.
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New York
Williamsboro
Wes B
Moe
Aden
Tinh Ford Brooklyn
Tae
Horace Taylor Returns to Washington Residence
Horace Taylor, former assistant secretary of the treasury, returns to Washington after two years away. The Wisconsin native and Minneapolis resident will reside at his Washington home, according to officials.
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Triabsury
Washington
Taylor
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Haington
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Markets Tease Grain Prices From Minneapolis to Chicago
Latest quotations from Gren Live Stock Centers show fluctuating grain and livestock values across markets in Minneapolis Chicago and Sioux City. Prices include corn oats wheat and hogs with bids and asks varying by location and grade.
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St. Pal
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Ste
Minneapolis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Tote Moe Northern
Hitte
Sioux City
Towa
Ootfit
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South St. Paul
Summer Resort Wiped Out at White Bear Lake
A fire at a popular summer resort on White Bear Lake near St Paul Oct 1 caused an estimated 80,000 dollars in damage with most buildings destroyed and casualties reported. In Austin Minn Oct 17 Lampkin a lineman for the light plant died after being struck by a live five wire while at the scene causing a fatal accident.
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White Bear Lake
Austin
Minn
Lampkin
Expulsion of American Missionary Sparks Diplomatic Protest
Lisbon reports an upsurge in tensions after the expulsion of an American missionary. The American minister to Portugal and the Portuguese minister of war pressed the issue with the governor of Angola in West Africa, demanding compensation for the incident.
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Lisbon
Charles Pize
Bas Thers
Angola
West Africa
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