Stamp Vault Robbery Shocks City Workforce
The wholesale stamp department vault at the post office was breached to steal about $74,610 in stamps and cash. Robbers tunneled from a wagon through brick walls and pipes, using dry batteries to widen an entrance and conceal their haul. Postmaster general and inspectors pursue suspects as authorities describe it the largest stamp robbery in U S history.
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Chicago
Postolttive
Hugytha
Powtuiflee
P.O. Spalding
Tim'elock
Spalding
Portofice
Spector Stuart
City Ball
Portal Service
Canton
Thair
Ilu
Poe
New York Registration for Mayor Vote in Close Contest
New York's 1901 Greater New York registration stands at 001,722, slightly below last year but well above 1897. Both Democrats and Fusionists predict victory with Seth Low seen as a strong contender yet unlikely to overcome the regular Democratic majority. Herald and World report mixed polling methods and suggest a tight race with Shepard favored by a small margin.
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New York
Greater New York
Iss
Seth Low
Coukeham
Bevery Lm
The
Herald and World
Nha
Shepard
Woods Is Dead in Lawton Oklahoma
James RL Woods of Lawton Oklahoma died of typhoid fever after a brief illness. He held a claim valued near $00,000 in the El Reno district and his adjoining quarter section had been disposed of by the Interior department. His widow is to inherit the property. He was a former Norton County Kansas teacher, aged 37, married to Alta Kimmell and leaving a one year old son Dale.
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Lawton
Oklo
James RL Woods
el Reno
Interior Department
Ward
Norton County
Kun
Northg
Oklahoma
Purse
Woolf
Mise Alta Kimmell
C. Kimmell
Dale
Revered Charles M Sheldon Defends Roosevelt Dinner
Rev Charles M Sheldon praised President Roosevelt for dining with Booker T Washington saying the act honors true humanity and could unite people beyond official distinctions. He spoke at Central Congregational Church while continuing his story The Reformer about John Gordon uncovering tenement housing abuses and family ties revealed through the investigation. The church was packed and Sheldon delivered a flawless address.
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Chas. M. Sheldon
Roosevelt
Booker T. Washington
Sheldon
Washington
Gentenang
John Gordon
Hope House
Tbe S Wentheart
Sweptheirs
Calvin Still Objects In Federal Inquisition Case
Calvin resists proceeding under county attorney laws as Special Assistant Attorney General Redden leads a test about federal reach. At Garfield Park Weigle sentences the defendant to terms including 42800. Clemens secures a writ of habeas corpus and bonds the young man, while Judge Fazan weighs prohibitions and Redden authority amid a high court dispute. Shortage in Lowell Bank. Merrhints National Bank directors uncover a $1120 defalcation. Eufaula Bank suspends operations. a bank robbery in Julda, Minnesota nets $5500.
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Waldo Calvin ix
Redden
Xedéral
Calvin
Stedden
Aiarten Be
Garfield Park
Weigle
Jul
G. C. Clemens
Fazan
Lowell Bank
Laws
Mass
Merrhints National Bank
Tawe
Telive mi Ang
Swift
Reinforcements Rush To Samar After Insurgent Plots Foiled
United States forces report thwarted plots by Insurgents in Samar. Lieutenant Thomas M. Baines Jr. helped prevent a massacre by spotting a prisoner reentering a jail cell at Carbiga Island. Prominent locals, including a priest, were arrested. Marines and infantry units sailed to Samar while General Smith orders intensified operations to crush the rebellion.
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Manila
Thomas M. Baines, Jr
United States Infantry
Lieut Baines
Carbiga
Samar
Delomen
Promidente
Pambujan
Mancil °. Goodrell
New York
Twelfth Infantry
Manila Constabulary
Steward M Bee Leaves EK. A. McBee Hotel
Steward M Bee former National hotel employee abandons wife and family. He asked for a day off to visit Kan aac City, did not return, sold property, and took most funds, leaving 100 with his wife. His wife travels to Denver to seek relatives. A hotel woman employee disappeared with him.
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EK. A. McBee
National Hotel
Kanaac Ciy
Denver
Colorado
McBee
Weather Summary From A Sunday in Town
Sunday was warm and comfortable with open cars and deserted livery stables. The forecast calls for generally full tonight and Tuesday. The government thermometer showed a minimum around 52 degrees with light winds. hourly readings begin at 7 o'clock, listing Peleck as an early entry.
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Peleck
Godard Visits Washington for Supreme Court Oral Motions
Attorney General Godard travels to Washington to appear before the Supreme Court in a procedural session concerning original cases. The court emphasizes that original cases require oral motions and filings, with emphasis on standards for entry and the roles of state officials.
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Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Godard
Washington
Supreme Bench
Colorado
Modified Injunction Permits Peaceful Picketing in Allis-Chalmers Case
Tadge Kohlasat of the U S circuit court today modified the injunction against the International Association of Machinists in the Allis-Chalmers dispute to permit peaceful picketing or influencing workers by moral persuasion. The order retains prohibitions on threats or intimidation and will be evaluated on merit in each case. The machinists’ association appealed the ruling to the U S Court of Appeals.
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Tadge Kohlasat
Chicago
Tadge Kabisaat
United States Circuit Court
International Association of the Machinists
Allis- Chelmer
U. S. Elronic Court of Appeals
Leland in Kansas Politics Faces Charges and Scrutiny
From the Emporia Gazette a heated note on Cyrus Leland’s possible civil service violation charges. The piece argues Leland’s long political life in Kansas merits fair scrutiny, while detailing the shifting alliances with McKinney Burton and the presidency. It discusses potential outcomes and urges impartial evaluation. Lipton to Sail For England reported with Sir Thomas Tipton’s Chicago visit and intended return to England aboard the Celtic or Teutonic.
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Emporia Gazette
Cyrus Leland
Lettere
Leland
McKinney
Lelant
Burton
Burston
McKinsey
Rosevelt
McKinley
Tracy
Washington
Cyrum Teking
Leharges
Corse
Court of Justice
Kansas
Cyray Leland
Wenthman
United States
Lipton
England
New York
Sir Thomas Tipton
Chicago
John D. Crimma
Memphis Trotting Meet Opens at Billings Park
Autumn pacing events begin at Billings Park in Memphis with a strong entry field and promising performances for the week. Feature race may crown Bore as a premier contender. trainer C. G. Tillis hails from Tennessee with Tad Aisehed Bow’s recent earnings cited. A funeral train from Hartford arrives, while noted horsemen and pacers訛join the scene.
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Memphis
Stemphis
Tenn
Billings Park
Bore
C. Eg. Tillis
Lower
Ile
New York
Fon Hetnetnag Sa Horkes Hee
Sresterday
Ecuador Sugar Duties and Boer Leaders Banished
Ecuadorian congress lowers import duties on sugar and lard while export duties are suspended. In Pretoria, twelve Boer leaders including Commandant Scheepers are permanently banished from South Africa. A Lima accident near the city caused fines of £290 to a railroad company and two people were injured.
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Ecuador
New York
Guayaquil
Congress
Pretoria
Commandant Scheepers
South Africa
Lima
Peru
Weather Watch Temperatures Across Cities
Weather Indications report scattered temperatures from New York to Chicago with forecasts of generally fair conditions. Oct 21 notes variable winds and clear to partly cloudy skies across Kansas and surrounding areas.
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New York
Boston
Washington
Chicago
Cincinnatii
Bt. Dasis
Chicazo
Kansas
Yale Welcomes Delegates for Bicentennial Celebration
Yale University hosts a grand bicentennial welcome in Battell chapel with delegates from thirty foreign universities and 125 American institutions. President Hadley presides as diverse robes mark the ceremony while decorations color the city blue in honor of President Roosevelt's upcoming visit.
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Aarning
Seross Sheens
R Battell
Arthur Twining Hadley
Great Britain
Europe
Doctors of Divinity
Doctors of Philosophy
Masters of Arts and Letters
Yale
Thomas Thacher
New York
New York Bar, Who Discussed “Vale To Its Relation To Law." Mr. Thacher
Battell Chapel
Simeon H. Baldwin
Connecticut Supreme Court
Leonard Bacon
God
New Haven
Comn
Yale University
Yale College
Institution of Learning
New England
Stara Ghd
Roosevelt
Yele
Battel Chapel
Arthur Twin Ing Hadley
Joseph Twichell
D. D
Hartford
Tois
Thomas G. Bennett
Yale Corporation
Twichell
Thaothy Dwight
Henry Howland
Charles Ray Palmer
University Corporation
Academy
Wadley
Joseph Hopkins Twichell
Corporation
Timgity Dwieht
D. T. LL
Waa
Timothy Dwight
University
Serpines
Llain
Newman Smyth
Joseph A D
Waterbury
Uni
Walton Wesley Hattershall
Albany
Trinity
Yale Bicentennial Festivities Include Torchlight Pageantry
The Yale bicentennial celebration features a large public program with concerts by the Yale orchestra and symphony, choral music, Greek festival rites, and massed processions. President Roosevelt will attend the Yale commencement and receive an LL D in New Haven after a brief stop in Farmington.
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Eupeesident
United States
Ui Ria
Welouane
Rim
Hay
Root
Heston Symphony
Beaem
York
Niente
Yale
Justion Hrewer
United States Supreme Court
Iederard Cineenet Bledrman
Neve Pitynine
Banda
Paris
Yale Coll
Fathim Hales Hicenen
Wishington
New Haven
Zale
University Hall
Farwest
Memorial Hall
Christian Association
Washington
Roosevelt
Carter
Barnes
White House
Pennsmylvania Road
Farmington
Conn
Cowles
Cola
New
Mine Cave in Utah Traps Superintendent and Two Miners
Salt Lake Utah Oct 2 A cave in at the Hast Hamine mine in Stockton Utah entombed Superintendent HG Button and two miners. The two miners were rescued but Mr Button suffocated in the drift disaster.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Stockton
Hg, Button
Button
Fancy Stock Show Opens at Kansas City Stock Yards
Kansas City’s annual fancy stock show opens at the stock yards pavilion with prize winning short horns Herefords and Galloways from multiple states. Exhibitors include John Parks Reno Nev T W Ryan and son Irwin Iowa G W Lindsay Med Cloud Neb FW Wild Ovid Mo George Kennan Richland Kan and W Curtice Eminence Ky. The event is expected to become a society function rivaling the annual horse show with pedigreed animals on display from New Mexico Texas Iowa and others.
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Kansas Cary
Kansas City
Stock Yards
West
John Parks
Reno
Nev
T. W. Ryan and Son
Irwin
Iowa
G. W. Lindsay
Med Cloud
Neb
Wild
Ovid
George Kennan
Richland
Kan
W. Curtice
Eminence
New Mexico
Texas
Austrian Minister Criticized Over Whipping Incident
New York dispatch reports the Austrian minister to Brazil faces sharp criticism at home and abroad after allegations he whipped a boy. The minister plans to travel to Europe soon and may not return, while Brazilian press accuse him of cruel actions in a controversial incident.
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New York
Brazil
Eirope
Herald
Witnesses Recalled in Usual Number for Case Trial
The court proceedings resumed with the customary attendance as the usual witnesses appeared. Attorneys argued motions and the judge scheduled further hearings to determine pretrial matters and potential juror questions.
First New Witness Tests at Brooklyn Court of Inquiry
Lieut. E W Wells Jr secretary to Commodore Schley testifies during the Cuban campaign. Witnesses include Capt Cook and Capt Hannam as court reopens proceedings. Testimony covers boiler water, ship speed, and engine details aboard the Brooklyn and Texas with cross examinations by Capt Lemly and Mr Hanna.
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Washington
Scbley Court of Inquiry
Withesner
Lieut. W. Woolls Jr
Commodore
Hebsey
Hagrer
Lemly
Hanna Fir
Edward Gratien
Amimpedore Rebley
Brooklyn
Carpal Hampton
Siete Edward Simpson
Denis J. Crown
Francis A. Cook
Cook
Miie
Iast
Oregon
Havini
Miki
John
May
Hannam
Weither
Brecklyn
Ander
Thomas Carter
Eat Putin
Frooklyn
Anton W. P. Cronan
Willie
Pim Witneke
H. Te
Tetly
Chortorn
Kent
Viesel F
Newport
Rayner
B. W. Wells, Jr
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Pretutick
Cavne
Hiss
Fang Dee
Woods
Mr. Sheldon
B. Washington
Eufaula Bank
Waentom
Ulay
Wiskerars
Eufaula Ala
Julda
Minn
BS Secured
Jacob H. Smith
Lakban
Lacuna
Inez May
Chaffee
Frederick Fansten
Lecuna
Fanston
Steward M'Bee
National
Emporis Gazette
Schley Court of Inquiry
Lieut. E. W. Wells, Jr
Schley
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