Independence movement urged at Manila banquet
Gov. Luke E. Wright addressed native delegates back from the United States, praising American treatment and urging a future popular assembly for independence. Victorino Mapa counseled confidence in U S democracy while others pressed for earlier self-government. Wright warned distrust would delay progress.
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Supreme Court
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New York Officials Removed in Civil Service Shakeup
Mayor McClellan abruptly removed Bronx parks commissioner William P. Schmitt and five civil service commissioners after an investigation by the Civil Service Reform association. The fired include John H. MecCod ey Jerome Siegel Eugene F. O Connor and E A Crowninshield Hall Bell had already resigned. A new three member board led by Bird S Coler was appointed with Alfred Talley and Ross Appleton. Coler, Talley and Appleton occupy the reduced commission with Coler as president earning six thousand dollars annually.
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William P. Schmitt
Bronx
Civil Service Commission
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Civil Service Reform Association
Schmitt
Civil Service
John H. MecCodey
Jerome Siegel
Eugene F. O’connor
E. A. Crowninshield
Hall Bell
Bird S. Coler
Coler
Alfred Talley
Ross
Home From The Orient Opens Eyes On Japan
Maj Louis L Seaman surgeon in the US Army engineers returns from the orient aboard the Mon golia. He praises Japan for superior sanitary army organization and anticipates disease, not bullets, causes most war deaths. Also James McManus arrested in Harrisburg on embezzlement charge of 1000 by International Harvester Co.
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Mongolia
Orient
Louis L. Seaman
United States
Army
Japan
Louis
James McManus
Harrisburg
International Harvester @C
Peter Sells Passes Away Veteran Showman Dies at 55
Columbus, Oct 6 Peter Sells a famed showman died at his home from apoplexy aged 55 after six weeks illness. He and brothers Ephraim Allen and Lew founded the Sells Brothers shows in 1872 traveling across the country by wagon. He remained in show business until his death, keeping his stake after the 1896 consolidation with Forepaugh. Only Lewis Sells survives.
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Peter Sells
Ephraim
Allen
Lews
Sells Brothers
Lewis Sells
Roosevelt Replies To Forged Letter To Donnelly
President Roosevelt acknowledges Amalgamated Meat Cutters leader Donnelly about a forged letter. Donnelly denied knowledge of the document. The White House note dated October 1 thanks Donnelly for his straightforward action and expresses appreciation from Theodore Roosevelt.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
President Donnelly
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Donnelly
White House
Washington
Loeb
Girl Strangled to Death in Barn Near Chicago
Minnie Harken ing, a 15 year old left in charge of three children, was found strangled and beaten in a barn on her father’s outskirts of Chicago after an apparent attack. Authorities have no clear motive. In a related item, Herman Haas alias Frank Edwards, accused of embezzling $20,000 from the Corn Exchange Bank, sailed for New York as a prisoner aboard the Finance.
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Minnie Harkening
Colon
Herman Haas
Frank Edwards
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Panama
New York
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Illinois Constitutional Amendment Earnestly Recommended
The St Louis Star urges Illinois voters to support a proposed amendment granting Chicago a new city charter. It argues the plan would reduce government clashes, enable needed funding, and relieve Chicago’s fiscal strains without imposing on county tax duties beyond Cook County.
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Hair and Honor: Japanese Widows Weave Flags with Their Hair
A San Francisco Chronicle view describes Japanese women’s hair as a symbol of beauty and sacrifice. Widows cut their hair to veil sorrow, attaching it to banners at temples for departing or fallen soldiers. If husbands return, banners are saluted. if not, they remain as mute memorials before the temple.
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Japan
San Francisco Chronicle
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Archbishops Attend Triennial Episcopal Convention in Boston
Prelates from five continents join the United States Episcopal General Convention in Boston as the archbishop of Canterbury attends a formal assembly, with debates on church names reforms and restructuring, clergy divorce remarriage rules, and provincial governance amid talks on domestic and international missions.
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The Disappearing Army of Civil War Veterans
Washington reports a high death rate among civil war veterans on pension rolls. The pension bureau lists 285,523 unsettled claims and 6,490 new applications since July 1, 1904. An estimated 150,000 to 180,000 veterans are not on rolls, termed the unknown army, with about 38,000 deaths among veterans last year.
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Pension Bureau
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Japan to Build 20 Warships in Immediate Drive
Report from San Francisco dated October 6 indicates Japan plans an urgent buildup of fighting power. The government seeks contracts now for about 20 warships, to be completed at the earliest date, with many constructed in Europe and the United States, including several ships to be built in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Japan
Call to Russia and Japan by Peace Congress
The International Peace congress adopted resolutions urging Russia and Japan to end the war and pressing The Hague signatories to urge both governments to stop the fighting.
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Russia
Japan
International Peace Congress
Boston
Antiseptic Gloves Fad For Microbe Maniacs
In an era wary of germs a new antiseptic glove aims to keep Madame and Monsieur immune from microbes. The trend, praised in bold fashion, offers kid or larger sizes for men and is described as the latest craze among microbe maniacs.
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Monsieur
N. Y. Herod
Where Umbrellas Are Valuable in African Chiefdoms
AAlbany Argus notes that an African chief's umbrella holds vast significance beyond custom. Its enormous size and symbolic power dwarf many European standards, with some umbrellas spanning 25 feet in diameter and ribs 12 feet 6 inches long, marking a mighty ceremonial impact.
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Albany Argus
Plain Enough and Thunderstorms Frequent in Java
A slice of quotes and notes shows a Cleveland Leader item about office crowds asking for their firm, plus a Detroit Free Press list ranking Java as the globe’s thunderstorm hotspot with 97 days, followed by other regions. Short exchanges mention a pure gold ring and a newlyweds joke from Jewelers' Weekly.
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Sumatra
Hindustan
Borneo
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Rio de Janeiro
Detroit Free Press
Conversation Fragments On Book Titles And Authors
A brief exchange centers on a literary query about a book titled A Young Girl s Heart and its relation to another work. Grimshaw confirms a sequence, mentioning A Young Mante Poetarhant, with Pruelk as a referenced name.
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Stull
Askins
Grimshaw
Pruelk
Woman Credits Dean's Kidney Pills for Recovery
Mrs Sarah Marine of Colorado Springs Colorado writes she suffered three years with severe backache and kidney trouble. After using Dean's Kidney Pills for two boxes she recovered completely and has stayed healthy for over four months. For sale by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Colo
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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