Tanner Leads the G. A. R. National Encampment
Denver news reports the thirty ninth Grand Army of the Republic encampment elected James Tanner of New York as commander in chief amid a tight race. George W. Cook of Denver and Silas H. Towler of Minneapolis were selected as senior and junior vice commanders. Minneapolis will host the 1906 meeting. Tanner's total vote reached 447 with Burrows drawing 42 and Brown 187 from Ohio Pennsylvan ia and Indiana backing Tanner.
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Denver
Col
Grand Army of the Republic
James Tanner
New York
George W. Cook
Silas H. Towler
Minneapolis
Hugo Philler
Waukesha
Wis
J. G. Leary
Chapman
Kas
Corporal Tanner
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Charles Burrows
Rutherford
N. J
Charles G. Burton
Nevada
Burrows
Tanner
Brown
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Burton
Thhat
Missouri
Fire claims four children in Rolla cottage tragedy
In Rolla Missouri on September 9 a cottage housing Peter Stubblefield’s family burned at night. Four children aged 6 to 11 died in the blaze, three of them Stubblefield’s and one his sister’s child. His wife and a two year old boy escaped, while Stubblefield, a Frisco railroad porter, was away on a run. The old wooden cottage burned rapidly, and investigators suspect a lamp origin.
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Rolla
Peter Stubblefield
Stubblefield
Costly fire destroys Chattanooga freight depot
In Chattanooga Tennessee on September 11 a fire in the freight yards of the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Co. wiped out the freight depot and its entire contents. The loss is estimated at not less than $500000 with 42 freight cars fully loaded two mail cars two baggage cars and the private car of Superintendent M W Maguire also destroyed.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co
M. W. Maguire
Kansas corn carnival sparks bets on big yields
Atchison Kansas hosts the Kansas corn carnival September 13 14 with talk about crop yields. D L Dowdy of Arlington bets 100 he can harvest 75 bushels of corn per acre. Henry Field of Shenandoah Iowa predicts local fields will reach 100 bushels per acre this year.
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Atchison, Kas
D. L. Dowdy
Arlington
Henry Field
Shenandoah
Battling Nelson Wins World White Lightweight Title
Colma California September 11 Oscar Battling Nelson of Hegeswich Illinois defeated James Edward Britt in the eighteenth round to win the world white lightweight championship. A swift left drive and right swing kayoed Britt who fell at the count of nine. Referee Eddie Graney awarded Nelson the decision after a fiercely contested slugging match. Nelson endured Britt’s punishment and pressed the contest to the end.
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Colma
Cal
Oscar Battling Nelson
Hegeswich
Ill
James Edward Britt
Britt
Eddie Graney
Nelson
Missouri elects Republican governor for first time since 1872
Jefferson City reports that Gov Folk departed to Portland for Missouri day at the Lewis and Clark exposition, leaving Lieut Gov McKinley as governor pro tem. For a few days Missouri enters a Republican administration, with no expected startling changes.
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John C. Mel Winley
Missouri
Jefferson City
Folk
Portland
Ore
Souri
John C. McKinley
Russians Sail Homeward From Portsmouth Visit to Witte End
Russian envoys concluded Portsmouth stay and began return voyage on Kaiser Wilhelm II to St Petersburg. Witte and Baron Rosen bade farewell to Japanese diplomats and Irish and New York figures before departure. Seligman Straus Kraus say the talks hinted at Jewish emancipation and wider participation in future Russian governance.
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Portsmouth
N. H
St. Petersburg
Witte
Barn Rosen
Maj. Lynch
United Societies of
New York
Trigh Club
Irish Club
Mr. Witte
Baron Rosen
Isaac N. Seligman
Oscar Straus
Adolf Kraus
Chicago
Seligman
Equitable Policy Aims for Honest, Courageous Management
President Paul Morton outlined the new Equitable Insurance policy focusing on honesty and courage for policyholders. Directors will be policy holders, investments will be high quality, and governance will avoid tying the society to any bank. The aim is lower costs, better earnings, and less politics in life insurance with support for needed laws.
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New York
Paul Morton
The
Equitable Assurance Society
Manhattan Beach
Printers' Eight-Hour Day Fails to Gain Agreement
In Indianapolis a conference between the International Typographical Union committee and the Typothetae failed to secure an eight hour workday starting January 1. The local Typographical Union ordered a strike in shops not implementing the eight hour day, involving about 150 men. President James M. Lynch urged unions to seek contracts for January 1 and to strike where refused. Bloomington printers also struck for eight hours, with only two shops remaining on agreement.
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Indianapolis
Ind
International Typographical Union Committee
Typothetae
Typographical Union
James M. Lynch
International Typographical Union
Bloomington
Ill
Alice Roosevelt Arrives in Pekin With Gen Corbin Party
Miss Roosevelt and accompanying party arrive in Pekin escorted by Maj. Gen. Corbin and Rear Admiral Train. They are met by American Minister Rockhill and wife and by Chinese officials Baron Mumm de Schwarzenstein Wu Ting Fang and Liang Fang. Roosevelt guests of Rockhill while Schwarzenstein hosts several visitors.
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Miss Roosevelt
Maj.-Gen
Corbin
Train
Pekin
Fekin
Alice Roosevelt
Rockhill
Baron Mumm de Schwarzenstein
Wu Ting Fang
Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs
Liang Fang
I would rather be shot than hanged in courtroom mob
A man in Belleville Illinois admits fearing mob justice after the murder of Henry Link. He claims uncertainty over shooting and recalls drinking in the saloon, saying Link was a friend and expresses remorse if he killed him. He mentions being driven by worry for his wife and intoxication.
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St. Louis
Ill
Belleville
Henry Link
John Trappe
Union
Link
Pot of gold found near Chesterfield in iron pot
On a South Carolina farm near Chesterfield two men unearthed an iron pot containing $50,000 in old gold coins. The find, linked to James Rivers farm, vanished after retrieval. Tyler Teal calls it a joke. Will Edwards, a Black laborer, accuses a white man of theft. Detectives have evidence of the discovery but no gold is found.
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Teal
Emperor of Russia orders end of higher duties on American goods
At Oyster Bay on September 11 President Roosevelt received a communication from Witte on behalf of the Russian emperor. He states that previous misunderstandings of the most favored nation clause led to higher Russian duties on several American products. The emperor commands the discontinuance of these higher duties so American manufacturers pay the same rates as other nations.
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Oyster Bay
L. I
Roosevelt
Witte
Russia
United States
Holy war proclaimed in Caucasus districts triggering Armenian massacres
Report from St. Petersburg states Tartars in Zangezus and Jebrail have declared a holy war and massacre Armenians without discrimination. Bands under local chiefs terrorize the region as 300 Armenians are reported killed at Minkend and severely harmed children are said to have been thrown to dogs amid other depredations.
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St. Petersburg
Zangezus
Jebrail
Minkend
Accidents Declared in Murphysboro Deaths
A thorough inquiry into the deaths of Heber Worthen and Margil Eldren Clutts concludes both were accidental. Virgil Clutt died from a knife in his hand, and Heber Worthen was struck by a stray bullet fired by a hunter in nearby woods. Parents accept the findings as accidental deaths.
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Murphysboro
Ill
Heber Worthen
Margil Eldren Clutts
Hickory Ridge
Poplar Ridge
Virgil Clutt
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John Riebold & Son
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