Morgan to Fight Roosevelt Nomination Fight
A New Yorker close to J Pierpont Morgan says Morgan plans to defeat Theodore Roosevelt for the 1904 nomination or back ex president Grover Cleveland if defeat is not possible. The stance stems from distrust of Roosevelt after the Northern Securities case and his trust remedies.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Northern Securities Company
New York
James J. Hill
Wall Street
New England
Motives Behind Henderson Retirement Probe Analyzed
Washington reports a wave of sentiment that Henderson retired over personal fears. Democratic aides fear a personal campaign against him and plan to push Horace Boies in Iowa while shifting focus to tariff and trusts. They expect a Democratic House and intensified national political maneuvering as President resumes his tour.
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Washington, D. C
Henderson
Horace Boies
Iowa
General Henderson
Fenderson
Oyster Bay
Boss Croker's Nephew Faces Charges in NY Fire Dept
Edward Croker senior, chief of the New York fire department, was tried by Fire Commissioner Sturgis on charges including incompetence sending in false reports violating the New York constitution in the conversion of public property to private use and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
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New York
Edward ¥. Croker
New York Fire Department
Sturgis
State of
Coal strike week opens with little change in Wyoming
Wilkes Barre Pa September 29 The twenty first week of the coal strike shows little change. Operators report more men at work than last week while strike leaders say ranks remain solid. Troops scoured the Wyoming region but found no disturbing crowds.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Alger Named U.S. Senator by Michigan Governor
General Russell A. Alger accepted Governor Bliss' ad interim appointment as United States Senator to succeed the late Senator McMillan in Michigan. The former secretary of war will serve until a successor is chosen.
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Detroit
Mich
Russell A. Alger
Toay
Bliss
United States
McMillan
Norton Named Santa Fe Solicitor for Arizona
T. J. Norton has been appointed solicitor for the Santa Fe in Arizona with headquarters at Prescott. He will handle all the company's legal business in the territory.
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Los Angeles
Calif
T. J. Norton
The
Santa Fe
Arizona
Prescott
Mr Dobbins Spanks Them The Two Daughters Hailed
A local film titled The Two Daughters Hailed drew attention after Mr. Dobbins reportedly spanked them during a public event. The incident prompted a disturbance charge as bystanders reported disruption to public peace.
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Gourt
Chicago Civilisation Tells Of Divorce Flight
Mrs Gale Blocki, Hyde Park social leader and wife of attorney and Republican secretary Hamilton Blocki, left her husband and son for a divorce in South Dakota. The case centers on a claimed affair with Julian St John Nolan, son of John H Nolan of Travelers Insurance. Nolan confirms Mrs Blocks has gone to South Dakota to obtain a separation and says they will marry once granted.
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Chicago
Ill
Gale Blocki
Hyde Park
Hamilton
Blocki
Girls Kissed With Vehemence Startled Father at Midnight
In St Louis on September 29 Daniel Dobbins 62 faced a disturbing the peace charge after he spanked Mamie 19 in view of her suitor for entertaining on his doorstep past midnight. Hattie 14 testified to the scene. The elder daughter was beyond his jurisdiction and was not charged.
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ST. Louis
Daniel T. Dobbins
South Ewing Avenue
First District
Hattie D
Mamie Dobbins
Mamie
Papa
Sidner
Dobbins
Grave Robbery Ring Tied to Indianapolis College
Seven black suspects were arrested in a major grave robbery ring near Indianapolis. A physician at a local college, its demonstrator of anatomy, an interne, and a white janitor faced warrants after two bodies were found. Rufus Cantrell confessed, naming others as more than 100 graves were robbed in three months and the bodies sold to colleges opening for winter terms.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Rufus Cantrell
Increase in Undesirable Immigrants Reported
The annual report by Commissioner of Immigration Sargent notes rising immigrant arrivals from Europe, chiefly eastern Europe, deemed undesirable. He urges tougher laws to curb immigration and reveals Atlantic steamship lines allegedly aiding entry by routes via Canada. He has strengthened northern border inspections.
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Washington, D. C
Sargent
Europe
Atlantic Steamship Lines
United States
Canada
Death of Emil Zola Follows Stove Fumes Tragedy
Paris reports the great naturalist writer Emil Zola found dead from asphyxiation caused by a defective heating stove in his bedroom. Servants discovered Zola and Madame Zola unconscious. she was revived and is expected to recover.
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Emil Zola
Paris
Zola
Madame Zola
Rockland Captain Eats Raw Beef in Market Delusion
Captain Ernest Gray, a young sea captain and agent for the Rockland lime syndicate, suffered a sudden insanity episode in Rockland Maine. Surrounded by onlookers he leaped through a market window and consumed raw beef from a refrigerator before police restrained him. He recently returned from Boston where he served as a lime coaster captain. He has no prior record of insanity.
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Rockland
Ernest Gray
Beef Trust
Oscar Duncan
Stretc
Gray
Boston
Rockland Lime Syndicate
Beef merger gains knockout from mysterious source
In Chicago on September 29 the proposed beef merger valued at 500 million dollars is knocked out by a mysterious source. Anti trust agitation imperial threats from the administration and a federal court injunction are blamed for the defeat as Swift & Company stock falls 15 points since Saturday.
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Chicago
Packers
Swift
Typhoon tidal wave drowns 500 in Odawara district
A typhoon-driven tidal wave struck the Odawara district near Yokohama today overwhelming many houses. Five hundred persons are reported drowned as rescue efforts begin and authorities assess the disaster.
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Yokohama
Odawara
Slaughter of Southern Italians Amid Hurricane Aftermath
Rome reports a swelling death roll from Sicily with 600 bodies awaiting burial after the hurricane. The list includes salting and other casualties, reflecting widespread devastation and ongoing relief efforts.
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Rome
Sicily
Metal and Money Market
New York spot metal markets report mixed copper prices ranging from 11 55 to 11 75 with silver quoted at 5le and Mexican coal flare noted at 40c. Market activity showed fluctuating demand as traders monitored currency and industrial demand signals.
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New York
Campaign Interference by Postal Staff Seen Prompt Action
Washington dispatch reports the Post Office Department acting to curb political interference by a postal employee tied to the Loud of California campaign. Keller, a Cleveland carrier on leave, was recalled after funding travel to oppose Loud, who chairs the House committee on post offices. The department vows swift action against any carrier using official position to defeat a candidate.
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Washington, D. C
California
Post Office Department
Keller
Letter Carriers’ Association
Cleveland
Cance
Representative Loud
Mr. Loud
Assisant
Mr. Keller
Rier
Loud
House of Representatives
Congress
Roosevelt Improves After Surgery As Doctors Report
Presidential condition described as good with normal temperature and sleep. Doctors cite successful healing after aspiration needle use and note no wound complication since the second operation. A large number of visitors joined the President at the temporary White House as surgeons observed the dressing.
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Washington, D. C
George B. Cortelyou
Titani
Rixey
Navy
O'Reilly
Army
Schaeffer
New York
Lung
White House
Murder charge after deadly dispute at Ohio hut
In Cleveland Mrs. Charles Heffner is dead and her husband dying after Ludwig Sedlazyk, 38, living with the Heffners, is jailed for first degree murder. Sedlazyk claimed $13 was stolen from him and threatened revenge. a noon visit preceded a shooting at the Heffner home around 3 o clock. Laura Parks saw a man matching Sedlazyk enter, followed by gunfire and a loud cry for help. He fled with the smoking revolver in hand.
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Cleveland, O
Charles Heffner
Ludwig Sedlazyk
Ben
Heffners
Heffner
Sedlazyk
Elopement In Wood Leg Circles Shocks Denver
James H. Lutes, an artificial limb maker, elopes with Mrs. Rose Greenway, a divorced woman with a wooden leg. They left town last Friday and furniture was shipped to Portland, Oregon, as Lutes planned a move to San Francisco. Mrs Greenway had recently divorced for desertion and the couple became fast friends after repairs at Lutes' Clayton block factory.
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Denver
Cols
James H. Lutes
Grant Avenue
Rose Greenway
Lutes
Portland
Oregon
San Francisco
Stockton Fire Inflicts Half Million Dollars In Damages
A blaze in Stockton left five blocks including many dwellings destroyed. It caused about five hundred thousand dollars in damages and homeless and destitute families. Fireman Tom Walsh died from burns received while fighting the fire. A bankers meeting was held to address distress cases.
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Tom Walsh
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Teddy
Boss Croker
Alger
Michigan
Mr. Norton
MR. Dobbins
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All-Leg
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Stockton
Stockton Pa
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