Parks Defeated as Buchanan Re-elected at Convention
Kansas City October 3 Frank Buchannan was re elected president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Workers defeating Hugh Tonnelly of Albany backed by Sam Parks of New York. The vote counted 46 to 45 with an Australian ballot plan adopted amid tension and claims of open opposition.
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Kansas City
Frank Buchanan
International Association of Bridge and ‘Structural Workers
Hugh F. Donnelly
Albany
Sam Parks
New York
Buchanan
Parka
Union No. 2
The
International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Parks
Hugh ¥. Tonnelly
Richardson
J. T. Butler
Chamberlain does not mince matters in new manifesto
London reports Joseph Chamberlain's foreword to a pamphlet outlining his proposals for imperial reciprocity and tariff reform. He argues free trade without safeguards hurts Britain, defends colonial interests, and challenges Cobden era assumptions while urging practical measures to lift workers and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cobden
Joseph Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
G A. Vince
Dacift
Chamberlain
United Kingdom
Saya
Trades Uniona
Gedden
Golf Championship Leads to Shared Titles at Wheaton
In Wheaton on October 3 two players shared top honors as Miss Bessie Anthony of Slenview and Misa John ny Carpenter of Westward Missouri tied in the golf championship.
Explosion Destroys Distillery Wreck Kills Many at Corning Plant
A massive explosion at the Corning Distilling Company plant in Peoria Illinois killed several workers and injured many as a steel cooker blew through the wall. Fire crews battled flames as rescue efforts continued with several men still unaccounted for. The facility, two years old, processes 6000 bushels daily and faced a multi casualty toll with an estimated $75900 loss.
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Peoria
Ill
Corning Distilling Company
Eenery
James McManun
James Q O' Keefe
Cottage Hospital
Neal Portell
George Gchaffer
Miss Reesie Anthony Wins National Women's Golf Title
In Wheaton Illinois Miss Anthony of the Glenview club Chicago defeated Anna Carpenter of Westward Ho 7 up and 6 to play in the final under a 30 mile gale. Carpenter struggled with bunkers misdrives and out of bounds shots while Anthony showed steady play. Anthony plans to marry in November ending her likely last major tournament for years.
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Chicago
Miss Anthony
Miss Carpenter
United States Golf Association
Eastern Woman's Golf Association
St. Louis
Tony Brassey
Misa Carpenter
Protection of the Weak in The Hague Arbitration
At The Hague the arbitration court opens its session with telegrams from Queen Wilhelmina and the Czar, as briefs are due by October 18 and replies by November 2. Wayne McVeagh argues for Venezuela that strong powers must not extort from weaker nations. fellow creditors should share alike. The case centers on whether aggressor states may receive preferential treatment in reparation.
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The
Hague
Arbitration Court
M. Muravieff
Wilhelmina
Wayne McVeagh
Venezuela
MacVeagh
Stabbing on Santa Fe Train Ends in Death
Pueblo, Oct. 3. H. E. Williams, traveling from Denver to Kansas City, was fatally stabbed aboard a Santa Fe train near Pueblo by two strangers who fled two miles from the city. The assailants’ victim had confronted them over home money and was stabbed in the abdomen. Williams lies in a hospital in a dying condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Colo
H. E. Williams
Denver
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Williams
Mart
Ruth Bryan Marriage To Leavitt Near Lincoln
Lincoln Oct 3 preparations for the marriage of Miss Ruth Bryan and William Homer Leavitt at Fairview the Bryan country home. One hundred guests will attend in informal mood with Bryan greeting guests at the door. Chancellor Huntington will officiate. Prominent politicians sent telegrams and gifts as Mr Bryan cancels engagements to attend. He sails from New York for Europe after a stop in Ohio en route.
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Lincoln
Neb
Ruth Bryan
William Homer ‘Leavitt
Fairview
Alt
Bryan
Chicago Fears Bankruptcy Over Drainage Canal Act
The Chicago City Council plans to challenge the validity of the $40 million drainage canal act. Finance leaders urge Corporation Counsel Tolman to file suit in the state Supreme Court next week. The measure could deplete the water fund and force Cicero residents to pay four cents per 1,000 gallons while Chicago pays ten, risking costly mains extension and a new pumping station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tolman
Supreme Court of the State
Cicero
Starvation Death Near Twenty Fifth Street Seamstress
Jane Tucker a fifty two year old back room resident on Twenty Fifth Street died of heart disease aggravated by starvation. For forty years she lived in the area and declined neighbors offers of food or assistance claiming she could not repay with money or labor. A fellow resident finally found her dead after bringing food. She was said to have come from a refined educated family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jane Tucker
Twenty-fifth Street
Railroads Face Likely Nationwide Car Shortage
Chicago reports a looming car shortage as railroads struggle to meet rising traffic. Vice President W C Brown of the Lake Shore notes a daily need for 1500 box cars, with other systems requiring even larger immediate supplies to handle current volumes.
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Chicago
W. C. Brown
Take Shore
Lake Shore
Births Across Two Generations Reported in New York State
Mrs John Beam of Mitchellgville New York aged sixty five gave birth to twins. Her daughter in a nearby township also bore twins to her husband within the same hour. Soon after the event Mrs Beam learned her granddaughter had become mother to two healthy children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Beam
Mitchellgville
N. Y
Gov Peabody Named Defendant in $100,000 Suits in Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek Colorado October 3 Gov James H Peabody was named as a defendant in two damage suits seeking 100000 each filed by union miners Patrick H Mullaney and Thomas Foster who were arrested and jailed for fifteen days before habeas corpus freed them Adjutant General Sherman Bell Brig General John Chase and Major Thomas H McClelland also cited on related claims The suits allege unlawful arrest and confinement amid malice and conspiracy with further suits planned for others imprisoned in the bull pen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Colo
Get
James HH. Peabody
Patrick H. Mullaney
Thomas Foster
Liberty
Sherman Bell
John Chase
Thos
EH. McClelland
Auits
John M. Glover
Trowbridge
A McClelland
Eliott
George Kyner
McCleeland
McClelland
icClelland
Attempt to Climb Mount McKinley Fails in Alaska
Dr. Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn and companions reached 11 000 feet on the southwestern side of Mount McKinley before an impassible granite slope halted progress. The party crossed the McKinley range and explored eastern slopes but a rapid approach of winter forced retreat to Tyonek. The expedition covered about 600 miles by land and 400 by water, discovering several mountains and glaciers, with Health reported good for all members, including Ralph Shinwald and Robert Dunn from Columbia.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
Brooklyn
Mount McKinley
Alaska
Muldrow Glacier
McKinley Range
Geological Survey
Brooks
New Pays
Chulitna
Great Mountain Peak
Cook Inlet
Chulita
Tyonek
United States
Dr. Cook
Ralph Shinwald
Columbia Unisversity
Robert Dunn
Petition seeks Red Cross aid for wounded in Europe
Constantinople October 3 twenty-one American mission staff urge United States and Britain to press Red Cross relief and open subscriptions for thousands homeless. They warn of dire need without medical care and call on pressuring Ottoman authorities to allow relief efforts. Sofia reports Razatog massacre of Christians by Turkish troops. several hundred killed, Bulgarian government absent from inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Monastir
Philipopilis
Samakov
Leishman
Red Cross Society
American Missionsite
Turkey
United
Great Britain
Red Cross Societies
America
England
United States
Sofia
Razatog
Macedonia
Foreign Office
Stock Market Outlook Improves Amid Protective Measures
New York October 3 The demoralized mood from Monday's trading prompted protective steps by banking interests to steady the market. A month end relief from London mood completed efforts for stabilization as United States Steel extension and cotton corner developments offered hope. Government operations including bond redemptions and bank deposits, plus Australian gold imports exceeding a million dollars, replenish liquidity.
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New York
London
United
Mail Route Cut to Tanana Yukon Connection
A Postoffice contract awards service from Valdez to Tanana Alaska shortening Seattle to Tanana mail time by about ten days. James Fish of Valdez wins the $1500 round trip bid for twice monthly runs from Dec 1 to Apr 30 1904. The route links with the Yukon toward St Michael Nome and passes the Chistochena Chisna Alekta Fairbanks and Chena areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Seattle
Tanana
Yukon River
Alaska
Postoffice Department
Valdez
Tanane
James Fish
Dee. Ist
Yukon
St. Michael
Nome
Chistochena Tiver
Chisna
Alelta River
Fairbanks
Chena
Cable Opens Between Sitka and Dun Anchorage Alaska
Washington dispatch states the cable between Sitka and Dunlath Alaska was opened for business after a signal officer note from General Greeley. The opening marks a new communications link in the Alaska region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Bad Mix Up on Marriage Law
The Supreme Court upholds a state divorce rule requiring a one year gap after a preliminary decree before a final divorce. The decision questions judges who granted final decrees early, affecting marriages of divorced persons already solemnized within the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Ami
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Stern
Misa Anthony
Plete
James McManus
Powell Neil
George Schaffer
John Wilson
Guy Brennan
Dan Cashin
James Welsh
George George
Warner Avenue
Charles Lane
Scourer
Corning
Wayne MacVeagh
Pueblo, Colorado
Gov. Peabody
MT. Weinley
California
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