Supreme Court Upholds Fine for Contempt in Shepherd Case
Jefferson City October news reports the State Supreme Court upheld a $500 fine against Shepherd a Warenaburg newspaperman who published an article attacking the court. The opinion by Judge James C Marshall affirms the court has power to punish contempt and notes Shepherd offered no remedy or apology.
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Bio
State Supreme Court
Shepherd
Warenaburg
James C Marshall
Caesar
Shepherd's
Ehe
Sbvernment
Marshall
Colorado Troops Poisoned by Cobalt in Water
Cripple Creek Colorado Oct 13 A city chemist reports cobalt detected in drinking water given to militia at Camp El Paso Forty eight militia sergeants and others affected by illness Dr Hanford National Guard general says poison placed in water by unknown persons indicating contamination in the camp water supply
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Cripple Creek
H. Martin
Colorado Springs
Hanford
Eixty
National Guard
Camp el Paso
Forged pardons release Alcatraz prisoners mystery
Four military prisoners from Alcatraz, James H. Darling, Joseph White, Cornelius Stokes and John I. Moore, were freed on pardons later found to be forged. The fake documents bore seals and signatures of high officials, though those officials deny signing. Investigators pursue the forgery network as the men return aboard the General McDowell.
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San Francisco
James H. Darling
Joseph White
Cornelius Stokes
John I. Moore
Alcatraz
Major Williams
Morrow
Retrenchment on S. P. System
Chicago dispatch reports Southern Pacific plans to lay off workers as part of retrenchment matching New York Central. Eries and other lines cut jobs while preserving new construction. Krattschnitt notes costs exceed returns and railroads must cut staff to align with demand.
Roads Prove Operation Costs Shrinking Business Proposition
The text notes improvements over recent years that reduce operating costs, making road maintenance a financial proposition. It argues added features aimed at lowering expenses were designed to cut costs, and now roads must show net returns on invested funds.
Broken Heart Causes Death of Brooklyn Letter Carrier
New York Oct 13 Johnson Chase Hall the oldest letter carrier in New York and possibly the country collapsed dead beside the coffin of his brother William Hull in Brooklyn He died of a broken heart after the funeral service Hall aged about 74 and known for forty five years service in the Brooklyn post office The tragedy followed a farewell remark from Hall to his brother You were first to go my summons cannot come too soon.
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New York
Johnson Chase Hall
William
Brooklyn
William Hull
Johnson
Race Against Death Is Lost
Walter Nt. Field of Portland Maine died aboard a Santa Fe train entering Chicago while en route from Carlebad New Mexico for tuberculosis treatment. He boarded the train at Kansas City last night and was found dead today as the porter aided him.
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Chicago
Walter Nt. Field
Portland
Keld
Carlebad
Kansas City
Far East Peace Talks Move Forward Amid Tension
Reports from Berlin Yokohama London and St. Petersburg describe a tense Far East scene with officials signaling possible peace talks while Russia and Japan maintain cautious readiness. Admiral Alexieff reviews forces at Port Arthur as Hay cautions against alarm and cites ongoing negotiations likely to favor peace.
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Shanghai
Japan
Russia
Tokio
Far East
Alexieff
Ito
London
Frankfort Zeitung
Ma- San-Pho
Manchuria
Koelnische Zietung
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Corea
Rome
Washington
Tolay
Hay
Girls Play the Part of Heroines
In Irving Park two houses burned as three Jefferson High school girls rescued children from the smoke. Raymond Saunders, five, is believed to have perished. The students were en route to school near the blaze when they entered the buildings and carried trapped youngsters to safety.
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Chicago
Irving Park
Jefferson High School
Raymond Saunders
Saunders
Czar Abandons Rome Visit Reportedly
Berlin reports the Rome correspondent of the Cologne Gazette stating the Czar’s Rome visit has been postponed and fully abandoned. Prince Dolgorouky delivered the putestand letter to King Victor Emmanuel conveying regret at deferring the visit. The news sparks negative views of Italy’s security against Socialist demonstrations and police insistence on protection. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena left for Paris with Morin.
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Berlin
Rome
Cologne Gazette
Trial of Conspirators Opens in Postal Bribe Case
In Cincinnati Judge Thompson presides over the postal conspiracy trial of PD Miller of Terre Jlante and Joseph M Johns of Tockville Ind Indicted for taking 4500 from turf investor John J Ryan to allow mail use for his schemes Forenoon devoted to juror qualification with government statements by Attorney Mouliner Miller counsel Rulison and John 38 Bicker present AR Robb aids post office department officials and inspectors attend
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Cincinnati
Thompson
United States District Court
WY. Miller
Terre Jlante
Joseph M. Johns
Tockville
Ind
John J. Ryan
Railroad Cands Will Not Be Sold
President Harriman rejects eastern offers to form a ten million dollar pine lumber trust using Central Pacific timber lands. He also halts further sale of railroad timber lands, patenting all Central and Southern Pacific lands with about 2,700,000 acres remaining unsold in California.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribunal
Southern Pacific Railroad
New York Central
Harriman
San Francisco
Sierra Nevada Mountains
California
Central Pacific Timber
Central Pacific
Nevada
Utah
Central and Southern Pacific
Roosevelt Did Not Interfere In Copper Creek Strike
Governor Peabody dismissed reports that President Roosevelt advised reducing the military force at Copper Creek. He said no conferral with the President occurred about the two month miners strike while about one thousand state troops guarded the mines.
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Denver
Get
Peabody
Roosevelt
London Flooding Deepens Across England
New York dispatch reports heavy rain in London with rivers swollen and rail traffic disrupted. Widespread flooding affects towns and crops, including grain submerged in Yorkshire, as the meteorological office notes the situation growing more serious.
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New York
England
New York Herald
London
Tondon
Yorkshire
Woman Attempts Murder of Italian Chamber Chief in Paris
Olive Knowles Irish, ex wife of Chevalier Trezza di Muzelli, tried to shoot him in front of the Paris opera house after an audience left. She acted after he refused to disclose their child's location, causing a large scene.
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Paris
Olive Knowles
Chevalier Trezza di Muzelli
Italian Chamber of Commerce
Chevalier
Opera
Why Lynch Law Prevails in American Debate
Justice Bischoff warned that mob violence stems from delays in the legal system. He urged flexible reforms to ensure speedy, careful justice while rejecting mob rule. He rued postwar ignorance of freedmen’s conditions and urged national aid and cooling understanding to bridge racial tensions.
Chicago street railway workers plan mass strike meeting
The Amalgamated Street Railway Employes' association, representing 2200 Chicago railway workers, called a mass meeting for drivers conductors and other staff to decide how much support city rail workers will give a possible strike. The strike question will be voted on at a subsequent meeting.
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Chicago
Amalgamated Street Railway Employes’ Association
Chicazo Elty Railway
Canadians Refuse to Yield in Alaska Boundary Award
London Oct 13 The Alaska Boundary commission met again and adjourned for lunch at 1 30 pm No public details were released and Lord Alverstone denied a sensational Washington claim about the U S stance The Canadian commissioner Mr Aylesworth stressed he would not concede any British territory and speculation over the arbitrators attitude continues The American side remains hopeful an agreement may still emerge
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Far East
Japan
Russia
Corea
Manchuria
Ma-San-Pho
Foreign Office
London Times
England
Germany
Asia
London
Alaska Boundary Commission
Justice Alverstone
Tower
Lord Alverstone
Laurier
Dominion
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Alaska
Aylesworth
Mr. Aylesworth
Sir Louis Jette
Colonial Secretary Lytleton backs tariff unity with Chamberlain
London October 13 Colonial Secretary Lytleton released an election address from Warwick and Leamington stating full agreement with fiscal changes advocated by Balfour and Chamberlain. He urges measures to ease foreign competition, negotiate tariff reductions, tax foreign manufacturers, and strengthen empire links through preferential tariffs while promising no colony tariff moves without electorate reference.
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London
Lytleton
Warwick
Leamington
Balfour
Chamberlain
Strikes Tighten Grip on Armentieres France
Armentieres France Oct 13 bands of strikers pillaging stores stretch linen across streets to hinder cavalry. Banks attacked houses closed inhabitants in terror. Troops present but inadequate to restore order. Strikers barricade street corners and set a factory on fire. Cavalry charges through obstructions wounding several.
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Armentieres
France
Mob wrecks Journal office in Jamestown attack
A mob in Ken eal wrecked the Journal office interior and dumped several cases of type into the street. Editor L Allen had been fighting a lawless element in his paper and police suspect members of the gang.
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Jamestown
N. D
Keneal
Journal
L. Allen
Chamberlain Stricken by Gout in London Residence
Joseph Chamberlain is confined to bed at Highbury Birmingham by a sharp attack of gout. He hopes to recover in time for a Newcastle engagement on October 20.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Highbury
Birmingham
Newcastle
Debate on Asset Currency at Nebraska bankers meeting
Lincoln Neb Oct 13 At the Nebraska State Bankers association annual meeting a debate on asset currency featured Congressman E J X from Connecticut and J Frame of Wisconsin. Shr Hil favored asset currency to pay debts and widen money supply while Frame opposed. Charles G Dawes of Illinois was set for a talk on proposed changes in banking laws and Theodore Gilman of New York for a discussion on clearing house currency.
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Nebraska State Bankers* Association
E. J. [Fill
Connecticut
J. Frame
Wisconsin
Frame
Charles G. Dawes
Illinois
Theodore Gilman
New York
Clearing House
Belgium King Seeks French Backing on Congo Question
Paris reports King Leopold of Belgium has France's support against Britain's Congo stance. Liberte notes Russia backs Leopold and that he will stay in Paris to discuss the issue with King Victor Emmanuel during Emmanuel’s visit to France.
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France
Russia
Belgium
Congo
Paris
Leopold
Loubet
Great Britain
Liberte Saya
Victor Fommanuel
Flood waters recede as Paterson relief aids homeless
In Paterson New Jersey on October 13 the flood waters are going down and no further damage is feared. About 300 homeless people are being cared for by the home rescue committee. It will take days before sufferers can return home and many will have to start over after their homes were swept away.
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New York
Phi Delta Phi
Justice Bischoff
New York Supreme Court
Bischof
Pegra
Paterson
N.J
Home Rescue Committee
Erie Main Line Reopens Jersey City to Suffern
New York reports the Erie main line is open between Jersey City and Suffern amid flood damage. Belvidere records two more flood victims found nearby. Passaic notes receding water and hopes of dry homes in Dundee within a day. The flood death toll in the city reaches three.
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New York
Erie
Jersey City
Suffern
N. J
Belvidere
Aield
Here
Passaic
Dundee
Anarchists Denied Citizenship Under New Law Proposals
Ta coma telegraph: D. C. Vandusen, a Justice Department special agent, reports widespread naturalization violations in Chicago and other cities. He notes anarchist beliefs have been ignored under the law, and that President Roosevelt may press Congress to restrict naturalization to federal courts and create a permanent commission to question applicants.
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D. C. Vandusen
Department of Justice
Afr
Vandusen
Roosevelt
Congress
German mob driven off in Berlin clashes at Dippold case
In Berlin on Oct 13 a mob attacked the carriage carrying Andreas Dippold to prison for eight years after the whipping death of Heinz Koch son of a Deutsche Bank director. Guards with bayonets repelled the assault filming Dippold’s escape. Dippold was struck in the back by a metal piece. He had been Koch's tutor.
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Battenburg
Andreas Dippold
Heinz Koch
Deutsche Bank
Dippold
Koch
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