Armenian revolutionary leader Sagouni shot in London suburb
Sagatel Sagouni president of the Armenian Revolutionary society in London was murdered in Nunhead. A foreign-looking assailant fired four shots as Sagouni entered his home. Authorities found a New York hat and silver revolver. The incident follows earlier killings tied to Armenian factions and splinter groups debated in Boston and Zurich.
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Armenian Revolutionary Society
London
Sagatel Sagouni
Armenian Revolutionary Libtory
Nunhead
Sagouni
Switzerland
Sagounl
Hed
New York
Caucasus
England
Boston
Young Armenia
America
Aruagnian Revolutionary Society
Revolutionary Party
Sup
Peter Kuregian
Kuregian
Socialist Wing
Dieppe
France
Hentichakist Society
Alfar
Hentichak
Nazarbeck
Laussane
Alfariests
Alferists
Embezzler John Morrison Captured in Chicago After 14 Month Chase
Chicago detectives including Scotland Yard officer Edward Weston tracked John Morrison, assistant cashier of the Northampton Bank of London, for fourteen months across continents. Morrison used multiple aliases, fled to the continent, then Canada and the United States before being arrested in Chicago and agreeing to return to England to answer defalcation charges.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune Today
John Morrison
Northampton Bank of London
Morrison
Edward Weston
Scotland Yard
England
Forty-third Treet
Henry Jorgan
William Jordin
Henry Miller
Francis
London
Weston
Continent
Canada
New York
Boston
Marion
Ohio
Ratio of Gold and Silver to be Fixed
Daniel Guggenheim in Denver argues the ratio between gold and silver will be fixed soon. He favors 22 to 1, saying it would aid many nationalities, enable China to buy American goods, and spur Colorado mine openings.
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Daniel Guggenheim
Denver
Col
United States
Bay
China
America
Colorado
Anti Territorial Delegates Seize Alaska Convention
Anti territorial delegates captured the Alaska convention in Juneau. They elected J D Stanlin as chairman and W Shorthill as secretary. Ex Governor Swineford bolted the convention. The Valdes Eagle road was endorsed, with strong Southeast Alaska representation. Nome had no delegates.
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Alaska
Ment
Valdes-Eagle Road
Nome
Gripman Causes Severe Accident on Chicago Cable Car
A grip car and trailer on North Clark Street telescoped after the gripman failed to drop the lever near a cable vault. Six people were seriously injured and one is expected to die, with many others cut and shocked. Ambulances and physicians attended the scene as crowds gathered.
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Chicago
Clark Street
Gertrude Grohs
Christopher Kronenberger
Lawrence Rinz
Mattie Stark
Otto A. Sumner
James Wilmer
Gripman
Machinists to Meet Harriman on Minor Differences
A committee led by Samuel Grace George Smith and Frederick Tomlinson representing Union Pacific machinists at Omaha arrived in New York to confer with Chairman B H Wakiman. They aim to settle minor differences not yet adjusted from spring meetings.
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New York
Samuel Grace
George Smith
Frederick Tomlinson
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
H. Wakiman
Rio Grande freight wreck near Salida leaves three dead
At eight miles east of Salida California a Rio Grande freight train section derailed between Mears and Otto on a steep grade. Three were killed Samuel Brown engineer Henry Simons brakeman John Muleshey brakeman and Henry Fitzsimmons was injured with arm and leg broken. The crash followed a leaky air hose that prevented control as the train descended at about sixty miles per hour. The engine and two cars were wrecked.
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Salida
Calo
Rio Grande
Mears
Otto
Sarmuel Brown
Ienry Simons
John Muleshey
Henry Fitzsimmons
Dowie attacks Mrs Eddy and her book in New York sermon
At Madison Square Garden Dowie denounced Christian Science and Mrs Eddy, calling her book inconsistent with good sense. He claimed many converts and 400000 homes visited by his followers and announced an upcoming public baptism. About a thousand attendees heard him insist disease does not come from God and attacked the science as undermining honesty.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Dowie
Eddy
Dense column of fire seen from Catopet volcano crater
Reports from Quito say a dense column of fire rises from Catopet volcano crater. Neighboring villages have not sustained any damage.
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Guayaquil
Quito
Dumont Balloon Inspectors Review No 10 Dirigible
Paris observers from the French military commission today inspected Dumont's No 10 dirigible balloon. The balloons are to be available for France in case of war. Officials expressed dissatisfaction with the results of their inspection.
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Paris
Bantoz Dumont
France
Three Die in Ontario Power Plant Shaft Fall
Three men were killed and three injured at a Canadian power plant in Ontario. Two injured and two dead were Italian workers. George Hiller of Niagara Falls was also among the deceased as a bucket fell and plunged the group 150 feet to the shaft bottom.
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Niagara, Falls
Ontario
George Hiller
Largest Mississippi Valley Servea convention opens in Tulane Hall
New Orleans October 27 saw the Servea convention open with cannon firing and ceremonial pomp. President Charles Scott of the Inter-State Mississippi River Improvement and Levee association led the opening to urge federal aid for levee construction on both river banks and navigation improvement. Governors, senators, and rail officials attended from many valley states. telegrams of support arrived from leaders in over twenty five states. Ex-Gov Stannard of Missouri became temporary chairman.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Tulane Hall
Charles Scott
Mississippi River Improvement and Levee Association
Stannard
Missouri
Gov Peabodys Acts Approved by State Citizens Alliance
Pueblo Colo Oct 27 The State Citizens Alliance formed with twenty two delegates from twelve alliances elects J C Craig Denver as president C T McKinnie Colorado Springs as vice president and L F Parsons Cripple Creek as secretary treasurer They endorse Governor Peabody sending troops to Cripple Creek and name delegates to the Employers Association convention in Chicago who depart for Chicago at once.
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Pueblo
Colo
State Citizen's Alliance
J. C. Craig
Denver
C. T. McKinnie
Colorado Springs
L. F. Parsons
Cripple Creek
Peabodys
National Convention of Employers’ Associtions
Chicago
Extortion Bid By Stinson and Gilroy in New York
Joseph D. Stinson, linked to a York Pennsylvania family and former Census Bureau staffer, and H D Gilroy were arrested in New York on charges of attempting to extort 10 000 from a New York mercantile agency. Stinson allegedly threatened to sell secret agency records after obtaining them in Chicago. Gilroy was arrested at an uptown hotel and the missing records were recovered from a hotel safe.
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New York
Joseph D. Stinson
York
Census Bureau
Washington
H. D. Gilroy
Stinson
New York Mercantile Agency
Chicago
Gilroy
Demobilization Ordered as Macedonian War Scare Ends
Sofia dispatch reports Bulgaria to demobilize all reserves by tomorrow returning home. Times correspondent says this likely ends the year's war scare.
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London
Sofia
Bulgaria
the Times
Dan Patch Sets New World Half Mile Pace Record
Memphis October 27 Dan Patch world pacing champion ran a half mile in 56 flat beating the former best by Prince Alert by one and a half seconds. The performance occurred without a wind shield with two pacers and followed improved weather conditions.
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Memphis
Dan Patch
Wile
Prince Alert
Providence
Lou Dillon
Murder In Allentown Leaves Family In Grief
Mabel H. Tieehtel aged 21 was murdered last night and her body found in an underground alley near her home. Her mother reported seeing two men carry a heavy object from a carriage into the alley and Miss Bechtel was last seen with David Weisenberg before disappearing.
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Allentown
Mabel H. Tieehtel
Misa Bechtel
David Weisenberg
Bryan in Conference with Hill and Bryan
New York October 27. A conference involving Democratic figures William Jennings Bryan David Bennett Hill and others reportedly took place in Hill’s hotel rooms. Attendees included former Senator Charles A Towne Frank Campbell and J N Carlisle though details and outcomes remain unclear. Senator Teller of Colorado noted it could be a coincidence and was in New York on private business.
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New York
New York Herald
William Jennings Bryan
David Bennett Hill
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Frank Campbell
New York Democratic State Committee
J. N. Carlisle
Democratic Executive Committee
Hill
Teller
Colorado
Washington
Russians Invasion Reports From Corea Alarm At Sea
Mysterious Russian movements in Corea persist with 200 troops said to cross the Tumi River and 40 men seen at Wijou last week then retreating. Reports suggest diplomacy moves by Baron de Rouen and Minister Komura nearing agreement as Yongampho fortification alarms. Port Arthur dispatch says Viceroy Alexief visits Talion Wan to observe Pacific forces. Copenhagen reports the cruiser Dmitri Donskoi laden with troops heading to the Far East.
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Yokohama
Corea
Tumi
Wijou
Baron de Rouen
Komura
Yongampho
Yalu
Toktfo
Corean
London
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Dmitri Donskoi
Far East
Collision of Passenger Train With Freight Near Topeka
A collision occurred on a curve as eastbound passenger train No. 26 struck local freight No. 51 after the freight failed to take the siding. Fourteen passengers were injured but not seriously. Crews jumped to safety and the wreck was cleared in five hours.
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Topeka
Kan
State Journal
Troy
Baya
Journalist Albert Dresden Vandam Dead at London
London reports the death of Albert Dresden Vandam, noted journalist and author. Albany, in New York, the court of appeals denied Albert T. Patrick's appeal in the probate matter of William Af. Riese, ruling the will offered by Patrick a forgery.
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London
Albert Dresden Vandam
Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Albert T. Patrick
William Af. Riese
Patrick
Riot in Doukharbor colony of religious fanatics
A Winnipeg dispatch reports a riot in the Doukharbor colony north of Swan Lake Manitoba. Three were killed and another fatally injured after a clash sparked by Peter Veregin, self styled Christ, and religious followers refusing missionary preaching by Perkina. Women stripped in the disturbance as men fought with improvised weapons.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saya , Warl
Doukharbor Colony
Swan Lake
Peter Veregin
Christ
Yorkton Colony
Perkina
Montana Men Call For Legislature Over Heinze Tangle
About 2,000 smelter workers gathered in Anaconda to back resolutions urging Governor Toole to convene a special legislative session. They demand remedial laws amid the Amalgamated Heinze dispute while mediation talks with officials and leaders proceed in Butte and St Paul.
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Toole
Anaconda
Mont
Scallon
Gibson and Clark
J. J. Uill
F. A. Heinze
Herbert Strain
Great Falls
Heinze
Iil
Butte
Lill
Runs on St Louis Banks Stirs City Confidence
Rumors trigger runs at Mississippi Valley Trust Mercantile Trust and Lincoln Trust with lines forming at pay windows. Bank officials reassure depositors, promise prompt payment, and cite sixty day clauses while police keep order amid crowds.
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St. Louis
Mississippi Valley Trust Company
John D. Davis
Mercantile Trust Company
Savings Depositora
Volicemen
Wada
David M. Francis
Exposition Company
Francis
Lincoln Trust Company
Tooney
Woorhide
Aspensors
Woerhide
Banking
Deas
Wellal
Nanal
Ueso Concerna
Judge M. M. Estee Dies in Honolulu After Illness
Honolulu reports the death of United States District Judge M. M. Estee from prostration after kidney surgery. Estee, admitted to practice in 1862, led Republican circles and chaired the 1888 convention naming Benjamin Harrison. He twice ran for California governor and in 1900 was appointed Hawaii district judge by President McKinley.
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Honolulu
United States
Osten
Estee
California
Ife
Benjamin Harrison
Hawaii
MeKinley
Mary Peery Hoadley Dead in New York at Home
Mary Peery Hoadley widow of Governor George Hoadley dies at her home in New York. She was senior partner in a New York law firm and to be buried in Cincinnati.
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New York
Mary Peery Hoadley
George Hoadley
Oto
Rhyerdale
Cin¢gay
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Dan Paich
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Yalu River
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Alexief
Talion Wan
Pacific
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
Mullins
St. Paul
James J. Still
Strain
Amalgamated-Heinze
David R. Francis
M. M. Estee
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