Roosevelt Departs Oyster Bay to Washington After Sagamore Hill Sojourn
President Roosevelt leaves Sagamore Hill at 8:30 a.m. aboard a two car private train, with Mrs Roosevelt and children, after a thirteen week stay. He waves to cheering crowds at Dyea Bay station and plans to return next summer, possibly delivering addresses but not actively campaigning. The party continues via Jersey City to Washington with President expressing readiness for thirteen months more of hard work.
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Long Island Railroad
Mra
Leeb
Secret Service
New York
Jersey City
Alice
Philadelphia
West Philadelphia
Former Ogdenites Held Up Near Baker City Oregon
Baker City Ore Sept 28 Manager Art Ifarria of the Geiser Grand hotel and Colonel F.E. Stewart of Simmons Hardware St Louis were held up by a lone highwayman several miles above Sumpter near Janover Saturday morning. They lost over $300 and about $70 respectively. The robber escaped leaving no trace.
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Ore
Art Ifarria
Geiser Grand Hotel
FE. Ke, Stewart
Simmons Hardware Company
St.Louis
Sumpter
Janover
Tfarris
Stewart
Dynamiters threaten Helena officers over railroad
A Helena dispatch reports a gang of dynamiters demanding 50 000 cash and threatening to blow up the city jail unless two men held for dynamite outrage at Livingston are freed. Police hunt the gang as guards protect Northern Pacific railroad tracks. a ton of dynamite was stolen from a city warehouse last week. The ultimatum to the railroad expires October 4 and to Chief Travis today.
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Helena
Mont
Northern Pacific
Travis
Pang
Livingston
Travis Enda
Lipton Still Clings to Hope for Shamrock IV Challenge
In Chicago Sir Thomas Lipton spoke from the Auditorium Annex about finding a designer capable of beating Herreshoff and building Shamrock IV to challenge for the cup. He will keep Shamrock III, expects to pursue the cup by fair rules, and may depart for New York midweek with President Underwood’s private car aiding the trip.
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Chicago
Herreshoff
Shamrock HI
Thomas Lipton
Auditorium Annex
Ill
Sir Thomas
Underwood
Erie Railroad
New York
Mills idle as 760 workers idle at Rumford Falls
In Rumford Falls Maine on September 28 the International Paper company mills did not reopen leaving seven hundred and sixty workmen idle. Management refused to concede to union demands for recognition and favorable terms delaying a resolution of the labor dispute.
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International, Paper Company
Wil
Bravery of a Young Woman in Mexican Epidemic
A Dispatch from Linares Mexico highlights Manuela Flores acting mayor after her father the mayor fell to yellow fever. She managed city duties as treasurer secretary city attorney clerk and stenographer, with the governor appointing her to complete her term amid a population drop from 15000 to under 3000 and a push for a medal from Congress.
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Record-Herald
Linares
Mexico
Baja
Manuela Flores
Treaguer
Senor Flores
Misa Manuela
Diaz
Miss Flores
Congress
Porch collapse injuries mar wedding celebration
In Chicago on Sept 28 a porch gave way during a wedding farewell for Jos Gonzila and Mrs Gonzila. The collapse injured the bride and groom and six friends, with Mrs Mary Mazua buried in wreckage and an unconscious child wounded. The couple sustained painful but non serious injuries.
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Chicago
Jos. Gonzila
Gonzila
Zionzila
Rioters Attack Mill as Unpaid Workers Riot in Soo
Reports from Sault Ste Marie describe rioting by discharged workers demanding pay at the Consolidated Lake Superior company. Police, militia, and troops clash with crowds. offices, windows, and a hardware store are damaged. patrolmen injured.
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Sault Ste Marie
Sault Ste Blarie
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Consolidated Lake Superior Company
Soa
W. I. Plummer & Co
Toronto
Canadian Sea
Worka
Soo
Ito
New York
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
G. W. Ross
Ontario
Littlewood
B Stinton
Union split looms as Iron Workers meet in Kansas City
Kansas City September convention of the Structural Iron Workers Association faces a rift between Buchanan and Parks factions. Parks plans to campaign to install H F Donnelly as president while Buchanan seeks unity. The session grants charter to Architectural Iron Workers of Chicago and addresses wage disputes with western roads. no action on the wage petition.
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Dove of Peace
Structural Star and Bridge Workers Association
Buchanan
Albany
New York
Ile
Architectural Iron Workers Union of Chicago
Hill
Chicago
Internation Association
Detroit
Minneapolis
Denver
Salt Lake City
Es Moines
Omaha
Mississippi River
Union ,Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Daniel Broony
Scranton
Automobile race aims to cover 1250 miles
Bert Helcomb and Ht W Haroun depart Chicago in a 24 horsepower gasoline touring car for New York to set a 1250 mile distance record. They plan relays with no stops, handing off in Cleveland and Buffalo to Laurie Dutille and two others, aiming for less than 23 hours at about 54 mph average.
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Bert Helcomb
Ht. W. Haroun
New York
St Ia
Holcomb
Haroun
Cleveland
Laurie Dutille
Buffalo
Denver Honest Election League Record Note
Denver records show a judge granting time to investigate grand jury records as of September 23 in connection with the Honest Election League matter in the city. The case implicates local officials and warrants further inquiry.
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Tfonest Election League
Amstrong
Army Maneuvers Begin at Camp Young Camp Young Ky
At Camp Young Kentucky the first real field exercise for the army maneuvers started with 2400 regular soldiers divided into bodies to simulate advance and rear guards in wartime. Officers checked cartridge belts to ensure no live rounds mixed with blanks.
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Camp Young
Factory Fire Causes 350000 Loss at Chicago Varnish Plant
Chicago report states the Standard Varnish company factory at Twenty sixth street and Armour avenue suffered a 350000 fire loss. Two fire companies battled the blaze as floors collapsed and several firefighters were hurt. Flames rose fifty feet and nine to ten explosions sent oil and varnish splashes through the street.
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Chicago
Standard Varnish Company
Twenty Sixth Street
Armour Avenue
Tilman Arraigned in Lexington Murder Case
J Th Tilman former lieutenant governor of South Carolina was arraigned in Lexington county court under an indictment for the murder of N G Gonzales editor of the Columbia State. The State is represented by Lolletter Thurmond with five lawyers. Tillman is defended by eleven attorneys with Judge Croft as chief. Jury empanelment began after arraignment.
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Lexington, & C
J. TH. Tilman
South Carolina
Lexington County
N. G. Gonzales
Columbia State
Lolietter Thurmond
Croft
Tillman
Frank J. Gary
Wall Street Stocks Fall as Liquidation Resumes
New York September 28. A liquidation movement resumes at the opening of today’s stock market. Extreme weakness in steel securities with five percent bonds at 68 3-4 and common stock at 15 in the first hour. Traction shares and high class railway stocks also decline. Louisville & Nashville Metropolitan Street Railway drops 3 points to 100 3-4. Selling originates from all rooms, spurred by lower foreign quotations and unfriendly European markets. Brokers report large sales for Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Midwest accounts. Efforts to rally fail in early session.
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New York
Louisville & Nashville Metropolitan Street Railway
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Middle Weat
Fearful kidnapping attempt targets governor’s children
Lincoln Nebraska reports heightened guard around the Governor Mickey mansion after an alleged kidnapping plot aimed at his four younger children. Authorities search for the ex-convict believed tied to the failed plan and restrain unaccompanied access to the children.
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Neb
Governors
Gevernor Mickey
Felice
Fatigued Canadian Counsel Relies on Stimulants in Alaska Boundary Hearing
London reports the Alaska Boundary commission's third week opening. Canadian advocate Christopher Robinson, age 75, grew pale and nearly fainted. stimulants were required to sustain him as Lord Chief Justice Alverstone aided by urging a later continuation. Watson, American counsel, finished his key address earlier.
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Alaska Boundary Commission
D. T. Watson
Hle
Alverstone
Christopher Robinson
K. C
Watson
Lord Alverstone
Mr. Robinson
Russia
Robinson
Lord Alverstore
French balloonists cross English Channel in record voyage
Count De La Vaulx and Count D Outremont completed a France to England balloon crossing, landing near Hull after seventeen hours and three quarters. Vaulx, a famed aeronaut, previously set a 419 mile Paris to Oppes flight in nineteen hours in 1902.
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Count de la
Vaulx
Count D’outremont
Hull
Yorkshire
Paris
France
England
Count de la Vaulx
St. Cloud
Oppes
Hesse
Mediterranean
Mar- Beijles
Algeria
Laat
Gabes
Tunis
Sahara
Underwriters Hope to Save the Gilford Vessel
San Francisco September 28. Under writers with a fortune at stake from the beaching of the four masted British bark Gilford remain confident the vessel can be saved. Lloyds surveyor Captain John Metcalfe and the wreck master have inspected the hull and say weather permitting the coal may be unloaded and the leaking stern could be pulled free and towed out.
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San Francisco
Lloyds Surveyor
John Metcalfe
Poth
Turks Slaughter and Burn Villages in Monastir Refugee Crisis
Report from Monastir on September 28 describes 54,000 villagers as refugees in the mountains and destitute after Turkish destruction of 10,302 homes, with 8,688 burned. In Malknetsrnovo only 100 Bulgarian families remain from 1,500, and 200 families rising toward Bulgaria in Tozengrad district are said to have been slaughtered.
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Monastir
Softia
Vilayes
Malknetsrnovo
Bulgaria
Tozengrad
Three Suicides Reported in San Francisco City
The coroner’s office logged three suicides in San Francisco. Henry James Masson, 22, a stenographer, shot himself at Golden Gate Park. German brewer Matthew E. Gherke drowned after returning from Germany with a $1,700 banked sum and a $3,000 legacy claim. Hop grower Wim Chambers, a Kent, Sussex-born man, killed himself after a dispute with his wife. A German baker drowned while swimming two miles below the Cliff House.
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Henry James Masson
Golden Gate Fark
the Park Emergency
Matthew E. Gherke
Lands End
Germany
Wim. Chambers
Asti
Chambers
Kent
Sussex
England
Wan
Armenian Church Property Clash Sparks Cossack Attacks
At Shusha in Tiflit September 28 Armenians protested the transfer of Armenian church property to Russian authorities. Cossacks tried to disperse the crowd. stones flew and a volley killed two Cossacks and one rioter. Rioting recurred near Elizabethpol Baku and Kars. Secretary Chow notes a full inquiry will be sought by Washington into police actions and broader responsibility.
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Elzabethpol
Baku
Kars
Chow
Washington
Chinese Legation Secretary Arrives to Investigate Tom Kim Yung Case
Chaw Tsz Chi, secretary of the Chinese Legation in Washington, has arrived in San Francisco to thoroughly investigate the charge made by police against Tom Kim Yung, former secretary of the league.
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San Francisco
Chaw Tsz Chi
Washington
Tom Kim Yung
Leael Conasivta
Tio
Cotton Advances in Wild September Short Covering Rally
New York September 28. The cotton market saw a brisk short covering surge with September delivery rising from 11.16 to 12.05 during morning trading. The advance created about a cent per pound gain on 100 bales, while broker notices from the New Orleans bull crowd were promptly stopped and failed to fully cover outstanding shorts.
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New Orleans
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