News Notes of the Busy World from October 6, 1904
Reports from across the United States and abroad include hangings in Philadelphia for murder and robbery, typhoid fever in Finleyville, a death at the New York Home for Incurables, and protests by General Slocum survivors. Fire, floods, and pest warnings span Montana to Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Oscar Webb
Samuel Archer
Philadephia
Webb
Archer
John Donovan
Finleyville
Pittsburg
Charles Y. Yeaton
New York
Yeaton
James A. Dumont
Thomas H. Barrett
Clearwater
Montana
French Guiana
Brazil
Minnesota
Carolina
New York State
England
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Mary
Philadelphia
Missouri Grand Lodge of Masons
St. Louis
Pitney
Jersey City
American Tobacco Co
Consolidated Tobacco Co
Continental Tobacco Co
Rosemont
Watsontown
Door and Sash Co
Joseph Jefferson
Maj
Henry FE. Alvord
United States Department of Agriculture
Wellsboro
Ind
Margaret Rump
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co
Kirwan
Sheboygan
Mich
Campaign Openings In Warren and Lima Ohio
Republican campaign opened in Warren amid fine weather large crowds flags and parades. Gov Herrick Secretary Taft and Senator Foraker spoke. Democratic opening in Lima featured Col Kilbourne Sandles Towne and Tom Johnson before a regional crowd with 300 delegates from Franklin County and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Ohio
Grant-Conkling
Charles Dick
Gov. Herrick
Herrick
Taft
Foraker
Lima
Franklin County
Columbus
A. P. Sandles
Charles E. Towne
New York
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Bellaire Mobs Seek Lynching Slayer After Killing
In Bellaire Ohio on Sunday Carl Getchel a young white man was shot and killed by Jack Terry a black man who lived nearby After the shooting a large crowd chased and captured Terry on the city outskirts Police and officers kept the crowd at bay and Terry was jailed amid threats of revenge Getchel and allies were in Cherry Alley when Terry fired demanding they leave The fatal shot struck Getchel in the heart bringing his death on the spot
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Steel Co
South Sharon
Sir John Lawrence
London
Frederickstad
Norway
Camden
N. J
Fries- Breslin Co
Church of the Transfiguration
New York City
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Richard Cottingame
Jackson
Big Creek
Hazard
Joe Eversole
St. George
Utah
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
West
Denver
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Wyo
Colorado
Rosa Barbadi
Michael Rage
Barbadi
Sutton
George Kerr
Dayton
New York
Joe Archurie
Walsh Brothers
Stockport
N. Y
Berrineii Terrelli
Archurie
Terrelli
William Randolph Hearst
National Association of Democratic Clubs
Washington
James Callihan
Moss Bay
West Washington
Bay
Callihan
Kentucky
William Sutton
William Kemp
Meyersdale
Wilmouth
Somerset
City of
Stone Cutters’ Union
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Jersey City
Roswell
N. M
Wheeling
W. Va
Carl Getchel
Bellaire
Jack Terry
Officer Good
Marshal Mahone
Jetcher
Getchel
Cherry Alley
Terry
Perry
Wee
Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Henry G. Davis Letter
Henry G. Davis outlines objections to Roosevelt administration policy in a letter of acceptance. He denounces pension orders, Panama policy, tariff injustice, and imperial overreach while urging Democratic victory to reform trusts and government spending. He condemns post office scandal and ends with praise for Judge Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
W. Va
Henry G. Davis
Roosevelt
Panama
Democratic Party
Post Office Department
Congress
Parker
Fatal stabbing in Watertown tied to Italian suspects
In Watertown New York on Saturday night Ceaser Baddatot was killed and Giuseppe Fearollo seriously wounded in a melee. Michael Sepano is held on murder charges and four other Italians are detained as suspects in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
N. Y
Ceaser Baddatot
Giuseppe Fearollo
Michael Sepano
Baddatot
Navy officials probe act to damage battleship Connecticut
Washington officials report a hole bored in the side below the water line of the battleship Connecticut, launched at the New York navy yard last Thursday. A rigid inquiry by the New York yard commandant is expected to identify the perpetrators and motives remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Connecticut
New York Navy Yard
Department
New York Yard
Naval
Confessed Doodle Combine figure Kelly details bribery plot
In a written confession Charles F. Kelly, speaker of the Missouri House, describes Edward Butler's promises to protect the circuit attorney and grant continuances or pardons. He cites a $15,000 payment to stay away from the grand jury, notes a Europe trip under an assumed name, and recounts a $47,500 doodle fund spread among 19 members at Julius Lehmann's party as part of the city lighting deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
Charles F. Kelly
House of Delegates
Edward Butler
Kelly
Europe
Canada
James Hogan
Butler
Combine
Julius Lehmann
Senator Hoar Funeral Draws Worcester's Grief
Worcester observed the funeral of Senator George Frisbie Hoar as the city honors its leading citizen. Massachusetts and the nation expressed sympathy while the service at Unity Church allowed broad attendance before the body lay in state at Worcester City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
George Frisbie Hoar
Massachusetts
Thirteenth Annual Peace Congress Opens in Boston
Secretary of State John Hay opened the thirteenth annual peace convention in Boston praising peace advocates and Tolstoy. He outlined arbitration as government policy and expressed hope for future efforts toward peace in the far east with administration support and diplomatic avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John Hay
United States
International Peace Congress
George R. Jones
Massachusetts Senate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Patrick A. Collins
Hay
Tolstoi
Far East
Hitchcock Denies Inadequate Land Fraud Investigation
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock defends the Pacific coast land fraud probe, saying prosecutions are being vigorously pressed, the inquiry is thorough and speedy, and public information remains available. He notes the fraud ring involved influential and wealthy figures who resisted the investigation, but asserts the conspiracy has been broken up and lands will return to the public domain with punishments to deter future wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hitchcock
Pacific Coast
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
Engineer Fleischutt Convicted After Rail Crash Near Pottsville
Philadelphia October 4 Judge Swartz refused to accept a defense point claiming an exhausted engineer should be acquitted after a collision between a freight and passenger train near Pottsville in April. John F Fleischutt of Pottsville Pa was convicted for criminal negligence following two deaths and twelve injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Swartz
Montgomery
Norristown
John F. Fleischutt
Pottsville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pottstown
Fleischutz
Powder Mill Explosion Claims Two in Pennsylvania
An explosion at the Dupont Powder Company's corning mill near Peckville, PA, on Monday killed two men instantly. Fire crews battled the blaze as investigators began work at the scene in Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Corning
Dupont Powder Co
Peckville
Edison worker dies from cancer linked to X ray exposure
Clarence M. Dally of East Orange died from a cancerous growth attributed to prolonged X-ray exposure while working in the Edison laboratory's experimenting department at West Orange. He had served 16 years at Edison works and endured amputations of both arms after years of radiation exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
N. J
Clarence M. Dally
East Orange
Edison Laboratory
West Orange
Mr. Dally
Edison Works
Floor Collapses at St Stanislaus Polish Church Cornerstone
At Adams Massachusetts a floor collapse during the St Stanislaus Polish church cornerstone ceremony sent about 150 people into the basement. 12 feet drop, 12 injured and several seriously, Bishop Beaven and priests lightly hurt, 7000 attendees, ceremony postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaven
Flood Ravages Watrous and Las Vegas as Raging Waters Rise
The flood destroyed half of Watrous and drowned at least 12 people including three children of J H Stevens Felix Villareal and family. Rescue efforts saved many from trees and rooftops. Damaged infrastructure includes a rock crusher iron bridge and railroad track at Watrous. The Gallinas river created a new channel in Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
N. M
Watrous
J. H. Stevens
Felix Villareal
Mora
Lapelloire
Gallinas
Gallinas Canon
Agua Pura Co
Mysterious Murder Case In Pittsburg River
Pittsburg police probe a mysterious murder after a young woman found body in the Allegheny river below Union bridge. She wore silks and velvets, had three forehead wounds from a blunt instrument and razor cuts, and appeared about 25 years old and five feet six inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny River
Union Bridge
Woman Recovers After Three Years With Kidney Pills
Mrs Sarah Marine of Colorado Springs writes that after three years of backache and kidney issues she found no relief from doctors and medicines. After using Woess Kidney Pills for about two boxes she was entirely well, enjoying good health for over four months. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Marine
St. Urain St
Colorado Springs
Colo
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York City Welcomes St. Regis Hotel Palace
The Hotel St. Regis opens in Manhattan as a world class palace for multimillionaires. Owner John Jacob Astor and proprietor R. M. Haan preside over an 18 story hostelry with marble corridors silks and silver fittings. Rooms range seven dollars to 125 dollars daily with total costs reaching 5.5 million dollars for building and furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Regis
New World Palace
New York City
John Jacob Astor
R. M. Haan
Belfast
Dresden
Royal Worcester
Minton
France
Sicily
Postum Cures Sick Headaches in Connellsville Woman
A Connellsville woman credits Postum Food Coffee with curing twenty five years of migraine like headaches and other ailments caused by coffee. She stopped coffee and tea for well made Postum and says headaches ceased and health improved. She notes a friend had a similar result and adds Postum tastes better than coffee.
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Connellsville
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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