Roosevelt to Read Short State of the Union to Cabinet
The president's message is nearly finished and will be read to the cabinet for criticism this week. It will be concise, covering reciprocity, trust prosecutions, the merchant marine, a strong navy and the Monroe doctrine, isthmian canal, Philippines, immigration and China. Ratification of the Peking protocol is deemed unnecessary and Cuba will be summarized with public turnover already arranged.
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New York
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy Department
United States
Isthmian Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Great Britain
Philippines
Ways and Means Committee
China
Peking
Senate
Cuba
Arizona Hood Convention Delegates Vote for Statehood
In Phoenix on October 28 a territorialhood convention drew delegates from every county city and business group. Resolutions urged Arizona to attain statehood and a committee was chosen to present the claim to Congress in Washington.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Washington
Death Toll Rises to Twenty From Market Street Fire
Philadelphia reports another body recovered from Hunt Wilkinson and Co. building at 1219 21 Market Street, Friday fire leaving 20 known dead. Eleven people are still missing and believed buried under debris.
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Philadelphia
Hunt, Wilkinson &Co
Market Street
Escaped Convict Recaptured in Tulsa
Jim Morgan, escaped convict from the Texas penitentiary, was arrested in Tulsa on Friday. A $3,500 reward had been offered for his apprehension.
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Tulsa
I. T
Jim Morgan
Texas
Woman Survives Niagara Falls Barrel Ride
Mrs. Annie Edson Taylor, 50, rode a barrel over Niagara Falls on the Canadian side. She emerged with a scalp wound, mild concussion, and bruises, but no broken bones, and anticipated recovery within days. The feat, lasting 18 minutes from rapids to landing, drew attention as she planned future museum and theater engagements for funds.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Annie Edson Taylor
First Street
Texas
McKinley National Memorial Arch Association Formed
The William McKinley National Memorial Arch association is formed to raise a national memorial arch in Washington to honor President McKinley. President Roosevelt accepts honorary membership and funds may be sent to Treasurer Lyman J. Gage with communications to Secretary Thomas F. Walsh.
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Washington
William McKinley
Roosevelt
Potomac
Arlington
McKinley
Congress
Thomas F. Walsh
Washington, D. C
Canton
Maniac Slays Three in Wisconsin Town
In Beechwood, Iron River area, Andrew Israelson, driven by insanity, killed his wife and three others and mortally wounded his father-in-law. He then set the house on fire, shot his sister-in-law, killed a cow, and ended his life by shooting himself as bystanders arrived. The family home was destroyed.
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Iron River
Wis
Beechwood
Here
Andrew Israelson
Israelson
Negotiations Focused on Release of Ellen Stone
Reports from Constantinople and London indicate progress in negotiations with Melnik brigands for the release of Ellen M. Stone and Mme Tsilka. Dispatches show uncertainty, with officials in Washington noting no new word since Friday while praising Secretary Spencer Eddy’s efforts.
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Constantinople
Melnik
Salonica
Ellen M. Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Miss Stone
London
Sofia
Daily Telegraph
Belitza
Spencer Eddy
United States Legation
Dickinson
Washington
State Department
Turkey
Mr. Eddy
Australian to London mail proves faster via American route
The Ventura on the Oceanic line carried 367 sacks of Australian mail from Sydney to London via Samoa Hawaii and San Francisco. The ship arrived in San Francisco in 20 days 9 hours and the mail reached New York by September 7, beating the Suez route by about 32 days. The transit affirmed the American transcontinental network as the quickest path between Australia and Europe.
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International Commercial Congress
Philadelphia
Department of Commerce
San Francisco
New York
Charles Barnard
Sydney
Australia
England
Suez Canal
Samoa
Hawaii
London
Atlantic
Delaware
South Pacific
Ventura
Oceanic Steamship Company
Auckland
Quarantine
Market Street
Southern Pacific
Ogden
Utah
Union Pacific
Omaha
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Union Station
Chicago
Lake Shore
No. 6
Toledo
Buffalo
New York Central
Uncle Sam
United States
Grand Central Station
Campania
Tropics
Suez
Torrid Aden
aClombo
Port Said
Commonwealth of Australia
Europe
Confesses to Murder in Royal Oak Woods
Henry Wiseman, jailed in Jackson, confessed October 1909 murder of Mrs. Ellen Huss near Royal Oak. He described taking her into the woods and burying her in a shallow grave under a log, with Prosecutor Rockwell and officers present. He declined to state a motive.
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Jackson, Miche
Henry Wiseman
Jackson
Ellen Huss
Royal Oak
Rockwell
Oakland County
William Hale
Mrs. Huss
Carriage Party In Wisconsin Tragedy Killed By Tree
Daniel France and his wife of Fairview Kansas died near Cedarville Wisconsin when a falling tree toppled onto the road as men cut it. Four others in the carriage escaped unharmed.
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Monroe
Wis
Daniel France
Fairview
Kan
Cedarville
Here
No Further Trouble Reported in Samar
General Hughes reports from Cebu that Samar has seen no trouble since the Gandara river fight. General Smith strengthens garrisons in Samar and plans for active measures.
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Samar
Manila
Hughes
Cebu
Gandara
Smith
A Hint to Roosevelt from Anti-Imperialist League
The Anti Imperialist league in Boston issues a statement urging President Roosevelt to reject any colonial policy as impossible for the United States. The note reflects strong opposition to imperial expansion and calls for adherence to constitutional ideals and national sovereignty.
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Roosevelt
Boston
Anti-Imperialist League
Castro's Men Routed at Maturin in Six-Hour Fight
Mu noz Tebar, a Venezuelan presidential aspirant, reports Gen. Castro's forces routed at Maturin Bermudez after six hours of heavy fighting. Insurgents allegedly seized the city and vicinity, captured the government commander and other prisoners, and gained ammunition. Tebar says the eastern country is now under arms. The insurgents reportedly included units from a Trinidad expedition.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Tebar
Trinidad
Farmers plot to drive up wheat prices next year
Independence Kansas October 28 A large scheme forms in southern Kansas to raise 1902 wheat prices. Led by B H Giger and other wheat growers the plan aims to have every farmer sign an agreement not to plant any wheat in 1902. Townships counties and states will organize and each signer contributes one dollar to the effort.
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Independence
Kan
Kansas
B. H. Giger
Texas Railroads Net Earnings Rise in 1901
Texas railroad commission reports total gross earnings across 51 operating lines in the state for the year ending June 30 1901 at 58 1792600 dollars an increase of 11382467 over the prior year. Forty three of the 51 railroads showed higher earnings.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Wolves reportedly kill in Polish fields near Witebsk
Vienna reports twenty three workers were eaten by wolves while tilling fields near Witebsk in Poland according to the Neues Wiener Journal.
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Vienna
Neues Wiener Journal
Witebsk
Poland
Bold safe robbery hits Berea hardware store
Six men raided Lawrence and Brightman hardware in Berea Ohio early Saturday, blasting a safe and fleeing with more than 100000 in goods and Baldwin University papers including bonds deeds and notes. The safe doors were ripped from hinges and embedded in walls as detectives search for suspects.
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Berea
Lawrence & Brightman
Baldwin University
C. C. Brightman
Powers Found Guilty in Goebel Murder Trial
Caleb Powers was found guilty of the Goebel assassination after a swift jury deliberation. The verdict carries a life prison sentence. The case recalls the 1899 shooting that toppled Governor Goebel amid Kentucky political turmoil. Opposition figures faced arrests and convictions as Taylor fled to Indiana.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Gov. Goebel
Powers
William Goebel
Kentucky
William S. Taylor
Frankfort
Goebel
Taylor
Jack Chinn
Sttae
Indiana
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Chauncey Launched in Philadelphia
The torpedo boat destroyer Chauncey was launched at Neafie & Levy shipyard with noon ceremony on Saturday. Mrs. Mae Chauncey Stevens-Todd christened the vessel as army and navy officers and notable civilians observed. The Bainbridge sister ship previously launched. Barry is under construction. Chauncey measures 245 feet by 23 feet, with four-cylinder triple expansion engines and Thorneycroft boilers, expected speed about 29 knots.
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Philadelphia
Chauncey
Neafie & Levy
Mae Chauncey Stevens-Todd
Army
Navy
Bainbridge
Barry
Thorneycroft
Race Riot at Balltown Camp Meeting Kills 14
Reports from Washington parish say 3 white men and 11 black protesters were killed in a clash near Balltown after a confrontation over licensing at a refreshment stand. A white constable and others fired on fleeing blacks, with at least one black preacher killed. More violence feared as armed groups mobilize around Franklinton.
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New Orleans
Piistune
Amite City
Washington Parish
Franklinton
Cornelius Mixon
Balltown
Mixon
Simmons
Carter
Creer Lott
Joe Seals
Charles Elliott
Lott
Connolly
E. H. Thompson
Morris
Supreme Court Rules Insurance Policy Effective From Delivery
The Supreme Court ruled that an insurance policy takes effect on the delivery date, not the application date. In the McMasters case the policy delivered December 26 1893 with premium paid, and grace period began one year after delivery, keeping the policy valid despite death in 1895.
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Supreme Court
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Fred A. McMasters
F. E. McMasters
Iowa
MecMasters
Circuit Court of Appeals
Death Won the Race
Mrs. C. H. Leinart of Fincastle Tenn left Richmond Monday with a physician to die at home and died on the train en route to Knoxville. Her husband, meeting the news, was overcome.
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Knoxville
Tenn
C. H. Leinart
Fincastle
Richmond
Demand a Shorter Work Day for Philadelphia Mills
Skilled laborers in Philadelphia paper mills demanded reducing the workweek from 72 to 65 hours without pay cut. Several mills refused, a few considered, and one agreed to trial the shorter schedule for two weeks. Strikes occurred where refusals were reported. only one mill closed fully.
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Philadelphia
Cone
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A. E. Taylor
Niagara
Brink
M’kinley
Maniac
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Castro
Venezuela
Bermudez
Combine OF Farmers
Louisiana
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