Volunteers of America Triumphs in Fight Against Poverty
The Volunteers of America touts six years of struggle against prejudice and poverty, reporting 81,012.65 raised for operations, 1,302,187 in attendance at services, 2,538,270 at open-air gatherings, and 234,814 housed in shelters last year plus 371,297 fed in kitchens. It highlights tenement work, mercy homes for women, and a 12,000 prisoners league as part of its outreach.
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Volunteers
America
Volunteers of
New York City
Army
Washington
Cycle racing enjoys prosperous season and new coliseums
The article notes growing popularity of cycle racing on Coliseum tracks with six and eight laps to the mile and speed records like Joe Nelson’s mile of 1 58? on a Pittsburg six-lap belt. It predicts replacement of tandem pace motors with single motors, more coliseums, and new tracks in Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Atlanta, Savannah, and possible Tampa coliseum.
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Colisuem
Joe Nelson
Pittsburg
France
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Atlanta
Savannah
Tampa
Cuba
Prosperity and Industrial Activity Boost U.S. Manufacturing
The passage notes widespread factory prosperity with high orders and full capacity across iron and steel, paper, textiles, leather, and footwear. It emphasizes moderating prices despite rising consumption, a shift reducing export activity as firms focus on domestic demand.
Treasury plan to inject 8.2 million into circulation
Secretary Shaw announces a plan to release 8.2 million dollars of treasury holdings to ease New York banks and the crop season. Four million goes to national banks with free bonds. 4.2 million funds October interest. No currency famine, banks urged to hold productive bonds.
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Washington
New York
Shaw
Treasury
Treasury Department
Wall Street
United States May Take Action in Haiti
Washington reports that by October 1 the United States may issue an ultimatum to Haitian factions to restore peace. If hostilities persist, intervention is likely and annexation to the United States is considered a probable outcome. Roosevelt supports strong action citing Monroe doctrine concerns. Further steps await Oyster Bay conference.
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Washington
Hayti
United States
Haiti
Roosevelt
State Department
Moody
Oyster Bay
McKinley Memorial Day Observed in Multiple Cities
Observances marked the one year since President McKinley’s death with sermons prayers and flags. Judge Day spoke in Canton while Chicago hosted large services and Cincinnati Cleveland and other cities held memorial gatherings with hymns and floral tributes.
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Canton
McKinley
William R. Day
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago
William McKinley
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Ore
Louisville
Nashville
Cincinnati
Grand Army of the Republic
University of Cincinnati
Bridegroom Drowns Himself in River after Marriage
Saginaw Michigan reports Charles B Robson a gold mine owner from Atlin British Columbia who wed Phoebe Grant Stephens here on Friday went insane Sunday dragged his bride through the streets and then killed himself in the river.
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Saginaw, Mich
Charles B. Robson
Atlin
B. C
Phoebe Grant Stephens
Filipino Bandits Killed in Luzon Pursuit
Manila Sept 15 The native constabulary pursuing the Rios band of outlaws in Tayabas province Luzon killed 18 men and captured 25 bandits in a single operation authorities reported today.
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Manila
Rios
Tayabas
Luzon
Coal Sells At 25 A Ton In Chicago Market
In Chicago on Saturday high grade anthracite coal sold at 25 dollars per ton the highest in years with some orders at 20 dollars a ton The rise comes amid a hard coal famine in the city soft coal up eight to ten percent in days and coke priced at 12 to 13 dollars a ton doubling since September 1 indicating future shortages if supply does not improve.
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Chicago
Weaver Coal Company
Forest Fires Devastate Kalama and Portland Regions
News from Kalama Washington and Portland Oregon reports massive forest fires. Families died in the Lomis river blaze including D L Wallace and his wife and two children and a 12 year old boy. Dozens more dead missing and homeless across Lewis river Coweman and surrounding counties.
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Kalama
Wash
Lomis River
D. L. Wallace
Mr. Hanley
John Polly
Moreland
Barr
Cowslitz
Portland
Ore
Multnomah
Clackamas
Palmer
Bridal Veil
Hamilton
Springwater
Porth
Willamette
Columbia River
Calamity in Caucasus Kills Nearly Seven Hundred
Officials report from Tiflis detail a disastrous slide from Mount Kasbek that buried a 12 mile long valley in rock and ice. Some 700 people died and 40 million rubles in damage were caused as bathers at Tmenkau were overtaken in minutes.
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St. Petersburg
Tiflis
Caucasus
Mount Kasbek
Tmenkau
Nebraska packing houses to face court fight in merger
The World Herald quotes Gov. Savage warning strong court opposition to including Nebraska packing houses in a merger. Officials say blocking the packing interests could impact the proposed merger in the state.
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Omaha
Neb
the World- Herald
Gov. Savage
Nebraska
Suspect Arrested in Police Killings Back to Illinois
William Raymond, arrested at West Union Iowa, identified by Sergt Mooney as a man who shot and killed Policemen Charles Pennell and Timothy Devine last month in Chicago. He will be brought back to face charges.
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Chicago
William Raymond
West Union
Sergt. Mooney
Charles Pennell
Timothy Devine
Relatives of Mrs. Fair Receive $185000 Settlement
In San Francisco on September 15 reports state the exact amount received by the relatives of the late Mrs. Charles L. Fair in settlement of their claims was $185000 rather than the millions previously mentioned.
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Fair
San Francisco
Charles L. Fair
Fatal Explosion Traps Seventeen Men in West Virginia Mine
A gas and powder explosion at Algoma Coal and Coke Co. Big Four mine in North Fork traps engineer James Lester, Hungarian miner John Reeckie, and 15 colored miners. Rescue efforts blocked by gas. air shaft closed. coal on fire with little chance of survival. Additional recovery reports note 11 bodies found, six more to come. most recovered are colored miners except one white man named Lester.
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North Fork
W. Va
Algoma Coal and Coke Co
James Lester
John Reeckie
H. F. Frankenfield
George Gaspic
Cooper
Bluefields
Algoma
Lester
Electric Railways Unify Lower Michigan Lines in Major Deal
The Tribune reports a sweeping plan to merge nearly all lower Michigan electric lines into a new company with capital between 30 and 40 million dollars. Key players include Westinghouse representatives and financiers from Pittsburgh and New York. The system would include Grand Rapids lines, Muskegon, Battle Creek to Kalamazoo, Lansing routes, Jackson connections, and interurban links to Saginaw Bay City and Detroit. Potential inclusion of Detroit United railway stock noted.
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Lower Michigan
Detroit
Mich
the Tribune
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Detroit United Railway
Black & Mulkey
Toledo
Grand Rapids
Grand Haven
Lansing
Theaginaw
Bay City
Combine
Naval officer Morris found dead aboard Olympia
Boston Sept. 16 Lieutenant John R Morris United States Navy was found dead in his stateroom on the battleship Olympia yesterday. He shot himself in an apparent suicide. Morris is the second Olympia officer to take his own life within five days navigation reports indicate.
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Boston
John R. Morris
United States
Olympia
Lieut
Morris
Dewey
Mrs McKinley Receives 839000 Treasury Warrant
Washington. a treasury warrant for 39,809 dollars was sent to Mrs. Ida S. McKinley widow of the late president. It covers salary due July 1, 1902, from an appropriation made in the last Congress session.
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Washington
Treasury
Ida S. McKinley
Ex Justice Gray Dies Passes at Nahant After Paralysis
Lynn Mass Sept 16 former Supreme Court Justice Horace Gray died at his Nahant residence yesterday of paralysis. He was born in Boston March 24 1828. The retirement came last August.
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Lynn
Mass
Horace Gray
United States Supreme Court
Nahant
Hea
Boston
Peary Bound for Home on Windward Relief Ship
Herbert L. Bridgman, secretary of the Peary Arctic club, received a dispatch from Lieut. Peary dated Chateau Bay Labrador stating he is on his way home aboard the Windward and that all aboard are well. No details on movements beyond that.
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Peary
New York
Herbert L. Bridgman
Peary Arctic Club
Lieut
Chateau Bay
Labrador
Bridgman
Explorer
North Pole
Mr. Bridgman
Lieut. Pearye
Cape Sabine
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Justice Gray
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