W. W. Russell Named U S Minister to Venezuela
W. W. Russell, who may settle the dispute between Venezuela and France, has succeeded Herbert W. Bowen as United States minister to Venezuela. A Naval Academy graduate, he spent eight years in Caracas as secretary of the American legation and has served as minister to Colombia. He is a friend of President Castro.
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W. W. Russell
Castro
France
Venezuela
Herbert W. Bowen
United States
Naval Academy
Caracas
Colombia
Odds of McClellan and Hearst Dominate New York Mayoral Race
November city election in New York features McClellan Hearst and Ivins as candidates with the Municipal Ownership League backing Hearst. Wall Street odds showed McClellan 2 to 1 and Ivins Hearst bets also favorable to Hearst, signaling a close race.
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Wall Street
McClellan
Ivins
Hearst
Jerome
Tense Election Day in Philadelphia as Mayors clash
Philadelphia on election day sees a tense stand off between the mayor and sheriff each issuing proclamations to uphold the law and oppose illegal ballots. The mayor swore to preserve peace and has sworn in about 1000 special policemen while the sheriff denies appointing deputies for the election and defers responsibility to the mayor. Both sides predict sweeping results as managers offer competing forecasts.
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Philadelphia
Miles
Teetotallers in Evidence
Columbus Ohio November 7 Successors to present Republican incumbents in key state offices to be chosen at action in this state and also percent of both houses of the legislature
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Olumbus
Nar
Election day tensions across states prompt riots and heavy voting
Chicago reports quiet polls while Philadelphia sees arrests at the polls amid a volatile off year election. New York workers mobilize for candidates as Ohio also records a heavy vote.
Chadwick loses bid for new trial in circuit court
Cincinnati based report: The United States Circuit Court of Appeals refused a new trial for Mrs Cassie L Chadwick on November 7 in a special dispatch to the Evening Journal.
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The
Evening Journal
Campaigns and figures in Herrick reelection fight
The piece notes a strong Anti-Saloon League push against Governor Herrick with Sunday sermons becoming political. Republican managers admit defections but expect new adherents to balance losses. The Brannock law and local option fuel the clash, with Bossisin a key campaign theme and Cincinnati influence shaping the race. Senator Dick predicts an 83,000 Herrick plurality, while Democratic Chairman Garber expects Pattison to win by 3,000.
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Ture
Herrick
Anti- Saloon League
Brannock
Bossisin
Cincinnati
Taft
Garber
Pattison
Plot to Kill a Witness in Knox County Slaying
Mount Vernon Ohio, November 7 report reveals a rain soaked fuse and dynamite near Jarvis Shellenbarger, brother of the late Sheriff, found while raking leaves. Police seek ties to Hildreth's jailhouse murder case and possible plan to blow up the witness’s home Sunday evening. Sheriff James C. Shellenbarger was killed last June during an attempted arrest of Hildreth.
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Mount Vernon
Jarvis Shellenbarger
Shellenbarger
Hildreth
Knox County
James CC. Shellenbarger
Havana Sewage Delay Sparks Yellow Fever Fear
Information relayed to President Roosevelt by U S business men in Cuba warns that Havana’s sanitary condition lags and the planned U S sewage system construction has stalled, with an epidemic of yellow fever imminent according to the sources.
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Foreign Affairs
Roosevelt
United States
Cuba
Havana
Camden Man Arrested in Election Law Conspiracy
John Ratto of Philadelphia has been jailed in Camden on a conspiracy to violate election laws charge. Bail set at 1400 dollars. Walter Lee swore out the warrant alleging Ratto asked him to tell Prancis McAdams, Camden county Democratic board chair, that Charles Bingham of Philadelphia would bring thirty men to Camden.
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Camden
N. J
John Ratto
Philadelphia
Ratto
Walter Lee
Prancis McAdaims
Camden County
Democratic Board of Electors
Charles Bingham
Holy John Bloomington Man Known For Piety Ends Life
Roeder an elderly merchant and temperance worker in Bloomington Illinois killed himself. Renowned for charity to walkers and homeless at his door he was active in the German Methodist Episcopal church and led Sunday school. In Alton Illinois Judge Rose ruled a wife may take a husband’s money for household expenses without it justifying leaving the family.
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Bloomington
John ¢. Roeder
Tim
Toether
Holy John
Tie
German Methodist Episcopal Church
Alton
City Hall
Rose
Ernst Burton
Locomotive Explosion Kills Roy Christensen in Yuma
Roy Christensen of Michigamme was instantly killed when the locomotive he served as fireman exploded in Yuma. The young man had just returned from three years in the army in the Philippines and planned to marry this month and return home for Christmas.
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Negaunee
Mich
Roy Christensen
Michigamme
Yuma
Philippines
Predictions for Nebraska Governor Sees GOP Lead By Thirty Thousand
Lincoln Nebraska Governor Mickey on his way to Osceola to cast a ballot predicted the Republican ticket leader would win by 30000 to 35000 plurality. Democratic leaders offered no figures but voiced confidence in the campaign and result.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Mickey
Osceola
He Shinned Up a Tree
Napoleon Marchetti, a hunter with Cleveland Cliffs Iron on Grand Island Lake Superior, was treed by a moose while trying to shoot hawks. Bound by company rule, he climbed into a tree and watched the animal circle before it left.
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Munising
Mich
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company
Grand Island
Lake Superior
Napoleon Marchetti
Marchetti
Attempted wreck of Southern Pacific train near Santa Barbara
A dynamite charge was placed on the track near the Los Angeles Alamos bridge six miles beyond Surf and four miles north of Santa Barbara. The blast blew the engine pilot and wheels off but the locomotive stayed on the rails with no injuries. Officials call it a wrecking and possible robbery attempt.
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Santa Barabra
Cal
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles Alamos Bridge
Surf
Santa Barbara
Chairman Shonts Recovers and Plans Speech on Isthmian Work
Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian Canal Commission has recovered enough to resume duties. He is in New York and will be guest of honor at the American Hardware Association banquet, where he will speak on the commission’s Isthmus work over the past year.
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Shonts
Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
New York
American Hardware Association
Commission
Isthmus
Assassin Abroad in Ohio Murder Shocks Caldwell Residents
William Lela ure, 40, was murdered at his country home fifteen miles east of Caldwell Ohio. He was found by his family seated in a rocking chair with a bullet hole in the back of his head, apparently shot from outside the house. No clue to the killer has been found.
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Ohio
Caldwell
Wiliam Lela Ure
Here
Markets in Chicago Turnover and Prices Across Livestock
Chicago markets report mixed receipts and steady to weak demand. Hogs see declines with light and mixed packers trading around 84 70 to 86. cattle show dullness with beeves at 83 20 to 86 25 and westerns around 83 00 to 84 75. sheep steady with natives 83 30 to 85 75 and westerns 83 30 to 85 65. new market notes easy early with mixed packers around 84 10 to 85 car ships.
Supremes Rules Nederland Life Not Liable on Policy
Justice Peckham writes that the United States Supreme Court reverses the Seventh Circuit in the case Nederland Life Insurance Co v Meinert. The policyholder William Meinert of Evansville Indiana defaulted on premiums for years, and the court finds the insurer not liable under forfeiture rules. The New York principal office and state law issues were central to the decision.
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Washington
Peckham
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals of the
Seventh Circuit
Nederland Life Insurance Company
Hollandy
Mary Meinert
William Meinert
Evansville
Ind
New York
Supreme Court
Condition of Col Henderson in Dubuque Clinic
Dr. Fred Hancock said ex-Speaker David Henderson remains in unchanged condition after a paresis attack. He estimated a possible one year life expectancy, noting death could come at any moment.
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Col. Henderson
Dubuque
Fred Hancock
David Henderson
Gas Explosion Breaks Windows Across Pennsylvan ia Ave
An underground gas explosion in the sewer under Pennsylvania avenue Allegheny between Sedgewick and Manhattan streets shattered hundreds of windows and damaged pavements for two blocks. No injuries were reported.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Avenue
Allegheny
Sedgewick
Manhattan
Havana Is Unsanitary. Senator Cullom Chairs Committee
Washington November 7 Senator Cullom chairman of the committee on sanitation and public health opened a hearing on Havana sanitation issues. He indicated the investigation would examine conditions, health standards, and potential reforms in the Cuban capital. The session drew lawmakers and health officials to discuss improvements and oversight.
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Havana
Washington
Senator Cullom
Y M C A Founder Sir George Williams Dies at 84
London reports the death of Sir George Williams founder of the Young Men's Christian Association and longtime president of its London headquarters aged 84.
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Y. M
London
Sir George Williams
Young Men’s Christian Association
Temper and temper flare in Galveston News motto
A Galveston News aphorism notes that the more a man loses his temper the more he has of it, presenting a terse moral about self restraint.
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Galveston
London unemployed appeal to Balfour as hunger grows
A deputation of London women urged Premier Balfour to relieve starvation among the jobless. They warned of bloodshed if relief is delayed, while criticizing socialist schemes and urging charity. A mass meetin g hissed Balfour and vowed to press for full employment and wages for all unemployed families.
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London
Thal
HH Etployved
Balfour
Ile
Crooks
Bank Wrecker Returns to Colorado for Trial
Abraham Schiffer surrendered to Albany police last week and volunteered to return to Colorado to stand trial for wrecking a private bank in Alamosa Conejos County. He blamed the failure on losing 75000 in depositors funds in speculation and said he was tired of evading pursuit and ready to face justice.
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Albany
N. Y
Abraham Schiffer
Colorado
Alamosa
Conejos County
Schiffer
Gacia
West
Roman Church Gets the Bulk Bequest in Philadelphia
Under Marie Elizabeth Brasier's will the bulk of her estate goes to Roman Catholic charitable institutions. The most notable bequest is 20000 dollars to the society of St. Joseph for maintaining and educating poor orphan children.
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Philadelphia
Marie Elizabeth Brasier
Society of St. Joseph
St. Petersburg Traffic Restored by State Railway
Berlin reports that the state railway administration has announced the restoration of passenger and freight traffic to St. Petersburg after disruption.
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St. Petersburg
Berlin
State Railway Administration
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