Roosevelt Tours Tuskegee and Birmingham Alabama Visit
President Roosevelt capped a strenuous day in Alabama with a two hour stop at Birmingham after Tuskegee and Montgomery. He spoke to large crowds, received a continuous ovation, and helped detain a pocket pistol incident as the crowd cheered along Capitol Park route.
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Birmingham
Ala
Roosevelt
Alabama
Montgomery
Tuskegee
Tuskegee Normal and
Confederacy
Little Rock
President Speaks in Birmingham Park at Capitol Park
In Birmingham's Capitol Park the president was welcomed by Gen. Rufus N. Rhodes and addressed a large crowd. Ex-Governor Johnston spoke for Camp Hardee and presented a badge to the president from Confederate descendants while noting potential Civil War loyalties if born earlier. He later toured the state fair grounds before a Capitol departure for Memphis Station. The visit included remarks on the Isthmian Canal, civic duty, and youth, after touring Tuskegee Institute.
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Capitol Park
Rufus N. Rhodes
Birmingham News
Birmingham
Joseph E. Johnston
Camp Hardee
United Confederate Veterans
Johnston
Mason’s and Dixon’s
Georgia
Forrester Stuart
State Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds
Memphis
Capitol
Jefferson Davis
Wiley
Jelks
Confederacy
South
Montgomery
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Roosevelt Arrives in Montgomery amid Cannon and Cheers
President Roosevelt arrived in Montgomery at noon from Tuskegee as thousands cheered. A reception committee led by Governor Jelks, Mayor Teague, and Judge J. B. Gaston met him at the railway station in the city’s Confederate capital.
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Montgomery
Ala
Roosevelt
Tuskegee
Confederacy
Jelks
Teague
J. B. Gaston
Striking Russian Railway Men Paralyze Lines Near St Petersburg
In St Petersburg on Oct 25 a general strike is proclaimed as railway workers walk out across European Russia. Volga region routes halt and two lines from St Petersburg suspend service risking isolation from the outside world and postal communications by tomorrow morning.
German Native Police in New Guinea Prisoner Scene
A German native police photograph shows a condemned native prisoner tied to a stake after his assault on missionaries. The island of New Guinea is described as vast and partly explored, with colonial powers Germany Britain and Holland involved in governance and order.
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New Guinea
Germany
Australia
Texas
Louisiana
Great Britain
Holland
Strikes Clash With Troops in Aket erinoslab Violence
In Aketerinoslab Russia government troops and striking demonstrators fought in two bloody clashes. Soldiers fired into the crowd wounding many and killing several as citizens and protesters faced off with volleys fired by soldiers.
Republicanism in Spain ad hoc manifesto welcomed by Spaniards
In Madrid on October 25 a public address by Spanish senators and deputies favors a republican form of government. The manifesto welcomes President Loubet and ties Franco Spanish liberal struggles to France’s republic, ending with Vive la Republique.
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Madrid
Loubet
Alfonso
Paris
Spain
France
la Republique
Father seeks removal of son as sheriff over drunken conduct
Trick Erickson asks to remove his son from the sheriff role citing near continuous drinking since election and alleging his son embezzled $800 from an execution he had to reimburse. He contends the son is not fit to manage county affairs.
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Trick Erickson
Robbed His Sister A Post Office Cashier Charged
Mrs Clara Pickel sues her brother Francis B Runder cashier at the post office in St Louis claiming he embezzled 9000 for investment and seeks an accounting and title to real estate bought with her money. The suit names Runder and his wife as defendants.
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St. Louis
Clara Pickel
Francis B. Runder
Post Office
Pickel
Thieves Loot Ridgeville Bank in Explosive Theft
In Ridgeville Indiana between 1 and 2 am seven robbers blew open the Ridgeville State Bank safe and escaped with about 6000 dollars. They overpowered and bound the town watchman before wrecking the bank with nitroglycerin while cashier Branson was wounded in the forehead and fired on the guards.
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Ridgeville
Ind
Branson
Shipping Firm Head Killed by Train at Philadelphia Station
Frank Clyde head of William P. Clyde & Co. was struck and killed by a railroad train at the Fifty second Street station of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia.
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Frank Clyde
William P. Clyde & Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Leiter Charges Conspiracy In Stock Crash Suit
In New York on October 25, Hoadley’s lawyer George B. Graham alleged a conspiracy to force Joseph Leiter of Chicago and Joseph H. Hoadley to pay Cyrus F. Judson’s losses from the 1902 International Power stock drop. The claim was raised during closing arguments in a suit by William B. Franklin and George I. Scott seeking recovery of their losses.
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New York
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Joseph H. Hoadley
Cyrus F. Judson
International Power Company
Hoadley
George 8. Graham
Jerome
Graham
William B. Franklin
George I. Scott
Leiter
Judson
Justice Department denies use of packer testimony in suits
Washington reports the department of justice denies using the voluntary testimony of beef packers in the commerce and labor inquiry on high beef prices in injunction suits. It says such use would violate statute governing the bureau of corporations inquiries and has been avoided despite packers plea.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Corporations
Father Accuses His Son Sheriff in Oiseau County Controversy
Eric Erickson petitions Governor Johnson to remove his son Charles M. Erickson as sheriff. Governor Johnson ordered Deputy A. T. Allenson to take charge of the office pending investigation into the accusations.
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St. Paul
Eric Erickson
Johnson
Charles M. Erickson
Oiseau County
Erickson
A. T. Allenson
Eva Booth in Canton Prefaces Speech at Auditorium
Miss Eva Booth Salvation Army commander addressed a large Canton audience on "Bridging the Gulf" at the Auditorium. She called on Mrs. McKinley, received slippers and a photo of the late president, and was allowed to enter the McKinley vault at Weslawn Cemetery to place a wreath on the bier.
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Eva Booth
McKinley
Canton
Salvation Army
United States
Gulf
Miss Booth
South
Weslawn
London County Council finances show rising debt and costs
The London county council chairman's annual financial statement traces growth since 1888. It shows net debt rising from 87.5 million in 1889 to 222.5 million by March 1905, with expenditures climbing from 17.5 million in 1889-90 to 80 million in 1904-05.
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London
London County Council
Woman Found Dead at Aberdeen Hotel in New York
A woman registered as Mary Jane Caley of Cleveland Ohio was found dead in her room at the Aberdeen hotel. She was shot in the head with a revolver beside her. Police indicated the case was under investigation with inquiries ongoing.
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New York
Mary Jane Caley
Cleveland
Aberdeen Hotel
Woman Plans Move to Cleveland After Week at Hotel
A woman staying at a local hotel for about a week intends to travel to Cleveland. Authorities have not released additional details about her plans or circumstances surrounding the stay.
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Hanagement
Cleveland
Pretty Girl Stirs Fatal Knife Fight in Maple District
Superior Wisconsin October 25 John Johnson of Maple is charged with killing fellow Maple resident Alex Mackella after a dispute over a dancing partner turned to knife violence. Each man claimed the prettiest girl in the hall and failed to settle the matter amicably.
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Superior
Wis
John Johnson
Maple
Brovght Toe Superior
Alex Mackella
Powers and the Turk and Wynne to Testify in Washington
London reports the great powers have not agreed on steps to compel the porte to adopt financial reform in Macedonia. Wynne, consul general, will soon travel to Washington to testify in post office fraud prosecutions. Bert Tilley, who guided Kermit Roosevelt in the Black Hills hunt, received a hunting ax from the White House for his courtesy.
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London
Oet
Macedonia
Kermit Roosevelt
Deadwood
S. D
Bert Tilley
Black Hills
White House
Michigan Central to Observe Eastern Time on Canadian Line
After November 5 the Michigan Central railroad will run on eastern standard time on its Detroit to Buffalo Canadian lines. The change follows a request by the Dominion of Canada railroad department. General Wood has assumed command at Manila during General Corbin’s absence.
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Detroit
Oet
Michigan Central Railroad
Canada
Buffalo
Dominion of Canada Railroad Department
General Wood
Manila
Corbin
Market Echoes Mixed U S Hog and Cattle Prices
Chicago markets show receipts estimated at 28 000 hogs and 30 000 cattle with steady to slightly lower quotes. Hogs range from 4 40 to 5 35, cattle from 3 0 to 6 6, with Westerns and shipping grades prominent and lambs steady.
Canal project seen as achievable by American engineers
Isham Randolph, member of the Panama Canal board of consulting engineers, writes from his Panama trip that the canal can be built quickly by Americans. He notes vast resources, top engineering talent, and a demanding yet feasible path, with housing and lumber logistics to house thousands of workers as construction proceeds toward 1915.
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Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Isham Randolph
Panama Canal
Zina R. Carter
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Randolph
Panama
Caribbean
Pacific
Labor Supply and Panama Project Critique
The speaker warns that at least 4000 workers are needed across industries when organization is perfected, but current labor efficiency is only 25 percent. They criticize the eight hour system on the isthmus, lament abandoned French machinery valued at up to 50 million, and describe Panama feeding and hospital facilities with limited meal costs and pride in hospitals.
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Martinique
Jamaica
Panama
Culebra
Got What Was Coming to Them
Louisville report of a confrontation after an expressman died from injuries inflicted by 18 year old Michael Reddington. When Maiden’s sons learned of their father’s condition they located Reddington and mistook George L Binlein for the assailant. Binlein fired, possibly fatally wounding Wiley Maiden during the encounter.
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Louisville
Robert F. Maiden
Michael Reddington
Maiden
Reddington
George L Binlein
Binlein
Wiley Maiden
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