Philippine Atrocity Reports and Insurgent Attacks Overseas
Manila dispatches detail a two hour battle near Arayat where Captain Belgler’s force repelled 400 insurgents, 75 killed, two Americans dead, and three wounded. David Fagin’s band hijacked a civilian launch before looting could start. A second report covers a brutal trial at Baler for Novicio, plus accusations of mutilation and killings of Venville and Rodriguez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Looe
Belgler
Beigler
Arayat
David Fagin
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Fagin
Pagin
Frederick W. Alstaetter
Hall
Binangonan
Infanta
Cadles
Polillo Island
Infanta Province
Young
Thirty-third Volunteer Infantry
Bangued
Berdstaller
Hong Kong
Novicio
Baler
Luton
McDonald
Gilmore
Yorktown
Veuville
Lloggotes
Venville
Rodriguez
Rockefeller Engagement Reported in Chicago Dinner Setting
Prentice of Chicago will wed Miss Rockefeller whose engagement was announced mid April at a Chicago dinner hosted by Mrs. Harold McCormick. Miss Rockefeller travels with her aunt in Vienna where Prentice recently joined them. They plan to sail for New York around November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Rockefeller
Prentice
Chicago
Harold McCormick
Miss Spelman
Vienna
New York
Elopement Plan Foiled by Police Across Three Towns
In Sycamore and Carbondale reports, a missing daughter Mabel Barber and her hoped-for son in law Norman Hys er were tracked from Malta toward Rockford with fresh horses, but were intercepted by city officials before a marriage could occur. In Carbondale Loren Lewis and George Corgan were found dead near Pomona after a day at a Republican rally, with theories ranging from accident to foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sycamore
Barber
Malta
Mabel
Norman Hyser
Daniel Holm
Kirkland
Rockford
Officer Smith
de Kalb
Carbondale
Ills
Loren Lewis
Alto Pass
George Corgan
Pomona
Murphsboro
College Football Scores from Saturday Across Teams
Saturday’s results show Yale over Columbia 12 to 5 and Pennsylvania crushing Chicago 41. Wisconsin and Minnesota both won, while Purdue and Princeton posted large margins. A fire at Paige iron works on Indianapolis street destroyed $150 000 in basement stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Yale
Columbia
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Providence
Princeton
Brown
Cambridge
Dartmouth
Cornell
Crawfordsville
Indianapolis
Wabash
Greencastle
Earlham
DePauw
Michigan
Illinois
Lafayette
Rose Polytechnic
Purdue
Madison
Grinell
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
North Dakota
Minesota
Paige Iron Works
Onario Street
Kingsbury
Ohio Street
Rockefeller Daughter to Marry Chicago Man
New York announces the forthcoming wedding of Miss Alta Rockefeller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, to B. Parme. The event is set to take place in Chicago, highlighting a union that links two prominent families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alta Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
B, Parme
Horrible Fate of Robert Pinney at dam construction
Robert Pinney, 80, an engineer on a fifty ton dam tower on the Mississippi beyond Indianapolis, was crushed and cut into segments when a drum pulled by a cable squeezed him. A 30 minute rescue failed to save him as 175 workers paused in shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapplia
Robert Pinney
Government Dam
Mississippi
Here
St. Paul
Pinney
Prairie du Sac Bank Robbed in Wisconsin Heist
The Prairie du Sac bank in Baraboo Wisconsin was robbed Friday night with a loss of 1500 dollars in gold and 200 dollars in other money. Entry was from the rear and dynamite was used to blast the safe. No clues to the perpetrators exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Wis
Prairie du Sac
Manistee Man Hangs Self in County Jail
Ben Wilson, arrested near Onekama for assault and attempted robbery of Mrs. Adamson, hanged himself in the county jail. He used a sash cord from a window to kill himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manistee
Mich
Ben Wilson
Onekama
Adamson
Cynthia Foxworthy Dies After Panhandle Train Collision
Knightstown Indiana October 29 Mrs Cynthia Foxworthy 80 was instantly killed in this city by a Panhandle train. Her brothers and sisters numbered sixteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knightstown
Ind
Cynthia Foxworthy
Marion Hotel Could House Monte Carlo Style Boom
Ten years after natural gas discovery in Marion Indiana George L Mason built a 100 room hotel west of town at a cost of fifty thousand dollars. Recent reports say Chicago sportsmen with wealth are seeking to buy the building and convert it into a Monte Carlo style venue with games vaudeville theatre cafe and beer garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
George L. Mason
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Monte Carlo
Mormons and Students In Anxious Meeting In Ann Arbor
Two Mormon elders Savidge and Campbell visited Ann Arbor for missionary work. A large crowd of students heckled them with pointed questions asking about Salt Lake City and polygamy. Police intervened as the mob-like tension grew, preventing potential harm to the missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Savidge
Campbell
Salt Lake City
Severe Electrical Storm Ravages New Richmond Area
A severe storm struck New Richmond Wisconsin on October 29 causing heavy rainfall and extensive lightning damage. Poles were split to the ground south of town and lumber stacks were damaged as the storm lasted several hours with no wind noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
Wis
Great Political Demonstrations in New York and Chicago
On Oct 29 in New York Mr and Mrs Bryan greeted supporters at the hotel and church, then drew 200 Yale students to Madison Square Garden where 14 000 heard him. At Grand Central 5 000 welcomed him, with 2 000 crowding Madison Avenue. In Chicago Oct 20 State Street hosted a Stevenson Harrison Batley and Alschuler rally with 17 meetings, fireworks, and a riotous crowd blocking carriages in the square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bryan
William J. Stone
Representative Richardson
Madison Square
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
William J. Bryan
Yale
Harvard
Parkhurst
Madison Square Garden
New Haven
Grand Central Station
Hoffman House
Chicago
State Street
Adlai BE. Stevenson
Harrison
Joseph W. Batley
Hogg
Texas
Samuel Alschuler
Randolph
van Buren
Stevenson
Auditorium Hotel
Congress Street
County Democracy
Nolse
Bryan's Gotham Tour Ends With Madison Square Triumph
After a civic dinner for Bryan with 45 guests, a spectacular display lit the sky above Madison Square. He spoke at Broadway Athletic Club to 10,000 Italians, at Cooper Union to Germans, and from carriages to crowds at Fourteenth Street, Second Avenue, and Twentieth Street. Outside cheers accompanied each moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Square
Madison Square Garden
Broadway Athletic Club
Bryan
Cooper Union
Fourteenth Street
Second Avenue
Twentieth Street
Dewey Arch
Madison
Sound Money Parade Delights Chicago With Pageant
Chicago watchers joined a six hour sound money parade drawing 36428 participants. Senators Hanna and Mason led the line from Grand Pacific to a reviewing balcony while crowds cheered and traffic stalled along Michigan Avenue. Roosevelt campaign tour follows in Hamptons New York and ends with gifts presented on his 43rd birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Shorty
Senator Llanna
William HK. Mason
Grand Pacific
Michigan Avenue
Hanna
Mason
Jackson Boulevard
Freight trains collide at Onward. fireman killed in crash
Panhandle freight No. 72 eastbound and freight No. 75 westbound collide at Onward. Fireman H. Smith of No. 72 is crushed between tender and engine. Engineer Howard Johnsone of No. TE is injured. Other trainmen unharmed. Copper in paying quantities found on St. Croix River near Osceola Wisconsin. Rumor of assassination plot against President Loubert denied. Navy expansion proposed adding forty ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Panhandle
Onward
H. Smith
No. 72
Howard Johnsone
No. TE
St. Croix
Osceola
Wis
Loubert
France
United States Poised to Compete in South African Rail Trade
London reports rumors of large American orders for rails and rolling stock in South Africa, drawing official denials. Chicago firm Chalmers argues the United States, with plants in England and Chicago, can outcompete Europe if capital investment continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Girouard
South Africa
United States
Nottle
War Department
Gagetto
Stras
Cape
America
Probaly
Chalmers
Chicago
Ngland
England
Europe
Maghnad
Andrew Carnegie
American Manufacturers Debate and Iowa League News
An American maker argues U S firms sell at profit while English rivals take losses as German mills import U S machine tools. Iowa Epworth League rejects annual conventions and elects officers Fred L Montgomery Fayette and C B Roberts Adel for the year. A Chicago man dies after a fall from a hotel window in Sioux City and Sioux City registers 6690 voters by Oct 29. Also noted are confidence men bilking Berlin and Waldorf Astor’s Cambridge benefaction prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Committee On
Iowa Epworth League
Fred L. Montgomery
Fayette
C. B. Roberts
Adel
Sioux City
C. F H. Brown
Chicago
Berlin
Wiliam Waldorf Astor
Cambridge
Ngland) University
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Philippine Advices
Tagal
Cere
Iron
Rockefels
Oshkosh, Wis
Hicks
Evansville
Frank Samuelson
Samuelson
Sweden
Ottawa
George W. Blake
la Salle County
Dana
Thisgrounty
Jalil
NEW York Democracy
Democracy
Gotham
G.O.P
National
Business Men's Association
Roosevelt
Binghamton
Bighampton
Walter D. Emerson
John Laughlin
James $8
Whipple
James Sheffield
John Bull
Chalmer
Ike Carnegie
Carnegie
Nglish
Germany
Guggenheim
Buenos Ayres
Pueblo
Colo
THE
Citizens Savings Bank
Opticers
Josurim Kren
Cras
H. Kren
Oak
Frank Stewart
I. M. Sproun
M. Kck
I. R. Powers
Bega
Opera Louse
Baird & Bailey's
O. PF
Harwood
South Side
Miksch
Ashby
Nicola
M. L. Logan
H. Knecht
Journal
Baird & Bailey
A. S. Hays
Temple Building
Reynolds Gallery
T. J. Dempsey
J. Wilson
Bquare
Attorney At Law
Qofficr
Kear Alberson's Grocery
Washington, Iowa
W. H. Butterfield
Orn Cantore
Washington
Iowa
W. E. Anderson
Klein's Clothing
Hotel Allen
Kratchwil
la Crosse
J. F. Poage
Osteopath
American School of Coseopathy
First National Bank
Ge Hlotel Allen
Frank Rogers
Marsh W. Bailey
City Hall
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
W.K. Jeffray
A. Anderson
Ossitter
J.T. Anderson
Owash
Washington County
Ings Bank
Don General
ORGA
Nized
A.W. Wallace
Press
A. Warrr
Cashier
BuAtt
C. M. Keox
Asst
Cash
Wm. Blair
BH. Wallace
Feotien Franiewaie
Nsehianne
Cc. BE
Dayton
Gunther
Kemble
Vara Flower Co
Oskaloosa
Madison Medicine Co
R. F. Riley
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