Peking Crisis Deepens as Princes Threaten Massacre
The imperial capital faces a perilous moment as Manchu princes threaten massacre while Yuan Shikai shifts to premier, and the Army League gains influence. Northern troops pledge to obey league demands as cabinet resignations loom and protection plans for foreigners are organized amid rising panic.
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Hankow
League
National Assembly
Prince Ching
Council of State
Na-Tung
Hsu-shi- Chang
Regatton Guards
Peking
Talquanty
Talyngntu
Wijebane
Tatyuantu
Sings Under Hypnotic Spell by Noted Singers
In San Francisco the hypnotic test of Mrs. Annie Traeger for throat trouble drew Mme. Eames and Gogorza as observers. Traeger sang with strong, clear voice reaching an octave above her usual range after momentary trance before the hotel crowd. The session ended as she woke from the spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
San Francisco
St. Francie Hotel
Annie Traeger
Mme. Eames
Gogorza
Taft Defends Sherman Law in Pittsburg Speech
Grief over a lost dog drives Alfred Lundatrom to shoot himself. President Taft, in Pittsburgh, defends the Sherman antitrust law, arguing it must be enforced yet could be revised, and urges a federal incorporation framework while urging business leaders to accept competition as the rule. Littleton calls for new policy balancing competition and growth as the nation faces the trust question.
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Prince Chun
Menghus
Aggaee Chung
League
Wasttingos Yost
Hexton
Mass
Alfred Lundatrom
Fleet Street
North End
Lundatrom
Putopurgh
Tate
Concord
Baltimore
Con
England
Gressman
Martin W. Littleton
New
York
Bankis
Pittsburgh
Supreme Court
Likfieton
Koln
State Secratiam
Nevey
Taft
Remar
Mr. Littleton
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Mme
Littleton
Congress
Taf Codey
Western
Taft Defends Law at Pittsburgh Banquet
President Taft answers Sherman statute attack stressing its definite aim to curb trusts. Littleton’s repeat argument draws a warm rejoinder as Taft argues new legislation is necessary, promises enforcement, and denies intent to injure business.
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Pittsburgh
Five victims of autos street crash report
A real estate broker's car, borrowed by the owner's brother, crashed into horse drawn wagons on Wisconsin avenue. Three boys were injured, two seriously, including Walter Delaney who underwent emergency surgery. The owner later learned the car was out of the repair shop, and police charged the driver with colliding.
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Wiiem Ss
Mullisan
Wisconsin Avenue
Volrant
River
Mulligan
John Wintama
Stanner
Becme
White Mulligan
Forter
Substation T
Poliee
Wiliams
Walter Delaney
Fifteenth Street
John E. Schneider
Ngm Street
Frank Sullivan
Twenty-seventh Street
Wan
President Reviews Fleet At Monongahela River Celebration
President attends a review from the Virginia steamboat as 16 000 gather at the Monongahela wharves. Whistles fall silent for a brief tribute to Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth and a noted replica steamboat. The day features mine rescue demonstrations in the Pittsburgh coal district and amateur crews competing for prizes, President awarding the prizes.
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McQuaide
Monongshela River
Virginia
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Ohio
Nicholas J. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Panawa ‘Canal
Pittsburgh Coal District
United States “Bureau of Mines
Néfa
Forbes
Rescuera
Glider inventor Montgomery dies in test flight
Special to The Washington Post reports Prof John J. Montgomery of Santa Clara College killed during a glider experiment near San Jose California. He reportedly held conscious interviews with his wife and assistant during the three hours between injury and death. He said a whirlwind swept the machine, caused loss of control, and a fatal fall from about 40 feet as he aimed to prove the craft’s safety and distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
San Jose
Cal
John J. Montgomery
Santa Clara College
Montgomery
Battai
Textbook Aims Reform in Americas Panama Controversy
American officials indict corrupt methods used to aid Panama and boycott the Kandil zone. A Buenos Aires style revolt is cited as evidence of United States motive as educators in Biayaca adopt a chapter condemning U.S. aims. The dispute centers on a school text and public instruction policies linking the United States to crime and imperialist actions.
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Coton
United States
Panama
Alrdady
Départment of
Hpiaca
Jorge Wills Pfadttib
Public Instruction
Biyaca
Hens Massacred as Newport Vigilantes Hunt Killer
In Newport Bomial on Bellevue avenue fifty seven pedigreed hens are found dead with 87 feathered bat es strewn about. The owners Mr and Mrs Sherman complain of weeks of vandalism and police vigilance. The killer targets the hens intended for their table as social events unfold nearby in New York with upcoming engagements.
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Newport
Washington
Bellevue
Willam Waite Sherman
Mra. Shermay
New York
Lord Camove
Mins Shermap
Chicago Subtreasury employee attempts suicide after counting millions
Fred L. Lothrop, a Chicago Subtreasury money counter for five years, reportedly ingested carbolic acid at the New Victorian Hotel in a suicide attempt after handling vast sums. He was found by a boy and received medical aid. doctors note the stress of heavy counting.
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Washington Post
Chicago
United States
Fred L. Lothrop
Lothrop
Pond
Wall
Gergely Seeks Better English At Late Age
An Austrian-born man named Gergely, living in Rochester, attends evening classes at a local school to improve his English. Employed as a factory keeper, he says education may boost his pay, though he finds supporting his wife on a small weekly wage difficult.
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Rochester
Gergely
Tragedy Diary From Shaft Death Baffles Rescue Efforts
Readable diary entries found with J J D Milter pinned in a mining shaft near California. He chronicled days of fading hope and calling for help while a friend reported his death after the body of Richard Barnes was identified. Milter had come from Harrisonburg Virginia to work the Yparregnterret ranch with Barnes. An effort to contact his widow failed.
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Harriconburg
Bridgeport
Cal
J. J. D. Milter
Benéon
Selday
Frank Yparraguirre
M. C. Milter
Harrison Hurt
Virginia
J. J. D. Mpler
Richard Barnes
Yparregnterret Ranch
Barnes
Mmimer
California
Siade
Harrisonburg
Gravekeeper's boarding house linked to seven deaths
Chicago police investigation centers on Mrs. Louisa Vermilya, arrested after the deaths of seven tenants and relatives at her boarding house. Policeman Arthur Bissonette died under mysterious circumstances. coroner to decide if poisoning occurred and whether to exhume the seven related bodies for further testing.
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Chicago
Louisa Vermbtys
Arthur Bissonette
Monette
Hofman
Arthur Bissonetti
Biasonette
Loutse Vermilya
Marenid
Hoffman
Bissonette
Vermailya
Gorman poised to win Maryland governor race
Republicans claim Dor手续费 Goldsborough will win by about 5,000 votes while Grothéra pledges vigorous windup. The Baltimore/Washington Post reports that Gorman, Democratic candidate, holds momentum with large upcoming rallies and party unity.
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Goldsborough
Spacias
Washington Post
Baltimore
Gormian
Ywag
Manchva Thresien Massacre Aims to Shock Today
Five victims amid auto incident and social unrest loom in the day’s brief items. Sherman law, murder indictments, and other local notes surface with a mix of political and crime headlines.
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America
Gorman
McRee
Hicheson
Foster Tella
Smithsonian
f-Meyer
Louisiana artilleryman loses arm in salute at state fair
At the Louisiana State fair grounds on October 3 a cannon salute for Governor Sanders misfired. The 13th gun exploded prematurely, tearing away the arm of a gunner. A reporter noted a local military member and inserted a cautionary report from Shreveport.
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Louisiana
Srreveport
Sanders
Alred
Satirey
Focal
Mystery in Indianapolis: Buddhism Belief Ties to Knabe Case
Coroner Durham probes the Knabe murder with witness Miss Knabe detailing two dreams linked to the crime. A missing microtome knife, lent by Dr Ferguson, looms as key alongside Dr Knabe's background and a possible Buddhist belief. A teen, Alms Hagan, injured herself amid sensational rumors adjacent to the case.
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Dr. Knabe
Durham
Knabe
Ferguson
L. M. Ingraham
New York
Will contest grips Duluth as Mrs Owsley asks cash
Dr Frederick Owsley of Charlottesville and a Washington dentist arrived for the trial over his wife s will. Mrs Owsley seeks 36909 cash and an annuity of 91600 to her husband while claiming the remainder of the estate. The suit alleges one third of the estate is involved and that the will specifically deprived him of certain assets.
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Duluth
Minn
Frederick Owsley
Charlottesville
Washington
Owsley
Wer
St Asariy
Touriat
Pat Ati
Ted Rewe
One Man Testifies on McKee Garland Affair Trial
In a tense Louisiana courtroom, testimony probed whether Mrs. Zee Runga McKee McRee feared Allan Garland before his death. Witnesses described scenes of riding together and holding hands while defense challenged the evidence. Judge Parry signaled a verdict by Thursday or sooner after further demonstrations on revolver powder stains.
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Ofelousas
Zee
McRes
Allan ‘Garland
Tetal
Inirger
Garlana
A. M. Hollister
Garland
Durlal
Hollister
Alphange
Mr. Lewis
David Conklin
Sidney
Allan
McCree
Léwis
Parry
Guru
Phubbugy
Moving Picture Film Scares Boy to Death in Detroit
In Detroit on October 2 Sinclair Chissut a five year old boy from Bedford Michigan fainted at a moving picture show. Halloween goblins and witches appeared vivid and eerie in a black void and the child died before a physician could help. The doctor said the fright likely caused the death.
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Moving Picture Show
Hallowern Geblima
Detroit
Mich
Sinclair Chissut
Bedford
Puyaician
Former Slave Leaves Fortunes to Tuskegee Institute
The will of Maria Fisher, once owned by Henry Clay, reveals a fortune around 70000 with charitable bequests. She left about 310 to the Tuskegee Institute and died Friday at age about 80.
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Wm. Fisher
Henry Clay
Tuskeyerew
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