London war panic over Baltic squadron and Russian fleet
Reports from The Hague Commission near settlement as news from Vigo and Gibraltar stoke fear of war. British officials deny orders to Gibraltar fleet. rumors of Beresford and Rostvensky fuel the panic as Benkendorf and Lansdowne confer on the international commission.
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Rorestvensky
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Russta
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Rojestyensky
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Hardinge
St Petersburg
International Commission
Count Benkendorff
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King Howard
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Tatsh
Fairbanks in Collision at Auburn Train Incident
Special to The Washington Post from Indianapolis reports Republican Vice Presidential candidate Fairbanks was in a train collision after a speech at Auburn DeKalb County. The train rear-ended the Fairbanks car, injuring none, though passengers were startled. J. Frank Vanly, candidate for governor, was present as the wreckage soaked the car interior and dishes shattered. Fairbanks remained upright and composed.
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Washington Post
Indianapolis
Ind
Auburn
DeKalb County
J. Frank Vanly
Fairbanks
Junge Penfield
Hanly
Senator Fairbanks
Ovation for Odell on registration fraud fight in New York
Governor Odell pledged to root out fraudulent ballots and warned that no guilty man will escape. Taft defended Philippine policy amid a packed Carnegie Hall gathering, amid critiques of Parker's cost estimates and anti imperialist sentiment.
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New York
William H. Taft
Carnegie Hall
Basin Men's Republican and Sound Money Association
Amos Parker Wilder
Wisconsin
Charles A. Schieren
Brooks Inn
Arnegie Hall
Charles A. Moore
Odell
Parker
B. Parker Willis
Washington
New York Democrats See Big Turnout in Parker Drive
Democratic leaders and rank and file in New York City sense a growing undercurrent favoring Parker and Roosevelt. Mayor McClellan predicts a surprising Democratic majority here as Connecticut, New Jersey, and nearby states follow the Empire State’s lead. Ex-Secretaries Wake Smith and others cite speeches, business support, and Bryan’s efforts as boosting prospects for Parker and the ticket.
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Empire State
Washington Post
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Post
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McClellan
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Washington
Herrick
North Jersey
Wake Smith
Georgia
Holland House
New England
Smith
Peabody Fund Trustees
Waterbury
United States
Grover Cleveland
Vesuvius Cone collapses in eruption
Nov 1 reports describe the crater cone at Mount Vesuvius breaking loose and falling into the crater with a tremendous roar. Explosions shook the mountain, followed by a vast black ash column that spread over the surrounding country within twenty five miles before the disturbance subsided.
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Mount Vesuvius
Parker Support Grows as Democratic Vote Hints Rise
The piece reports ex Senator Lindsay praising Judge Parker and signaling strong Democratic interest in his candidacy. It notes increased city registration, potential upstate shifts, and varied opinions from street-level supporters and observers across multiple states. It also cites Nat Ward Fitzgerald predicting Parker’s likely win in intermountain states and Roosevelt strength in Colorado. Col Perry Carson asserts African American voters align with Roosevelt, reflecting Tammany’s changing influence.
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Colorado
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Olorado
Peabody
Roosevelt
Pitzgeriild
Death reveals secret in Montgomery burglary case
James Hendrix aged twenty two prominent in Montgomery found dead on the roof of the American National Bank Building. A burglary toolkit and explosives were near him while he wore a militia uniform and his citizen clothes were at the Montgomery Grays armory. Coroner's verdict says death by electricity. Hendrix seen with a stranger later identified as an expert burglar. Hendrix formerly attended the Polytechnic Institute in Atlanta.
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Ala
James Hendrix
American National Bank
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Atlanta
The
Polytechnic Institute
Parker in New Jersey Amid Raucous Rallys For Parker
Alton B. Parker, Democratic candidate for president, spoke three times in New Jersey, starting in New York then Newark. A large crowd packed the Essex Troop Armory amid boisterous cheers and counter demonstrations as Parker’s party faced a hostile Republican reception and police difficulty. The Newark events followed a dinner at former Senator James Smith Jr. home, with Parker accorded a wide ovation upon reaching the platform.
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Alton B. Parker
New Jersey
Tie
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James Smith, Jr
Jersey
Essex Troop Armory
Judge Parker
Madison Square Garden
Roosevelt
Parker Constitutional Club
Richard ¥. Lindabury
Lindaburg
Panama Republic
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Panama
Parker
Armory
Republican Party
Broad Street
Mr. Smith
Shaw on the Tariff in Louisville Campaign Speech
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw spoke before thousands at Phoenix Hill in Louisville about the Republican tariff platform. He defended the protective system and rebutted Parker’s charges, citing a glove maker with production split between Italy and America to show wages and prices track. He warned against infant industry taunts and argued labor prices follow product costs.
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Phoenix Hillarden
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Tne
Judge Parker
Shaw
Italy
America
Parker
Lodge Denounces Parker Slams Cor telyou Charges in Newark Address
Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge spoke in Newark accusing Judge Parker of slander against Cortelyou and the President. Lodge said no pledges or promises to corporations existed and praised Cortelyou as a clean, straightforward campaign leader. Meanwhile Thomas Taggart left Indianapolis for French Lick Springs, with Chicago rumored as a possible destination.
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Massachusetta
N. J
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Kreuger
Gov. Murphy
Senator Lodge
Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
Judge Parker
Madison Square Garden
Lodge
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
French Lick Springs
Taggart
Chicago
False Alarm of War in London
In today’s issue from Paris to New York a dramatic false alarm of war is reported in London while Democrats rally in New York. Parker testifies in New Jersey lodge hearings on trust charges as a posse hunts bank robbers and a new witness emerges in the Nan Patterson case.
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New York
Parker
New Jersey
Nan Patterson
Port Arthur
Scott
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Indiana
Fairbanks
McCue
Virginia
Maryland
Washington
Waggaman
France
Court of Appeals
Explosion kills two in Batson oil field incident
Two men die and three are hurt after a dynamite blast at the Guffey Co oil well in Batson Texas. Victims include Joan Brumley of McKees Rock PA and Clarence J Hoff of Tennessee with two others fatally injured and one severely injured while the pumping foreman recovers. The blast occurred as workers pulled and reset the explosive when it struck the casing.
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Joan Brumley
McKees Rock
Clarence J
Hoff
Tennessee
John Rider
Pittsburg
Bert Hall
Guffey Co
Buffalo Bill Leads Chase for Cody Bank Robbers
Four heavily armed outlaws robbed the First National Bank at Cody Wyoming killing cashier Frank Middaugh and fleeing into the Rattlesnake Mountains. Buffalo Bill Cody and a party of Englishmen with Sioux scouts pursue, with a large reward doubled if an outlaw is killed. Cody’s special train heads for the scene as government funds at the bank are noted and irrigation projects loom.
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Hole In the Wall Country
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Omaha
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Col. Cody
Burlington
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Toluca
Witness Swears Nan Patterson Murdered Caesar Young
Milton Hazelton of Oneonta testified to seeing Young fire the fatal shot in a West Broadway hansom cab on June 4. He said a second man was present, unknown, and that he and his companion fled to avoid detention. Hazelton, 78, said he came forward only after conscience troubled him.
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Oneonta
N. Y
Ekept
New York
Nan'® Patterson
Tombs
Caesar Young
West Broadway
Milton W. Hazelton
Otsego County
Jerome
Young
Haswelton
Tragelton
T. W. Couch
Brooklyn
Joseph H Hoadley
International Air Power Company
California
Lower West Side
Hazelton
Nan Patterson
Miss Patterson
Trecker Street
Bond Government Leads in Newfoundland Election Returns
Election returns from St Johns Newfoundland show Bondites winning key seats. Ferryland elects Lashin and ElHs Harbor Main Morris Lewis. Ray da Verde elects Hutchings. Winsor opposed. Premier Bona holds six seats with two for the opposition. St Johns City and Harbor Grace add Bondite majorities. Whiteway defeated by 260 votes. St Johns West elects Sir Edward Morris and Bondite colleagues by about 1,000. St Johns East confirms Mayor Shea and Bondites. Bond holds fifteen of seventeen. Countings continue in nineteen other constituencies.
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N. F
Ferryland
Lashin
ElHs Harbor
Main
Morris
Lewis
Ray da Verde
Hutchings
Bondite
Winsor
Bona
St. Johns City
Harbor
Grace
B. Dawe
Whiteway
St. Johns West
Edward Morris
St. Johns East
Shea
Premier Bond
Poet on Witness Stand in Sunday Barber Shop Case
Dr James Whitcomb Riley the poet testified in a justice court against William Miller a colored barber at whose shop Riley had long visited on Sundays The Barbers Union invoked the Sunday closing law Miller foreman at Denison House barber shop admitted Riley and one of his men shaved and trimmed the poet Miller was fined 1 dollar. Persian Rugs and Carpets Royal collection of Oriental Rugs and Carpets to be sold at Sloans 1407 Gst commencing this morning at 11 am See catalogues
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Ind
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Wiliam Miller
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Barbers’ Union
Miller
Denison House
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