ADOT HOME AGAIN TOUR OF SOUTH AMERICA PRAISES ROOT
Secretary Root returns to Washington after a 16 000 mile south American voyage praised for hospitality and rapid diplomacy He lauds industrial progress and stable governments while noting Cuba talks were not discussed The journey included Rio de Janeiro Montevideo Buenos Aires Santiago and Lima with strong American reception and plans for new treaties with Colombia Panama and Peru
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Washington
Mr. Hoot
South America
Cuba
Secretary of State
Navy Yard
Unitedtates
Atey A Adee
Huntington Wilson
Charles Densy
State Department
Dijon
Jo Babcock
E.H C Leutze
Oe Yard
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Miss Root
Levi P Morton
Cott Circle
Morton
Arturo Cassini
Ylph
New Yorkn
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Charleston
An Juan
Porto Rico
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India
Brazil
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Straits of Magellan
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Potomac
Colombia
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Roof
Dewey
Rig Janero
Montevideo
Buenos Ayres
Santiago
Lima
Hoot
Bogota
Guayaquil
Hcnador
Quito
Guryaqui
Tragedy in Brooklyn Tunnel Injures and Claims One
A dynamite blast in the East River tunnel near midsection injures and kills workers under inspector Clarence Riggs. Four men including Jonny McLaughin and William Dougherty suffered fatal and severe injuries. ten others were hurt. The incident follows a prior explosion as workers rushed to clear debris.
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Washington Post
New York
Brooklyn
Hast
Clarence Riggs
Jony McLaughin
William J Dougherty
Frank Elsgood
Inspector Riggs
McLaughin
Riggs
Storms Tragedies Woman and Sons Perish Near Mobile
Reports from Mobile Alabama dated September 30 recount a devastating hurricane. casualties rise past seventy five with estimates up to one hundred two as far offshore crews are feared lost. ships wrecked lands scattered. Fort Morgan wrecked. lifeboats and a lighthouse keeper drown. Cedar Point oyster fleet losses questioned.
Roosevelt Returns to White House After Atlantic Fleet Visit
President Roosevelt arrives in Oyster Bay aboard the Mayflower half an hour early, then takes up dispatches from Havana. Latta reports no public statements on Havana. the White House staff readies for Washington in the afternoon.
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Atlantic Fleet
Washington
Roosevelt
Cape Cod
Latta
Sagamore Hill
Havana
Hill
White House
Ethel
Archie
Quintin
N. P. Webster
Sikh Policemen Strike Over Wages in Shanghai
Sikh policemen in the British concession walk out demanding higher pay and criticise American wage levels. Volunteers were deployed but the strikers show no intent to avoid violence. a peaceful settlement is hoped.
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America
Shanghai
Rockefeller Mystery Deepens As He Sits Missing Again
The Washington Post reports John D Rockefeller, world’s richest man, has vanished from public life for weeks. Family and friends, including brother in law W C Rudd, cannot locate him. Recent sightings are unconfirmed and a confidential source says he may be near a farmer friend, while Forest Hill estate retains staff and automobiles.
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Washington Post
Cleveland
Ohio
John D Rockefeller
W C. Rudd
Forest Hill
Fow
Jer McCormick
Vislt Forest
Rockefeller
Nature
Constables mobbed after two hour siege near Behamps Mills
In Somerville New Jersey Sept 30 two hundred outraged Italians mobbed two constables at Behamps Mills ten miles from here. The officers fled after a siege of hours as the crowd hurled stones and clubs, injuring both constables and surrounding a house where the prisoners were kept. A rescue by farmers later allowed the constables to escape with a prisoner.
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Washington Pot
Somerville
N. J
Behamps Mills
Econoy
Peopack Lake
Sheriff's Office
Anderson
Schomps Mills
John R. Stevens
Peopack
James Wood
Pluckemsh
Stiffight
Stevens
Wood
Peopaeck
Passenger on Columbia Charged With Assault in Guantanamo Harbor
Special to The Washington Post from Newport News Virginia reports Ired Bucks a passenger aboard the cruiser Columbia was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal on arrival and held for assault with intent to kill against Alvin G Taylor government engineer aboard a barge in Guantanamo harbor during the Columbia’s approach to Cuba with Secretary Root aboard. Bucks faces serious charges per attorney general instructions as Norfolk officials meet the ship. The story notes a change in train service following September 20 between Washington Luray and Elkton.
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Washington Po
Newport News
Lred Bucks
United States
West
Atl
Alvin G. Taylor
Guantanamo
Cuba
Root
Sylph
Bucks
Lexis
Norfolk
Garrett
Bible Not Word of God Claims Cause of Unbelief
Bishop Charley Williams of Michigan tells Young Men's Christian Association members that the Bible is not the literal word of God and that its teachings fuel unbelief in the church. He argues the Bible should be read critically and urges a square deal in interpreting scripture.
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Dentratt
Bisop Charley
Willams
Episcopal Diocese of
Michigan
Young Men's Christian Association
God
Reeds
Christ
Moses
Electric Train Test Marks NYC Rail Route Trial
New York Central Railroad completed its first electric train run from High Bridge to Grand Central with a 100 ton locomotive and about 100 passengers aboard. Officials noted electric power will power all trains within thirty days as eighty-five miles of track are already electrified.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
High Bridge
Grand Central
New York Central
Mrs Astor Leaves Newport for New York Trip
Mrs William Astor travels to New York with daughters Mrs George Haig and Mrs Marshall Orme Wilson and her physician Dr Austin Punt arriving at Grand Central at 7 15 pm. The party departed Newport on the Edgemere special car for Mansfield New York Express and was conveyed to Fifth Avenue residence. Admi ral Orndorf to sell his household goods before departure.
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New York
Washington, Post
William Astor
George Haig
Marshall Orme Wilson
Austin Punt
Grand Central Station
Newport
Edgemere
New York Express
Mansfield
Astor
Wedding Feast Ends In Diamond Necklace Theft In New York
George F. Considine hosted a wedding reception for Miss Aimee Lanfretta known as Aimee Angeles at Cafe Martin. The bride’s diamond necklace, a $2,700 gift, was stolen as guests departed. A $3,500 reward was offered for its return.
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New York
George F. Considine
Cafe Martin
Aimee Lanfretta
Aimee Angeles
Considine
Hotel Metropole
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Abree Angeles
Lulu Glaser
Uncle Ritchie
Minnie Ashley
Miss Angelez
Wever & Fields
Aimee
Three Dead in Lake Wreck and Nine Survivors Reach Shore
The steamer City of Concord went down off Huron, Lake Erie, after dragging three barges in a Saturday night storm. Three crew members drowned: Frank Peters from Muskegon, John Wiser of Milwaukee, and Roy Wakefield of San Stato. Nine survivors landed at Cedar Point after a harrowing voyage in a yawl boat, then walked exhausted to Huron hours later. The vessel, built 38 years ago, was commanded by Charles McGeheran of Buffalo, who set out despite the high winds and declining conditions, with no attempt to return to port.
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Lake Erie
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Cedar Point
Frank Peters
Muskegon
Mich
John Wiser
Milwaukee
Roy Wakefield
San Stao
Boch
Concord
Charles McGeheran
Buffalo
Second East Gulf Storm Threat Reported by Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau announced a new potential disturbance approaching from the east, with no details on its intensity. Havana Jesuit College supplied the warning, the same source that issued the Gulf hurricane warning, while officials cautioned they cannot predict severity.
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Been College of Jesuits
Havana
Middle Gulf Coast
Prizes for Pennsylvaia Railroad Track Teams
The Pennsylvania Railroad will award 3400 in prizes on October 17 to supervisors and assistants on the main line tracks from New York to Pittsburg and Philadelphia to Six prizes include one 1200, four 800s, and one 1000 for best line and surface on Jersey City to Pittsburg and Philadelphia to Washington. The top prize honors the best maintained line and surface. the 1000 prize rewards the greatest improvement. Awards follow the general manager's tour ending in Pittsburg on October 17.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Washington
Jersey City
Carolinians Form Club In New York Society
The South Carolinians, a statewide representative group, joined New York domiciles with 135 members and plans to grow to 300 or 400. Officers elected include William A. Barber president, John C. Calhoun first vice president, Ped Huger second vice president, Henry Wetherhorn secretary, and Thomas W. Lauderdale treasurer. An annual banquet is planned for early January.
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New York
William A. Barber
South Carolina
John C. Calhoun
Ped Huger
Henry Wetherhorn
Thomas W. Lauderdale
ManKills Wife in Lunch Room Then Shoots Self
In Savannah on September 2 William Rogers, 25, shot his wife Ella Rogers in a city lunch room killing her instantly and then wounded himself in the shoulder. A bystander tackled him, preventing another fatal shot, and Rogers was arrested. The article also mentions travel rates and railroad tickets with unrelated details.
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Wiliam Rogers
Ella Rogers
Rogers
Marines land new party of annexation in Cuba
A special dispatch from Havana reports 450 marines sent to Clenfuegos to bolster forces amid expected clashes between insurgents and rural guards. Additional troops land at Tunes de Zaya near Sancti Spiritus, with 1,000 more to Havana. The Funston and insurgent commissions discuss arm disarmament, with plans to return arms via battalion commanders and transport rebels home. Gen Guerra and Gen Pino Guerra express satisfaction with the settlement and anticipate no renewed revolution, while Taft asks resignations be withdrawn and annexationist sentiment grows.
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Tunes de Zaya
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Castillo
Pino Guerra
Albert
Disarmament Commission
Pinar del Rio
San Juan del Martinez
Western
Puerto Principe
Santa Ciera
Guerra
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Cuba
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Guzman
Santa Clara
Confuegos
Alaman
Palma
Tatt
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