Roosevelt May Seek Platt Senate Seat In New York
A report outlines Theodore Roosevelt's possible move to succeed Thomas C. Platt as U S Senator from New York upon Platt's term ending in 1903. It notes Roosevelt's intent to decline another presidential run, his ongoing influence in Republican politics, and the potential impact on New York campaigns and party leadership.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
New York
Thomas C. Platt
Roosevelt
Agai
White House
Senate
Stepuahan
Crater Bay
Hughes
Washington
Sharman
Congressional
Platt
Rooseveltt
John Quincy Adams
Whigs Party
Congress
Massachusetts
Wents
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
United States Senate
Coal Field Discovery Near Beaver Likely Worth Billions
A fractured report notes a planned largest virgin coal field in the United Kingdom found seven miles from Beaver, spanning about 100 square miles and valued at over a billion dollars. Also mentions Great Frederick Fair events and transportation details in Washington with speculative pricing and routes.
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United Kingdom
London
Beave- Tt
Bees Exhibit Triggers Humane Society Haste
Pittsburg residents viewed a window display of bees in glass beelines by Stephenson, provoking an authority to warn the display would hinder bees' work during wartime. The Humane Society investigated and advised moving the bees to the country, which Stephenson agreed to do.
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Pitsburg
Stephenson
Humane Society
Fall Breaks Woman's Neck in Oklahoma Home Tragedy
Special to The Washington Post reports Mrs Plulip Sprout died from a broken neck after stumbling over her kneeling husband during prayer at their home. Her infant daughter, carried in arms, was badly injured and may not recover. The accident occurred as she moved through a dark sleeping room, struck her head on a washstand in the fall.
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Washington Post
Okla
Plulip Sprout
Chauncey
McCormick
Revell
Vangerbilt Hall
Mrs Longworth Shines At Cincinnati Campaign Event
Special to The Washington Post from Cincinnati Oct 7 reports Mrs Nicholas Longworth, wife of Representative Longworth, drawing vast attention at a Republican rally in Music Hall. Opera glasses surveyed the box as her gracious smiles accompanied praise for her husband and frequent cheers for President Roosevelt’s daughter’s presence.
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Ohio
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Goebel
George Warrington
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Robbed hotel year long amid rising burglaries
Victims in New York on Soma Street and Brot 21 report ongoing thefts during a year long spree. Despite close watch, silk hose pockets lingerie and jewelry vanish daily. Mrs Charles Wf Schwab reportedly had items stolen last June recovered by police later this year.
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Wasaggeoneos
New York
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Charles Wf Schwab
John 0 At Ease or The 2 Lords? Misread OCR
Fragmentary OCR text raises confusion over a possible headline about a person named John and two lords. Without clearer context, cannot determine event, location, or date.
Rockefeller Riches and Philanthropy in Publicity Shift
Cleveland and New York reports describe John D Rockefeller Jr and Sr discussing wealth, private charity, and policy shifts toward broader social work. Rockefeller avoids publicity, supports church and university gifts, and plans a Bible class expansion focused on philanthropy and sociological concerns. A deer attack at Marvel Park also disrupts a Yale student’s walk, with bystanders aiding the injured.
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New York
John D Rockefeller Jr
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
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Dowie Vision Abandons Plan For Mexican Colony
Deacon Arrington announces that John Dowie followers abandoned a planned Mexican colony after a vision received last Friday night. Arrington says Dowie’s vision directed the retreat and emphasizes obedience to the prophet’s ruling.
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Joan Alexander Dowies
Dowie
Deacon Arrington
Dowles
Arrington
Ron Fsor
Redmond Warns Liberals Over Irish Settlement
John Redmond addressed the Irish League in Athlone urging the Liberal government to stand firm on home rule. He affirmed confidence in Campbell-Bannerman and Bryce while warning that Ireland remains unchanged. A Liberal Tribune editorial views the speech as accepting settlement by installments, noting no features he fears.
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John Redmond
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Jess
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
James Bryce
Ireland
the Tribune
Liberal
Redmond
Royal Betrothal Denied Amid Negotiations
The report of a betrothal between Grand Duke Michael and Princess Patricia of Connaught is denied by officials in St Petersburg. The semi official European announcement caused political speculation, but negotiations have not reached a definite stage and no betrothal has been formalized.
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King Edward to Exhibit at American Royal Livestock Show
Kansas City reports the eighth annual American royal livestock show opens tomorrow with record entries across breeds. More than 700 breeding cattle 100 fat steers 60 carloads of cattle 250 draft horses and eight horses from King Howard and Lord Rothschild plus 700 hogs sheep and goats drawn from sixteen states Massachusetts to New Mexico are competing.
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New Mexico
Bakers Fail to Strike Under Military Presence in Paris
Paris reports a threatened bakers strike on the weekly rest day did not occur. About 4,000 police and guards remained on duty, with infantry detachments, giving the city a military air. Most bakers voted to work, 1,98 of 209 shops baked double quantities. shops prepare for tomorrow closing. a few workers were dismissed for refusing the extra workload.
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O'ne
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Etorez
Mexico May Remove Duty on Corn to Curb Hoarding
Mexico City measures will be taken to prevent corn hoarding as prices rise and duties on foreign corn may be temporarily removed. Experts say native corn is abundant in granaries, and the price surge harms the masses as a result of a damaging mix. Caruso Scores Success at Vienna Benefit with Don Giovanni aria drawing great acclaim and a $1009 box sale.
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Bacon
Gen. Funston
Santa Clara
Goy Taft
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Goy Tatt
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Magoon
Havana
Taft
Pinar del Rio
Seror Caines
Pino Guerra
Santa Clara City
Sob
Recio
Disarmament Commission
Camaguey
Widow shoots herself after killing suitor in Malden
Deborah Hii a widow of Malden Massachusetts was found with four throat wounds. Nearby lay Harry I Slocomb of West Haverhill Massachusetts with a bullet in his brain. Hii, taken to City Hospital, was in critical condition. She told police the tragedy resulted from Slocomb’s jealousy and insistence on marriage.
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Boston
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New Milk Sterilization Method Introduced
Special Cable Dispatch reports from Paris that Prof Behring claims a method to sterilize milk without boiling, preserving nutrients. The process uses oxygenation to stun bacteria, allowing long storage, but light harms the milk, so dark or red green bottles are advised for protection.
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Washington Post
Paris
Prof Behring
Bebying
Man Named Beers Arraigned On Forged Checks Joke
A man calling himself Charles Beers was arraigned in Jefferson Market Police Court on drunkenness and possession of two forged checks. One check for 8276 signed Theodore Roosevelt and another for 5 signed S T Underhill were drawn on the Government Bank. Beers claimed Roosevelt check a joke. magistrate ordered destruction of the check.
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New York
Charles Beers
Paris- Wegt
Jefferson Mar
Thomas Collins
Theodore Roosevelt
S T Underhill
Broadway
Sixty-thra Street
Warner
Beers
Underhilll
Colonial Bank
Wade
Will Not Arrest Shepard in Unavoidable Vanderbilt Crash
Nassau County Sheriff Guldersleeve says he will not arrest Ellot F. Shepard for the killing of Kurt L. Gruner in a Vanderbilt auto race unless ordered by Justice Remsen. Investigators report the crash was unavoidable and that speeding was within the day’s lawful limit. Gruner’s body was claimed by his father amid public indignation over delays in the course.
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New York
Sherif Guldersleeve
Nassau County
Ellot F. Shepard
Kurt L Gruner
Vanderbilt
Justice Remsen
Iaw
Shepard
Gruner
Ins
Wassau
American intervention in Cuba moves swiftly amid demobilization
Havana dispatch reports 500 U S infantry and 350 engineers settled under canvas in Pamp Columbia while the cruiser Brooklyn brings 40 marines. Disarmament proceeds with mixed local calm as Gov Taft plans homeward departure next Saturday. Taft and officials praise progress though some towns resist and authorities reassure civil order.
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Fifth United States Infantry
Pamp
Columbia
Brooklyn
James B. Buncle
Hormiguero
Funsten
Funston
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Gavi Clare
Antago
Pinar del Rio
Matanzas
Puerto Principe
Taft
OConnor in Boston Receives Warm Irish League Welcome
OConnor, a leader of the Irish Parliamentary party, was greeted enthusiastically at the Boston Theater under United Irish League auspices. Mayor Fitzgerald presided as OConnor and his wife arrived from Washington after a visit with President Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Sheriff Evades Mob After Manning Shooting Death
In Columbia South Carolina on October 7 a white man died of injuries from a Manning shooting where Henry Adams alias Sam Smal fired at three white men. Adams, an employee of Cole Brothers circus, was captured and sent to Cosmmine to avoid a lynching mob formed at Sumter as the train moved to Sumter for the suspect's transfer.
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Posse Hunts Negro Suspect After White Man Slain Near Lexington
In Charlotte on October 7 Oscar Gaddy, a Negro, shot Lupe R. Subanks of Lane Brothers and Jones at railway camps near Lexington. Subanks died instantly. A posse of about 20 men with bloodhounds searches the area for Gaddy, who fled. A prior nearby killing of Foreman Beacham by a condemned Black man under sentence to hang is noted.
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Kidnapper Sought Near Hempstead Estate
On Long Island the search for the man who tried to kidnap twelve year old Miss Hugertia May Ladenburg continues. Precautions around Mrs Ladenburgs estate are tight as investigators scan trainers and hackmen for a clue. Mrs Thomas Hitchcock Jr reports a separate nighttime highwayman incident but offers no usable description.
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Westbury
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Lynching Fears Sweep Argenta Area After Murder
Special to The Washington Post Little Rock Ark Oct 7 panic spreads as a bridge of argenta area Negroes flee to Little Rock and a mob hangs a suspect in the John Landsay murder case. Coroner reports says Garrett Cullum and Styles were suspects. their fates unclear.
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Argenta
Vaughter
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Charles Cullum
Styles
Alton Lindsay
Ig Sts
George Blackwell
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Garrett Cullum
Lewis Styles
Newspaper man Dowell shot by stepson’s father in Minneapolis
William A. Dowell longtime Minneapolis journalist was shot and killed this afternoon by John Quirk, the stepfather of Betsie Sgures, whom Dowell had shown attention to. Local reports say the assailant used a revolver and fled the scene. police inquiry underway as family and friends react.
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John Quirk
Bessie Sgures
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Porter
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Cife
Steamer Denton Runs Aground Off North Bass
During a heavy lake wind the steamer Denton with two barges in tow ran aground on the east shore near Put-in-Bay. The sea was rough and authorities reported no danger to the vessel or crew, with checks on the situation underway.
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Put-in-Bay
Tilman Pushes Race War Warning and Passport Plan
In Augusta on October 7 Senator Tilman warned of a looming race war and urged white supremacy measures. He pressed for a European passport system, more law officers, and placing those unable to prove papers in chain gangs, condemning concessions to objectors.
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Washington Post
Augusta
Tilman
South Carolina
South
Atlanta
Cape Cod
Hen ' N
Dying Wife Records Voice To Comfort Husband
Mrs Edward J Mungen of Foster Ohio records daily conversations and impressions on phonograph cylinders as she nears death from tuberculosis during a world journey with her husband. He hopes her recorded words will comfort him after she passes away as they toured many places together.
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Denver
Celo
Edward J Mungen
Foster
Ohio
Followers of Maclain Spark European Attacks
The Times London censor reports assaults on Europeans, including the German consular agent in Morocco City, were carried out by Maclain followers. The Sultans infatuation with a fanatical sorcerer is cited as the motive, who hates all things European.
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