Railways Big Buyers Dry Goods Trade Increases
G Dun & Co weekly trade review notes renewed buying of rolling stock by railroads, rising leather and dry goods prices, and improving footwear markets. Steel orders and iron purchases signal continued activity, while textiles show steady demand amid higher raw material costs. Weather and currency shifts temper exports as Bradsreet reports mixed weekly totals.
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Iranang Steel Sai
Aix Iron
Bessemer
Live Stock Markets Report with Mixed Beef and Lamb Prices
Market receipts and prices across cattle, sheep, and calves show steady but uneven demand. Bulls and steers traded around 6.00 to 9.00 per hundredweight, lambs near 7.00 to 9.50, and heifers around 3.50 to 4.50 with scattered declines for lighter stock. Overall receipts estimated at about 12,000 head, with variations by class and region.
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Itou
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Ty Camhs Henrik
Vail
Cattla
Eteu
Stears
Markutheey
Lambs
Shean
Lew Avis Iambe
Baltimore Markets Grain and Spot Prices Report
The Baltimore markets note quiet activity with No. 3 red wheat and No. 2 western corn listed. Spot prices show varied bids and terms, including No. 3 and No. 4 futures, Norfolk and southern region references, with several hundred bushels described and general market mood subdued.
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Bet
Teyeapte
Mtoe
Bray Recellete
Cokor
Tegis
Emancipation Exposition Endorsed by National Baptists
Georgia State Industrial College head Prof Wright reports strong backing from the National Baptist convention for a proposed American Semicentennial Emancipation Exposition to mark fifty years since emancipation. The plan envisions a 1913 event in a Southern city with Louisville St Louis or Atlanta among candidates, with congressional aid sought and a formal committee to organize the exposition.
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R. R. Wright
Georia Industrial School
Columbus
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Wright
National Association
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St. Louis
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Macahin
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Maj. H. H
Georgia State Industrial College
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Vanishing of Howard Conger on Metropolitan liner
Howard I. Conger son of Col. J. W. Conger disappears after boarding a Metropolitan liner in Boston bound for New York. His brother appeals to police in New York and Boston for help as his stateroom is found empty and his suitcase remains inside. Father suspects robbery or accidental fall and cannot see a motive for suicide.
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Cleveland
Metropolitan Line
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A. & Apsey
Metropolitan Inc
Howard J. Conger
Harvard
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Howard Conger
Efficiency of Army Highlighted in Inspector General Report
The annual report by Inspector General Garlington calls for more infantry and artillery, and reform of cavalry. It notes a 49 percent rise in defects and widespread officer absenteeism hindering service, and advocates year long physical testing aligned with duties under Roosevelt’s directive for regular exercise.
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Roosevelt
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Garlington
Courts Martial Increase Report Highlights Alarming Rise
The annual report of Judge Advocate General George B. Davis shows a rise in court martial activity across all army classes. Total general court-martial trials reached 6,690, up 144 from the prior year, with 10 officers discharged by sentence and one under a five year term. About 6 percent of enlisted men convicted received dishonorable discharge, and around 18 percent of those had prior convictions. Garrison courts-martial totaled 24 and 49,191 summary trials, each up about 2 percent, with general court-martial cases noting drug-use as an element in several offenses.
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Army
Martiel
Mar
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Drupitenens
Offenaa Ag
German ambassador von Bernatortf arrives in Berlin audience with emperor
Count von Bernatortf, the German ambassador to the United States, arrived in Berlin today and was received by the emperor. Within a few days the ambassador will sail for the United States.
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Count von Bernatortf
United States
Soul Saver on Tear at Street Meeting
A chaotic scene at a street gathering of the American Salvation Army ends with Annie's clash with Maj. John Smalley and a night in jail after a public quarrel and assault. Other cases include Dorgan stealing shoes and a hat, Dorling’s two year workhouse sentence, and Hester Smith admitting to selling laundried clothes amid a crowd of complainants.
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Annie
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Seventh Street
Strikers Arrested in Manila Over Blood Pact Charge
Manila on October 16 saw the arrest of thirty six strike leaders of the cigarmakers who were charged with criminal conspiracy related to the blood pact dispute.
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Manila
Army Orders List of Early 1900s Duty Assignments
Army orders detail officers and duties including first lieutenants John R. Kelly and Arthur B. Etmbeck as they exit posts and await reassignment. Captains Wilbur Wilting and Lawrence Fleming supervise construction work at Fort Gam Houston and Fort Leavenworth examining boards.
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Orders To Naval Officers Revealed In Blood Pact Allegations
A fragmentary report outlines alleged blood pact oaths among naval leaders with names such as Capt W H Hi Southerland and Liew FP E Campmen. It mentions warnings of retribution by brothers for betrayal and notes a fire incident at a Georgia manufacturing plant causing $58 in damage.
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Wnalgo V
Clark
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Monty
Gunn J. D
McNait
Georgia
Washington
Naval Officers Shifted in Navy Department Assignments
Naval officers announced shifts in the Bureau of Navigation and the Board of Inspection and Survey. Capt Rechteld F Wisnelson joins a three member board. Capt Natzaniel R Asher to command the new battleship Michieau. Capt Nicholeon set to assume December duties. Commander Henry B Wilson becomes member of the board. Commander William R Sheemaker to command the Chester. Capt Augustus F Fechteler named to command the new battleship South Carolina.
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Inspection and Survey
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Natzaniel R. Asher
Michieau
Nicholeon
Allltes
Bureau of Newications
Henry B. Wilson
Sequi
Chester
Nicholson
Board of Inspection and Survey
Wiliam R. Sheemaker
Augustus F. Feehteler
South Carolina
Plans for 8 Atlantic Fleet Ships for Winter Cruises
A conference with Secretary Meyer Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder and Rear Admiral Potter laid out plans for the Atlantic fleet winter program. The ships will spend Christmas in New York harbor then move to Guantanamo for active winter work and naval maneuvers off Culebra before overhauls. After yard work the fleet will assemble at Hampton Roads for several weeks of preparation prior to a winter cruise beginning with another New York visit.
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Bureau of Navigation
Department
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Hampton
Purser Water for Army Ozone Plant Study
A War Department board of officers will review ozonation water purification plants. Lieut. Col. Jefferson R. Kean and Maj. Frederick F. Russell of the Army Medical Corps, along with Capt. Bertram F. Clayton of the Quartermaster's Department, will visit Lindsay Ontario Detroit and Baltimore to inspect facilities.
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Frederick F. Russell
Army Medical Corps
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Quartermaster’s Department
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Ontario
Detroit
Baltimore
Adjt Gen Richard Drum Dies After 43-Year Service
Gen Richard Counter Drum long adjutant general of the U S Army died at his Maryland home after a two week illness. Born in Pennsylvania in 183? he enlisted as a private and fought in the Mexican Indian and Civil wars. He became adjutant general in 1880 and served until retirement on May 3 1859. Survived by wife two daughters five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at family residence with Chaplain Pierce and Rev Dr Hiourney then Arlington service.
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United States Army
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Montgomery County
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Arlington
Drum
Pennsylvania
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Chorus Master Freed to Return to New York
Hans Steiner Metropolitan Opera House chorus master released from confinement at Fille Island after a board of inquiry cleared him of charges and permitted his return to New York on October first.
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Hans Steiner
Metropolitan Opera House
Fille Island
Asalat
Theosophy Mystery of Death and Spiritual Talks
A concise notice listing talks and gatherings from Theosophy and Spiritualist groups. Includes Dr W Baker on death, Rev Joan Woods Elliott speaking at a nonsectarian church, and sessions by the Spirit Association of Spiritualists with readings by Mrs Williams and Mr May. Also notes mental and spiritual healing by Mrs Seaton and Bible study events. Public invited.
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