Plan to Abolish War Police for the World at St Andrews
At St Andrews University Andrew Carnegie was installed as lord rector for a second term. He urged a league of peace among five or three nations to banish war, propose arbitration for disputes, and reserve force to maintain peace if needed. The ceremony honored Bishop Potter and Ambassadors Reid and Tower for their service and humanity.
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St. Andrew's University
St. Andrews
Scotland
St. Andrew's
Andrew Carnegie
Whitelaw Reid
London
Charlemagne Tower
Berlin
Henry C. Potter
New York
Wiliam Q. Holand
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Carnegie
Britain
Five Nations
Peking
Hague
League
Lkely
France
United States
Bishop Potter
Potter
Great Britain
Reid
America
Paris
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Ambassador Tower
Carnegie Institution Executive Meets to Dispose of Accumulated Business
Carnegie Institution executive committee met in Bond building to handle routine summer business. They did not discuss next year’s budget or confidential reports. these topics slated for November. Trustees’ meeting set for December 13 to determine the coming year’s work and budget. G B Coleman reported over 80 000 spent on repairs and improvements to schools, engines, houses, and police stations. Dr King’s New Life Pills offer constipation relief at 25c.
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Carnegie Institution
Bond H
Board of Trustees
G. B. Coleman
Pastor Carl G. Doney Leads Hamline Methodist Church
Rev. Carl G. Doney, new Hamline Church pastor, is Ohio native and former lawyer turned minister. He built a $60,000 Columbus church, studied at Ohio State and Harvard, and held posts in Bainbridge Granville and Delaware before Columbus. He is 38 with nine years in ministry and active in Masonry and fraternities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl G. Doney
Hamline
Harvard University
Methodist
Bainbridge
Centenary Church
Granville
Dennison University
St. Paul's Church
Delaware
Columbus
Hacr
Carl G. Boney
Hamline M
King Avenue
Doney
Methodist Church
Hamline Church
Deney
United Brethren Sessions Open in Memorial Church
The Pennsylvania annual conference of the United Brethren opens at Memorial Church in Washington with Rev. W J Hauch presiding. About 160 ministers and lay delegates from Southeastern Pennsylvania and Maryland attend, representing roughly 15 000 members as officers are elected and committees appointed.
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Pennsylvania
The
United Brethren
Memorial Church
North Capitol
FR Streets
W. J. Hauch
Maryland
J. S Mills
W .B. Washinger
Chambersburg
W. H. Weaver
Shiremanstown
John W. Owen
Machanicsburg
Brownstone Memorial
Quincy
H. J. Kitzmiller
Mechanicsburg
Colestock
Will of Mrs. June Stewart Establishes Aged Negro Women Fund
Probate filed reveals residuary estate to executors Samuel W Curriden Lieut Lloyd H Chandler and Irving sees her to form The June Stewart Fund for an institution for aged colored women Shiloh Baptist Church Columbus Georgia receives 100 First Baptist Church Columbus Ga 100 Willam H Chandler of New Hampshire left 1000 for personal wish Essie M Clark Hattie Hepburn Mary P Watson each 60 Roderick Lewis brother 450 Curriden 300
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June Stewart
Samuel W. Curriden
Lloyd. H Chandler
U Ss. N
Irving
Shilch
Heyl's Right to Funds in Schandein Will Contest
Milwaukee testimony centers on a written 1896 agreement giving Jacob Heyl half of the Schandein estate increment. Witness Charles Suetterle described examining books in 1903 showing Exall Schandeim Jr. credit of 8 million and a 2 million trial balance, while Heyl defended the arrangement amid rumors of misuse.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Sizette Schandein
Jacob Heyl
Schandein
Carpenter
Heyl
Suetterle
Charles Quarles
James Flanders
Post Office Reorganization Names Snow Postmaster at High Point
President names William E Snow postmaster at High Point North Carolina in a fourth assistant postmaster general announcement. Virginia fourth class offices see resignations and replacements at Assawoman Accomac County Mohea Warwick County plus new rural routes in Gibsons Station Newport Sinking Creek with detailed mileage area houses and populations. New fourth class postmasters appointed include Dennis Moroney Weatogue Percy Fleet Hills town Canterbury Depot Harry Colburn and John B R Hough at Union Falls.
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W. E. Snow
High Point
William E. Snow
N. c
de Graw
Virginia
Ella N. Matthews
Sewell A. Taylor
Assawoman
Accomac County
Sidney White
M. E. Brunk
Mohea
Warwick County
Gibsons Station
Lee County
Newport
Giles County
Sinking Creek
Preston County
Connecticut
Hillstown
Dennis Moroney
Weatogue
Percy A. Fleet
New Hampshire
Canterbury
Harry Colburn
New York
Union Falls
John BR. Hough
Denies Indian land rumor about bid quantity
The Kiowa agency reports to the Commissioner that a circulating rumor claimed no leases would be accepted unless bids covered a major portion of the Kiowa Comanche and Apache lands. Officials say no such limit exists and bids will be accepted based on highest and best above minimum price, regardless of total land bid upon.
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United States Indian
Kiowa Agency
Commissioner of Indian Affaires
Indian Office
Washington Post Pioneered Full Legal Matters Record
The Washington Post became the first District of Columbia newspaper to publish a complete record of all legal matters, signaling a landmark in public access to court and legal proceedings. The move highlighted transparency and set a precedent for other papers to document legal affairs comprehensively.
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District of Columbia
Victims of Bunko Game Expose Smuggling Ring
Buffalo police uncover a large bunco operation on the Niagara frontier. Victims include Buffalo grocer William Macon who lost 1730 dollars. The scheme spanned United States and Canada with opium dealings, staged confrontations, and deceptive government officer ruses. Two Pittsburgh men reportedly fell for it as well.
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Buffalo
Niagara Frontier
William Macon
United States
Canada
Pittsburg
Too Much Glasses For Him Ends In Court
James Green faced Judge Mullowney in Police Court charged with destroying private property after a night of drinking ended with him crashing through his front door glass. He admitted sipping beer but denied intent to smash the pane. The court, noting his lack of prior trouble and his role as a husband and son in law, dismissed the case after securing his personal bonds.
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James Green
Mullowney
Third
M Streets
Green
Alexander Whalen
Peterson
Fifth Precinct
Comrades to Greet Ramsey at Return Reception in City
Preparations are under way for a reception for Capt. De Witt Ramsey U S A on his return to the city. The Ninth Infantry Veterans Association plans a smoker at the Richmond Hotel with speeches by comrades and Army officers. Brig Gen Alfonsus Bowman will attend as a special guest. The committee includes Det Sgt A W Parham and other retired or discharged list members. Ramsey, a West Point graduate and Philippine veteran, is popular among officers and enlisted men. The Ninth Infantry Veterans Association is a social group of about twenty, with the regiment in the Philippines under Col James Regan except B Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt Ramsey
Chaffee
Ninth Infantry Veterans' Association
Ramsey
Richmond
Washington
Alfonsus Bowman
U. S
J. J. Strain
W. H. Matter
Q. M
John Perkins
Capt. Ramsey
Ninth Infantry
West Point
Philippines
James Regan
Malaria Cure Claims Dew Cure From McLean
New York October 17 malaria fears are blamed on an alleged cure invented by Frank McLean of Greenpoint. He says a dew filled dawn dash in underwear cures malaria after a quinine overdose. Police detained him when found sprinting in the street. doctor could not diagnose then.
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McLean
Cire
New York
Frank, McLean
Monitor Street
Greenpoint
O’brien
West 152d Street
146Th Street
Eighth Avenue
O'Brien
Block
Washingon Heights
Hast
Protest Against Inquiry Delays Production Demand ruling
St Louis Oct 17 Commissioner Anthony will not rule on whether Waters-Pierce must produce its books to reveal ties to Standard Oil pending Supreme Court decision. Defense counsel Johnson says inquiry serves public excitement and is not in good faith. Attorney General Hadley refutes claims of bad faith as he and others await higher court action.
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Anthony
Supreme Court
St. Louis
John D. Johnson
Standard, Republic
Waters-Pierce
R.A. Anthony
Attorney Johnson
Hadley
Johnson
Waters-Pierce Ol
Cotton Region Crops Frosts Not Destructive Overall
The cotton region weather crop bulletin reports week ending October 16 mostly favorable for gathering, with some heavy rains hindering work in Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and parts of Georgia Louisiana. Light to heavy frosts occurred across the South but caused limited damage, open cotton damaged by heavy rains in Mississippi Alabama Georgia Tennessee, and insects remain destructive in Mississippi Louisiana and Texas. No top crop expected.
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South Atlantic
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Alamada
Tennessee
Georgia
Louisiana
Carolinas
Florida
Alabama
Texas
Colorado Fuel Deficit and Wet Earnings Report
At the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company directors meeting the year’s net earnings reached 1 922 047 while a fixed charges deficit of 841 923 was carried to profit and loss. The report lists newly elected directors including Alvin W Krech Edwin Hawley and George J Gould. Northern Pacific results show gross 50 722 885 and net 22 313 127 with a year end surplus of 3 276 241. Bond refunding and treasury activity are noted with 22 693 600 in bonds received.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Alvin W. Krech
Edwin Hawley
John H. McClement
Benjamin Nicoll
Willard FP. Ward
Winslow
Pierce
George J. Gould
ET. Jeffery
H. H. Harriman
Northern Pacific Harnings
New York
Northern Pacific Railtowd Company
Massachusetts Board of Trade President Urges Free Raw Materials
Charles Adams, president of the Massachusetts State Board of Trade, urges the incoming executive council to oppose repealing the national bankruptcy law and backs a national insurance law. He calls for reducing internal revenue tax on denaturalized alcohol, fair treatment under Chinese exclusion law, and Canada-US reciprocity via federal action. He warns Japan may threaten US cotton interests in China. Manufacturing in Massachusetts shows general prosperity with more jobs and wages, though cotton goods investment fell 1.29%. The board supports a six year presidential term, and a neutralization appeal to The Hague for Atlantic waterways.
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Massachusetts Board of Trade
Canada
Derm
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts State Board of Trade
Charles Adavs
Executive Council
Congress
China
United States
Adams
Far East
Japan
Asiatic
America
Committee On Manufactures
Massachusetts
New England
Bay State
Committee On Legislation
Ashton Les
Luzerne
Roosevelt
Mecca for shoppers at Woodward and Lothrop
Woodward and Lothrop displays its fair stock across the third floor with an extensive suit department. The area is lavishly decorated with palms greens and flowers and features a fairy like apartment of fretwork walls showcasing superb gowns and evening wraps from leading tailors. Includes dinner carriage and church ready to wear plus misses and children’s dresses for all occasions.
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Woodward & Lothrop
Woodward &Lothrop
Washington
Police Notes From The City Precincts And Fair
Michael Donnelly returns to duty after ten days in Virginia. Detective Ned Horna assigned to watch for crooks at Raleigh State fair. Sam Burrows takes five days leave to fish on the Potomac. Private McKeever says a police musicale will be held in early November. Desk Bergt praised for guarding Hancock at the Ninth precinct. Sergt Williams gains notoriety in the Third precinct after the Murphy trial. Admirers may present him a toy elephant. Privates Washington Sanford and Holton Wolf, Crossing Officer John Groff and Watchman Hen Klopfer leave for Frederick fair. Policeman Lake on sick leave but doing detail at headquarters at night, likened to Sherlock Holmes.
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Michael Donnelly
Virginia
Ned” Horna
Sac Ta
Raleigh
N. C
Sam Burrows
Potomac River
McKeever
Hancock
Ninth Precinct
Ation
Sergt. Williams
Murphy
Washington Sanford
Holton Wolf
John Groff
Hen Klopfer
Frederick
Groff
Walt
Frederick Town
Policeman Lake
Third Precinct
Thomas Furns
Lake
Sherlock Holmes
Three Thousand Miners Out Strike Hits Jeddo Collieries
The Griver boys strike at Jeddo collieries of G B Markle Co triggers broader walkouts. About 3000 employees quit in sympathy for driver boys amid wage protests. A mass meeting led to a full day suspension of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jedito
Stapleton
Griver
Jeddo
G. B. Markle & Co
Markle Company
Dr Esng's Eer Discovery for Cold Cures
A reader lists a heavy cold and urges use of Dr Esng's discovery to cure it, priced at one dollar. The note reads as a quick testimonial style remedy pitch.
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Sant
Dr. Esng
Birthday Party Chaos Ends With Cake Fight
In Low's Bottom northeast Mrs Emma Matthews hosts a birthday gathering that turns chaotic as guests clashed, cake struck a hostess, and Emma Matthews Henry Matthews Emma Myers and Robert Lee were arrested for disorderly conduct. The court found all guilty. fines imposed except for Henry Matthews who stayed to keep his wife company. Lee received a fifteen day workhouse sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arona
Emme
Myers
Lee
Henry Matthews
Matthews
Zinkhan
Labor Problems and Immigrant Factor in Texas Cotton
Col. I. W. Walker of Houston argues labor shortages threaten southern cotton farming more than overproduction. He praises Germans Swedes and Bohemians as settlers while noting Bohemians are strong farmers. He predicts Texas will export about 500000 fewer bales due to drought and acreage plans, with Houston now the nation’s leading cotton city ahead of New Orleans.
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Houston
New Orleans
South
Col. I. W. Walker
Tex
Southwest
St. James Hotel
Texas
America
Col. Walker
Ccrop
Indian Territory
United States
Crescent City
New Or
Lockhart Heirs Agree After Will Contests Withdrawn
Pittsburg Oct 17 Amicable agreement reached among Lockhart heirs ending a contest to break the will. Mrs Sarah Eleanor Flower daughter of the late Charles Lockhart but the exact bequest amount not $1,000,000 or $4,000,000. Flower married Dr W F Flower. estate valued from 25 million to 50 million. Lockhart helped found the Standard Oil Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
John C. Haymaker
Sarah Eleanor Flower
Charles Lockhart
Lockhart
Haymaker
The
Standard of Company
Detroit Shipyards Strike Over Clock Time Per Week
Seven hundred workers at the Wyandotte yard of the Detroit Shopbuilding Company walked off their jobs accusing the time clock system of being faulty and claiming they are forced to work twenty minutes longer each week. Only a portion of the workforce is unionized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Wyandotte
Dakota Murderer Hanged After Protesting Innocence
John Rooney was hanged in Bismarck for the August 26, 1992 murder of Harold Sweet. As he walked to the scaffold he sang a song he composed and commented on the small crowd in attendance.
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Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
John Rooney
Harold Sweet
Rooney
Belgium Hails Roosevelt Amid Congo Debate and Royal Return
Baron Moncheur, Belgium’s envoy to the United States, praises President Roosevelt for ending the Russo-Japanese War and says Congo Free State conditions are greatly exaggerated. He discusses Belgium’s 75th Independence Day, the Liege congress, and royal progress, noting widespread admiration for Roosevelt and Belgium’s prosperity. He recalls a rough Atlantic voyage aboard the Vreeland and plans temporary quarters in Washington. In other news, Mrs. McElhannon seeks divorce. Missouri Republicans convene after a vacation.
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Leopold
Congo Free State
Belgium
Roosevelt
Baron Moncheur
United States
Washington
Baroness Moncheur
New York
Zeeland
Campania
Post
Brussels
Liege
Wilson
Skiff
Field Museum of Anthropology
Chicago
England
Bracke Butching
London International Commercial Association
Africa
Far East
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Dr. King
United Brethren Sessions
Home For
Alttack
Washington Post
Om Gen. Chaffee
de Witt C. Ramsey
Colorado
Treasury
Mecca
Bluecoats
Detroit Shipyards
Honor MR. Roosevelt
Place Des Palais
Laeken
Vreeland
Antwerp
Dover
Missouri Republicans
Missouri Republican Association
Evenin
Ninth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
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