Death by hanging shocks Georgetown professor in Maryland home
Sylvester Dwight Judd, a former Georgetown University biology professor and government scientist, was found hanged in his stable at a Baltimore area home on Frederick Road. His wife, prostrated by the discovery, said melancholia mental aberration caused the act, noting he had recently been in a sanitarium. the couple had moved from Cambridge to the suburb residence. Judd, born June 14, 1871 in West Orange New Jersey and Harvard educated in 1891, served in the Agriculture Department before marrying Helen Parkhurst in 1900 and continuing university and federal work. The body was to be sent to Northampton Massachusetts.
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Ryecist
Washington Post
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Todd
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Northampton
Masa
Sylvester Dwight Judd
West Orange
N. J
Harvard University
Department of Agriculture
Helen M. Parkhurst
Gloucester Fleet Secures Fishing Rights Amid Newfoundland Tensions
Hamilton Massachusetts October 22 That Gloucester fishing fleet is practically secure against molestation by Newfoundland authorities in the herring fishery on the treaty coast of the island. Secretary Root reports the British Ambassador says no Newfoundland official is blocking American fishing or making distinctions between registered and licensed vessels. Americans may use nets but must not hire Newfoundland helps. Root warns Gloucester fishermen not to ship Newfoundlanders within the three mile limit. The controversy appears closed for the present season.
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Mass
Gloucester
Newfoundland
A. P. Gartner
Root
Ellison's Assailant Found in Colorado Murder Case
Berkeley, Oct 22 Identification of Milton Franklin Andrews well known as the man said to have lured William Emerson an Australian horseman to an unoccupied house and assaulted and robbed him is contained in a letter from Colorado Springs Chief of Police Raynold received by Marshal Vollmer of Berkeley The woman who aided in the attempt to kill Ellis is Nilda Petie Oliver a French Canadian formerly living at Buffalo Montreal and Toronto
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Berkeley
Cal
William Emson
Milton Franklin Andrews
Bessie Bouton
Raynold
Marshal Vollmer
Andrews
Ki Ellis
Nulda Petiie Oliver
Buffalo
Montreal
Toronto
Robbed and Murdered Justice of the Peace Kelleher Found Near Bridge
Pittsburg Oct 22 Justice of the Peace Daniel J Kelleher of Beechwood borough was found unconscious beneath a bridge near his home at midnight Saturday and died today without regaining consciousness. His watch money and papers were missing. Authorities believe he was robbed and thrown over the bridge and seek two men who were with him Saturday evening.
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Pittsburg
Daniel J Kelleher
Beechwood
Death of Baron Leighs Succeeds to Tithe by Elder Son
Baron Leigh dies aged 80 and is succeeded by his eldest son Hon. Francis Dudley Leigh who married Francis Helene Forces of New York in 1890. Born 1824 in Neilly France. Also notes the death of Belgian painter Florent Willems born 1823 Liege. some works owned in the United States.
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London
William Henry
Leigh
Francis Helene Forces
N M. Beck’ With
New York
Baron Leigh
Badge for the President in Mobile Alabama
Special to The Washington Post Mobile Alabama Oct 22 The President will receive a unique medal and badge in Mobile not duplicated in other Southern cities on this tour The gold bar bears Mobile Alabama and a magnolia symbol of peace An attached bar reads Blessed Be the Peacemaker Judge Olver J Semmes of the Semmes family presents the badge Veterans in gray will escort the President with 100 uniformed men and 500 Fort Morgan coast artillery members are to participate Roosevelt visited Mobile in 1898 as Rough Riders commander.
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Washington Post
Mobile
Ala
Gulf States
Olver J. Semmes
Raphael Semmes
Veterans
Semmes
United States
Tomerow
Coast Artillery
Fort Morgan
Mobile Bay
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Regiment of
Rough Riders
President Roosevelt Makes Quiet St Augustine Stop
President Roosevelt’s train reached Jacksonville at 1012 and paused ten minutes to change engines. In St Augustine he attended Presbyterian Church, toured Fort Marion, swam at Anastasia Island, and rested. He left for Mobile at 9 PM, with a schedule including Tuskegee Montgomery Birmingham Little Rock and New Orleans before returning to Washington.
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Tuskegee
Montgomery
Birmingham
Little Rock
Ark
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Washington
Plans at New Orleans for Presidents procession head by veterans
New Orleans reports the reception committee designates Confederate veterans as the head of the President escort in the city parade. A souvenir Confederate badge will be presented to the President. Canal street between Liberty and Claiborne is reserved for negro societies and veterans. a young colored girl will deliver the welcome address.
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New Orleans
Canal Street
Liberty
Claiborne
Fatal Auto Accident in San Francisco on Van Ness Avenue
Mrs Theodore Plant wife of a merchant tailor was killed when her car overturned after a quick turn to avoid a pedestrian on Van Ness avenue. Her mother-in-law Mrs Henry Planz was severely hurt and Theodore Planz with two nieces escaped with bruises.
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Theodore Plant
F Plang
van Ness Avenue
Task of a Century Urges Private Contract
Commission members return from Isthmus with bleak Panama Canal findings. They describe wretched conditions, scarce food, and long delays, estimating costs near 300 million dollars and a possible 15 to 20 year timeline or longer before completion, urging private bids to speed construction.
Private contracts urged for Panama Canal digging
A veteran observer argues private contractors should dig the canal to ocean to ocean within ten years. He cites cost estimates near 300 million dollars and endorses Jamaica Negro labor as best for the Isthmus work, based on his extended stay and discussions with engineers and contractors in Panama.
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Heaviest Vermont quake rattles Newport area
The Newport Vermont earthquake on October 22 delivered the heaviest shock in the region, causing houses to shake and crockery to smash. The single brief tremor was accompanied by a sound like a distant explosion and stirred widespread alarm.
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Newport
Envoy From Menelik Sees President Roosevelt In New York
Abdullahi Aly Sadik Pasha the Abyssinian envoy arrived on the Cedric and met reporters at the Breslin. He spoke through an interpreter of growing American Abyssinian trade and his interest in cotton mills. Menelik will not appoint a commercial agent. Addis Abeba hosts consuls from France Germany and Russia.
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Hi-Hagg-Abdullan Aly Sadik Pasha
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Roosevelt
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Meneh
Abdullahi
Washington
France
Germany
Russia
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Jibatil
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Disciples of Allah
Students in revolt at Davidson College over hazing
Davidson College sophomores threaten to quit the college unless three classmates dismissed for hazing are reinstated. About 75 students agreed to walk out Monday, with nearly all signed on. The night prior they corralled freshmen for a military drill, and yesterday twenty freshmen were subjected to a mild thrashing by sophomores.
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Charlotte
Dav~idson Colege
Miss Scott Ends Her Life In Atlantic City Hotel
Miss Annie Scott of New York committed suicide in a hotel room in Atlantic City on October 22 by shooting herself in the right temple. She was about thirty-five. The act followed news that her intended husband had died suddenly in the West. Her mother is hospitalised in New York, and the family had formerly resided at the Hotel Normandie.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Annie Scott
New York
Hotel Normandie
Five of party lost in catboat collision on Hudson
Five men from Yonkers are feared drowned after a catboat was run down by a tug off South Yonkers in heavy mist. The missing include Edward Nelson, his son Edward, Benjamin Benson, Edward Simpson, and Carl Thompson of Garath Yonkers. Benson’s body was recovered near the collision scene. others remain unaccounted.
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N. Y
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Edward
Benjamin Benson
Edward Simpson
Carl Thompson
Six of Nine Drown When Launch Capsizes in Delaware River
Beverly New Jersey October report of a Philadelphia party of nine in a launch that collided with a barge off Beverly. Three survived, six drowned, Captain Winch and his son among the dead, rescue by tug Bristol under Capt Mott, bodies later found with police to assist in recovery.
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N. J
Philadelphia
Delaware
Bristol
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F. Russell
J. Rutherford
William Winch
John Ellis John Stephenson
Samuel Heron
Norman ‘Dwlangt
James Yonkers
Winch
Mott
Bordentown
W. F. Russell
Hia Aon
Russell
Rutherford
Two Die In Mississippi Explosion At Ivory Station
On the Mississippi near Ivory Station a gasoilne launch exploded this afternoon killing Fred Phee and another passenger while Edward Duffy and his son suffered fatal burns. In Marietta a motor boat accident sent M. L. Williamson dentist Provost Judge C H Nixon and Will Selby over a dam on the Muskingum River Williamson drowned Nixon and Selby were rescued.
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Mississippi River
Ivory Station
Fred Phee
Edward Duffy
Marietta
Beverly
M. L. Williamson
C. H. Nixon
Will Selby
Lowell
Muskingum River
Williamson
Judge Nixon
Young Selby
Jerry Simpson in Wichitas near death after hemorrhages
Former Congressman Jerry Simpson of Wichitas Kansas languishes after a severe hemorrhage this morning and a smaller one later. Doctors fear he may not survive as he has revived briefly but remains unconscious and critically weak. This marks the third near death episode in a week.
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Jerry Simpson
Pacatas
Muca
Ride on Aeroplane Above North River in Anxious Test
Charles Hamilton, a young Texan balloonist, braves early failures to fly an airship on the Hudson. A tug powers the craft by a 700 foot rope, lifting to about 500 feet before wind shifts force a splashy landing in the North River. Spectators cheer as Hamilton is rescued, amid chaotic scenes and police intervention.
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Ludlow
Washington Post
Lawyer Ludlow
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North River
West Seventy-ninth Street
de Witt C. Evans
Hamlton
Leame
Riverside Drive
T Te Battery
Albany
Death by Own Action Claimed of College Professor
An indexed notice reports a professor from a college died by his own action. The brief item notes the death occurred on campus grounds. No further details are provided in this fragment.
Democrats Hail Roosevelt Nominee in Virginia Rally
Old line Virginia Democrats cheered A C Braxton's call to back Roosevelt in railroad control and tariff reform oppose his party. Roosevelt's Richmond kin and a banquet reference stirred interest while locals recall Capt Irvine Bullock's Richmond marriage to Lizzie Caskie and the lasting ties.
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A. C. Braxton
Staunton
Roosevelt
Richmond
Washington Post
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Damascus
Roogevelt
Capt Irvine Bullock
Lizzie Caskie
John Caskie
Mr. Roosevelt
Commend the President by Anderson County Democrats
Knoxville Tenn Oct 22 The Democrats of Anderson County in convention adopted a resolution commending President Roosevelt They selected delegates to the gubernatorial convention and instructed them for Gov Cox The resolution praises the President for aligning with Democratic principles on trusts railroad rate regulation tariff revision and legal action against corporate greed noting it as a triumph for Democracy.
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Washington Post
Knoxville
Tenn
Anderson County
Roosevelt
Yohn I Cox
Two Children Die In Crossing Collision Near Southport
Two youngsters were killed and eight injured in a crossing accident north of Southport when a wagon carrying nut pickers was struck by a car on the Indianapolis Columbus and Southern Traction line. The dead are Jennid Russell and Harvey James. The seriously injured include Fred Hipe Mrs. Sadie Russell Mrs. Lydie Morrison.
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Southport
Indianapolis, Columbus, and Southern Traction Line
Jennid Russell
Harvey James
Sadie Russell
Lydie Morrison
Trawler Gambetta Crew Believed Lost Near Dogger Bank
A report from Ymuiden, Holland, dated Oct 22, states the steam trawler Gambetta, sailing from Fecamp on Sept 15 toward this port, was found on Dogger Bank in the North Sea on Oct 22. The vessel had not been heard from since and the crew of 24 is presumed drowned.
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Ymuiden
Holland
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North Sea
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Feeamp
Lie says Penrose denies wreck claim
Philadelphia Oct 22 Senator Penrose back from fishing trip denies Castle charge of holding a $7000 note tied to the wrecked Allegheny bank calling it all a lie. Also lists travel details and seasonal note.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
Senrgtor Penrose
Castie
Allegheny Bank
Harpers Ferry
Charlestown
Winchester
Baltimere
Ohio R. R
Protest by Turkey Faces Ultimatum Over Macedonia Control
The Ottoman Porte protests to Austro-Hungarian ambassador against financial commissioners in Uskub and interference in Turkish affairs. Vienna reports powers will issue a joint ultimatum to Turkey over Macedonia finance, with a possible naval demonstration if ignored.
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Uskub
Turkey
Harker
Constantinople
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Baron von Calice
Vienna
Leishman Demands Fair Trial For Vartanian Case
American Minister Leishman protests to the Porte over the retrial of Ghirkis Vartanian. He insists a naturalized American citizen deserves trial before a U S official in Turkey, citing policy that protects American nationals. Informants say Vartanian was found guilty again on retrial, prompting the latest démarche.
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Leishman
Ghirkis Vartanian
State Department
Porte
Varlanian
Turkey
Dominions
Vaitanian
Tunnel settling on Capitol Hill raises danger level
Ground sinking around the new tunnel under Capitol Hill worsened yesterday showing extensive pavement subsidence from First Street southeast to First and B Streets northeast. Sidewalks near the Library entrance are roped off as cement blocks rest precariously, curbing drops, and lampposts tilt. Road asphalt cracks extend toward Yeast Capitol Street, making segments along B Street slippery for cyclists and teams.
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First Street
House of Representative
B Street
First
B Streets
Capitol
Yeast Capitol Street
Firat Streat
Nansen Arrives in Copenhagen Amid Throne Crisis
Copenhagen, Oct 22. Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen arrived suddenly, believed to be summoned by the Norwegian government to smooth path for Prince Charles to accept the Norwegian throne. He conferred with ministers and will meet Prince Charles, who is said to resist the throne candidacy amid a referendum push.
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Prince Charles of
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