Revenge by Seamen Cook Shot Two Policemen in New York
Four men were wounded in clashes between the lumber schooner Ida Gibson crew and police in New York. Cook Milton Cordery fired on officers after barricading a hatch with a shotgun as Captain Bradley and mate Frank Medley were attacked. Bradley was stabbed, Cordery fled, and Medley was missing, with police later placing Cordery in custody.
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New York
Ida FB. Gibson
Milton Cordery
Delamey Street
Frank H Melley
Norfolk
Gibson
Pier 55
East River
Bradley
Frank Medley
Cordery
Henry Tieditch
William McManus
McManus
Hadlish
Frank H. Medley
Hadlich
Firemen Accused Of Intoxication At Inspection
Charges pending against members of Chemical Engine Company No 5 after Chief Belt reports evidence from a bankers convention visit. It is alleged a member was intoxicated during a drill at Congress Heights, with beer and intoxicants found on site. Commissioner Macfarland’s absence delays action.
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Chemical Engine Company No. 5
Belt
Dre Department
Macfarland
Congress Heights
Chief Belt
Soquet Death By Acid At Home In Northwest District
Mebel Alexander a twenty four year old negro girl attempted suicide at 1923 Ei street northwest last night by drinking carbolic acid. Her mother saw her drink it, knocked the bottle away, she swallowed some of the poison and was taken to Emergency Hospital in a Third precinct patrol wagon in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mebel Alexander
Ei Street
Another Chance for Youth in Larceny Case
Alexandria youth George J. West pled guilty to petit larceny and was placed on personal recognizance after letters from prominent citizens praised his past conduct. Justice Gould warned he must lead an upright life or face sentence. Separately a divorce suit by Annie L Corron against James A Corron cites cruelty and infidelity filed in District Supreme Court. The will of Patrick McCormick names Martin McCormick sole legatee with John B. Geler as executor. Civil actions include eight ICC suits against Pere Marquette Railroad for safety appliance violations in Toledo Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Supreme Court
Annie L Corron
James A. Corron
George W. Drew
Corron
Patrick McCormick
Martin McCormick
John B Geler
Cleveland
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Sullivan
Pere Marquette Railroad
Rnfiney
Cen Fee
Toledo
Unitarian Universalist Convention Debates Merger in Minneapolis
At the Universaliste convention in Minneapolis on October 2, delegates from Unitarian and Universalist circles discussed uniting under one creed and organization while preserving core Christian truths. The gathering noted growing fellowship across denominations and debated roles for general superintendent secretary and field secretary. Separately in Boston, Congregational ministers urged inclusion of Unitarian delegates at the inter church federation conference, hoping for broader Christian cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Universaliste
BR. W. Boynton
St. Paul
F. C. Bouttworth
Meadville
Theological School
Unitarian National Convention
Atlantic City
N. Z
John Coleman Adame
Connecticut
Seston
Boston
Congregational Ministers of
Interchurch Conference On Federation
Unitarian Church
Christian Brotherhood
Fraud Charges Mount In Western Life Indemnity Case
Chicago October court filings add charges against Western Life officers. Amended bill alleges mismanagement reduced assets to 150000 and accuses W. H. Gray of conspiracy with Moulton and Rosenfeld to seize control. Meeting in Washington mobilizes policy holders to oppose present regime and organize proxies for Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Rosenfeld
Moulton
Chicago
Western Life Indemnity Company
State Superintendent of Insurance
Security Life and Annuity Company
Western Life and Indemnity Company
W. H Gray
State Insurance Department
Tate and Annuity Company
Tifa Company
Hosenfeld
I Street
Western Life Indemnity Company of
John JL Schaffert
W. R Bailey
Washington
Rosenfald
Miley
Bailey
Hicks
Uncle Sam to Create Two Towns in Idaho Treaty Waste
Uncle Sam will perform a planned act on November 14 to establish two new towns in Southern Idaho. Heyburn will spring up at a single stroke, followed a week later by Rupert seven miles away. The sites were once overlooked but government land development has invested about 3 million dollars, turning the areas into platted lots along the Oregon Short Line branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Kellar
Idaho
Heyburn
Rupert
Insurance ruling upholds renewal form in church policy
Justice Anderson of the District Supreme Court dismissed Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church's suit against Northwestern National Insurance, ruling that an eighty percent clause inserted in a renewal policy without church knowledge cannot void the contract. The court found the evidence insufficient to reform the executed agreement despite the fire that destroyed the church steeple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Surgeon Held His Heart During Operation
A 30 year old giant named Frank Robinson faced a perilous case at Germantown Hospital after a .38 bullet lodged at the heart. Doctors removed the heart to access and extract the bullet, holding it in a physician's hand for twenty minutes. Robinson had earlier run from officers after being shot and survived prior operations with the bullet pressing the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Frank Robinson
Germantown Hospital
Robinson
Garmantown
Champagne Outlook Dark As Storms Hit Vines In 190 Vintage
Paris reports a poor champagne outlook due to mid year storms and July into August halts that damaged vines across districts. Only two light wines expected from the 190 vintage while 104 vintage now bottling shows promise. Vineyards face phylloxera peronospora and fidew leaf diseases. Bordeaux crop appears more abundant than feared and the Medoc benefits from sandy soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bordeaux
Meat Inspectors Ready for Wilson Plan One Dept Focus
Secretary Wilson will not hire new inspectors from outside the department. The plan uses fund savings from packers paying for their own labels after November 1. Additional inspectors will be kept, assigned to packing houses to boost coverage and reduce delays.
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Wilson
Jail Sentence For Women In Washington Speakeasy Case
Lena McGinnity, accused of running a South Washington speakeasy, was caught selling liquor yesterday morning. Judge Kimball of the Police Court found her guilty and fined $50 or three months in jail. Unable to pay, Lena's sister Mia McGinnity also went to jail with the convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena McGinnity
Washington
Kimball
Mia McGinnity
Washington Branch elects leaders at rail mail unit
The Washington Branch Third Division Railway Mail Association organized at the St. James Hotel. S. E. E. Davis elected president, D. E. Hammer vice president, A. E. Pierce secretary. J. T. Pilcher, Hammer, and W. H. Harrison form the executive committee. By laws adopted. W. L. Nike Hanse endorsed for president of the Third Division.
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S. EE. Davis
Washington
Third Division Railway Mail Association
St. James Hotel
S. EB. Davis
D. E. Hammer
A. E Pierce
J. T Pilcher
W .H. Harrison
W. L. Nikehanse
Two Dead Beside Track At Silver Creek
Dunkirk N Y Oct 23 Condictor McClennan of Erie Pa and Fireman Wilson of Buffalo were found dead beside the tracks of a Lake Shore local freight at Silver Creek. They likely were struck by a train and killed. No witness to the accident or train identification.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Condictor McClennan
Erie
Wilson
Buffalo
Lake Shore
Silver Creek
Death Roll of Railroads Report Shows 835 Killed in Year
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports for the year ending June 1905 that 835 persons were killed and 18,783 injured in railroad accidents. Compared with 1904, deaths rose by 11 and injuries by 4,133, with passenger fatalities up and some employee fatalities down. Total collisions and derailments neared 2,766 with 163 collisions and 168 derailments involving passenger trains, and property damage reached $3,410,671.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Syrian scholar wins suit for damages against Samuel Darragh
Dr A J Arbeesly, famed Oriental scholar, won $710 against Samuel M Darragh in Circuit Court No 1 after a year of litigation over valuable Arabic English grammar texts. The jury held Darragh liable for loss and misappropriation while Price & Co. faced separate verdicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Arbeesly
Circuit Court No. 1
Samuel M. Darragh
Arbeely
United States
Galen L. Tait
Barnard
Mr Price
Darragh
Dr. Arbecly
Administration and Pennsylvania Politics
A dense survey quotes President Roosevelt Secretary Root and Secretary Taft denouncing Philadelphia and Cincinnati machines. It argues the administration’s stance against graft and party expediency, urging honest votes and sanctioning reform across the city’s political spectrum.
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Philadelphia
Hep
Roosevelt
Root
Taft
Gideon
Cincinnati
Theodore Roosevelt
Philadelphia Report
Dem
Cox Machine
Cox
Hamilton County
National Republican
Philadelphia Inquirer
the Inquirer
Law Organisation
Great
Republican Party
Old Ship A Menace Action Urged By Council Airing River Front Needs
The Alexandria city council discusses river front improvements, new wharves and a rebuilt King street wharf, urging protections against fire for aging ships like the old Kent and calling for better strand conditions and ordinances. The fall circuit term opens at Fort Myer Heights with cases and a Republican meeting in recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Myer Heights
Washington Fost Bureau
Gillingtreet
Alexandria
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
F. L. Wagar
Washington
King Street
City Council
Sip
DeWilton Aitcheson
Mutual Ice Company
Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical Company
Norfolk and Washington Company
Randall Lind
Lannon
Strand
Kent
District of Columbia
Ivate
Stabbed Twelve Times in nationality quarrel in Naperville
Otto Klotz a German blacksmith twenty seven was fatally stabbed in a Naperville hotel by Joseph Raggi an Italian barber after a light quarrel over nationality. Klotz died five minutes later one stab wound above the heart causing death. Crowded scene and a hospital visit were noted as he collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Otto Klotz
Naperville
Joseph Raggi
Klotz
Angel
Roctor
Donaldson Acquitted in Soldier Killing Case
Special to The Washington Fest from Annapolis Maryland reports Hayes Donaldson was tried for the July 16 killing of Patrick Cummings, a U.S. Army engineer. The jury returned a not guilty verdict after Donaldson testified he fired to frighten soldiers aboard a boat, claiming the shooting was accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Arundel County
Washington
Annichpolis
Hayes Donaldson
Patrick Cummings
United States’ Engineering Corps
Curtis Creek
Mast
Donaldson
Cummings
Campaign Demands Glean Support in Virginia Race
Special to The Washington Post from Staunton Virginia October 23. Montgomery County resident Thomas L Moore and Judge L L Lewis Republican candidate for governor spoke here. Moore argued on campaign topics while Lewis urged a fair clean campaign and denied miscegenation charges as false. Lewis claimed Democrats smear rivals to mask ballot deeds amid rising race prejudice since 1860 and recalled negro delegates at the Virginia Hotel convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Staunton
Thomas L. Moore
Montgomery County
L. L. Lewis
Moore
Lewis
Democratic Party
Jones
Lewis Aid
Virginia
Swanson Declares Bristol Swing a Triumph Tour
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Claude Swanson spoke to about 1500 in Abingdon and Bristol today praising his Southwest Virginia tour. He said the reception was cordial and demonstrated party unity with no dissatisfied Democrats noted, amid enthusiastic mass meeting crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Bristol
Abingdon
Claude Swanson
Virginia
Union Station
Swanson
Independent candidate Dr C A Brice seeks Hanover seat
Richmond Va October 23 Dr C A Brice editor of the Southern Clinic announces as an independent candidate for the house of delegates from Hanover county. He pledges a land registration system and ending the land grabbers law while advocating farm ownership of land and reform of game laws. He says he will avoid personal attacks and criticisms of other candidates.
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C. A. Brice
Washington Post
Richmond
Southern Clinic
House of Delegates
Hanover County
Sach
Virginia
Daniel A T Richmond Reports Senator Daniel at Academy of Music
Senator John W. Daniel of Lynchburg spoke to a large enthusiastic audience at the Academy of Music in Richmond. The gathering included representative men and many ladies, with a rousing reception. Temporary chairman J Garland Pollack and permanent chairman B B Munford led the meeting.
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Washington Post
Richmond
John ‘W. Daniel
Lynchburg
Virginia
Academy of Music
Daniel
J. Garland Pollack
B. B. Munford
Martin and Anderson Open Pittsylvania Democratic Rally
Special to The Wiston Post reports United States Senator Thomas J. Martin and Attorney General William A. Anderson addressed a large Democratic gathering in Pittsylvania, Va., receiving an enthusiastic reception as they opened the campaign. In Richmond a Security Trust Company agent was arrested on embezzlement charges of 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiston Post
Chatham
United States
Thomas J. Martin
William A. Anderson
Pittsylvania
Washington Post
Richmond
W. HM. Gregory
The
Security Trust Company of
Philadelphia
Gregory
Richmons
Manhole Explosion Sparks Gas Blast in Richmond
Special to The Washington Pits Richmond Virginia where a fire engine on Main Street dropped sparks into a manhole igniting gas in the conduit. The blast blew out three manholes at neighboring corners sending cobblestones and debris onto sidewalks. Several people were injured but many were saved amid the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond
Main Street
Freight Cars in Smash Up at Brookesville Tunnel
An eastbound Chesapeake and Ohio freight train derailed in Brookesville tunnel near Greenwood Virginia around noon today. A box car broke from the train and several cars were smashed. The track was cleared by mid afternoon. The accident was caused by a broken axle with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charlottesville
Chesapeake and Ohio
Brookesville Tunnel
Greenwood
Central Labor Union Opposes Scullin Arbitration Plan
The Central Labor Union at its meeting protested P. H. Scullin's arbitration mill circulating among labor groups. A resolution from the union condemns extraneous efforts that hinder organized labor in the District of Columbia, while endorsing settlement methods that preserve friendly relations between labor and employers where possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Union
P. H. Scullin
Riill
Winton
Washington, D. C
Washington
Colombia
Dance Hall for Workers at South Deering Coke Plant
A novel worker colony debut is staged near Chicago with a stockade enclosure around a coke plant in South Deering. About 1,006 Hungarian and Austrian workers and families live inside, with cottages, stores, and entertainment including a dance hall. Curfew at 9 pm. strict rules aim to reduce job turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South Deering
McMunn Sues National Electric Over Frustrated Deal
W McMunn of Chicago files a US district court claim against bankrupt National Electric for 100000 alleging he secured negotiations for a sale to Westinghouse Traction Brake Co to buy National Electric for 3240000. The deal nearly closed before John J Beggs became president and allegedly dismissed negotiations without the complainant’s fault. The contract dated February 7, 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
W McMunn
Chicago
Thas
Aled
United States District Court
National Electric Company
Westinghouse ‘Traction Brake Company
National Electric
Heavers
Textile wage plan eyed as strike fears rise in Fall River
Fall River textile leaders debate a 5 percent wage rise with profit sharing amid fears of renewed strikes. The Manufacturers Association rejected a full restoration of the pre July 25 wage scale, while unions press for full restoration. A new scale went into effect today with limited stoppages at Barnard Mill and six Fall River Iron Works mills showing a 1 and one half percent rise restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
Manufacturers’ Association
C. D. Borden
New York
Textile Council
James Tansey
Barnard Mill
Fall River Iron Works
Borjen
Inventor Petgreave’s Contraptions and a Pedigreed Locomotorator
Dayton’s famed inventor Mr Petgreave displayed a string of quirky devices from a twenty one day clock to a balloon propelled ladder elevator and a washing machine powered by his horse Nance. His dramatic showcase at Oak Hill race track culminated in a treadmill driven by Nance, proving the old man’s machines could move and thrill a city audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petgreave
Holmon-Alarconi-Thompson School
Elphalet Farnhem
Petereave
Fire Department
Dayton
Dayton Independent
Daytons
Tom Beverly
Beverlys
Lakes' Aid Society
Barton & Hadley
Therins
Mr. Pettreave
New England
Oak Hill
Washington
Harges
Mr. Petgreave
Petegreave
Nance
Joseph B. Bowles
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Gun
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Niewara
Uncle Sag
Ghurgh
Memorial Lutheran
Local Mail Clerks’ Branch
Drugiste
EB. W. Srove
Seach
Dex
Death Roll OF Railroads
Dr. Arbeely
Samuel 4
Pennsylvania
Hood
Frige
Ctrcuit
Alexander County
Charles H. Nicol
Elson
Washington, Alexandrie, and Mount Vernon Railway Company
Wells
James Eubank
Commonwealth
John
Nelson
James Lafontaine
William Meads
Neensen
Wilam Bright
Hart Maples
Chester Williams
Jackson City
la Wontaine
Nolle
John Benderson, Jr
Republic
Robert W. Blair
Blair
Paconiian Springs
Ballston
Alexandria County
Columbia
Robert Frazier
Educational Commission of Virginia
Bruce R. Payne
University of Virginia
Chareg G Maphtis
Fifth Circuit
Kaderiey
Southern Railway
Kederley
Sur ‘Geon
Lulu Widith
Floyd Garnett Saunders
W. B. Davis
Booth Alfred Street
Hellmuth
William
Everett Hellmuth
Colorado Springs
William Dey
Alien and Cord
Camden
Albert Wright
Laurel Springs
Camden County
Wright
Jones Dennies
A. Candidate
Daniel A'T
Martin
Mr. Scullin
Sues National Electric
MR. Petgreave, Inventor
Charles Battell Loomis
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