Seamen Cook Sparks Shootout with Police in New York
In New York a clash aboard the lumber schooner Ida FB Gibson left four men seriously wounded. Cook Milton Cordery fired buckshot from a shotgun as police attempted to board during the early morning siege. Captain Bradley was stabbed. Cordery kept the vessel secured and then surrendered. The Gibson later sank, and mates Frank Medley and Detective Hadlich’s fate and legal actions followed.
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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 Company Drill
Chief Engineer Belt reports pending charges against members of Chemical Engine Company No 5 after an inspection in Congress Heights. Bankers visiting during their convention witnessed a member allegedly intoxicated and unfit to drill, with beer and other intoxicants found at the house. Commissioners will act after further investigation.
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Chemical Engine Company No. 5
Belt
Dre Department
Macfarland
Congress Heights
Chief Belt
Death by Acid Attempt at Home
Mebel Alexander a twenty four year old woman attempted suicide last night at 1923 Ei Street Northwest by drinking carbolic acid. Her mother witnessed the act and knocked the bottle away. She was rushed to Emergency Hospital in the Third precinct patrol wagon and remained in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mebel Alexander
Ei Street
Another Chance For Youth In Larceny Case
Justice Gould released George J. West on his guilty plea to petit larceny after letters from Alexandria citizens attested to his good reputation and industrious conduct. He was warned to lead an upright life or face sentencing. Separately, Annie L Corron seeks divorce from James A Corron on cruelty and infidelity claims filed in District Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Supreme Court
Annie L Corron
James A. Corron
George W. Drew
Corron
Unitarian Universalist Talks on Unity at Convention
At the Universalist convention in Minneapolis urgent calls surfaced for uniting Unitarian and Universalist churches under one creed. Delegates from St Paul and Meadville urged merger while Dr John Coleman Adams praised growing fellowship. Boston ministers lamented federation excluding Unitarians and urged accommodation at the conference.
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 Increase Against Western Life Executives
Chicago October 2 new charges filed in an injunction against Western Life Indemnity Company officers allege mismanagement has reduced assets to 150 000 and accuse W H Gray of conspiracy with President Moulton and General Manager Rosenfeld to seize control. The amended bill also claims 8 000 shares of Security Life and Annuity stock were bought without authority.
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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 Spawn Two Idaho Towns From Treaty Waste
Uncle Sam plans a November 14 ceremony to create Heyburn Idaho and near Rupert from a treaty waste on a newly built Oregon Short Line branch. The sites, once dismissed as worthless, now become towns after a $3,000,000 land purchase and development into parcels and lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Kellar
Idaho
Heyburn
Rupert
Eighty Percent Clause Denies Church Insurance Reform
Justice Anderson rules Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church failed to prove misrepresentation in renewal policy with an eighty percent clause. The court dismisses the bill, noting the church did not read the policy and the evidence does not meet the standard for annulling or reforming an executed contract.
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Anderson
Surgeon Holds Heart During Operation For Bullet Case
Philadelphia physicians at Germantown Hospital report a dramatic procedure on Frank Robinson a 32 year old shot six weeks ago the bullet lodged at the heart. After initial surgery failed to remove it surgeons removed the heart briefly and held it in a doctors hand for twenty minutes while attempting to extract the bullet amid hopes for discharge soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Frank Robinson
Germantown Hospital
Robinson
Garmantown
Champagne Outlook Dims as Vines Suffer Storm Damage
Paris reports a bleak champagne year with mid July and August storms harming vines across districts. Only a few light wines expected from 190 vintage, while 104 vintage shows strong promise after bottling. Vine diseases phylloxera and peronospera also threaten crops. Bordeaux crop exceeds early expectations and the Médos region benefits from sandy soil reducing dampness.
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Paris
Bordeaux
Meat Inspectors to Stay in Department Under Wilson Plan
Secretary Wilson will not hire new outside inspectors for meat packing. Instead, within the department, former field inspectors will be retained and assigned to packing houses after November 1, increasing inspection efficiency and reducing delays due to funding constraints.
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Wilson
Jail Sentence For Women In Washington Speakeasy Case
Lena McGinnity was arrested after police caught her selling liquor in a South Washington speakeasy. Judge Kimball convicted her in Police Court and fined $50 or three months in jail. Unable to pay, Mia McGinnity also jailed with other convicts.
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Lena McGinnity
Washington
Kimball
Mia McGinnity
Washington Railway Mail Branch Elects Davis President
The Washington Branch Third Division Railway Mail Association was organized at the St. James Hotel. S. E. Davis elected president with D. E. Hammer as vice president and A. E. Pierce as secretary. J. T. Pilcher, D. E. Hammer, and W. H. Harrison form the executive committee. By-laws adopted and W. L. Nike Hanse unanimously 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 Near Silver Creek Kerbside
Two railway workers Condictor McClennan of Erie Pennsylvania and Fireman Wilson of Buffalo were found dead beside the Lake Shore local freight line at Silver Creek after a probable train strike. No witness to the incident or train involved.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Condictor McClennan
Erie
Wilson
Buffalo
Lake Shore
Silver Creek
Death Roll of Railroads Report Shows 1905 Losses
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports for the year ending June 1905 835 persons killed and 18 783 injured on railroad trains with increases from 1904. Among the totals 163 collisions and 168 derailments affected passenger trains, total property damage 3 410671 dollars.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Syrian Scholar Wins Suit Over Lost Arabic Texts
Dr A J Arbeely, a noted Oriental scholar, won $710 against Samuel M Darragh in Circuit Court No 1 after alleging Darragh destroyed part of an Arabic English grammar and other valuable documents. Evidence showed books were removed to a paper mill and partially recovered. verdict also found against HK Price & Co. on separate damages.
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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 clash over reform
The piece portrays President Roosevelt Secretary Root and Secretary Taft unmasking the Philadelphia corruption machine. It cites Taft denouncing Cincinnati graft and endorses cleansing Philadelphia’s politics, aligning cabinet voices with Roosevelt’s anti corruption stance and labeling the Inquirer as loyal to the larger Republican party.
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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
A Washington bureau report notes stalled city action despite riverfront improvements at the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company ferry terminal and new wharves. It questions fire safety and calls for ordinances against storing old vessels, while Fall term court sessions begin at Fort Myer Heights and local political activity occurs.
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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
German and Italian men kill each other in hotel clash
In Naperville a German blacksmith Otto Klotz, twenty seven, died after being stabbed twelve times by Italian barber Joseph Raggi following a nationality taunt. Klotz died five minutes after the affray despite medical aid. In Camden New Jersey Dr Albert Wright fifty five was found dead at home with a head wound and velvet beside him. cause of death not yet known.
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Chicago
Otto Klotz
Naperville
Joseph Raggi
Klotz
Angel
Otf
Camden
Albert Wright
Laurel Springs
Camden County
Wright
Donal dson acquitted in Curtis Creek shooting case
Special to The Washington Post Annapolis Md October Donaldson faced a murder charge in the July 16 Curtis Creek incident that killed Patrick Cummings a U S Army engineer. Testimony described a quarrel on a boat with rough handling before Donaldson fired a shot he said was meant to frighten soldiers and accidentally killed Cummings. The jury returned a not guilty verdict around 4 pm with surprise as second degree murder or manslaughter had been anticipated.
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Anne Arundel County
Washington
Annichpolis
Hayes Donaldson
Patrick Cummings
United States’ Engineering Corps
Curtis Creek
Mast
Donaldson
Cummings
Campaign demands rebut miscegenation charges in Virginia race
Special to The Washington Post from Staunton Virginia reports Thomas L. Moore of Montgomery County and Judge L L Lewis Republican candidate for governor spoke on campaign topics. Lewis denied racial stain claims and urged a fair campaign while noting long standing race prejudice and past coalitions between Republicans and readjuster Democrats in Virginia.
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 Tour Through Southwest Virginia a Triumph
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Claude Swanson addressed 1500 in Abingdon then Bristol, praising his tour as a triumph. He reported cordial receptions and firm party unity across Southwest Virginia, and noted an enthusiastic welcome at a large mass meeting.
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Washington Post
Bristol
Abingdon
Claude Swanson
Virginia
Union Station
Swanson
Independent candidate Dr C A Brice for Hanover delegate
Richmond Va Oct 23 Dr C A Brice editor of the Southern Clinic announces as an independent candidate for the house of delegates from Hanover county. His platform favors land registration under Torens system, repeal of the land grabbers law, and reform of game laws to ensure farmer ownership of land. He will not engage in personal attacks during the campaign.
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C. A. Brice
Washington Post
Richmond
Southern Clinic
House of Delegates
Hanover County
Sach
Virginia
Daniel A T Richmon Senator Daniel speaks at Academy of Music
Daniel of Lynchburg Virginia addressed a large enthusiastic audience at the Academy of Music in Richmond. The event drew representative men and many ladies. The meeting was chaired by Hon J Garland Pollack as temporary chairman with Hon B B Munford as permanent chairman.
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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 Democratic Campaign in Pittsylvania
United States Senator Thomas J. Martin and Attorney General William A. Anderson spoke to a large Pittsylvania audience in Chatham to launch the Democratic campaign. Both drew enthusiastic receptions. In Richmond, W H M Gregory, a Security Trust Company agent, was arrested on embezzlement charges of 1500 dollars. Gregory hails from a prominent Richmond family.
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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
Manholes Blown Out After Engine Sparks Explosion
A Washington special reports in Richmond Virginia an early morning gas explosion caused by sparks from a passing fire engine. Three manholes were blown open on Main Street as cobblestones and iron fragments flew. Several people were injured but saved. details remain sketchy in this damaged notice.
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Washington
Richmond
Main Street
Freight Car Derails Eastbound C&O Train Near Greenwood
A Chesapeake and Ohio freight box car derailed in the Brookesville tunnel one mile from Greenwood, near Charlottesville Virginia, around noon today. Several cars were smashed. no injuries were reported. Track clearance followed by 4:80 in the afternoon. cause given as a broken axle.
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Washington
Charlottesville
Chesapeake and Ohio
Brookesville
Greenwood
Central Labor Union Opposes Scullin Arbitration Plan
The Central Labor Union last night protested P H Scullin targetting an arbitration bill circulating in labor circles. A resolution from the union condemns extraneous efforts seen as hindering organized labor in the District of Columbia and emphasizes friendly relations with employers while supporting mediation when needed.
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Central Labor Union
P. H. Scullin
Riill
Winton
Washington, D. C
Washington
Colombia
Dance Hall For Workers At South Deering Coke Plant
A novel experiment opens at a Chicago coke plant in South Deering. A stockade encloses three hundred Hungarian and Austrian workers and their families in a self contained model colony. Cottages, stores and a dance hall create a town within walls with a 9 pm curfew and strict rules to prevent turnover.
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Chicago
South Deering
McMunn Sues National Electric for 100000 in Negotiations
McMunn of Chicago files a suit in U S District Court against bankrupt National Electric Company seeking 100000 claiming he conducted negotiations in which Westinghouse Traction Brake Company would buy National Electric for 3240000 or related terms. He says negotiations were nearly complete before John J Beggs became president and ended them. Contract with National Electric dated February 7, 1906.
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Milwaukee
Wis
W McMunn
Chicago
Thas
Aled
United States District Court
National Electric Company
Westinghouse ‘Traction Brake Company
National Electric
Heavers
Textile wage plan sparks fear of new strike in Fall River
In Fall River Massachusetts tensions rise as the Manufacturers Association rejects an immediate restoration of the pre July wage schedule and proposes a 5 percent pay increase plus a profit sharing plan based on cloth market prices. operatives fear another walkout while unions push for full restoration. negotiations continue with possible peaceful resolution.
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Fall River
Mass
Manufacturers’ Association
C. D. Borden
New York
Textile Council
James Tansey
Barnard Mill
Fall River Iron Works
Borjen
Dayton Inventor Petgreave and His Locomotorator Triumph
Dayton’s lovable inventor Mr Petgreave unveiled a giant motorized carriage at the Oak Hill track on Washington's Birthday. The crowd cheered as the locomotorator powered around eight miles per hour, moved by a treadmill driven by his mare Nance. Petgreave declared the invention open to the American people and refused a patent.
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Dayton
Oak Hill
Washington
Petgreave
Harges
Mr. Petgreave
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Martin McCormick
John B Geler
Cleveland
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Pere Marquette Railroad
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Toledo
Uncle Sag
Ghurgh
Memorial Lutheran
Local Mail Clerks’ Branch
Drugiste
EB. W. Srove
Seach
Dex
Death Roll OF Railroads
Dr. Arbeely
Samuel 4
Pennsylvania
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Frige
Kent
Strand
District of Columbia
Ivate
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
Jones Dennies
A. Candidate
Daniel A'T
Martin
Mr. Scullin
Sues National Electric
MR. Petgreave, Inventor
Charles Battell Loomis
Holmon-Alarconi-Thompson School
Elphalet Farnhem
Petereave
Fire Department
Dayton Independent
Daytons
Tom Beverly
Beverlys
Laies' Aid Society
Barton & Hadley
Therins
Mr. Pettreave
New England
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