Hearst Denounces Tammany Leaders in New York
Hearst argues that Democratic defeat in New York will come from dishonest and incompetent Tammany leadership. He calls for deposing corrupt bosses, electing honest leaders, and stresses the national stakes of a fall in party unity and Democratic prospects.
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Philiam R. Hearst
Washington Post
New
Democratic Assembly
Democratic Party
New York
Auc
Republican Party
Tammany Hall
Tammany
New Yok City
Democratic Fight End Ward Boss Rule In New York
The speaker calls to end Tammany Hall control of New York Democratic politics. Depose Murphy and replace with a broader, honest Democratic leader or Senator O Gara style figure. Emphasizes defeating the party’s current leadership to restore national Democratic principles and avoid continual defeat.
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Democratic
New York City
Murphy
O’gorma
Jap Sought Mr Taft Refused To Tell Mission At White House
A Japanese man calling himself John ki claiming Princeton student status tried to force entry to the White House executive offices. Police arrested him at the main entrance and he was taken to the First precinct then Washington Asylum Hospital. He said he was a cook and provided inconsistent stories about his purpose and age.
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Bradley
Washington Asylum Hospital
Princeton University
John
White House
Taft
Washington Asylum
Executive Avenue
Executive Office
Ofcer
Mr. Taft
Mrs
Princeton
Young Mens Christian Association
Four Men Rob Pool Room in New York Heist
Four robbers armed with six Magnum revolvers held about 50 patrons at the 69 Second Avenue pool hall at gunpoint. They looted $900 in cash and $700 in jewelry while patrons lined up against walls. A policeman 25 feet away failed to notice. The robbers escaped in a taxi within minutes. Capt. Ormsby rushed twenty reserves but no arrests were made.
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Washington Post
New York
Second Avenue
Ormsby
Fifth Street
Objects to Dog Bedmate in Pittsburgh Court
In Pittsburgh Oct 23 Harold Mason an expert accountant was fined £20 or twenty days in the workhouse after objecting to a snoring flea bitten dog sleeping between him and his wife. He told police to arrest the brute and claimed the dog kept him awake with fleas biting him. The magistrate upheld the £20 fine or 20 days in the workhouse.
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Pittsburgh
Harold Mason
Mayon
Taft Defies Critics Defends Supreme Court in Aberdeen
President Taft fought back at charges he sought to emasculate the Sherman antitrust law. He declared the court’s rulings correct and pledged enforcement, praising the justices' record and challenging opponents to cite a case of antitrust violation not upheld by Supreme Court decisions. Insurgent and regular Republicans in South Dakota formed an armed truce during his visit, with delegates and speeches spanning Huron and Aberdeen.
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Aberdeen. S. Dak
Executive
Crawford
Aberdeen
Cak
Aberdeen Commercial Club
Taft
Supreme Court
Fruce
South Dakota
Mr. Taft
Hilles
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Senator la Follette
Senator Crawford
President 'Hart
Huron
Senaor Crawford
Mr.Taft
Burke
Seth Bullock
Seth
Old Trunk Hidden Wealth Unearthed Worth Eight Hundred Thousand
Mrs. Theresa L. Jansen of Mill Valley discovers Mexican bonds at her late husband Charley J. Jansen estate. Bonds valued at $900,000 with accrued interest. probate court to reopen estate to collect and distribute to widow and five daughters. Died February 2, 1879. bonds previously deemed worthless.
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Washington Post
San Francisco
Theresa L. Jansen
Mill Valley
Charley J. Jansen
British Cabinet Undergoes Major Restructuring
London Oct 22 The British cabinet has been reshaped with Winston Churchill moving from Home Secretary to First Lord of the Admiralty Reginald McKenna shifting to Home Secretary Earl Carrington becoming lord of privy seal C E Hobhouse to Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Runciman moves to President of the Board of Agriculture J A Pease becomes President of the Board of Education Sir Edward Strachey and Alfred Emmett promoted to the peerage.
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Churchill
Admiralty
McKenna
London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Home Secretary
Reginald McKenna
Home
Earl Carrington
Board of Agriculture
C. E. Hobhouse
Treasury
Duchy of Lancaster
Runciman
Board of Education
J. A. Pease
Edward Strachey
Alfred Emmett
Oldham
House of Commons
No U S Flags On Films In Ontario Censors Order
Toronto Ontario October 23 Ontario through its board of censors bans display of the American flag in moving pictures and threatens a campaign starting November 1. George B Armstrong, chairman, cites recent province disturbances and an incident where a proprietor withdrew a pictorial drama featuring the United States flag.
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Washington Post
Toronto
Ontario
Board of Censors
George B. Armstrong
United States
Armstrong
Cold Storage Dinner Served at Hotel Sherman
A veteran race horseman described a luncheon at the Hotel Sherman as a food futurity where fish, fowl and vegetables were sourced from cold storage. Delegates of the National Poultry Butter and Dye Association attended the opening luncheon of their fifth annual convention. The meal supported arguments for freezing poultry and eggs at their peak quality to be tastier months later.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Hotel Sherman
National Poultry, Butter, and Dye Association
Decalogue for Father Reform Sermon Applies New Commandments
Washington Post reports Rev W B Millard of Morgan Park Church rewrites ten commandments to fit "father" life. Sermon cites 16 cent cigars on 0 cent income, calls for home focus, restraint at clubs, fair wives, and active religious instruction of children.
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Washington Post
Chicago
W. B. Millard
Morgan Park Congregational Church
Barrs Miss Aldrich At Hop In Annapolis Shakeup
Miss Frances Aldrich niece of Senator Nelson W Aldrich and friends were barred from the Naval Academy hop by a new social code restricting invitations. A watchman refused entry when tickets were not produced, and the group left in their carriage.
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Annapolis
Washington Post
United States
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhone Island
Naval Academy
Aldrich
Frances Aldrich
Hazing at Naval Academy Triggers Outcry and Investigation
Upperclassmen at Annapolis face pressure to identify the offender after plebes were forced to perform strenuous hazing in the presence of two visiting women. The incident, deemed a violation of the academy code, has spurred an informal inquiry led by Superintendent Gibbons with potential drastic sanctions for involved midshipmen.
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Naval Academy
Washington Post
Annapolis
Gibbons
Adolphus Andrews
Midshipmen
Academy
Bancroft Hall
Jevery
FEAR MANCHU PLOT Chinese Warn of a Possible Attack on Foreigners
Peking reports a rising revolutionary mood spreading from the south to the north. Diplomats discuss keeping Tientsin and Peking connected while Manchu policy vacillates and fear of foreign attacks grows. Yuan Shi Kai wavers, Gen Yin Tehang pushes forces, and Zuan Shi Kai seeks a constitutional compromise as Shanghai reports refugees and troops retreat toward Hankow.
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Peking
Haeli
Manchuria
Tientsin
Legation
Port Arthur
Palay
Yin Tehang
Honan-Hupeh
Hankow
Yin Tchang
Chinese Foreign Board
Shanghai
Yangtse
Yuan Shi Kai
Changte
Changsha
China
Siachan
Wuchang
Hanyang
Kiukiang
Manchu Attack on Foreigners Feared
A clipped page item notes rising alarm in political circles as tensions mount over a possible Manchu attack on foreigners. Details are sparse, with references to political figures and public safety concerns surrounding potential hostilities abroad.
Contested Will Trial In Atlanta Over Theosophy Links
May J Hanson estate case begins before Judge Pendleton with the will contest alleging fraud. The suit centers on the Theosophical Society ties to Mrs J H McVickar and the Point Loma colony. Hanson’s second daughter Annie Garrett and others seek only income while contesting the will.
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Washington Post
Atlanta
John F. Hanson
Central of Georgia Railroad
Pendleton
Mas. Hanson
J. H. McVickar
New York
T. Mitchell Horner
McVickar
Issac Emerson
Baltimore
Smith Hol Nns McKim
Maj. Hanson
Cie
Fannie Hansgry
Betelle Hanon
Point Loma
Cal
Maj
Hanson
Annie Garrett
Itay
Hatfields Promise to Lead Better Lives After Bereavement
In Huntington West Virginia on October 23 eleven Hatfield brothers pledge to reform over the bier of Elias and Troy Hatfield who were killed in Fayette county by an Italian. The men, after recent religious conversion, vow to live upright lives as minister Onele Dyke Garrett conducts the burial rite and plans baptism for the eleven.
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Huntington
W. Va
Elias
Troy Hatfield
Fayette County
Anse Hatfield
Onele Dyke” Garrett
Child Baked to Death in Oven at Bailey Home
Special to The Washington Poet reports in Fairplay Colorado that a 2 year old child of Mrs Frank Priestette was fatally baked in an oven at the family home. The mother had started a hot fire for baking then stepped outside, and the door swung shut trapping the child who could not open it.
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Washington
Fairplay
Colo
Frank Priestette
Bailey
Will of Judge Bethune Read Verbally In Fifteen Words
New York Oct 23 George Bethune Adams former United States judge for the Southern district of New York made his will in fifteen words He gave and bequeathed all his estate to his wife and appointed her executrix
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Washington Post
New York
George Bethune
Adams
United States
Southern District of
Twins lead to death by own action in Kentucky
Lee Hay, 30, of Maysville Kentucky committed suicide by swallowing carbolic acid after his wife gave birth to twins, the second such birth within two years. Out of work and despondent over supporting two more mouths, he ended his life yesterday.
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Maysville
Lee Hay
Hay
Denies Killing Girl as Grand Jury to Probe Case
Boston dispatch reports Suffolk county grand jury to convene next Thursday on the murder charge against Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson in the death of Miss Avis Linnell, Hyannis girl. District Attorney Pelletier takes charge. officials confer on evidence. arraignment delayed to January if indicted. witnesses summoned, defense warned against leaks, and Richeson protests innocence from jail as visitors call.
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Chicago
Washington Post
Boston
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Clarence V. T. Richegan
Avis Linnell
Musts
Hyannis
Pelletier
Dugan
Leary
Mr. Pelletier
Richeson
Dwyer
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North
Yuan Shi-Kai
Yin
Yuan
Mr. Hearst
McNamara
Hann
Quita Court
Jersey
Cultin
Sue
Testator
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George Bethune Adams
Richison
Charles Street
George Holt
Jamestown
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L. V Richeson
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