Britain and Japan seal far eastern peace safeguarding
London reports a new Anglo Japanese agreement of August 12 as a defensive alliance to safeguard peace in East Asia and India. It asserts maintenance of territorial rights, open door in China, and aims to reassure all powers and commercial interests in the region.
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Eastern
Asia
Lansdowne
London
Great Britain
Japan
Lord Landsdowne
Tarun Hayasm
Foreign Office
Lord Lansdowne
St. Petersburg
Paris
Far East
East Asia
India
Hayashi
Haren Hayashi
Greatin
Jarses Dilke
Russia
Germany
France
China
Regio
Jagan
Ava
Miracle escape at World’s Fair roof fall in St Louis
M Davenport a wrecker at the World’s Fair Grounds faced a fatal slip sixty feet above ground on the Transportation Building. He fell forward his forearm pierced by a six inch iron spike passing between bones and holding him. Fellows freed him using a block and tackle and he survived though the spike was rusted. He was treated with carbolic acid to prevent tetanus.
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Washington Post
St. Louis
M. Davenport
Transportation Building
Davenport
Not from Baltimore searching for head in Boston torso case
Police in Boston investigate a missing woman theory in the Winthrop suit case murder. A blond woman from Baltimore, Mrs Rosa Schapiro, is ruled out as the torso victim after autopsy findings. divers search the bay for more body parts as investigators trace a suit case and a burlap bag seen near the harbor. Boston and Baltimore detectives exchange notes as a Boston telegram seeks information on Mrs Rosie Schapiro, a former Baltimore resident who went to Boston last July with Dr Maurice Schapiro.
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Washington Post
Boston
College Park
Rebecca Burnham
Winthrop Yacht Club
Jeremiah Greene
Winthrop Highlands
Baltimore
Dugan
Schapiro
Soston
Rosie Schapiro
Maurice Schapiro
Herrick Accuses Woman of Blackmail Attempt in Ohio
Gov Myron T Herrick testified before the Cuyahoga County grand jury seeking indictment of a Chicago woman accused of ongoing blackmail attempts against him. A Chicago detective assisted, having worked on the case for years according to officials.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
Cuyahoga County
Grand Jury
Chicago
Herrick
Yellow fever outbreak reported near Greensboro
A Randolph County cotton mill settlement near Asheboro received a nurse's letter stating several yellow fever cases. The nurse had gone to Millboro two weeks earlier to care for an epidemic believed typhoid fever, but autopsy revealed yellow fever amid many deaths. The nurse warned the letter would be her last mail.
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Washington Post
Greensboro
N. C
Millvoro
Asheboro
Randolph County
Bryan Urges Appeal to People in Open Letter to Roosevelt
William J. Bryan, before his world tour, writes an open letter in The Commoner to President Roosevelt. He urges direct appeal to the people on railroad rate regulation, warns against railroad magnates and party leaders, and stresses tariff reduction and arbitration as paths to reform. Bryan cites past votes for direct Senate elections and urges continued support for regulatory measures, arguing Democrats and Republicans alike should back action.
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Truats
Washington
Lincoln
Nebr
William J. Bryan
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Bryan
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
House
National City Bank of New York
OAL
House of Representatives
Repub-ican
W. J. Bryan
Taft Making Record Direct to San Francisco
Mail advices from Yokohama report the Taft party of Congressmen aboard the steamer Korea will attempt a direct run to San Francisco without coaling in Honolulu. The goal is to beat the trans Pacific record of ten days ten hours held by Empress of Japan on the Yokohama to Victoria route.
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Victoria
Columbia
Yokohama
Korea
Pacific Steamship Company
San Francisco
Honolulu
Golden Gate
trans-Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railway
Carter on the Stand in Suit Over $9.3 Million Plea
In Chicago the U S government pressed former Captain Carter to surrender 9 300 000 to the National Treasury amid a sit of documentary evidence. Witnesses discuss loans to Carter and delays cited by defense, with letters urging federal action before witnesses died. The case involves Gre en and other contractors and a transfer to Ottawa in pursuit of surrender.
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Federal Treasury
Chicago
GO. M
Carter
National Treasury
Richard Wiman
United States Circuit
Kohlsaat
Horace G. Stone
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
United States
Edward S. Johnson
New York
Capt. Greene
Attorney Johnson
Gen. Gillespie
Attorney Stone
Fugitives Greene and Gaynor Extradition Nearing End
In Montreal on September 31 the final stages of the Greene and Gaynor extradition to Georgia are in progress. Two officers specially commissioned to escort them will arrive in the city tomorrow. The notice appears in The Washington Post via Special.
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Washington Post
Montreal
Gaynor-Greene
Georgia
Sloan's
Woman Murdered On British Train in Compartment Slip
London reports a young woman Mary Money found murdered aboard a train in a compartment. Her body mutilated and veil wedged in her mouth. no ticket or clues found. Police suspect strangled murder and disposal from the car with no crew present, similar to a historic Merstham tunnel case.
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London
Merstham
London and Southeastern
Frederick J. Gala
Percy Lefroy
Mapleton
Mary Money
Red Hill
Miss Money
Bacon Leaves Steel Trust Board And Committee
Robert Bacon resigns from United States Steel Corporation directory and finance committee effective October 1. George F. Baker, president of First National Bank, succeeds him on the board and committee, with Morgan interests prominently linked to the new appointment.
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New York
Robert Bacon
Washington
United States Steel Corporation
George F. Baker
First National Bank
Morgan
Proctor to Endow Vermont Tuberculosis Hospital
Vermont Senator Redfield Proctor announced plans to endow a state tuberculosis hospital. He will provide site and build it at no less than 350000 plus endow the institution with 100000, with interest supporting maintenance. Governor to serve on the board and a state commission to manage. Separately, Penn football player Hollenbach broke his right leg at Franklin Field during practice. Trustees plan auction of new furniture and rugs at Sloan’s today.
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Vermont
Burlington
Proctor
Philadelphia
W. Hollenbach
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Hollenback
Sloan
Typhoon 1N Manila Destruction and Homelessness Rise
Dispatch reports a historic Manila typhoon on September 26 causing five deaths and 200 injuries. Thousands homeless, streets and streetscapes unreached by darkness and debris. 8000 displaced, churches and hotels unroofed, live wires and downed lines everywhere. Shipping in the bay disrupted and the transport Logan delayed. Philippine government had shipped 93000 dollars cash to Washington.
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Amway
War Department
Manila
Logan
Fe Apm Aga
Bureau of Insular
Washington
Riot in Manitowoc Over River Pipe Test
Riot erupts as Manitowoc Waterworks tests a river intake pipe amid a clash with citizens and officials. Mayor Stolze, Health Officer Staehle, and Alderman Lorengen were assaulted while protestors argued river water would endanger public health. The dispute follows a council decision on water plant ownership and a plan to open the river intake to meet test requirements.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Manitowoc Waterworks Company
Stolze
Max Staehle
Lorengen
Hold Up in Goldfield Saloon Robbery
A masked pair robbed GoodFriend and Briggs saloon on Main Street in Goldfield at 1 AM. They seized eight men, forced a line up against the back wall, opened the roulette wheel and cash register, and escaped with $1,200 in gold after briefly treating the crowd. A posse formed but failed to capture them.
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Washington
Goldfield
Riend & Briggs
Main Street
Bank President Arrested in Minot on False Report Charge
Minot North Dakota September 2 President J A Erickson of the Minot National Bank now in receivers hands was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal Valentine on a federal warrant charging him with falsifying a report to the Comptroller of the Currency. He waived examination and was held to the grand jury in 10000. A national bank examiner Frank Chapman had been named permanent receiver.
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J. A. Erickson
Minot
N. D
N. Dak
Minot National Bank
United States
Valentine
Erickson
Blandell
Ole Erickson
Biocum
Lloyd
Frank Chapman
Minot National
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No Liberty in Cuba Clash Over Liberal Prospects
Special dispatch from Havana reports Liberal candidate Gomez and Moderates candidate Capote in a heated exchange. Andrade, interior secretary, claims no new mayors were appointed for electoral aims while criticizing Liberal tactics. Gomez warns against returning to voting booths and suggests dissolving the Liberal party amid alleged plots and violence at Placetas and Cienfuegos.
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Washington
Havana
Diario de la Marina
Mendez Capote
Jose Miguel Gomez
Freyre Andrade
Gomez
Autopsy Finds Chief of Police Slain Without Defense
Advices at the Cuban Legation report the Cienfuegos police chief was shot in the back and his revolver not fired. Authorities in Bavana state the victim had no chance to defend himself. A suspect who threw filth at the American consulate has been arrested. The Moderate party won the election, boosting Havana securities by up to ten points.
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Gomes
Congresamean Villuendas
Cienfuegos
Zayas
Senate
Havana
Gomex
Cuba
Santa Clara
Spain
Bavana
Legation
Quesada
Standard Oil
Squire
Standard Oil Company
Cleveland and
Onio
Mr. Rockefeller
Paris Mo. Man Found Dead With Knife Wounds In Field
A mutilated body of a young man was found in a corn field six miles west of Paris Missouri. The victim likely had been dead for several weeks. Nine knife wounds indicated murder. A cloth card reading Concordia NL was found on the clothing.
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Paris
Here
Concordia, NL
Lead in Cans Kills Children
Poisoning linked to condensed milk cans reported in Petoskey Michigan on September 26. Six month old twins of Archie Boubals died last night, authorities said the cans were the source.
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Petoskey
Mich
Archie Boubals
Eulogize King Rockefeller Visit at Forest Hill Home
Cleveland barons and plain dealer officials gathered at John D. Rockefeller’s Forest Hill residence to honor him as a citizen and business leader. Andrew Squire led the tribute, praising Rockefeller’s work with Standard Oil and the law of survival of the fittest, while Rockefeller urged youths to serve humanity beyond wealth.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Andrew Squire
L. E. Halden
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rockefeller
Mr. Equire
Mr. Rockefeller
Mrs. Rockefeller
Squire
Duchess Marlborough Improves After Nasal Deafness Surgery
Dr H Holbrook Curtis performed the operation on Consuelo Vanderbilt in New York to remove a slight deafness caused by a childhood fall. The Duchess of Marlborough was reported improving and likely to leave the hospital on Thursday.
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New York
H. Holbrook Curtis
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Found Dead in Bathroom in Philadelphia
William H. Kirkpatrick, 55, Philadelphia agent for North western Mutual Life, was found dead in his apartment bathroom with a bullet wound. He had shot himself during the night, reportedly due to ill health and melancholia. He belonged to the Union League, Society of the Cincinnati, and the Pennsylvania Historical Society.
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Philadelphia
William H. Kirkpatrick
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Kirkpatrick
Union League
The
Society of the Cincinnati
Pensylvania Historical Society
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Gaynor
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Steel Trust
Fhe Weahington Post
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Pe Folice
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Morea
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Maryland
Monte Cristo
Save Spain
Andrade
Liberal Party
Senor Capote
Montsagudo
Senor Montsagudo
Placetas
Ayuntamiento
Benth
Fifer
Bloomington
Joseph W. Fifer
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