Sperry Becomes Audience with Japanese Emperor
Tokio Oct 20 The emperor of Japan receives Rear Admiral Charles S Sperry commander in chief of the American battleship fleet and senior officers at the imperial palace in a ceremony highlighting the week of goodwill. President Roosevelt's message to Sperry is presented and the emperor pledges indissoluble amity. Washington notes the exchange as signs of close U S Japan relations with luncheon for ambassadors and officers following the audience. Bristol hosts the sixty sixth Connecticut Odd Fellows encampment with Grand Patriarch Smith presiding and C L Winters elected grand senior warden.
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Tokio
Washington
President Roosevelt
Admiral Sperry
Japan
Renlm
United States
Atlantic Fleet
Empire of Japan
Admiral
Bristol
Odd Fellows of
Connecticut
Smith
C. L. Winters
Wbury
Cleveland letter witness before grand jury in anti Bryan missive case
Mrs Frances Folsom Cleveland widow of Grover Cleveland testified before New York sessions grand jury about an anti Bryan letter linked to her late husband. Witnesses included Frank Hastings and President Finley, with handwriting experts and Times staffers. No indictment was filed that evening. DA Jerome prepared to issue warrants if needed.
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Frances’ Folsom Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Finley
The
City College
Frank 8
Hastings
Jerome
Joseph D. Byrant
Richard Watson Gilder
Grand Jury
New York Times
Broughton Brandenburg
William C. Reich
Charles N. Lincoln
the Times
David N. Carvalho
Peter Beery
Beery
Flood
Fitzsimmons
Roof Collapse at Lehigh Valley Round House
Wellsboro Pennsylvania reports a roof collapse at the Lehigh Valley round house. Many workers are feared dead as debris traps possibly several employees beneath the wreckage. Typhoon damage in Amoy China worsens with thousands of homes destroyed and large death tolls. Admirals Sperry and Emery have sent conference messages to Commissioner Mark. The McLaughlin murder case sees Attornies Tandon Robberts and Ryan presenting differing defenses.
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Wellsboro
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Amoy
Chang-Chow
Yamen
Lam- Cheng
Chang- Chow
Lam-Cheng
Sperry
Emery
Japan
Mark
Lirennera
William McLaughlin
Tandon
McLaughlin
Robberts
Ryan
Haskell Seeks Accounting From Roosevelt Over Osage Lands
Governor C N Haskell of Oklahoma spoke in Dallas asserting he would call President Roosevelt to account regarding the Osage Indian lands lease. He claimed Roosevelt alone bears responsibility for the pipeline franchise held by the Prairie Oil and Gas Co of Oklahoma and vowed to demand an accounting for the Osage Indians.
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Haskell
Roosevelt
Dallas
Tex
C. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Prairie Oland Gas Co
Watchman Shot and Killed in Arkansas Mill
A night shooting at Saline River Lumber Co near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, leaves watchman George Molette dead. Elijah Mays, a fireman at the mill, fled as bloodhounds join search for lynching. Weather forecast mentions Connecticut fair to warm, Williston area disturbance, and cool St Lawrence Valley conditions.
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Little Rock
Ark
Pine Bluff
George Molette
Saline River
Craughan
Elijah Mays
Mays
Connecticut
Molette
Williston
N. C
Rocky Mountains
Minaisaipp
St Lawrence Valley
Died of Cholera in Manila A Fire Dept Member
Lewis Connor a member of the city fire department died today in Manila from cholera. The report notes this as the first American death in some time and mentions a drop in new reports to an average of two per day.
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Manila
Lewis Connor
Fire Department
Thin City
New
Duke of Abruzzi Reported Missing in Turin
Turin report states the Duke of Abruzzi has vanished from Turin and searches have yet to locate him. Authorities believe he may be subject to danger or under an assumed disguise, with no confirmed clues at this time.
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Abruzsi
Turin
the Abruzsi
Nearch
Charles River Dam Gates Close Ending Tide Operations
Boston October 20 gates of the Charles River dam dropped at half tide ending tidal operations on the river above the dam. The five year project will create a fresh water basin about seven and a half feet above mean low water with a 382 foot lock for vessels and a smaller lock for boats. Governor Curtis Guild Lieutenant Governor Draper and Boston Mayor Hibard joined officials as the dam nears completion next year at an estimated cost of 2½ million dollars.
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Boston
Charles River
Atlantic Ocean
Curtis Guild
Draper
George A. Hibbard
Craigie Bridge
Cambridge
Longfellow
Died Attending Mass Sister Agnes Halpin Dies in Hartford
Sister Mary Agnes Halpin 22, a Mercy nun at Mount St Josephs in Hartford, died of heart disease after collapsing during mass. Born Agnes Halpin of Bridgeport, she entered the convent in 1906 and would have professed next April. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs James Halpin and siblings in Bridgeport.
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Hartford
Mary Agnes
Mercy
Mount St Joseph's Convent
State Normal School
Immaculate Conception
Agnes
James Halpin
John
James
Thomas Halpin
Helen
Mary, Alice
Katherine Halpin
Bridgeport
Waterbury Republicans Abandon Taft Visit Plans
A chaotic Waterbury political scene unfolds as Taft's planned stop collapses after Lilley’s Connecticut missteps. Residents heard of factory closures to accommodate a Taft appearance, but the event is scrapped amid local GOP discontent and Roosevelt letter fallout. Betting markets and new voter registrations reflect a tense election climate.
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Taft
Waterbury
Congresman Lilley
Cornelius Tracy
Liley
Connecticut
Roosevel
Lilley-Roosevelt
Lilley
Elkins Says No Comment On Engagement Report
In Elkins West Virginia on October 20 Senator Elkins stated the engagement rumor involving Miss Katherine Elkins and the Duke of the Abruzzi is news to his family and they know nothing. In New Haven on October 20 Dr George J Hemenway waived examination for murder in the death of Mrs Mary Shearer and was bound over to the superior court on 2000 dollars bond.
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Elkins
W. Va
Katherine Elkins
Duke of the
New Haven
George J. Hemenway
Mary Shearer
Bennett
Superior Court
August Molusky
Molusky
James Meehan
Brooklyn
Meehan
Kellogg
Middletown
Norton
Cambridge
Mass
Charles Eliot Norton
Harvard
London
Rome
Margherita
Italy
Duke of the Abrutal
Victor Emmanuel
Explosion in Clare Oven Kills Three. Mother Fatally Injured
A dynamite blast inside a Clare Mich oven fatally injures Actsv.-narry and Lewis Lanarr and kills two others, while their mother Mrs James Quick suffers fatal injuries. The dynamite, sixteen pounds, had been placed in the oven to dry and was forgotten.
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Clare
Mich
Narry
Lewis Lanarr
James Quick
Quarrel in beet field ends in death arrest near Addison
Adrian Michigan October 20 John Soe sil of Toledo is dead and Maywood Godfrey is under arrest after a quarrel yesterday in a beet field near Addison where the two men were working. It is charged that co it Goesil is the head with.
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Adrian, Mich
John Soesil
Toledo
Maywood Godfrey
Addison
Three Workmen Burned in Orebin Tram Foundry Accident
Salisbury October 20. Three laborers were seriously burned yesterday at the tram foundry on Orebin. One is likely fatally injured, Jobs Wibleki. Explosion caused the accident, leaving doctors pessimistic about recovery.
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Salisbury
Orebin
Jobs Wibleki
Expiowion
Fires Burn Across Several New England Forests
Berlin New Hampshire October 20 two dangerous fires burn near the city for four days beyond control with estimated timber loss between 50000 and 75000 dollars. Fires spread from Hayes Mountain into Success and Shelburne and toward the Maine line, covering ten miles by five. Other blazes near Mount Forest and Black Mountain threaten nearby towns.
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Berlin
N. H
Hayes Mountain
Success
Shelburne
Maine
W. K. Aston
New York
Berlin Mills Co
George W. Blanchard & Sons Co
Portland
Mount Forest
Black Mountain
Cty
Couple marks 61 years of marriage in Packerville
Jared Fuller Phillips of Plainfield and Caroline M. Lewis of Groton wed at Jewett City Baptist church sixty-one years ago. Now aged 83 and 82, they have spent nearly all their married life in the village. A quiet celebration will be held due to Mrs Phillips illness.
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Packerville
Jared Fuller Philips
Plainfield
Caroline M. Lewis
Groton
Jewett City Baptist Church
Phillips
Phi
Emperor William Opens Prussian Parliament Address
Berlin Oct 20 Emperor William opened the Prussian parliament and signaled a plan to modify the antiquated electoral system. He noted less interest in the Bale Kans by some, but said the cow ry worked with other powers toward a peaceful, satisfactory solution of current disputes.
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Berlin
William
Garemany
Wool Market Improves in Boston with Steady Demand
In Boston on October 20, the local wool market shows ongoing improvement with active demand, firm prices, and rising confidence. Prices for Ohio wools remain strong with fine delaine at 52 to 54 cents, half blood at 27 to 30 cents, Montana clothing at 17.5 cents, Utah fine at 14 to 26 cents, and Oregon and California wools moving at 18 to 17.5 cents.
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Boston
Ohio
Montana
Utah
Oregon
California
Bryan to Cover Eastern States in Ten Day Tour
W J Bryan left Chicago this morning in his special car on the Monon line for a ten day tour through eastern states and New York city. He will speak in Indiana today and Louisville tonight then continue through Ohio West Virginia and New Jersey before arriving in New York.
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Bryan
Chicago
New York City
W. J. Bryan
Monon Road
Indiana
West Virginia
New Jersey
New York
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Patrick Riley
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Emma F. Hankey
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