New Orleans Rail Strike Clashes Lead to Widespread Injuries
In New Orleans on October 8 a railway strike clash left numerousinjured including Policemen Fordyce Blouin Hessel Schlex singer Hattier Brown and several Chicago strike breakers. Despite heavy gunfire no one was killed as militia steps were planned to protect resumed service tomorrow.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Railway Co
Sturt
Ohn Fordyce
Blouin
Hessel
Schlexsinger
Hattier
Brown
Peter Jensen
Chicago
Louis Christianser
Thomas Jones
M. L. Kenney
A. M. Clark
Jensen
Charles Ferguson
Bud Lynn
Fred Kichling
Alexander Derbes
Capdevielle
Heard
Glynn
First Military District
Street Railway Company
Canal Street
Robert D. Koontz
Fordice
Affternoon
Capdeveilly
Kensit dies from injury after anti ritualist push
John Kensit anti ritualist crusader dies in Liverpool from pneumonia that followed a wound after a chisel attack on September 25 at Birkenhead. His son, also active in the campaign, was allowed to visit him before returning to prison. Kensit often protested ritualistic bishops and caused notable disruptions at St Cuthbert’s church in 1898.
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Liverpool
John Kensit
Birkenhead
Home Secretary
Kensit
St. Cuthbert’s Church
Kensington
A LUDICROUS MISTAKE IN CLEVELAND TEETH FEAR
Cleveland October reports a contrator Fran Buettner believed he swallowed his false teeth after sleep. An X ray operator assisted and, to the surprise of all, opened his esophagus in search of the missing teeth. No teeth were found. the operation was severe and Buettner’s condition is serious. The bed was searched for the missing teeth between the mattresses with no success.
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Cleveland, O
Fran Buettner
Buett
Miiett
Bogota Sets Sail to Face Padilla in Panama War
The Colombian gunboat Bogota heads toward Panama to confront the insurgent war vessel Padilla. Its American crew includes ex US Navy men and a Confederate veteran captain. One sailor boasts Americans will prove superior to all Central America’s forces.
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Wessel
San Francisco
Bogota
Panama
Padilla
United States Navy
H. H. Marmaduke
Central America
Smoked Pipes of Peace Dinner Ends Tobacco War
New York on October 9 a celebration marked by fraternal speeches after James B. Duke hosted directors of the British American Tobacco Co. at the Carleton hotel. Flags flew as plans to dominate global tobacco trade were stated, with menu cards bearing Duke and Sir William Henry Wills portraits under crossed flags.
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New York
James B. Duke
American Tobacco Co
New British-American Tobacco Co
Carleton Hotel
Mr. Duke
William Henry Wills
Imperial Tobacco Co
Tragic Austrian Schoolmaster Opens Fire in Class
A Vienna dispatch reports a 40 year old village schoolmaster at Dreyssig Bohemia went mad in class on Monday. He drew a revolver, shot several children killing three and wounding three. Villagers arrived, then lynched the deranged teacher on the scene.
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London
Vienna
Dreyssig
Bohemia
British Treasury Sees Export Rise Amid American Demand
New York, Oct 9. Exports rose by about 100000 tons last month while shipments to America are expected to lift October export figures. The increase comes despite coal price rises on British exchanges and the impact of Sir Michael Hicks Beach's export duties benefiting the treasury.
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New York
America
Tribune
London
Michael’ Hicks-Beach
Most Imperative Need of the Navy Today
Secretary Moody tells Chicago that the Navy must rapidly add officers. He cites 1,631 needed in January, 1,023 on hand, and a four year outlook showing a shortage of about 1,390 officers to man ships in construction. He urges Congress to act now to avert a growing crisis.
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Chicago
Moody
Marquette Club
Congress
Republican Party
Naval Academy
European
Pacific
Asiatic
South Atlantic
North Atlantic
Caribbean Sea
San Francisco
Philippines
Germany
France
England
Annapolis
A Child's Suggestion Guides A Story of Manhattan
Charles Hemstreet recounts how a child's question about Captain Kidd inspired him to write The Story of Manhattan. He aimed to create a readable city history for young readers, detailing buccaneers spies and revolutionary figures, and explaining symbols like the flour barrel on the city seal.
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Charles Hemstreet
New York
Manhattan
Capt. Kidd
Kidd
Mr. Hemstreet
Times
The Art of Being Brief in Newspaper Work
A fledgling southern reporter chased a big story after a bold request to a New York telegraph editor. The editor limited a column to 600 words, insisting the tale could not exceed 600 words. The sender protested, claiming 1,200 words, until the editor urged a concise “story of creation” in 600 words.
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New York
Telegraph
Paradoxical Ailment Quips In Philadelphia Press
A suburb resident calls ague the most paradoxical ailment claiming it both affords the shake and clings to the body, a wry remark noted by the Philadelphia Press.
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Ague
Cillman
Philadelphia Press
Observation Cafe Cars On Frisco Trains Out Of Saint Louis
The Frisco System operates through Saint Louis and Kansas City with handsome Observation Cafe Cars under Fred Harvey management. Cars include a large library observation room reading material electric lights and fans. Trains depart Saint Louis and Kansas City daily via the Frisco System.
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Frisco
Saint Louis
Kansas City
Fred Harvey
Saint Louis Andansas City
Stimulating Repression in Detroit Free Press Quote
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes Clara Is Mrs. Flitter as a good conversationalist who stimulates thought yet talks so much that others cannot respond. The remark highlights her engaging style and overpowering chatter in social discourse.
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Clara
Folklore Ads and Quips on Health and Wit Across Papers
A collage ofHealth tips and humorous asides from newspapers like Indianapolis News Washington Star and London Tit-Bits. It touts Dr Fowler's Extract Burdock Blood Bitters Dean's Ointment Piso's Cure and Thomas Electric Oil while quips on parenting memory and punctuality punctuate the page.
Showing the Way to Kidney Health
In a testimonial from Freeport Illinois resident C J McMurray, Dean's Kidney Pills are praised for curing back pain and imperfect kidney action. He endorses the remedy, offers a free trial by mail, and notes its availability through Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents per box.
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C. J. McMurray
Freeport
Ill
Iroquois St
Dean
Mr. McMurray
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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