World News Roundup Highlights Dozens of 1904-05 Events
J J Marty a Kansas cashier killed himself amid illness rumors. Col James A Brown former bank treasurer pleaded guilty to four false bank entries with a 320000 shortage. Col D G Colton former congressman dies. Three Bird children burned to death in Robinson Kansas. Diamonds stolen worth 10000 sentenced in Des Moines. Rail wreck near Vulcan Missouri injures 31. Fire destroys Keokuk carpet building worth 250000. Kate Wimmer indicted for murder in Little Falls Minnesota. August 1904 revenue receipts about 19152439. Chicago men indicted for Doremus wreck manslaughter. War dept tunnel deadlines set for 1906. Roosevelt and other names mentioned in varied items. Estelle Mortimer dies in Kansas City. Fraternal congress reports gains and deaths. Vermont judge hanged himself. Czars paintings damaged at world fair. Bequests exceed 1090000 led by 250000 to New Bedford. George Brown Chicago raving maniac. Gas explosion injures twelve at Mount Jessup. Funston takes command in the Jakes. Buffalo aldermen charged. irrigation project Lower California 200000 acres. Roosevelt letter satire exposed. Milwaukee chosen for 1906 Locomotive Firemen meeting. Massachusetts apologizes to Britain after ambassador arrest. Milton G Barlow dies New York. Webb and Archer executed in Philadelphia. Chicago building collapse injures three. Emperor William health status disputed. Sullivan post office safe robbed. Seamen wages raised 10 to 25 percent. National Fraternal to meet Mackinac Island. Alpine theft and forgery cases noted. Hoar Massachusetts senator dies.
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J. J. Marty
Longford
Kan
James A. Brown
People’s Savings Bank
Stonington, Conn
Col
D. G. Colton
Kentucky
Fourth
Charles N. Bird
Ruth
Edith
Ernest
Robinson
William Smith
Charles Jennings
O. Cohen
Des Moines
St. Louis, Tron Mountain & Southern Railroad
Vulcan
Collins
Keokuk
Kate Wimner
Little Falls
Minn
Internal Revenue
Grand
Chicago
Hoxie
Casper
Wright
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Road
Doremus
Glenwood
Ill
Secretary of War
Traction Companies
Massachusetts
Boston
Roosevelt Ton
Michael Donnelly
Miners’ Magazine of
Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Estelle Mortimer
Bird Center” Company
Kansas City
National Fraternal Congress
St. Louis
C. D. Woodward
Municipal Court
Montpelier
Czar
Varied Industries
New Bedford
Sarah Potter
Edward Hartman
George Brown
Peoria
Peck
Mount Jessup
Peckville
Frederick Funston
Department of the
Jakes
Fred DB. Grant
New York
Buffalo
N. Y
California
Colorado River
Theodore Roosevelt
New York Evening Post
Milwaukee
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Gov. Bates
Phelps
Great Britain
Hugh Gurney
Milton G. Barlow
James Oscar Webb
Samuel Archer
Philadelphia
Webb
Archer
United States
Emperor William
Sullivan
Great Lakes
Mackinac Island
F. A. Falkenburg
Alonzo J. Whiteman
Thomas W. Williams
Wilkesbarre
M. B. Williams
E. J. Lewis
Wheaton, Fil
Henry C. Payne
Arlington Hotel
Washington
George Frisbie Hoar
Worcester
Fort
Frank Parmeiee
William Vernon Marcourt
Oxford
Eng
Watrous
N. M
Valence
Los Sentes
Samuel J. Pugh
Denman Thompson
West Swanzey
N. H
Curzon
Fred Brower
Iowa State Penitentiary
Iowa City
American Sheet Iron Company
Phillipsburg
N. J
Connecticut
D. W. H. Moreland
Public Works
Detroit
Mich
Adams
Mass
Payne
Harbin
Siaobeyho
Liao River
Sinmintin
Kuropatkin
John Loftus
Herman Stro
E. B. Bundy
Menominee
Wis
Highth District Court
Trinidad
Las Animas
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Tenth Avenue
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
New York City
Stephen W. Townley
Mobile
Ala
Bradstreet’s
Port Arthur
Pennsylvania
Mukden
Russia
Manchuria
Political and religious notes from the era summary
Republicans renominated William H. Jack in New York Twenty eighth district while Judge Parker takes charge of the Democratic national campaign. A major Catholic Eucharist congress gathers in New York. Democrats abandon Western HQ plans. Michigan elects Henry J. Patterson in Eighth district. Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress meets in St. Louis October 25 to 29. Catholic Eucharist congress denounces France over religious orders.
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Twenty
New York
William H. Jack
Judge Parker
United States
Democratic National Committee
Michigan
Henry J. Patterson
St. Johns
St. Louis
Goss Suicide Shocks Strassburg Educator and Official
David K. Goss president of the American Institute at Strassburg Germany shot himself after leaving a letter claiming mounting insanity. He formerly headed Indianapolis public schools from 1894 to 1900 and served on the state board of education.
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David K. Goss
American Institute
Strassburg
Germany
Goss
Indianapolis
State Board of Education
Mukden
Fushun
Hun
Oyama
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Hugh Gurney
America
Vladivostok
Hearn Dies in Tokyo of Heart Trouble
Lafcadio Hearn, famed author, dies in Tokio Japan from heart trouble. Alderman John Pound, chairman of the London General Omnibus Company, chosen mayor of London for the coming year. Da pass southeast of Mukden, Tapass captured by the Japanese who have begun an offensive. little resistance met.
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Lafcadio Hearn
Tokio
Japan
John Pound
London
Russians Strive to Retake Fort Kuropatkin as Port Arthur Feeds
Reports say Russian forces press to reclaim lost positions including Fort Kuropatkin to restore Port Arthur water supply. Sakharoff reports a serious check to Japanese flanking movement east of Bentziaputze as battles continue.
Senator Hoar Dead in Worcester at 1:35 A.M.
George Frisbie Hoar longtime Massachusetts senator died at his Worcester home after a period of unconsciousness since Tuesday. At his bedside were his son Gen. Rockwood Hoar, daughter Mary Hoar, and Dr. Warren Gilman. Hoar, born 1826 in Concord, served in the state legislature, congress, and then the U S Senate from 1877 onward, shaping policy and leading Republican conventions.
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Worcester
Mass
George Frisbie Hoar
United States
Massachusetts
Rockwood Hoar
Mary Hoar
Warren R. Gilman
Concord
Concord Academy
Harvard College
Harvard Law School
State Senate
Congress
Senate
Cincinnati
Chicago
Belknap
Electoral Commission
Smithsonian Institution
Leicester Academy
Peabody Museum of Archaeology
American Antiquarian Historical Society
American Historical Society
The
Historic-Genealogical Society
William and Mary
Amherst
Harvard
Yale
Massachusetts Governor Reports Gurney Case Developments
Gov Bates releases letters on the Phelps Gurney case after delays reaching Washington. He notes the vacating of the judgment against Third Secretary Gurney and remittance of fines. Bates forwards Judge Phelps's regret letter and a accompanying statement, urging the British ambassador be informed of Massachusetts law breaches and seeking proper action.
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Boston
Sept
Phelps-Gurney
Washington
Gov. Bates
State Department
Gurney
Phelps
National Fraternal Congress Elects Officers at St Louis
The third session of the National Fraternal congress met in the Temple of Fraternity in St Louis on September 30. Officers elected include President F. A. Faulkenberg of Denver Colorado, Vice President A R Tapot of Lincoln Nebraska, and Secretary-Treasurer M W Sackett of Meadville Pennsylvania. The next year's meeting will be at Mackinac Island Michigan.
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St. Louis
World’s Fair Temple of Fraternity
Mackinac Island
Mick
F. A. Faulkenberg
Denver
Col
Woodmen of the World
A. R. Tapot
Lincoln
Neb
Modern Woodmen of America
M. W. Sackett
Meadville, Pa
Gans and Walcott Fight to 20Round Draw in SF
In San Francisco on Friday night Joe Gans and Jee Walcott, holders of the lightweight and welterweight titles, battled 20 rounds to a draw. Both champions showed tenacity through a hard fought encounter with no winner.
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San Francisco
Joe Gans
Jee Walcott
RAILWAY RUMBLE AND DARING RAILROAD TRENDS
Bolivian railways seek American capital as Alaska Central finds copper and gold ore inland near Seward. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers pushes mail stone changes after several fatal strikes. Danish steamers show wheel wear trends, and railways sponsor a Cleveland baseball league to boost patronage while not sharing profits.
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Alaska Central Rallroad
Seward
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Mrs Brooks Credits Pink Pills For Curing Severe Stomach Ailment
Mrs. Sarah L. Brooks of Chicago recounts five years of vomiting and weakness, weighing 94 pounds, then using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. After four months the vomiting stopped, weight rose to 142 pounds, and she regained strength and appetite. She praises the pills and keeps them on hand.
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Sarah L. Brooks
Linecoln Park
Chicago
Illinois
Bor
Dr. Williams
Chicago Daily
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