Zionist Colony in British East Africa Foredoomed to Failure
Arnold White argues that a Jewish state in Uganda is impractical due to geography and market access. He cites Uganda's equatorial location, 400 mile inland reach, limited export viability for crops, and the political divide among Zionist factions and international leaders. He urges solving the Jewish question through broader, humane international efforts instead.
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Uganda
British East Africa
Foreign Office
Equator
Russia
Lord Lansdowne
Palestine
Baron Hirsch
United States
England
France
Germany
Basle
America
Nation Honors Sherman Equestrian Statue Unveiling
Washington October 16 President Roosevelt presided over the unveiling of an equestrian statue to William Tecumseh Sherman. Grandson William Tecumseh Sherman Thorndyke pulled aside the drapery as veterans, Marines, sailors, and officials gathered with the diplomatic corps and cabinet. The ceremony featured the Marine Band and a salute after an address praising Sherman as a model American.
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Washington
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman Thorndyke
Diplomatic Corps
Cabinet
Armies of the
Cumberland
Tennessee
Ohio
Potomac
District National Guard
D. J. Stafford
Marine Band
Grenville M. Dodge
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Sherman Statue Commission
Fourth Field Battery
United States Army
Roosevelt
Bryan Denies Free Silver Quote At Iowa City
Lincoln Neb Oct 17 W J Bryan denies making a Bradshaw attributed statement. He says he was misquoted and never claimed silver would not be an issue in the next campaign. He notes silver is not the paramount issue of 1900 and it remains a constant aspect of the money question.
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Bryan
Campaigan
Lincoln, Neb
W. J. Bryan
Bradshaw
Iowa City
Dowie Leads Zion City Mission to New York
John Alexander Dowie and about 10 000 followers left Zion City on eight trains heading to New York for a two week effort to preach the Christian Catholic church. Five thousand people were turned away at Madison Square Garden as 14,000 attended the afternoon service including a Zion choir of six hundred and officers in ceremonial attire.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
New York
Madison Square Yard
Zion
Christian Catholic Church In
Mining Foreman Killed in Missouri Mine Shooting
Gordon Allen a 32 year old mining operator was shot and killed Friday afternoon at the Aylor mine near Prosperity Missouri Benjamin Aylor of Webb City is named as the shooter following long standing ill will over a foreclosed mortgage tied to the Allen mine.
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Joplin
Murderer Jackson Lynched by Mob in Hamilton Montana
Walter Jackson convicted of murdering six year old Fannie Buck was taken from the county jail by 75 masked men and hanged. The mob overpowered the jailer, restrained restraint minimal, and dispersed after the execution. The body was later removed to the morgue.
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Walter Jackson
Montana
Hamilton
Mont
Fannie Buck
Stephens
Jackson
Little Fannie Buck
Supreme Court
Tillman acquitted in Gonzales murder case
James H. Tillman was found not guilty of murdering W N G Gonzales editor of the State in Columbia on January 15. The long trial featured 20 hours of jury deliberation, a large defense and prosecution team, and extensive testimony before Tillman returned home to Edgefield with his wife.
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Lexington
S. C
James H. Tillman
WN. G. Gonzales
the State
Columbia
Tillman
South Carolina
Edgefield
Bank Robbery Hits Berwick Under Knox County Lights
In Berwick near Abingdon Knox county at two A M four men forced entry to the Farmer's State Bank drilling the vault door and using the combination to take 2800 dollars. Authorities report the heist occurred Wednesday morning and the town remains alert.
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Peoria
Ill
Berwick
Abingdon
Knox County
Farmer's State Bank
Arbitration treaty signed by Britain and France
London officials announce the arbitration treaty between Great Britain and France was signed in London on Wednesday by Foreign Secretary Lansdowne and the French ambassador M. Cambon marking a formal pact to resolve disputes through arbitration.
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London
Great Britain
France
Lansdowne
M. Cambon
Seven Indians Killed in a Row on Blackfoot Reservation
Browning Montana reports seven people killed and two wounded in a drunken disturbance on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation. Police and medics respond to the incident and authorities investigate causes and blame. Local residents describe a chaotic scene with multiple casualties among residents and visitors.
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Browning, Mont
Blackfoot Indian Reservation
Montana
Alaskan boundary decision grants U S most waters. Portland canal to Canada
London reports the Alaska boundary commission sustains U S claims to land and waterways except the Portland canal, which Canada gets as an outlet. The ruling, by one vote, solidifies U S title to about 20,700 square miles and broad northern Pacific possession, provoking Canadian outrage and talk of annexation.
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London
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Portland Canal
Canada
United States
Lord Alverstone
England
America
Great Britain
Pacific
Toronto
Klondike
Dominion
Fifteen Laborers Die In Pennsylvania Train Collision
A Saturday wreck on the Belvidere division near Washington's Crossing kills fifteen laborers and injures about forty as a work train returning to repair a washout is struck from behind by a gravel train. Most victims are Italian residents of Trenton. two or three injured may be permanently maimed. Bodies sent to the Trenton morgue. police assist and investigations focus on signals and flagging.
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Trenton
N. J
Belvidere Division
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Washington's Crossing
Washington’s Crossing
St. Francis’ Hospital
Soldier Kennedy slain at Fort Missoula as manhunt heats up
Missoula Montana October 19 Private Kennedy a US soldier stationed at Fort Missoula was shot and killed at the post Sunday. John Tulley another private is said to have killed Kennedy during a quarrel and has fled to the mountains as a sheriff s posse and fort guard pursue him.
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Missoula
Mont
Kennedy
United States
Fort Missoula
John Tulley
Porse
Sailor Dr August Greth’s Airship Soars Over San Francisco
Dr August Greth completed a two hour sky voyage above San Francisco hovering near the Golden Gate before landing in the bay near the Presidio. The cigar shaped balloon with a 50000 cubic feet gas capacity carried 1400 pounds total weight including ballast and inventor. A 12 horsepower motor limited headway and salt water damage is expected to be repaired ahead of another ascent.
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San Francisco
August Greth
Groth
Presidio
Santos-Dumont
Greth
Cloudland
Jury Unable to Agree in Miller Johns Post Office Case
Cincinnati Oct. 19 A jury evaluating conspiracy to defraud the government in post office cases failed to reach a verdict against Daniel V. Miller and Attorney Joseph M. Johns. After six hours out the jury was recalled for more instructions but again could not decide if Miller connected with Ryan Johns or any conspiracy. Bond renewed for a new trial.
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Cincinnati
Daniel V. Miller
Joseph M. Johns
Post Office
A. C. Thompson
Miller
Ryan
Johns
Mediation Efforts in Far East and Mine Disaster
A Port Dalny newspaper says Sir Claude MacDonald is mediating between Russia and Japan with Japan’s consent to proposals. Russia would return Manchuria to China and open major towns to foreign trade while withdrawing troops except railway guards. The Yalu area would join Japan's sphere. In Japan, Gen Ki Terauchi denies war plans and calls for peace with honor. In Centralia Pennsylvania two miners were killed in a dynamite blast at the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. mine with one victim blown apart.
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St. Petersburg
Port Dalny
Japan
Claude MacDonald
Russia
Manchuria
China
Yalu River
Yengampho
Yalu
Yokohama
Terauchiex Ki
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Mr. Zangwiill
Christendom
Baron de Hirsch
Argentine Republic
Roumania
Albnold Whits
New Zion
British East Afriga
THE
Promised Land
Moo-San-Pho Harbor
Corea
Nation
Sherman
the Capial
Bowie
Madison Square Garden
Jurys
Gonzales
Alaskan Boundary Tribunal
Uncle Sam
Pennsylvania Road
Sinain
Dr. Greth
Miller and Johnson
Far East
Centralia
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Michael Stauges
Frank Wink
Holmesville
Stauges
Wink
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