Minister Accused After Wife’s Sudden Death in Plymouth
In Wilkesbarre Wyoming county a sensational murder mystery centers on Rev. D. C. Stuart, former pastor of the Wyoming Baptist church. His wife died two weeks ago after a brief illness at her daughter’s home in Plymouth. An empty bottle labeled carbolic acid was found near the bed. Autopsy to be held. Stuart resigned his pastorate, left for Philadelphia, and a warrant charges him with murder and abortion.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
D. C. Stuart
Wyoming Bapist Church
Plymouth
Philadelphia
Squire Hess
Rev D C Stuart Arrested On Wyoming Wife Death Case
Philadelphia officials report the Rev. D C Stuart, sought by Wyoming police in connection with his wife's death, was arrested by a city detective and a Luzerne county constable. He was found in bed and will be taken to Wilkes Barre for questioning.
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Philadelphia
D. C. Stuart
Wyoming, Pa
Luzerne County
Stuart
Wilkesbarre
Police Board Moves On Two Inspectors
New York reports the board of police commissioners charging Inspector Adam A. Cross and Captain John B. Herlihy with neglect of duty and conduct unbecoming officers. The board seeks counsel from Bishop Potter to assist prosecution, with Edward M. Shepard and W. M. K. Olcott representing the board.
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New York
Board of Police Commissioners
Adam A. Cross
John B. Herlihy
Bishop Potter
Edward M. Shepard
W. M. K. Olcott
Bhy
Mormon Colonies Ask Mexico for Protection Against Apache Attacks
In Chihuahua Mexico on November 20, Mormon colonies at Durban Pacheco Oaxaca Colonia Diaz and Coatzacoalcos appealed to the Mexican authorities for military protection. They asked for garrisons and for measures to annihilate the Apache force that conducted a bloody assault on the Pacheco settlement days earlier.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Durban
Pacheco
Folie
Oaxaca
Colonia
Diaz and
Coez
Mitale Ccexico
Skatar 'Prestamotha
Machinists' Agreement Reduces Workday Nationwide
Washington November 20 agreement between the National Metal Trades Association and the International Association of Machinists cuts machinists hours to nine and a half per day starting November 19. From May 1, 1901 nine hours will equal a day. The pact bans strikes and lockouts in the trade and requires arbitration for all disputes.
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Washington
National Metal Trades Association
International Association of Machinists
United States
Supreme Court Sides With Tennessee On Cigarette Law
The U S Supreme Court released an opinion in William B. Austin vs Tennessee upholding a state law regulating cigarette sales as not infringing on Congress interstate commerce power. The Tennessee Supreme Court had sustained the law and the U S decision affirms that ruling.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
William B. Austin
Tennessee
Congress
Tennessee Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Czar's Condition Reported Favorable Amid Sympathy
Nov 20 dispatches say Emperor Nicholas remains in good condition and is moved by foreign press sympathy. Vienna circles suggest other imperial family members at Livadia show similar concern and may be affected by the same illness, with reports noting some distress among the entourage.
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Logdon
Nicholas
Vienna
Livadia
Sargent Declines Big Bureau Post Offer
Washington reports Frank P. Sargent head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen decided not to accept the bureau of engraving and printing chief position. He will remain leader of the labor organization he now represents. Boston notes the British steamer Aitmia from Liverpool arrived after a rough voyage with passengers aboard.
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Sargent
Washington
Frank P. Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Bureau of Engraving and Priting
Representa
Boston
Potter
Liverpool
Joseph Fr Natty
Rome
Premature Explosion Injures Miners in Zanesville Mine
In Zanesville Ohio on November 20 a premature explosion at a coal mine injured Sandy and Charles Carson brothers aged 22 and 13. The blast blew out their dyes and left them likely hurt as investigators assess the accident. Cincinnati owners of the Oakley raceboard consider racing next season and seek Grand Circuit entry with Kentucky Breeders' support.
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Larabie
Zanesville
Sandy
Charles Carson
Airdtters
Cincinnati
Bushnell Plant to Resume Operations Dec. 3
Springfield D Nov 20 The Wardner Bushnell Glessner company makers of agricultural implements will restart operations December 3 Affecting seventeen hundred workers and staff across the plant after a shutdown notice
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Bushnell
Springfield
Wardner, Bushnell & Glessner Company
Resolution to probe Mayor Swartz over gambling raids
Columbus Ohio November 20 A city council resolution seeks an investigation into Mayor Swartz regarding alleged gambling regulation in the city. The measure was referred to the judiciary committee for review.
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Swartz
Columbus
Judiciary Committee
Toledo Marine Editor Charles Caughling Dead After 36 Years
Toledo on November 20 reports the death of Colonel Charles Caughling a member of Commander-in-Chiefs Vandervoort staff and longtime marine editor of the Toledo Blade for 36 years He served through a long career in journalism and naval coverage.
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Toledo
Charles Caughling
Vandervoort
The
Toledo Blade
Child dies from clothes fire at open grate
East Liverpool November 20 an 18 month old child of Charles Delidrick died from burns after its clothing caught fire on an open grate.
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East Liverpool
Charles Delidrick
Died From Burns In Gasoline Stove Explosion
Akron Ohio, Nov. 20. Mrs. Katherine Mills died from burns received in an explosion of a gasoline stove. She suffered frightful agony. Also Akron Ohio, Nov. 20. Jerry Kaiser, a well known Democratic politician, was struck by a train and killed.
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Akron
Katherine Mills
Jerry Kaiser
Party of Turks Drowned in Black Sea Crossing
A group of 38 Turks attempting to flee Russia secretly sailed from Tscharuksu to cross the Black Sea. A storm capsized the boat as baggage was jettisoned. The women and children were tied to a rope and cast overboard, but the boat foundered. All perished except one boy who clung to the mast and survived.
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Odessa
Russia
Tscharuksu
Black Sea
Old Man Thomas Roche Dies From Freezing In Port Moody
Weather and fuel shortages grip Vancouver area as severe cold spreads to Port Moody. An elderly man named Thomas Roche is reported frozen to death amid strained coal supplies, with multiple distress signals from surrounding camps and settlements.
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Vancouver
Prequytry
Port Moody
Thomas Roche
To Develop Iron Mines in Kursk Estates
St Petersburg reports Count Klien Michel formed a stock company to exploit iron mines on his Kursk government estates. Prospecting commission says half a billion poods of ferriferous earth with 48 to 60 percent iron is accessible.
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St. Petersburg
Klien Michel
Kursk
Lyons Car Strike Grows Grim With Clashes
Lyons France November 20 The car strike there is turning grave with overturned cars and police forced to fire revolvers to disperse crowds. Many arrests have been made and the situation remains tense.
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Lyons
France
House Ways and Means Considers War Revenue Act Modification
Washington November 20 many members of the house ways and means committee have arrived. The Republican members will meet to consider a bill modifying the war revenue act passed in 1898.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Postoffice Rebar Near Tipton in Golditch Heist
Two unknown men robbed the Gold itch postoffice near Tipton as the postmistress refilled a lamp, taking $309 in cash and stamps before escaping.
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Postoffice
Juncie
Ind
Golditch
Tipton
Turf Winners at Newport Passes Capsetta Chorus Boy
Turf winners listed with horses and connections across venues including Newport Passes, Tan Boran, Bennings, and Sadle. Names such as Chorus Boy, The Puritan, Draughtsman, and Lady Contrary appear among listed performers and entries.
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Newport
Passe
Capsetta
Tan Boran
Merida
Loe@ochee
Modripe
Sybaris
Boundlee
Bennings
Lady Contrary
Sadle
Speedmas
Puritan
Beck Queen
Big Four Extension Aims for Louisville via Rising Sun
Reports indicate the Big Four railroad will extend to Louisville through Rising Sun Hul and along the Ohio River via Mafson, pursuing access to Kentucky’s main city. The route has been contemplated for over a decade as the line seeks an entrance into the Louisville metro area.
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Chicago
Louisville
Hul
Ohio River
Kentucky
Winter Approaches As Neva Thaws And Bridges Open
Snowy scenes give way to early winter signs with the Neva moving and river bridges opened. Reports note global soup kitchens in places like Gdesga Wheat ini and Sydney amid a November downpour aiding wheat prospects. John Lionel gan, secretary of mines and agriculture, says rain has improved prospects for the crop.
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St. Petersburg
Neva
Gdesga
Germany and Britain Clash Over China Policy
Berlin reports German aims in China are limited to reforms and atonement, not conquest, while Count von Buelow defends peaceful competition and trade rights. Dispatches note edict punishments in China and continued Christian persecution, with foreign envoys wary of insufficient penalties.
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London
Novyz
Peking
Tuan
Chwang
Duke Lan
Count von Waldersee
Chi Li
Berlin
von Buelow
Germany
China
Geri
British Vessel Seized Rumors Reach Kingston Jamaica
Passengers arriving in Kingston report rumors of the British steamer Taloga being seized by the Colombian government at Panama and escorted to Buena Ventura, with the British consul in Panama seeking a warship. The Atrato, from low,gay, is also mentioned in the gossip as part of the tale.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Atrato
Low,gay
Colon
Taloga
Panama
Buena Ventura
Department of Caxca
Local Scow Storm Tragedy Near Superior
Word arrived from Newberry Michigan that a scow employed by lumpherman Dr WN McLeod while transporting from Ste Marie to Deer Park encountered a gale off Deer Park on Lake Superior. Five of six crew were lost overboard with one survivor. Names listed include Jase H. Cevant Billings Winzel Baron Nizel and an unknown man.
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Newberry
Mich
WN. McLeod
Te Ste Marie
Déer Mark
Superior
Deer Park
Tihe den
Jase H. Cevant Billings
Het Oe Winzel
Baron Nizel
Resignation at Stanford Ends Economics Professor Tenure
Professor M. A. Aldrich of the economics department resigns from Stanford University following a dispute over the chair of the Economics department. Aldrich previously joined the university from Harvard this year, and his departure comes amid ongoing controversy surrounding the department’s leadership.
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Stanford University
Cal
M. A.aldrich
Jordan
Aldrich
University
Ayia
Harvard
Fever Abates as Weatherman Warns of Heat Wave
A terse report notes feverish heat eases after a period of extreme temperatures. Officials urge precautions for vulnerable residents while meteorologists project a return of hotter conditions later in the week.
Legislative strife and Civil War era bravado recollected
A late legislative report critiquing farm legislation and fraudulent product branding is recalled alongside Peter Horeet’s Civil War exploits. He led raids including a mountaintop siege, burned a courthouse, and disrupted Federal operations near Mount Sterling. The item also notes Earnest Henry Deering’s finacial crime and police encounter in Queenstown.
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Peter Hoeret
Gener Burbridge
Steamer Jazwie Madden Damaged by Lake Superior Fire
Ashland Wisconsin November 20 The steamer Jazwie Madden arrived ashore disfigured by a fire that broke out during a gale on Lake Superior Sunday The chief engineer and first mate suffocated by smoke but recovered The damage to the vessel was about 2909 dollars
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Ashland
Wis
Jazwie Madden
Lake Superior
Philippine Commission Proposes Municipal and Provincial Eminent Plans
The Philippine Commission publicly discusses bills to establish municipal arrangements in Benguet and Luzon, and a provincial eminence bill. The provincial measure is described as the first of its kind for the Philippines, signaling significance for Benguet’s peace and financial condition.
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Philippine -Commission
Bénguet
Luzay
Philippines
Benguat
England's War Sage Chronicle of War Loan Decision
London report dated November 20 notes the press that a war loan decision is postponed. The item mentions forthcoming financial measures and political deliberations, with emphasis on timing and the broader war effort. The language reflects a wartime informational bulletin from a London correspondent.
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England
London
Ndv
Stockholm Nov Event Notes Improve Daily Condition
The report from Stockholm Sweden notes a daily condition with varying outlooks. Oscar is mentioned in connection with the event and its timing remains uncertain. The text hints at changeability and ongoing observations.
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Ing Oscar Strick
Stockholm
Sweden
Fragmentary Notice of Package Delay Involving Mon Y
A damaged fragment reports a package delayed while in transit on a Friday night. The note mentions a delivery person and bystander confusion but lacks full names or exact dates.
Arrests Imminent Over M. Brown Bank Shortage Scandal
In Port, Ky, investigators report a complex embezzlement scheme at Gemmian National Bank involving assistant cashier M. Brown. Brown allegedly rotated deposits between books to skim amounts, initially a $1,000 error that spiraled into a sustained shortage. Detectives say he created false entries to mislead clerks and conceal the theft, with arrests expected as cases proceed. The bank faces a potential reopening plan and stockholder actions as authorities pursue recovery of funds.
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United Tes
Incinnat
M. Brown
Gemmian National Bank
Ni Port
Brown
Brojvo
Jedger
Hasl
Paducah
Floral
Nike
Caurts
Nejyport
Kast
Cincinnat
Walker
Two Million For Foreign Missionary Work as Thankoffering
New York November meeting of the twentieth century thank offering committee of the general missionary committee of the Methodist Episcopal church considered raising two million dollars as a twentieth century thank offering. The funds would supplement regular annual gifts and missions collections and be used exclusively for foreign missionary work and spreading the gospel to heathen nations. The committee agreed to pursue the $2,000,000 goal.
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New York
General Missionary Committee
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Board of Managers
General Committee
Washington's Centennial Celebrations for Capitol Anniversary
The centennial of the First congress meeting in Washington marks a planned Dec 12 celebration at the Capitol and White House. Governors and prominent guests will attend as the republic’s growth over a century is highlighted. The event details emphasize national unity and historic progress.
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Washington
Navy
Republic
Philadelphia
Capitol
White House
Lacemakers Released After Bond Posted in Philadelphia
Samuel W Packard of Chicago, counsel for Dr Alexander Dowie, deposited 8000 dollars with the International Navigation Company to secure the release of twenty five lacemakers and their families who arrived from England last week and faced deportation for alleged contract law violations. The temporary release now rests with Secretary of the Treasury Gage on appeal in Washington.
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Philadelphia
Samuel W Packard
Chicago
Alexander Dowie
International Navigation Company
England
Takien
Secretary of the Treasury
Gage
Washington
Powers and Howard Depart Under Indictment
Middlesboro Ky Nov 20 It is reported that John Powers and Berry Howard under indictment for the assassination of William Gobbel have left the mountains seeking refuge. They are said to have taken to the hills toward the west with fears of pursuit and have not been seen since.
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Powers
Howard
Middlesboro
John Fowers
Berry Coward
William Godbel
Akrest
Harlan
Nate
West Virginia
Fearon
Five Lansing prisoners escape attempt ends with fatal shooting
At the Lansing state penitentiary in Leavenworth Kansas inmates Estell Cravens and others staged a breakout in a coal mine. A guard fired after mistaking a dummy revolver for a real weapon. One convict was killed and two escaped as a fierce exchange with guards unfolded. several officers were wounded and a deputy warden fired toward the skirmish. Pursuit by posse continues with a fusillade in the thicket west of the prison.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Lansing
Posse
EL F
Gui Cei
Hewitt
Murray
Con Ict
Swartz
Swartz H
Thompson
Smith
Gonvets
Peter
Oklahoma City Jail Break Reported During Horse Theft Trial
Oklahoma City dated November 17 reports seven men confined on horse stealing and related offenses attacked jailers, escaped custody, and remain at large as authorities pursue them.
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Oklahoma City
O. T
Contr
General Otis Opposes Redeployment of Philippine Force
General Otis states he does not believe a larger force is necessary for the Philippines. He argues the current troops are sufficient and warns against inflaming robbers by excessive force. He is skeptical of amplifying U S military presence in the islands.
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Otis
Chicago
Gendran Otis
Philips
Aboee
New York
T ‘E Islands
Otis Ie Thay
Philippines
Airbrakes Fail In Fast Chicago Runaway Incident
Chicago on November 20 reports a runaway caused by airbrakes that would not function at full speed. A car and street scene are described with emphasis on the malfunction and ensuing danger.
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Chicago
Tose -Siller
Ashe
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