Manchurian Convention Talks and Heir Rumors
London reports on a Manchurian convention and Russian talks, with China agreeing to reclaim three northern provinces and use Russian officers to drill Manchu troops. Timetable suggests potential secret terms. also coverage of Japanese and Chinese leadership rumors amid Crete unrest and Balkan diplomacy.
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Lipton Challenger Says No Next Year Cup Bid
Oct 22 report quotes Sir Thomas Lipton stating he has no intention of building a new boat for the Americas Cup to challenge next fall. He will wait to see if other British sailors enter and notes that designing a new boat takes months, making a being ready for a race next year unlikely.
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New York
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Fatal Street Fight in Waco Texas
A brutal street clash near a Turf saloon ends with shotgun and revolver fire. Ex Sheriff W Harris and son are killed, rival Lovelace and Reynolds surrender to authorities amid allegations of long running family quarrels and jealousy over Alvaris. Police investigate motives and connections.
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Hh-F. Harris, Jr
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T. Reynolds
Eibhters
Mat Birhanna
Young Harris
Lovelace
Reynokig
Despondent death noted from Springfield incident
Despondent man S Linn Beider, former Mount Pulaski postmaster, editor, and publisher, died by hanging in Springfield on October 22. The report recounts his public roles from Lincoln era to 1882 and notes health decline leading to retirement.
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Ills
Powers Trial and Roosevelt White House Dinner Debate
Caleb Powers testified he did not give a key to anyone but Leo Davidson and suggested the possibility shots came from the secretary of state’s office. James Carpenter saw the third story window during Goebel’s shooting as prosecutors noted the first floor window was open. Congressmen defend Roosevelt for inviting Booker T. Washington to dine at the White House and warn the act may affect party unity in the South. Lieutenant Wells testified in the Inquiry, with Rayner denying duplicate dispatch copies and praising Admiral Schley’s bravery and actions regarding the Spanish fleet.
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Georgetown
Leo Davidson
Goebel
Powers
Secretary of State
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James Carpenter
Louisville
Roosevelt
Indianapolia
E.G. Crimpacker
Hs Tenth
Miana
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White House
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Sampson
Washington
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W. Wells, Jr
Hanna
Mr. Rayner
Admiral Schley
Schley
Dupont
Aummiral Sehley
Sanpaunie
Santiago
Cienfuegon
Czolgosz Execution Plans Near Final Details
Albany reports warden Meade and Superintendent Collins finalized the electrocution setup for Leon F. Czolgosz, McKinley’s assassin. They reviewed 1,200 invitation requests. 26 witnesses will be admitted as required. If ready by Oct 28, the sentence will be carried out that morning, else Oct 29.
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McKinley
Albany
Meade
Auburn Prison
State Prisons
Cornelius V. Collas
Leon F. Czolgosz
Everson Steel corporation forms in Pittsburg area
A new independent steel firm named Everson Steel is being organized in Pittsburg with a $3,000,000 capital. It plans a large plant near the Onlo river, West Virginia, and has optioned a site for development.
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Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburg
Everson Steel Corporation
Renew
West Virginia
Onlo River
Royal Baking Powder Shown by Family Cooks in Food
A fragment notes how a family demonstrates skill in baking with hot breads cakes and biscuits using the Royal Baking Powder. The passage emphasizes how cooks showcase their expertise through food prepared for family meals and gatherings.
National reciprocity convention to be held in Washington
Philadelphia October reports that the National Association of Manufacturers arranged for a national reciprocity convention in Washington starting November 19 for about three days. President Theodore C. Search led the meeting. delegates must be credited manufacturers representing the sector.
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Philadelphia
National Association of Manufacturers
Washington
Theodore C. Search
Search
Annexation Drive in Cuba Sparks US Ties Push
A Havana circulated petition seeks Cuba’s annexation to the United States. Cuban business leaders push toward annexation, doubting reciprocity will advance. A Wednesday meeting will launch the campaign, with orators Benois DeSyeraine LaNuza and Marquis de Montoro expected to speak. In Pennsylvania, Reinhard, a heavyweight at 493 pounds, died of heart disease at Bath after a long career as a stone cutter and factory foreman.
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Cuba
Benois DeSyeraine
LaNuza
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Reinhard
Pennsylvania
Bath
Northampton County
Lynched Burglary Suspect in Columbia Crime Report
In Columbia South Carolina a mob hanged an unidentified Black man after a burglary at Dr Peeples residence. The fugitive fired a shot at Dr Peeples, the bullet narrowly missing. A posse chased the suspect and dogs tracked the escape, ending in lynching.
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Hampton
Peeples
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Alleged dynamiter tied to mine attack in Wilkes-Barre
Alexander Dongowski was arrested in Wilkes-Barre on October 22 charged as one of the men who placed dynamite near Mine Superintendent Rees Morgan’s house and wrecked it. Dongowski, a former Murray mine employee, was discharged last week and had threatened revenge. In Mount Holly on October 22 John Young and Charles Brown were sentenced to be hanged December 3 for the murder of 74-year-old farmer Washington Hunter in Riverside during a robbery bid.
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Samuel Danke
Esil
New Haven
Henry McDonald Sedley
New York
Sheffield Scientific School
Edward Corrigan
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Wilkesbarre Pa
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Washington Hunter
Iiverside
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Young
Macedonians Claim Stone Capture Tied to Macedonian Committee
Vienna correspondent reports corroboration that Miss Stone’s capture originated with the Macedonian committee based on corroborating mediations with brigands. In Yokohama, Marquis Ito leads a strong movement to overthrow the cabinet as major political developments are anticipated.
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Miss Stone
Vienna
Marquis
Yokohama
Marquis Ito
Postoffice Robbery in Chicago Stamps Theft
Chicago reports no new developments in the postoffice burglary. A tunnel was drilled through the wholesale stamp vault floor and stamps valued at 74710 were moved by burglars who escaped unseen. The tunnel extended about 400 feet under the building and the opening was six feet from the cashier's vault.
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Marion dance shooting suspect captured by posse
Fragment indicates a gun incident at a Marion Indiana dance with Harley Marshall and Lee Larkin wounded. The suspect, described as shot and wounded, was captured by a county sheriff posse and jailed in the local city. A separate note mentions a bank robbery in Madison Wisconsin on October 22.
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Atz—Deeres
Harley, Marshall
Lee Larkin
Hear Ear Upland
Sherif
Father hunts for long lost daughter in gypsy camp
In St Marys Ohio on October 22 a miller, Pater Bell, recalls his 10 year old daughter who vanished after school nine years ago. A gypsy camp near Carthage Missouri allegedly revealed she was abducted by a western gang. Bell plans to seek indictment and extradition to Mercer County Ohio for trial. he has drained his savings in the quest.
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Pater
Bull
Bellamul
Bell
Carthage
Middle West
England Grabs an Island in Ocean Protectorate Readied
England seizes an island west of the Gilbert Islands described as rich in phosphates. The report notes it has hitherto been a British protectorate and signals strategic value in the Pacific region. The dispatch cites patrol reports and colonial interests in the area.
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Pylades
Ocean
Gilbert Islands
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