Taft signals cautious Cuba handover plan after peace talks
Havana reports that U S peace commissioners will not reveal withdrawal timing until elections are assured. Taft says the United States aims to hand over governance to Cubans once stable conditions exist, with Mangoon to succeed him. Cuban leaders Zayas Garcia and Gomez insist they seek public office only for party interests, not personal gain. Disarmament efforts in Santa Clara report 1000 men disbanded and rifles surrendered. Army units arrive at Camp Columbia as security measures.
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Havana
United States
Cuba
Taft
Bacon
Charles E. Magoon
Alfredo Zayas
Pullle
Americana
Benor Zayas
Carlos Garcia
Jose Miguel Gomez
Mangoon
e@ny
Ange
Messia
Santa Clara
Hernandez
Monteagueda
Seventeenth
Eighteenth Infantry
Hospital Corps
Monterey
Niagara
Camp Columbia
Fifteenth Cavalry
Santa Clara City
Danish Brotherhood to Hold 1910 Quadrennial Session
The Fresno district wins the bid to host the next Danish Brotherhood quadrennial session in 1910. Duluth Minnesota contested Fresno for the meeting, Duluth 99 to 111 in the bid. The organization’s assessment plan increases slightly for members joining at age thirty five or older.
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California
Council Bluffs
Fresno
Duluth
Minn
Agrphood
Minister Was A Degeater Desertion Surrender Sought
Reverend Jathed R. Blayton Jr. asked the assistant secretary of the navy to arrest him for deserting the Navy five years ago. He cited his religious conversion and ministerial service as reasons for seeking trial. Officials directed him to report to the navy yard. he was arrested in Pa, escaped, and returned to Washington.
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Washington
Condstene
Jathed R. Blayton, Jr
Escape of Fifteen Inmates From Arkensay Penitentiary Camp
Local officers report fifteen prisoners escaped from an Arkensay state penitentiary camp in the Boston mountains. Authorities safeguard the area and special deputies will be sworn as southern and eastern Indian Territory cities cooperate. The convicts, marching in convict garb, used a preconcerted signal to overpower guards. several are believed armed and many carry rough weapons.
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South McAllister
Arkensay State Penitentiary
Boston Mountains
Southwest
Indian Territory
O& Bang
Oil Combine in Texas Forms Two-Way Pipeline Link
News from Talga Texas reports John W Gates offices say Standard Oil and Gates oil interests will jointly build a Tulsa to Port Arthur pipeline. Gates will run north and Standard south with a connection at Red River near Paris Texas. Texas law bars Standard Oil from operating there, hence the coalition.
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Talga
1.C
New York
John W. Gates
Standard OM
Gates
Texas
Tulsa
Port Arthur
Tex
Standard
Red River
Paris
Standard Ol
Prosecution rests in Dr Brouwer arsenic case in Toms River
In Toms River New Jersey on October 13 the prosecution concluded its case against Dr Frank Brouwer charged with poisoning his wife. The defense began presenting testimony arguing the wife died from ptomaine poisoning in food rather than arsenic, as the state claimed.
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Toms River
N. J
Frank Brouwer
Two Cold Waves Dress East and West in Weather News
A cold wave grips the East while another lingers in the Rocky Mountain region, Idaho, and Montana. The South steadies, Central valleys warm, and the West rises gradually with temperatures above 60 near Chicago and the Mississippi valley and over 72 further west as the warm spell moves eastward.
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Washington
Rocky Mountain
Idaho
Montana
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Misassalppi Valley
Here
Assassin Escapes Avengers in Logangport Killing
Manuel Cinnetti was shot and killed by Luigo Girardi in a galoon at Logangport Indiana on October 19. Girardi fled the scene. Police say the murder was reprisals for the assassination of Joan Masse by Nicholas Bibo. An Italian secret organization tied to Masse allegedly ordered the slaying of Masse’s relative.
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Logangport
Ind
Manuel Cinnetti
Luigo Girardi
Girardi
Joan Masse
Nicholas Bibo
Masse
Girard
Fourmast Schooner Helen B Crosby Runs Aground Near Penobscot
In heavy gala the Bath built four masted schooner Helen B Crosby struck a ledge near the Penobscot River mouth and probably faced total loss. Captain and mate stayed aboard while crew and Mrs Wallace, the captain’s wife, were sent ashore.
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Rockland
Helen B. Crosby
Bath
Penobscot River
Wallace
Sherwood wins Western Professional Golfers title at Calumet
Wine Golf Championship in Chicago saw W. H. Sherwood of Canton claim the Western Professional Golfers Association championship at Calumet Country Club, beating Fred McLeod of Midlothian by one up after 37 holes.
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Chicago
W. H. Sherwood
Canton
Calumet Country Club
Fred McLeod
Midlothian
Boleg
Nationals Shut Out Americans In Fourth Game Of Series
Chicago on October 13 saw the Nationals win 1 0 over the Americans to level the world series at two games each. Brown hurled a two hit shutout despite a late scare as Hahn doubled and an Isbell foul edged him at the plate. The decisive run came on a sacrifice and a single by Evers with Chance scoring. Attendance was 18 385 and this game ended the players sharing gate receipts from the four games totaling 61855 00 with the winner receiving 76 percent and the loser 25 percent.
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Chicago
White Storkings
Field
Altrack
Brown
Nationals
Altrock
Hahn
Jones
Schulte
Stainfeld
Tinker
Evers
King
Roche
Steinfeldt
Pagis
Chance
McFarland
Kiing
Isbell
Missing Bilveira Not Yet Located In Trade Bank Case
New York December 13. Attorney Nelson Crowell for Ceballos & Co said a 3 to 4 million dollar liability assignment was made Wednesday with funds of 3 to 4 million. Cable advices indicate Bilveira has not landed at any US or South American port. Crowell noted Ceballos & Co hold 75 percent of Silveira & Co Havana liabilities and keep the firm afloat while Havana agents complete examinations. Jose Bedla is now in charge in Havana. The firm’s future depends on these inquiries.
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Gubal
New York
Nelton Crowell
Cebaltos & Co
Havana
Manuel Bilveira
Bilveira
United States
South America
Cromwell
Ceballos & Co
Silveira & Co
Jose Bedla
Newfoundland Resists Modus Vivendi Enforcement
In St Johns on Oct 18 the colonial cabinet agreed to resist the British American Modus Vivendi to the fullest legal extent. The Telegram argues the pact would grant Americans rights beyond the 1818 treaty, surrender colonial power to regulate herrings, and violate the bait act, predicting Downing Street cannot force its terms amid local law and sentiment.
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New Foundland Wii
Downing Street
Lockout Threat Looms Over Chicago Builders
Chicago October 13 A potential lockout of about sixty thousand building trades workers faces Chicago with widespread sympathy strikes across downtown construction. A conference between union leaders and contractors failed to resolve the dispute and contractors issued an ultimatum to return to work or stay away permanently. The strike is said to stem from rivalries between steam fitters and plumbers unions over pneumatic tubing installation.
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Chicago
Duluth Dentist Drowned While Duck Shooting
Dr. R. H. Pierce a prominent Duluth dentist drowned in Rica lake while duck hunting with wife and companions. His small boat capsized and the body was not recovered after a late day search. He recently became grand senior sagapore of the Improved Order of Rex Men.
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Duluth
R. H. Pierce
Rica Lake
Dr. Pierce
Rex Men
United States
Fairbanks Son Elopes Elopement in Steubenville
Frederick Cola Fairbanks son of the U S vice president and Nellie Scott reportedly eloped from Pittsburg and were married in Steubenville. The bride comes from a prominent East Side Pittsburg family. The couple faced opposition from Fairbanks.
Only One Johnson On Ticket In Minnesota Ballot
The Minnesota Supreme Court ordered Secretary of State to remove John W. Johnson from the official gubernatorial ballot. Johnson, a Socialist Labor candidate, appeared but did not protest as the court found his nominating petition lacked the required number of names. The Democratic state central committee filed the action to prevent voter confusion with rival John A. Johnson on the ballot.
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John W
Minnesota
St. Paul
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
John W. Johnson
Johnson
Democratic State Central Committee
John A. Johnson
Woman fires shotgun in Wisconsin highway obstruction case
In Chippewa Falls on October 13 Mrs Rudolph Pitsch shot at William Mo Klonon chair of the town of Anson and John Hanley road supervisor as they and a crew tore down a fence obstructing a public highway built by Rudolph Fitsch. The shot narrowly missed and work stopped. The dispute over the fence has persisted for some time.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Mra
Rudolph Pitsch
William Mo. Klonon
Anson
John Hanley
Rudolph Fitsch
Corte
Jealous husband kills wife in basement shooting
Michael Swetish of Calumet, Michigan, shot and killed his wife in Duluth after a 25 year marriage. He then surrendered, saying he was glad to have done it. The couple had nine children.
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Duluth
Michael Swetish
Calumet
Mich
Swetish
Roosevelt hosts 1200 at White House reception
President Roosevelt welcomed more than 1,200 guests at the White House on Wednesday. Delegates from Old Time Telegraphers, Spanish American War veterans, and the National Wholesale Proggests association attended.
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White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Old Time Telegraphers
National Wholesale Proggests Association
Telegraphic Brevities From a Fragmented Ledger
The unknown man’s body was found in the Mississippi River at St. Paul on Friday. Pottery shops in Hast Livar Pool district, Ohio, are idle due to natural gas shortages. Earthquake shocks in Selcly continue causing serious damage to homes and churches, some structures collapsed. At the closing session in Peoria, Illinois, the national association of rural mail carriers selected Atlanta, Georgia, as next convention site.
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Mississippi River
St. Paul
Hast Livar Pool
Selcly
Peoria
National Association of Rural Mail Carriers
Atlanta
Market Quotations Wheat and Livestock Report
Minneapolis and Duluth compile Oct 12 prices for wheat corn oats and flax. Dec May Jul futures shown with varied bids. St Paul and Chicago stockyards list cattle ranges hogs and sheep values, with precise figures for grades, weights, and fat livestock markets.
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St. Paul Union
St. Paul
Duluth
Northen
Chicago
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Roosevelt’s Roommate Faces Assault Trial in Boston
Shaun Kelley, Theodore Roosevelt Jr.’s Harvard roommate, was charged with assaulting Policeman Lawrence Fraher and stood trial in Boston’s municipal court before Judge Wentworth. A decision was reserved after the hearing.
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Roosevelt
Boston
Shaun” Kelley
Theodore Roosevalt, Jr
Harvard
Lawrence Fraher
Wentworth
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