Labor Federation elects officers and debates prison labor
At the Sinots Federation of Labor final session in Rockford Illinois officers were chosen including E R Wright of Chicago as president and J F Morris of Springfield as secretary treasurer A delegate to the next American Federation of Labor convention was elected J A Walker of Danville a Socialist candidate for Congress against Speaker Cannon. The group praised wardens and superintendents for humanitarian efforts but warned against endorsing machinery to boost products for the open market or concentrating labor in one industry. A proposal to bar state officials who fail to secure supplies from Joliet Chester or Pontine was discussed amid defense of the committee’s work.
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Wikeator
Sinots Federation of Labor
E.R. Wright
Chicago
J. I. Hammond
Rockford
FF. Morris
Springfield
H. H. Wilson
Alex Suttie
T. A. Shea
Bloomington
J. Morton
J. Grant
Granite City
George Horsfield
Murphysboro
J. AF. Walker
Danville
Congress
Cannon
American Federation of Labor
Indianapolis
State Federation of Labor
Couvter-Labor Investigation Committee
Rngi
Dent Cohen
Cohen
Go Far
Joliet
Chester
Pontine
Witter
Lee
Dolan
Interp
Local option dominant in Joliet county politics
Joliet October 20 local option emerges as a key issue in county politics. Geo Aletunis Rey, pastor of Baston Avenue Baptist, runs for congress on Prohibition ticket with local option as main plank. He previously led Chicago ministry groups and hospital board work, challenging Rep Howard M Snapp who won the district by about 26 000 in 1904. Prohibitionists seek momentum, fielding Robert Seaton for state senate against Mayor Barr, and expect to grow their vote in the upcoming election.
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Joliet
Ils
Rey
Geo
Alet Unis
Baston Avenue
Confess
Chicago
Chicago Ministerial Association
Chicago Baptist Hospital Board
Howard M. Snapp
Robert Seaton
State Senate
Barr
St. Antoine Faces First Degree Murder Charge
Preston Minn Oct 26 A farmer Celestine St Antoine faces murder in the first degree after allegedly killing his wife in a family quarrel at their home. Inquest testimony says he broke into her room and shot her. he claims self defense saying she attacked him first.
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Preston
Minn
Celestine St. Antoine
St. Antoine
Dleath
Geir de
Italian Exodus Opens As Holiday Labor Seaborne Passenger Surge
New York reports the annual exodus of Italian laborers escaping to holiday roams, with 724 passengers aboard a liner. Steerage traffic is heavy and limits are strained by strong labor demand, as Italians depart for Christmas season in the Republic of White Stay Ine.
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New York
Republic of the
Mistaken identity ends in fatal shooting in Philadelphia
Oct 8 Thomas Waidson, 68, of 2227 Tasker St, is shot by neighbor Robert Binton 18 during a mistaken burglary call. The intruder is Hudson the neighbor. Waidson dies in hospital despite medical care. Stanton youth is arrested but released on own recognizance after police hearing.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Waidson
Féeata
Tasker Street
Robert Binnton
Stanton
Young Stanton
Mah
Hudson
Dinluet
There Was Something Doing at Michigan Campus
In Ann Arbor on October 3 a group of Michigan sophomores stripped a freshman, John Brooke, to his underwear and pasted posters on him and his clothes. They forced him to paste sophomore proclamations on shop windows and other visible places during the night.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
John Brooke
Eliasion Rush
Atonts
Rigid Immigration Laws Reach Canada to United States
St Johns New Brunswick reports new United States border rules stricter than before. Canadians intending to live in the U S will face lengthy questioning and mandatory examinations similar to fret papers, with no current plan to ease the process. The rule tightens enforcement at the border.
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St. Johns
N. B
United States
Immigration Department
Canada
New York Shipyards Strike Moves Ahead Early
New York shipyard workers began a threatened strike a few days before the planned October 5 de munitions enforcement. Demands for higher wages from 3.50 per day to 4 and for a Saturday holiday were rejected, and employers opened bureaus in Philadelphia Boston Baltimore and Norfolk to hire strikebreakers.
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New York
de Muumis
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Norfolix
Stage hold up in Hesperin nets $150 in stamps
Two alleged gunmen held up a stage between Huely and Voloey in Hesperin Michigan securing $150 in stamps before escaping. A posse was organized and is now in pursuit of the robbers.
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Michigan
Hesperin
Mich
Get
Huely
Voloey
Baseball scores from October eighth games at multiple parks
Baseball scores from Chicago dated October eight list League games in Brooklyn and Boston. American League results show St Louis blanking Chicago 4 zero and Washington tying with Boston 8 to 8. Philadelphia defeated New York 8 to 4 in Philadelphia, Cleveland beat Detroit 7 to 1.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louise
Louis
Washington
Chiladelphia
New York
Philadelpha
Cleveland
Detroit
Local wedding held after delays in Wabash county
Lonterne Tl October 1 report that Gat Tett an heirs and Mihtie Johnson white woman married by Justice Lodkatt after two weeks of delays. Garrett and Mrs Johnson of Mount Carmel secured a marriage license in Wabash county and sought a justice nearby. ceremony finally performed, amid questions about jurisdiction between Mount Carmel and Wabash county.
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Lonterne
Mihtie Johnson
John W. Lodkatt
Wabash
Garrett
Mrs
Johnson
Haat Mount Carmel
Wabash County
Mount Carmel
Moutnt Carmel
Trusts on Trial in Hancock County Probate Court
On Valentine Day in Hancock County Ohio the Standard Oil Company of Ohio and Buckeye Pipe Line with Manhattan Oil faced trial for conspiracy against trade under anti-trust laws. Judge Gideon G. Banker ruled probate court has jurisdiction over misdemeanors and declined defense appeals. Rockefeller was excluded from the trial as a defendant and witness per separate-trial ruling.
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Fintty
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Buckeye Pipe Line
Manhattan Oil Company
Gideon G. Banker
Hancock County
John D. Bourryeller
David John D. Rockefeller
Wea Uade
Rockefeller
Banker Lag
Banker
Common Pleas
Watertine Law Defines Trusts and Penalties
The Watertine law passed July 1, 1808 defines a trust as a combination of capital and acts by two or more persons to restrict trade, with violations labeled conspiracy against trade and punishable by fines or imprisonment. Evidence may prove a trust exists by participation or reputation without written instruments. Michigan National Guard marksmanship improves with Sea Girt results placing the Michigan team fifteenth among forty-one competitors and eleventh among thirty-seven national guard teams, with ranges expanding from none in 1803 to twenty-five well-equipped companies today.
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Michigan
Bua Girt
Lanaing
Mich
Michigan National Guard
Carl A. Wagner
Port Huron
Sea Girt
Jury awards $4000 in breach suit against Slauser mills
Minneapolis jury finds Miss Cory I Kasson of Saratoga Springs N Y entitled to $4000 in a breach of promise suit against Henry Slauser proprietor of the Seih Neld Woolen Mills for $10000. The Oct 9 report notes the award and party names.
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Enongi
Minneapolis
Cory I. Kasson
Saratoga Springs
Henry Slauser
Siteh- Neld Woolen Mills
Americans Beat the Nationals in St Louis 4 to 8
In St Louis on October 9 the Ameri cing defeated the Nationals in a hard fought post season game by 4 to 8. It marked the first of nine series for city championship amid a season with rising activity and local union reports in Richmond and Portland.
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Nationals
St. Louis
Americing
Reauke for Hokenlore and Alexander von Holwnlohe
Berlin reports Prince Alexander von Holwnlohe notified by telegraph that the publication of the Recollections of Hohenlohe including diary extracts on Bismarck and the emperor caused gross tactlessness and required the emperor's consent before publication. In New York a trolley accident seriously injured Dr. Lewis Ameter en route.
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Berlin
Bohemia
Prague
Bim
Peter Williams
Alexander von Holwnlohe
Podjebrad
Hohenlohe
Bismarck
New York
J. Lewis Ameter
Morrpine
Weather forecast update for the Midwest and Great Lakes
The official forecast tracks conditions through 8 PM across Tiaole Indiana Lower Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa Fair. Expect varying cloudiness and local showers with cooler temperatures trending westward as fronts move through the region.
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Tiaole
Indiana
Lower Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa—Fair
Chicago Board of Trade Prices Falter on Mixed Grain Quotations
Chicago market quotes show mixed results across grains and livestock with wheat and corn varying by contract while oats and rye hold steady. Cash prices reflect No 2 red at 72 to 72.5 cents and No 2 yellow around 45 to 40 cents with spring wheat showing notable gains and hogs, cattle, and sheep markets displaying strong receipts and variable retail ranges in Chicago and Buffalo trade zones.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of ‘Trade
Oct
Cattla
Springs
FIA
Bobbie Brings Kitten as Excuse for Late Arrival
In a contrite scene Bobbie explains to his father why he was late to school. A scraggly kitten followed him home after he tried to escape it, leading to a tense moment. Papa forgives, jokes about feeding the kitten cream, and spares the punishment.
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Bobbie
Papa Thera
Pipa
Papa
Boon
Bobbin
Nora
Greeley and the curious public image of eccentric dress
The article recalls Horace Greeley’s self styled pose of genius marked by a carelessly arranged trouser leg and a bow tied necktie. In public rooms friends teased and then corrected his appearance only to see it restored to its disordered state. The anecdote underscores his committed eccentricity and public persona.
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Greeley
Horace Greeley
Land of barprives and contrasting climates in Australia
The passage contrasts New Zealand and Australia, noting they are not contiguous and lie about 1,700 miles apart. It mentions hotter northern Queensland conditions, how lignum vitae sinks in other waters but floats in Australian seas, and that Christmas dinner in Melbourne and Sydney happens when shade temperatures exceed 100 degrees.
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New Zealand
Australia
Queensland
Australian
Melbourne
Sydney
The Initial Game and Bright Snippets of Wit
A puzzle on initials prompts players to describe themselves and future dreams, with sample responses like ladylike and devout or lazy amiable discreet. The piece includes a quirky verse about a brave deed and a historical quip contrasting Liberty Equality and Fraternity. It cites M. Le Bon on revolutions and Kipling’s quip about what Americans value.
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M. le Bon
Java
Rudyard Kipling
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