Secret of Wall Street Crash Tied to Young Woman
A sensational New York report claims a young woman friend of F Augustus Heinze mishandled secrets that led to a $65,000,000 loss by Heinze's copper interests. The tale links the United Copper crash, Cross & Kleeberg failure, Otto Heinze & Co. suspension, Heinze presidency resignation, and Mercantile National Bank turmoil to her alleged disclosures.
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New York
Heinze
F. Augustus Heinze
Butte
Mont
Montana
Waldorf-Astoria
Wall Street
United Copper
Cross & Kleeberg
Otto Heinze & Co
Mercantile National Bank
Thirty-third Street
Broadway
H. H. Rogers
Americans High Lifers Washington Special
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture asserts American farming shows extraordinary growth and prosperity. He contrasts U S farm wealth with Queen Elizabeths era, citing 6.5 to 7 billion dollars in farm production and greater home abundance for American workers.
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Washington
Wilson
Government Department of Agriculture
United States
Bess
England
Russian Railroads Costly
The state railways show a record loss of 55 million dollars last year with an outlook for this year as high as 62.5 million dollars. The exchequer faces a heavy drain as Russia strains to fund vast railway operations.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Cassie's Hidden Riches Revealed in Bankruptcy Report
Cleveland special reports that the late Cassie Chadwick, famed for high finance, died with over 300000 dollars in a Pittsburgh bank and that other Cleveland banks hold deposits in her name, according to bankruptcy referee Nathan Loeser.
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Cleveland, O
Cassie Chadwick
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Nathan Loeser
Largest gas well drilled near Shreveport
North of Shreveport Louisiana a claim is made that the biggest gas well in America was drilled. The well is said to have a daily capacity of 60,000,000 cubic feet.
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America
Shreveport
Here
Celebrated trial ends in not guilty verdict for Magills
In Decatur Illinois Judge Cochran directed the jury in the Fred and Fay Magill murder case. After a brief absence the jury returned a not guilty verdict and a warrant freeing the banker. The defense argued Pet Magill died by despondency and the couple had no role in her death. The State contended the couple’s conduct drove Mrs Magill to suicide.
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Decatur
Redmond
Cochran
Fred
Fay Magill
Bryan in Atlanta Declares States' Rights Appeal
Nebraskan William Jennings Bryan spoke at the State Fair in Atlanta urging state control of affairs. He framed the issue as local self government and suggested a 1908 campaign focus on states' rights, citing California treaty rights and North Carolina railroad actions. He stressed the government closest to the people is best.
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Atlanta
William Jennings Bryan
Southland
South
The
Nebraskan
National
California
North Carolina
National Convention
Attorneys General
Congress
Glenn
Bryan
Mills Hotel Opens In New York For Men Of Modest Means
Ogden Mills unveils the Mills Hotel on Seventh Avenue at Thirty sixth Street costing 1.5 million dollars. The fifteen story building offers 1875 bedrooms with free baths and a marble lobby. Rooms top out at 40 cents and a 400 seat restaurant serves guests.
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New York
Mills
Ogden Mills
Seventh Avenue
Thirtysixth Street
Farmers invite Roosevelt to hunt bears near Buck Horn mountain
In Lycoming county farmers invite President Roosevelt to hunt bears in their lands to curb a pest destroying corn. Residents 15 miles from Williamsport report bearing nightly guard duties and seek aid in bear extermination.
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Williamsport
Buck Horn Mountain
Roosevelt
Lycoming County
Hard ing seeks receiver for Standard Oil and Corn Products
George F Hard ing files in the Superior Court asking for the appointment of a receiver for the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and the Corn Products Company of New Jersey. He states he owns 500 shares of Corn Products and claims its management is practically controlled by Standard Oil.
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Chicago
George F. Harding
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Corn Products Company of
Harding
Corn Products Company
Standard Oil Company
Roosevelt policy and Pacific naval move questioned
Washington special questions whether Roosevelt used the Pacific fleet as a warning to Japan and whether Japan believed the United States feared a peace-at-any-price policy. The piece cites theories about Japan seeking the Philippines and the impact of Roosevelt’s peace efforts on Russia.
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Washington
New York Sun
Roosevelt
Pacific
Japan
United States
Congress
Russia
Philippines
Fontanet Faces DuPont After Explosion Damage
Fontanet Indiana residents hope DuPont Powder Company will compensate for the losses from Tuesday’s blast and, if possible, rebuild the town. Local reports note the firm has previously covered damages and rebuilt wrecked buildings after past disasters, though whether it will again is uncertain.
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Fontanet
Ind
Dupont Powder Company
Powder Company
Minot Editor Fatally Shot by Homeowner in Fire Rescue
J T Neal editor of the Columbus Reporter was killed in his Minot office by Mrs Rasmussen who mistook him for a burglar. He rushed to a burning house and tried to enter the Rasmussen home before the shooting occurred. Rasmussen fired from her home and later reacted with rage upon learning the victim's identity.
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Minot
N. D
J. T. Neal
The
Columbus Reporter
R. C. Rasmussen
Neal
Rasmussen
Creep Threatens New Castle Mine Workings
A serious creep in old mine workings under New Castle's residential quarter causes damage to fifteen acres of buildings with no casualties and an estimated loss of 500000. Fears grow the movement may reach the town business center as mining parity explains creep as slow rock shifts near excavations.
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Sydney
New Castle
Prince Von Buelow Involved In Fatal Hamburg Car Crash
Prince Von Buelow the imperial chancellor was in a fatal automobile accident near Hamburg on a Wednesday. He had been staying at Kleinflottbeck after returning from Norderney. En route to the burgomaster’s residence a pedestrian woman attempting to cross the road was struck and killed.
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Hamburg
Prince von Buelow
Kleinflottbeck
Norderney
Record Price for Ear of Corn at National Exposition
At the National Corn Exposition in Chicago a Boone county white ear sold for $260, a world record. Buyer L. B. Clore of Franklin Indiana, a prolific prize winner, raised it on thirteen acres and would be worth $15,000 as a bushel. The ear was part of an auction in a sweepstakes class.
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Chicago
Boone County
Coliseum
L. B. Clore
Franklin
Ind
Texas
Wee
Boston Auto Fatalities and Crashes Rise in Summer Peak
The Safe Roads Automobile Association reports 41 deaths from car crashes in Massachusetts between June 21 and September 21. During the same period 345 accidents caused 313 injuries besides the fatalities.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Safe Roads Automobile Association
Transatlantic wireless service opened at Glace Bay led by Marconi
The inauguration of a regular transatlantic wireless service was announced by William Marconi and his assistants at the Cape Breton station near Glace Bay N S The event attracted reps from Irish and American newspapers and included messages from Sir Hiram Maxim and the London Daily Mail to President Roosevelt The Canadian Marconi Company owns the station which Vyvian notes cost about 100000 dollars to establish and marks a milestone in long distance wireless telegraphy
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Glace Bay
N. S
William Marconi
Marconi
Ft. Morien
Come Breton
Prac
Altic
Pacific
America
R. W. Vyvian
Marconi Company
Cape Breton
Hiram Maxim
London Daily Mail
Roosevelt
Kipling Seeks Immigration to Canada West
Rudyard Kipling and wife arrived from the Canadian Northwest tour and urged immigration to populate the West. He called for white labor to outnumber Asiatic populations and claimed England has five million to spare for such demographics.
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Toronto
Rudyard Kipling
Pacific
His Sacrifice for Love
In Atlanta the case tells of Robert Seay a Dawson county youth who bore responsibility for a moonshine still kept by his bride’s family to avoid betraying them. He faced the United States Court and was released under a suspended sentence.
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Atlanta
Robert Seay
Dawson County
New Naphtha Field Reported Near Nabilskaya Bay
Reports from Sakhalin island describe a new naphtha spring and a large lake near Nabilskaya Bay. The fields are said to be accessible to large steamers and could affect regional trade and energy supplies.
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Vladivostok
Sakhalin
Nabilskaya Bay
Upton Sinclair Works as a Servant for High Society
New York Special reports Upton Sinclair author of The Jungle recently in Newport to gather material for a society novel. He first served on Howard Gould's yacht as a steward, then became a servant at The Breakers home of the Vanderbilts for two weeks. A servant observed him nightly writing in a notebook before retiring, and Sinclair was discharged.
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New York
Upton Sinclair
Newport
Howard Gould
Breakers
Vanderbilts
Sinclair
Roosevelt Hunts Fifth Sears Bear in Louisiana Bayou
President Roosevelt and about a dozen companions hunted Bayou Tensas and Bear Lake area, tallying five bears in the region. They recovered three bears, with Roosevelts’ 45-70 rifle delivering the final kill after a three hour chase, and the party celebrated by renaming the local area Roosevelt.
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Metcalf Brothers
Osborne Brothers
McKenzies
Alex Enolds
Roosevelt
Hamburg Cable Europa to be largest German liner built in Britain
Hamburg American Line plans a 48000 ton steamer named the Europa with a 32500 ton Lusitania comparison. The Europa may be the last German line ship built in Great Britain as Vulkan yards will take over before a sister ship’s construction is approved.
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Hamburg
Great Britain
Deadly Mosquito Bites Threaten U S Lives
New York specialists claim mosquitoes trigger 250000 deaths yearly. Diseases like malaria yellow fever beri beri and filariasis are traced to mosquitoes. Government actions aim to drain swamps to reduce fatalities.
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New York
Edward A. Ayres
Carnegie hero awards reach historic total in nation
Pittsburg, Pa special report notes the Carnegie hero commission has awarded bravery distinctions to twenty four people nationwide, the largest annual cohort in its history. With 126 total awards now given, 1,121 individuals have declined either money or medals.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Commission
Tragic Church Suicide in Seattle Apostle Faith Church
Edward Neil Kelly, a young workman, fired a bullet at his head on the Apostolic Faith Church platform in Seattle. He uttered Good by Eva before the fatal shot, as the woman he named sat within ten feet of him in the audience.
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Seattle
Wash
Eva
Edward Neil Kelly
Apostolic Faith Church
Capital Hill Enforces Riding Restriction on Women
Oklahoma City special reports Capital Hill adopts ordinance barring women from riding astride within town limits. Police orders equestriennes to keep both feet on one side of the horse, reflecting strict gender riding etiquette in the suburb.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Capital Hill
Preaching Down to Folks Won’t Lift Them Up
A compact statement argues that condescending preaching fails to empower people. It suggests respectful guidance and practical support are needed to inspire progress and dignity.
Indians Strangle Brothers at Nor way Fort Trials
Report from Winnipeg describes Salteux chieftains on trial near the Hudson Bay Company fort at Norway. It says members were strangled and burned for care relief, with Chief Joseph Pasequan convicted of murder and to die. Chief Jack of the Sucker band killed himself in custody. Eyelids, a Crane-brand brave, testified to five strangulations and burnings.
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Winnipeg
Man
Hudson Bay Company
Norway
Joseph Pasequan
Jack
Eyelids
Opium Crackdown Hits Chinese Officials on Probation
An imperial decree suspends Prince Chuan Prince Jui and other high officials for failing to quit opium within a six month probation period. The period is extended by three months and additional officers are warned that the decree will be enforced at its end.
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Shanghai
Prince Chuan
Prince Jui
China
Automatic typewriter to threaten jobs at Madison Square show
Typewriter girls may lose work if claims about a new air driven device prove accurate. An automatic typewriter exhibited at the business show in Madison Square Garden reportedly writes 5 000 to 10 000 words per hour for a full day.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Bear Escapes the President in Lake Chase
Stamboul Louisiana special report says a bear escaped the President Tuesday by diving into a lake and swimming to the far side. The president pursued but the brute disappeared underwater before a shot could be fired. he was sighted by other party members while the president did not see him.
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Stamboul
Druin
Anna Gould May Marry Helie de Talleyrand in London
Je Dis Tout reports Anna Gould may wed Helie de Tallyrand eldest son of the Duke of Talleyrand in London within days The marriage in France awaits Cassation court decision on Count Boni de Castellane appeal against the divorce ruling by the appeal court
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Paris
Je Dis Tout
Anna Gould
Helie de Tallyrand
Duke of Talleyrand
Prince of Sagan
London
France
Court of Cassation
Count Boni de Castellane
Actor Warfield declines $1 million contract offer
Dave Warfield refuses a ten year deal totaling $1,000,000 at $100,000 yearly to pursue his latest stage effort under David Velasco, who first featured him in serious roles for theater audiences in New York.
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New York
Dave Warffeld
Warfield
David Velasco
Billions Invested in Meat Capital Across Industry
A Department of Agriculture report on meat supply states that $10,625,000,000 is directly tied to raising meat animals and slaughtering and packing. The figure equals five sixths of 1904 total manufacturing capital.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Rose Fritz Defends Typing Title at Madison Square Garden
New York special Miss Rose L. Fritz of this city successfully defended her championship at the National Business Show in Madison Square Garden defeating Paul Hunter of Chicago. Fritz set a one hour copying record of 5 619 words while Hunter totaled 3 573 words.
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New York
Rose L. Fritz
Madison Square Garden
Paul Hunter
Chicago
Hunter
Boy risks life after glass globe catastrophe
Don Clark seven years old in Findlay Ohio placed a large glass globe over the family cat and sat on it. The globe shattered, cutting an artery and causing heavy blood loss that endangers his life. The cat was uninjured.
Voters to Decide Waterway Bond Issue Question
In Springfield Illinois a fall election will ask voters to authorize 20,080,000 dollars in bonds to deepen the Illinois river from Lockport to Utica for deep water navigation. Congress would handle further deepening beyond the southern navigable limit as deemed by the federal government.
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Springfield
Lockport
Utica
Illinois River
Congress
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Hunt
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