Storm Deluges South as Vessels Wrecked and Deaths Feared
Reports from Oct. 3 describe extensive rain across the southern coast and Mississippi valley. A French three masted vessel and several fishing boats are wrecked with multiple fatalities. Wind and flood damage affect Havre and nearby shores while Baltimore and Pueblo report fatal gas and furnace explosions. Mobile relief work continues amid rising casualties as rain hampers aid and bodies are found in the bay.
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Lorent
France
Havre
Mobile
Annual Convention of Postmasters Association St Louis
The ninth annual convention of the National Association of Postmasters opened in St Louis for a three day session. President Will presided with Miss Addie Vester as secretary and delegates from across the country discuss reforms and topics from rural free delivery to postal salaries and service improvements.
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St. Louis
National Association of Postmasters
Will
Addie Vester
Nashville
United States
Roof Garden sales rooms opened at Madison Square
New York Oct. 3 As part of day and night shifts the Tichenor Grand aerial roof garden sales rooms opened today with three giant elevators to move horses and vehicles to the roof. The enclosure covers a block with wired glass and folding opera chairs. The Tichenor Grand riding school boarding department and entire business operate under one roof in a never before undertaken venture.
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New York
Asg & Reauit
Tichenor-Grand Aerial
Inaise
Meapett
Madison Square Garden
Tichenor Grand
Moravian Church Celebrates Founding Anniversary
The Moravian church in Newdorp hosts a love feast today marking the 143rd anniversary of Moravianism on the island, amid ceremony in the church grounds.
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Moravian Church
Newdorp
Coss Town
Democratic Convention of Rhode Island Nominates Ticket
Providence October 3 delegates assembled to nominate a state ticket headed by a governor and to support the fall election effort. The convention aims to carry the state, and Bryan is not expected to be endorsed.
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Rhode Island
Providence
Bryan
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA NOT COMMOTIONS IN LABOR WORLD
A chaotic bulletin from St. Petersburg reports a bold attack on the customs cashier thwarted by police, with several assailants captured. At Palace Bridge firing near the Winter Palace sparked citywide alarm as reports surface of murdered sailors’ corpses arriving ashore near Peterhof and a French girl linked to Russian terrorists.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Waieh Ghewan
Palace Bridge
Winter Palace
Admiralty Building
New York
The
Times
Palace of
Peterhof
Kronstadt
Toulon
France
Ekaterinoslav
Jeanne Jilly
Paris
Annual Firemen's Parade at Albany Promises Festive Day
The Albany firemen parade attracts visitors from surrounding towns with three sections led by Mayor Gaus and Commissioner Gantine. Festive decorations abound and contests are planned for the afternoon as business remains good in the city.
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Albany
Gaus
Gantine
Quesada Remains Cuban Envoy As Politics Shift
Havana reports disarming rebels around the capital with little opposition and arms kept as personal property. In Washington, President taft rethinks plans to send Magoon to Cuba, naming Winthrop provisional governor of Cuba while Magoon goes to the Philippines. Quesada plans to remain temporarily as Cuban minister. US forces reinforce front with 400 marines. Wives of Taft and Bacon to accompany to Cuba. Yale opens season hosting Wesleyan. Loomis family conclave in Windsor, Connecticut.
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Magoon
Washington
White House
Cuba
Taft
Eekman Winthrop
Porto Rico
Winthrop
Philippines
Philippine Commission
Root
Senor Quesada
Quesada
Charles E. Magoon
Murder and unrest swirl after mob attack in Mobile
Birdingnest reports a mob attempted lynching at the Mobile jail following an alleged assault. Cornelina Robinson, held for safety, denies guilt as a 10 year old girl identified him. Militia stationed, tension high after Roy Hoyle’s death amid the jail incident.
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Birdingnest
Cornelina Robinson
Mobile
Ala
Roy Hoyle
Bernalillo court wrestles with Neher Vivi Ani case
The Bernalillo County District Court continued deliberations in the Neher versus Vivi Ani opera house case with attorney T. N. Wilkerson aiding defendant and George W. Klock assisting. Prosecution counsel W. B. Childers observed ongoing grand jury activity as indictments continued to emerge. Red Hook New York report notes Margaret Astor Chanler wed Biscard Aldrich at Rokeby with Hudson River aristocracy in attendance. Attorney W. C. Heacock filed three divorce suits: Clara Wallace vs John Wallace, Taylor vs Taylor, and Mrs Kim vs Mr Kim. Lola Hines, found with property belonging to Mrs McClusky, was brought before the territorial grand jury.
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Boston
Spaun Kelley
Fitchburg
Theodore Roonevelt, Jr
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Freyer
Young Hoosevelt
Meredith Blayden
George K. Neher
Angelo Vivi Ani
T. N. Wilkerson
George W. Klock
W. B. Childers
Red Hook
N. Y
Rokeby
Margaret Astor Chanler
Biscard Aldrich
Ausrich
New York Times
John Venable
Hudson River
Satesse
Satesse Office of the District Iday
Est
Fmm Lely
Lola Hines
Mrs. McClusky
Wacea
Territorial
Pennsylvania Wants Only Two-Cent Fares
New York reports the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railroad declared a 2 percent semiannual dividend on common stock, up from 1.5 percent. The piece also notes a proposed all rail entrance to San Francisco via Alameda County with Paraben point, potentially replacing ferries, and Canada’s CPR increases its annual dividend to 7 percent.
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New York
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Alameda County
Parabens Point
Harriman
Gould
Canada Roads
Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Railroad Seeks 4 Million Loan For Bond Issues
St Louis and Southwestern Railway held a special meeting to guarantee principal and interest on a 4 million issue of first refunding and extension mortgage 5 percent 50 year bonds for the Gray's Terminal property. The meeting also authorized a fifty year lease of Gray's Point Terminal and other properties.
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St. Louis
St. Louis & Southwestern Railway Company
Bse
Gray’s Terminal Away Company
Gray's Point
Fire Underwriters' Association Convenes in Chicago
The thirty-seventh annual convention of the Fire Underwriters association of the northwest opened in the Auditorium Chicago. It is the largest underwriting group in the country and the San Francisco fire cases influence the program. Mrs Gertrude Blackwelden president of the Chicago Woman's club will speak on The Insurance Business From a Woman's Point of View.
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Fire Underwriters’ Association
Chicago
Fire Under Writers Association of the
Northwest
San Francisco
Gertrude B. Hlackwelden
Chicago Woman's Club
Milwaukee College Endowment Association Opens Season
The Milwaukee College Endowment Association held its first quarterly meeting in Milwaukee Wis on December 3. Delegates to the General Federation of Women's Clubs biennial in St Paul reported on that meeting. The season program is the best yet, with many speakers new to the city slated to discuss their specialties.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee College Endowment Association
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
St. Paul
Republicans Nominate Candidate for Congress in Turnhall
Republican delegates at the sixth district convention in Paterson nominate a candidate for Congress. Six contenders compete for the honor, with George H. Burks deputy internal revenue collector of Paterson favored to win.
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Paterson
N. J
Dot
Turnhall
Congress
George H. Burks
Internal Revenue Collector
Washington Society Married Henry I Cobb Jr in City Church
Washington society members attended the wedding of Carolyn Postlethwaite, daughter of Mrs. William Postlethwaite, to Henry Irving Cobb Jr of New York at St Johns Protestant Episcopal Church. Cleveland Cobb served as best man as bridesmaids supported the ceremony. a large reception followed with prominent city society in attendance.
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Washington
Carolyn Postlethwaite
William Postlethwaite
Henry Irving Cobb, Jr
New York
St. Johns Protestant Episcopal Church
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