Taft Promises 1915 Panama Canal Completion Vision
President Taft, after touring Seattle Exposition livestock exhibits, promises to attend a Panama California exposition in San Diego in 1915 to celebrate the canal. He asserts Alaska home rule opposition sparks debate and plans a Alaska visit next year to assess conditions. He will travel from Seattle to Tacoma aboard Hl Primero with escort Perry.
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Morning Journal
Tacoma
Seattle
Taft
Union Club
Chester Thorne
Perry
Seattle Country Club
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Pacific
D. C. Collier
San Diego
Cal
West Coast
Congress
Prsident
Alaska
Portland
Los Angeles
Clyde Fitch Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery
New York obituary notes Clyde Fitch playwright laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery after funeral service at the Church of the Ascension. Honorary pallbearers listed include John Drew John W Alexander E H Blasefield Wilvan McChase and Brander Matthews among others from the theatrical and literary world.
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New York
Clyde Fitch
Woodlawn
Church of the Ascension
John Drew
John W. Alexander
E. H. Blasefield
Wilvan McChase
John Corbin
E. A. Dittmar
Daniel Frohman
Tod Gallocky
Robert Herr
Treasury reports September receipts and disbursements totals
Washington reports September ordinary receipts totaling 52,347,659 and ordinary disbursements of 52,968,845. For the current fiscal year starting July 1, disbursements exceed receipts by 21,134,112, compared with 29,620,937 for the same period last year.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Children Rescued From Fire at Orphanage in Wheeling
Fire partially destroyed Belmont county, Ohio, buildings on three sides. Grace Green, a nurse, guided and secured all the children to safety as flames closed in, narrowly saving them from harm at the burning orphanage in Wheeling.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Belmont County
Ohio
Grace Green
Deposed Persian Shah Sails Toward Exile in Russia
Mohammed Ali Mirza former shah of Persia sailed from Anzali on the Caspian Sea bound for exile in Russia. He is to be taken to Odessa as Persian revolutionists and attempts at satiation raise fears while authorities keep movements secret.
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St. Petersburg
Mohammed Ali Mirza
Persia
Anzali
Caspian Sea
Russia
Odessa
Caucasus
Ugly tragedy on Mojave Desert Indian eloper slain sweetheart
A Paiute named Willie Boy killed his 14 year old sweetheart after abducting her from Banning. Deputies with trackers found the girl dead at The Pipes waterhole fifty five miles from their start. Willie Boy fled toward the Arizona border as officers and trackers pursue across desert and mountains.
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Morning Journal
San Bernardino
Cal
San Bernardino County
Willie Boy
Piuto
Banning
Old Bonyface
Piute
Wilson
Arizona
Daggett
Lipton to Challenge for Cup in New York Visit
Joseph Garrett son reports Sir Thomas Lipton will sail from England to New York on October to tour the country and issue a challenge to the New York Yacht Club Lipton says he will race on even terms but will not risk crews against unsafe ocean perils He hopes the NYYC will permit a race under his proposed conditions
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New York
Joseph Garrettson
Cinciinnati Times-Star
Mauretania
Sir Thomas Lipton
England
New York Yacht Club
Thomas
Bir Thomas
Trade data shows August imports and exports values
Washington reports from the Bureau of Statistics indicate August imports totaling 117,181,188 dollars with 91,183,536 dollars of that value for August 1908. Exports for August reach 109,610,272 dollars and the year 1908 exports total 116,443,005 dollars.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Peary Hailed as Hero on Roosevelt in Hudson Parade
Commander Robert Peary received a hero’s welcome as the Roosevelt led a 60 mile Hudson Fulton naval parade from New York to Newburg. The ship’s crew secured a tiller rope mishap, while Morgan and others observed the festivities from luxury craft. Peary declined to discuss the Cook controversy, awaiting a statement next week.
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Morning Journal
New York
New York City
Robert K. Peary
Roosevelt
Peary
Newburg
Smith's Sound
Madson
West Point
Jeusry Long
Uhe
Vern
Stousevelt and
Myesell
J. v Pierpont
Abo
Bsikill Jaining
Cook
Mubbard
Moosevelt
Brooklyn
Dr. Cook
Historic river pageant honors explorer ships on Hudson
Mayor McClung and ex Governor Odell greeted guests as mounted troopers escorted the Half Moon and Clermont to the pier for the transfer ceremony. The old Norwich of Bourdout stood nearby as a curiosity alongside US scout and armored cruisers. Roosevelt’s Arctic ship Peary arrived late, then the flotilla prepared to sail to Poughkeepsie for further celebrations.
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McClung
Odell
Bourdout
N. Y
New York
United States
Roosevelt
Peary
Clermont
Half Moon
Poughkeepsie
Newburg Celebrates Hudson Fulton Day with Warship Illumination
Newburgh hosts a grand Hudson Fulton celebration as the Half Moon and Clermont anchor offshore amid fireworks. General Stewart L. Woodford transfers control to the upper Hudson commission while Mayor McClung and Governor Hughes address the crowd. Lieutenant Lam portrays Henry Hudson as officials and Dutch representatives attend. The Trojan leads a procession of river boats followed by the Robert Fulton with Governor in attendance.
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Upper Hudson Commission
Stewart L. Woodford
Lower Hudson Commission
Benjamin McClung
Newbury
Hughes
Lieutenant Lam
Henry Hudson
Charlies &. Bullock
Robert Fulton
Clermont
Netherlands
Trojan
Foreign fleets head for San Francisco celebration
Honolulu reports British cruiser Bedford German cruiser Mariana and Dutch Noord Harbant will sail next week to San Francisco for a festival marking the discovery of the city by Gaspar de Portol? The Japanese cruiser Iscuma has already departed Yokohama for a direct voyage.
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Honolulu
Bedford
Mariana
Noord Harbant
San Francisco
Gaspar de Partois
Icsuma
Yokohama
Anti Asiatic Revolution Rejected By League Delegates
Chicago October 1 delegates to the National Women's Trade Union League voted down a demand to exclude Japan and all Asiatic races from the United States.
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Chicago
National Women's Trade Union League
Japan
Cook declines challenge to prove claims
Brooklyn explorer declines invitation to submit records and data of cash to pole to American scientists. The decision blocks requests for data and supports ongoing dispute over claims. Authorities await further steps as researchers seek verification.
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Cook
Brooklyn
Polar explorers feud over submission to science panel
New York dispatch reports a dispute between Peary and Cook over submitting Arctic records. Peary agrees to place his data before a National Academy of Sciences committee, while Cook delays, insisting his material first go to Copenhagen, delaying any formal recognition of claims.
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Morning Journal
New York
der. Cook
National Geographical Society
Cook
Peary
Archer Huntington
American Geographical Society
University of Copenhagen
Ira Remsen
Johns Hopkins University
Henry F. Osborn
American Museum of Natural History
Huntington
National Academy of Sciences
Themeen
North Pole
Osborn
Thomas H. Hubbard
National Academy Committee
Jemsen
Geographical Societies of
Ite
Cook Phomi to Bring Pskimois Next Summer
Fragmentary note indicates plans to deliver goods or services next summer with promised shipment details continuing on page 2. Names and exact items are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Phomi
Pskimois
Mining congress rejects forestry condemnation call
The American Mining Congress in Goldfield Nevada refrained from adopting its Forestry Commission report demanding a strong condemnation of U S Forest Service practices. Judge J H Richards of Idaho led the opposition aided by M T Johnson of Elia Nevada while Oscar Smith of Reno pushed to block the resolution. The session ended with speeches on railroad progress and mining topics as delegates prepared to close the convention.
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Morning Journal
Goldfield, Nev
American Mining Congress
Forestry Commission
Forestry Service
United States
Gifford Pinchot
J. H. Richards
Idaho
Congress
Judge Richards
M. T. Johnson
Elia
Nevada
Oscar Smith
Reno
Ploehot
Smith
W W. Dyar
Washington, DC
J. Jons Clark
Mining Man's Interest in Land Classification Addressed
George Otis Smith director of the U S Geological Survey delivered an address on Mining Man's Interest in Land Classification at the afternoon session. He argued that mining depends on fuel timber and water and that land classification serves administrative and legislative ends guiding future conservation and industry.
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George Otis Smith
United States Geological Survey
Smith
Congress
Geological Survey
Soldiers Succumb Under Forced March Near Fort Thomas
Cincinnati reports 500 men of the Second Infantry U B S A returning to Fort Thomas Kentucky after a 43 mile forced march from Fort Perry Ohio. Many collapsed from exhaustion. Lieutenant C W Dawes a regimental surgeon fainted and fell from his horse and is said to have appendicitis. One army ambulance broke down in the city while transporting disabled men. The march was ordered by the War Department and led by Colonel Mansfield.
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Cincinnati
Fort Thomas
Tolay
Fort Perry
Ohio
C. W. Dawes
Mansfield
Joryan Couple Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. W. Joryan observed their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at Fairview. The house was decorated with flags and flowers and filled with messages and gifts from around the world. Their three children and two grandchildren attended and helped greet a long line of neighbors.
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Lincoln
Det le
Bailey Denounces Bryan Tariff Claims in Dallas Speech
United States Senator J. W. Bailey responded to William J. Bryan’s tariff remarks, calling them mendacious and an indictment of the Democratic party. He argued for equal tax distribution and a revenue basic, urging Bryan to influence Nebraska’s delegates.
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Morning Journal
Port Worth
Texas
United States
J. W. Bailey
Willian J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
TL Paso
Bailey
Dallas
Bryan
Senator McEnery
Iowa
Buyvn
Congress
Hhm
Nebraska
Pennsylvanian Train Wreck Strikes Youngstown Line
A Pennsylvania passenger train collided with cars from a local plant as it entered Youngstown. Fireman Kent Stafford and engineer Comins were injured, the engine ran wild for two miles, and switch engine engineer Charles M. Simpson was seriously hurt. An ambulance accident slowed medical response.
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Youngstown
Get
Arec
Calligion
Kent Stafford
Niterneer Comins
Carnegie Steel Company
Charles M. Simpson
Cheyenne Indians Reported Restless on Reservation
Unusual restlessness grips about 3,000 Cheyenne on the reservation near Pheri dan as Sun and Willow dances run for four days. Government distribution of $40,000 to the Indians noted since, with rising alarms among white settlers though no outbreak has occurred.
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Cheyenne
Pheridan
Unus
Redmen
Suicide at Riverside Drive Viaduct During Hudson Fulton Parade
In New York on October 1 John H. Bell leaped from the Riverside drive viaduct about 100 feet high during the Hudson Fulton naval parade, witnessed by several thousand people. He was killed by the fall.
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Bridge
New York
Hudson-Fulton
John H. Bell
Riverside Drive
Water Power Trust Must Be Curbed
Gifford Pinchot chief forester returns from the west declaring a water power monopoly forming to control national sites. He urges prompt congressional action on conservation and western land lands, warns against consolidation, and says he will continue with conservation policies. He plans to meet President Taft in St. Louis to discuss river projects.
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Morning Journal Special
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
West
Mr. Pinchot
Congress
Pinochet
Taft
Pinchet
Pallinger-Pinchoet
Pinchot
Studemeont
Peking Congress
No Trace of Bank Looters at Glenwood Springs
No trace found of two bank robbers who looted Citizens National Bank on Wednesday. A second all day search with bloodhounds yielded no clues about the robbers’ escape route or current whereabouts.
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Glenwood
J Sood
Cole
T—. Looffh
Citiizens
Leadville
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Senator Bale
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