Attempted dynamite attack on Taft train bridge thwarted
Sheriff Nat Stewart and W F Vines report a planned eight hundred foot bridge bombing intended to derail President Taft's special near Santa Barbara. A Mexican bridge watchman spotted a man placing dynamite at two piers and alerted authorities at Capitan. Fifty-one sticks of dynamite were found with a ten foot fuse ready to detonate.
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Morning Journal
Santa Barbara
Cal
Nat Stewart
Santa Barbara County
W. F. Vines
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railroad
Here
Taft
Captan
Gevieta
Effort to Settle Tripoli Scrap Meets Futile Odds
London reports say Rome talks fail to end conflict over Tripoli and Cyrenaica with Italy demanding unconditional annexation and Turkish compensation to refugees. Meanwhile a Turkish fleet division sailed for an unknown destination from Gallipoli with unclear ship numbers.
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Ivy Morning Journal
London
the Chronicl
Vienna
Rome
Italy
Tripoli
Cyrenaica
Turkey
Daily Mail
Gallipolia
Eiopean
Constantinople
Mytlene
Italian Denial on Frontier Mobilization Report
The Italian government denies mass mobilization on the Austrian frontier. Cyrenaica reports estimate five hundred Turks in that territory. A Tripoli governor’s proclamation allows importation of arms and grain.
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Home
Italy
Cyrenaics
Tripoli
Peroria Distillery Fire Destroys Large Whiskey Plant
Corning's distillery, a leading whiskey plant near Peoria, is engulfed in flames at 4 a.m. Fire equipment rushes to the scene as the warehouse with thousands of barrels burns uncontrollably.
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Peroria
Peoria
Valencia County Voters Revolt Against Gang
In Valen cia county a major anti-machine meeting united Democrats and Progressive Republicans to nominate a full ticket. Niel L B Field of Albuquerque spoke while Amado Chavez served as interpreter. The Commercial club hall overflowed with delegates from Los Lunas Peralta Laguna Alamos and other settlements as speakers denounced the gang’s control.
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Morning Journal
Belen
N. M
Valencia County
Niel L B. Field
Albuquerque
Amado Chavez
Br. &. A. Ferguson
Eri. Schele
Commercial Club
Los Lunas
Peralta
Laguna
Alamos
New Mexico
Republican Party
Valencia
Valencia county reshapes ticket amid progressive push
A Valencia county meeting spotlighted a split in the Valencia Republican Party with a strong progressive showing. The ticket includes Herbert M. Hill for state senator Pablo Castillo and George Hoffman for representatives Benjamin Gooch for sheriff Fr W Campbell for assessor T J Pittman for county clerk Antonio Lopez for commissioner Jose G Chavez for treasurer G Rh Morgan for surveyor Mrs Felipe Castillo for school superintendent and Crecencio Sedillo for probate judge.
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Herbert M. Hill
Pablo Castillo
George Hoffman
Benjamin Gooch
Fr. W. Campbell
T. J. Pittman
G. Rh. Morgan
Laguna
Mra
Felipe Castillo
Crecencio Sedillo
Peralta
Do You Want This Kind of Errors in the Executive Department
A 1906 New Mexico governor discovers penitentiary accounts in disarray and a former superintendent H O Bursum blamed for ledger errors. A letter from Bursum cites missing credits and misapplied funds, prompting questions about governance and fiscal oversight.
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New Mexico
Territorial
Colorado Title and Trust Company of
Colorado Springs
H. O. Bursum
Bur
New Mexico Election Fraud Threaten Taft Proclamation
Congressman Henry Flood warned in Santa Fe that fraudulent elections in New Mexico could spark a congressional investigation and deter President Taft from issuing the state proclamation of statehood. He argued Taft would not sanction corruption and stressed strong public opposition to poll corruption with a 600 person audience applauding his remarks.
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Morning Journal
Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
Congress
Congressman Flood
Taft
Flood
Ploed
Seldon F
Defense Scores in Wwmark Hearing in McNamara Trial
The Los Angeles murder trial of James McNamara continued as Judge Bordwell questioned juror Nelson about bias. The defense challenged Nelson over views on the Times explosion and McNamara, while the state argued he could hold opinions under California law. Two other potential jurors, John W Roberts and Robert Bain, were examined without issue.
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He Journal
Angeles
Cal
McNamara
Talisman Z T. Nelson
Walter Bordwell
Clarence 8
Darrow
James McNamara
Charles J. Haggerty
Los Angeles Times
Nelson
John K. Fredericks
Mr. Fredericks
Times
Bordwell
John W. Roberts
Robert Bain
Roberts
Bain
Talesman
Merchants’ and Manufacturers Association
Attorney Darrow Probes Jury For Times Bombing Ties
The proceedings saw jurors questioned on affiliation with organizations as Darrow questioned talesmen. Roberts admitted membership years ago and Bain may be briefly examined again tomorrow.
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Darrow
Talesmen
Roberts
Bain
Methodists Seek Ban On Liquor Shipments
A resolution adopted at the Ecumenical Methodist conference in Toronto requests the American Congress to prevent shipments of liquor from one state into prohibition territory of another, aiming to curb cross border alcohol movement.
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Toronto
Ont
Ecumenical Methodist Conference
American Congress
Sunset passenger train wreck near El Paso reported
Southern Pacific passenger train No 10 was derailed forty miles east of El Paso at 9 45 p m tonight due to a broken rail. Three persons were badly injured and three cars are in the ditch. Superintendent Waid and a wrecking crew with two physicians rushed to the scene. Passenger names unavailable pending wrecking train return.
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Morning Journal
el Paso
Tex
Southern Pacific
Waid
Train No 10 Derails Near Paso East. No Serious Injuries
San Francisco reports that three cars of train No 10 derailed twenty five miles east of Paso on Saturday after 4 p.m. Locomotive engineers and passengers escaped with no serious injuries, according to Southern Pacific telegraph report.
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San Francisco
Cal
Southern Pacific Railroad
FE Paso
Uncle Solomon's Vote Move Shifts Herders to Quemado
Report from Socorro county describes Don Solomon of Valencia ordering his sheep herders to vote at Quemado in western Socorro. It notes Luna reportedly owns about 60,000 sheep in the district and suggests independent voters should scrutinize the fiat.
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Socorro
Don Solomon
Valencia
Quemado
Socorro Coun
Luna
Socorro County
Don Solomon's
Ellsworth Ax Massacre Leaves Five Dead in Kansas Cottage
Morning Journal reports William Showman a 33 year old chauffeur his wife and three children slain in their Ellsworth Kansas home. The axe inflicted brutal wounds on all five with the baby’s head severed. Neighbors found the scene at 6 pm after Mrs Snook’s knock went unanswered. No motive or suspect identified.
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Morning Journal
Ellsworth
Kas
Sion
Will Showman
Showman
William Showman
Lester Showman
Fern Showman
Lenton
W. Snook
Snook
Holy Name Society Presents Cardinal Gibbons With Rosary
In Baltimore on October 16 the opening of the First National Congress of Holy Name Society featured the presentation of a gold nugget rosary to Cardinal Gibbons by the Knights of Columbus. The Holy Name Congress counts 600000 members and the cardinal lauded the society's broad esteem in the United States. Timothy M Hogan praised President Taft for appointing Chief Justice White, a Catholic.
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Baltimore
National Congress of Holy Name Society
Cardinal Gibbons
Knights of Columbus
Holy Name Congress
United States
Society of the Holy Name
Timothy &. Hogan
Ohio
Taft
White
Tea Drinkers Face Higher Prices From Tea Color Rule
Washington Oct 18 Tea drinkers may see higher prices as the treasury department enforces a ruling against importations of teas artificially colored The policy has already diverted hundreds of thousands of pounds of China tea from several ports Teas from Formosa Japan and Ceylon likely remain unaffected due to government cooperation to curb colored tea traffic
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Formosa
Japan
Ceylon
United States
Parson Guilty of Heresy Declared by Northwest Synod
Fort Wayne Ind Oct 16 The synod of the Northwest Reformed church ruled Revs e and Paul BE Binger of Tallamook Oregon guilty of heresy for preaching that the scriptures are not inspired This opposes the view of the general synod and marks a formal censure.
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Parson
Fort Wayne
Ind
Synod of the Northwest Reformed Church
Revse
Paul BE. Binger
Tallamook
Oregon
General Synod
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Henry D. Flood
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