San Francisco Bay Celebration Honors Portola Discovery
The Oct 19 festival in San Francisco honored the Portola discovery with a royal reception for foreign ministers and naval dignitaries. Warships from six nations illuminated the city as Don Gaspar de Portola entered the bay, followed by a multinational parade and a toast to the rebuilt city presented by President Taft.
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Morning Journal
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Bon Gaspar de Portola
Jonkheer J. Loudon
Netherlands
Marquis de Villalobar
Spain
Market
Third
Geary
Kearney
Golden Gate
Don Gaspar de Portola
Nicholas Coverrublas
United States
St. Louis
Albany
Yorktown
Alert
McCulloch
Whipple
Truxton
Mull
Perry
Goldborough
Predie
Lawrence
Hay
Come Posed
Bedford
Algerine Wood Shearwater
Wer
Idzuman
Calabria
Great Britain
Holland
Japan
Germany
Italy
Don Gaspar
Erecort C
Portola
Marshall Square
Union Square
Gaynor Opens Ratification Meeting at Wigwam in New York
Democratic nominee William J. Gaynor addressed a packed Wigwam on Fourteenth Street as Manhattan’s ticket was officially ratified. The event drew contrasts with rival Hearst and focused on liberty issues traction and subway debates amid multiple outdoor gatherings. Betting at Hoffman House showed Gaynor as the favorite with significant wagers on Pannard and Banard in play.
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William J. Gaynor
Fourteenth Street
Wigwam
Judge Gaynor
Manhattan
T. Pannard
Harlem
William KR. Hearst
Pannard
Gaynor
Termmnany Hall
Hearet
Ind
Hoffman House
Ban- Nard
California Daughters Celebrate Portola Day in New York
Under a large bear flag California's 540 Native Done and Daughters of the Golden State gathered at the Waldorf Astoria to honor Portola celebrations in San Francisco and express joy over New York City’s rehabilitation.
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New York
Heneath
California
Rone
Golden State
Waldorf Astoria
San Francisco
Cheney Finds Danta Fe Lines in Good Condition
After an inspection trip director reports both freight and passenger services on the Danta Fe line are in excellent shape. He notes no major defects and emphasizes steady service levels across routes. Returns to regular schedules are expected.
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Cheney
Bette
Yorktown Fetes Its Capture Anniversary Despite Small Population
Five thousand visitors flocked to Yorktown Virginia for a 128 year old tribute to the capture of Cornwallis. The town with fewer than 166 residents hosted ceremonies and a navy flotilla while historians celebrate the nation’s liberty cornerstone. The Yorktown Historical Society plans annual commemorations reflecting the town’s Revolutionary heritage.
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Virginia
Yorktown
Corrie Walls
United States
Stringham, Dupont, Shubrick
Biddle
Summers
Maryland Naval Reserves
Fort Monroe
Descendants Leaders Speak as York County Children Sing
Henry W. Morris of Philadelphia president of the Descendants of the Signers, a Robert Morris descendant, delivered a historic address from a grand stand before York county school children who sang America. Col Oswald Tilghman, descendant of Lieut Col Tilghman who carried Cornwallis is taken to Congress, followed with an address.
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Old
Nelson Mansion
Henry W. Morris
Philadelphia
Robert Morris
York County
America
Col
Oswald Tilghman
Faston Mid
Col. Tilghman
Washington
Cornwallis
Continental Congress
Demands Definition by Law of Aerial Rights
In New York Lytteton Fox urges immediate enactment of laws defining rights of balloon and airplane travelers. He proposes a protected air stratum for property owners and a separate aerial public highway. In Nashville J C Leake buys the Bellemeade estate from Dickinson at four hundred acres for 1000000.
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New York
Aero Club of America
Lytteton Fox
Steamship Line Planned to Galveston from Hamburg
A new steamship company is being organized with capital of 2,500,000 to establish a sailing line between Hamburg and Galveston.
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Galveston
Hamburg
Get
Sealed Verdict Delays Divorce decision in Batonyi case
A New York supreme court jury sealed its verdict in the Batonyi divorce case involving Frances Works Burke Roche Batonyi. The ruling to be opened tomorrow morning will decide if the Austrian native Aurel Batonyi committed alleged infidelity. testimony covered his past names and a claim of alienation of affections.
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Morning Journal
New York
Supreme Court
Frank Works
Frances Works-Burke-Roche-Batonyi
Aurel Batonyi
Austria
Tok
Batonyi
Central Park
Beatrice Brevaine
Witneses
Batonyl
Aimee
Washington descendant marries Swedish descendant in Paris
Paris reports the civil marriage of Miss Olga M. Dawson of Jacksonville Florida a descendant of George Washington and Folke Johnson of Sweden conducted at Paris city hall today October 19.
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Paris
Olga M. Dawson
Jacksonville
Fla
George Washington
Folke Johnson
Sweder Way
Parsy
New Mexico Lands Set Aside for Schools
The Interior Department authorized the set aside of 26 585 acres of public land for school purposes in the Roswell land district New Mexico on Oct 1.
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New Mexico
Washington
Interior Department
Roswell Land District
Cannon Reads Insurgents Out Of Party
Veteran speaker proclaims if Cummins and Labollette crowd are Republicans then I am something else. Ends by asserting loyalty to party leadership and denouncing insurgent faction.
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Cannon
Cummins and Labollette
Uncle Joe Defends Himself Against GOP Insurgent Attacks
Speaker Joseph G Cannon denounced insurgent Republicans in Congress during a two hour address before the Sinois Mayors Association in Elgin Illinois. He disputed claims of a deal with Tammany Hall over his speakership and criticized Fowler of New Jersey for blocking an emergency currency bill. He attacked Cummins and the progressive wing and framed the conflict as a fight over what it means to be Republican amid tariff disputes.
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Morning Journal
Elgin
Joseph G. Cannon
Congress
Sinois
Associa
Cannon
Tammany Hall
Fowler
New Jersey
Cummins
Htrvan
Cumming
House
Republican Party
Senators Cumming
Jat Follette
Prisoners Escape Castle William Federal Prison
Two inmates fled Castle William on Governors Island in the early hours. They were seen coaling the Governors Island ferry boat before vanishing as a row boat found at a Brooklyn dock suggested a nighttime escape.
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New York
Castle William
Governor’s Island
Governors Island
Brooklyn
Rebels Captured as Government Forces Impose Quiet Rule
Guaseqquil Ecuador Oct 19 The rebel force led by General Terran was dispersed near Ambato with seventy men captured including Terran’s staff. Government troops seized arms and papers outlining revolutionary plans. All is quiet here.
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Guaseqquil
Ecuador
Terran
Ambato
Negro Girls Unsafe In Homes Of Whites
Ellen Young colored matron of the Paine Annex home for young Negro girls told the Woman's Board of Home Missions at the Methodist convention that in seven years she had known of 660 Negro girls who went north and she believed 550 of them faced dangerous temptations after work hours and returning to impure environments. The complaint centers on inadequate protection for these girls in white households and their exposure to risk after nightly duties.
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Ellen Young
Paine Annex
Augusta
Gia
Woman's Board of Home Missions
Methodist Church
Revolt Spreads in Nicaragua Reports From Bluefields
Dispatches say more than half the republic is in insurgent hands with Rivas Corinto and San Juan de Sur captured. Exiles led by General Reyes arrive from Limón and Bocas del Toro to join General Ferrada at Rama. Recruiting surges along the Atlantic coast as Lopes and Martinez face arrest for aiding Zelaya's rivals.
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Republic of Nicaragua
Rivas
Corinte
San Juan de Sur
Juan Reyes
Zelaye
Mena
Fornos Dlis
Limen
Bocas del Toro
Ferrada
Rama
Atlantic
Kerrada
Weesele
Limon
Lopes and Martinez
Bluefields
Zelaya
Benor Lopez
Masons of High Degree at Washington Conclave
The Supreme Council of the southern jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite meets in Washington with increased attendance of Thirty-Third Degree Masons. Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley attends retired. George F. Moore elected Grand Inspector General. Banquet honors Albert Pike with speakers James Richardson and Samuel Gompers.
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Washington
Supreme Council
Winfield &. Schley
George F. Moore
Alabama
Grand Pryor
Royal Order of Soothand
Order
Albert Pike
Free Masonry
James J. Richardson
Masonic Fraternity
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Richardson
Masonry
Masonic Order
American goods sent to France face high duties
Washington reports that U S officials will not read France as planning a tariff war. President Taft had notified France Switzerland and Bulgaria that their commercial agreements would terminate on October 3 under the new tariff act, signaling a shift in trade policy.
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Washington
France
United States
Taft
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Reverend Edward McSweeney Dies After 26 Years at Mount St. Mary's
Emmittsburg Maryland October 19 Reverend Edward McSweeney aged 66 long time professor of moral theology and church history at Mount St Marys seminary died tonight after a career spanning 26 years at the institution.
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Emmittsburg
Edward McSweeney
T. J
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Wife Defends Gutierrez de Lara in Alien Case
Friends of Mexican author JL Gutierrez de Lara claim he cannot be prosecuted as an alien after three years in the United States. His American wife defends him, saying he is a socialist opposed to violence and fears he may be handed to Mexico to face death. The piece notes a shift in Taft's print paper policy and Ridder's much-discussed open letter warning of a potential Canada US trade war over paper imports.
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Uty Morning Journal
Los Angeles
JL. Gutierrez de Lara
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
United States
Mexico
Eivil Wood
Suctalaists Rally to Aid De Lara in Deportation Case
In Los Angeles on October 1 crowds rallied to support Gutierres de Lara who faces deportation to Mexico on anarchist charges. The Mexican secret service is urged to intervene. A union-backed effort seeks clemency as De Lara is jailed locally. Immigration Inspector Hageway said representations were sent to Washington leading to the arrest order.
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Lon Angeles
Gutierres de Lara
Ferrer
Mexico
Eustem
Bethalf
Hageway
Washington
de Lara
Resolutions Laud Ferrer as Martyr Stir Labor
The American Federation of Labor executive council in Washington adopts resolutions denouncing the murder of Francisco Ferrer, praising him as a martyr for free speech and education. The note links Ferrer’s death to broader fights for jury trial and open courts amid other contemporary legal actions.
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Washington
Francisco Ferrer
Elief
Barcelona
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Ferrer
Marty
America
Workers
Franncisca Merree
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Gompers
Morrison
Joan Mitchell
Federation
Skeleton of a young woman found in the woods
The coroner's jury could not identify the woman whose skeleton was found in the woods near here last night. The intact skull showed no violence. Some speculated the remains might be Miss May Smith, a nurse at Manhattan State Hospital in Islip, linked to the murder case of Irving J. Nelson of Central Islip.
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Miss May Smith
Manhattan State Hospital
Islip
Miss Smith
Augustus Schwarz
Riverside
Man Cleared of Insulting National Flag
Gonzales who was arrested after the Mexican Independence Day celebration was discharged by Justice A J Weller following a hearing. Castro Juarez, master of ceremonies, had accused him of cursing and insulting the United States flag. The court found the evidence insufficient to hold him.
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Bpedel
Jaurestrx
Justice of the Peace
A. J. Weller
Gonzales
Castro Juares
United States
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