Balkan Conference Involving Bulgaria And Turkey Sparks Tense Moves
Prince Ferdinand enters Sofia hailed as Bulgaria’s czar amid celebrations while Turkey sends warships to Samos. Britain shifts stance to support a conference on Balkan issues including Bosnia and Bulgarian independence. Austria clings to non intervention. Greece and Crete respond to actions. Belgrade quiets as powers urge peace.
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Prince Ferdinand
Sofia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Samos
Great Britain
East
Beosnia
Austria
Salonika
Greece
Ferdinand
Bservia
Servian National Assembly
Belgrade
Balkan
National Assembly
Austria-hongary
London
Mlewolsky
Edward Grey
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Russia
Gibraltar
Malta
Aegean Sea
Paris
M. Iswolsky
Japanese Slay 22 Koreans at Cholado
Japanese gendarmes killed twenty two members of the pro Japanese Korea group Ichinhoi at Cholado while mistaking them for insurgents. Tokyo reports say Marquisite met with Premier Katsura and War Minister Terauchi and a cabinet review may set future action.
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Tichtahol
Organisation of Korea
Cholado
Korea
Tokyo
Katsura
Viscount Terachui
Alleged Diamond Thief Arrested in St Louis
Foster George, a negro, was arrested in St Louis on a charge of stealing diamonds and jewelry valued at more than 35000 from H. C. Powell, a wholesale jeweler of 170 Broadway New York. Police found 25000 worth of unset diamonds on his person along with 1000 worth of diamond jewelry and 500 in watches hidden in many pockets of his clothing.
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Foster George
St. Louis
H.C. Powell
Broadway
New York
Foster
Coal Suit Compromised With Ute Coal and Coke Co
The United States lawsuit against Ute Coal and Coke Co of Durango Colorado to recover 630000 for coal allegedly taken from government lands was compromised in federal court. The company will pay the government 40000.
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Ault
United States
Ute Coal and Coke Company
Durango
Colo
Funeral of Consul Ridgeley in American Consulate
Funeral services for H Ridgley at the American consulate were conducted in the grand salon with Episcopal burial rites by Rev. Dr. Quillan. The remains were sent to Louisville after being placed aboard a train at the National station from Monterey Mexico where he died of heart failure.
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Ridgeley
H. Ridgley
Monterey
Mex
Episcopal
Quillan
National Station
Louisville
Mary Foster Dies at 106 Native of Pennewania
Mary Foster died at her home south of Thillicothe Missouri at age 106. She remembered the War of 1832 and was born in Penneyvania.
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Mary Foster
Thillicothe
Penneyvania
Registration Drives In Rosebud Lands Amid Fire Scare
News reports 10 140 registration applications across Rosebud lands as Monday draws near. Mrs C L Morehouse of New York claims to be the wife of a Revolutionary War veteran seeking registration without travel. A prairie fire near Dalilah town is quenched by an Indian with a wet blanket. Experts anticipate crowds and heightened excitement as drawings begin next Monday and overall registration may top 100 000 with many awaiting outcome.
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Unio
C. L. Morehouse
New York City
South Dakota
Three Trains In Mixup At Buffalo NY Central Yards
Three trains were wrecked in Buffalo New York Central yards on Monday. Switch engine operator John W Kenney was crushed between tenders and badly injured. Passengers escaped unharmed as the Michigan Central passenger train struck the wreckage after derailments.
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Uw New York Central
Buffalo
Michigan Central
John W Kenney
Cars Falls
Flageman
Falls
New York Central
Cheaper Iron and Steel Revolutionizes Ore to Iron
A Marinette Wisconsin dispatch reports J T Jones says a new process at the Jones iron furnace cut the cost of reducing ore to iron from 9 to 1 60 per ton. The $250 000 test furnace proves the method a success enabling use of low grade ore and potentially vast ore holdings to become valuable.
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Marinette
Wis
J. T. Jones
Elmer Jones
Jones New Iron Furnace
Jones
Leading Stereotyper Dead at 46 in Plushing North Carolina
John W. Kerwin foreman of the American Press stereotyping department died at his home in Plushing North Carolina after brief illness. He leaves a wife and six children. A Chicago native aged forty six he joined the American Press association twenty five years ago and was regarded as one of the best stereotypers in the country.
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John W. Kerwin
American Press Association
Plushing
N. C
Kerwin
Chicago
Tie
Kornto
Turkestan General Wounded in Sham Battle Near Askabud
General Mistchenko, notable in the Russo Japanese War and governor general of Turkestan, was wounded in a sham battle during maneuvers near Askabud. He was struck in the leg above the knee while observing from a slight eminence. an adjutant was also wounded as a revolutionary plot is suspected.
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Turkestan
Askabud
Mistchenko
Mistchenko'a
Belmont Victory in Quick Jury Ruling
A New York jury awarded August Belmont $100,000 in damages after John H. Freit accused him of wrongful discharge. Freit claimed Belmont sullied his reputation by listing him as leaving his job without authority for not saluting properly in the racing calendar.
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Belmont
New York City
August Belmont
John H. Freit
Freit
Mr. Belmont
Mob Attack Injures Black Man Near Younke Georgia
Reports say Henry White, a Black man, was struck by a mob in Younke Georgia. He allegedly began a shooting attempt against Thomas Allen’s family, hitting another Black man near Warmel, then attacked Allen and his wife.
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Henry White
Younke
White
Thomas Allen
Warmel
Allen
Author Curwood Slain by Indigo Agents in Hudson Bay
Reports say James Oliver Curwood, famed Detroit author of De troit, who joined a Detroit publishing firm, was killed by indigos in the foc la Rouge country during a Hudson Bay expedition.
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Author Curwood
Indiana
James Oliver Curwood
Detroit
Hudson Bay
Foc la Rouge
Quaker City Pageant Celebrates 225th Anniversary Spectacle
Philadelphia’s Founders Week pageant drew about 750000 spectators showcasing 6000 in period costume and 70 floats. The parade depicted early settlement through the Civil War with Liberty Bell, British troops, Yorktown, Rochambeau, Lincoln, and Grand Army of the Republic figures amid crowded grandstands and urgent crowding.
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Philadelphia
William Penn
Benjamin Franklin
Penn
Washington
Jefferson
Lafayette
John Paul Jones
Rochambeau
Betsy Ross
Old State House
Congress
Patrick Henry
John Adams
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Robert Treat Paine
Allentown
Sir William Howe
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
Sons of Veterans
Jay Cooke
Lincoln
Grand Army of the Republic
Balloon disaster in Berlin thrills crowd
In Berlin a midair balloon race featuring twenty three balloons including the American Conqueror with A Forbes and Augustis Post ended in a dramatic crash. The basket smashed into a house but Forbes and Post escaped with minor injuries as the wreckage deployed a parachute like top.
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Berlin
Berio
A. Holland Forbes
Augustis Post
Dias
Cheirs
America UH
James C. McCoy
Voghnann
Forbes
Friedenau
Trade Review for the Week Brightens on Wheat Exports
Bradstreet reports irregular trade due to weather and pending elections but notes a general tilt toward improvement. Agricultural activity boosts railway tonnage and collections. wheat exports total 5,652,052 bushels while corn exports reach 17,769 bushels. Iron and steel show quietness with rising production as elections loom. Failures total 256. industry sees growth in shoes lumber and pig iron.
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Bradstreet’s
Fatal Milwaukee fire follows varnish can blast at Lange plant
Milwaukee October 18 a varnish can explosion tore through the A Lange Manufacturing Company plant. Engineer John Kirch was severely burned and died in the emergency hospital. The loss is estimated at $15006.
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Milwaukee
A. Lange Manufacturing Company
John Kirch
Havana Island battered by gemti cyclone and floods
A cyclone floods Havana with heavy rains and widespread damage. Homes and crops suffer as rain and winds pound coastal areas. Local officials report widespread outages and requests for aid as emergency crews respond to affected communities.
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Havana
Rasor Arraigned in Court In Murder Case
Rasor was arraigned in Wadsworth Ohio court today charged with the murder of his sweetheart Orie Lee who was to become a mother. Officials say evidence including horse hoof prints near the body match Rasor’s horse.
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Rasor
Wadsworth
Guy Rasor
Orie Lee
Miss Lee
Guards deployed as Bitler murder trial opens in Greensburg
In Topeka on October 13 Governor Hoch ordered a National Guard detachment to protect Samuel Bitler whose murder trial of Mrs. Rosenburger began in Greensburg district court this morning after an emergency call from Kiowa county Sheriff C A Stephenson.
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Topeka
Kan
C. A. Stephenson
Kiowa County
Hoch
Samuel Bitler
Rosenburger
Greensburg
Thaw Committed to Matteawan Asylum
An order signed by Justice Mills commits Harry K. Thaw to Matteawan asylum. Thaw was taken to Matteawan with Dr. Baker, acting superintendent, stating he would be produced in Pittsburgh if served with the order.
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Matteawan
White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Justice Mills
Dr. Baker
Pittsburg
Haskell heads to Kansas City to discuss Hearst suit
Governor Haskell left Guthrie Oklahoma for Kansas City where he will consult attorneys about a proposed suit against William R Hearst over a Standard Oil story that led to his resignation as treasurer of the Democratic national committee.
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Haskell
Kansas City
Guthrie
Okla
William R. Hearst
Democratic National Committee
Deaths Rise From Baseball Tension in New York
New York health officials report last week 154 deaths from heart disease up from 129 in the same week of 1907. Physicians link the increase to the acute baseball situation affecting public stress and health.
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New York
Health Department
Oregon Bank Closes Its Doors
Farmers' and Traders' National Bank of La Grande Oregon failed to open with a placard reading Closed until the bank examiner arrives. The bank had a capital of 60 000 dollars and deposits of 190 000 dollars.
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Oregon Bank
Lagrande, Ore
National Bank
Fire Strikes Chicago South Water Street Market
Fire in the wholesale produce district on South Water Street Chicago on October 13 destroyed several thousand chickens and property valued at 75 dollars.
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South Water Street
Chicago
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Pevebud Farms
Quaker City
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Jackson
General Agt
Western
Nebraska
ST. Agnes Academy
Sisters of St. Francis
Alliance
West
Eed “Ela
Spud
Newberry’s Hardware Co
Alliance An Studio
Alliance, Nebr
Chas. C. Tash & Co
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