Typhoon Strikes Philippine Islands Causing Heavy Damage
Southern typhoon cuts central Philippines causing extensive property damage with few deaths. Enbarangon Samar destroyed, Romblon damaged, Acloban Leyte injures, vessels driven ashore with some refloated. Lieut Rowell drowns off Vigan and Pasig near Manila suffers major fire destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Enbagan
Samar
Romblon
Acloban
Leyte
Lieut
Rowell
Philippine Constabulary
Vigan
Luzon
Pasig
Manila
Lincoln Topeka White Pupils Strike Over Segregation
Sixty white pupils walked out of Lincoln public school in Topeka Kansas on Friday declaring they will not return until negro pupils are barred. The protest centers on schooling being separated by race up to seventh grade and fears of spread to other ward schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Topeka
Kane
Yaquis Kill Banker's Son Near Hermosillo
Facts describe a Yaqui ambush in a Hermosillo suburb. Rafael J. Ruiz son of a prominent banker, riding from Santa Margarita ranch, was wounded by an initial volley and killed with two more shots from his own pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermosillo
Mexico
Rafael J. Ruiz
Santa Margarita Ranch
Yrmeta
Ruiz
Michigan Fire Loss Estimates From Northern Districts
Prof. Filbert Roth state forester back in Ann Arbor from northern Michigan fire districts. He reports 1,000,000 acres of timber burned with losses on standing timber around 10 million dollars and total losses including merchantable timber residences and crops exceeding 40 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Filbert Roth
Ann Arbor
Fire destroys Denver Coliseum on Champa Street
The Denver Coliseum between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets burned down for unknown reasons. A city landmark and former prize fight arena, it stood as the largest public hall until the Auditorium opened. A new post office is planned for the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Coliseum
Coliseum
Champa Street
Denver
Isles Swept by Typhoon Turbulence Hits Philippine Islands
A typhoon of terrific velocity swept through central Philippine islands including Samar Leyte Panay Masbate and Romblon. Wires were prostrated and it is evident that serious disaster followed in the wake of the sudden storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isles
Philippine Group
Samar
Leyte
Tazon
Panay
Masbate
Romblon
Storm Wrecks Circus Tent in Holdenville Deaths
A severe electrical and wind storm in Holdenville Oklahoma wrecked a circus tent killing a trapeze performer and seriously injuring two others. Hundreds of spectators fled in panic as the canvas collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holdenville
Okla
Bank Robbery at A. Grass Bank in Goehner Neb
A trio robbed the Bank of A. Grass in Goehner Nebraska taking only 400 dollars in silver. The bandits fled before the safe could be opened. Sheriff John Gillan of Seward County heads a posse in pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Bank of A. Grass
Goehner
Neb
John Gillan
Seward County
Theodore Jr Goes to Work at White House
It is admitted at the White House that Theodore Roosevelt Jr has begun work but no details are released about his employment. Gov Haskell of Oklahoma tenders his resignation as treasurer of the Democratic national committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore, Jr
White House
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Haskell
Gov
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
Plot to kill King Alfonso arrests rise in Spain
Police say anarchists plotted to assassinate King Alfonso of Spain as he traveled through Biarritz en route to Paris. In a separate report, Northern Pacific train No 16 collided with a freight at Youngs Point near Livingston Montana, killing twenty people including crew.
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Alfonso
King Alfonso of
Spain
Biarritz
France
Paris
Northern Pacific
Livingston Mont
Youngs Point
Iowa mulet law declared illegal by Judge McPherson
Judge Smith McPherson of the United States Circuit Court in Davenport ruled the Iowa mulet law system illegal and without license, stating there has been no lawful liquor sale in Iowa for 25 years. The decision, in United Breweries Company of Chicago v Civic Federation of Davenport, denies an injunction and upends tax expectations on saloonkeepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPherson
Smith McPherson
United States Circuit Court
Davenport
Iowa
United Breweries Company of Chicago
Civic Federation of
Federation
Towa
Woman Shot in Arkansas Desperate Posse Battle Near Prestonia
John Roberts and wife resist a Baxter county sheriff's posse one mile south of the Missouri line after Roberts killed neighbor Obe Kessinger. The woman is wounded fourteen times and Sheriff Mooney mortally wounded. Roberts and two posse members Max Lowery and son are seriously hurt as the couple barricade and defend the house for hours before deputies breach the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
John Roberts
Prestonia
Roberts
Obe Kessinger
Mooney
Baxter County
Max Lowery
Kessinger
Grand Trunk Pacific Opens Third Transcontinental Line
Alfred W. Smithers of London and Charles M. Hays announce the Grand Trunk Pacific railway’s third transcontinental line is completed from Winnipeg to Battle River, 666 miles, ready for traffic. The project will extend to Edmonton, totaling 1 000 miles, by winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Smithers
London
Grand Trunk Railway
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Canada
Winnipeg
Battle River
Edmonton
Suffer in Ohio Drought Cripples Farms and Schools
Severe drought in Ohio causes heavy farmers losses and water shortages. Farmers haul stock several miles for water. many schools in West Virginia districts close. oil operations paused in some areas. Ohio River at record lows above Calipolis with eight inches of water in places, fording needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Sane
West Virginia
Ohio River
Calipolis
Baltimore and Ohio denial of injunction over coal car allotment
The U S Circuit Court in Baltimore denied the Baltimore and Ohio railroad's bid for a preliminary injunction to stop the Interstate Commerce Commission from enforcing an order. The order required the railroad to include private and foreign railway fuel cars in computing its percentage of car allotments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Circuit Court
Baltimore
Great Violinist Sarasate Dies at Biarritz France
Noted Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate dies in Biarritz after a career rivaling Joseph Joachim as the premier violinist. Sarasate toured continents except Australia and first performed in London in 1861.
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Pablo de Sarasate
Biarritz
France
Joseph Joachim
Joachim
Sarasate
Australia
London
Football players killed in crossing near East Liberty gridiron
Thomas Conley aged 15 and Clyde Stokes aged 16 were killed as the football team narrowly escaped death after becoming confused while crossing railroad tracks near the old East Liberty stock yards in Pittsburg Pennsylvania during a practice drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Conley
Clyde Stokes
Old East Liberty Stockyards
Pittsburg
Son of Admiral Ramsay Disappears in Washington
George JD Ramsay, a clerk in the War Department bureau of ordnance property division in Washington, has been missing since September 4. He is the son of Rear Admiral Francis M Ramsay, U S N, retired, and his relatives are not apprehensive of foul play or suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George JD. Ramsay
War Department Bureau of Ordnance
Washington
Young Ramsay
Francis M. Ramsay
War Department Won't Halt Enlisted Pay for Alimony
The War Department refuses to stop an enlisted milli’s pay to fund court-ordered alimony. It holds that enlisted personnel bear no responsibility like officers under the sixty first article of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Fifty Hurt in Fog Caused Car Crash on Rail Line
A fog bound head on collision on the Southern Traction Company's Philadelphia to Chester line injured about fifty people with several feared dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Traction Company
Philadelphia
Chester
Women Injured in Troy Fire
Five women were injured one possibly fatally in a blaze that nearly destroyed the United Waste Manufacturing Company plant in Troy New Jersey. Damage amounted to seventy five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
United Waste Manufacturing Company
N. J
Baby Legally Sold Under Old New York Law Transfer
The deed records a 21 month old boy transfer from his parents to Eugene Lebeuf and Marie Cecile Lebeuf for one dollar. The child becomes their absolute property during minority and would not accrue to heirs if they die. Indenture dated Sept 16 names Sylvia Ricard and Grizella Ricard as purchasers. The boy’s name is Harry Sylvia Eugene Lebeuf and the Ricards are his grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York County
Frank Gass
Francis O. Neal
Eugene Lebeuf
Marie Cecile Lebeuf
Sylvia Ricard
Grizella Ricard
Harry Sylvia Eugene Lebeuf
Harry Sylvia Eugene Lebeuf, Mr. and Mrs. Ricard
Daughter of Anson Elopes Marries Bank Clerk in Hoboken
Dorothy Anson nineteen year old daughter of Adrian C. Anson of Chicago ran away from Montclair to Hoboken and wed Arthur C. Dodge a Montclair bank clerk. They went to Justice of the Peace Samuel Engler who noted county clerks can perform New Jersey marriages. No one asked the couple why they sought marriage in Hoboken or for confirmation of her identity.
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Hoboken
Marrnes
Dorothy Anson
Adrian C. Anson
Chicago
Walter H. Clough
Montclair
N. J
Arthur C. Dodge
Dodge
Justice of the Peace
Samuel Engler
Roth
Engler
Two Men Roasted to Death in Kenmare Brick Kiln
In Kenmare North Dakota the Kik kiln at Kenmare Brick and Coal Co burst early Wednesday, ten hours from completion. Manager E W Drake Sr was buried in the red hot pile and rescued after more than thirty minutes. Clarence Bailey was entombed and died after being found an hour later. A son of Drake was seriously burned while trying to rescue his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Drake
Clarence Bailey
Kenmare
N. D
Kenmare Brick and Coal Company
Drake
Bailey
SLAIN IN MINERS BATTLE OVER CARDS NEAR MINA
A Montenegrin feud at a boarding house near Minabik Mina led to a pitched mineroff fight at the McKinley mine location. About sixty shots were fired leaving one man dead and two others severely injured. Five wounded could not escape. A circulating petition asks the steel company to halt Montenegrin employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Mine
Minabik
Mina
Steel Corporation
Oklahoma Banking Board Votes to Return Assessments
The Oklahoma State Banking Board voted to refund assessments to national banks that tried to use the bank deposit guaranty law but were blocked by the Attorney General’s ruling. The measure cites that fund income exceeds administration costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Otate Banking Board
Disaster at Toulon destroys Latouche Treville turret
During a gunnery drill on the French armored cruiser Latouche Treville at Toulon a big turret gun exploded, wrecking the after turret and killing the entire crew of thirteen men. Several others were seriously injured, one likely fatally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
Latouche Treville
Wind wrecks bark Star of Bengal near Coronation Is
A Seattle cable dispatch reports the American bark Star of Bengal lost with Captain Thompson on Coronation Island off the Alaskan coast. Twenty seven saved, 110 drowned including nine whites. The wind-driven wreck followed a fire that destroyed Quincy Alabama lumber yards, 1,000,000 feet of dressed lumber, and damaged Williamson Produce warehouse plus several dwellings and stables. Damage set at 75 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Signal Corps
Seattle
Star of Bengal
Thompson
Coronation Isani
Moller & Vandenboom Lumber Company
Quincy
Williamson Produce Company
Two Laborers Killed by Erie Train at Niles Ohio
Joseph Latronico and Antonio Rossi section men were instantly killed in Niles Ohio after being run down by Erie train No. The workers failed to heed the warning whistle in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Latronico
Antonio Rossi
Niles
Ohio
Erie
Dowie Patriarch John Murray Dowie Dies at 83
John Murray Dowie aged 83 son of Zion City founder John Alexander Dowie died Tuesday at the home of Dowie’s widow Mrs Jane Dowie on White Lake in Muskegon County Michigan. In Pennsylvania Jack Wilbraham 25 died by suicide jumping from Seventh Street Bridge into the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murray, Dowie
John Murray Dowie
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Jane Dowie
White Lake
Muskegon County
Michigan
Allegheny River
Jack Wilbraham
Seventh Street
Pittsburg
Chelsea Suffers Second Major Fire Downtown
Chelsea Mass experienced a second major fire within a year, causing about 300000 in damage. The blaze began near 8 p.m. at Atwood and McManus box factory on Vale street, then spread to Nill Row land brass foundry on Fourth street, engulfing ten wooden tenements and threatening the Standard Oil station as gasoline and naphtha storage lay nearby before being checked around 10 p.m. Local factories including Chelsea bottling works and Lee Brothers shoe factory were affected, with Powder Horn hill at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Mass
Atwood & McManus
Vale Street
Nill-Rowland Brass Foundry
Fourth Street
Powder Horn Hill
Chelsea Bottling Works
Lee Brothers
Eastern Storage Company
Boston and Maine
Standard Oil Company
Alleged Son of Wealthy Man Accused in Bank Robbery
John Simonds, claiming to be the son of a rich Wittsburg dealer, is arrested in Chicago for allegedly leading a band of safe crackers and stealing 25 000 dollars from the First National Bank of Niles Ohio. Detectives Biddinger and Dubach recovered bonds in his Majestic hotel room and Simonds denied guilt. John B Taylor, bank president, says Simonds paid a 500 debt with a stolen bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Bank
First National Bank
Niles
Ohio
John Simonds
Wittsburg
Biddinger and
Dubach
Majestic
Chicago
Simonds
John B. Taylor
Bank
Explosions Set Off Old World War Mines in New York Bay
Three mines placed in New York bay during the Spanish-American War were exploded near Fort Wadsworth at the Narrows. Spectators saw a thousand stunned fish surface after the blasts as boats were barred from the area. Soldiers recovered many fish, with one soldier taking 200.
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New York Bay
Fort Wadsworth
Narrows
Minnesota Forest Fires Could Cause Ten Million Loss
Government expert Raymond W. Pullman, in Minnesota investigating forest fire conditions, estimates losses between five and ten million dollars as fires burn. He notes a heavy five hour rainfall but warns thirty six more hours are needed to extinguish all blazes. Smith Riley, chief inspector for the national forest district, blames bad conditions indifference and weak protection. he is in Washington after touring the fire region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Elegrand Forme
Washington
Raymond W. Pullman
Eric
Smith Riley
National Forest District
Minnesota National Forest
Odd Fellows Parade Marks 80th Sovereign Grand Lodge Session
Four thousand members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and its women's auxiliary the Rebekahs, gathered in Denver from across the continent, paraded the principal streets on Wednesday to celebrate the eighty first annual session of the sovereign grand lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Denver
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Rail bridge collapse stops freight train in Maryland
Eastern span of the Baltimore and Ohio bridge over the Susquehanna at Perryville Maryland collapsed as a freight train crossed. Twelve cars plunged into the river. Watchman William Wilson was fatally injured. Reports say the bridge was tampered with. Also noted: a separate crime case describes Andrew Lightfoot, a hospital inmate, killing Patrick Maloney and Margaret Fallon with an iron bar on asylum grounds, escaping afterward.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Susquehanna River
Perryville
William Wilson
Maniac
Andrew Lightfoot
Government Hospital For the Insane
Washington, D. C
Patrick Maloney
Margaret Fallon
Lightfoot
Robber on Wheels Forces Farmer to Aid Burglary
Bucyrus Ohio farmer J Neff spotted a burglar entering a neighbor’s house and ordered him off. The burglar fled on a bicycle and then returned to threaten Neff at his doorway with the farmer’s own revolver. The burglar compelled Neff to help rob his own home before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Neff
Bucyrus
Ohio
Neff
Goodwin Sues for Divorce
Actor and mining promoter Nathaniel C. Goodwin files a sealed complaint for divorce from wife Bessie Hall Goodwin known as Maxine Elliott. The case centers on an action for dissolution of marriage with disputed terms and sought legal relief. The public record notes Elliott’s prominence as a leading stage actress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwin
Nathaniel C. Goodwin
Bessie Hall Goodwin
Maxine Elliott
Wilbur Wright Sets New World Air Record at Le Mans
Wilbur Wright set a new world aviation record at Le Mans France and was publicly congratulated by the American ambassador in the presence of 10 000 spectators in a ceremony reflecting global interest in early flight advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
France
Arkansas Gov Signs Commutations for Thirty Five Convicts
Gov Pindall signed commutations for thirty five inmates at the Arkansas State penitentiary. The crimes ranged from larceny to murder making this the largest single monthly commutation list issued in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pindall
Arkansas State Penitentiary
Star of Bengal wreck claims 10 lives off Coronation Island
Rescue crews save 27 aboard the cannery ship Star of Bengal after it breaks apart near Coronation Island, Wrangel, Alaska. Survivors describe a harrowing sinking around 9 pm and a narrow escape amid driving rain. Bodies of fifteen white men buried on the beach as searchers reach the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star of Bengal
Helm Point
Alaskan
Coronation Island
Wrangel
Hattie Gage
Farrer
Burnside
Wrangel Cannery
Shipley Bay
Muir
Olson
Wagner
Trade and Industry News From Across the Midwest and West
Minneapolis health officers seize a large milk shipment as unfit for food. La Crosse bankers donate 500 dollars to the national rivers and harbors congress for inland water improvements. Fargo plans a trolley line to a new Northern Pacific suburb. Montana mine operators and workers meet to set wages with resistance to cuts. Pillsbury-Washburn mills resume full operation and pay employees. North Dakota seeks fair railroad rates amid complaints of Twin City bias. A mining conditions conference is held in Pittsburgh after fatalities. Sedalia workers return to full time after stringency. Civil engineer BE Beckler, key builder of the Great Northern extension, dies at 52 in Taft Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Wis
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Fargo
Dillmonth
Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana
Helena
North Dakota
North
Beckler
Pacific
Great Northern Railroad
Montana Central
Business activity shows gradual recovery in early 1908
Dun's Review of Trade notes steadier production and distribution with improving demand in pig iron and building, while seasonable weather boosts construction and outdoor work. Retail trade improves as Northwest merchants arrive, staple goods hold home markets, grain and livestock demand rises, and bank clearings reach a new eight week high despite high costs. Failures in Chicago district rise slightly from prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dun
Fall trade and jobbing show moderate improvement
New York reports a moderate lift in business across general jobbing and wholesale lines with fall trade peaking in some cities. Merchants retreat from large centers to home markets as fairs draw visitors, keeping purchases to staples and actual needs. Failures in the U S total 266 for the week ending Sept 17, with Canada at 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Grain and Livestock Prices Across U S Markets
A market snapshot lists cattle hogs and sheep ranges in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo and New York with prices for wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed. Notable figures include Chicago cattle 4.00 to 7.75, hogs 400 to 7.60, New York wheat 1.07 to 1.08, corn 84 to 85 cents, oats 53 to 55 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ste. St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
New York Negro Population and German TB Support
The article estimates New York City's black population at about 80,000, with roughly 8,000 being West Indians. It also notes the German Emperor has donated 24 000 dollars to the Robert Koch foundation to aid in tuberculosis control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Robert Koch Foundation
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St. Louis
Cleveland
Boston
Posse
Commerce Commission
Anson Elopes
Massachusetts
N. Y. Bay
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