Roosevelt letter says Haskell misrepresents Creek land case
Washington Oct 5 President Roosevelt released a letter from W L Sturdevant of St Louis asserting Gov Haskell’s Sept 30 statement on Creek Indian lands is misleading. The letter criticizes Haskell’s defense in 1907 suits, argues delay is court driven, and calls for merits hearings. Also includes Bryan level criticism of the president and a Lincoln Neb statement reusing Arthur era critique.
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Washington
Roosevelt
W. L. Sturdevant
St. Louis
Gov. Haskell
Oklahoma
Mott
Bryan
Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
New York Tribune
Arthur
Machine to Destroy Boll Weevil Claimed by Lee
Charles Lee of Houston claims to have perfected a box like device that would destroy boll weevils. The simple metal round box has four protruding tubes and an inner receptacle with chemicals that ignite to release deadly fumes.
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Houston
Tex
Charles Lee
Evans Denies Intoxication Charge in Court-Martial
Manila reports Lieut. T Frank Evans will contest a charge of intoxication at the October 5 court martial. Evans denies the accusation and plans to call multiple witnesses to testify to his sobriety and fitness for duty.
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Evans
Manila
T. Frank Evans
Lieut. Evans
New Cholera Cases Reported in Manila
Manila reports two new cholera cases on October 5 with Mrs. C A Carter dead after illness. Among new patients is N F Brennan, an American bookkeeper.
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Manila
C. A. Carter
N. F. Brennan
Two Large Hotels Burned In Boston Beachfront Fire
Two of the citys largest hotels Cresthall and the Ocean View house and three valuable summer cottages were destroyed by fire with losses over 150000. Mrs A C Dumont of Cincinnati missing after Cresthall guest. nearly 100 guests at Cresthall and 30 at Ocean View escaped. Fire began at Cresthall kitchen at midnight aided by a northeast wind and quick aid from Boston Chelsea and Revere saved remaining structures.
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Boston
Cresthall
Ocean View House
A. C. Dumont
Cincinnati
Fred Hall
Ocean View
Chelsea
Revere
Gardner Chosen Republican Tariff Speaker at Boston Meet
At the state convention Congressman A. P. Gardner was named chair and praised President Roosevelt while advocating tariff revision along protective lines. The platform supports protection but calls for flexible currency, bank reform, and partial relief measures. Lieut. Gov Eben Draper nominated for governor. Louis R. Frothingham for lieutenant governor. other officers named by acclamation: William M. Olin, Arthur B. Chapin, Henry E. Turner, Dana Malone.
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Boston
A. P. Gardner
Roosevelt
Congress
National Monetary Commission
Eben
Draper
Louis R. Frothingham
William M. Olin
Arthur B. Chapin
Henry E. Turner
Dana Malone
No Landing at Manila Quarantine Kept Chiefly
Manila October 5 Rear Admiral Sperry ends plans to land troops and maintains strict quarantine for ships due to daily cholera cases. Officers may have brief shore liberty under tight restrictions. The decision disappoints locals who hoped for fleet contact amid the cholera decline.
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Manila
Sperry
Arriving for Great West Meet
San Francisco October 5 delegates to the Trans Miss Congress arrive as session to begin October 6 in the city. From Albuquerque where the National Irrigation Congress has met, about 100 prominent members will attend both conventions bringing latest topics for discussion.
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San Francisco
Board of Trade
Albuquerque
National Irrigation Congress
Marks Return of Prosperity in New York Port Trade
George W Wanmaker, port appraiser, says port records indicate prosperity has returned as September merchandise value nears prior years. The port handled goods valued at 59,166,034 dollars in September, with quantities and value closely matching imports in 1907 and 1906.
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New York
George W. Wanmaker
National League to rule on New York Chicago tie dispute
Appeals by the New York club from President Pulliam’s decision that the game with Chicago ended in a tie. A National League board meeting is set for Monday at the Hotel Linton in Cincinnati to finalize the matter.
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Pulliam
New York
National League
Linton
Cincinnati
Railway Track Foremen to Meet in Boston
New Haven Conn Oct 5 L B Clark president of the grand lodge of the Order of Railway Track Foremen issued a call for the annual meeting to be held in Boston on October 6 7 and 8 leading members from various loge districts to attend the gathering to discuss work standards and future plans
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New Haven
Conn
L. B Clark
Grand Lodge
The
Order of Railway
Boston
Roosevelt Thanks Delegates At Tuberculosis Congress Adjourning
President Roosevelt lauded the sixth triennial International Congress on Tuberculosis as it adjourned in Washington on October 5. He praised the delegates for efforts against the “most terrible scourge” and urged continued measures, including recognizing bovine tuberculosis as a human infection risk and preventing man to man transmission.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rome
Italy
Congress
Michigan Officials Ousted By Roosevelt Over Campaign Violations
Washington reports President Roosevelt removed Lincoln Avery collector of the Port Huron Michigan and directed the dismissal of Charles H Dailey treasury special agent there following a civil service commission inquiry. The panel found serious violations of campaign assessment rules and Dailey engaging in pernicious political activity.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Lincoln Avery
Port Huron
Mich
Charles H. Dailey
the Treasury
Civil Service Committee
Dailey
Strike in Lynn Shoe Factories Paralyzes City
Twelve hundred lasters in fifty four Lynn Mass shoe factories walk out over new machinery at Joseph Caunt Company. The walkout targets all Lynn Shoe Manufacturers' association members, a branch of the National Shoe Manufacturers' association, risking a citywide shutdown of the world’s largest shoe center due to alleged contract violations.
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Lynn
Mass
Lynn Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
National Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Joseph Caunt Company
Manufacturers’ Association
American Officers Entertained at Gibraltar Visit
Sir Frederick Forestier-Walker hosted Capt Veeder of the battleship Alabama and Capt Capperton of the Maine for luncheon at Gibraltar on October 5. Principal officers and other exchanges with British officials followed, with both sides praising the reception.
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Gibraltar
Frederick Forestier-Walker
Veeder
Capperton
United States
Alabama
Maine
Quaker Abolitionist Edward Wetherill Dies at 88
Philadelphia area notes the death of Edward Wetherill, a leading Quaker abolitionist before the Civil War. He passed away at Chalkley Hall, his country home, aged 88, and was a grandson of Samuel Wetherill, the Free Quaker linked to Hugh Wynne.
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Philadelphia
Edward Wetherill
Chalkley Hall
Here
Samuel Wetherill
Hugh Wynne
Bank Robbery in Warren Private Bank Seized $2200
A Warren Wisconsin report states the private bank of the George Warren Company was robbed in the early hours Saturday, with $2200 taken. No suspects or motive are identified in the brief dispatch.
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Milwaukee
Warren
Wis
George Warren Company
Scouts and Outlaws in Mindanao Battle Reported
Mindanao dispatch says a fight between scouts and outlaw Moros left more than a dozen dead or wounded. The belated report notes heavy clashes on the island with significant casualties for both sides.
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Manila
Mindanao
Battleship Fleet Coals at Manila Ahead of Japan Cruise
The battleship fleet at Manila began coal replenishment as it prepares for a cruise to Japan. The fleet is slated to depart on the evening of October 8.
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Manila
Japan
Congress to Seek Restrictions on Opium Imports
Washington October 5 renewed efforts will push for legislation to restrict opium importation into the United States with administration support. Last session allocated $20,000 for American commissioners to the Shanghai opium convention. Opium imports in 1907 reached 728,530 pounds as Dr Hamilton Wright prepares to sail for China October 20 after probing Chicago San Francisco and Seattle.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Shanghai
Root
China
Philippines
Hamilton Wright
West
Chicago
San Francisco
Seattle
Fire Devastates Lafayette Village in Minnesota
A woodshed fire in Lafayette Minnesota destroyed half the business district of the 300 resident town. Fire crews from Winthrop arrived in time to prevent total destruction. Estimated losses run around 50000 dollars with about half insured.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Pioneer Press
New Ulm
Lafayette
Winthrop
Fatal Explosion Blasts Powder Houses Near Sioux Falls
Two powder houses southeast of Sioux Falls exploded with a loud detonation heard twenty miles away. One boy was killed and two others feared dead. The Larson Hardware Company owned the powder houses. Numerous windows in Sioux Falls were broken, but financial loss was not heavy.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Larson Hardware Company
Bank of Pequot Robbed Near Brainerd by Dynamiters
In Brainerd Minnesota on October fifth the Bank of Pequot located twenty miles north was robbed. Dynamiters blew the safe and noise aroused locals forcing the thieves to flee before breaking into the steel chest. About $100 in silver was taken and the safe and building sustained roughly $500 in damage.
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Minnesota
Brainerd
Minn
Bank of Pequot
Fairbanks Jr. Christened in Pittsburgh
President Charles W. Fairbanks attended the christening of his grandson Charles Warren Fairbanks III in Pittsburgh. It was the vice president’s first visit to see the youngster. The water for the ceremony was brought from the River Jordan.
Knight of Provo Heads Utah Democratic Ticket
Salt Lake City October 5 Democratic state central committee nominated J William Knight of Provo to lead the state ticket He is the son of Jesse Knight a millionaire mine operator who had been offered the governor nomination but declined to run
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Salt Lake
Utah
Democratic State Central Committee
J. William Knight
Provo
Jesse Knight
Successful meeting ends at sixteenth National Irrigation Congress
Albuquerque reports the sixteenth National Irrigation Congress closed with strong attendance and praise for reclamation work. Foreign delegates addressed westerners, broadening views on irrigation progress abroad. An international congress in a South American capital in 1910 seems likely, pending 1908 meeting. The industrial exposition runs until October 10 with trophies and prizes totaling 15,000 to 20,000 dollars.
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Albuquerque
N. M
National Irrigation Congress
Bulgaria Prepares for War Mobilization Urged by Sofia
A Sofia dispatch reports Prime Minister Malinoff telegraphed Prince Ferdinand, who is touring Europe, urging immediate return as war material factories operate day and night and mobilization steps are openly accelerated.
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London
Sofia
M. Malinoff
Council
Prince Ferdinand
Europe
Ferdinand
Car and Train Collision Near Kenosha Kills Man
A Chicago & Milwaukee Electric train and an automobile collided near the Burlington road crossing one mile north of Kenosha Wisconsin just after noon Friday. George O Field of Manistee Michigan was killed and the car reduced to scrap iron in the fatal wreck.
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Chicago
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railway
Burlington Road
Kenosha
Wis
George O. Field
Manistee
Mich
AFL labor chiefs hearing to resume in Indianapolis
Hearing on contempt against Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor will resume in Indianapolis Tuesday. After questioning a few witnesses in St Louis, the lawyers will move to other western points.
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Indianapolis
Washington
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
St. Loui
Death Toll Rises After Floods in Hyderabad Deccan
Upwards of 7,000 bodies have been extricated by the Hyderabad health department after the flood that devastated the Hyderabad and Deccan districts a week ago. The total death toll is expected to surpass all prior estimates.
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Hyderabad
Bombay
Health Department of
Deccan
Senator Knox Returns From European Tour
United States Senator Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania, after a two month European tour, arrived in New York as a passenger on the steamer Cedric, which reached port late Friday from Liverpool and Queenstown.
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Knox
New York
United, States
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Europe
Cedric
Liverpool
Queenstown
Fire completes destruction at Jones Steel plant
Buffalo N Y Oct 5 the machine shop of the EH L Jones Steel Company the last remaining part of their plant after a nine week old fire was destroyed by another blaze Loss 50000
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Buffalo
N. Y
EH. L. Jones Steel Company
Montreal chosen as convention city for 1909 League meet
Oct. 5 Omaha Neb. reports Montreal was selected as the convention city of the League of American Municipalities for 1909. Silas Cook mayor of Hast. St Louis Ill. was elected president.
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Ilinoison
Omaha
Neb
Montreal
League of American Municipalities
Silas Cook
St Louis
Cholera Decline Reports in St Petersburg
St Petersburg reports a continued drop in cholera cases with 163 new infections and 84 deaths in the last 24 hours, while 99 patients were discharged as of the noon Saturday update.
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St. Petersburg
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Haskell
Indian Lands
Massachusetts
Michigan
Warren Bank
Bulgaria
Chas,a. Grubb
Attorney AT Law
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Chestnut’ Streeta
Atlantic, Iowa
G, R, Miller
Gillespie Building
Muscon
Atlantic
Cg, Clark
Interne Hospital
State University of Iowa
R. A. Gamble
Sereopathic and
Opera House
Calla
T. B. Swan
Stane
Atlantiz
C. L. Campbell
Ofice
Musson
C. W. Savery Abstracte
OR. U. S. Mullins
OPERA
As. D. Malay
D. O
Me Qook Finley
D.O
Finley & Finley
Chestnut St
Bell
Nels Brown
Iowa
Butler
C. J. Litterst
Walnut Street
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