Banking turmoil and relief in New York markets
The Aurelia Sentinel reports a banking crisis easing as the Clearing House eliminates Heinze, Morfse and Thomas interests from New York firms and offers aid to banks under suspicion. Havemeyer elected president of the National Bank of North America. Mercantile National to liquidate. Copper World factors a volatile week with broad stock declines and rumors affecting foreign centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearing House Committee
Heinze
Bmforse and
Thomas
New York City
Clearing House Association B
Clearing House
New York
Wiliam J1. Havemeyer
Taft Hints At Visit To Manila In Two Years
Secretary of War William H. Taft spoke at a Manila banquet saying he has visited the Philippines three times and hopes to return in two years, possibly as a private citizen. The audience, Filipino representatives, welcomed his remark as the talk focused on government support for business prosperity. Saturday afternoon Taft laid the cornerstone of the first permanent schoolhouse built in granite under the American regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manik Bir
Chizen
Manila
William H. Taft
Philppine Islands
Tift
3Ranite
NEW RULE FOR HOMESTEADERS Commuters must prove 14 months residence
Commissioner Ballinger in Washington announced a change in homestead rules for public lands. From November 1 entries after that date must show actual residence on the land for fourteen months before commuting the entry by cash payment. Entries before November 1, 1907 are unaffected.
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Ballinger
General Head
Washington
Mrs Chadwick Bank Account Revealed in Bankruptcy
Nathan Lovseer the referee in bankruptcy obtained a passbook showing deposits exceeding 300000 dollars in the name of the late Mrs Cassie L Chadwick at a Pittsburgh bank. Deposits dated June 10, 1902, with no indication the account was reconciled or checked.
Stabbed Man Found in Pittsburg Saloon Dark Court
An American man was found stabbed to death in a Pittsburg saloon on Wylie avenue. The body showed multiple wounds above the heart and clothing pockets were ransacked. Police investigation underway.
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Pittsburg
Wylie Avenue
Sioux City Live Stock Market and Fatal Pontiac Crash
Saturday quotations from the Sioux City live stock market show Reeves at 5506 6.80 and top hogs at 6.16. A Pontiac Michigan auto crash Sunday killed Warry Wood, 40, and badly injured JCarl EB. Smith, an automobile tester for no local factors, with a broken right arm. Secretary Root and party arrived in Washington from Mexico, the secretary appearing well.
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Sioux City
Slioux City
Reeves
Pontiac
Mich
Warry Wood
Jcarl EB. Smith
Root
Mrs. Stoot
Biss Root
Washington
Sfexico
Graves Named Editor of New York American
John Yeample Graves editor of the Atlanta Georgian and News is reported to accept the chief editorship of the New York American. It is understood Colonel Graves will assume the post around November 16.
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Heart
Graves
John Yeample Graves
Auanta Georgian and News
Ihief
New York American
Col. Graves
Tax status for retired army officer's salary debate
The War Department holds that a retired army officer's salary is not subject to documentary tax, while his other property remains taxable. The ruling clarifies which income is exempt and which assets face tax, indicating the nuances of post service taxation.
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War Department
Copper Firm Jars Markets Amid Uplifted Turmoil
Rapid string of shocks in New York trading saw United Copper collapse and two brokers suspended. Augustus Heinze resigned as Mercantile National Bank president while Amalgamated Copper cut its dividend. Ruston and Montana Copper boosted to 4 from 12. Halter Suche & Co failed with up to 7.6 million in liabilities, and State Savings Bank suspended. Market mood volatile but partial rally near close.
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State Savings Bank
Rite
Mout
Setatos
United Copper
Ket
Growing Trade With Japan After War Speechals
James R. Morse, president of the American Asiatic Association, reported at the New York meeting that trade with Japan revived healthily after the war with Russia, with no decline and signs of improvement. China’s trade conditions lagged but show hope of recovery. the secretary John Foord noted rumors over the California school exclusion issue were unfounded and that the executive committee worked to prevent any quarrel between governments. Morse was elected president. Theodore B. Wilcox of Portland was named among vice presidents.
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Rusia
Japan
James R. Morse
American-Asiatic Association
New York
China
Joln Foord
California
Tse
Theodore B. Wilcox
Portland
Ore
Will of Cassie Chadwick Reveals Opulent Bequests
The will drafted two years before Cassie Chadwick's exposure disposes of over 1.09 million in property. Her son, daughter, husband, and a retinue of servants receive substantial sums while ten charitable institutions receive large gifts. Chadwick Memorial funds are named for bequests and Chadwick buildings are planned.
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Cassie Chadwick
Cassie LI
Chadwick
Woolstock
Ont
Cleveland
Will editor shot by mistaken burglar in Columbus
Columbus editor Neal was killed by Mrs. Rasmussen who fired a rifle at a door believing it held a burglar while he approached a house fire. Neal paused to seek Rasmussen’s help and was struck dead, prompting a frenzied reaction from the shooter after the fatal misidentification.
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N. D
New York’s Misa Tose Fritz Retains Championship Title
Misa Tose Fritz of New York successfully defended her champion typewriter title at the national business show held at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. She defeated Tan Tranter of Chicago, who beat Fritz three years earlier to win the crown.
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Misa Tose Fritz
New York
Madison Square Garden
Tan Tranter
Chicago
Wreck on the Southern at Rudd NC kills three
A Southern railway collision at Rudd North Carolina on Thursday night left three dead and thirty seven injured. Two of the dead were fatally injured in the crash which disrupted rail service and prompted emergency response crews to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Tn Coollision
Rudd
N.C
Southern Railway
Big Vamburg Failure Reported In Germany Bank Collapse
The failure of Heller Seohle, an old banking firm in Vamburg, Germany, was announced on Thursday. Nabiithes are estimated between 3 million and 7.606 million dollars.
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Vamburg
Heller, Seohle Now Company
Nmburg
Germany
Cumberland Army Reunion Orator Elected for Next Year
The Society of the Army of the Cumberland met in Chattanooga on Thursday and elected Judge J. J. Odell of Denver to deliver the deathly oration next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuberland
Society of the Army of the Cumberlanden
Chattanooga
Yeon
J. Ji. Odell
Denver
Discovery of Naphtha Lake Near Sakhalin Island
A Thursday report from Sakhalin notes the discovery of new naphtha fields near Nabilekaya Bay. The sites, termed a naphtha lake, are said to be accessible to large underground mining equipment.
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Sakhalin
Nabilekaya Bay
Eteumere
Vesuvius Threat Again Triggers Naples Panic
A Naples emergency arose Thursday as volcanic activity resumed from Vesuvio’s craters. Loud detonations accompanied the cessation of empire, signaling potential renewed volcanic unrest and prompting concern among residents and authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
Naples
Vesuvlae
United States signal corps balloon wins Latim Cup flight
Aeronauts F. C. McCoy and Captain Chasber Chandler piloted balloon United States No. 20 from St. Louis Thursday night, crossing Hinela Indiana and reaching Point Pleasant West Virginia by nightfall. Flight covered about 400 miles straight line, earning the Latim Cup from Aero Club of America for the first time on American soil. Lieut. Lahm had never held the cup before this win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. McCoy
Chas Ber
Chandler
United States Signal Corps
St. Louis
Hinela
Indiana
Point Peasant
W. Va
Aoroniuta
Aero Club of America
Paris
United States
Lieut. Lahm
Taft Under Close Guard After Bomb Threat
A priest reported a bomb-plot attempt on Secretary Taft during a reception at the Jesuit college in Manila. Investigation found no basis. Taft is guarded by insular and US secret service. He attended Fort William McKinley events and dined with General Pershing, then joined an American club reception.
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Manila
Taft
Jesuit College
United States Secret Service
Islands
Fort Wiliam McKinley
John J. Pershing
Fort McKinley
American Club
Venner Appeals Case to U S Supreme Court
Clarence L E Venner of New York appeals to the U S Supreme Court in a suit against James J H president of the Great Northern Railway. He seeks to compel restitution of profit alleged to total 10 million dollars from 1900 and 1901 stock dealings with Chicago Burlington and Quincy shares bought and sold to his own company. The federal court in New York dismissed the suit, holding the defendant did not own the Great Northern interests at the time of the injury. The appeal asks that the issue be sent to a New York State court for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venner
Federal Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Clarence LE. Venner
New York
James J. H
Great Northern Railway
Burlington and Quincey
Federal Court of
Maint
Great Northern
Wireless Line Opens for Trans Atlantic Commercial Trade
Glace Bay dispatch reports the Marcos wireless station connected with Cilfden on Ireland’s coast and relayed a message from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to the London Standard. After the first eastward message, England sent a commercial dispatch to Canada and the line was declared open for business.
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Atlantic
Glace Bay
Marcos
Cilfden
Ireland
Wilfred Laurier
Canada
London Standard
England
Magills Not Guilty in Murder Case Acquittal Declared
A Decatur NL jury acquitted Frederick Magill and Faye Graham Magill of murdering Mrs Pat Magill after Judge Cochran instructed that the state failed to prove corpus delicti. Cheers erupted in the courtroom as spectators celebrated the verdict amid court-ordered calm.
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Decatur
Cochran
Frederick Magill
Faye Graham Magill
Pat Magill
Magill
New Havana Cable Opens Amid Wartime Tension
The Commercial Cable Company completed the direct New York to Havana link after a wartime route adjustment at sea. In the same era a deadly trolley collision in Sherman Heights, Tennessee, left six dead, ten injured, and many more hurt as responders ferried victims to area hospitals. Meanwhile, railroad expansion moves forward with open house events and new branch lines in Missouri and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Havana
New York-Havana
Commercial Cable Company
Coney Island
Sherman Heights
Chattamoge
Tenn
Tots Weluck
Unclear fragment hints at Yu Hon territory public works official
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Mater Prison, Kady Life, George Kincaid as head foreman of public works in Yu Hon territory. Reference to Dowron of Ktentog and a $40,000 registered mall sale appears garbled with distorted phrases and dates, offering no clear event or outcome.
Crow tragedy recalls 20 drowned in river disaster
A fragmentary report notes loss of twenty Crow people in a river incident near Scotland. Alfred Melinds and Alfred Thuiud are mentioned amid limited readable names. Further details are unavailable in the surviving text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Melinds
Wien
Uae
Scotland
Tragic Train Collision Kills 12 Year Old at Sante Center
In a rural Iowa incident near Sante Center, 12 year old Niedert Nieret was fatally struck by a freight train while walking near the tracks with Virgil Amos, who escaped injury. Amos was knocked down and injured, but recovered. The collision occurred as a passenger train passed, with the youth hurled by debris and killed. Amos sustained a broken arm and other injuries.
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Neir Suete
Neldert
Tat Niethert
Sante Venter
Wis Atruck
Tietantly
Coleague
Seite Center
Young Neldert
Virgil Amos
Amos
Young Niedert
Woody
Young Amos
Tim
Fights to Save Money Desperately Ends in Assault
Anton Kapiejna, weakened by a prior loss and a brutal struggle, staggered to a yard shanty in Rock Island yards near midnight. In Gedar Rapids a man fainted at an Inn doorway as police arrived and Kapiejna was taken to a hospital. The assailant, traveling with another man from Slony City, assaulted him to steal his money sewn in his underclothing. the attacker remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Kapiiejna
Om Yard
Rock Island
Gedar Rapids
Chicago
Dakota Harvest
Slony
Kaptlejua
Davenport Saloon Brawl Sparks Mob Action
A Davenport street incident saw Attorney CW Neal surrounded by a mob in a saloon scuffle. Neal, attorney for T. B. Kemmerer in a saloon dispute, drew a gun to halt the crowd. Dr. Richter, German editor, attacked Kemmerer and received a costly new cone from supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Neal
Kenmeier
Richter
Kemmerer
Ute
Songster in Coal Mine Becomes Vocal Star for Chautauqua
From Wise in a coal mine to a stage star, John Bede rises as a miner pursues a vocal career. Local vocalists praise his voice after hearing him sing in a mine near Dex Motnea. Miners raise a purse to launch him as a real vocalist, with plans to join a vocal concert company on the Chautauqua platform next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise
Inch
John Bede
Bede
Dex Motnea
Train Passes Over Child Remarkably. Family Unhurt
A fast rain on the Tinats Central caused a wagon carrying William Quealy, his wife, and a child to be crushed as a train passed. Both horses died. the parents were thrown thirty feet. The infant found center track crying but unharmed, believed to have fallen between rails before the locomotive passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Quealy
Fort Dodge
Fatal accident near Sloan claims four year old
The four year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Sumner was run over and killed in a hay field near Sloan. The child Tobert fell asleep in the hay harvester area and was struck in the neck by a rear wheel as the father operated a hay rake. The wake of the accident is reported with a preliminary cause under investigation. In a separate note, N. L. UWlekay president of the Mes Moines telegraphers association died after an appendicitis operation. His parting words urged perseverance for the boys. Herman Kempe of Marshalltown was arrested for wife desertion under the new law with a potential one year penalty. the complaint filed by Mrs Anne Kempe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Charles Sumner
Little Tobert
Finth
Suede An
N. L. Uwlekay
Mes Moines Joent
Anton
Small
Hirenmalas
Dubuque
Herman Kempe
Marshalltown
Fort Dolge council accused of giving free water to mills
A fragmentary Fort Dolge report alleges the council violated laws by granting free water to various manufacturing interests. The suit, naming prominent citizens, seeks restraining orders and damages. An examination identified several named individuals and counties, with a claim totaling $20,000 for alienating a husband’s affections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counell
Fort Dolge
Sensational divorce case in Hatton court
Mrs J. B. Goonfy seeks a writ of injunction to restrain her wealthy husband J. Quonley from removing property. Alimony of 1000 is sought with claim of his worth about 30000. She asks 20000 of the amount and an attachment on Quonley's estate to prevent disposal before the November term.
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Perdon
Hatton
Goon Fy
Quonley
Coonley
Fires Bullets At Bootlegger Near Enterprise Estate
A man shot Charles A. Murry twice and seriously wounded another coal company official, Johnson, after entering the plant office and cursing the prosecutor. Morris, superintendent and owner of the Enterprise mines, pursued bootlegging rings to curb illicit liquor among miners. attackers fled as officers closed in.
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Beiag
J . Can
Enterprise
Cala
Mercia
Morris
Caty
Cain
Davenport Editor Charged With Assaulting Ant Saloon Man
Dr August Richter editor of Der Demokrat a German daily at Davenport was arrested on information by H H Kemmerer charging assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury Kemmerer had obtained injunctions against 240 saloons in Scott county ordering 10 o clock closing nights and Sunday 2 o clock p m Richter allegedly met Kemmerer on the street called him a dirty dog and cane him over the head breaking his walking stick This is the first outbreak of indignation against Kemmerer but attacks are feared in certain quarters
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Davenport
August Richter
der Demokrat
H H. Kemmerer
Kemmmerer
Res
Scote County
Richler
Kemmerer
Almar
Embezzler Mackown Wins Change of Venue
George Mackown, accused of embezzlement and arson in Webster City, secured a venue change to Fort Dodge after repeated pretrial setbacks. The case will proceed in Webster City, despite general city dissatisfaction, with Attorney Chase arguing the defendant cannot receive a fair hearing in Hamilton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleged Eembeazier
Fort Dodge
George Mackown
Webster Cry
Lea
Port Gudge
Webster City
Hamilton County
Chase
Elient
Dubuque Church Robbed for $5,000 in Medals and Attire
The Mt. St. Joseph academy at Dubuque reports a theft of medals and gold vessels valued at $5,000. Workmen had access to the room and carried off items before graduation exercises, prompting a statewide investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Mt. St. Joseph's Academy
Whee
Fragmented 19th Century Nebraska Notices and Revelations
A garbled local notice recounts letters and names from Omaha and surrounding counties. It mentions Charles A. Clark of 19 South Twenty-first Street, Omaha, seeking a wife, and a request to find a woman aged 30 to 40. The text references individuals tied to a poor farm, a truant or missing person, and a tract of militia activity. The piece ends noting the thirteenth cavalry reunion at the Second Town cavalry and plans for the next meeting at Maquoketa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Anya Charles A. Clark
South Twenty-first Street
Charles Urittain
Staward
Pols County
Weather and culture clash in scattered opinions
A compilation of diverse notices and excerpts discusses fashion trends and social norms, weather impacts on exploration, and rising costs of living. The scattered items mention curves in fashion, polar expeditions, German military cautions, tobacco and beer pricing trends, and food price pressures, reflecting a turbulent early 20th century public discourse.
Coston Sulanern Congress Meets in Atlanta
The Cotton Growers of cotton and cotton goods from seven states held a convention at Atlanta Georgia with James H. Macoll of Proyitenes presiding. A reform aim urged a uniform bill of lading to allow planters to sell directly to exporters without losses to middlemen, enabling farmers to trade and ship cotton as merchants do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coston
Atlanta
James It. Macoll
Proyitenes
Macall
Spain Acts Warn Emigrants Against Canal Work
Boanish Interior Minister Olerva orders posters across provinces warning emigrants not to seek canal labor in Minami. He cites climate dangers and high death rates as proof. Governments say agents misled workers, with protests traced to Spantyt Inudtorda seeking cheap labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Na Spavabarda
Sava
Olerva
Spain
Minami
Comalno
Potent Rheumatism Cure Endorsed by Authority
A noted New York authority discusses a simple, inexpensive home remedy said to relieve rheumatism. The plan uses a blend of dandelion, syrup, and other ingredients, prepared in a bottle and taken nightly. He claims it can cure rheumatism with minimal stomach discomfort and at low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fragments Describe Noisy Front Four Players
A garbled OCR snippet shows blurred phrases about a basketball front four, a likely nickname tied to a player, and an unclear description of team dynamics. The text offers little concrete detail but hints at a defensive or offensive setup and a reference to motion or mood in play.
Fragmented tex t mixed recall of cotton and Queretaro legend
The fragmentary text blends a Melanesian cotton picking scene and a Queretaro legend from Spanish conquest times. It describes cotton bolls, weather, and labor difficulties, then shifts to a legend about Queretaro’s Christian conversion prompted by a night vision and the cross of San Iligo.
Old Soakers and Coffee Tales Across Time
A fragmented recollection describes long term coffee use causing stomach troubles and eventual relief after switching to Postum. The speaker recounts years of discomfort, treatment, and a shift to Postum which brought improved appetite and perceived health, praising its flavor and impact.
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