Taft Sees Large Republican Ohio Victory Ahead
Taft concludes three day Ohio campaign saying labor and party attitudes have been misrepresented. He predicts a substantial Republican majority in Ohio and notes farmers oppose change threatening prosperity. A track derailment near Cadiz Junction delays the Taft special but causes no injuries.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Taft
Ohio
Atte
Republican Party
Cadiz Junction
Cadiz
Dynamite Blast Shakes Fifth Avenue Neighborhood
A dynamite blast in an upper Fifth Avenue excavation shattered walls and broke windows in a fashionable area of New York. Thousands gathered as police formed lines to control the crowd. Floyd Warren’s home adjoining the site was rendered untenable. contractor Louis Kretnow and foreman James Rusino were arrested as the Bureau of Combustibles investigates the blast.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Upper
Floyd Warren
Louis Kretnow
James Rusino
Bureau of Combustibles
Highwaymen Rampage Hits Minneapolis At Night
Band of masked armed robbers robs a Great Northern officer stealing his revolver and ten cents. A resident in the affluent area is robbed and a transient is held up and jailed. Stoner Luten of Stoughton and Edward Nelson are named in the aftermath with money recovered.
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Minneapolis
Central Police Station
Stoner Luten
Stoughton
Wis
Edward Nelson
Hod” Lyons
Kern closes Eastern campaign with large Jersey City turnout
Democratic vice presidential nominee John W. Kern wrapped up the first day of his Eastern speaking tour with a Phoenix hall rally in Jersey City after earlier crowds in Newark and Elizabeth. He forecast a Democratic victory at the polls.
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Jersey City
N. J
John W. Kern
Phoenix Hall
Newark
Elizabeth
Kern
Balloons Race Ends With Most Glorious Long Flight
Only one of twenty three balloons in the international trophy race remains unaccounted for after Sunday’s start from Schmargendorf. Spanish entrant Castilla reportedly sank north of Helgoland. Swiss Helvetia and occupants were rescued as gas failed. Aero club officials doubt other reports of Norway landings.
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Berlin
Schmargendorf
Busley
Dr. Niemeyer
Hans Hiedemann
Cuxhaven
Castilla
Helgoland
Montojo
Robero
Helvetia
Aero Club
Milde
Christiansand
Skagerrack
North Sea
Chicago Wins World Championship in Fifth Game
Detroit loses to Chicago 2 to 0 in game five as the Cubs retain the world title. Chicago’s hitting proves clutch, while Detroit’s Schmidt struggles at key moments and Mullin secures Detroit’s lone victory. Attendance and receipts dip from last year with final game crowd of 6,210 and total receipts of 94,976. Cubs earn 27,669 for players. Detroit 18,446. owners 19,681 each. national commission 9,497. Donovan held Detroit to three hits as Overall dominates Cubs pitching.
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Detroit
Chicago
Pfiester
Schmidt
Mullin
National Commission
Cubs
Donovan
Tigers
Circus Tent Blown Down Injuring Several in Alabama
A large circus tent collapsed during an afternoon show in Columbiana Alabama injuring several people. Trapeze performer George Jennier was pitched about thirty feet to the ground as a panic spread among about 3000 spectators in the packed tent.
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Columbiana
Ala
George Jennier
William Invents New Hub And Brake For Trains
Emperor William has devised a new hub and brake for railroad trains and automobiles intended to provide the greatest possible guarantee against accidents from brake failure. Practical experiments with the device have not yet been completed.
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Berlin
William
Timber Fire Ravages Acres Near Cleveland
A gale aided by an engine spark touched off a wildfire that burned about fifty acres of valuable timber three miles south of Bucild village and destroyed ten acres in Collinwood owned by John D Rockefeller.
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Cleveland, O
Woodlands
Buclid Village
Collinwood Village
John D. Rockefeller
New Telepost System Rolls Out Across Boston to Portland
The Telepost company begins its Delany method service delivering messages at a thousand words a minute using its own lines and post office network. Stations from Lowell to Old Orchard connect Boston and Portland with telecards and uniform rates. Edison hails the system as fool proof.
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Boston
Portland
Hibbard
Lowell
Mass
Lawrence
Haverhill
Exeter
N. H
Portsmouth
Dover
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard
Telepost
Post Office Department
Telepost Company
Uncle Sam
Telecard
Patrick B. Delany
H. Lee Sellers
R. H. Sellers
J. W. Larish
Thomas A. Edison
Delany
Bryan Delivers Many Addresses in Nebraska Tour
In Hebron on October 15 Will iam J Bryan concluded his second day touring Nebraska with twenty two speeches. He praised large enthusiastic crowds and emphasized his aim to elect Democratic candidates. He urged unity with Congress and defended the bank deposits guarantee while recounting fire insurance debates at Columbus.
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Hebron
Neb
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Columbus
New Flour Mills Company Planned to Take Over Pillsbury Washburn Properties
Organization of a new company to operate Pillsbury Washburn Flour Mills properties appears nearly done. American shareholders approve plans with creditors, and Ralph Whelan travels to London for a meeting of English shareholders on October 27. The plan outlines stock distribution by old holdings and aims to move English company assets out of federal court jurisdiction.
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Minneapolis
Pillsbury
Washburn Flour Mills Company, Limited
Ralph Whelan
London
Federal Court
Breweries Lose Bid for Federal Injunction in Iowa Case
Davenport Iowa October 15 United States District Judge Smith McPherson denied a restraining order sought by United Breweries against the Civic Federation of Davenport. He ruled the Iowa liquor statute is a quasi criminal law and that the federal court cannot interfere with its enforcement by state courts.
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Davenport
Smith McPherson
United States
United Breweries
Civic Federation of
Iowa
Trial of Morse and Curtis Opens in Bank Case
The first day of the Morse Curtis trial in New York ends with jury selection nearly complete. Eighteen tentative jurors are considered by both sides to fill twelve seats in the federal banking case before Judge Hough.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
National Bank of North America
Alfred H. H. Curtis
United States Circuit Court
Hough
Fire destroys three tanks at Standard Oil plant
A spectacular blaze at the Canton plant of Standard Oil in Baltimore began in the pumphouse when a spark ignited oily pipes and spread to nearby tanks. Three tanks burned, and the fire was under control four hours later with losses estimated at about $75,000.
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Baltimore
Canton
Standard Oil Company
Em ma Drees Vosker Freed in Roemer Mystery Case
Mrs Emma Drees Vosker, arrested on a charge of murdering recluse Roemer and housekeeper to him, was freed in Wabasha Minnesota after a hearing concluded recently published mystery claims were unfounded.
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Wabasha, Minn
Emma Drees-Vosker
Roemer
Society Leader Cremated in Albuquerque Fire Tragedy
Mrs Louise H Chamberlain social leader and sister of Perry Heath former assistant postmaster general and Salt Lake Tribune editor died in an Albuquerque home fire caused by gasoline explosion while a servant cleaned a rug. Clothing caught fire and she perished before aid arrived. Also notes St Paul cattle market prices as part of the same broadcast.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Louise H. Chamberlain
Perry
Heath
The
Salt Lake Tribune
University political clubs show Johnson favor at state school
Mixed politics mark campus life with four clubs: Bryan Johnson, Taft Johnson, Taft Jacobson, and a Bryan club. Johnson appears the prime favorite amid the university’s political scene.
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State University
Republican Bryan
Bryan and Johnson
Taft and Johnson Club
Taft and Jacobson
Johnson
Market Quotations Minneapolis and Chicago Commodities
Market report lists Minneapolis wheat futures with December at 1.0214 dollars per bushel and May at 1.0614. Chicago cattle and hogs prices show Reeves and Texans steers between 3.24 and 4.70, hogs from 5.40 to 6.10, and sheep figures around 2.50 to 4.90 per head.
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St. Paul
Chicago
Reeves
Wheat and Plax Prices On Track For October Delivery
Wheat futures in Duluth show No. 1 hard at 1.64 plus Northern at 1.04 and 1.02 for No. 2. Dec and May values sit near 1.02 and 1.66 with Oct and Nov at 1.03. Plax prices rise to 1.224 with Oct 1.7154 and Nov 1.21, Dec 1.2014 and May 1.24.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
Grain and livestock prices for Chicago futures
Wheat: Dec 1.01 May 1.03 1.04 July 99 3/4 cents. Corn: Oct 73 1/2 cents Dec 63 5/8 cents May 62 cents July 62 1/2. Oats: Dec 48 1/4 48 8? May 50 cents July 0. Butter Creameries 20 27 1/4 cents dairies 18 1/2 cents. Eggs 23 cents. Poultry turkeys 11 cents chickens 11 1/2 cents.
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Chicago
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John Rochford
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Seoul
Us & House
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Main Street
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Buckeye
Lieves
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Emperor William
Inventor
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Perry Heath
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