Four Men Die in Steam Pipe Explosion Aboard Maggie Marshall
Kenosha Wisconsin October 21 A blast in the engine room of the steam barge Maggie Marshall killed Chief Engineer John Peterson and three assistants. Four crewmen perished or were lost, three swam for help, the barge towed into Kenosha harbor. The vessel had been on a Chicago to Manitowoc run with a thirteen man crew.
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Kenosha
Wis
Maggie Marshall
John Peterson
Manistee
Mich
Charles Heete
Marinette
Reed Meyers
Bear Lake
Ernest
Mickler
Chicago
N. C. Thompson
Otto Frank
Alex Forsstrom
Kenosha Harbor
Sport
Berryville
Four of the Crew Missing on Hudson Steamer New York
A fire at Thomas E. Marvel shipyards in Newburg destroys the steamer New York docked for repairs. Four crew members, including four colored waiters, are missing and feared dead after the blaze trapped them below decks. Captain A H Harquart commanded the vessel and the 73 sailors escaped to shore.
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New York
Newburg
N. Y
Marvel
A. H. Harquart
Eoen
Morse and Curtis trial details on Morse fee pool
Evidence at the Morse Curtis trial shows the Morse fee pool bought and sold American Ice stock through fifty brokers, operating 111 accounts in a scheme that earned brokers commissions exceeding 1 million dollars over eighteen months from 1905 to 1907. Notables like John W. Gates and Charles M. Schwab were connected to the pool.
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American Ice Company
New York
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H Curtis
National Bank of North America
Morse
National Bank
Moxley
John W. Gates
Charles M. Schwab
Isaac Guggenheim
Democratic Cabinet Members Back Bryan at Carnegie Hall
A Bryan and Kern Business Men's meeting at Carnegie Hall featured former cabinet members from the Cleveland era, including Judson Harmon and Hilary Herbert, arguing that Tilden and Cleveland Democrats support William Jennings Bryan. Mayor McClellan led the event with remarks and a Bigelow letter urging Bryan's election.
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New York
Cleveland
Tilden
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan and Kern Business Men’s Association
Carnegie Hall
David R Francis
Missouri
Interior
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Hilary A. Herbert
Alabama
Richard Olney
Massachusetts
Charmberlgins
Administration watches Central America over Honduras invasion threat
Washington reports the administration follows events in Central America amid believed threats of Honduras invasion. Salvador and Guatemala reassure the State Department of friendship with Honduras, with renewed assurances from Guatemala. Navy inquiry notes Des Moines in Kingston and Tacoma in San Juan as available vessels if needed.
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Washington
Central America
Honduras
Pacific
Salvador
Guatemala
State Department
Central American
Navy Department
Des Moines
Kingston
Tacoma
San Juan
Tornado Blows Down Savannah High Stand
In Savannah Missouri on October 21 a tornado toppled the ball park grandstand sheltering football players. One high school student died and about twenty were injured including Walter Warner who suffered a brain concussion and internal injuries with little hope of recovery. Others sustained injuries and severe sprains as doctors rushed to the scene.
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Savannah
Ball Park
Walter Warner
Public reception welcomes Bishop McIntyre to St. Paul
About 2,500 people attend a public reception at the Auditorium in St. Paul for Bishop Robert McIntyre recently moved to the city. The event opens with remarks by George H. Bridgman and features leaders from Minnesota churches and Methodism.
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St. Paul
Robert McIntyre
Methodist Episcopal Church
Northwest
George H. Bridgman
Hamline University
Ezra C. Clemans
Duluth
Lawler
McIntyre
M. D. Edwards
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church
Minnesota
America
Fifteen Men Feared Lost After Steamer Tow Line Break
Captain McKenzie reports Edward L. Hines lost two consorts Jazzie A. Law and Selvin Marvin after tow line broke in a 4% gale opposite Huron islands near Lake Superior. Smoke from forest fires hid the barges as he failed to locate them after a night search. both boats carried coal for Duluth with crews totaling fifteen men.
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Houghton, Mich
McKenzie
Edward L. Hines
Jazzie A. Law
Selvin Marvin
Jine
Huron Islands
Lake Superior
Portage Entry
Duluth
Four missing after Lake Michigan fishing trip from North Manitou
Glen Haven Michigan reports Pat rick Hugg, wife, Peter Swan and son missing since Monday after a power launch carrying nets sailed into Lake Michigan. A thigh easterly wind pushed the boat seaward, with hopes pinned on their possible landing or safety. Three perish by fire in New York tenement blaze endangering 100 tenants on East Third Street.
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Glen Haven
Mich
Pat
Rick Hugg
Peter Swanson
North Manitou Islands
Lake Michigan
Wis
New York
East Third Street
Curious Mexican Schoolmaster Smoking Rituals
The London Standard reports on Mexican schoolmasters rewarding diligent pupils with a cigar during lessons. After class satisfaction, a general smoke is allowed with pupils lighting cigarettes. The master smokes a large cigar, while students may not drink. he keeps a liquor bottle on his desk, debated by parents when empty as an honor to fill.
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London Standard
Mattingly Brothers Die in Fatal Estate Dispute
In Cramesville West Virginia on October 21 two brothers Joseph and Thomas Mattingly died after a dispute over their father estate. Each inflicted a fatal wound on the other leaving both men prominent local farmers dead.
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Cramesville
W. Va
Joseph
Thomas Mattingly
Bold Robbery in Chicago Near Desplaines Station
Two highwaymen robbed H. P. Stevenson of 3000 near the Desplaines street police station at noon. Stevenson worked for J. W. Alien & Co. bakers' supplies manufacturers. They escaped after the hold up.
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Chicago
Desplaines Street
H. P. Stevenson
J. W. Alien & Co
Liberal candidate Sidney C. Tapp nominated at Hull House
Sidney C. Tapp, presidential hopeful of the Liberal party, was formally notified of his nomination at Hull House in Chicago. His platform includes support for woman suffrage and other reform measures.
Organized Labor Splits Over Taft Bryan Vote
The Labor movement shows mixed support with John Mitchell and James Duncan opposing Gompers push for Bryan. Daniel Keefe backs Taft along with other AFL leaders, while groups like United Mine Workers resist AFL guidance and demand independent voting. The Labor World and Printer unions defend Taft as a friend of labor.
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Rooosevelt
John Mitchell
Mryan
Mitchell
Bryan
James Duncan
American Federation of Lobo
Gompers
Willis Moore
Weather Bureau
Mr. Gompers
Individua
Daniel Keefe
Federation
Longshore Men's Union
Taff
Keefe
Taft
American Federation of Labor
Labor split shifts support away from Bryan in unions
The Alton Glassblowers' union and Highland lodge of Terre Haute reject Gompers'政治 endorsements and refuse Democratic fundraising appeals. Minnesota Iowa labor groups favor Taft over Bryan, signaling a broader move by workers away from the Democratic ticket and toward the Republican line. August A. Bablitz of Lexington calls for voting Republican to sustain prosperity.
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Charles Dold
Chicago Union of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Democratic Campaign
Gompers
Bryan
Bhimse
Alton
Glassblowers’ Union
American Bottle Lovers’ Association
Highland Lodge
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers
Terre Haute
Ind
American Federation
Democratic Campaign Fund
Minnesota
Taft
Minneapolis
Ryan
Iowa
August A. Bablitz
Central Labor Union of
Lexington
Lieutenant Renames Himself Leo de Orellana Tollemache
A British lieutenant in the Lincolnshire Regiment advertised that he renounces the name Quintus Tollemache Tollemache Plantagenet Tollemache Tollemache and will henceforth use the name Leo de Orellana Tollemache only on all occasions and at all times.
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Lincolnshire Regiment
Leo Quintus
Taft and Employers' Liability in Voight Case Legacy
Eugene P. Ware recalls William H. Taft 1897 Voight case in which Taft ruled that an express messenger could not be exempt from liability. The decision helped spur the 1908 employers liability law shaping modern protections. Voight won $6,000 plus costs, and Taft’s stance influenced a broad policy against waivers of liability.
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William H. Taft
Eugene P. Ware
Persons
Kansas City Star
Ware
Voight
Taft
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Congress
Volesit
The
Express Company
Vote For Live Men In 1908 Campaign
The piece contrasts Taft and Sherman with Bryan and Kern, labeling Taft and Sherman optimistic and focused on progress, history, and performance, while Bryan and Kern are described as pessimistic, focusing on calamity and promises. It predicts Bryan and Kern’s political defeat on November 3.
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Taft
Sherman
Bryan
Kern
The Eyes and the Man of Genius
The narrator discusses eye shapes and features linking them to character and mental traits. He notes almond eyes with heavy lids signaling genius, protruding eyes indicating weakness, close-set eyes suggesting cunning, and wide-set eyes implying liberality, ending with praise for striking beauty and social interest.
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Fact
New York Press
Chapel on a Bridge at St Ives Hampers Timeon
A historic bridge structure in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, once a beacon light house, later a hostel, and now an ordinary dwelling. The building, about 500 years old, sits on a bridge over a swiftly flowing river with some rooms below water level.
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St. Ives
Huntingdonshire
Oliver Cromwell
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