Treasury deficit grows in first months of fiscal year
Washington Oct 3 The relation of government receipts and expenditures shows a somewhat more favorable balance than July and August though the treasury still ran a deficit for the month ending Wednesday at 4,083,071. Receipts totaled 9,920,114 with expenditures at 4,132,004,085, exceeding August by over 3.7 million in the latter. Public debt statements indicate total debt at month end Sept 30 1908 stood at 8,263,150, an increase for the month.
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Washington
Treasury
Bank Thess
Lean Cnah
Pensions Rise Marked by Surviving Civil War Veterans
Washington reports 34 189 deaths among Civil War survivors on pensions during the year ending June 30 leaving 28 084 survivors on the roll and total pensioners at year end 51 087. Expenditures for pensions totaled 159 003 080 dollars with the 1910 legislative increase adding 821 to each pension and lifting the annual value to 10 701.
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Washington
Commissioner of Pensions
Boston & Maine President Tuttle cites growing evidence since September 1
President Lucius Tuttle of the Boston and Maine railroad reports that evidence has accumulated since September 1 indicating business improving. He notes ongoing improvements in operations and outlook for the railway during a period of gradual recovery.
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Tuttle
Boston,et
Lucius Tuttle
The
Boston & Maine Railroad
Hood's Sarsaparilla Endorsed in Lowell Advert
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best all round family medicine and purifier. It cites residents of Lowell praising its effectiveness and mentions Hood Co of Lowell Massachusetts as the sole prepared source with Sarsatabs and a one dollar bottle option.
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Hood
Thalt
Wilderch
Lowell
Mann
Joy B. Dorey
Auburn
Steve
Magn
PS Sane
Tos Severnis St. Lowel
Stns
Jadine Ky
Canvitow
Liberty
Maan
C. I. Hood Co
Mass
No clear headline as transport talk cites cautious optimism
The speaker notes traffic conditions are improving nationwide. Since September first, employment indicators suggest an improved business situation. He stresses improvement not guaranteed but hopes the bottom is reached and growth will continue.
Mutiny After Shipwreck Among Castaways on Christmas Island
Melbourne reports details of the Aeon wreck survivors who spent about two months on a desert island of Christmas Island. Mrs Patrick and her baby, born amid unusual conditions, were among the first rescued by the Manuka and brought to Suva. The Avon’s Chinese crew mutinied, looted the wreck, and the white members kept armed guards on Christmas Island to force work.
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Melbourne
Aeon
Christimas
Pacific Ocean
Manuka
Suva
Hiji Isturtis
Patrick
Prick
Caplain Ti
Usn
Avon
Christmasland
Baseball Scores and Standings From Yesterday
Yesterday in the American League Boston edged Philadelphia 8 to 1. Washington defeated New York 12 to 2. Cleveland beat Chicago 1 to 0. Detroit beat St Louis 6 to 0. The standings reflect these results with teams vying for top position in the circuit.
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Boston
Philadelhia
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Chcago
Detroit
St. Louis
Weak attack on Sheldon details in party canvass
A fragmented early 20th century political item notes Democrats opposing Sheldon and mentions a Republican congressman nomination in Massachusetts. It references a New Hampshire New York event, an October 3 date, and a claim of weak campaign sentiment with sparse new information and mentions of J. P. Morgan connected stockholders.
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New York
Mack
Baeldon
Republican National
Sheldon
J. P B. Morgan
Ita
Chanler
Thoreday
Lesuing
Bowees
Judge Bingham declines nomination for New Hampshire governor
Judge George Bingham yesterday declined the Democratic nomination for governor of New Hampshire stating his training and experience suit him better for legal duties than politics. He said he would consider accepting only if no countervailing personal reasons influenced him, and emphasized his duty to review work as a lawyer.
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Manchester
George Mr. Bingham
New Hampshire
Tim
One Day Only Health Clinic at City Hotel Barre
Public notice announces Monday October 5 office hours 9 am to 4 pm at Parlors City Hotel Barre VI. The message urges no questions and states no eye injections, offering a calm approach and guidance to attendees while promising privacy and straightforward service. The wording is garbled but centers on a single day event and medical examination.
Six dies in single spot linked to Worabad report
A local correspondent describes a deadly incident in Worabad where a street group formed into an apparent line. The report details a grim scene with several fatalities in one location and notes the crime's immediate impact on residents.
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Homtay
Rlgtae
Worabad
Cape
Shah Limits Assembly Power in Tehran Proclamation
A Teheran despatch reports a proclamation fixing October 19 for elections to a new National Assembly and Senate, with Parliament convening November 4. The text limits deputies’ powers, prohibits proposing constitutional or Islamic law changes, and assigns legislative choices to the government, drawing public disappointment amid revolt in the Anberbaydjian province.
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New York
Herald
Teheran
Thyni
Legations
National Assembly
Senate
Anerbaydjian
Anma
American Commissioner Arrives At Tokyo Exposition 1927
United States commissioner Francis B. Loomis and his party arrived in Tokyo for the 1927 exposition. Japanese hosts welcomed them at Denji, with an elaborate program prepared. Loomis will assess the fair to adapt the U S exhibit funded by a 1 500 000 government appropriation for general arrangements.
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Tokio
United States
Francis B. Loomis
Loomis
Japan
Countess Lost in the African Wilds
Jam Angeles California reports Countess de St Pierre a famed adventurer known worldwide vanished during a safari in Africa after funding for a Mexico trip failed. The Countess, linked to Roosevelt era intrigue, last appeared in California while hunting boars along the delta region. Local contact Charles A. Selgre held $1400 in trust for the expedition.
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Jam Angeles
Cal
Wet
de Mebreno de St. Vierre
St. Imeone
France
Charles A. Selgre
Roosevelt
Mexico
Los Angeles
Montmery
Ariten
Countess de St. Pierre
California
Theoforadd
Leper Patient Set Free With Clean Bill of Health
A Maori patient discharged from a Wellington leper station is described as cured after injections of leprosy bacterial cultures. Health officer Dr. Mason confirms a full recovery following the treatment, credited to researchers from the Imperial Medical School of Constantinople.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Mason
Doyeke Passa
Imperial Medical School of
Constantinople
Reschad Bey
British scientists alarmed by coal use of big steamers
New York dispatch reports British scientists warn coal consumption aboard large steamers threatens global resources. Henry E Armstrong, a chemistry professor at the City and Guilds Institute, addresses the topic in a Washington despatch, noted in a Sun special report.
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New York
the Sun
Washington
Henry E. Armstrong
City and Guilds Oftral Institute
Iron and Steel
In Middlesexborough 9 the chaotic rail of waste and wonder
The passage laments the diffcult calm as deflected in the ruthless way. It notes a world stirring of timber iron steel and oil exhausted by a scientist urging caution. The piece critiques an engineering outfit praising extravagance while condemning the wasteful future and coal journeys across the ocean.
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Middlesexborough
Visitania
Minretania
Suicide Sacrifice Suspect Marquis Namely Inonye
A seventeen year old orphan girl in Ovaka killed herself to save Marquis Inonye, stabbing another person in Yokohama. She sent a bloodstained postcard declaring her intention to seek eternal sleep, signaling the family may be tranquil.
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Victoria
B.C
Marquis Fovy
Okiten
Ukumeri Takobo
Ovaka
Tyo
Nite
Vinni
Congo Defends Leopold in Official Congo Statement
The Congo Independent State issued an official document rejecting abroad attacks on its administration. It denies King Leopold sent Nimusei to the Congo and rebuts claims of cruelty. The note accuses critics in England and the United States of deceit and vows that history will judge them, while the Congo will be avenged.
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Brussels
Congo
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