Multiple Chesapeake area wrecks and fires dominate news
Twenty-one reports of disaster fill the page with deadly train crashes. Passenger No. 6 collided with a westbound freight near Gillings, Ment., in a blinding storm, killing nineteen and injuring many. Alaskan wrecks, forest fires in Michigan and Adirondacks, and church and bridge fire losses add to the day’s grim tally.
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Yognygs Point
Ment
Gillings
Northern Pacific
Alaska
Unite States Signal Corps
Seattle
Star of Bengal
Coronation Island
Prince of Wales Archipelago
Gilbert Roth
Michigan State Forester
Michigan
Adirondacks
St. Louis
San Francisco
Carthage
Lew Blood
Harry Gerrouse
Fond du Lac
Wis
Mayham
Calumet River
South Chicago
Bosque River
Hico
Tex
Tlomestead
Bach
Labor News and Labor Dispute Updates
Chief Justice Clabaugh ordered President Gompers to answer questions from the September number of the American Federationist during contempt testimony. Canadian Pacific engineers threaten to halt engines beyond a week unless the machinists strike is settled, with Ottawa Railway Commission briefing planned. About a thousand Wyoming miners return to work after a temporary agreement between mine operators and United Mine Workers of America.
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Clabaugh
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Railway Commission
Ottawa
Wyoming
United Mine Workers of America
Notable Deaths Trail Thaw Defense Lawyer Peabody
A Russell Peabody, longtime defense attorney in the Thaw trial, died suddenly at Babylon Long Island from pneumonia at age 35. Robert Davis Hughes, 70, head of the American Express railroad division, died in Chicago. Ike Welsh, famed featherweight champion, died in Somerville Massachusetts. Leslie Carter, former president of the South Side Elevated Railroad, died in another city after a long illness.
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A. Russell Peabody
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Babylon
L. 1
Uge
Robert Davis Hughes
Amerfcan Express Company
Chicago
Middle West
Isaac O. Weir
Ike” Wels
Belfast
Somerville
Mass
Leslie Carter
South Side Elevated Railroad Company of
Unit City
Four A O Brown & Co firm members arrested for grand larceny
A. O. Brown & Co, a major New York brokerage, saw four members arrested on a grand larceny charge amid a spate of recent scandals. The report also notes a violent incident at the government hospital near Washington involving Andrew Lightfoot and two inmates, resulting in the death of an overseer.
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A. O. Brown & Co
New York City
Andrew Lightfoot
Government Hospital
Sape
Washington
Pao +k Maloney
Protos
Mille Follin
Oklahoma Governor Haskell Responds To Roosevelt Charges
Governor Haskell issues a vigorous reply denying subservience to Standard Oil and criticizes Roosevelt for лек territorial government actions. The piece covers Taft speeches in Chicago, campaign fund delays, Bryan and Roosevelt exchanges, Haskell’s resignation as Democratic treasurer, and other campaign movements across parties. Herman Ridder named Democratic treasurer, succeeding Haskell.
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Haskell
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Ser
William H. Taft
Chicago
Taft Club
Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
William J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Bryan
Charles N. Haskell
Democratic Committee
William R. Hearst
Foraker
William R. Wearst
Standard Oil
Mack
Democratic National Committee
T. Coleman du Pont
Delaware
National Republican Committee
du Pont
Powder Trust
Charles N Haskell
Cincinnati
Wisconsin
Beloit
Janesville
Evansville
Madison
Wau- Fesha
Allis-Chambers Machine Works
Racine
Milwaukee
Herman Ridder
New York Staats Zeitung
Train Collision Kills Eighteen on Berlin Elevated
Foreign dispatch reports eighteen dead and many injured after two trains on Berlin’s elevated line collide due to a misaligned signal. A crowded car was hurled 40 feet into the street, shattering, tallies the deadliest moment of the crash.
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Berlin
Russia
St. Petersburg
Loch Finlas
Port Pierre
South Australia
Callao
Foster Island
Latouche Treville
Soden family deaths spark grief and double suicide in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn a mother Mary Soden and her children Ella and Edwin Soden were found dead in their apartment with evidence suggesting a joint suicide following Ella’s death from natural causes. Also reported is a $100,000 breach of promise suit filed in Phillippi West Virginia by Louise Lonsdale against Blaine Elkins, and a heavy rain near Superior ending forest fire danger. Justice Mills in White Plains denied Harry K Thaw a jury trial for sanity but set a hearing for October 5.
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Ella
Edwin Soden
Mary Soden
Brooklyn
Ella Soden
Phillippi
W. Va
Louise Lonsdale
New York
Blaine Elkins
United States
Stephen B. Elkins
Lakes
Superior
Justice Mills
White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Labor Leaders Testify on Detectives and Bribe Offer
Samuel Gompers testified at a labor contempt hearing that labor leaders were routinely followed by detectives hired by James W. Van Cleave. He said an emissary of Van Cleave offered him a bribe in New York to desert labor and reveal ASsociated secrets. In Washington, Comptroller Murray urged bank examiners to sharpen work to uncover embezzlements and defalcations and improve valuation of securities.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Washington
James W. van Cleave
National Manufacturers’ Association
van Cleave
New York
Cause of Labor
Manufacturers’ Association
Murray
Roosevelt May Tour West for Republican Ticket
President Roosevelt may undertake a Western trip to bolster the Republican bid, aligning with Taft’s campaign efforts. Quasi official word comes from national headquarters as Taft and Bryan exchange brief courtesies in Minneapolis. Goodwin files sealed Reno divorce complaint against Bessie Hall Goodwin. Hammond re-elected president of the National League of Republican Clubs. Roosevelt returns to Washington from Oyster Bay after summer vacation.
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Roosevelt
West
Taft
William J. Bryan
Minneapolis
Nat C. Goodwin
Reno
Nev
Bessie Hall Goodwin
Maxine el- Hott
John Hays Hammond
National League of Republican Clubs
Washington
Oyster Bay
Market Turbulence Echoes October Swoon Amid Plunges
The stock market Tuesday displayed sharp disturbance unseen since last October’s panic with repeated dramatic price declines. Massive stock dumps overwhelmed quotes as traders faced a drastic purge while Dun’s Trade Review notes modest distribution gains, tempered by warm weather hindering fall retail trade in some regions.
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Sankc
Dun
Market Quotations From Minneapolis Wheat Prices
Market report from Minneapolis dated September 26 shows Wheat on track with Sept at 102 4, Dec at 1.03, May at 1.07. Grade details list No 1 hard at 1.05 1 05 and Northern categories at 1.04 1 04, No 2 Northern at 1.08 34 1 02 14, No 3 Northern at 99 46 1.01.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Wheat and flax price quotes from Duluth market report
On track prices show No 1 hard at 1.04 and No 1 Northern at 1.04 with No 2 Northern at 1.01. Sept contracts 1.03, Dec 1.02, May 1.06, Oct 1.04. Flax arrivals quoted at 1.23 for Sept and Oct 1.23 with Nov 1.23 and Dec 1.21 and May 1.263.
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Duluth
Northern
Cattle and Hogs Prices at St Paul Union Stock Yards
St Paul Minnesota September 26 cattle market reports good to choice steers 6.00 to 6.75 fair to good 5.00 to 5.75 cows and heifers 4.09 to 5.00 calves 3.75 to 6.00 hogs 6.50 to 6.75 sheep wethers 3.40 to 3.75 yearlings 4.00 to 4.25 lambs 3.50 to 4.28.
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St. Paul
Chicago Grain and Provisions Report Sept 26
Wheat prices show Sept at 1 003, Dec 1.0194, May 1.04. Corn values listed for Sept 79 c, Oct 76 c, Dec 66 c, May 64 c. Oats Sept 46% to 49% with Dec 49 14 and May 51 14 c. Pork Sept 15.25, Oct 15.25, Jan 16.90, May 16.85. Butter and creameries 19 24 c, dairies 17 20 c. Eggs 17 20 c. Poultry markets: turkeys 14 15 c, chickens 10 14 11 c, springs 11 4 12 c.
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Chicago
Chicago Union Stock Yards Market Prices Report
Chicago stock yards report dated Sept 26 shows cattle prices for Reeves Texans Westerners stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves at varied levels. Hog and pig prices listed alongside pork values and sheep yearlings and lambs with stated totals and ranges, reflecting market activity for this period.
Governor allegedly offered job to sway county option vote
Luther Kneesly of Dekalb county signed an affidavit alleging Governor Hanly offered him a $2000 yearly position to vote for the county option bill. The affidavit names Senator Wickwire and details the conversation. Wickwire denies the charge while Hanly awaits review of the affidavit from Democratic chairman Stokes Jackson. The bill passed the house and was signed by the governor.
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Indianapolis
Luther W. Knnsely
Dekalb County
Indiana
J. Frank Hanly
Senator Wickwire
Wickwire
Hanly
Stokes Jackson
State Democratic Committee
House
Italian King Sanctions Duke of Abruzzi's US Wedding
Rome reports the king of Italy officially approves the marriage of the Duke of Abruzzi to Katharine Elkins, daughter of a West Virginia senator, after family and court strife. The couple will wed in November in America, likely Washington, with Italian warships meeting and escorting them to mark the ceremony with cannon salutes.
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Rome
Italy
Duke of
Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
United States
West Virginia
America
Washington
New York
Three Bullets For Burglar In Dr Gehrmann’s Home
In Chicago on September 29 a masked burglar armed with an open knife was shot dead by Dr Adolph Gehrmann who woke to noises in his house The physician armed with a heavy rifle fired three times at the intruder as he advanced up the stairs Police found no identifying marks on the dead man and the intruder had apparently cashed valuables and stayed in the home for some time before discovery.
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Chicago
Adolph Gehrmann
Gehrmann
Twenty Hurt in Trolley Collision in Flatbush Breskign
Twenty persons were injured in a collision between two trolley cars in the Flatbush section of Breskign. Two of the injured are believed fatally hurt.
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New York
Flatbush
Breskign
New Records In the Air Balloons And Planes At Berlin
Unusual interest attaches to the Berlin balloon contest as aerial navigation advances. Germany leads in the dirigible, France and America in the aeroplane, with public belief that either craft may soon solve navigation challenges. The piece discusses control, currents, and the hopes for longer, safer flights, plus commentary on education and student effort.
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Berlin
Germany
France
America
Atlantic
North Sea
Mediterranean
Egypt
St. Louis
Count Zeppelin
Public Schools Critiqued By Colonel Larned Indictment
Colonel Charles W. Larned of West Point criticizes the public schools in the North American Review, citing that 293 of 351 cadet applicants failed after ten years in common and high schools. He argues exam standards should be adjusted to reflect this weakness across most states and sections.
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Charles W. Larned
North American Review
West Point
Larned
Marathon Winner Takes Stage For Vaudeville Show
A marathon victor departs from the winner’s lane to perform on a vaudeville stage, proving champions must balance glory with daily life. The feature notes the medalist’s unusual postrace pivot and the ongoing public interest in athletes diversifying careers.
Hopeful note on safe hunting ethics in Africa
A cautious remark urges hunters to avoid harm by using non lethal props if mistaken for a real lion. The aim is to prevent violence and promote ethical behavior in the jungle, reflecting concern for wildlife and safety of all involved.
Airy navies scramble to land captured ships after victory
The remark notes the central worry for winning fleets as they seek to seize and land their captured vessels once their side gains the upper hand in naval clashes.
Members of Dont Worry clubs face unpaid dues
Members of Dont Worry clubs are urged to settle outstanding dues as the organization notes a growing lapse in payments. The article emphasizes financial health and member responsibilities to sustain activities and events.
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