Balkans Crisis Shifts Toward Conference as Bulgaria Moves
News from Near East centers says Servia aligns with other states and Bulgaria threatens to act if limits on independence are unresolved. Britain, Russia and France propose a conference with an eight‑point program recognizing Bulgaria’s independence and related Eastern acts. Turkish mobilization and naval forces rise as Six British warships patrol Turkish waters. Ferdinand enters Sofia to a grand reception amid mounting tensions.
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Near East
London
Europe
Servia
Servian National Assembly
Austria- Hungary
Paris
Balkans
Bulgaria
Turkey
Great Britain
Bosnia
Russia
France
Balkan
Anatolian Army Corps
Naoum Pasha
Levant
Ferdinand
Sofia
Spinza
Dalmatia
Austria-Hungary
Antivari
Montenegro
Murder and kidnapping dominate New York crime docket
The trial of Charles W. Morse’s financier associate features teen witness Leslie F. Whiting, a major Bank of North America debtor, with Whiting's loans often credited to Morse Aloise. Queens grand jury indicts Peter Co. Steins Jr. and T Jenkins Hains for first degree murder tied to William E. Annis's Bayside Yacht Club killing. A Chicago heiress prospect, Margaret Mitchell, vanishes. nationwide hunt begins. In Shenandoah Ind, Harley Bright dies and his 15 year old sweetheart Isther Cook is critically wounded in an apparent murder suicide. A failed assassination attempt targets Rev. J. K. Fielding in Chicago. Millionaire Sewell Sleuman kills Eva Hart then himself after wrecking a hotel suite.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Leslie F. Whiting
Bank of North America
Whiting
Charles W. Aloise
Peter Co. Steins, Jr
T. Jenkins Hains
Queens County Grand Jury
Mlushing
L. I
Wiliam E. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Margaret Frances Mitchell
Chicago
Harley Bright
Shenandoah
Isther Cook
Bright
J. K. Fielding
Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church
Sewell Sleuman
Eva Hart
Omaha
Financial and Industrial Dispatches Note Election Delays
Dispatches to Dun's Trade Review report modest activity with most firms postponing major projects until after the election. Bank examiner John B. Cu irsham has closed the Union National bank in Ville Pa.
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Dun
John B. Cu Irsham
Union Nationville
Unfortunate Fire Deaths Across Cities and Regions
Fifteen die when the Detroit and Mackinac Tailway relief train is derailed near Metz Michigan as refugees flee burning forests. Numerous other fires kill, injure, or destroy property from Alberta to Indiana and Colorado, including a fatal blaze in Albuquerque and a large lumber yard fire in Illinois.
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Metz
Mich
Nowicki Siding
James and
Nuckson Bays
Louise H. Chamberlain
Albuquerque
N. M
Perry
Heath
Fort Collins
Colo
Rock Island
Ill
Rock Island Sash and Door Works
Stettler
Alberta
Grand Union
Merchants’ Bank
Summit
John Coleman
Grafton
N. C
Michigan
Agaia
Marinette County
Wis
Shirley
Ind
British Unrest Sparks Writ Against MP and Suffragette Turmoil
Across Britain unemployed protests prompt a writ against William James Thorne for inciting breach of the peace by urging to “rush” baker shops. London suffragette demonstrations halt traffic near Westminster while clashes and window breaking erupt. Reports from Tabriz warn of foreign resident danger. Lisbon rioting leaves many dead or wounded. Major General Orloff dies in St. Petersburg. Typhoon losses reported in Changchow with 300 plus casualties. Hindu colony in British Columbia to relocate to British Honduras.
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Great Britain
William James Thorne
West Ham
London
Westminster
St. Petersburg
Lisbon
Portugal
Orloff
Changchow
China
British Columbia
British Honduras
Notable Deaths of Military, Legal, Religious Figures
Colonel Dewitt C Sprague a soldier lawyer and poet and US consul in Germany and Italy under Grant dies in Washington aged seventy two. Judge Howell Newark criminal court shoots himself in park dies hours later. Rev J C Moynihan Chicago senior Roman Catholic priest dies aged over one hundred born in Ireland May 3 1808. Major General Richard Coulter dies Greensburg Pa at eighty one. Dr Daniel Coit Gilman former Johns Hopkins president dies suddenly at Norwich Dean Maryland.
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Dewitt C. Sprague
United States
Germany
Italy
General Grant
Washington
Howell
Criminal Court of
Newark
N. J
J. C. Moynihan
Chicago
Ireland
Richard Coulter
Greensburg
Daniel Coit Gilman
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Norwich
Chicago Defeats Detroit to Retain World Series Title
In five games the Chicago National League champions defeated Detroit 9 to 2 to keep the world baseball title. Detroit had one win and four losses in last year’s series and matched that pattern this year with a single victory.
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Detroit
Chicago
United States Court In
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Lamb
Theatteawan
N. Y
Harry K Thaw
Pittsburg
Lamb
Panama Canal
New York City
William A. Brethere
Spencer Miller
Lidgerwood Company
Henry K. Thaw
New York State Court of Appeals
Justice Mills
White Plains
Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Hearst Served With $600000 Libel Suit In Oklahoma Case
News notes report William Randolph Hearst, aboard Union Pacific No. 2 in Omaha, was served with suit for $600,000 damages for slander and libel by Oklahoma Governor Charles N. Haskell in Douglas County district court. Also, Lt. Frank T. Evans of the Louisiana was found guilty of two charges and sentenced to 160 numbers plus public reprimand. Mrs. Tucker withdraws wife abandonment charge against her husband as Colonel Tucker is said to be near death.
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Union Pacific
Omaha
William Randolph Hearst
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Douglas County
Neb
Frank T. Evans
Louisiana
Evans
William F. Tucker
Catengo
Pearson
Tucker
Democratic campaign fund tops quarter of a million dollars
Treasurer Ridder reports the Democratic campaign fund at 248667.65 on Oct 9 with 226962.48 disbursed leaving 22604.67? The note lists 343 donors gave 100 or more and smaller sums from 26 cents up. A 10000 donation from the Tammany Society to the national committee marks the largest single contribution. Taft campaigns in Kentucky while Bryan begins a final nationwide swing ending near the Atlantic.
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Ridder
Democratic Campaign Fund
Tammany Society
Democratic National Campaign Fund
Herman Ridder
National Democratic Committee
National Committee
Taft
Kentucky
Blue Grass
William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Atlantic Coast
Market Quotations Wheat Prices Reported
Minneapolis market quotations dated October 17 show wheat futures and on track cash prices. December wheat at $1.0013 1.006, May at $1.04. On track No 1 hard $1.084, No 1 Northern $1.0214, No 2 Northern $1.005, No 8 Northern 9542 9914c.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Cattle and hog market report from St. Paul
St. Paul market bulletin lists cattle prices from good to choice steers six to six seventy five dollars, cows and heifers four to five dollars, veals three seventy five to six, hogs five ten to one forty, sheep weathers four to four twenty five, yearlings four twenty five to four forty, spring lambs four fifty to five dollars.
Wheat and flax price quotes on track in Duluth report
The Duluth market update lists wheat prices with various grades and futures for Dec May Oct and Nov contracts, including No 1 hard at 1.03 and No 1 Northern at 1.02, plus Dec at 1.00 and May at 1.04. Flax prices show quotes around 1.22 for Oct Nov and 1.20 1.24 for Dec May.
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Duluth
Northern
Market quotes for grains and livestock from Chicago
Wheat December 99 99 percent, May 1.02 to 1.025, July 0.97. Corn December 63.50, May 62.46, July 62.5. Oats December 48 4, May 60.50, July 45. Pork October 13.25, December 13.37 to 14.95 14.97, May 39.5. Butter creamaries 20 to 26, dairies 18 to 23. Eggs 23. Poultry turkeys 15, chickens 8 44 to 9, springs 10.
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Chicago
Market Report Chicago cattle hogs and sheep prices
Chicago cattle prices show Reeves at 8.40 to 7.60 for Texans and Western steers at 3.10 to 5.70. stockers and feeders 2.60 to 4.50. cows and heifers 1.20 to 7.75. calves at 6.00 to 5.50. Hogs range light 5.20 to 5.70. mixed 5.30 to 6.00. heavy 5.30 to 6.02. rough 5.50 to 5.45. good to choice heavy 6.45 to 6.02. pigs 3.00 to 5.00. Sheep 2.50 to 4.60. yearlings 4.40 to 5.00. laubs 4. Noting the mix of prices across categories.
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Chicago
Reeves
Death Mask Stamps Stir Belgrade Stamp Boom
A Belgrade telegraph reports Servia issues coronation stamps bearing King Peter and Karageorge portraits. French engraver Nouchon allegedly hid King Alexander’s death mask in the design. The stamps, seen as a portent of a brief reign, spread among troops and uneducated crowds as authorities scramble to hoard or suppress them.
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Belgrade
Natalie
Servia
Balkan States
Peter
Karageorge
Alexander
France
Germany
England
Tondon News
Earth internal heat key to age questions
The text discusses whether Earth's internal heat stems from radioactive matter or other causes and how the distribution of radioactivity challenges simple cooling models. It notes that radioactive heat suggests a much longer maintenance of internal warmth and undermines definite age estimates, citing Professor Ernest Rutherford in Harper's Magazine.
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Ernest Rutherford
Harper's Magazine
Tom Watson's Breath Steals the Spotlight
A recount of Tom Watson before his rise recounts a speech near his home where a beautiful woman entered the hall. He paused, the audience urged him on, and he quipped that the lady had taken his breath away prompting applause and a smooth return to his address.
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Tom Watson
Thomas S. Watson
Watson
Why All the Pearl Streets Excerpt Inquiry
A reader questions why Pearl Street appears so often in towns alongside Main and River streets. Margaret Thompson writes from New York Times style, noting the ubiquity and seeking a historical reason behind the name’s popularity.
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State Front
Margaret Thompson
New York Times
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Chicago Union Stock Yards
J. A. Lowry & CO
Oliver
H. Bliss
Pioneer Printing and Pub. Co
W. D. Richards
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