Rowland Murder Trial Opens in Raleigh
Prominent physician Dr. David S. Rowland and his widow bride Lillian Strange face murder charges in Raleigh for the death of Strange, with circumstantial evidence cited at a preliminary hearing. The case centers on their rapid marriage after Strange’s death and alleged motives amid industrial and political ties.
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Raleigh
N. C
David S. Rowland
Lillian Strange
Omaha
Neb
Charles R. Strange
Rowland
Strange
Charles R. Strance
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Roosevelt to Visit Mississippi River Deep Waterway Tour
President Roosevelt plans a six day trip down the Mississippi for the deep waterway movement. He starts from Keokuk Iowa Tuesday and ends in Memphis Friday with a speech to the deep waterways convention. En route he will speak at the McKinley monument dedication in Canton Ohio Monday and state attorneys general meet in St Louis for a two day conference on preserving state rights.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Iowa
Memphis
Candon
Ohio
St. Louis
Wood Elevated to Chair of Spanish Treaty Claims Panel
Washington September 28 J P Wood a member of the Spanish treaty claims commission has been promoted to the chairmanship to succeed former Senator William Chandler of New Hampshire who recently resigned Wood is a former mayor of Athens Ohio and was prosecuting attorney there
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Washington
J. P. Wood
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
United States
William #. Chandler
New Hampshire
Wood
Athens
Cow Derailed Train Kills One in Iowa Collision
A cow on the track derailed a through passenger train near Hawarden on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line last night. One man, Grant Bowers of Ashland Nebraska, was killed and five were seriously injured.
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Sioux
Iowa
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Hawarden
Grant Bowers
Ashland
Neb
Grand Duke Frederick of Baden Dies After Long Illness
Grand Duke Frederick of Baden dies in Constance after hours of unconsciousness. Born September 9, 1826 at Karlsruhe, he became grand duke in 1856, restored the constitution, and guided Baden through the German unification era as a peacemaker and strong regional leader. At his deathbed were the Grand Duchess Louise of Prussia and other royals.
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Constance
Grand Duchy of Baden
Frederick of
Baden
Frederick
William Louis
Grand Duke of
Karlsruhe
Leopold
Austria
German Empire
Grand Duke
Fredericke
Germany
William of
Prussia
Confederation
William
Louise
Max
Sweden
West Virginia Weather Forecast Fair and Cooler
The forecast calls for fair weather and cooler temperatures on Sunday in West Virginia. Monday looks fair and warmer with continued tranquil conditions.
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West Virginia
Baseball Scores From Rainy League Day
In the National League Chicago Brooklyn weather halted play as St. Louis defeated New York 6 to 0. Pittsburgh beat Boston 7 to 2 in the first game. Boston won 6 to 5 in the second. New York defeated St. Louis 8 to 1 in the American League doubleheader. Washington edged Cleveland 3 to 1 in ten innings. Boston lost 2 to 1 to Chicago in the final game.
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Chicago-Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati-Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Boston
Secon
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Wreck at Bellaire Kills Eight on Chicago and Wheeling Train
Wheeling reporters tally eight killed and four fatally injured as Chicago and Wheeling Express No 14 crashes into a stalled freight at Bellaire yards Ohio. Names of dead and injured include engineers conductors and ashore staff, with crews rushed to Glendale and Bellaire hospitals. One musician amputated after the smoker wreck.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Bellaire
Ohio
Chicago and Wheeling Express
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
ED Heinz
W. L. Shaw
Carl Bereran
Milwaukee
T. N. Galbraith
Newark
Of.b. Motz, Freight Conductor, Newark, ©. T. S. Dunlap
Prasenger
W. J. Johnson
Harry Englisse
Connorsville
Curtis Lafferty
Cambridge
W. Peterson
Hoboken
N. J
John Hawk
Fourth
J. Wilson
Barney Daily
Pittsburg
W. L. Zimmer
P. Lewson
Boston
G. Johnson
North Addison Street
H. A. Lipscomb
N. L. Boscarade
Cleveland
O. Will
Micheal Heinze
William Shaw
N. Galbraith
O. F. Benotz
Harry Seitz
Newsboy
Massillon
O. S
O. S. L. Dosearde, Cleveland, Ohio, W. C. Cowant, D. K
Kneer
J. Blubaugh
Denny Dally
Bellaire Yard
Tme
Comehes
Galbraith
Glendale
Michard Carlos
Spring Chicken" Company
Alfred Daibey
Musics
Hhe
Noted English Clergy to Speak at Brotherhood Meeting
Washington reports that prominent Anglican and church leaders including Archbishop Nuttall and Bishop Wintrington Ingram will address the final sessions of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew international convention. Justice Brewer and other dignitaries will also speak as final meetings proceed.
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Washington
Church of England
Justice Brewer
United State Supreme Court
West Indies
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Justice Biewers
Edgar Jacob
St. Albins
J. H. Mellvaine
Pittsburg
T. F. Gailor
Tennessee
Archbishop Nuttall
United States
Secretary Root Welcomed by Mexican Committee in San Antonio
Elihu Root, secretary of state, visited San Antonio on September 28 and was hosted by a Mexican welcoming committee led by General Pedro Rincon Gallardo. The formal meeting with Mexican officials occurred at the International Club earlier that day before Root departed toward the southern republic of Mexico.
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San Antonio
Tex
Elihu Root
Republic of Mexico
Pedro Rincon Gallardo
Porfirio Diaz, Jr
Julio Limantour
Mexican Republic
Samuel Garcia Cucullar
International Club
Cotton Delegates Arrive for Atlanta Convention
Seventy delegates from European cotton manufacturers arrived in New York from Liverpool and Queenstown en route to the International Cotton Convention in Atlanta next month.
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New York
Atlanta
Liverpool
Queenstown
Changes in Command of Admiral Evans' Ships
Washington Sept 29 In line with navy policy to relieve captains with short remaining service before the fleet sails for the Pacific orders detach the following commanding officers from their ships Captain W W Kimball from the New Jersey Captain Samuel P Comly from the Alabama Captain Gottfried Blocklinger from the Illinois Captain Herbert Winslow from the Kearsarge Captain Edward B Barry from the Kentucky Captain Lewis C Herlmar from the Ohio Captain Albert G Barry detached from the ar mored cruiser Tennessee replaced by Captain Thomas J Howard formerly in command of the Olympia now on waiting orders Also Theodoric Porter detached from the Washington to be succeeded by Captain Austin M Knight William H H Southernland to command the New Jersey and Charles W Bartlett to command the Ohio Ten battleships retain their present commanders for the Pacific cruise.
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Washington
Navy Department
Evans
Pacific
W. W. Kimball
New Jersey
Samuel P. Comly
Alabama
Gottfried Blocklinger
Illinois
Herbert Winslow
Kearsarge
Edward B. Barry
Kentucky
Lewis C. Herlmar
Ohio
Albert G. Barry
Tennessee
Thomas J. Howard
Olympia
Theodoric Porter
Austin M. Knight
William H. H. Southerland
Board of Inspection
Charles W. Bartlett
Bureau of Ordnance
Wreck Damage Totals Sixty Thousand Dollars
At Superintendent Lo ree's office tonight officials said the cause of the accident was not yet determined as a thorough investigation proceeds. The wreck will cost about sixty thousand dollars in property damage with the baggage car and smoker the only passenger cars damaged.
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Loree
Japanese Reassured by Secretary of War Taft Arrival
Secretary Taft arrives in Yokohama with Secretary Taft and ambassador O'Brien to foster friendship between the United States and Japan. A half tone image shows Taft landing. newspapers promise editorials praising the U S Japan alliance and peace over arms. The Minnesota reaches Yokohama after crossing from Seattle, anchoring at Taklo Bay quarantine station.
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Tokio
Tatt
Yokohama
Japan
Ameria
Thomas J. O'Brien
Taft
America
War of America
Friends
Pacific
Seattle
Minnesota
Taklo Bay
Yokohama Quarantine Strtion
Secretary Taft Popular With People of Japan
Secretary Taft arrived in Yokohama aboard the Minnesota to a lively welcome from reception committees and the American embassy staff. The city and bay welcomed him with flags as the Chattanooga saluted his flag and the secretary accepted the entertainment program. He is to be received by the Japanese emperor on Monday and remains popular among the Japanese people.
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Yokohama
Taft
Minnesota
Tokio
O'brien
United States
Chattanooga
Automobile Race Ends in Fatal Crash at Morris Park
In a Morris Park race, driver Harry Smeltzer's car burst a tire and plowed through a fence at over sixty mph. Smeltzer was killed or fatally injured, L W Smeltzes injured, spectator John Clarke harmed internally, and a boy Fred Tape fractured a leg as about 200 spectators were knocked down.
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New York
Morris Park Race Tracks
L. W. Smeltzes
John Clark
Harry Smeltzer
Smelzer
John Clarke
Fred Tape
Smeltzer
Hure
Irish Yacht Club to Meet Over Lipton Challenge
The Royal Irish Yacht Club will hold a meeting on October 9 to consider the New York Yacht Club’s reply to Sir Thomas Lipton’s recent challenge and determine any further action needed.
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London
Royal Irish Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
Rockefeller Promises Aid for Harry Thaw Battle
Pittsburg sept 28 John D Rockefeller reportedly offered financial help for the upcoming trial of Harry K Thaw for the murder of Stanford White through knowledge that Mrs William Thaw mother of Harry faced a mortgage on her Pittsburg home Lyndehurst The Thaw family declined any needed funds at this time according to a Pittsburg Thaw detective close to the affair
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Pittsburg
John D. Rockefeller
Sid
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Rockefeller
Roger O'Mara
Mr. Rockefeller
Fire fatal for mother and two children in Blandisville
In Blandisville Illinois last night a fire destroyed the Gently home killing two children by cremation. Mrs James Geatly is probably fatally burned and her mother Mrs Charles Hungate is severely burned.
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Blandisville
Ill
James Geatly
Charles Hungate
Gently
Two Women Killed by a Shifting Engine in Norfolk
In Norfolk on September 28, Mrs. Henry Holmes and Mrs. P. G. Munsell, both of Springfield Massachusetts, were killed by a Norfolk and Western shifting engine on Main Street. Police intervened to stop Mr Holmes from leaping into the dock.
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Norfolk
Advertising pays off for steady merchants and ad buyers
The piece argues that sustained advertising builds a merchant's fixed reputation and customer activity. It cites Telegraph ads as proof a steady advertiser gains trust and better prices, then lists local ads for candy, fashion goods, and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve sold by druggists.
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DeWitt
Squires Defeated Again by Jock Sullivan in Nineteenth Round
Austrian heavyweight Bill Squires fought in San Francisco but faded as Jock Sullivan dominated from round one. Squires showed strength yet lacked skill, repeatedly absorbing punishment until a late rally failed and Sullivan was declared the winner in the nineteenth round.
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San Francisco
Calif
Bill Squires
Big Jim Jenmes
Jock Olwind Sullivan
Mission Street Armory
Squires
Sullivan
Ierain
Billy Roche
Grandmother Entered in Ten Mile Swimming Race
Mrs Lina Brandenburg a 67 year old grandmother from St Louis is among Missouri Athletic Club ten mile swim entries for next Wednesday in the Mississippi River. She took up swimming five years ago on her son's advice and now trains hours without fatigue aiming for first honors despite her age and sex.
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St. Louis
Lina Brandenburger
Missouri Athletic Club
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Cub
Floods Devastate Southern France Causing Millions in Loss
The flood in southern France, especially Herault, Rhone, Gard, and Var departments, has caused about four million dollars in damage. Rivers overflowed, vineyards workers were cut off, and many sought refuge in trees or rooftops. Some bodies recovered, but deaths remain unconfirmed.
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Paris
France
Herault
Rhone
Gard
Var
Postmaster Fiddler Drowned in Gallipolis Yacht Disaster
The body of J. Willis Fiddler, postmaster of Harrisville West Virginia, was found in the Ohio river near Crown City. He had one thousand dollars on his person and fifteen thousand dollars in life insurance. The drowning occurred in the Gallipolis Island yacht disaster on September 28.
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Gallipolis
J. Willis Piddler
Harrisville
W. Va
Ohio River
Crown City
Fiddler
Gallipolis Island
Fierce Fighting in Celebese The Hague
Reports from Celebese describe intense clashes between Dutch troops and natives in the south. Dutch victory left eleven chiefs and 108 natives dead while seven Dutch soldiers were killed.
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Hague
Celebese
Bell elected Lord Mayor of London in historic vote
London report states Sir John Charles Bell ex-sheriff of the city of London has been chosen as lord mayor to succeed Sir William Trelony Bart. The installation is set for November 9 with formal ceremonies expected.
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London
John Charles Bell
City of London
William Trelony Bart
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