War Cloud Looms Over Germanys and France
Paris reports mounting tension as Germany may issue an ultimatum over the Casa Blanca incident. France refuses to release deserters or reprimand officers, while Clemenceau and cabinet insist on arbitration and a firm stance. Russia and Britain back France.
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France
Paris
Germany
Casa Blanca
Foreign Legion
William
Paul Cambon
Berlin
St. Petersburg
London
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Prince von Radolin
Cambon
Herr von Schoen
M. Cambon
Russia
Great Britain
President-Elect Taft Heads to Hot Springs for Rest
President Elect Taft Mrs Taft and Fred W Carpenter left Cincinnati at 9 10 pm bound for Hot Springs Virginia where Taft will rest until Thanksgiving The trip follows a quiet election day and Carpenter is slated to become Tafts private secretary with Loeb possibly joining the navy post in the new cabinet.
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Cincinnati
Win
H. Taft
Carpenter
Taft
Loeb
Navy
Williams Rescued After Shaft Ordeal at Plymouth Mine
Edward Williams was saved from a fatal plunge in the Lance colliery shaft as engineer Charles Young halted a runaway cage. Young reversed the engine and braked the descent just before impact, preventing disaster at the Plymouth mine near Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania.
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Wilkesbarre
Lance
Plymouth
Edward Williams
Willams
Charles Young
Young
Seth
Mata
Weather fragment reports Washington forecast data
Fragmentary weather note from Washington shows forecast for March 6 1908 with 84 degree temperature and a two day window. Content is incomplete and uncertain.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming—Weir
Stevenson Election Claim Sparks Illinois Governor Contest
Chicago reports a signed statement from Democratic state chairman Chas Beeschenstein asserting Adlai E. Stevenson won a proper count in the Illinois gubernatorial race. He calls for a recount amid alleged errors in several precincts and a contested result.
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Chicago
Chas
Dengen
Chas. Beeschenstein
Democratic State Central Committee
Adiae H. Stevenson
Illinois
Writ of Error in Morse Bail Case
A writ of error was filed in the case of Jen W. Morse. A bail application will be made to Judge Hough if denied, then to the United States court for an order to show cause why Morse should not be admitted to bail.
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New York
Jen W. Morse
Four Miners Entombed After Mine Explosion
Rescue workers labor to reach four miners trapped in Rend City mine after an explosion and afterdamp. Authorities believe the men may have suffocated quickly, with a faint hope they survive in a remote section as a fire is extinguished.
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Renton
Rend Rend
Burtis
Old Man Confesses to Shooting His Wife in Court
In Los Angeles on November 6, Guy Hadley age 60 confessed on the witness stand that his real name is Elias Hamlet and that he had formerly lived in Indianapolis where he ran a wheel works plant. He said he married a second wife after losing his job to gambling and that he tried to kill himself after shooting his wife last June. The jury deliberated about 15 minutes and the penalty for attempted murder is ten years in the penitentiary.
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Los Angeles
Guy Hadley
Elias Hamlet
Indiana
Hadley
Woodsmen Sovereign Wheel Works
Indianapolis
Costa Rican student rescues classmates in Tacoma fire
In North Tacoma the Bliss electrical school burned. Costa Rican student Rubens Herrerd rushed into the blaze awakening and guiding students including roommate Professor T. Cole, saving many before the structure collapsed. Fire caused about 190000 dollars in losses with partial insurance.
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Washington, D. C
Navy
Rubens Herrerd
Bliss Electrical School
Tacoma
Herrera
5. T. Cole
Archimedes Wreck Drowns Ten Crew in Nov Storm
The German steamer Archimedes wrecked near Danal Prussia during a snowstorm. Ten crew members drowned and three survivors were rescued. In Amoy a steamer with 600 passengers sank with about 200 drowned. the Chinese junks rescued the rest.
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Danal
Prussia
Archimedes
Sha
Amoy
Amoy O| Tungan
Wore Wight Riders Capture at Camp Teally Now
Four riders were captured today under charge of Camp of Memphis. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate arrests connected to the Camp Teally incident and a safekeeping action by local authorities.
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Teally
Coptess of
Memphis
Cargins Suspected in Cheyenne Murder Case
Authorities link a Black man named Larcins to the Bailey murder in Cheyenne. Witnesses describe a pear shaped heel patch matching marks at the crime scene. Larcins, previously jailed for theft in Pine Bluffs, was found near the victim’s home and later at a negress’s residence.
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Lareins
Larcins
Denver
Cheyenne
C. R.an
Hoffman
Nelson Perry
Larcina
Adda Bailey
Bailey Girl
Charles Johnson
Pine Bluffs
Larcius
John Harand
Big Horn re elects Sheriff Alston amid party splits
Basin Wyoming November 7 Felix Alston a Democrat wins re election as Big Horn county sheriff. While the county gave Republicans large majorities for other offices the sheriff's race produced a modest victory margin for Alston despite vicious attacks from opponents.
Official Maryland Vote Count Progress
Baltimore reports at 1 p.m. on November 6 show four counties still not counted for the Maryland official vote total. Early returns suggest Republicans will gain officers and may take two seats, but the final tally remains to be completed.
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Baltimore
Maryland
City
General Land Office Would Withdraw Lands
Washington reports state that the General Land Office will withdraw from entry all public lands that may be irrigated but cannot yet support homes. The plan aims to classify lands to identify those unsuitable for home creation and delay entry until irrigation makes them viable, potentially costing up to 200 dollars per acre.
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Washington
Sioner Fred Dennett
General Land Office
United States
Reclamation Service
Dennett
Land Office
Gompers Heads to Denver as AFL Faces Critics
Samuel Gompers sails to Denver for the AFLs twenty eighth annual convention amid increased criticism from the recent presidential campaign. He states he is not seeking re election but will stay with the federation if the convention wishes. He asserts his work to address labor wrongs remains his goal and rejects rumored cabinet offers.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Gompers
Convention
Aumericano’ Federation of Labor
Republican Party
Labor
Towar Likely Colorado College President Candidate
Prof J D Towar director of the University of Wyoming experiment station is considered for the presidency of Colorado Agricultural College Fort Collins to succeed Barton C Aylesworth. A tentative offer is reported and Towar previously served with the department of agriculture in Australia and moved to Laramie in 1907 from Michigan Agricultural College.
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Laramie
Wyo
J. D. Towar
University of Wyoming
Colorado Agricultural College At
Fort Collins
Barton C. Aylesworth
Towar
Department of Agriculture
Australia
Michigan Agricultural College
Lansing
Steamer Taish Maru Sunk in Storm Near Etora Island
Tokio reports the steamer Taish Maru was sunk in a storm off Etora Island. One hundred fifteen persons drowned while twenty nine were saved from the vessel crowded with fishermen and passengers.
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Tokio
Etora Island
Lamp Explosion Kills Col. Bogle Family in Texas
Fire at Col. J. T. Bogle home in Atephenaville Texas kills Mrs. Bogle a seven year old grandson and a one year old baby when a lamp explodes igniting the residence.
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Atephenaville
Texas
Col. J. T. Bogle
Morse from Prison Appeals to Save Freedom
From The Tombs Morse now directs his counsel to obtain freedom after an intended fifteen year term in the Atlanta federal prison for misapplication of National Bank of North America funds and false bank entries. Alfred Curtis, former bank president, was granted liberty on a suspended sentence. A new trial for Morse remains uncertain.
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New York
Chas. W Morse
Atlanta
National Bank of North America
Alfred Curtis
Morse
Whole family perishes in burning house near Swan Lake
Swan Lake Manitoba Nov 6 The home of E W Carey a farmer south of town was destroyed by fire. Mrs Carey and five children and Miss Gillespie a young school teacher staying overnight perished in the flames. Carey was not badly injured and may recover. The fire started from the kitchen coal oil light. Other asleep occupants were suffocated.
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Swan Lake
Manitoba
E. W. Carey
Here
Carey
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Stevenson
Manon and Wild
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Alston
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