Fire auto and truck crash injures seven firemen
A high speed collision at Bev er and Race streets sent Ladder 4 over on its side and left seven firefighters injured. Firefighter Martin Jansen and others were treated at City Hospital while the alarm crews rushed to the scene as a false smoke detection distracted Ward F Marshall Fryman.
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Hook and Laddéer
Bever
Race Streets
Big Trueck
Martin Jansen
John Hartington
Hh Street
Race Street
Andy
Garece
Marshal Fryman
Gifte
Comny
Reme
Henry Friend
Bigelow Advocates New Radical Creed Before Onto Church
Rev. Herbert Bigelow urged nine theses aimed at abolishing poverty through popular government and public ownership of businesses, saying the creed would be preached from platform and street corners if barred. He argued social evil stems from exploiters while wealth cannot reform the world by itself.
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Bigelow
Onto
Kads Howe
Jeri Brameng
Attempted Rescue of Americans in Hankow
Four thousand soldiers surround Trao Yang as several American and Norwegian missionaries are held by Chinese bandits. Official messages report a rescue attempt by Li Yuen’s forces with two hundred bandits killed and eleven dead.
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Hankow
Trao-Yang
Amer
Li Yuen
Republic
Foss Again Warns Against R A Strike
A garbled report notes warnings from Foss about a strike by engineers and workmen at the New York New Haven and Hartford line. The governor communicated concerns and the state of strike sentiment.
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FOSS
R.A
Mass
New York
New Haven & Hart
Jetter
John D Jr Scores Gotham Ministers in Sem
Fragmentary OCR reads unclear but mentions John D Jr and Gotham ministers and a seminary event with debate over the world. Names and exact actions are obscured by damaged text.
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John D., JR
Gotham
Revolutionists Set Up Own Government
Fragmentary report claims revolutionists in Sonora have established a provisional government with Hermoalilo as head. The text is garbled and unclear about dates or full entities.
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Washington
Williamsport Fire Destroys Town Block In Four Hours
A major blaze in Rentugye Town, reaching Williams town, destroyed the Main street block. The fire began in J Barbour’s residence due to a gasoline stove explosion, fueled by wind and limited fire protection from Cincinnati Southern rail line. Losses exceed $65,000 with insurance partial. several firms and homes burned including O’Hara Bros drug store Barbour gallery Webb dry goods, Joseph’s block, Beaseley confectionery, Hartison jewelry, post office and Grant County News printing plant. Fire fought from 9:30 a m to 2 p m with help from Cincinnati Covington efforts. second major fire in 18 months.
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Citizeria
Williamstown
Cincinnnati Southern
J. Barbour
Barbour
Cincinnati
Covington
O'Hara Bros
Mainst
Grant County News
Clark & Wigginton
Millionaire Ends Life in New York City
Det James Tate, once worth about 1 million and a Baltimore society figure, reportedly killed himself in a New Grand Street hotel room. Authorities cite a possible love affair and a steep decline in fortunes as contributing factors.
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New York
Det
James
Tate
Baltimore
Schiey
Oren Nck
Socialist leader August Bebel fortune overstated
An authoritative denial states the late Socialist leader August Bebel did not have a fortune of over $1,000,000. His estate is valued at about $109,000 and claims of foreign investments or tax evasion are denied.
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August Bebel
Child chokes to death at dinner table in Bellefontaine
A five year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs McCracken, died after choking during a dinner table incident in Bellefontaine Ohio. The detail notes a joke told at the table sparked the tragedy and is being investigated by local detectives.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
Ned
McCracken
Berin Line Up for Seats in Philadelphia Ble Series
In Philadelphia on October 5 men women and boys lined up outside the arena to buy tickets for the Ble series opening tomorrow. The first woman in line arrived around 6 oclock with her husband and would be the first to occupy Beras seats in the show.
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BERIN
Philadelphia
Womeon
Berta
Rude Body of Slain Woman Found Near Chicago
The Rude body of a woman was found today in a shrub patch three miles beyond the city limits. A purple mark was noted around the neck, with a few feet of the body showing no additional violence. Police searched the area along the road for clues.
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Chicago
14 Murders Confessed by Modern Bluebeard Barnes Attacks Progressives
William Barnes Jr Republican leader in New York attacked Theodore Roosevelt in a statement responding to Roosevelt's recall of judicial decisions speech. Barnes said the Progressive party and Republicans are far apart on the recall issue but not on many questions.
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New York
William Barnes, Jr
Theodore Roosevelt
Barnes
Progressive Party
Moose
Republican Party
Pols
Ise
Chicago killer Harry Spencer claims thirteen more victims
Police report that Harry Spencer arrested in Chicago confessed to killing Mrs Mildred At Time Retroat, a dancing teacher, and fourteen others over years in a bid to rob. He identified the blood stained suitcase and revolver as proof and said ten killings followed his last release in 1912, four more including two policemen.
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Harry Spencer
Chicago
Mildred
Spencer
Pennell and
Devine
Sinois State Penitentiary
Pennell
Captain Halpin
Underwood After Senatorship
Washington reports that a key politician has declined renomination to the lower house and will seek the Azalma senatorial primaries next spring. This signals Wilson may seek re nomination for President, and Underwood would likely relinquish his influential post in the House if that scenario occurred.
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Washington
Aee
Tives
Wilson
Mane
Underwood
Congress
Advocated by Jap Leader in Tokyo Meeting
A mass meeting at the Hongvan temple in Tokyo issued a resolution to President Woodrow Wilson on Japanese American relations. About three thousand Buddhists attended as M Oighi, leader of the progressive party, argued that only war can provide a fundamental solution to the Gadiforsia land question.
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Tokio
Huddiiats
Hongvan
Woodton Wilson
M. Oighi
Progressive Party
Japan
Gadiforsia
Germans Celebrate War of Liberation in St Louis
In St Louis German churches opened a week of celebration marking the German War of Liberation and Napoleon's downfall. Thousands of German Americans gather for the German American Alliance national convention whose first session opens tomorrow. The day ends with a patriotic drama presentation.
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St. Louis
Poet Harry Kemp Held as Stowaway on Steamship
The poet Harry Kemp, once connected to Meta Fuller Sinclair and linked to Upton Sinclair, was seized as a stowaway aboard a steamship. He faces arraignment in police court tomorrow.
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Harry Kemp
Kandas
Meta Fuller Sinclair
Upton Sinclair
Mexican Rebels Extend Raids Across Puebla and Morelos
General Tracy Mubert with 1000 men reaches Madero en route to Torreon but struggles to advance due to railroad repairs. General Felipe Alvarez plans an expedition toward Durango as Puebla remains besieged by Indians and foreigners flee under Federal escort. Raids, pillaging and ranch burnings persist in Puebla and Morelos.
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Mexico City
Tracy Mubert
Torreon
Madero
Felipe Alvarez
Durango
Penlutian
Fin
Puebla
Puebla City
Morelos
GOP National Committee to Meet in Washington
The Republican National Committee will meet in Washington on December 16 to discuss plans for representation at war conventions. Secretary Reynolds announced the meeting and the committee's officers reported that a national convention is desired to reduce Southern representation, provoking Southern leaders to seek countermeasures.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Reynolds
National Committee
Episcopal Minister Defends Divorce In Sermon
In a sermon at the Church of the Ascension in New York on October 6, Percy Grant vigorously attacked conservative Protestant Episcopal elements. He defended divorce as part of a feminist movement, claiming the church should address modern problems rather than cling to reactionary creeds.
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New York
Percy
Grant
LongWorths Arrive in Panama for Gamboa Dike Inauguration
Ex congressman N Wolas LongWorth and wife reached Colon Panama aboard the steamship Capilio to observe the opening of the Gamboa dike and the inflow of waters into the new project.
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Colon
Wolas LongWorth
Capilio
Gamboa Dike
Suffragettes disrupt Westminster service at Westminster Abbey
A group of suffragettes interrupted a Westminster Abbey service in Juendon on Oct. … they changed a prayer for women in prison and warned that further action would follow if women are not included in clergy prayers.
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Juendon
Westminster Abbey
Mexican Rebels Storm City of Hermosillo
Fighting raged in Hermosillo for 24 hours as about 2000 Constitutionalists attacked the city with four cannon while Federal defenders of similar strength received reinforcements. Rebels under Villa in Chihuahua and around Santa Rosalia are reported retreating after a severe defeat at Guaymas.
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Ate
Chihudahua
Wader Ake
Villa
Gant
Wma
Santa Rosalia
Republicans Face Choice Amid Talk of Party Merger
Fragmented notes from Creelk Michigan suggest a debate over Republican acceptance of progressive ideas. The text hints at a possible merger between the Republican and Progressive factions, naming figures like Roosevelt and urging alignment on core principles.
Flood Area Widens as Texas Flood Swallows Farmland
Oct. 6 Austin Texas enormous territory along the Colorado Guadalupe San Trinity and Brazos Rivers was added to the inundated area. At Victoria the Guadalupe River is highest on record. Scores of farms in the flood paths were swept away.
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Austin
Texas
Colorado, Gaudalupe
San
Trinity
Brazos
Bout
Victoria
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