Fire destroys Latonia grain elevator again after blaze
A large Latonia grain elevator owned by Cincinnati Grain company at Southern avenue near the race track burned last night in a fire seen for miles. Estimated losses reach 90 000 to 100 000 with grain hay and cars destroyed. Fire officials fought the blaze with Covington and Latonia units hindered by limited water and long hose lays. Local spectators crowded the scene as workers saved records and saved horses during the dramatic blaze. The fire caused a multi-hour battle ending with control late at night.
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Cincinnati Grain Company
Southern Avenue
Latonia
Latonia Fire Company
Gresham
Covington Department
Griffith
Covington
Jesse J. Webb
Grain Company
Webb
Clinger
Fire Department
South
Schuler
Crout
Latonia Comany
J. S. Holmes
Ma Fe
John Droege
Elmer Heile
Watch Place
Ana Thit
New Legislation Urged as Bank Frauds Rise in Indiana
In Indianapolis a federal grand jury will probe a wave of bank crimes as Assistant U S Attorney Nichols calls for new reform. cases include Elbert W Shirk of Tipton First National Bank misapplication of 23000 Noah R Marker defrauding 50000 Max C Emmerich Capital National Bank embezzlement 40000 James H Phillip Terre Haute National Bank 15000 and depositors Gall and Prinzler implicated in fraud.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Nichols
Elbert W. Shirk
First National Bank of
Tipton
William H. Marker
Noah R. Marker
Max C. Emmerich
Capital National Bank of Indianapolis
Paul C. Gall
Harry Prinzler
Two Bombs Shake ParAs Center Alleged Gambling Ring
Downtown Chicago blasts cause destruction and panic as investigations unfold into a suspected illegal bookmaking operation. Franks H Nicolai and E N Detzer face embezzlement charges, while Elbert W Shirk and family head major Peruvian and Tipton bank ties amid a 103000 dollar bank shortage and missing 50000 in vault notes. Noah E Marker, assistant cashier, fled then was arrested. The case links a bank embezzlement spree to a gambling conspiracy awaiting government findings.
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Chams
Elbert W. Shirk
Chicago
Indiana
First National Bank of Peru
First National Bank of Tipton
Tipton Bank
Shirk
Noah E. Marker
William H. Marker
Bombings Hit Chicago Gambling Hubs On State LaSalle Streets
Reported blasts struck two buildings near 266 State Street and near the LaSalle and Madison streets corner. The Empire club at State Street and the Worth Jockey club at Madison and LaSalle are described as run by a local gambling faction. Bombings have plagued Chicago casinos for two years.
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Hallding
State Street
LaSalle
Madison Streets
Empire Clubs
Madison and
LeSalle Streets
Worth Jockey Club
Chicago
Taft Throtted by Busy New Orleans Day
President Taft went to bed exhausted after a day of two speeches at the naval station and Jackson barracks visits, a tour of the French Quarter, and attendance at a sacred concert at Tulane. He generally disliked tearing away old work and was kept on the go by New Orleans friends during the afternoon.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New Orleans
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Naval Station
Jackson Barracks
Tulane Univer
Unitarian Church
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Rue Royal
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Historical Society
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Louisiana
Tulane
Dixie
Mass meeting mourns Ferrer in Detroit protests Spain
Resolutions praising Prof. Ferrer and denouncing Spanish officials who ordered his execution were adopted at Turner hall in Detroit. Speakers included Prof. William Bohn of the University of Michigan. crowd showed no disorder as masses voiced support in multiple languages. The event followed a day of city activities and opera entertainment.
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Mich
Associated Press
Ferrer
Spain
Turner Hall
William EB. Bohn
University of Michigan
Taft tours New Orleans amid historic sites and bombs
President Taft visits Jackson Barracks and Tulane campus in New Orleans, praising local history. A spate of bombings around State Street and Madison Street draws police attention, with no injuries reported.
Guards Mobilized as Breathitt County Tensions Rise
Acting Governor Cox orders Lexington state guards mobilization after a telegram from Breathitt judge warns of imminent fighting in Jackson. Troops will travel by special train to report to authorities as the crisis escalates and officials stay vigilant overnight.
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Sams
Lexington
Cox
Frankfort
Jackson
Call for troops stokes Breathitt County election tensions
State troops will guard Breathitt county during the election and after amid a bitter county and district race. Judge Adams, Republican nominee for circuit judge, sought the troops as violence and ballot seizures escalated last weekend, with local Democrats accusing the move of intimidating voters. Some troops from Lexington are expected to arrive tonight or tomorrow.
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Jackson
Associated Press
Breathitt County
Cox
Frankfort
Willson
New Orleans
Lexington
Adams
D. B. Redwine
Hargis
Breathitt
Crawford
Redwine
Swope Kills White Mechanic In Street Craps Fight
In Terre Haute Indiana a black man named Sam Swope killed Arthur Smith a white veteran after a dispute over dice in street craps. A mob of about 500 pursued Swope as he fled toward woods north of the city. Swope had arrived from Henderson Kentucky.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Associated Press
Sam Swope
Arthur Smith
Smith
Swope
Lost Creek
Henderson
Body of Lake Captain Washed Ashore Near Fairport
The body of Captain Paul Howell of the steamer George Stone, missing after the Point Pelee disaster in upper Lake Erie on October 13, has been reported washed ashore near Fairport, Ohio, according to Cleveland dispatches dated October 31.
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Cleveland, CO
Paul Howell
George Stone
Point Pelee
Upper Lake Erie
Fairport
Abyssinia King Menelik sinks as succession feared
From Rome reports say King Menelik of Abyssinia is sinking rapidly and officials fear complications over the succession.
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Rome
Associated Press
Menelik
Abyssinia
Washington Social Leader Will Wed This Month
Mount Vernon snapshot shows Miss Julia Fulton Williams daughter of Senator-elect John Sharp Williams with family and guests including Congressman Jack Beall and Ollie M. James. Miss Williams is to marry Henry Godine Young of Charleston South Carolina, in Washington society circles.
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George Washington
Julia Fulton Williams
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Jack Beall
Texas
Six Die and Twelve Hurt in French Train Derailment
An electric train undergoing a speed test on the Villa Franche to Bourg Madame line derailed and plunged into a ravine near Prades France killing six and injuring twelve. The runaway train occurred October 31 and involved a test run on the new railroad.
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Hart
France
Prades
Associated Press
Villa Franche
Bourg- Madame
Fast Train Connects West to New York Service
St. Louis southwestern adjusts evening train arrival to 5 28 p m to link with the new 24 hour train to New York starting next Sunday. The Wabash also shifts its western evening train to arrive by Nov 7 to allow connections with the fast train.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
St. Louis Southwestern
Texas
Healthy Baby Girl Born After Mother's Death
In Philadelphia on October 31 a healthy baby girl survived after Mrs May Schneider 18 drank carbolic acid in her room with her husband She died shortly after admission to the hospital a Caesarian operation saved the infant possibility of life.
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George Kreder
Fifth Street
Kreder
St. Louis
Emma Quante
West Fifth Street
Coe
Philadelphia
Associated Press
May Schneider
Auto Struck by Train Kills Three Men in Brooklyn Attack
Dr. William J. Terwilliger and Robert Welch both of Brooklyn were instantly killed and Gilbert Rhodes a Milton New Yorker was fatally injured when their automobile was struck by a Long Island passenger train at Lynn Brook on October 31.
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New. York
Associated Press
William J. Terwilliger
Robert Welch
Brooklyn
Gilbert Rhodes
Milton, N. Y
Long Island
Lynn Brook
L. I
Brother Killings in Illinois Quarrel Sparks Arrest
In M'Leansboro Illinois on October 31 Cleveland Riley killed his brother Weaver Riley and wounded another brother Frank after a trivial quarrel. A shotgun was used and Cleveland Riley was arrested by authorities.
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M’leansboro
Ill
Associated Press
Cleveland Riley
Weaver Riley
Frank
Elections Loom Across States With Local Reform Drives
Voters go to polls Tuesday in Massachusetts Rhode Island and Virginia to decide governors and full tickets while New Jersey elects both legislative houses and Pennsylvania picks a treasurer auditor general and supreme court judge Nebraska chooses two supreme court justices and three university regents. Local contests in New York and Philadelphia focus on municipal reform amid largely local issues. Governor Draper faces Democrat Vahey in Massachusetts with the Independence League absent from this year’s race.
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Rhode Island
Virginia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Nebraska
New York
Philadelphia
Agene
Eber Ss. Draper
James H. Vahey
Draper
Independence League
Prince Ito's body arrives in Yokosuka for state funeral
The Japanese warship State bearing Prince Ito's body reached Yokosuka early this morning and was met by his family and close friends. A special train will take the body to Tokyo, where officials and diplomats will honor the dead statesman. A funeral is set for November 4 at the late prince's Tokyo residence.
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Tokyo
Associated Press
Prince Ito
Yokosuka
Yokohama
Staton
Twelve Miners Die in Cambria Mine Explosion Near Johnstown
Twelve foreigners are killed in a Cambria Steel coal mine near Johnstown after an explosion believed to be dynamite. Three men escape via life ladders through toxic gas and falling slate as rescuers search debris and identify the victims.
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Cambria Steel Company
Johnstown
Associated Press Dispatch
Duel Outbreak Ends In Death At Gonzales Frolic
Two men died in a duel after a wedding frolic on Henry Cardwell farm, two miles north of Wightsboro. Bemilio Erroyo, 35, and Marcus Morales, 20, exchanged shots about twenty steps from the dance building. no witnesses were present.
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Wightsboro
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