Burley Tobacco Pool Narrowly Backed by Unanimous Vote
Winchester Ky Oct 1 1909 Burley Tobacco society district board votes 84 605 acres for the pool 16 254 against and 1 000 not voting final unanimous approval signals control of about 75 percent of the crop with 94 000 acres in pool including Missouri West Virginia Indiana and Ohio leaders expect 70 percent pledged by Oct 20 as canvass continues in Bourbon and Fayette counties and beyond
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Commercial Tribune
Winchester
The
Burley Tobacco Society
Burley Tobacco
Burley Belt
Missouri
West Virgina
Indiana
Ohio
Robertson County
le Bus
Burley
J. Campbell Cantril
Charles E. Marvin
Scott County
Scott Growery
Scott
District Board
Bourbon
Fayette
Cassius M. Clay
Kentucky
James B. Haggin
Louisville Concern Takes Over New Tobacco Warehouse
The Richmond Kentucky tobacco warehouse just completed is leased for five years to the Louisville Tobacco Warehouse company, part of the American Tobacco company. The Madison county area shows a split between Equity Society members and nonmembers, signaling potential shifts in the tobacco dispute as the warehouse is now operated by the Louisville group.
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Richmond
Louisville Tobacco Warehouse Company
Louisville
American Tobacco Company
Madison
American Society of Equity
Louisville Concern
Open Switch Wreck Injures Passengers Near Dayton
An open switch caused a serious wreck eighteen miles north of Dayton Ohio as a south bound passenger car collided with a freight car. J Bone of Dayton suffered two broken ribs and many other passengers were badly cut and bruised though no one was seriously injured.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
J. Bone
Mortgage to Acquire Bell Lines Prompted by NY Telephone
New York Telephone filed a mortgage for 75 million dollars to secure a bond issue of equal size. The funds will back a continuing campaign to acquire Bell Telephone companies outside New York state, the Associated Press reports.
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New York
Associated Press
New York Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Companies
New York State
Dowager Queen of Italy in Romance Drama Sparks Suit Clash
A multilateral intrigue centers on the Italian dowager queen resisting Abruzzi in a high profile suit. Two major figures maneuver for leverage as international ties and royal authority collide over succession and influence.
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Italy
Abruzzi
Yerkes Widow Secures One Third of Estate
New York Oct 2 Mrs Charles T Yerkes widow of the Chicago traction magnate has arranged a settlement in the fight over her husbands estate The World reports she will receive virtually a third of the estate value and will withdraw her suit contesting the will
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Charles T. Yerkes
New York
Charles T
Yerkes
Chicago
Windy New York flight plans hinder man-bird challenge
Seagulls circled Governor's Island as Curtiss and Wright faced gusty conditions at the Hudson Fulton field. Curtiss considered Hawthorne race track flights with Chicago interests for Oct 15 16 and 17, while Wright prepared for more trips through Oct 9. Baldwin abandoned a Albany dirigible run for St Louis races on Oct 8 9. Tomlinson sent his craft for repairs.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Governor's Island
Hudson-Fulton Aviation Field
Curtiss
Wright
Chicago
Hawthorne
St. Louis
Hammondsport
North River
Hudson-Fulton Aeronautic Committee
Europe
Thomas
Baldwin
Albany
George L. Tomlinson
Syracuse
N. Y
Successful Flights by Rougier and Farman
Johannistal October 1 Associated Press reports today brought the best results yet attained by aviators Rougier and Farman in trials. The full details continue on page 2 column 4.
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Rougier
Farman
Johannisthal
Associated Press
Pinchot Warns Water Power Trust Forming Now
Washington reports Gifford Pinchot says a water power trust is in formation to control U S water power sites. He urges swift congressional action on legislation to preserve resources and prevent monopolies. Pinchot will meet Taft in St Louis to discuss conservation and policy.
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Water-Power Trust
Associated Press
Washington
Oct
Gifford Pinchot
Bureau of Forestry
West
Congress
Mr. Pinchot
Taft
Taft to skip speeches on long Pacific coast trip
President Taft will end set speeches during his long journey, after touring Seattle and Tacoma. He traveled from Seattle aboard the El Primero, escorted by the Perry, and visited the livestock show and golf clubs. He pledged to attend a 1915 Panama Canal exposition in San Diego, noting Canal completion promises.
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Taft G
Associated Press Dispatch
Tacoma
Wash
Seattle
Taft
Armory
Union Club
Chester Thorne
Perry
Seattle Country Club
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Pacific
D. C. Collier
San Diego
Cal
Pacific Entrance
George Burnham
The
Exposition Company
Seaboard
Explorer Cook A Partner In Milk Business
Dr. Cook's Bed ford Avenue Brooklyn milk store run by his brother W L Cook grew from five cows and one wagon into a major dairy. The venture supported Dr F A Cook's college education and Arctic expedition, while Dr Cook retains a half share in the business now among Brooklyn's largest dairies.
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Dr. Cook
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
W. l. Cook
F. A. Cook
William L. Cook
Sharp Criticism at Mining Congress Over Pinchot Policy
At Goldfield Nevada the American Mining congress heard strong critique of forestry rules for mining claims in forest reserves. Oscar Smith of Reno led the Nevada subcommittee, while Dyer defended Chief Forester Pinchot and argued the law supports him. New officers named include Dr. B E Buckley president and John Dann, George E W Dorsey, Samuel A Taylor, and J F Gallbreath Jr in senior roles.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Goldfield
Nev
Gifford Pinchot
American Mining Congress
Nevada
Oscar Smith
Reno
Forestry Service
Department of Mineral Claims
General Forestry Committee
Dyer
Pinchot
B. E. Buckley
Flat River
Congress
John Dann
Utah
George E. W. Dorsey
Samuel A. Taylor
Pittsburg
J. F. Gallbreath, Jr
Florida Crew Held in Mexico Over Piracy Suspicions
A Merida dispatch reports the pilot boat Colt seized in Mexican waters by the gunboat Bravo and brought to Progreso with Captain Joseph H. Schlosse and crew held for investigation. The Colt, owned by a Pensacola outfitting house, carries rapid fire guns and faces cargo and vessel forfeiture.
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Florida
Mexico
Colt
Oultfitters
Pensacola
Big Cut in Expenses While Receipts Grow Under Taft
Treasury reports show an $8.5 million reduction in ordinary disbursements versus receipts for the year to date, with a $19 million rise in customs and a $1 million monthly gain in internal revenue. The general fund stands at about $94.2 million, excluding a $150 million reserve, while the public debt totals rise modestly.
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Taft
Internal Revenue and Customs
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Treasury
General Fund
United States Treasury
Panama Canal
Internal Revenue
Treasury of the Philippine Islands
Treasury Office
Peary Returns Amid Grand Hudson Naval Parade
New York and New Jersey greeted Commander Robert E Peary aboard the Roosevelt in a sixty mile Hudson Fulton parade. The ship endured an ice steering mishap near West Point before continuing to Newburgh. Mrs Peary and J Pierpont Morgan joined celebrants as the flotilla cheered and cannon salutes rang along the river.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Robert E. Peary
Roosevelt
Peary
Newburgh
Smith Sound
Hudson
West Point
Mrs. Peary
Mr. Peary
J. Pierpont Morgan
Corsair
United States
Fishkill Landing
Portland
Cook
General Hubbard
Peary Arctic Club
Hudson River
Yonkers
Bartlett
Corn famine may force free grain imports in Mexico
Mexico faces a corn famine due to frost ands floods that have devastated crops worth millions. Juuts Belastrier, secretary of the Sociedad Agricola Mexicana, says famine will force lifting import duties on corn. Prices have doubled in some areas as ninety percent of the vegetable crop is destroyed.
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Juuts Belastrier
Sociedad’ Agricola Mexicana
Republic
Cook Replies to Writer Who Criticised Figures
Boston date Dr F A Cook replies to George Kennan who accused him of inadequate supplies on two sledges. He clarifies pemmican usage and daily rations, noting one pound per man and dog equals five pounds of fresh meat. He praises Peary and states his ship John R Bradley carried most Boston stores.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Boston
Mass
F. A. Cook
Benjamin F. Trueblood
American Peace Society of Boston
Cook
America
Symphony Hall
Dr. Cook
Kennan
Hill Tribes Rally For Rif Fighters Amid Morocco Turmoil
Turmoil in Morocco's Maza region sees mountain tribes rushing to aid Rif combatants near Melilla. Reports state tribesmen move on orders attributed to Mulai Hafid though credibility is questioned, with muted capitals and cautious excitement over potential victory.
Moorish ambush halts Spanish reconnoiter near Sokel Jemis
A Spanish force from Zeluan met a severe Moorish counterattack near Sokel Jemis. General Diez Vicario and three officers with fourteen men were killed, 182 wounded. Reinforcements arrived but heavy casualties persisted as 5,000 Moors pressed the assault.
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Mbelilla
Morocco
Benio Buifrur
Zeluan
Marina
Sokel Jemis
Spain Suppresses Moroccan Front Developments After Mount Guruga
Madrid authorities hide details of yesterday and Wednesdays actions as Moors resume offensive in Morocco. Reports say Spaniards withdrew from Mount Guruga after 4000 Moors appeared suddenly, dulling public enthusiasm over the earlier possession.
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Madrid
Associated Press
Morocco
Diez Vicario
Mount Guruga
Lethal cruel execution of Moroccan pretender El Roghi
A Fez dispatch reports El Roghi the Moroccan throne claimant was executed by Sultan Mulai Hafid in September. The monarch and chamberlain allegedly dragged him into a lions cage, provoked the beasts, then burned the captive with oil and rags until cremated remains.
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Mafin Fro
Fez
el Roghi
Death by own action after a revolver duel in Kentucky
Alvin Roberts, accused of shooting George Roberts and killing John McKee in a Pulaski county gunfight, killed himself by shooting through the brain. He left a note claiming the McKee shooting drove him to take his own life. McKee was not involved in the duel.
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Lexington
Associated Press
Alvin Roberts
George Roberts
John McKee
Pulaski County
McKee
Wild Boy Murders Girl After Desert Flight
A young Piute escaped across the desert from a posse when he murdered an 18 year old girl he was with and had already slain her father. The girl’s body was recovered late last night far out on the desert near Riverside California.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Riverside
Cal
Wild Boy
Million Dollar Dam Planned at Mouth of Great Kanawha
Gallipolis Ohio reports the surveying corps has erected the Ohio river lock and dam No 25 at the mouth of the Great Kanawha river four miles east of town. The dam is to cost one million dollars.
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Great Kanawha
Gallipolis
Associated Press
Ohio River
Great Kanawha River
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