German Canal Threat to British Trade in Africa
London reports Winston Churchill, Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, will inspect Africa trade routes as Germans push a sixty mile canal from a lake inlet toward the sea. The move could divert Ugandan trade from British ports and affect Lake Victoria navigation, prompting diplomatic talks with Berlin.
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Winston Churchill
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Nairob
Lake Victoria
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Uganda
Great Britain
Pangani
Mt. Kilimandjaro
British East Africa
Lake Victoria Nyanza
Ruvu
Politics Behind Japan War Scare
Count Okuma says radical speeches by both sides were driven by politics amid immigration tensions. He notes U S reporting fuels Japanese coverage and that the presidential campaign year shapes the debate. The government foresees no major Diet issue and seeks resolution through policy and law enforcement.
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Tokyo
Count Okuma
America
Okuma
United States
Japan
Saturday Night Shows No Deaths in 24 Hours
A New York special dispatch reports no reported deaths to the coroner's office for the 24 hours ending 8:46 PM Saturday. Coroner Harburger and clerk George Wahl note this idle period is the longest in ten years, despite Saturdays usually seeing multiple sudden deaths due to alcohol and violence.
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Vommercial Tribune
New York
Harburger
George Wahl
Taft Speech and Philippine Assembly Quiet Bargaining
Manila reports opening of the first Philippine Assembly with Taft’s timely arrival. Contending factions clash over church state matters. Quezon favored for Speaker as Gomez Radicals seek party control, while independence is kept off the agenda. Quezon, from Tayabas, is a lawyer and former Major.
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Philippine Assembly
Taft
Philippines
National Party
Nationists
Guerrero
Gomez
Philippine Commission
Manuel Quezon
Washington
The
Quezon
Tayabas
Naval Opondors To Form Society
Chattanooga Tenn Oct 13 The sponsors of Uncle Sam s navy plan a Society of Naval Sponsors with no precedent to follow. Only 163 eligibles exist and fifty have been reached. No record exists of the women who christened vessels. A winter Washington meeting will perfect the organization. Committee led by Miss Annie Keith Frazier of Chattanooga, daughter of Senator James B Frazier, is handling details.
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Uncle Sam’s Navy
Washington
Annie Keith Frazier
James B. Frazier
Southern planter backs Roosevelt for third term in Mississippi
Briga dier General George M. Helm of the Second Brigade Mississippi Division United Confederate Veterans, a wealthy planter and lifelong Democrat, writes an open letter advocating President Roosevelt’s reelection for a third term. He urges dropping party lines to benefit business interests by keeping Roosevelt in office.
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Commercial Tribune
Jackson
Miss
George M. Helm
Mississippi
United Confederate Veterans
Roosevelt
Helm
Derry
Roosevelt Party Chases Bear as President Delays South Visit
In Stamboul, Oct 13, the Roosevelt party searches Bear Lake for game while dogs are replaced after injuries. The President reconsidered plans to move to Tensas Parish, delaying a southward visit as new camp success reports and a canceled special train unfold. Secretary Latta observed camp activity amid hopes for fresh hunts.
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Commercial Tribune
Stamboul
Tensas Parish
Bear Lake
Monticello
Latta
Unadilla Prominent Citizens Invite Roosevelt to Bear Hunt
The mayor and 26 leading Unadilla residents mailed a letter to President Roosevelt reporting a bear sighting on the Haddock farm swamp and inviting him to join them for a hunting outing any day that week for real sport.
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Commercial Tribune
Unadilla
Roosevelt
Haddock Farm
Six Frank family members die in Gloversville fire
In Gloversville New York six members of glove cutter Solomon Frank’s family perished from smoke in an early morning house fire. The father died saving his children and the mother escaped with two young sons. Firemen found the others in attempts to reach windows. A December wedding had been planned for the eldest daughter. The cause is believed due to a defective chimney.
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Commercial Tribune
Gloversville
N. Y
Solomon Frank
Sarah
Dora
Rosa
Minnie
Mary
Geronimo Heads to Collinsville Indian Dance
Geronimo the Apache prisoner of war travels with his eighth wife and daughter through Tulsa en route to Collinsville for the last Indian war dance and powwow. He says the event is a religious rite and will address vital issues for full bloods, seeking spiritual welfare and a peaceful path forward.
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Commercial Tribune
Tulsa
I. T
Geronimo
Collinsville
King of Spain lungs in danger guards say
An informed Madrid correspondent reports grave concerns for the King of Spain’s lungs. Officials deny the claims, but observers note the king’s narrow chest sallow complexion and quick manner as signs. He sought lung specialists in Paris, but no clear health clearance was given.
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New York Herald Co
Commercial Tribune
London
Corresport
Madrid
Paris
President Small Suspended by Executive Board
The General Executive Board suspended S. J. Small from the presidency of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America. The strike was to be led by the board, with locals urged to keep striking brothers in line. Leaders condemned Small and urged ongoing action despite fund problems.
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Chicago
General Executive Board
S. J. Small
C.T.U
Ss. J. Konenkamp
Michael J. Reidy
Joseph M. Sullivan
the Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
S. J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union
General Assembly
Campaign to Corral Votes For Candidates
Democrats push Pfaff as key to Dempsey win while Markbreit leads the GOP. Warnings of large ward registration boost Republican prospects. Rippey rivals head into city and district headquarters as Pfaff gears up to campaign across Over-the-Rhine. Delhi and Kennedy Heights notes show mixed party tickets and shifting loyalties. Central WCTU urges church women to back ministers in city governance.
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Dempsey
Markbreit
W. C. Rippey
Rippey
Longworth
Dan Kiefer
Tom Noctor
Lawson
Kiefer
John Daugherty
Cincinnati
Democratic Club
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Race Streets
Democratic
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Seventh
Elm Streets
W. C. Culkins
Mr. Pfaff
Elliott H. Pendleton
Rhine
Over-the-Rhine
Prescott Smith
Fred A. Gelier
Dr. Stephens
John B. Keyes
Death of Naval Officer Sutton in Marine Barracks
Second Lieutenant James N. Sutton Jr of the United States Marine Corps died from a 32 caliber bullet to the head after an incident at the Naval Academy Marine Barracks. He and two fellow officers had attended a dance. Sutton reportedly fired the fatal shot after being disarmed. He was 22, son of James N. Sutton of Portland Oregon.
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Commercial Tribune
Annapolis
James N. Sutton, Jr
United States Marine Corps
Naval Academy Marine Barracks
Badger
Naval Academy
Navy Department
Sutton
R. B. Adams
E. P. Boelker
Academy
Adams
Boelker
James N. Sutton
Portland
Ore
Barge Saxon Strands Off Cape Hatteras Destroys Crew
A lumber laden barge named Saxon, towed by the Katahdin from Georgetown to New York, stranded thirty miles north of Cape Hatteras at midnight October 12. The captain and two crewmen drowned, while one man, Fred Lunt, reached shore and was rescued by life savers. Weather and sea conditions hindered recovery efforts.
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Commercial Tribune
Baltimore
Cape Henry
Maritime Exchange
Georgetown
D. C
New York
Cape Hatteras
Fred Lunt
Ming Seguth Athe
Automobile kills Ohio merchant Onweller in crash
Morenci Michigan October 13 Arthur Onweller a Lyons Ohio merchant was killed when his new car left the road five miles east of Morenci. His wife and two children were in the car. the wife and a son were seriously hurt the boy with internal injuries and a broken arm.
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Onweller
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