Death and ruin after tornado sweeps five states
The storm struck middle and west Tennessee Alabama Georgia and parts of Arkansas and South Carolina leaving at least thirty seven known dead with many others hurt. Property damage tops one million dollars as towns plantations and historic sites suffer widespread destruction.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Memphis
Tenn
Middle
West Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Arkansas
South Carolina
WIFE MURDERER MAY NOT GO TO ELECTRIC CHAIR
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune Columbus Ohio October 15 The state board of pardons delayed action on Harry Crooks Dayton murderer awaiting execution for killing his wife The board recessed until next Friday awaiting more mental condition details Governor Harmon probes mental state and supports abolition of capital punishment with a possible commute to life imprisonment
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
State Board of Pardons
Harry Crooks
Dayton
Crooks
Pardon Board
Harmon
Chesapeake & Ohio Gains Ground in Major absorption
The Cincinnati newspaper reports a planned October meeting in Richmond to publicize the absorption of the Cincinnati Chicago and Louisville by the Chesapeake and Ohio. Transfers are expected October 25 with through service to Chicago and St Louis maintained via the Big Four.
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Chesapeake & Ohio
Richmond
Chicago
St. Louis
Clover Leaf
Chicago & Alton
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Iowa Central
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville
LeBau
S. D
Alantic Seaboard
Norfolk
Lfe
Fifteen Reported Killed in Tennessee Storm District
News from the Nashville storm district reports heavy loss of life with many houses destroyed. In Wayne County on Second Creek fifteen killed and many homes leveled as wires remain down. At Scott's Hill Henderson County a home belonging to Ernest Huggins was blown down trapping him. he died within hours.
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Nashville
Tenn
Associated Press
Tennessee
Alabama
Second Creek
Wayne County
Scott's Hill
Henderson County
Ernest Huggins
Huggins
Balloon St Louis III Aims To Break Lahm Cup Record
A. B. Lambert and H. L. von Phul departed St Louis in the balloon St. Louis III to surpass the Lahm cup mark of 731 miles set Oct. 13 by A. H. Forbes and Max Fleischmann. The ascent occurred at 5 31 o clock and the craft rose safely, traveling east at about 70 miles per hour.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
A. B. Lambert
L. von Phul
Gordon Bennett Cup Awarded to Edgar W Mix
Zurich final confirms Edgar W. Mix the American winner of the Gordon Bennett Cup race. Mix died in Russian Poland after the recent race, and the committee has definitei y awarded the trophy to him posthumously.
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James Gordon Bennett Cup
Edgar W. Mix
Zurich
Switzerland
Associated Press
Gordon Bennett
Russian
Poland
Ohio Valley Improvement delegates back nine foot stage pledge
Four members of Congress pledged efforts to secure a nine foot stage for the Ohio River by pushing a federal dam project. The fifteenth annual convention of the Ohio Valley Improvement Association, the largest yet, chose Pittsburg as the 1910 meeting site and heard speeches from Ollie James Nicholas Longworth Albert Douglas and William P Hubbard. Colonel James F Buckner Jr presided at nominations and John L Vance was re elected president for the fifteenth time. Colonel J F Ellison was re elected secretary for the seventh consecutive year. The Wheeling and Pittsburg reps announced the officer slate and executive committee.
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Pittsburg
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Linton Hotel
United States
Charles Dick
Congress
Ollie James
Kentucky
Nicholas Longworth
Albert Douglas
Thomas O’brien
Wheeling
W. Va
D. B.dovener
James F. Buckner, Jr
Louisville
John L. Vance
Columbus
J. F. Ellison
Edwin C. Gibbs
Albert Bettinger
George Puchta
George F. Dieterle
O. F. Barrett
Charles W. Durrell
Paris C. Brown
John H. Allen
William B. Rodgers
Thomas M. Rees
John H. Jones
George W. Theis
Hullihen Quarrier
D. BE. Stalnaker
Ohio Home Telephone forms to merge independent lines
The Ohio Home Telephone company, incorporated in Columbus for 500000, will lease United States Telephone lines and protect independents while pursuing a statewide merger. The move follows a year of talks to unify Ohio's independent telephone interests and may lead to national consolidation under a single operator. E G Tillotson of Cuyahoga Telephone led the promotion as stockholders ratified plans.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Cleveland, O
Ohio Home Telephone Company
Columbus
United States Telephone Company
Ohio
E. G. Tillotson
Cuyahoga Telephone Company
Cook says Mount McKinley records will refute Barrill affidavit
Dr. Frederick A. Cook announces an expedition to Mount McKinley to recover records from his 1906 ascent. He says an agent found offers of money were made to guide Edward N. Barrill to sign an affidavit discrediting Cook. The claim ties to Hamilton Montana and Missoula Seattle and Tacoma travel.
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Dr. Cook
Atlantic City
Montana
Kansas City
Edward N. Barrill
Mount McKinley
Barrill
G .Bridgford
Hamilton, Mont
Mir. Barril
Anarchist Berkman Sought by Texas Police
Alexander Berkman, tagged as an anarchist by Texas authorities for rumored plots against Presidents Taft and Diaz, was located last night in New York by Gotham police. The case links San Antonio police inquiries to his recent arrest location.
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Texas
Berkman
San Antonio
Taft
Diaz
New York
Gotham Police
Hall Caine Stricken By Severe Heart Trouble
London Oct 15 Hall Caine the author suffered a severe heart attack last night His condition today causes much anxiety among friends and readers The renowned novelist and dramatist is reported in critical condition at his London home
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Associated Press Dispatch
London
Hall Caine
Burley Society Orators Accused of Violent Language
Winchester Ky October 15 The Sun Sentinel editor R R Perry reports that Burley Tobacco society speakers issued incendiary remarks including a quoted 1907 speech at Maysville in which President Le Bus allegedly said all good growers will pool their tobacco and drive others into the Ohio river. The article characterizes the speeches as violent and inflammatory.
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Winchester
le Bus
Ohio River
Commercial Tribune
R. R. Perry
The
Sun- Sentinel
Burley Tobacco Society
Maysville
Perry
Stanley
Winchester Opera House
Burley Society
Kentucky
Hiram Hedges
J. R. Carter
Clarence le Bus
Pendleton
Dee
A. O. Stanley
Opera
Irish American trip seeks funds for home rule aid
T P O Conner M P will sail for the United States at John Redmond's request to explain the Irish situation to supporters and appeal for funds to sustain the home rule cause. The speaker warns Burley society leaders to curb incendiary remarks after charges of night riders and law violations.
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John F. Redmond
America
Scientist May Find Death Germ Antidote
Elie Metchinikoff head of the Pasteur Institute in Paris asserts that aging is a disease from the large intestine. He and his associates believe a potent antidote to combat deadly germs could ward off death in the future.
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Elie Metchinikoff
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Prof. Metchinikoff
Eggs To Sell at Two Dollars a Dozen Are Confiscated
Two carloads of eggs sent from Tampa to Cuba to exploit high Cuban prices were stopped at Knight's Key during the recent storm and confiscated by railroad authorities. The eggs were turned over to thousands of workmen who had lost supplies. Cuba is selling eggs at two dollars per dozen.
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Tampa
Fla
Associated Press
Cuba
Knight's Key
Viviano Children Found Wandering in Chicago
Two Italian children, Tomasso and Grace Viviano, kidnapped from St. Louis on Aug. 2, were found wandering on Chicago’s North Side. Detective Parodi identified them with photos and notified St. Louis authorities as officers believe kidnapers hid them after failed ransom attempts.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Chicago
Tomasso
Grace Viviano
St. Louis
Stephen Parodi
Chicago Avenue
North Halsted
Rees
Parodi
Viviano
O’brien
Central Detective Bureau
Grace
Swedish Scientist Confined After Bomb Probe
London Oct 15 Associated Press. Prof Martin Ekenburg a noted Swedish scientist has lost his reason and was taken to an asylum after being suspected of complicity in recent bomb outrages in Sweden. His mental state is linked to the fear of being linked to the crimes.
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London
Associated Press
Sweden
Martin Ekenburg
Nicaragua Ports Declared Unsafe and Martial Law
Late advices indicate Managua under martial law with the Atlantic coast ports closed for entry. The revolution forces control the east coast and the revolt reaches the west. Also urged is last day to register to vote.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
State Department
Managua
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Aged prospector held by Albuquerque police
An elderly prospector named Thomas Thorpe was arrested in Albuquerque after approaching a police officer shouting threats about President Taft. Earlier, he asked the police chief several questions and was kept under surveillance.
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Police OF
Albuquerque
Taft
Thomas Thorpe
Guvern
Thorpe
Anarchist Plot Hinted to Kill Taft and Diaz
The Chicago Journal claims a Chicago origin anarchist plot to assassinate Presidents Taft and Diaz in El Paso, with Secret Service agents dispatched to identify the conspirators. Meetings by anarchist groups reportedly occurred in major cities over two weeks as plans were finalized in Chicago.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Chicago Journal Today
Taft
Diaz
el Paso
Texas
Secret Service
Journal
Wilkie
Secret Service Bureau
Secret Service Chief Dismisses Plot Rumors as Groundless
El Paso dispatch reports Chief John A. Wilkie calling stories of plots against Presidents Taft and Diaz rot. He says crews were checked and found groundless, arrests made among suspicious Mexicans, and that any danger would not be allowed near El Paso or Juarez as preparations for the presidents' meeting proceed.
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EL Paso
Tex
Associated Press
John A. Wilkie
United States Secret Service
Taft
Diaz
Wilkie
Il Paso
Juarez
Taft visits Laguna and Gallup as New Mexico hosts him
President Taft travels through New Mexico and Arizona urging statehood for the two territories. In Laguna he watches Comanche dance and receives Navajo blankets as he praises Indian education and industry. Governor Curry presents a blanket for Mrs Taft at Gallup while Taft stresses careful deliberation on state formation.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Taft
New Mexico
America
Arizona
United States
Alvarado Hotel
Commercial Club
Laguna
Curry
Gallup
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