Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Posts Record Year Earnings
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway reports its year ended June 30 showing record gross earnings of 25 843 272 27 dollars, up from 25 796 800 98, with strong first half results. The system operates 1840 miles, carried 5 150 408 passengers and 16 540 833 tons of freight, with locomotives totaling 670 and a fleet of 35 250 freight cars and 300 passenger cars.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Atlantic
Ohio
Knittle Heads to St Louis on Big Four Railroad Business
W G Knittle traffic passenger agent for the Big Four Railroad departed from the city Friday to undertake official business in St Louis.
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W. G. Knittle
Big Four Railroad
St. Louis
Kentucky child shoots brother in moonshiner game
In Whitesburg Kentucky on October 17 Charlie Morgan six played moonshiner at home and shot his brother Sammie Morgan eight in the forehead with a revolver. Sammie died instantly as Charlie wept over the victim for hours and may suffer lasting mental distress.
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Commercial Tribune
Whitesburg
Charlie Morgan
Sammie Morgan
Slate Lick Creek
Here
Woman Escapes Attack as Family Dog Frays Attacker
In Holdenville Oklahoma Mrs John Wade and her five year old child were returning from a cotton field when a Black assailant struck her. A large family dog intervened biting the attacker and enabling her escape as a posse hunts the unidentified man.
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Holdenville
Okla
John Wade
Wade
German scientist plans wireless weather nets to curb shipwrecks
Dr Peter Polis director of Aachen Meteorological Observatory represents Germany in New York on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. He and the US Weather Bureau will develop wireless weather interviews and Atlantic fog reports to reduce wreck risks by providing ships with advance weather information and fog warnings.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Peter Polis
Aachen
Polis
United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Germany
Dr. Polis
Atlantic
United States
Weather Bureau
New York Business Crowd Decries Fire Insurance Rates
In New York City business people protest fire insurance premiums 10 to 15 percent above prior levels. They blame post San Francisco disaster costs and taxes for Fire Department improvements. Rates now run 20 to 25 percent higher with discounts removed and area surcharges applied.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
New York City
San Francisco
Chambers
Fourteenth Streets
Fourteenth
Forty-second Streets
New Bulgarian Czarina and Servian Princess Face Turbulent Era
Eastern Europe drama centers on Prince Ferdinand's second wife Eleanor and Princess Helen of Servia as shifts threaten royal standing. Austria’s Frontline moves risk dethronement in Serbia and possible loss of independence for Bulgaria if war erupts with Austria. Montenegro’s queen consort also faces peril as Bosnia Herzegovina seizures press frontier tensions.
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Czarina
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Helen of Servia
Europe
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Turkey
Eleanor
Helen of
Servia
Peter
Austria
Francis Joseph
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mon- Rcnen
Refugees From Forest Fires Seek Shelter in Open Woods
Reports from northern Michigan counties hit by forest fires estimate 50 to nearly 100 deaths as dozens of refugees seek shelter in open woods. The Alpena theater opened for donations while rescue efforts, clothing drives, and provisions flow to Presque Isle, Sheboygan, and Posen areas amid worsening conditions near Sault Ste Marie.
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Detroit
Mich
Rogers City
John Sezerski
Sezersky
Sheboygan
Metz
Alpenarts
Siebert
Wolf Creek
Presque Isle
Alpena
Warner
Lansing
Sault Ste Marie
Upper Peninsula
South Shore Railway
Lake Superior
Chippewa County
Posen
Bolton
Fire destroys Shirley, Indiana, 25 buildings burned
A fire in Shirley Indiana destroyed twenty five buildings early today killing two residents Mr and Mrs B V M Pryor who ran a restaurant Most victims were asleep when the blaze began around 3 am It razed three blocks of business property with an estimated value of 150000 dollars and only partly insured.
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Kingstown
Ind
Shirley
Here
B. V. M. Pryor
Shirleyeeeee Bank
Nebraska Military Academy Fire Destroys Lincoln Facility
The Nebraska Military Academy three miles west of Lincoln burned today starting in the northwest wing above the kitchen. The loss is estimated at 100000 dollars with 20000 dollars insured. Sixty five boys were enrolled and were safely evacuated from the building.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Military Academy
Lumber Fire Wipes Morgan Yard in Oshkosh
Fire at the Morgan Company lumber yard in Oshkosh Wisconsin destroyed 2,500,000 feet of factory planks and caused about 100000 dollars in damage to the yard and adjoining property today. The blaze prompted evacuations and required extensive firefighting efforts by local crews.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Morgan Company
Hotel and Theater Burn in Barron
Fire in the Barron Wisconsin business district caused about 75000 dollars in damage. The opera house and the Commercial Hotel were among the burned buildings.
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Barron
Wis
Military Club Banquet in Cincinnati Names Speakers
Forty members of the Cincinnati Military Club held a quarterly meeting and banquet at the Burnet House. Captain William H. Lyon led the event with Judge James B. Swing giving reminiscences of General U. S. Grant and war times. Speakers included Captain Edward Gausche and majors Charles Becht and Arthur N. French. New members were added during the business session.
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Cincinnati Military Club
Burnet House
William H. Lyon
James B. Swing
U. S. Grant
Edward Gausche
First Regiment
New York City
Charles Becht
Adjutant General's Staff
Columbus
Arthur N. French
Lebanon
Laurier Says This Will Be His Last Campaign
Sir Wilfrid Laurier declared in Montreal that the ongoing campaign ending October 26 will be his last, noting age and weariness but asking for continued support to finish twelve years of work. He projected a government majority of thirty to forty, from the current sixty six seats.
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Montreal
Wilfred Laurier
Canada
Wilfred
Woodward High School Corner Stone Laying Plan
The Committee of Arrangements for the Woodward High School corner stone met at Hotel Linton to set the ceremony for Wednesday November 4 at 2 p.m. Judge William H Taft, a Woodward graduate, is expected to be the orator if available. Dr J M Withrow chairs and the committee includes Miss Nettie Fillmore Judge Jacob Shrader A D Shockley C G Comegys Prof George W Harper Nathaniel Maxwell Sidney E Pritz.
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Woodward High School
Hotel Linton
William H. Taft
Woodward
J. M. Withrow
Nettie Fillmore
Jacob Shrader
A. D. Shockley
C. G. Comegys
George W. Harper
Nathaniel Maxwell
Sidney E. Pritz
Bethel Social Guests Visit Across States
Miss Marguerite Porter of Madisonville and Mrs. Levi Pemberton host guests while Mrs. John West of Newcastle Indiana visits relatives. Other figures include Mrs. L R Lee Fitzpatrick in Ripley with the McCormicks, Miss Laura Scott in Portsmouth with Mrs. Callie Wasson, and Mr. Samuel Washburn from Indianapolis. Elizabeth Peck of Chile is hosted by Earl Peck, Jesse Parker of Middletown visits Ashbury Parker family, and Mrs. Simon Bluestone spends week in Georgetown visiting Mrs. David Davis. Ida Titzpatrick of Columbus stays with Miss Gertrude Patrick, with Mrs. Frank Smith visiting relatives at Augusta Kentucky and Mrs. William Elrod returning to Williamsburg from a visit with Mrs. Harry Hutson.
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Marguerite Porter
Madisonville
Levi Pemberton
John West
Newcastle
Ind
L. R. Lee Fitzpatrick
Ripley
McCormick
Laura Scott
Portsmouth
Callie Wasson
Samuel Washburn
Indianapolis
Elizabeth Peck
Chile
Earl Peck
Jesse Parker
Middletown
Cincinnati Cancer Hospital unique in United States history
The Cincinnati Cancer Hospital at 17 Garfield Place has operated for 27 years as a medical nonoperative treatment center for external cancer. Founder Dr. Charles Weber aimed to replace surgery with a noninvasive method, attracting patients from across the country and earning attention for Cincinnati as a medical center.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Cancer Hospital
Garfield Place
Queen City
Charles Weber
Weber
United States
Memorial Highway Plan From Washington to Gettysburg
Representative Daniel Lafean introduces a bill for a 7 million dollar memorial highway linking Washington to Gettysburg with a 100 mile plus route. Endorsed by President Roosevelt and Senator Knox, the project aims to honor Civil War veterans and celebrate Lincoln’s birth centenary.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Daniel Lafean
Pennsylvania
Congress
Battle
Gettysburg
Roosevelt
Knox
House
Senate
Lafean
Battle Field
McCleary
Minnesota
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Association
Chanler Testimony Details Beard Incident In Sanity Case
The Virginia hearing revealed that John Armstro ng Chanler cut off his French beard after Amelie Rives rejected him. He criticized what he called ill-bred conduct by Knickerbocker Club members in New York and urged that a fortune he says was taken from him be returned as part of his insanity proceeding.
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Amelie Rives
Knickerbocker Club of
New York
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