Hestia Wreck After Bay of Fundy Storm Claims Crews
The North Atlantic steamship Hestia bound Glasgow to St Johns and Baltimore wrecked on Seal Cove shoal off Grand Manan during a northeaster. Of 40 aboard only six saved. Captain Newman and many crew missing. Lifesavers delayed. six rescued after a fourteen hour ordeal. The ship, built in 1890, is a total loss.
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Eastport
North Atlantic
Bay of Fundy
Proprietors Ledge
Seal Cove
Grand Manan
Donaldson Line
Hestia
Glasgow
St. Johns
Baltimore
Newman
Stewart
Morgan
Keen
McKenzie
Smith
McVickar
Gannet Rock
Machia
Captain Newman
Sunderland
Mary Beyts
Gzan and King Agree on Policy
The Racconigi meeting between Emperor Nicholas and King Victor Emmanuel produced two formal engagements per Liberte: Montenegro's independence and future development, and Crete policy favoring Cretans over Greeks. A broader pact assigns spheres of influence in the Balkans with Italy to cooperate with Russia as Austria did before Herzegovina Bosnian events.
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Associated Press
Paris
Nicholas
Victor Emmanuel
Racconigi
Liberte
Montenegro
Crete
Balkans
Italy
Russia
Austria
Herzegovina-Bosnia
One Dead Three Hurt in Monona Yards Collision
A Chicago and Northwestern passenger train collided with a stock train at Monona yards in Madison Wisconsin injuring three and killing one man. The incident occurred this afternoon and is investigated by authorities.
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Monona Yards
Madison
Wis
Associated Press
Chicago & Northwestern
Gilliam Rumored as Stockton's Successor for State Hospital
Dr. J V Stockton, longtime superintendent of the Columbus state hospital for the insane, will lose his post December 1. Governor Harmon and the board will reconvene November 18 to set official actions. Chief candidates include Dr Tarbell and Dr C F Gilliam of Columbus. biennial report due mid November.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
J.v. Stockton
State Hospital For the
Harmon
Kankakee
Scobey
Stockton
Tarbell
C. F. Gilliam
Kansas Man Confesses To Murder Of Three People
James McMahon confessed to killing his sister Rose McMahon and sister in law Alonzo Van Royen and their brother in law on a farm near Kansas City Kansas. He cited a long standing family quarrel as the motive and said he killed Van Royen in a wood then shot the two sisters at the Van Royen home.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
James McMahon
Rose McMahon
Alonzo van Royen
Kan
McMahon
van Royen
Democrats Honor Memory of Chairman Kloeb in Ohio
Funeral for Charles J. Kloeb in Celina at 9 a.m. with state officials and Democrats from across Ohio attending. Delegations from the Democratic central and executive committees named to attend, while Republicans also plan to attend. Public remarks reference Harmon's administration and Ohio Democratic unity amid shifting political loyalties.
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Kloeb
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Charles J. Kloeb
Celina
Ohio
Democratic Central
Executive Committees
Dayton
E. W. Hanly
State Central Committee
L. J. Bernard
Cincinnati
George C. Kings
West Unity
Henry Kampf
Piqua
W. R. Nevin
Bellefontaine
Valee Harold
Portsmouth
Charles W. Lapp
Cleveland
James Ross
W. L. Finley
Newton L. Bunnell
Waynesville
C. C. Donovan
Toledo
Wallace D. Yaple
Chillicothe
William HH. Dore
Tiffin
Charles Marshall
Sidney
Fred J. Heer
Fullington
Auditor of State
Bureau of Accounting
Harmon
William Jennings Bryan
Hanly
Taft Balks at Plan to Bond Deep River Improvements
President Taft arrives in Hickman Kentucky after a Mississippi river voyage en route to New Orleans for a deep waterway conference. He backs ten foot depth projects but opposes issuing bonds to fund winter improvements, as Speaker Cannon resists Bonded financing. Taft receives a possum lunch and political praise from Governor Wilson and local leaders.
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Taft
Associated Press Dispatch
Hickman
Mississippi
Ohio
Kentucky
New Orleans
Big
E. H. Tillman
United States Navy
Cairo
Gulf
Cape Girardeau
Ill
Speaker Cannon
Tragic Fire Kills Five Children at Virginia Orphans Home
In Lynchburg Virginia five girls aged unknown perished in a fire at Shelton College the home of the Virginia Synod Presbyterian Orphans' home. Ruthie Moorefield rescued others before perishing upon returning for her sister. Mrs Priest the cook saved fifteen children then leaped to safety suffering injuries but to recover.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Lynchburg
Shelton College
Virginia Synod Presbyterian Orphans’ Home
Ruby Moorefield
Lucile Moorefield
Mamie Reynolds
Bath County
Marie Hickman
Campbell County
Mary Poole
McDowell County
Ruthie Moorefield
Dashes To Safety in Ohio On Horse of Sweetheart
Alma Blake of Glenwood aided her sweetheart Barrell Stevens as he fled a jail transfer by riding a horse across the Ohio River. A pursuit followed but he escaped to Ohio soil. The couple were married by a justice in Lawrence County that night. Stevens faced a charge of malicious maiming for injuring a man who insulted Miss Blake.
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Ohio
Associated Press Dispatch
Huntington
W. Va
Alma Blake
Glenwood
Barrell Stevens
Stevens
Ohio River
Tidal Wave Sweeps Santa Rosa Town in Tabasco
A tidal wave inundated Santa Rosa in Tabasco last night with unknown fatalities but large losses. Property damage is estimated at 5 million dollars as streets and public gardens were submerged by three feet of water. The Usumacinta river overflowed near Jalapa and San Juan Bautista flooding nearby towns.
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Santa Rosa
Associated Press Dispatch
Mexico City
Tabasco
Jalapa
San Juan Bautista
Black Hand Leader Hangs For Killing Game Warden
Rocco Rocco, an Italian alleged leader of a Black Hand group, was hanged in the county jailyard in Newcastle Pennsylvania for the murder of State game warden Selee Houk a year earlier. He expressed forgiveness for officials and faced execution without fear.
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Newcastle
Associated Press
Rocco Rocco
Black Hand
Selee Houk
Campaign assessment blamed for guard A C Alexander death
FRANKFORT KY Oct 26 A C Alexander a guard at the state penitentiary committed suicide citing inability to pay a campaign assessment of 50 dollars He left a wife and eight children in Owen county He had arrived in Frankfort just a week before the tragedy.
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Frankfort
Associated Press
A. C. Alexander
Owen County
Thaw Loses All Case on Appeal in Matteawan ruling
In Albany, October, the New York Court of Appeals overruled Harry K. Thaw's claim that his commitment to Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane followed his acquittal for murdering Stanford White. The ruling upholds the legality of his confinement.
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Albany
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Stanford White
New York City
Court of Appeals
Riffians Open Peace Negotiations Proposal
Riffians on nearby coasts request start of peace talks as the Moroccan issue remains under discussion. Officials in Penon de la Gomera report the move aims to ease regional tensions and foster dialogue.
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Penon-De-La-Gomera
Morocco
Associated Press
Last Union Commander Oliver O Howard Dies in Burlington
General Oliver O Howard, last surviving Union commander of the Civil War, dies at 73 in Burlington Vermont from heart disease. Born November 8, 1830 in Leeds Missouri, he shaped Gettysburg efforts and later aided Howard University as founder and president.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Burlington
Oliver
Howard
Ontario
Abraham Lincoln
London
United States Army
Leeds
Congress
Army of the Potomac
Gettysburg
Rappahannock
Washington
Howard University
Arizona
New Mexico
Nez Perces
Lawsuit Over Burley Tobacco Conspiracy in Ohio Court
The Eshelby Tobacco Company sues Clarence LeBus, Alonzo Ferguson and the Burley Tobacco Society in the Southern District of Ohio seeking 196265.10 damages plus treble damages under the Sherman Act. The complaint claims a Kentucky based conspiracy to restrain trade in Burley tobacco across states and nations.
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Burley Tobaco Trust
United States Court of
Southern District of
Ohio
E. O. Eshelby Tobacco Company
Clarence, LeBus
Alonzo Ferguson
Burley Tobacco Society
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Clarence LeBus
Eshelby Company
Burley Society
Burley Tobacco
United States
Indiana
Louisville
Assassin Ito Killed by Koreans in Harbin Assassination
Prince Ito Hirobumi of Japan, a major statesman and Korea’s reform ally, was shot to death by a Korean in Harbin Manchuria as he arrived from Tokyo on a mission of peace. Three others were wounded. The incident triggers nationwide mourning and plans for a high honor funeral in Yokohama.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Hirobumi Ito
Japan
Korea
Harbin
Manchuria
Privy Council
Kawakan
Tanaka
South Manchurian Railway
Prince Ito
China
Ito
Katsura
Crown Prince
Yokohama
Darien
Seoul
Dairen
M. Nabeshima
Foreign Department
Prince Ito Falls on Mission of Goodwill for Land of Slayer
Prince Ito undertakes a goodwill mission amid motives of revenge for his country. The action unfolds as he seeks to influence events on the land of Slayer, with political and personal stakes shaping his course.
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Prince Ito
Forty Patriots Quindly Sleep At Peck Meeting
Albert Muhlhauser Democratic nominee for vice mayor speaks to about forty supporters in a Martin street saloon hall near Pearl in Cincinnati. He expresses doubt in his ability to give a political speech and asserts Peck will win.
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Albert Muhlhauser
Kary
Martin Street
Pearl
Fourth Ward
Little Albert
Wallace Burch
Albert
Moses
Jack Peck
Cincinnati
Peck
Taft Responds to Prince Ito Assassination News
President Taft in Hickman expressed deep sorrow over the assassination of Prince Ito at Harbin after receiving newspaper reports. He offered condolence and noted the loss of a friend, withholding further comment due to lack of definite information.
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Hickman, Ky
Associated Press
Taft
Prince Ito
Harbin
Italian King Sends Sympathy Over Prince Ito Assassination
Rome reports shock over the assassination of Prince Ito. King Victor Emmanuel promptly expressed deep sympathy. Ito, a veteran holder since 1902 of the Order of the Annunciation, is described as a cousin to the king.
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Rome
Associated Press
Prince Ito
Victor Emmanuel
Order of the Annunciation
Prince Ito's son Hirokuni arrives in Genoa to hear of his father's death
Hirokuni Ito arrives in Genoa aboard the Atsuta Maru from London. The Japanese consul informs him of Prince Ito's death. The youth bears the news with restrained grief, showing notable self control.
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Genoa
Associated Press
Prince Ito
Hirokuni
London
Avenging Attack Suspect Captured Near Vincennes
Sheriff Fielding Colbert and Deputy Herb Buzane captured John Beagle, the man suspected of attacking Blanche Wise, the 11 year old daughter of Cashier A. C. Wise. He was apprehended on Widow Purcell’s Illinois farm two miles west of Vincennes while shucking corn. Beagle attempted to flee but was overtaken. He is being transported to Washington in an automobile amid crowded streets and deputy guards.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Ind
Fielding Colbert
Herb Buzane
John Beagle
Blanche
A. C. Wise
Eagle
Purcell
Illinois
Vincennes
Colbert
Independents Talk Lease In Ohio Phone Fight
In Cleveland Ohio on October 26 Associated Press report says incorporators of the Home Telephone company and the Independent Telephone interests elected directors and officers. They discussed leasing the United States Telephone company property and the Independent Long Distance line with the lease wording nearly finished.
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Cleveland, CO
Associated Press
Home Telephone Company
Independent Telephone
Ohio
United States Telephone Company
Independent Long Distant
Woman Finds Claim Envelope in Indian Reservation Draw
In Aberdeen on October 26 a crowd of about a thousand gathers for the Cheyenne River Standing Rock claim drawing. A child, Josephine Burke, picks the envelope bearing William J. Engel of Butte Nebraska's name. Other winners listed include Albert Ott Marshfield Indiana Conrad P Sipe Saratoga and E W Gruniaker Okolona Ohio.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Aberdeen
Cheyenne River
Standing Rock
Josephine Burke
William J. Engel
Butte
Neb
Albert Ott
Marshfield
Ind
Conrad P. Sipe
Saratoga
E. W. Gruniaker
Okolona
Ohio
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Gilliam
DR. C. F. Gilliam
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Brennan
Charles Kloeb
Judge Whelan
John O’brien
Ashtabula County
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
Harvey C. Garber
Garber
Denver
Jhnson
House
St. Paul
Oleander
Atlanta
Hitchcock
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
St. Louis
Erastus Wells
Eugene Regenhardt
McKinley
Roosevelt
Congressional
Uncle Joe
Wilson
Bradley
Ollie James
R. T. Tyler
Little Sister
Cook
West Virginia
Coupe
Mexico
Black
Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
O. C. Howard
E. C. Eshelby Tobacco Company
United States Court
le Bus and Ferguson
Mikado
M. Kokovsoff
Burch
King Emmanuel
Washington, Ind
U. S
Owl Man
Standing Rock Falls
Nebraska
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