Safety brakes avert wreck on Warsaw AWE
A Warsaw avenue street car ran out of control on a steep decline near Lafayette, smashing parts of the car and injuring passengers who feared a worse Elberon accident. The incident prompts a Price Hill Citizens Club probe into similar wrecks and safety measures.
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AWE
Elberon Avenue
Warsaw Avenue
Lafayette Avenue
Citizens’ Club
Price Hill
Considine Avenues
Elberon
J. W. Curts
Harrison Avenue Crossing
Harrison’ Avenue
Louisville Man Killed by Cars
Clyde B. McCurdy a 23 year old brakeman for the railroad was fatally crushed between two freight cars in Macon Indiana while on duty. His home was Louisville. Brakeman Buz Roush of Cheshire died later from injuries after falling between cars near Addison on the Kanawha and Michigan Railroad.
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Commercial Tribune
Macon
Ind
Clyde B. McCurdy
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago & St. Louis
Louisville
Gallipolis
Buz Roush
Cheshire
Addison
Kanawha & Michigan
Jealousy Back of a Triple Tragedy
Tulsa dispatch reports 65 year old contractor B E Stockwell shot and killed oilman William Campbell and then murdered his own son aged 18 before dying by suicide. Motive linked to jealousy and marital strife. Campbell formerly of Winfield Kansas. Relatives by marriage.
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Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Tulsa
I. T
B. EB. Stockwell
William Campbell
Winfield
Kan
Bell
California
Cortelyou Secures 18 Million Aid for Banks
Secretary Cortelyou announces a further 18 million dollars in federal support to strengthen banking liquidity. He states the funding will back emergency lending facilities and shore up reserves for financial institutions nationwide amid market strain.
American staples drive abroad credit amid exports surge
October reports show wheat cotton copper tobacco and oil shipments to Europe boosting U S credit abroad. Officials say foreign demand and the year’s volume could outweigh securities concerns with tobacco and other exports set to break records amid rising prices and shipment totals.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Europe
United States
American Tobacco Company
Roosevelt Cabinet Meets Over Oklahoma Statehood Appointments
President Roosevelt met with all Cabinet members except Taft to discuss the financial situation. Secretary Garfield later talked with the President about Federal appointments in Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, likely to be announced with the Oklahoma Statehood proclamation next month. Garfield, as Interior Secretary, will handle most Oklahoma and Indiana affairs. Two U.S. Judges, two Marshals, and two District Attorneys are to be named.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Cortelyou
Garfield
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Indiana
United States
King and Queen of Spain Escape Rail Wreck En Route to England
The King and Queen of Spain narrowly avoided injury when their train derailed near Cherbourg while traveling from Paris to board the British battleship Renown for England. After a brief delay they proceeded by steam launch to the Renown and sailed to England where they arrived in London to be greeted by royal officials and the Spanish ambassador.
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France
Spain
England
Edward
Paris
London
Great Britain
Senor Villa Urrutia
Kensington Palace
Queen Alexandra
Sanderingham
Murder in Waldorf Astoria Room Death Casts Doubt on Natural Causes
An 80 year old man registered as H. B. Potter Jr of Philadelphia was found dead in his Waldorf Astoria room on the fourteenth floor. Coroner Harburger announced likely murder due to multiple facial and head wounds and a severe ankle injury. Evidence includes robbed jewelry and a note to his wife describing the attack. Autopsy set for morning.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
H. B. Potter, Jr
Philadelphia
Harburger
House
Smith
Potter
H. Bradley Potter
Doylestown
Michigan Commercial Insurance Company
Lansing
Mich
Taft Visits East Baguio Miners On Manila Trip
Secretary Taft rode a mule down a steep trail to East Baguio gold district and visited the Bay Company's mill and Benguet mine. He spoke with American miners about restrictions and hoped for reform. Taft later golfed and attended a camp fire at a military post. He also confirmed plans to attend the Boston Merchants' Association banquet on December 30.
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New York Herald Co
Commercial Tribune
Manila
Taft
East
Baguio
Bay Company
Benguet Consolidated
Boston
Boston Merchants’ Association
William H. Taft
Hanging Fate of Woman Terrorist in St. Petersburg
Mlle Raguzinnikova who shot and killed General Maximoffeky, director of the interior ministry prisons department, was tried by court martial in St. Petersburg and sentenced to hanging. Reports say police uncovered another plot against Emperor Nicholas and a high official was arrested in connection.
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ST. Petersburg
Mlle
Raguzinnikova
Maximoffeky
Ministry of the Interior
Nicholas
Contractor Curtis Morrison Ends Life With Revolver
Dayton Ohio October 2 Curtis C Morrison 55 a well known contractor shot himself to death in a suicide told Coroner Schuster in a letter he would kill himself at Sam Wagner place on the third floor.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton, O
Curtis C. Morrison
Schuster
Morrison
Sam Wagner
Telegrapher strike called off after leadership dispute
News from New York reports S. J. Small, ousted president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union, declares the strike ended. Strikers will be reinstated with no discrimination except proven charges, and the March wage increase will be honored. Arbitration of other grievances to follow within ten days.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
J. Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Small
Milwaukee
Daniel L. Russell
Russell
Percy Thomas
Joseph F. Ahren
R. M. McLennan
Dempsey backs Mallon in Cincinnati ward contest
Mayor Edward J. Dempsey endorses Guy G. Mallon for City Council in the Ninth Ward, attacking Fleischmann on police and fire plans and praising local school and street improvements. The rally urged voter support while noting Mallon’s past ties to the mayor and City party. A night school endorsement signed by local graduates accompanied the plea.
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Edward J. Dempsey
Ninth Ward
Guy G. Mallon
City Party
Mr. Dempsey
McMicken Avenue
Mr. Mallon
Dempsey
City Party Movement
Pfaff
Republican Board of Education
Fleischmann
City of
Cincinnati
William J. Klein
Fourteenth Ward
Board of Education
Klein
Supreme Court of Ohio
Said Ward
Robert Franklin
William Hofmann
Leon C. Bailey
Louis Geiger
Manogue
Joseph H. Wueste
Carl Schuh
Arthur Peen
Leon A. Fox
Oliver H. Griffith
Miller Robb Hilly
Clarence Herbes
Rammell
Western Union and Postal workers return to work in Springfield
Springfield labor action ends as all Western Union and Postal operators who struck last August resume duties tonight.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Western Union and
Body Found Near C H D Railroad Tracks
A man’s body was found last night beside the C H D Railroad near Station Avenue north of Hartwell by John W Montfort of Oak and Wayne streets. The body was taken to the Morgue. A telegram addressed to Norman Fisher of Middletown Ohio was found near the body, thought to be the deceased's name.
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Station Avenue
John W. Montfort
Oak
Wayne Streets
Hartwell
Norman Fisher
Middletown
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