Terrifying Northeast Storm Strands 200 at Wrightsville Beach
A fierce northeast storm packs Wrightsville Beach forcing 200 plus people onto safer ground as cottages and railroad property incur 8000 to 10000 dollars in damage. The trestle buckles under waves and rescue boats ferry evacuees while Sheriff Stedman orders deputies to patrol and prevent looting. Communication to Southport fails as the storm rages offshore.
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Commercial Tribune
Wilmington
N. C
Wrightville Beach
Frank H. Stedman
Carolina Beach
Southport
Cape Fear
Old Brunswick
Atlantic
Fisheries Company of New York
Cuba
Storm off Carolina shifts inland toward Mississippi Valley
The storm that raged off the Carolina coast tonight centers over eastern Georgia with destructive force. The Weather Bureau indicates it will likely move inland toward the Mississippi Valley, threatening additional impacts as it travels.
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Washington
Carolina
Georgia
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Boy Wants All Presents Back in Ohio Suit
Thaddeus M. Byers sues Laura Boyer for 13500 claiming 10000 went to repair a broken heart and the rest for furniture diamonds and trinkets bought for her. He alleges taxes paid and seeks return of presents or money. Judge Evans issued a restraining order to keep her from disposing of property in Columbus.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Laura Boyer
Thaddeus M. Byers
Byers
Boyer
Cor Nelsons Accused of Wife’s Death in Fractured Skull Case
Canton Ohio sept 17 James Cornelius a noted sewer contractor is jailed on a murder charge after his wife died from a fractured skull in a hospital. He admits striking her with a window weight during a quarrel early today and says he meant to kill her.
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Canton
Commercial Tribune
James Cornelius
Cornelius
Democrats Split Over Inviting Bryan to Speak in State
Ohio Democrats remain divided over inviting W. J. Bryan to speak this year. The Democratic State Committee failed to reach a decision, leaving the issue to blister into a statewide fight between Bryan supporters and opponents led by Nominees for Congress and S. A. Hoskins.
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Bryan
Commercial Tribune
Coumbus
Ofto
Columbus
W. J. Bryan
Democratic State Committee
German Embassy Seeks Protection for Germans in Riga
The Baltic provinces have heightened life and property risks, culminating in the murder of Herr Bush, a prominent German manufacturer and Bush Hinge partner in Riga. The German Embassy has urged the Foreign Office to adopt protective measures for German subjects.
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ST. Petersburg
Baltic
Herr Bush
Bush Hinge Manufacturing Company
Riga
Foreign Office
University of Cincinnati Moves To Transfer Technical School
Directors met and agreed to push efforts to transfer the Technical School to the Union Board of High Schools. The president announced faculty changes including Underwood as chair of romance languages, Strickland as physical instructor of women, Barrer in chemistry, and Sipiro in history.
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University of Cincinnati
Union Board of High Schools
Charles M. Underwood, Jr
Europe
M. F. Liberman
Anna Strickland
Miss Hope
Edwin Barrer
Aaron L. Sipiro
Alice Morris
Council Debates Water Work Committee and Bond Issue
City council heated discussion over a 122000 deficiency bond for Water Works. Mullen accuses Allen of false statements while Eilers questions the value of the committee’s findings on delays and costs. The supplementary report, adopted along party lines, cites fire prevention concerns and rising interest charges.
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Council
Board of Public Service
Bureau of Fire Prevention
Mullen
Allen
Eilers
Special Committee
Fusion Board
Public Service
Herschede
Meredith
Republicans anxious to hear Foraker in Ohio campaign
Republican workers push hard in Columbus with ready poll books and active headquarters. Senator Charles Dick, chairman, heads to Columbus as Garber forces clash over issues, while 51 counties report organization. The party shows confidence and aims to fill a nine member executive committee with Foraker allies.
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Commercial Tribune Bureau
OutTrook
Columbus
Ohio
Dixputch
Charles Dick
State Executive Committee
W. E. Marsh
Bryan
Akron
Moqrih Bandits Capture Tangier Town
Cherif Taelam and about 250 men entered Casablanca and rifled the French Iron Works. They pursued Europeans through the streets wounding several. After terrorizing the town for two hours the governor induced Taelamein to leave under pressure from foreign consuls.
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Tangier
Cherif Taelamein
Casa Blanca
Taelamein
Ohio campaign plans loom for state committee meeting
It is probable that after the new State Committee is appointed its members and the State ticket candidates will be called together for a campaign planning meeting. Republican congressional candidates from all twenty one districts may be invited, and Congressman Burton's participation could settle talk of his silence this year.
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Bryan
Congress
S. A. Hoskins
Garber
Folk
Missouri
Madison Square Garden
Harvey C. Garber
Ohio
Burton
Election Board Sustains His Contest for Congressional Nomination
In Xenia Ohio on September 17 the Chief Deputy Supervisors and Clerks of the Election Boards in the Sixth District declared Charles Q Hildebrant of Wilmington the regularly nominated Republican candidate for Congress, opposing Horace L Smith of Xenia.
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Commercial Tribune
Xenia
Charles Q.hildebrant
Wilmington
Republican Party
Congress
Horace L. Smith
Carlist agitation met with severe repression in Catalonia
In San Sebastian Spain on September 17 authorities in Catalonia moved to crush Carlist activity. Extreme Carlists linked to Don Jaime receive funds from unknown sources. Frontier and coastal lines under watch by gendarmes. several influential Carlists have vanished and dispatches face strict censorship.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Catalonia
Don Jaime of Bourbon
Don Carlos
Attempted assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand reported
A Budapest to Daily Mail dispatch states on September 16 an attempt to kill Archduke Francis Ferdinand occurred as he traveled by train through Salgo Tarjan toward Vienna. Large stones were hurled at his carriage but the heir to the Austro Hungarian throne remained uninjured and the attackers escaped.
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London
Budapest
Daily Mail
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary
Salgo-Tarjan
Vienna
Striking mob sacks police station in Grenoble riot
In Grenoble on September 17 violent strike riots broke a factory door and looted a police station, burning furniture and papers. Troops used rifles to disperse the mob, with dragoons and cuirassiers expected to reinforce tonight.
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Grenoble
France
Cincinnati Woman Crushed by C P Car at Hamlet
Mrs Calvin W Starbuck a prominent Cincinnati woman died after stepping onto a C P freight car track in Hamlet while waiting to return to the city . The 60 year old widow of Calvin W Starbuck founder of The Cincinnati Times was struck and killed as a car began moving. Her grandson Starbuck Smith brought the remains to Cincinnati. She was a member of Mt Auburn Baptist Church.
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Calvin W. Starbuck
Mt. Auburn
CincInnati
Hamlet
Deloek
Liberals Move Freely in Havana Amid Peace Talks
In Havana on September 17, Liberal leaders previously at risk of arrest circulate openly and confer with the government on peace. Insurgents near Havana reportedly remain indecisive while cautious troop movements unfold as Taft's expected mediation looms.
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Palma
Havana
Washington
Cienfuegos
Cuban Central Railroad
Western Railroad
Liberal Party
Santa Clara
Mendez Capote
Moderates
Alfredo Zayas
General Menocal
Moderate
Taft
United States
Mariel
Murderer Crushed With Pick in Barboursville Store
Huntington dispatch reports R. H. Baker aged 76 found murdered in his Barboursville store. skull crushed with a pick. Baker was a former state legislator and a well known figure in the region. No murderer identified yet.
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West Virginia
Commercial Tribune
Huntington
W. Va
R. H. Baker
Barboursville
Here
Baker
Woman killed by horse kick in buggy in Fairfield County
Mrs. Daniel Umpfdaugh of Hooker's Station Fairfield County was instantly killed when a frightened horse kicked her on the head as she leaned over the buggy dashboard. Her husband quieted the animal and found her dead upon returning to the buggy.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Daniel, Umpfdaugh
Hooker's Station
Fairfield County
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