President Taft on Special Train Crosses Rogkies
President Taft on a special train crosses rough weather as Johnson’s body lies in state in St Paul Minnesota. Funeral plans are announced with pallbearers chosen and services set at St Peter and the Presbyterian church.
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C. M. Start
John Burk
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Rioting injures several near streetcar strike in Omaha
A bystander John Petricek was shot in the hip and two motormen were struck by bricks during dark riots tied to a streetcar strike. A third strikebreaker was wounded, eight cars were damaged, and names of most victims were not released.
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John Petricek
Petricek
James Fitzpatrick
Gulf Hurricane Death Toll Grows Amid Enormous Loss
Reports reveal rising death toll from the Gulf hurricane with extensive property damage. Survivors recount near misses and dramatic escapes from the powerful storm surge and winds.
Silence at Kiev Causes Anxiety Among Jews
London dispatch reports rumors of a massacre at Kiev and riots in European Russia. Jewish leaders in Kiev and Berlin’s Der Deutsche Judentum denounced the silence as officials suppress news, amid a broader fear driven by censorship and unknown casualties across major Russian and European centers.
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Secretary of War Reveres Leaders of the Old South
New Orleans faces deadly tropical hurricane aftermath with at least sixty six dead and widespread destruction. Secretary Dickinson at the Tennessee fair extols Confederate figures while noting North South reconciliation shifts. rail lines, telegraph, and river infrastructure suffer heavy damage across the region, especially Terrebonne Parish, Grand Island, Caminada, and Cheniere.
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Lower Terre Bonne Parish
Grand Island
Cheniere
Caminada
Grand Isle
Mike Sweeney
Bomb Found At Juarez Custom House Ahead Of Taft Diaz Visit
Special dispatch reports a bomb discovered behind Juarez customs house near the Taft Diaz meeting area. Over thirty arrests followed as authorities probe revolutionary activity amid Reyes partisans and administration forces. Juarez police mobilized as tensions rise. no confirmed plot to kill President Taft.
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All Foes of Tammany May Unite on One Man Ivins
William M. Ivins, born 1851 in Brooklyn, is slated as the union candidate for New York mayor by anti Tammany delegates. They have narrowed choice to Ivins or Henry L. Stimson, with Ivins favored. Ivins has a legal and business career, including roles as city chamberlain and special counsel to the public service commission.
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Case of Chicago Grafter Goes to the Jury
CHICAGO September 22 The case of Inspector Edward McCann on trial for grafting and malfeasance in office went to the jury late today after several ballots. Jury room reports indicated a 9 to 3 tilt toward acquittal.
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Edward McCann
Aldermen recognize Cook as submits to examination
Ook submits to examination and exhibits his diary. He hopes Peary is his friend and wants Whitney to talk for himself. The aldermen recognize Cook.
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Aldermen Honor Dr Cook for North Pole Discovery
The New York Board of Aldermen formally recognizes Dr. Cook as the discoverer of the North Pole. A public reception is set in the aldermanic chamber where he will receive the freedom of the city.
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Suffragette Leaders Given Stiff Birmingham Sentences
Mary Leigh and Charlotte Marsh, key suffragette leaders, received two and three month hard labor sentences from a Birmingham magistrate after rioting during Premier Asquiths budget address. A third woman drew one month, with others given varying simple imprisonments as suffragettes erupted with missiles during the court appearance.
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Birmingham
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Charlotte Marsh
Asquith
Atlanta Wins Next Convention City Title for Odd Fellows
Seattle dispatch reports Atlanta chosen as the next convention city for the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. Officials say the lodge plans to meet abroad in a few years, likely Copenhagen in 1911.
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Missionary board holds seventy seventh yearly meeting in Lexington
Lexington Ky September 22. At the Christian church centennial observance the Kentucky Christian Missionary board held its seventy seventh annual meeting. Twenty five ministers from the mountains, many new to the city, spoke on their work.
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Christian Church
Kentucky Christian Missionary Board
Staunton Narrowly Approves Dry Status After Fight
Staunton Virginia votes July 22 local option contest ends with 23 vote margin in favor of the drys. City will be dry after October 22.
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Noted Barnum Midget Rodney Nutt Dies at 69
Rodney Nutt longtime member of P T Barnum's famous midget troupe and last male survivor died at his Dorchester home aged 69. He had retired nineteen years ago and was known as Major Nutt for his stage persona and later conducted a successful real estate business.
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Cincinnati Woman Dies in French Capital
Paris dispatch reports Mrs. Elizabeth Este of Cincinnati died there today after traveling abroad. The death occurred in Paris, with no further cause or funeral details provided in the available blot.
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Beth Este
German Catholic group condemns prohibition as cure
The German Roman Catholic Central Verein in Indianapolis adopted a resolution condemning prohibition as a cure for the liquor evil. It passed without debate among more than a score of resolutions on religious and social matters and urged temperance while opposing enforced abstinence.
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Indianapolis
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Central Verein
Japanese Seal Poachers Caught in Alaskan Waters
Japanese seal poachers seized at Walrus Island in Alaskan waters. Treasury agents report two boats and six Japanese detained on Sept. 2. Case expected to be heard in San Francisco.
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Walrus Island
Alaskan
Treasury Department
Seal
San Francisco
Man fatally shot after resisting arrest in Lexington
A report from Martin county states Stephen Daimont, a well known man, was arrested on a theft charge in Lexington. He allegedly engaged in a duel with officers and was mortally shot during the confrontation.
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Martin
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