Cuba Election Nears as US Troops to Withdraw
Havana reports set for November 14 elections with General Mario Menocal and Dr. Rafael Montoro leading Conservatives amid a unified Liberal slate. Provisional government promises fair polls under Crowder chaired advisory commission. Both major factions pledge to uphold the republic and improve agriculture, commerce, and US relations.
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Tower House of Congress
United States
Joseph E. Marti
Mario Menocal
Rafael Montore
Jose M Gomez
Alfredo Zavas
Liberal Party
Miguelista
Zavista
Gomez
Advisory Commission
Crowder
Ohio's Related Returns Questioned By Misleading Mail Votes
Election returns arrive by mail with errors found in over half, leading Democrats fear the state ticket behind the governor is uncertain, while some results return to county boards of election for correction.
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Ohio
Columbus
Gearm
Steamer Sinks Near Amoy With 600 Aboard
A small steamer carrying 600 passengers from Amoy to Tungan sank last evening. Two hundred people drowned while the rest were rescued by Chinese junks.
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Muncteg Potters Veeserne
Amoy
Tungan
Harvard Heads Resign. Eliot to Retire in 1908
President Charles W. Eliot resigns after over thirty years as Harvard head. The Harvard board of overseers announces the resignation will take effect May 19, 1908 and the resignation has been accepted.
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Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Harvard Board of Overseers
Industrial optimism as manufacturing pool grows
New York November 7 The National Association of Manufacturers reports continued improvement in business conditions from its 5000 members. Replies suggest by December 1 average additions of 155 workers per plant with many plants adding 200 or more, potentially boosting total manufacturing staff by over 450000, signaling a strong market recovery.
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National Association of Manufacturers
Covery Ranean
Nes Azine
Atttack
Telestams
Association
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France Germany near settlement over Casa Blanca incident
Paris reports indicate both nations expected to settle the Casa Blanca affair without war. Germany reportedly consents to a French proposal, with Berlin and Paris officials meeting as pap ers call for public explanation and a nonbelligerent outcome.
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Tragic Double Murder in East Pittsburg Room Scene
William Casey returns to East McKeesport scene where his wife lies dead and their adopted daughter is gravely injured. George Hartzell, son in law of the dead woman, is found unconscious in a trunk with chloroform, later dying. Hartzell had been a suspect in a prior killing connected to the household.
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East Pittsburg
William Casey
East McKeesport
George Hartzell
Casey
Low
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Carpenter to Succeed Loeb for Taft Cabinet Post
Taft and Mrs. Taft with Fred W. Carpenter left Cincinnati for Hot Springs Virginia for rest before Thanksgiving. Reliable sources say Carpenter will become secretary to the president succeeding William Loeb Jr., who may later seek the Navy secretary role in the Taft cabinet.
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Willam N. Taft
Taft
Fred W. Carpenter
Hot Springs
Navy
Trade improves after election and warmer weather
Bradstreet's weekly review notes election results and milder weather boosting trade across the nation. Cotton areas in the South slow collections, but wholesale and manufacturing show clear improvement with new and confirmed orders. Industry signals include higher capacity, longer runs, and growing sales in pig iron, structural materials, cotton goods, woolens, shoes, and related lines.
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Navy
Bradstreet
Review of Trade Today
Trial resumes as Abe Raymer faces destruction charge
In Sprinsfield Hb Nev a trial mix shifts from murder to destruction of property. Judge Creighton voided the prior panel and purged the jury box. A special supervisors session produced a new jury list with prominent business men to be called for jury service.
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Sprinsfield
Abe Raymer
Creighton
Board of Supervisors
Bryan Sends Telegram to Taft on Victory
Lincoln November 6. W J Bryan defeated Democratic candidate for president sent congratulations to President elect Taft. Taft replied expressing sincere thanks for the cordial telegram and good wishes.
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W. J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Taft
Bryan
Banker Sentenced for Embezzlement in Atlantic City
Robert Chameis Jr of Atlantic City was sentenced to two years in state prison after pleading guilty to embezzling $20,660 from Marine Trust Co. Mars Landing, November 7.
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M. C
Robert Chameis, Jr
Atlantic City
Marine Trust Company
Revival of War Rumors in Belgrade
Belgrade reports a revival of war rumors as indications arise that Russia supports Serbia and the Servian parliament convened yesterday. Troops move to strategic positions and discussions consider shifting the capital to a safer location.
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Russia
Sherman Vice President Elect Files Campaign Expense
Vice President Elect Sherman has sent to Albany a filing with the secretary of state detailing campaign expenses for the recently concluded race totaling $2,800.
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Utica
Sherman
Albany
Secretary of State
Palma, First Cuban President, Dies at Santiago
Tomas Estrada Palma, who served as the first president of the Cuban republic, died last night in Santiago. His death ends a pivotal chapter in Cuban history and leaves his legacy in the hands of the future leadership.
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Tomas Estrada Palma
Official count prompts Democratic challenge to results
Democratic state chairman says the party will contest every race where Republicans appeared to win. He cites alleged illegal naturalizations in Jake County and calls for a legislative probe to verify the official returns and expose irregularities.
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Amoy
Jackson Meas
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Cox
Fred A. Sims
Burt New
F. W. Felt
Republicans Will Contest in First District Election
Bvarsville nd Nov 9 Contests in ferry counties in the first district are anticipated by defeated Republican candidates to obtain a recount of ballots cast on Tuesday's election. Foster hopes a recount in Posey Spencer Gibson will reveal alleged 67 protested leads were tossed by Democratic boards to secure the eighty nine plurality for Posey Democratic candidate for Congress.
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Canery
Thesday
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Spencer
Rnk
Gibson
Maryland Splits Electoral Vote Taft Gains Two
Early returns from Maryland show a split electoral vote with Brean securing six electors and Taft two. The official results reflect a divided outcome across the state.
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Baltimore
Brean
Taft
Lamphere murder case opens searing jury selection in Gunness saga
In Laporte Indiana on November 9 prosecutors and defense begin vetting veniremen for Ray Lamphere’s trial over the murder of Mrs. Belle Gunness and her three children. Lamphere’s team seeks to prove Gunness alive with three sighting reports from July. The April murders and the Farm killings loom as new evidence is promised by both sides.
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Ind
Ray Lamphere
Belle Gunness
R. N. Smith
H. W. Worden
Lamphere
Impressive ceremonies mark Tippecanoe battlefield monument dedication
Lafayette Indiana witnessed the formal dedication of the Tippecanoe battlefield monument on the battlefield amid a large crowd. The 97th anniversary of the battle was observed with flags and bunting decorations as Miss June Wallis unveiled the veiled statue of General Warrison. Job S Sims led the monument commission and Battleground Memorial Association in presenting the monument to the state and nation, with Governor Hanly and General Luke Wright accepting for state and nation respectively.
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Ind
Tippecanoe
Battleground
General Warrison
June Wallis
Job S. Sims
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Hanly
Luke Wright
Morse Given Fifteen Years
Charles W Morse was sentenced to fifteen years in the federal prison at Atlanta for misapplication of bank funds and false entries. Alfred H Curtis, ex bank president, was granted liberty on a suspended sentence. Morse’s lawyers secured a ten day stay of execution.
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Italy
Crissles
France
National Grande Patrons of Husbandry
Washington
John B. Godding
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Atlanta
National Bank of North America
Alfred H. Curtis
Destructive Forest Fires Threaten Evansville Region
Destructive forest fires rage between Evansville Indiana and Cairo Illinois for the past week. Losses to farmers and lumbermen exceed 182900 dollars with potential rises as flames threaten homes and a dam. Fires burn several miles north and along river bottoms while farmers struggle to save property.
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Cairo
Evansville Player Fatally Injured in Henderson Game
Joe Daugh erty, left guard for the Evansville YMCA team, suffered a spine concussion and is paralyzed from the heart down after a Saturday football game in Henderson Kentucky. His death is momentarily expected.
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Ind
Joe Daugherty
Evansville Y. M. C. A
Henderson
Baldwin and Dague Indicted on Embezzlement Counts
Kentland Indiana November 7 Judge Daniel P. Baldwin of Logansport and William H Dague of this city were indicted by the Newton county grand jury on two counts each for embezzlement linked to the Goodland bank which was closed by State Auditor Bitlheimer last year.
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Dague
Kentland
Ind
Daniel P. Baldwin
Logansport
Willam H. Dague
Newton County Grand Jury
Goodland Bank
Anditer Bitlheimer
Lowell Postoffice Robbed by Dynamite Blast
Burglars dynamited the Lowell postoffice in Idaho twenty miles south of Wammond and escaped with stamps and cash totaling about $800. An undertaker resident above the building heard a muffled explosion, mistaking it for thunder, and notified authorities.
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Wammond
Preacher Bleeds to Death in Accidental Gun Discharge
In Princeton Indiana on November 4 William Chesser, 48, and his brother were cleaning a shotgun for an election celebration when it discharged. The blast tore off the calf of Chesser's left leg and he bled to death. He was a preacher.
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Princeton
Ind
William Chesser
Child Fatally Burned In Bloomington Fireplace Accident
Belle Lee six years old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Lee living eight miles northwest of Bloomington died when her clothes ignited from an open fireplace. Firefighters and medical staff responded but could not save her. This tragedy occurred on November 7 in the Bloomington area.
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Ind
Belle
Fred Lee
Aged Woman Dies in Owensville Fire
Mrs. Ellen Bilderback, eighty four, died from burns after a fire destroyed her son James Bilderback's home northwest of Owensville Indiana. An inquiry into rural and agricultural life by the Roosevelt commission led by Bean Bailey will begin this week.
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Ind
Ellen Bilderback
James Bilderback
Roosevelt
Bean Bailey
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