Taft Speaks at Portland Cornerstone Laying
President Taft attends cornerstone ceremony at the First Universalist church in East Portland after sermons at the First Unitarian church. He urges religion and morality to elevate communities and notes past cornerstone layings at Orthodox and Catholic institutions. He praises liberal Unitarian faith.
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Taft
California
Davis
Yosemite Valley
San Francisco
Oakland
Portland
Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake
Universalist
East Portland
First Unitarian
Bourne
St. Mary's Roman Catholic School
James Corby
United States
Washington
Pittsburg
Helena
Mont
Unitarian
Lieutenant W Baird Ends Life In North Adams
Lieut enant W Baird twenty eight year old army recruiting officer killed himself at his boarding house in North Adams Mass Oct 4. He left a note asking his father Dr W C Baird of Beaumont Texas be notified and signed Here goes a misspent life May God forgive me.
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North Adams
Mass
W. Baird
United States Army
W. C. Baird
Heaumont, Terx
Mexico Seizes Fishing Vessel Galdwell H Colt
Pensacola Florida reports the fishing schooner Galdwell H Colt was seized by a Mexican gunboat off Progreso. Eight crewmen were imprisoned on charges of poaching.
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Mexico
Pensacola
Fla
Galdwell H. Colt
Three Die in Roslyn Mine Explosion and Chicago Double Tragedy
An explosion in a Northwestern Improvement Company mine shaft at Roslyn Washington on Sunday afternoon killed three men and seriously injured several others. In Chicago a man named Charles Miller killed his sweetheart Phoebe Armstrong and then shot himself in a bedroom.
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Roslyn
Wash
Northwestern Improvement Company
Charles Miller
Phoebe Armstrong
Chicago
Centennial Celebration Marks St Louis Anniversary
St Louis observes its centennial with whistles and bells at 6:00 am. Thousands attend religious services, with 15 000 children at the Coliseum and 20 000 Catholic children at Forest Park. Bishop Hennessy and Archbishop Glennon address crowds. Levee crowds view torpedo boat flotilla while aero grounds host airship and balloons ahead of races.
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St. Louis
Cook to let Copenhagen waive record claim
Dr. Frederick A. Cook announced after arriving in Washington that he will accept Copenhagen University waiving prior examination of his Arctic records so American geographic societies and other scientific bodies may review the data. He said he would favor simultaneous decisions from all tribunals involved.
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Washington
Frederick A. Cook
New York
University of Copenhagen
American Geographic Societies
Peary Returns Home From New York Celebration
Commander Robert E. Peary arrived in Portland after the Hudson Fult on celebration and sailed with Mrs Peary to his Fagle Island home in Casco Bay He stated he did not know how long he would stay at Eagle Island.
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Peary
Portland
Robert E. Peary
New York
Casco Bay
Fagle Island
Eskimo Cannibal Tragedy Reported From Baffin Land
The Adventure, a Hudson Bay steamer, returns to St Johns with the Paradox crew. A starving Eskimo, driven mad by hunger, killed and devoured his child and shot neighbors who pursued him before fleeing into the wilderness. his fate remains unknown. The Paradox and Snowdrop were lost in ice off Baffin Land last August.
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N. F
North
Hudson Bay Company
Adventure
Baffin Land
Hudson Bay Mounted Police
Three men arraigned in whitecapping case near Borden
Jeffersonville Indiana October 4. David Coaley Cecil Mull and Robert Fitter were arraigned in the circuit court on charges of whitecapping Lafayette Floyd a farmer of Wood township last July. They were held on bonds of 500 dollars each.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
David Coaley
Cecil Mull
Robert Fitter
Borden
Chitco
Lafayette Floyd
Wood Township
Flyers Cancel Aeroplane Carnival at Indianapolis
Indianapolis managers cancel the aeroplane and balloon carnival planned for October 14 to 16 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway due to refusal to meet the flyers' demands. In New York Glenn H Curtiss made a brief sunset flight on Governor's Island but wind prevented a longer attempt.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway
New York
Glenn H. Curtiss
Governor's Island
Spain Crowned in Africa as Moorish Stronghold Falls
Madrid reports a Spanish victory in Africa with Mount Guruga captured after Marina’s coordinated maneuvers. 60,600 troops and 68 cannons sealed the success as Nador and Zeluan fell and Moors evacuated, foreshadowing a protracted occupation and rich mine prospects.
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Madrid
Africa
Mount Guruga
Puerta del Sol
Marina
Mt. Guruga
Cape Tres Forcas
Nador
Zeluan
Sotomayo
Morocco
Spain
Urging Holy War in Morocco Amid Front Uncertainty
Madrid reports no news from the Melilla front after General Marina’s offensive. Premier Maura sends reinforcements and aims to end the campaign quickly as Moors resist on Argan Uixan and Milan mountains. Rumors say Murad Hafid may back a holy war and tribes reinforce Harka, though unconfirmed.
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Marina
Melilla
Mt. Gurnga
Morocco
Maura
Argan
Uixan
Milan
Mt. Guruga
Murad Hafid
Fez
Streetcar Wreck Claims Two Lives in Pittsburg
Two men, James Duffy aged 26 and Martin O Rourke aged 35, were killed when a streetcar axle broke and the car overturned during a Sunday night ride in Pittsburg. Eight others were seriously injured, three likely fatally, as passengers remained trapped in wreckage.
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Pittsburg
James Duffy
Martin O'Rourke
Aga Woman Perishes After Fatal Fall in Lafayette
Mrs. Mary Deventer a prominent Lafayette resident was instantly killed by a fall down stairs at her home at Eighth and Salem streets. The incident followed market weakness reflected in lower Chicago wheat and a slump in corn prices.
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Lafayette
Ind
Mary Deventer
Eighth and
Salem Streets
Chicago
International and Local News Roundup Across United States
A digest of brief items reports on the twelfth annual American mining congress session in Goldfield Nevada and the first joint postal workers convention in Kansas City. It notes shifts in U S military and political events, sports pennants, and notable deaths including harness sire Chitwood and philanthropist Thomas H Swope.
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American Mining Congress
Goldfield
Nev
United States
Kansas City
National Guard
Chitwood
America
J. C. Henry
Taylorsville
Boston Americans
New York Nationals
William J. Gaynor
New York
Hudson River Towns Profit Parade Up the River Weeklong Carnival
The Hudson Fulton celebration moves up the Hudson with replicas of the Half Moon and Clermont sailing to Poughkeepsie Kingston Catskill Hudson Albany and Troy for commemorations. A military tournament at Camp Oliver near Albany features troop participation in Albany's Friday parade. Governor Hughes begins his upstate visit reviewing Yonkers and attending a Poughkeepsie banquet.
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New York
Hudson
Fulton
Half Moon
Clermont
Poughkeepsie
Kingston
Catskill
Albany
Troy
United States
Camp Oliver
Island Park
Hughes
Yonkers
Jealous Man's Deed Kills Wife and Two Women in Indianapolis
Albert A Carnahan, enraged by separation from his wife Frances Carnahan, shot her in a boarding house front room at 42 North Illinois street. He then wounded Miss Ida Galvin before killing himself with a selfinflicted gunshot to the temple. Miss Galvin died hours later. Frances Carnahan died instantly.
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Indianapolis
Albert A. Carnahan
Frances Carnahan
North Illinois Street
Carnahan
Ida Galvin
Roemer
Laura Young
Miss Galvin
Sa Carnahan
Ellis Indicted in First Degree Murder Case
Pulaski county grand jury indicts W. Y. Ellis for murder in the first degree in the killing of N. P. Willis of Indianapolis in Little Rock. The shooting occurred in the circuit court room as Senator Davis, Willis attorney, sought possession of a child from Mrs. Willis. Ellis had been released on bond after the tragedy.
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Ark
Pulaski County Grand Jury
W. Y. Ellis
N. P. Willis
Indianapolis
Westbedd
Davis
Willis
Hks
Ellis
Caught in the act at railroad station
In Paragon Indiana John Hopson a 26 year old black man was shot fatally while trying to break into the Indianapolis and Vincennes railroad station. He admits he is the man sought in several station robberies. In Columbus Indiana Alonzo Fowle and Monroe Berry quarreled over cards when Fowle fired at Berry but wounded himself in the hand. Fowle arrested on charges of assault and battery with intent to kill.
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Paragon
Ind
John Hopson
Indianapolis
Vincennes
Columbus
Alonzo Fowle
Monroe Berry
Foble
Berry
Fable
Confessed to a Series of Indianapolis Burglaries
Elza Bennett a pardoned convict was arrested while trying to dispose of a stolen bicycle. His confession cleared five burglary cases in West Indianapolis after weeks of home robberies.
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Bmaianapolis
Elza Bennett
Indianapolis
Bennett
Twenty to Take Optometry Examination in Indiana
Erre Haute announces an examination by the state board of optometry at the statehouse in Indianapolis from October 19 to 30. Twenty opticians have already applied for this exam.
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Erre Haute
Ind
F. M. Murphy
Statehouse
Indianapolis
State
Court Expresses Regret Over Sentence For Troth Attack
In Laporte Indiana Judge J C Richter sentenced Edward Troth to two to fourteen years in Michigan City prison for assaulting Mrs Emma Rotzien a wealthy widow at her New Durham township home. Troth admitted entering the house by posing as a school enumerator and beating Rotzien into unconsciousness with a chair.
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Laporte
Ind
J. C. Richter
Edward Troth
Rio Grande
Michigan City
Emma Rotzien
Laporte County
New Durham Township
Troth
Vincennes Votes To Retain The Saloons
Vincennes Indiana October 1 local option tally shows Knox County keeping the licensed saloon by 718 votes. City of Vincennes voted wet by 1709 while dry village precincts favored by 1196. Wet supporters celebrate as business leaders call for stronger regulation of Vincennes seventy two saloons.
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Vincennes
Ind
Knox County
Vanderburg
Vigo
Allen
St. Joseph
Marion County
Judge refuses further delay in federal defamation case
In Indianapolis on October 1 Judge Anderson denied another postponement for Delavan Smith and Charles R Williams to be tried in the District of Columbia on criminal libel charges. He noted government delays and warned United States District Attorney Miller that no further delay would be granted. The case, tied to articles in the Indianapolis News about Panama Canal property purchases, is reset for October 11.
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Indianapolis
Anderson
Delavan Smith
Charles R Williams
District of Columbia
Lbel
Charles W. Miller
United States
Stuart McNamara
Washington
Department of Justice
Miller
Indianapolis News
Smith
Williams
Panama Canal
Indiana Federation's New President
South Bend Indiana October 1 The annual election of officers of the Indiana State Federation of Labor resulted in an upheaval that retired Edgar A Perkins after fourteen years as executive The complete list of officers elected includes President John Hughes Indianapolis first vice president O P Smith Logansport secretary treasurer Clarence Gaumer Indianapolis and delegate to American Federation of Labor O P Smith Logansport
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Indiana Federation
South Bend
Ind
Indiana State Federation of Labor
Edgar A. Perkins
Lst
John Hughes
Indianapolis
O. P. Smith
Logansport
Clarence Gaumer
American Federation of Labor
Youthful Burglar Pleads Guilty in Richmond Larceny
Frank Townsend an eighteen year old robber of a Commons Dairy safe in Richmond pled guilty to grand larceny and was sent to the Jeffersonville reform school for one to fourteen years.
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Richmond
Ind
Frank Townsend
Commons Dairy Company
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Widow of General Boulanger Dies at Versailles
The widow of General Boulanger died in Versailles at age seventy two.
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General Boulanger
Versailles
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