Crane Recalled Over Diplomatic Discretion Before China Posting
Washington reports authorize that Charles R. Crane and Secretary Knox settled issues to mutual satisfaction and Crane will sail October 20 from San Francisco to China. The recall stemmed from alleged indiscreet remarks about U S policy on China and Japan, with a conference ongoing to determine his fate in the diplomatic service.
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Washington
Charles R. Crane
Knox
San Francisco
United States
China
Crane
Pacific
State Department
Far East
Chicago
Department
Japan
Polar bears to pull sledge on Amundsen expedition
Captain Roald Amundsen plans to use trained polar bears to pull his sledges for a forthcoming polar expedition. Carl Hagenbeck furnishes twenty three year old bears, trained over a month, to be shipped to Christiania for embarkation on Amundsen's ship.
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Hamburg
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
Carl Hagenbeck
Hagenbeck
Christiania
Pensacola Enforces Old Sunday Law on Blue Sunday
In Pensacola Florida yesterday was blue Sunday as the Law and Order League enforced laws from fifty years ago against Sunday violations. No newspapers or cigars could be bought and housekeepers unable to provide meals had to use restaurant dinners.
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Pensacola
Fla
Law and Order League
Florida
Robison Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder
Made Quick Work of St Kokomo Indiana October 9 William A Robison pleads guilty to murder in the second degree for shooting his wife Jennie Robison during a shopping trip at Thal man Levi store in Kokomo sentenced to life in Michigan City.
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Kokomo
Ind
William A. Robison
Jennie Robison
Thalman & Levi
M Mchigan City
Dresser Freed After Grand Jury Refusal in July Cherry Street Killing
Toledo detective Charles J. Dresser shot William Chadderton on Cherry street bridge July 6 in the sight of a crowd and was freed of murder charges when the grand jury declined to indict. Dresser claimed Chadderton had traduced his wife. Reported in October. Also speculation on Emperor Nicholas of Nesia visiting King Victor Brome at Pome soon.
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Toledo
Charles J. Dresser
Wiliam Chadderton
Cherry Street Bridge
Dresser
Chadderton
Nicholas of
Peary Attacked by Greenland Clergyman Over Eskimo Record
Copenhagen reports a Cape York mission clergyman Ludwigs accuses Commander Peary of mistreating Eskimos and recalls an instance where he allegedly deserted women and children on the ice to speed his expedition. The critic, familiar with Dr. Cook and Peary, renews old charges.
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Copenhagen
Greenland
Ludwigs
Cape York
Dr. Cook
Testimony Defends Peary’s Regard for His Team
In Freeport Maine Professor Donald B McMin a scientist with the Peary polar party rejects insinuations that Commander Peary was cold to his assistants. He says Peary loved his men helped them over rough places and strove to ease their lot.
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Freeport
Peary
Donald B. McMin
Pears
Night riders order Claysville to extinguish lights
Twenty five night riders rode through Harrison and Robertson counties in October, ordering Claysville residents to turn off all lights. The group halted on the town’s edge and delivered the order, which was obeyed as they rode through the darkened streets carrying white horse blankets and then vanished toward Cynthiana.
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Cynthiana
Harrison
Robertson Counties
Claysville
Harrison County
Desperate Battle near Saigon Between French Troops and Pirates
In Cochin China on October 5 a clash involved a French column led by officers and pirates commanded by a chief named Detham. The pirates were repelled, Detham wounded, eight pirates killed. French forces suffered seven Europeans killed and twenty-two wounded including one officer, plus twenty-two native French troopers wounded.
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Saigon
Cochin
China
Detham
Preliminary Hearing in US Case Against Indianapolis News
In Indianapolis today a preliminary hearing is held for Delavan Smith and Charles R. Williams, proprietors of the Indianapolis News, facing federal libel charges. The indictment cites printed intimations of canal zone purchase corruption involving Theodore Roosevelt and Taft era figures. The government seeks their removal to the District of Columbia for trial.
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Indianapolis News
Indianapolis
Department of Justice
United States District Court
Delavan Smith
Charles R. Williams
Federal Grand Jury
District of Columbia
Theodore Roosevelt
Chas. P.P. Taft
Douglas Robinson
William Nelson Cromwell
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Indians Not Dying Out in United States
Official figures show more than 300000 Native Americans in the United States with about 40000 added in the last two decades. Government uplift efforts are credited for the growth and experts expect continued progress toward greater civilization and possible abolition of the Indian Office in the future.
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Washington
United States
Leupp
Indian Office
Roosevelt party arrives at Carow villa for Naples sojourn
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Miss Ethel Roose velt and Miss Carow arrive at Carow Villa Porto Maurizi er Italy on October 9. They will remain there until mid November before proceeding.
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Porto Maurizier
Italy
Theodore Roosevelt
Ethel Roosevelt
Carow
Carow Villa
Man Takes Own Life After Wife Refuses To Live With Him
Lafayette Indiana October 11 Evertt T Mintoyne thirty three years old killed himself because his wife would not live with him. He left a note blaming the separation and his distress. The tragedy occurred at his home in Lafayette.
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Lafayette
Ind
Everett T. Mintoyne
James Nelson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Centennial of Great Church Celebrates Thomas Campbell’s Church
Pittsburg hosts the International Centennial of the Disciples of Christ with three daily sessions through Oct 19. An estimated 50 000 delegates from around the world attend. events unfold at Oakland M E church Carnegie Music Hall and Luna Park. A missionary steamer will be launched on the Allegheny River then shipped to the River Nile for field work.
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Pittsburg
Disciples of Christ
Christian Churches
Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church
Carnegie Music Hall
Luna Park
Allegheny River
River Nile
Christian Church
Cost of the Canal: $48 Million Budget Proposed for 1910
Washington reports Panama canal commission seeks $48,063,424 for the fiscal year starting July 1, 1910. Of this 15,504,036 covers labor and 20,218,983 materials. Total congress allocations reach $210,070,468. Col Goethals projects completion by Jan 1, 1915 at $375,000,000 including sanitation and civil government and the $50,000,000 purchase price.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Panama Canal Commission
Congress
Goethals
Taft Visits Los Angeles on Special Train
President Taft arrives in Los Angeles at 8 a.m. on a special train. A welcoming committee led by Mayor Alexander greets him at River station and escorts him to San Pedro harbor. The visit includes a school cornerstone ceremony, a Shrine auditorium banquet, and a trolley tour before heading to Pasadena and Riverside.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Taft
River Station
Alexander
San Pedro Harbor
Arcade Station
W. A. Edwards
Shrine Auditorium
National Soldiers
Sawtelle
Pasadena
Pasadena Board of Trade
Riverside
San Bernardino
Arizona
Yuma
Benjamine Convicted in Burglary Case at Frankfort
In Frankfort Indiana on October 11 the jury found Paul Benjamine guilty of burglary after a brief deliberation of fifteen minutes. The case involved Benjamine choking two Fletcher daughters to force disclosure of household money and valuables, and him being knocked downstairs by Nathan Fletcher during the incident.
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Frankfort
Ind
Paul Benjamine
Nathan Fletcher
Fletcher
Benjamine
Omaha street railway strike settled and workers return
The Omaha street railway strike has been settled with the old workers returning to their jobs. Other dispatches note a Newport Kentucky stove explosion killing Mrs Ida Lenner and her infant, various international and domestic political moves, and multiple local incidents.
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Omaha Street Railway
Naturalization crackdown targets Turkish and Syrian voters
A federal order bars Turks and Syrians from citizenship, affecting about 150 eligible voters in Michigan City and Laporte. Officials cite the Asiatic not white classification, revealing political ties to immigrant voting blocs and recent courtroom actions against Turkish applicant Abraham.
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Michigan City
Ind
George A. Crutchfield
Chicago
Naturalization Service
Department of Commerce and Labor
Veal
Laporte County
Laporte
H. B. Tuthill
Superior Court
Department
United States
Abraham
Widow Held as Accessory in Conover Murder Case
In Terre Haute Indiana on October 9 authorities arrested the widow of Ralph Conover as an accessory before the fact in the murder tied to an alleged pact between her son Ralph and George Greenleaf, both youths aged eighteen and twenty. The youths testified they planned to kill the father for two weeks and then caused the widow to be taken into custody.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ralph Conover
Ralph
George Greenleaf
Conover
Man Fatally Stabbed Worker Refuses Name of Attacker
Hartford City Indiana Oct 11 Frank Hall Panhandle grade worker died from a stab wound he refused to name his assailant Authorities suspect John P McCaughey known as Jack McCoy of Cleveland Ohio and held on a first degree murder warrant issued by Coroner Thornton sheriff John Laammie arrested him on the warrant
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Hartford City
Ind
Frank Hall
John P. McCaughey
Jack McCoy
Cleveland
John
Mulatto arson verdict in Rosa Ricks case at Marion
A Marion circuit court jury found Frank Brown guilty of arson. In a prior trial Brown was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment after Rosa Ricks’s body was found in the burned barn.
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Marion
Ind
Frank Brown
Brown
Rosa Ricks
Fire destroys block in Dugger with 75000 loss
A fire in Dugger Sullivan County Indiana on October 8 burned an entire block of business houses. Firemen faced equipment shortages and lack of facilities. Insurance covers about half the loss.
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Dugger
Sullivan
Ind
Indianapolis tailor John Aird dies by suicide after wife leaves
John Aird, a tailor based in Indianapolis, killed himself following his wife’s departure from the marriage. The tragedy highlights the strain of dissolution on individuals in small business communities.
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John Aird
Indianapolis
Krauss divorce cross complaint shocks Hartford City
In Hartford City Indiana Mrs. Krauss files a cross complaint to William R. Krauss divorce suit claiming the confession used to convict her of poisoning Crystal Krauss in 1904 was written by her husband and signed by her under false pretenses. She says she would be pardoned after two years. The sensational accusation stirs the town.
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Hartford City
Ind
William R. Krauss
Crystal Krauss
Echoes of the ill fated Greely expedition tale recalls Will Whistler
Delphi residents recount the 1881 84 Greely Arctic expedition and the fate of Will Whistler of Carroll County whose body lies in the Whistler Farm cemetery. The story notes Whistler died May 23 1884 and that cannibalism rumors arose after his coffin was opened amid concerns of infectious disease.
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Delphi
Ind
Will Whistler
Carroll County
Greely
Whistler
Rockfield
Cook
Peary
Young Whistler
United States Army
A. W. Greely
Cape Sabine
New York
Washington
Jackson Sues for $10,000 Cup From Indy Race
The Jackson Automobile company sues Indianapolis Motor Speedway to compel awarding the $10,000 trophy from the 300 mile race at the August meet. The race halted after three accidents killed two spectators and a mechanician, with Jackson leading when called off and damages sought for the prize not awarded.
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Indianapolis
Jackson Automobile Company
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Company
Jackson Company
Jackson Machine
Seymour man forces pistol death after family quarrel
Benjamin Tidd, of Seymour Indiana, shot himself in the home in front of his wife and children after his wife and daughter announced plans to buy new dresses. He had been in good spirits prior to the confrontation. He died as a result of the self-inflicted wound. Evansville report notes town marshal F A Felatead arrested four men who were breaking into a loaded car in Louisville and Nashville yards. He single handedly escorted them to the lockup.
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Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Los Angeles
J. M. Barrie
Mary Ansell
J. Pierpont Morgan
Berlin
L. L. Heller
Binghamton
Sterling Motor Car Company
A. G. L. D’amade
Moroccco
France
Spain
Morocco
Africa
L. M. Spier
Boston
New Tariff Board
Thomas W. Leary
Atlanta
Southern Express Company
A. W. Greely
Cook
Peary
John B. Strobel
Ironton
Henry Flory
Archbold
Lake Butler, Fla
GCA
Rich
John Parker
Seymour
Ind
Benjamin Tidd
Tidd
Evansville
F. A. Felatead
Howell
Louisville & Nashville
Martinsville man dies in jail after railroad station shooting
John Hobson a black burglar shot by Vandalia railroad detectives while attempting to break into Paragon station Sept 30, dies in Martinsville jail Oct 9.
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Martinsville
Ind
John Hobson
Paragon
Vandalia Railroad
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