Government probes Jamestown loan losses and expo finances
Treasury officials say the 1 million dollar loan to the Jamestown Exposition will not be recovered. Federal funds helped build the fair and may be charged as loss. Acting Secretary Ed wards may seize control and keep gate receipts to recover government costs, with running expenses to be funded by the federal government. Daily paid admissions have fallen to 6,000 to 7,000.
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Treasury
Washington, D. C
Congress
Uncle Sam
Edwards
Brownsville Shooting Blame Attributed to Army Battalion
The 25th Infantry Company DB is blamed for a F war year shooting in Brownsville Texas that left one man dead and another maimed. The incident led to the battalion’s dismissal from the army "without honor" and sparked a fierce political battle. Brigadier General William Crosier released the report at the War Department in Washington.
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Brownsville
Texas
Twenty-fifth Infantry
William Crosier
War Department
Washington, D. C
Woman Killed by Engine in Decatur Rail Yard
Miss Julia McNamara aged 24 was crushed under an Illinois Central locomotive in the Decatur railway yards and died instantly. Her father Daniel McNamara a railroad worker was restrained after threatening to throw himself beneath another train.
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Julia McNamara
Illinois Central
Decatur
Daniel McNamara
Veterans Elect Officers at Chattanooga Session
The Society of the Army of the Cumberland held its final business session in Chattanooga Tennessee electing officers for the coming year. President General Gates P Thurston of Nashville was chosen. corresponding secretary Orlando A Somers of Kokomo Indiana. treasurer General A BE Charman of Washington DC was named.
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Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Chattanooga
Tenn
Gep. Gates P. Thurston
Nashville
Orlando A. Somers
Kokomo
Ind
Gen. As BE
Charman
Washington, D. C
Woman Killed Crossing Railroad Tracks in Bluffton
Mrs. Alexander Lidy aged 65 was struck and killed by a westbound freight train on the Chicago and Erie railroad in Bluffton Indiana while carrying her 2 year old grandson in her arms. The infant was seriously injured.
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Babe
Alexander Lidy
Chicago & Fire Railroad
Bluffton
Ind
Bear shot to save dogs on Louisiana hunt
A bear was killed near Hear Lake Louisiana after attacking hunting dogs belonging to a president's party member. The dog team had been tracking a second trail when the bear charged, necessitating the shot. The day included two more bear trails from the same party.
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Hear Lake
Farmers Congress Opens with Delegates from Every State
The Farmers National Congress begins its twenty seventh annual session in Oklahoma City with delegates from all states and territories. President John M Stahl of Chicago calls the meeting to order as part of the nationwide gathering.
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Farmers’ Congress
Farmers’ National Congress
Oklahoma City
Okla
John M. Stahl
Chicago
Rush to Get Land Openings in Four States by Lottery
Uncle Sam plans to distribute nearly 5,000,000 acres on eight Indian reservations in South Dakota Montana Idaho Washington through a lottery system for about 35,000 homeseekers. The 160 acre tracts would form about 80,691 farms, with 40 acre limits in reclamation districts under irrigation.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Oklahoma
Lower Brille
South Dakota
Flathead
Montara
Blackfeet
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Sembl
Yackina
Washington
Cal- Vile
Leone
Cimate
Pierre
Sioux City
Omaha
Io Mills
Minneapolis
St. Dieul
Deadwood
General Booth Retires as Salvation Army Founder Aged
General William Booth, octogenarian founder of the Salvation Army, announced his retirement during an American farewell tour in Chicago. Bramwell Booth is expected to succeed him, with the announcement not yet public. Booth emphasized serving common people and urged direct, heart and conscience–driven reclamation before noting the army’s lasting influence. The report adds a brief line on the Bust River Tunnel project, describing inaugural passenger service through the New York and Long Island tunnel.
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Salvation Army
William Booth
Bramwell Booth
London
Chicago
Tralley
Registration and allotment shift on Sioux Brule land opening
The Brule reservation spanning 56,660 acres opens registration by drawing for quarter sections. Unaccompanied women may register with the same prize prospects as men, while government surveys proceed on other reservations.
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Seatrie
Sam
Brule
Buny
New Eight Hour Child Labor Law Goes Into Effect
New York State enacts an eight hour child labor law taking effect October 1, 1938. It bans employment of under 16 year olds in factories before 8 AM and after 1 PM, or more than eight hours per day. Estimated 700,000 children in New York City will be affected and school attendance is expected to rise.
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American Industries
National Association of Manufacturers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New York State
New York City
Heaviest Failures in a Decade Reported for 1907
Reports from commercial agencies show 1907 to date has the heaviest commercial failures in ten years with September notably high in liabilities, surpassing any month since December 1903.
Explosions at Fontanet Du Pont Mill Wreck Town
A chain of blasts at the Du Pont blasting powder mill near Fontanet Indiana left a city leveled and hundreds injured or dead. The catastrophe wiped Fontanet nearly off the map with 40,000 kegs of powder detonating and the surrounding area suffering extensive destruction. Police and National Guard units secured the scene as rescuers searched for victims amid fires and debris.
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Oniy
du Pont
Fontana
Ind
Hanly
Indiana National Guard
Solers
Powder Plant
Plecea
Fontanet
Chicago Trade Outlook Boosts Confidence and Activity
Dun's Trade Review reports growing confidence in trade with easier money, higher prices for farm products, and rapid grain-to-cash conversion. Production in key industries holds steady, rails and pig iron demand flat, while structural steel, wire and pipe see solid contracts and shipments. Bank clearings reach 249 million, up 14.8 percent from a year ago. failures fall to four in the Chicago district.
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Chicago
Dun
Trade Review
Market conditions and failures pace through week
New York reports stringency in money markets and slow wholesale and retail trade due to warm Rome weather and crop movement. Yet western and southern jobbers see increased recorder business as merchants repair worn stocks. US failures total 192 for the week ending Oct 10, with Canada at 24. Bradstreet notes varied collections and activity.
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New York
Rome
Howver
South
United States
Bradstreet
Market price table for cattle hogs and grains
A dense listing of regional commodity prices shows cattle hogs and sheep quoted across cities like Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo and New York. It includes wheat corn oats rye and butter with varied grades and price ranges per region and season.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Catule
Budo
Milwaukee
Northern
New York
Toledo
May Carry Typhoid Long
Dr J H Townsend of the Connecticut Board of Health says typhoid bacilli can be carried for years after infection without symptoms or patient knowledge. German expert Kutscher cites about 4 percent of patients becoming chronic carriers who can infect others. A NY cook’s case shows carriage can trigger typhoid outbreaks in multiple families even after recovery.
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J. H. Townsend
Connecticut Board of Health
Kutscher
New York
Egok
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