Boycott Begins in South America Over Roosevelt Claims
New Orleans reports circulars from San Jose Costa Rica allege Roosevelt said Latin American nations will disappear. The missives claim 117 boycott stations in South America were set up to block American goods. Uncertain who organized the propaganda. Hearst leaders claim GOP defection gives Hearst a large victory margin. Bryan campaigned in Missouri towns. Senator Beveridge ill and unable to speak in Boston.
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Prize Fight Arranged in Milwaukee for Oct 19
Billy Potts was today matched to fight Young Fitzgerald on October 19 in Milwaukee. The bout sets up a featherweight clash with both contenders aiming for victory in a high profile local event.
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Billy Potts
Young Fitzgerald
Teacher Mary Shepard Murdered in School Room
Cleveland Occurred at South Euclid a suburb where Mary Shepard a schoolteacher was killed in her classroom in the presence of pupils. A man forced entry after being refused to leave and shot her twice with a revolver one bullet entering her brain and killing her instantly. A posse pursues the killer. Later Harry Smith, murderer of Mary Shepard, shot himself at his father’s Warrensville home at 3 45.
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Cleveland
Mary Shepard
South Euclid
Nurses Evidence in Or Brouwer Case Closes Recount
Toms River New Jersey October 10 Dr Brouwer faced nurse Emma Dudley who treated Mrs Brouwer during her final illness and described the peculiar symptoms following the doctors ministrations.
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OR. Brouwer
Toms River
N. J
Brouwer
Emma Dudley
Standard Oil Case Proceeds Amid Contempt Evidence Debate
Windlay Ohio October opening court in the Standard Oil case sees jurors excused as lawyers argue admissibility of Rockefeller statements from former contempt proceedings. The court admits the depositions as evidence to show a trust existed, while Rockefeller’s niece Dutta? daughter of George M. Rice appears as state witness. Washington action on government attack defers indefinitely amid incomplete evidence.
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Kline
Phelps
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Ide
MM. Dutta
George M. Rice
Standard
Washington
Standard of Co
Fire threatens Goldfield as hotel burns in blast
Fire at the St. Francie hotel in Goldfield started from a gasoline tank explosion at 1 PM and spread toward the business district with wind driving flames from the south end. The St. Francia hotel, Chiatovitch building, and three other structures were destroyed. a messenger boy is reported missing.
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St. Francie
Main Street
St. Francia Hotel
Chiatovitch
Baseball Scores From Yesterday’s Games
Portland defeated Freano 5 to 2 while Los Angeles beat Seattle 6 to 1 and Oakland edged San Francisco 5 to 4 in a day of baseball action.
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Freano
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Seattle
Oakland
San Francisco
Government Silver Purchases Move to Mint for Delivery
Washington October 10 The director of the mint bought in the afternoon x hundred thousand ounces of silver for delivery in equal lots at San Francisco New Orleans and Denver at sixty nine and eleven hundredths cents an ounce.
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the Mint
San Francisco
New Orleans
Denver
Bold Attempt to Smuggle Chinamen Seized on Frolic
Providence Oct 10 The yacht Frolic with a cargo of Chinese immigrants was seized in the Providence river after eluding immigration officers for over a fortnight. Seventeen Chinamen and three crew members were arrested. commander and others not present. A watchman confronted two Chinamen in a coal yard before the seizure was reported.
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Providence
Commander Ward elected SWV commander in chief
Washington Oct 10 Captain Hamilton Ward of Buffalo was elected commander in chief of the Spanish War Veterans today with Oklahoma City chosen as the site for the next convention.
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Washington
Hamilton Ward
Buffalo
Oklahoma City
Brevities and Local Incidents From Springfield
Wm Spencer a logger from the Upper Willamette was arrested by Chief Farrington on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. He appeared in Judge Dorris court and paid 20 in the treasury. Monroe Hill of Mohawk was injured while operating a hop baler, suffering a serious scalp wound and was taken to Springfield for treatment. Deacon announces the first fall dancing party at Davies hall Friday night. Marriage licenses issued include Jesse Griffin and Mae Hennicat and Alfred A Wheeler and Ida May Miller with L. Bilyou as witness.
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Willamette
Farrington
Dorris
Treasury
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Springfield
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Deacon
Davies’ Hall
Jesse Griffin
Mae Hennicat
RK. KR. Knox
Alfred A. Wheeler
Ida May Miller
L. Bilyou
Ninety-Nine Years for St Louis Negro Murder
Wat kine, a Black St Louis man and president of the Democratic Club of blacks, was sentenced to ninety years for murder after killing a white man while driving a group of negroes to a picnic.
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St. Louis
Snow Covers Large Parts of Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia
Snow fell today covering a large part of Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia with cold conditions reported across the region. Local schools and travel were affected as wintry weather moved through the Middle West.
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Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Telegraphic Briefs Chronicle Fires Crime and Death
Los Angeles dispatch says citizens and rangers quelled fires in Pecomims canyon while Salinas notes fires still spread in the Santa Lucia range. In Biabee Arizona Mia McMillan is found dead from a gunshot, husband tied to a $250000 mining deal and suspected robbery motive. Archbishop Wm Hennett, primate of all Canada, dies at age one. San Francisco mill strike resumes with 33 mills idle unless demands met. nine cabinet factories closed yesterday.
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Pecomims Canyon
Salinas
Santa Lucia Range
Biabee
Ariz
Mia
Geo
San Francisco
Birth Announcement for Cornell Infant on Third Street
A child was born on October 10, 1608 at Born At and BK on Third Street to Mr and Mrs Chas E Cornell. The infant is unnamed in the record.
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At & BK
Third Street
Mr. and
Mra
Chas. E. Cornell
Corn Crop Estimate Narrowed in Washington Report
Washington reports corn condition at 10.0 percent for spring and 84.5 percent for later stages. The fragment notes a weather or agricultural bulletin indicating crop health in early October. Names, dates, and places are minimal in the surviving text.
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Washington
Second Championship Game Darkens as White Sox Struggle
Chicago suffers in a frigid wind swept crowd as the Cubs surge to lead. Chance and Steinfeldt star for Chicago while Isbell and Donohue work to counter with Sox defense and sporadic hits. Weather and crowd size amplify the gloom as Chicago trails 6 to 1 late.
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Evers
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Poruna
Sheckard
Schulte
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Tunnehill
Rebell Chaves
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Tinker
Tanbehill
Ougherty
Owen
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Rueblach
Kohe
Ioning
Rohe
Hkueblach
Vigilance plan grows as San Francisco combats lawlessness
San Francisco October 10. With police unable to quell a wave of lawlessness the building trades council plans to arm able bodied men for police duty. A vigilante committee gains support after two women were held up Tuesday, though no holdups occurred in the last two hours.
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Oet
Building Trades
Coucil
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