Mystery in Death of Three in Library of Congress
In Washington three family members died from gas fumes traced to a hot water boiler heater as a stenographer, Mrs Helen Bremerman, and their 18 month old child lay dead in the dining room. Coroner Nevitt and physicians could offer no clear cause for the lethal fumes.
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Washington
Hobe Bremerman
Clarence Bremerman
Library of Congress
Helen Bremerman
Furnes
Nevitt
Balloon wreck in strong wind claims two lives in Princeton
A balloon ascent ended tragically when wind hurled Peter Kramer of St. Louis against a church chimney. The safety belt broke, sending him from the roof to the ground. A second person died as the balloon broke apart, with bystanders recalling the dangerous conditions and the Hayden boy among the spectators.
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Peter Kramer
St. Louis
Krarr
Princeton
Nor
Glen
Eee
Kramer
Dems Claim All of Ohio Ticket In Early Returns
Columbus, Ohio reports that the National Committee and Garber with State Chairman Finley claim the entire Democratic ticket has been located based on overnight returns. Supreme Court Judges Shauck and Price allegedly defeated. J H Newman resists conceding Carmi Thompson for secretary of state. Also notes numerous courts martial in Washington with 1,666 blue jackets and 274 desertions and unauthorized absences.
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Columbus
Ohio
National Committee
Garber
Finley
Supreme Court
Shauck
Price
J. H. Newman
Carmi Thompson
Minnesota and Wisconsin in Great Football Contest
Minnesota and Wisconsin meet in a highly anticipated football showdown noted for a spirited contest. The game features regional pride, strong defenses, and key plays that could decide the outcome, drawing fans from both states to the venue.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dartmouth and Princeton Surprises in Big Football Contests
In a day of surprises, Dartmouth leads Princeton at halftime while Dartmouth shuts out Princeton. Brown holds a lead over Yale in the first half as Dartmouth and Princeton games unfold with unexpected turns.
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BROWN
YALE
Dartmouth
Princeton
Pennsylvania 17 Princeton 0 in college football juggernaut
Dorwin traveled from Decatur after learning his wife died, he rushed toward Honduras to join a railway dispatcher post, then learned in Boston of her death. The report blends sports scores with a personal tragedy as a local narrative.
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Decatur
Dorwin
Honduras
Majady
Boston
Canvassing Board Meets On Tuesday In Cass County
The Cass county commissioners will meet at the courthouse next Tuesday for an election canvassing board. They will count the votes for state and national candidates and announce the winning names. no material change in the forecasts is expected. Troops to Philippines. San Francisco, Nov. 7 The United States army transport Sheridan sailed yesterday for Manila via Honolulu and Guam with 719 cavalry troops, 100 marines from Mare Island, 168 cabin passengers, and a cargo of Filipino currency valued at 6 million dollars and supplies.
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Cass County
Cass Couty
Philippines
San Francisco
United States Army
Sheridan
Manila
Honolulu
Guam
Mare Island
Man Wounds Wife Then Kills Son And Is Shot
In Buffalo on November 7 John Hagen, a small hotel proprietor, wounded his wife Carrie and attempted suicide. He was overpowered by workers at the Lackawanna Steel plant and died at the scene. His son George, 17, is reported dangerously sane and involved in the investigation.
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Buffalo
John
Hagen
Carrie
Lackawanna Steel
South
Einof Buffalo
George
Mystery surrounds fatal shooting in Ford City home
In Ford City Michigan on November 7 a fatal shooting in the home of Mrs Eva Swergel Alexander sparked a mystery. Mrs Alexander was shot through the lungs after a quarrel with her husband. Their one year old baby fled to the yard crying for help as police began an investigation. Authorities report the husband denies firing the shot.
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Ford City
Mich
Eva Swergel
Alexander
Ander
Magnate James J Hill keynote at North Bank Road banquet
In Portland Nov 7 a banquet at the California club honored the completion of the Spokane Portland Seattle line known as the North Bank Road. Guests included Louis W Hill F B Clarke and J P O'Brien. Hill did not reveal future plans but urged emphasis on cultivating cereals over lumbering and mining industries.
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Portland
Ore
Spokane
Portland & Seattle
North Bank Road
California Club Rooms
James J. Hill
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern
Howard El-iott
Northern Pacific
F. B. Clarke
J. P. O'Brien
Harriman’ Lines
Pacific North- West
Hill
Oregon
Forest Work Plans Created by Six Administrations
Six administrative bodies announce forest work plans outlining new projects and priorities. Details specify scope, timelines, and coordination across agencies to improve forest management and conservation efforts.
Forester announces start of new district offices
The forestry service announced that December will mark the beginning of operations at headquarters for six new administrative districts in the western states. Districts include Missoula Montana for the first district covering Montana and parts of neighboring states, and Portland Oregon for the sixth district. Local business will still be handled by the forest supervisor.
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Forestry Bureau
Was Hington
USA
Aedttington
Forestry Service
Whiel Nating
Washington
Missoula
Mont
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
South Dakota
Farmhouse fire claims nine lives near Swan River
Novels report that Howard Carey’s home near Swan River burned recently. Mrs Carey six children and teacher Miss Mary Gilleapie perished. husband died from burns. One child survived, bringing the death toll to nine.
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Winnipes
Howard Carey
Swan River
Pick New German Diplomat to America
Berlin reports Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff chosen by the emperor to succeed the late Baron Speck von Sternburg as ambassador to the United States. An official announcement is expected within two or three days.
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Berlin
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
Baron Speck von Sternburg
America
Rail Magnate Found Dead in Bed in Chicago
William B. Cornish, 2nd vice president of Union Pacific and director of multiple firms, was found dead in bed at the Jump Annex in Chicago. Police indicated the death appeared to be due to natural causes. The prominent rail magnate, based in New York, held senior positions in several corporations and was widely regarded in financial and railroad circles. Investigators awaited autopsy results as tributes poured in from business colleagues.
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Chicago
William DB. Cornish
New York
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Hin
Jum Annex
Wisconsin Badgers Favored Over Minnesota in Big Ten Clash
The University of Wisconsin football team entered the Nov 1 game as clear favorites against Minnesota, with bettors confident after Minnesota’s setback to Chicago last Saturday. Minnesota sought to rebound by strengthening weaknesses exposed in that loss.
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Mitine Dil
University of Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northrop
Chicago
Will Begin Life anew in Reconciled Marital Twist
Abbie Rice, key witness in the Dr Austin murder case, has reconciled with her husband Irving Rice. He says they will travel to unspecified place to start afresh away from recognition. They exchanged old letters and mementoes during late-night reconciliation attempts.
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Omaha
Abbie “Rice
Dr Austin
Irving. Rice
Rice
Charles E. Davis
Dr. Austin
Tobacco Trust Hit United States Circuit Court Decree
New York report on the government asserting that the American Tobacco Company acted as a monopoly in restraint of trade violating the Sherman Act. Decisions were handed down by Judges Dacombe Come Nayes and Ward with Judge Ward in dissent.
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U, & Circuit
American Tobacco Co
Ward
New York
Navy
Ty A
Dacombe
Come
Nayes
United States
Banker Kills Mother Then Ends Life in New York Hotel
The estate of J Melon Veit the banker who killed his mother at the Ansonia hotel and then died by his own hand will revert to his widow Clara Jane Manrot an actress. The two estates valued at about 90,000.
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New York
J. Melon Veit
Ansonia Hotel
Clara Jane Manrot
Mil Creek man kills himself amid family funeral preparations
Salt Lake City report says John M Hawkins of Mil Creek shot himself yesterday while his wife prepared a casket for her father. He barred doors, nailed windows, then used a public safety item to shoot himself in the mouth, blowing away part of his face. He was an invalid and reportedly planned the act.
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Salt Lake City
John"m. Hawkins
Mil Creek
Hawkins
Tafts Welcomed to Hot Springs
President elect and Mrs William Howard Taft arrived in Hot Springs Virginia at 10 20 this morning to a civic reception with hundreds gathering at the station to greet them Taft commented that the visit has been strenuous and he plans to rest after the journey
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Hot Springs
Mra
Wm. H. Taft
Strike snag delays Panama Canal locks project
A report from Colon, Panama says subterranean water under the Panama Canal site at Catun will delay completion years and raise costs. Colonel Goethals, head of the Isthmian Commission, denies the setback. Separately, socialist vote strength appears in Wisconsin and Milwaukee County with over 25,000 statewide.
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Colon
Panama
Gays
New Orleans
Odey
Panama Canal
Catun
Goethals
Commis- Catun
Explosion at Wisconsin Central roundhouse kills six
Six men were killed, one fatally injured and four slightly hurt when a drilling tool exploded at the Wisconsin Central roundhouse in Superior. The blast occurred shortly before 1 PM and involved a builder used in well drilling.
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Superior
Wis
Wisconsin Central Roundhouse
Austrian Cabinet Resigns After Prague Conflicts
Vienna reports the Austrian cabinet resigned today after talks between German and Czech ministers over racial clashes in Prague and Bohemian towns. Baron Richard Von Bienerth is expected to form a new cabinet.
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Vienna
Prague
Richard von Bienerth
Building permits soar as October activity hits new highs
Chicago reports October construction permits issued in 36 cities for 9,792 buildings costing 43,074,775 dollars. New York City shows a surge with permits totaling 41,341,970 dollars, up 12 percent from the previous year, reflecting a robust rise in building during the month.
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Chicago
New York City
Taft visit sparks hope for American envoy to Holy See
Rome reports Tribuna recalling William H. Taft visiting Rome in 1903 and praising his dream of an American diplomatic representative to the Holy See. The article notes the pope’s hope may be realized when Taft becomes president and questions whether Leo’s successor can share that hope.
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Rome
William H. Taft
Taft
Holy See
Prince in Wind Wagon Accompanies Crown Prince to Donaueschingen
Crown Prince Frederick William traveled from Friedrichshafen with Count Zeppelin in the airship. The imperial train carried the emperor from Austria to Donaueschingen Baden where the airship then maneuvered over the town. The crown prince greeted the emperor from the airship and a letter was tossed to him before the return voyage.
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Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Donaueschingen Baden
Kaiser
Crown Prince
Frederick William
Austria
Arove
Friedrichahafen
Big robberies discovered on Delaware & Western Railroad
New York officials disclosed robberies totaling more than 106000 in freight from the Delaware and Western lines in Brooklyn over the last three months. Four railroad employees including clerks George Tracy and James T. Martin and drivers George Lennox and Wilman Stewart were arrested. They are charged with the theft of a silk bale valued at 1750, while detectives say insider workers identified valuable goods and drivers moved them in transit from terminals to consigners.
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New York
Delaware
Uackawar & Western Railroad
Brooklyn
George Tracy
James T. Martin
George Lennox
Wilman Stewart
Labor Men Tug On Politics At AFL Convention
Denver to host the twenty eighth annual conference of the American Federation of Labor opening Monday. The federation with about two million members and over a thousand voters faces debates on a permanent political policy. Strong opposition to binding the federation to politics is anticipated, with efforts to keep the organization out of politics in the future.
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Denver
Colo
American Federation of Labor
Death toll climbs from dynamite blasts on Grand Trunk Pacific
Fourteen workers have died near Kenora Ontario since the start of the month as dynamite expansions cause fatal accidents on the Grand Trunk Pacific construction. Officials report no government inquiry into the incidents.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
Winnipeg
Man
Kenora
Ont
Watered bonds charged against Western Trust in Chicago
New York headlines report allegations that the Western Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago issued $510,000,000 in bonds improperly. The charge centers on watered bonds connected to Chicago and Milwaukee Railway financing and related trust actions. The story notes investigations and potential legal consequences for the bank and associated entities.
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New York
Fust
Western Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago Ae Trusteyn
Chicago
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