Methodist Episcopal Conference Hears Appointments North Dakota
Jamestown North Dakota October reports the Methodist Episcopal Church annual conference ended with Bishop Wilson announcing pastor assignments for the coming year. He predicted a banner year for Methodists in North Dakota. List includes Fargo Bismarck Jamestown and many towns with assigned pastors and districts. A notable appeal raised $2000 for a ailing Fargo minister William.
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Methodist Episcopal Church of
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Wilson
Philadelphia
Wilken
Methodium
Pargo
Leonard
de Long
Colorado Snow Storm Causes Death And Widespread Damage
Denver October 19 A storm sweeping northeastern Colorado brings rain and changing snow for about forty eight hours. The heavy snow damages electric light wires and cripples telephone and telegraph lines. Rail and interurban services are interrupted and several accidents occur with at least one fatality reported.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Maine Ends Globe Cruise In Spectacular Sail
A US battleship Maine docked at Portsmouth navy yard after a global voyage. Alabama, due in New York tomorrow, joins in what officials call the most spectacular first class modern warship world cruise. Supreme Court upholds refusal to place Socialist nominations under party heading, allowing independents instead. ballots already being printed with Socialist names in the independent column by Walker Brothers & Hardy.
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Maine
Alabama
Portsmouth
N. H
United States
Globe
Henderson's Point
Navy Yard
Portsmouth Navy Yard
New York Navy Yard
Supreme Court
Bismarck
Blaisdell
Inde
Fargo
State Central Committee
Secretary of State
Walker Brothers & Hardy
Roosevelt Taft letters reveal campaign coercion era
New York Oct 19 authorities publish two letters dated 1906 showing Roosevelt advising Taft on candidacy. Roosevelt notes Taft wanted the bench and that becoming president required personal duty. Letters portray Taft’s decision as self chosen despite understood preferences.
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New York
Nona
Roosevelt
Taft
Hampton
Broadway Magasine
Supreme Bench
Austrians and Montenegrins in Skirmish at Antivari
Vienna dispatch reports a desultory skirmish lasting several hours between an Austrian naval guard and Montenegrins at Antivari. A crowd threatened the Austrian consul, and a guard went ashore from Austrian warships to protect him.
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Berlin
Vienna
Antivari
Tucker Abandonment Case Attracts National Prominence
An army scandal involving Col. W. F. Tucker unfolds as his wife Mrs. Tucker and her mother Mrs. Logan pursue the case. Tucker, removed to Hot Springs due to critical health, was esteemed by colleagues until a Philippines assignment and alleged excessive drinking. Continued on Page Eight.
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Tucker
W. F. Tucker
Logan
Colonel Tucker
Hot Springs
Philippines
Platt
Forest Fire Toll Rises to Forty-One Across Michigan
Reports from five districts list 41 known dead with 100 to 300 injured and property losses around $1,000,000. Towns Metz Cathro Bolton Brimley destroyed. mills and towns like Gaylord Elmira Vanderbilt threatened as fires spread across back country districts in Michigan.
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Posen
Pulaski
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le Grande
Long Lake
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City
Onaway
Osqueoc
Allis
Baltic
Detroit
Mich
Knojwn
Gaylord
Place
Elmira
Vanderbilt
Drowned Heroic Rescue In St. Clair Straits
Malcolm McGregor of Owen Sound Ontario, first mate of the Scottish, perished while attempting to rescue settlers near Point Iroquois on the U S shore. A yawl in darkness faced heavy seas. four crewmen survived after the boat flooded. McGregor, unable to hold on, disappeared beneath the black water as he urged others to safety.
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Port Arthur
Malcolm McGregor
Owen Sound
Ont
Point Iriqnois
United States
McGregor
England Agrees to Aid Russia Over Dardanelles
London reports England plans to help Russia gain free entry to the Dardanelles as part of a broader scheme. In exchange Russia would back England's push for an international Talkan conference, with further talks planned after the Raulkan tangle is resolved.
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England
Russia
Dardanelles
Turkey
Wala
Doctors Use Hypnotism in Cure of Drunkards and Drug Fiends
New York Oct 19. At Cornell University Medical College a pioneering therapeutics clinic treats alcohol and narcotic abuse by hypnotism. Details are guarded as physicians report promising cases of mind based treatment and improvement in many patients.
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New York
Cornell University Medical College
New York Medical School
En Ra
Taft Opens Campaign In East Amid Nomination Push
Taft declares he will win the Republican nomination as Taft and Theodore DiConfer review campaign progress. Both express satisfaction with the pace of the races and Taft heads east to push his bid.
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Teddy
Taft
East
Taft Begins Final Campaign Tour from Washington
Taft heads to New Jersey and Delaware on the first leg of his final campaign tour. He plans a Baltimore meeting where Garfield will preside. Dr. J J Richardson notes Taft’s throat issues but says his general health remains good and he has not missed a speaking engagement.
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Taft
New Jersey
Delaware
Baltimore
Garfield
J. J. Richardson
Taft predicts win at White House gathering
In Washington President Taft told about thirty to forty reporters in the east room he expects to be elected president. He spoke after a day as Roosevelt’s guest and offered a brief reply when asked about his prospects. Continued on page Ni.
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Taft
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Trolley Crash Kills One and Injures Dozens in Kansas City
A Wichita bound express train collided with a stock train near Newton Kansas killing 1 engineer D M Roberts and injuring 22 passengers none fatally. In Topeka crowds a Troost avenue trolley crash injured 15 with one killed as brakes failed and cars tumbled.
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Kansas City
Newton
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
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Berjaget
Ceacha Roberta
Braddock
Iit Tn
No. 17
D. M. Roberts
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Troost Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Tenth Street
Troost
Bualnens
R. L. Smith
Neada
Wealthy Omaha Broker Kills Girl Then Commits Suicide
Omaha detective reports a well known wealth broker, reputed to be worth about 500000 dollars, shot and killed Eva Hart at her home on 4304 Burdette attest after driving there with her in a car. He then killed himself in the same night leaving a personal crisis in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Neb
Bewell Bleuman
West
Eva Hart
Misa Hart
Burdette
Redmond Plans Bill to Benefit the Catholics
Lowdon reports from Oct 12 that Lord Talbot asks Asquith in the house of commons to repeal statutes disadvantaging Catholics due to government interdicts in the Euchariatic parade. The prime minister says no proposal yet but would consider any proposed restoration if needed.
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Lowdon
Lord Talbot
Sunsex
Asquith
House of Commons
Ghent
Taft Opens New Jersey Campaign Swing in Enthusiastic Start
Taft arrives Newark at dawn for a three state campaign day. He greets a large crowd, speaks at Blaney's theatre after breakfast, and plans stops in Elizabeth and Trenton New Jersey Wilmington Delaware and a monster meeting in Baltimore tonight.
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N. J
William H. Taft
Taft
Brekfast
Blaney
Washington
Elizabeth
Trenton
Wilmington
Del
Baltimore
St Andrew Meet Ends with Masses and Talks in Milwaukee
The Brotherhood of St Andrew convention closed in Milwaukee after services across Episcopal churches. Nearly 1,000 attended co operate communion at St Paul’s. Bishop Woodcock of Kentucky and Rev Frederick Edwards spoke at Pabst Theatre on the Young Man and the Church. A final rally at St Joseph’s featured John B D Wood of New York and others on Reality.
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Milwaukee
John BD. Wood
New York
Democrats Plan Big Fight in New York
In New York on Oct 19 militant Democrats marshal forces to secure the Empire State. Norman Mack, chairman of the Democratic nominating committee, travels from the West to lead efforts amid expectations of a fierce finish to the presidential campaign in the state.
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New York
Empire State
Norman &. Mack
Vintory
Bryan
United States
Bryan to Workingmen Rally in East St. Louis
William J. Bryan opened his campaign in East St. Louis with a speech to a large crowd of workingmen at the relay depot. He outlined campaign aims and emphasized party finance for contributions to the party's measures.
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wWllliam J. Bryan
Tle
Timeln
Snow to End Cholera Brings Joy in St.Petersburg
First snow of the season falls in St. Petersburg as officials hope it helps end the cholera epidemic. Within the last twenty four hours there were fifty two new cases and twenty one deaths, prompting cautious optimism amid headlines of winter arriving.
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St. P Burg
St. Petraburg
Tucker in Jeopardy as Death Rumor Sweeps Chicago
Mrs. William F. Tucker waits at the Auditorium Annex with her mother for word on her husband Col. William F. Tucker reported fatally ill after being arrested at De Kalb on a wife desertion charge. Tucker left for Hot Springs Ark for treatment and survival chances are described as slim.
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William F. Tucker
John A. Logan
William F. ‘Tucker
Pucker
de Jeatur
Hot Springs
Ark
Tucker
Tuckie
Roosevelt to Join The Outlook as Associate Editor
President Roosevelt has signed a contract with The Outlook to serve as associate editor after he retires from the presidency next March. The move signals his continued involvement in public affairs and literary work with the magazine.
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Roosevelt
Outlook
To .T
Coer Elliot Ant Echaweate
Riot at Indiana University Theater Causes Disturbance
Five hundred students at Bloomington riot after a night show in Garrish theatre. They smashed plate glass windows and injured two police officers as campus authorities move to disperse the crowd. The incident prompts a police response and a night of disruption on campus.
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University of Indiane
Garris Theatre
Girl Gets First Choice In Rosebud Land Drawing
In Dallas on October 19 a crowd of about 38,000 registered drew to watch the Tripp county Rosebud lands lottery. Judge James Witten announced the first name drawn, May A. Nelson of Kennebec, D. in the crowd. Nineteen iron cans held the entries as the drawing opened in a large tent shortly after 10 a.m.
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Pico
Tripp County Rosebud
James Witten
May A. Nelson
Kennebec
Marylanders in pursuit of assailant near Cumberland
Oct near Cumberland Maryland Lt Doane reports infuriated men chased a Black person after an incident on railroad tracks involving Miss Foreman and Miss Smith. The confrontation prompted cries that drew nearby workers, the assailant fled and mob harm feared if caught.
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Cumberland
Doane
Roosevelt calls naval war college over battleship plan
New York October report details Commander A L Kay's letter to the Navy Department criticizing the board of construction and the department. He argues that battleships are deficient and inadequately protected along the water line, buoyancy, and protection. The issue ties to Roosevelt's conference at Newport last July on battleship construction.
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Roosevelt
Naval War College
Newport
Army and
Navy Life
A .L. Kay
Navy Department
Epintic
Board of Construction
Department
Decorah Citizen Falls Twenty Five Feet From School Building
A Decorah resident suffered fatal injuries after tumbling twenty five feet from the top of an eight story school building. Local authorities report the incident as a fall caused by unknown factors. Ren Holsert, janitor of the St Francie de Sajee, is noted in the report.
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Francie de Sajee Cuthatic
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