Happenings of a Week in Washington and Abroad
A week summary notes Hithu Root accepting honorary presidency of the American Institute of International Law with a provisional bureau led by James Brown Scott and Alejandro Alvarez. Taft reappointing Walter F. Frear as Hawaii governor amid past charges. Frank Munsey testifies on Roosevelt campaign contributions totaling 118000.72 dollars. An executive order bars foreign weasels from key ports to protect military secrets. In domestic items, a La Crosse boy dies in a clothing strap accident. a suspect in a Chicago murder is sentenced. the Lakeside Beach Hotel burns. a train derailment injures many near Hopkinsville. AF of L holds secret talks on labor unrest. Johnson is arrested in Chicago. Dry Farming Congress opens in Alberta with world delegates. Detroit men confess to Trembel’s restaurant-related acts.
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Washington
Hithu Root
American Institute of International Law
James Brown Scott
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Alejandro Alvarez
Chile
Luis Anderson
Costa Rica
Balkan Allies Advance On Adrianople As Typhus Plots Surface
Bulgarian and Servian armies push toward Adrianople after repelling Turkish outposts in a costly campaign. Dispatches report doctors sent from Constantinople to Janina with typhus and cholera germs to target enemy troops. Ferdinand and Peter head to fronts, while Nicholas commands Montenegro against Scutari as fighting rages along frontiers.
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Adrianople
Bosphorus
Constantinople
London
Janina
Crear
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Peter
Servit
Nicholas
Montenegro
Scutari
Balkan
Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Progresive Party Ballot Rights
The Missouri supreme court unanimously affirmed the Progressive Party's right to have its state and presidential elector tickets appear on the official ballot. The court overruled a Democratic state committee action that ousted Frank H. Farris as a presidential elector at large.
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Missouri Supreme Court
Democratic State Committee
Frank H. Farris
Suffragette Helen Craggs Given Nine Months Hard Labor
English militant suffragette Helen Craggs was sentenced to nine months hard labor for attempting to set fire to the residence of Lewis W Harcourt secretary of state for the colonies. The report also notes violence in Vera Cruz and ongoing Mexican political turmoil.
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Helen Craggs
Lewis W. Harcourt
Roosevelt Leaves Chicago For Oyster Bay After Shooting
President Theodore Roosevelt departed Mercy Hospital Chicago and rode to Union Station to catch a Pennsylvania Railroad train home to Oyster Bay. Reports confirm the bullet lodged outside the fractured rib, found by an X ray plate, and removable.
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Strodore Roosevelt
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Union Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Oyster Bay
John Schrank
Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Red Sox Win World Championship On Dramatic 10th Inning Twist
Boston defeats New York Giants 3 to 2 at Fenway Park in game eight of the world series ending in the tenth inning. The dramatic victory crowns the Red Sox champions of baseball in a historic battle.
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Boston
Red Sox
Fenway Park
New York Giants
Vsncore
Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers Association elects officers
At Eau Claire Wisconsin the Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers Association elected officers. President W A Clark of Eau Claire. Vice President A G Findlay of Chippewa Falls. Treasurer G L Attelman of Baldwin. Secretary Miss Mathilda Miller of Eau Claire. One resolution endorsed woman suffrage.
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Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers’ Association
Eau Claire
W. A. Clark
A. G. Findlay
Chippewa Falls
Mabel Ahlatrohm
Rice Lake
G. L. Attelman
Baldwin
Mathilda Miller
Nurse Captures Rabid Dog Triggering City Wide Fear
In Indianapolis on October 18 a rabid dog that had roamed near Shortridge high school was captured by nurse Bernice Saunders. Eight people, including several children, were bitten as doctors await state lab results to confirm rabies. Pasteur treatment may follow for all bite victims.
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Indianapolis
Shortridge High School
C. F. Stout
State Laboratory
Edna Hutchison
East Tenth Street
Julia
Arthur Simmons
North Alabama Street
Larking
East Fifteenth Street
Nichols
Pratt Atrest
Ft. Wayne Avenue
Shelbyville
Bernice Sander
Howells
Benjamin Harrison
Ft Wayne Avenue
Declaware Street
Stout
Pasteur
Married His Half-Sister Charged Man Found Guilty
Charles Zinn, 23, found guilty in circuit court of a statutory crime for marrying his half sister Ethel Zinn, 19, on September 12. Sentence reserved for next Monday. Defense claimed ignorance of kinship. state presented letters to his sister while jailed. Mim Zinn, principal witness, is his wife and sister, with father John Zinn in Lapel.
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Anderson
Charles Zinn
Ethel Zinn
Zinn
Rewarded For Stopping Train Near Miles Michigan
Wabash October 18 Charles L Hayden a Big Four engineer living here received a $50 check from Joseph R Neal president of the Northwest State Bank Chicago as a reward for stopping an oncoming passenger train near Miles Michigan two weeks earlier when a Chicago planks auto started onto the track.
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Wabash
Charles L. Hayden
Big Four
Joseph R. Neal
Northwest State Bank
Chicago
Miles
Mich
Chicago Planker
Girl Burns Skirt While Burning Leaves at Eminence
Miss Esta Alley daughter of Mr and Mrs Sell Alley of Eminence was seriously burned when coal oil spilled on her skirt while she burned leaves. Dr McCormick arrived nearby to extinguish the flames and the injuries are serious but expected to heal.
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Martinsville
Esta Alley
Sell Alley
Miss Alley
Construction begins on Honey Bee Traction line
Begun in Muncie on October 16 the grade for the Honey Bee Traction line to Newcastle is under way. Frank Hines, a Muncie contractor, secured the contract from Muncie to Springport.
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Muncie
Honey Bee Traction Ine
Newcastle
Frank Hines
Crade
Springport
Man Burned When Tank Wagon Fire Sees Horses Escape
John Bushong fifty year old Standard Oil driver was badly burned after gasoline leaked from a valve caught fire. Embers from leaves ignited his trousers as a freight train passed and spooked the wagon horses who pulled the rig away from the flames. Bushong extinguished the blaze but suffered serious burns.
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Anderson
John Bushong
Standard Oil Company
Bushong
Wild Cash Down Decline Sparks Streetcar Incident
In Elkhart on Oct 16 a streetcar wheel slip near Big Four track caused no collision with a freight car. Retired farmer Levi E. Barnes fractured his leg. fireman William A. Harper was severely bruised. Motorman and conductor escaped injury by jumping as the car was drawn toward a train. Spectators blamed the Northern Indiana Traction Co for lack of sand. In South Bend on Oct 16 Frank Allison, 33, of Buchanan Mich, blinded by despondency, laid on the track and was decapitated by an eastbound car.
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Elkhart
Levi E. Barnes
William A. Harper
Northern Indiana Traction Company
South Bend
Frank Allison
Buchanan
Mich
Indiana
Indiana News In Briefs Roundup of Local Scattered Items
Evansville sues Grocer Folz for 5000 after false theft claim. A drowning report from Little Rock mentions George Kloss the paper hanger. Elza Schutts nearly dies after swallowing seven morphine tablets. Emma Alice DaWitt dies of diphtheria in Shelbyville. The Matinee Musicale opens its ninth season at the Carnegie library with Rosenthal Coleman and Kinder. Kosciutko Building and Loan indicted Stanley Dreyer for embezzlement and larceny over 14000. Ermian Hoover, 14, injured. meningitis feared. Diphtheria cases rise in Columbus. health urges precautions. Roscoe Paris under arrest for assault in Evansville. George Griffith released on bond in Lewis knife case. Buell may die. Mrs Dicken settles insurance suit for 2250. Louis Matteshe charged with assault in South Bend. released. Emma Funk elected president of local Woman’s Relief Corps. names given. Harry Perry, Terre Haute, arrested for horse theft and returned to face charge. Bartholomew officials deny Schumacher liquor license transfer. John Schumacher divorce case in Columbus referenced. Arab.
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Evansville
Robert Hayden
Jacob Folz
Little Rock
Ark
George Kloss
Brazil
Elza Schutts
Shelbyville
Emma Alice
William DaWitt
Board of Health
Tipton
Matinee Musicale
Carnerie Library
Rosenthal
Kokomo
Coleman
Lelia Kinder
South Hend
Stanley Dreyer
Kosciutko Building and Loan Association
Ermian Hoover
Columbus
H. H. Kaniman
Roscoe Paris
Grayson Springs
Edna Colloway
Oak Summitt Park
Paris
Terre Haute
George Griffith
Lewis
Ray Buell
Buell
Marion
Mary E. Dicken
Wabash
Maryland Casualty Company
Baltimore
South Bend
Louis Matteshe
Thomas P. Reed
Emma Funk
Woman's Relief Corps
Union Mills
Mary Bulea
Valparaiso
Mary M. .Devis
Stephen
Dar
Train Derailment Near Hopedale Injures Passengers
A Chicago and Alton passenger train No. 70 traveling from Kansas City to Chicago derailed one mile west of Hopedale. Forty passengers were endangered as cars toppled onto their sides. The derailment was caused by a rocking tender with no fatalities reported. Physicians assisted, a temporary hospital operated in Hopedale, and victims were treated.
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Bloomington
Chicago & Alton
Kansas City
Chicago
Hopedale
Ohio Girls Honored for Inter-Class Meet
Two Ohio students from Wellesley colleges were chosen for the senior class team for the inter-class championship on November 2. Both are entered in the Iowa tennis competition. The Buckeye state representatives are Miss Ream of Somerset and Miss L. Thomas of Niles.
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Wellesley
Mass
Ohio
Wellesley Colleges
Iawa
Buckeye
8. Ream
Somerset
L. Thomas
Niles
Ten year old girl dies after jumping in road incident
In Mansfield Q a ten year old girl Josephine McFarland jumped from behind a telegraph pole into the path of a truck while playing with children. She was injured and died in a hospital an hour later. Chauffeur Samuel Linsey surrendered to police and was not held.
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Mansfield
Josephine McFarland
Samuel Linsey
Noted Sculptress Sarah Cotter King Dead at Cleveland
Mrs. Sarah Cotter King, sculptress and wife of William A. King editor of Buffalo, New York, and sister of Dr. J. H. Cotter, died in Cleveland after an operation. Burial will be in Ironton.
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Tronton, O
Sarah Cotter King
William A. King
Buffalo
N. Y
J. H. Cotter
Cleveland
Ironton
Akron hunter shot while duck hunting near city
John W. Baker was shot in the back while duck hunting near Akron Ohio. He was rushed to Akron Hospital in serious condition with recovery doubtful. The shooting was reported accidental.
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Akron, D
John W. Baker
Akron
Cincinnati Grain and Livestock Prices
Grain and livestock markets show wheat prices per bushel and corn spread across No. 2 to No. 4 grades. Hay prices for timothy and clover, assorted poultry, eggs, cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs, and stock ewes listed with various grade ranges and average values.
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Turkey
Bologna
Comet Discovery Report From Geneva Observatory
Dr William R Brooks director of Smith observatory and Hobart college professor of astronomy reports discovery of a new comet in the eastern sky Its position is right ascension 10 hours 37 minutes 20 seconds and declination south 1 degree 7 minutes The object lies in the arch constellation with moderate light.
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Geneva
N. Y
William R. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Hobart College
Mystery of Empty Bottles Baffles Couple
In a curious exchange a husband and wife debate how dozens of empty bottles ended up in their cellar. The husband insists he never bought an empty bottle, while the wife questions the origin of the cache.
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Robert
Accounted For. Fashionable bridge party debate sparks clash
A husband opposes his wife attending fashionable bridge games claiming moral concerns. The wife counters, while a friend notes the husband’s dislike stems from her being a poor player. The exchange highlights tensions over social gambling activities.
Try Sideways Omnibus Entry Ends With Flat Refusal
An old Englishwoman of ample girth struggles to enter the rear door of an omnibus. The driver urges her to go sideways. She retorts that she has not gone sideways, delivering a witty remark to the amusement of onlookers.
Knew a Poet's Troubles on a Highway Hold Up
A Billville poet recalls a highway robbery where the bandit took only his poem meant for the editor. The robber read three lines, then returned the piece and offered two dollars, saying the poet needed it more than he did. Notes the humorous twist from the Atlanta Constitution.
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Billville
Atlanta Constitution
Man acquitted in horse theft case seeks warrant for lawyer
A man acquitted after a long trial asks the judge for a warrant against his defense attorney. He claims the lawyer took the stolen horse as payment since the client could not pay the fee. The remark highlights a lawyer’s fee dispute following the acquittal.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Pintette as Quartet Lesson Draws Laughs
In a local council school lesson a singing teacher explains quartet parts to young pupils. Jimmy, son of the milkman, suggests the humorous name pintette when asked what a bass and tenor singing together would be called.
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Jimmy
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