West Congress Urges Conservation Against Resource Waste
Prominent speakers at the nineteenth Transmissional congress in San Francisco criticise policy that squandered forests waters minerals and lands and urge remedial legislation. Governors attorneys general university presidents and a railway official urge steps for western prosperity and economic conservation led by J. C. Stubbs who conveyed Mr Harriman’s regrets and highlighted transport links to western development.
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San Francisco
Transmirala
Tlpps
Congress
Pioneera
J. B. Case
America
J. C. Stubbs
Traffe
Harriman Lines
Chicago
EB. M. Harriman
Harriman
Stubbe
Panama Canal
Comery
Plana
Passes Fifty Million Mark in Reclamation Fund
Washington reports the patronal reclamation fund has surpassed 11 million dollars with nine and a half million added in the last fiscal year. Much of the money has already been spent on works across contributing states while further projects await authorization and funding for completion.
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Washington
Ma Ional Reclamation
Coal Trust Suit Resumes In New York Rail Case
United States seeks dissolution of the alleged coal trust for monopoly extents among major railroads and coal interests. Special Examiner Gull tert hears the case. May 26 marked the first bearing. Joseph B. Harris, former Reading president, questioned about pre 1887 production limits but could not recall such agreements.
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New York
Coaleur
Con
United Steppe
Coal Trust
Joseph
Harris
Philadelphia & Reading Company
Servians Cool Heads Prevail as Hostilities Are Postponed
Belgrade reports a stormy Narodna Skupstina session with no definite decision on action against Austria Hungary. War factions cooled after Foreign Minister Milovanovic spoke, citing ammunition shortages for new batteries and transport delays on Austrian lines. Government gains a confidence vote outlook as Serbia plans a boycott of Austro Hungarian trade and Milovanovic heads to London and Paris to press claims.
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Belgrade
Narodna Skuptsching
National Assembly
Austria-Hungary
Isene
Milovanovica
Servia
metro-Hungary
M. Milovanovics
London
Parle
Sirocco Wreck Adrift Five Days Nine Lost Seven Saved
The schooner Sirocco driven ashore on a West Indies reef in an October gale left six men dead and two survivors Joseph Laing and G Roberts. They clung to wreckage for five days without water or food before Tiverton rescued them. Captain Munroe and the other five perished.
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Newport
Sirocco
Piaces
West Indies
Joseph Liing
Cook G. Roberts
Tiverton
Firocco
Nassau
Firneswick
Wilson City
Bahamas
Mantella Reef
Munroe
Man Thought to be Dunham to be Taken to California
Ban Jove Cal Governor Gillet directs District Attorney Arthur M Free that if there is any doubt William Hatfeld held at Sherman Texas on summapton is James C Dunham the Santa Clara county murderer not yet identified to send for Hatheld and bring him here for identification The governor states the state will pay the expenses of bringing him here and returning him if not Dunham.
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Ban Jove
Cal
Gillet
Arthur M. Free
William Hatfeld
Sherman
Tex
Sumpleton
James CC
Dunham
Santa Clara County
Hatheld
Quakers Urge Congressman Not to Choose Cannon as Speaker
Kansas and neighboring states Quakers convened a 1000 member meeting and passed a resolution to petition the House to reject Joseph G. Cannon for Speaker citing his temperance stance. Cannon, a lifelong Quaker, influenced the outcome and drew reconsideration of his suitability.
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Congressman
Cannon
Lawrence
Kin
Yearly Meeting of the Friends (Quaker) Church of
Kansas
Oklahomaa
Missouri
Nebraska
Wession
Joseph G. Cannon
Compulsory School Attendance Proposed for Alaska Natives
In the annual report Commissioner Elmer E K Brown urges a bill requiring all school age children in Alaska to attend public schools unless legally disqualified. He says experience shows regular attendance among natives cannot be maintained without a truancy penalty.
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Washington
Elmer EK
Brown
Alaska
Highwayman Robs Stage Near Missoula Then Apologizes
A lone highwayman armed with a 22 caliber rifle stopped the Missoula Bonner stage two miles east of Missoula. He lined up twelve occupants and the driver, taking cash from $1 to $25, then fled as dusk fell. After securing the loot he apologized claiming hunger drove the crime. Authorities including Sheriff Campbell search the surrounding hills.
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Missoula
Mont
Bii
Missoula-Bonner
Sher Campbell
Parcels Post Defeated at Trans Mississippi Congress
San Francisco delegates to the Trans Mississippi commercial congress adjourned after the nineteenth annual session. The only major vote was against a parcels post measure 140 to 60. New officers led by President Thom on F. Walah of Denver were installed, and a unanimous stand for women’s suffrage and separate statehood for New Mexico and Arizona passed.
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San Francisco
West
Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress
Thomon F. Walah
Denver
Congress
New Mexico
Delegates Split Over AFL Campaign Appeal Endorsement
At a Central Federated Union meeting in New York on Sunday, delegates voted 47 to 64 to endorse an AFL circular from Samuel Gompers requesting political contributions. The move aims to urge the New York Federation to contribute and to appeal to unions to back the Democratic party.
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New York
Central Federated Union
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Debs Denounces Government and Parties in Philadelphia
Socialist candidate EB V Debs spoke to two large Philadelphia crowds with thousands unable to enter. Police arrested sixty men at the first meeting for creating a disturbance as Debs denounced the current government system and both major parties.
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Philadelphia
EB. V. Debs
Tebs
Mob clashes in Spartanburg over assault case turns violent
In Spartanburg 8 C a mob of at least 1000 fought militia and authorities for hours to seize John Irby a negro accused of assaulting Minx Lane Dempsey on her way from Saxon Mill. Four wounded. John Sparks restaurant keeper arrested for shooting Sheriff Nichols during the riot.
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Spartanburg
8. C
John Irby
Minx Lane Dempsey
Saxon Mill Village
John Sparks
Nichols
Tavines to Police U S Navy Shore Stations and Yards
Newport report says Tavines will soon act as police on warships and shore stations. Officers favor the plan to rely on Tavines for policing ships Marine and navy yards, restoring authority to chief petty officers and enlisted men.
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Newport
Tavines
Uncle Son
Cape
Were Bound Together in Jamaica Bay Tragedy
Bodies of a well dressed man and woman were found floating in Jamaica Bay on Saturday. They were bound actively together with wire yet could move their arms and legs. The woman’s arms clasped the man’s neck. valuables remained intact. The man appeared about 45, six feet tall, 200 pounds, the woman about 656, described as exceptionally good.
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New York
Jamaica Bay
Ong
Murray 10 Look After the Banks Eleven Districts Formed
Washington news outlines Comptroller Murray plan to create eleven national bank examiner districts with a chair and quarterly meetings. Chairs will report on overextended credits large loans and doubtful paper while coordinating with clearing houses. Western districts include District 9 Worth Texas New Mexico Arizona with four examiners District 10 Denver Colorado Utah Wyoming two examiners and District 11 San Francisco Montana Idaho Washington Oregon Nevada California six examiners.
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Washington
Murray
National Bank
Ian
Intervala
Genewal
Worth
J. M. Logan
Texas
New Mexico
Americans and Spaniards Murdered in Pampanga Province
Charles H. H. Trotter an American, and Vincento Toledo and Jose Cayanan Spaniards were killed last Wednesday near Lubao Pampanga by a party of Filipinos. Bodies mutilated, land disputes cited. Filipinos claim locals provoked the quarrel. American neighbors say the murder was planned. Calls for a special investigation by Governor General Smith.
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Manila
Charles HH. Trotter
Vincento Toledo
Jose Cayanan
Lubao
Pampagnia
Trotter
Atles
Bia
Fora
Smith
Chicago Clinches 1908 Pennant Over New York 4 to 2
New York City outplayed in all departments loses final game to Chicago 4 to 2 to decide the pennant. Both clubs finish with equal percentages. Chicago, led by Brown in the box, stops New York’s tactics and claims the title as a mob confronts the victorious team after the game.
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New York City
New York
Chicago
Mathewson
Stephen A Douglas Dead in Chicago at 59
Stephen A Douglas died suddenly at his Chicago home at age 59 after returning from an oration with William H Taft in Galesburg. He collapsed after dining with his family. doctors arrived too late. He spoke at Knox College on the Lincoln Douglas debate anniversary site.
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Chicago
Stephen A. Douglas
Abra
Sam Lincoln
Douglas
William H. Taft
Galesburg
Knox College
Lincoln
Tnst
Watterson Leads Louisville Democratic Rally at Masonic
Henry Watterson presided and delivered a long awaited political speech at the Masonic theatre in Louisville. Former U S Senator Wilbun Macleay and Congressman Shirley also addressed the rally held Thursday night drawing strong local interest.
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Louieville
Henry Watterson
Watterson
United States
Wilbun Macleay
Shirley
England dispatches fleet to Lemnos amid Balkan crisis
Britain sends ships to the Turkish island Lemnos at Turkey's likely invitation as tensions rise over Bosnia and Herzegovina. France hopes diplomacy can prevent war while Russian minister Iswolsky travels from Paris to London to push for an international conference. Public sentiment in Berlin eases as calls for immediate Serbian action fade.
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Paris
London
France
Bervin
Austria-Hungary
Tragedy at Rose Mine in San Bernardino Mountains
William Mc Kee shot and fatally wounded Dr. N Kuhns of Los Angeles and another miner at Rose Mine, fifty miles from San Bernardino, after a dispute over mining claims. Al Watts, Rose Mine caretaker, witnessed the shooting through field glasses as the victims lay in a wagon. McKee then fired additional bullets into each body.
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San Bernardino
Cal
William McKee
N. Kuhns
Los Angeles
Rose Mine
San Bernardino Mountains
al Watts
Kuhns
McKee
New Bill of Lading Rules Set for 416 Roads
New York reports that 416 graded routes under the official classification territory will adopt a new bill of lading form on November 1. Shippers failing to use the form must pay a penalty equal to two times the published rate. The ICC approved the form, extending west to the Mississippi and south to the Ohio river.
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New York
Mississippi
Ohio River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft and Sherman to Speak in New York State Tour
The Republican state committee set meetings for Taft and Sherman in New York with national figures like Root Straus and Vice President Fairbanks expected to speak. The campaign plans include visits to nearly every county by the national candidates while Governor Hughes will cover all but seven counties.
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New York
Republican State Committee
Taft
Sherman
New York State
Root
Straus
Fairbanks
Hughes
Murdered on Eve of Wedding in Wadsworth
Police seek motive in the shooting of Ora Lee 21 a factory girl found with two bullet wounds on a road between Wadsworth and Custard Hook Guy Rasor her fiancé awaiting marriage on Saturday is detained by the sheriff as investigators probe rival suitor theories and other leads
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Wadsworth, O
Ora Lee
Wadsworth
Wounding of General Mistchenko in Sham Turkestan Battle
General Mistchenko, governor general of Turkestan, was wounded in a staged military exercise near Askabad during Turkestan army maneuvers. A revolutionist plot is suspected as he was struck in the leg above the knee while observing from a time eminence. an adjutant was lightly wounded.
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Askabad
Turkestan
Mistchenko
Made Threat to Kill and Met Death Himself
Chicago report says Charles Hitchner, who threatened to shoot on sight, was killed instantly on Friday when he encountered Grand Trunk section foreman Thomas P. Rowley. Rowley fled but was later arrested in a saloon. the quarrel began over a friend discharged by Rowley two weeks earlier.
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Chicago
Charles Hitchner
Thomas P. Rowley
Grand Trunk Railroad
Hitchner
Rowley
News items from around the world and the US
A scattered 1900 era roundup notes six miners killed in Cananea Mexico, a Brighton England wedding, a White House stable fire scare, Garfield family political rise, New York registration drop, Yonkers cottage fire deaths, a lynching in Texas, 165 July 4 deaths and injuries nationwide, Marquis of Ripon resignation, pool hall robbery, a fatal fall from an electric pole, Jersey City fire death, Japan's dance and liquor ban move, fratricide and suicide in Virginia, Vanderbilt Morgan Rockefeller reelected, Lake Fire Western directors, a jealous husband murder-suicide, Yukon train derailment injuries, Portugal Angola expulsion diplomacy, Henry Baker death, British pressure on Serbia, Earl of Rosalyn divorce and new marriage, Canory Va shooting.
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White House
Harry Augustus Garfield
Garfield
Williams College
Greater
New York
Robert Cummings
Harry
James
London
Marquis of Ripon
Earl of Crewe
Colonies
J. Strasse
Davey
N. D
Henry MacBride
Chicago
Nicholas Nestor
Jersey City
N. J
Japan
Yokohama
John W. Richardson
Norfolk
Lake Fiie & Western Railroad Company
Peoria
W. J. Vanderbilt
J. P. Morgan
Willian Rockefeller
George H. Gilson
Jennie Barnes
Gilson
United States
la Follette
Henry Baker
Pneiliat
Kansas
Earl of Rosalyn
Mina Annd& Robinson
Vern Batley
Lancers
Canory
Kidsward Faolr
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Lemnos
Cananea
Mexico
Henary Drummond Wolff
Spain
Brighton
Rock Island
Yukon
Oklahoma
Charles Page Bryan
Portugal
Angola
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