Ohio Valley Delegation Seeks Support for 40-Foot Channel
The Ohio valley delegation asked President Taft to back a 40-foot waterway from Pittsburg to Cairo to aid year‑round river traffic. Taft expressed regret over his remarks at the rivers and harbors conference but said he aimed to help the gathering by showing a practical method to achieve the project. Alexander Dempster of Pittsburgh spoke for the group. The president’s reply to the delegation was encouraging.
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Taft
Ohio Valley
White House
Pittsburg
Cairo
Alexander Dempster
Shipwreck at Lake Mylo Claims Thirteen Victims
Two men drown and eleven others lost after a steamer collision near Point Peles in Lake Mylo. Six crew survive, taken to Cleveland and Buffalo for medical help, while further rescue attempts fail. one lifeboat crashes, and a hero from Ogdensboro aids others as the Clarion sinks after a fire crosses the ship.
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Garton
Point Peles
Lake Mylo
Clation
L. C. Hanna
Claveland
Buffalo
Duarterg
Anchor Line Company
Detroit
Brie
Death in District Linked to Milk Contamination
Health officer Woodward reports that per cent of deaths in and around Washington are due to tuberculosis contracted from tainted milk. Carrie Nation, visiting Washington to campaign, entered a talon turret Wednesday afternoon and smashed about 50 dollars worth of bottled whiskey, leading to immediate arrest.
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Dares
Washtington
Woodward
Aril
Titov
Carrie Nation
Washington
Blackburn Resigns Amid Reboot Announcement
Blackburn announced resignation amid changes during a reboot event. The abrupt departure followed internal discussions and a press note outlining the transition plan for leadership.
Indictment of George Sheldon for first degree larceny
Brooklyn based Fire Insurance Company official George Sheldon, 64, widely known in insurance circles, was indicted by a New York County grand jury on first degree larceny for allegedly misapplying funds of the company. Officials say about 45 thousand dollars were involved, with funds moved through a New York broker to profit from stock market trades. Detectives to Groawheely to check health before possible extradition. if unfit, extradition may not occur but prison-monitoring may continue.
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Newark
George “Brioatun' Bheldon
Bpeallibie
Phoenix
Fira Inaure Company
Brooklyn
Jarceny
New York
Wetnesday
Triau
Yelra
Sheldon
Sibaldon
Bheliton
Incurancs Company
Nrofita
Idvaalime
Dogo-Sur- Vellinnes
Turmoil in Steel Strike Sparks Across States
The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers presses its steel and tin plate rivals in a long running labor dispute with United States Steel. Violence erupts as a Struthers home is dynamited and gunfire breaks out near Bridgeport while strikers in New Castle are attacked. Authorities in Wheeling Martins Ferry and other towns brace for further clashes.
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Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Worke
American Steel and Tin Plate Company
United States Steel Corporation
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Newlove
Develapamienta
Javods
Bridgeport
Eifeet
New Castle
Whebling
W. Va
Martins Merny
Murder in Cody Wyoming Mystery Gun Trap Fatality
Asha drugelat Wes was shot and killed in his Cody home in a trap gun setup. An old gun with a pistol attached triggered as he opened the door, the charge entering his stomach. Wes, born in Storm Lake, left behind a business community offering a $1,000 reward for the capture of those responsible.
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S.A
Wes
Cady
Wyo
Elotheslina
Ash
Storm Lake
Table Horn County
Cody
Péerkons
Aan
Wastarn H Dru
Pullman Rates Reduced by Okhome Corporation
Sunday the Okhome corporation commission ordered Pullman electric car rates cut effective January 1. Berth rates fall from 82 to 1.58 per night and gent rates drop about 40 percent as the Pullman company agrees to the new schedule. A related note mentions Graham and a steel company executive leaving his post, with unclear details.
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Okhome Corporation Commission
Pullman
Haa
Girl Too Bath States Normal School Student On Ice Path
An odd garbled note describes a female student from the Pytemant stats Normal School at Mair ment, W Va. who allegedly played an ice path and painted red as part of a dispute involving a wrong foutr tell team. The report mentions Mig Maltie Taylor and an investigation into the waking incident.
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Mig
Maltie ‘Taylor
Pytemant Stats Normal School
Mairment
W. Va
Warship item blurs with garbled OCR text oddity
The fragment shows a damaged OCR line reading altsabidd Warship and stray terms like Blinks and battlestip Ton, offering no clear event, date, or entities to confirm a factual report. The readable bits suggest a naval subject, but specifics are unreadable.
Corn Hall Packing plant fire at Fort Dodge destroys mill
A fire destroyed most of the Fort Dodge Fort Dogo Strela packing plant from Corn Hall Packing company. Thousands of dollars of machinery were damaged, walls and north wing machinery survived, and loss is estimated around twenty six thousand dollars. The plant sits three miles from town and will be rebuilt immediately with water power nearby.
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Partiavy
Fort Dogo Strela
Corn Hall Packing Company
Fort Dodge
Como
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Ad Tha
Ity
Apple remedy claimed to curb drunken craving
Dr Samuel Bailey of Mt Ayr told the Town State Horticultural Society in Dee Molres that water drinking and a daily apple outing can cure alcohol cravings. He claimed statistics show several tested drunkards became sober with apples and that the craving vanishes after eating apples and tea.
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Sanne Daney
Samuel Bailey
Mt. Ayr
Bailey
Governor Grants Mercy in California Clemency Case
Governor Thuraday suspended a three year sentence for Hardin and did not require requisition papers to return. Hardin faced a California case with a pending appeal to the supreme court. Chief of detectives Does Molus led the investigation.
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Oarvell
Warlin
California
Mina Wits
Gay
Caerall
Termey
Molus
Horan
Supreme Court
Hardin
Eise
Stabbed Official Crumpton in Iowa Railroad Yard
A stabbing at the TinHall Central Railroad yards in Council Bluffs wounded W A Crumpton, a switchman, fatally or seriously. A stiletto penetrated just below the heart as a bystander, an Illinois inmate, resisted. Doctors held hope. Crumpton hailed from Parlgaold Arkansas where his family resides. The incident prompted police and hospital attention amid a string of other local reports including a damaged Sioux Rapids paper office and rail line promotions.
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Switelenan
Provo Bytul
W. A. Crumpton
Pwitchman
TinHall Central Railroad Company
Wind Stibbod
Countil Bluffs
Crumpton
Parlgaold, Ark
Local Grain Show Crowns Top Growers at Ber Molnes
John Sundbera af Witting is named principal of the Tawi Cort Growers Association as Ber Molnes Motdayne hosts a county show. Maton aod quality wins the grand prize for largest yield, 164 bushels, with Ve Woh grand award for overall yield. Geant Chapman of Bapgiey takes second with 20 bushels and Od Pred McCulloch of Hierdwielk places third with BI bushels.
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John Sundbera
Desides
Tawi Cort
Aasaglation
Kinenity
To Atte
Ber Molnes
Auindborg Alud
Geant Chapman
Bapgiey
Man Dies in Mine Accident Near Des Moines
Frank Filsgerald of Des Moines died while signaling a gob in a mine. An overhanging shelf collapsed during work near the Wort Dodge line, trapping a team and injuring bystanders.
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Frank Filsgerald
Dey Moines
Ogden
Cpw
Wort
Dea Moines
Fire destroys Arlington Motel and hotel in New Hampton
A three story brick hotel and the Arlington Motel in New Hampton burned due to overheated furnaces. The blaze caused about $40,000 in losses. Owners included John Kress and Mrs. Dyn Faterty. Firemen recovered 25 smoldering items and a donation drive followed at the Dubuque school to aid affected families.
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Arbaigtote
New Hampton Burne
Grount
Arlington
Row Hampton
John Kress
Denlkould Prosperous Denlaon Announces Yearly Improvements
A local plan outlines a 26,000 opera house project next year and steps to fund the principal. The report lists various residents and incidents, including a Burlington watchmaker's mugging, a shooting at Clear Lake, health committee appointments, and multiple deaths and injuries in the region.
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Denlkould
Denlaon
Han Deqlad
Wee Telson
Sunday School Lesson Compiles for December 1
Readings summarize Pauls journeys and prison scenes with golden texts from Acts Romans and Psalms. The material emphasizes endurance in faith and steadfastness in preaching the gospel to sustain believers in trials.
Theatre Gossip and a Theatre Manager’s Retort
Fragmentary report from a London theater noting a boy with a large instrument in the gallery and a manager’s sharp rebuke about a performance. The scene hints at a public dispute over artistic merit and audience reaction, with scattered references to a theater, a gallery, and the Corn Exchange.
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Paris
London Globe
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