Treasury and Agriculture Reports Highlight 1907 Economic Picture
The agriculture department lists corn production at 3058,752,000 bushels with 26 bushels per acre, lower than 30.8 in 1906, while cotton to November 1 totals 6,167,600 bales versus 6,206,395 in 1906. The Taft itinerary from the Philippines is pending, Roosevelt to review the Atlantic fleet December 1. New York retail trade remains strong despite currency strain, with improving confidence and fewer past due accounts. iron markets steady and business failures steady.
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Department of Agriculture
Census Bureau
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Percenae
King Will Quit Abdication Talk Ties Belgium Iq Kengo State
A Liège newspaper cites a high official saying Leopold may abdicate instead of yielding to parliament on the issue of the Kengo independent state. The report places the event in Liège dated November 8.
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Leopold
Belgium
Liege
Kengo
Fainting at Freestling Dry Goods Records Woman Hospitalized
Miss Martha Stead head safes lady at W. C. Freestling Dry Goods fainted at work this morning. She had been unwell for some time and was removed by police to her home at 425 North Street where she is improving.
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Martha Stead
W. C. Freestling Dry Goods
Nori
Taft to Meet Wilhelm During European Visit
Emperor William will receive Secretary Taft at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight during Taft's visit to England. A message through the German embassy in Washington indicates Taft plans to travel back to the U S via Europe. It is believed Taft may also seek audiences with King Edward and President Falierres of France.
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Berlin
Germany
William
Taft
Osborne House
Isle of Wieht
England
Washington
Tait
U. S
Europe
Edward
Falierres
France
Newark Ohio man seeks divorce on abandonment grounds
Ross Bounds sues for divorce from Bounds on abandonment and failure to provide. He claims he was forcibly married against his will at a Carey home near Moore's Corner on September 15 1906 with 40 guests and a minister. He says he attended to appease the guests then moved to Newark and has lived with his mother since.
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Newark
Ohi Nova
Bounds
Seit
Ross Bounds
James Carey
Moore's Corner
Lillian Melain
Kridersville
Cary
Young Bounds
Woman Slewn in West 138th Street Home
Mrs Cesaro Vigil an elderly Cuban born woman of means was found dead with a crushed skull in her West 138th Street home. Police suspect murder and few details are known about her background.
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New York
Nov. S
Cesaro Vigil
West One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Street
Shopping Advice From Advertisers Encourages Exact Purchases
A reader recalls guidance to avoid substitutes and insist on the advertised goods when buying. The note emphasizes sticking to the exact item you want, even if dealer alternatives seem similar.
Jamestown Exposition Deficit Revealed by Board
Jamestown Exposition company directors disclose liabilities totaling 2.4 million dollars with 600000 estimated asset value and 500000 unpaid stock subscriptions. A special meeting November 15 will decide feasibility of reopening the exposition next year.
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Norfolk
The
Steady Tendency Of Business Back To The Normal
New York reports a return toward normal market conditions with stronger stock activity after early declines. The only notable item is Europe shipman of 205 thousand pounds of bar gold to the United States, with American gold engagements in Europe at 47.25 million dollars.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Europe
United States
Adverts Prompting Purchases in Wish Wish Ads
A shopper hints at being persuaded by a Wish advertisement and insists on obtaining the item. The piece notes how ads influence buying decisions and consumer expectations.
Ad Claims and Consumer Caution in Advertising Practices
A short notice warns readers to beware of marketing tricks and urges scrutiny of advertised articles. It cautions against relying on optimistic claims and emphasizes protecting consumer interests by demanding genuine merit in product ads.
Fireman Killed In Charleston Grocery Fire
A blaze in a four story Ruffner Bros. wholesale grocery building on Kanawha street in Charleston W V threatened the block. Flames also endangered the Western Union building across the street but were checked. Fireman Foley was killed by falling flooring as the fire raged. Loss estimated at 175000 with most covered by insurance.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha Street
Ruffner Bros
Western Union
Foley
Corbin Fire Destroys Block. $30,000 Loss
Williamsburg Ky Nov 8 One block of twenty frame buildings burned in Corbin last night causing a loss of thirty thousand dollars with no insurance. Local firemen battled the flames but the block was wiped out and no insurance coverage was found.
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Williamsburg
Corbin
Fire destroys Goddard Wholesale building in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana a wholesale grocery store owned by Joseph H Goddard burned. The loss is estimated at two hundred thousand dollars.
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Muncie
Ind
Muncie, Ind
Joseph H. Goddard
Fourteenth Street Fire Kills Teen Burned Alive
Abraham Gellet aged sixteen died in a West Fourteenth Street three story blaze this morning. Six others were severely burned and several residents were rescued by firefighters.
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Chicago
New
Abraham Gellet
West Fourteenth Street
Millionaire Escapee Plans Lusitania Gold Haul
A telegram to Memphis relatives from Charles Curall, who escaped a sanitarium, says he has prepared to meet the Lusitania and bring 10 million dollars in gold home. The message was dated New York City and disclosed last night.
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Memphis
Tenn
Charles Curall
New York City
Rail Orders to End Rail Delays in 30 Days
Predictions from Pittsburg indicate railroads will place 2 000 000 to 3 000 000 tons of new steel rail orders within 30 days. The tonnage, at least 56 00 000 tons, should restore normal trade and bolster all sectors of the steel industry.
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Pittsburg
Railroad Accident toll climbs with year end figures
The Interstate Commerce Commission bulletin reports 86,000 casualties on U S railroads for the year ending June 30, including 3,000 killed and 76,285 injured. The totals rise by 252 casualties from the prior year, with 775 more deaths and 1,577 more injuries.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
German Bank Raises Discount Rate in Berlin
Berlin officials report the Imperial Bank of Germany raised its discount rate today from six and a half to seven and a half percent. The move signals tighter money policy in the empire.
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Berlin
Germany
Imperial Bank of Germany
Ten Die in Powder Explosion Near Necezar Arizona
A confirmed report from Douglas Arizona states ten men were killed in a powder explosion near Necezar late yesterday afternoon. The blast occurred on the narrow gauge railroad to mines near Bisbee. The powder was in two ears. The victims were workers for the Montezunda Copper Company, a Phelps Dodge subsidiary.
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Douglas
Ariz
Necezar
Nevezari
Bisbee
Montezunda Copper Company
Phelps-Dodge
Nurse Defends Hospital From Intruder in Ohio
Miss Helen Wright a nurse at Taylor hospital East Liverpool Ohio found a negro prowling inside the building He threatened to kill her if she cried out She did not cry out seized a heavy monkey wrench left by a carpenter on a window sill and struck the intruder on the head forcing his retreat
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East Liverpool
Ohio
Helen Wright
Taylor Hospital
Postmaster General George Von Meyer Keynote At Chicago Banquet
Postmaster General George Von Meyer was guest of honor at the Industrial club of Chicago banquet. His principal speech covered postal administration, inclining toward postal savings banks and extending the parcel post system, which he plans to suggest to Congress in his next annual report.
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Chicago
Nov. S
George von Meyer
Industrial Club of
Meyer
Congress
Souvenir Post Cards Sent to Orphan Homes
Postmaster General Meyer orders souvenir post cards at the dead letter office that cannot be returned to senders due to defective addresses to be sent to orphan asylums and children's homes in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Meyer
Great Plans Made For Bryan Dinner
A Washington dispatch says William Jennings Bryan will be hailed by 500 prominent democrats as the next president at a November 26 Bryan banquet in Washington. Four principal speakers will be announced at a committee meeting tomorrow night. Expected attendees include Tom Johnson, John Sharp Williams, Holt Smith, Gov Edward Warfield, Senator Isidor Raynor, Senator Joseph Bailey, and William Randolph Hearst.
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New York
Washington
Post
White House
William Jennings Bryan
United States
Bryan
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Holt Smith
Georgia
Edwa
Hearse Driver Killed as Horses Run Away
In Cleveland on November 8 William Robinson fifty five-year-old hearse driver was fatally injured when his horses bolted pulling the hearse in front of St. Catherine's church and overturned the coach.
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William Robinson
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Catherine's Church
Will of Francis M Roll Filed For Probate In Illanover
The will of Francis M Roll of Illanover township was filed for probate this afternoon. The entire estate is divided equally among Theodore E Roll William F Roll Eugene Carlton Roll Lidas S Roll and Ella Seeley. Theodore Roll is named executor without bond. Will dated September 3 1907 witnessed by S D Fitton and W D Hancock.
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Francis M. Roll
Illanover Township
Theodore E
William F
Eugene Carlton
Lidas S. Roll
Ella Seeley
Theodore Roll
S. D. Fitton
W. D. Hancock
Death decree ends in tragedy after alimony ruling
Cleveland Ohio November 8 Judge Phillips of the circuit court had just announced the decree granting William A Melciore alimony and 30 a month from his wife when Melciore died at his home of sudden illness.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Phillips
Circuit Court
William A. Melciore
Meloiore
Sondianitin
daring bank robbery in small town shocks residents
masked gunmen blasted open a local bank safe early today. they herded patrons into a hotel lobby, opened fire, and fled after stealing cash. authorities search for two or more suspects with no clues to their identities.
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Canover
Uterstate Bank
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Democrat Sun
War Department
Philippines
Flee
Roosevelt
Tlamaton Roads
Pacific
Berli
Reet
David Jayne Hill
Netherlands
Tower
Bacon
Dann & Co
Ieening
Avi Jacne Mile
Miss Stead III
Emperor William of Germany
Corbin, Ky
Lusitania
Curall
RAIL
Duchess OF Marlborough
America
M. Hellen
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Gladys Vanderbilt
Count Laszlo Bzechenyi
von Meyer
the Bandit
Lincoln Avenue
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