Russia Assures Defensive Posture in Russo Japanese Tensions
Berlin reports Russia promises to act only defensively even if Japan expands in Korea. Japan may pressure Korea while Russia avoids counterattack, but must not cross the Yalu River. As talks drift toward a Japan favorable outcome, militaries prepare and stock markets warn of possible war.
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Foreign Office
Tokic Xayk
Ducumherit Andapan
Wholesale Fraud Alleged in Chemical Screening Case
Charges allege a scheme to defraud involving the disposal of empty oil cans barrels and other junk at a post with proceeds deposited to the United States treasury. The indictment names Kellr and Kwald accused of years of secretly cashing in on these items.
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Alineg Chenges
Chick
Teville
Henes Hin
Agaloet Kellr
Kwald
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Kelly
Beald
BMOKY CITY CRASH Bank Closure Notice
A notice posted at the Federal National Bank in Titathung Pa announces closure by the controller of the currency with Bank Examiner Comininghan named as liquidator. The bank, chartered in May with 200000 capital, shows stock declines amid a raid on the Pittsburg stock exchange. Joseph A Langutt serves as president and George W Fisenber as cashier.
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Tittahucg
Currener
Comininghan
Meiner
Pittsburg Stock Exchange
Toseph A. Langutt
George W. Fisenber
Fragmented Local News and Peculiar Global Items
The article mixes a lynching fear report from Wisconsin with a bank transfer to protect a plan, mentions a crime in Kansas and an assault in Omaha. It also notes whipping proposals in Nebraska and Turkish Balkan tensions, all reflecting a chaotic set of events and discussions. The text cites Deputy Sheriffs, courts, and various individuals with unclear roles.
Steamer South Portland Wreck Near Blanco Reef
The steamer South Portland from Portland loaded with wheat for San Francisco struck Blanco reef in heavy fog Monday at 5 pm. Of 36 aboard 18 were rescued, many missing. Captain McIntyre and several crew reached shore after multiple boats capsized.
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South Portland
Portland
San Francisco
Macintyre
Porterford
McIntyre
Columbia River
Mapleton Banker Absent After Letter Confession of Defaulter
Alfred A. Buck of Mapleton, a former Mapleton State Bank cashier, has disappeared after leaving a letter admitting defrauding the bank for 1671 dollars. He also confessed to blackmailing a Chicago family for twelve years and paying them about 1000 dollars, with his wife told of the scheme and his plans to repay now.
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Chicere
Alfred A. Buck
Mapleton
Mtn
Enehier
Mapleton State Bank
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Bro
Chicago
Bock
Seerien
Chiago
Bank Run Sparks Federal National Bank Panic In City
A run on the Federal National Bank at Titusville, Pa, followed a stock exchange raid. Local banks offered aid to stabilize the institution after reports that no material assets had shifted, with authorities and financiers acting to ease the crisis.
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Federal National Bank
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Inest Stock Exchange
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Han
Dreschent Langtitt
Farmers Allied Company Fails Owing Farmers Large Sum
A Minnesota storage company fails amid widespread debts to farmers totaling over 200000. A coach from Minneapolis was appealed to a U S court for relief. Illicit dynamite is found near Missoula tracks raising security fears. A Joliet to Elgin passenger derailment at Plainfield injures several. one brakeman Patrick Mal Jly dies. Windstorm devastates Crow Agency area with dozens dead or injured. Cotton mills reopen in Fall River after a three month shutdown. Stafford mills employ around 7000.
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Tey
United States
Minnesota
South Tktkela
North Dakota
Ten Die As Wabash Bridge Collapse At Pittsburg
At the Pittsburg end of the new Wabash bridge workers fell about 160 feet when a two inch hoisting cable failed. Nearly a dozen men died, ten bodies recovered, several more trapped beneath a wrecked barge, and five others seriously injured. Deputy Coroner L C Hochel blamed improper securing of the crane. rumors of an underpinning omission were denied by A Huston of the American Bridge Company. The project faces a months long delay.
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Fittsburg
American Bridge Company
Pittsburg
Water Street
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A. Huston
Apsemicar Bridge Company
Baltimore Marriage Trust Company Seeks Receiver
Allan McLane was appointed receiver for the Marriage Trust Company in Baltimore Maryland as the firm recapitalized at 2,125,000 dollars. The latest report shows a surplus of 2,427,500 with deposits described as beaten. Miller White was named receiver later as the company sought loans and paid a 8 percent dividend in 1907 amid questions of profits and solvency.
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Derrie
Allan McLane
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Leedon
McLane
Idea Treet Company
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Divin
Miler White
Wan
Eeiver
Haan
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Eurplia
Sigokme
Bank cashier arrested in forging bank papers
El Leimer, cashier of the Princeton State Bank, Princeton, Wis, was arrested Sunday and jailed for forgery of bank papers. State Bank Examiner Bergh said Leimer admitted forgeries totaling $... The Princeton State Bank closed and the Montella State Bank, where Leimer was vice president, was ordered not to open pending investigation. Leimer allegedly sold the money and spent it on speculative ventures, mainly in Chicago.
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Cazhier
Princeton Mtate
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Dartford
Hank Examinger Bergh la
Lethier
BGSCO
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Montella Sente
Hank
Leitner
Tts
Leiner
Gestal Br
Chicago
Dynamiters Target Northern Pacific Amid Ransom Demand
Reports from Helena indicate dynamiters threaten the Northern Pacific Railroad with a $15,000 extortion if demands aren’t met by October 20. The case involves a letter delivered at Cascade and a demand for telegraph signals to confirm compliance.
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Helena, Mont
Theorthern Pacific Railroad Company
Northern Secre
Freleng
Appersey
Iessen
Cascade
Cnx
Man endures suicide attempt by car in Sioux City
Ernest Samuelson of Hinton aged 26, claiming divine command, threw himself before an electric car at Twentieth Street and North Houle vard in Sioux City. Motorman Axel Johnson stopped the car just in time, and Samuelson was carried to St Joseph hospital with multiple injuries. He told police he “had to obey the command” from God.
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Ernest Samuelson
Hinton
Twentieth Street
North Houlevard
Axel Johnson
Lemuelsen
Strick Samuelson
John Ratton
Oh Ltond City Lumber and Coal Company
Charles Walker
Tan
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St. Joseph Hospital
Hove
Baiwuelzon
Samuel
Saraceleon Sgid
Would Be Murderer Personal Crisis Reports
A man who shot his wife at Benne then killed himself near Carmil while part of a laborer gang between Carri and Lakeville faced a personal crisis. Neighbors recall a note requesting contact back. Police traced the note to a Glidden address as the investigation continues.
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Great Ventere
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Lakeville
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Tom Dagzhape
Asreetian
Bese
Kanens
Efe
Hia
Glidden
Man Guilty in Keokuk Murder Case
Trial at Keokuk ended with a guilty verdict for Frank Clark in the homicide of Ollie Mow. The jury fixed the punishment to be determined by the court within thirty days, and Clark showed distress upon the verdict.
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Ollie
Frank Clark
Ollie Hens Pear
Glark
Lynchings and Fires Shocks Hit Albia Area
Reports describe threats of mob violence after a murder in Buxton with the sheriff guarding the jail. A coroner’s inquest held the suspect for murder Ros Burns Eaton as towns fear organized lynching. A barn and farm property burned at Tawarilea caused heavy losses. Separate injuries include a factory accident at Waverly and a stabbing incident at Wanerton police station.
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Ros Burns Eaton
Lewis
Tawarilea
Mr. Lewis
Hames
Iowa Grain Dealers Estimate Corn Yield At 38 Bushels
George A Wells secretary of the Iowa Grain Dealers Association reports crop estimates from every county. He says 25 to 41 percent may not mature in districts with yields of 38 bushels per acre on the remainder. Cattle feeding declines statewide. Insurance case in federal court Des Moines ends with judge ruling penalties unenforceable and contracts between companies allowed.
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Iowa Grain Dealers’ Association
Des Moines
Iowa
North Central
West Central
South Central
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Thegas
McPherson
Insurance Board
Combine
Old Case Revived as Guardian Seeks Jones Petition
Jonathan Jones of Ax cot has a revived case after decades in prison. His guardian filed for appointment of an attorney claiming his father is of unsound mind and his wife controls him. Jones was convicted four times for murder but released after insanity findings and asylum time.
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Jonathan Jones
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Hin Zon
Jones Wan
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Dowae
Jones
David Roberta
Reeth
Jowel
Jonen
Roberta
Fourteenth Abroal Convention Opens in Iowa City
The opening session of the fourteenth AbRoal convention of the Iowa Woman's Christian Temperance Union convened in Iowa City Monday night. Presiding officer Mrs. Ma Hoy H. Dunham of Burlington noted the small audience but praised the city’s long history of hosting conventions. She cited 3,755 active members in the W C T U state and about 865 honorary members as context for the event.
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Laws
Idai, Wise
Missouri Valley
Powder Explosion Destroys Home in Belle Plaine
An explosion from a shed behind John Brown's Belle Plaine residence demolishes the building and scatters debris across the street. No injuries. The cause remains a mystery as the gun powder had not been handled for weeks.
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John Brown
Belle Plaine
Farmer Takes Own Life After Disgraceful Shame
Retired farmer Otte Christoffers shot himself through the heart on Wednesday, following disgrace from alleged drinking and arrest. He was a Mason and Lutheran church tender, reportedly left 8100 life insurance, and his death follows a streak of personal troubles.
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Palmer
Jie
Tie
Lutherin Church
One Hundred Years Ago In Agriculture And Disaster
The French Agricultural Society urged planting Italian poplars around grain fields to deter insects. Madeira city of Funchal was flooded by a cloudburst with all but one infant drowned. In France, Jefferson urged focusing on agriculture over commerce as Britain blocked the coast.
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Funchal
Madeira
France
Thomas Jefferson
Seventy Five Years Ago Society Reflections on Key Figures
The item recalls John Downing of Lexington claiming frequent meetings with Henry Clay on stairs to John Jordan’s house where Aaron Burr was hidden. It notes James Monroe receiving 1300 dollars from a New York friend to cover mortgage interest on his Virginia home. Also mentions a New York City post office employing twenty four workers who died daily and a Pennsylvania circular accusing Clay of kidnapping a free negro to slavery in the state.
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Lexington
Henry Clay
John Jordan
Aaron Burr
James Monroeves
New York
Virginia
New York City
Pennsylvania
Fifty Years Ago From A Turbulent Era (Partial Readings)
A jumble of historical notes recounts Civil War movements under Gen Meade and Gen Lee at Rappahannock and Potomac, a Chicago council delay on city hall plans, Andrew Johnson at the Supreme beach visit, Mexico church state decree, Grant on Black Friday panic, stock rumors around Vanderbilt, Arkansas treasury claim, driving records, divorces in Chicago, silver purchase repeal troubles, a Chicago cyclorama project, Columbian Exposition attendance, and the Vigilant winning an America’s Cup race.
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Lake Front Exposition
Andrew Johnson
Hupreme Beach
Washington
Surratt
Presiment
Mexico
A. 3. Grant
William E. Vanderbilt
Hull
Lake Shore
Arkansas
National Treasury
Andrew Jackson
Johnson
Chienco
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