Strikers Told to Act Wild Nightly at Plant Protest
Defense in the Lawrence murder trial reveals witnesses recount a striker rallying cry to “act wild” at night. Police and mill officials face questions over firearms permits and private detectives. Retired state officer Batchelder testified he saw strikers attack gates and heard shots from the crowd.
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Bliss
Ariveg
Dyron
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Clovannyttl Balik
Lawrence
Sullivan
Mouton Dpatchelder
Letters Incriminate Alleged Dynamiters In Conspiracy Trial
Tochtenpulis and George Hagerty testified at a dynamite conspiracy trial. Hagerty identified letters between him and J. J. McNamara mentioning plans to undermine a bridge in Pallipnburg as a labor dispute motive. Evidence also tied Edward Smythe to a letter signature.
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Und
George Hagerty
Philipsburg
N. J
Hiragelf Ahd J
McNamara
Pallipnburg
Dangerous Icebergs Endanger Transatlantic Liner Route
Washington reports warnings from the hydrographic office after the Canada sighted a monster iceberg and a family of smaller ones on the northern Atlantic track. The near collision with the Great iceberg was logged at latitude 10 29 longitude 58 5534. Icebergs drift south toward the southern track and prompt slow, cautious night operations for transatlantic ships.
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Hydrographic Office of
The
Navy Department
Dreamahip Ganada
Canada
Liverpool
Halifax
Hydrographic Office
Production of Gold and Silver Grows in 1911
Washington report from the Bureau of the Mint and Geological Survey shows 1911 gold output totaling 4 878 fine ounces valued at 96 890 000, and silver at 69 399 400 fine ounces valued at 32 415 700. Gold value exceeds all years but 1905. California led in gold, Nevada in silver.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Bureau of the Mint
Geological Survey
California
Nevada
Knox Tackles Mexican Revolt Problem Again
Secretary Knox and Ransford S. Miller return to Washington as the special embassy to Japan attends the Tate Emperor Mutusito funeral. Knox acts as president in Washington and will discuss Mexico with Ambassador Wilson, noting the U S policy of non intervention while protecting Americans in the troubled zone.
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Knox
Ransford S. Miller
State Department
Japan
United States
Mutusito
Mexico
Wilzon
Mexico City
Taft Reappoints Frear Governor Despite Past Charges
Secretary Fisher recommended reappointment of Hawaii governor Walter P Frear after investigating an earlier Hib Hawaiian delegate Kalanianole had made charges against him. Fisher undertook a special Hawaii trip to review the case.
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Secretary of the Interior
Walter L. Fisher
Taft
Hawaii
Walter P. Frear
Kalanianole
Fisher
ST. Patil
Minnesota Supreme Court
Consignee
Consignor
Daring Aeronauts Die Testing Balloon Altitude
Lieutenant Jane Gericke, last year’s international balloon race winner, and Lieutenant Steler died when their balloon burst after storm damage near Grossenham. The pair, ahead of next Saturday’s Stuttgart races, died during a test flight at high altitude with oxygen gear aboard.
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Bterlin
Jane Gericke
Unitee Sitates
Gerinst
Stuttgart
Els
Steler
Gertuke
Grossenham
Ierany
Gericke
Standard Oil Decreesparks FTC Inquiry Results
Attorney General Wickersham released a statement on the oil industry inquiry. Chamberlain of the National Petroleum Association argues indepndents gain unrestricted competition and monopoly becomes impossible. He notes higher crude oil prices benefit producers and refined product prices rise due to demand.
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Washington
Dol
Standard Oil Company
Wickersham
Ptatevent
Chamberlain
National Petroleum Association
Standard Oil
Attoarney
Wr. Chamberlain
German Crook Held for Misusing Mail
Bruno Schultz, once linked to New Jersey, sentenced in Berle to five months for circulation of pernicious books and improper pictures in America. Also known as Baron von Schoenwitz Baron von Underwerth and Baron von Adlersleben. Arrest stemmed from U S report of indecent material sent to the United States via Berlin postmarks. He showed a forged U S passport bearing the name Forbach and had been hiding near Dresden.
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America
Berlin
Schultz
United States
Forbach
Dresden
Miner's Body Found Riddled With Bullets Near Witch Hazel Mine
In Stevenville Ohio on October 22 Dominick Taschini a miner was found dead in the Witch Hazel mine with 18 bullet wounds. Authorities suspect a feud among Italian miners led to the fatal shooting.
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Stevenville
Ohio
Dominick Taschini
Witch Hazel
Militia to Direct Miners Guards in Kanawha Fields
Charleston West Virginia reports that two coal companies in the Kanawha fields will employ state militia officers to direct mine guards. They plan to implement a guard system as miners have been on strike since last spring, with six national guard companies already on duty.
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Charleston
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Kanawha
Eix
National Guard
White Sox Clinch Pennant with 16–0 Victory Over Cubs
The White Sox routed the Chicago Cubs 16 to 0 in the pennant game, sweeping the series to complete a four straight win. Cubs pitchers struggled as Smith Beulbach and others yielded 11 hits in the clincher with strong Sox hitting, crowd numbered 14,805. Total receipts topped $100,000. players’ pools and commissions distributed among clubs.
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Westerday
White Sox
Matiguais
AML
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Lavender
Walsh
Sox
Owln
Smith
Beulbach
Batt
Lefty Selfield
Toney
Alia
Jett Nims
Cormuasion
Bulal
Mach Clan
Commington
Alatager Chanhen
Cubs
Baseball Players Union Elects Officers in New York
David Fultz was named president of the Baseball Players’ Union with Christy Mathewson Edward Sweeney Michael Deoland and Tyrus Cobb as vice presidents and Jacob Daubert as secretary. No treasurer was elected. The group plans to push umpire authority to eject abusers and opposes contract violations and rowdyism.
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New York
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
David Fultz
Boston
Cleveland
Christy Mathewson
Edward Sweeney
Michael Deoland
Tyrus Cobb
Jacob Daubert
National Commission
Champion Cow Worth Her Weight in Gold
Pasatind of Old Basing, a Jersey dairy cow owned by Julian Sharman of Red Deer, wins champion dairy cow title in British Empire events. Official yields show 52 lb milking in one day, 15 700 lb in a year, butter fat 6.16 percent, and 2 504 39 lb butter in three years. the cow bore three heifers, with offers of 2 000 refused.
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Asia
Pasatind
Old Basing
Julian Sharman
Red Deer
Britishampire
Negro Admits Grime in Brooklyn Murder Case
George Bishop, a young Black man, confessed that he killed Mrs. Margeret Bell and nearly killed her maid Mary Morgan in their Brooklyn home. Mrs. Bell died at the hospital.
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New York
George Bishop
Margeret Bell
Mary Morgan
Brooklyn
Robbers Rob Safe at Post Office in Ofallon
Robbers blew the safe at the Ofallon post office and escaped with 700 dollars. Local authorities chase leads as the incident shocks residents.
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Ofalon
Three Servian Villages Besieged as Turkish Forces Advance
Dispatches from Belgrade report Turkish bands massacring inhabitants of Serb villages southwest of Krushevitz as they cross the frontier from Novipasar. Montenegrin gains near Scutari are checked. 10,000 Albanian tribesmen join Turks. Mustapha Pasha taken by Bulgarian corps. Adrianople remains a target. Half a million troops prepare for a likely brutal siege as mobilization accelerates.
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Krushevitz
Beltrade
Servian
Novipasar
Scutari
Turku
Easad Pasha
Saloniki
Mustapha
Edad
Servians Rout Turks and Capture Colors Near Podujevo
A Bergian column under General Jenkoviteh captured Turkish entrenchments at Podujevo near Metrovic on the road to Pristina during the night. Turkish forces near Podujevo were two provisional regiments of reserves six Arnaut tribesmen companies. three artillery batteries reported. The seventh Servian infantry regiment was said to be exterminated after Turkish mines exploded on crossing into Lavipagar district. Berlin and London reports note the Red Cross sending 2 surgeons and 22 nurses to Turkey and German officers in Turkish service facing discharge unless resigning from the German army.
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Jenkoviteh
Podulevo
Metrovitgz
Pristina
Podujevo
London
Lavipagar
Belgrade
RED Cross
Berlin
German Red Cross Society
Turkey
Turkish Town Mustapha Pasha Abandoned Before Bulgarians Arrival
Dispatches report Turkish forces abandoned Mustapha Pasha last night as two battalions occupied the town to the south. Bulgarian troops are said to have arrived after the Turkish withdrawal.
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Sofia
Mustapha Pasha
Schrank Seeks Update on Roosevelt Wounding
Milwaukee report notes John Schrank, jailed for attempted assassination of Colonel Roosevelt, asking deputies about Roosevelt’s condition. He claims the bullet belongs to him and says he has willed it to the New York historical society for display in the state capitol. he also mentions a bequest to his mother in Germany.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Schrank
Roosevelt
Schrank
State Capitol
New York
Ger Trary
Steamer Camino Adrift Off Oregon Coast
A Portland bound steamer Camino dropped its propeller this morning about 20 miles north of the Uenoqua river mouth, leaving the vessel adrift with 15 miles of shore and passengers awaiting assistance near San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Portland
Uwenoqua River
Negroes Won't Fight Champion Johnson Now
Sydney reports Tough McIntosh canceled all negotiations for fights with Jack Johnson after anger overJohnson's alleged role in the Lucile Cameron abduction. He told W W Kelly in Chicago that Australian sportsmen and the public are no longer desirous of the matches.
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Sydney
Australia
McIntosh
Jack Johnson
Sam Langford
Sam McVey
Joe Jeannette
W. W. Kelly
Chicago
Lucile Cameron
Philippines Suffer Massive Storm Damage Across Islands
A severe typhoon swept the Philippines on October 7 causing extensive damage from Surigao to northern regions and spreading across Cebu and nearby provinces. Dozens of small vessels were lost or wrecked while aid from the US Navy and Army迅 governments mobilized doctors, tents, and food supplies to hit hard areas. Casualties among Americans were reportedly low, with higher losses feared among rural rubbers and local communities.
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Dleyete
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Pumiajy
Therary Anil Navy
Nicholson
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Frig
Harry Bandholtz
Philippine Constribulary
Army
Trimsport Warren
Newsboy Sacrifice Cited in Tragic Death at Local Hospital
A Gary newsboy named Flugh, a lifelong tramp with a withered leg, sacrificed skin for a girl burned in a major accident. His amputation was followed by lung irritation and he died after expressing a hopeful farewell. The girl Milas Ithel Smith also faced heavy burns and is recovering in hospital.
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Crippie
Gary
Milas Ithel Smith
Alsleg
Rugh
Lax laws blamed for murder mania says Harrison
Mayor Carter Harrison denounces lenient criminal penalties in the United States arguing lax laws spur assassinations. He cites Chicago court failures to convict women in murder cases and warns the nation risks repeated presidential slayings as justice remains too mild.
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America
Carter Harriston
Rooseveltt
Chicago
Russia
Timber Workers Shift Responsibility in Murder Trial
Lake Charles La October 2 the Timber Workers Brotherhood members on trial for murder in connection with rioting at the Gidbow lumber mills seek to prove non union employees caused the altercation last July when union men tried to hold a meeting near the plant. Defense cross examination indicated the strategy as the proceedings resumed.
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Timber ‘Workers Brotherhood
Hero
Gidbow Lumber Mills
Hunter
Death Follows Pin Swallowing in Burlington
Norman Rider aged 35 living near Burlington died in a local hospital after swallowing an ordinary pin two weeks earlier causing intestinal obstruction and blood poisoning. In Arkansas City a car crash killed Gustave Alexander and injured Frank Kuhns, Mrs Kuhns, and Lee Brown, all residents of Arkansas City.
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Burlington
Norman Rider
Arkansas City
Ark
Gustave Alexander
Frank Kuhins
Investigation begun into hazing at Naval Academy
An investigation was started at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland into an alleged hazing case described as severe enough to merit a court martial. The offender is said to be an upper classman and details remain undisclosed.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Court Refuses Mormon Divorce in High Court Case
In Kansas City Missouri Judge Guthrie overruled a divorce bid by Daniel Stuck a Mormon elder who said a revelation commanded him to divorce Pearl Brace a 19 year old Mormon. Witnesses testified to Stuck's alleged revelations and infatuation while Pearl Brace disappeared from court complicating the divorce proceedings.
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Jutherle
God
Daniel Stuck
Pearl
Stuck
Pearl Brace
Jude#e Guthrie
Alt
Washington
Theodore Gerber
Slater
Stack
Laura Stobaugh
Att
Pearl Grace
Hee
Wren
Mrs. Stobaugh
Procter
Joseph Stobaugh
Miss Brace
Complicated Family Ties Star at New York Wedding
A puzzling mix-up at a New York wedding links Herold A. Leek’s son and Ida Smith as the couple. The bride’s mother died, her father marries the bride’s former mother, making a tangle where the father-in-law becomes the groom’s brother-in-law and other kinship flips occur.
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Herold A. Leek
Doseph Leek
Islip
L. L
Ida Smith
Egbert 2 Smith
Sip
Joseph Iieak
Church Will Post Up The Election Returns
Joliet Illinois October 21 The Rev Geo MacAdlam pastor of a Methodist church proposes to give election returns on the night of November 5 with influences unlike those found in the saloon He will have a leased wire run into his church He also prepared a menu featuring Republican parties Democratic sandwiches Bull Moose soup and Prohibition coffee The arrangement aims to attract people away from saloons
German aviators die in crash near Geingen
Lieutenant Weissbarth, a German military aviator, was flying with a passenger when the craft fell near Geingen in Württemberg today. Both men were killed in the accident on October 21.
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Geingen
Wurtemburg
Weissbarth
High Winds Disrupt Coastline Communications
Severe weather struck western Washington and Oregon with winds up to 40 miles per hour, knocking down trees and poles and halting telegraphic and telephonic services across the region.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
Oregon
Transfer of ex Sultan Abdul Hamid sanctioned
Constantinople October 21 reports the sultan has sanctioned the transfer of ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid from confinement at the piste to Constantinople. The former ruler is said to be ill.
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Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
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