Bosnia Strife Reported as Austrian Reinforcements Migrate
London reports ongoing fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina with 120,000 Austrian troops confronting insurgents. A Montenegrin agent claims guerrilla warfare in annexed provinces since Austria’s move, with many killed and a state of siege declared.
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London
Bosnia
Herzegovinna
England
Servia
Montenegro
Austria
Constantinople
Turkey
Bulgaria
Sofia
Sofa
Canal appropriation eyed for Isthmian project 1910 plan
Washington faces a proposed 35 million dollar appropriation for Isthmian Canal work in 1910 contingent on War Department approval. Current year funding totals 27 million, including 100 thousand for three vessels for the commission. Fire in Buffalo N C causes 200 thousand dollars in losses to Main Washington North Division area businesses, hitting bidders like Bidwell and Moore.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Isthmian Canal
War Department
Buffalo
N. C
Main
Washington
North
Division
Divison
A. C. Bidwell
George Moore
H. Bidwell
Joseph Byyder
Arthur Fries
Moors
Togaco
Fleet Craves Tokyo Welcome After Fleet Departure
After a week long suspension in Tokyo waters the fleet resumes normal operations as decorations come down. Roosevelt's message to the Emperor was presented to Count Komura and a reply is anticipated. The fleet's departure Sunday featured cheers and band performances greeting passing ships. Since midnight 26 men are missing though most have been rescued for Yankton assignment.
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Tokyou
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Komura
Walgter
Connecticut
Duel Ends in Tragedy Near Guilfport Mississippi
Lone cowboy Lon Seeley of a wild west show and Gulfport police officer Lee Varnadoe killed each other after Seeley allegedly attacked a crowd of negroes with a pistol butt. Pursuit ended in a dust cloud. both men found dead with a single bullet wound and one empty cartridge in their revolvers. Seeley was the son of a ranch owner near El Paso Texas.
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New Orleans
Guilfport
Miss
Gulfport
Lon Seeley
Lee Varnadoe
Seeley
el Paso
Tex
Rancher dies in snow storm near Maple Creek
Winnipeg report details a rancher Harry Martin of Martin Brothers sheep ranch dying from exposure during a snow storm while with a flock fifteen miles from Maple Creek. The storm caused widespread sheep losses with thousands perishing and more than two thousand almals lost by Iva Wilson. Thomas Kerr and Martin Brothers also suffered heavy livestock losses as the storm drove stock toward the lake.
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Winnipeg
Harry Martin
Martin Brothers
Maple Creek
Iva Wilson
Thomas Kerr
Servia Calls Out Troops for War Readiness
A Belgrade dispatch to the Daily Mail says Servia has summoned the first reserves and ordered khaki for troops, 300 Maxim guns and 400 military automobiles. King Peter I reportedly told the Turkish minister that an alliance with Montenegro is probable, yet friendship with Turkey remains.
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London
Daily Mail
Belgrade
Peter I
Servia
Montenegro
Turkey
Zeppelin Soars Again After Flight With 10 Passengers
The reconstructed Zeppelin dirigible airship No 1 made a triumphal reappearance from Priedmighshafen on October 28 with 10 passengers. It conducted evolutions showing speed and stability levels that were satisfactory. The flight lasted three and a half hours, with no mishaps, averaging 29.31 miles per hour at a mean altitude of 800 feet.
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Priedmighshafen
Zeppelin
To Gross Examine Bank Directors in Washington
Comptroller Murray orders national bank examiners to convene bank directors during examinations and answer 26 questions. The probe seeks to reveal director relations to executive conduct, knowledge of bank paper, and supervision of officers. Separate item notes Russian engineers uncover large naphtha fountains and an extensive naptha lake on Salthalin island.
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Washington, D. C
Murray
Salthalin
Battle Reported at Djumag Frontiers End In Turkish Bulgarian Losses
A Athens dispatch reports a clash near the frontier at Djumag between Turkish and Bulgarian troops. Seventy Bulgarians and ten Turks were killed in the engagement. A vessel measuring 400 feet was launched on the Tyne in record time of 69 working days.
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Turke Bald
London
Athens
Djumag
Tyne
England
Tornado Devastates Large Texas New Mexico Region
A tornado 60 miles wide struck Tucumcari New Mexico and El Paso Texas, destroying homes, crops, and mills. One parson killed, eighteen injured, including an 8 year old girl crushed to death. Hartford and Quay valley reports deaths and extensive ruin. Shawnee Oklahoma suffers a cloudburst with rising river and property damage but no fatalities.
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el Paso
Tex
Tucumcars
N. M
Owen
Maany
Hartford
Tucumars
Thomas Jones
J. C. Hawkins
Quay Valley
T. C. Willams
Shawnee
Okla
Gale
Here
South Canadian
Powder Trust Doings Described In Sherman Suit Hearing
R S Waddell former general sales agent testified in the government suit alleging Sherman act violations. He said the defendant controls 95 to 98 percent of gun powder and 40 percent of blasting powder and explained the formation and absorption of the Southern Powder Company and a broader plan to put the trade on contract. He described a round up to eliminate competition and the Associated Manufacturers scheme, plus storage and delivery arrangements and price rebates that favored members while excluding independents.
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New York
Powder Trust
United States
R. S. Waddell
Big Powder Company
Southern Powder Company
Birmingham
Ala
Georgia
Mr. Waddell
Riots Followed Murder of Springfield Engineer
James Till Harging confessed to killing railway engineer GC Ballard on July 3 in Springfield. His execution on October 23 is linked to riots that official troops quelled, with deaths of five white men and two blacks, destruction of Lopez’s restaurant, and widespread arson and looting. An alleged assault on Mrs Earl Hallan surfaced during jail time.
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Springfield
Joe Jaimes
A. Ballard
Ballard
James
Earl Hallan
Lopez’s
Suffragists Sentenced After Commons Storming
Seventeen women arrested October 18 during the storming of the house of commons were sentenced at Bow Street to three weeks to three months in prison. They could have taken bonds for good behavior but 16 chose imprisonment.
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Jal
London
House of Commons
Ha Bow Street
Trains Snowbound as Storm Closes Central Montana Routes
Snowbound trains on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line halt traffic in Central Montana. Stages are stalled in drifts up to 16 feet deep with no end in sight. Wisconsin reports widespread rains across Northern areas. Local conditions disrupt travel and commerce statewide.
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Lewiston
Montana
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Large Orders Boost Steel Industry Amid Rail Contracts
Cleveland reports rising buying of structural material by railroads and others with notable deals. Pittsburg Steel Co. inks a five year basic pig iron contract for about 360,000 tons while United Steel Co of Canton purchases 6,000 to 12,000 tons. Chicago and Northwestern seeks 24,000 tons for track work. Bettendorf Axle Co. to provide 22,000 tons of structural steel underframes. overall Chicago contracts approach 65,000 tons. Ritz Carlton in New York takes 6,200 tons and Emigrant Savings Bank orders 6,000 tons.
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Cleveland, O
The
Iron Trade Review
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
United Steel Company of
Canton
Philadelphia
Columbus
Chicago & Northwestern
St. Paul
Bettendorf Axle Company
Bettendorf Company
Wilh
Denver
New York Central
Fort Pitt Bridge Company
Mississippi
McClintle-Marshall Company
Illinois
Chicago
Ritz Carlton
New York City
Emigrant Sayings Bank
New York
Snow and Rain Storms Hit Western Railroads
Blizzard conditions paralyze passenger trains in Montana and western Canada as 10 to 16 feet of drifting snow disrupts schedules. In Winnipeg and western regions, a ferocious storm snarls CP and Great Northern service with heavy snowfall and gale force winds. Southwest rain ends a long dry spell, breaking October precipitation records and causing floods, crop losses, and bridge washouts across Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Northwest
Southwest
St. Paul
Mann
Montana
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific
Great
Northern
Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
England Faces Unemployment Crisis and Shipbuilding Push
In the House of Commons Premier Asquith urged more funds and faster naval work to ease hunger among the unemployed. The admiralty will build nine torpedo boat destroyers and five unarmored cruisers costing 12.5 million dollars, two months ahead of schedule, while the war office plans 24,000 special reserve recruits. Labor members reject these proposals as insufficient.
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England
London
House of Commons
Asquith
Admiralty
War Office
Emperor Receives U S Navy Fleet at Tokyo Court
The October 21 audience for Rear Admiral Sperry and the captains of ten battleships marked a historic court departure during the American fleet visit to Japan. President Moogeveld sent a message of amity and received a happy reply from the Emperor and Empress.
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Japan
Sperry
Moogevelt
Themperor
Revenue Receipts Fall Off In September
Washington government internal revenue receipts for September were 9 6 0 50 against 19 004 687 for August. Returns from anfuta for September total 10 905 060 compared with 9 034 514 for August. Both months are well below normal with September down 1 221 617 from September 1907.
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Washington
Swindler Sentenced in Brooklyn Case
Frank Macgin, once a noted Brooklyn lawyer, was sentenced to 15 to 20 years for swindling widow Mrs Caroline Barty out of 80 000 dollars. The crime occurred thirteen years ago.
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New York
Frank &. Macgin
Brooklyn
Mra
Caroline Barty
Winter Cold Grips Berlin Central Europe Since 1866
Central Europe endures the coldest October spell since 1866 with temperatures from 7 to 15 degrees below freezing and heavy snow in Silesia. In Chicago the People Gas Light and Coke Company declares its usual quarterly dividend of 1 percent, payable in November.
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Europe
Berlin
Silesia
Peoplee Gas Light & Coke Company
Chicago
Welcome and Fraternization as American Fleet Arrives
A Japanese welcome greets the American Atlantic fleet in Tokyo and Yokohama with perfect planning and hospitality. Rear Admiral Sperry notes the warm reception surpassed others and praises the cordially integrated Sailors from both nations. English speaking guides assist the sailors, and no incidents mar the visit.
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Toyo
Atlantic
Japan
Hampton Roads
Sperry
Tokyo
Yokohama
O’brien
Tokyo lights up as Japan greets American fleet visit
Tokyo witnessed a monumental display as Emperor issued an order to boost the joy of American visitors. A torchlight parade of 15 000 evolved into a massive popular demonstration with guild, university, and school representatives bearing lanterns woven with American and Japanese flags. Admiral Sperry and fleet officers watched from a grand stand as bands played the American National Hymn.
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Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Snondon
New York
Admiral Sperry
National banks show loan and deposit rise in 1908 report
Abstract of Reports of National Banks issued by the Comptroller details September 23 1908 figures from 6865 banks. Loans and deposits rose from 4 222953047 to 4 760012731 in seven months, with total resources up 631 million and individual deposits up 443 million. Vermont legislature reelected senator W P Dillingham and chose former governor Carroll Page to fill Proctor term, both Republicans.
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Washington
Comptroller
Vermont
Montpelier
United States
William P. Dillingham
Carroll
Page
Redfield Proctor
Bank President Shoots Himself in Carrol
Bank president La. W. L. Culbertson aged 64 shot himself through the head in Carrol ending 26 years as head of the First National Bank. The bank closed pending an investigation.
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Carrol
W. L. Culbertson
First National Bank
Culbertson
Havana Revenue Official Charged With Embezzlement
Miguel de Tatorre, collector of internal revenue for the Havana province, was arrested and charged with embezzling 195000 dollars from his department.
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Stealta
Havana
Miguel de Tatorre
Bandits Dynamite Bank In Carterville Robbery
In Duquoin W V a bank safe of Rus sell company near Carterville Hurst was dynamited and 25000 dollars secured. Henry Pulley injured by a rifle shot as he fled the bank. A second explosion drew citizens and a pitched battle ensued before the robbers escaped amid an armed posse pursuit.
Rivals Diplodocus Found Near Glasgow Montana
A 40 foot long 22 foot tall prehistoric skeleton is unearthed in the Bad Lands south of Glasgow by Barnum Brown of New York tied to the American Museum of Natural History. The relic was shipped to New York, hauled by 16 teams. the skull weighs 4000 pounds. Brown labels the fossil a tyrannosaurus rex.
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Great Falls
Mont
Glasgow
Barnum Brown
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Thaw Gase Appeal Granted by U S Circuit Court
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia granted a writ of error to review Judge Young’s Pittsburgh decision dismissing the habeas corpus writ to bring Harry K. Thaw to testify in bankruptcy proceedings. The case will be reviewed, with argument set for December. The appeal was filed by former Governor William A Stone of Pittsburgh, Thaw’s attorney.
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U. S. Circuit Court
Stone
Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Young
Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
W. A. Stone
Thaw
Wool Market Transactions Remain Heavy in Boston
Boston wool buyers sustain strong demand as prices hold across most lines. Leading domestic quotations show Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces at 82 to 83 cents, No 1 washed 84 to 85 cents, fine unwashed 21 to 22 cents, delaine washed 34 to 35 cents, and related combing grades around 25 to 26 cents.
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Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaine
Two Atlantic Fleet battleships return after circumnavigation
Around the World reports two Atlantic fleet battleships home on the 19th after circling the globe. The Maine reached Portsmouth navy yard for overhaul while the Alabama anchored in New York harbor. The rest of the fleet toured in Japan after a Hawaii visit. Philadelphia notes a separate item on Missionary society pledges.
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Globe
Maine
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Alabama
New York Harbor
Japan
Hawaii
Stop Fake Mediums At National Spiritualists Convention
At the National Spiritualists association convention in Indianapolis steps were taken to expel fakirs and false mediums who claim spirit communication. Those whose character and ability to communicate with spirits are above reproach will be exempted from the order.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Spiritualists
Financial Briefs From The Markets And Companies
United States Express declares a semi annual dividend of 2 percent payable November 16. Pennsylvania Steel announces a 314 percent semi annual dividend on preferred stock payable November 2 to record holders October 17. Gross earnings of the United Railways of San Francisco reach about 574000, matching prequake levels. Wall Street Journal notes Westinghouse Electric stock float not exceeding 60000 shares. Readjustment committee demands lead to company’s removal from receivership soon. President McCrea of Pennsylvania foresees steady business improvement.
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United States Express Company
Pennsylvania Steel Company
United Railways of
San Francisco
Wall Street Journal
Westinghouse Electric
McCrea
The
Pennsylvania
Twelve Men Die in Cheyenne Freight Train Wreck
A Union Pacific freight train caboose loaded with laborers was blown from the track near Hermosta Junction by a hurricane. Twelve men were killed instantly and many were injured as the car plunged into a deep canyon below, the wreckage scattered in splinters and debris.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Hermosta Junction
Trade outlook and failures in early October
Dun and Bradstreet weekly review notes pre election uncertainty in contracting and a brighter turn in machinery production and textile activity. Rain shortages hinder mill work and river shipments while winter wheat sows poorly and forest fires cause damage. Farming regions show improving collections as crops are sold. iron and steel orders are encouraging after election hesitancy. US business failures for the week ending October 22 total 231, Canada 1 in the same period.
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Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Tle
Bradstreet
United States
Canada
Lettuce Salad Suggestion From New York Sun
A small head of lettuce spread apart on a broad leaf, sprinkled with canned red peppers and dressed with mayonnaise creates an attractive supper salad. Add chopped nuts olives or priad mix, or French dressing with grated cheese or egg yolk. The open head can be filled with chicken or Waldorf salad.
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New York Sun
The Dear Old Days and a Tramp at the Door
A compassionate woman feeds a hungry tramp who once wore a diamond ring on his left middle finger. He explains the habit of pointing the finger remains, despite eating, recalling halcyon days and a broken tradition.
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