Taft's visit limited by Butte mine strike
President Taft's train reached Silver Bow near Butte Montana at six this morning amid a major mine strike that shut all local mines. He will spend about an hour in Butte, then depart by rail. talks with Western Federation of Miners leader Charles H Moyer aim to settle a jurisdiction dispute that has halted mining and threatens smelter shutdowns in Anaconda and Great Falls.
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Mont
Taft
Silver Bow
Here
Bilver Bow
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railroad
Anaconda
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Great Falls
Brotherhood of Stationary Engineers, No. 1
Butte Miners’ Union
Helena
Spain closes in on Moorish stronghold at Nador
Madrid excitement mounts as Mount Gurugu site is surrounded on three sides by Spanish forces. Gen. Srozeo’s advance burns towns near Nador while Rift tribe fighters suffer heavy losses. A proposed peace settlement is reportedly being drawn up as surrender becomes imminent.
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Mount Gurugu
Spain
Nador
Madrid
Srozeo
Zelman
Tragedies of a Day Claim Nine Victims
A day of multiple deaths and injuries across several states. In Warren Pennsylvania four men were shot after a quarrel over a Polish girl, two killed. one stabbed. Punxsutawney Pennsylvania reports J. Cowan dying from a crushed skull after a rival suitor incident. Coshocton Ohio sees 20 year old William Davis killed by his father during a drunken spree. Canton Ohio resident Samuel Mohan, 70, commits suicide. Johnstown Pennsylvania’s F E (B F) Edmiston takes his own life. In New Martinsville West Virginia architect James P Chaplin, 56, drowns following ill health and unsuccessful hospital treatment.
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Warren
Punxsutawney
J. Cowan
Coshocton
William Davis
Canton
Samuel Mohan
B. F. Edmiston
Johnstown
New Martinsville
W. Va
James P. Chaplin
West Virginia
Johns Hopking Hospital
Baltimore
Mystery Woman Dies After Pistol Shot in Mill Creek Park
A fashionably dressed young woman identified by cards as Jennie Fisher lies dying at City hospital from a head wound. Police pursue a murder theory and seek a man seen driving through Mill Creek park where she was found unconscious.
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Youngstown, D
City Hospital
Jennie Fisher
Mill Creek Park
Ohio Men Chosen for College Chairs
San Francisco Sept 27 Howard Philips and F D Dawka are added to UC Berkeley staff as instructors. Both are University of Ohio graduates. Philips served on the judging team at the 1907 American Royal livestock show and at the Chicago International Livestock Exposition last year.
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San Francisco
Howard Philips
F. D. Dawka
University of California
University of Ohio
Phillips
Chicago
Children Perish in Pittsburg Night Fire
Three Lang children died in a house fire caused by a gas explosion in Millville while five other family members were rescued by neighbors. Albert Lang aged five Bertha Lang aged seven were found dead and John Lang aged ten remained in the ruins.
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Pittsburg
John Lang
Beckett Street
Millville
Lang
Albert Lang
Bertha Lang
Woman Hurt In Crash Of Automobile Near New Bethel
Mrs. Charles B. Rockwood suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and other injuries when the car carrying her daughter and a chauffeur skidded on a gravel road and plunged into a cement culvert near New Bethel. The party had been in Greensburg and returned home. she was transported to Deaconess hospital in Indianapolis.
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Charles B. Rockwood
New Bethel
Greensburg
Indianapolis
Deaconess Hospital
Widow Louisa Hecker Dies From Gas In Home
Mrs. Louisa Hecker a 68 year old widow living at 1104 East St Clair street was fatally asphyxiated by artificial gas Sunday. Her body was found by neighbors at 1106 East St Clair street after they smelled escaping gas. She had prepared lunch sat down to eat and was overcome due to a disconnected rubber tube connecting a stove.
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Louisa Hector
E. St. Clair Street
CO. Ll. Wells
Hecker
Trimpe and Rucker
Gilt Up Hope of Being King for Yearly Pay
Belgrade dispatch outlines a settlement with Prince George oldest son of Petec. He receives 100 dollars outright and 24000 dollars yearly annuity on pledging not to attempt regaining the throne. Parliament must ratify before he tours the world and likely visits the United States.
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Belgrade
Servia
Georges
Petec
George
Servien Perliament
Man Killed by Cars Identified by Letters
Corpse found on the Big Four tracks two miles west of the city was identified as John W. Morrison of Carbondale Pa from papers in his pockets. He was stealing a ride and trainmen do not know how the accident happened. Coroner Blackwell conducts the investigation.
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John W. Morrison
Carbondale
Blackwell
Dr Frederick Cook seeks to prove polar claim without instruments
A New York report notes Dr. Frederick A. Cook hopes to substantiate his claim of reaching the North Pole without his instruments. Whitney sent word that Capt. Peary forced him to leave Cook's property at Etah. Cook plans to await the instruments and bring two Eskimo companions to the United States within a year.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
North
Etah
GresnlIand
Harry Whitney
Cook
Harry Whittney
Capt
Peary
Utah
Dr. Cook
Whitney
Pole
United States
North Pole
North Pole Trip. the Following Cablegram Was Received By Dr. Cook
Strathcona
Indian Harbor
Cape Bay
F. A. Cook
Waldorf
Roosevelt
Cadhe
Sam
North Star
St. Johns
Whitney Willl
Pastor Logan Accepts Call to Central Presbyterian Charleston
Rev. William C. Logan D D has left Traub Memorial Presbyterian Church after two years of service in this city and has moved to Charleston Illinois to begin duties at Central Presbyterian Church by a unanimous call.
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New Field
William C. Logan
D. D
Traub Memorial Presbyterian Church
Central Presbyterian Church
Charleston
Bicycle Rider Hurt In Street Car Collision
Orville Sanderful a 14 year old bicycle rider collided with a street car on Shelby street at Garfield park Sunday night. He sustained a broken left leg in two places and a fractured arm. He is from the country and was taken to his sister's home at 225 Raymond street.
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Orville Sanderful
Shelby Street
Garfield Park
Raymond Street
Dickinson Returns From Summer Sojourn In Tennessee
Secretary of War Dickinson arrived in Washington shortly after midnight from his summer stay in Tennessee.
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Dickinson
Washington
Tennessee
The Circus Man and Stage News at Chicago Theaters
Frances A. Cook reviews Palermo Maine and Chicago theater news. Imogene stars in The Circus Man with Fighting Hime Look, while maclyn Arbuckle leads. Updates on A Gentleman From Mississippi at the Grand, Foreign Exchange at the Grand, and new The Old Town musical at Studebaker with rope-dance novelty.
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Grand Opera House
Chicago
McIintosh
Deming
Boston
New York
Wise
Fairbanks
Tarkington-Wilson
Montgomery
Stone
Old Town
Studebaker
Mr. Stone
Aurora not to blame for telegraph outages in Chicago
Mysterious aurora currents said to cripple telegraphic lines nationwide. Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies corroborate the claim. Experts insist the aurora borealis is not responsible for the disturbances despite some laymen’s belief.
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Chicago
Ill
Western Union
Postal
Slip of Course in a Prehistoric Evening
A hostess introduces Miss Ano Teek to a professor who is deeply interested in prehistoric relics. The scene ends with a puzzled commented as Ang does not speak and they pass by.
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Ano Teek
Ann
Ang
Margarita Drexel
Philadelphia
Prince Christopher OF
Greece
Hatchet Attack Hits Bicycle Policeman at Home
Bicycle Policeman John Kitzmiller of the W St. Clair precinct was struck on the head with a hatchet by Richard Murphy 63 at 321 Blake street Sunday afternoon. Kitzmiller suffered a deep scalp wound needing stitches before colleagues helped subdue Murphy after breaking in and forcing the barricaded door.
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John Kitzmiller
W. St. Clair Street
Richard Murphy
Blake Street
Kitzmiller
Cody Makes Two Short Flights With Wife In England
Capt Samuel F Cody the American aviator and British cross country record holder flew twice this morning in an aeroplane at Aldershot carrying his wife. Each flight covered about a half mile in 3 1/2 seconds as crowds cheered. Mrs Cody waved to onlookers and Cody said Sir Thomas Lipton would join as a passenger later today.
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Aldershot
Eng
Samuel F. Cody
Great Britain
Cody
Heath
Thomas Lipton
George Vincent Explains Tariff Bill Delay
Chautauqua famed George Vincent commented on the tariff bill delay. He said Congress faced a choice between doing its duty to the country or doing the country by its duty, reflecting a tension between national obligations and legislative action.
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George Vincent
Chautauqua Fame
Congress
Success Magazine
Gauss to Address Tenth Ward Club Campaign Kickoff
The Tenth Ward Democratic club held an informal reception on September 9 at the club rooms at Hoyt avenue and Laurel street to mark the start of the ward campaign. Mayor candidate Charles A. Gauss will be the main speaker and all voters are invited.
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Tenth Ward
Democratic Club
Hoyt Avenue
Laurel Street
Charles A. Gauss
Not a Safe Man a Glanta remark quoted by Tenney and Raymond
Fred Tenney of the New York baseball team quips about a former successful player who drank heavily. Bugs Raymond retorts that the man would shoot you in a minute, illustrating a sharp exchange sourced from Success Magazine.
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Fred Tenney
New York
Bugs
Raymond
Tenney
Mam
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