Tacoma Paint Drive Sparks Free Ink and Cattle Lawsuit
A Tacoma paint dealer offered free or cheap red paint to spread signs touting Tacoma across the country. Youthful volunteers painted signs on cattle belonging to a Spokane man, who sued, causing a sales drop. Also notes on Henan famine conditions, a North China Daily News correspondent, and Edward F. Croker’s testimony on store workers avoiding matches.
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Spokane
Henan
China
North China Daily News
Stilt Walkers in England and European Rail Speed Advances
The article notes thousands of English workers using 12 foot stilts in hop fields to speed labor, and describes a modified microphone to locate underground water in prospecting. It also highlights European rail speed gains with a Berlin to Paris express covering 96% miles in 98 minutes at 62.1 mph. It ends with a critical view of American society's gold driven decadence and calls for reforms.
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Northern Railway
Berlin
Paris
St. Quentin
Surveys Span 6 617 Square Miles In August Field Work
US Geological Survey topographers completed field surveys covering 6 617 square miles across diverse terrains from swamps to mountains. The process maps every natural and artificial feature in exact positions for accurate cartography.
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United States Geological Survey
Taft Starts Writing Annual Message in Hot Springs
President Taft begins work on his annual message to Congress during a four day stay in Hot Springs Virginia. He plans to discuss tariff reform and the federal incorporation bill, while awaiting reports on Hughes commission rates and railroad securities to shape his address.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Congress
White House
Golf Links
Beverly
Tarff
Trust
Peres
Hughes Commission
Railroad Securities Commission
Ideal Juror Sought in Hyde Murder Trial Progress
Prospects for selecting a jury in Dr. B Clarke Hyde murder case fade as 11th day begins with 20 of 47 jurors obtained. James Marsh and S Embrey accepted as talesmen. a juror privately confessed a 22 year old manslaughter conviction, likely to be excused, threatening further delays.
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Fansan
B. Clarke Hyde
James Marsh
Kansan
Embrey
Green Valley
Maresh
Marsh
Porterfield
Referendum Case Reaches U S Supreme Court Showdown
Washington date line reports the first major Supreme Court challenge to the initiative and referendum across states. Prominent lawyers from Oregon California Arkansas Colorado South Dakota Nebraska Missouri Washington Port land and civic groups argue for popular sovereignty in two linked cases involving a Pacific States tax and a 2 million dollar Portland bridge bond.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
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Pacific
Oregon
California
Arkansas
Colorado
South Dakota
Nebraska
Missouri
Portland
Ore
Pacific States Company
Overton
Sickles Barred by Loyal Legion Says New York
New York November 4 The Loyal Legion of former Union soldiers barred Civil War veteran General Daniel Sickles from its ranks. Members refused to discuss the action citing rules and executive session details. General Sickles was reportedly informed but declined comment.
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New York
Ion
Daniel BE
Sickles
Third Corps
Swalon
Aiiiera
Liles
Iekles
Seapion
Biekles Won
District Attorney declines to summon Roosevelt editors
District Attorney Pelletier decides not to summon ex President Theodore Roosevelt and other editors of The Outlaw after Governor Vous submitted their homes in connection with the publication of an unchaned political advertisement.
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Pelletier
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Outlaw
Vous
Railroad Leader Victor Newpunl Dies in Atlantic City
Victor Newpunl, former president of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, died in Atlantic City New Jersey at age 97. He organized the United States National Bank in 1904 and served as its cashier.
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N. J
Victor Newpunl
Ange
Louisville
Neaiville
Universtates National Bank
Unwritten Law Plea Fails to Free Woman in Louisiana Case
Opelouwae Louisiana recounts a mistrial in the Zee Kupge Méeline murder case of Tulane student Allan Garland. The jury, out since noon, reported a hung verdict after defense claims Garland attacked Méeline in defense of her honor.
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Zee Kupge Méeline
Allan Garland
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Dickee
Garland
Foreman Bbe
Rebels seize Shanghai arsenal and native city
Revolutionary forces take over the Shanghai arsenal and city with little resistance. Foreign concessions protected as rebels advance toward Nanking and Kih-Kiang while Hong Kong reports Hankow fires and fighting. Yunnan province declares independence amid upheaval across China.
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Wu Sung
Nanking
Ching Kiang
Kinh- Kiang
Sampson
Li Yuen Heng
Peking
Kinh-Klang
Hankow
Yunnan
China
Thibet
Burma
Switzerland
Hong Kong
Wuhu
Imperial
Afronaut Begins Flight Across Desert Toward California
Aviator C. P. Rodgers starts a perilous desert crossing from Biowall Siding Arizona toward Yuma and Pasadena, aiming to complete a trans-continental flight. He faces scarce water and food with limited communication as he travels roughly 254 miles to reach California.
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C. P. Rodgers
Rodgers
Wan Yuma
Stovall
California
Yuma
Pasadena
Washington U Halfback Dike Nipher Out After Injury
Washington University reports Dike Nipher right half back fractures collar bone after a fall in his room. Nipher a key scorer and mainstay of the team will miss the remainder of the football season. The incident occurred Wednesday night in St Louis.
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Washingtonniversity
Dike Nipher
Nipher
Turkish Victory Report From Berlin Circles
A Berlin telegram notes Turkish forces have seized the outer forts at Tripoli, with reports that the Italians retain forts inside the city. The claim comes from well informed circles and suggests a shifting balance in the siege.
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Berlin
Nay
Tripoli
National Capital to Hange Negress Mutilo Lomax
In Washington the district supreme court upheld the death sentence of Mutilo Lomax for murdering her husband. A clemency petition with about 60 000 names was sent to President Taft. The date of execution is set for November 20 despite calls to intervene.
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Taft
District Supreme Court
Mutilo Lomax
Sanborn Reversed In Water Company Case In Omaha
United States circuit court of appeals reverses order directing Omaha to meet a 6 263 205 purchase of the Omaha Water company. The court eliminates interest from July 9, 1906, reducing the payment by about 2 475 000. The case arose in 1906 when the water company sued to compel payment.
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United States Circuit Court
Omaha
Omaha Water Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Adams
United States Circuit Court For
Nebraska
Elmer B. Adama
Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Sait
Nebraska corn crop dips in bushels versus last year
A Nebraska bulletin compares crops for 1911 and 1910. Corn production falls in bushels but price offsets loss. winter wheat area and value rise by about 4.4 million dollars. Data cover corn, oats, rye, barley and wheat with per bushel valuations.
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Nebraska
Gaye
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Nebraska News Notes and incidents across Lincoln and points in Nebraska
A Lincoln appointment sends E H Oberg to oversee Chinese publishing work with the Seventh Day Adventists in Bhanghal. Beatrice and York report on bank, railway, and Odd Fellows home matters as well as legal and local governance developments. Lincoln court and railroad actions tie into Wayne station and remanding disputes with the state commission.
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T. C. Munger
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W. H. Munger
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Wayne
Railroads Accused of Discrimination in Ore Freight
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission is probing discrimination and special privileges favoring United States Steel and subsidiaries in iron ore moves from Great Lakes ports. Key railroad presidents attended a conference with Commissioner Lane as indictments target Elkins law violations and alleged rebates to steel affiliates.
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Pennsylvania
J. H. Reed
Bessemer
Lake Erie
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L. Treland
Cleveland
Ohio
M. A. Hanna Company
D. T. McCabe
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Lines
Building Association Initiates Beneficent Activities in Luverne
Luverne Minnesota news notes the Rock County Building and Loan association opened with 2 080 shares subscribed. The article credits the group as Luverne’s most beneficent institution and records its 1446 organization inspiration with 60 percent of local homeowners and businesses added by the association over time.
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Rock County Building and Loan Association
Cold wave chills Missouri Valley region
A gusty cold wave swept the Missouri Valley and southwest areas early today. Lowest readings ranged from 14 to 20 degrees in towns including Huron Port Worth and nearby locales, with several stations recording mid-teens.
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Horina Ra Moe
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Wicha
Worth
Jealousy Urges Probe In Chicago Policeman's Death
Suspicion grows that jealousy played a role in the death of Arthur Bissonette a Chicago patrolman as coroner and police investigate. Miss Lydia Rivard a Minnesota farmer's daughter stands as chief beneficiary of his will while Mrs Louine Vermilya faces scrutiny though no arrest is made.
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Arthur Bissonette
Louine Vermilya
Lydia Rivard
Marshall
Minn
France
Biseonette
D. A. Campbell
Illinois Central
Richard T. Smith
Vermilya
C. M. Bixler
Hazel West
Frank Brinkamp
West
New York
Brinkamp
Hazel
Frank
Mrs. Bixler
Peoria
Thomas Bruington
Rhoades
Mra Voermilye
Co. C. Boysen
Mra. la Rocque
Death and Pillage by Imperial Army in Hankow
Dispatch from Peking reports Imperial forces burning Hankow and massacring residents as Chinese defenses stiffen. Gen Yin Tehang’s troops allegedly looted a village north of Hankow after being removed from command. Yuan Shi Kal arrived at Sinokon headquarters too late to halt the killings.
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Legaion
Hankow
bin Yang Chow
Yin Tehang
Gien
Lila
Yuan Shi Kas
Sinokon
Member of Cleveland Cabinet Near Death
Rev Norman J. Colman United States Secretary of Agriculture suffered a stroke while traveling west on a Wabash train at Lexington Junction Massachusetts. He is 84 years old and in critical condition under physician care at a hotel, to be taken to his home in Saint Louis.
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Thomas J. Beale
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America
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Paris
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Berkshire
Lexington Junction
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Hyde murder trial venire totals 495 names drawn
In Kansas City Missouri Clarke Hyde's murder case pool reached 495 names drawn since the panel began ten days ago. Only 19 jurors qualified. twenty‑eight more must be chosen before peremptory challenges are used.
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Chiy
Clarke Hyde
Rodgers in the Air Arrives After 45 Mile Flight
Aviator Rodgers left Maricopa at 0.48 in the morning and landed in Phoenix by 10. The 45 mile journey was completed at about a mile per minute.
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Corn product rates trigger Iowa complaint before ICC
Iowa files complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging that corn product rates from Iowa to the East are higher for glucose and related products while raw materials rates fall, disadvantaging independent producers against Corn Products Company. Signed by Attorney General Conson and Iowa railroad officials.
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Lown
Thun
George Cosson
C. A. Robbins
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Dwight N. Lewin
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Iowa Railroad Commission
Businessmen Cannot Be Honest Says London Cleric
Rev Reginald John Campbell of City Temple London told a Philadelphia audience that no successful businessman can be honest under present competition. He blamed the system, not individuals, for dishonesty and urged socialism as a remedy, denying any call to John D Rockefeller’s church.
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Pap
Reginald John Campbell
City Temple
London
First Hapitat
New York
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller
Washington
Dr. Campbell
Campbell
Taylor system to be tried in government arsenals
Washington reports Secretary of War Stimson backs the Taylor system of scientific management for government arsenals based on a report from the Chief of Ordinance and army experiments. In Davenport Rock Island workers oppose adoption with a mass meeting and possible strike if the system is installed.
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Davenport
Rock Island Arsenal
Arsenal
Wife Held by Police as a Murder Suspect
Chicago dispatch reports motorman John Quinn shot in his bed and his widow Jane Quinn detained for questioning. Police doubt her burglary story as investigators recover a revolver and jewelry. Quinn carried $8,000 life insurance with his wife as beneficiary.
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John Quinn
Jane Quinn
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Mra
J. W. Miller
Bryan Speaks for Democrats in Kansas City Rally
Hundreds of Kansans gathered in Kansas City to hear William J. Bryan speak for Joseph Taggart candidate for Congress in the second Kansas district. Bryan was to make two additional speeches in Paul and Slathe in support of Taggart.
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Kansan
Kandan City
William J. Bryan
Joseph Taggart
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
A. Cy Mitchell
Mer Hiryan
Taggart
Paolo
Slathe
Coroner’s verdicts in two Wooster poisoning cases
The coroner ruled in two Wooster cases that Min Carmen Humphrey aged 10? and Matu Dillard, a young shipping master, will die within hours under similar circumstances. A witness testified a quarrel followed by a threat of marriage by the man. Milwauka? Lillian M. Stevens of Portland was re elected to the presidency of the National Women's Childcare Union.
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Lillian M. Atevens
Portland
National Women's Childlan “Ei Union
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