Brief Yet Notable Global and Domestic News Notes
The report mentions Frank M. Couden's discharge from the Cincinnati customs office amid the Warriner embezzlement case. Eliza B. Williams dies after being struck by a trolley en route to her wedding preparations in Los Angeles. Charles Mindeloff, an American metallurgist, joins the Treasury to study gold refining methods at U S mints. August exports rise for flour, corn, meats, cotton, and mineral oil. Governor Hughes may advance to chief justice. plans place his start on the bench on the second Monday in October.
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Washington
Frank M. Couden
Surveyor of Customs
Cincinnati
Warriner
Big Four
Eliza B. Williams
Warren K. Jessup
Los Angeles
Cal
Senate
New York
Foreign notables and oddities across Europe and Asia
The report notes the death of Viscount Arasuke Sone in Tokyo. A Geneva bullfight uses glue to fix darts and a wooden dagger by a chief toreador. A Berlin tenant case rules servants may whistle while cooking. German meat import restrictions prompt government concern. The Young Egypt party meet in Geneva attacks Roosevelt, calling him vulgar blusterer and self advertiser.
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Arasuke Sone
Korea
Tokio
Geneva
Berlin
Germany
Baron Schorlemer
Young Egypt Party
Switzerland
Roosevelt
Kharton
London
Progressives win in three Illinois districts in vote sweep
The report notes Progressive gains in three Illinois congressional districts as part of a broader set of political developments across the nation. It mentions Taft’s pledge to end patronage from insurgents and Wilson's gubernatorial nomination by New Jersey Democrats, alongside various international and domestic political hints.
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Tllinois
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Honduras
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Europe
Abbott
Tennessee
New Orleans
Shreveport
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Julius Caesar Burrows
Senate
Michigan
Joseph Chartrand
Conaa Ee
Indianapolis
Nicaragua
A Plea for the Conservation of Common Sense
Colonel George Harvey’s article in the North American Review argues for national optimism. He praises patriotism taught in schools, civic virtue, and the need to balance government with business while conserving common sense as America’s richest resource.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harvey
The
North American Review
Harvey
America
Republic
Far reaching ruling voids state freight and passenger rate power
Special Master Charles E. Otis finds Minnesota commodity freight and 2 cent passenger rates unconstitutional and confiscatory in the U S circuit court. He values Northern Pacific at 452 million and Great Northern at 457 million for railroad properties, with implied per share values around 176 and 130 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minnesota
United States
Ircuit Court
Charles E. Otis
Otis
Northern Pacific
Coal Company
Veterans’ Parade Opens 44th Grand Army Encampment in Atlantic City
Atlantic City hosts the Grand Army of the Republic parade marking the 44th encampment with Forty four states represented. Spectators line the color drenched streets as the procession is reviewed by Commander in chief Samuel R. Van Sant with Vice President James S. Sherman and retired General Nelson A. Miles nearby.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Grand Army of the Republic
Samual R. van Sant
James S. Sherman
Nelson A. Miles
Tawney Defeated in Minnesota Nomination Battle
In St Paul Minnesota James A Tawney was defeated for renomination in the first district as Sidney Anderson of Lansboro led by about 1600 votes with a third of returns in Anderson claimed the nomination by roughly 2000. FF C Stevens a progressive Republican won over H T Halbert by about 1600 while other Minnesota Republicans and W S Hammond the Democratic member were renominated by safe margins.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
James A. Tawney
Tawney
Sidney Anderson
Lanesboro
Anderson
FF. C. Stevens
Roosevelt
H. T. Halbert
W. S. Hammond
Devils Lake Sheriff Leads Raid on Illegal Booze Joints
In Devils Lake North Dakota on September 20 Dan V. Brennan publisher of The Devils Lake Inter Ocean was shot while returning from a raid on blind pigs. He fired back as a masked assailant fled through a window. Authorities including Sheriff Belford and twenty citizens conducted raids to close illegal liquor outlets with no arrests reported at nightfall.
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Devils Lake
N. D
Dan V. Brennan
Brennan
Belford
Traynor
Flemmerfelt
North Dakota Baptist State Convention Opens in Bismarck
The twenty seventh annual meeting of the North Dakota Baptist state convention opens in Bismarck at 2 PM with a praise service. Rev. A E Peterson of Fargo delivers the closing address Friday evening. Delegates from across the state attend with Norwegian Swedish and German Baptists also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota Baptist State Convention
A. E. Peterson
Fargo
Rain Dampens Start Of Grand Army Encampment
In Atlantic City New Jersey on September 20 veterans attending the forty fourth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic faced rain as allied organizations began sessions and preliminary committee work ahead of formal business. The national administration council met at Ocean Pier headquarters while the Ladies of the G A R council opened at Haddon Hall. The Women's Relief Corps council also convened and the Sons of Veterans encampment opened with welcome addresses and report readings.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
National Council of the Administration
Ocean Pier
National Council of the Ladies of the G .A. R
Haddon Hall
National Council of Women’s Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans
Plot Against Japanese Emperor Reveals Fatal Plot
Tokio reports a sensational plot to assassinate Emperor Matsuhito by his own subjects. The Hochio Shim bun claims plotters, now under arrest, will be condemned by a special secret court, marking the first such threat to the sovereign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Matsuhito
Hochio Shimbun
Girl Admits Murder of Two in Oklahoma
Abby Shepard age 16 confessed to killing her father J W Shepard and his brother Taylor Shepard with an ax and authorities believe an accomplice helped her. A coroner's inquest will begin this afternoon as officers report a mysterious young man was in the house when the victims returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newkirk, Okio
Abby Shepard
J. W. Shepard
Taylor Shepard
Spiritualization and native religion in daily life
The text argues religion must be native and concrete, expressing living life rather than being mere habits. It stresses that religious type is shaped by living, itself influenced by physical and economic life, and that country religion must deeply engage indigenous affairs.
Patent Issued For 640 Acres Of Whatcom Coal Land
The General Land Office issued a patent for 640 acres of coal land in Whatcom County Washington. The United States earned 20 dollars per acre. The patent grants the land in fee simple, subject to vested water rights and a U S irrigation ditch right of way. The Whatcom anthracite lands were withdrawn from entry on October 11 1906 and restored on October 20 the same month.
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Seattle
Wash
General Land Office
Whatcom County
United States
Whatcom
Rate Case Advances as Railroads Press Freight Hike
Chicago September 19 Western railroads continue presenting evidence before the Interstate Commerce Commission in support of a general freight rate increase to sustain the level of service required by government and public expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Railroads
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Baptist ministers meet in Bismarck with strong turnout
The Baptist state convention gathering in Bismarck drew about seventy five ministers and representatives. The ministerial union elected President Rev Ingrame of Grafton, secretary Rev Sam Batchelor of Wairmouth, and treasurer Rev A E B Peterson of Fargo. Peterson preached a conference sermon to a large crowd.
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The
Baptist Convention
Bismarck
N. D
Baptist Ministers of
Baptist State Convention
Ingrame
Grafton
Sam Batchelor
Wairmount
A. EB. Peterson
Fargo
Ballinger Guest of Honor at Denver Chamber Luncheon
Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger was the guest of honor at a Denver luncheon hosted by the Chamber of Commerce as he travels to Washington to reassemble President Taft's cabinet.
New Island Emerges in Aleutian Channel
Seward Alaska reports a new island formed in the Begeslof group within the Aleutian channel. The 70 fathom depth rise appeared near Percy Peak after a seismic event on September 1. The Bear and Ta homa surveyed Beges Yor islands to gather full details of the phenomenon.
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Seward
Alaska
Begeslof
Aleutian Channel
Ihen
Ounalaska
Dutch Harbor
Geological Survey
Great Round Hill
Percy Peak
eThe Revenue
Bear
Nome
Beges
Taft era Panama Canal fortifications plan cost eyed at forty million
Plans sent to Congress in 1905 outline seacoast and land defenses for the canal terminus with Fort Amador on Sosa hill to host four 14 inch rifles and multiple mortars. Total estimate peaks near forty million, with a broader system protecting Pacific and Atlantic approaches and aiding fleet passage.
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Washington
Panama Canal
National Coast Defense Board
Taft
Congress
Pacific
Atlantic
Althouh
Pacific Entrance
Sosa Hill
Fort Amador
Republic of Panama
Ancon Hill
Naos
Perico
Bay of Panama
Canal
Sosa
Ancon Hijis
Hvans
Annual Encampment Opens in Atlantic City on Pier
The national encampment begins with headquarters opened on the ocean pier at Tennessee avenue. Veterans from across the country arrive by morning trains. Reunions unfold among old comrades as news of a possible blue and gray joint meeting circulates, with notable figures like Col. Hilary A. Herbert and Commander-in-Chief Van Sant discussed.
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Atlantic City
Grand Army of the Republic
Ocean
Tennessee Avenue
Astirat
Philadelphia Brigade
Steeple Chase Pier
Hilary A. Herbert
Cleveland
van Sant
Sickles
Herbert
Suffering of Miss Leneve Told
London September 19 inquest into Bella Elmore’s death heard how Ethel Clara Leneve grew half mad with jealousy awaiting Dr Hawley Crippen's promise to wed her. Her distress was described by her landlady Mrs Jackson who testified to dramatic details.
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Miss Leneve
London
Ethel Clara Leneve
Hawley H. Crippen
Bella Elmore
Jackson
Roosevelt to Speak at New York State Fair
Col Theodora Roosevelt departed for Syracuse to deliver an address at the New York state fair this afternoon. He will return to New York tonight via the New York Central railroad.
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New York
Theodora Roosevelt
New York Central Railroad
Syracuse
New York State Fair
Higher Up Gets Sentence in Sugar Refining Case
United States Circuit Court judge Martin sentences Charles R Heike formerly treasurer of the American Sugary Refining Co to six months in New York Penitentiary on Blackwell's Island and a fine of 5000 dollars.
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New York
Charles‘ R. Heike
Acce Atari
Américan Sugary Refining Co
Aan Gugar
Trust
Martin
United States
New* York
Blackwell's Island
Jon
Sheena Tracy
Ielreultico Als
Distinction. Milly And Tilly Chat On Father Like Photo
In a brief humorous exchange from a Puck cartoon dialog Milly asks if the picture resembles her father Tilly replies it is like him only when he is photographed.
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Milly
Tilly
Puck
Shoe Comfort Aid Promises Relief for Chafing Feet
A vintage ad-like fragment touts a foot-hase device to cure tired feet and corn pain. It claims a better fit for new shoes and lists a sample mailed address for Allen’s in Olmsted, Roy, suggesting a local run or order method.
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Brose Fea
Iancine
Allen
Olmsted
Roy i
Out of the Question Quarrel Sparks Insight
In a brief dialogue Maud notes that George and his wife are now as one, insisting that harmony comes from partnership, not conflict. Fred remarks on ongoing peace, while the exchange underscores a shared understanding in their domestic dynamic.
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Fred
George
Maud
She Took No Chances Story of a Canny Matron
A married woman with a current husband recalls her bold pre engagement plan. On the street she confides she bought an engagement ring and will price its cost at a jewelry store. She also bought a commercial report to verify her fiancé s professional standing before the engagement was announced.
Puzzled Over How to Feed Troubled Children
A Brooklyn mother reports her weak digestion child thrived after feeding Grape-Nuts. She notes improved health, appetite, and growth. A husband who disliked cereals also took to the product. The family and friends claim other children with rickets benefited from the cereal as well.
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Brooklyn
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Cpito
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President Taft
Panama
Grand Army of Republic
Jereen
Philp
Mga Tenia
W. N. U. Fargo
J. FE. W. Ware
W. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
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