Balked Peace as Bulgaria Declares Independence
Bulgaria proclaims independence at Tirnovo with Prince Ferdinand signing the declaration. Turkey plans immediate war. Paris and London discuss mediation while Austria-Hungary faces calls to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina. The crisis unsettles markets as war risks mount across Europe.
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London
Foreign Office
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Adrianople
Paris
France
England
Russia
Iswolsky
Naom Pasha
Stanikoff
Edward Crey
Austria-Hungary
Ten Die in East Side Tenement Fire Blamed on Black Hand
Ten people died and six were severely burned in an incendiary blaze in a crowded East Side tenement. Witnesses saw two men push a barrel of oil inside before flames trapped residents on the front staircase. six babies were saved by police from upper floors. Fire marshal cites probable Black Hand involvement after barrels were rolled into the building.
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New York
East Side
Marsha Kelly
Republicans Plan Last-Minute Campaign Push Across County
County Republicans met in the supervisors' room to map a final two week push. They ordered a full county poll to guide scheduling and expect Esch to close the drive at the Auditorium on November 2 with potential speeches by La Follette and Beveridge.
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Republican Executive Committee
Court House
Bosshard
John J. Esch
la Follette
Dolliver
National Committee
Mr. Bosshard
Beveridge
Pacific Coast
Republican
Lyric Theater
Main Street
Pastor Union Elects Officers and Sets Winter program
Rev J J Clemens heads the pastors union meeting this morning as they elect officers for the year. Bishop Nielson of Omaha spoke on Higher Criticism. Officers named include President J J Clemens First Vice President Ingham Second Vice President Berger Secretary Treasurer A A Randall. A program committee comprises Rev Lowe Randall and Clemens. Revs Panzlau and Faville named delegates to the Trades and Labor council.
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Omaha
Nuelson
J. J. Clemens
Ingham
Berger
A. A. Randall
Lowe
Randall
Clemens
Panzlau
Faville
Trades and Labor Council
Governor Hughes Addresses 1800 at La Crosse Rally
Governor Charles E. Hughes spoke in a muted voice to about 1,800 residents in La Crosse praising Taft and denouncing Bryan. He questioned Walter Wellman's defeat prediction and noted his usual avoidance of interviews. The crowd included more women, and the event paused due to a late rail arrival.
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Walter Wellman
New York State
Wellman
New York
Bryan
Empire State
Taft
la Crosse
William Jennings Bryan
William H. Taft
Charles E. Hughes
Gore
Oklahoma
Stoddard
Wis
Women Donate Gems to Socialist Campaign Fund
New York Oct 5 Diamond rings and other jewelry enter the coffers of the socialist party. Rose Pastor Stokes gave an expensive pearl to the campaign fund and wives of other wealthy socialists are following the trend.
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New York
Socialistic Party
Rose Pastor Stokes
Brother of W. B. Babb Is Killed
W. B. Babb and his wife and sister-in-law departed for Reedsburg Wisconsin after a telegram reported the death of his brother Thomas Babb. Details were scarce but it appeared he died at the wheel of a train.
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W. B. Babb
Reedsburg
Wis
Mr. Babb
Thomas Babb
Mr. Bab
Three Die as East Auto Accidents Surge
Three people die and several are injured in a wave of Sunday accidents blamed on fast driving. Victims include Cahas Weisbecker of New York Mrs. Peter Young of Ashland Pennsylvania and Miss Helen Young. Thomas W. Lawson of Boston is among the injured after his buggy was dragged when a speeding car frightened his horse.
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Cahas Weisbecker
New York
Peter Young
Ashland
Helen Young
Weisbecker
Young
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Chicago Directs National Politics from the City
National politics will be directed from Chicago until election day as Mack and Herman Ridder arrive as treasurer. Hitchcock expected tonight and Taft and Bryan both plan visits this week. Taft campaigns in Kansas and Missouri then St Louis before returning to Chicago. Bryan heads to a final tour from Fairview Nebraska with rest disrupted by a call from Iowa officials. Roosevelt’s potential appearance may shape Bryan’s route.
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Mack
Herman Ridder
Hitchcock
Taft
Bryan
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
St. Louis
Fairview
Neb
Wade
Iowa
Roosevelt
Woman Jumped From Elevated Train in Chicago
In Chicago on October 5 Fannie Chan reportedly jumped from a swift moving elevated train. She suffered internal injuries considered fatal by physicians, though no bones were broken. She left a note reading Fate drives us onward.
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Chicago
Fannie Channon
Night riders murder family in Kentucky raid
Night riders burned the home of Dave Walker in Hicman Kentucky after he refused a whipping. Walker's wife and three children were shot or killed and a body is believed found in the ruins. The five year old daughter and the baby died.
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Hicman
Nightriders
Dave Walker
Walker
Roosevelt letter backs Haskell on temperance clash
President Roosevelt publicly released a 1908 letter to Governor Haskell of Oklahoma denying that he urged prohibition foes to oppose temperance measures. The note states the matter concerns Congress and aims to limit aid to violators of local prohibition statutes and protect interstate commerce and mail use.
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Washington, D. C
Haskell
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
C. N. Haskell
Guthrie
Okla
Deep Waterways Convention Anticipates Large Attendance
Chicago Oct 5 Four thousand delegates and fifty thousand visitors are expected to attend next week’s Deep Waterways convention sessions. Taft Bryan governors members of congress and leading figures in commerce will speak.
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Chicago
Taft
Bryan
Congress
Auto Crash Kills Couple Near Gordon
Ashland Pa Oct 5 A Rambler driven by Peter Young with wife son daughter and a nephew veered off a road near Gordon and plunged 30 feet into a cut. Mrs Young and their 10 year old daughter died instantly. two others were killed and three injured in the crash.
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Ashland
Gordon
Peter Young
Messenger Boy Killed Delivering Letter Near White Sox Parade
In Chicago on October 5, 16-year-old Harry Sullivan, a messenger in Englewood's special delivery, was fatally struck by the lead auto in a ten-car motorcade of White Sox fans en route to the game. Despite his injuries he searched his satchel for a single letter and urged it to be delivered before losing consciousness.
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Chicago
Harry Sullivan
Englewood
White Sox
Sullivan
Weather Summary for La Crosse and Prairie du Chien
Coolest at La Crosse 46 degrees and warmest 72 with light wind and no rainfall. The river remains nearly stationary while water levels fall slightly at Prairie du Chien by 0.1 foot to 2.4. Forecasts predict increasing clouds with showers in Wisconsin and possible warmth tonight. Minnesota expects threats tonight and Tuesday.
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la Crosse
Praire du Cien
Wisconsin
Minnesota
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