Gaynor Spars Curran as Graft Probe Unfolds
New York dated report shows Mayor Gaynor in a libel suit threat while Alderman Curran leads graft probes. Hayes trial continues with cross examination aimed at clearing or entangling police officials. Gaynor challenged by the inquiry as he asserts his own method of tracking police activity.
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New York
Gaynor
Curran
Hayes
Waldo
Goff
Becker
Farley
Buckner
Missioner
Commissioner of Accounts
Fosdick
Pie
Mraior
Poindexter Urges Civil Service for War Veterans
In New Jersey on September 10, a Senate session discusses honoring the United War Veterans and endorsing legislation to place discharged soldiers under civil service protections. Poindexter of Washington supports the measure, framing it as a national service priority.
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City
N. J
Poindexter
United War Veterans
Woman Anchors Balloon as It Lands in Chicago Yard
Mrs. Walter Smith, wife of a jeweler, saved balloon navigators Captain Horace B. Wilde and Engineer John De Courcey by grabbing the anchor rope as a dirigible advertising balloon veered toward a street car barn. She wrapped the rope around a clothes post and pulled them to a safe landing in her yard.
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Chicago
Walter Smith
South Side
Horace B. Wilde
John de Courcey
Smith
Fla
Aldrich currency plan urged by bankers at Detroit session
At the American Bankers Association convention in Detroit President William Livingstone urged immediate action to pass a good banking and currency bill and to push Congress for Aldrich plan adoption. The session highlighted calls to stand by the Aldrich plan, with debate expected on currency reform and broadening uniform commercial paper laws.
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Detroit
Mich
American Bankers’ Association
William Livingstone
Livingstone
Aldrich
Currency Commission
Congress
Thomas B. Paten
Senate
House
Osborn
Robert W. Bonynge
Denver
National Monetary Commission
Senator Heyburn Ill in Washington Hospital
Senator We8 Heyburn of Idaho, seriously ill with heart problems in Washington, was today reported recovering. He may be able to return home to Idaho in several days.
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Heyburn
Idaho
Fighting Farmer Gets Nomination in Monroe County
Monroe county official returns show A. E. Frederick known as the Fighting Farmer was nominated for the Republican assembly candidate over John H. Johnson by 44 votes in Sparta Wisconsin on September 10.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
A. E. Frederick
Assembly
John H. Johnson
War Ends in Nicaragua Report From Admiral Southerland
Rear Admiral Southerland, commander of American forces at Nicaragua, told the navy department that the revolution in the country is over. The announcement came today, confirming a swift end to the conflict and signaling a transition toward stabilization and potential political settlement.
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Washington
Southerland
Nicaragua
Navy Department
Victory for Suffrage Fight Seen
Readable fragment notes a victorious outcome in the suffrage struggle. The brief mentions progress and ongoing advocacy by organizations and leaders, highlighting momentum toward equal voting rights.
Twenty Bodies Found in River Near Fort George
Twenty dead bodies recovered from the Frazer river near Fort George, many believed to be members of a Minnesota prospecting party lost last month. Others are railway laborers who died this summer while Grand Trunk Pacific survey work along the Frazer river toward Prince Rupert.
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Winnipeg
Man
Frazer River
Grand Trunk Pacific
Fort George
B. C
Minnesota
Grand Trunk
Prince Rupert
Market records show higher livestock prices in Minnesota
In St Paul Minnesota on September 10 veal calves rose fifty cents above Monday to ten dollars per hundredweight, while hogs hit a new peak at eight dollars eighty five cents. This marks the highest pork price in five years.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
Horse Plague Spreads to Missouri Horses
Meningitis among horses has killed thousands in Kansas and now reports indicate outbreaks in Missouri. Three deaths were reported from Nodaway county as officials confirm the spread and rising concern among livestock owners.
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Columbia
Kansas
Missouri
Nodaway County
Colonel Talks Too Much Voice Gone
Col Roosevelt spoke at the progressive state convention in Seattle with a husky voice. He arrived at ten, received throat treatment, and delivered a cautious speech urging women voters to support decency and honesty in politics before heading to Tacoma.
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Seattle
Wash
Col. Roosevelt
Tyrrell
Roosevelt
Tacoma
Mayor threatens force to remove river fence
Mayor John Dengler said the fence built by Wisconsin Pearl Button Co near the La Crosse river will be torn down by force if needed. City officials contradicted him while City Attorney Schubert says orders were issued but withholding pending further inquiry. Company superintendent MacWillie warned of steps to resist removal unless a court order dictates action. The dispute centers on land ownership and the fence’s impact on river flow and bridge supports during high water.
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John Dengler
Wisconsin Pearl Button Company
Dengler
Board of Public Works
A. H. Schubert
Schubert
D. W. MacWillie
MacWillie
la Crosse
Diplomat Harry Nolan Arrested With Girl in New York
In New York a man claiming to be Secretary of the U S legation at Panama, Harry E Nolan, was arrested with a 16 year old girl Marian McVickar. His bail was forfeited as he failed to appear in Tombs court. Nolan’s father denies the identity, while Washington officials note his nomination by Taft and lack of confirmation.
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Panama
Legation
New York
Harry E. Nolan
United States Legation
California Street
Washington
Tombs
Nolan
Anchor Steamship Line
Marian McVickar
Chicago
Yale
MecVickar
Scotland
Newport News
James Foster
Gorvan Road
Glasgow
Hotel Astor
Jefferson
Sumner Gerard
Murphy
Tate
John R. Nolan
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Harry
Harry Nolan
Panama Legation
State Department
Taft
Panama City
Senate
Deny Raid Reports Along Border In Arizona
Douglas reports deny claims that Mexican rebels raided American ranches within 24 hours. Authorities believe the reports were spread to pressure intervention. Two cavalry troops under Major Rice are patrolling Salazar's rebels, with orders to arrest any crossing the border. no incidents reported.
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Douglas, Ariz
Rice
Salazar
Wreck injures 25 on Nickel Plate train collision
Erie, Pa. Sept 10 Twenty five people are reported injured in a collision between Nickel Plate regular passenger train No 6 and a switch engine at Wesleyville near Erie. Officials say no one was fatally hurt though reports vary.
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Erie
Nickel Plate Railroad
Wesleyville
Dr Hough Dies in Champaign After Sudden Illness
Dr Cr F Hough, recently elected president of the Mississippi Valley Improvement Association, died suddenly early today in Champaign Illinois. He was active in Masonic and Elk fraternities.
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Champaign
Ill
Cr. F. Hough
Mississippi Valley Improvement Association
Masonic
Elk
American Cardianl Likely At Fall Vatican Consistory
The Vatican authorized that the deaths of two cardinals have left eight vacancies in the sacred college. With the pope's American sympathies, it is likely another American cardinal will be created at the fall consistory. Archbishops Ireland of St. Paul and Quigley of Chicago are considered the likeliest candidates.
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Rome
Vatican
Sacred College
Ireland
St. Paul
Quigley
Chicago
Eucharist Congress Opens as Delegates Arrive in Vienna
Delegates to the twenty third eucharist congress began arriving in Vienna in large numbers though the formal opening will be held tomorrow with the papal brief read and addresses outlining the gathering’s purpose. It is expected at least 150 000 delegates and visitors will be here.
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Vienna
Suffrage Leader Rev Anna Shaw to Speak in La Crosse
Reverend Anna Shaw, head of the National Woman's Suffrage Association, will deliver her address September 21 at the La Crosse theater instead of the Masonic temple as previously announced.
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Anna Shaw
National Women’s Suffrage Association
la Crosse Theater
Masonic Temple
Calls U S Tool Of Wall Street In Mexico
Juan Pedro Didapo, a hero of the Mexican revolution, accuses Wall Street interests of driving the trouble in Mexico. He blames Speyer Morgan Harriman, Standard Oil, John Hay Hammond, and Charles P Taft for pressuring the state department to back Madero. The statement portrays the department as a creature of financial pirates.
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U. S
Tool of Wall Street
Mexico
Didapp
Henry Clay Pierce
Standard Oil Company
John Hays Hammond
Charles P. Taft
State Department
Madero
Wall Street
19000 Dead Typhoon Slams China Report
19,000 reported dead in a devastating typhoon that struck China. Final arrangements were made to entertain Governor Hiram Johnson of California during his city visit at a Bull Moose meeting in the county courthouse. Delegates to the Milwaukee convention were chosen, and preparations for a public address in La Crosse were discussed amid strong Roosevelt support.
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Hiram W. Johnson
California
County Court House
la Crosse
Johnson
Stoddard Hotel
Roosevelt
J. F. Donlan
J. L. Orr
Carl Juergins
Milwaukee
A. Candrian
W. F. Koehn
W.H. Bradbury
W. C
Famine Follows Typhoon Strikes Chekiang Coast
Reports from Hangchow indicate death toll near 75 000 with millions left homeless and destitute after a cyclone on August 29. Whole towns were inundated as floods swept coasts, killing tens of thousands and destroying crops and livelihoods across Chekiang province. Relief efforts struggle against limited funds and vast need.
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Shanghai
Chekiang Province
Hang Ghow
Yellow Sea
Chekiang
Wendow
Chu Chow
Tien Tsin
Koneo
Arkansas Defeats Recall Officials Amendment Election
Arkansas announces fuller returns show the recall of officials amendment defeated in yesterday's state and special election. The Democratic state ticket won by a three to one margin over the Republicans.
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Little Rock
Ark
Fuller
Five Prisoners Escape After Mortally Wounding Jailor
Five Black prisoners escaped from the Shreveport jail after mortally wounding jailer Edward E. Edwards. Bloodhounds joined the pursuit as authorities pursued the fugitives through early daylight.
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Shreveport
Edward E. Edwards
Liquor Dealers to Oppose Vote Meeting Held Tonight
The Retail Liquor Dealers association will meet tonight to plan opposition to a city election on raising saloon licenses. They have engaged counsel to challenge the petition calling for a special election. They argue the increase from 200 to 500 dollars harms laborers in outlying districts by eliminating suburban saloons.
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Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
Catcrossing derailment kills Mrs. Simants in Nebraska
In North Platte Nebraska on September 10 a black cat crossing a railroad line caused a motor car to derail killing Mrs Anna Simants. She died today and two companions were aboard at the time.
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North Platte
Neb
Anna Simants
Weather Summary for La Crosse and Midwest Regions
Weather outlook fair and cooler tonight through Wednesday for La Crosse Wisconsin and Minnesota with light frost in the northwest. Iowa expects showers this afternoon or tonight, then cooler with mixed conditions Wednesday. A low pressure zone moves through the upper lakes with showers and storms in the lower Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys. River forecast indicates a slow fall over the next 48 hours.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Upper
Lake Region
Missouri
Mississippi
Lake
Rocky Mountain
Missouri Valley
North Dakota
Montana
Mississippi Valley
West Lake Region
East Gulf
South Atlantic States
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska
East Gulf States
Omaha
Tampa
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Ind
Inez Milholland
Vassar
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Frazer
Pearl Button Company
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DR. Hough
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China
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