University of Havana opens with Taft and Funston attendance
Havana reports Secretary Taft presiding at the University of Havana opening, with General Funston and military officials in attendance. Taft offers Palma a warship to Mantanzas, which he declines. Washington notices Root opposes Cuba annexation and predicts no large Cuban fighting unless conditions worsen.
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Havana
University of of Havana
Taft
Instrut
Funston
Palma
Mantanzas
Cuesada
Guesada
Tafts
Washington
Elihu Root
Cuba
Poker King Al Adams Dies in New York Hotel
New York. Oct 1. Al Adams once known as a top poker king committed suicide at the Hotel Ansonia. Coroner says Adams was worth eight to ten million dollars and cites other non financial reasons for his death. Adams, once a powerful figure in the underworld, had served time in Sing Sing and faced broken health and fortune.
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Scripps News Association
New York
al Adams
Ansonia
Adams
Sing Sing
Texas W C T U Convention Opens in Marshall
The annual state convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union began in Marshall Texas with sessions at the First Methodist Church. Mrs. Helen M. Stoddard presides. Mesdames Addie Zeiner and Nannie Curtis will lecture and organize. Maud Lim will deliver a chalk-talk lecture, with a special dance.
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Scripps News Association
Marshall
Texas
Woman's Christain’s Temperance Union
First Methodist Church
Helen M. Stoddard
Addie Zeiner
Dulles
Nannie Curtis
Sherman
Maud Lim
President Heads Home After Quiet Vale Departure
The President's vacation ended at seven this morning and he boarded a special Long Island railroad train to Washington arriving at four fifteen this afternoon. He requested a quiet departure with no demonstration from Oyster Bay neighbors.
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Scrippa News Association
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Washington
Magoon Leaves Panama for Philippines Mission
Engineer Magoon arrived in New York from Panama and said he is certain to go to the Philippines. He did not know his Panama successor and noted progress on the Isthmus with labor as the main difficulty.
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Scripps News Association
New York
Engineer Magoon
Panama
Philippines
Weather reporting expands to Siberia and Alaska
The American is compiling global weather data by sourcing from Medicine Hat and other Canadian points and now adds Siberia through Russia and Alaska via territorial agents. The plan aims to cover all points for comprehensive forecasts.
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Scripps News Association
Washington
Medicine Hat
Siberia
Russia
Alaska
Mayor Schmitz Starts Three Month Europe Trip
San Francisco reports Mayor Schmitz departing for a three month Europe vacation to escape political turmoil. The move follows his near nomination of Gill ette by a Republican state convention and sharp labor opposition labeling Gillette a traitor to labor.
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Scripps Mews Association
San Francisco
Schmitz
Europe
Gillette
Southern Pacific
Labor
Gompers
Roosevelt Returns to Washington as Temporary White House Opens
Oyster Bay reports the temporary government headquarters moved to Washington as the president and staff depart the summer home for the season. The president will travel to Harrisburg on the fourth for religious services but will not deliver political speeches. In San Francisco William Sproule, freight traffic manager for Southern Pacific, begins a new post with Guggenheimer Smelter Trust at a salary of 50000 yearly.
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Scripps News Association
Oyster Bay
Washington
White House
Harrisburg
San Francisco
William Sproule
Southern Pacific Co
Guggenheimer Smelter Trust
Sproule
Revenue cutter rescue and court open in Mobile
The revenue cutter Winona, reported lost in the storm, arrived battered with the rescue keeper's wife and baby aboard from East Pensacola light. Two crew members lowered a boat to save seven from a sinking sloop. Three hundred people on Dauphin Island lack food. Also, Judge Robert Eakin opened the October circuit court term as Grand Jury foreman David Bay led a panel.
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Mobile
Ala
Winona
East Pennsacola Light House
Dauphin Island
Robert Eakin
Circuit Court
J. W. Sills
John Wilson
Grand Jury
Sheridan Floated and Ships Sailed in Oct 1 News
The transport Sheridan was successfully floated this morning and is being towed to this port. Philadelphia reports the Brooklyn sailed today with four hundred Marines en route for Cuba.
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Hondu
Sheridan
Philadelphia
Broolyn
Guba
New Postal Rate and Honey Demand Notes
After October 1, 1907 the United States England letter packet rate drops to five cents for one ounce and three cents for each additional ounce The reform follows the recent universal postal congress at Rome The article also notes strong honey demand with beekeepers selling directly due to perceived purity concerns and limited supply.
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United States
England
Universe
Rome
New Meat Labels To Be Enforced Under Federal Law
Washington October first. About forty representatives of meat packing houses have agreed with Secretary Wilson on labels required by the new meat inspection law. Labels must state exactly what the package contains, but not the exact percentages of different meats. The department will enforce the law strictly with a $3,000,000 annual appropriation and sufficient inspectors. Packings that fail sanitary standards or refuse inspection will not be allowed to ship. Independent packers with investments of $100,000 to $200,000 will receive inspectors now to ensure compliance.
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Scripps News Association
Washington
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Eough
United States
Packers Form Protective Association To Influence Inspection Law
In Chicago on Oct 1 twenty five independent packers organized to seek favorable interpretation of inspection laws. The secretary said big packers gain drives small firms protections and that the law serves political aims harming many small mills. In St Paul, Charles E Madden aged 48, a miller, died by suicide after chewing rags. he was found near his home with rags in his mouth and died en route to the hospital.
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Fair Grounds
Mike Turner
Turner
Denver
M. B. Hall
Mr. Turner
Frank Pike
Scripps News Association
Chicago
Protective Association
St Paul
Ghas. E. Madden
Anti-Gambling League Forms in New York State
Rev Dr C W Pack, longtime superintendent of the Albany District of the State Anti Saloon League, leaves the organization to form an anti gambling society in Western New York to oppose betting at tracks. Rev A S Gregg moves from New England to New York to lead the anti gambling campaign with Albany headquarters. They will focus efforts in New York this fall and winter.
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Scrippa News Association
Albany
C. W. Pack
Albany District of State Anti-Saloon League
New York
Six balloons in cross channel race fail to enter
London reports six balloons that began the international race and crossed the Channel have not yet entered, leaving uncertainty about their status and route.
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Scripps News Association
London
Jones Succeeds Sproule as Freight Traffic Head
San Francisco reports that H J Jones succeeds William Sproule today as freight traffic manager of the Harriman Pacific railroads in a management change at the western line.
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Scripps News Association
San Francisco
San Francisco Troubles Striking Mills Tie Up Bay Area
In Oakland and San Francisco thirty seven planing mills shut down as workers rejected a 26 percent wage demand and refused a 12.5 percent offer. About 1500 workers directly affected with a prolonged dispute expected to cripple building activity across the region.
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Oakland
Cal
San Francisco
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