Founders Week Opens in Philadelphia with Illumination
Historic Independence Hall bells signal Founders Week as Philadelphia marks the 225th anniversary of William Penn founding the city. Lights adorn City Hall and surrounding buildings while daily parades, military and naval events, an outdoor drama, and a 200 mile automobile race are planned through next Saturday midnight.
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Independence Hall
William Penn
City Hall
Washington Monument
United States
Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Fairmount Park
War clouds grow heavy as Europe nears crisis
London reports impending moves that could trigger a European war. Austria-Hungary may annex Bosnia and Herzegovina while Bulgaria proclaims independence and gains the title czar, risking a rupture of Berlin Treaty and a Bulgaria Turkey conflict. Armies mobilize near borders as munitions and horses flood Bulgaria.
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London
Europe
Near East
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Roumelia
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey
Orient Railway
Austria
Pittsburg Plate Glass Plant Fire Causes Half Ruin
An explosion of gas at the Pittsburg Plate Glass works No. 2 in Tarentum, a Pittsburg suburb, caused a 500000 fire loss and left workers jobless. Watchman W. A. Long was injured, and half the plant lay in ruins as flames were curbed by a newly built steel building.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Platelass Company
Tarentum
W. A. Long
Col Marcy Burned to Death in Minot Fire
Col J C Marcy, 77, once a leading northwestern attorney, died after a lamp toppled and set his bed clothing ablaze in his Minot home. J M O Connell, Great Northern claim agent, was seriously burned while trying to rescue him.
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Col. Marcy
Minot
N. D
J. C. Marcy
Northwest
J. M. O’connel
Great Northern Railroad
Explosion Fatal to Three in Dayton Rooming House
Gas explosion at a Dayton rooming house run by Mrs. Eliza Wagner killed a three year old boy and seriously injured two others, including a two year old girl Viola, while Edward Hilliard and Mrs. Della Harshman suffered serious injuries.
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Dayton, O
Eliza Wagner
Ray Harshman
Patent remedy promise for quick cold relief
An advertisement claims a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromide quinine tar product. It offers a full refund if it fails and features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box with a 25 cent price.
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E. W. Grove
Rabbi Solomon Sonnenschein Dies in St Louis
Rabbi Solomon H. Sonnenschein, a leading Mississippi Valley Jewish figure, died at his home in St Louis from a ruptured brain blood vessel. He began in Budapest and led Shaare Emeth temple for decades, organizing Sunday services and editing Die Wahrheit.
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St. Louis
Solomon H. Sonnenschein
Mississippi Valley
Sonnenschein
Budapest
Hungary
Raymer on Trial Again for Property Destruction
Springfield Illinois October 5 Abe Raymer mob leader previously acquitted of murder in Donneg an lynching faces trial for destruction of property. He allegedly led the mob that wrecked Lopezs restaurant as scores of others are indicted. case draws sensational interest.
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Springfield
Ill
Abe Raymer
William K. Donnegan
Raymer
Lopez
Risley Shot to Death in Sleep on McCauley Avenue
Henry C. Risley a prominent Chattanooga contractor was shot and killed Sunday evening while sleeping in his home on McCauley avenue. The house showed signs of forcible entry and a double barrel shotgun lay nearby after the attack. The shooting occurred while his family was away at church.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Henry C. Risley
McCauley Avenue
Financier Thomas Lawson Injured in Carriage Accident
Egypt Massachusetts October 5 Thomas W Lawson prominent financier was thrown from his carriage while driving near North Scituate Sunday and severely injured no other persons reported harmed authorities said.
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Egypt
Mass
Thomas W. Lawson
North Scituate Sunday
Canadian Pacific machinists end strike in Winnipeg
The Canadian Pacific machinists strike, halted since Sunday, is formally ended in Winnipeg Manitoba with all workers returning to their jobs unconditionally. The conclusion settles a labor dispute and resumes regular service.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Machinists
Son Prepares for Politics by Correspondence Study
A father questions his son about studying in a correspondence school. The boy replies that his aim is to pursue present day politics.
Japan to entertain American fleet in grand Yokohama visit
Tokyo outlines lavish plans for the visiting US battleship fleet under Admiral Sperry. Seventeen ships reach Yokohama October 17 for a week of official and private entertainments, to be staged at Yokohama and Tokyo palaces. Sperry will stay four days in an imperial residence. The emperor will receive the fleet October 20.
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Japan
Manila
Admiral Sperry
Yokohama
Sperry
Imperial
Amen
Hurricane Hits Manila Battleships Ride Out Fierce Gale
The Atlantic battle fleet braved a 12 hour hurricane in Manila bay. Typhoon signals warned of the storm which surged to 100 miles per hour, damaging shore but leaving ships afloat and anchored near Cavite after orders to steam out.
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Manila
Manila Bay
Pasig
Car Upsets Kill Two In Michigan And Pennsylvania
In Michigan near Vriesland a car driven from Grand Rapids overturned after steering failed killing Dick Brink a Grand Rapids merchant. Mrs Brink and three others escaped with minor injuries. In Pennsylvania a Gordon embankment plunge killed Mrs Peter Young and her daughter Helen. others injured. A Harlem meat dealer Charles Wessbecker died in a separate New York crash leaving spouse and others hurt.
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Holland
Mich
Grand Rapids
Dick Brink
Vriesland
Brink
Bush
Tenbroeck
Mahanoy City
Harlem
Louis Ungerich
Rioting Across New York After Taxi Strike
Scenes of disorder spread through the city as chauffeurs of the New York Taxicab Company struck on Saturday. One strike-breaker was probably mortally injured, others were beaten, and several red taxicabs were damaged during the Sunday's unrest.
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New York
Fatal Fire Kills Attorney in Hartville Missouri
Lomax Pitt, an attorney previously on the editorial staff of the Encyclopedia of American and English Law, was burned to death in a Sunday fire that destroyed several business buildings in Hartville Missouri.
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Missouri
Hartville
Lomax Pittman
Campbell Hangs Himself in Jail in Brunswick
Brunswick Maine October 5 Sylvester J Campbell facing subornation of perjury charges hanged himself in jail Sunday authorities report the tragedy ended a case that had grown tense as the prosecution pressed the alleged offense.
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Brunswick
Sylvester J. Campbell
Landlady Tipped Hat Receives Grateful Mention
A humorous exchange recalls a man thanking his landlady with wit and affection, noting gratitude beyond ordinary repayable favors. The line implies a close, practical landlord tenant bond and playful understatement.
Tragedy in Bristol as man kills brother in law with ax
William Bales 35 enters Bayless home in Johnson City Tenn. with an ax, brains Barney M Bayless, then wounds his wife and is arrested. He hangs himself in his cell. The incident occurred Oct 5 amid jealousy.
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Tennessee
Bristol
Tenn
William Bales
Barney M Bayless
Johnson City
Bayless
Hammond Sets 131-Mile Distance Record at Stadium
T E Hammond broke long distance walking records by covering 131 miles in twenty four hours at the Stadium London.
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T. E. Hammond
Stadium
London
Bryan and Taft campaign moves across states in 1908 race
Reports detail William J. Bryan shifting Iowa focused trips with planned stops in Des Moines Perry Tama and Cedar Rapids while Taft closings set for Youngstown Ohio. Roosevelt reportedly plans six speeches across the nation and a San Francisco finale.
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Iowa
William J. Bryan
Chicago
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Mr. Bryan
Des Moines
Perry
Tama
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Kansas
Middle West
East
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Taft
Fairview
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Pacific
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Youngstown
Kansas City
Judge Taft
Gov. Hughes
Cincinnati
Topeka
William Warner
E. C. Ellis
Walter S. Dickey
Baltimore
Independence Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Haskell
Runaway Accident Fatal in Houston Park
In a runaway accident at City park Sunday afternoon H. W. Cortes a member of a leading hardware firm suffered a fractured skull and died that night.
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Houston
Tex
H. W. Cortes
Death of S. M. Goldsmith in Detroit at 48
S. M. Goldsmith formerly business manager of the Louisville News and Commercial died in Detroit Sunday of typhoid fever at age 48.
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S. M. Goldsmith
Detroit
Mich
Sol M. Goldsmith
Louisville News and Commercial
Eight Lives Lost in East Side Tenement Fire
Eight people died and several were injured in a tenement house fire on the East Side in New York City early Monday, with authorities reporting eight fatalities and numerous injuries from the blaze.
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New York
October Ale Sells Sparse In Local Options
Leaves in somber tans and browns hint atOctober ale as the season arrives but local option towns bar sales, leaving beer unavailable in those areas while other places prepare seasonal selections.
Light in Bryan's Rise to Democratic Leadership
In this non partisan installment the article extols William Jennings Bryan as a three time Democratic presidential candidate with vast knowledge, oratory and leadership. It outlines key reform themes for the nation including direct election of senators, rules for the House, tariff relief, trust enforcement, labor reform, banking security, Filipino independence, and opposition to imperialism.
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Nebraska
Congress
America
Stoyan
United
Senate
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
Department of Labor
Republican Party
Independence Party History Preview
A forthcoming article outlines the history of the Independence Party, tracing its origins, key figures, and evolution through eras. The piece situates the party within broader political movements and highlights defining moments in its development.
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Independence Party
Republican Treasurer Portrayed Amid Campaign Turmoil
Latest photograph features George W. R. Sheldon treasurer of the Republican national campaign as Democrats seek to discredit him by linking him with Haskell in a broader political controversy.
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George W. R. Sheldon
Republican National Campaign
Haskell
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