Many Girls Hurt In Fire Panic In Cincinnati
A noon fire in the Neave building at Fourth and Race streets Cincinnati injured more than twenty people many seriously. Women on window ledges leaped to escape flames as firemen battled the blaze from the sixth to tenth floors. Louise Boutte a dressmaker on the tenth floor jumped to a lower roof and was badly hurt. Two men burned to death in New York when a basement fire trapped them in a celluloid factory.
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Cincinnati
Neave
Fourth
Race Streets
Louise Boutte
Pittsburg Calcium Wight Company
Aftern Makers’ League
New York
Duane Street
Henry Jones
David Mahoney
William Settgast
Stilman & Engel
Battleships Reach Amoy in Demonstration of U S Support
Eight American battleships under Rear Admiral Emory arrived at Amoy from Yokohama, part of a fleet returning via the Suez Canal. Chinese officials and officials alike celebrate the gesture as a sign of growing U S backing amid tensions with Russia and Japan. Manila-bound squadrons plan to reunite, with festivities featuring high-ranking Chinese participation.
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Amoy
William H. Emory
Yokohama
United States
China
Republic
Washington
America
Suez Canal
Sperry
Connecticut
Olongapo
Philippine Islands
Emory
Louisiana
Anwy
Manila
Mongolia
Manchuria
Russia
Japan
Peking
Poisonous gas claims over fifty in Mexican oil fields
Reports from Tampico say more than 50 lives were lost in the oil fields from poisonous gases escaping a large ground hole caused by a recent fire. After a previous death toll, another group entered the field and about 30 men perished, including several soldiers. The Mexican government has summoned leading scientists to investigate.
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Mexico City
Tampico
Mexico
Gompers Case Testimony Concludes Before Examiner
Testimony in the contempt case against Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor concluded before an examiner. Defense testimony privilege was waived to speed a decision with final hearing set before Justice Wright on Friday.
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Gompers
Washington
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Bucks Stove & Range Company
St. Louis
Justice Wright
District Supreme Court
Hungarian Youth Dies After Air Pump Prank in Bridgeport
In Bridgeport on October 30 21 year old Hungarian John Schink died after a hand pump filled him with air while three men Peter Wilson Adam Wicker and Louis Poltz were detained on suspicion. Police say the act was a prank gone deadly.
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Bridgeport
Conn
John Schink
Peter Wilson
Adam Wicker
Louis Poltz
Man Switches Seat Use Morning and Evening
A man riding a street car keeps his seat on the morning ride to work but gives up the seat on the evening trip to the theatre when a woman he had allowed to stand earlier also needs a seat.
More Troops for Hawaii Move to Harden Garrison
Washington reports an important assignment of troops to the Hawaiian islands to strengthen the garrison and support Pearl Harbor expansion. The Headquarters Band and the First and Third squadrons of the Fifth Cavalry are ordered to Hawaii, joining four infantry companies already there. An engineers company sails November 4, and planned artillery batteries are expected later to bolster the naval base. The existing reserve housing on Hawaii supports the planned increase. The Fifth Cavalry units now stationed at Fort Huachuca and Fort Wingate, Arizona, will join the expedition.
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Washington
Hawaiian Islands
Department
Fifth Cavalry
Pearl Harbor
War Department
San Francisco
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Fort Wingate
Farmers Society of Equity organized in Indianapolis
The Farmers Society of Equity formed at a Thursday convention in Indianapolis. The new constitution mirrors the American Society of Equity, with the key change that all delegates must be producing farmers. Officers elected include J A Everitt president and J C Rous treasurer, with regional directors named from several states.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Farmers’ Society of Equity
American Society of Equity
J. A. Everitt
W. E. Creslick
Travis City
Mich
J. C. Rous
Pledge Rule Void in Primary Election Law
The North Dakota supreme court rules the pledge to vote for the successful candidate in the senatorial primary unconstitutional but upholds the overall law authorizing the primary and the vote. The decision affects legislators who would otherwise be bound by the pledge in the upcoming election.
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Bismarck
N. D
Supreme Court
United States
Mad steer runs amuck in Atlanta business district
A mad steer crashed through Atlanta's business area on Thursday injuring two people before it was captured. Local firefighters and bystanders dodged danger as the animal roamed downtown avenues. The incident prompted police to cordon off streets while veterinarians treated the injured.
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Atlanta
Hoffman House Manager Cadagan Dies After Illness
New York, Oct 30 John P Cadagan lessee and manager of the Hoffman house since 1894 died here Thursday night after several months illness.
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Hoffman House
New York
John P. Caddagan
Henry C. Loudenslager
New Jersey
National Republican Congressional Committee
National
House of Representatives
Loudenslager
Winter Forecast From Squirrels Near Morocco
C J Jefferies of near Morocco predicts a harsh winter as he notes squirrels hoard food. He bases the forecast on their unusually busy store of provisions and pending cold weather.
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C. J. Jefferies
Morocco
Morse Testifies In Own Defense In Banking Trial
Charles W. Morse took the stand in the U S circuit court and described his lack of banking experience He explained loans to John F Carroll totaling 135000 secured by 40000 shares of stock He said profits from deals were given to the bank and detailed loans to Leslie Whiting used to buy Carroll ice stock
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank of North America
United States Circuit Court
Morse
John F. Carroll
Carroll
Whiting
Leslie Whiting
Mr. Morse
Confesses 10 Bribery in Ruef Case Shocks San Francisco
E A Blake, found guilty of bribery to influence juror selection in the Ruef trial, testified in court that Ruef's attorneys offered $10,000 to quiet him and that his wife would receive $100 a month during imprisonment. He said Newburgh and Murphy proposed further sums to sway juror J M Kelly. The confession followed the ominous courtroom scenes as Blake faced sentencing.
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San Francisco
Blake
John M. Kelly
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Low
Frank J. Murphy
A. 8
Newburgh
F. J. Murphy
J. M. Kelly
Kelly
Young Turks Move to Dethrone Sultan in Smyrna Dispatch
A Smyrna dispatch reports the Young Turks plan to dethrone the sultan and install his third son, alleging a secret understanding with foreign minister Tewfik Pasha. Saloniki troops will aid in subduing Albanian guards and reactionaries.
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Paris
Smyrna
Tewfik Pasha
Saloniki
Youth Kills His Stepfather in Covington Quarrel
Covington Louisiana October 20 A quarrel between John Balkely about 40 and his stepson James Erwin led to both arming themselves and fighting. The youth fired a shotgun mortally wounding Balkely who died soon after. Erwin was acquitted by a coroner's jury.
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Covington
John Balkely
James Erwin
Young Erwin
Davenport Woman Elected Grand Worthy Matron of Iowa Star
Mrs Bes sie Bills of Davenport was elected Grand Worthy Matron and O C Meredith of Newton was elected Grand Worthy Patron at the Grand Chapter of Iowa Order of the Eastern Star. Sioux City chosen as next year's convention site.
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Eastern Star of
Iowa
Des Moines
Bessie Bills
Davenport
Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
O. C. Meredith
Newton
Sioux City
Yamamoto Report Of Death Declared False
Tokyo reports there is no foundation for the claim that Admiral Count Gombei Yamamoto, former minister of the navy, is dead.
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Admiral Yamamoto
Tokyo
Count Gombei Yamamoto
Navy
Three South Bend Attorneys sue Ella Willard for fees
Three attorneys from South Bend filed a suit against Mrs. Ella Willard seeking payment of legal fees incurred while representing her in a case. The action alleges unpaid billing and seeks judgment for the claimed amount.
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South Bend
Ella Willard
Fireman Ladder From Flame in Brooklyn Tenement
Policemen and firemen carried out dramatic rescues in a Brooklyn tenement fire. Officer Zerweick reached the roof from an adjoining house and used a makeshift ladder three feet short to help a woman and several children climb to safety, while others were saved by firemen crossing from nearby buildings.
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New York
Brooklyn
Zerweick
Unknown man found dead in Detroit suburb
The almost nude body of a 35 to 40 year old man was found Thursday in a sack bound with ropes and a driving rein in Lapham's Lane Springwells township. His throat was cut ear to ear a bullet hole in a temple and the back of his head crushed in. He had been dead about three weeks.
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Detroit
Mich
Lapham’s Lane
Springwells Township
Rear Admiral Cowden Retired After Naval Service
Rear Admiral Alfred Reynolds Cowden was placed on the Navy retired list on his sixty second birthday. He may continue as president of the navy’s special ordnance board. Cowden held key commands at sea and as chief of the Indian Head proving grounds contributed to the development of American high powered naval guns.
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Cowden
Washington
Alfred Reynolds Cowden
Navy
Special Board of Ordnance of
the Navy
Indian Head Proving Grounds
Domestic Tragedy in Worcester: Wife and Infant Slain
Worcester Massachusetts October 30 Louis Minoli a granite cutter returned home to find his wife 19 and their year old son Caesar dead in bed with their throats cut. The wife left a letter saying she loved him but could not be a housekeeper and would end her life.
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Kilts
Worcester
Mass
Louis Minoli
Caesar
Bloomington Council Threatens Water Power Cut If Rain Delays
The Bloomington city council plans to shut off Bloomington Indiana University water power if rain does not come in the next week. The move targets ensuring city resources and highlights drought concerns affecting campus operations.
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The
Council of Bloomington
Indiana University
Taft Bryan campaign swings reach Syracuse crowd
Syracuse, Oct 30 Taft and Bryan drew standing room crowds at two and four meetings respectively as they defended Republican and Democratic doctrines. Bryan spoke at the city hall and Wieting Opera House among others. Taft at Alhambra hall and Turn hall.
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Syracuse
N. Y
William H. Taft
William J. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Mr. Bryan
Taft and
Bryan
Taft
Alhambra
Turn Hall
Republican
Old Boys
Lincoln
Fremont
Conklin Unconditional
Utica
Taft and Sherman
Anhalm
Alton B. Parker
I. J. Dunne
City Hall
Wieting Opera House
Empire Hall
Woodmen of America
West
Mistique Krewe
Kanaona
Sherman
James S. Sherman
Iowa suffragettes parade leads off in Boone
Rev Anna Howard Shaw along with two London suffragettes led about 200 women from the Iowa Equal Suffrage Association in Boone on Thursday. Officers elected include President Eleanor Gordon Des Moines Vice President Julia Clark Hallam Sioux City Corresponding Secretary Hina Wilson Dewey Des Moines Recording Secretary Minnie Littell Corydon Treasurer Mary Eisley Adams Mason City.
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Boone
Anna Howard Shaw
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Eleanor E. Gordon
Des Moines
Julia Clark Hallam
Sioux City
Hina Wilson Dewey
Minnie Littell
Corydon
Mary A. Eisley Adams
Mason City
Hydrophobia Claims Noted Orient Dentist in Shanghai
St. Louis reports the death of Dr. J Edward Hall in Shanghai from hydrophobia. He was a leading dentist in the Orient and brother of Dr Willis Hall and son of Dr William Terry Hall of Piqua Ohio. The telegram came on Thursday with the news.
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St. Louis
Shanghai
China
J. Edward Hall
Orient
Willis Hall
Wiliam Terry Hall
Piqua
Burglars Blow Safe Open in Iredell Store Heist
Burglars forced entry to Carlton Brothers & Co. in Iredell Texas on Thursday and blew the safe with a nitro-glycerine charge. They secured about $100 in cash and checks totaling $7,000 before escaping.
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Iredell
Tex
Carlton Brothers & Co
Brother Fatally Shoots Brother in Echols County
News from Valdosta Ga reports the likely fatal shooting of Alfred Boon by his brother Babe Boon in Echols county. Both youths under 21 are sons of a prominent local farmer.
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Valdosta
Alfred Boon
Babe” Boon
Echols County
Mlle Mischief at Lyric Sparks Lively Show and Gossip
New York reports Lulu Glaser stars in Mlle Mischief at the Lyric, a three act musical comedy by a Lehar contemporary. The piece features rapid costume changes and risqué situational comedy with Glaser impersonating a soldier then disguising herself as her true self amid romantic entanglements.
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Lulu Glaser
New York
Franz Lehar
Miss Glaser
Fremstadt
Thieves Blow Safe At Pan Handle Station
Thieves blew the safe in the Pan handle station at Jeffersonville and escaped with 42 dollars and some language books.
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Panhandle
Jeffersonville
Classical dances and attire tied to Du Maurier era terms
A remark notes that many so called popular dances labeled classical rely on outfits popularized by Du Maurier’s era. It suggests a linkage between fashion and dance naming, implying a cultural view of elegance tied to historic attire.
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du Maurier
North Pole question stumps pupil in classroom exchange
A teacher asks Johnny about the pole, he replies unsure. He cites Peary’s failure as reason to quit, framing a wry moment of classroom humor and opportunistic doubt.
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Johnny
North Pole
Peary
Puck
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Islands
NEW Farmers’ Organization
Society of Equity
ICE Trust
Carroll and Whiting
Ouraguse
London
Jacob Herz
Market Street
Mlle
Mischief
Mlle. Mischief
T Barracks
Meutenant
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
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