Banks of Country Save Their Cash
New York and several midwest cities report coordinated actions to curb cash drain as banks bolster reserves. Clearing house certificates and tighter withdrawal rules aim to protect deposits while keeping credit flowing, with Cleveland Cincinnati St Louis and Omaha preparing similar steps.
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Tvel
Banky
Trust Companies
New York
Chicago
Bank Presidente
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Clearing House Association
St. Paul
Minneapelia
Duluth
Savings Banks
Lalen
Indianapolis
Ind
Cleveland
Ohio
Spea
Elonring House
Cincinnati
Gibraltar
Omaha
Stack
Neb
Middle West
Omaha Clearing House Association
VESSELS FUMIGATED UNDER HEALTH ORDER
Seattle report says Dr. M J White authorized by Surgeon General to fumigate all vessels on Puget Sound including ferries and any boat large enough to carry rats. State health boards told to tighten measures and watch for bubonic plague indicators amid no new Seattle cases. Also notes deadly Missouri Kansas Texas wreck in Dallas with two dead and multiple injured.
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Seattle
Wash
M. J. White
United States Marine Service
Wyman
Washington
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Navy to Seek Higher Budget and New Battleships
Washington Oct 2 Naval affairs dominated cabinet talks with Secretary Metcalf presenting estimates showing a sharp rise in naval maintenance costs and proposing a 5 million dollar increase to recruit about 2 000 more enlisted men. Metcalf also pushed for wider Panama Canal locks with debate on 100 foot vs longer term needs as the canal commission prepares a detailed report. The president plans to ask Congress for at least two, possibly three, new battleships in the coming session as old ships prove obsolete and require replacement.
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Washington
Metcalf Kandust
Dod
Theavy
Congress
Metcalf
Rosseau
Panama Canal
Canal Commission
Metcalfaleg
Naval General Board
Admiral Dewey
Wardell Convicted of First Degree Manslaughter in Wife Death
In New York on October 26 James Wardell, 23, was convicted of first degree manslaughter for helping his wife Laura die by her own actions on June 7. Autopsy showed death by asphyxiation. a bullet entered post mortem. Wardell awaits sentencing on Thursday.
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New York
Alde
Laura
James Wardell
Wardell
Thoreday
Rail disaster and arrest notices from some towns
Spreading sail cuvee a wrack near Lexington Kentucky as a passenger train derails at a station injuring several passengers. Arrests in Detroit and Indianapolis linked to a hotel incident. Two murderers face death in St Paul Minnesota with February execution date set for 2008.
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Lexington
Chesapeake & Ohio
Ashbiend
Rerulke Station
Mossevier
Arthur Hapman
Ashland
Desth
St. Paul
Winn
Johnson
Hevelay
Merton
Munn
Teter Mathiesoh
Almidst
Mannabot
August Frenlin
Lathia
Johan Jo
Cson
Central Shops Buried in Fire at Marshestown
Fire destroyed the Iowa Central car shops and stock at Marshestown on Friday. The blaze damaged paint shops machinery couches box and flat cars and lumber, with preliminary losses around 200000. Strong winds aided spread and authorities investigated the cause.
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Lowss Central
Marshestown
Iowa Central Cay
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse loses rudder at sea
New York reports the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse broke her rudder east of Newfoundland while en route to Plymouth. The ship continues steering by screws. no serious danger, with possible delays depending on a spare rudder from Bremen. Crew all well. Southampton notes a new bow for the White Star steamship Suevic arrived after a six day voyage from Belfast.
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New York
Grand Hanks
New Foundland
Plymouth
Mery
Bremen
Oelrichs & Co
Polack
Cape Race
Wis
Southampton
White Star Line
Suevic
Stagtock
Lizard
Belfast
Wire men elect Beattie as president at convention
The telegraphers convention adjourned after electing W. W. Beattie of Washington D C as president H. J. Horn of Cincinnati first vice president and A S Eaving of St Louis third vice president Oryile A Glen remains second vice president Frank T Likes of Chicago and C M P Similth of Salt Lake added to the executive board Beattie appointed two three member committees to seek settlement talks with Western Union and Postal Telegraph The Western Union manager in St Louis said 23 strikers applied to return to work and most will come back shortly.
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Milwaukee
W. W. Beattie
Washington, D. C
H. J. Horn
Gineinnati
A. S. Eaving
St. Louis
Oryile A. Glen
Frank T. Likes
Chicago
C. M.P. Similth
Salt Lake
Oret
Beattie
New York
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
R. H. Boble
Western Union Telegraph Compacts
Soldiers' Children Hurt In Streetcar Crash
Columbus Ohio October 26 Ten persons including children and a soldier were injured when a Mount Vernon avenue street car struck a wagon from the United States Army post carrying children to homes on the government reservation late Friday afternoon One child Freda Ejtelbarg aged 12 daughter of the post quartermaster sergeant suffered internal injuries and may die Colorado Statute Held Void St Paul Minnesota October 26 The United States circuit court of appeals Friday held that Colorado statute prohibiting any foreign corporation from prosecuting or defending a suit in that state unless it pays an annual license of two cents for each thousand dollars of capital stock is unconstitutional if literally interpreted as to any corporation engaged in interstate commerce
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Columbus
Mount Vernon Avenue
United States Army
Aboot
Freda Ejtelbarg
May
Colorado
St. Paul
President Gene Receivers Named in Kansas City
A receiver for the Merchant's Refrigerator Company was appointed Friday night by Judge Philips of the federal court due to the disappearance of J Edward Brady, the company president. The receiver was named upon the directors' application following Brady's disappearance and the firm runs a large warehouse in Kansas City Missouri.
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Gene
Racsiver
Kanasa City
Merchant's Refrigerator Company
Philips
Federal Court
J. Edward Brady
Burglary and Murder Suspects Held in Two Kansas Crimes
Pittsburg police report a burglary at Belle Vue suburb where Mrs. Rogers was tied and gagged. robber fled with cash and valuables after rifling the Adams home. In Moran, Samuel Whitlow is jailed on a $10,000 bond for the death of Miss May Sapp, a razor slaying. he claims self harm following alleged romance with the victim.
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Pittsburg
Bellevue
J. T. Adams
W. M. Rogers
Miss Sapp
Tola Kan
Samuel F. Whitlow
Miss May Sapp
Moran, Kan
Whitlow
Fire strips Boston store in Evansville blaze
A major fire in Evansville Indiana destroyed the Boston store one of the city’s largest departments. Loss is estimated at 206000 dollars with partial insurance. Fireman Henry Coffith was seriously injured by a falling wall.
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Evansville
Ind
Boston
Henry Coffith
Explosion at National Light and Thorium plant injures workers
An explosion in the chemical department of the National Light & Thorium company Friday afternoon injured fourteen people including one employee seriously. The blast occurred in Youngstown Ohio and caused multiple injuries among workers and two serious cases.
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Youngstown, D
Chemical Department
National Light & Thorium Company
Primary Bill Likely to Pass in Senate this Week
Springfeld reports political observers expect the direct plurality primary bill to pass, with an emergency clause, as the Forty-fifth general assembly nears adjournment. Opponents admit votes exist for Oglesby’s measure. a band wagon rush is anticipated upon reconvening.
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Springfeld
Forty-fifth General Assembly
Senate “Organization
Cook County
Oglesby
Senate
Reddick Killed in Chicago Area Auto Crash
James Reddick, chairman of the Republican county committee and a leading Chicago politician, was killed shortly after 1 AM Sunday in an automobile accident at Hale Day village on the old Milwaukee highway between Wheeling and Libertyville, about 28 miles from Chicago.
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James Reddick
Chicago
Republican County Committee
Hale Day
Milwaukee Highway
Wheeling
Libertyville
Three Killed by Dynamite at Santa Maria Well
Three men were killed at Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County when a dynamite charge they were using to blast a casing or eradicate a well exploded. Authorities stated the workers were near the blast site when the explosion occurred.
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Santa Harbara
Cal
Santa Maria
Collision on London underground injures many
Three people died and about a dozen were hurt in a collision on the London underground. Miss Lou Mather of Stephen City confessed fire setting to her own house thrice for insurance. Mrs Oscar Wock burned to death at Little Falls N Y and Bert Happ was badly injured trying to save her. Marion Gray of Elgin Ill pleaded guilty to misusing the mails and was paroled until the next term.
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Don G. Lovell
Tacoma
Waeh
Shackletod
England
Lou Mather
Stephen, C
Oscar Wock
Little Falla
Bert Happ
Marion Gray
Elgin
Ill
President Roosevelt’s Forty-Ninth Birthday Quiet at White House
Washington October 18 Sunday marked President Roosevelt’s fortieth year as he began his fiftieth with his usual Sunday routine of worship work and recreation. The day at the White House was simple with family quiet and a stream of congratulations by mail telegraph and telephone reaching the president.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Skeleton tickets stolen on Santa Monica rail line
A Santa Monica Southern Pacific station burglary grew into a major crime as skeleton tickets valued over 15000 dollars plus stamps punches and ending pads were stolen last Thursday night. Thieves aim to flood the market via dishonest brokers and stamp hundreds of transcontinental railroad tickets.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Pacific
Santa Monica
Rates in Mexico to Rise on Rail Freight
Mexico City October 28 The railway commission and railway officials agreed on a 12 percent general rise in rates for the country with a 20 percent increase proposed by the railroads rejected. The ore shipment issue remains unsettled and will be tackled at a later conference.
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Mexico City
Railway Commission
Canada’s New Yacht Wrecked in Harbor Collision
Gooderich Ontario October 28 A government purchased $10 000 steam yacht for fib ery service struck a sunken crib in the harbor Saturday and is believed to be a total loss The purchase price reportedly had not yet been turned over to Mrs Theodore Rubi of Detroit the seller
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Canada
Gooderich
Ont
Theodore Rubi
Detroit
Woman Slain and Two Men Shot in Ravenwood Duel
Ravenwood Missouri on October 28 a pistol duel at Dr Malzalin’s home left Mrs. E T Molzalin dead and her husband Dr Malzalin seriously wounded. Charles McElvain sustained a slight wound. The shooting occurred when Malzalin returned home unexpectedly and confronted McElvain.
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Ravenwood
E.T. Molzalin
Dr. Malzalin
Charles McHwain
McElyain
Dr. Molzalin
Accused of Killing His Baby in Port Perry
Pittsburg Oct 28 Joseph Denborg is jailed here accused of causing the death of his 16 month old baby. It is alleged the father, returning home to the Port Perry mining town, flew into a passion and struck the infant with a miner's pick, crashing in the skull.
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Pittsburg
Joseph Denborg
Jafi
Ite
Port Perry
Here
Sayeral
Rain prayer parade halts Bucharest city life
In Bucharest on October 23 thousands join clergy and public in a rain seeking procession that suspends business. The event marks a dramatic scene as a pra y er rally unfolds amid exceptional drought concerns. In Akron Ohio on the same date Fred A Baron prominent bank cashier is found shot dead at home. his family away and a servant discovers the body.
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Bucharest
Bishone
Akron
Fred A. Baron
Bollar Savings Bank
India
Denis J. Hogan Dies Suddenly in Geneva Home
Denis J. Hogan, longtime secretary of the Democratic state central committee and member of the state board of arbitration, died suddenly Sunday night at his Geneva home. He had battled bronchial illness for nearly four years.
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Denis J. Hogan
Chicago
State Board of Arbitration
Geneva
Mr. Hogan
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