Postmaster Barnes of Washington Dies Suddenly
Benjamin F. Barnes, postmaster of Washington, D C and former executive clerk to McKinley and assistant secretary to Roosevelt, died of heart failure Wednesday night while playing pinochle with his father in law Jacob Frech. He had just been admitted to practice before the district supreme court and had been involved in a White House ejectment controversy years earlier. Born December 3 1868 in Yarmouth N S, Barnes had lived in Washington for about 25 years and attracted notice for his Roosevelt era appointment amid local opposition.
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Jacob Frech
Benjamin F. Barnes
Washington, D. C
McKinley
Roosevelt
Barnes
Government to pursue Panama libel case in New York World
The federal government will continue the Panama libel prosecution against the New York World in New York City where indictments were returned. Timing is uncertain due to court congestion, and there is no removal of defendants from Indianapolis as previously sought. No further Indianapolis removal steps will occur since no appeal lies.
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New York World
Panama
New York City
Indianapolis
Washington
Banker Remanded to Jail in Wisconsin Embezzlement Case
Phillip Allen Jr vice president of the defunct First National bank of Mineral Point Wisconsin appeared before U S Commissioner Blake in Madison Wisconsin charged with embezzling 168000 dollars Bail was set at 60000 dollars and the preliminary hearing was continued until October 27 Allen was remanded to jail.
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Phillip Allen, Jr
First National Bank of Mineral
New York Tribune Slashes Price and Adds Column
The New York Tribune announces major changes with its Wednesday issue, cutting price from 3 cents to 1 cent and expanding from six to seven columns in layout. Horace Greeley’s paper notes the shift as a radical change aimed at broadening accessibility and updating presentation.
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The
New York Tribune
Horace Greeley
Traveling Man Pound Dead
The body of R. L. Reynolds of Clarinda Iowa, a traveling representative for a St. Joseph dry goods house, was found in an alley in St. Joseph Missouri on Wednesday. He had head bruises and indications of murder and robbery.
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R. L. Reynolds
Clarinda
St. Joseph
St. Joe
New Steel Plant Planned at Gary Indiana by American Bridge
The American Bridge Company a steel corporation subsidiary announced on Wednesday plans to start a new plant at Gary Indiana with an initial capacity of 10 000 tons of structural steel monthly and expected to boost production in the region.
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The
American Bridge Company
the Steel Corporation
Gary
Ind
Consent to Dissolution Opens BC Legislature in January
Lieut. Gev James Duns Muir gave his consent on Wednesday to dissolve the British Columbia government and an announcement stated the legislature would convene January 20.
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James Duns Muir
British Columbia
Sioux City Live Stock Market Wednesday Quotations
Sioux City prices show Dakota-Texans at 450 heads with 5.00 time sales. Hogs at 7.36 per hundredweight.
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Sioux City
Figures May Reach Three Hundred Twenty Five Thousand
Farmingham Massachusetts authorities warn forged notes total may reach 325000 after a surge in presented forgeries over the past three days. Officials caution residents as investigations continue into the scam.
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Farmingham
Mass
General Otis Dies Near Rochester After Illness
General Elwell Otis United States Army retired died at 120 am Wednesday at his home in Gates near Rochester New York after a brief illness of about two weeks. He served in prominent posts and was widely known in military and civic circles. His death marks the end of a long career and a era of public service.
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Otis
Elwell Otis
United States Army
Gates
Rochester
N. Y
Raid Chicago’s Sin Invades Tenderloin District
Fifty thousand worshipers led by Gypsy Smith marched through Chicago’s Tenderloin Monday night to the Seventh Regiment Armory for mass revivals. A two mile procession drew curious onlookers as sacred songs drowned cafe and saloon noises, producing orderly crowds despite protests from clergy. Public meetings continued past midnight with many pledging reform.
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Tenderloin
Chicago
Gypsy Smith
England
Seventh Regiment Armory
Twenty-second
State Streets
Murder suspected in Evansville streetcar death
Aaron Wilson a 21 year old heir to a $50 000 estate was killed by an Evansville street car late Monday night. Police suspect murder after the motorman and conductor said a man ran from the tracks into an alley as Wilson was struck. Wilson carried as much as $300 in cash, none found on his body.
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Aaron Wilson
Evansville
Southern Indiana
Ind
Wilson
Alleged Slayer of Mayor Newberry Confined in NC Jail
North Carolina authorities hold S. J. Sanders at Carteret county jail in Beaufort while his brother B. F. Sanders is jailed as an accomplice. The case concerns the murder of H. Z. Newberry of Newport New York who was shot at his home on a Saturday night. The killing is linked to prosecutions of blind tiger cases and occurred as the mayor’s wife rested and his young daughter stood nearby.
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Newberry
H. Z. Newberry
Newport
S. J. Sanders
Carteret County
Beaufort
B. F Sanders
Murdered by Auto Driver Casno Duo in Los Angeles
Huntington Beach building contractor John Casno was killed Monday in Los Angeles when an auto driver struck him and his brother Peter Casno, who was seriously injured. The car sped away and the injured men were found hours later.
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John Casno
Huntington Beach
Los Angeles
Cal
Peter Casno
Earthquake recorded near Cleveland reported to have started at 339 a.m.
A slight seismic shock was recorded on the seismograph at Cleveland Ohio Monday. The disturbance began at 339 a.m. and lasted until 355, peaking at 344 a.m. It is believed to have originated in Indiana.
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Cleveland
Indiana
Proposed DC Law Targets Oath Ending Words So Help Me God
Commissioners draft a measure to prohibit the phrase So help me God at the end of oaths in District of Columbia courts if Congress enacts the new law. The proposal signals a shift in court procedure and religious language use, aiming to standardize oath wording across DC judicial proceedings.
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God
District of Columbia
Commissioners
Japanese Bank Closes in San Francisco Report
The Japanese-American bank of San Francisco California one of the largest Japanese banks in the west with branches in Los Angeles and Ogden was closed Monday by State Bank Superintendent Alden Anderson.
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San Francisco
Cal
West
Los Angeles
Ogden
State Bank
Alden Anderson
Five Years in Sing Sing for Bank Frauds Veteran
Samuel T Bondhus, who recently tried to swindle the Franklin Trust company out of 50000 dollars, was sentenced in Brooklyn on Monday to five years in Sing Sing Prison. He is described as a veteran of the Spanish American War.
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Sing Sing
Samuel T Bondhus
Franklin Trust Company
Brooklyn
Condition of Bishop Hare Remains Unchanged in ICU
The Rt Rev William Hobart Hare bishop of South Dakota remains critically ill in Atlantic City New Jersey after a week with no change in condition as of Monday.
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Tiare
William Hobart Hare
South Dakota
Atlantic City
Cyclone Ravages Golanda at Ganges Brahmaputra Junction
A cyclone destroys Golanda, a Bengal town at the confluence of the Ganges and Brahmaputra main channels, located about 150 miles from Calcutta. The datum places Golanda’s destruction at a major river junction in eastern India.
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Golanda
Bengal
Ganges
S Brahmaputra
Calcutta
Secretary Nagel Removes Immigration Inspector in Chicago
Secretary Nagel, acting on the recommendation of the immigration commissioner, removed Daniel D Davies from his post as immigration inspector in charge at Chicago on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagel
Commissioner of Immigration
Daniel D Davies
Chicago
Sawmill Boiler Explodes Killing Seven at Griffin Plant
A Griffin Saw Mill boiler exploded near Eldorado Park killing seven workers and injuring three others, two of whom died. The Griffin Saw Mill Company plant accident caused fatalities and critical injuries among employees.
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Griffin Saw Mill Company
Eldorado, Park
Labor LAUDS Ferrer Martyrdom Sparks A F of L Resolutions
The American Federation of Labor executive council in Washington denounces the murder of Francisco Ferrer as a martyr and asserts that his death fuels liberty movements worldwide. The resolutions tie Ferrer’s execution to rulings against AFL leaders and stress citizen liberty via jury trial and open court for any punishment.
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A. F. of
Francisco Ferrer
Barcelona
Lberty
Spain
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Washington
D. C
America
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Gompers
Morrison
John Mitchell
Indians Near Starvation Near Birdseye Montana
Rocky Boy and about 150 Chippewa Indians encamped near Birdseye Montana faced starvation after weeks living on herbs. Indian officials moved quickly Wednesday under war department orders to Fort Harrison to rush supplies, following a distress message from the Glasgow allotting agent.
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Montana
Rocky Boy
Birdseye
Mont
Washington
Glasgow
War Department
Fort Harrison, Mont
Rear Admiral Blocklinger to retire from active duty
Announcement from the naval department states Rear Admiral Gottfried Blocklinger will be transferred to retired list on October 23 due to age and Rear Admiral Thomas C McLean will join the retired list on October 25 for the same reason.
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Naval Department
Gottfried Blocklinger
Thomas C McLean
New Trial Granted for James D. Farmer in Auburn Prison Case
James D. Farmer, jailed in Auburn for complicity in the murder of Mrs. Sarah Brennan at Brownsville New York, won a new trial Tuesday from the court of appeals after his wife Mary Farmer was electrocuted last March.
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James D. Farmer
Mary Farmer
Auburn Prison
Sarah Brennan
Brownsville
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Ohio Auto Law Upheld by State Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court upholds the state automobile law in the case Drolesbaugh versus the State. Drolesbaugh was arrested in July 1908 in Crawford County for operating an automobile on public roads without a license.
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Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Drolesbaugh
Arolesbaugh
Crawford County
Fist Blow Fatality in Kansas City Standoff
Mark Dunlap, a Maple Hill cattleman, died on a Kansas City street Monday from a fist blow during a heated argument with two men who fled. Dunlap succumbed to the assault as bystanders watched amid the street confrontation and ensuing chaos.
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Mark Dunlap
Maplehill
Kan
Kansas City
Dunap
Bank Vice President Taken for Arraignment in Lynching Case
Phil Allen Jr, vice president of the First National Bank at Mineral Point Wisconsin, alleged to have wrecked the bank, was taken by a deputy marshal through a circuitous route to Madison for arraignment in federal court.
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Phil Allen, Jr
First National Bank
Mineral Point
Wis
Madison
Balcony Collapse Kills Rochester Woman During Parade
A balcony at Rochester New York gave way during the day industrial and civic parade on Wednesday. One woman was killed and two others were slightly injured as spectators fell. Father Adrian Van Hulst aged 93 was found dead from accidental asphyxiation in Chicago. A bomb exploded in front of the Church of St Louis in Lisbon shattering nearby windows. Martin J Downs a noted showman and Cole Bros circus owner died in Toronto from blood poisoning.
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Rochester
N. Y
Father van Hulst
Adrian van Hulst
United States
St. Ignatius’ College
Chicago
Lisbon
Church of St. Louis
Martin J Downs
Cole Bros.’ Circus
Toronto
Two Women Killed in Colum bus Street Car Crash
A switch engine crashed into a street car in Colum bus Ga on Tuesday killing two women outright and injuring another seriously. The collision caused extensive debris and left witnesses shocked as authorities investigated the incident at the scene.
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Columbus
Military Move Hint on Russian Guard Mobilization
A St. Peters burg report on Tuesday claimed orders were issued to mobilize the first corps of the Russian guard as a prelude to occupying Finland.
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St. Petersburg
Finland
Miss Jean Patterson Becomes Spirit Lake Herald Manager
Jean Patterson, formerly Irving school fourth grade teacher in Sioux City, buys Spirit Lake Herald from A. R. Carter and becomes the seventh Iowa woman to edit and manage a newspaper. The list of pioneering Iowa women includes Patterson and six others from De Soto Elkhart Emmetsburg McGregor Storm Lake.
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Jean Patterson
Spirit Lake Herald
Iowa
Irving School
Sioux City
Oskaloosa Mayor refuses commission plan election
Mayor L M Bacon of Oskaloosa declined to call a special election on a voters petition to submit the commission form of government. About six weeks ago the petition carried a majority of voter names. Since then about 160 voters asked to withdraw their names. The mayor says the petition does not meet the law. The matter goes to district court.
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Oskaloosa
L. M. Bacon
Bacon
District Court
Chinks as Servant Girls In Ida Grove
Ida Grove housewives led by Mrs. Noah Williams and Mrs. J. W. Reed have formed a group to hire Chinese laborers from San Francisco as domestic workers. Reed, after a coast visit, reported reliable Chinese cooks and housemen and offered a dozen or more for trial, which the women accepted in desperation.
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Ida Grove
Noah Williams
J. W. Reed
San Francisco
Editor Sherman Guilty as Jury Regrets Verdict
The jury found S. 8 S. Sherman editor of the Thornton Enterprise guilty of assault and battery against 15 year old Anna Partish after a thirty hour deliberation. The verdict notes regret that the evidence and court instructions prevent a more serious charge. This marked the second trial in the case.
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S. Sherman
Thornton Enterprise
Anna Partish
FARMER LOSES WIS TEAM IN MYSTERY NOTE THREAT
A. Berngnes, a farmer near Council Bluffs, found a team of horses worth 600 missing from his barn and a crude note on the door demanding 250 or he and his family would be murdered. He reported to the sheriff. the case was kept quiet pending arrest of the thief and blackmailer.
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A. Berngnes
Council Bluffs
Berngnes
Benignes
W. C. T. U. Convention Adopts Going Dry Motto in Davenport
Delegates at Davenport vote to adopt the motto Iowa is Going Dry for the state WCTU convention. Officers named include President Mrs. E. B. Harford of Indianola, Vice President Mrs. Hattie Haine of Stuart, Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Ida B. Wise of Des Moines, Recording Secretary Mrs. L. D. Carshart of Des Moines, and Treasurer Mrs. Nannie B. Howe of Des Moines.
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Davenport
Iowa
E. B. Harford
Indianola
Hattie Haine
Stuart
Ida B. Wise
Des Moines
L. D. Carshart
Nannie B. Howe
Exchange A Large Sum at Mason City In Gold
Two men exchanged six thousand dollars in gold for paper money at Mason City banks and are suspected bank robbers. Police and a sheriff's posse pursue them. They claimed Spokane origins and have held the money since the 1907 panic, though some coins bore 1908 marks. They carried the satchel and wore poor clothing.
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Mason City
Spokane
Fire Destroys Part Of Des Moines Block Involving Two Firms
A blaze in the third story of the Youngerman estate block in Des Moines caused 30000 dollars damage to the Jones Plano company and 10000 dollars to the Marshall Dental company. The Jones property suffered injuries. Shaw Bound Over: A B Shaw of Marshalltown, tied to Mayor Ingledue conspiracy case, bound over to federal grand jury on assault charge against inspector E E Van Wert, jailed at Marshalltown September 265.
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Des Moines
Youngerman
Jones Plano Company
Marshall Dental Company
Jones
Corn Show and Farm Expos At Rockwell City
Iowa Homestead reports a corn show at Rockwell City on October 23 with premiums around 100 dollars and exhibitions of stock and farm products. Fire at W H Golly’s barn near Zearing caused a 7000 dollar loss, with 800 bushels of oats and 300 tons of hay destroyed. Michael O Neil drowns in the Mississippi after falling from the Arctic at Muscatine, body not recovered. Town Students fifth in cattle judging at the National Dairy Show in Milwaukee. Mother Emily Do minican superior died of pneumonia at St Clara s Academy Sinsinawa Mound. Richard Bradford killed in an elevator shaft fall at the News Arcade building Des Moines.
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Rockwell City
Iowa Homestead
Des Moines
Rockell City
W. H. Golly
Zearing
Richard Bradford
News Arcade
Grover merchant accused of arson over insurance loss
Accused of setting fire to his own stock and building, M Miller of Grover proprietor of Miller Mercantile is alleged to have burned the property to obtain $6,500 in insurance. He was arrested, waived examination, and bound over to the grand jury under a $2,000 bond.
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M. Miller
Grover
Miller Mercantile Company
Miller
Tablets Kill Child After Poisonous Tablets Purchase
Three hours after taking tablets the seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs H L Green of Mason City died from arsenic poisoning. The mother had just purchased the medicine at a physician office and left it on a table where the child found it.
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H. L. Green
Mason City
State Superintendent Riggs Rules on Teacher Certification
Riggs declares employing any public school teacher without a certificate a misuse of public funds and allows any school district taxpayer to sue for salary paid to such a teacher. The ruling clarifies penalties for districts paying noncertified instructors and empowers suits to recover public money.
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Riggs
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
In Perfect Innocence The Beauty and The Friend Exchange
A brief dialogue from Punch features The Beauty confessing envy that The Friend can see her true self while she only sees a reflection. The Friend responds with a pleased incredulity as the exchange explores identity and perception.
Youngest Great-Grandmother in Paris Highlighted
Mme Edna Bertonelle a seamstress in Quartier Montmartre Paris is celebrated as the world’s youngest great grandmother. Married at 14 she bore a daughter who married early. At 31 she was a grandmother and her grandson wed at 17. On her 48th birthday she became a great grandmother.
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Mme
Edna Bertonelle
Quartier Montmartre
Paris
Edna
Mme, Bertonelle
A Banker's Nerve Restored by Postum
A Chattanooga banker recounts coffee’s harm to his nerves and brain and credits Postum with restoring steadiness. He quit coffee after tremors and slow mental processes, switched to Postum, and says his nervousness vanished and his hand control returned to that of a much younger man. He endorses the product and cites The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Chattanooga
Wellville
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Nome
New Steel Plant
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Moye
Sherman
Farmer
W. C. T. U. Convention
Crowns
Mississippi
Michael O'Neil
Mississippi River
Arctic
Muscatine
Town State Agricultural College
Milwaukee
Emily
St. Clara’s Academy
Sinsin 2Wa Mound
John Power
Ireland
Dubuque
Lieut
Carn Richter
Marietta
Richter
McGuire
Nora Springs
Daniel McGuire
Golden Oberly
Howard T. Oberly
Sanford S. Fair
Wm. Webster
George Talbot
Postoffice
Shellsburg
Burlington
William Boles
Haarlem
Holland Medicine Co
Scranton
Anthony C. Moan
New York
Bole
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
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Toledo
Price
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