Girl On Train Shoots Mother Believed Robber Suspect
Elizabeth Meyers of New York was shot and killed on a Pennsylvania railcar near Bristol. Her daughter Gladys Meyers, and passenger W H Cuthbert of Lynchburg, Va, deny knowing the victim. The incident, on a Salem Va to New York journey, occurred as they headed to New York for a wedding trousseau.
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Philadelphia
Elizabeth Meyers
New York
Trenton
N. J
Greensburg
Pittsburgh
Cuthbert
Pennsylvania
South Dakota Farmers Grade No 1 Wheat
Aberdeen elevator men report an unusually large share of South Dakota grain grading No 1 this season. They credit better seed grain preparation and pre planting disease treatment. W E Brewer of a Woonsocket elevator notes about half of his purchases graded No 1.
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Aberdeen
S. D
South Dakota
W. E. Brewer
Woomsocket
Five aliens begin examination of Roosevelt killer
In Milwaukee five aliens started secret examination of John Schrank's mental condition after his guilty plea to attempting to kill Theodore Roosevelt. Moderator Richard Dewey led the sanity commission proceedings.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Schrank
Theodore Roosevelt
Richard Dewey
The
Sanity Commission
Johnson Bond Refused in Mann Act Case in Chicago
Chicago federal court denied a motion to lower a $30,000 bond for Jack Johnson and later refused a $40,000 cash bail as he awaits Mann act trial. Attorneys said new sureties would be offered later.
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Chicago
Ill
Jack Johnson
Carpenter
United States
Johh
Train Crash Kills Sixteen at Indianapolis Suburb
In Indianapolis suburb Irvington an inbound Cincinnati line passenger train hit an open switch and collided with a freight train. Sixteen dead, fifteen injured, many still in wreckage. Notable victims include Fred Hutchinson and the Chaney family of Jackson Kentucky.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Arlington Avenue
Irvington
Fred Hutchinson
Madison
Imholt
Los Angeles
Calif
Albert Allen
Bert White
Dianapolis
Joseph L. Palmer
Etawah, Tenn
Chas. Chaney
Jackson
Clifton Chaney
Chester
Jefferson
C. J. Grundhoeffer
Benj. Goyle
Chicago
Deaconess Hospital
Corrections to South Dakota legislative list reported
Secretary of state updates shows changes: Fall River and Custer move to J. J. Parks. Bon Homme to Benj. Bessey. Faulk to B. F. Ruhlman. Fall River for Arthur Colagran. Meade to George Budweiser. Jekyll of Hyde remains Democrat. C. W. Allen elected from Benett gains little without apportionment, and resembles Ly man county’s Olet Nelson case with limited powers and pay.
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Olet Nelson
Lyman County
Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Northwestern Products exposition opens in Minneapolis
Fourteen hundred students from Minnesota state agricultural college join members of fraternal groups and postal workers in Minneapolis for the Second Northwestern Products exposition session today.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota State Agricultural College
Uncle Sam’s
Twin Cities
Railways Denied Rate Increase on Corn Oats Freight
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie and Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railways request to raise freight rates on corn oats feed and related commodities from Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota to North Dakota and beyond. The commission ruled the carriers did not justify the advance and ordered old rates kept.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minneapolis St Paul
Sault Ste Marie
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Iowan
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Preacher Chokes Wife With False Teeth in Topeka Hotel
In Topeka Kansas W L Beers a Wakrusa Wan preacher killed his wife during a hotel quarrel by forcing her false teeth down her throat. Beers claimed accidental death after separating from his wife a month earlier and attempting reconciliation. He was charged with murder as coroner's inquest opened.
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Topeka
Kans
W. L. Beers
Wakrusa
Wan
Beers
Shober Sells Highmore Bulletin to R B Rockwell
Shober a long time South Dakota newspaper figure and politician sells the Highmore Bulletin to R B Rockwell. Shober founded the paper in 1885 and has served in the state legislature and as lieutenant governor. He later became treasury auditor in Washington during the progressive Republican shift.
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Aberdeen
Republican Party
South Dakota
Treasury
Premier Canalejos Lying In State In Madrid
The assassinated premier Canalejos lay in state for an hour in the chamber of deputies. He wore diplomatic uniform beneath a gray silk canopy as a guard of honor watched. A silent crowd gathered, Madrid’s business life paused, while the liberal cabinet stayed on under the interim president foreign minister Manuel Garcia Prieto pending the Moroccan treaty with France.
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Madrid
Spain
Canalejus
Chamber of Deputies
Manuel Garcia Prieto
France
Burke says election cost him only $750
Yerre South Carolina report shows Charles H. Burke listing 750 dollars as his campaign expense for Congress in the second district and LD Anderson listing 9095.05 dollars as his expense for lieutenant governor.
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Burke
Yerre
S. C
Chas. H. Burke
Congress
LD. Anderson
Overnor
From conductor to congressman in Kansas fifth district
Guy T. Helvering of Maryville, once a St. Joseph street car conductor, won the Fifth Kansas district congressional nomination and election by a large majority. He later studied at the University of Michigan, practiced in Marysville, served as prosecuting attorney, and became the first Democrat elected to Congress from Marshall county. In Washington Taft, the secretary of state and British ambassador James Bryce will discuss England's protest against the Panama Canal bill starting Monday.
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St. Joseph
Guy T. Helvering
Maryville
Kan
Kansas
Helvering
Blackstone
University of Michigan
Marysville
Marshall County
Washington, D. C
Taft
James Bryce
England
Women’s Vests With Pockets Prompt Fashion Edict
In Pittsburgh the National Association of Ladies' Tailors declares a masculine trend for winter. Vests with crewelled braiding stripes and waistcoat details will be paired with an afternoon cutaway coat influenced by men. Banquet attendees report strong enthusiasm for the change, quelling the pocketless complaint.
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Pittsburgh
National Association of Ladies’ Tailors of America
Fort Pitt
Mitchell to Host State Education Association Meeting
Secretary Silsby of the Comercial club announces Mitchell will host the Educational Association of the state on November 25 26 and 27. About one thousand teachers are expected. the club pledges support but needs popular subscription. Season tickets priced at one dollar will fund the event with each businessman urged to buy two.
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Silsby
The
Comercial Club
Educational Association of
Mitchell
Dynamite Case Continued In Indianapolis Trial
Owing to the illness of juror Allen Spalding the dynamite conspiracy trial in Indianapolis is postponed until tomorrow. Spalding's physician reports he is improving.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Allen Spalding
Spalding
Progressives Separate Further From Regular Republicans
Washington D C A widening breach between progressive and regular Republicans is noted as progressive Republicans plan to align with the Progressive Party. Voters in fourteen states favored Roosevelt over Taft, signaling a shift seen as a challenge to the Chicago convention leadership and a move toward progressive legislation in the next Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Middle West
Pennsylvania
California Electoral Vote Still in Balance
San Francisco dispatch reports Theodore Roosevelt briefly led in California, then trailed, before reclaiming the lead by ten votes as official returns updated. Sierra County added 25 Roosevelt votes, shifting the margin in his favor after Wilson briefly led by 15.
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California
San Francisco
Calif
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Sierra County
Roosevelt
Spending Affects House Races As Several Incumbents Fall
Washington report shows Representative William A. Rodenberg of Illinois spent 2253 to seek re election while Silas Sulloway of New Hampshire used 221.28 and E J Hill of Connecticut 725.25 and George L Record of New Jersey spent 1 dollar all of them tested defeat in the election according to the clerk of the house.
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Washington, D. C
William A. Rodenberg
Illinois
House
Silas Sulloway
New Hampshire
E. J. Hill
Connecticut
George L. Record
New Jersey
Speculation on Wilson Cabinet Appointments Rises
Washington reports renewed cabinet speculation as incoming democratic leaders expect Wilson to award posts to New York New England and Ohio among others. No official action or statement has been issued by the president elect.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
New York
New England
Ohio
Russia Rules Out War Over Servia Port Fight
In St Petersburg the Russian foreign minister said Russia does not intend to go to war over Servia obtaining a port on the Adriatic. Sazonoff informed Servian minister Popovitch that the decision came after talks with the German ambassador.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Servia
Adriatic Sea
Sergius Sazonoff
M. Sazonoff
M. Popovitch
Novoe Vremya
Kokovsoff
Austria
London
England
Sevia
Adratic
Belgrade
Durazzo
Turkey
Balkan
Tchatalja
Constantinople
Balkans
Washington, D. C
State Department
United States
Cabinet distribution sparks talk of southern and western appointments
Congress circles see at least two cabinet posts for the South and one for the Pacific Coast with Missouri Iowa Nebraska and Kansas in the western bloc. O Gorman and Bryan emerge in cabinet speculation and a London ambassadorship is mentioned. Bryan has not commented on any offer and avoids discussing acceptance.
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Middle West
Pacific Coast
Mississippi
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
O’gorman
Cak
Department
Willian Bryan
Department of State
Att Ney
Bryan
London
Washington
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Highmore Bulletin
Ladies Tailors OF
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