Census to Employ Thousands for 1910 Enumeration
About 65 000 enumerators will be needed for the 1910 census of the United States and territories. The number reflects an 11 000 rise from 1900. Eight hour days will apply in 1910, boosting needed staff in some states. Major gains are forecast in Oklahoma, Washington, and Pennsylvania, with New York and Illinois also hiring 2 000 plus.
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Washington
United States
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Durand
Charles 8. Sloane
Census Bureau
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
New York
Illinois
Ohio
Texas
Missouri
Massachusetts
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
California
Florida
Georgia
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
West Virginia
Wyoming
Vermont
Arkansas
Iowa
Maine
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Germans discuss Aldrich tariff bill at Berlin meeting
Berlin Sept 16 Cotunt von Bern atorff the German ambassador to the United States explained the new American tariff and its impact on Germany to a gathering of representatives from the foreign office and the imperial ministries. The session opened a series of conferences expected to yield formal German proposals for a tariff agreement with the United States.
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Berlin
Cotunt von Bernatorff
United States
Foreign Office
Germany
Commerce
Interior
Admiral Stuart to Go on Retired List
Washington reports Rear Admiral Daniel D. Stuart will be transferred to the retired list on September 15 following his promotion after Rear Admiral Sperry's retirement. A New York native and 1869 naval academy graduate, Stuart's retirement shifts several promotions up a rank: Captain Kossuth Niles to rear admiral, Commander Thomas S. Rogers to captain, Lieutenant Commander Casey B. Morgan to commander, and Lieutenant Walter M. Falconer to lieutenant commander.
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Washington
Daniel D. Stuart
Sperry
New York
Naval Academy
Stuart
Kossuth Niles
Thomas S. Rogers
Casey B. Morgan
Walter M. Falconer
Snow Covers Grain Fields in Colorado
Snow blanketed grain fields near Gunnison and Telluride as heavy storms hit Colorado. Frost warnings yesterday proved unfounded, reducing danger to early harvested crops.
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Colorado
Grand Junction
Colo
Gunnison
Telluride
Journey of Vessels Up Mississippi Begins
New Orleans reporters note the arrival of one torpedo boat destroyer and three torpedo boats to accompany President Taft’s flotilla from St. Louis to New Orleans. The fleet’s up river voyage starts in three to four days and proceeds leisurely to St. Louis.
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New Orleans
United States Navy
Taft
St. Louis
Mississippi River
City Officials Face Ongoing graft probes in Youngstown
Youngstown Ohio September 16 city and county leaders under graft investigation as special grand jury actions persist. County Prosecutor Beard announced continued inquiries with 15 indicted for bribe related charges. nine surrendered and warrants were served on five more.
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Youngstown
Beard
Russians Applaud Peary in Polar Achievement
St. Petersburg dispatch says the Imperial Russian Geographical Society sent a telegram to Commander Peary congratulating him on his discovery of the North Pole. The society avoided comment on the Mary-Cook controversy and did not issue an opinion on the dispute.
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St. Petersburg
Imiall Russian Geographical Society
Rani Genta
Court
North Pole
Mit Fas
Postoffice Loot Sparks Federal Inquiry
A dispatch reports a post office was robbed with the safe blown open and money stolen. The postmaster notes the incident occurred at an early hour and lawmen are pursuing the culprits as authorities investigate the pace event connection.
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Lala
Interstate Commerce Board Still To Be Left Lunderstood
Washington reports that despite talk of radical changes to the interstate commerce system, the Interstate Commerce Commission is unlikely to be dismantled or stripped of power. Advisers to the president will favor slow reforms, with Congress resisting ceding authority.
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Washington
Friends of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission of Advisers
New York
Wickersham
Congress
Interior Department
Roosevelt
Department of Commerce and Labor
Rapid City Poised for New Railroad Line
Rapid City businessmen report strong prospects for a second railroad. A survey by the Minneapolis and St. Louis line suggested extending from Vale through Butte County toward Rapid City and coal fields. A letter to club president Emrick from vice president Day urges optimism and a director meeting is set to act.
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Rapid City
S. D
Minneapolis & St. Louis
LeBeau
S. C
Rapid City Business Club
Vale
Butte County
Rapid
Emrick
Business Men’s Club
F. L. Day
Railroad Company
Business Club
Hanson County Fair to Open September 21 24
Hanson County announces its annual fair in Alexandria D on September 21 22 23 24. A fine exhibition of county products and a varied sports program are planned including ball games mule races pony races driving trotting running automobile and foot races among others.
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Hanson County
Alexandria
Student as peddler wins bride aged 72
In Hartford, Yale law student Charles Raymond Goddard, 20, married widow Matilda Treat, 72, who earned about 50 000 dollars. He met her while selling stockings at her home to fund his junior year. Probate court received a conservator petition from Treat's son, who appears older than the groom.
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Hartford
Conn
Matilda Treat
Yale Law School
Charles Raymond Goddard
William de Less
Sutton Autopsy Upsets Theories In Navy Officer Death
Arlington autopsy on Lieutenant J. N. Sutton Jr. finds no broken bones and a bullet wound three inches above the right ear. Navy physicians and Mrs. Sutton’s representation report no powder burns and contest the possibility of Sutton firing the fatal shot, with testimony suggesting the likelihood of a distant hit.
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Washington
J. N. Sutton, Jr
Annapolis
Arlington Cemetery
Navy Department
Young Sutton
George Tully Vaughan
van Dyke
Sutton
Election Called to Vote $20,000 School Bond Issue
In Kimball S D a special election is set to approve a $20 000 bond issue to build a new school house. In Deadwood S D the federal grand jury returned eight true bills mainly against Indians and associates in liquor cases on reservations. In Watertown S D state game warden W F Bancroft retires from Water town Public Opinion and is succeeded by A J Allbrook formerly of Sioux Falls.
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Kimball
S. D
Deadwood
Federal
Watertown
W. F. Bancroft
A. J. Allbrook
Sioux Falls
Church Resents Insult to Negro at Wisconsin Conference
In Kenosha on September 15 the Wisconsin Methodist conference defended Dr. M. C. B. Mason, secretary of the Freedman's Aid Society, denouncing a local hotel for its discourtesy toward the prominent African American. A Milwaukee minister led the protest, and the conference adopted a resolution condemning the incident.
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Mason
M. J. Trewery
Summerfield Church
Milwaukee
Taft Prepares for Long Western Trip in Beverly
President Taft spent his last day in the summer capital getting ready for a lengthy western journey. Assistant Attorney General Oscar Lawlor was in Beverly, renewing talk that Taft may address the Ballinger Pinchot controversy before leaving for Boston.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Oscar Lawlor
Interior Department
Boston
Weavers Strike Paralyzes Iron Works in Fall River
About 1000 weavers failed to report for work as the six Iron Works mills owned by M C D Borden of New York shut down. Five thousand workers were temporarily laid off as the strike to win wage increases spread through the plant. Borden was in New York at the time of the action.
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Fall River
Wis
Iron Works
M. C. D. Borden
New York
Mr. Borden
Fire at Holmeshurst Inn Fails to Claim Lives
At Edgemere Illinois a fire destroyed the Holmeshurst inn in the early morning. Fifty-five guests and twenty staff escaped. several guests sought shelter in nearby cottages. The proprietor suspects arson and says the building valued at 75 000 dollars was destroyed. No lives were reported lost.
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Edgemere
L.il
Holmeshurst Inn
Workmen Buried in Blanck Storage Building Collapse
Collapsing walls at the Blanck Storage company building No. 6334 Pennsylvania Ave in Pittsburg Pa bury a number of workmen. At 3 o clock this afternoon three have been taken out alive and injured others are believed dead.
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Pittsburg
Blanck Storage Company
Pennsylvania Ave
Bath
Frozen on Jungfrau claims 4 lives in Swiss climb
In Berne on September 15 authorities reported the frozen bodies of three German tourists and a Swiss guide found near the foot of a Jungfrau glacier after a recent enonetorm on the peak. They perished during the ascent and rescue efforts continued.
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Berne
Switzerland
Erne
Jungfrau
Railway King Harriman Laid to Rest in Arden Rock
Edward H. Harriman was buried in a private ceremony on Arden hill in a rock-cut grave near St. John’s church. The service honored his life as estate master, with family members, managers, and workers in attendance, and a public memorial followed at the church for his employees and parishioners.
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Arden
N. Y
Ramapoo Woods
Edward H. Harriman
Wall Street
New York
Orange County
St. John’s
Harriman
Charles D. Simons
Mr. Harriman
Archdeacon Nelson
Telegraph officials cleared in wire tapping case
In Pittsburg on September 15 E B Saylor former Western Union superintendent and S H Smith stock quotation furnisher were found not guilty of conspiracy in the Chicago board of trade wire tapping scandal. Jury verdicts were sealed until Friday night and opened next morning. W H Thompson also acquitted.
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Pittsburg
E. B. Saylor
Western Union Telegraph Company
S. H. Smith
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Association
W. H. Thompson
Colton Named Porto Rico Governor by President
Beverly Massachusetts September 15 It was announced last night that the president will appoint George R Colton of the District of Columbia as governor of Porto Rico. Colton has served as lieutenant colonel in the Nebraska regiment in the Philippines and held several customs posts in Manila Santo Domingo and the Philippines. He returned on leave of absence to aid in preparing the Philippine tariff bill.
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Washington
Durand
Taft
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Porto Rico
Beverly
Mass
George R. Colton
District of Columbia
Colton
Philippines
Nebraska
Manila
Santo Domingo
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Philippine Tase Hill
Prussia imposes tax on noble titles
The Prussian parliament decrees a tiered tax on noble rank with fixed payments. A new prince pays 2400, a count 900, a baron 600, and a duke is taxed at 2400. The ruling sets levies for bestowing ducal rank and related titles.
Petroleum Found In Kolan and Siam Coast Areas
Oil appears in Kolan farmed regions and in northern Siam with small surface quantities at Muang Fang and nearby locales. No commercial value assessment yet. Oil skimmed from surface water in shallow pits dug for collection.
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Kolan
Malay Peninsula
Siam
Muang Fang
Spectacular Dos Bocas Oil Fire Devours Vast Output
The Dos Bocas oil well blaze in Mexico burned about 60,000 barrels daily for nearly two months. Flames reached heights of 800 to 1,400 feet as the fire raged.
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Dos Bocas
Mexico
Fugitives Use Guns on Their Pursuers
A running shooting affray in Newport as detectives arrest A W Leroy and Isaac Brewer for detaining 14 year old Florence Gray. Leroy fires three shots wounding Detective Jeff Morton and grazing spectators. Brewer escapes while Leroy is captured after forcing a farmer's wife to yield clothing.
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Newport
Jeff Morton
Tony Gallastright
James Taylor
Christian Ebert
Leroy
Brewer
Government Loses in Oklahoma Land Cases
McAlester Oklahoma September 15 Judge Campbell ruled the Department of Justice could not expedite 14 typical land title cases and left the rest pending. Final judgments were entered in 150 Muskogee argued cases. Government appeals would require separate treatment for each case.
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McAlester
Okla
Department of Justice
Campbell
Muskogee
United States
Oklahoma
Sutton Body to Be Exhumed Today
Final arrangements were completed for the disinterment of Lieutenant James N. Sutton Jr. U S Marine Corps. An autopsy will determine if his right arm was broken, which could explain how he fired the fatal shot.
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Washington
James N. Sutton, Jr
U. S. Marine Corps
Schooner John Proctor Goes Ashore and Breaks Up
The three masted schooner John Proctor from New York for Norfolk in ballast ran aground off Cape Henlopen Delaware and is breaking up. The crew reached shore in their boats and life saving crews and wreckers stand by. the vessel likely a total loss.
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Delaware
Del
John Proctor
New York
Norfolk
Cape Henlopen
Taft names members of the Tariff Board
President Taft appointed a three member tariff board to aid in applying maximum and minimum tariff clauses. Yale professor Henry C. Emery will chair, with James B. Reynolds of Massachusetts and Alvin H. Sanders of Chicago as members. The group may hire special experts for tariff investigations.
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Beverly
Taft
New Tariff Commission
United States
Henry C. Emery
Yale
James B. Reynolds
Massachusetts
the Treasury
Alvin H. Sanders
Chicago
Breeders’ Gazette
Secretary of the Treasury
Three Inmates Escape From Government Hospital
Three criminal inmates fled the government hospital for the insane last night. They tore loose a guard rail and leaped from a high window. Armed men search the woods for the trio, one of whom is a murderer.
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Washington
Government Hospital
St John’s Church in New Orleans Destroyed by Lightning
A lightning strike set St John’s Catholic church in New Orleans ablaze today, leveling the building and injuring fifty people inside including a priest and several nuns. Authorities estimate the loss at two hundred thousand dollars.
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New Orleans
St. John’s Catholic
Des Moines Collides With Schooner Off New York Harbor
The United States cruiser Des Moines collided with the two masted schooner E. F. Mead as they entered the narrows off New York Harbor. The schooner was holed amidships and began to sink while the cruiser sustained no damage.
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New York
United States
Des Moines
E. F. Mead
Narrows
New York Harbor
Garrison’s Son William Lloyd Garrison Dies at 71
LEXINGTON MASS William Lloyd Garrison son of famed abolitionist and reformer died at his home Sunday at age 71. In Brescia Glenn Curtiss American aviator won grand prize in aviation meet covering 50 km in 49 minutes 24 seconds earning $6,000 of $10,000 prize.
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Lexington
Mass
William Lloyd Garrison
Brescia
Glenn H. Curtiss
Reims
Curtiss
New York Public Schools Open With Half Sessions
New York city five boroughs begin the school year with 60,000 children unable to gain full admission. Pupils will be required to attend half sessions as the system adjusts to demand.
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New York
Five Boroughs
Greater
Detroit murder probe seeks University of Michigan student
Police investigating the murder of Maybelle Millman seek a Michigan student reportedly playing baseball in the western minor leagues. They believe he can provide crucial information. Millman wore an opal ring missing since August 27 and found with a tied sack. ring may have been taken to erase identification. Dr. George A. Writeh remains in custody. witnesses Martha Henning and Mrs. Alice Renaud stayed at authorities last night but are not detained.
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Detroit
Mich
Maybelle Millman
University of Michigan
George A. Writeh
Martha Henning
Alice Renaud
Iain McConnell
Peary Narrative Not Copyrightable in Dispute Over Discovery
Judge in United States circuit court rules the Times copyright not enforceable to block Sun and World from printing Peary's cabled account of his north pole discovery. The Times had sought to halt publication after a contract showing Peary received 4000 dollars as a loan repayable from syndicate proceeds. The Sun and World had reprinted Peary's resume from the London Times with agreement from the Times.
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New York
Hang
United States Circuit Court
Robert E. Peary
New York Sun
The
New York World
New York Times
the Times
Sun and World
Peary
Times
London
London Times
Huard
Times’ Syndicate
Iowa Ranks Third in Rural Delivery
Washington reports Iowa has 2,424 rural mail routes, ranking third behind Illinois and Ohio. The tally lists 41,063 rural routes nationwide served by 40,954 carriers, with 1,451 petitions before the postmaster general and 55 set for October 1 and two for November 1.
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Washington
Iowa
Illinois
Ohio
Minvis
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Missouri
Michigan
New York
Texas
Kansas
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Georgia
Minnesota
North Carolina
Nebraska
United States
Heinze Indictments Dismissed by Judge Hough
In New York on September 14 Judge Hough dismissed the bulk of the indictments against copper financier F Augustus Heinze. He threw out 15 of 16 counts charging misapplication of Mercantile National Bank funds while approving one count. The conspiracy indictment tied to United Copper books was dismissed.
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New York
F. Augustus Heinze
Administration of Justice
United Copper Company
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Heinze
Mercantile National Bank
Missouri Pacific Wreck Near Kansas City
Missouri Pacific train No. 3 traveling from St. Louis to Pueblo derailed at Swope Park ten miles south of Kansas City. One man was slightly injured as the baggage express and two coaches plus two sleepers left the track and slid for three hundred yards.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Pueblo
Swope Park
Bullion Drawn for Egypt from Bank of England Reserve
London reports 200000 pounds sterling of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England for shipment to Egypt. In England a 30 year shrinkage of 2325 in small holdings the number of farms under 50 acres. Chicago reports the bodies of Peter Wolf 56 and Mrs Mary Guien 85 found at 4345 North Oakley Avenue from gas asphyxiation in kitchen burners.
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London
Bank of England
Egypt
England
Chicago
Peter Wolf
Ang
Mary Guien
Wolf
North
Oakley Ave
Zeppelin flies again in aeronautic show flight
Friedrichshafen Sept. 14 The dive style balloon Zeppelin II left at 4 50 this morning for Frankfurt where an aeronautic exhibition is held. It has been reported from various places in the Rhine valley and is making good progress. It is said to have passed Karlsruhe at noon.
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Friedrichshafen
Zeppelin
Frankfort
Raine Valley
Karlsrhue
Noor
Burdette Named Postmaster at Wasta South Dakota
Washington announces Frank J. Burdette appointed postmaster at Wasta in Pennington County replacing E. M. Thomas who was removed. William L. Bankhead commissioned at Lockridge Iowa to serve in a new government position.
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Washington
Frank J. Burdette
Wasta
Pennington County
South Dakota
E. M. Thomas
Illiam L. Bankhead
Lockridge
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Aldrich
Mississippi
Railway Board
E. H. Harriman
Telegraph
Cotton
Kentucky
Proctor
Tariff Board
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