Global Briefs Highlight 1907 Campaign Funds and Nicaragua
Charles R. Crane told a Washington Senate committee he gave 26 684.40 to La Follette and 10 000 to Wilson before the Baltimore convention. Navy officials predict Nicaragua evacuation within 30 days as revolts end. Admiral Southerland reports Marines clashing with rebels at Chimagalpa. six marines wounded and 13 rebels killed. Roosevelt defends no promises made for campaign funds. Fatal auto wrecks near Philadelphia and a streetcar and coal wagon collision in St Paul. Kansas City Fruit and Produce Exchange fined 18 000, later reduced to 5 000 with injunction. Nearly 4 000 US troops reviewed in Honolulu before cabinet trip to Seattle. Public safety rulings in Marinette and Chicago Electric Railway convention opens.
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Charles R. Crane
Senate
Washington
Senator la Follette
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
Southerland
Nicaragua
Navy Department
Long
Chimagalpa
Maries
Kansas City Fruit and Produce Exchange
Seehorn
Exchange
Tragic crash ends aviator Mothosia Kondo near Savona
Japanese aviator Mothosia Kondo was killed when his plane struck a windmill derrick near Savona New York and he fell about forty feet. The skull fracture ended the life of the flyer at the scene.
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Mothosia Kondo
Savona
N. Y
Notable Figures in Politics and Society in Travel and Health
Personal William A. Peffer died of apoplexy in Grenola Kansas at eighty one. Senator Heyburn of Idaho relapsed after heart trouble during the Senate filibuster. Prince Ludovic Pignatelli d Aragon held at Ellis Island for a failed suicide attempt. Miss Helen Gould aided survivors after a West Shore wreck near Crittenden. Charles Lathrop Pack elected president of the National Conservation congress in Indianapolis.
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William A. Peffer
United States Senate
Kansas
Grenola
Kan
Heyburn
Idaho
Senate
Congress
Prince Ludovic Pignatelli d’Aragon
Miss Duke of New York
Ellis Island
France
Paris
Helen Gould
New York
West Shore
Crittenden
Charles Lathrop Pack
Cleveland, O
National Conservation Congress
Indianapolis
Milwaukee Grand Prix Crash Injures Ralph De Palma
In a desperate effort to win the Milwaukee Grand Prix Ralph De Palma was seriously injured when his Mercedes crashed into Caleb Bragg’s machine at about 100 miles an hour. Bragg’s car tumbled free and Bragg went on to win the race.
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Ralph de Palma
Milwaukee
Wis
Caleb Bragg
Bragg
Montenegrin Brigade Battle Near Tara River
A Fot cha dispatch reports Montenegro troops attempting to cross the Tara into Novt bazar Turkish land were halted by Turkish frontier guards. In the first battle of the Balkan war near Harmauli Bulgaria thirty seven miles north of Adrianople, over 100 Montenegrins were killed with about 1,000 wounded and four hundred dead.
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Fotcha
Bosnia
Nefertara
Tara River
Novtbazar
Balkan States
Turkey
Harmauli
Bulgaria
Adrianople
Governor backs bronze tablets for Civil War regiments
Governor Marshall urges Indiana centennial commission to place bronze memorial tablets in the proposed Centennial Building. Each tablet would honor a Civil War regiment with a brief history, reflecting gratitude to Union soldiers.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Marshall
Charles L. Jewett
New Albany
Death on Duty Claims Anderson Brake Man
John B. Schie delmilch twenty two a brake man on Big Four train No 64 north on Michigan division was decapitated in South Anderson yards at daylight. Witnesses Pearl McCracken and D N Alley saw an extra engine back onto the track knocking him down with his head severed from the body. The corpse was sent to Bashaw his home. Coroner Albright will investigate.
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Anderson
John B. Schiedelmilch
Michigan
Big Four
South
Pearl McCracken
D. N. Alley
Wabash
Albright
Kidnapped Girl Found. Search Expands for Suspect
Vincennes Oct 9 Police hunt for Bernard J. Brown a 35 year old mining engineer charged with kidnapping Bertha Hamilton 13 of St. Clair Missouri. The girl was found at Mrs Charles Smith home living as Bertha Brown and returned to her parents. Hamilton says Brown boarded at their home for months and a horse and saddle went missing before Bertha bought a ticket for St Louis and traveled to Vincennes with Brown.
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Vincennes
Bernard J. Brown
Bertha Hamilton
Henry Hamilton
St. Clair
Charles Smith
Bertha Brown
Hamilton
Brown
Bertha
St. Louis
Engineer Eugene E. Smith Found Dead Near Towboat Smoot
The body of Eugene E. Smith chief engineer of the government towboat Smoot was found in the river near the mooring where he disappeared. He was asleep in the engine room and may have walked into the river in his sleep. Smith aged 48, unmarried, lived previously in Ripley Ohio and Cincinnati. his mother and brother reside in Huntington West Virginia.
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New Albany
Eugene E. Smith
Smoot
Huntington
W. Va
Ripley, O
Cincinnati
Smith
Italian Laborer Shoots Two Men in Erie Yard Fight
Huntington reports John Frank an Italian laborer is jailed after shooting Bruce and Glenn Harnish in Erie. The Harnish brothers were wounded in the left arm during a fight that also struck Frank on the head amid weeks of racial tension at the Erie yards.
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Huntington
John Frank
Bruce
Glenn Harnish
Erie
Harnish
Frank
Pesh
Farmer Sandy Found Guilty in Stabbing Case
Danville October 9 A jury found farmer Sandy guilty of stabbing Harvey Aninch a restaurant proprietor. Sandy was fined 5 dollars. Aninch sued for damages and won 8500 dollars. The trial lasted ten days and stemmed from a year old quarrel.
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Danville
Sandy
Harvey Aninch
Aninch
Indiana Dairy Show Figures on Corn Silage and Cattle Diets
Professor Hunstker of Purdue summarizes corn silage and corn meal consumption by dairy cattle in Indiana. With 666,000 dairy cows the state could consume about 24,975,000 bushels annually, based on 1910 census yields. The National Dairy Show in Chicago runs October 24 to November 2 featuring cattle machinery instructors and practical demonstrations.
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Hunstker
Department of Dairy Husbandry
Purdue
Indiana
Chicago
Adv
Haverhill Shoeman Wins Patents For Vegetable Fiber Shoes
A Haverhill Mass shoeman has patented a vegetable fiber for vamps and tops used in shoes. A few pairs have been made, claiming the material as a leather substitute suitable for warm weather as it is woven and breathable, with waterproof properties asserted by the inventor.
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Haverhill
Mass
First Woman Police Officer Appointed in Baltimore
Miss Mary Steele Harvey becomes the first woman named as a Baltimore police officer. The legislature created five police matrons with full powers, and Harvey is the first of the group to be appointed.
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Mary Steele Harvey
Baltimore
Miss Harvey
Clergyman Testifies to Dodds Kidney Pills Relief
Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pennsylvania suffered dropsy for a year with swollen limbs dizziness and cold extremities. After using 65 boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling vanished and he felt well again. He remains convinced of the remedy and invites correspondence through Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo New York. The advertisement offers 50 cent boxes and free household hints music and recipes.
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Edmund Heslop
Wigton
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
Business for Father
A daughter of a physician tells her mother to visit their new neighbor. She argues the neighbor has three scrawny children and a mother who does not look strong, implying they need assistance or support from the family.
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Fairmount Park
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Fisher
Seattle
Maryland
John Cook
Marinette
Fire and Police Commission
A. E. Schwittag
American Electric Railway Association
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Portland
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
McNamaras
Ortie E. McManigal
McManigal
Panama
Panama Canal
Charles W. Miller
Edward Clark
Ray Pfanschmidt
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Blanche Pfanschmidt
Emma Kaempen
Pere Marquette
Grand Rapids
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John D. Archbold
Waters
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Marshall Favors
Greenfield
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E. Heslop
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H. T. Caldwell
Hubert Remedy CO
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