Night Riders Murder Prominent Tennessee Attorneys at Reelfoot Lake
In Tennessee, Col. R. Z. Taylor and Capt. Quinton Rankin, leading Trenton lawyers, were seized by masked Night Riders at Walnut Log after a dispute over fishing rights at Reelfoot Lake. Rankin was hanged and shot. Taylor vanished after being taken away, with Governor Patterson posting a $10,000 reward.
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Union City
Tenn
R. Z. Taylor
Quinton Rankin
Trenton
Ward
Walnut Log
Captain Rankin
Colonel Taylor
Patterson
Reelfoot Lake
West Tennessee Land Company
Obion
Lake Counties
Tennessee
Land Company
Taylor
Mr. Ward
Sid Waddell
Colonel Taylor and Captain Rankin
Europe Waits For Her Debutant Miss Ethel Roosevelt
London notes high society buzzing over Miss Ethel Roosevelt debuting in Washington on December 28. English aristocracy eagerly anticipates the 1910 visit of President Roosevelt, Mrs Roosevelt, and their daughter likely joining the party after their African hunting trip.
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London
Ethel Roosevelt
Washington
England
Roosevelt
Woman Draws First Number in Tripp County Opening
Miss May A Messer of Nennebec South Dakota won the first number in the Tripp county land opening. She is 32, lives with her parents on a farm four miles from town. Her application was mailed from Presho South Dakota and sworn to by a notary in Presho.
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Dallas
S. D
Tripp
May A. Messer
Nennebec
Presho
8. D
Steam Pipe Burst Kills Three Aboard Maggie Marshall
Special Chief Engineer John Peterson and three assistants were killed when a steam pipe burst in the engine room of the Maggie Marshall, a steam barge from Manistee, midlake off Kenosha Wisconsin late Monday night.
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Kenosha
Wis
John Peterson
Maggie Marshall
Manistee
Midlake
Letters Obtained From Archbold Files Stolen
Collier's Weekly reports that John D. Archbold Standard Oil letters involving Senator Foraker and others were stolen by an Archbold office employee and sold to Hearst papers via a Standard Oil messenger. The pair reportedly earned just over $12,000 from the sale.
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New York
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil
Senator Foraker
Sibley
W. R. Hearst
Archbold
Hearst
Standard Oil Company
Collier’s Weekly
Leap to Save Honor Ends in Tragic Fall
Evansville Indiana report of 17 year old Ethel Logsdon waitress at the Wellington Hotel who refused assault fled from a hotel room. She jumped from a third story window to the street and died. The assailant fled as outraged boarders pursued him.
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Evansville
Ind
Ethel Logsdon
Wellington
Chandler
St. Mary’s Hospital
Miss Logsdon
Duel on Red Star liner ends with stabbing and death
On the Kroonland from Antwerp and Dover a fight over a passenger woman led Heinrich Miller to stab Nicholas Trausch. Miller then leapt into the English Channel as Trausch died after sinking below the deck as Captain Doxrud halted the vessel.
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New York
Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina
Red Star
Kroonland
Antwerp
Dover
English Channel
Heinrich Miller
Nicholas Trausch
Luxemburg
Susanna Roob
Miller
Trausch
Doxrud
Wigny
Indian Fight in Montana Leaves Four Flatheads Dead
A telegraph from Ovando Montana reports Deputy Warden C B Peyton and assistant Herman Rudolph killed in a clash with Flathead Indians near Holland's Prairie on Swan River. Peyton aimed to arrest hunters and deer violators. Indians fired first, prompt return fire killed Yellowhead and three others. Squaws escaped.
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Missoula
Mont
Ovando
Powell County
C. B. Peyton
Peyton
Herman Rudolph
Holland’s Prairie
Swan River
Rudolph
Yellowhead
Squaws
Roosevelt to Become Outlook Associate Editor After Presidency
President Roosevelt signs a contract to serve as associate editor for the Outlook after leaving the White House on March 4. He will cover political and economic topics and will be paid 30000 dollars annually, with the Scribner African travel contract remaining in effect.
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New York
Roosevelt
The
Outlook
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Cold Wave Grips Central Europe in October Sweep
Berlin reports the coldest October on record since 1866 with temperatures 7 to 15 degrees below freezing. Silesia records heavy snow amid the frosty spell sweeping central Europe.
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Berlin
Central
Europe
Silesia
Revival in US industry shown by manufacturers survey
American Industries, a National Association of Manufacturers publication, reports from 3,000 members that conditions are improving across sectors. Iron and steel show strong gains with 70 percent calling conditions good, while machinery and agricultural implements also post solid increases and optimistic future prospects prevail.
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New York
American Industries
National Association of Manufacturers
Association
Taft Predicted to Win 298 Electoral Votes
New York special reports in Success Magazine forecast Taft will secure 298 electoral votes, 56 above the 242 needed, with Bryan at 161 and 24 votes deemed doubtful. The prediction relies on 15,000 auxiliary subscribers’ insights and highlights likely outcomes in doubtful states.
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New York
Bryan
Success Magazine
Board of Life
Taft
Washington statue thrown into lake by rowdies
In Lugano Switzerland during the night a bronze George Washington statue atop a quay monument was removed and believed hurled into the lake by rowdies. Local residents express outrage at the vandalism.
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Lugano
Switzerland
George Washington
Quite a Fishy Tale in London Cable
A steamship Cleopatra arrives from the North Sea for Billingsgate market with a monstrous fish over a ton in weight. The giant, 16 feet long with a 7 foot girth, appears to be a shark and is among a large cargo of fish.
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London
Cable
North Sea
Billingsgate
Aeroplanes to Cost $500 in Ten Years Say Butler
English balloonist Frank Hedges Butler predicts that within a decade aircraft will be affordable at about $500. He spoke after returning from Le Mans where he flew in a Wright aircraft.
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London
Frank Hedges Butler
le Mans
Wilbur Wright
King Accepts Duke of Abruzzi Marriage Plans
Court circles report King granted consent to the marriage of the Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins and preparations for the wedding are underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Attempt on Priest at Altar Sparks Chicago Church Alarm
An attacker tried to shoot Rev. J. K. Fielding, pastor of Corpus Christi Church, during Sunday services. After firing twice in the Sunday school hallway and knocking down several children, the man fled into the street and escaped.
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Chicago
J. K. Fielding
Corpus Christi
Night riders warn ginners in Livingston Parish
In Walker Iowa a warning from alleged night riders reaches all ginners in Livingston parish. They are told not to gin any more cotton until the price reaches 15 cents. The notice prompts concern over price-driven coercion in cotton processing.
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Walker
Livingston Parish
Final Swing Begins Lincoln Nebraska Special
W. J. Bryan launched his final national tour begun Sunday departing Lincoln for St Louis and the eastern states as part of a sweeping campaign swing through the country.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. . J. Bryan
St. Louis
East
Sleeman and Paramour Die in Omaha Tragedy
Omaha Special reports Sewell Sleuman a prominent grain dealer and Eva Hart were found dead with bullet wounds after Sleuman messaged his brother that danger was near. Sleuman controlled Nebraska Iowa elevators and bucket shops while Eva Hart planned to leave him for a better life.
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Omaha
Neb
Sewell Sleuman
Sleuman
Eva Hart
West
Nebraska
Iowa
Chicago Board of Trade
Miss Hart
Hastings
Admiral Sperry Sees Friendship With Japan Deepen in Yokohama
Admiral Sperry visits Yokohama aboard the Connecticut as the American fleet is greeted with grand salutes and citizen welcomes. Japanese officials host dinners and a lantern parade lights the harbor while two thousand schoolchildren sing the national anthem and both nations reaffirm peaceful intents.
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Yokohama
Cable
American Asiatic Association
Connecticut
Mikasa
Gero Ijuin
Sperry
M. Mato
Admiral Sperry
Sufu
Managawa
America
Japan
Roosevelt to Visit London in 1910
The Times reports President Roosevelt will travel to England after his African trip, deliver the Romanes lecture at Oxford, and receive the honorary degree of D. C. L. for the university’s commemorations, a honor Oxford has also given Emperor William.
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Teddy
London
the Times
Roosevelt
England
Oxford
William
Man Dying Heroically Raises Flag in Carlisle Reunion
J George Spangenberg a totally blind retired merchant died of heart disease while flying the Stars and Stripes from his residence window in Carlisle Pennsylvania during a Grand Army veterans reunion for Southern Pennsylvania.
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Carlisle
J. George Spangenberg
Grand Army Veterans of
Pennsylvania
Typhoon Devastation Reported in Amoy China
Chang Chow dispatches report more than 300 people killed in Amoy by Thursday typhoon. Native accounts indicate widespread destruction and loss of life in the city and surrounding areas.
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Amoy
China
Cable
Chang Chow
Fires Devastate Northern Michigan Killing Dozens
A massive forest fire in Metz township, Presque Isle County, Michigan, killed 15 in a derailed relief train and left scores of people missing or burned. The blaze swept 10 towns, burned farmhouses, and halted Upper Peninsula copper mining as dense smoke choked lakes navigation.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Metz Township
Presque Isle County
Lower Peninsula
Metz
Foster
John Konieczny
R. S. Richards
Bay City
Upper Lakes
Upper Peninsula
Creation of Christian Science Monitor Daily Paper
The Christian Science Publishing Society announces a new daily paper named the Christian Science Monitor. It pledges real news in a clean wholesome manner with no sensationalism and aims to serve homes that cherish purity and refinement.
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Boston
The
Christian Science Sentinel
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
Albanian Crown Hope Tied to Duke of the Abruzzi
An Albanian leader in Rome proposes offering the throne of Albania to the Duke of the Abruzzi if independence from Turkey is discussed at the powers conference. The plan cites his explorer record and naval command as suitable for leading Albania though the nation remains tribal and unruly.
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Rome
Turkey
Albania
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Katherine Wikins
Europe
America
Balkans
Thorne Writ Over Speech Urging Unemployed Action
A writ issued against William James Thorne, Social Democratic MP, for inciting breach of the peace by calling on the unemployed to rush baker shops rather than endure hunger during a London speech.
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Thorne
London
Cable
William James Thorne
Persian despair over constitution amid Shah crisis
Odessa reports Iftikhan-Ul of the Tabriz Parlace in an interview stating Persians will not have a constitution unless the Shah is killed and a national party wins. The radical stance underscores rising tension in the region and calls for decisive political change.
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Odessa
Iftikhan-Ula
Tabriz
Death by pistol wound ends Walnut Ridge smoking rule
Marvin Burchfield, 19, was killed after arguing with Perry Hoover over smoking at a social event in Walnut Ridge. A rule in the Arkansas town forbids such behavior by men in the presence of women, and Burchfield’s death serves as a warning.
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Memphis
Tenn
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Marvin Burchfield
Burchfield
Perry Hoover
Emperor’s Rescript Urges Peace and Global Friendship
The Yokohama Cable prints an imperial rescript countersigned by Premier Katsura. The Emperor says the East and West depend on each other for mutual welfare and to cultivate friendship with other nations. He calls for unity with other countries to advance industry and honor ancestral traditions.
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Yokohama
Katsura
Sudden Packard Plunges Into Norwalk Poorhouse Porch
A. R. Proal Jr. of New York City rode an 8000 dollar Packard touring car toward the poorhouse in South Norfolk Connecticut when the steering gear failed on the turnpike. The vehicle vaulted a brook cleared a wall and crashed onto the porch of the town poorhouse.
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Norfolk
Conn
A. R. Proal, Jr
New York City
Norwalk
Connecticut Turnpike
Wool firm offers 100000 policy on Bryan election
Sigmund Silberman of Silberman Bros. wool dealers offers a premium of 10000 for a 100000 election policy against Bryan. The Chicago firm is a major western wool trader handling 25000000 pounds annually and holding about 10000000 pounds stock over the election.
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Chicago
Sigmund Silberman
Silberman Bros
Bryan
West
Two Die in Shirley Fire in Indiana Business District
Victor C. Pryor aged 20 and his wife aged 30 died in a fire that gutted part of Shirley Indiana's business section. Rescuers found their bones among the ruins. Twenty seven business houses were destroyed, with total losses estimated at sixty five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley, Ind
Victor C. Pryor
Shirley
Topsy Actress Mrs George C Howard Dies in Cambridge
Mrs George C Howard longtime actress and original Topsy in Uncle Tom's Cabin passes away at her Cambridge home. Born Caroline E Fox in Boston in 1829 she gained fame in the theater world.
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Topsy
Boston
George C. Howard
Cambridge
Caroline E. Fox
Duke of Abruzzi to sail for United States
The duke of the Abruzzi will shortly leave for the United States, a move confirmed though household members remain reserved about the trip. He has recently bought several costly jewelry items.
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Abruzzi
Turin
United States
Canal Seeks 35 Million Dollar Isthmian Fund
Special Congress will be asked to appropriate 35 million dollars for Isthmian Canal work in fiscal year 1910 if War Department approves the commission estimates. The present year's appropriation totals 27 million dollars.
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Washington
Congress
Isthmian Canal
Commission
War Department
Perished in Snowstorm
Denver specials report six accidental deaths traceable to the Colorado snowstorm Saturday night into Sunday. Seven persons sustained serious injuries in railroad collisions and from contact with live wires.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Massive jack rabbit drive nets ten thousand kills in California
In Los Angeles, Special Ranchers of Southern California organized one of the Wests largest jack rabbit drives. Within fifty seven minutes more than 10,000 rabbits were killed to protect crops.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Riot in Azambuja Municipal Riot Ends in Many Deaths
In Azambuja a riot during municipal election primaries between monarchists and republicans left 23 dead or mortally wounded and 40 seriously wounded. Lisbon officials reported the violence as crowds clashed and violence erupted in the streets as ballots were cast.
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Lisbon
Azambuja
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