Thirteen Killed in Two Collisions on Western Roads
Historic New Orleans crash leaves seven dead and twenty injured as an engine plows into two coaches of the Northeastern line near Littlewood. Fire follows. relief trains rush to the wreck with doctors and nurses aiding survivors.
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New Orleans & Northeastern
Tank
Littlewood
New Orleans & Great Northern
Great Northern
Chas. Routh
Alton
William Martin
Slidell
George Folesson
Lowry
Chicago
TJ. Ottaway
Henry Tartleton
Covington
Machine Tre
Cheyenne
Woo
Union Parisie Extra Freicht
Borde
Cheyennne
Debated Emperor William Interview Hailed as Flawed Advisers Blamed
Berlin November 11 The Reichstag crowded as I nterpellations on conversations with Emperor William published in the London Telegraph were discussed. Baron Gamp faulted advisers for the emperor s plight while Chancellor von Buelow failed to rally support. All parties blamed the emperor amid a widening clash over accountability to parliament.
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The
Reichstag
William
London Telegraph
Baron Gamp
Bismarck
London
von Buelow
Canld
Payne Reappointed Ways and Means Chairman Leads Tariff Reform
Serena B. Payne is reelected and will again chair the Ways and Means Committee in the House. He plans major tariff reform efforts with a large staff of clerks and tariff experts, and has spent decades studying tariff policy.
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Auburn
N. Y
Serena B. Payne
Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Payne
Republican
Stantly
Congress
Clarkson Named President of Iowa Society in New York
James S. Clarkson surveyor of the port is slated as the new president of the Iowa society in New York. A nominations committee proposes George F. Parker as first vice president and Judge John F. Dillon as second vice president with William R. Huntington as secretary and treasurer.
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New York
James S. Clarkson
Iowa Society
Samuel Strauss
C. W. Huntington
Col. H. L. Swords
William A. Jones
W. E. Crosby
John F. Murray
Michael J. Morris
George F. Parker
John F. Dillon
Church Seeks 1.5 Million for Mission Work
The Methodist Episcopal Church general committee on foreign missions in St. Louis adjourned after appealing for funds and apportioning 1.5 million dollars to conferences and charges for 1909.
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St. Louis
General Committee of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lower Tariff is Necessary Says Henry Clews
Henry Clews, speaking before the Indianapolis Bankers Association, urged tariff revision. He argued that lowering the present tariff is essential for manufacturing and foreign trade, though reductions should be gradual over three to six months to allow importers to clear existing stocks. He warned against radical cuts that could disrupt trade.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Bankers’ Association
Henry Clews
New York
Sunday Wars With The Devil Tonight In Ottumwa
Billy Sunday faces a clash with Molnar's play The Devil at the Grand opera house in Ottumwa Iowa Sunday evening. Manager Jersey battles Sunday by invitation and Mayor T J Phillips opposes the evangelist with scriptural rebuke.
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Ottumwa
Billy Sunday
Molnar
Grand Opera House
Jersey
Tabernacle
T. J. Phillips
Audit of G. O. P. Committee Books Underway
Des Moines delegates Devitt Adler and Head audit the Republican state committee accounts. State Chairman Franke reports about 20000 dollars handled, with bills not yet classified. They praise district election results with Dawson and Kendall winning.
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Des Moines
James A. Devitt
E. P. Adier
M. M. Head
Franke
Devitt
Adler
Dawson
Kendall
National Grange Convenes With Cotton Slogan Upheld
Representatives from 28 states attend the National Grange session in Washington with former New Hampshire governor Bachelder presiding and the slogan Cotton Must Go Up. In New Orleans delegates to the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union also open a convention urging higher cotton prices for about two million southern cotton farmers.
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National Grange of Patrons of Husbandry
Bachelder
New Hampshire
the Grange
New Orleans
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union
South
Rumor of Dividend Boost in Harriman Lines Dismissed
In New York on November 11, stock prices for Harriman Pacific railroads fell sharply as traders speculated on an advance in dividends after rumors. By nightfall the rumors were denied and it was believed only regular dividends would be paid. Southern Pacific and Union Pacific directors announced their usual dividends.
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New York
N. Y
Harriman Pacific Railroads
Southern Pacific
Unicon Pacific
Boy Dies In Tenement Fire On Sidney Street
St Louis November event reports one boy killed and two others badly burned in a Sidney street tenement blaze. Property loss described as slight.
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St. Louis
Sidney Street
Dublin City Hall Council Chamber Destroyed by Fire
The council chamber of Dublin city hall was gutted by fire and the city hall itself narrowly escaped destruction. All paintings in the chambers including Daniel O Connell's portrait were destroyed.
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Dublin
Dublin City Hall
Council Chamber
Daniel O'Connell
Egan Vindicated by Sioux Falls Voters for County Attorney Win
George W. Egan, once disbarred and upheld by the state supreme court, won election as Minnehaha County attorney in Sioux Falls amid strong public support. He claimed political prejudice and a lawyers' trust targeted him, arguing the case showed a unique midwest response to his adversity.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
George W. Egan
Logan
Minnehaha County
State Supreme Court
Egan
Midwest
Herbert D. Hale Dies in New York of Nervous Disorder
Herbert Dudley Hale son of Rev. Edward Everett Hale a prominent New York architect died at his home after a nervous disorder. The obituary notes his status among the city's best known architects and cites the illness as the cause.
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New York
N. Y
Herbert Dudley Hale
Edward Everett Hale
Black Mailing Plot Exposed in Chicago Victim Fatality
Chicago, Nov. 11. J. Edwin Stein, named as the prospective victim in a blackmail plot, died by his own hand today. He is the son of David A. Stein, a wholesale clothier. Arrested in connection with the scheme were Charles Gerbaum Jacob Marooney and Joseph Rankin. The plan involved collecting information about Stein and extorting fifty thousand dollars from his father to prevent scandalous stories. A loud street quarrel yesterday reportedly exposed the conspiracy.
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Chicago
J. Edwin Stein
David A. Stein
Charles Gerbaum
Jacob Marooney
Joseph Rankin
Marooney
Stein
Revival preacher urges Bryan to become evangelist like Paul
Burlington Nov. 11 Rev French E Oliver leading a revival issued an open letter to William Jennings Bryan urging him to become an evangelist predicting he would be the equal of the Apostle Paul in stature and influence.
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Burlington
Kan
French E. Oliver
William Jennings Bryan
Paul
Women Equal in Right to Franchise Says Sherman
In Utica New York Vice President elect Sherman told the State Federation of Women's clubs that women are equally qualified with men to exercise the franchise if men grant it. The speech was delivered last night before the federation.
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Utica
WN. F
Mee
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sherman
Admiral Miller Dead In Philadelphia
Rear Admiral James M. Miller, governor of the United States Naval Home, died today in Philadelphia after a brief illness. He was 61 and had been appointed to the Navy from Missouri in 1863.
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Philadelphia
James M. Miller
United States Naval Home
Miller
Missouri
Water town grocer fined for juror contact in Illinois Central suit
East Waterloo grocer L P Sinnard was fined 50 dollars for contempt after he talked to a juror in the Ives vs Illinois Central Railway damage suit of 20 thousand dollars and attempted to influence him. The court warned citizens on duty to avoid interference with jurors.
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Illinois Central Railway Company
L. P. Sinnard
East Waterloo
Ransier
Ives
Illinois Central Railway
Iowan presides at reunion of Army of the Tennessee
The thirty-eighth annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee opened in St. Louis with over 100 survivors. Major General Granville M. Dodge of Council Bluffs chaired the session, committees were appointed, and a wreath was placed on General Sherman’s grave at Calvary Cemetery.
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Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Granville M. Dodge
Council Bluffs
Calvary Cemetery
Sherman
Crowds Attend Carmack Funeral in Tennessee City
Crowds gathered in Columbia to honor late Senator Edward Ward Carmack with simple funeral rites and Masonic burial honors. In Nashville the body was sent to Columbus, with the departure marked by union station scenes and prayers as Robin Cooper faces arrest for the street duel killing.
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Columbia, Tenn
Tennessee
Edward Ward Carmack
Carmack
Nashville
Tenn
Robin J. Cooper
Columbus
Union Station
Jesus
Ira Landreth
Robin Cooper
Friends of
Coopers
Tennesseean
Railroad Yard Master Shot in Kedzie Yards
Clarence O. Burton yard master for the Wabash railroad was killed by a gunman in Kedzie Avenue yards. He died in hospital with valuables undisturbed. Police attribute the murder to family troubles in Chicago.
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Chicago
Clarence O. Burton
Wabash Railroad
Kedzie Ave
Labor Leaders Ik Control of Power
Melbourne reports the Deakin ministry defeated in parliament after the government failed to advance radical measures. Fisher, the radical labor leader, will form a new cabinet following the division.
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Melbourne
Deaken
Fisher
Judge Fines Man Fifty For Contempt Over Juror Talk
A citizen told the court he spoke with a juror about the case and did not realize his act was an offense. The judge ruled ignorance of the law does not excuse and imposed a $50 contempt fine.
Drunken Frenzy Fatal Shootings in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids Michigan on November 11 Jacob Sikkem aged 32 shot his wife Cora twice at their home yesterday afternoon and then killed himself with a gunshot to the head. Cora Sikkem was said to have a slight chance for recovery.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Jacob Sikkem
Cora
Taft to Shape New Rules Course After Roosevelt Victory
Washington reports say Taft will lead a new policy framework while Roosevelt steps back to hunt tigers. Roosevelt endorses Taft quietly but will not push his methods. indorsements from Roosevelt will be scarce as Carnegie libraries in Senegambia.
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TAFT
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Carenegie
Senegambia
National Committee
Chicago
Roosevelt Era Talks Promise Action in Congress
With friendlier political powers, progressives expect quicker results from Congress. Speaker Cannon has opposed the president recently but now may show less hostility toward the Roosevelt poll. Continued on Page 190.
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Cannon
Roosevelt
Weather Outlook For Iowa And Illinois Tonight And Thursday
The forecast calls for continued cool conditions across Iowa and Illinois. Skies remain mostly fair with sunrise at 6 44 a m and sunset around 4 35 p m. Moonrise is expected at 7 14 p m.
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