Peace Hopes Soaring in Europe Crisis
Reports from storm centers in the near east say a friendly solution to the European crisis is possible. Servia seems aligned with other interested states as Montenegro eyes peace while Russian envoy Iswolsky meets British officials in London seeking a settlement.
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British Foreign Office
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Charles Hardinge
Grey
Sir Edward
Asquith
Sir Edward Grey
Great Britain
Russia
Sexton Chosen President of Three Eye League
M H Sexton of Rock Island was elected president at the Three Eye Baseball League meeting in Chicago. He sought 1400 salary and clubs agreed to 1400 with a 1600 monthly cap. Loftus of Dubuque will stay as chief executive until January.
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Ill
M. H. Sexton
Rock Island
Three Eye Baseball League
Sherman House
Sexton
Loftus
Dubuque
Extra Tigers Win Over Cubs in World Series
Detroit and Chicago traded runs as the Tigers defeated the Cubs in a high scoring game in Chicago. Pfiester and Kling pitched for Chicago with Mullin and Thomas behind Detroit’s offense delivering key RBIs and doubles.
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CUBS
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Ill
Pfiester
Kling
Detroit
Mullin
Thomas
Mine Workers in Anthracite District Set Demands
Convention of United Mine Workers of America in Scranton opens to draft new contract demands before the three year agreement ends. An eight hour day for all employees is among the principal aims to be presented to coal operators.
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Scranton
United Mine Workers of America
Ballon Conqueror Crashs in 4000 Foot Fall
The international balloon race from Schmargendorf produced a dramatic accident as the American balloon Conqueror with A. Holland Forbes and Augustus Post plummeted 2000 feet before the torn silk opened like a parachute. They escaped with slight injuries as the basket struck a house roof. Twenty three balloons competed before 80,000 spectators.
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Lieut. Voghmann
Taft Campaign Appeals To Ohio Voters In Key Speech
Washington Court House Ohio Oct 12 Judge Taft told residents of Morrow and later here his voice is strong for the three weeks of campaigning. He urged a republican over democratic rule as crowds signaled no desire for change. Reported from Cincinnati and Des Moines Iowa show other campaign plans and speakers in various towns. Hoke Smith dates canceled for Iowa.
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Oskaloosa
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Albia
Congress
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Dan Hamilton
Hamilton
Hoke Smith
Council Bluffs
J. J. Hughes
National Committee
Smith
Adair
Atlantic
Missouri Valley
Logan
Hang Two Negroes in Mississippi Mob Executes Lynching
In Lula Mississippi a mob of men dragged brothers Joe and Frank Davis to limbs by the depot and hanged them dead before officials and onlookers. They were accused of shooting Conductor J. C. Kendall who was guarding a special train heading to Booker T. Washington's speech. Kendall survived paralysis and was taken to Memphis for care. A third man is being hunted.
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Miss
Joe
Frank Davis
J. C. Kendall
Yazoo
Kendall
Memphis
Elkins Denies Nonexistent Engagement With Duke of Abruzzi
Pittsburg Pa Oct 12 Senator Stephen B Elkins insists there was no engagement between Katharine Elkins and the Duke of Abruzzi and says his wife could not have given an interview to deny what does not exist.
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Pittsburg
Associated Press Today
Stephen B. Elkins
Katherine Elkins
Duke of
Abruzzi
Wife of Hayti’s President Dies After Illness
Port Au Prince Hayti Oct 12 Madame Nord Alis wife of the aged president of Hayti died today after a short illness.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Madame Nord Alis
Company C Athletic Association Annual Meeting Tonight
The annual meeting of Company C Athletic Association will be held at the Armory this evening. Reports will be read and officers elected. Plans for the coming year will be discussed and the advisability of forming several basketball teams will be considered.
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Company C Athletic Association
Reverend Jans Returns From Missionary Meetings
Pastor J Jans of the German Evangelical church returns home from Kahoka Missouri after attending a missionary meeting and the district conference at Lowden Iowa last week.
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J. Jans
German Evangelical Church
Kahoka
Lowden
Thaws Dream Shattered as Court Recommits to Matteawan
Justice Mills in White Plains commits Harry K. Thaw to Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane. He remains there pending a decision by the Court of Appeals on whether he is entitled to a jury hearing on his sanity.
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N. Y
Justice Mills
Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Thaw
Matteawan
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States convenes in Washington
The Supreme Court of the United States opened in Washington, D.C. at noon with twenty one new bar members admitted. No official business occurred before the court adjourned for the customary call on the president.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States
Patrolman Widman Killed by Burglars in Waterloo
Waterloo, Iowa patrolman Fred P. Widman was shot twice while confronting burglars near a bicycle shop. He died the following afternoon after returning fire. a $200 reward was posted by Mayor Doty with more rewards for convictions as police and detectives pursue leads.
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Fred P. Widman
Doty
Sheriff's Department
Widman
Parliament Opens Autumn Session in London
The autumn session of the British parliament opened in London today with formal ceremony as members gathered to begin the new legislative term.
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London
Oet
Gompers Calls Labor's Duty in Campaign
President Gompers of the AFL issues a circular saying labor remains principled not partisan to a party. He accuses the Republican ticket of pushing despotic government via the judiciary and contrasts it with Democrats who would place government by law in the people.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Labor
Republican Party
Democratic Party
England Regains Pro Sculling Championship Title
London Oct 12 Ernest Barry of London won back the professional sculling championship of England after ten years in Australia. He defeated George Towns of Australia by a length and a half over a course of 44 1/2 miles.
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London
Australia
England
Ernest Barry
George Townse
Foreign Missions Dominant Topic at Churches of Christ Conference
In New Orleans on October 12 the International Missionary conference of the Churches of Christ focused on foreign missions. Mission study classes, reports and addresses filled the busy program as attendees discussed global outreach and support.
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Missionary Conference — of the Churches of Christ
New Orleans
International Missionary Conference of the Churches of Christ
Special session of board of supervisors in court house
The board of supervisors will meet in the auditor's office at the courthouse on Thursday October 15 for matters of importance to come before the session.
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Board of Supervisors
Court House
Hero of Two Wars Dies After Long Life of Service
S R Chase aged 99 in Muscatine county Iowa died at 9 45 am at his son C E Chases home 317 East Fifth Street He lived through the Mexican War and the Civil War earning the title colonel in the first conflict and serving with the famed grey beard regiment in the second His death ends a long life of military service and local prominence.
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S. R. Chase
C. E. Chase
East Fifth Street
Muscatine County
Mr. Chase
Greybeard
Militia Guard Jail in Spartanburg After Mob Violence
Three militia companies guard the Spartanburg jail as warrants are issued for alleged mob leaders. Three suspects were detained yesterday afternoon while soldiers served warrants. Four wounded individuals are reported improving and Miss Dempsey, injured by a shooter named Irby, shows signs of recovery.
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Spartansburg
S. C
Dempsey
Irby
Negro Shot to Death by Mob in Empire Georgia
In Empire Georgia on October 12 a mob seized Henry White a Black man from the Younger jail about 5 am Sunday and shot him to pieces. He had allegedly threatened Thomas Allen and his wife the day before and fired at them after prompting another Black man to join him. the latter refused and White opened fire on the Allen home but missed.
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Empire
Thomas Allen
Henry White
Younger
Allens
Allen
Weekend Forecast for Iowa and Illinois
Fair weather with rising temperatures tonight and Tuesday. Sunrise at 5 56, sunset at 5 16, moonrise at 7 16.
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