Horrible Holocaust in Northern Forest Fires
Detroit dispatch reports 17 killed on Metz relief train with 15 corpses found in a burned gondola car. Other sources put deaths at 20 and claim a relief train from Hawks to Metz burned. town of Metz and Presque Isle county forest fires surge.
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Detroit
Mich
Journal
Millersburg
Metz
Cicero
Arthur Lee
John Nowicki
Alpena
Presque Isle County
Hawks
East Tawas
Governor A B Cummings to Speak in Columbus Junction
Governor A B Cummings will deliver the first Taft and Sherman campaign speech in Columbus Junction Iowa on Saturday afternoon. A large crowd is expected as the governor speaks about the Dry There movement and political issues of the campaign.
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Iowa
Columbus Junction
Taft
Sherman
Ernor A. B. Cummings
Towns Wiped Out By Forest Fires In Wisconsin
Forest fires rage across Marinette county destroying Pound and Packard towns and threatening Holmes Junction Wagner Kosh Coll and others. In Calumet Michigan high winds revive Upper Michigan blazes endangering property. Sault Ste Marie also reports fires reaching city limits and Brambley area danger including dynamite stores.
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Marinette
Wis
Marinette County
Pound
Packard
Holmes Junction
Wagner
Kosh
Coll
Calumet, Mich
Upper Michigan
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Chippewa County
Brambley
Castro Issues Orders For Traitors Shot On Capture
President Castro declares that members of any revolutionary movement started during the blockade of Venezuelan ports will be immediately shot if captured. He responds to rumors that rebels plan to use Dutch guns to overthrow his government.
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Cascaras
Castro
Colored Baptists Back Taft in Ohio Conference
The Ohio conference of colored Baptists unanimously endorsed Taft on October 16 with Women’s Missionary delegates joining without dissent. In Springfield a Bryan club of six hundred members formed that night by Negro voters led by Black soldiers formerly stationed at Brownsville.
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Baptists
Taft
Brownsville
Bryan Club
Dayton
Ohio Conference of Colored Baptists
Springfield
Sioux feared uprising over dead in Fort Yates cemetery
Word from St Paul reports an outbreak of Sioux at Fort Yates North Dakota if the government moves all Indian dead from the military cemetery to Keokuk. The notice underscores the tension surrounding the planned removal and burial relocations.
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St. Paul, Minn
Fort Yates
North Dakota
Keokuk
Unexpected Delay in Arrival of American Fleet
An unexpected delay in the arrival of the American fleet off the southern Japanese coast disrupts Yokohama and Tokio plans for a grand reception. The stormy weather forces cancellations and the postponement of Saturday’s program.
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Yokohama
Tokio
Democratic Congressional Fund Publicized Contributions
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a list showing 1600 plus contributions totaling 12,744 dollars. Including smaller gifts brings the overall total to about twenty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Ill
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Tokyo Fleet Arrives awaited as Yankton sightings hailed
In Tokio special editions honor a soon arriving fleet on Saturday. Newspapers praise America and friendship with the United States. The gunboat Yankton, forerunner of the fleet, has been sighted.
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Tokio
America
Explosion at Ingleside quarry kills six in Colorado
Six people died and twenty one were injured in a dynamite explosion at the Ingleside limestone quarry near Fort Collins Colorado. The victims include Japanese and Mexican workers. The blast occurred yesterday and prompted immediate emergency response. Local authorities investigated the cause as residents mourned the loss.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Ingleside
Country is Waiting Dispatches Indicate Cautious Posture
New York Oct 16 dispatches suggest modest market activity with no major moves before the election. Analysts note the prevailing sentiment is to defer significant undertakings until after voting concludes.
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New York
N. Y
Dun
Lumber Co Sued on Insurance Policy Claim
The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford filed suit in district court against the South Muscatine Lumber company for 275.05 alleging two policies covered losses at the planing mill and the saw mill. Cook and Dodge represent the plaintiff.
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Travelers’ Insurance Company of
Hartford, Conn
South
Iowa City Lutherans may call Rev. H. F. Martin
Iowa City English Lutherans consider Rev. H. F. Martin of Muscatine for their pastor. He will preach Sunday and the congregation will vote soon on his candidacy along with other Iowa clergymen. The missionsfest of the German Lutheran church occurs Sunday October 18 with Rev. Julius Doden of Wilton Junction among speakers.
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Iowa City
H. F. Martin
Muscatine
Martin
Julius Doden
Wilton Junction
Police chase bicycle thefts at university and coach
Police battle a wave of bicycle thefts without locating the culprits. Three wheels have been recovered, while two remain missing, owned by Coach Marc Catlin of the Iowa eleven and E. H. Ellsworth, superintendent of construction at the university.
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Iowa City
Marc Catlin
Iowa Eleven
E. H. Ellsworth
University
Typhoon Destroys Shipside Barracks at Amoy
Amoy reports a typhoon yesterday demolished many buildings prepared to receive officers and men of the American battleship fleet. The storm disrupted operations and damaged the harbor area.
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Amoy
Committeeman Hart Sued Over Usury Damages
Andrew G. Gilbert sues Er nest E Hart republican national committeeman and First National Bank president for 17 194 dollars claiming 8597 in usury on a 13339 loan and seeks twice the amount plus 25000 in damages for defamation. Hart declines to comment.
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Council Bluff S
Council Bluffs
Ernest E. Hart
Iowa
First National Bank
Andrew G. Gilbert
Gilbert
Hart
Fire destroys docks and rail offices in Chicago blaze
Property valued at nearly a million dollars was lost when a fire consumed the International Salt docks and the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway offices at the 108th street bridge over the Calumet River. Fifty freight cars were wrecked in the blaze.
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Chicago, Ill
International Salt Company
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
108Rd Street
Calumet River
Delray Salt Co Alleged Rail Rate Violation Filed
Delray Salt Company of Detroit files a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging violation of the Interstate Commerce Act. The charge cites refusal by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie lines to grant through salt rates from Washburn Wisconsin to transfer stations.
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Delray Salt Co
Detroit
Mich
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Pioneer Iowa City resident Ellen Schneider dies at 72
Mrs. Ellen Schneider, 72, a pioneer of Iowa City, has died after more than fifty years of residence. She is survived by four daughters and a son. The funeral will be held in Cosgrove, Iowa, Saturday morning from St. Mary’s church.
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Iowa City
Ellen Schneider
Cosgrove
St. Mary's Church
Tucker wife abandonment charge withdrawn in Chicago
Mrs. William F. Tucker, through counsel, withdrew the charge of wife abandonment filed against her husband. Attorney Pearson said the case was quashed in municipal court to clear the way for grand jury action.
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Tucker
Council
Chicago
William F. Tucker
Pearson
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
William Randolph Hearst
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Douglas County
Nebraska
Hearst
Seattle
New York
Stewart
Dawson backs Walter Smith for Speaker in Lyons
In Clinton Iowa on October 16 Congressman A F Dawson announced he would support Walter I Smith of Iowa for Speaker of the next House. The remark, made at a Lyons meeting with Smith present, was met with enthusiastic applause and undercuts Democratic opposition to Cannon.
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Clinton
Iowa
A. F. Dawson
Lyons
Walter I. Smith
House of Representatives
Dawson
Joe Cannon
Cannon
Smith
Taft Tours South In Warm Southern Welcome
Taft began a Tennessee visit with a large reception of both Democrats and Republicans who back Taft. He urged continued tariff protection benefits for the South and attacked Bryan on bank deposit guarantees, warning of financial instability and bank failures. A Nebraska debate on deposit guarantees followed with Rep. Hitchcock and banker Henry W. Yates weighing the Oklahoma law.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tait
Taft
South
Bryan
Lexington
Oklahoma
Ofessmith’s
Omaha
Neb
G. M. Hitchcock
Henry W. Yates
Nebraska National Bank
Bank Deposit Guaranty
Yates
Hitchcock
Gould's Income Shrinks as Divorce Case Moves Forward
In New York on October 16 Howard Gould testified his income fell from 600000 to 400000 a year amid a weak business climate and he has lost 300000 this year. His counsel argued before Justice Bischoff against Mrs Catherine Clemmons Gould seeking higher alimony from 25000 to 120000 annually.
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New York
Howard Gould
Justice Bischoff
Catherine Clemmons Gould
Gould
Elks Plan Club House At Iowa City For Over Twenty Thousand
The Iowa City Elks will build a club house with costs exceeding $20,000. The contract has been awarded to Alderman J. J. Hotz.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Elks
J. J. Hotz
Japs to Welcome Woman's Word Is U S Fleet Unneeded
Tokio Oct 16 American fleet of 16 battleships and escort vessels will enter Yokohama harbor Oct 17 to begin a week of engagements. Welcoming ceremonies include flags shown together and many officials visiting ships. A new era in U S Japan relations is foretold.
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U.S
Tokio
Hachiogiyama
Yokohama
Japan
Atlantic Seaboard
Anchorage
Dougherty
Admiral Sperry
Yokohama Bund
Hashi
Sperry
Kamagawa
Delirious man ends life in Belmond Montague case
Delirious with typhoid fever Belmond M. Montague, 39, of Marshalltown Ia, cut his throat with a piece of 21455 lac. pight and died today. The event occurred in Delirious condition as reports note.
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Marshalltown
Belmond M. Montague
Goode Dentes Story From American Farmer Publisher
Solon Goode publisher of the American Farmer denies a Hitchcock accusation that he sought cash to suppress an article attacking Taft's religion. He says court proceedings will be started. Indianapolis, Indiana noting the claim and forthcoming action.
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American Farmer
Indianapolis
Ind
Solon Goode
The
Hitchcock
Taft
Weather Summary for Illinois and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with cooler conditions in the northwest. Fair tonight with warmer temperatures in the south on Saturday and likely continued warm weather overall. Sunrise at 6 03 a m and sunset at 6 09 p m with moonrise at 10 22 p m.
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Alpena, Mich
George Boston
Bay City
Posen
Albert B. Cummins
Ohio
Democratic Congressional Fund
Hartford Concern
Davenport
Attys
Pioneer
Wawson
Walter Smith
AFT
Dixie
Hits Bank
Tennessee
Solid South
Him
Haskell
Tion
Goode Dentes
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