Japanese Extend Welcome to Fleet in Orient
Tokio reports the American gunboat Yankton is missing near Yokohama after departing October 10 as Japan and U S leaders express welcome to the fleet. Prince Ito and other statesmen sign condolences praising the visit for friendship and peace. Amoy dispatch notes over 800 dead in Chang Chow from Thursday’s typhoon.
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Tokio
Japan
Olongepo
Yokohama
Associated Press
Prince Ito
Amoy
Chang Chow
Fire Ravages North Michigan Campgrounds and Towns
A Michigan fire toll rises to twenty seven with many areas still burning. Rogers City faces the greatest danger as crews race to save the town while other counties report destroyed farms logging camps and homes. Additional blazes in Indiana Nebraska and Wisconsin also cause extensive damage and loss.
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Alpena
Mich
Presque Isle County
Sheyboygan
Presque Isle
Alpena Alcona
Michigan
Posen
la Roque
Rogers City
Detroit
John Sezerski
Dust
Metz
Siebert
Wolf Creek
Knightstown
Ind
Shirley
Here
E. V. M. Pryor
Hurst
Henry Kemps
Governor Cumming Speaks to Packed Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction Iowa October 17 Special Governor Cumming addressed a capacity crowd in the opera house despite a failing voice. He attributed throat troubles to dust from Minnesota Missouri and Iowa while rallying support for the national ticket. Music by Grandview band and a male quartet accompanied the event. C A Carpenter introduced the governor with attendees from Wapello and Morning Sun present.
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Columbus Junction
Cumming
Minnesota
Missouri
Iowa
Grandview Band
C. A. Carpenter
Wapello
Morning Sun
Yale and Army Fight Draw Crowds at West Point
Nearly twelve thousand spectators packed the stands at West Point to watch Yale meet Army, though seating stretched only for eight thousand with extra standing room, leaving many attendees disappointed as the football game ended.
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West Point
N. Y
Yale
Army
Rock Island Fire Destroys Sash and Door Works and Lumber Yard
A major blaze in Rock Island Illinois destroyed two buildings of the Rock Island Sash and Door Works and eight million feet of lumber, affecting ten acres and leaving about 500 workers unemployed. Rail traffic halted. trains delayed. fire crews from Davenport and Moline assisted. cause under investigation.
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Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island Sash and Door Works
Sash and Door Concern
Rock Island Lumber Company
Rock Island Lumber Co
Davenport
Moline
Nichols
Sash and Door Company
Rock Island
Arsenal Island
Burlington
Milwaukee
Savannah
Grant Zimmerman
Muscatine Masons Attend Davenport Rite Reunion
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite co ordinate bodies in Davenport invite a Muscatine degree team to participate in the October 20 to 23, 1908 sessions. August E. Othmer will aid on Tuesday and Wednesday with the thirty first degree shown Friday at 2 pm. Listed officers include Arthur S. Lawrence and J. W. Eells among others.
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Muscatine
Arthur S. Lawrence
J. W. Eells
H. M. Dean
Isis
Harry Johnson
Nephythys
J. N. Elliott
F. H. Little
Police investigate man stalking and insulting women
Authorities review reports of a suspicious man following and insulting women in the streets during evenings. The alleged behavior includes making remarks and, on some occasions, escalating the actions. Officials are conducting an investigation.
Nonpartisan Vote Forecast From Success predicts Taft win
New York October 17. Success Magazine foresees Taft winning 298 electoral votes to Bryan 161 with 24 doubtful, based on input from 15 000 subscribers. The review asserts its nonpartisan stance and notes party distribution among states varies, with close states Missouri and Kentucky showing party parity.
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New York
Bryan
Success Magazine
Auxiliary Board of Life
Taft
Missouri
Kentucky
Cinder injures Rock Island brakeman in Cedar Rapids division
Louis Olsen of 999 East Ninth Street, a brakeman for the Rock Island railroad on the Cedar Rapids division, suffered severe eye pain after a cinder lodged in his right eye. Dr. H. Johnson Dean treated him. though the eye is badly swollen, officials do not expect loss of sight.
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Louis Olsen
East Ninth Street
Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapids
H. Johnson Dean
Political Pressure Drives Judge to Self Inflicted Death
Newark New Jersey October 17 Judge Howell of the criminal court shot himself in the head in the city park while awaiting his appearance. He faced political criticisms during the campaign and challenged his accusers to answer his questions. Chicago Illinois October 17 Arnold Leutgert brother of Adolph Leutgert the famed sausagemaker killed himself at Elgin Illinois yesterday after his brother's murder trial.
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Newark
N. J
Howell
Criminal Court
Chicago
Ill
Arnold Leutgert
Adolph L. Leutgert
Elgin
Rail Companies Sue Over October 28 Rate Cut Order
Five railroads filed suit in federal court in Chicago to block the interstate commerce commission from carrying out a rate reduction between the Mississippi River crossing and the Missouri River points. They claim the cut would cost millions annually and that the commission exceeded its authority.
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Chicago
Ill
Interstate Commerce Commission
German Balloonists Dead After North Sea Rescue
In Yarmouth England on October 17 the German balloon Hergesell was recovered from the North Sea. The two aeronauts are believed to have perished after their craft failed at sea.
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Yarmouth
England
Roosevelt Asks Citizen's Right
Washington D C Oct 17 The president refrains from interfering in elections but reserves the right to state facts about his connection with any man's acts in a White House statement issued today.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Taft Limns Bryan Limitations Across Southern States
Taft spoke in North Carolina and Tennessee stressing opposition to Bryan and urging votes for the Republican ticket. He argued North Carolina has capable leaders but would lose share in power under Democratic alignment, and he urged the South to align with Republican policies for material interests.
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Greensboro
N. C
Taft
Statesville
Salisbury
Highpoint
North Carolina
Bryan
Bristol
Tenn
Tennessee
South
Chattanooga
Hains Indicted in Murder Case by Flushing Grand Jury
New York October 17 indictments charge Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. and T Jenkins Hains with the murder of William E. Annis in August as presented by the Flushing New York grand jury.
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New York, N. Y
Peter C. Hains, Jr
T. Jenkins Hains
William E. Annis
Flushing, L. L
Missionary Conference Session Ends in Muscatine
The Interstate Conference of the American Sunday School Union closed its session at noon today with plans for further missionary work. Women spoke on the wife’s role, daily and monthly reports were mandated, and a series of evangelistic rural meetings was outlined for fall and winter.
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The
American Sunday School Union
Mississippi
Muscatine
M. E
City Union of Young People’s Societies
Chicago
Massacre and Turkish Troop Moves Reported in Armenia
Reports from Paris and Berlin describe grave Turkey Bulgaria tensions and a Turkish mobilization. A Constantinople dispatch to the Berliner Tageblatt says Armenian Wiranscehir is massacred by Turkish troops who overrun the city and loot as they suppress mutinous townspeople.
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Paris
Turkey
Anatolian
Bulgaria
Armenia
Berlin
Constantinople
Berliner Tameblatt
Miss Browning Takes Over W D Peck School in Muscatine
Miss Sue Browning secretary treasurer of Muscatine Business College today gained full possession by buying out Prof W D Peck who leaves the city for health reasons. Peck college and Browning college had merged recently with Peck as president and Browning as secretary treasurer. Athletics to be introduced with plans for a boys basketball team and girls teams. Alumni meeting Monday October 19 to discuss business and the Hallowe'en Hop arrangements.
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Sue Browning
Muscatine Business College
Peck College
Browning College
W. D. Peck
Peck
Miss Browning
Muscatine Business College Alumni Association
Collegce Rooms
Hallowe’en Hop
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois Showers and Cold Snap
Iowa sees cloudy skies with showers tonight and Sunday, followed by cooler conditions in the east and central regions. In Illinois expect increasing clouds tonight, shower chances, and a drop in temperatures. Sunrise is at 6 02, sunset 6 08, lunar rise at 10 21.
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Iowa
Illinois
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Muscatine Masons
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