Roosevelt to urge four battleships in next Congress
President Roosevelt stated he will recommend four battleships to the next Congress. A Bethlehem Steel Works unemployed delegation, led by J Davis Brodhead of Pennsylvania, pressed for relief as four to five thousand workers remained idle. He blamed past conservative naval policy for reducing ordnance work and navy expansion.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
J. Davis Brodhead
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Steel Works
Petition Denied in Strawboard Stockholders Case
Federal Judge Grosscup denied the petition of minority stockholders in the Strawboard company and rejected their bid to remove Receiver Sidney Mitchell. The ruling was issued in Chicago Illinois on October 20.
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Strawboard Co
Chicago, Ill
Fed
Grosscup
Sidney Mitchell
Terrific Wyoming Storm Ravages Laramie Plains
Terrific storm with heavy winds and snowfall belts the Laramie Plains between Cheyenne and Rawlins. Weather authorities report one of the worst storms in years sweeping across western Wyoming on October 20.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Laramie Plains
Rawlins
Fires Raging in Pennsylvania Forest Areas
Philadelphia reports widespread forest and brush fires across Pennsylvania many threatening villages in woodlands. Hunters blamed for starting many fires as rabbit season begins. Wind drives flames as fires in Chippewa County, Michigan flare with a southeast gale.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Saulte Ste Marie
Mich
Chippewa County
President orders trial in Waynesburg bank looting case
President Roosevelt instructed U S attorney J W Dunkle to try J B Rinehart, cashier of the Farmers and Drovers Bank of Waynesburg, on looting charges. He also urged District Judge James S Young in Pittsburgh to expedite the proceedings, signaling an accelerated federal probe.
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N. W. Sayers
A. P. Moore
E. C. Norris
Waynesburg
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
J. W. Dunkle
United States
J. B. Rinehart
National Bank of
Jamess. Young
Pittsburg
Roosevelt to edit Outlook after Africa trip
The Times reports Roosevelt has signed to become associate editor of the Outlook upon his return from Africa. The announcement was made from New York on October 20.
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New York
N. Y
the Times
Outlook
Africa
State Federation of Labor opens with political tensions
Peoria delegates representing 350000 union laborers gather for the thirty sixth annual convention. President Edwin R. Wright says the federation is not a political organization. In Clarksburg West Virginia the State Federation of Labor approves resolutions endorsing Samuel Gompers political policy.
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Peoria
Ill
State Federation of Labor
Edwin R. Wright
West Virginia Labor Acts
Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia State Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Oil output soars in 1907 with high prices persist
Washington report notes U S petroleum production far exceeded all prior years and stocks piled up, yet prices for all grades remained high. Geological Survey details an record output and ample inventories amid sustained market strength.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Geological Survey
Manila Felt Three Earthquakes Today
Manila reports two sharp earthquakes felt at 10 50 a m and 1 40 p m followed by a third at 3 10 p m minor shaking but no damage. 720 reports from other points on the island indicate wider tremors.
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Manila
Bryan Victory Fervor Seeks Democratic Congress
Reports from Indiana and Illinois detail William Jennings Bryan rallying crowds on October 20. He urged a Democratic Congress to pass remedial legislation, attacked Taft and GOP panics, defended bank deposit guarantees, and highlighted a banker’s Iowa death by his own hand as context for financial reform.
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Renaslaer
Ind
William J. Bryan
Jasper County
Board of Trade
Iowa
Bank safeblowers strike twice in Midwest
Murphysboro Illinois reports a safe robbery at the Hurst bank in Williamson county with fifteen hundred dollars stolen. In Superior Wisconsin yeggmen blew the Lake Nebagamon bank safe and took seventeen hundred dollars early today.
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Ill
Hurst
Williamson County
Wisconsin Bank
Superior
Wis
Lake Nebagamon
Here
Night Riders Kill Two Lawyers at Reel Foot Lake
Gov Patterson offers a $10,000 reward for arrest of those responsible for the murder of Judge Taylor and Captain Rankin at Reel Foot Lake. Hon R Z Taylor and Capt Quinten Rankin, well known Trenton lawyers, were shot while fishing. Taylor’s body was found hanging from a tree, riddled with bullets.
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Tenn
Patterson
Taylor
Rankin
Reel Foot Lake
Union City
R. Z. Taylor
Quinten Rankin
Trenton
Aoe
Story of Mrs. Hains in Supreme Court filing
Mrs. Hains testified in New York that T Jenkins Hains tried to attack her in her room while her husband was away. She said he framed her with an alleged affair, coerced a confession, and compelled her to sign it while ill. The divorce motion for alimony and fees was denied.
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New York
N. Y
Supreme Court
Kern in Utica Draws Republican Crowd for Kern Opener
In Utica New York on October 20 a large gathering of Sherman town men welcomed Democratic nominee John W Kern as he defended anti trust positions. Sherman sent a telegram of greeting and Kern opened with upbeat remarks about the reception.
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Utica
N. Y
Sherman
John W. Kern
Abruzzi Declines to End Engagement with Miss Elkins
Rome reports the engagement between the Duke of Abruzzi and Miss Elkins remains intact. The king had ordered a break but the duke opposed it, insisting he would continue the engagement even if exiled.
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Rome
Duke of
Abruzzi
Miss Elkins
Downfall in Naval Horrors
Paris reports Minister of Marine M Thomson resigned after a chamber vote condemning Navy negligence in the Iona disaster. Interpellation led by M Delcasse charged that a long string of accidents showed administrative anarchy and culpable negligence in the navy department.
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Paris
M. Gaston Thomson
Marine
Chamber of Deputies
Iona
Ministry of Marine
Chamber
M. Delcasse
M. Thomson
Navy Department
Haskell Suit In Oklahoma Declared Invalid by Attorneys
Omaha Neb Oct 20 The six hundred thousand dollar libel suit Governor Haskell of Oklahoma filed in this city last week against William Randolph Hearst is pronounced invalid by prominent attorneys who examined the petition.
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Omaha
Neb
Haskell
Oklahoma
William Randolph Hearst
Pamols Veteran Dies
Mantour Falls New York October 20 Brigadier General John Elmer Mulford retired agent for the exchange of prisoners during the Civil War died yesterday at age 79. His work through the exchanges aided more than twelve thousand Union soldiers to return home.
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John Elmer Mulford
Mantour Falls
N. Y
Temperance Delegates Leave for Denver Convention
The White Special departed Chicago with WCTU officials and delegates from over 30 states bound for the convention in Denver on October 23. State presidents and superintendents were aboard the decorated train.
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Chicago
All
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Denver
Col
Supreme Court signals reluctance to rush bank case in politics
Washington Oct 20 The Supreme Court indicated disapproval of inserting the court into politics by denying the motion to advance the Noble state bank of Oklahoma v Governor Haskell case. The suit concerns the constitutionality of Oklahoma's bank deposit guarantee law and a special plea urged faster hearing due to the campaign focus on deposit guarantees.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Noble State Bank of Oklahoma
Haskell
Oklahoma
Tower Returns to After a Diplomatic Service of Nearly Eleven Years Abroad
Charlemagne Tower, former American ambassador to Germany, returned to New York yesterday after almost eleven years abroad in diplomatic service.
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New York
N. Y
Charlemange Tower
Germany
Four Die When Boat Pipe Bursts Near Kenosha
A steam barge en route from Manitowee, Mich., to Manistee experiences a burst steam pipe about three miles north of Kenosha, killing two engineers, a fireman, and a deckhand. The vessel’s name is not learned due to fog.
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Kenosha
Wis
Manistee
Mich
Wright Denounces Bryan At Terrace Garden Rally
Secretary of War Wright attacked Bryan at a mass meeting in New York on October 19. The general, introduced as a democrat serving in a republican administration, drew enthusiastic cheers and applause amid an energetic platform appearance.
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New York
Bryan
Wright
Terrace Garden
General Wright
Thaw Won't Be Brought to Pittsburg for Trial
Pittsburg Pa October 20 Judge Young dismissed the writ of habeas corpus in the case of Harry K Thaw. This means Thaw will not be brought here for present proceedings or trial.
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Pittsburg
Young
Harry K. Thaw
Wilton Man Draws Land at Rosebud
Several thousand names drawn for land allotment as process continues for days. Nebraska Iowa Illinois Kansas and South Dakota seekers among the hopefuls. Notables include J. F. McLean Wilton Junction Iowa and E. J. Yeggy Riverside Iowa.
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Dallas
S. D
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
South Dakota
J. F. McLean
Wilton Junction
E. J. Yeggy
Riverside
Typhoon Devastation in Amoy Kills Thousands in Cuang Chow
Amoy reports a Thursday typhoon of great magnitude. In Cuang Chow district, more than four thousand houses were destroyed and nearly three thousand people were killed. The damage figure exceeds initial estimates.
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China
Amoy
Cuang Chow
Mr Hearst's Thieves details Archbold letters theft
Collier's Weekly exposes the theft of John D. Archbold letters from the Standard Oil office. Arthur H. Gleason recounts how the letters were photographed, returned, and sold to Hearst papers for a little over $12,000. The piece includes interviews with the two men charged in the case.
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Hearst
New York
Taft Hits Democratic Promises and Bryan in Campaign Tour
Taft campaigned across Baltimore and beyond delivering 15 speeches, with stops in Martinsburg West Virginia and Newark Elizabeth Maryland. He argued labor votes favor the Democrats only in words while Republicans deliver progress and recounted the party’s record on gold standard tariff reform the Spanish American War Cuba Puerto Rico and the Panama canal. He urged support for genuine tariff revision benefiting manufacturers farmers and workers and warned against Democratic leadership.
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Taft
West Virginia
Baltimore & Ohio
Martinsburg
W. Va
Bryan
Baltimore
New York City
Delaware
New Jersey
Maryland
Newark
Elizabeth
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Panama Canal
Sherman on Taft's Heels in Wilmington Rally
Sherman arrived in Wilmington after Taft spoke here, addressing a large audience. He said Taft will call a special Congress after inauguration to revise tariff schedules along protective lines and mocked Bryan's “ Shall the people rule” claim, arguing the people have ruled in defeats of Bryan.
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Illl
Bryan
Union Depot
Cook County Democracy
National Committee
Pilsen Park
Arcade Hall
Sherman
Taft
Wilmington
Del
William H. Taft
Congress
Weather Update For Iowa And Illinois
Partly cloudy conditions prevail in Iowa with showers tonight or Wednesday and cooler air in the west on Wednesday. Illinois expects increasing clouds with possible showers late tonight or Wednesday, and overall warm temperatures persist. Sunrise 6 07 sunset 65 04 moonrise 1 15 a m.
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Illinois
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