Hangings in Illinois and Louisiana Highlight Race Riots
In Springfield, Illinois, Joe James an 18 year old Negro murderer confessed with a prayer on his lips and was hanged for the July 3 murder of C A Ballard a railroad engineer. The crime helped spark a recent fatal race riot in the city. In New Orleans Louisiana five more Negroes were hanged on Hangman's Day for murder bringing seven total executions.
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Springfield
Ill
Joe James
James
C. A. Ballard
New Orleans
Louisiana
Bryan Campaigning Across Pennsylvania and New Jersey
In Philadelphia at West Philadelphia station Bryan crowds praise Mrs Bryan and labor issues. In Wilmington and Trenton he assails Roosevelt for attacking Gompers and for meddling in the campaign. He argues Republicans fear labor support and seek corporate backing.
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Roosevelt
Trenton
N. J
Bryan
New Jersey
Gompers
Gompers Endorsed by Illinois State Federation of Labor
In Peoria on October 23 the Illinois State Federation of Labor adopted a resolution endorsing Samuel Gompers and backing AFL policy to elect friends and defeat enemies among laboring people and sympathizers. A second resolution condemned one man power in Congress and the Illinois legislature. Other measures supported include the deep waterway project and reform in penal institutions and machinery use in state facilities.
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Ilnois State Federation
Peoria
Ill
Samuel Gompers
Illinois State Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Illinois
Emperor William and sons aid victim after car accident
In Berlin on October 23, an automobile returning from a royal wedding struck a woman. Emperors William and his three sons Eitel Adalbert and Oscar stopped to help the injured person into another car and she was taken to a hospital with a concussion of the brain.
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Emperor William
Berlin
Eitel
Adabert
Oscar
Alexandra
Prince August
Mistake Nearing Fatality: Oxford Man Misuses Powder
M Arnold, an Oxford pioneer, is near death after using blasting powder instead of gun powder to load a gun. He fired at a rat, the weapon struck his head, fracturing the jaw and driving a pipe stem into the roof of his mouth. He is severely injured and may not recover.
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Oxford
Iowa
Iowa City
M. Arnold
Death's Door
Directors Required to Answer 25 Questions on Bank Conduct
Washington Oct 23 The Controller of Currency issues an order to national bank examiners directing them to convene bank directors upon entry and require answers to a formal twenty five question list to reveal the directors relation to executive conduct and enforce greater responsibility of banks.
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Washington, D. C
Murray
Sherman in New York Parade Honors Sherman With Kern Mention
In Elmira New York on October 23 delegations from nearby towns marching clubs and many brass bands joined a parade for Vice Presidential candidate Sherman. He noted John W Kern had to quit the campaign due to a family illness and expressed hope for his return to the stump. Sherman contrasted Republican deeds with Democratic promises.
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Sunny Jim
Kern
Elmira
N. Y
Sherman
John W. Kern
Bryan
Bucket Shop Man Indicted Again In Des Moines
W J Wiston a bucket shop operator in Des Moines Iowa refuses to end his business as the grand jury re indicts him today after a prior indictment. The action comes as authorities continue efforts to curb illegal speculation practices.
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Des Moines
Ila
W. J. Wiston
Pouren Stays in America Extradition Sought by Russia
Washington Oct 23 Secretary Root refused to issue a warrant for the extradition sought by Russia in the case of Jan Janoff Pouren charged with murder and arson.
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Washington, D. C
Root
Russia
Jan Janoff Pouren
Sugar Again Advances In New York Market
Refined sugar prices rose across all grades by 10 cents per hundredweight in New York on October 23. Traders note steady demand and firm futures as producers push through a market-wide adjustment.
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New York
N. Y
Speeding car crash near Gowie leaves two dead
A Rinard party of nine in a speeding car collided with a box car on the Newton and Northwestern line four miles northwest of Gowie at 9 pm. Two men, John Shiver and Ed Quin, both of Rinard, die. Three others are injured, one likely to die, as high winds blew the box car onto the main track.
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Des Moines
Rinard
Newton
Northwestern
Gowie
John Shiver
Quin
Keokuk Medical School Merges Into Drake University
Des Moines reports the college of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk has been absorbed by Drake University. Equipment and students will be moved to Des Moines immediately. The merger results from Keokuk’s insufficient progress.
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Des Moines
College of Physicians and Surgeons At
Keokuk
Drake University
20000 Fireless Shiver in Cold in Muskogee
In Muskogee Oklahoma on October 23 twenty thousand residents awoke to freezing air without breakfast or fire after a gas main washout across the Arkansas River cut gas supply. Men, women and children endured the cold as authorities raced to restore service and warmth.
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Muskogee
Okla
Arkansas River
Rainey to push Panama canal probe in Congress
Illinois representative Henry T. Rainey announced from Democratic National Committee headquarters that on the opening day of the December session he will introduce a resolution for a congressional investigation of the Panama canal purchase. He seeks a special committee with power to summon witnesses and demand books and papers.
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Chicago
Henry T. Rainey
Illinois
Democratic National Committee
Congress
Rainer
Knox
Panama Canal Company
Nicaragua
Panama
Business activity holds firm as election nears
Dispatches to Dun's review indicate a remarkably well sustained volume of business in New York. Officials note a clear disposition to raise manufacturing output as producers expect consumption to expand. The tone suggests confidence about near term demand amid the political event.
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New York
N. Y
Dun
Stolen boat recovered near Muscatine cabin
The boat belonging to Carl and William Tiecke, which disappeared yesterday, was found this morning by the Tiecke brothers near Henry Hessler's cabin boat in South Muscatine. Tools, a coil, and batteries were missing. Hessler reported the craft floated downstream yesterday afternoon and was later tied up near his cabin boat.
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South Muscatine
Carl
William Tiecke
Messrs. Tiecke
Henry Hessler
Hessler
Co. C Marksmen Return From Des Moines Meet
The Co. C rifle team arrived home this morning from Des Moines where they took part in the state rifle meet. No first prizes were won by the local marksmen, though several good records were set.
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Co. C
Des Moines
Sailor boys soon to leave Japs
Tokio reports the American battle fleet officers and men prepared to depart for Yokohama with Admiral Sperry and staff. An imperial order to intensify gaiety spurred a torchlight procession that swelled well beyond 15 000, marking an extraordinary display of Japanese welcome and celebration.
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Tokio
Japan
Yokohama
Admiral Sperry
Russia
London
Mafeking
New York
Bryan's Side of Public Beggars Quote In Chicago
John E. Lamb, head of the Democratic headquarters in Chicago, today quoted William Jennings Bryan as denying that laboring men are beggars. He contends Bryan did not seek pity or charity but justice when he was accused of calling workers public beggars.
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Chicago
Ill
John E. Lamb
Bryan
Presbyterians in Line Urge Defeat of Speaker Cannon
Monmouth Illinois October 23 Presbyterian Synod of Illinois met to pass resolutions urging defeat of Speaker Cannon in the upcoming political contest. The body urged voters to back opponents aligned with reform and moderation in national leadership.
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Monmouth
Ill
Presbyterian Synod of
Illinois
Cannon
Roach to Speak at Founder's Day at Iowa Wesleyan
Hon W L Roach of Muscatine will deliver the Founder's Day address at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt Pleasant on Oct 29. The event marks the anniversary of the oldest denominational college west of the Mississippi. Roach chairs Muscatine Civic Federation and is active in anti saloon work and Sunday meetings.
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Mt. Pleasant
W. L. Roach
Muscatine
Iowa Wesleyan
Mississippi
Schell
Roach
Civic Federation of
Woman Guilty of Murder in Davenport Ax Killing Case
Lulu Bennet, a colored woman, was found guilty of the murder of Mrs. Mary Mason, a white neighbor, in Davenport Iowa. The jury recommended life imprisonment after hearing evidence that Bennet crushed the victim’s skull with an ax and moved the body to a shed. Bennet confessed but later recanted during the trial. The jury deliberated from 4:30 to 9 p.m.
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Davenport
Lulu Bennet
Mary Mason
Bennett
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union Meets in Denver
The 35th annual convention of the National W C T U opened in Denver Colorado and will run through next Wednesday night. Mrs Lillian M N Stevens delivered an address praising temperance progress over the past year.
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Denver
Col
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Walshes Defendants Face Judgment Demands In Suit Over Company Assets
Davenport article reports August Steffen and Sallinger Scott Theophilus filing suit against the Walsh Bros seeking personal judgment for amounts due from Iowa Securities Company assets. The petition seeks accounting and apportionment per pro rata shares with costs, citing fraud claims and conveyance of property profits from Davenport firms.
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Davenport
Times
Fk. Auiuerveide
Walsh Bros
District Court
Sallinger
Iowa Securities Company
Sallinger, Scott & Theophilus
Conference Discusses Overseas Dependencies at Mohonk
Lake Mohonk New York October 23 1913 affairs of Porto Rico and Hawaii reviewed by the friends of the Indian and other dependent peoples on the conference final day.
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Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Porto Rico
Hawaii
the Friends of the Indian and Other Dependent Peoples
Taft Confidence Issue Calls for Victory to Restore Factory
In a speech likely by a Republican speaker, the message urges voters to back the party to restore confidence and get the factory wheels running again. Labor topics are discussed as part of the broader argument for economic recovery.
Taft Campaign Swing Delivers Speeches in Indiana
Taft began a day of rapid speeches across Indiana with sixteen stops planned to Indianapolis, highlighting coal and agriculture in Brazil and urging investor confidence for prosperity. Lafayette crowds cheered as Taft rode through streets seen by thousands, repeating themes of prosperity, labor issues, and Bryan's bank deposit plan.
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Brazil
Ind
Taft
Indianapolis
Frankfort
Lafayette
Bryan
Drifters Rescued After Night Afloat on Lake Michigan
Patrick Hury his wife Peter Swabson and his son were carried across Lake Michigan in a disabled launch battered by heavy seas and landed on Plum Island near the Wisconsin shore. The Plum Island life-saving station reported they were little the worse for their experience.
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Traverse City
Mich
Lake Michigan
Patrick Hury
Peter Swabson
Plum Island
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Iowans to Attend Duchess in Paris Visit
Centerville doctor J L Sawyers leaves for New York with his wife to sail October 27 for Paris where he will wait upon the duchess de Chaulnes who expects to become a mother next month.
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J. L. Sawyers
Centerville
Paris
Iowa
Duchess de Chaulnes
New York
New York City
Weather Report Partly Cloudy With Showers Likely
Iawn partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with probable showers in east and central portions. Illinois partly cloudy with possible showers tonight or Saturday. Cooler. Sunrise six twelve, sunset four fifty three, moonrise four seventeen a m.
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Illinois
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