Diplomatic shuffle reassigns U S ambassadors
Washington Sept 26 the state department released a list of postings Charlemagne Tower moves from ambassador to Russia to Germany Robert S McCormick moves from ambassador to Austria Hungary to Russia Bellamy Storer moves from minister to Spain to Austria Hungary Arthur Hardy moves from minister to Switzerland to Spain Chas H Bryan moves from minister to Brazil to Switzerland David Thompson moves from minister to Brazil
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Washington
D. C
State Department
Charlemagne Tower
Russia
Germany
Robert S. Mcecormick
Ilinois
Austria-Hungary
Bellamy Storer
Ohio
Spain
Arthur Hardy
New Hampshire
Switzerland
Chas. H. Bryan
Illinois
Brazil
David Thompson
Nebraska
Paying the Interest Secretary Shaw Relieves Money Stringency
Secretary Shaw announced measures to ease money strain including anticipatory payments on government bonds maturing Oct 1 onward with a 0.2 percent monthly rebate if coupons are presented within sixty days. He may place up to 20 million more in depositories to cover par value and market value gaps and will deposit internal revenue receipts of about 700000 daily for up to three months.
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Shaw
New York
Hammond Mayor Offers Free Marriages To Young Men
Hammond Ind September 26 The mayor A F Knotts announces a thirty day program to marry Hammond young men at no cost and assist them in starting homes. No conditions beyond residence in Hammond apply brides may be from anywhere. Officials doubt the plan will succeed while citing social economy ideas behind it.
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Hammond
Ind
A. F. Knotts
Wrong Man Accused in Clinton Assault Case
P J Kelley surrendered to Clinton County authorities to clear Charles Evans of a murder assault charge. Kelley says he is the true culprit and took responsibility to prevent an innocent man from being charged. He is jailed in Clinton jail.
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P. J. Kelly
Clinton
Charles Evans
P. J. Kelley
St Louis Heiress Elopes to wed local man
Miss Goldie Mahoney, daughter of a wealthy St Louis citizen, married Frank Bierman in Rock Falls after leaving home by rope. Parents opposed the match and the couple wed last evening in Rock Falls Illinois.
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Rock Falls
Lil
Goldie Mahoney
St. Louis
Frank Bierman
Tremendous Earthquake Kills Thousands Across Asia
Dispatches from Tashkent and Allahabad report a major earthquake beginning August 22 with shocks lasting to September 3. Totals include 100 at Kashgar 400 at Astyn 20 at Jangi and a destroyed town at Aksuksitche. In Gashgar 12 killed and many villages wrecked with 1000 total deaths. No Europeans among the dead.
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Kashgar
Turkestan
Astyn
Jangi
Aksuksitche
Allahabad
India
Gashgar
Eastern
Turkes
Daughter elopes after rejected marriage arrangements
A daughter fled Tuesday evening from a second floor window by rope and traveled to the city where she met her lover and they were married, despite her family's disapproval and efforts to arrange a different match.
Pacific cable to Honolulu within eighty days
Richard V. Dey, representing Clarence H. Mackay, says messages will pass the Pacific cable from San Francisco to Honolulu within eighty days. The Silverton carrying the cable is due in sixty days, with an American end secured before sailing to Honolulu. The line will touch Guam and end at Manila, funded at about 12.5 million dollars.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Richard V. Dey
Clarence H. Mackay
John W. Mackay
Silverton
Hawaiian
Guam
Manila
Woman in Dubuque Murders Infant with Carbolic Acid
Delia Liddy, a young mother in a Dubuque hotel, murdered her infant with carbolic acid early this morning. She confessed after being detected while leaving on a train. the father of the child is unknown.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Delia Liddy
Shaw to Buy 5 Percent Bonds to Provide Money
Secretary Shaw will begin purchasing five percent bonds to ease the money market. The offers cover registered and coupon bonds currently selling at 105 percent. With fifteen million outstanding, the buy at 105 percent would free about twenty million dollars in ready money.
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Shaw
Secretary Root Inspects Rock Island Arsenal
Secretary of War Elihu Root arrived from Peoria and inspected the Rock Island arsenal for five hours focusing on the electrical power transmission system and the new small arms plant. He toured with Congressman Prince and others, then attended a reception at the Rock Island club before departing for Chicago.
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Rock Island
Elihu Root
Peoria
G. A. Prince
C. F. Buck
J. W. Parker
Rock Island Arsenal
Major Blunt
Rock Island Club
Moline
Davenport
Root
Chicago
Rock Island Road
Striker Mob Attacks Foreman as Ear Is Cut Off
In Scranton on Sept 26 a mob attacked an assistant mine foreman and severed one ear, taking it as a trophy. Officials plan troop deployments in volatile districts. In Mahanoy City a workmen’s train faced an angry demonstration. riders escaped harm after promising not to return to work. Lost Creek trolley cars were seized by “scab” hunters but the effort failed. Elsewhere in the Shenandoah and Mahanoy valleys, conditions were quiet this morning.
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Mahanoy City
Centralia
Lost Creek
Mahanoy
Shenandoah Valley
Silence breaks on Henderson Iowa withdrawal from congress race
Atlantic City reports Henderson, a proclaimed candidate in Iowa, withdraws saying his action aids the Republican party. He backs the president and Cuba policy, opposes free trade as a trusts remedy, and accuses Cummins of misreading Iowa voters. Cummins replies denying advocacy of free trade and endorsing tariff modification.
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Congress
Iowa
Republican Party
Cummins
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Henderson
Welsh Coal Advances Amid Rising American Demand
London reports Welch anthracite coal price up 2 shillings per ton in a week due to strong U.S. demand. American inquiries have slowed, seen as temporary. About 35,000 tons of Welsh coal reached New York Philadelphia and Boston last month, only a third of demand.
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London
Pennsylvania
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Illinois W C T U Opens 29th Convention in Peoria
The Illinois W C T U convened at First Congregational Church with large attendance. The executive committee debated recommendations including a department for colored people public schools savings banks and a course of scientific temperance study in schools. A department on organized labor was supported by Miss Brehm despite opposition. The adoption of the new constitution was set to be discussed next day.
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Peoria
Ill
Illinois
First Congregational Church
Public Schools
Strong to Wed May Yohe in Buenos Ayres
It is believed Putnam Bradlee Strong and May Yohe will marry next Saturday after arriving Sept 7 in Buenos Aires. Objections reportedly remain and the ceremony may be postponed.
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Buenos Ayres
Putnam Bradlee Strong
May Yohe
Littlefield Seeks Speaker Post Candidly
Congressman Littlefield of Maine confirms candidacy for Speaker, calling prospects flattering and saying support would come from all parts of the country, not just the east, during a stop in Council Bluffs Iowa on the way to San Francisco.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Littlefield
Maine
San Francisco
Henderson
East
Editor S F Robinson slain in Winchester by lawyer Banks
Winchester Tenn Sept 26 S F Robinson editor of the News Journal was shot and killed by a lawyer named Banks over a political editorial denouncing the attorney.
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S. E. Robinson
Winchester News Journal
Winchester
Tenn
S. F. Robinson
The
News Journal
Banks
President Roosevelt to visit Iowa next spring
Des Moines dispatch reports Washington confirms President Roosevelt will travel to Des Moines and Iowa in spring. The trip replaces a postponed visit due to an operation in Indianapolis.
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Des Moines
Washington
Roosevelt
Iowa
Indianapolis
Birdsall Nominated in Third District Republican Rally
Hampton Iowa September 26 The Third district convention chose Judge Birdsall on the third ballot after Albrook withdrew hardin county went to Birdsall. The selection honors Roosevelt policy and pledges tariff revision not protection for trusts.
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Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Hampton
Iowa
Yester
Albrook
Hardin
Birdsall
C. E. Ransier
Buchanan
The
Con
Boies
Des Moines
Carnegie Gift Funds Upper Iowa Library Completion
Fayette Sept 26 The Upper Iowa University board of trustees received a letter from Andrew Carnegie enclosing a 1559 check to finish the David B Henderson library begun last year by Mr Carnegie.
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Fayette
Board of Trustees
Upper Iowa University
Andrew Carnegie
David B. Henderson
Carnegie
Germany Rejects Hay Note on Roumania Jewish Treaties
Berlin reports the German government will not formally join protests by the United States and England against Roumania's treatment of Jews. Germany adopts this stance independently. no agreement reached among continental cabinets.
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Berlin
United States
England
Roumania
Germany
Chicago Markets Digest From Toher Brokers Desk
Market dispatch from H. J. Toher & Co. Chicago notes open high low close figures for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard Ribs along with Chicago live stock receipts for hogs cattle and sheep. Kansas City Omaha and Northwest wheat receipts are listed with Liverpool and regional weather notes and day clearances for wheat and flour corn and oats.
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Chicago
jNw Sej
Giaan
Kansas City
Omaha
Big Anniversary Piano Sale At Schmidt & Son Co
H Schmidt and Son Co marks 49th year in Muscatine with a major piano organ and musical instrument sale. Two car loads of pianos from Blasius Ludwig and Schaeffer were purchased for this object sale and advertised with a large street sign. Attendance urged.
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H. Schmidt & Son Co
Reliable Music House
Muscatine
Blasius
Ludwig
Schaeffer
Campaign shifts imperil imperialism in early campaign notes
Washington observers say the Democratic campaign book highlights imperialism but shifts quickly to tariff and trusts. Republicans cite late changes as they worry about next moves and Roosevelt’s possible role in tariff modification.
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Roosevelt
Rain and Cooler Showers for Iowa from Chicago Weather
Chicago September 26 reports rain tonight or Saturday and cooler conditions on Saturday with a sharp temperature drop expected. The forecast notes cool air moving into Iowa with the likelihood of light to moderate showers extending into the weekend.
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Indiana
Missouri
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Chicago
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