Russia Scores One on England in Balkan Crisis
London reports M. Isvolsky won British assent to calling a conference of powers to discuss the Balkan crisis plus other issues. The plan, announced after a long council with Sir Edward Grey, signals Britain and Russia may expand talks beyond Austrian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to include near eastern questions and Crete.
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London
M. Isvolseky
Edward Grey
Near East
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Great Britain
Foreign Office
M. Isvolsky
Sir Edward
M. Isvolskyy
Pour Parlere
Russia
Dardenelles
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Crete
Throaty Young Princes Stir Servia In War Talk
Belgrade reports Crown Prince George incites war zeal while King Peter urges caution causing official unease. Premier struggles to curb him as fears of a dynastic crisis rise. Britain and France reportedly offer moral support for peace and possible Sanjak of Novipazar handover with Turkey’s consent. Messages between Prince George and Prince Peter of Montenegro reveal tense nationalist camaraderie.
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Belgrade
George of
Servia
Peter
Bosnia
Great Britain
France
Novipazar
Turkey
Peter of
Montenegro
Nicholas J
Bervin
Prince George
Deed of Jealous Husband in Delta Tragedy
York Pa Oct 18 Wm R Pennington shot his wife at Delta then killed himself the crime said to be spurred by jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Wm. R Pennington
Delta
Heiress Kidnapped in Broad Daylight in Chicago
Eight year old heiress Margaret Frances Mitchell, reportedly worth 250000, was abducted in broad daylight near a police station while with her grandmother. Police seek clues suggesting removal from the city, possibly to Sparta North Carolina, as reports tie the case to family disputes and past threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Margaret Frances Mitchell
Caroline F. Mitchell
Sparta
N.C
Robert Mitchell
St. Lawrence Avenue
Margaret B. Mitchell
Minnie Mitchell
William Bartholini
Taft Campaign Draws Large Ohio Crowds Across Towns
William H. Taft spoke in seventeen Ohio towns from Cincinnati to Akron on a day of big attendance though enthusiasm varied by city. In Zanesville he attacked Bryan and Gompers while Akron Music Hall overflowed and Taft avoided revisiting Cox era clashes from three years earlier.
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Akron
Ohio
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Zanesville
Taft
Mr. Bryan
Gompers
Music Hall
Judge Taft
George B Cox
Cox
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl Confesses Forced Marriage Motive
In New Brunswick New Jersey on October 13 a seventeen year old, Julia Madelin, testified she was sold for 100 dollars and forced to marry a man she did not love. She said she had no regret after shooting and killing Tony Madelin, her husband of four months.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Julia Madelin
Tony Madelin
Oil suit counsel accuses government of seeking criminal case leverage
Chicago Oct 13. Counsel for the Standard Oil Company accuses government counsel in the equity suit to dissolve Standard Oil of fishing for information to aid in criminal prosecutions against the defendant company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Standard OF Company
Standard Oil Company
Presbyterians at Richmond Session of Indiana Synod
Three hundred ministerial and lay delegates gather in Richmond for the annual session of the Presbyterian synod of Indiana, held in the First Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Riehneend
Presbyterian Synod of Indiana
Bryan speaks to Nebraska students on campaign finance
Lincoln Neb Oct 13 W J Bryan addresses state university crowd defending Taft and Roosevelt relations while contrasting Hughes platform. He argues for and against publicity of campaign funds and direct senate election, delivering epigrams that drew sustained cheers.
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Lincoln, Neb
The
State University
W. J. Bryan
Hughes
New York
Roosevelt
Taft
Bryan
Are You Only Half Alive Kidney Ad Claims Cure
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy can restore kidney health and vitality for people described as half alive from kidney trouble. It asserts the product strengthens weak individuals and restores health, urging readers to refuse any bet and to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Three Trains Wreck in Buffalo Yard Crash Fatal to Engineer
Buffalo N Y Oct 13 Three trains collided in the New York Central yards near Black Rock station injuring engineer John W Kinney of the switch engine who was caught between the tender and boiler and fatally injured. No passengers were harmed.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central
Black Rock
Michigan Central
John W. Kinney
Detroit author James Oliver Curwood reported killed in Hudson Bay region
A Winnipeg trader said James Oliver Curwood, the Detroit author recently entering the Lac La Ronge area for a Detroit publishing firm, was killed by Indians. Details are scarce. the tribes claim the white man fired first, sparking the trouble.
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Winnipeg
Man
James Oliver Curwood
Detroit
Hudson Bay Wilds
Frm
Lac la Ronge
Judge Stone on Trial Again for Old Mortgage Forgery
New York Oct 13 Frank C Martin known as Judge Stone is tried for forging a mortgage fifteen years ago to obtain about 75000 dollars from Mrs Carolina Barry an aged recluse who died in poverty in Brooklyn last summer. Martin previously faced conviction in Philadelphia over the Storrey cotton case.
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Judge Stone
New York
Carolina Barry
Penury
Brooklyn
Frank C. Martin
Martin
Barry
Marrin
Philadelphia
Piles Cure Promises Quick Relief and Mail Trial
A testimonial from Richard Worthington of Galeeburg Illinois claims relief after using Pyramid Pile Care. The ad urges purchase at drugstores or by mail for fifty cents per box, offering a free trial package in plain wrapper upon request to Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Worthington
Galeeburg
Pyramid Ding Co
Pyramid
Marshall, Mich
Twenty Two Koreans Killed by Japanese Gendarmes
Seoul reports that twenty two members of the pro Japanese group "fichinhoi" were killed by Japanese gendarmes at Cholado. The incident, kept quiet, fuels accusations of cruelty in Korea. Marquis Ito has met with Katsura and Terauchi as cabinet action on Korea rumors circulates.
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Seoul
Fichinhoi
Organization of
Tokio
Marquis Ito
Katsura
Viscount Terauchi
Korea
Hehinho
President Nord Alexis’s wife dies in Hayti aftermath
The wife of Hayti's President Nord Alexis has died. Reports note official mourning and public notices follow. The article lists regional reactions and government statements amid the national event.
Relic exposure recalls Ohio River steamship tragedy
Low Ohio River water reveals submerged sandbars and relics from historic wrecks between Louisville and Cincinnati. The 1868 collision of the America and the United States killed many. over 200 perished in flames and drowning as the ships burned to the water’s edge near Peak’s Landing.
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Vevay
Ind
Louisville
Cincinnati
Ohio River
America
United States
Louieville
Peak's Landing
Switzerland County
Mississippi River
Memphis
Tenn
Eschbach Clears Up County Treasury Shortage Claim
Warsaw Indiana October 18 an alleged $11972.16 shortage in Kosciusko county treasury was cleared up by State Representative Jesse E F Eschbach formerly of Silver Lake who testified the ledger discrepancy was a memorandum of war rants from the county auditor’s ditch account and paid in 1905 by treasurer Hathcock a second shortage of 2500 was cleared up by former Auditor Sharp who testified the figure transposition changed 2572 to 6272 the campaign issue rests on a misread record
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Warsaw
Ind
Kosciusko County
Jesse E F. Eschbach
Silver Lake
Eschbach
Osth
James J. Hathcock
Sharp
Mary Lee Credits Dr King s New Discovery
In Zaneaville Mrs Mary Lee testifies her husband James Lee survived severe throat illness and near consumption thanks to Dr Kings New Discovery. The advertisement touts it as a top throat and lung remedy for coughs and colds with relief from the first dose and trial bottles available at Chas D Kopefel s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piso
Zaneaville
Mary Lee
James Lee
Dr. King
Chas. Dkopefel
Belmont Prevails In Libel Suit Over Jockey Damages
In New York on October 13 a jury quickly cleared August Belmont of libel damages sought by jockey John H. Preit. Preit alleged Belmont had libeled him by listing in the Racing Calendar that he left his employ without authority after an incident in which he did not properly salute Belmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
August Belmont
John H. Preit
Preit
Mr. Belmont
Prest
Liberal party ticket notification in Chicago Oct 30
The formal notification for Sidney C. Tapp for president and John Maddock for vice president of the Liberal party will occur in Chicago on Tuesday evening October 30 at Hull House Auditorium, under Liberty and Cosmopolitan society auspices.
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Atlanta
Sidney C. Tapp
John Maddock
Liberal Party
Chicago
Hull House
Liberty Societies and
Cosmopolitan Societies
Thaw Committed to Matteawan Asylum
White Plains N Y Oct 13 An order committing Harry Thaw to Matteawan asylum was signed by Justice Mille yesterday afternoon and he was taken back to that institution.
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Thaw
White Plains
N. Y
Harry Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Foley's Honey and Tar Cure Advertises Cough Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as quick cough cures and cold preventives. It urges customers to buy the genuine product in a yellow package from O.D.K.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
O.D.K
Diamonds stolen on train from Powell in 1900s St Louis case
George Foster, a Black dining and sleeping car porter, arrested in St Louis on a $16 000 theft from H C Powell of New York. Police found $15 000 in unset diamonds, $1 000 in diamond jewelry, and $500 in watches on his person. The alleged theft occurred on a train from Chicago to St Louis on June 29.
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St. Louis
George Foster
H. C. Powell
New York
Foster
Mr. Powell
Chicago
Electric Bitters Sold With Housewife Endorsement
Mrs M M Davison of San Jose praises Electric Bitters as a strong general remedy for headache biliousness and liver and bowel torpor. She says the health benefits to the digestive system are greater in a bottle than any other remedy she knows. Sold with guarantee at Chas D Knoptel’s drug store for 50 cents.
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M. M. Davison
Gifford Ave
San Jose
Chas D. Knoptel
D D D Skin Remedy Offered For Itch Cure
A 10 cent trial bottle of D D D Prescription A promises immediate relief for troublesome skin itch. The ad cites wintergreen oil as the soothing base, urging readers to send 10 cents to D D D Co. in Chicago for a trial bottle and to write for direct purchase details.
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J.H Oonner Rug Co
Pearl and
Spring Streets
D D D Co
Michigan St
Chicago
Tigers Beat Chicago to Claim Early World Series Edge
Detroit defeated Chicago 3 to 2 as Mullin pitched steadily and the sixth inning produced the decisive runs. Tyrus Cobb starred for Detroit with four hits in five plate appearances and an .800 average. Despite bright sun and high heat, only 14 543 paid admissions yielded 22 727 dollars in receipts.
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Chicago
Detroit
Chicaxo
Jennings
Schaefer
Coughlin
Shaefer
Mullin
Pfeister
Michigan
Tigers
Chance
Tyrus Cobb
Moses Slowness of Speech Explained by Child’s Fire Test
According to a Tal mud tale cited by the New York American, Pharaoh’s son Moses allegedly grabbed a live coal placed before him and burned his tongue. Jethro interprets this as the reason for his lifelong slow speech, noting the child’s preference for heat over gold.
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Moses
Pharaoh
Jethro
New York American
Man convicted of assault with intent to kill in Munce le case
Cleve Snyder jailed two to fourteen years after a creait court jury found him guilty of assault with intent to kill for cutting his wife’s throat last August in Muncele Indiana His defense claimed temporary insanity His wife testified and cried as verdict was read
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Muncele
Ind
Cleve Snyder
Two Negroes Lynched at Lulu Mississippi
A mob took Jim and Frank Davis from the rail at Lulu Mississippi and hanged them after they were accused of shooting John C Kendall a conductor for the Illinois Central. Kendall was aboard a passenger train near Lulu when he tried to quiet the drunken defendants.
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Lulu
Miss
Jim
Frank Davis
John C. Kendall
Ilinois Central Railroad
Kendall
Here
Scrugham Stirrup Carrington to Stand Trial Next Friday
George R. Scrugham and Charles Stirrup, linked with Charles F. Carrington in a February felonies case on forgery and conspiracy tied to selecting trustees and directors of the New York Life Insurance Company, face trial in the general sessions court next Friday.
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New York
George R. Scrugham
Charles Stirrup
Charles F. Carrington
New York Life Insurance Company
Domestic Entanglement Ends In Quick Re-marriage
In Warsaw Indiana on October 13 five minutes after Albert F Tucker of Akron was granted a divorce he remarried Lulu F Tucker his former daughter in law and the ex wife of his own son.
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Warsaw
Ind
Albert F. Tucker
Akron
Lulu EF. Tucker
D A R Meet In Muncie Indiana Eight Annual Convention
The Daughters of the American Revolution hold the eighth annual Indiana society convention in Muncie starting today with thirty five Indiana chapters in attendance. The meeting continuará through Thursday.
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Muncie
Ind
Indiana
Daughters of the American Revolution
Indiana Society
Practical Demonstration of Postal Savings in the Philippines
The Philippine commission reports two years of postal savings bank operation under the American flag as a success. Manila opened Oct 1 1906 with three classes of deposits. by year end 235 offices operated and 2 676 accounts held 786 861.03 pesos in deposits and 280 490.21 pesos in withdrawals, leaving 609 463.51 pesos net. The stamps system aids small deposits and the investment board limits loaned funds to 25 percent on first class real estate and 10 percent on agricultural lands under tight safeguards.
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Postal Savings
Philippines
Philippine Commission
Postal Savings Bank
Manila
Nime
Postal Savings Bank Investment Board
Skimmisk Paint: Cheap Durable Exterior Coating Formula
A recipe from Outing Magazine by E. B. Rexford explains skimmisk paint made by stirring three pounds of Portland cement into a gallon of skimmisk with dry color added. Milk suspends the paint, cement sinks so constant stirring is needed. Prepare daily, mix thoroughly, and thin with milk as it thickens. Dries in six hours and withstands weather. can include carbolic acid for poultry houses and stables. suitable for fences with color tweaks using lampblack ocher and Prussian blue.
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E. B Rexford
Outing Magazine
Vinci Vinol Heals Elderly Man in Bethany Ad
An eighty year old man credits Vinci Vinol with restored strength and relief from a chronic cold. The ad touts Vinol as unmatched for building health in the elderly and invites others to try it with a money back offer from Chan D. Knoefel, Druggist, New Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinci
Joseph Bankeono
Bethany
Chan D. Knoefel
Roosevelt Replies To Bryan On Monopoly Remedies
Theodore Roosevelt argues in a letter that Bryan’s radical anti monopoly measures are ineffective and would paralyze the nation. He contrasts Taft’s deeds with Bryan’s rhetoric and questions the desirability of Roosevelts rival in the presidency.
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Mr. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Benham Hat On Floor Prompting Reminder
Mrs Benham asks if her hat is straight as the scene unfolds in a London Tatler snippet. The brief exchange centers on etiquette and appearance within a social setting.
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Benham
Mrs. Benham
London Tatler
Market Quotations for Grain and Livestock Prices
Prevailing prices from Indianapolis Chicago Cincinnati and East Buffalo show Wheat No 2 red at 1.03 to 1.66 with futures and cash quotes. Corn No 2 and mixed vary around 60 to 78 cents. Cattle and hog prices range from 3.80 to 8.50. lambs around 6.00 to 6.75. sheep 2.00 to 5.00. receipts include hogs 3,560 and cattle 1,100 with 200 sheep across markets.
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Indianapolie Grain and Livestecnh
Cincinnati
Chicago
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England
M. Isvolaky
Sir Edward Grey
West
University of Nebraska
Washington
Grace Sinclair
Ida Drury
Baldwin
Department of Commerce and Labor
Nippon
Nord Alexis
Hayti
William A. Clarke
Montane
International Congress On
James Bigheart
Pawhuska
Oklo
Canada
United States Naval Academy
Prince Ferdinand
Sophia
Waters-Pierce Ofl Company
St. Louie
Texas
Ti Vas
Supreme Court of the United States
River
Vay
Ohio River Navigation—the Wreck
MR. Eschbach
Belmont
Joseph Bankson
Bethany, Ill
East Buffalo
Teledo
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