Castaways Rescued Off Christmas Island Aboard Manuka
Castaways from the British steamer Aon, stranded nearly two months on Christmas Island, arrived in Fiji aboard the Manuka with one new birth among the rescued. Mrs Patrick’s baby was born just before sighting. Also aboard was Mrs Pildie and Lt. W. K. Riddle’s wife. The Solace will take Mrs Patrick home after delivering relief, while the Pacific cruiser fleet prepares to sail to Honolulu.
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Guva
Fiji Islands
Christmas Island
Pacific Ocean
B. R. Patrick
Aon
San Francisco
Auckland
Apia
Coral Island
United States
Solace
Pago Pago
Samoan Islands
Patrick
Pildie
Gill
Swinburne
Honolulu
Sebree
Hyderabad Flood Devastates City in Sudden Inundation
Sept 30 Hyderabad the capital of the Nizam's dominions experienced a sudden deadly flood from an overflowing lake feeding the Musi river. The disaster left thousands dead and missing as waters pounded through districts destroying homes and leaving a vast mud pool with a deadly stench. Authorities fear disease as bodies are recovered with elephants aiding operations.
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Hyderabad
India
Milwaukee woman dies after Graf Waldersee incident
Miss Paula Berwig of Milwaukee died in New York after a skull fracture suffered during a storm aboard the Hamburg American liner Graf Waldersee. She and her mother traveled to the city after landing. coroner’s physician Lehane performed the autopsy.
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Paula Berwig
Milwaukee
West 98Th Street
Graf Waldersee
Germany
Miss Berwig
Noted Butterfly Collection Sold After Strecker Loss
The famous collection of 75 000 to 399 000 specimens of butterflies and moths by Dr. Herman Strecker, a renowned lepidopterist, was sold by Mrs. Strecker to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago for 20000 dollars. The purchase includes the extensive library and manuscripts. Strecker began collecting butterflies at eighteen and devoted his life to the pursuit until his death at sixty five. The collection contains numerous rare specimens, many named by Strecker himself.
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Tripune
Reeding
Penn
Herman Strecker
Strecker
Field Museum of Nature History
Chicago
Paranoid Captain Felwell Moved From Asylum to Washington Hospital
Milwaukee dispatch reports Captain William B. Felwell retired U A who became paranoiac after years in the Philippines has been sent from the County Insane Asylum to the General Hospital in Washington, under government care.
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the Tribune
Milwaukee
William B. Felwell
U. A
Philippines
General Hospital
Washington
Governorship Boom for Olney in Democratic Plans
Boston dispatch reports a surge for Richard Olney, former Secretary of State, as Democratic leaders at the Quincy House finalize plans for the upcoming Democratic State Convention in Faneuil Mall tomorrow. The Bryan platform and state tree committee discussed sub committees late tonight.
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Boston
Richard Olney
Bryan
Quincy House
Faneuil Mall
Gem Theft at Lorraine Bellboy Accused of Jewelry Theft
Central Office detectives arrested a bellboy from the Hotel Lorraine at 484 Street and Fifth Avenue on a $7,000 jewelry theft from broker William P. Bonbright’s apartments. A full confession was reported. Mrs Bonbright left briefly, and maid Nellie Lynch found rifled bureau drawers and missing jewelry.
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Hotel Lorraine
Fifth Avenue
Central Office
William P. Bonbright
Mrs. Bonbright
Penny stamp mail begins for transatlantic letters
London letters boxes fill with penny stamps for United States mail, replacing 2d% for crossing the Atlantic. First penny mails will depart on the Lusitania Saturday, as business of London cheers the cheaper rate. Public editorials praise the system with portraits of Meyer Burton and J Henniker Heaton. A cartoon shows John Bull sending a penny letter to Uncle Sam.
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London
United States
Atlantic
Meyer
Burton
J. Henniker Heaton
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Heaton on Penny Postage Benefits for Ireland
Dublin notes John Henniker Heaton MP, the father of penny postage, celebrates the new penny rate with the United States. He cites Ireland gaining from small money orders, citing $7,500 sent from the U S to Ireland last year and expected to rise, while the United States benefits from Irish emigration, valuing each emigrant at least $1.25.
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Dublin
John Henniker Heaton
M. P
United States
Ireland
America
Wright Airships Ordered by French Financier at Le Mans
Lazare Weiller, prominent French financier and aeroplane promoter, announced plans to order fifty Wright model aeroplanes as part of a syndicate deal with Wilbur Wright. The contract would pay Wright 160,000 dollars upon meeting conditions and grant exclusive rights in France and colonies.
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le Mans
Lazare Weiller
Wright Brothers
Wilbur Wright
Wright
France
Aero Club
Missing broker prompts search after firm closes in Pittsburg
A. J. Lawrence & Co. a leading Pittsburg brokerage firm shuts down and Andrew J. Lawrence, its head, is missing. Relatives fear financial reverses may have driven him to harm himself. The closure follows an execution against George W. Caddick for 2862 dollars.
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Pittsburg
A. J. Lawrence & Co
Andrew J. Lawrence
Lawrence Company
Pennsylvania
George W. Caddick
Lawrence
Chase Man in City Auto Ends With Suspect Detained
In Brooklyn yesterday afternoon a man named Joseph Ferraro shot Antonio de Amato at Park avenue and Raymond street. John Shanley, a general foreman for the Bureau of Highways, chased Ferraro in his car, caught him at Bends street and Hudson avenue, and held him until police arrived. De Amato was treated at Brooklyn Hospital and sent home.
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Bureau of Highways
Brooklyn
Joseph Ferraro
No. 135
Pearl Street
Antonio de Amato
No. 21
York Street
Park Avenue
Raymond Street
John Shanley
Ferraro
Bends Street
Hudson Avenue
Adams Street
Dr. Palmer
Brooklyn Hospital
de Amato
Lieut Winter Succeeds Selfridge in Signal Corps
Lieutenant John G Winter of the United States Cavalry has been appointed to fill the Signal Corps vacancy caused by Lieutenant Selfridge’s death in the Wright airplane accident. Winter, now at his Waco home, previously served in the Philippines where he governed a major island.
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Tribune
Waco
Tex
John G. Winwroth
United States Cavalry
Signal Corps
United States Army
Selfridge
Wright
Winter
Philippines
Hughes Six Speeches Stir West Virginia Campaign Tour
Governor Hughes travels by special train through West Virginia and Maryland delivering six speeches for Taft and Sherman. He rallies Democratic territory with calls for tariff reform and corporate restraint, denounces Bryan, and defends workingmen’s interests while praising Republicans. Speaker Sen. N. B. Scott and Rep. Sturgis accompany him, praising meetings and predicting GOP gains in key states.
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The
Tribune
Baltimore
West Virginia
Maryland
Hughes
Taft
Sherman
N. B. Scott
Harmony
Glasscock
Delaware
Cumberland
New York
Bryan
Coney Island
Mr. Bryan
United States
President Refutes Bryan Claims In Washington Note
The Tribune reports a Washington dispatch stating the President will not directly reply to Bryan statements. It argues there was no failure to prosecute Cabinet officers and denies any request for campaign funds from Harriman, citing letters from 1904 and the ongoing Harriman prosecutions as evidence of no improper conduct or fundraising demand.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Paul Morton
M. Bryan
James S. Sherman
Harriman
Mr. Harriman
Roosevelt undecided on stump campaign amid pressure
The Tribune reports President Roosevelt remains unsure if circumstances will force him to campaign personally. He prefers not to stump but will not commit to staying off the trail if events demand public reply. Western letters urging speeches persist, yet campaign managers believe Republicans will rally as Bryan attacks fade.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Loeb
Biany
Bryan
West
White House
Pryan
Wren
Bryaning
Shenil
Taft
Mexican Editor Arrested In Waco Extradition Fight
Antonio de Anujo, editor of the alleged Mexican revolutionary paper Liberty, Justice and Equality, was arrested in Waco Texas on neutrality law charges. He published the paper in McAlester Oklahoma and later in Austin Texas and says he will fight extradition.
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Waco
Tex
Antonio de Anujo
McAlester
Okla
Austin
Fog Delays Atlantic Steamers
Fogs on the Atlantic delay inbound shipping. The wireless dispatch reports the steamer Deutschland, up to date, expects to reach Plymouth at an hour tomorrow morning. Dewey's grape juice advertises bottled product from B. T. Dewey & Sons Co.
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London
Atlantic
Plymouth
Turkish Steamer Strikes Ferryboat Stambul Killing 140
Smyrna Sept 30 A Turkish steamship collided with the steam ferryboat Stambul just outside the harbor. The disaster drowned 140 persons and left many injured. Rescue operations followed as authorities investigated the collision.
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Smyrna
Stambul
President Roosevelt's African hunt plans announced
The Roosevelt expedition aims to collect African game for the National Museum in Washington. Kermit Roosevelt and two museum naturalists will accompany him, including a taxidermist. The trip will begin in British East Africa with inland travel possible if game is abundant and may stay within British possessions unless game is scarce elsewhere.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Roosevelt
National Museum
Kermit Roosevelt
British East Africa
Taft Labor Decision Noted in Federal Injunction Filing
Cleveland reports show William H. Taft as a federal judge ordered notice to strikers before any temporary injunction. On September 26, 1908, Taft required affidavits by October 1 and set October 11 to show cause why a temporary order should not issue. Judge E. S. Hammond later granted the injunction.
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Tribune
Cleveland
William H. Taft
Federal Court
Northern District of
Ohio
Taft
American Steel and Wire Company
Federated Wire Trades of America
E. 5. Hammond
Tennessee
Rockefeller Mower Gas Explosion Destroys House
A lawn mower gas tank exploded at the Rockefeller estate near Tarrytown, destroying the mower and burning the house to the ground. Engineer Stanley was badly cut, and John D Rockefeller Jr. with his wife directed firefighters to prevent spreading to the stables before proceeding to the city.
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John D. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
Stanley
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
City
Brooklyn real estate owner C N Peed killed by wagon
C N Peed eighty three, a longtime proprietor of the Pierre Pont House and a large Brooklyn Heights real estate owner, was struck by a Far Bell Bragner Express wagon at Fulton and Tillary streets and died before aid arrived. Driver William Andrews was jailed on homicide charges. Peed, born in Brooklyn, lived with his unmarried daughter in the Lorraine and also had another daughter in Brooklyn.
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Charlies N. Peed
Pierrepont House
Brooklyn Heights
Farbell & Bragner Express Company
Fulton and
Tillary Streets
William Andrews
Grand Street
Union Course
Queens
Mr. Peed
Brooklyn
Mansion House
Bossert
Montague and
Hicks Streets
Peed
Lorraine
Miss Peed
Theodore Newman
Atlantic City
Army Officer Arrested for Absence and Embezzlement
Lieutenant Gottleb Edward Gotttleib, Electrical Expert assigned unattached in Boston, was arrested in the Army building yesterday. He helped on an electric controller for submarines and faces charges of being absent from duty and financial irregularities. Draft accusations may add desertion and embezzlement charges.
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Edward Gotttleib
Boston
Army
Death by self-inflicted wound near Niagara Falls
Telegraph reports from Niagara Falls that John Austin found a young man’s body in a Goat Island thicket. The victim had shot himself in the temple and appeared to have died about a day earlier. He tried to erase clothing marks to avoid identification. reservation workers heard one shot but found nothing at the time.
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Tribune
Niagare Fells
John Austin
Goat Island
De Beers Mines to Run Full Time Starting October 3
London reports a renewed demand for diamonds in the United States and England. De Beers mines, previously operating five days a week, will resume full operations on October 3.
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DE Beers
London
United States
England
Woman Wins Pereira Prize in Pharmacy History
In the British Pharmaceutical Society’s history ending September 30, a woman, Gertrude Hi. Wren, becomes the first to win the Pereira prize, the big ribbon honor in pharmacy.
Marcel Jamson Dead in Paris at Age 93
Paris reports painter Marcel Jambdon died today in the city. Born October 19, 1845, he was a decorated officer of the Legion of Honor. The item notes Dewey’s Claret or Sauterne Punch from H. Dewey & Sons Co. and an address at 103 Fulton Street, New York.
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Paris
Marcel Jambdon
Legion of Honor
H. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Taft Welcomed at Bryan Home Lincoln Trip Echoes
The Taft campaign train reached Lincoln Nebraska with large crowds and enthusiastic reception at Emerson and the Capitol. Taft defended campaign finance publicity while criticizing Bryan on timing and urged post election disclosure of contributions and expenditures to curb bribery and influence. He contrasted Roosevelt's stance and outlined policy aimed at transparent funding and legitimate use of money in elections. Bryan plans to arrive in Lincoln earlier the next day, but the two candidates do not meet.
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Tribune
Lincoln
Neb
Taft
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
Emerson
Bryan
Des Moines
Iis
Capitol Grounds
Federation of Women’s Clubs of
George Sheldon
Mr. Taft
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
Tures
Thomas F. Ryan
New York
Intec
Hughes
Wall Street
Successul
Chicago
Surtington & Quincy
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Abon
Chaplain Patrick
Field Museum
Dr. Strecker
Capt. Folwell
Olney
J. H. Heaton
M. Weiller
Orville Wright
Lazare Welller
Broker
A.J. Lawrence & Co
Chase Man
City Auto
Lieut
Grafton
W. Va
Piedmont
Clarksburg
Mughes
Indiana
Scott
Sturgis
W. A. Glasscock
Dewey's
B. T. Dewey& Sons Co
Fulton St. N
Shvenscore
John Dls
S. O. Gasolene
C. N. Peed
Gottleb
Niagara
Pereira
Marcel Jamson
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