Taft Receives Grand Welcome in St Louis Western Trip Closes
William H. Taft closes his western tour in St Louis with a prime audience of twenty thousand at the Coliseum. He hails Republican gains and rails at trusts while promising aggressive anti trust prosecutions and continued Roosevelt policy enforcement. The crowd roared as he spoke, despite incomplete venue construction.
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Missouri
William H. Taft
St. Louis
Mr. Taft
United States
Union Station
Planters’ Hotel
Planters
Taft
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Department of Commerce and Labor
Tam
East St. Louis
Labor Union
Labor
Samuel Gompers
White House conference boosts Taft ticket prospects in New York
Washington sources report a White House meeting discussing the national and New York state ticket outlook. Participants included William L. Ward Secretary Root Cortelyou Meyer Loeb Bacon and others with no official statement promised. The review called the Republican prospects encouraging and noted renewed campaign vigor.
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New York
White House
William L. Ward
Republican National Committee
Root
Cortelyou
Meyer
Loeb
Bacon
New York State
Taft
Sheldon
President Roosevelt to skip campaign stump tour
Rochester Oct 6 President Roosevelt will not take the stump in the fall campaign Bishop Berl Cranston of Washington Genesee Methodist Conference announced after a conference saying Roosevelt assured him he would not tour. Cranston a personal friend cited a letter from the President confirming the decision.
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Washington
Genesee Methodist Conference
Bishop Cranston
Bonfils Offers Bryan Post Edit Job Before 1908 Nomination
Fort Worth dispatch reports Fred H. Bonfils, Denver Post and Sells Floto Circus owner, offered William J. Bryan $12 000 yearly to edit his paper just before Bryan's final nomination. Bonfils says Bryan tentatively refused but would renew the offer if Bryan loses in November.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Fred H. Bonfils
Denver Post
Sells Floto Circus
William J. Bryan
Bonfils
Bryan
Licenses Bureau arrests in corruption probe
Patrolman Patrick J. Reid and Sergeant Peter J. Bird were arrested at the direction of District Attorney Jerome on charges tied to the Licenses Bureau. Reid allegedly lied to Commissioner Mitchel during the Bureau inquiry. Bird faced charges of demanding 200 and receiving 50 from Dorothea Mason in a license case. Commissioner Gallagher postponed hearings due to Commissioner Mitchel’s father’s death, resuming Monday at 10 30 am.
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Prometha Avenue
Corona
Long Island
14Th
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Bureau of Licenses
Jerome
Reid
John Purroy Mitchel
Mitchel
Mercer Street
Sergeant Bird
Lind Avenue
The
Bronx
Fitzsimmons and Ravens
District Attorney’s Office
Dorothea Mason
East 149Th Street
Bird
Gallagher
Doctor Denslow Defends Locomotor Ataxia Claims
Dr Le Grand Norton Denslow replies to critics after claiming to ease symptoms of locomotor ataxia and occasionally restore gait balance and pupil reaction. He says cure is not claimed and offers to present more cases before a medical body. Dr M Allen Starr endorses his sincerity and effectiveness.
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Academy of Medicine
John A. Wyeth
Academy
the Tribune
Denslow
Sachs
Collins
M. Allen Starr
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Homes Tilt Over Gallena Chasm In Early-Morning Cave-In
Telegraph report from Galena Kansas notes that shortly after 1 am the ground under the homes of Mrs Abner Hubbard and William Pollock caved in, leaving the houses perched over a forty foot deep chasm. Hubbard family escaped after plaster fall. Pollock home hung over the hole as the family woke.
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the Tribune
Galena
Kan
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William Pollock
Galena Street
Hubbard
Pollock
Philadelphia Officer J Clayton Erb Shot by Sister in Law
Captain J Clayton Erb of the 3d Regiment National Guard of Pennsylvania was shot dead at his Delaware County summer home. His sister in law Mrs Catherine Beisel is under arrest for the murder after she admitted the shooting during a family quarrel. The weapon was found in Beisel's dressing room.
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J. Clayton Erb
3D Regiment
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Village Green
Delaware County
Catherine Beisel
Erb
Israel W. Durham
W. G. Rothermel
Eugene Poulson
Poulson
Captain Erb
Insurance Department
Pennypacker
Parham
Insurance
Red Gables
Bugher's Man Shot in Front of Third Avenue Pawnshop
Michael J. McGrath of Deputy Police Commissioner Bugher's staff was shot in the right arm and struck on the head after a confrontation with Patrolman Max Greenbaum at a Third Avenue pawnshop. Greenbaum says he shot after the man drew a revolver. a revolver and blackjack were found on McGrath.
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Bugher
West 49Th Street
Max Greenbaum
East 51St Street
Greenbaum
McGrath
Flower Hospital
East 57Th Street
H. Rinn
Third Avenue
Arthur H. Wheeler
Settlement Reaches Greenough Will Case In Boston
A settlement ending the Greenough will dispute was announced in Boston after a long conference. Three women claimed to be widows of Joseph F. Greenough and sought a share of about 1.4 million dollars. The Supreme Court hearing was postponed. Margaret D. Greenough was declared the legal widow.
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Boston
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Supreme Court
Margaret D. Greenough
New York
Emma P. Greenough
Philadelphia
Mary M. Greenough
Grant
Orl
Strikers Accept Terms to End CPR Strike
In Montreal on October 6 the Angus shops workers voted to accept leaders terms ending the Canadian Pacific Railway strike. About five hundred men anticipated re employment today as the agreement took effect.
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Montreal
Angus
Canadian Pacific Railway
Wright Wins 106000 As He Breaks Another Record
Le Mans reports Wilbur Wright flies with a passenger for 4 minutes 26 seconds breaking his own record under similar conditions. This completes the Weiller contract requiring two 50 km flights with a passenger within a week for 100000 dollars and patent rights in France and colonies. Weiller has ordered fifty Wright model aeroplanes.
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Wilbur ‘Wright
Mr. Wright
Lazare Weiller
Wright
France
M. Weiller
Mack Suffers Collapse During Political Duties
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, suffered a slight collapse in Chicago on October 6. He is under doctor and nurse care with overwork and nervous exhaustion cited. Doctors expect a brief recovery and return to duties in a few days.
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Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
Democratic National Committee
Mack
Democratic Committee
Hammond
Auditorium Hotel
Scientist Sought Brain of Hydrophobic Wife in New Jersey Home
Harvey M. Day thwarted Dr. W. Byron Coakley who forced entry to remove his wife Mrs Day's brain for study. Day resisted with threats to shoot. Mrs Day survived nine days with hydrophobia before death. Coakley from New York aimed to study brain and organs despite Pasteur Institute cautions on opiate use.
Giants Must Win Two To Claim Pennant
The National League board ruled the protest between New York and Chicago a tie. The Giants must beat Boston today and Chicago on Thursday to secure the pennant. A Boston win today would complicate matters by risking a three team tie with Pittsburgh and Chicago if New York defeats Chicago.
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New York
Chicago
Giants
Boston
Polo Grounds
Pittsburg
Sugar transfer dispute targets major rail lines
John H Marble of the Interstate Commerce Commission holds the Trunk Line Association of Railroads guilty of discrimination against independent sugar refiners. He submitted a brief after hearings in New York where New York Central Delaware Lackawanna Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Philadelphia Reading Central Railroad of New Jersey and Baltimore & Ohio were named defendants. The commission will base its decision on his brief and other filings.
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Washington
John H. Marble
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Trunk Line Association of Railroads
Marble
Commission
New York Central
Delaware & Lackawanna
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia & Reading
The
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Baltimore & Ohio
Arrest of Honest John’s Partner at Federal Building
Oscar Snyder, partner of Honest John Kelly in the Rye Geach Inn bankruptcy case, was arrested on abandonment charges after his wife alleged overdue payments. Mrs Snyder testified a $9 weekly support was ordered years ago. Snyder claimed he was $0 behind and earning $39 weekly before income stopped. The magistrate ordered weekly payments and placed him on probation.
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John” Kelly
Rye Geach Inn
Federal
Harahan Orders $1,000,000 in Cars for Illinois Central
New Orleans reports President J T Harahan announced the Illinois Central Railroad ordered freight cars worth 1 million dollars for delivery after December 1. He notes lumber coal and cotton shipments on the road exceed last year while manufactured goods remain the only normal class of shipments.
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New Orleans
Illinois Central Railroad
J. T. Harahan
Japan Bans Racetrack Gambling Nationwide
Tokyo government bans all wagering on horse racing and enforces racing laws. The move aims to end horse racing in Japan and has sparked widespread excitement.
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Tokio
Japan
Bulgaria Declares Independence To King Ferdinand
M Poprikoff Bulgarian Foreign Minister explains in a cable to The Associated Press that Bulgaria proclaimed independence on October 5 and named Prince Ferdinand as king. He says the move reflects de facto realities, aims for stable Balkan peace, and seeks friendly relations with Austria Hungary and Turkey’s new regime.
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Associated Press
Europe
Bulgaria
Tirnovo
Berlin
Turkey
Constantinople
Oriental Railroad Company
Balkans
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ferdinand
Poprikoff
Peary Confident of Success in Polar Expedition
Commander Peary expresses confidence as weather and ice favor the Roosevelt and Erik in the effort to reach the pole. Henry Johnson, a Roosevelt crewman returning home, notes early voyage from Etah August 18, walrus hunts at North Star Bay, Eskimos and dogs aboard, and damage after hitting an iceberg.
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N. S&s
Peary
Henry Johnson
New York
Roosevelt
Etah
Pole
North Star Bay
Erik
Inglefield Sound
Esquimans
Kane Bay
Whale Sound
Johnson
Mr. White
Will Leaves New Yorker 10 Million From Packard Estate
John C. Packard's will filed in Santa Cruz probate lists an estate valued over 20 million dollars. The estate is to be split equally between Edward Winslow Packard of Salt Lake City and Theodore B. Shear of New York City after twelve bequests of 10 000 dollars each to relatives are provided for.
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Cal
John C. Packard
Santa Cruz
Edward Winslow Packard
Salt Lake City
Theodore B. Shear
New York City
Lawson Stable to be sold at auction in New York
Arnold Lawson announced that about thirty five horses will be sold at auction in New York this fall while favorites Boralma Dare Devil and a few others will be kept. The move follows the Readville track closing as the reason.
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Boston
Arnold Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
Lawson
New York
Boralma
Dare Devil
Readville
Peace Expected in Balkans Provinces
Paris Oct 6 1903 Russian and French diplomacy shape a Balkans peace. Standoff Bulgarian minister meets Pinchon and d Iswolsky, signaling a conference in Paris to amend the Berlin Treaty. Provisions include Bulgarian independence with Eastern Rumelia, Austria Hungary gains in Bosnia, free Bosporus passage for Russia, Novi Bazar for Turkey, and indemnities and debt shifts. The mood is increasingly optimistic in political and financial circles.
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Rumelia
No Alarm in Britain War Rumors Stir Balkans
London reports show no panic amid Balkans rumors. Sir Edward Grey and King Edward backed by France and Russia seek peace while Bulgaria and Austria Hungary violate the Berlin Treaty. Berlin and Young Turks loom in balance as a Berlin Congress revision is debated.
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Tribune
Tribune Association
London
Balkans
Edward Grey
Edward
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Berlin
Germany
Bismarck
Austria
Asia Minor
England
France
Russia
Foreign Office
Turkey
Provinces Taken Today In Austro-Hungarian Move
Vienna declares that Bosnia and Herzegovina will receive sovereignty rights and succession under a forthcoming proclamation. The text promises a constitution and a special diet, with civil order, education, trade, and security to accompany the new provincial status.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary
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