Taft Receives Grand Welcome in St Louis
William H. Taft closed his Western tour in St Louis with a monumental reception at the Coliseum, drawing twenty thousand attendees. He praised Republican gains, condemned trusts, and pledged aggressive anti trust prosecutions while defending labor against union misperceptions.
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Missouri
William H. Taft
St. Louis
Mr. Taft
Union Bastion
Planters’ Hotel
Planters
Taft
Roosevelt
Congress
Department of Commerce and Labor
White House Council Sees Good Reports on New York Ticket
A White House conference lasting from 10 p.m. to midnight reviewed the political outlook for state and national races in New York. Participants included William Ward, Secretary Root, Cortelyou, Meyer, Loeb, Bacon, with discussions noting encouraging conditions for the Republican slate and Taft campaign vigor. No formal statement was issued. Campaign finance topics arose following Treasurer Sheldon’s afternoon visit.
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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 will not stump this fall
Rochester October 6. President Roosevelt will not take the stump in the campaign this fall. Bishop Earl Cranston of Washington presid ing Bishop of the Genesee Methodist Conference stated this to several clergymen. He produced a letter showing the President assured him he would not go on the stump. Cranston is a personal friend of the President.
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Washington
Genesee Methodist Conference
Cranston
Bonfils Offered Bryan Editorship Before 1896 Nomination
Fort Worth telegraph report says Fred H. Bonfils offered William Jennings Bryan $12,000 yearly to edit The Denver Post before Bryan's last presidential nomination. Bryan tentatively refused then but would renew if Bryan loses in November.
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Denver Post
Sells Floto Circus
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Licenses Case Arrests In New York Public Safety Sweep
Patrolman Patrick J. Reid and Sergeant Peter J. Bird were arrested by District Attorney aides on corruption charges. Reid allegedly lied to Commissioner Mitchel during the Bureau of Licenses probe and remained in reserve duty at Mercer Street station. Bird faced charges tied to a $200 demand and a $50 payoff from a moving picture firm applicant, with proceedings paused after Commissioner Mitchel’s father’s death.
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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
Denslow Defends Locomotor Ataxia Claims Before Academy
Dr Le Grand Norton Denslow replies to critics who questioned his claim to cure locomotor ataxia He states he has cured symptoms and improved gait in most cases while noting some patients show no knee reflex change He offers to present more cases and report findings to a medical body Dr M Allen Starr supports 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 Teeter Over Chasm In Galena Street Collapse
Early Oct 6 a cave-in in Galena Kansas left two houses perched on a branch of a deep chasm. Mrs Abner Hubbard and William Pollock escaped as plaster rains down and sections of their homes hung over a forty foot drop. The Pollock house leans over the hole across the street from the Hubbards.
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Kan
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William Pollock
Galena Street
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Pollock
Letrvet
Hubbard Residencw
Philadelphia Guard Captain J Clayton Erb Shot Dead in Delaware County
In Delaware County at Red Gables near Village Green, Captain J Clayton Erb of the 3d Regiment National Guard was shot in his home. His sister in law Mrs Catherine Beisel is under arrest in Media jail charged with murder after she admitted the shooting in a family quarrel.
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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
Durham
Insurance
Red Gables
Mediz
Mr. Beisel
Bugher's Man Shot By Patrolman Greenbaum
Michael J. McGrath, aide to Deputy Police Commissioner Bugher, was shot in the right arm and struck on the head with a club by Patrolman Max Greenbaum at 655 Third Avenue near a pawnshop. Greenbaum says he fired after a man drew a revolver. McGrath and corroborating officer Wheeler confirm the events. 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 Reached in Greenough Will Case
Boston date line reports a settlement of the Greenough will dispute involving three women who claimed a share of a 1.4 million dollar estate. Lawyers indicated the terms would not be disclosed but it is believed the women will divide the estate equally.
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Joseph F. Greenough
Supreme Court
Margaret D. Greenough
New York
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Philadelphia
Mary M. Greenough
Grant
Ork
Strikers Accept Terms Ends Canadian Pacific Strike
Montreal wires report Angus shops workers to accept leaders terms ending the CPR strike. About five hundred men anticipated the move and were rehired today.
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Montreal
Angus
Canadian Pacific Railway
Wright Wins Record Flight and Closes Weiller Contract
Le Mans October 6 Wilbur Wright extended a world record for a passenger flight to 4 minutes 26 seconds after a prior 55 minutes 37 seconds with a passenger. He completed the contract with Lazare Weiller by flying two 50 kilometer legs within a week for $100,000 and patent rights in France and colonies. Weiller ordered fifty Wright model airplanes from a French maker.
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Wilbur “Wright
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Lazare Weiller
Mr. Wright
France
M. Welller
Mack Suffers Collapse During Democratic Meeting
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, chairman of the Democratic national committee, collapsed briefly in Chicago on October 6. Doctors said overwork and nervous exhaustion caused the incident and that his condition was not serious. he should resume duties in a few days.
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Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
Democratic National Committee
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Democratic Committee
Hammond
Auditorium Hotel
Scientist seeks brain of hydrophobic death wife in Elizabeth
Harvey M. Day refused entry to his home to permit Dr. W Byron Coakley a New York scientist to remove his dead wife Mrs Day's brain for study. Day threatened violence and blocked the attempt despite a county physician warrant and family doctor certificate.
Giants Must Win Two for Pennant After Protest Verdict
The National League board ruled the New York versus Chicago protested game a tie, leaving the Giants two wins away from the pennant. They must beat Boston today and Chicago Thursday to claim the flag, as a Boston loss today could still leave Pittsburg, Chicago and New York tied if New York defeats Chicago.
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New York
Chicago
Giants
Boston
Polo Grounds
Pittsburg
Sugar shipment protests find Trunk Line Association guilty
John H. Marble special attorney for the Interstate Commerce Commission filed a brief asserting discrimination by the Trunk Line Association of Railroads against independent sugar refiners in New York transfers. The evidence involved the New York Central Delaware Lackawanna Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Philadelphia Reading Central Railroad of New Jersey and Baltimore & Ohio as defendants. The commission will base its decision on Marble’s brief along with others from railroads and complainants.
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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
Arrest of Honest John Kelly Partner Oscar Snyder
Oscar Snyder, partner of Honest John Kelly in the Rye Geach Inn bankruptcy, was arrested at the Federal Building for abandonment after his wife, Mrs. Snyder of 308 West 151st Street, said four years of weekly payments had continued until recently. He claimed he owed nothing and had been earning 39 a week before the receiver stopped his income. the magistrate ordered a weekly payment and placed him on probation.
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John” Kelly
Rye Geach Inn
Federal
Snyder
Steinert
Magistrate Pool
West 151St Street
Illinois Central orders freight cars for post December delivery
New Orleans report states that President J. T. Harahan announced a $1,000,000 order of freight cars for delivery after December 1. He noted lumber, coal and cotton shipments on the Illinois Central are higher than last year, while manufactured goods remain the only normal category.
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New Orleans
Illinois Central Railroad
J. T. Harahan
Japan Bans All Racetrack Gambling, Impacts Horse Racing
Tokio reports the government will prohibit all gambling on racetracks and enforce racing laws. The order, announced on October 7, sparks excitement and is expected to end horse racing in Japan.
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Tokio
Bulgaria Declares Independence in Balkan Shift
M Poprikoff Bulgarian Foreign Minister explains Bulgaria’s 5 Oct proclamation of Independence after resolving disputes with Turkey over diplomatic rights and railway control. He says Bulgaria aims to stabilize the Balkans, assurances of no aggressions, and hopes great powers endorse the new kingdom.
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Associated Press
Europe
Bulgaria
Tirnovo
Berlin
Turkey
Constantinople
Oriental Railroad Company
Balkans
Austria
Ferdinand
Poprikoff
Peary Confident On Polar Quest After Roosevelt Voyage
Commander Peary remains confident of reaching the pole as weather and ice favor the Roosevelt expedition. Henry Johnson of New York, a Roosevelt crew member injured at Etah, reports the ship left August 18 for the pole, then aided by a walrus hunt voyage and Esquiman escorts before heavy gales and an iceberg damaged the Erik.
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N. S&s
Peary
Henry Johnson
New York
Roosevelt
Etah
Pole
North Star Bay
Inglefield Sound
Esquimans
Kane Bay
Erik
Whale Sound
Johnson
Mr. White
Will Leaves New Yorker 10 Million in Packard Estate
The will of John C. Packard who died in Santa Cruz is filed for probate in California and New York City. The estate is valued at over 20 million dollars, to be divided equally between Edward Winslow Packard of Salt Lake City and Theodore B. Shear of New York City after twelve bequests of 10 thousand dollars to relatives. A new eyeglass called Tikit with Bist ler Torie Pebbles is advertised.
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Cal
John C. Packard
Santa Cruz
Edward Winslow Packard
Salt Lake City
Theodore B. Shear
New York City
Lawson to Sell Stable Here at Auction in New York
Arnold Lawson announced that the Lawson stable will be sold at auction in New York this fall. About thirty-five horses are to be sold while favorites like Boralma and Dare Devil will be retained due to the Readville track closing.
Peace Expected in Balkans Provinces
Paris reports from M. Standoff Bulgarian Minister to M. Pinchon and M. Iswolsky indicate a strong chance of avoiding war in the Balkans. Russia likely to take the initiative with French support to convene a Paris conference on revising the Berlin Treaty. The plan proposes Bulgarian independence including Eastern Rumelia, Austrian-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia, free Bosporus passage for Russia, and Turkey recovering Novi Bazar. Bulgaria would pay indemnity and part of Rumelia's railway debt.
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Paris
Berlin
No Alarm in Britain Amid Balkans Tensions
London reports no panic as rumors of Balkan war shake markets. Foreign Secretary Grey backed by King Edward, with France and Russia supporting protests against Bulgarian and Austro Hungarian actions. A Berlin Congress revision conference may occur if compensations to Turkey are agreed.
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London
Balkans
Edward Grey
Edward
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Austria-Hungary
Berlin
Germany
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Austria
Asia Minor
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France
Russia
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Turkey
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Proclamation Extends Austro Hungary Rule to Bosnia
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph will issue a proclamation declaring Bosnian and Herzogovinian sovereignty extended to Austria Hungary. The move promises a constitution and a special diet for the provinces, while stressing civil order, education, and national loyalty.
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Francis Joseph
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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