Conference of Powers Assured on Near East
Great Britain has softened her stance on a powers conference over Near East issues and on topics to discuss. The Servian National Assembly backed the government with a strong but supportive resolution. Montevideo? no, Montevedrin Assembly approved a war credit of 3.2 million dollars. King Peter and Crown Prince George of Servia exchanged belligerent telegrams. The Cretan parliament voted for union with Greece. Ferdinand of Bulgaria received a warm welcome in Sofia.
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Austria-Hungary
Conference Move Opens Broad Near East Talks
London reports MIswelsky won British backing for a conference of powers to address the Near East crisis and broader questions including Bosnia and Herzegovina annexation and Bulgarian independence. Asked about Serbia and Turkey, Prime Minister Asquith urged restraint, warning against rash actions while seeking a peaceful, equitable settlement.
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Edward Grey
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King Peters Peril in Servia Crisis
Vienna dispatches report Crown Prince George of Servia stoking public ire with inflammatory speeches as King Peter cautions. Officials fear dynastic turmoil more than war while Premier attempts to curb the crown prince amid fears of rash acts and possible throne struggle.
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Montenegro Assembly Opens Amid Measured Rally
Viettinje reports Montenegro’s National Assembly opens today in a measured mood with the political climate focused on wartime credit votes and domestic policy as October 12 events unfold.
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Montenegro
Monte-negrin National Assembly
Storm Tosses Small Steamer Joseph J. Cuneo Off Jamaica Coast
The fruit steamer Joseph J. Cuneo arrived damaged after a hurricane on October 2 off Port Antonio Jamaica. Captain Aamadt suffered serious injuries saving the ship's carpenter. three mates were hurt and the ship flooded to waist height in the fire and engine rooms. Chief Mate Charles Oberg lost his new false teeth during the storm.
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Jamaica
Aamadt
Charles Oberg
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Minister Wu describes arranged marriages in China
Wu Ting-fang, Chinese Minister, recounts his arranged marriage in Newark last night. He explains he never spoke to his future wife until meeting her and watched three girls pass by before recognizing his eventual wife from a window. He says he is not unhappy despite never seeing her clearly before marriage.
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Wu Ting-fang
Newark
L Train Jumps Track Delays Sixth Avenue Line
A southbound L train leaving Rector street at 6 39 p m derailed while switching from west to center track and blocked all three tracks between Rector street and South Ferry until 9 p m. No passengers were aboard. South of Rector street passengers transferred and walked to the Ninth Avenue station to complete their trip. North of Rector street traffic continued with switching trains at Rector street.
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Truesdales Fight Fire To Save Summer Home
President William H. Truesdale of the Lackawanna, his wife, and son Calvin, along with eight servants in night attire, battled a blaze for an hour using a bucket brigade to save their Greenwich summer home after a benzine spark ignited by chauffeur John Junius. Junius suffered serious burns but is expected to recover. The family resumed travel with a new chauffeur at dawn.
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Knife to cure crime and brain surgery on boy
Surgeons at St John’s Hospital in Cleveland operated on Edson Pratt eleven to ease brain pressure from a head injury seven years earlier. Pratt, with Juvenile Court records, had been in the Hudson Farm confinement and West Side Detention Home after charges of stealing and harming a pig.
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Cleveland
St. John’s Hospital
Edson Pratt
Hudson Farm
West Side
Gulf Stream Brings Alligator Recovered In East River
An alligator about two feet long, thought to have traveled from Florida by the Gulf Stream, was removed from the East River at List Street yesterday by three volunteer life saving corps members. They handed the animal to Dr. Hubner of 34 Beekman Place, who said the two year old reptile was nearly dead.
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Government by Commission and rate discrimination debate
The piece argues against ending government by commission and defends state rate regulation. It cites reforms under Governor Hughes that required public rate filings and penalties for local discrimination. It notes shifts after reforms and urges voters to reject restoring old abuses.
Bees Excuse Bee Bees Trigger Speed Lapse in Boston
In Boston, Carlton Stanley of Newton was arraigned for speeding about fifty mph through an auto trap. He claimed swarming bees forced him to speed to escape. The Superior Court discharged him ruling a man may break laws to save his life and avoid danger from bees.
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Baseball Themed Deaths Rise Amid Disputed Game
Health Department physicians link an uptick in heart disease deaths last week to the heightened baseball situation. Nationwide deaths reached 154 versus 129 a year earlier. Manhattan saw 7M versus 58.
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Manhattan
Chicago
Thugs Attack Deaf Brother. Brother Bruised Near Ninth Avenue
Theresa Klein of Broadway 2188 took her deaf and blind brother Charles Scheer to West 47th Street station after a brutal beating on West 54th Street. He was robbed of 10 dollars and left unconscious near Ninth Avenue. He supported their aging parents and worked in a Ninth Avenue tailor shop.
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Broadway
Charles Scheer
West 47Th Street
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Kiein
West 54Th Street
Ninth Avenue
Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus Observed at Dawn
Pittsburg reports Professor John A. Brashear stating that on the morrow at 11 o clock Jupiter and Venus will be in close conjunction. The pair will be visible together in a telescope or field glass and lie about the moon’s diameter apart near the southeastern sky at roughly 5 am.
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Birthday fete claims life of Brooklyn centenarian
Miss Sarah Morse, one of Brooklyn's oldest residents, died at the Methodist Home on Park Place after celebrating her 100th birthday on September 29. Officials believe the birthday festivities contributed to her decline, and she had been ill since that day. Known at the home as Aunt Sally, she had no known friends or history prior to entering the institution.
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Brooklyn
Park Place
Miss Morse
Sally
Pure Grape Juice Ad Outlines Blood Purifying Claim
Advertisement for Dewey's Pure Grape Juice by H. T. Dewey & Sons Co at 135 Fulton Street New York promotes the juice as purifying the blood and highly nourishing.
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New York
Registration totals show shifts in Manhattan and Brooklyn
The New York city registration ends with GS2.S46 total, down from 1904 but up from 1906, while four day totals for Manhattan The Bronx Brooklyn and Queens vary. Herbert Parsons credits voter identification for Republican gains and Democratic districts mostly drop in Manhattan with few increases in a few districts.
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Herbert Parsons
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Yacht Club Suspends Bird S Coler Over Dues
The Jamaica Bay Yacht Club at Helhind's Station Rockaway Head suspended Borough President Bird S Coler of Brooklyn for non payment of dues. Coler, a member of multiple clubs, says he does not recall joining this organization.
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Tucker wedding shocks Warsaw crowd in unusual match
Albert B Tucker wed his daughter in law Lulu E Tucker wife of John Tucker just after winning a divorce an hour earlier The unusual union fuels local speculation as Warsaw residents puzzle over Tucker family ties The Harlem City Ticket Office of the New York Central Lines moved to 121 West 1th Street Phone 046 Morning Advt
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Taft Victory Predicted In New York Prospects
The Tribune Bureau reports growing Republican hopes as J F O'Brien and H H Kohlsaar endorse Taft. O'Brien cites a 160000 New York majority and labor backing. Kohlsaar says no Republican will vote for Bryan and editors of Democratic papers privately favor Taft. Bryan’s chances are described as no better than in 1900.
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Middies Fail to Pass at Naval Academy
Annapolis October 12 24 midshipmen were asked to resign after the academic board found fifteen in the new fourth class and eight second class men failed the September mental exams. A May exam left 42 deficient and scheduled September re‑test. all but 24 later passed.
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Judge Denies Mount Vernon Fare Agreement Request
Justice Tompkins denied Mount Vernon’s bid for a traffic pact forcing Receiver Young to join a 5 cent Mount Vernon to 16th Street fare with Receiver Whitridge of the Third Avenue and Union Railway lines. He ruled Young had done all he could to secure the deal.
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Buckner backs Taft over Bryan in Baltimore interview
General Simon B Buckner of Kentucky who ran with Palmer on the Gold Democratic ticket says Bryan is not a Democrat and will vote for Taft. He calls Bryan a Populist and a Socialist and criticizes his banking and tariff plans as radical.
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Child Heiress Stolen In City Wide Abduction
Eight year old Margaret F. Mitchell heiress to $200,900 was seized by kidnappers while with her grandmother. They fled in an automobile for four hours, and police traced possible interurban routes to Elgin or Aurora. Mrs. Mitchell, facing divorce proceedings from Robert H. Mitchell, is believed linked to the case.
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Fire saves infant and toddler during west side blaze
A top floor fire at 312 West 3st street sent smoke through the brick building. Joseph Fitzpatrick handed his newborn son and three-year-old Rose to James Kelly from a neighboring room window to escape suffocation. Mrs Fitzpatrick safely exited with help as firefighters arrived.
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Negro Depositary for Diamonds Arrested in St. Louis
George Foster a black man with multiple aliases was arrested in St. Louis after diamonds totaling over $0,000 were found in his shoes clothing seams and hidden items. The unset stones were identified as the Powell Diamond Company loot from a Pullman car traveling from Chicago to St. Louis on June 2.
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St. Louis
George Foster
S. C. Powell
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Broadway
New York
Chicago
Governor Hughes Pushes Reform Amid NY Campaign
Governor Hughes addressed about three thousand at Elmira Lyceum Theatre praising constitutional reform and opposition to special interests. He cited Western states’ interest, urged endorsement of state administration, and defended policy against gambling and two centrate rail bills while stressing duty to all people. He spoke again in Waverly to two thousand, urging support for Taft, Sherman, and state integrity.
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