Storms, strikes, and reforms sweep the era
Summary of compact news items: a severe storm sinks fishermen off Portugal. Harlem terror by firebugs. a San Francisco gold shipment aboard the Sierra. Chicago trolley crash injures ten. Rumford Falls mill dispute leaves 700 idle. Pueblo begins electric line construction. Creeden to open a home for drinkers. Turkish sultan assassination fears. Chicago university seeks Babylonia study. 1,000,000 NY tradesmen form a vast combine. Chicago centennial fireworks. New Haven tests pest control thresholds. Berlin trolley speed ahead. a father must whip a minor in court. Warner lands dispute resolved by Hitchcock. Oregon Knights Templar officers elected. California thief hides brick as coin. Macedonia reforms commission. Olympia land office chief absent without leave. Hermann resigns pension post. Milner cabinet bid. Balfour Balkan policy supports Russo Austrian accord. Newark carmen return to work. O R N train hold up no trace. wounded man improves. Austria fears Hungarian revolt. Baltimore Odd Fellows to build a 1 million temple. Milner declined British cabinet. rebels versus troops casualty toll. Shenango tin mill to shut down. Mrs. Jefferson Davis noted.
Oregon Foresters NoteGrowing Support for Forest Reserves
Washington dispatch reports H D Langille an Oregon forest inspector saying public opinion in Oregon is shifting toward more forest reserves. He cites widespread endorsement among farmers lumbermen and stockmen from Hogue river area to Blue mountains with Eastern Oregon strongly in favor and Western regions mixed. He expects this year’s bureau examinations to guide Interior Secretary in setting new reserve boundaries.
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Washington
Oregon
H. D. Langille
Roenmer
Langille
Hogue River
Blue Mountains
Bureau of Forestry
Secretary of the Interior
War Clouds Lift as Bulgarian Govt Seeks Stable Course
Sofia reports brighter mood as the Porte confirms 32 battalions from Monastir to Adrianople will stay put. Natolovitch to Constantinople to act as Bulgarian diplomatic agent. Petroff says ministry pursues Bulgaria’s best interests while a protest committee withdraws. Dnevnik notes quiet does not reflect rising national pressure ahead of elections.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Monastir
Adrianople
M. Natolovitch
Constantinople
Petroff
M. Petroff
Dnevnik
Tragic Southbound Mail Train Trestle Crash
A Southern Railway fast mail train plunged 75 feet from a trestle north of Nanville West Virginia on Sept 30. Of 16 crew members, nine were killed and seven injured as four cars and the locomotive wrecked on a 6500 foot wooden trestle on a sharp curve.
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Charlotte
8. C
Southern Railway
Nanville
W. Va
Brodie
Turner urges emigration to Africa as race solution
Atlanta Sept 30 Bishop Henry M Turner of the AME church urged separation of the races at a meeting of negroes. He called for opportunities for blacks to settle in Africa and warned that without a highway to Africa the nation and the government would be strained by the Negro question.
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Atlanta
Henry M. Turner
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Turner
Africa
Dynamiters Seek 50000 Immunity From Northern Pacific Attacks
Helena Mont Sept 30 It is revealed that recent dynamiting attempts on the Northern Pacific between Livingston and Missoula aim to force the company to pay 50000 for immunity from further outrages. The scheme included a white flag on engines and a staged run from Butte to Missoula with armed deputies and dogs aboard.
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Bozeman
Butte
Missoula
Fire attempt near agricultural building at 1904 St Louis World Fair
A possible arson attempt was made late at the world's fair in St Louis. Jefferson guards spotted a suspicious man around the agricultural exhibit about 10 pm. He fled after guards fired shots. inspectors found straw oil and kindling near a wall.
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St. Louis
Cholera and Plague Ravage Pei Tang Seaport
Pei Tang, a seaport 50 miles east of Tien Tein, endures outbreaks of plague and cholera with 2000 deaths in the past two months. Neuher Taku and Tien Tsin report severe illness and mounting casualties.
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Tien Tsin
Pei Tang
Tien Tein
Neuher Taku
Dead Letters Rise in 1908 Postal Report
The Dead Letter Office reports a record year ending June 30 1908 with totals over 10 million pieces received. Opened items reached 8 895 205 while found cash totaled 48 654 and commercial paper faced a value of 1 493 563. The rise is attributed to growing mail volume and fiscal expansion.
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Wynne
Attempts to kidnap governor’s daughter shock Lincoln
In Lincoln Nebraska on September 29 an attempted kidnapping of Governor Mickey’s 8 year old daughter occurred as she played in front of the governor’s mansion. Neighbors arrived as the man fled dropping the child. Convicts had previously threatened revenge over a prior execution and one inmate planned similar abduction.
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Lincoln
Neb
Mickey
Beemer
William Rhea
Massacre of Refugees in Monastir Balkans Scene
Turkey authorities continue to expel refugees from Monastir and Rosna. In Zelatan near Resta fifteen returned refugees were bound and killed in a field with one survivor. A woman found the bodies and the lieutenant governor refused to hear the tale. Also one hundred twenty Bulgarians including four priests were exiled yesterday.
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Monastir
Turkey
Ref
Zelatan
Resta
Rosna
American Fleet Will Stay In Beirut Tense Stand
Washington dispatch reports Rear Admiral Cotton of the European squadron confirms Beirut remains quiet but unsettled. The American vice consul case continues pending while no withdrawal is seen, per cables from Minister Leishman in Constantinople noting uncertain conditions exist.
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Washington
Cotton
Navy Department
Beirut
State Department
Leishman
Constantinople
Counterfeit Money Ring Dismantled Near Ross Michigan
Officials near Ross Michigan on the Wisconsin and Michigan railroad seized a large counterfeit operation. They captured the leader and transported him to Marquette Michigan. The plant produced 44 silver denominations from 10 cents to 1 dollar and 5 to 20 dollar notes, using both silver and gold in forgeries.
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Mariette
Wis
Ross
Mich
Wisconsin & Michigan
Marquette
Arrive to Study American Ways
New York on September 29 reports arrival of Sir David Barbour Lord Ribblesdale George Gibb and Sir Dickson Poynder from Liverpool and Queenstown aboard the Arabic. They are members of the royal commission subcommittee to study London street traffic and came to investigate the American street railway system.
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New York
Liverpool
Queenstown
Sir David Barbour
Lord Ribblesdale
George Gibb
Sir Dickson Poynder
Royal Commission On
London
Does Little Work Secretary Hitchcock Says Government Can It Afford It
Representative Burton of Ohio attacks the Dawes commission in Congress, claiming wasteful expenditures on allotments and disputes among Indians. He cites 1901 office staffing and high monthly salaries as proof of extravagance, arguing the government cannot ill afford the commission.
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Hitchcock
Burton
Ohio
Washingon
Ascanti
Congregada
Dawes Commission
Indian Territory
Sherman
United States
Eiggt
Freight Rates to Rise Nationwide Under Wage and Material Costs
The Record Herald reports a planned general increase in rail freight rates by railroads nationwide. The rise is attributed to higher wages for all labor and increased costs of materials used by railways. A similar hike occurred four years ago, taking effect January 1, and now manufacturers' and industrial groups are expected to resist anew.
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Chicago
the Record- Herald
Death on Middletown road murder and robbery
On the Middletown road about 15 miles from Washington two men in a buggy carrying 3600 dollars were attacked by dynamite blast. Samuel T. Ferguson of the Ferguen construction company Pittsburg was killed. Martin of Cincinnati was fatally injured, the explosion tearing the rig apart and throwing him 200 feet.
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Washington
Middletown Road
Samuel T. Ferguson
Ferguen Construction Company
Pittsabug
Martin
Cincinnati
Wabash Road
Ferguson
France Aids Sultan Morocco Under Protectorate
Berlin dispatch says an international pact may form with France backing the Moroccan sultan to quell internal troubles and assume protectorate while Italy relinquishes claims in Morocco for Tripoli freedom. Britain’s hold on Egypt to be recognized and Germany to gain an open door in the area.
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France
Berlin
National Zeitung
Morocco
Italy
Tripoli
Great Britain
Egypt
Germany
Salvadorean Congress Approves Dancer Settlement
La Libertad San Salvador September 28 Congress approves agreement by Senor Lopez to pay Alfred H. Barrell 5000 gold monthly for ten years as compensation for the Salvadorean government treatment of Triunfo dancer Aknab
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San Salvador
Congress
Senor Lopez
United States
Alfred H. Barrell
Aknab
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