High Pressure Fire Service Test Impresses City Leaders
Officials including Mayor McClellan and Fire Chief Croker watched a test of a new high pressure fire system on West Street with thousands of citizens present. Demonstrations showed water output up to 23,000 gallons per minute across eight hydrants, proving superiority over old fire methods. Distinguished visitors from Chicago Philadelphia St Louis and Boston attended and expressed satisfaction with the system’s potential across major cities.
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McClellan
Craker
Fire Department
James Horan
Chicago
John Ryan
Boston
Departmenta
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Cxpre
West Street
West
Bank
Croker
7. M. de Varona
Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
Lkely
Alxeft
Croton
Taft Campaign Sees Big NY Parades and Speeching
Taft toured Lyons Canandaigua Geneva Seneca Falls and Auburn in a large New York blitz. He spoke in Syracuse praising Governor Hughes and argued over party duty and effective government. Taft contrasted Republican leadership with Democratic claims while Bryan watched nearby in a packed hall.
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Syracuse
Taft
Lyons
Canendaigua
Geneva
Senéca Falls
Auburn
Greater
New York
Flughes
New York State
Bryan
New Forkelty
Metropolitan Temple
Andrew Carnegie
John Wesley
Temple
Hill
Mr. Taft
Hughes
ram‘Blea
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft and Bryan clash over party unity and labor issues
The speech contrasts Republican discipline and wartime record with Democratic disunity and policy shifts. It asserts Republicans defend property and business rights, while Democrats oppose injunctions in labor disputes, arguing for consistency with other disputes. The speaker cites Geneva remarks on labor audiences and calls out Bryan’s evasiveness on platform questions.
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Cuba
Philippines
William McKinley
Olan Evihu
Cleveland
Republican Party
Geneva
Taft
Bryan
GOLD DUST cleans all with no extra help
This ad touts GOLD DUST as a versatile cleaner for dishes clothes pots pans floors woodwork refrigerators and bathrooms. It claims the powder soap cleans better than any other product using a cool honest vegetable oil soap formula and purifying ingredients of magic power while saving user effort.
Death penalty carried out for assault attempt at Chesterfield
Richmond Va Oct 2 Winston Green and a negro youth were electrocuted in the state penitentiary for attempted assault on a young white girl of Chesterfield county. After conviction he confessed. John Finney, another negro, was not executed as he was deemed feeble minded and his sentence commuted to imprisonment. A cloth soaked in hot vinegar and water was used to ease his pain.
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Richmond
Vai
Winston, Green
Waa
State
Chesterfield County
John Finney
Mrs DeCramer Dies After Long Illness in Menasha
Mrs Jose DeCramer died at 7:30 am at her Tayco Street home after a 15 year illness of dropsy. Born in Oshkosh in 1841 she lived there before moving to Appleton then Menasha. Surviving: husband Peter and seven children in Menasha Appleton Minneapolis Neenah. Funeral arrangements not set.
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Northwestern
Menasha
Wia
Jose
Phine DeCramer
Tayco Street
Dropey
Oshkosh
Appleton
Peter DeCramer
Phillip Hoffman
David ‘Abbey
Charles DeCramer
Elisabeth Laux
Martin Cahill
Frank Harig
Minneapolis
Eugene Ferney
Neenah
Lncal
Green Bay
McMahon Ad Bruehl
William Toepfer
M.néerat
GW. Dodge
H. EB. Trilling
L.'2
Jourdain
Taft- Sherman
Main Street
B. A. Cook
Silne Bullard
Tayca
Washington Street
Fox River
Giri
Scoville
Fond’ du Lac
Arr
Whiames Eilett
Mgcb
Adame O Qniam
Edward Criswold
Waukeshat
Per Glater
Frank Hochle
Menasha Democrats
M.aylward
Tarmory Toneht
St. Mary's O.F
Iay
Albert Syring
St. Filisabeth’s Hospital
Mrs Astor in Serious Illness at New York Home
Mrs. Astor, longtime leader of New York society, lies critically ill at her Titty Avenue residence. Her daughter Mrs. Ormvia Wilson and Mrs. James E. Van Alen of Newport are en route after learning of her condition. Col. John Astor’s family has been alerted, with doctors and family attending her bedside.
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New York
Ars
Willam Astor
Titty Avenue
Aas
Astor
Ormvia Wilson
James E. VanaAlen
Newport
Leone
Col
John Eb Astor
Air Park
Boston
Steamer Lurline Achieves First Simultaneous Wireless Link
The Matson Navigation steamer Lurline, sailing 1,400 miles from San Francisco to Honolulu, established simultaneous wireless telegraph communication with both ports for the first time in maritime history. The event marks a landmark in sea communication between the West Coast and the Pacific islands.
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Luriine
Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Honolulu
Matson Navigation Company
Milies
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Milwaukee
Gahkosh
Scranton
Cook & Brown Lime Co
Marion
Market Streets
Mrs. Astor
New York Society
Mathoes
Ted Isiotty
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