Patoka R Register: Townsfolk Share Wit and World Views
The Patoka R Register quotes excerpts on happiness and fame, warnings from the ghost of a former husband, and praise for justice and American values. It cites comments on a German crown prince, Luther Burbank’s apples, and debates over relocating the Constitution. It notes advertising’s power and a ship move opposed by Boston residents, with Youth’s Companion praising dispersed naval relics.
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Boston
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Telegraphers Strike Ends After 89 Days Militants Back At Work
After an 89 day strike affecting about 15 000 workers nationwide and 2 000 in Chicago and 600 in St Louis, operators return to work on merit with 15 percent wage increases and eight hour day promised by companies in a diplomatic settlement. Officials deny firm promises while a renewal is expected when eight hour law takes effect next March.
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Chicago
St. Louis
New York
N. Y
Money to Move Crops and Western Streams Upgrades
Ottawa finance minister W. S. Fielding said bankers will meet reasonable demands to finance western grain movement after talks in Montreal. In Omaha, senators representatives and Missouri river leaders hosted a banquet urging action to improve western streams. Swift & Co packing plant in Harrisburg burned Monday night causing about 2500000 dollars in losses, insurance partly covering.
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Ottawa
Omaha
Neb
Missouri River Valley
Commercial Club
Harrisburg
Swift & Co
Chicago Packers
Japanese Wrestler Demonstrates Style at White House
At the White House east wing President Roosevelt and the Japanese ambassador watched an exhibition by Tamiemon Hitachiyama, the Japanese champion, with two assistants. The bouts lasted about thirty minutes in three trials and showcased a distinct Japanese wrestling system.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Roosevelt
Tamiemon Hitachiyama
Japan
Hitachiyama
Gas workers plan widespread walkout in West Virginia
A 12 percent salary cut is accepted by Glas Fasten Abt Downy, but workers demand more reductions. Workers at multiple plants have quit and the wholesale strike is expected to spread across the West Virginia gas belt within days.
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Bitter
West Virginia
Illinois Vote on Local Option Narrowly Swings Against Licenses
Springfield reports Ernest A. Scrogin announces that in 160 precincts 140 voted against liquor licenses under the new local option law and 20 for licenses. of 260 saloons, 199 were driven out of business. In New York Hearst faces a criminal libel hearing over a Chandler case linked Evening Journal piece.
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Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Ernest A. Scrogin
Anti-Saloon League
Scrogin
Hearst
New York
N. Y
William Randolph Hearst
Wyatt
Court of Special Sessions
William Astor Chandler
Miners threaten strike over wage cut at Calumet & Hecla
Copper miners at Calumet and Hecla in Detroit protest a 12 percent pay cut to be effective December 1. About 8,000 workers are involved, and a strike is threatened next Monday if the cut is not rescinded.
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Detroit
Mich
Calumet & Hecla Mining Co
Arrest in Allaway Murder Case in Chicago
Police arrest James Mulcare, 27, suspected in the burglary slaying of James W. Allaway of Los Angeles. Mulcare closely matches the description of the man sought by investigators.
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Allaway
Chicago
Ill
James Mulcare
James W. Allaway
Los Angeles
Cal
Mulcare
Eight Hours Push Emerges in Providence Factories
Many jewelry factories in Providence reduced shifts to eight hours on Monday, cutting the weekly schedule by up to 12 hours. Revival efforts impact thousands of workers across the industry.
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Providence
St Weelry
Taft Seeks Quiet British Visit Alignment
President Taft signals that stopping British friction could be agreeable, suggesting a visit by British officials would be acceptable if conditions align. The note frames diplomacy as mutual benefit amid ongoing tensions.
Taft’s possible London visit urged by British leaders
London reports steps to bring Secretary of War Taft to England during his around the world trip. If he comes, he would be received by King Edward and meet leading public men. Washington advised that a Taft stop would be agreeable, though he aims to return home quickly to prepare Congress opening.
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Edward
London
England
Taft
British Isles
Japan
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Paris
King Edward
Washington
Mr. Taft
Congress
Cherbourg
Quiet zones for sick patients approved in Chicago
Chicago officials enacted a quiet zone ordinance around all city hospitals extending 250 feet in every direction. The measure bans unnecessary noise and itinerant music on nearby streets, deeming violations a nuisance with fines from 2 to 500 dollars.
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Chicago
Ilc
Two Brothers In Accident End Up On Roof
A twin named Seoenblacke fell into an accident that deeply affected his brother. The brother fainted and toppled from the scaffold they both stood on but did not reach the ground, landing on the roof instead.
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Seoenblacke
Body of Bolivar Citizen Cline Found Near Johnstown
The badly mutilated body of William Cline a prominent Bolivar resident was found in a field near Bolivar Johnstown area. He bore repeated gunshot wounds and severe blunt force injuries with earth torn up over about a quarter acre, suggesting a violent struggle.
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Johnstown
Penn
William Cline
Bolivar
Cline
Jealous Husband Kills Wife in Wilmington Tragedy
In Wilmington Delaware Fred M Underhill shot and killed his wife then wounded her sister Rachael Nelson with five bullets. He surrendered to M J Robertson after the attack. Both victims were reported to die.
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Wilmington
Del
Fred M. Underhill
Rachael Nelson
Underhill
M. J. Robertson
Gas Kills Mother and Son in Jamaica Home
Police report indicates Mrs. Susan J. Mallon and her 12 year old son Dudley D. Brown asphyxiated by illuminating gas at Elizabeth Smith's residence in Jamaica New York. Authorities say the mother died by her own act and the boy was killed.
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Jamaica
N. Y
Susan J. Mallon
Dudley D. Brown
Chicago Singer a death by own action
Chicago singer and former Melba soloist Mrs. Walter Wyman died by asphyxiation in New York as a self inflicted death. The obituary notes her past fame and Waldorf Astoria performances.
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Chicago
New York
N. Y
Walter Wyman
Bride and Groom Die from Gas in Wilkesbarre Hotel
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania the bodies of newly married couple Michael Cantlin and his bride were found in their hotel room after both were suffocated by illuminating gas.
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Wilkesbarre
Michael Cantlin
Will Close Many Saloons In Central Illinois Vote
Chicago reports additional returns from 18 counties on the local option law showing a sweeping anti saloon victory. Of 65 precincts in Calhoun Cass Menard Morgan and Scott counties 58 voted against saloons, 71 saloons in 68 precincts must close within 30 days. In the section about 101 saloons exist with 80 percent in converted territory. Across 18 counties 339 saloons exist with 220 to be wiped out.
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Chicago
Calhoun
Cass
Menard, Morgan and
Scott
Ilinois
Timber Fire Threatens Mc Laughlin Timber Near West Nahant
Reports from Mc Laughlin Tie and Timber Co. lumber camps at West Nahant 26 miles south describe a heavy timber fire west of the camp near the Wyoming border. A special 75 man train was sent to save reserves but flames halted it. About 500000 feet of cut timber lies in the fire’s direct path with no rain for weeks.
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Deadwood
S. D
McLaughlin Tie and Timber Co
West Nahant
Here
Wyoming
Officers Before Retiring Board In Washington
Four army officers who refused the President Roosevelt test ride to assess fitness are ordered before a retiring board in Washington. The officers named are Col. Henry M. Adams of the engineer corps Lieut. Col. Ormodn M. Lissak of the military academy Major Henry M. Benham of the Twenty third Infantry and Major Charles C. Pierce chaplain engineer corps stationed at Washington barracks.
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Washington
D. C
Army
Roosevelt
Henry M. Adams
Engineer Corps
Ormodn M. Lissak
Military Academy
Henry M. Benham
Twenty-third Infantry
Charles C. Pierce
Washington Barracks
Fire Damages Sioux City Journal Building
A blaze in the Sioux City Journal building in Iowa early Wednesday caused an estimated loss of 65 000 to 70 000 with 53 000 covered by insurance. The fire started in the basement mailing room and was put out before full extent could be determined.
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Sioux City Journal
Sioux City
Iowa
Atlanta & West Point Railway Passenger Earnings Rise
The Atlanta and West Point Railroad reports a 17.19 percent rise in passenger earnings for September versus a year earlier. The line remains under Class A of the Georgia railroad commission, maintaining a flat two cent per mile passenger fare.
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Atlanta
Atlanta & West Point’ Railroad
Georgia
State Railroad Commission
Former Burlington President Dies
Charles A. Perkins former president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad and a leading railroad authority died at his home in Westwood Massachusetts after years of Brights disease. He had not been confined to his house until recently.
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Burlington
Boston
Mass
Charles A. Perkins
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Westwood
Mr. Perkins
Bright
Seven Rescued From Disabled Steamer Carrie A Ryerson
The steamer Carrie A Ryerson en route from Sturgeon Bay to Muskegon was disabled in Lake Michigan off Little Point Sauble when its propeller shaft broke. A northwest gale raged as seven crewmen were rescued by lifesavers.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Carrie A. Ryerson
Sturgeon Bay
Muskegon
Lake Michigan
Little Point Sauble
Pastor Luke Donlon wins injunction dissolution
Waterloo Iowa judge dissolves temporary injunction against Rev Luke Donlon pastor of St Patrick s church Cedar Falls who was barred from circulating a financial report listing parishioners in arrears with assessments.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Ransier
Luke Donlon
St. Patrick's Church
Cedar Falls
Widow Carries Through With Own Action Pact
Carrie Tollefson widow of J W Tollefson wealthy lumber dealer of Ault Colorado gained possession of a public safety item and committed suicide after relatives had watched over her. The case centers on a pact with her husband and the ensuing tragedy in Greeley Colorado.
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Greeley, Col
Carrie Tollefson
J. W. Tollefson
Ault, Col
Woman Suspect Held In Counterfeiting Case
Chicago secret service detained Grace Elliott about thirty and described as pretty for leading a counterfeiting gang. She and a companion named Walt Russell face investigation by Capt. Porter. Louisville reports show Kentucky Legislature results with the House 51 Democrats 49 Republicans and the Senate 22 Democrats 16 Republicans.
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Chicago
Lll
Grace Elliott
Porter
Secret Service
Walt Russell
Kentucky
Louisville
House
Senate
Large Gains In New York Deposits
New York banks report two million dollars in deposits on Monday, well above the year’s average. Savings banks across the city exceeded typical amounts, with 90 percent of institutions up from normal, suggesting public confidence amid strong demand for gold and currency flows from Europe.
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New York
Savings Bank
East Side
Senator Platt Affidavit Challenges Forged Certificate
An affidavit by Senator Platt says a certificate claiming Mae C. Wood as his wife is a forgery and that the letter allegedly written by him was manufactured by the plaintiff. The county clerk's office is to retain the original document on file.
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Senator Platt
Mae C. Wood
Fairbanks In Wreck Near Weverton Maryland
Vice President Fairbanks a party of Washington officials were in a train wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Weverton Maryland Tuesday night Fireman Clarkson was severely injured and passengers were shaken but the vice president and his party escaped harm Bryan and Johnson to Speak at Omaha in January plan a Jacksonian banquet with Bryan and Governor Johnson as lead speakers for national attention
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Fairbanks
Washington
Baltimore& Ohio Railroad
Weverton
Clarkson
Bryan
Johnson
Omaha
Neb
William Jennings, Bryan
Minnesota
Injury Fatal to Oil Official in Bayonne Collision
E W Johnson assistant superintendent of Standard Oil Co. died from injuries after a carriage he rode in was struck by a trolley car. The horse was killed and the carriage wrecked. Motorman Charles Olmstead was held on a charge of homicide.
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Bayonne
N. J
E. W. Johnson
Standard Oil Co
Charles Olmstead
Battle at McElmo Canyon Fights Ute Indians and Army
A report from Durango Colo says a battle occurred at McElmo Canyon between Ute Indians and United States troops. Six Indians were killed in the clash, a notable loss for the Ute side. Chicago bankers expect no immediate need for clearing house checks as the system stabilizes. A gradual plan to lift the ban on currency payments is under consideration, with policy to be decided soon.
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United States
Europe
Paris
London
Durango
Col
McElmo Canyon
Chicago
Chicago Clearing House Association
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Patoka
Connecticut
Frederick William
Germany
Mr. McPherson
Luther Burbank
Zola
Euce
Bane Soct
J. Pierpont Morgan
Henry Allen
Wichita
Topeka Journal
Piero
Kansas
Ohio Sun
Indian School Journal
Mollie Panther
Coon
Fox
Mule
Wolf
Tiger
Lst
Hogg
Leer
Wote F
National Executive Board
Western Union and Postal Companies
Spokane
Wash
Ratliff
Smoby
Elberton
James Royleston
Colfax
Royleston
Chicago Council
Peter Nocei
Masterson
Cape Town
Department of State
South Dakota
America
Platt Galls Mae
Wood
Aerdavik
Aspen
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