Taft Signals Retirement Plan in Cincinnati Visit
President Taft told a Pittsburgh Jewish women's committee he expects to live in Cincinnati in 1914 and would be delighted to run over to attend their conclave. Politicians questioned if the remark was a joke or a serious retirement hint, noting it followed rumors he would not seek a second term.
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Jewish Women's Organization
Cincinnati
Washington
Taft
Sisterhood of
Rodeph Sharon
Pittsburg
Beverly
Bank Bandits Blow Up Bank At Hillyards North Of Columbus
Yegrmen dynamited Merchants & Farmers National Bank at Hill yards ten miles north of Columbus. They secured 6000 in cash and currency, escaped before officers arrived, leaving non negotiable papers in the vault. A posse forms as witnesses report the crime and pursuit continues.
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Columbus
Ohio
Merchants & Farmers’ National Bank
Hillyards
Securitica
Frisco labor leaders to testify in Los Angeles
Three leaders of organized labor O A Tvietmoe A H Yoel and Antone Johanson arrived in Los Angeles to testify before the jury investigating the Times dynamiting. They are represented by an attorney as several San Francisco witnesses, mainly powder works employees, testified today.
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Los Angeles
O. A. Tvyietmoe
State Building Trades Council
A. H B. Yoel
Asiatic Exclusion League
Antone Johanson
State Federation of Labor
Tinetmoe
Smithy
San Francisco
Rats Trail Tobacco From Big Stone Store
A Big Stone grocer reports rats chewing and stealing tobacco for months. A rodent colony was found in the floor with several plugs half eaten. Some tobacco pieces appeared in distant places, prompting jokes about appealing to animal cruelty society.
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Rata
Society For the Suppression of Cruelty To Animals
Demand the Recall of Mayor Gill In Seattle Mass Rally
Several thousand people attended a mass meeting in Seattle on November 2 to demand the recall of Mayor Gill and the dismissal of Chief of Police Wappenstein. After addresses, resolutions denouncing Gill's administration for permitting a restricted district were adopted, endorsing the recall movement.
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Seattle
Wash
Gill
Wappenstein
Sanity hearing for Snead sisters to begin in Newark
New York reports Mrs. Caroline Martin and her sister Mrs. Snead, indicted for the murder of Ocey W. M. Snead, will undergo sanity examinations at Newark as they remain in jail in poor health. Ailing sisters and a deceased coaccused loom over the case, with possible asylum commitment and dropped charges if insanity is proven.
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New York
Caroline Martin
Mra. Snead
Mra
Ocey W. M. Snead
East Orange
N. J
Newark
Martin
Ocey Snead
Presbyterians Form Missionary Society Conference Opens
A morning conference in Hood River formed a woman’s Presbyterian home and foreign missionary society with about twenty delegates from Pendleton and nearby towns. Mra. F. F. McCrea was named president and Mra. E. L. Power secretary. Mrs. F. K. Nordhoff treasurer.
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Hood River
E. L. Power
Sistera
Weston
Valley
Portland
North Pacific Presbyterian Board of Missions
Mary E. Moule
Alaska
C. P. Bishop
J. C. Lininger
PF. F. McCrea
Julia Hatch
McCrea
Home Missionary Organization
Indiana
Hatch
Hoppe Defends 18.1 World Billiards Title Tonight
New York Nov 2 Wille Hoppe the youthful billiard wizard will tonight defend his 18.1 world championship against the older master George F Slosson. The match is to 600 points with the championship trophy awarded to the victor Hoppe expects to retain the title and predicts Slosson will struggle if Hoppe plays to form
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New York
Wille Hoppe
George F. Slosson
Hoppe
Elosegon
Betting favors Johnson in California gubernatorial race
In San Francisco on November 2 betting odds favored Hiram Johnson over Theodore Bell, with bets at two to one that the Republican will win.
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Johnson
San Francisco
Hiram Johnson
Theodore Bell
Atlanta Eyes Strong Bid for Next Democratic Convention
Atlanta positions itself as a robust bidder for hosting the upcoming national Democratic convention, aiming to leverage its infrastructure, hotels, and accessibility to attract delegates and media coverage. City officials emphasize logistical readiness and regional engagement.
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Atlanta
Spanish plot triggers nationwide arrests and unrest
London dispatches report Spain uncovered a revolutionary plot with wholesale arrests across the nation and crowds in major cities of political prisoners. Outbreak rumors persist in Madrid and Barcelona amid strict censorship. jails fill with detainees and officials deny confirmed details.
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Madrid
Barcelona
London
Spain
Paris
Morning Telegram
Troops for Manhattan Mall Wagons If Strikers Strike
Mall wagons may be guarded by federal troops in New York if the teamsters union carries out a general strike. The union would call out male wagon drivers. a settlement is sought, else a general strike is recommended. Express drivers’ strike widens. taxis refuse service. wagons manned by strike breakers under mounted police. Freight piles up.
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New York
Teamsters’ Union
Hoffman
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Gaynor
Odds Against Teddy's Candidate in New York Race
New York voters see Stimson the Republican gubernatorial candidate move from two to one to five to two as a Dix money surge shifts odds. Roosevelt backs Stimson amid a dull campaign with several thousand dollars in bets already placed.
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New York
Stimson
Dix
Roosevelt
Longworth Declares Self a Progressive Republican
Nicholas Longworth, son-in-law of Theodore Roosevelt and Ohio congressman, declares himself a progressive Republican in Cincinnati rally with Warren G. Harding present. He says the party divides into reactionaries, progressives, and ultra radicals, and that leadership must come from Taft and Roosevelt, not radical or extreme figures.
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Roosevelt
Republian
Cincinnati
Nicholas Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
Longworth
Republican Party
United States
William H. Taft
Betting 18 to 5 on Bowerman in Oregon race
Portland dispatch reports betting eight to five that Bowerman the Republican nominee will defeat Oswald West the Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
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Jay Bowerman
Portland
Bowerman
Oswald West
Crown Prince of Germany on Tour
Berlin reports the crown prince of Germany the princess and their suite left today for a long tour through the far east. They will visit China and British India and will return in June.
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Berlin
Germany
Far East
China
Entire French Cabinet Resigns Over Strike Handling
Paris officials report Prime Minister Briand agreed to head a new cabinet after a stormy session. Briand tendered his resignation claiming personal attack, while President Fallieres supported Briand and organized a new cabinet to be formed immediately.
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Paris
Briand
Fallieres
Reesenedne
Falleires
Want Meat Inspectors in Western Cities and New Haven
Washington November 2 Uncle Sam's bureau of animal industry seeks meat inspectors and examina tions of applicants will be held today in western cities and New Haven Conn. Applicants must have at least five years in packing curing or canning meats and show practical training. Butchers meat cutters weigh clerical workers at packing houses will not be considered.
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Washington
Uncle Sam's Bureau of Animal Industry
New Haven
Conn
Jack Johnson Plans Political Clash With Roosevelt
New York, Nov. 2. Jack Johnson prepares to enter politics opposing Colonel Roosevelt. Reports from Johnsons training camp show him doing heavy work with the English language and slated to give speeches linking the Brownsville shooting affair to New York politics. Roosevelt did not help the colored men at Brownsville, Johnson says, and now they will not help Roosevelt.
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New York
Jack Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
Jack
Brownsville
Half horsepower electric motor for tire inflation
A one half horsepower electric motor runs on no light current and is directly connected with an air pump to provide a new convenience for inflating automobile tires.
Deadwood Reforms Change Old West Town Atmosphere
In Deadwood and nearby Lead the reform wave closes saloons by 11 pm and orders gamblers to move on. Officials say the changes are permanent, a pre election outburst lingering beyond ballots. The town once famed for lively saloons now enforces new laws amid speculation the old days may return post votes.
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Deadwood
Wood Dick Shin
Tion
Deadwood Dick
Lead
Black Hills
Death of Frank Fahey linked to cocaine use
Coroner and district attorney ordered postmortem to solve the death of Frank Fahey found in a Queen rooming house. Dr. W G Cole concluded death was due to cocaine after ruling out chloral. Inquest suspected cocaine after Fahey and companion Jack Gleason tried to buy cocaine before death. Gleason bought a revolver and was later found sober earlier in the day.
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Frank Fahey
Queen Rooming House
W. G. Cole
Phelps
Cole
Folsom
Pennsylvania
Jack Gleason
Tallman's
Koeppens
Gleason
Loftus
Police hunt Bragana brothers over teen wedding killing
San Francisco police seek Antone Bragana and his two brothers after they shot Antonio Valentine in his bed when his fourteen year old daughter refused to marry Braganes. The trio, all new arrivals from Italy, entered through a window and fled.
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San Francisco
Antone Braganza
Antonio Valentine
Braganes
Valentine
Italy
Lynn Adopts Commission Plan of Government
Lynn Massachusetts adopts the commission form of city government after adopting the plan in local governance reforms. The move positions the city for streamlined administration and coordinated policy across departments.
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Lynn
Massachusetts
Commission
Maine Blown Up by Cuban Electrician Says Brady
Kansas City dispatch reports Captain Jasper Brady of the investigation commission claims Jose Zavaldo, a Cuban electrician at Moro Castle, opened the switch and blew up the Maine in Havana harbor. He asserts McKinley, the War Secretary, and the Navy Secretary knew in advance and that war preparations include a cable fragment now in the War Department. Brady says Zavaldo was later shot on Blanco’s orders and predicts a ragged inward hole will be found when the ship is raised.
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Kansas City
Brady
Jos
Zavaldo
War Department
Fort
Staass
Maine
Havana Harbor
Jose Zavaldo
Moro Castle
Jasper Brady
McKinley
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Blanco
Officials Deny Brady Statements About Cable Talk
Washington officials in the army and navy dismiss Brady’s assertions as ridiculous and say the war department has no cable. They refute the story that drew sharp interest here and offer no confirmation of the tale.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Brady
War Department
Government makes last effort to get Heinze
The government sought court review today to force F Augustus Heinze to stand trial for defrauding the Mercantile National Bank of New York. The Supreme Court was asked to review U S Judge Houghs ruling at New York which dismissed most counts against the copper magnate.
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Washington
F. Augustus Heinze
Mercantile National Bank of New York
Supreme Court
U. S
Hough
New York
Georgia Clubwomen Meet in Athens for Federation Session
Athens Georgia hosts the annual meeting of the State Federation of Women's clubs at Lucy Cobb Institute chapel. The executive board meets this afternoon and a reception for visiting leaders is planned. National GFWC president Mrs Philip N Moore will be the principal speaker and guest of honor. Over twenty new clubs formed in Georgia this year, bringing affiliated local organizations near one hundred.
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Athens
Georgia
South
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Lucy Cobb Institute
Philip N. Moore
General Federation of Wee Men’s Clubs
Ban on Thrillers Across Great Northern Trains
St Paul Minn Nov 2 President Hill of the Great Northern railway declares thrillers by Jeanne James Younger Brothers and Harry Tracy promote immoral reading and orders the sale of such literature on trains and at stations to be prohibited.
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St. Paul
Minn
President Hill
Great Northern Railway
Jeanne James
Younger Brothers
Harry Tracy
Great Northern
Foresters Plan Replanting After Summer Fires
Medford Oregon reports local forestry officials preparing to reseed burned areas this summer. Due to seed shortages, they secured European pine varieties Norwegian spruce and European larch to grow in the United States, aiming to restore the damaged forest in the region.
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Medford
Ore
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