Bryan Bolts State Ticket in Liquor Stand
William J. Bryan declares he will not support Democrat Dahlman for Nebraska governor due to Dahlman's liquor stance, endorsing county option and early closing laws instead. He plans to campaign in Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois, then back Hitchcock for Congress and Nebraska state tickets, while distancing from Dahlman on liquor issues.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
James ¢. Dahlman
Bryan
Dahlman
Missouri
Kansen
Iowa
Indiana
Ilinois
Hitchcock
Congress
Langford and Johnson to sign for heavyweight title bout
Boston reports Sam Langford and Jack Johnson will meet in a local newspaper office to arrange the world's heavyweight championship match. Johnson seeks a $20,000 side bet forfeit. Langford promises to be ready with funds and says he will fight Johnson anywhere, even in an aeroplane.
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Boston
Sam Langford
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Langford
Grain Handlers in Portland Strike Over Wages
Portland grain handlers abstain from work with 150 workers staying out for wage dispute. They seek a five cent hourly raise and sixty cent overtime, under an agreement expired in April. Shippers plan to reroute to Tacoma until settlement reached.
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Portland
Balfour Guthe Company
Tacoma
Two Wabash Valley trains in deadly Kingsland crash
Twenty five people die in a head on collision between two Wabash Valley traction cars near Kingsland Indiana this afternoon. Among the dead are Del Locke and Seymour Robison prominent Democratic politicians.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Kingsland
del Locke
Seymour Robison
Indiana
Cannon Declines to Defend Payne-Aldrich Tariff
Danville Illinois September 21 1910 Speaker Cannon Refuses to Defend the Payne-Aldrich tariff law saying it needs none and that it reflects the 1908 Republican convention pledges and Lincoln era protection policy He argues Democratic tariff failed to raise revenue and caused a downturn in business while urging forward progress not loud promises.
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Danville
Tile
Cannon
Lincoln
Cleveland
Bloody slaying shocks Phoenixville community
In Phoenixville Pennsylvania on September 21 posses hunt Tom Baker accused of murdering Mrs John Saus and her three children Mary four May one and Charlie four. Bodies found at home with crushed heads and a bloody club nearby. Robbery suspected. a child's bank with forty five dollars and a bank note for eight hundred dollars missing. Tensions run high with talks of lynching.
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Phoenixville
Tom Baker
John Saus
Mary
May
Charlies
Plan Brewery Exposium Opens September 1911 in Chicago
Plan for the largest beer and brewing exhibit outside Germany sets opening for September 21 1911 at the Coliseum Chicago led by Carl M Gottfried. Promoters aim to educate the public on beer production and temperance through practical lessons and demonstrations.
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Plan Brewery
Chicago
Germany
Carl M. Gottfried
Iowa Municipal League convenes in Waterloo session
In Waterloo on September 21, the Iowa Municipalities League opened its annual session with Mayors and officials totaling more than a hundred attending. The group aims to beautify Iowa and improve economy in government costs.
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Iowa Municipal League
Waterloo
Iowa
Iowa League of Municipalities
Sign marks Andre land site on Hudson shore
New York watchers note a large sign on the west shore of the Hudson marking the spot where Andre the spy landed on September 21, 1780. The inscription is so big it can be read with a glass from passing ships, drawing public attention to the historic milestone.
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Andre
New York
The
Hudson
Yesterday's Scores Highlight Northwest Matchups
Portland defeated Vernon 2 to 0 while San Francisco rallied to beat Oakland 2 to 1 and Sacramento triumphed 3 to 2. The column closes with a line about mistaking creed for faith’s power.
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Portland
Vernon
Oakland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Tawney Falls to Renomination in Minnesota First District
James Tawney, longtime chair of the House Appropriations Committee and ally of Speaker Cannon, loses renomination to Sidney Anderson in Minnesota's First District by about 300 votes after a bitter insurgent campaign. Anderson campaigned against Tawney as Cannonite, aided by Roosevelt critics and Pinchot attacks. Nye and Stevens are also renominated in nearby contests.
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Minneapolis
James Tawney
House Committee On Appropriations
Cannon
Congress
Sidney Anderson
Tawney
Taft
Anderson
Lanesboro
Minnesota
Roosevelt
St. Paul Conservation Congress
Rochester
Gifford Pinchot
L Atter
Pinchot
Nye
Stevens
Insurgents hail Tawney defeat in Minnesota race
Insurgents celebrate Congress man Tawney's loss in Minnesota as a key win. They view him as a future rival to Cannon and cite his conservation stance and tariff opposition to Roosevelt as factors in his downfall. If the next House is Republican, Smith of Town is tipped for the appropriations chair.
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Washington
Tawney
Minnesota
Cannon
Roosevelt
Smith
Appropriationa Committee
Wealthy Lumberman Found Dead With Throat Cut
Seattle report states Detective Captain Tennant believes Fr. Dogger of Jefferson county was murdered for robbery. The wealthy lumberman was said to earn about $20,000 yearly from logging sales and had recently drawn a large sum from banks before his death.
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Seattle
Tennant
FR. Dogger
Jefferson County
Iria
Freight Handlers Convene in St Paul Meeting
The Brotherhood of Railroad Freight Handlers gathered in St Paul Minnesota on September 21 with delegates from all local branches across the United States and Canada attending the convocation.
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St. Paul
Minn
Brotherhood of Railroad
United States
Canada
Taft Attacks Pork Barrel at Ohio River Dam Opening
President Taft in Cincinnati criticizes pork barrel river funding at the Ohio River dam opening urging piecemeal improvements are inadequate. He forecasts over 65 million dollars needed and a twelve year timeline, praising broad national benefits over sectional gains and congressmen who trade votes.
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Mayes
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Taft
Congress
Trial of Wardlaw sisters in Ocey Snead murder case
Newark N J September 21 after three postponements the trial of Mrs Caroline B Martin and Mrs Mary Snead two of the Wardlaw sisters charged with killing Mrs Ocey Snead the East Orange bathtub victim opens again. The death of another sister Virginia Wardlaw during incarceration creates a legal tangle that may cause further delay. Prosecution claims strong evidence while defense plans to present about eighty witnesses.
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Newark
N. J
Caroline B. Mart'n
Mary ¥. Snead
Wardlaw Gixters
Ocey Snead
East Orange
Key Snea
Steamer Pay StreakDeclared Total Loss
New Westminster B C Sept 21 It was announced today that the steamer Paystreak which ran on the rocks in Pitt river will be a total loss It was built for passenger service four years ago at a cost of $24000 Three passengers were aboard yesterday but none were drowned.
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New Westminster
B. C
Paystreak
Pitt River
Diocesan Convention to Elect Bishop at St John’s Church
A special diocesan convention was called today at St John's church to elect a bishop to succeed the late Rev. William N. McVicker, D. D., for New Providence R. 1 on Sept 21.
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New Providence
R. 1
St. John’s Church
William N. McVicker
Black Diamond to Headline Pendleton Roundup Bucking
Black Diamond the famed bucking horse arrives in Pendleton for the Roundup. Owned by W. C. Gibbs, he was brought in after two rivals bucked off fences. Gibbs aimed to have him prime for the frontier show. Four other buckers joined him, three from Judge Fee and one from Lee Caldwell, with Sheriff Taylor seeking 10 to 15 more horses for a strong exhibition.
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Black Diamond
Oregon
Teddy Roosevelt
Pendleton
W. C. Gibbs
Gibbs
Judge Fee
Lee Caldwell
Caldwell
Sheriff Taylor
Teddy and Sherman Have Equal Chance at Convention
New York delegates report a sharp fight for control between Roosevelt and Sherman at the Republican convention. Estimates place Roosevelt around 474 and Sherman near 492 delegates, with 508 needed to win. Sherman carried defeat in his own ward and district, shifting focus to the resolutions committee where Roosevelt allies push for direct nomination.
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New York
Roosevelt
Sherman
William Barnes
Lloyd Griscom
Resolutions Committee
Griscom
Fashett
Greiner
Barnes
Near beer sellers indicted by jury in Pendleton
About twenty indictments were returned by the Pendleton grand jury investigating local option violations. Most indicted were near beer dealers in Pendleton. few outside the city were named. Dave Myera was publicly indicted for stealing a vacuum cleaner from his brother-in-law Louis Cargill Myers, who is in Canada and will be brought back for trial.
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Pendleton
League
Phelps
Supreme Court
Dave Myera
Louis Cargill Myers
Canada
Interstate Commerce Commission Suspends Freight Rate Increase
Washington report states the Interstate Commerce Commission orders a suspension of the proposed freight rate increase for middle west roads until January 6, 1911. The action affects nearly all railroads entering Chicago.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Middle West
Chicago
Penologists In Buffalo Visit National Prison Congress
Buffalo will entertain distinguished foreign penologists visiting this country for two days. They will inspect local jails, tour Niagara Falls, and continue westward to speak at the International Prison Congress in Washington next month.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Washington
Michigan Mayors Meet Opens in Lansing Convention
Mayors and other Michigan city officials from nearly all towns gathered in Lansing to join the State League of Municipalities convention. A business session occurred this afternoon, with a theatre party planned for tonight and a clam bake scheduled for tomorrow. The session will adjourn Friday.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Ciites
State League of Municipalities
Signal System Suit Filed Over Tunnel Infringement
Signal System Company of New York seeks an injunction against the Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Company and the Union Switch and Signal Company alleging that the signal system installed in the new Pennsylvania and Long Island tunnels infringes their patent.
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New York
Pennsylvania and
Long Island Tunnels
Kinsman Block System Company
Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Company
Union Switch and Signal Company
Mob Attacks Ethel Leneve as Crippen Case Advances
London witnesses recount the mob surrounding typist Ethel Leneve on her way to police and the heightened security around the court. The Bow Street hearing adjourned with Crippen and Leneve bound over to the central criminal court for murder, awaiting October term.
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Crippen
London
Ethel Leneve
W. M. Long
America
Old Vets Hike in Annual Grand Army Parade
Atlantic City veterans open their yearly hike through streets lined with flags and cheering crowds. The march honors war memories as officers prepare for the convention on Young's Ocean Pier with a contest for leadership, including John McElroy and John E B Gilman among contenders.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Grand Army
Young
Ocean Pier
John McElroy
Washington
National Tribune
John EB. Gilman
Massachusetts
Will contest to break late turf king Baldwin will
In Los Angeles on September 21 1920 attorneys for Beatrice Turnbull plan to contest the will of B J Lucky Baldwin the noted turf figure. Turnbull with her mother Lilian Ashley Turnbull arrived from Boston to pursue the suit. The mother claims her daughter is Baldwin’s child.
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Los Angeles
Beatrice Turnbull
B. J
Lucky) Baldwin
Miss Turnbull
Lilian Ashley Turnbull
Boston
Baldwin
Medford Man Kills Friend Over Worthless Dog
In Medford Oregon on September 21 a large posse led by Sheriff Jones hunted Julian Mock a carpenter who last night killed his friend Jesse Smith in a quarrel over a worthless dog. Smith was stabbed four times twice in the heart. Mock is a known fighter and may be involved in further violence before capture. The two men had been friends for years.
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Medford
Ore
Sheriff Jones
Julian Mock
Jesse Smith
Smith
Mock
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