Taft to push postal savings banks plan in Congress
President Taft indicated in talks with callers that in his December message to Congress he will urge early establishment of postal savings banks. He expects hundreds of millions could be placed with the government and used to redeem outstanding government bonds. He argues postal banks would attract timid savers away from regular banks by offering low interest while safeguarding the economy and not harming ordinary banks.
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Congress
Postal Mvings Bank Sytem
Republican Party
Treasury Department
T.e
Earl Weer
Bop
Taftte
Meer
Manny
Ort Fary Livings
Prohibition Bill Debated in Alabama Legislature
Fragmented report describes the state’s prohibition bill facing adjournment and governor’s action. Provisions aim to ban foreign corporations from liquor enforcement, empower municipalities to enforce laws, close soft drink stands’ screens, and prohibit gambling and certain electric equipment in public venues as the Fuller bill faced widespread wire transfer and support. Local officials are said to be wiring the measure throughout the state.
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Alabama Teginnature
Enery
Seayr man who stole wife returns to Otislay near Gallatin
A murky tale unfolds as Otislay farmer Claycomb shoots a wealthy farmer amid a disputed marriage. Mrs. Claycomb, wife of the farmer killed, had long watched Ward’s home during past absences. Ward later employed Claycomb and moved him onto a Ward farm, tied to a years-long marital strain and family of eight.
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Otislay& Farmer
Gallatin
Claycomb
Fitters Miners Killed in Mexican Mine Incident
Special dispatch from Mateahauls Mexico reports fifteen miners killed and thirty imprisoned at the Sete Pre mine sight. The cabb ie and the men dropped 1,500 teat. Capture of El Roghi, now a subject of a nationwide celebration, is officially announced with Mo bes Deep organized. Interior Y designates 40,450 eed as coming within the not In the state.
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Mexico
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Multan
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Collision sinks excursion steamer Colombia at Montevideo
In a gale at Montevideo harbor the Argentine excursion steamer Colombia and the North German Lloyd steamer Schießen collided as Colombia entered and sank. About 200 aboard, many asleep, with 70 rescued. many bodies recovered, largely women and children. Uruguayan festival postponed. port authorities investigate wind and high seas as cause.
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Colombia
Shiessen
Montevid Harbor
Reamen
Atnet
Winal Boata
Buenos
Montevideo
Behlevien
Custom House
Interstate Fair at Woodland Park Opens Gates
The week of the Interstate Live Stock Fair at Woodland Park Riverside Sioux City Ia opens at 4 a m Monday. Attractions include live stock valued over 1 900,000 a vast agricultural display, farm machinery, U S Department of Agriculture exhibit, seed corn and lectures by Prof Holden, State Dairy Commissioner Wright, and an extensive Midway with 22 car rides and athletic and comedic acts. The Famous Seprrote Village returns as a curiosity with harness horses and fine runners featured all week.
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Riveside
Sioux City
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Woman Fatally Shot at Cartiale Mine Superintendent Home
A home attack on Stephen Hart, superintendent at the Cartiale coal mine in Cartiale, Ind, left Hart’s wife fatally wounded. The town panicked after threats against the superintendent, with sheriff and six deputies arriving from Sullivan to restore quiet.
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Cartele
Cartiale
Tuess Fay
Long Serving Admiral Swinburne Retired at 62
Rear Admiral William Swinburne, a career naval officer noted for the longest service record among contemporaries, was transferred to retired list on Tuesday upon reaching age 62. His forty-three years in the service were spent at sea and in various shore posts.
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Enis
William Swinburne
Som
Meakes Rocks council acts on strike at car plant
Meakes Rocks city council met in a special session to appoint a committee to petition Governor Bullet to deploy state troops to the Prowed steel Car company plant. 3,500 workers are on strike amid violence and deaths, with seven killed and several wounded. Police and mounted forces are being sent as workers resist.
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Mekees Rocks
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Ear Plant
Balloon Airship Wreck Ties River After Wind Gusts
A Russian government built airship, the Bayerd-Chemient dletgtbte tat Joon, broke free Monday during a gale on the river, tearing holes in the gas bag and plunging into the river Rei. Four occupants were rescued ashore by Amat Wonts while the craft was secured by forty men before the crash.
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Rive
Forty Men Arrested in South Dakota Conor Labor Clash
Labor unrest near Letcher triggers clashes as 40 workers confront section foreman over grain issues. Citizens form a defense, the city marshal resigns his badge, and several arrests are made with fines of five dollars. Elsewhere, Miller residents Snoddy Cooke Myers and Dr. Wallis win Washington land lottery prizes amid widespread registrations.
Trial of Victor Begins in Aberdeen Court
The Aberdeen circuit court opened Tuesday to try Emil Victor for the murder of Michael Ronayne, the first of four charges. Attorney Ro Jorgenton, hired by the Victor family, moved for a change of venue citing local prejudice. Judge McNulty denied the request as jurors were being selected.
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Michael Ronayne
Ro Jorgenton
Stiseton
Victor
Jorgenson
McNulty
Northwest Polest Fires Threaten Large Timber Lands
The Northwest Polest fires near Lower Pend Oreville river spread toward Priest Lake, consuming about 9 large areas. The Fidelity Lumber of Newport and Panhandle Lumber of Spirit Lake suffer the greatest damage as hundreds fight the flames Monday night. 1,500,000 feet of timber likely destroyed.
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Official retires as South Dakota A D U W grand recorder
Grant Recorder Lavin of Aberdeen hands in his resignation after twenty years in the office. J D Lavin of Aberdeen had served as grand recorder of the South Dakota A D U W. The resignation cites the poor health of two sisters. Henry Nell of Madison is named to succeed Lavin, pending executive board approval. Neill is secretary of the Southwestern Minnesota and Southeastern South Dakota Millers' Association and secretary of the Madison Commercial club.
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South Dakota
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Yankton
Henry Nell
Madison
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Neill
Minnesota
Indian lands to open in October across two states
Superintendent James We Wit announced openings of Cheyenne river and Standing Rock lands in October. The large compact area totals about 2,018,000 acres in South Dakota and 217,000 acres in North Dakota. Regulation days are set between October 4 and 28 at Aberdeen, Pierre, Lemmon and Mobridge in South Dakota and Bismarck in North Dakota.
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Bismarck
Fatality Near Booge Bridges Threshing OutfIt
A threshing outfit crossed a bridge near Booge, sixte af miles from Sioux Falls, Tuesday. Proprietor Ernest Haman of the Wouthit was crushed between engine and tender and died from mangled injuries and scalding steam. Assistant Art Marlow was thrown several feet, sustaining a broken leg.
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Ernest Haman
Wouthit
Art Marlow
Funeral Cortege Stopped at Goshe Ind Cemetery
Funeral cortege for Charlie Crary reaches Goshe Ind cemetery on Monday but is halted by an undertaker, his attorney, and several policemen who block lowering the coffin. Crary allegedly contracted six years ago to have his body cremated in Chicago.
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Goshe Ind
Crary
Chicago
Turbulent World News Mix Includes Leaders, Accidents, and Health
Fragmented item reports Theodore Roosevelt hunting in Kenya and a Persian tutor appointment for the young Persian shah. It notes Gen Smirnoff’s dismissal and Hadja nenah’s teaching role, plus a Kansas school administrator denying trafficking rumors. Also mentioned are a car collision near Laperts, a farm labor feud in Texas, cholera deaths in the Philippines, and general health survey updates.
Shell in Throat Prompted Hospital Transfer
Little Marte aomer of Prosho had a sea shell lodged in the throat while playing. She was first taken to Mitchell but doctors could not remove it and was moved to Rochester, Minnesota, where the shell was successfully taken out. Mr. Linn north of Draper endured a severe runaway from Murdo. his team ran through fences, injuring themselves after the road had been closed.
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Tornado damages Nicholson farm. wife injured near Faulkton
A small tornado damaged Henry Nicholson’s farm thirteen miles north west of Faulkton, destroying all buildings except the house which is badly damaged. Mrs Nicholson was struck on the head by a flying object and severely injured. She was taken to an Aberdeen hospital for treatment. The Douglas County Institute opened in Armour with about 100 teachers in attendance. Presho votes to incorporate as a third class city. Obituary notes: Losey of Huron died at home aged 84, a Civil War veteran and long-time Beadle County resident. Dr T M Shanafelt, former Huron resident and Baptist leader, died in Birmingham. An explosion damaged a traction engine near Northville, used to run a threshing machine.
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Henry Nicholson
Faulkton
Metal Polishers Meet Urge Amicable Labor Adjustments
The Metal Polishers and Buffers International union executive board in Cincinnati advocates fewer strikes and more efforts toward amicable adjustments with employers. District Attorney William Travers Jerome announced he will run independently for reelection this fall. Frederick Scott, the amateur Lincoln aeronaut, died from injuries after a balloon ascent fall.
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Cincinnati
William Travers Jerome
New York
Acronast
Frederick Scott
Lincoln
Neb
Railroad Foreclosure Sale in Decatur Newton County Miss
Avenue Line, also Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City railroad, sold under foreclosure at Decatur Mississippi Newton County. Purchase price reported as 8.2 million dollars. Nell A Weathers noted as bidder in the proceedings.
Plague Death Toll Reported in Amos Fortnight
An official Monday announcement states bubonic plague caused 110 deaths in Amos during the fort night ending last Saturday. Local authorities urged vigilance and contacted health services to monitor the outbreak.
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Amos
Explosion Hits Geneva Factory Wreckage and Injuries Reported
An explosion at a Geneva works on Monday caused multiple injuries and two confirmed deaths. Rescue crews removed two bodies, and windows within a one mile radius were shattered, with many workers affected.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Damages Suit Filed Over Train Death at Bridgewater
Anes Thompson widow of Edgar Thompson filed a damages suit for 31999 in the eit cult court at Bridgewater. Thompson says her husband was killed last June when a Milwaukee freight train ran over him. a passenger train then passed over the corpse, causing further mutilation. The case will be in the circuit court at Salem next November, with interest in the outcome.
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Anes Thompson
Edgar Thompson
Milwaukee
Salem
Snake bites tire and halts auto trip
A driver H N Marso of Hare claims a road snake bit through the tire, puncturing it and forcing a stop for repairs between Pierre and his home towns. The tale follows a near wreck scenario as the reptile’s fangs damaged the tire, requiring a replacement before continuing the trip.
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Secretary Wilson Highlights Peak U S Agriculture Value
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson reports the 1908 crop value at 7.778 billion dollars, the highest in world history, with the agricultural trade balance rising 757 percent over twelve years. He credits farm innovations, stronger college and station links, and regional diversification for improved farm life and yields across multiple states.
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James Wilson
United States
Lfe
Ohio
Virginia
Indiana
New York
Nebraska
Auto Crash at Dead Man's Curve Kills Five
A large touring car sped through the railing of the Tide Flats trestle at Dead Man's Curve in Seattle. The flood tide carried five victims into several feet of water, four young women and the driver, who died. Two women escaped harm.
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Costs Awarded in Johnson vs St Louis Doctor Case
The United States Court of Appeals upheld a judgment of $20,000 in favor of Russell Johnson of Town against a St. Louis doctor after a March 30 1907 appendectomy uncovered a gauze fragment in the wound. The case notes medical liability for overlooked instruments and patient harm.
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St. Louis
United States Court of Appeals
Johnson
Munyon’s Free Medical Examination Offer
An advertisement touts Munyons eminent doctors offering a free full medical examination and diagnosis with no obligation. Includes a postal request for an examination blank and cites Munyons Philadelphia address. Also mentions a distorted theater anecdote about Irving and Macbeth with a quip about a gallery heckle.
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Kidney Pills Restore a Man to Health After Kidney Trouble
David Price of Corydon Indiana describes severe kidney trouble and back pain. One week after starting Dean's Kidney Pills he walked without a cane and gradually regained health over years. The ad notes the pills are sold by dealers and a brief biographical anecdote about Charles Dana emphasizes reporter power.
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Corydon
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Old chap seeks floorwalker job vacancy clue
In playful exchanges a man hints at a big department store vacancy for a floorwalker in a few weeks and plans to apply. The dialog weaves humor about appearances and color perception reflecting newspaper voice and period tone.
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Chicago Tribune
Three Reasons for Feeding Grape-Nuts to Boys
A Boston mother extols Grape-Nuts for her three sons aged 6, 4, and 2, claiming infancy feeding and between meals use improve health and strength. She notes her husband and she also use the cereal daily, praising its influence on wellness and appetite.
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