Roosevelt Declines Banquet If Lorimer Attends Chicago
Freeport Sept 8 The Hamilton club recalls invitation to Senator Lorimer Roosevelt refuses to attend the Chicago dinner unless Lorimer is excluded. He demands a telegram to that effect and balks when asked if Cannon will attend. Lorimer says he has no official notification of the report and will say nothing. Preparations in Chicago for Roosevelt’s arrival include a 1100-din er banquet with notable speakers.
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Roosevelt
Hamilton Club
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Cannon
Cincinnati
Congress Hotel
Deneen
Illinois
Busse
Lorimer, Gamble, Cummins
Beveridge
Fairbanks
Colonel Roosevelt
Wells Street
Roosevelt Rally in Rockford Proclaims Turn the Scoundrels Out
Five thousand people gathered as Roosevelt spoke in Rockford Illinois on September 8 urging passage of laws to aid public improvement and warning that voters are to blame for corruption if they fail to remove scoundrels from office.
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Rockford
Ill
Roosevelt
Aerial Scouts Open Maneuvers in Prussia, 85,000 Involved
Elbing, Prussia, Sept 8. Imperial army maneuvers began with a bold dash on an invader said to be Russian. Defenders retreated as aerial scouts exposed weakness. Emperor William and Princess Victoria Louise watched in red Deathshead Hussars uniforms. About 85,000 participated.
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Elbing
Prussia
William
Victoria Louise
Hussars
Boldenweck resigns as Chicago assistant treasurer
Washington, Sept 8 William Boldenweck, assistant United States treasurer at Chicago, has resigned and will leave office Sept 17. A prior Chicago office shortage was reimbursed by congressional appropriation. The treasury says the resignation is of his own accord and due to his age, with no connection to that incident.
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Washington
William Boldenweck
United States
Chicago
Congress
Treasury
Prosecution Seeks to Prove Link in Crippen Case
London Sept 8 at resumption of Dr Crippen trial evidence was admitted to show that mutilated body parts found at Crippen home belonged to his missing wife and to strengthen the so called missing link in the crown case.
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Dr. Crippen
London
Crippen
Threat Made U S Will Annex Panama
In Panama City Richard O Marsh charge d affaires said Washington could force occupation if Panama ignores U S wishes. In Washington a distant quake registered on Georgetown seismographs lasting 21 minutes with slight tremors east west.
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U.S
Panama
Richard O. Marsh
Washington
United States
Georgetown University
Pope issues motu proprio on modernism and clergy focus
Rome dispatch notes the pope's motu proprio detailing measures against modernist influence. It reiterates existing rules and orders bishops and college rectors to monitor seminaries, limit exposure to media, and keep clergy focused on study to resist error. Montreal report adds emphasis on Eucharist as antidote to modern life.
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Rome
First Step Taken for Deep Canal Co-operation
Washington, Sept. 8. The initial step toward cooperation on a deep canal project was announced as Maj. Keller will pass upon the feasibility of a 14 foot channel below the mouth of the Illinois. The article notes progress toward the canal plan and outlines forthcoming reviews.
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Lakes
War Department
Lockport
Ilinois River
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Bixby
Townsend
Detroit
Major Keller
Rock Island
Cavanaugh
John Bogert
New York
American Society of Civil Engineers
Washington
Mississippi River
Ohio Rivers
Pinchot Attacks Safe and Sane Conservation Plan
In St Paul on September 8, Pinchot urged a strong, national approach to natural resources. He backed a federal board for health and argued conservation requires national control over states, noting reforms pass through agitation before favor.
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St. Paul, Minn
Resolutions Committee
The
Conservation Congress
National Board of Health
Pinchot
Congress
The Faunal Naturalist Speaks Amid Pervasive Paganism Tide
Reverend Father Bernard Vaughn of England delivers an address at the Eucharistic congress denouncing a “tidal wave of paganism” and urging the church as refuge amid modern city life. The report also covers the Illinois Mississippi River navigation project board and a Sioux Falls growth fire loss.
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Father Bernard Vaughn
England
Fire On Battleship North Dakota Kills and Injures Crew
Reports from Fort Monroe and Norfolk detail an oil tank explosion on the battleship North Dakota. Casualty figures vary, with three confirmed dead and eleven injured per navy department advisories. other dispatches claim higher death and injury tolls as smoke filled the fire room and the ship burned toward Old Point Comfort.
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Norfolk
Ocean City
Ledger
New Port News
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Hampton Roads
Washington
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Newport News
Illinois coal operators name panel to settle strike
Chicago September 8. The Illinois Coal Operators association appointed a committee with full power to meet miners representatives and sign a contract to end the strike. The group aims to secure the best terms and settle at once, despite opposition from Peoria miners. The committee includes Harry N. Taylor R R Hammond S A Shafer Richard Newsam W L Schmick with President A J Moorshead ex officio. A conference with United Mine Workers officials will be sought when feasible.
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Chicago
Illinois
Illinois Coal Operators’ Association
Peoria
Harry N. Taylor
R. R. Hammond
S. A. Shafer
Sixth Shot Dissolved in Coast Artillery Exercise
San Francisco reports the 27th company of coast artillery at Fort Winfield Scott demonstrated precise firing at 4,500 yards against a moving target in rough seas. Five hits were recorded out of six when a mischance caused the sixth shot to explode midflight. the 640 pound projectile broke apart after about half its distance.
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Coast Artillery
San Francisco
Cal
Fort Winfield Scott
San Francisco Bay
Troops Returning From Forest Fire Duty
Washington announces United States troops assigned to combat forest fires in the northwest are returning home. Of 34 companies, two short of three regiments have already come back, and within 10 days all will be back at their posts.
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Washington
United States
Northwest
Storm warnings issued for Lake Superior region in latest bulletin
Washington reports storm warnings span from Duluth to Marquette as a Pacific tropical disturbance moves northeast. The system, after affecting Porto Rico and Santo Domingo, lies about 250 miles from Puerto Rico and threatens Jamaica, with reports indicating destruction in San Domingo and Haiti.
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Lake Superior
Duluth
Marquette
Weather Bureau
Porto Rico
Santo Domingo
San Domingo
Haiti
Cuba
Jamaica
Corn Conditions Improve in 1909 Report
Department of Agriculture says corn condition Sept 1 is 78.2 up from 74.6 last year while spring wheat 63.1 versus 88.4, barley 69.8 vs 80.5, and oats 83.3 vs 63.6. Also notes Ross nomination for governor in Michigan and death of William Holman Hunt. final Browne bribery case argument ends. jury to be instructed tonight.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Browne
Chicago
Wayman
Record altitude by a monoplane
Paris on September 8 George Chavez the French aviator topped the world height record by rising to 8792 feet in a monoplane securing a new mark for altitude in a solo flight announced today by aviation circles Pierre Chavez flew the craft higher than any prior powered flight announced from Paris today
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George Chavez
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