Underwood Simmons Tariff Becomes Law First Democratic Measure Since 1894
President Wilson signed the Underwood Simmons tariff at the White House, a milestone as the first tariff act enacted by Democrats since 1894. He presented gold pens to Representative Underwood and Senator Simmons and spoke of advancing currency reform as the next national goal.
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Underwood and Simmons
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Treasury Department
United Democracy and Friends
Representative Underwood
Woodrow
Senator Simmons
Additional Troops Ordered for Calumet Strike Zone
Governor Ferris said after a conference with Adjutant General Vander Cook that General Abbey will prepare three more militia companies for service in the Calumet copper country strike zone. He criticized local authorities enforcement methods and pledged to keep troops in the district for some time.
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Detroit
Mich
Ferris
Vandercook
Abbey
Calumet
Kansas U Bars Tango Dance at University
Lawrence Kansas October 6 The university board of administration prohibits the tango and other objectionable dances on campus. The ban follows recent dancing disputes that led to two students being suspended after reporting the formation of a tango club by sororities and fraternities. Reinstatement was hinted.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
Spokane Wreck Reports Safe Passengers and Crew
Seattle and Portland dispatches say the passenger steamer Spokane ran aground off Cape Laze, B C while en route from Skagway to the south. La Touche and Alki aided in救ere, rescuing passengers and crew with no loss of life reported.
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Portland
North Pacific Coast
Spokane
Cape Laze
B. C
la Touche
Alaska Steamship Company
Dolphin
Minnesota
Skagaway
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Alki
No News on Ransom for Missionaries Held in China
U S Legation in Pekin reports no new details on the Tsaoyang hostage situation. No word on ransom amount or release plans for American and Norwegian missionaries. American charge Edward T Williams says government directs cooperation with local authorities to secure release before any brigand attack.
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U. S
Pekin
China
United States
Tsaoyang
Legation
Fancheng
Liang Yang Fu
Hu Peb
Edward T. Williams
Foreign Office
Siang Yang Fu
Grand Forks
N. D
Arthur Rugb
Mother tells queer story ends in infant murder
Mason City Iowa October 4 19 year old Mrs Alda Holcomb Burgess confessed to police that she killed her child and then took poison to end her life after threats from Louis Chirikos a boarder and the child’s father police issued a murder warrant for Chirikos while Burgess is hospital recovering from poisoning her parents reside in Amboy Minnesota
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Mason City
Iowa
Louis Chirikos
Alda Holcomb Burgess
Chirikos
Amboy
Minn
Thaw Appeals to Ju S Senator Oliver for CanadaTreatment Explain
Harry Kendall Thaw appeals to Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania to action by the state department seeking an explanation from the British embassy. He alleges Canadian officials mistreated him while prisoner in the Dominion following his escape from Matteawan asylum, claiming violation of his American citizen privileges.
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Oliver
Washington
Pennsylvania
Harry Kendall Thaw
State Department
Dominion
Matteawan
Thaw
Aeronaut Ernest Kemp Drowns in Thunder Bay River
Alpena Michigan October 6 Ernest Kemp an aeronaut drowned in Thunder Bay river after becoming tangled in parachute ropes and unable to free himself He leaves a widow and three children.
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Alpena, Mich
Ernest Kemp
Thunder Bay River
Former Italian Ambassador Saverio Fava Dies in Rome
Baron Saverio Fava, former Italian ambassador to the United States, died in Rome. He was born in 1932 and announced from the city on October 6.
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Rome
Saverio’ Fava
United States
Woman Cremated, Husband Injured in Fire
Oshkosh Wisconsin October 6 J C Preston a traveling man was fatally burned trying to rescue his wife from a blaze at their summer home in Oakwood near here The husband was injured while bravely attempting the same rescue
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Oshkosh
Wis
J. C. Preston
Oakwood
Here
Ambassador Page Arrives in Rome With Mrs Page
In Rome on October 6 Thomas Nelson Page and Mrs Page arrived to a warm welcome from embassy and consulate staff and a large crowd of friends at the station.
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Ambassador Page
Rome
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Page
Man Freed After Eight Days in Mine
Thomas Toshesky, trapped for eight days in an abandoned Continental mine chamber in Centralia Pennsylvania, was rescued and returned home where he slept. He walked unaided from the mine mouth, showing pale complexion but no serious injuries, after previously enduring a 48 hour entombment.
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Centralia
Thomas Toshesky
Continental
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Tohesky
Toshesky
Jamp
Federal Judge Ousted in Nome Alaska
President Wilson removed United States district judge Cornelius D. Murane of Nome Alaska after he refused to resign. Attorney General McReynolds had requested Murane’s resignation weeks earlier and the judge stayed on until next June. The action, officials say, serves the good of the service.
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Washington
Wilson
Cornelius D. Murane
United States
Nome
Alaska
McReynolds
Murane
Department of Justice
Henning Confession Declared Inadequate For Indictment
Chicago prosecutors say John C. Henning confession on a conspiracy to defame Clarence S. Funk is not strong enough to support an indictment. State's Attorney Hoyne notes the key evidence are letters and papers mentioning money and warnings to stay away from Chicago.
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Henning
Chicago
John C. Henning
Clarence S. Funk
International Harvester Company
Hoyne
Rioting Court Scene as Judge Defies Socialists
Seattle October riotous court session in Judge Humphries court pits socialists against injunctive actions. Contempt bids target 55 defenders for defiance resolutions while fines and jail terms are imposed, including for Kate Sadler Hannah Anderson Hulet Wells and Roy Draper. Baby and family punished in wave of penalties.
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Seattle
Humphries
States Supreme Court
Kate Sadler
Hannah Anderson
Hulet M. Wells
Glen M. Hoover
State of Washington
H. O. Sayler
Roy Draper
Anderson
William McNally
Sulzer Lawyers Deny Break With Governor
Albany October 6 D Cady Herrick chief of staff denies rumors of a split with Governor Sulzer and his counsel. He says there is no truth to stories of attorney withdrawals and that the defense will remain until the trial ends. Subpoenas for 50 witnesses have been issued for the defense.
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Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
D. Cady Herrick
Herrick
Commerce Court Fight Lively in Senate Session
Washington October 6 A drive to save the four remaining commerce court judges from being removed by the urgent deficiency appropriation bill stalled in a twelve hour Senate session. Supporters twice won amendments to keep them as extra circuit judges but parliamentary maneuvers led by Senator Hoke Smith blocked final action.
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Commerce Court
Washington
United States Commerce Court
House
Senate
Friends of the Commerce Court
Hoke Smith
Confessed Serial Killer Henry Spencer Linked to Rexroat Death
Henry Spencer, arrested in a Chicago rooming house, confessed to murdering Wheaton dance teacher Milred Allison Rexroat and claimed to have killed 13 others over 13 years. He said robberies funded his life, with most victims being girls lured to lonely spots. police doubt parts of the tale but note the Rexroat case is tied to his suitcase and revolver.
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Chicago
Henry Spencer
South Side Levee
Mildred Allison Rexroat
Wheaton
Ill
Spencer
Mr. Spencer
Rexroat
Pennell and
Devine
A. J. Scofield
South Side Levee District
Steamer Gar denz Sunk After Collision in Fog
London reports the steamship Gar denz rammed and sunk by the Cornwood in thick fog off Yarmouth. Four crew rescued. seventeen reportedly missing. Chicago notes a body found near Argo Illinois, likely Ida Leegson, a former art student.
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London
Gardenz
Cornwood
Yarmouth
Republican National Committee to meet on Dec 16 in Washington
The Republican national committee will meet December 16 in Washington to discuss party rules and changes in southern representation and delegate elections. Leaders have pressed for a national convention to authorize these changes, with a possible spring gathering in Chicago to prep for next fall's congressional elections.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Charles D. Hilles
James B. Reynolds
National Committee
Congress
Republican Party
Chicago
Knowles completes 60 days living in woods with primitive tools
Friends of Boston artist Joseph Knowles plan a reception upon his return after he spent 60 days in Rangely Lakes woods living nude with no food and using flint to craft tools and kindle fires. He emerged at Lake Megantic clad in deer skins proving primal survival possible without modern civilization.
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Boston
Mass
Joseph Knowles
Knowles
King and Bartlett
Rangley Lakes
Lake Megantic
Woman Hunter Killed in Accidental Shot Near Havre
Mrs. James Morris formerly of Morris Minnesota died instantly when a shotgun discharged by accident during a hunting party near Havre North Dakota. Her remains were sent to Morris for funeral services and burial. She was posing for a kodak photo with a gun and a bag of game when struck.
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Devils Lake
N. D
James Morris
Morris, Minn
Havre
Morris
Kodak
Spectator Causes Aeronaut Death in Balloon Ascent
At Barcelona on October 7 during a balloon ascent a spectator grabbed the guide rope and was carried upward. The aeronaut tried to help him and fell to his death. The spectator held on and landed unharmed several miles from the city.
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Barcelona
Child Murderer Lecks Deepens Tale Of Terror At Arrest
Mrs Ida Michaud Leckwold confessed killer of her daughter Viola and spoke in interview from her Minneapolis custody. She showed bruises, described threats from husband, and claimed mental strain from abuse and constant motherhood shaping her present fear and predicament.
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Minneapolis
Ida Michaud Leckwold
Viola
Leckwold
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Murphy
Kilings
Chicago Art Students
Argo
Ida Leegson
W. K. Morris
Art Institute
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