Frenzied Financiers Face Fearful Muddle Amid War Aftermath
United Press reports Tokyo prepares for a celebratory war era return as battleships near Japan. Civics plans include a web of civic transportation to Hibiya Park while officials draft a grand exposition. Parades and choir hymns highlight a nation shifting from conflict to spectacle.
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United Press
Japan
Japa
Rncan
Yokohama
Hibiya
Thomas J. m
Tokwtofe
United States
Dor
How the Tag Day Money Is Spent
A Star investigation into the Charity Organization Society shows annual expenses about 2500 dollars for salaries and fixed costs with receipts about 4902 dollars last year. Officials defend salaries and note resignations and duties while promising larger gifts to the poor this year.
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Star
Charity Organization Society
Kohn
Miss McMicken
Prince Constantine Reported Assassinated Rumor
Disconfirming dispatches from Constantinople state Princess Constantine allegedly murdered yesterday during Servian events. Greece swirls with turmoil as Balkan tensions rise and a possible outbreak of war looms between Greece and Bulgaria. Authorities in Vienna note no Bulgarian confirmation and say no Austrian report supports the claim.
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United Press
Greece
Con
Constantine
Fyore
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Vienna
Banks Alaska Oct Walter in Yukon steamers reach Plater quarters
Fragmentary report from Banks Alaska notes Walter in the Yukon and steamers moving toward a destination near Plater quarters. Several persons appear to be affected by a rapid advance or delay in transit with a planned arrival at a river mouth.
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United Press
Banks
Alaska
Walter
Yukon
Plater Quarters
Tle
Street Car Crash Leaves Nurse Severely Hurt
A nurse from Providence Hospital is seriously injured after a street car collision on Green Lake Milli ER. M Stout, a physician, attends to her as authorities investigate the accident.
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Green Lake
Milli
ER. M. Stout
Providence Hospital
Beattie Hosts First Sensor Event at Kean's Hall
Beattie announces a first sensor event to be held on Saturday October 10 at Kean's new hall with Chery sitors scheduled to attend.
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Beattie
Kean
Chery
Mount Baker Park Improvement Plans Detailed
Merete tonight at the office on 4th Avenue discusses improvements for Mount Baker Park including park upgrades and community facilities. Local officials and residents plan a review session to outline project scope and funding.
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Mount Baker Park
Alaska Water Wagon Is No Fake
Fairbanks residents keep a water wagon running year round delivering water to homes on runners in winter. In summer the wagon becomes a wood wagon with red wheels as families fetch water from creeks blocked by ice from October to May.
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Alaska
Star
Fairbanks
New York Beats Boston as Ames Stars in Muddle
New York defeats Boston 7 to 6 after Ames leads the offense with key hits and runs. Plaherty quits the game after a protest, the first pitcher to do so this season, as Matern and Beaneaters struggle to score in a high tension contest.
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United Press
New York
Ames
Beaneaters
Matheweon
Boston
Hoston
Donia
McCormick
Beore
Tenny
Preanahan
Roston
Devlin
Seymour
Tony Lemming
Flaherty
Johnstone
Plaherty
Matern
Bridewell
Tenney
Herseg
Shipping arrivals and departures from Pacific ports
The Pir steamer Yeddo arrived in San Francisco from Tacoma at 7 o'clock last night. The Uniorr Off boat Santana arrived from Ventura this morning. The Manuka sailed for Victoria from Brisbane. The British Telee left Tacoma for Health this morning. The CPR steamer Emprese from Yokohama for Vancouver called on the 6th. The Standard of steamer Atiag Poot bound for Frisco this morning. The schooner Camao and the American bark Albert left Port Townsend for Port Gamble. The A M Baxter arrived from Frisco, and the Allee Mardonala from Honolulu put in at Port Townsend.
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San Francisco
Tacoma
Santana
Ventura
Atiag
Frisco
Camao
Albert
Port Townsend
Port Gamble
A. M. Baxter
Port
Frieco
Honolulu
Democrats Gain Momentum Across Nation Say Bryan
Chicago reports quote William J. Bryan claiming sweeping Democratic gains nationwide. He conferred with Norman E. Mack and party leaders, outlining late campaign plans. Bryan to tour Tilmore and Missouri cities, possibly joining Governor Johnson of Minnesota.
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United Press
Chicago
Wm. J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Bryan
Norman E. Mack
Kryan
Tilmore
Missouri
Hrayn
Johnson
Minnesota
Nebraska
Lincoln
Taft Delivers Address At Lincoln Douglas Debate Spot
In Galesburg Ti on October 7, William Howard Taft spoke before a large audience at the same site where the Lincoln Douglas debate once occurred. He addressed the crowd focusing on national issues and the significance of the historic location.
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Galesburg
Wm H. Taft
Lakes to the Gulf waterway convention speakers named
Chicago reports that William J. Hiryan and James J. Hill will speak at the Lakes to the Gulf waterway convention, with details on date and venue to follow.
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Chicago
William J. Hiryan
James J. Hill
Religious sect seeks man's life in San Jose case
A. O. Florey, leader of the San Jose Bible and Tract Society, sought sheriff protection after a shot woke him in his bedroom. He claims followers of a rival sect plan harm, naming a faction headed by L. D. Dement as behind threats and a motive tied to a split within the group.
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United Press
San Joeo
Cal
A. O. Florey
San Jose
Canadian Pacific Strike Ended Opens Shops Nationwide
Word reached A. B. Calder of the Canadian Pacific offices that the mechanics strike on that road was officially and unconditionally called off, signaling an open shop posture. In Lincoln Nebraska Governor Hughes started a Nebraska tour for Taft with a speech to 4,600 at the Auditorium and two more planned today.
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Chicago
Taft
Frank H. Hitchceck
Auditorium Annex
Washington
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
A. B. Calder
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Lincoln
Neb
Charles E. Hughes
New York
Nebraska
Knight Freed To Speak With Taft In New York
San Francisco dispatch reports the Republican State Central Committee freeing George A. Knight from statewide engagements so he can share a platform with William Howard Taft at Madison Square Garden on October 28.
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San Francisco
George A. Knight
Wm. Taft
Madison Square Garden
Republican State Central Committee
Treasure seekers suffer wreck voyage tale on Hypolite du Mers
Twelve college men who sought buried Span ish Main treasure perished in the Mayflower wreck in the West Indian trade winds. They are aboard the steamship Hypolite du Mers which passed the capes today.
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Baltimore
Capes
English Actress to Earn 210000 for Broadway Run
New York report says Alice Lloyd will open in the musical comedy The Bonnie of Reootland at a New York theatre with a weekly salary of 2506 dollars. She has a 42 week yearly engagement for two years totaling 210000 dollars.
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United Press
New York
Alice Lloyd
Bonnie of Reootland
Youthful forger with long criminal record identified
A youth ful forger named Coulis was identified this morning as the man who cashed forged checks on the United States Bank of the state. Detectives Clark and Adams arrested him on January 6, 1968, for stealing blank checks from Schubach Hamilton in the Mutual Life building. He allegedly cashed two checks for 740 and 18 dollars and faces further accusations for passing another 25 dollar counterfeit. Captain Tennant believes he is also involved in additional thefts.
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G. Coulis
Beattie National Bank
Charles Tennant
Couls
Thomas Gilman
Pike St
Garfield Installed as Williams College President
Maia Oct. 7 Garfield was installed as the head of Williams College, with a large gathering of clergy educators and alumni in attendance. The new president, son of the late President Garfield and brother of Secretary James R. Garfield, is a Williams alumnus who later led a Cleveland law practice and political organizations before joining Princeton.
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Williamstown
Maia
American College
Williams
Harry Augustus Garin
Old Williams
Interior Jas. KR. Garfield
Cleveland
James
Municipal Association
Chamber of Commerce
Princeton University
Train robbery strands Frank Markovits in Tracy Minn
Tony Markovits, a cart maker, is believed to reside in Beattie. His brother Frank is stranded in Tracy Minnesota after a train robbery. Police chief Sullivan is cited in the report.
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King
Tony Markovits
Cartmaker
Frank
Tracy
Minn
Tony
Beattie
Retin Volice
Sullivan
Falls Down Hatch Injures Steamship Steward
Frank Borndorf, a steward aboard the steamship Senator, fell down an open hatchway and fractured his left leg. He was removed to Providence Hospital.
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Frank Borndorf
Senator
Providence Hostal
Eighth Ward Taxpayers Club Meeting Topics
The upcoming meet ing of the Eighth Ward Taxpayers Club will discuss improving street car service regrading Mercer avenue and related street paving projects. The session is to be held in the basement of Bethany Presbyterian church.
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Mercer
Eighth Ward Taxpayers’ Club
Bethany Presbyterian Church
City Debates Sawyer Plan and Rising Tax Burden
City officials confront a $1.6 million bond issue and a $700,000 annual levy goal to wipe out debt over five years. Critics call Frederick Sawyer's financing plan a delusion while opponents seek to cut capital spending, shift costs to taxpayers, and address eleven bond issues due by July 1912.
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Sawyer
City Prisoners to Be Given Jobs Next Year
The finance committee approved a $6000 plan to build a stockade on Beacon Hill city property. Prisoners will work to clear and improve 240 acres of land, with petty offenders kept in the stockade, paid a small allowance in silver and given ordinary clothing after terms. The Beacon Hill Improvement Club backed the plan, initiated by Councilman Way of the Second Ward.
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Way
Second Ward
Beacon Hill
Rioters Surround Austrian Legation in Belgrade
In Belgrade Servia mobs ringed the Austrian legation and threatened new attacks after last night's riot. Troops guard the building as all windows were broken. The crowd, embittered toward Bulgaria and Austria, fears Bulgaria may seize central territory as conflicts unfold.
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Belgrade
Servia
Bulgaria
Austria
Decline in Beattie Port Imports Tied to Boycott
The Beattie port shows a September drop of 1,260,589 in foreign imports due to the Chinese boycott of Japan, while Seattle shipments fall for ailke matting and other products previously carried from Japan. An 557,778 rise in local Seattle Garden shipments is noted for September 1908 versus 1907.
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Japan
Beattie
Seattle
Seattle Garden
Tax Commissioner J. Frost to address Chamber on reform
State Tax Commissioner J. Frost will speak at the Chamber of Commerce meeting next Tuesday at 1 30 pm on Tax Reform and the Pending Constitutional Amendment. A wireless from the steamer Northwestern reports her position 275 miles north of Cape Plattery and that she will reach harbor about 4 am tomorrow.
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J. &. Frost
Chamber of Commerce
Northwestern
Cape Plattery
Trans Missippi congress debates transportation and conservation
The nineteenth annual Trans Mississipp i Commercial congress held a session on transportation and conservation of natural resources. J G C Stubbs led questions on car supply and Pacific Mall service while debates over Pinchot’s forestry policy continued with Oscar Smith leading opposing factions. Col Fred W urged strengthening western insurance and Benjamin Ide Wheeler spoke on educating western youth for regional development.
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United Press
San Francisco
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
J. G C. Stubbs
Harriman Lines
E. HH. Harriman
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Harriman
Pacific Mall
Canal Zone
West
Central America
South America
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Western Insurance
Fred W
Kansas City
Pleming
Mississippi River
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
Wheeler
German man falls from bench aboard Sound steamer
While returning to Seattle on a Sound steamer last Sunday afternoon L H Belus aged German fell from a bench and sustained severe contusions. He refused hospital care but his condition grew serious yesterday and he was last night removed to the Wayside Emergency hospital.
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Seattle
H. Belus
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