Oregon county okays $1,000 for each death in mine collapse
Oregonnews reports the county court approved $1,000 damages for the deaths of six men in a river collapse during a mining operation on the Umpqua, with total heirs to receive the payments after tax and organizational input. In another item from Rock Island Illinois, Ersekine S. Walker killed his sweetheart Magdaline Kemp and then himself, leaving $3,000 to Kemp if she recovers and the rest of his $7,000 estate to a convent option.
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Rospburg
Umpqua
Reka Eee
Rock Island
Ersekine S. Walker
Magdaline Kemp
Walker
Kemp
Portugal Royal Claimants Stir Redrawn Paths
Wires from London report Manuel the deposed Portuguese king is exhausted by unrest and refuses to return home to lead a revival. From Richmond Manuel denies plans to head an uprising. In contrast Duke of Vizeu travels to Munich to rally royal family support for a throne claim.
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United Press
London
Manuel
Portugal
Richmond
England
Duke
Duke of Vizeu
Dom
Anita Stewart
Munich
Notorious Round Table Scandal Eyes German Trial
Berlin reports revive the 1909 Round Table scandal with Prince Eulenburg facing possible perjury charges this month. Detectives contest earlier health claims as the prince again appears in a case once deemed too fragile to prosecute.
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United Pres
Berlin
Round Table
Prince Eulenburg
Germany
Rockefeller Verified as Descendant of Kings and Earls
Cleveland dispatch reports John D Rockefeller, described as descendant of kings and early rulers of England Scotland France and Spain. Verification comes from the College of Heralds in London with a certificate of descent in Rockefeller’s possession. Elroy M Avery of Cleveland is cited as presenting the claim.
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És Celted Presse Lesced Wire
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Lincoln
England
Scotland
France
Spain
Rockefeller
Groton Avery
College of Heralds
London
Elroy M. Avery
Patrolman Eats Evidence In Watermelon Theft Case
In San Bernardino California on October 7 a patrolman ate the evidence in a watermelon theft incident. A Mexican suspect seen fleeing with a 15 pound imperial melon near City Hall is now a free man. The melon was left as Exhibit A and the officer allegedly consumed it believing it was a gift to the night shift.
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San’ Bernardino
C Cal
Promey
Night Force
Predictions on wool shipment rates by ICC in Northwest
Ex Governor Frank R. Gooding, president of the National Wool Growers' Association, predicts the Interstate Commerce Commission will order lower wool shipment rates to the East. He says Northwest wool growers and sheep men could gain about $1,000,000 annually from the change.
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Boise
Idaho
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest
Frank R. Gooding
Piational Wool Growers’ Association
Bnt
Pee Eee Aan
Aeves
Rest Room at the Fair and Floral Hall Riddles
Fragmentary lines reference a fair setting with a rest room, a 30 cent premium for a doily, and a playful note about a blue rib bon lettuce and floral displays. Mentions of sheep in floral hall and room for phlox appear as stray questions.
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Floral’ Hall
Flood Disaster at Austin Dam Viewed From Town Side
A damaged dam near Austin shows the compromised structure and the scar of the flood. Water remains low on the town side while the reservoir area lies largely exposed, revealing fallen debris and signs of prior inflow.
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Austin
Taft Special Engines Reserved Across Oregon and California
Officials of the Southern Pacific have reserved locomotives at division points in Oregon and California to prevent delays to President Taft s special during the Northwest trip. Taft is scheduled to pass Harriman tracks again after October 12 on the way to San Francisco.
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Atland
Taft
Northwest
Southern Pacific
Oregon
California
Harriman
San Francisco
Boss of Whole Italian Navy Boss of Whole Italian Navy
His Royal Highness Prince Thomas Duke of Genoa Admiral of Emmanuel's Naval Arm.
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Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa
Emmanuel
Water Too Cold Leads to Disorderly Conduct Charge
Anthony Petrocek age 22 leaped into Lincoln Park lagoon to cool off after confessing love disappointment. A park policeman on the bank urged him to swim out. He was held on one count of disorderly conduct.
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Chicago
Anthony Petrocek
Lincoln Park
Petrocek
Malay Sailor In Agnews Asylum After Bank Losses
R Ali a Malay sailor is confined to Agnews asylum in San Francisco in a condition driven by shock after losing his savings. Sallo Cin Amat is jailed in King County for forging Ali's name on a $100 postal savings bank certificate. Both had $300. Amat hid the extra and claimed theft when questioned.
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R. Ali
Agnews
San Francisco
Sallo Cin Amat
King County
Ali
Postal Savings Bank
Neat Counter Revolution Urged by Gustavo Madero
Gustavo Madero warned of a near counter revolution planned for October 14 in Mexico City and urged provisional president De La Barra to suppress it. He accused current officials of favoring the movement and said Francisco Madero would rally the people to crush the enemies if the government fails to act.
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Gustavo Madero
United
Mexico City
United Press
de la Barra
Francisco
Wonderful coal driver faces odds with steel resolve
Alton, UL features Charles Sunderland a handsless teamster famed as Alton's most wonderful man. He drives loads and unloads coal with stumps and a shovel using his arms to guide reins and push. Despite longer loading times he moves as much coal daily as rivals and manages horses harnessing and his own stable. Sunderland lost both arms in youth and owns a home and supports a family.
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Alton
Charles Sunderland
Sunderland
Death by Own Action Suspected in Seattle Broker Death
Frederick E. Swanstrom, 44, financial broker and former Renton Road manager, was found dead in a Rainier Grand hotel room with a bullet in his temple and a Colt revolver beside him. He had been missing since Thursday, registered as F. G. Smith, Tacoma. Authorities say death by own action due to business worry and failing health. Swanstrom leaves wife, three daughters. funeral to be private.
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Rainier-Grand Hotel
W. Highland Drive
Hinanee
Rainier Grand
F. G. Smith
Tacoma
Renton Road
Swanstrom
Eugene Semple
Seattle
Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway
Olympia
Public Service Commission
Independent Telephone Company
Seville
United States
J. P. Morgan
Wall Street
Timber Wolves Prowl Rural Roads Attacking Hunter and Carcass
Timber wolves roam near Murfreesboro Arkansas attacking a surveyor and threatening farmers as reported by The Seattle Star. Charles Poster was bitten torn and near death while attempting to crawl to safety. rescued by timber men after twenty miles from the area. In New Hampshire a shepherd dog reportedly took the season's first deer at Bretton Woods pursued into a river on opening day. A rooster in Exbertville faces a strange farmyard tale as a suffrage moment unfolds.
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Murfreesboro
Ark
Charles Poster
Waa
Bretton Woods
N. Nm
Alexander Smith
W York
Clam Attacks Rat at Quinlan's Wharf Port Richmond
A clam opened its mouth to drink and then clamped the shells on the left hind leg of a large dock rat at Quinlan's wharf in Port Richmond Staten Island. The rodent could not escape as several witnesses watched its struggles.
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Quinlan’s Wharf
Port Richmond
Staten Island
Rosewin Food Choppers Offer at Spinning's Bargain Store
The ad promotes Rosewin food choppers in sizes No 1 No 2 and No 3 with capacities from 2 to 6 pounds per minute. It emphasizes economical use for meat vegetables clams fruit and leftovers and lists prices from 1.76 to 2.00. Spinning's Bargain Store at 1416 17 Fourth Avenue invites customers to buy.
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Rosswin
Rosewin
Rusewin
Ss Spinning’s
Fourth Avenue
Simple at home remedy for rheumatism and backache
An older ad describes a basic mix using syrup of barapartiia and torts compound with whisky to cure rheumatic and backache symptoms. It claims quick results within the first day and urges readers to obtain all ingredients from a general store or home supply.
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Hie
Mule and Whisky Wrecks and a Murder Trial
A quirky notice recounts a mule’s hatching efforts with ten eggs yielding seven chicks, a tale of a drunken wreck, a mule named Jennie’s cholera like illness and violent rampage, and Henry Clay Beattie Jr. learning his death sentence burial option in Maury cemetery.
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Richmond
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Maury Cemetery
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