Labor Leaders Bring Charges at Illinois Labor Meeting
At Aurora on Oct 17 the state federation completed four days of sessions with factional clashes over reform candidates and Madden defeating rivals for the AFL delegate seat. Illinois congressional candidates will be questioned on the eight hour bill before elections, as officers were elected and next year’s convention set for Danville.
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House of Representatives
Aurora
State Federation of Labor
M. B. Madden
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
San Francisco
Chicago Building Trades Unions
Gov. Peabody
Colorado
Western Federation of Miners
Illinois
Congress
Barney Cohen
M. D. Finnan
Bloomington
James F. Morris
Springfeld
Miner
Thomas Muir
E. IR. Davis
W. W. Young
Molder
Freeport
George Horsefield
Murphysboro
Ceorge Fitzgerald
Carpenter
Springfield
TE. A. Whitney
Kewanee
Martin B. Madden
Steam Fitter
Adam Menshe
Mark Taylor
Danville
James Madden
Appellate Court Upholds Child Labor Law
Springfield Illinois October 17 The appellate court upheld the 1903 child labor law and found it replaces the mining statute provision on boy employment The ruling in the William Struther case notes the age limit is now 16 instead of 14 in mining laws and confirms the act's validity
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Springfield
William Struther
Macoupin County
New York Breaks World Record In 8 Inch Gun Fire
San Francisco reports Rear Admiral C. P. Goodrich's flagship New York, during target practice in Magdalena bay, Mexico, set the world record for 8 inch gun firing by a warship with the highest score for speed and accuracy. The Bennington carried the news.
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San Francisco
Cal
Bennington
C. P. Goodrich
New York
Magdalena Bay
Mexico
Sime
Submarines Backed for San Francisco Harbor
In San Francisco on October 17 Lieutenant MacArthur reports to Commandant McCalla regarding use of submarines in San Francisco harbor. He believes these boats would be effective in clear weather conditions.
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San Francisco
Cal
McCalla
Mare Island
MacArthur
Russians Reclaim Shakhe in Intense Seven Day Battle
Mukden Oct 17 Russian forces retook Shakhe, seizing six Japanese guns as fighting rages across a wide front. Casualties are tallied near 50,000 for the seven days, with Tokyo and St Petersburg giving disparate figures as winter campaigns loom and plans to press north toward Mukden emerge.
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Mukden
Shakhe
London
Kouropatkin
Tokio
St. Petersburg
Tieling
Harbin
Shanghai
Blalinkin
Smolinski
Rbaltie
Far East
Libau
Bornholm
Denmark
Oku
Kuroki
Nodza
Oyama
Keating Enforces Saloon-Adjacent Employment Agency Law
In New York on October 17 the new licenses commissioner Frederick L. C. Keating plans to enforce a law barring employment agencies from operating in buildings that house saloons. If carried out, more than two hundred agencies in the city must close or relocate.
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New York
Frederick L. C. Keating
Roosevelt orders inspectors removed in slocum inquiry
Washington reports President Roosevelt dismissed three steamboat inspectors after a commission probe into the General Slocum disaster. He also directs a sweeping inquiry of steam boat inspection work and urges Congress to create a new commission to examine existing statutes. The June 23 appointed panel released its findings.
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Washington
Roosevelt
General Slocum
New York
Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
Congress
George B. Cortelyou
Lawrence C. Murray
Commerce and Labor
Herbert Knox Smith
George Uhler
Steamboat Inspection Service
John M. Wilson
C. McR. Winslow
Stolen Kiss Worth 15000 Faces Court Test
Mrs Grant Mitts of Mason Kentucky sues J B Alexander in Covington Kentucky alleging a kiss stolen during a friendly visit by her husband’s friend in June caused her nervous wreck and humiliation. Federal Judge Cochran will decide the case when court convenes.
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Cincinnati
Cochran
Covington
Mra
Grant Mitts
Mason
J. B. Alexander
Mrs. Mitts
Intimidation of Railroad Crew at Disputed Site
Advices from Galveston report no attempt by the Pennsylvania Railroad construction crew to raze David Hulls building on railroad claimed property. An armed citizen posse held vigil through Saturday night, but did not observe any destruction efforts.
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Logansport
Ind
Galveston
Pennsylvania Railroad
David Hull
Connecticut monument dedication at Orchard Knob in Chattanooga
Thousands gathered at Orchard Knob near Chattanooga on Sunday for the dedication of a Connecticut monument honoring Connecticut volunteer regiments. Governor Abiram Chamberlain presided at the ceremony.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Orchard Knob
Mine explosion in Shamokin claims one life
Shamokin Pa Oct 17 One man died and others may have perished in a mine fire at the Enterprise mine. Flames spread rapidly trapping and burning to death Stanislas Ossowicz assistant pump runner.
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Shamokin
Enterprise
Stanislas Ossowicz
Hobnob with Servants on Lucania Voyage
Passengers in the second cabin of the Lucania learn after landing that eight fellow travelers came directly from the servants hall at Skibo castle, revealing an unusual social mix during the voyage.
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New York
Lucania
Skibo Castle
Dora Meek Dies After Prolonged Illness
Dora Meek aged 18 died Sunday morning in Centralia after a general decline following measles in March. She gained national notoriety for sleeping nearly six months during the winter of 1901.
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Centralia
Dora Meek
Player near death after Pittsburgh football injury
In Pittsburg on October 17 during a Madison versus Wilkinsburg game, 16 year old David McKluskey was kicked in the stomach and had a broken leg. He is at the point of death in hospital care.
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Pittsburg
Madison
Wilkinsburg
David McCluskey
Son of Spanish Pretender Hart Injured in Manchuria
News reaches relatives that Don Jaime, son of Don Carlos and claimant to the Spanish throne, was injured by a fall from his horse at Russian headquarters in Manchuria.
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Rome
Don Jaime
Don Carlos
Manchuria
Watervliet Man Kills Rival Then Takes Own Life
In Troy on October 17 John Creech fired at Martin Lavendusky wounding him slightly before shooting himself dead. Lavendusky escaped serious injury and Creech died at the scene.
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Troy
N. Y
John Creech
Watervliet
Martin Lavendusky
Tls City
Lavendusky
Creech
Boiler Makers Wage Increase Reached in Canada Pacifico
Winnipeg reports the Canadian Pacific railway and its boiler makers have reached an understanding on wages. The workers will receive an increase of one and a half cents per hour.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacifico Railway
Wheat Prices Hit Tops on Broad Market Rally
The wheat market shows broad buying with both bears and bulls active. December contracts led the advance as supply tightness grows, with Chicago reporting 1,500,000 bushels of No. 2 hard contracts and wide attention to Manitoba, Australian, and Argentine crop prospects shaping future prices. World supplies remain above last year, but weather and milling demand could spark volatility.
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Chicago
Duluth
United States
United Kingdom
Manitoba
Argentina
Europe
America
Southwest
Northwest
Vanderbilt Buys Property on Fifth Avenue
New York October 17 Cornelius Van derbilt is to be former Governor Morton s new neighbor His identity as the purchaser of the QO H P Belmont mansion at 677 Fifth avenue is known and the transfer price is reported to be 460 000 dollars.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Morton
Blow Up Residence Of Indiana Banker
The residence of T. J. McCoy, president of the defunct McCoy bank facing indictments for alleged bank wrecking, was dynamited Sunday afternoon near Rensselaer Indiana. The frame house valued at $25,000 collapsed, windows shattered for blocks, and debris flew far afield while McCoy is believed to be in Chicago.
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Rensselaer
Ind
T. J. McCoy
McCoy Bank
McCoy's
Indiana
McCoy
Chicago
Home Rule Near, Says William O'Brien in Cork Meeting
William O'Brien told a monster gathering in Cork that home rule was near. He linked the Dunraven financial commission plan with sympathy in official quarters but warned that opposing Chief Secretary Wyndham’s conciliatory stance could spoil progress. He criticized Irish members for their conduct at the last parliamentary session.
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Cork
William O’brien
Dunraven
Irish Financial Commission
Wyndham
Saloon Keeper Attacks Wife With Pitchfork
Prairie du Chien Wis Oct 17 David Lenahan a saloon keeper on the outskirts of town attacked his wife with a pitchfork during a drunken jealousy dispute. He returned home, found no club, retrieved a pitchfork from a shed and dealt a four inch gash in the back of her head and other injuries. She fled to neighbors. she is in serious condition but will live.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
David Lenahan
Gale Strikes Fishing Fleet at Grand Banks Coast
The worst gale of the season rages at St Johns Newfoundland and coast of Labrador. It is feared to have wrought havoc among the Grand Banks fishing fleet as telegraph lines fail, preventing reports on the disaster’s extent along the sea board.
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St. Johns
N. F
Grand Banks
Labrador
Seaboard
Steel Workers From England Arrive in New York
A delegation of fourteen English iron and steel manufacturers arrived on the Lucania from Liverpool to attend meetings of the iron and steel institute. More European delegations will follow.
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England
New York
Iron and Steel
Iron and Steel Institute
Lucania
Liverpool
Michigan Convicts Escape From Jackson Prison
Jackson Mich Oct 17 Our convicts escaped from the prison here about 6 o'clock Saturday night. They were James McGee from Cass county Mont Harding Kalamazoo Robert Terry Ingham and Harry Gilbert Calhoun county.
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Michigan
Jackson, Mich
James McGee
Cass County
Mont Harding
Kalamazoo
Robert Terry
Ingham
Harry Gilbert
Calhoun County
Municipal Ownership Paper Suspends Publication
Webster City Indiana October 17 The Daily Graphic Herald a municipal ownership newspaper has suspended publication. It was noted nationwide as the only municipal daily in the United States.
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Webster City
Daily Graphic Herald
United States
Indian Players in Demand
Lincoln Neb Oct 17 Manager Guy Green of the Nebraska Indian baseball team lost three of his players O Leary shortstop Snow pitcher and Ketchum outfielder having received offers from professional clubs
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Lincoln
Neb
Guy Green
Nebraska Indian
O'Leary
Snow
Ketchum
Jilted Soldier Takes Poison in Bloomington
Clyde Shermer aged 23 swallowed strychnine after a love disappointment. He had served three years in the Philippines with the Fifth United States Infantry. Bloomington, Oct 17.
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Bloomington
Clyde Shermer
United States Infantry
Philippines
Scaffolding Collapse Kills Three in Cotter Arkansas
October 17 report from Cotter Arkansas says while placing girders on the Crooked Creek bridge scaffolding failed and five men fell forty feet. Three were instantly killed and two were severely injured.
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Cotter
Ark
Crooked Creek
Young Hunter Fatally Shot Near Higin Illinois
Daniel Royer aged 14 was fatally shot while hunting with a companion in Higin Illinois on October 17. The shooting is believed accidental with the bullet lodging in the boy’s lung.
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Higin
Daniel Royer
Four Soldiers Killed in Fort Banks Mortar Blast
Boston October 17 four United States soldiers died and seven were wounded in a mortar explosion at Fort Banks Winthrop Massachusetts. One of the injured is reported fatally. The incident occurred during training orders and investigations are underway.
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Oqku
Boston
Mass
United States
Fort Banks
Winthrop
Masa
Missing Nebraskan in Chicago May Have Been Murdered
Paul Kennicott a 20 year old ranch hand from Wood Lake Nebraska vanished in Chicago after selling cattle at the stock yards on Oct 10 relatives say highwaymen may have killed him in their eagerness to seize the money. Police at the stock yards station notified with Capt Clancy taking charge.
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Chicago
Paul Kennnicott
Wood Lake
Neb
Stock Yards
Kennicott
Caroline Kennicott
Thirtythird Street
Mark Kennicott
John Bloomfield
Paul Kennicott
Park Ridge
Ill
Bloomfield
Capt
Clancy
Too Poor to Bury Baby Shocks Illinois Town
In Kewanee Illinois on October 17 1909 Mr and Mrs James Embree formerly of Moberly Missouri kept their dead infant at home from Tuesday night until Saturday afternoon due to lack of burial funds and pride. The body was moved to the coal house to mask odor before the father’s payday when a coal yard visit led to discovery by children.
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Kewanee
Ill
James Embree
Moberly
Shoots wife by accident during burglary search
In Janesville Wisconsin on October 1 marble dealer W Briesee searched for burglars in his home and accidentally shot his wife Mrs Briesee in the abdomen. She is seriously wounded though not certain to die. The husband is prostrated by the incident.
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Janesville
Wis
W. Briesee
Rain damages Assisi frescoes in cathedral collapse
Rome October 17 The minister of instruction moves to repair damage from heavy rain to the famous cathedral of Assisi Giotto frescoes and other notable art treasures were injured by the downpour.
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Rome
Cathedral of
Assisi
Giotto
Indict Former Davenport Mayor in Embezzlement Case
Indictments charging larceny by embezzlement and perjury were returned against S. J. Smith former mayor of Davenport and trustee of several estates. The sum involved is $100,000.
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Davenport
S. J. Smith
Football Player Hurt In Wisconsin Game
Winona Minnesota Oct 17 Frank Burke age 16 sustained a broken collarbone and internal injuries while playing a football game at Galasville Wisconsin doctors fear he may die the injury is reported as serious with possible fatal outcome.
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Winona
Minn
Frank Burke
Galasville
Wis
Aged Woman Burns To Death In Lamp Accident
Bloomington Illinois October 17 Mrs Anna Clarke aged eighty two was burned to death when a lamp fell as she went to retire She realized her son Joseph Kerrigan survives the tragedy and is named as a survivor in the report
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Bloomington
Antha Clarke
Que
Joseph Kerrigan
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