Rebellion in Peking and Hankow Amid Wide Chaos
Reports from Peking describe a spreading rebellion with claims of a Wu-Chang republic. Hankow floods with violence as rebels seize cities, free prisoners, loot, and battle rages near Paotingfu and Tientsin. foreign marines land to guard concessions while Japan eyes intervention.
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Peking
Wu-Chang
Hankow
Kaitong
I-Chang
Yo Chow
Chungking
Paotingfu
Tientsin
Chansha
Hunan
General Electric Forced to Dissolve Lamp Firms
Judge Killits rules for the United States in a Sherman act case against General Electric and about forty subsidiaries. The decree requires GE to operate under its own name and orders dissolution of the National Electrica Lamp company and roughly thirty five subsidiaries. The petition against Kentucky Electrical company is dismissed.
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Toledo, O
John M. Killits
United States District Court
District
Ohio
United States Attorney-General
Cleveland
General Electric Company
National Electrica Lamp Company
Kentucky Electrica! Company
Four Killed at Crossing in Columbia Wisconsin
Four people died when a freight train struck a vehicle carrying children from school at a grade crossing in Columbia Wisconsin on October 14. August Tranguiseh, his son, his daughter, and Ruth Cook were among the victims.
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Crossing
Columbia
Wis
August Tranguiseh
Ruth Cook
Tidal Wave Sweeps West Coast Of Mexico
A 110 mile stretch from Guaymas to Ortiz in Sonora is devastated by a hurricane tidal wave and cloudburst. Hundreds dead, widespread property loss, and Guaymas cut off by rail and telegraph after October 4. Dozens of ships wrecked and the customs house destroyed.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Guaymas
Medina
Sonora
Ortiz
San Jose de Guaymas
Mrs Jenkins Sues Allen Over 200000 Jewel Suit
Mrs Helen Dwelle Jenkins files a suit against Nathan Allen founder of the leather trust for more than 200000. Allen who toured Europe with Jenkins in 1909 faced recent guilty pleas to smuggling indictments and a 12000 fine. A separate U S Attorney action seeks full duties allegedly defrauded. a reported compromise offer of 150000 was not confirmed.
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New York
Nathan Allen
The
Leather Trust
Helen Dwelle Jenkins
Allen
Europe
Kough
United States
Wise
Archbishop Ireland Attacks Initiative Referendum Recall
In Council Bluffs Archbishop Ireland denounces the initiative referendum and recall as the madness of democracy, calling them weapons of democracy at a banquet of the Army of the Tennessee. He traces democratic government origins from post Revolutionary War states.
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Council Bluffs
Ireland
Army of the Tennessee
TWO NEGROES ARE LYNCHED IN CARUTHERSVILLE
In Caruthersville Missouri on October 12 a mob of about 75 masked men tore into the city jail and abducted A B Richardson and Ben Woods both black. Richardson was found dead in the Mississippi river riddled with bullets. Woods is believed to have met the same fate after being jailed amid accusations of robberies and an assault on two white women.
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Caruthersville
A. B. Richardson
Ben Woods
Richardson
Mississippi River
Woods
Blizzard Rages In Montana Halting City of Butte
A severe snowstorm grips southwestern Montana cutting Butte off from outside communication. Over two feet of snow reportedly falls with telegraph and telephone wires down, street car service suspended, and trains south of Butte on delayed schedules.
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Butte
Poestello
Idaho
Montana
Hyde Threatens Attorney During Swope Murder Hearing
In Kansas City on October 14, Dr. B C Hyde allegedly threatened United States Senator James B Reed during a hearing on the murder of Col Thomas H Swope. Hyde lunged toward the senator but was restrained by his wife Mrs Hyde and the proceedings continued.
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Kansas City
United States
James B. Reed
B. C. Hyde
Col
Thomas H Swope
Italian Army Lands in Tripoli as Armistice Talks Advance
Berlin reports a near conclusion of the Italy Turkey armistice while the Italian expedition lands at Tripoli. Derna and surrounding areas are shelled as Italian forces occupy Tripoli with naval support and hospital ships present. Rumors of a German coup are denied by Italy and the balance of power remains unchanged.
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Berlin
Italy
Turkey
Tripoli
Rome
Germany
Tobruk
McNamara goes to trial in Los Angeles murders
James B McNamara is arraigned in Superior Court as the Times murder trial begins. District Attorney Fredericks has 19 indictments and opens with James J McNamara, while Clarence Darrow leads the defense in a labor union case tied to the October 1910 explosion that killed 21.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James B. McNamara
Charles J. Haggerty
Times
John D. Fredericks
McNamara Brothers
John J. McNamara
Haggerty
Los Angeles Times
Hall of Records
Clarence 8. Darrow
Chicago
Bordwell
McNamaras
Lecompte Davis
Mine Owner Held for Ransom
Santiago Cuba October 14 Pedro Aguilera mining engineer mine owner and member of Spanish American Iron company was seized by bandits and held for a ransom of 20000 dollars.
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Santiago
Cuba
Pedro Aguilera
Spanish- American Iron Company
Woman's Clothes Found Near Murder Scene in Dixon
Discoveries by coroner's jury member W. W. Gigous at Ping creek road, a mile north of where Bessie Kent Webster's body was found, include a woman's skirt and petticoat hidden with torn oilcloth toilet bag. The clothing is believed to belong to the murdered woman and has spurred renewed search efforts.
Justice Harlan Seriously Ill in Washington
Justice John Marshall Harlan of Kentucky, aged seventy eight, is ill at his Washington residence with acute bronchitis. Though not deemed serious, his age and status as the oldest member by years and service on the Supreme Court cause concern.
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Washington
John Marshall Harlan
Kentucky
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
Death takes noted Mormon leader in Salt Lake City
John Henry Smith former second counselor to Joseph Smith in the first presidency of the Mormon church died in Salt Lake City from hemorrhage of the lungs at age sixty five. He leaves two widows fifteen children and eighteen grandchildren. He died at the home of his second wife Josephine G. Smith.
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John Henry Smith
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mormon Church
Joseph Smith
Josephine G. Smith
Suffrage Majority Now 2,498 in California Vote
Returns from 2,944 of 3,121 precincts show a 2498 vote margin in favor of the woman suffrage amendment. The remaining precincts are 13 remote mountain districts and will cast only minor totals.
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San Francisco
Ohio Briefs From Buckeye Notes and Surrounding Areas
A boat capsized in the Miami river with Ver non Rettig, sixteen, drowning while two companions swam to safety. Mrs. Grum mit of Ashtabula set a state women’s bowling record with 255, aiming for the championship. Collisions near Columbus Grove injure fireman G. W. Sellers and baggage man W. A. Mayer after fog obscures visibility. Edgar Bush of Zanesville dies from burns in a gas explosion. his family has suffered multiple recent deaths. John Stillwell, anti saloon detective, attacked at Big Four depot during Rose law prosecutions. judge and prosecutor intervene. J Strickland dies at 94 in Andover. Hancock county reports a record apple crop needing market. picked apples fetch 75 cents per bushel. Michael Moore dies after a four story fall from a derrick scaffold at Cincinnati Milling Machinery. John Wagoner, 85, of Zanesville, fatally injured picking apples after a fall. Andy Galla, 27, killed in a Youngstown fight. Suchia, 25, charged. 5,000 Catholic laymen in Columbus partake in an open air benediction, swearing off foul language. Bishop Martley delivers sermon. Damas Pejeau, 60, dies after being struck with an iron pipe while leaving a building site in Cleveland. wallet with nearly $300 stolen. In Lima, dairyman H. P. Shartz defends milk as unadulterated by blaming God. hearing continues. W. L. Riley fined. In Akron, William Hall found dead from gas in a mission room. Marion reports William F. Inskeep’s body recovered from the Selote river.
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Troy
Miami River
Vernon Rettig
Ashtabula
Harry C. Grummit
Cleveland
Grummitt’s
Columbus Grove
G. W. Sellers
W. A. Mayer
Zanesville
Edgar Bush
Kenton
John Stillwell
Anti-Saloon League
Big Four
Stillwell
C. W. Faulkner
W. W. Bowers
Cincinnati Milling Machinery Company
Oakley
Michael Moore
Moore
John Wagoner
Philo
Youngstown
Andy Galla
Louis Suchia
Suchia
Henry Smith
Suchla
Columbus
Ohio
Holy Name Society
J. J. Martley
Trinity
Holy Cross Episcopal
Damas Pejeau
Herman Baehr
Clifton Boulevard
Fry Avenue
Lakewood
Lima
H. P. Shartz
West Cairo
Marion
William F
Essex
Selote
Terrible Suffering and Recovery with Hood's Sarsaparilla
Mrs Inez Lewis of Baring Maine recounts her four month old son’s eczema spreading to a dreadful state by sixteen months. After prescribing Hood's Sarsaparilla the child was cured in months and became healthy. The ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for blood diseases and a health builder available in liquid or Sarsatabe tablets.
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Wes
Hood
Entitled to It Airs Lofty Altitude Record Jokes
A humorous dialogue notes a young man named Highfly who has broken all altitude records, inviting comments on his lofty demeanor and ambition. The exchange suggests admiration for his achievements and a tease about his ego.
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Highfly
Castoria bottle safety noted in old warning
The notice emphasizes ensuring every bottle of Castoria bears the signature and has been in use for over 30 years. It reminds caregivers that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and includes a London Opinion cartoon caption about clothing and water with a humorous exchange.
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Fletcher
To Mend an Umbrella
On the street with no needle or thread you can fix a tear at the rib by closing the umbrella, aligning the cloth, inserting a hairpin into the rib hole, and winding the pin tightly around the cloth. The National Magazine notes this quick, effective first aid is so useful you may want to leave it in place.
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National Magazine
Angler's Ball Ends With Wasps in Oven Trap
A Peterborough angler stored a wasps nest with grubs in a kitchen oven to prepare bait. The next morning, opening the door released a swarm. the oven’s warmth hatched the grubs instead of killing them, according to the Daily Mail in London.
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Peterborough
London
Daily Mail
Gratitude for Postum Use Prompts Family Health Claims
A Texas reader extols Postum as better than coffee aiding nursing a thriving baby and relieving bilious habit and constipation. She notes her brother-in-law improved after quitting coffee and that the entire family prefers Postum, inviting others to read The Road to Wellville and learn there’s a reason.
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Texas
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
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