Philadelphia Wins World Series Game Three in Chicago
The Philadelphia champions defeat the Chicago National team 12 to 5 in the world series game three before 26 210 at Chicago. Bealings by Coombs and strong hitting by Davis Barry and Baker pace the American League club as Chance is ejected for disputing a call that awarded Murphy a home run.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Philadelphians
Quaker City
Brown
Bender
Coombs
Athletics
Reulbach
McIntire
Pfiester
Mc Tntire
Chance
Connolly
Murphy
Archer
Jack Coombs
Cubs
Davis
Barry
Baker
Joe Tinker
Schulte
C and N W R R Heads Retire and Appoints Gardner
Marvin Hughitt retires as president of the Chicago and North Western Railway after 38 years of service. William A. Gardner, formerly vice president in charge of operation, succeeds him and becomes president of both the Chicago and Northwestern and Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha systems, uniting the offices. Hughitt becomes chairman of the board. Gardner leads a system spanning 9 139 miles. Hughitt turns seventy on August 9.
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Chicago
Marvin Hughitt
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
William A. Gardner
Hughitt
Gardner
Chicago & Northwestern
St. Paul
Minneapolis
On Lng
North Road
Ask Prof. Bemis to Resign in New York
On October 22 1910 reports stated Prof Edward W Bemis who saved New York City between 175000 and 225000 was urged to resign as deputy coin of water supply gas and levy because his work was deemed too costly.
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Bemis
New York
Edward W. Bemis
Cook's Mistake Endangers Lives in Vineland Cake Arsenic
Elizabeth New Jersey reports six persons under physician care after near death from arsenic in baking powder used by a chef in a birthday cake. The accidental poisoning occurred in Vineland New Jersey. Authorities investigate the mishap and medical staff monitor the patients for recovery.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Vineland
Fraud Charge Spurs Illinois Central Stockholders Meet
Chicago Oct 20 deputies served subpoenas to six directors at the Illinois Central annual meeting for a $10 million damage suit. Attorney Maxwell Edgar charged mismanagement and graft amid car repair fraud disclosures. A resolution to probe the books and a report deadline were defeated.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Maxwell Edgar
Jeanne Edgar
Edgar
Illinois Central
Harahan
Blewett Lee
Seek to Unite All Creeds Conference Call
In Cincinnati on October 20 the house of deputies passed a resolution to appoint a 14 member special committee of the Protestant Episcopal church to urge a world conference of Christian churches. Bishops clergymen and laymen will seek a global gathering with each delegation reporting back to their churches for consideration.
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Episcopalians
Conference of All Christian Churches of the World
Cincinnati
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Deputies
Indicted on Bribery Charge in Indiana
Springfield Oct. 20 The Sangamon County grand jury indicted J. R. Finkelstein of Terre Haute president of the Greenburg Iron Co for bribery. He is described as a millionaire and powerful politically for allegedly paying highway officials in various parts of the state a rebate or commission for their orders.
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Springfield
Sangamon County
J. R. Finkelstein
Terre Haute
Ind
Greenburg Iron Company
Finkelstein
Dietzes Seek Bail in Harp Killing Case
John Dietz his wife and son Leslie Dietz along with attorney Rubin of Milwaukee traveled from Hayward to Eau Claire to request bail from Judge Wyckham. They face circuit court on charges related to the death of Oscar Harp after a Hayward hearing. The judge did not act due to no lower court proceedings being submitted.
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Hau Claire, Wis
John Dietz
Dietz
Leslie Diets
Rubin
Milwaukee
Hayward
Eau Claire
Wyckham
Oscar Harp
Architect Huston Sentenced in Capitol Desk Scandal
Joseph M. Huston, architect of the state capitol, was sentenced in Harrisburg to six months to two years in prison and fined 500 dollars plus costs for conspiracy to defraud by certifying a false bill for desks for the building.
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Harrisburg
Joseph M. Huston
State Capitol
Morgan Suffers Mild Grip Attack in Cincinnati
J P Morgan, the New York financier attending the Protestant Episcopal church convention in Cincinnati, is reported to have a slight attack of grip. His condition is described as not serious.
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Cincinnati
J. P. Morgan
New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
Turkish loan talks end in Paris
Paris October 20 The Mafin says negotiations for a Turkish loan of 30 million dollars resumed between Foreign Minister Pichon Finance Minister Cochery and the Turkish ambassador have terminated successfully.
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Turkey
Paris
Mafin
Pichon
Cochery
Mob frees slayer in quiet jail rescue
Mountain friends of John Moore storm Nelson county jail in Livingston Virginia and rescue Moore who was to be electrocuted in Richmond for the May murder of Frank Howl. Deputy sheriffs pursue into the mountains fearing bloodshed. Widow Roye Howl was acquitted as an accomplice.
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Livingston
John Moore
Frank Howl
Nelson County
Moore
Richmond
Roye Howl
Missouri Pacific Tradesmen Walk Out In Sympathy
About 2,500 men in the mechanical trades on the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain system quit work in sympathy with striking machinists. Unions warned of a broader walkout on Gould lines if the dispute remains unresolved, affecting the Denver Rio Grande Rio Grande Western Western Pacific Cotton Belt and Western Maryland railroads. The stoppage followed failed negotiations with Missouri Pacific General Manager Sullivan.
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St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Gould
Denver & Rio Grande
Rio Grande Western
Western Pacific
Cotton Belt
Western Maryland
Sullivan
Eleven inducted into New York university Hall of Fame
The New York university senate canvassed ballots and announced eleven new Hall of Fame inductees. Named include Edgar Allan Poe Harriet Beecher Stowe Oliver Wendell Holmes Rogers Williams James Fenimore Cooper Phillips Brooks William Cullen Bryant Francis Willard Andrew Jackson George Bancroft John Lathrop Motley.
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New York
Hall of Fame
Senate of
New York University
Edgar Allan Poe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Rogers Williams
James Fenimore Cooper
Phillips Brooks
William Gullen Bryant
Francis ‘. Willard
Andrew Jackson
George Bancroft
John Lathrop Motley
Wilson Resignation Accepted at Princeton University
The Princeton University board of trustees accepted Woodrow Wilsons resignation as president and named John A. Stewart of New York senior trustee as president pro tempore.
David B Hill Dies After Brief Illness in Albany
Former New York governor and U.S. senator David Bennett Hill died at Wolferts Roost at age sixty seven after a brief illness. He previously served seven years as governor and was elected to the U S Senate in 1891 with a long political career spanning the Cleveland era.
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Albany
N. Y
David Bennett Hill
United States
New York
Wolferts Roost
Hill
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Levi P. Morton
New York Democrats
Crippen Admits False Statements in Murder Trial
London reports Dr. H H Crippen testified to lie about his wife Belle Himore Crippen's disappearance to cover a scandal. He admitted fabricating claims she went to America and died there and described a plan with Ethel Clare Leneve to flee, including a note to mislead authorities.
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London
Crippen
H. H. Crippen
Belle Himore Crippen
Ethel Clare Leneve
America
Bruce Miller
California
American
North America
Ethel
The
Montrose
Sale of 40 Million Pounds Tobacco Set for Cincinnati
Forty million pounds of tobacco held by the Burley Tobacco society as part of the dissolved 1909 pool will be sold on the open market in Cincinnati under contracts signed here.
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Cincinnati
Burley Tobacco Society
Thomas T. Eckert Dies in Long Branch
Thomas Thompson Eckert former president of the Western Union Telegraph Company dies at West End Long Branch after a long illness. He was born in St Clairville on April 23 1826.
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Thomas T. Eckert
New York
Thomaas Thompson Eckert
Western Union Telegraph Company
West End
Long Branch
Mr. Eckert
St Clairville
Rescue of Wellman and crew from crashed airship America
Walter Wellman and five crew members were rescued 875 miles off the North Carolina coast after abandoning the airship America near latitude 35.48 and longitude 68.18. The Trent towed the lifeboat crew aboard at 7:30 a.m., with all members reported well and the ship blown off course.
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America
New York
Walter Wellman
Atlantic City
N. J
Europe
Royal Mail
Trent
North Carolina
Wellman
Down of the
New York Times
Captain Down
Irwin
Ginsburg
Jack Irwin
Louis Loud
Old School Case Settled in Champaign Tolono
Miss Annie Kelly of Champaign who fled for four years paid William Burke of Tolono 1200 dollars in damages ending the Tolono school case. Burke had sued over alleged whipping of a fourteen year old boy by Kelly and Principal Sherman Cass. Cass paid 800 after a stint in jail and Kelly fled previously.
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Champaign
Annie Kelly
William Burke
Tolono
Sherman Cass
Michael
Burke
Poe
Cass
Mish Kelly
Senator Elking in Critical Condition at Halliehurst
Elkins West Virginia October 20 Senator Stephen B Elking remains gravely ill at his Halliehurst home Doctors word a nervous affliction has reached a critical stage and only immediate family may visit per order from Doctor Golden
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Elkins
W. Va
Stephen B. Elking
Halliehurst
A Logical Landlord Story From The Philadelphia Record
A tenant faces a rent hike after the landlord notices improvements to the worn house. The owner claims higher taxes are not the reason, but insists the updated paint, range, and bathtub justify increased rent.
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Philadelphia
Jones
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promised to Cure All Stages of Catarrh
A public notice from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo promises a $100 reward for proof of a catarrh cure. The pamphlet asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure treats the disease constitutionally by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces, with endorsements and testimonials available on request. It recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Weekend Paper Flap Over Personal Items
A reader derides Sunday papers for dull personal items about unknown people. He hires a messenger to fetch forty copies of the Sunday edition from the Gammon office, calling the content commonplace.
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Gammon
Messenger Boy
Resinol Cures Skin Ailments and Heals Wounds Says User
D M Castle of Philadelphia reports frequent personal use of Resinol ointment in his family. He praises its ability to promptly cure common skin ills and injuries and says they never lack a jar at home.
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D. M. Castle
Philadelphia
Senator La Follette Recall Sparks Dinner Jest In Madison
The Wisconsin senator at a Madison dinner referenced a land lobbyist scandal remark and a quip about a wife wanting a sable stole. The anecdote ends with the wife’s joyful clap and a cheeky retort about purchase.
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la Follette
Madison
Sable
Murine Eye Remedy Advertised by Chicago Firm
Druggists sell Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form with prices 25a 50c and 1 dollar and Murine Eye Salve in aseptic tubes for 25c and 1 dollar. Eye books and advice offered free by mail. Company listed as Murine Eye Remedy Co based in Chicago.
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Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
They Ask About a Good Golf Score at the Club
A Scottish American exchange notes that players aim for the fewest strokes, though most take a few more to reach a good score at the course.
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