Roosevelt libel suits against Ishpeming editor
Colonel Roosevelt orders criminal and civil libel actions against George A. Newett publisher of Ishpeming Iron Ore for an October 12 article titled The Roosevelt Way alleging Roosevelt’s drinking and curses. Newett arrested in Marquette on a $2,000 bond capias. Detroit attorney James Pound files papers for Roosevelt.
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New York
Roosevelt
George
Newett
The
Iron Ore
Ishpeming
Mich
National Progressive
Marquette
George A. Newett
Ishpeming Iron Ore
Theodore Roosevelt
Capias
James Pound
Detroit
Michigan
Doremus
Cotton Corner Case Opened Before Supreme Court
Solicitor General Bullitt argued the Patten cotton corner case which the Supreme Court will decide. The case centers on Sherman anti trust law violations and government efforts to break corners on wheat cotton and other staples and to end agreements to purchase beyond known supply or future delivery contracts.
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Washington
Bullitt
Supreme Court
Patten
Morgan Share 13500000 Stock to Morgan Firm
William Hamilton of J P Morgan & Co testified in government hearings that 165000 shares of stock valued at 13500000 were received for services in forming International Harvester. He produced a contract dated August 13 1902 for deposit of certificates with Morgan by Deering McCormicks and other officers.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
International Harvester Company
William Hamilton
Morgan
Charles Deering
Cyrus McCormick
Harold F. McCormick
James Deering
Richard F. Howe
W. H. Jones
John J. Glessner
Honors Paid to Decatur at Philadelphia Navy Yard
In Philadelphia on October 26 a bronze tablet over three feet high and nearly two feet wide was unveiled at the navy yard to commemorate Commodore Stephen Decatur’s capture of the British warship Macedonian during the War of 1812. The dedication had brief yet impressive exercises with many invited guests.
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Philadelphia
Stephen Decatur
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Sailor Commended for Heroism in Rescue at Mackinac
Washington Oct 24 Hugh Cook seaman of the revenue cutter Mackinac at Sault Ste Marie Mich was commended by Assistant Secretary Allen for rescuing a drowning man in Little Rapids Out of St Marys river on Sept 35.
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Washington
Hugh Cook
Mackinnac
Sault Ste Marte
Mich
Allen
Little Rapids
St. Mary's River
Diaz Aids Are Shot Leader May Be Saved
Vera Cruz and Mexico City dispatches report two captured Diaz staff officers Major Zarate and Major Cuesta executed by federal troops after a summary court martial. The Diaz rebel leader may face leniency or solitary confinement as President Madero weighs punishment. An American correspondent and an agent of Diaz arrive in Laredo under Mexican secret service escort expelled under article 33.
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Vera Cruz
Felix Diaz
Zarate
Major Cuesta
Beltran
Diaz
Garmendia Madeno
Mexico City
First District Court
Col
Munoz
Madero
Laredo
Tex
Harry H. Dunn
C. S. F. Carisristi
Secret Service
Mexico
Two Robbers Cash Soo Line Pay Checks in Minneapolis
A daring robbery on a principal street yielded 173 Soo Line pay checks totaling about 8000 dollars from a messenger boy. The offenders visited about a dozen stores, cashed around 20 checks worth roughly 2000 dollars, and then vanished as railway workers faced cash shortages after a warning was issued.
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Minneapolis
Soo Line
Convicts Set Prison Fire in Jackson Warehouse
Fire destroyed the binder twine warehouse inside the state prison in Jackson Michigan. The building held more than 500 tons of sisal stock and the state carries no insurance. Prisoners were in cells and did not react while guards suspected arson by convicts in retaliation for prior riots.
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Jackson, Mich
Miners Clash in Kanawha Field as Guard Withdraws
Striking and working miners clashed at several points in the Kanawha coal field with no casualties. The principal disturbance occurred at Cabin Creek Junction as four National Guard companies returned home. Authorities remain in close touch and warn military intervention at the first sign of serious disorder.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
Cabin Creek Junction
National Guard
Allies rout Turks as Balkans blaze in Oct battles
Reports from Belgrade and Sofia say Serbian forces defeated the Turks at Kumanovo with heavy losses. Montenegrins push back near Scutari while Bulgarian premier Guedhoff urges peace. Adrianople battle results and Turkish gains around Kirk-Kilisseh described with vast casualties and prison counts.
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Belgrade
Kumanovo
Cettinje
Koplik
Scutari
Sofia
Balkans
Guedhoff
Bulgaria
Turkey
Balkan
Kirk-Kilisseh
Constantinople
Adrianople
Tundja
Vilage
Maras
Lule Burgas
Flood Devastates Bridges and Mills in Deerfield Valley
In North Adams Massachusetts on October 25 flood waters sweep away two large bridges and wreck a dozen smaller ones. Mills face threats as the Wilmington railway fills with dirt and rock. The worst flood and landslide in the Upper Deerfield valley causes immense damage and several near drownings along the Deerfield river.
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North Adams
Mass
Wilmington Railway
Deerfield
Deerfield River
Admiral Techagin Shoots Self In Petersburg
Rear Admiral Techagin commander of the czars yacht Standart killed himself by shooting in St. Petersburg on October 26. No motive or reason has been released by officials.
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Bt. Petersburg
Techagin
Standart
Marietta Man Kills Wife Then Surrenders to Neighbors
Samuel Babson aged 71 shot and killed his wife Diantha Babson at their Salem township home while she tended a grate. He then went to his barn with the gun and slept until neighbors, called by others, disarmed him. Babson had prior injuries and mental instability.
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Marietta
Samuel Babson
Salem Township
Diantha Babson
Babson
Rail foreman shoots at Black Hand gang in Columbus
Alberigo Volge a Panhandle railroad section foreman fired five shots at four alleged Black Handers who tried to abduct him on the streets. He nearly killed the gang's leader Tony Mastrogianno. Volge surrendered at police headquarters and is held for investigation.
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Columbus
Alberigo Volge
Tony Mastrogianno
Volge
Riots in Havana Turn Violent As Campaign Flares
In Havana on October 26 Liberals and Conservatives clashed in Central Park leaving 25 shot with 5 dead. Over 400 shots fired before rurales restored order and martial law was declared. 50 arrests and the American newspaper building was struck.
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Havana
Cuba
Central Park
Four Drowned in Delaware River Crossing
Four members of an automobile party sailing from Noble, Pennsylvania to Shawnee, Pennsylvania were drowned while crossing the Delaware River near Delaware, New Jersey. The group of eight traveled in two cars when the tragedy occurred during the ferry crossing.
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Belvidere
N J
Shawnee
Noble
Delaware River
Delaware, N. J
Paris-Paris Singer funds silver wedding institute
Paris-Paris Singer, an American millionaire philanthropist, gifts a fully equipped medical research institute modeled on the Rockefeller Institute to celebrate his silver wedding. In Norwalk Ohio, 19 year old Paul Wilber soared eight minutes in a self built biplane for his first public flight after a week of field testing.
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Paris
Paris Singer
Rockefeller Institute of New York
Norwalk
Paul Wilber
Idle Hour manager slain in Pocahontas family shooting
Edward Cook, 18, fatally shot his father D. Cook, Idle Hour picture show manager in Pocahontas Ark. He says he fired only after his father struck his mother in the face. Local police investigate the fatal incident and family motive is under inquiry.
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Pocahontas, Ark
D. Cook
Edward Cook
Beveridge Campaign Funds Questioned in Clapp Probe
L A Whitcomb testified before the Clapp committee that a campaign fund of 57,000 dollars supported Senator Beveridge of Indiana. He named George W Perkins Edward McLean and Gifford Pinchot as donors. Whitcomb said the five checks for 57,500 were sent back.
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Washington
L. A. Whitcomb
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Clapp Committee
Beveridge
George W. Perkins
Edward McLean
Ohio
Clifford Pinchot
Whitcomb
Indianapolis
Pomerene
Gifford Pinchot
Perkins
McLean
Pinchot
Cincinnati grain and livestock market prices
Market listings from Cincinnati show wheat, corn, oats, hay, poultry, eggs, cattle, hogs, and sheep prices. Prices are given by grade and weight, with ranges for futures and current bids across commodities.
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C. Hay
Bologna
Honeymoon on Battlefield for Oakland Couple
In Oakland Cal on October 25 Miss Lucille Harpending and Alexander K Pavellas plan a wartime honeymoon after marrying at the bride’s Fruitvale home. Pavellas, a Greek Army officer, will lead as his bride serves as a Red Cross nurse during the conflict.
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Oakland
Cal
Lucille Harpending
Alexander K. Pavellas
Fruitvale
Red Cross
Policemen Save Child From Fire in Chicago Home
Police officers Walter Moran and William Decker were badly burned while rescuing three year old Betty Lucas from a fire at the Lucas residence in Chicago. The child had been forgotten by her mother as she fled the blaze, and Morin and Decker recovered her from the cot where she slept.
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Chicago
Ill
Walter Moran
William Decker
Betty Lucas
Joseph Lucas
Po-Lcemen
Army extends enlistment to seven years
Washington October 25 Adjt Gen George Andrews announced to recruiting officers that after November 1 all enlistments will be for seven years instead of four.
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Washington
George Andrews
Army
Engineer Saved After Four Hour Wreck At Hornets Ferry
Charles Pickering of Lexington a Lehigh Valley engineer lay beneath the wreckage for four hours as firemen sprayed chemicals to quell flames. His engine ran into the preceding train and burned. he was badly scalded and taken to Sayre hospital.
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Scranton
Charles Pickering
Lexington
Lehigh Valley
Hornets Ferry
Sayre
Pickering
The Bright Boy Answers What Is A Military Honor
A Baltimore class lesson on military honors ends with a student named James answering that one must be dead to receive such honors. The exchange shows the teacher probing the meaning of honor and the boys offering guesses like general hero or captain. James finally drops the blunt truth and completes the discussion.
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France
Baltimore
James
Mary
Honor for Pickaninny and Name Misfit Dog Joke
A lighthearted dialogue recounts a boy called Fido John son and a retort about a man naming him after his dog, reflecting a racial stereotype caption common in old newspapers.
Final Question Test of Patience Sparks Hair Worry
Bobby, pressed by stern parents, finally asks why papa's hair fell out and if he will lose his own when it ripens. The moment shifts from punishment to a meek plea for understanding as curiosity meets parental restraint.
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Bobby
Her Neat Trick Revealed In Paradoxical Confession
A remark about an actress visiting a managerial firm to star her 629 is cited. The paradoxical argument is hinted at as she brings a backer to the front. The quote contrasts dog owners’ view of their pets with neighbors’ sense.
Its Kind Dog in the Case of the Poor Cat
A whimsical note contrasts a dog’s interest in a cat with a pun on purr scent. An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as washing double the clothes of other blues, urging readers to choose it over competitors.
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Adv
What did the banker's bride wear at the meeting
A punny exchange references a banker and his bride with a joking line about “check goods” implying a financial theme. The brief humor hinges on a wordplay between marriage and banking terms.
Joy Ride Accident Sparks Alarm in Town
A local incident involving joy riders drew concern as authorities investigated a crash. Residents report reckless driving and damage near the city edge while responders secured the scene and began inquiries into potential charges.
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Commodore
Navy
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Revenue Cutter
Mrs. F. Cameron-Falconet
Cameron-Falconet
Lucille Cameron
Jack Johnson
Servia
Montenegro
Zekki Pasha
Salonika
Kirk-Kilesseh
Abdul Palim Mukhtar Pasha
Massachusetts
Porfirio Diaz
L. A
Cincinnati
Greece
Bright Boy
Pickaninny
Fido Johnson
Tite
Province of
Alberta
Nada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Aberta
Canada
Gardner Bidg
Toledo, Ohio
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