Taft signals broad action after Wiley case in Agriculture
The president plans house cleaning in the Department of Agriculture and will not demand Dr Harvey Wiley’s resignation. Taft says broader, radical action may be needed, praising Wiley while overruling personnel board recommendations. Busby and Kebler face reprimands. Bigelow cited for overzealous conduct.
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Department of Agriculture
Rusby
Beverly
Mass
Taft
Department, of Agriculture
Harvey W. Wiley
Wiley
Department
Wickersham
Doctor Wiley
Chemistry Bureau
Bureau of Chemistry
H. H. Rusby
New York
Bureau
L. F. Kebler
W. D. Bigelow
Doctor Busby
Doctor Kehler
Doctor Bigelow
Doctor Kebler
Boxing bout canceled in Milwaukee under county officials
Milwaukee crowd lamented the calling off of the proposed Wolgast McFarland bout at the Auditorium. Boxing events in the city are halted under the current county administration.
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Milwaukee
Milwau
Kee
Springfield damaged by trio of cyclones
Springfield Newfoundland reports three successive cyclones causing extensive damage. Strong winds shattered plate glass windows, flooded streets, toppled trolley lines, and damaged the statehouse copper roof. No lives lost. Martinsville Illinois also hit by the same August storm system causing widespread ruin to fruit and crops.
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Springfield
Inter-State Telephone Company
Martinsville
Ill
Illinois
Governors to Fight Court Over State Rates
Spring Lake New Jersey September 15 Governors Harmon Aldrich and Hadley form a committee to appear before the Supreme Court to challenge the Nebraska rate decision. They condemn federal judiciary rulings as tyrannical and say states may fix railroad rates without federal interference.
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Spring Lake
N. J
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Supreme Court of the United States
Kitchin
North Carolina
Aldrich
Nebraska
Hadley
Missouri
Justice Sanborn
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Harmon
Rockefeller Jr nearly killed as steel crashes at mansion
John D. Rockefeller Jr. narrowly escaped death when a hoisted steel bundle toppled and crashed to the ground at his father's New York home. One man died and four were injured as the roof renovation for ten extra bedrooms neared completion. Rockefeller warned workers to jump to safety as the derrick failed.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Mr. Rockefeller
Flynn defeats Morris in brutal Madison Square Garden bout
Jim Flynn, Pueblo fireman, wins a ten round battle against Carl Morris of Oklahoma at Madison Square Garden. Morris, heavier by about fifty pounds and five inches taller, is battered for most of the fight while Flynn remains unmarked aside from a lump over the left eye. The bout, called the bloodiest ever seen in the city, ends with Flynn the clear master of the ring.
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New York
Jim Flynn
Pueblo
Carl Morris
Oklahoma
Madison Square Garden
Flynn
Morris
Puebloeman
Ex-Convict Pleads Guilty in Annie Lemberger Death
John A. Johnson admitted murdering Annie Lemberger in Madison on Sept 14. Judge Donovan sentenced him to life imprisonment, and he was taken to the state penitentiary at Waupun. Authorities consider possible insanity and plan a sanity commission to assess his condition.
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Annie Lemberger
Madison
Wis
John A. Johnson
South Francis Street
Donovan
Brown
Page
Waupun
Johnson
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
YANKEES FLEE CHINA REBELS IN SEIZED CITY
In Chung King China September 16 American families flee for safety as two thousand modern troops refuse to join the siege of Cheng Tu. Authorities fear forcing relief there as non combatants may join rebels. Pekin reports Tsen Chunsuan ordered to Sze-Chuen by the emperor to quell the dangerous situation.
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Chung King
China
Cheng Tu
Cheng-Ta
Pekin
Tsen Chunsuan
Sze-Chuen
Teen Chunswan
Kwang-S
Treasure Lost With Ramona as Alaska Ship Sinks
The steamer Ramona foundered off Spanish Island Alaska carrying 180000 in gold bullion from the Treadwell mine bound for San Francisco. Recovery is expected as the waters are tranquil. The steamer North Western with Ramona passengers and crew sails into Seattle late today.
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Seattle
Wash
Spanish Island
Alaska
Treadwell
San Francisco
Northwestern
Cracksmens Bank Heist Nets 315000 In New Westminster
Five master criminals robbed the Bank of Montreal vault in New Westminster British Columbia on Sept 16 taking 315000 in gold and cash. They attacked the sleeping watchman, bound and gagged caretaker Chong Koh who later freed himself and notified police. A high powered car used for escape was found abandoned before the Y M C A, and authorities hunt for the suspects.
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New Westminster
B. C
Bank of Montreal
Chong Koh
Mount Etna Lava Flood Forces Evacuations in Sicily
Twenty thousand residents of Castiglione and Francavilla fled as lava from Mount Etna advanced. A 50 foot high main lava front half a mile wide rolled down a declivity, cutting water supplies and growing in volume. The stream crossed the railway and moved toward the Alcantara valley.
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Catania
Sicily
Castiglione
Francavilla
Mount Etna
Leva
Alcantara
Gould Fined For Sherman Law Violation In Wire Case
Frank J. Gould pleaded nolo contendere to indictments alleging Sherman act violations connected to Horseshoe Wire Manufacturing. Judge Archibald’s ruling applied. Judge Hough fined Gould $1,000 plus his share of costs.
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New York
Frank J. Gould
Horseshoe
Archhbald
Vote Selling Leads to One Year Jail Term and Fine
Virgil Benner pled guilty to selling his vote and was sentenced by Judge Blair to one year in the Cincinnati workhouse along with a $300 fine. He was among 40 indicted in Seloto county for vote selling and had fled the area before returning recently.
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Portsmouth
Virgil Benner
Blair
Cincinnati
Benner
Seloto
Stolypin Shot at Gala by Nihilist in Saint Petersburg Box
Russian Premier Peter Stolypin was shot during a Kiev opera gala by M. Bogrofe, with one bullet entering his hand and another through the body into the spine. Doctors say he has an even chance to recover as Emperor Nicholas, in an adjoining box, witnessed the incident. The assassin was seized in the theater lobby as panic spread.
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Kiev
Russia
Peter Stolypin
M. Bogrofe
Nicholas
Stolypin
Volva
M. Stolypin
Aptekarsky Island
Taft Starts On Long Tour From Boston
President Taft departed from Boston after summer at Beverly on a nationwide journey that will span 24 states and about 13000 miles. He plans to arrive in Washington on November 1 and deliver five major speeches outlining tariff revision, vetoes of wool and cotton bills, and support for reciprocity.
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Boston
Beverly
Taft
Washington
Fast Train Derailed Near Ainsworth Iowa
The Rock Island Golden State Limited, westbound, derailed just east of Ainsworth Iowa. Three mall clerks were injured and passengers shaken but not seriously hurt. The injured are J Dunham of Hull Island, B S Jobe of Kansas City, and W B Bixby of Davenport. The train was traveling about forty miles per hour.
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Davenport
Rock Taland Golden State Limited
Ainsworth
J. Dunham
Hook Island
Jobe
Kansas City
W. B. Bixby
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted
Mrs Mullen of Ebwood states Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her after three months of sickness and six bottles. The ad touts it as standard remedy for female ills including irregularities, pain, backache, and nervous prostration and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Elwood
Ind
Mia
Im Mullen
Ebwood
L. Pinkham
True Philosophy Quote on Riches and Freedom
A concise remark by George Macdonald contrasts riches with the power to endure without. It frames true strength as self restraint rather than material abundance.
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George Macdonald
Local tale reports Piute Pete on frontier justice
A rugged frontier exchange recalls a trial before hanging a horse thief. Piute Pete recounts the event, saying the man was a mighty bad figure and the community sought to give him suspenseful punishment.
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Piute Pete
Castoria Reminder Warns Mothers to Check Signature
Mothers told to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature of its 30 year trust as a safe remedy for infants and children. The ad notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and urges verification of branding before use.
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Fletcher
A Trifie Withered in Paris Reunion
A brief anecdote describes Monsieur Blanc’s graceful but awkward reception of English praise. An elderly woman asks if five years changed him since Paris, and he responds that she looks like a rose of 20 years, in a quip from Youth’s Companion.
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Monsieur Blanc
Paris
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Gut
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Golden State Limited
Rockieland Road
Three Hurt
Gomes Sands
Man
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Postum Cereal
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