Explosions on Panama Canal Kill and Injure Workers
Dispatches report two dynamite blasts on October 16 at the Panama Canal. At Culebra Cut near Empire five men died and eight were injured, all but two Black workers. At Mind Creek the fatalities were seven with ten injuries and one missing.
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Culebra
Mings
Caucel
Washington
Isthmian Canal
Culebracut
Empire
Culebra Cut
W. J. Davis
George Goodney
Hundred Cottages Burned At Salisbury Beach Fire Ruins Summer Colony
A massive fire at Salisbury Beach Massachusetts on October 28 destroyed over 100 cottages along the front north of the Merrimac river. The loss neared 100000 dollars as engines from Amesbury Salisbury and Newburyport plus volunteers battled flames for hours. The New Ara cottage owned by F B Shaw sparked the blaze, with Hope Chapel and the Salisbury Beach schoolhouse among the larger buildings lost.
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Salisbury Beach
Mass
Salisbury
Merrimac River
Amesbury
Newbury
Ife
Annalist
Newara
F. B. Shaw
Hope Chapel
Salsbury Beach
Death Toll Climbs to Eight Hundred in Cagayan Floods
Official dispatches from the typhoon struck area report a death roll of 800 and property damage totaling 1,000,000 dollars in Cagayan province. No damage reported in Isabela province.
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Manila
Cagayan Province
Damze
Isbelle Provinece
Goethals Exonerated in Isthmian Canal Inquiry
Inspector General Garlington’s report clears Chairman Goethals of charges by Balanced Crane Cable Co of New York regarding the Gatun cable ways award. No collusion found and the Lidgerwood contract should proceed. The device by Brothers Co. deemed unsuitable for Gatun plant work.
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Parama Canal
Washington
Garlington
Army
Axzonerates
Goethals
Isthmian Canal Commission
President Brothers
Balanced Crane Cable Company of
New York
Gatun
Garington
Lidgerwood Company
Secretary of War
Brothers Company
Intense political activity across New York state
In New York on October 1 the campaigns showed brisk activity. Taft toured Yonkers and Hudson River towns up to Troy while Bryan focused on Greater New York from City Hall Park to Brooklyn and Long Island City. Governors Hughes and Chanler also campaigned in New York City and surrounding suburbs.
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New York
New York City
Taft
Goung
Yonkers
Hudson
Troy
Bryan
Greater New York
City Hall Park
Broadway
Talks to Night Workers in New York at Daybreak
William J. Bryan spoke from the steps of City Hall to a crowd of night shift workers at 8 a.m. The gathering included Park Row paper employees and telegraph staff. Bryan praised workers and outlined campaign themes with Norman E. Mack and the Macks nearby.
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New York
Oct
Old City Hall
William J. Bryan
Park Row
Bryan
Norman E.mack
Mack
Russian Troops Cross Arag River into Azerbaijan Persia
Constantinople reports Russian forces crossed the Arag River into the Persian province of Azerbaijan according to official advices received. The move marks a widening military action by Russia in the region.
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Persia
Constantinople
Arag
Azerbaijan
Court Rules for Defense in Morse Curtis Case
Judge Hough dismisses two counts conspiracy and misappropriation in the Morse Curtis indictment. The remaining charges include false reports misapplication over certification and use of depositor funds. Defense motions to strike other counts were denied as Curtis’ attorney argued many counts do not apply to him.
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Hough
New York
Charlies W. Morse
A. H. Curtis
National Bank of North America
United States
Morse
Olcott
Curtis
Mr. Gurtle
Post Office Cuts Mail Route Pay To Railways
A new post office department order bases mail carrying rates on shortest distance between Chicago and New York reducing compensation for New York Central lines by about 860,000 yearly. The Lake Shore route loses similar pay, threatening transfer of mail contracts to the Pennsylvania lines. Retroactive to July 2, 1907, total four year loss estimated near 220,000.
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Post Office Department
Chicago
United States Mall
Joseph Stewart
New York Central
Lake Shore
New
Supreme Court Sets January Hearing on Commodities Clause Case
The United States Supreme Court fixed January 1 for the argument in the commodities clause case and ordered consolidation of twelve related cases. The disputes center on the Hepburn rate law which barred railroad firms from transporting their own produced commodities, impacting Pennsylvania anthracite coal mine owners who would lose their coal shipments if the law is upheld as constitutional.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Pennsylvania
Taft Campaigns Up the Hudson Amid Crowd Cheer in Yonkers
Judge Taft, in strong physical condition, tours the Hudson area amid sun and showers. He speaks on prosperity, labor, tariffs and related topics, dispelling a rumor of ill health. A Yonkers theater crowd fills the hall, with many turned away, showing broad interest in the campaign.
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Poughkeepsie
Taft
Hudson
Hag
New York
Yonkers
No cause for complaint in Russo Persian issue says British Foreign Office
London report says Foreign Secretary Grey told the House of Commons that Russian troops have not crossed into Persia. He noted border disturbances but defended Britain’s right to act where lives are at risk, and stated Russian and Persian officers remained separate from the fighting.
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British Foreign Office
London
Persia
House of Commons
Grey
Great Britain
Rusela
Russia
Movement to reelect Castro to a second term in Venezuela
Reports from Venezuela indicate governmental supporters plan to amend the constitution to allow President Castro to serve again after his 1911 term. Ia Victoria municipal council met October 22 to push article 127 changes and other districts have joined the petition.
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Wilemstad
Venezuela
Castro
Ofice
Ia Victoria
Inga
Zeppelin Airship Ascends With Prince Henry Aboard
Count Zeppelin's airship rose from Friedrichshafen with Prince Henry of Prussia and Captain Migkhke as passengers. It flew north toward Ueberlingen over Lake Constance against a NW wind at 37 mph, with Count Zeppelin steering at about 600 feet. It vanished into clouds near Schaffhausen, with plans to stay aloft for several hours.
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Fredrichehafen
Count Zeppelin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Migchke
Ueberlingen
Lake Constance
Schaffhausen
Libel Awards Hit Newspapers in London Case
Howard Cook and Co soap makers won a libel judgment against newspapers owned by Lord Northcliffe over claims they sought to form a trust. Liberal MP William Lever secured a separate judgment of 250000 dollars plus costs against the same publications on the same charge.
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London
Howard Cook & Co
Soap Makers
Lord Northcliffe
Willian
Lever
Convicted Murderer Escapes From Yreka Jail
Yreka California October 7 convic ted killer Hazel who was to be sentenced for the murder of Joseph Rilva escaped from the county jail by slipping from behind the cell door as jailer E L Dudley and a guard squad entered. Hazel stepped out and locked the cell.
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Yreka
Cal
Venny Hazel
Wharaday
Joseph Rilva
E. L. Dudley
Hazel
Dudley
Jealous Lover Kills Woman in Front of Daughter
Ed Lager, 42, shot and killed Mrs Elizabeth May James, 44, after fearing she would break an engagement to marry him. The murder occurred in Pueblo on October 21 in front of her 19 year old daughter. Lager fled the scene and was pursued.
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Pueblo
Cola
Ed Lager
Elizabeth May Jamea
Ranacnibese
Tam
Dowager Queen Maintains Opposition to Abruzzi Marriage
Turia reports the Dowager Queen Margherita remains firm against the marriage of the Duke of the Abruzzi to Katharine. The duke vows to proceed with his plans despite the opposition.
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Italy
Kern Charges Big Money Flows Into Indiana Campaigns
Democrat vice presidential candidate John W. Kern claims that trusts and combines contributed about $100,000 into Indiana campaigns and were routed via Secretary of State Fred Sims. He urges publication of campaign contributions to reveal donors and beneficiaries and attacks Republican finances and tax officials involved.
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Tipton
Ind
Indiana
Kern
Republicana
Bryan
America
Sins
Riffroais
Ups Cn
Liefir. Upham
Chicarn
Sims
Tudiana
Man Dies After Stairway Fall in Milwaukee Residence
Milwaukee report recounts Haedke a 44 year old man dying after a fall down stairs. He staggered to request a final smoke with a pipe and tobacco before death. The injured man was found with a broken neck and laboring breathing hours after the fall.
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Milwaukee
Herman Haedke
Haedke
New York Seamstress Dies After Saving Tenants From Fire
Mary Farrell, a West Forty-third Street seamstress, saved many residents when a stove exploded. She carried a blazing occupant down stairs to safety but was badly burned and died at Roosevelt Hospital after being rescued by firefighters.
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New York
Mary Farrell
Roosevelt Hospital
West Forty-third Street
Miss Farrell
Castro declines to revoke May decree on Caracas hardship
The Cuban president's reply to a Dutch note is not expected until next week after Caracas issues a confidential envoy proposal. The foreign office says the request cannot be entertained before the resumption date, a move seen as impertinent by the Venezuelan president.
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Castro
Caracas
Foreign Office
Peters Strikes Venezuela in Harbor Collision at Port Huron
The steamer Peters from Michigan City collided with the Venezuelan while entering the harbor at Port Huron causing about 4000 dollars in damage to the Venezuela and minor damage to the Peters. The crash stemmed from a misinterpreted signal. The Venezuelan was unloading felt when the accident occurred.
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Hhoevoysen
Wis
Peters
Michigan City
Venezuela
Port Huron
Mrs Stevens Re-Elected President of National WCTU
Mrs Lian M N Stevens of Portland Maine was unanimously reelected president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Denver on October 28.
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Stevens
Denver
Lian M.N Stevens
Portland
Natonal Women's Christian Temperanea Unlyn
Fake campaign fund claim denounced by secretary of state
Indianapolis report from Tipton states Jee W. Kerg accused of raising 109000 dollars for a campaign. Fred Sims secretary of state calls the claim absolutely false and says he knows nothing of a 100000 dollar champion fund for Indiana. He warns the Democrats may spread such stories to help their cause.
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Sima Denier
Indianapolis
Tipton
Jee W. Kerg
Fred Sims
Indiana
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