Parley Efforts With Utes Lead To Cheyenne River Settlement
A Utes peace mission and negotiations with Dakota led to ndian agency tensions. Captain Johnson, trusted by the Indian office, worked to settle tribes on the Cheyenne River reservation after disputes over a Utah claim. No word on Mr. Bakers killing with telegrams reporting armed men and possible telegraph disruption at White Horse and Thunderbutte.
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Dakota
Utah
Johnson
Cheyenne River
Indian Office
Baker
Craig
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
Rastall
White Horse
Thunderbutte
MOB ATTACKS STREET CARS IN YONKERS RIOT
In Yonkers New York on a Saturday half holiday a city railway car line was attacked by crowds. Three policemen and a strikebreaker were hospitalized after stones and blows struck a motorman and a police officer on Warburton avenue. The incident left others injured.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Warburton Avenue
Kennedy
London Underground Collision Claims Three Lives
A fog bound rear end crash at West Hampstead station on the London Underground killed three people and injured a dozen as a rear train failed to stop for signals. The accident marks the first fatality since electrification and signaling improvements were installed. The line has carried vast numbers of passengers without fatalities prior to this event.
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London
West Hampstead
Miltan
Metropolitan
Not Warrants By Law Union Pacific Faces ICc Ruling
The Union Pacific challenges an Interstate Commerce Commission ruling prohibiting extending return ticket time limits. UP announces extensions may be allowed for illness with a doctor’s certificate, claiming the ruling is not lawfully warranted. Other transcontinental lines may follow if the commission does not act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Paroled prisoner Shoots Self at Police Station Entrance
George Blackwell twenty five formerly from St. Cloud reformatory ended his parole by quitting work at a Minneapolis plant. State Agent Bancroft detained him at Union depot and at the police station Blackwell drew a 38 caliber revolver and killed himself, dying almost instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
George Blackwell
St. Cloud Reformatory
Central Police
Blackwell
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Works
Bancroft
Union Depot
Iowa Man Convicted of Arson
Des Moines reports George MacKown of Webster City Iowa was convicted by a jury after about eighteen hours of deliberation in a case charging arson at the Northwestern Felt Shoe factory. The trial took place in Des Moines with the verdict delivered late this day.
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Iowa
Des Moines
George MacKown
Webster City
Northwestern
Robbery Try Darkens Financial District Building
A man described as a hospital patient after a desperate single handed fight was assaulted by two men in the financial district building. The victims were after a single safe and the keys to hundreds of offices as police pursue suspects and a clerk rumored to be the instigator. The robbers chloroformed the man and fled after a failed basement search.
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Eer Passigeie
Cen Sanday
Pear Thea Ter
Grey
Manhattan
Embezzler Built Rival Cafe As Bank Scare Exposed
A former employee admitted diverting funds to run a miniature Cafe Martin in West Thirty-fourth Street. He used the employer's accounts at Lincoln Trust and bought supplies from shared trading partners to finance a competing venture. The scheme unraveled after a bank scare revealed missing balances.
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Picore
Martin
West Thirty-fourth Street
Lincoln Trust Company
Railroad Men Get More Pay News in Dunkirk
Telegraph operators station agents and clerks of the Dunkirk Allegheny Valley and Pittsburg railroad have been notified of wage increases from five to fifteen dollars per month, effective immediately. The line is part of the New York Central system.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and
Pittsburg Railroad
New York Central Lines
Milwauke e socialite admits to a series of thefts
Mrs. Charles Ramadka of Milwaukee confesses to police that she stole in a string of burglaries and petty thefts. She admitted robbing the home of C. E. Beck where jewelry worth over $1,000 was taken. She named Albert Jones in custody and Ralph Smith is being sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Ramadka
Milwaukee
Ralph Smith
Turkish premier Mohammed Said Pasha dies in Constantinople
Dispatches from Odessa report the death of Mohammed Said Pasha, former foreign minister and head of the Turkish council of ministers, in Constantinople. Rumors of 20000 layoffs at Pennsylvania Railroad are denied by company officials. United States Steel declares quarterly dividends of 1 percent on preferred stock and 0.5 percent on common. Cook County divorce rate rises to 15 percent of marriage licenses amid increasing court reports.
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Chicago
Odessa
Mohammed Said Pasha
Turkish Council of Ministers
Constantinople
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States Steel Corporation
Cook County
Union Pacific orders massive layoffs and project suspensions
Omaha reports the Union Pacific has discharged thousands of workers in the construction department and halted all construction on the system. The Lane cutoff near Omaha, costing 5 million dollars and three years of work, is abandoned. General superintendent Park says further cuts will follow as train crews are laid off and all nonessential work stops.
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Omaha
Union Pac Railroad
Park
Vice Seen
New York
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Burlington
Northwestern
City
Walters
Wgest
Missouri River
Eight Socialist Speakers Held Without Bail in Seattle
Eight socialist speakers and sympathizers were arrested in Seattle on October 30 for street speaking. They were refused bail and placed in custody after defiance meetings. The movement plans to continue with about forty speakers and ongoing volunteer actions led by a figure named Hath F. Titus.
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Seattle
Wash
Sane Ae
Secial Wat
Titus Tite
Black Hand killing on Knoll Street in Brooklyn
Detectives report a Black Hand murder on Knoll street Brooklyn where a revolver and a stiletto were found near the body of Greinaldi. They say he balked at a tribute task and was killed by followers who tracked his mission. Nine stab wounds were found on the victim.
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Tanalel
Knoll Street
Brooklyn
Greinaldi
Black Hand
Farmers and Drovers' National Bank Reopen Effort Fails
Washington Pa October 29 reports efforts to reopen the Farmers and Drovers Bank fail as plans to revive the institution stall. Local officials released statements noting continued uncertainty about the bank's future and potential影 transactions. The article records the closure timeline and ongoing scrutiny by the banking community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eifforts
Farmers and Drovers
Market Quotations Wheat Prices in Minneapolis
Market quotes from Minneapolis show Wheat futures and cash prices on October 29. December futures at 1.03 to 1.04 dollars per bushel, May at 1.09. On track reads No. 1 hard 1.04 to 1.05, No. 1 Northern 1.08 to 1.04, No. 2 Northern 1.00 to 1.01, No. 3 Northern 0.94 to 0.96 per bushel.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Spanish King and Queen in Paris Reception
Spanish King Alfonso Queen Victoria and their son the Prince of the Covadonga arrive in Paris for a royal reception. Public buildings display both Spanish and French colors in honors.
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Parte
Paris
Alfonso
Victoria
Prince of
Airship at Crystal Palace Hindered by Rainy Weather
The British army airship, grounded on the Crystal Palace grounds after its Saturday London cruise, cannot ascend due to rain and adverse winds. Officials say its usefulness rests on favorable weather, with a plan to return to Aldershot through the air once conditions improve.
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London
Crystal Palace
Aldershot
West banks hold reserves as Oregon proclaims five days of holidays
Chicago reports overall financial strength in the West with banks maintaining strong currency reserves. Kansas banks show 50 percent excess reserves. Portland Oregon banks remain sound and no runs. Spokane banks adopt protective cash reserve measures similar to Chicago and New York. Kansas City Wyandotte remains solvent and will stay open several days.
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Chicago
West
Kansas
Oregon
Chamberlain
Portland
Spokane
New York
Kansas City
Wyandotte
Capitalist Robbed of $14,000
Washington police report that William J. Payne of Richmond Virginia, president of the Newport News Gas company and related firms, was robbed while traveling from Washington to New York. The incident involved a loss of fourteen thousand dollars and is under investigation.
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Washington
William J. Payne
Richmond
Newport News Gnas Comany
New York
Robbers Steal Gold Teeth From Reporter In St Louis
In St Louis on October 29 a reporter Justus Geiger was held up by footpads who pried out two gold front teeth after finding only a small amount of cash. Geiger smiled at the robbers showing the missing teeth.
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St. Louis
Justus Geiger
Geiger
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices at St Paul Stock Yards
St Paul Union Stock Yards report on Oct 29 shows cattle prices good to choice steers 5.50 to 6.50 cows and heifers 3.60 to 5.00 veals 4.00 to 5.50. Hogs 4.85 to 5.20. Sheep wethers 4.75 to 4.90 yearlings 5.00 to 6.25 spring lambs 6.25 to 6.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Union
St. Paul
Chicago
Indictments Filed Against Former Bank Cashier
Grand jury in Pittsburg returns indictments against J R F Rinehart former cashier of the Farmers and Drovers National Bank at Waynesburg. One indictment lists ninety one counts including forty two false entries and fourteen for misapplication totaling over 160 thousand dollars. The second indictment contains nineteen counts with eight false entries and eleven abstractions totaling about 74 thousand dollars.
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Pittsburg
Oct
J. R. F. Rinehart
Farmers and Drovers’ National Bank
Waynesburg
Aioe
Market Day Figures for Wheat Corn and Livestock in Chicago
Chicago reports commodity prices with Wheat Dec 96 and May about 1.08 and 1.04. Corn Dec 56 58c May 68 58c. Oats Dec 46 May 49c. Pork Jan 14.50 May 14.82. Butter creameries 23 26 6c dairies 20 24c. Eggs 17 20c. Poultry turkeys 14c chickens 8c springs 10c.
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Chicago
Commodity Prices In Chicago Livestock Market
Chicago market report lists cattle and calves with bid ranges for beef cattle and stockers, Texans and western cattle values, hogs and pigs prices, and sheep with yearling and lamb quotes. Mixed and heavy categories noted with varying ranges.
Sprinter Breaker Record In Milwaukee Chicago Run
Albert Curry of the First Regiment broke the 100 mile Milwaukee to Chicago distance record finishing at Washington street and Michigan avenue. Official time reported as 33 o'clock though details are unclear.
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Chicago
Albert Curry
Milwaukee
Washington Street
Michigan Avenue
Explosion Fatal to Mrs Kitowski and Injured Children
Stevens Point Wisconsin October 30 Mrs Nicholas Kitowski of Carson was killed when a stick of dynamite exploded. Children clung to the mother’s skirts and were badly injured with no hope of survival according to reports.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Nicholas Kitowski
Carson
Child Dead, Mother Badly Hurt in Gasoline Fire Incident
In Waterloo Oct 30 Mrs William Carstensen of Tripoli suffered severe burns to hands and arms while blackening a stove with polish containing gasoline. Her five year old daughter Lugina was involved, with the blaze resulting in a tragic outcome.
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Waterloo
William Carstensen
Tripoli
Lugina
Cooperation Needed for New York Farm Policy
President Roose, unable to attend the convention in Syracuse, urges cooperation between the nation and New York’s ag states as they discuss the state farm situation. The session opened in Syracuse on October 25 to consider agricultural issues.
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Syracuse
N. Y
New York
Roose Ohio
Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association elects officers
In Moline Illinois on October 25 the association named President Thomas E B Wilkinson of Burlington and secretary treasurer L P Boswell. Other officers included D Van Sant of Minneapolis Wisconsin Dr Wendell A Anderson of La Crosse and Captain William A Mason of St Louis. St Paul lost to Clinton Indiana for the 1908 convention by 106 to 85.
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Moline
Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association
Thomas EB. Wilkinson
Burlington
L. P. Boswell
D. van Sant
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Wendell A. Anderson
la Crosse
Missouri
William A. Mason
St. Louis
St. Paul
Clinton
Notable deaths and real estate deal in brief
George Frederick Bodley, renowned architect, has died in London. Albert A. Wilson, former U S marshal for the District of Columbia and ally of Grover Cleveland, dies in Washington. The Standard Oil Company has acquired 700 acres at Bay Way near Elizabeth, New Jersey and will begin work immediately.
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George Frederick Bodley
London
Albert A. Wilson
United States
District of Columbia
Grover Cleveland
Washington
Standard Oil Company
Bay Way
Elizabeth
Market declines widen across major rails and readings
The report shows broad selloff after 11 o clock with Union Pacific at 106 percent Readings slipping to 75 percent and Atchison around 78 percent. Several lines like Baltimore and Ohio and Northern Pacific register modest gains earlier but fall as prices falter.
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Sk Tone Cocci
Speet Aeainng
Ohia
Baltimore
Ohio
Atchison
Aeons Baat
Ee i
Pennerlvania
Noto
Beech God
Tg Land Harmaning
To & Call
Union Pacific
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Reading
Providence Bank Trust Company of New York
A truncated report notes Providence Bank Trust Company of New York facing financial strain amid an unusually heavy drain on deposits. The piece hints at stability challenges for the institution during a period of market stress.
Pittsburg Stock Exchange Suspends Trading After Flurry
Pittsburg financial scene steadies after a midweek stock surge. By 10 a m directors froze activity and the exchange likely will not reopen until Monday. Bankers say the market is under control and the Iron City Trust situation, with receivers appointed, has not disrupted the outlook.
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Pittsburg Stock Exchange
Holman
Exchange
Associated Press
Iron City Trust Company
United States Court
Suspension of Hamilton Bank Reports Broad Banking Turmoil
New York reports the suspension of the Hamilton bank and notes that the Twelfth Ward bank at One Hundred end street and Lexington avenue will have a state bank examiner in charge. Both banks face about 3 million dollars in deposits owed to customers. Empire City Savings at 231 West One Hundred Twenty-fifth Street also suspends for thirty days under banking laws.
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New York
Hamilton Bank
Twelfth Ward Bank
One Hundred End Street
Lexington Avenue
Empire City Savings Bank
West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Supreme Court Gets Writ in Great Northern Rebates Case
Washington October 25 A petition for a writ of certiorari to transfer one rebate case against the Great Northern Railroad was filed in the U S Supreme Court. The dispute centers on alleged rebates to W P Devereaux for fifteen shipments from Minneapolis to Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Northern Railroad Company
Supreme Court of the United States
W. P. Devereaux
Aieneapolis
Minn
Seattle
Wash
pBistrict Court of Oun
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Cheyenne River Reservation
Reformatory
Black Hand Society
Pennsylvania Bank
Hope Teesty
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Roosevelt
Upper Improvement Association
Providence Bank
Hamilton
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