France Faces Severe Fighting in Morocco
Reports from Paris describe intensified clashes in Morocco as Moor forces mobilize in large numbers. France may expand allied troops due to battlefield resistance and limits from prior treaties. M Regnault departs for Madrid to discuss widened Franco Spanish cooperation. Clemenceau and Picquart confer on Morocco developments.
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Paris
France
Algeciras
M. Regnault
Tangier
Spain
Clemenceau
Picquart
Morocco
Eight Frenchmen Die in Prolonged Siege Outside Camp
Eight French soldiers including Major Prevost and Lt Benizzas are killed and seventeen wounded in a seven hour engagement near the camp. Moors concentrated a large force and charged, but French artillery and machine guns inflicted heavy losses. About 800 Moors were reported killed in recent engagements.
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Casa Blanca
Prevost
The
Foreign Legion
Benizzas
de Moors
Drude
Four Allegheny Politicians Indicted for Fraud
Four prominent Allegheny City politicians Elliott Rodgers Samuel Grenel William Hogel and William Lamb were indicted on multiple charges including conspiracy to procure false registration fraudulent voting and conspiracy to issue fraudulent tax receipts. The indictments tied to the 1906 election arose from a Voters' Civic League drive. Bail was set at $2000 for all.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny City
Elliott Rodgers
State Senate of Pennsylvania
Common Pleas
Allegheny Courts
Samuel Grenel
Department of Safety of Allegheny
William Hogel
Allegheny Council
William Lamb
Allegheny
Voters’ Civic League of Allegheny
Local Alleged Tax Receipts Case Reaches District Attorney
Individuals who used alleged bogus tax receipts claimed to be issued by men tied to Allegheny political affairs faced the transfer of the case to the district attorney after investigators gathered evidence.
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Allegheny
Leegue
Carter Denies Runyan Story in Windsor Trust Case
Laura M. Carter testifies she did not know of the Windsor Trust company robbery until newspaper reports appeared after Chester B. Runyan came to her home. She said Runyan had previously given her 5 000 as a gift, and when accused of robbery he refused to return the money, which she later surrendered to police leading to Runyan’s arrest.
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New York
Laura M. Carter
Windsor Trust Company
Chester B. Runyan
Runyan
Carter
Cholera Spreading in St Petersburg
Cholera is spreading considerably in St Petersburg as of September 5, with householders urged to take precautions and follow sanitary measures to curb its spread.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Want Beer at Noon Hour Strike Hits Evaneville Foundries
Over 175 ironmolders in Evaneville Indiana walked out after five stove foundries ordered beer ban during noon hours. The action arises from new rules aimed at restricting drinking on plant premises.
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Evaneville
Ind
Whisky price hike sparks dealer action in Cincinnati
Cincinnati reports dealers raise corn whisky price from 1.31 to 1.32 a gallon citing high costs. The move reflects market pressures on spirit sales in early September.
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Cincinnati
Offers to pacify Morocco by Mulai Hafid backed by arms demand
Paris reports the French cabinet studied Mulai Hafid's proposal to recognize him as sultan in exchange for restoring order in Morocco. He asks for permission to keep arms and ammunition held at Mogador as a sign of good faith, warning of a holy war if rejected.
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Paris
Ibre Parole
Drade
Casa Blaneta
Mulai Hafiq
Algeciras
Mogador
French Move Forward Test at Sept 8 Seven Miles South
Fragmented report notes a French move forward at seven miles south near Casa Blanca with the 4 Gidire unit involved and Moroccy ports described as quiet. Details on La Bache incomplete.
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Casa Blanca
Moroccy
la Bache
Fez refugees aboard Forbin as rail rate cuts hit work
Srench cruiser Forbin has taken on board a party of refugees from Fez. Macon Ga Sept 5 As a result of reduced passenger rates and tight money markets railroads face halted improvements. President J F Hanson of the Central of Georgia says the railroad has not sufficient funds to proceed.
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Srench
Forbin
Fez
Macon
J. F. Hanson
Central of Georgia Railway
Hanson
Plan for Chicago Great Western funds ready for announcement
President A B Stickney returns from abroad saying the long discussed financial plan to provide funds for the railway for the next ten years is practically completed and will be announced once attorneys approve it.
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New York
A. B. Stickney
Chicago Great Western Railway
Kentucky man arrested in fatal self-inflicted wound case
Ashlend Kentucky September 5 Milton Dix on is jailed after his wife of three months died from a wound to the head. He claims she shot herself after berating him for dancing with a former sweetheart. Investigators say he is charged with murder amid the disputed motive.
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Ashlend
Milton Dixon
Irish Doctor T Cox Arrested After Murray Murder Escape
Chicago dispatch reports Dr T Cox of Ireland arrested in Chicago after fleeing to the United States. Detectives seized him at Mrs Margaret Rohans home amid claims he killed Joseph Murray in Mayo five months ago and fled on bail. Cox claims he was present at the scene but that another man named McGrath committed the murder.
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Chicago
T. Cox
Ireland
Cox
Margaret Rohan
Joseph Murray
Posport
County Mayo
Murray
aicGrath
Head of Concern Missing and Receiver Appointed
Cincinnati Sept. 5 a missing Fabien Manufacturing Co president in New York led to M E Moch being appointed receiver with a 600000 bond. Creditors Market National and Citizens National Bank supported the move while Raub and Heidelbach face the case. the firm employs 300 and operates nationwide.
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Cincinnati
New York
Seward Heidelbach
Fabien Manufacturing Company
M. E. Moch
Heidelbach
Market National Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Stanley S. Raub
Mr. Heidelbach
Fabian Manufacturing Company
New York City
Mrs. Heidelbach
Europe
Seek Other Employment Now From Striking Telegraphers
The striking telegraph workers plan to seek temporary work in other trades. Girls in the city will seek employment in dry goods stores and as telephone operators. Twenty men found employment Tuesday and on October 1, when the eight hour law takes effect, 600 men from New York and Chicago will become operators.
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Em T
Devlin Coal Properties Sold at Public Auction
Receiver Walter Rosenfeld sold the Devlin coal mining properties at Marquette Illinois for 221000. The package included 7600 acres of soft coal lands 110 houses and two mine shafts. The buyers are the Hiros syndicate of Davenport Burlington and Clinton Iowa who plan to develop the mines to full capacity.
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Chicago
Walter Rosenfield
Marquette
Devlin Coal Mining Properties
Devlin
Topeka
Kansas City
Hiros. Syndicate
Davenport
Burlington
Clinton
Receiver named for Union Iron Steel company
A receiver has been appointed for the Union Iron Steel Company by Judge Sheen in Bristol Virginia. L. Pettit is named as receiver. The company is capitalized at 2,000,000 dollars and owns furnaces and plants in several Southern states, Michigan and New Jersey.
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New York
Union Iron Steel Company
Sheen
Bristol
L. Pettit
Pany
Michigan
New Jersey
Wellington Court Rules on Strike Penalties
Dispatches from Wellington New Zealand report the appeals court has ruled on the strike by enna men and sympathizers. The workingmen involved face fines and possible imprisonment up to one year for contempt of the court of arbitration and failure to pay.
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London
Wellington
N. Z
Enna
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