Voliva Plans Debt Free Zion With Factories For Workers
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, successor to Dowie as head of the Christian Catholic church, outlined in Kenosha plans to build a new Zion with vast land for homesteads and twenty acre tracts. He pledged debt free living, equal standing for all in the community, and factories he would work alongside workers to end aristocratic circles.
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Chicago
Ill
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
John Alexander Dowle
Christian Catholic Church
Kenosha
Zion
John Alexander Dowie
Asl
Voliva
Death of J. N. Gaffin noted at fifty one
J N Gaffin of Valley died November 3 at Fremont Nebraska hospital from paralysis at age fifty one. He served as speaker of the house in 1893 and 1897 and was a deputy oil inspector under the fusion administration before his death. Funeral held November 5 at Colon. He was a prominent Populist figure and longtime state legislator with a reputation for diplomacy and partisan leadership.
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J. N. Gaffin
Valley
Fremont, Neb
Gaffini
Saunders County
Colon
Gaffit
House of Representatives
S. M. Elder
Supreme Court
Gaffin
Provisional Cuban Gov Plans Short Marches
The Cuba provisional government intends American troops to conduct extensive practice marches nationwide to bolster confidence. General Franklin Bell orders officers and soldiers to show maximum courtesy to Cubans of all parties, a move framed as moral rather than threatening.
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Cuba
Franklin Bell
Locomotive Jumps Rails In Rome Saloon Disaster
An east bound Central railroad freight locomotive derailed at Rome N Y and crashed into a saloon at James street. Engineer Albert Brown of Little Falls died from injuries. Brakeman Robert B Vandervoort of Albany was crushed under the tender and killed. Fireman Hugh L Groover of Syracuse escaped unharmed through a cab window.
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Central Railroad
Rome
James Street
Albert Brown
Little Falls
Robert B. Vandervoort
Albany
Hugh L. Groover
Syracuse
Death of Mrs E W Nye in Louisiana
Mrs Edgar W Nye widow of humorist Bill Nye died at her daughter’s home at Avoca plantation near Morgan City Louisiana. She was 56 and formerly lived in North Carolina. Her body will be interred at New Iberia.
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E. W. Nye
Edgar W. Nye
Bill” Nye
E. W. Pharr
Avoca Plantation
Morgan City
Race Riot In Wiggins Leaves Two Dead
In Wiggins a race riot results in two fatalities after over 500 shots are fired. William Smith, a Black man, shoots at Marshal Quarrels and Deputy Mitche, who dies. Smith hides, is captured, jailed, then mobbed and dynamited the jail. he survives but loses an arm. White man D. M. Clarke is fatally shot. many others possibly injured.
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Wiggins
William Smith
Quarrels
Mitche
Smith
D. M. Clarke
Bank Robbery Strikes Daylight at Ladd Illinois
In Ladd Illinois the Farmers and Miners bank was robbed by two masked men. They entered while assistant cashier J J Hurley was inside, forced him to surrender, then bound him in a back room. About seven thousand dollars in currency was taken, though some reports claim twenty thousand. The robbers fled and Hurley was later released after an hour.
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Ladd
Ill
J.J. Hurley
Lahm Cup Trophy To Reward Balloon Flight Distance
At the first annual meeting of the Aero club in New York officials announced a Lahm cup for the longest balloon trip made in America by aero club members. The distance must exceed 697 kilometers. Plans for the international cup race in the U S next year were discussed with St Louis offered as a starting point.
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The
Aero Club
New York
Lahm
Inheritance Tax Ordered on Pabst Estate Stock
Judge Carpenter of the probate court rules the Pabst estate must pay inheritance tax on four million dollars of Pabst Brewing Company stock gifted to Capt. Fred Pabst’s heirs shortly before his death. The transfer is considered by the state as made in contemplation of death and taxable, though the judge notes it may not reflect an intent to evade taxes.
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Carpenter
Pabst
Pabst Brewing Company
Fred Pabst
Death in Baltimore lodging house ends Greensboro man's trial
J. Baxter Matthews of Greensboro North Carolina killed himself with a 32 calibre revolver in a cheap East Baltimore street lodging house. He had been convicted March 9 1906 for poisoning his wife December 1 1905 and awaiting a new trial appeal when bail was denied. the suicide was believed to be to avoid a twenty year penitentiary term.
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Baltimore Street
Baltimore
J. Baxter Matthews
Greensboro
N. C
Dr. Matthews
N. Go
Sending Mules to Cuba From Fort Riley
The pack trains at Fort Riley under Chief Packer Thomas Mooney have departed for Cuba with fifteen men and one hundred mules. They travel by express to Newport News and sail immediately upon arrival. These trains were used in the island during the Spanish-American War.
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Cuba
Fort Riley
Packer
Thomas Mooney
Newport News
Island
Hughes Wins New York Governor Race Amid Strong Outside Vote
New York reports show Charles E. Hughes elected governor by about 40,000 plurality over William Randolph Hearst. Returns also note Oklahoma Democrats to write the state constitution and Iowa’s tight governor race with independent voting affecting results. Other states quoted: Massachusetts Guild re-elected. Pennsylvania Stuart dominates. Kansas Hoch leads. Ohio shows Republican ticket secure. Minnesota Johnson re-elected.
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New York
Charles E. Hughes
New York State
William Randolph Hearst
Democratic Party
Independence League
Higgins
Democratic
Hearst
Mr. Hughes
Democratic and
Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Vernon Whiting
Oklahoma Republican Central Committee
Jesse Dunn
Democratic Committee
Indian Territory
Massachusetts
Boston
Guild
John B. Moran
Prohibition Party
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Edwin S. Stuart
Lewis Emery, Jr
Lincoln
Kansas
Topeka
Kas
Edward W. Hoch
United States
W. A. Harris
Minnesota
St. Paul
Johnson
A. L. Cole
Surprise Returns Shift Nebraska Vote Totals
Lincoln Neb Nov 7 The Republican managers claim Sheldon’s election and a majority of the legislature with Hitchcock conceded in Omaha and Graves winning in Dodge and Stanton by small margins. Democratic chairman Allen reports mixed results with Douglas county reversal and a tight race in the Third district.
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Neb
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Pollard
Hinshaw
Norris Brown
Kinkaid
Boyd
State Committee
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Shelton
Cotton
Mickey
Lancaster County
Omaha
Hitchcock
Congress
Kennedy
the Journal
Lancaster
Tom Allen
Democratic State Central Committee
Douglas County
Allen
Shallenberger
Graves
Dodge
Platte
Thurston
Colfax
Stanton
Saunders
Nemaha
Seward
Webster
Adams
Hall
Harrison
Omaha Bee
Shalklenberger
Dougals
Journal
Republican State Central Committee
Election results roll in from across the nation
Democratic wins vanish in Georgia and California shows mixed returns as Republicans claim key offices. Illinois and Missouri swing with statewide gains for Republicans while Indiana and Michigan propel GOP tickets and legislatures. Balloting closes with wide margins and party control unsettled in some districts.
Peary Reaches Furthest North But Fails To Reach Pole
New York dispatch reports Commander Robert E. Peary reached 87 degrees 6 minutes north aboard the Roosevelt, beating previous records but not attaining the pole. The tale, shared with Herbert L. Bridgman of the Peary Arctic club, details sledging from February to May with open water, a drift eastward, and the voyage home amid ice and storms. no deaths or illnesses occurred.
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New York
United States
Robert E. Peary
United States Navy
North Pole
Roosevelt
Pole
Duke of Abbruzzi
Hopedale
Labrador
Twillingate
N. F
Herbert L. Bridgman
Greenland
Alert
Hecla
Columbia
Grantland
100Th Meridian
Associated Press
Commander Peary
Will Inspect Army Posts On Taft Inspection Tour
General Barry acting chief of staff leaves Washington with Captain Hutcheson and Quartermaster General Humphrey to Cheyenne Wyoming to join Secretary Taft on a tour of inspection of military posts. They will visit Forts D A Russell Robinson Sheridan Leavenworth Riley Hill Sam Houston and Oglethorpe to consider sites for potential brigade posts. Taft plans to return to Washington around November 19.
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Barry
Taft
West
Hutcheson
General Staff
Humphrey
Washington
Cheyenne
Wyo
Bbrigade
D. A. Russell
Robinson
Sheridan
Leavenworth
Riley
Hill
Sam Houston
Oglethorpe
Attempt to lynch tramp in New Lisbon ends in killings
Ned Taylor was killed and City Marshal George Wonderly fatally injured by a tramp during a burglary arrest in New Lisbon Wisconsin. The tramp was captured and an attempt by railroad workers to lynch him was thwarted. A mob formed at night to lynch the suspect in Manston, but authorities acted to prevent further violence.
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Ned Taylor
George Wonderly
New Lisbon
Wis
Manston
Body of A J McMillen Found Dead in Field Near Pittsburg
A. J. McMillen, a wealthy manufacturer's agent, was found murdered in a field near his Pittsburg area home. Evidence shows robbery and blunt force head trauma. his gold watch and several diamonds were missing from his rifled pockets.
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A. J. McMillen
Pittsburg
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