Governor Aldrich in capital as La Follette aides tease state bid
Washington reports Governor Aldrich met with progressive leaders including Senator La Follette and Medill McCormick to discuss campaigns and speeches. Maine repeal of the prohibitory amendment leads by a narrow margin with 20 day review planned.
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Washington
Aldrich
Car
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Nebraska
Ohio
Senator la Follette
Medill McCormick
Rudolph Spreckles
Drugged Nebraska Man Robbed of 800 Cash
A man calling himself Henry Seymour claimed to be a former secretary of Nebraska’s state board of equalization under Shallenberger. He received 100 from friends, then fell into robbers’ hands, who drugged him and took 800 in cash, sparing his jewelry.
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Nidgata Falls
Henry Seymour
Nebraska
Stolypin Succumbs to Wound in Kiev Theater
Premier Peter Stolypin dies from assassin’s bullet wounds sustained during a gala performance at the municipal theater in Kiev. He remained conscious for part of the evening and his wife stayed by his bedside for about half an hour before his death Monday night.
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Stolypin
Kiev
Peter
munic@al
Con‘sclous
Presbyterians in Nebraska Chicago Nl Annual Assembly Report
The general assembly annual report lists synod figures: ministers 183, churches 20279, baptisms 59, Sunday school membership 20 226. It covers Presbyterians in Nebraska and Chicago and notes overall church statistics.
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Nebraska
Chicago
The
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Ries
Storm devastates Chicago injuring twenty and causing heavy damage
A severe storm hit Chicago with lightning and strong winds. Two persons were injured and property damage is estimated at five hundred thousand dollars as the storm swept from the west and persisted for several hours.
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Chicago
Pees
Death of Seventh Kansas congressman at home in Dodge City
Edward H. Madd eon representative from the Seventh Kansas district in congress died at the breakfast table at his home in Dodge City Kansas Monday.
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Dodge City
Kan
Edward H. Maddeon
Kansas
Red Cross to Receive Public Chinese Famine Aid
Washington The American National Red Cross announced its readiness to receive and forward any public contributions for famine sufferers in China. The organization urged donations be sent promptly to support relief efforts overseas.
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Washington
American National Red Cross
China
Food shortages stretch 1000 miles along Yangtze river
A compiled official returns report dire conditions along the Yangtze from Hankow to Shanghai. Great floods and extended hunger across the region show widespread distress and mounting hardship for local populations.
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Hankow
Yang Tee Kiang
Hanghai
Soldiers Fire on the Mob After Vienna Food Riot
In Vienna a massive socialistic demonstration over high food prices led to street barricades and clashes with troops. About fifty rioters were wounded and one hundred arrested as soldiers fired on the mob outside the Rathhaus. The crowd, estimated at fifty thousand, demanded foreign meat imports and other remedies to food price increases.
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Vienna
Rathhaus
Old Man on Long Tour Walks to See His Children
Mar quist Goff, 93, arrived in Stillwater Oklahoma on a cross country trek from Pocatello Idaho. A veteran of the Mexican and civil wars he says he walks 33 miles daily to reach Austin Texas where his three children aged 70 65 and 60 live.
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Stillwater
Okla
Pocatello
Idaho
Austin
Texas
Governors Form Protest Brief in Minnesota Rate Case
At the governors conference a committee of Harmon Ohio Hadley Missouri and Aldrich Nebraska was set to file a protest brief with the US Supreme Court against affirming Judge Sanborn's Minnesota rate case decision.
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Spring Lake
Governors’ Conference
Harmon
Ohio
Hadley
Missouri
Aldrich
Nebraska
United States
Federal Supreme Court
Sanborn
Minnesota
Ex Senator Carter Dies at 57 in Montana Home
Washington reports former United States Senator Thomas Henry Carter of Montana died Sunday at his home after a long lung illness. A longtime figure in national politics he once chaired the Republican National Committee and since last year headed the American section of an international commission. He was 57.
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Carter
Washington
United States
Thomas Henry Carter
Montana
Republican National Committee
International Commission
Cave-Dweller John J. Jones Found Dead Near Macon
John J. Jones a hermit of forty years in a cave near Macon is found dead with two bullet wounds in the head. He was seventy five and locals say he kept large sums of money about his home. Police say they have no clue.
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Macon
John J. Jones
Jones
Leaps the Track and Many Hurt
Nine people die and fourteen are seriously injured in an auto race accident at a Syracuse grounds event. Spectators and participants are affected as emergency crews respond to the scene on the racecourse.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Alarming Condition Of Premier After Gala Shooting
In Kiev Premier, shot by Dmitry at a gala theater performance Thursday, remains gravely ill. Peritonitis fears rise as his heart action weakens, alarming friends and officials.
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Olypin
Kiev
Dmitry
Five Experts Pull Off Job Safely Away
Robbers blew open the Bank of Montreal in New Westminster taking 315000 from a local branch in what officials call the largest successful safe blowing record in America. The crew, believed hiding in Vancouver, used new large denomination bills with serials recorded at the bank. They timed the raid to coincide with the night watchman’s vacation and a peak cash supply for salmon fishing season. A Chinese caretaker raised the alarm at 5:30 after freeing himself from bonds.
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New Westminster
B.C
Bank of Montreal
America
Vancouver
Premier Stolypin Attacked at Kiev Opera
In Kiev Russia premier P A Stolypin was struck by two bullets during a gala opera performance. One bullet hit his hand the other pierced the body grazing the liver and lodging in the spine. Wounds deemed mortal. Emperor Nicholas present and the assailant arrested.
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Kiev
Russia
P. A. Stolypin
Nicholas
General Williams Booth Honored After UK Evangelistic Tour
London reports a grand public reception for General Williams Booth marking the end of a 26 day evangelistic tour of the United Kingdom by car. At eighty two he remains active and looks forward to future American visits with eager interest.
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London
Chinese Flour Debate Sparks Aid Confusion in Seattle
Rufus H. Taylor of the U.S. district court for China reports that flour sent from Seattle to famine districts in China was sold and the proceeds used to buy rice. He notes that the famine districts prefer rice and cannot use flour, as he returns to Shanghai after a U.S. vacation.
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Seattle
Rufus H. Taylor
United States District Court For China
Shanghai
America
China
Spanish Strike Deepens Despite Government Measures
Strike actions in Spain widen amid government measures. Reports indicate growing disruption to food supply and serious problems in the transportation system as workers push for demands.
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Eae
Maine Election Stitt in Doubt in Portland
Unclear unofficial returns from seven towns leave the Maine election contest unresolved with groundwork for further counting and possible challenge as residents await final results in Portland and surrounding areas.
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Maine
Stitt
Portland
Tronelands
Mount Etna Shows Activity Amid Recent Eruptions
Mount Etna remains active with ongoing seismic signals and crater activity reported near Catania. Officials warn residents and tourists to heed volcanic alerts as ash and gas emissions continue to affect the surrounding area.
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Mount Etna
Catania
Bietly
Mount
Portland Vote Shows Narrow Repeal Majority In Maine
Official statement from Secretary of State Cyrus W. Davis reports an apparent 184 vote majority for repeal of the liquor prohibition amendment in Maine after Monday's election. The tally relies on town clerk returns and omits town-employee error corrections per state law.
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Augusta
Maine
Secretary of State
Plaisted
Portland
Cyrus.w. Davis
Trial Date Fixed for McNamara Dynamos
Judge Walter Bordwell announced the trial of John J. and B. McNamara, alleged dynamite conspirators, would begin October 11. He said no known interference from elections, holidays, or President Taft’s visit would delay the start.
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Los Angeles
Walter Bordwell
John J. and
B. McNamara
Taft
Taft Escort Details at Fort Leavenworth
President Taft will be escorted into town on September 27 by nearly all Fort Leavenworth troops. Three troops of the Fifteenth Cavalry, the Thirteenth Infantry, three companies of engineers, and Battery BE of the Fifth Field Artillery will participate. The battery will fire a presidential salute of one gun.
Celebration of Kansas Fifty Years in Topeka
In Topeka Kansas residents marked the semi centennial of Kansas statehood beginning Monday with events celebrating the state's birth into the union. The observance highlighted the century and half of state history and civic pride across the city.
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Topeka
Kan
Kaneae
Kansas
The
Union
Bryan to Tour Nebraska for State Ticket Campaign
Lincoln Nebraska W J Bryan under the democratic state committee will spend three weeks delivering campaign speeches for the democratic state ticket beginning October 6 The schedule calls for an average of three speeches per day
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Lincoln
W. J. Bryan
Democratic State Committee
Public notices outline statewide curbs on costly harms
A garbled Springfield report describes efforts to curb enormities and fires across several states. Proclamations attributed to Governor De are noted, with references to property loss and measures aimed at reducing damage and expenses.
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Springfield
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Proclaimed by Patient
An anonymous testimonial from Mrs Sapre Moullen of Indiana touts Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure after three months of illness. She claims doctors could not help and warns against unnecessary operations while asserting relief from symptoms like ulcerations and indigestion. The ad promises confidential advice free of charge.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Elwood
Sapre Moullen
True Philosophy Quotation on Riches and Power
A concise meditation by George MacDonald on riches and true power. It asserts that having wants is wealth, but doing without demonstrates real strength. The note presents a philosophical maxim rather than a narrative.
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George Macdonald
Beautiful Post Cards Free 2c Stamp Offer
Ad for art post cards from the Beautiful Card Club at 7 Jackson St Topeka offering five samples with embossed birthday flower and motto designs. The copy contrasts beauty with hardship mentioning working horses fed weld and men dying of starvation.
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Jackson St
Topeka
Unsweeping Youth Humorous Dialogue Clue
A Farmer Corn tassel quips about his son Josh with a playful remark on his hours. The dialogue hints at a path toward milking work, suggesting in a lighthearted tone that Josh is naturally suited to be a milkman.
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Josh
Insurance Agent Threat Plot Turns Flee Scene
The agent fled after proposing a life insurance policy with a deadly gamble. A would-be client notes the agent offered to insure his life today at ten to one against death tomorrow, signaling a dangerous interaction.
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