Naval Board Recommends Building 24 War Vessels
The general board led by Adm. Dewey urges rapid naval expansion including four battleships of the Delaware class six torpedo boat destroyers three scout cruisers four submarines and a repair ship. It notes past four year appropriations near 100 million dollars and calls Congress to authorize major new ships while leaving construction details to navy bureaus.
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United States
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Hale
Senate Military Affairs Committee
President Small Suspended by Telegraphers' Board of Executives
In Chicago on Oct 14 1907 the Commercial Telegraphers union’s General Executive Board suspended President S J Small effective immediately. The strike continued with nearly 1000 telegraphers demanding 25 percent wage gains eight hour day equal pay for women and free typewriters. The union sought amalgamation with the Order of Railway Telegraphers as E M Moore and D G Dal Jones prepared to present the proposition in St Louis.
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Chicago
S. J. Small
Astor House
New York
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union, of America
S. J. Konenkamp
Michael J. Riedy
Joseph M. Sullivan
Commercial Telegraphers’ Unions of America
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Michael J. Reidy
E. M. Moore
D. G. Dal Jones
St. Louis
Uhlich Hall
Western Union and Postal Cos
Board of Trade
Schuettler
Wesley Russell
Small
Fish Moves to Control Illinois Central Amid Stockholder Ban
Chicago reports Stuyvesant Fish seeks to topple Harriman Harahan control of Illinois Central Railroad. A court injunction blocks 286,723 of 950,400 outstanding shares from voting at Wednesday’s meeting. Fish aims to install himself as prime factor, while Harriman Harahan allies call it a sign of defeat and challenge.
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Chicago
Stuyvesant Fish
Edward H. Harriman
James T. Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad Co
Harriman-Harahan
Fish
Harriman
Harriman- Harahan
Road
Mr. Fish
M. Harahan
Wm. M. Ball
Superior Court
Union Pacific
Railroad Securities Co
Mutual Life Insurance Co
Illinois
Lynch Mob Lynches Three Robbers in Tunica Miss
In Tunica Mississippi a mob overran the jail at Robin sonville and lynched three Black burglars named Jackson Shoults and Robertson. Two bodies dangled from a telephone pole as Robertson escaped mortally wounded. Coroner's inquest failed to fix responsibility.
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Tunica
Miss
Will Jackson
Jim Shoults
George Robertson
Robinsonville
Shoults
Jackson
Robertson
Delta
Memphis
Keer
Balloon Fire Injures Professor in Avulon Collapse
Prof. J. S. White of Collins Michigan leaped from his balloon after gas caught fire and broke many bones. The flaming balloon crashed onto the Avulon post office, igniting a blaze as the gas inflator exploded, causing extensive damage to the building.
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Avulon, Hl
J. S. White
Collins
Mich
Shooting near New Market wounds Huntsville resident
In Huntsville Alabama on October 12 a sensational shooting occurred near New Market. John Fanning, a prominent citizen, was fatally wounded by Dr A C Allen who surrendered to authorities. The motive remains unknown.
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New Market
John Fanning
A. C. Allen
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Deportation of Hindoos Arriving on Tartar
Vancouver, Oct 12 618 Hindoos arrived aboard the steam ship Tartar. Of these 179 will be deported to their native land due to lack of funds or failure to pass the physical inspection.
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Vancouver
B. C
Frenchman Held in London Over Church Treasure Theft
A Frenchman named Posse, later identified as Gotho Spira, was arrested in London on suspicion of involvement with the Thomases of Clermont Ferrand in the theft of church treasures.
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Posse
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Ferrand
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Allen Acquitted in Sevier County Embezzlement Trial
Knoxville Tenn Oct 12 W C Allen county treasurer of Sevier county was acquitted after a four days trial at Sevierville the jury finding him not guilty of embezzling the county funds.
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Knoxville
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W. C Allen
Sevier County
Sevierville
Texarkana shooting ends in mob action and deaths
In Texarkana Arkansas on October 14 E M Summer, a white man, was shot by Monroe Ballard, a Black preacher. A pursuit followed as Ballard barricaded a house and opened fire on the mob. the fight left Ballard and Summer dead. Summer had asked removal of the Black neighbor after neighbor’s dispute over property.
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E. M. Summer
Monroe Ballard
Summer
City Board backs separate schools for Italian and Jewish children
Hattiesburg Mississippi board of education adopted a resolution to seek funds from the city council for erecting separate school buildings for Italians Syrians and Russian Jewish children. The action follows recent local race antagonism centered on Italians.
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Hattiesburg
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Board of Education
Fire destroys barge block in Baltimore business district
A fire razed the barge block in Baltimore’s business section, destroying a building housing five firms including the Rockbridge County News plant. Loss pegged at 60,000 dollars.
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Baltimore
Rockbridge County News
Barge Saxon Strands Near Cape Hatteras Fatality Reported
The lumber laden barge Saxon, en route from Georgetown South Carolina to New Fork, stranded thirty miles north of Cape Hatteras. The captain and two crewmen were drowned in the incident.
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Georgetown
New Fork
Cape Hatteras
New channel opens on St. Marys River West Nee Bisa
Water was turned into a new channel of the St. Marys river at West Nee Bisa marking the completion of one of the greatest Great Lakes projects since the Poe lock.
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Sault Ste. Marie
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St. Mary’s River
West Neebisa
Great Lakes
Poe Lock
Mexican general among Bravos district commits suicide
El Paso reporting that Gen. Isiero Bojan commandant of the Bravos district of the Mexican army shot himself in his Juarez quarters. The act was attributed to ill health and discouragement.
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Isiero Bojan
Bravos
Juarez
Fatal Yaqui ambush near Guaymas kills two locals
In Guaymas on October 14 Jesse Brocamento and Ricardo Robles, sons of prominent local families, were ambushed by Yaqui Indians. Brocamento was killed and Robles fatally wounded in the attack, marking a violent episode in ongoing hostilities.
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Jesse Brocamento
Ricardoo Robles
Here
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Prairie Fire Rages Across Montana Ranges
Great Falls Montana October 14 A great prairie fire sweeps eastern Montana burning grazing lands over eight square miles as crews fight to contain the blaze and protect ranch properties and livestock amid strong winds and dry conditions.
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Great Falls
Mont
Attack on Japanese Laundry Ends in Injuries
San Francisco on October 15 reports a clash at 422 Fall Street when Joseph King, an intoxicated logger, crashed into a Japanese laundry. Proprietor Umbekumbo and employee Omura rushed out, dragged King inside, and were badly hurt as a mob joined. Both men were hospitalized with wounds and a broken shoulder.
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Joseph King
Umkekubo
Fall Street
Omura
King
Umbekumbo
Wealthy farmer Ralph Parker commits suicide at Sterling
Sterling Illinois October 15 Ralph Parker a wealthy farmer took one pound of paris green ending his life after a period of severe illness and despair authorities report the death is self inflicted with no indication of foul play Parker had been in ill health for some time and his death is ruled a suicide.
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Ralph Parker
Parker
Floods in Llobregat Valley Cause Massive Losses in Spain
In Barcelona on October 15, floods in the Llobregat valley will cost several million pesetas. Crops are irreparably damaged and deemed lost while numerous factories have been ruined.
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Barcelona
Spain
Llobregat
Robbed of Pearl Necklace in Shopping Trip
New York on October 15 reports Mrs. Julia Pyle of Katonah Park was robbed of a pearl necklace valued at over $2000 after an extended shopping tour. Police investigation details were not provided.
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New York
Julia Pyle
Katonah Park
Flood Submerges Salanque Plain in Tet River Flood
In Perpignan France on October 15 the entire Salanque plain lies submerged due to the Tet river and its tributaries flooding. The floods ruin crops but cause no reported loss of life.
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France
Salanque
Tet
Burglary Trial Witness Stricken During Georgia Hearing
In Fitzgerald Georgia on October 15 during a burglary trial in Judge Whipple s court the key witness James Green suffered a stroke and died, abruptly halting proceedings. The state case against the defendant named Hall faced an unforeseen, somber interruption as the witness passed away.
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Hall
Girl author cites blooms in playful two sided piece
Rachel aged 12 writes on wild flowers praising arbutus liverwort spring beauty blood root and other blossoms of dell and dale. Her editor father notes the work was written on both sides of the page and replies with a quip about printing on both sides.
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Dell and
Dale
All Things in Proportion Proved by a Bedside Meal
An ill merchant, bedridden with typhoid, requests food and humorously imagines a measured meal. A nurse serves tapioca with a warning to keep everything in proportion. Later the patient asks for a postage stamp to read, revealing his stubborn appetite and rising spirits.
Cause and Effect Fashions and Costs Debate
A woman quotes Binz on fashion saying plump figures are out of style, while her husband counters that food is costly but the situation isn’t as bad. The exchange centers on appetite, fashion, and economic concerns.
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English field marshal joins Esperanto association at Cambridge
Field Marshal Lord Roberts is studying Esperanto and has joined the British Esperanto Association. The announcement was welcomed by delegates at the Esperanto Congress in Cambridge England.
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Lord Roberts
British
Cambridge
England
Mound City nickname linked to ancient mound builders
The article notes St. Louis earned the name Mound City from local elevations believed to be relics of the Mound Builders, an ancient people of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. It mentions no adequate explanation for their memorials and cites limestone bluffs forming a solid foundation for downtown buildings.
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St. Louis
Ohio
Mississippi
Rural Stop Blocks Car On Roadside Warning
A motorist is halted on a country road by a man posing as a constable who orders him to turn back to town. The passenger reveals he is a farmer traveling into town amid busy farming teams, commenting on the weather before departing.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Break in Ceremony as Toddler Causes Eftermirth
A two year old named Tom disrupted a christening with a blunt remark after his parents led him to the ceremony. Though small and dressed well, the boy spoke a crude line learned from his father, provoking a startled reaction at the event.
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Tom
Craze for Famous Tobacco: Booth Formula Sparks Demand
The New York Sun describes a craze for a tobacco blend said to be Edwin Booth’s formula. Demand comes from distant regions and New York, as smokers seek a pipeful of the big man’s favorite blend. The mix is reportedly very strong, challenging average nerves before many revert to their usual variety.
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Belling a Rat Practical Prank Goes Awry
A Delaware boy tested the tale of ringing a bell on a rat to drive away pests. The captive rat wore a bell and woke the household, drawing many more rats to the home who enjoyed the music. The tale ends with a humorous observation that a harmonica on a rat would inspire a nightly dance.
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Delaware
Willing Wife Asks About Engagement Before Union
In a candid exchange, the husband confirms his consent to a political nomination. He warns of vilification and scandals ahead, while the wife reveals curiosity about past engagements before their marriage. The dialogue highlights tension between public life and private history.
Seeds of doubt and unbelief undermine real science
Joel Chandler argues that hypothetical scientists who deny inspiration gain fame but fail genuine success. Real scientists, he says, are believers who have seen divine manifestations. Those who discard the Bible may publish much, yet true success should yield measurable human benefit. otherwise it pales beside poverty and ignorance.
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Joel Chandler
Uncle Remus
Hunch Leads Mexico Mo. Man to $1000 Race Win
Kay Spence, a noted horseman from Mexico Missouri, won $1000 at a Louisville Kentucky race meet on a supposed hunch. He observed odds, noticed a Chinese name Wing Ting at ten to one, and Wing Ting won. Spence runs a large breeding stable and attends major racing events nationwide.
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Louisville
Mr. Spence
Joaquin
Wing Ting
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Kansas City Star
Boo Hoo Man Defames Collier's and Medics in Public Feud
The piece defends the Religious Press against Collier's Weekly, denounces its libel suits, and argues the attack on Postum and Grape-Nuts is sensationalism. It cites letters from across America praising honest reporting, and presents medical explanations for coffee and starch related health issues.
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