Fires Wipe Towns In Michigan As Registrations Open
Reports from Northern Michigan describe forest fires devastating Alpena, Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties with 19 dead and hundreds injured. Refugees flee as winds drive flames toward Log Rapide and Grace Harbor, while Alpena City braces for worst and relief trains struggle to reach burned areas. Local residents evacuate, seeking safety inland and by the lake.
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Battleship Fleet Delayed by Pacific Storm
Tokyo reports the American battleship fleet led by the Connecticut faced a typhoon off Luzon damaging one crew member and delaying arrival to Yokohama by a day. The ships ran into heavy seas on October 12 causing one drowning and mild damage. The fleet is now expected in Yokohama by nine oclock Sunday morning October 18 according to wireless dispatches.
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Keen to Speak in Buckeyedom
Democratic state headquarters in Columbus announces John W. Kern will speak in Oslo on October 22 and 28. Kern is a Democratic candidate for vice president.
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Ohio
John W. Kern
Vito
Oslo
Indictments Return in Killing at Beyaide Yacht Club
New York grand jury today indicted Peter Haines and T. Jen king Males in the first degree for the August killing of Wilton F. Auin at the Beyaide Yacht Club. The indictments name both defendants as charged in the murder.
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Caphain Peter
Haines
Aviators Dead As Balloon Effort Fails Over North Sea
A Norwegian steamer Naddod weighed down the German balloon mission. The balloon was found deflated about 100 miles northwest of Heligoland. No trace of Lieutenant Toerteeh and Hunel. The crew’s survival unlikely and rescue by a returning boat appears improbable.
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Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia Reported Dead
A Rome dispatch Friday reports Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia has died and indicates warfare may erupt over succession. The Rome-based correspondent cites unnamed officials and notes ongoing turmoil in East Africa following the report.
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Abyssinia
Newark Police Judge Dies by Suicide Amid Campaign Criticism
Police Judge Davitt T Howell of Newark committed suicide by shooting himself in Branch Brook Park. Howell, a Democrat, left a note stating he could not endure campaign criticism. The death follows a political incident connected to the ongoing contest.
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Howell
Ridge Howell
Rumor of Succession and Illness Amid Uncertain Reports
Fragmentary text notes an unclear succession rumor connected to a figure named Menélite. The passage mentions reported death on several occasions aboard a plane and states he was suffering from an incurable ailment, though details are uncertain.
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Joke wedding becomes real marriage in Sunbury
A pretend joking wedding in Sunbury ended as a legal ceremony. Miss Maud Eichelberger and Arthur Orr, both engaged to others, were married after a marriage license was issued in regular form by Justice Shipman. The couple discovered they are legally married.
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Joseph Crawford
Neaday
Maud Aichelberger
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Arthur
Orr
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Pitta Burs
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Matilda Smith Hott
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Campbell Addresses Many Old Friends in Ohio Campaign
James I Campbell spoke to a large audience in Waverly on October 1, revisiting the scene of his first governor bid. He toured the county by auto with Dr. George B. Nye guiding the ride for the representative race.
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Ohio
James 1 Campbell
George B. Nye
Servian mobs attack Belgrade correspondent
Belgrade reports say Servian mobs attempted to kill the lower Belgrade correspondent of the Vienna press and attacked Austrian residents. Police intervened, many Austrians housed in the Austrian embassy under guard as the city remains tense. London dispatches note Balkan war danger grows amid calls for an international conference.
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London
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Servia
Montenegro
Bryan Guest of Denver Draws Crowds in Rain
Democratic candidate William J. Bryan toured Denver amid threatening weather and large crowds. He spoke in the auditorium delivering speeches on bank deposit guarantees and Democrat publicity plank while urging Republicans to be open with the people. The day featured continuous demonstrations from Plattsmouth to Denver and at McCook as the Burlington train crews changed.
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Wiha J. Bry
Nebraska
Colorado
W. J. Bryan
Plattamouth
Bryan
National Committee
Liberty League Battle Divides Ohio Labor Feud
In the Ohio Federation of Labor final session, the Liberty League resolution was rejected 170 to 160 after a fiery debate. Delegates left in protest as unions including bartenders and beer workers charged partisanship while supporters framed the vote as a temperance stance, not politics.
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