Roosevelt Leaves Chicago for Oyster Bay After Hospital Stay
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is moved from Mercy Hospital to Oyster Bay by train. Nurses and doctors finalize wound care and issue a morning bulletin noting slight fever and stable condition. Roosevelt greets patients and presses off in a convoy of cars and ambulances as crowds cheer at Mercy Hospital.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Mercy Hospital
Union Station
Oyster Bay
Fitzgerald
John Murphy
Wiem BR. McCauley
East
Scurry Terrell
Thur D. Bevan
Alexander Liumt
Roosevelt
John B. Golden
Murphy
Ceci
Lyon
Margaret Fitzgerald
Nce Welter
Col Roosevelt
Campaign Against Tigers Start With Multiple Arrests
Police and sheriff deputies launched a campaign against blind tigers and bootleggers. Ollie Lartigue was arrested near Thomas precinct for violating prohibition law. Laura Anderson was jailed for selling liquor without a license. Additional arrests and witnesses were noted, with potential rewards for officers if convictions occur. A crowd gathered as Colonel Roosevelt’s train arrival was anticipated.
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Sheriff's Department
Lynch
Delchamps
Frank Farley
Thomas Precinct
Ollie Lartigue
Lartigue
Semmes
Laura Anderson
Savannah Street
Lacey, Burch
R. A. Lott
Our Alley
Selma Streets
John W. New
William Connelly
William Taylor
Wholesale and Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
Alabama Boy Heads The List For Confedery Scholarship
The United Daughters of the Confederacy establish a permanent Washington and Lee University scholarship worth 2900 for living expenses and tuition. Open to Southern applicants age at least 17 who are direct descendants of Confederate veterans and pass the W&L entrance exam. Selection may use competitive examination in major Southern cities.
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Lexington
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee
Committee On Education of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
South
Mary
Tech
Poppenheim
Charisaton
S. C
Joseph L. Dean
Opelika
Ala
John Scott Moore
Rockbridge County
George G. Morrison, Jr
Jersburg
Roosevelt Reports No Discomfort On Train Stop In Gary
Colonel Roosevelt said he felt fine during a brief stop in Gary Indiana on the way east. He told correspondents the motion of the train did not bother him and that if the entire trip continued as is he would get along fine.
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Gary
Ind
Roosevelt
Disappointed Crowd at Chicago Station As Rooster Leaves
October 21 dispatch notes Colonel Rooste departing with little fanfare. The scene lacked planned arrangements by Colonel Cecil and Assistant Chief Schuetler. Passengers and onlookers expressed discomfort as a train backed out.
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Chicago
Ficago
Roosters
Cecil
Schuetler
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advertising Plea
An advertisement urges all women to trust Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for female health issues. It claims women from all walks of life face similar physical laws and weaknesses and should rely on the product.
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Lydia J. Pinkhaus
Foreclosure Notice in Mobile County Alabama 1912
Default on two mortgages by Eugene A Lavallet to Marcella F McDonald. property in Mobile City described. sale set for November 18 1912 at 12 PM in front of Mobile County Courthouse to pay indebtedness. mortgagee Marcella F McDonald. attorneys Ervin & McAlerner. auctioneer Joseph G Espalla. probate court notices and estate sale for G H Earle Deceased with administrator Price Williams Jr set for November 1912.
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Eugene A. Lavallet
Marcella F. McDonald
N. S
Mobile County
Alabama
Marine Street
Palmetto Streets
Mervin
Marcella P. McDonald
Ervin & McAlerer
State of Alabama
H. Earle
T. Wo
G. H Earle
Price Williams, JR
Gordon & Eddington
Servian Forces Capture Podujevo Entrenchments
Gen Jankoviteh’s Servian column seized Turkish entrenchments at Podujevo near Mitrovitza on the Prishtina road. Turks retreated south leaving colors, ammunition, eighty oxen, and forage. prisoners say Ottoman force at Podujevo consisted of two provisional reserve regiments and Arnaut units with three artillery batteries. No casualty details provided.
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Belgrade
Servia
Jankoviteh
Podurevo
Mitrovitza
Prishtina
Podujevo
Regimen of Servians Destroyed by Mines
The Seventh regiment of Servian infantry is reported to have been virtually exterminated by Turkish land mines after crossing into the Novipazar district, according to a Belgrade Despatch.
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London
Novipazar
Belgrade
Greeks to Leave Portland for New York Army Service
About 700 Greeks will depart Portland by special trains Friday for New York and then join the army. Local Greeks contributed $5,000 at a mass meeting to cover expenses.
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Portland
Ore
New York
Turkish Town Falls Into Servian Hands
Servian forces secured Novovarosh five miles from the frontier as General Zsorkovitch leads operations in Novi Pazar district. Good progress reported from Servia with ongoing advances toward Belgrade.
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Belgrade
Servia
Zsorkovitch
Novi- Pazar
Novovarosh
Flora Wilson to Sing at Rallies During Taft Western Tour
Flora Wilson daughter of the secretary of agriculture will sing at rallies where her father speaks on his western tour for President Taft. They will campaign through Michigan Indiana and Iowa starting in Marquette tomorrow evening. Miss Wilson is a fervent suffragist.
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Washington
Flora Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Taft
Wilson
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Marquette
Dixon McQueen Reports being Shot by Louis Roe
Dixon McQueen ran into the police station claiming Louis Roe shot him in the leg. He said Roe met him in the street pulled a revolver and opened fire. McQueen received surgical attention after the incident.
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Dixon McQueen
Louis Roe
McQueen
Roe
New Diabetic Cure Claim Promotes Fulton’s Compound
A 1900s style advertisement touts Fulton’s Diabetic Compound as a new treatment for diabetes aimed at middle aged to older patients. It claims to reduce hepatic degeneration, improve liver oxidation of sugars, and shorten time to visible improvement by about twenty days while replacing Codeine with a non habit forming substitute. Van Antwerp Drug Corp will fill prescriptions.
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Fulton
Iaveris
van Antwerp Drug Corp., Inc
John J. Fulton Co
Cuban election sparks fear as Gome weighs military take over
Havana reports rising tension in Cuba as President Gome may claim direct command of all armed forces amid unrest. General Monteagudo’s rumored resignation fuels Conservative fears of bias toward Alfredo Zayas, with rural guards under scrutiny and a wave of cabinet resignations possible.
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Havana
Cuba
Gome
Monteagudo
Alfredo Zayas
Mario Menocal
Garys Tribute to Billy Rugh the Selfless Hero
The funeral of Billy Rugh the newsboy who donated his crippled leg for a graft to save Miss Ethel Smith was held in Gary Indiana on October 20. Crowds filled the streets as four brass bands, six police pallbearers, and a fire department car carried the body to the depot for Rock Island. Mayor Knotts and councilmen led the procession, and many townsfolk attended, though Miss Smith could not be present.
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Gary
Ind
Billy Rugh
Ethel Smith
T. F. Knotts
Rock Island, IN
Miss Smith
Wilson plans delay on stump amid New York pressure
Governor Wilson will not rule out speaking again unless Colonel Roosevelt resumes campaigning. Madison Square Garden is rented for October 31, a move urged by Democratic managers. National chair McCombs hopes for a Philadelphia appearance October 26. Wilson will issue a countrywide message on November 2 but has not confirmed any further personal appearances.
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New York
Wilson
Roosevelt
Madison Square Garden
McCombs
National Committee
Philadelphia
Wilson-Marshall
Atlanta to Host Panama Canal Conference Invitees
The Chamber of Commerce and Business League will send two representatives to the Panama canal conference in Atlanta on November 26 and 7. The event aims to unite at least 50 South Atlantic and Gulf cities to discuss canal prospects and regional advancement with participation from steamship and railroad interests and Isthmian Canal Commission representatives.
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Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Isthmian Canal Commission
Troy
Cochrane
Cascarets promise quick relief for stomach and bowels
Ad pitches Cascarets as a cure for constipation biliousness and headaches with claims of a clean stomach liver and regular bowels. It touts an 11 cent box offering lasting relief and a gentle cleanse for children.
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