Flanigan Denies False Eight Hour Law Criticism
Reno Nevada October 9 Special to the Bonanza Hon P L Flanigan Republican nominee for US senator releases an open letter to deny a published charge he opposed the eight hour law while in the legislature He notes the bill passed later and describes his support for eight hour labor in principle and his record as a large employer with loyal union pay and fair treatment of workers patric k l fl anigan
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Reno
P. L. Flanigan
United States
Ely
Nevada
Washoe County
Assembly
Senate
Committee On Mines and Mining
T. J. Bell
Tonopah
Jackson
McGullough
Bell
Green
Pitt
Patrick L. Flanigan
War scare rattles London markets as fleet mobilization stirs fear
A war cloud over eastern Europe dominated market sentiment today with a center disturbance in securities. British Consols fell a full point at one point and London government bonds sagged as fears rose from Britain’s fleet mobilization in the Mediterranean.
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Europe
London
Mediterranean
Uncle shot by nephew reports fatal center tent incident
In Tacoma a man named Harry Starr fired at what he believed was a burglar and struck his uncle Joseph Bley in the head near Center and Bailey streets. Starr and his wife were in a tent when the shooting occurred before daylight. Local reports say Bley was possibly suffering an epileptic fit at the time.
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Tacoma
Joseph Bley
Harry Starr
Center and
Bailey Streets
Bley
Webb Ordered Back to San Francisco for Forest Fire Trial
Lewis R. Webb was ordered returned to San Francisco to stand trial in the United States court for allegedly starting a forest fire that destroyed 92 000 acres in the Klamath forest reserve, after he could not afford witnesses from northern California.
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Portland
California
Lewis R. Webb
San Francisco
Klamath Forest Reserve
Carnegie Gifts Highlight Republican Fund Drive
New York October 9 Andrew Carnegie donated 20000 dollars to the Republican campaign fund state chairman Woodruff said. Mrs Russell Bage also gave 1000 dollars to the same drive. Treasurer Sheldon issued an appeal requesting 50 dollar contributions from ten thousand businessmen.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Woodruff
Russell Bage
Sheldon
Fatal duel over mining claim near Tuscarora
Edward Fannoff was shot and killed by Joseph McGowan in a bloody fight for a mining claim near Tuscarora Nevada. Buckshot tore into Fannoff’s chest, causing instant death. McGowan, a pioneer of eastern Nevada, was arrested and detained at Tuscarora. The dispute had persisted for some time before turning deadly.
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Reno
Edward Fannoff
Tuscarora
Joseph McGowan
Fannoff
McGowan
Nevada
Eiko County
Sham battle wounds Turkestan general Mistchenko
During maneuvers near Askabad Turkestan General Mistchenko was wounded in the leg above the knee in a sham battle. Governor-General of Turkestan {s mow} was also hurt an adjutant slightly injured. Maneuvers suspended and a suspected revolutionary plot is investigated.
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Associated Press
Askabad
Turkestan
Mistchenko
By storm of shots a 12-year-old is fatally hurt in New York taxi strike
A dozen bystanders were endangered as revolvers fired during New York Taxicab Company chauffeurs strike turmoil. Albert Quail, 12, was struck in the head outside his home and is not expected to survive the injury.
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New York
Albert Quail
Gas asphyxiation kills four in tenement incident
Four Italians died of illuminating gas asphyxiation in a tenement fire early morning hours. Three others were found unconscious and may not recover. The supplier H. J. Hall & Co. is listed for orders of wet goods.
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Warmatner
H. J. Hall & Co
Gasoline Motor Car Demonstrated For Nevada Rail Line
A gasoline motor car of the McKeen type, built by the McKeen Motor Car company of Omaha, arrived at Ogden under its own power and is scheduled on the Silver Peak railroad line into Blair Nevada. Mechanical Engineer Fetters of the Union Pacific is in charge. Three cars per month are produced, with plans for use on Interurban systems around San Francisco and Oakland.
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Nevada
Ogden
Silver Peak
Blair
Union Depot
Union Pacific
Fetters
McKeen Motor Car Company
Omaha
Nebraska
San Francisco
Oakland
California
Bryan toasts and attacks in campaign stop
William J. Bryan denounced President Roosevelt for backing Taft and urged real reform. He criticized the Republican party for injustice to laboring men and the general public, speaking from a platform once used by Taft in Galesburg on October 9.
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Associated Press
Galesburg
Inls
Taft
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Bryan
Republican Party
Atlantic fleet sails toward Japan in surprise departure
Sixteen battleships of the Atlantic fleet head for Japan after orders from Admiral Sperry. The flagship Connecticut led the units out from the harbor at 6 AM, with ships in motion half an hour later. Public notice of the hour change was lacking.
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Ascociated
Manila
Japan
Mira
Sperry
Connectcut
Noted Veteran Returns $1172 to Government Conscience Case
Washington dispatch reports a veteran who had drawn a pension for years returned $1172 to the U.S. government. Commissioner Vespassian Warner described the case as remarkable and refused to reveal the veteran’s name or where the money was placed, even to the treasurer.
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Washington
United States
Commissioner of Pensions
Vespassian Warner
Roosevelt
England Sees Balkan War Inevitable as Tensions Rise
Reports from Belgrade and Vienna indicate mounting unrest and demand for King Peter to abdicate or declare war. England moves battleships toward the Dardanelles while Russia mobilizes, signaling a broadening crisis in the Balkans.
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England
Balkans
Associated Press
Belgrade
Servia
Theater Square
Peters
Austria-Hungary
George
Vienna
Budapest
Foreign Office
Bosnia and Herzegovina
London
Dardanelles
Turkey
Black Sea
Austria
Waterways Convention Ends With Resolutions and Reelection
Chicago delegates closed the waterways convention with a call for a deep channel linking the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico as a federal duty. They selected New Orleans as the next meeting site and reelected officers and delegates.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Waterway Association
Taft to Confer With Roosevelt in Washington
Taft will meet President Roosevelt in Washington for a campaign consultation. The two leaders plan to finalize future campaign work, with Taft spending Sunday in the national capital while Arthur Vorys continues with the tour and heads to Columbia before returning Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Roosevelt
Washington
National
Arthur Vorys
Columbia
Better Navy Yards Proposed for Pacific Coast
A Transmississippi Commercial Congress session in San Francisco focused on conservation and water rights for power. A key resolution urged improved navy yards on the Pacific coast, with advocates citing a letter to the Navy Secretary urging modernization and expanded facilities.
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NAVY
Pacific Coast
Associated Prem
San Francisco
Transmississippi Commercial Congress
Branket
Fresno
Pardee
National Commission On Conservation of Resources
Hurt
Pontasy
H. D. Loveland
Callorai
C. A. Rulofson
Jan Francher
Washington
Oregon
California
Morents
Navy Department
Pacific
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