Aldrich to Speak on Money Commission in St Louis Dinner
Senator Aldrich arrived in St Louis to attend a Commercial Club dinner where he will discuss the money commission. He would not answer questions about Senator Cummins' criticisms or tariff policy, saying he prefers to focus on monetary reform and currency issues.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Aldrich
Ohio
Money Commission
Hether
Ummins
Aldrich Evely
Dust Causes Consumption 25 Percent of Deaths From Tuberculosis
Washington reports a bureau bulletin shows about 25 percent of deaths among workers exposed to dust and general organic dust are due to tuberculosis. Drivers and teamsters lead in municipal dust deaths at 25.9 percent, while buttonmakers in general organic dust have 37.8 percent of deaths from consumption.
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Washington
Bureau
Derick L. Hoffman
Mr. On
Squirrel Eating Trick Behind Bubonic Case Reported
Sacramento reports the third bubonic plague case in California in ten months. Frank Bifils of Oakland, a butcher, contracted the illness by eating squirrel meat. Previous fatal cases in the state were traced to the same source.
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Sacramento
Cal
State Act of Health
Frank Bifils
Oakland
Iowa Audubon Society Reports Growth in Annual File
Waterloo Iowa November reports the sixth annual Audubon society of Iowa showing growth, 169 new members, wide leaflet distribution, and public school efforts to foster bird study and the law on sale and shipping of non game birds. Officers listed include President Mrs W B Small and Secretary Mrs W F Parrott, all based in Waterloo with headquarters there.
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Waterloo
Audubon Society
State of
Iowa
W.B. Small
W. F. Parrott
Margaret V. Clark
Mother and Son Burned in Bonfire Rescue
Mrs Yonker is near death at Mercy hospital after burns from fighting a bonfire at 1012 Twelfth Street in Des Moines. Her son, who tried to rescue her, was seriously burned on both hands.
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Des Moines
Governor to act as toastmaster at Bankers club banquet
Maines Nov 8 Governor Carroll will likely serve as toastmaster at the Bankers' club banquet in the Savery Thursday evening with Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island scheduled to speak on the currency question.
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Maines
Carroll
Bankers’ Club
Savery
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
American Products Still Popular in Foreign Markets
Washington reports that 1908 exports fell but U S goods still held a larger share of imports in major countries than in earlier peaks. Bureau analysis finds the drop driven by overall world demand decline, not unpopularity or discrimination against American products.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Unites States
WCS
Raid on Kispoix Indian Camp Near Skeena River
Armed constables raided an Indian village at Kispoix at daylight and fired several shots. Arrests were made of Indians who had been threatening the lives of whites along the Skeena river headwaters in Manitoba.
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Winnipeg
Man
Kispoix
Skeena River
Freight wreck on Erie railroad near Belmont claims four lives
Hornell New York November 8 engineer Chauncey Green and fireman Christopher Rider were killed brakeman O Tracey was probably fatally hurt and two other employees were slightly injured in a freight wreck on the Erie railroad near Belmont
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Hornell
N. Y
Chauncey Green
Christopher Rider
O. Tracey
Erie Railroad
Belmont
Labor Meets in Toronto Cross Border Convention
The American Federation of Labor holds its first Canada convention with talks from Gompers Morrison and Lennox. Contempt of court sentences on leaders may prompt a U S Supreme Court appeal. Gompers returns from abroad to study labor conditions and aid international affiliation. Industrial training and electrical workers' faction clashes loom as topics.
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Toronto
American Federation of Labor
United States
Canada
Gompers
Morrison
Lennox
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
United States Supreme Court
Industrial Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Ohio
Iowa
Shaub Wife Alleges Bigamy In Rock Island Divorce
Mrs Gertrude Strand Shaub of Marshalltown Iowa sues for divorce from Frank R Shaub claiming he deserted her to wed Emma Matthews in Menominee and that he was an outfielder for the Marshalltown team in the old Town-lea league at the time.
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Shaub
Marshalltown
Emma Matthews
Menominee
Gertrude Strand Shaub
Marshaltown
Frank R. Shaub
Effenit
Rock Island
Moiatitown
Old Town
Lea
President Taft Enjoys Two Relaxed Days in Augusta
President Taft spent two leisurely days in Augusta Georgia receiving home folk hospitality. He attended a luncheon at Lana don Thomas’s home with twenty five residents and was given a silver loving cup commemorating his golf days at Augusta Country Club. He opened the Georgia Carolina fair at 1 pm before leaving for Morence.
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Augusta
Tait
Florence
Lanadon Thomas
Taft
Augusta Country Club
Brothers Hurt During Amateur Football Scrimmage
In Clifton Heights Pennsylvania on November 8 brothers Harry and Fred Duke were seriously injured in a football contest between two amateur teams. Fred suffered multiple broken ribs from a kick while Harry was badly bruised in a scrimmage.
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Clifton Heights
Harry
Fred Duke
Editor Declines New Mexico Governorship
Albuquerque Nov 8 William Robinson editor of the Roswell Register Tribune will decline the governorship offered to him. Governor George Curry’s resignation becomes effective next February.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Wiiliam Robinson
Roswell Register-Tribune
New Mexico
George Curry
Aviation Meet at Latonia Cup Race Between Curtiss and Willard
La tonia racetrack shifts from horse racing to an aviation meet on November 12 to 14 featuring top aviators. Glenn H. Curtiss and Charles F. Willard will race in aeroplanes for a cup, with Roy Knabenshue Lincoln Beachey and Cromwell Dixon exhibiting dirigibles.
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Curtiss
Willard
Cincinnati
Latonia
Glenn H. Curtiss
Rheims
Charles F. Willard
Philadelphia
Roy Knabenshue
Lincoln Beachey
Cromwell Dixon
Fatality at Flag Raising After East West High Game
Ray Graham a twenty year old printer and sole supporter of his invalid widow died from injuries suffered at the pennant raising at Red Cedar park after a football game between East High and West High in Waterloo Iowa. He collapsed after the incident and never regained consciousness.
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Waterloo
Ray Graham
Red Cedar Park
East High
West High
Graham
Daily Diet Hints On Proper And Improper Mixtures
Guidance on how foods interact when eaten together. It explains which combinations cause or avoid stomach upset, noting cereals and fruits as compatible, bananas with milk or meat avoid, and nuts with bread but not with milk or rice. Emphasizes care for invalids and weak digestion.
Chicago Markets Open with Strong Hog and Cattle Trade
Chicago markets show firm to higher bids across hogs cattle and sheep with receipts estimated around 28 000 hogs 28 000 cattle and 5 000 sheep. Prices range from 7 45 to 8 12 for light hogs up to 7 95 for mixed packers and 7 75 to 7 90 for porkers, while cattle and sheep show broad gains on the day with Western cattle and lambs advancing.
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Texas
John A. Babcock Care of North American Livestock
John A. Babcock listed at North American Livestock Commission Company care with addresses in U and Stock Yards Chicago Illinois.
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U. & Stock Yards
Chicago
Tll
Guilty Verdict In State versus Mullen Fraud Case
A jury in Corydon Iowa found R G Mullen guilty of securing money by false pretenses in a copper mine stock scheme. Mullen sold $12 000 worth of stock to county residents for a mine located in Argande New Mexico claiming residence there. A G Widmer procured most of the stock. The defense seeks a new trial. Judge Towner will rule next Saturday.
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Corydon
R. G. Mullen
Mullen
Aragrande
N. M
A. G. Widmer
Towner
Woman Held for Murder in Epworth Poisoning Case
Mrs. Lucy Nance of Epworth, Iowa, is jailed in Dubuque on murder charges for poisoning her husband Char Nance with strychnine. Coroner's jury urged arrest after Nance fell ill October 26 and died October 28. Post mortem findings confirmed strychnine. She is forty, mother of four, and the family were farmers near Epworth.
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Nance
Epworth
Dubuque
Dunn
Lucy Nance
Char Nance
Iowa City
Lockwood
Scientists Get Fossils Professors Pack Mastodon Tusk
Samuel Calvin and B Shimek visited Sioux City for geological research and packed a mastodon tusk for shipment from the Sioux City academy of science and letters. The tusk was found with mastodon remains by a farm digger near Mapleton in Monona county Iowa years earlier.
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Calvin
Shimek
Sioux City
Samuel Calvin
State University of Iowa
B. Shimek
State University
Mapleton
Monona County
Janitor Injured By Fall Into Orchestra Pit
George W. Broadbent, janitor of the Corydon Auditorium, fell from the stage into the orchestra pit during a home talent show rehearsal. He suffered three broken ribs and a crushed lung and is reported very low at the hospital.
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George W. Broadbent
Corydon
Broadbent
Roosevelt in good health amid African safari
The government reports ex President Roosevelt is in fairly good health during his safari in Mombasa British East Africa. Officials have not reached direct contact with Colonel Roosevelt but confirm he remains safe and continues the long exploratory journey.
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Mombasa
British East Africa
Roosevelt
Safar
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T. J. Allen
Navy
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Bla’g
John A. Babcock
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