Strange quartet of sudden deaths shocks Chicago scene
Coroner Hoffman orders inquiry into the demise of George H Shapely a Cincinnati bucketshop operator who died at the Congo hotel in Chicago after arriving from New York. He was with John B Bryher of Cincinnati when death occurred amid a string of similar fatal losses among four former bucketshop operators all reputed millionaires with ventures around Avon dale property near Cincinnati.
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Hoffman
Chicago
George H. Stapely
Cincinnati
George H. Shapely
Stapely
Congo Hotel
New York
John B. Bryher
Thomas Shaw
Then
Offices
William J. O'Dell
William Dudley
Avondale
Oberlin College Trustees Elect Durand to Board
Oberlin Ohio November 19. At the Oberlin college trustees annual session reports place the institution's total property endowment funds buildings and equipment at four million dollars. Edward Dana Durand director of the United States census was elected by alumni to represent them on the board for six years. H Clarke Ford H H Johnson of Cleveland and Charles H Kirschner of Kansas City were re elected trustees.
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Oberlin, O
Oberlin College
Edward Dana Durand
H. Clarke Ford
H. H. Johnson
Cleveland
Charles H. Kirschner
Kansas City
Absent minded Willow Island merchant finds hidden fortune
Niel McMullen, an eighty year old Willow Island, Nebraska merchant, uncovered 4500 dollars in gold and silver hidden in his old store while tearing down a building after erecting a new one. He has been the town's leading trader for 35 years and remains active as a bachelor.
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Lexington
Neb
Willow Island
Niel McMullen
McMullen
Conduit Blast Fatal in Brooklyn Street
Three gas explosions beneath a downtown Brooklyn street killed one person and injured twenty others. The blasts wrecked a mile of electric conduits and plunged the lower Brooklyn area into darkness for most of the night. Cobblestones were hurled, pedestrians knocked down, windows shattered, and a general panic ensued.
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New York
Brooklyn
Confesses Murder in Lackawanna Express Killing
William P. Bishie of Kingston Pa twenty one discharged from the express service was arrested for the murder of Express Messenger Irvan G Berger on the Lackawanna between Taylor and Scranton. Bishie confessed the killing while in the car with Berger's permission. A separate item reports Merle Huttenmaier Beatrice Neb fatally injured when a mule he led bolted and dragged him about 100 feet.
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Scranton
William P. Bishie
Kingston
United States Express Service
Irvan G. Berger
Lackawanna
Taylor
Bishie
Borger
Beatrice
Neb
Merle Huttenmaier
Ten Injured in Rock Island Train Collision Near Tucumcari
Ten persons were injured in a head on collision between a freight and a passenger train on the Rock Island near Tucumcari. One person was killed.
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Amarillo
Tex
Rock Island
Tucumcari
Group of Magonists Threaten Mexican President Madero
A faction described as Magonists grows restless in Mexico as dissidents push to overthrow President Madero. Their activities raise concerns about stability and regional politics with clashes and protests reported in several border towns.
Trans-American Road push aims for canal completion timeline
Des Moines reports Hawley interests push a north to south trans American line. The Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad will issue 10 million dollars in new stock after absorbing the Iowa Central. Hawley plans connect Des Moines to St. Louis then extend to Winnipeg and beyond to Gulf routes via Kansas City Galveston.
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Des Moines
Panama Canal
Hawley
State Executive Council
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Iowa Central
Severs
Minneapolis
Texans Hold Cotton in Texas Farmers Await Higher Prices
Texas farmers hold about 700000 bales of cotton for better prices, state agriculture reports say. R B Kane notes reports from across the state show farmers holding cotton and planning a 25 percent cut in next season's acreage, aligning with New Orleans conference recommendations.
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Austin
Tex
State Department of Agriculture
Texas
R. B. Kane
New Orleans
Seven live on $1 a day in Terre Haute
L B Trites of the Volunteers of America cites a family of seven managing on seven dollars weekly. He explains meals are light in morning and evening with milk cereals and fruit and meat is served only once daily.
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Terre Haute
Ind
L. B. Trites
the Volunteers of America
Arrest of Reyes Sparks Turmoil Across Mexico
News from Monterey dated November 20 reports excitement over General Bernardo Reyes arrest in San Antonio. Authorities say November 24 was set for Reyes revolt and many alleged conspirators have been detained nationwide. Julio Nagera leads a revolt in Vera Cruz, Fernando Vega is arrested in Mexico City, and Emilio Vasquez Gomez gains ground in Oaxaca as federal forces move on Barrios.
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Monterey
Mex
San Antonio
Bernardo Reyes
Mexico
Reyes
Julio Nagera
Madero
Altontonga
Vera Cruz
Secret Service
Fermando Vega
Mexico City
Oaxaca
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Troops to Patrol Border at Rio Grande
In response to menacing border conditions a U S troop patrol will be set up on the Rio Grande to aid civil authorities enforcing neutrality. Brigadier General Joseph W Duncan after a regional conference ordered Company I Third Cavalry from Leon Springs to move to San Antonio and thence to Laredo, arriving before midnight with field gear and ten days rations.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
United States
Rio Grande
Joseph W. Duncan
Department of Texas
Laredo
Third Cavalry
Leon Springs
Weather Forecast for Indiana Illinois Wisconsin
Indiana sees local snows in the north today then fair tomorrow with light to moderate southwest to west winds. Illinois reports snow in the northeast today, then fair tomorrow with light to moderate southwest to west winds. Wisconsin notes local snows with fair in the southwest today and fair tomorrow as winds shift to moderate northwesterly.
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Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Growers to Fight Tobacco Trust In Washington Move
North Carolina Virginia and South Carolina bright tobacco growers plan to challenge the tobacco trust. A committee will be sent to Washington to appear before the interstate commerce committee as the first step in the action.
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Bright Tobacco
Washington
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
Tobacco Trust
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Railroad Crisis Prompts Call for Wage Rise and Public Ownership
Martin A. Knapp, judge of the United States Court of Commerce, told a University of Pennsylvania audience that a coming crisis would test federal rate regulation. He warned that failure would drive government ownership, urged universal wage increases, and argued railroads should be allowed uniformly profitable rates to end competition.
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Philadelphia
Martin A. Knapp
United States Court of Commerce
University of Pennsylvania
Longevity Tied to Heredity and Habits
Insurance experts note heredity largely shapes longevity, with family history playing a key role. Individual choices like alcohol tobacco tea and coffee impact life span across generations, while open air living and consistent habits may outperform dietary fussiness for long term health.
Packers Lose Trial Ordered in Beef Case
Chicago readers report that packers failed to gain habeas corpus immunity and the case against J Ogden Armour et al was remanded for trial. Judge Kohlsaat granted a brief delay for appeal while options to proceed or seek Supreme Court relief remain. Separately ex Senator John F Dryden's gallstone operation leaves him on a hopeful recovery path.
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Chicago
Christian ©. Kohlisaar
United States District Court
United States Supreme Court
Levy Mayer
Kohlsaat
Supreme Court
George A. Carpenter
United States
J. Ogden Armour
Circuit Court
Carpenter
Wilkerson
District Court
Dryden
Newark
N. J
John F. Dryden
Massacre Reported as Rebels Press on Nankin and Shen-Si
Dispatches from London warn of a massacre of white missionaries in Shen-Si capital Siar u and a rebel advance toward Nankin. An 8,000 strong force armed with rifles and rapid fire guns moves on the city, while 7,000 loyalists defend with limited ammunition. foreign leaders including Americans are said to steer the rebels and supply ships on the Yangtse river.
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London
China
Siar 'U
Shen-Si
Paris
Lolos
Su-Chawn
Nankin
Yang-Tse-Kiang
Chang
Senate Lorimer Bribery Hearings Near End in Chicago
The U S Senate committee probing Lorimer election bribery will finish hearings in Chicago on Wednesday then reconvene in Washington December 5. After 69 days and 1,?23 witnesses examined, about 3.5 million words of testimony are printed. Emanuel Abrahams, named as a Lorimer backer, testified he would have voted for Lorimer if he were the sole Democrat.
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Chicago
United States Senate Committee
William Lorimer
Washington
Dillingham
Mec
Wington
Emanuel M. Abrahams
Prey Ic
United Statte
Abrahams
Lorimer
Kern
Woman to Boss Big Job Rock Island River Contracts
Mrs. A V Fetter of Quincy must complete 151000 in government river contracts by August or forfeit a large guaranty posted by her husband who is bedridden after a spine injury. He will never supervise the work again while she directs the workforce.
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Rock Island
A. V. Fetter
Quincy
Seven M Namara Jurors Named for Trial
Seven men have been accepted as jurors to try J. B. McNamara in Los Angeles on November 20. Five are permanent jurors while two were passed for cause by both sides. J. H. Marshall and William Nicholson face no peremptory challenges. Permanent jurors include Robert Bain F D Green Byron Lisk J B Sexton and W J Andre.
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Los Angeles
Cal
J. B. McNamara
J. H. Marshall
William Nicholson
Robert Bain
F. D. Green
Byron Lisk
J. B. Sexton
W. J. Andre
World News Snapshot From Sunday Dispatches
A collection of brief items notes China moving toward independence from Manchuria and English political rifts tied to a Persian incident. U S officials debate anti-trust law tweaks, a Chicago judge blocks a Packers writ but is stayed by beef lawyers. A collapsed invasion narrative links to Castro’s defeat claim and Reyes’s arrest under neutrality laws.
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China
O'Connor
Nagel
Fohlseat
Chicago
Tar Case Jurors Drawn as Trial Opens in Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Kansas November 20 jury has been obtained in the tar party case. Prosecutors plan to place Miss Chamberlain a schoolteacher and attack victim on the stand as first witness. She has recovered from a nervous shock and is ready to testify. James Booze an engineer at Everett Clark's mill was arrested at Bend on a warrant alleging accessory involvement this is the fifteenth arrest.
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Lincoln Center
Kan
Miss Chamberlain
James Booze
Everet Clark
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