Beavers 15 Hit Again Indictments in Post Office Case
Three new DC grand jury indictments tie Beavers former salary chief and State Senator Green to a conspiracy to defraud the government in time clocks sales. Separate charges accuse Scott Towers from a major post station of taking commissions on book typewriters contracts with the government.
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Grand Jury
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Postoffice Department
George W. Beavers
George A. Green
Binghamton
N. Y
Greenami Beavers
United States
Rcott Towers
Beavere
Green
International Time Recording Company
TP Eusers
Beavers
Post Office
Towers
Three Young Killers Executed in New York State Prison
Dannemora N Y Oct 2 Electro auxiliary term is used to describe the electric chair executions of Frederick Wills Burton von Wormer for the murder of their uncle Peter A Hallenbeck at Greendale Columbia county on Christmas Eve. The men were taken from their cells individually and killed in fifteen minutes. Bruce Wills testified for the state receiving an eighteen year sentence.
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Dannemora
N. Y
Frederick
Burton von Wormer
Peter A. Hallenbeck
Greendale
Columbia County
Bruce
Rhode Island Democrats Nominate State Ticket
Providence October 2 delegates nominated the Rhode Island Democratic slate for governor L F C Garvin Cumberland lieutenant governor Adelard Archambault Woonsocket secretary of state J J Gilmartin attorney general C A Aldrich Providence general treasurer Clark Potter North Kingstown. Mob attacks in Ohio Five Kentuckians resist arrest at street fair in Oxford shot marshal and deputy marshal mortally wounding one and a mob attacks jail seeking lynching of the suspects.
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Rhode Island
L. F.C. Garvin
Cumberland
Adelard Archambault
Woonsocket
J. J. Gilmartin
C. A. Aldrich
Clark Potter
North Kingstown
Oxford, O
Sharp collapses after ingesting laudanum at jail
St Paul dispatch reports George Sharp in custody of U S Marshal Grimshaw charged with Newport post office robbery drank two ounces of laudanum on jail threshold and collapsed as iron gates opened to receive him. He will probably recover.
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St. Paul, Minn
United States
Grimshaw
Newport
George Sharp
McClellan Named for Mayor in New York Election
George B. McClellan has received the Democratic nomination by 434 votes to victory, securing the mayoral race in New York. The result confirms McClellan as the city’s next mayor after a tight contest.
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McClellan
New York
George B. McClellan
Democrats Nominate State Ticket in Harmonious Boston Convention
In Boston on October 2 the Massachusetts Democratic state convention nominated leaders for the 1908 campaign. Gaston was named for governor as the gathering displayed unusually strong party enthusiasm and unity.
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Boston
Massachusetts
unattained party platform and ticket listed in acclamation
The article lists a slate of nominees by acclamation including Governor William A. Gaston of Boston and Lieutenant Governor Richard Olney Jr of Springfield. Other officers named are Secretary of State Exekier M Ezekiel Treasurer Thomas Thacher Auditor Francois X Latraut and Attorney General Jobo J Flaherty, with broad condemnations of the opposite party’s national and state governance.
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Folllow
William A. Gaston
Boston
Richard Olney, Jr
Springfield
Exekier M. Ezekiel
Thomas ©. Thacher
Yarmouth
Francois X. Latra
Burglar Attacks Aged Belleville Woman In Her Home
In Belleville Illinois on October 2 Mrs Elle Powell wife of General Powell internal revenue collector for the southern Olmots district was awakened by a note in her room seized gas lit the room and grappled a man on the floor near her bed She screamed neighbors aided her burglar fled and Powell aided by his wife attempted to intervene but was too feeble to stop him Mrs Powell improved but danger not past the assailant remains at large In Lexington Kentucky the Security Warehouse company of New York offers ten million dollars to the Kentucky Burley Tobacco Grower association to buy the first year crop to be credited to the growers association if accepted the funds will be drawn as crops are purchased the association opposes the tobacco trust.
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Elle Powell
General Powell
Internal Revenue
Olmots
Lexington
The
Security Warehouse Company of
New York
Kentucky Burley ‘Tobacco Grower’ Association
Growers’ Association
Tobacco Trust
Philippi Shuts Out Boston as Pirates Win Opener
In Boston on October 2 Philippi twirled masterful pitching to defeat the Boston Americans 7 to 6 in the first game of the world series. The crowd totaled about 16 000 as Pittsburg secured the early edge in the championship series.
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Boston
Philippi
Boston Americans
Pittsburg
Government Receipts and Expenditures for September
The government reports September receipts totaling 44,100,815 and expenditures 38,480,005. A surplus of 6,540,000 for the month is recorded.
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Washington
Firebombed Vaulted Home in Kokomo Territory
The $5,000 residence of Aaron Shock, one mile west of Ridgeway, was robbed, dynamited, and burned to the ground. All outbuildings except the barn were destroyed. Loss estimated at $10,000 with partial insurance. Shock and family were away. Blame targets a regional string of recent robberies and fires as farmers organize to catch the culprits.
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Ind
Aaron Shock
Ridgeway
Shock
Howard County
Silas Hawk
Chas, Carter
Fred Brooks
Eloped couple seeks secret Elgin marriage
Two youths under 20 entered the city clerk's office in Elgin to obtain a license for Joseph Lentzen and Augusta Matz. After a brief inquiry with a justice, they were directed to Mayor Hubbard. They revealed they eloped from Chicago and asked to keep the ceremony secret for a month, but brought two newspaper men as witnesses. Lentzen runs a Chicago west side store.
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Joseph Lentzen
Augusta Matz
Hubbard
Chicago
Lentzen
West Side
Menelik Invited to Louisiana Purchase Exposition
President Roosevelt sent a message through U S consul R P Skinner to King Menelik of Abyssinia. Skinner will travel to meet Menelik and discuss favorable trade with the United States and invite Abyssinia to exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
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R. P. Skinner
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Skinner
Abyssinia
Menelik
Roosevel
Bride Elopes to Kentucky for Unity Despite Ohio Ban
Jot Iden returns from an out of state trip with Martha A. Slack, both of whom are older and moved to wed. Ohio law barred the union as first cousins, so a Kentucky ceremony was held by Judge Dunn in Covington. The couple then visited Cincinnati, Dayton and Chicago before returning home.
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Covington
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Wreck Victim John Dobras Dies. Funeral Planned
Father Jacobsmeier received a telephone message from Pleasant Plain today announcing the death of John Dobras, a victim of the Udell wreck. The funeral will be held at 10 30 tomorrow. Dobras, about 25, Polish descent, had worked west of the city until a month ago when he took up railroading. He attended St James churchmen. A Cen terville special noted the wreck confusion with John Goodman, as Dobras previously had a limb amputated in error in earlier reports.
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Pleaaant Plain
John Dobras
Udell
Father Jacobsmeier
Pleasant Plain
St. James
Dobras
Miss Mabel Fleming Visits Family in Oskaloosa
Oct 1 note reports Miss Mabel Fleming visiting sister Mrs Lewis Longwell and family in Oskaloosa on Tuesday morning. Also mentions Mrs Rev Giller returning from Hedrick and W W Chaffee driving from Webster to visit daughter Mrs Maude Brown.
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Oskaloosa
Lewis Longwell
Rev. Giller
Hedrick
W. W. Chaffee
Webster
Maude Brown
James Gardner
Marguerite Eyestone
Athia
Robert Spemer
Local Visitors and Departures Highlight Burlington Scene
Oct 2 reports Rennie Wood of Burlington arriving to visit sister Mrs W T Marr. Mrs J H Miller and daughter Mrs S Smith depart for Florence Colo. Harry Moore returns from Chicago. Mrs F G Sands visits Washington today. E Hopengardner released from Iowa City hospital. Mr and Mrs Samuel Sullivan of ? visit old friends. M L Olds and Mrs Alta Dawson host visitors in Washington yesterday.
Surprise Planned by Fraternal Aid at George Schneider Home
Members of the Fraternal Aid arranged a pleasant surprise Wednesday evening at the George Schneider home in southeast Washington. Mr. McMillan of Verdi was in the city today. Rev. M. Payton, new star of the A. M. FE church, arrived from Ft. Madison. His wife and two children will arrive later. He will preach Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
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Washington
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M. Payton
A. M. FE. Church
Ft. Madison
Chicago League Beats the American in Postseason Opener
Four thousand five hundred fans watched the first game of the post-season series between the Chicago National and American League teams. The National League club won the opener by a narrow margin.
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Chicago
Il Town
Miner Ignats Jacobs Disfranchised for Ten Years
Springfield New Jersey Oct 2 Ignats Jacobs a Polish miner from Lincoln has been disfranchised for ten years for selling his vote and sentenced by Judge Patton to ninety days in the county jail in Logan county.
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Logan
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Balfour Opens Campaign With Fiscal Reform Call
Premier Balfour addresses a Sheffield gathering amid a national fiscal reform crisis. He condemns Cobdenism and free trade erosion, warns of tariff walls from colonies and protectionist interests, and insists on focusing the talk on fiscal reform without cabinet changes.
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Sheffield
National Union of Conservative Associations
Palfour
United Kingdom
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Chamberlain
George Hamilton
Ritchie
Britons Debate Reciprocity and Protectionist Risk In Empire
The discussion centers on Cobden France reciprocity and British tariffs. Balfour warns that keeping taxes for diplomacy mirrors imposing duties to back policy. He cites American and German protection, asks if Britain’s free trade includes self governing colonies, and warns of trusts arising under tariffs harming workers.
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America
Cobden
France
Regnegotiation Questions and Self-Conceit in Tax Debates
The speaker questions if negotiations can proceed without nations yielding something of value and argues for granting the government freedom to negotiate. He blames self conceit and pedantry for delaying tax reforms and asserts that fears about taxation are exaggerated. He frames the issue as a demand for fair bargaining and governmental autonomy.
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Clergue Says 800 Men Will Be Paid With Bank Aid
Toronto Ont October 2 F T H Clergue reports a meeting with the Ontario premier and bank executives over Soo enterprises payroll. Banks will advance funds to meet Saturday payroll with government guarantees and deductions from future subsidies to repay the loans. Negotiations continue on settling all liabilities with hopes for success.
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TRAIN KILLS A MULE INDIANA WRECK DELAYS TRAFFIC
The northbound Pennsylvania freight No. 287 derailed after hitting a mule owned by Daniel Irvin of St. Louis Crossing two miles north of Columbus. Engine crew escaped, fireman Wilson injured with a knee wound, wreck train sent, traffic delayed several hours.
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Ind
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Eugineman Wiseman
Wilken
Crittenden
Daniel Irvin
St. Louis Crossing
Cambridge
Wilson
Palliation, Not Cure, in Cobden's Free Trade View
The speaker admits no cure for the current economic ills but proposes palliation through binding treaties. He notes protection endures in great nations and colonies, and argues a world run by treaties demands mutual concessions. He cites Cobden’s free trade ideal while urging a practical arrangement without sacrifices. Laughter follows.
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Philadelphia Detectives Probe Indiana Murder Confession
Frank Gallagher and N C Bond from Philadelphia interviewed Mufus Cantrell at the Jeffersonville reform school and are believed to have secured a confession regarding his role in a Philadelphia murder of a man named Wilson in August. Cantrell’s statement was recorded by a stenographer but the detectives will not release parts of it.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Frank Gallagher
N. C. Bond
Philadelphia
Mufuis Cantrell
Indianapolis
Judgment Against Ex Auditor Sweeney In Kentucky Case
In the Franklin circuit court Judge Cantril awarded judgment for the commonwealth against ex State Auditor Sweeney and his surety Fidelity and Deposit Company of Baltimore for about 17 000 dollars. The funds were paid to maintain soldiers in Frankfort under Governor Traylor in 100.
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Weather forecast by region for today
The weather shows party cloudy skies with showers and variable winds in parts. Indiana expected fair with variable winds. Lower Michigan forecast fair with fresh north winds. Wisconsin mostly fair with fresh northwest winds. Iowa partly cloudy with possible showers and variable winds.
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Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets Report From Chicago and East Buffalo
Daily market summaries show cattle hogs and sheep receipts in Chicago with varied price ranges and totals for different grades and packings. East Buffalo reports slower trade with fleshier hogs and steady sheep and lamb values, while St Louis grain markets move higher for wheat and mixed for corn and oats.
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Dunning & Stevens
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St. Louis
Séiyec
Forger Ring Sought After Mail Pouch Stolen Checks
Philadelphia postal inspectors and local authorities hunt two men linked to a mail pouch missing since September 0 from a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad express. The pouch contained hundreds of checks from local banks. several altered checks were found, increasing fraud and prompting a chase for the culprits.
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Philadelphia
Wow
Dickson
Pennsylvania
Pittebarg
Forger Ring Trace Reaches Asbury Park Bank
Postal inspectors traced the forged check to a man in Asbury Park who opened an account there and deposited the fraudulent item. A New York batch contained a $700 check with altered endorsement, linking to larger schemes. Authorities expect arrests within 48 hours as they recover about 1200 torn checks from a New York lodging house.
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New Jersey
Post Office
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