Explorers’ Records to be Presented for Recognition
New York reports that Dr. Cook and Commander Peary face a demand to submit observations and data to a powerful scientific commission before any official recognition of their claim. Peary has indicated willingness to comply, while Cook says he will present all records to the University of Copenhagen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cook
Usal
The
Nations Geographical Society
Peary
Peary Fins
al Eady
Miss Ruth Hall Sues Phone Company for Damages
In West Union Iowa Miss Ruth Hall sues the Chicago Telephone Company for one thousand dollars alleging an accident in Chicago March 5 1907 caused by a live wire falling on her telephone line. The shock threw her to the floor injuring her ear spine neck and glands and leaving her in poor health for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Miss Ruth
Chicagoelephone Company
Cook County
Ilinois
Chicago
Hall
Girl Scalded to Death in Boone Incident
In Boone Louisiana on October 2 the young daughter of Mrs. Joel Robinson pulled a plug from a washing machine filled with hot water causing scalding death.
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Boone, la
Joel Robinson
Boone
Upper Iowa Conference picks Charles City for next session
Mason City Iowa Oct 2 by decisive vote the Upper Iowa Methodist Episcopal conference selected Charles City as the next site for its annual conference. Fayette and Cedar Falls were defeated as candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Mason City
Upper Iowa Methodist
Arshals
Fayette and
Cedar
Government Fights Lands Cases for Five Civilized Tribes
Wellington Oct 2 The department of justice moves to recover lands seized from five civilized tribes arguing the properties could not be alienated under federal control. Suit seeks restoration of vast tracts and title clearance for Indian landowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Civilized Tribes
Wellington
Depart of Justice
Ef.rt
Judge Dismisses Jury in grafting case in South Carolina
In Columbia South Carolina Judge Emminger dismissed the jury trying ex director John Black of the dispensary board for grafting after it found a juror spoke with outsiders and read a newspaper with editorial comments while in the jury room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
Emminger
Mujor
John Black
No Dispensary Board
Woman Guilty of Bigamy Sentenced Five Years
Des Moines reports Pearl Davis, the first woman indicted in Polk County for bigamy, found guilty in district court and sentenced to an indeterminate five year term in Anamosa by Judge Illex. The evidence showed she believed her first husband had been divorced when she married again.
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Pearl Davis
Des Moines
Pear]vis
Olk County
District Court
Anamosa
Illex
Iowa Fifty-First Veterans Parade Postponed to Mid October
The first reunion of the Fiftieth Iowa veterans of the Spanish-American War in Iowa City has been delayed from Oct 7 to 9 and rescheduled for mid October. A monster celebration is planned, promising greater ceremony than any previous military event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa Vetans
Wa City
Inflexible Headlines At Judson Fulton Naval Celebration
Among twenty visiting warships the Inflexible stands out as the flagship of the British squadron. It features eight twelve inch guns and speed claimed to exceed that of the Mauretania despite a 17 500 tonnage. German flagship Dresden and French Verite also present new naval ideas.
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Mauretania
Dresden
Trade Review For The Week In New York
Bradstreet's notes cooler weather expanding trade across crop and industrial movements. Rail traffic rises as shipments grow. iron and steel sectors show full or extra time. Textile buyers and prices remain divergent. wool and raw wool stay strong despite cancellations. Week's failures total 195. wheat exports reach 9,322,760 bushels and corn exports 118,841 bushels.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
Alpes
American Ship Seized Off Profresso by Mexican Gun Boat
The Pensacola fishing schooner Galdwell H. Colt with eight crew members was seized by a Mexican gunboat off Profresso and the men jailed. The vessel departed Pensacola fifteen days earlier for fishing banks and news of the seizure arrived last night, suspected over poaching on Mexican preserves. The master had warned against entering Mexican grounds after a prior loss of a similar ship, advising to hide fishing gear if forced to seek shelter.
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Pensacola
Fla
Galdwell H. Colt
Profresso
Colt Way
Boy Soldiers at Pittsburg Convention Opens
Pittsburg hosts the sixteenth annual United Boys' Brigade of America convention. About 4000 boys and men connected with the organization are in the city as the event formally opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pittsburge
United Boys’ Brigade of America
Two Students Out for Hazing in University Action
After a council of administration meeting at the University of Illinois, D. Emmert of Muskogee Oklahoma and Arthur Wide of Mineral Illinois were both actioned for hazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Council of Administration
University of Ilinois
D. Emmert
Muskogee
Okla
Arthur W.ide
Mineral, Ill
Buckley Heads Mining Congress At Goldfield
Dr. B R Buckley of Flat River Missouri elected president of the mining congress for the ensuing year. Officers named include John Darn of Utah as first vice president George F W Dorsey of Utah as second vice president Samuel A Taylor of Pittsburg as third vice president and J F Gallbreath as secretary. The gathering in Goldfield discussed forestry regulations affecting mineral claims in forest reserves drawing sharp criticism of the forestry service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield, Nev
Gitf Ord Pinchat
Cat Mining Cou
Forestry Service
Department of Mineral
B. R. Buckley
Flat River
Congress
John Darn
Utah
George F. W. Dorsey
Camuel A. Taylor
Pittsburg
J. F. Gallbreath
Indian Fugitive Kills Girl in Riverside Chase
Wild Boy, a young Piute Indian, who had been pursued for days across the desert, murdered an eighteen year old Indian girl he was taking with him after killing her father. The girl's body was found in the desert and the search was temporarily halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Cal
Wild Boy
Auditor Robert M. Person resigns from Interior Department
Washington on October 2 reports Auditor Robert M. Person resigns claiming South Dakota senators act for political reasons and that the president should be relieved of embarrassment. His resignation takes effect on December 1.
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Person
Washington
South Dakota
Robert 5
Interior Department
Clyde Fitch Buried in Woodlawn After Paris Death
Clyde Fitch the playwright was buried in Woodlawn cemetery after funeral services at the Church of the Ascension. A large gathering of actors artists and literary and theatrical people attended the rites in New York City. The church was crowded with attendees.
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New York
Clyde Fitch
France
Woodlawn
Church of the Ascension
Prominent Jesuit Educator Dies in Philadelphia
The Rev Igna tius Renaud S J a leading Catholic educator in the United States died in Philadelphia on October 2. He was aged and a member of the Society of Jesus. His death marks a major loss to Catholic education nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ignatius Renaud
Society of Jesus
Taft Sets Panama Canal View and Talks Tariffs on Coast
Taft completes a long western swing with 5 000 miles behind him and eight major addresses. He pledges Panama Canal completion in 1915 and outlines positions on tariffs, conservation, and financial reforms. The stop in Tacoma drew a cordial crowd.
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Panama Canal
San Diego
Tacoma
Wash
Seattle
Taft
Pacific Coast
D. C. Collier
Cal
George Burnham
The
Exposition Company
Armed Forces Parade in Newburgh Opens Foreign Troop Welcome
Newburgh New York October 2 The first foreign armed forces parade in the city history featured the Netherlands Utrecht and the Clermont Half Moon with naval escort. Governor Hughes and local officials reviewed the procession as Dutch troops and US sailors received a hearty reception. Commander Peary’s Arctic ship arrived later and Peary disembarked before returning to New York.
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Newburgh
Utrecht
Netherlands
New York
Hughes
United States
Elf
Peary
Half Moon
Thaw Case On Legality Of Commitment To Matteawan
The New York Court of Appeals will decide if Harry K Thaw's commitment to Matteawan state hospital was lawful and whether oral betting violates anti race track gambling laws. Thaw contends a jury trial was required to determine his sanity after the White murder acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Thaw
Stanford White
Water Power Trust Forms Threat to Water Sites
Washington reporting that Gifford Pinchot, chief of the Bureau of Forestry, warned that a monopoly is forming to seize water power sites. He called for remedial legislation at the upcoming Congress session to protect this national resource.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Bureau of Forestry
West
Congress
Hog and cattle market report from Chicago trade
The Chicago hog market shows steady receipts with 6000 hogs estimated today and 3302 left over from yesterday. Prices range from 7.55 to 8.40 for light to heavy hogs, while cattle and sheep totals are steady with 1500 sheep noted.
Chicago Om 3 1989 Hors Prices and Receipts Snapshot
Chicago market summary shows estimated receipts today around 6 00 official receipts yesterday 10 545 shipments yesterday 56 with 3302 estimated receipts tomorrow 23000. Prices range with bulk 7 90 to 8 20 light 7 50 to 4 25 mixed packers 7 60 to 8 40 heavy ships grades 7 50 to 19 rough 7 0 to 7 75 porkers 8 05 to 8 15 pigs 6 43 to 7 30.
Chicago Market Closing Prices for Oct 2 1909
The Chicago market closed slowly with cattle steady and sheep steady. Bulk cattle ranged from 7.90 to 8.20, light 7.60 to 8.25, mixed packers 7.69 to 8.40, heavy shirg grades 7.50 to 8.40, rough 7.50 to 7.75.
Grain Company Furnishes Postal Telegraph Building
Beach-Wickham Grain Company furnishes 544 and 545 Postal Telegraph Building in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
John A. Babcock Care North American Live Stock Commission
John A. Babcock is named in association with North American Live Stock Commission Company in a notice. The item lists involvement or role related to the firm and its operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North .American
LIVE
Stock Commission Company
Peary Receives Ardent Welcome From New York Crowd
New York City and Staten Island celebrate Commander Robert E Peary as he returns aboard the Arctic ship Roosevelt with his wife. A naval parade from New York to Newburgh honors the explorer while ships vie to salute the vessel and its celebrated crew.
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Peary
New York
New York City
Staten Island
Robert B. Peary
Roosevelt
Bartlett
Wardwell
Children’s Day in Hudson Fete in New York
Across New York City boroughs half a million school children joined the Hudson Fulton celebration with historical exercises at Stony Point battlefield where Governor Hughes gave an address and the Daughters of the Revolution dedicated a monument. A carnival illuminated parade with fifty street floats capped the day.
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Hudson
New York
Hudson-Fulton
Stony Point Battlefield
Hughes
Daughters of the Revolution
Baseball Box Scores and Standings From Yesterday
National League games at Cincinnati and St Louis. gasper Clark Laudermilk Phelps cited. American League pair at New York with Kusel Stephens Warhop Sweeney and Gilligan Stephens Quinn Blair. Philadelphias race with Chicago. Washington and Cleveland results. Boston and Detroit outcomes with Speer Casey Kart mentioned.
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Cincinnati
R.ale
St. Louis
Gasper-Clark
Laudermilk-Phelps
New York
R.hle
Kusel Stephens
Warhop-Sweeney
R.H.E
Gilligan-Stephens
Quinn Blair
Philadelphia
RACE
Phil’phia
Chicago
Bender-Lapp
Olmstead-Sullivan
Washington
Winhton
Cleveland
Mexico Faces Corn Famine and Crop Loss Report
Mexico City reports a corn famine looming as the import duty is urged to be lifted to ease shortages. Ninety percent of a key vegetable crop has been destroyed, worsening the food supply outlook across the nation.
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Mexico City
Oet
Mexico
Alia
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Iver Deen
Explorer
National Geographical Society
Trade Review For
Bugeley
Pinchat
Cody
Beverly
Boston
Monetary Commission
Milwaukee
Winona
Denver
Spokane
Alaska
Grawd
Ames
Clermont
Poushkeapsis
Wewburgh
Poughkeepsie
Benjamin McClung
Govanor Hughes
Lam
Henry Hudeen
Charlies
Bullock
Robert Fulton
Clement
Trojan
Prouty
Vermont
Hudson-Fulton Commission
Water Power Trust Forms
Pinchot
Hors
Grain Market
National League
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