Sweden Aims to Build 1909 America’s Cup Yacht
Goesta Kylberger and William Olsson plan a national Swedish subscription to back a 500 000 crown yacht with total costs near 1 000 000 crowns. The vessel, built from Swedish materials and crewed by Swedes, targets Baltic practice in 1908 and American waters in 1909 to challenge for the Cup. Prince Gustaf Adolf and King Oscar back the effort to boost Sweden US relations through sailing prowess.
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Stockholm
Goesta Kylberger
William Olsson
Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Oscar
Wirlberger
Baltic
Prince Tinstav
Prince Gustav Adolf
Prince William
Hited States
Yacht Club
Sweden
Churchmen in Council at Richmond General Convention
The forty fifth triennial general convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States convened in Richmond with many foreign dignitaries including the archbishop of the West Indies and bishops from London St. Albans Montgomery Niagara Quebec Ontario and MacKenzie river. Officers were re elected and a communion at Holy Trinity Church featured a sermon by Bishop Winnington Ingram who urged against the new theology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
United States
West Indies
London
St. Albans
Montgomery
Niagara
Quebec
Ontario
MacKenzie River
Holy Trinity Church
Winnington-Ingram
Nine Democratic nominees refuse city ticket positions
Cincinnati report notes that nine of the Democratic municipal ticket’s winners decline their places. Vice Mayor Jaff Auditor Culkins and Treasurer Weller lead the list. They object to autocratic convention control and what they call excessive boss rule by officials elected two years prior.
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Cincinnati
Twe None
Jaff
Culkins
Treasure Weller
Council
Board of Public Service
Hadeen
Columbus Republican announces Hugh T. Fier for Governor
The Columbus Evening Republican reports Hugh T. Fier of Columbus is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor. Fier is forty years old and born on a farm sixteen miles northeast of Columbus in Nineveh township, Johnson County.
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Columbus
Ind
Columbus Evening Republican
Hugh T. Fier
Miller
Combus
Nineveh Township
Johnson Nty
Prince of Wales Presents All England Club Tennis Cup
The Prince of Wales attended the Davis Cup doubles match on July 22 and presented the All England Lawn Tennis Club with a silver cup to be held for a year by the winner of the singles in the world championship contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
London
Prince of Wales
All-England Law Tennis Club
Frisco Democrats Nominate For Mayor In 1906 Race
San Francisco delegates at the Democratic convention nominate Edward Robeson Taylor for mayor and William H. Lang for district attorney, with several Republicans winning party roles. The platform praises the bribery prosecutions and urges reform.
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Frisco Democrats
San Francisco
Demcratic
Edward Robeson Taylor
William H. Langa
Republs
The
Plate
Primary Law Knocked Out in Springfield Supreme Court Ruling
The supreme court declares the primary election law unconstitutional for exceeding the title, duplicating ballots, delegating nominating powers to county committees, failing to register voters properly, and denying votes for three general assembly candidates. Only Justice Carter dissents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Supreme Court
Justice Hand
General Assembly
Carter
John R Bradley Arctic Expedition Returns to North Sydney
The United States auxiliary schooner yacht John R Bradley arrived in North Sydney after an Arctic voyage begun in July. It landed Dr. F H Cook at Smiths Sound and plans to cross Elismere land in spring and reach the pole via the Polar sea with a two year provisioning, dogs and sledges, and a party including Cook and Eskimos. The expedition spent the winter thirty miles north of Peary’s prior winter.
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North Sydney
N. S
United States Auxiliary
John R. Bradley
Arctic
Bradley
F. H. Cook
Smith's Sound
Elismereland
Pole
Polar Sea
Dr. Cook
Peary
Foreigner Will Carry Our Coal
Washington reports only the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company accepted the Navy Department offer to move coal for the Atlantic battleship fleet at 50 percent above foreign-bottom rates. The Virginian steamship, 12 000 tons, will be paid 3 60 a ton to haul coal to Magdalena Bay San Francisco or Mare Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Navy Department
Magdalena Bay
San Francisco
Mare Island
Steel Trust Buys New Haven Plant in Receiver Sale
The National Steel and Wire company of New Haven was purchased by United States Steel Corporation at a receiver's sale. The deal is reported to total about $600,000, following the company’s economic troubles and bankruptcy proceedings. The plant operated large factories in New Haven.
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Steel Trust
New York
National Steel and Wire Company
New Haven
United States Steel Corporation
Surgeon Success for Admiral Mahan in New York
Rear Admiral A T Mahan underwent a surgical operation at the Private Hospital association sanatorium in New York. The procedure was entirely successful and he is reported to be recovering rapidly.
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Mahan
New York
A.T. Mahan
Naval Affairs
Private
Hospital Association
Admiral Mahan
Roosevelt Urges Mississippi Revitalization as National Task
President Roosevelt, drenched by rain in St Louis, calls restoring the Mississippi as a great commercial artery a national duty. He backs a fourteen foot channel, warns against reckless plans, and urges unified waterway policy while stressing the Monroe doctrine and Panama Canal relevance. He lands to an immense ovation as governors, congressmen, and officials greet him before a Deep Waterways meeting.
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St. Louis
Roosevelt
Mississippi River
Lakes
Gulf
Jai Alai
Congress
Marshall
Wilson
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Panama Canal
Roosevelt Introduced as Audience Rises in Missouri
Governor Folk introduces President Roosevelt who is warmly cheered as he takes the podium. He stresses the need for central control of interstate corporations, especially railroads, and argues the constitution must adapt to regulate those operating across state lines.
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Roosevelt
Folk
Missouri
President and party voyage to Jefferson Hotel luncheon
After the address the president and escorts fled to waiting carriages and sped to the Jefferson hotel for a luncheon hosted by the St. Louis Business Men's League with over 400 guests. The president praised the league’s aims and the trip continued by steamer Mississippi after a delayed departure and a missing Governor Curry was found aboard the Alton. The flotilla included the Colonel MacKenzie, the Alton, and fifteen state governors. Soldiers at Jefferson Barracks saluted as the craft passed. The president then addressed Cairo, Illinois.
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Jefferson Hotel
St. Louis Business Men's League
James E. Smith
League
Governor Curry
New Mexico
Mississippi
Alton
MacKenzie
Inland Waterways Commission
Tennessee
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Cairo
Alton Greeted Roosevelt on River Approach
President Theodore Roosevelt ships a greeting from Alton Illinois where residents nicknamed the town’s leader the “Stork Mayor.” The president’s steamer neared Alton as crowds gathered along the riverbank in response to the arrival.
Alton’s Stork Mayor Praised by Roosevelt Caption
A poster along the riverfront urged attention to Alton with 25,000 residents claiming a stork mayor. President Roosevelt responded with a telegram praising Alton and its population, noting Mayor Beall who built flats rented to families with children.
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Alton
St Louis
Roosevelt
Beall
Peculiar Mission Tamer Joins Michigan School District
Chelsea, Oct 3. Dwieht Marion a professional tamer of wayward scholars has been sent to the Lee township district school in Calhoun county. Marion, a 6 foot 300 pound veteran in teaching unruly pupils, is expected to restore order and leave behind a peaceful, obedient class and a praised school board reward.
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Chelsea, Mich
Dwieht
Marien
Lee Township
Cualdewn County
Dove of Peace
Claire Schemerhorn
Battle Creek
Marion
Death and Burial of Wealthy Mall Street Operator Carey
New York reports the death and burial of William Francis Carey once a wealthy mall street operator. He entertained on Madison Avenue and later died in poverty after a stock slump, having sought day labor despite previously earning about $200,000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Francis Carey
Carey
Madison Avenue
Broom Corn Prices Booming in Arthur District
Broom corn prices surge in Broomington Illinois as nine crops in the Arthur district sell for $10 per ton. Many farmers declined offers hoping for $10 to $20 more, with prices well above those of 1906 which ranged about $3 to $7 per ton.
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Broomington
Arthur
Ess
Soo
Glass plant fire hits Evansville loss and jobs
The American Lamp Chimney Glass company plant in Evansville Indiana burned giving a loss of 100000 dollars. The plant was insured for 40000 dollars and several hundred workers were left unemployed by the blaze.
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Evansville
Ind
American Lamp Chimney Glass Company
Kaiser to Visit Wilhelmina in The Hague
It is announced that the German emperor and empress plan to visit Queen Wilhelmina in The Hague during the latter part of November.
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Kaiser
Wilhelmina
The
Hague
Market report from Chicago hogs and cattle trade
The Chicago market on Oct 3 1907 shows hog receipts estimated at 17000 with 6280 left over from yesterday. Prices steady with light hogs 605 to 670, mixed packers 575 to 670, heavy shipping grades 560 to 650 and rough 560 to 585. Cattle 8500 steady, sheep 20000 steady.
Market Report from Washington Iowa by J W Culver Co
Estimated receipts today 17000 with yesterday’s leftovers. Tomorrow’s receipts projected at 4000. Market notes show strong overall with Top 670 Bulk 595 to 635 Cattle 1500 steady Sheep 20000 steady to strong. Furnished by J W Culver & Co Washington Iowa Phone 741.
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J. W. Culver & Co
Washington
Iowa
Chicago
Acquittal for Borah on Idaho timber land charge
United States Senator Borah is acquitted of conspiracy to defraud the government of timber lands in Idaho. The defense offered no closing argument as the jury returned a verdict after a brief deliberation. A public celebration followed at the Idaho hotel with cheers, a brass band, and a large crowd in Boise on October 3.
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Boise
Ida
United States
Borah
Idaho
Idaho Hotel
Senator Borah
Borah Denies Barber Lumber Ties as Trial Concludes
Judge Whitson rejects defense bid for acquittal after prosecution offers scant evidence against Borah. Borah testifies he never represented his late friend Governor Steunenberg and did not own Barber Lumber stock. He states 3389 deeds were recorded in his office and claims no role in purchases or dummy trustees. The defense rests as prosecutors present their case.
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Whitson
Ihs
Borah
Steunenberg
Tle
Barber Lumber Company
Sharpe
Senator Borah
Rand
Long
Killed by a Turntable In Illinois Town
John B. Villars of St. Joseph Illinois was crushed to death under a railroad turntable after being seen at the central roundhouse window. He had been in Champaign for two days and reportedly drank heavily. His body was found in the turntable pit an hour later.
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Champaign
John B. Villars
St. Joseph
Ilinois Central Roundhouse
Villars
Rockefeller Heads to Pocantico for Winter
Rockefeller leaves Cleveland for winter home in Pocantico Hills. He is accompanied by Mrs. Rockefeller and other family members.
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Rockefeller
Pocantico
Cleveland
Johan D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Mrs. Rockefeller
Agaliy
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New York Yacht Lab
Enterprise
Atlantic
Cincinnati Democrats
Ilinois
Schooner
Explorer Cook
M’kinley
Canton
President McKinley
Buffalo
Charles Henry Niehaus
Ohio
St.louis
President
Mound City
National Executive
St. Louis Harbor
Keokuk
Memphis
Deep Waterways Association
President Roosevelt
Alton, LL
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
North American Commission Company
Wer
Porah
Board of Education
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