Mayoral aides and police indicted in Davenport bribery case
Indictments accuse Mayor Ingledue Deputy Nason Samuel Wen YY Fritz Wenger Assistant Chief Clark Sergeant Goodale Patrolman Rage Jones Frank Hass and McNamara of conspiring to obstruct a federal officer. Bonds set at 21000 each. trial in Des Moines next term.
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Davenport
Er Lugiedue
Marshalltown
Sherry Charles Nason
Samuel Wen YY
Fritz Wenger
Michael Clark
Goodale
Rage Jones
Frank Hass
McNamara
United States
Smith McPherson
Aisne McPherson
Pear
Des Moines
Ingledue
Everett EB. van Wert
United States Indian Service
Ian Wert
Indiana Man Slain by Son in Doorway Plot
Terre Haute Indiana October 8 Following the murder Ralph Conover Sr. at his doorway Ralph Conover Jr and George Greenleaf were arrested charged with the murder. Police say the young Conover admitted a plot to kill his father over alleged brutal treatment. They claimed to have placed an old army musket in the yard and fired when the elder Conover returned home after berating them for playing cards.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ralph Conover
Ralph Onover, Jr
George Greenleafere
Murer
Conover
Jonever
Greenleaf
Pnsessign
Ossing Omahan Located for Manager Who Disappeared
George W. Bowes general manager for Armour and Co. who vanished over a month ago has been located at Fort Francis Ontario. A telegram to A G Finney in charge of the plant says Bowes is alive and well and en route toward Thunder Bay County. He has decided to resign and will not return to Omaha.
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Fort Francis
Ont
Omaha
George W. Bowes
Armour & Co
Fort Tancis
G. Finney
Armour
Well
Thunder Bay
Mayoral nominees Bannard and Gaynor face heated campaign
Otto T Bannard Republican fusion nominee with backing from the committee of one hundred and Citizens Union challenges William J Gaynor Democrat and Municipal Democracy in a heated race for New York mayor. Bannard is a longtime Republican council member and school board veteran allied with Roosevelt and Taft. Gaynor sits on the Supreme Court and also holds Tammany backing.
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New York
Otto T. Bannard
William J. Gaynor
Republicans of
Democrats
Mr. Bannard
Committee of One Hundred
Citizens’ Union
Judge Gaynor
Tammany
Municipal Democracy
Nepublican Party
Theodore Rosevelt
Taft
Gaynor
Supreme Court
Nming
Curtiss Flies at St Louis in Record Showing
Glenn H Curtiss staged three flights at St Louis drawing about 400000 spectators. His final run ended with engine trouble forcing an abrupt landing and a broken rudder guy. Dirigibles piloted by Roy Knabenshue Lincoln Beachey and Thomas Baldwin wowed the crowd with coordinated flights and dramatic maneuvers.
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St. Louis
Glenn H. Curtiss
Rheims
France
Curtiss
Roy Knabenshue
Lincoln Beachey
Thomas Baldwin
Knabenshue
Beachey
Elevators and buildings burn in Denton fire
The Burlington railroad line west from Lincoln was blocked for ten hours as two grain elevators burned at Denton, Nebraska. Two business houses and a residence were destroyed, totaling about 40 000 dollars in losses.
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Lincoln, Neb
Burlington Railroad
Lincoln
Denton
Senator Hale's Son Promoted
Washington dispatch reports Chandler Hale of Maine, son of Senator Hale, named third assistant secretary of state. He will replace William Phillips of Bogans who becomes secretary of the American embassy at London, with John R. Carter succeeding as ambassador to Roumania.
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Hale
Washington
Chandler Hale
Maine
Senator Hale
Wiliam Phillips
Bogan
London
John R
Carter
Roumania
Fatal Collapse at Fair Grounds in Springfield
A platform at a Springfield street fair collapsed injuring eight people and killing one boy. The incident occurred at the fairgrounds on October 8. Officials investigate the cause and oversee the affected ARCA district.
Opening Game of World Series at Forbes Field
Pittsburg hosts Detroit in the opening game of the 1909 World Series. A record crowd gathers at Forbes Field as the American League champions face the National League pennant winners to decide baseball's world championship. Detroit seeks a third straight bid. Pittsburg last played for the title in 1903.
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Pittsburg
Forbes Field
Detroit
Hughey Jennings
Chicago Nationals
Boston Americans
Registration is light at Pierre as crowds miss forecast
Pierre South Dakota October 8 The registration total to date is well below expectations with a projection under 20 000. Despite low turnout the Gas Belt exposition draws visitors from the Midwest to Texas and the city remains well filled with guests and observers.
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Pierre
Middle West
Ohio
Wyoming
Texas
Uniform Grading Of All Grains Progress In Meeting
Grain dealers national association adopts uniform grading for corn oats barley and rice and standard market grades for certain maizes. A five member committee will seek agreement with state commissions on five wheat grading points while preserving the existing test weights for some wheat grades.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Grain Dealers’ National Association
St. Louis
Kansas City
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas
Boards of Trade
Mount Pleasant Hosts Noted P E O Sisterhood Convention
About 250 delegates and visitors from across the United States attend the nineteenth convention of the supreme grand chapter of the P E O Sisterhood in Mount Pleasant Iowa. Carrie M Peterson of Aurora Nebraska presides with Carroll of Des Moines introduced as a leading founder. The event fills the First Presbyterian Church. Also notes introductions of founders and officers. In Clinton Iowa a boy is fatally injured after colliding with a car while coasting on his bicycle driven by a chauffeur for ex Congressman C M Curtis.
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Mount Pleasant
United States
Supreme Grand Chapter
P. E. O. Sisterhood
First Presbyterian Church
Carrie M. Peterson
Aurora
Neb
B.F. Carroll
Des Moines
Carroll
Alice Babb
Mary Stafford
Sisterhood
Clinton
Clarence Buelow
Northwestern
C. M. Curtis
Lee Burger
Gaynor Silent on Tammany In Nomination Acceptance
Justice William J. Gaynor accepted the Democratic nomination for mayor of Greater New York. He did not attack Tammany Hall as some had expected. Hearst had urged an independent bid unless Gaynor denounced Tammany. The speech only mildly targeted Republican candidate Barnard over campaign contributions.
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Greater New York
New York
William J. Gaynor
Justice Gaynor
Tammany Hall
William Randolph Hearst
Gaynor
Barnard
Robison Kills Wife in Kokomo Dry Goods Store
In Kokomo Indiana on October 8 William Robison shot and killed his wife at a dry goods store as she said she would sue for divorce. A trial will consider his insanity defense. Robison is the son of David Robison who in 1875 killed two children and shot at family members.
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Kokomo
Ind
William Robison
Robison
David Robison
Cattle Market Sees Varied Receipts and Higher Tones
Estimated receipts total around 2000 with strong to higher prices. Beeves range 4.25 to 8.0 per hundredweight, cows and heifers 2.20 to 6.00, Texas steers 4.00 to 5.75, stockers and feeders 3.10 to 3.0. Western cattle 4.00 to 2.
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Texas
Sheep Sale Receipts Range Across Market Categories
Receipts estimated for the market include Steafy Native sheep from 250 to 49 Western sheep, 275 to 600 Yearlings, 450 to 6 60 mba, 425 to 7 25 Western lambs, and 459 to 7 10. The figures cover diverse classes and imply varied demand across the livestock categories.
New York Sewers Explode After Lighted Stub Ignition
A series of sewer explosions in New York on Oct 8 shook a large area injuring several and damaging property. Manhole covers flew into crowded streets. windows shattered and many people cut by flying glass. Police attribute the blasts to accidental ignition of sewer gas mixed with gasoline vapors from nearby garages after a lighted cigar stub was tossed into a sewer opening.
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New York
Middle West
Market Opens Strong as Beef Prices Edge Higher
Chicago early market shows more active opening with bulk prices 7 60 to 7 90 and light 7 15 to 7 86. Mixed packers 7 40 to 8 05 heavy ship's grades 7 30 to 8 10 rough 7 30 to 7. Cattle strong, sheep steady.
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Gia
Albany pageant honors Hudson and Fulton replicas
Governor Hughes and Mrs Hughes attended a grand spectacle in Albany celebrating Hudson Multon Day. Reproductions of Henry Hudsons ship Half Moon and Robert Fultons Clermont sailed to shore as a welcome yacht led the way. Civics and military groups paraded. the governor reviewed the procession at City Hall.
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Hughes
Albany
N. Y
Hudson Multon
Henry Hudson
Half Moon
Robert Fulton
Clermont
Governor Hughes
Norwich
Hudson
Reporter to Preacher in Ottumwa News
Ottumwa reports that Harry F. P. Horton resigns as Courier reporter to become pastor of the Seneta congregation, taking up ministerial duties after stepping down.
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Ottumwa
Harry FP. Horton
Courier
Seneta
Rhode Island Democrats Adopt Platform at State Convention
The Providence report notes the Rhode Island Democratic platform denounces the Payne AIdrich tariff as unfair and calls for a national popular vote for the U S senator. It also endorses a federal income tax and mentions Arnold and Wilcox in connection with the party lineup.
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Rhode Island
Providence
Gehogheee
JOHN A BABCOCK Care of NORTH'. AMERICAN LIVE STOCK
Ambiguous fragment lists JOHN A BABCOCK care of NORTH AMERICAN LIVE STOCK. The readable line hints at a personal name associated with a livestock business listing in a trade publication.
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North
Taft Explores Mariposa Big Trees In Yosemite Trip
President Taft set out at sunrise from Wawona California for the Mariposa grove entrance eight miles away. He joined naturalist John Muir on a rugged Sierras outing marked by bracing air and no public speeches. The trip followed a tiring stay in San Francisco as Taft enjoyed one of his most pleasing excursions.
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John Muir
Wawona
Cal
Taft
Yosemite
Sierras
San Francisco
Mia
Counterfeiting Suspect Sentenced in Federal Court
A former railroad worker confessed passing counterfeit bills totaling eight dollars. B Pettus pleaded guilty in a federal court in Leavenworth and was sentenced for counterfeiting offenses.
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B. Pettus
Leavenworth
He Escapes From Denver Detention
A man escapes from a Denver detention facility as police launch a search. Officials report the incident and request any information leading to his capture.
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Denver
Oscar
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
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