Christiancy resigns as post office assistant attorney general
Washington Oct 10. Postmaster General accepts the resignation of G W Christiancy from the post office department post as assistant attorney general. He cites ill health and need for rest in his July and April letters. Robb reports no evidence against Christiancy and urges acceptance of the resignation. Payne signs the formal acceptance.
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Washington
G. KW. C. Christiancy
Post Office Department
Christianey
Payne
Christiancy
Robb
Tyner
Contractors Lose The Suit In Chicago Sanitary Case
Judge Stern's opinion is reversed by the branch appellate court, remanding the damages suit by McMahon Montgomery and others against the sanitary district of Chicago. Plaintiffs sought 400000 damages for delay in right of way and extra work on section O of the sanitary canal. A lower court awarded 170. The second item reports Alma Lamotte, 5, and Lawrence Lamotte, 16 months, died in a gasoline tank fire. their mother, severely burned, remains unaware of the tragedy and is in danger.
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Chicago
Stern
Circuit Court
Branch
McMahon & Montgomery Company
Green’n Dredging Company
FitsSimmons & Cornell Company
Hayes Bros
Sanitary District of Chicago
St. Paul
Get
Alma Lamotte
Lawrencr
Mre. Lamotte
Hea
Resignations Emerge Amid Post Office Treasury Probe
Washington Oct 10 Charles J Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad critique officials including Henry A Castle Perry Heath former assistant postmaster Merritt A L Lawshee deputy auditor and Robert J Tracewell comptroller of the treasury in a report on charges against post office and treasury officials Castle resigns saying he seeks to leave official life and avoid a long inquiry Noten L Chew may be named successor Lawshee praised in the Philippines Taft era probe and Tracewell defended by Shaw aimed at clerks’ pay allowances
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Washington
Charles J. Bonaparte
Holmes Conrad
Post Office
Treasury Departments
Seymour J.ullock
Henry A. Castle
Postoffice Department
Perry
Ileath
Neraly
Merritt
Washington City
A. L. Lawshee
Robert J. Tracewell
The
Treasury
Castle
Slaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Bonaparte
Conrad
Bristow
Messrs
Noten L. Chew
Noblesville
Ind
Lawshee
Indiana
Postoffice
Cuba
Philippines
Taft
Tracewell
Postofice
Shaw
Dun & Co Weekly Review Summary Report
Dun and Company reports no major developments in the commercial world as of October 10. Markets show caution in contracting and no notable changes in trade conditions are reported.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Anarchist William Mac Queen Escapes Bond Judgement
New York dated Oct 10 reports that William Mac Queen the anarchist convicted of rioting in Pateren New Jersey and sentenced to five years has escaped by jumping Ivins Dall. He now claims in Lomson that he fled after being influenced by the Committee of Defense which he says deemed his bondsman a capitalist and urged flight while writing letters to newspapers.
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New York
William MacQueen
Pateren
N. J
Ivins Dall
Lomson
Committee of Defense
Qct
Michael Davitt
Larios & Co
Rewsian
Dewitt
Bedford Postmaster John 4 Chirk Guilty of Criminal Libel
In Bedford Iowa on October 10 a grand jury indicted John F Chirk postmaster and owner of the Bedford Republican on criminal libel charges. The case stems from remarks about N M Williams Justice of the Peace as printed in Clark's paper.
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Bedford
John 4. Chirk
Bedford Ties Republican
N. M Williams
Williams
Clark
Cabinet Meeting Short as Post Office Probe Discussed
Washington Oct 10 The cabinet met for a little over an hour with all members except Secretaries Root and Hitchcock. The main topic was the post office investigation and the trial of cases pending before the courts.
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Washington
Root
Hitchcock
Post Office
Secret Service Finds New Counterfeit Twenty Dollar Note
Chief Wilkie announces the discovery of a counterfeit S20 note on the First National Bank of Maytell New York. The note is a plain uncolored photograph style, suggesting an amateur origin.
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Washington
Wilkie
Secret Service
First National Bank
Maytell
N.Y
Dynamite Found On Tracks Near Butte Reported
Helena Montana October story says a fuse placed on the Northern Pacific tracks by a train crew to warn a following train of a delay led to reports that a stick of dynamite was found nearby, though the origin was traced to the warning device rather than an attack.
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Helena
Mont
Oqet
Northern Pacific
Butte
Governor Bliss in poor health in Lansing
Lansing reports Governor Bliss is in poor health after narrowly escaping pneumonia and enduring a severe cold for several days. The condition prompted attention as officials monitor his recovery in Michigan.
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Michigan
Lansing, Mich
Oct. W
Bliss
French Chambers Called in Extra Session
Paris October 10 President Loubet signed a decree convening an extraordinary session of the chambers to meet.
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Paris
Loubet
City Hall graft investigation opens with alderman run probe
Chicago officials form a council committee to probe graft charges in city hall. James Quinn, city sealer, demands inquiry into his brother’s salary and alleged nonwork. Building Commissioner Williams is the first official summoned as public calls for accountability rise.
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Chicago
James Quinn
Herrman
Williams
Mit
Color Line in Football Sparks Wabash Ree Polytechnic Row
In Crawfombville Indiana October 1 a Wabash College versus Ree Polytechnic Terre Haute game was canceled to avoid play by Cedron, the colored player from Wabash. Ree Polytechnic refused to withdraw objections, calling the action a social issue and drawing the color line on social affairs.
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Rose Pelytechnic
Hit
Increase of Desertsions Prompt Military Journal Figure
A military journal reports about 10,000 men eligible for service have not reported for conscription and were sentenced in contumacy. The paper suggests they may be abroad, noting this is more than twice the previous figure. No reasons are given, but brutality incidents by NCOs toward privates are suspected.
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Pertin
Eluiite
Congress urged for flood control in Kansas City
Ty Phebergen reports the interstate interverplacement congress convened in Kansas City to seek a substantial appropriation to improve the Kansas and Missouri rivers. About 200 delegates from Missouri and Kansas attend with engineers and civic leaders. Senator Chester I Long and Senator William J Stone pledge support for the effort.
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Kanana City
Kansas City
Kansas Valley
Missouri and
Kanews
Congress
Kansas
Missouri
Chester I. Long
Wiliam J. Stone
Quiet Title Suit Notifies Washington County in 1857 District Court
In the District Court of Lowatn and for Washington County a notice states J. 3. Horn and others file a petition to quiet title to described lands in Washington County Iowa. Defendants include Zachariah M. Gonnen Zachariah McGonnon the school Fund Commissioner of Washington County and numerous heirs and claimants. The petition requests that title be quieted, defendants be barred from claiming rights, and that the plaintiffs’ title be confirmed. Publication ordered for six weeks in the Davenport Journal starting in September 1908.
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Pranklin B. Kennett
Alexander M. Neal
Maggie Bennett
Fy Kennet
A. Neatomity Nel
Fon W. Janes
J. W. James
James
Jimes
Catharlne James
G J Bald
D J. Baird
Chinens
Washing On
Iowa
Simon
Simon, van Trebiecock
Wright Hanmer
Anne Thueter
Mary Hunter
Margaret St. John
Washington County
Sud
Rhin
Cerain
Riz
Relemee
Hingtou
Lowa
Celal
Wakrowel
Great New York Flood Threatens Coast After Unprecedented Rain
Torrential rain drenched New York City and surrounding counties with 10.04 inches, flooding riverfronts and subways, crippling suburban transit, shutting factories in Newark and Passaic, and prompting flood warnings as a coast storm approaches. Paterson and Pompton suffer severe damage though life loss is avoided.
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New York
Locar Weather Bureau
New York City
Brooklyn
Narrow Escape From Nitro Glycerine Blast At Indiana Well
A nitroglycerine blast occurred twenty feet down a Ludlum farm well near Bluffton Indiana. About twenty quarts exploded blowing out 150 feet of six inch casing, with a twelve inch pipe fragment landing near a wagon of hundreds of quarts. No injuries. property damage in the hundreds.
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Indiana
Bluffton
Ind
Ludlum Farm
Keystone
Steel Men to Begin Two Week Inspection Tour
Leading officials of the United States Steel Corporation will leave New York for a two weeks tour of inspection of the company’s property. The party includes President Corey, Vice Presidents Gavley and Dickson, Chairman Gary and executives Prick, Rogers, Ream, Bacon, Perkins and Widener.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Corey
Gavley and
Dickson
Gary
Messrs
Prick
Rogers
Ream
Bacon, Perkins and Widener
Finance Committee Plans Freight Savings for Steel Firm
A leading official outlines a plan to cut operating expenses by streamlining processes at subsidiary plants. The core aim is to cooperate with large independent steel and iron manufacturers to secure reduced railroad freight rates. The company shipped over 8 20,000 tons of finished products last year, highlighting the potential savings from lower freight costs.
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United States
Canada
Goff Sentences Man Thirty Three Years For Robbery And Poison
Walter Wilson 42 pleaded to four indictments for robbery and one for carrying chloral knockout drops. Recorder Goff sentenced him to 33 years at Sing Sing, 19 years for chloral carrying and 14 years for a robbery count. Wilson admitted stealing 12 000 in jewelry and money from women in the Tenderloin by drugging them. His wife and family were said to be on Woodward Avenue Detroit.
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New York
Qet
Walter Wilson
Entity
Recorder Golf
Sing Sing
Privat Ile Wre
Wilson
Wemen
Woodward Avenue
Detroit
Predictions of catastrophe for Jews in Russia
An 1890s report notes Michael Davitt’s warning on Jewish suffering in the Russian pale, describing oppression, economic distress, and forced residence. It argues the danger to Russian Jewry parallels a broader social breakdown, with emigration barred and employment limited, fueling deep poverty.
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Devitt
United States
Pennsylvania
Davitt urges Christian crusade to end blood libel in Russia
Davitt argues the czar can repeal anti Semite laws and halt the blood libel against Jews without major legal changes. He cites Christian cooperation with Austria Romania and Balkan leaders to combat the ritual murder myth. He notes Russia’s economic rise and urges Zionist emigration as emancipation for Russian Jews citing repatriation as the only hope.
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Davitt
M. de Pleheve
Cxar
Austria
Roumania
Balkan
Russia
Manchuria
Persia
United States
Great Britain
Far East
Weather forecast overview for five states tonight
Illinois and Wisconsin see fair conditions with slight warming and variable winds. Indiana and Lower Michigan report fair skies with variable winds. Iowa remains fair and warmer with southeast winds.
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Indiana
Lower Michi
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets Report from Chicago Board of Trade
Quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade show mixed futures with October corn at 195, December at 43, May at 18% and other grains trading in narrow ranges. Livestock quotes include hogs at 11.00 for the day, cattle spreads and receipts noted, with Western steers around 2.15 to 2.45 and lambs in the 2.75 to 5.65 range. East Buffalo and St. Louis grain quotes reflect prevailing market softness and slight declines in No 2 wheat and corn.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N.Y
St. Louis
Yellow fever prevails in Laredo and other 1900s notes
The report notes yellow fever in Laredo Texas and records multiple items including the hanging of Willis Jones in Danville Virginia for murder, the failure of Julius Myer, Sons & Co. of St Louis with liabilities of 160000 dollars, and visits to Washington by the Honorable Artillery Company of London and the Ancient and Honorable Artisans of Boston.
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Laredo
Tex
Willis Jones
Danville
Jake Lee
Julius Myer
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