New York Student Sees China Revolution as Gradual Uprising
Khong Loy Ku a New York University senior and member of the Chinese Empire Reform association describes the Pekin upheaval as a broad movement against a bad government. He says the revolt grows from a national spirit and aims for constitutional government, with bloodshed only as a last resort.
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New York University
New York
Son of Heaven
Pekin
Young China Association
Sun Yet Sen
China
Khong Loy Ku
Khong
Chinese Empire Reform Association
Empire
Clarence Funk Sued Over 25000 Claim Frame Up Denied
Clarence S. Funk, manager of International Harvester, is named in a $25 000 suit in Chicago circuit court accusing him of alienating a husband’s wife. Funk says he does not know the man and calls the suit a frame up. He had recently testified in the Lorimer investigation about a supposed $100 000 fund aiding Hines.
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Chicago
Clarence S. Funk
International Harvester Company
Funk
John Henineg
Punk
Lorimer
Mr. Funk
Edward Hines
Mr. Hines
Yuan Shi Kai recalled to govern Tuh Peh and Hunan
Yuan Shi Kai the former grand councillor and commander was recalled by imperial edict and made viceroy of Tu Peh and Hunan provinces. The act signals the Manchu regime's weakness and positions Yuan as their last strongman, though his acceptance and effect on the dynasty remain uncertain.
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Peking
Yuan Shi-Kai
Tiu-Peh
Hunan
Catholic Church Faces Loss of Door Appeals Revenue
Dispatches from St. Louis report Apostolic Delegate Diomede Falconio has forbidden church door solicitations and seat charges, a move said to be inspired by Pope Pius. Similar letters reportedly go to Chicago and other Catholic centers in America.
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Chicago
America
St. Louis
Diomede Falconio
Washington
Pius
Moderator Re-elected for Twenty-Second Time in Nine Mile Baptist
Rev. Marion Texgue of Duquoin was re-elected moderator for the twenty-second time as the Nine Mile Baptist association closed its sessions in Duquoin Illinois on October 16.
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Duquion
Marion Texgue
Duquoin
Nine Mile
Rockefeller sails for recovery with doctor aboard
William Rockefeller, ill with what experts term gout of the throat, sailed from London aboard the Campania with Dr. Walter F. Chappell. His condition is described as serious.
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London
William Rockefeller
Campania
Walter F. Chappell
Blair and His 11 Hundred Dollar Bills in Lorimer Vote
Chicago report details a Senate committee witness linking William C Blair of Mount Vernon to Lorimer vote buying. Witnesses describe Blair displaying eleven $100 bills at a Centralia baseball game and discuss money from an Olney client.
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Chicago
William C. Blair
Mount Vernon
Lorimer
Special Investigating Committee
United States Senate
B. F. Moore
Mount Carmel
Wabash County
Blair
Stringer
Moore
A. C. Tanner
Centralia
Tanner
Olney
Thomas Tippitt
Tippitt
House Democrats
J. W. Gibson
Jefferson State Bank
EK. Richardson
George L. Ore
Jefferson County
Charles S. Luke
Nashville
Luke
Hopkins
St. Nicholas
Springfield
Ore
Senator Lorimer
Charles A. White
Dynamiter McManigal May Lose Wife in Divorce Suit
Mrs. McManigal seeks a full divorce in Chicago noting her husband Ortie McManigal’s Los Angeles Times bombing confession and his alleged treachery. She claims cruelty and infidelity while arguing she would testify after a divorce.
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Chicago
Ortie FE. McManial
Times
Los Angeles
Cal
White Sox Beat Cubs In Chicago City Series Game
The White Sox defeated the Cubs 4 to 2 in the third game of the city championship series. Attendance reached 236,308 with total receipts of 24,552.50. players’ share 13,258.25 and clubs’ share 4,419.45 while the commission kept 2,453.25.
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Chicago
White Sox
Cubs
Sox
National Commission
Conference in St Louis Distributes Spoils of 1909 Session
A historical note recalls the St Louis conference where the rewards of the 1909 legislative session were allocated. Key figures and exact distributions are referenced, outlining the power shifts and regional interests guiding the plan.
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St. Louis
Weather Forecast for Indiana Wisconsin Illinois
Indiana sees rain today or tonight with cooler conditions and a much colder tomorrow as northwesterly winds increase. Wisconsin reports rain today with brisk northerly winds and fair weather tomorrow. Illinois anticipates rain today or tonight with much colder conditions and wind shift continuing into tomorrow.
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Indiana
Wisconsin
Brother's rifle accident wounds Winchester youth
In Winchester Indiana on August 16 Ros Bradford a fifteen year old boy was accidentally shot by his four year old brother. A rifle in the corner was dragged and discharged striking Ros in the abdomen. Doctors fear for his life as he fights for recovery from the fatal wound.
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Winchester
Ind
Rostradford
Perry Bradford
Dried Then Died Warns On Overeating Health Dangers
An Oregon newspaper reports a pioneer’s death after a reunion dinner. The piece warns overeating as a common cause of stroke and heart failure, noting older adults should limit variety at meals and favor stale whole wheat bread and milk per Metchnikoff’s longevity theories.
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Oregon
Metchnikoff
Cardinal Gibbons Golden Jubilee Celebrated in Baltimore
Catholic clergy and laity from across the United States gathered for Cardinal Gibbons golden jubilee mass at Baltimore Cathedral. Archbishops and bishops attended with prelatic pomp, followed by a sermon by Most Rev Johan J. Glennen and a dinner at St Marys seminary. Officials estimate up to 35 000 attendees for the jubilee ceremonies and convention opening.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
United States
John Ireland
Farley
New York
Pious Blenk
New Orleans
Glennon
St. Louis
Johan J. Glennen
St. Mary's Seminary
Erebine
Holy Name Society
Funeral for Associate Justice Joan Harlan Held in Washington
The funeral for Associate Justice Joan Harlan of the Supreme Court will be held Thursday in Washington. The death of Justice Harlan, noted for her long tenure on the nation’s highest court, has prompted tributes from legal circles.
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Joan Harlan
Thesday
Italy Plans Coastal Garrison Over 70,000 Troops in North Africa
London reports scarce combat news as Italy readies a major push in North Africa. Estimated coastal fortifications require 70,000 troops, with Derna and Tohrak to be strongly garrisoned and a total expeditionary force rising to 65,100 by November. Turkish forces are described as starving and unable to mount strong resistance.
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Italy
North African
London
Turkey
Bathabs
Togdher
North Africa
Nome
Hengazi Windh
Derna
Tohrak
Orrisons
Even Pation
Skirmish Near Tripoli Left Turks Short of Forces
At Roumilionn springs near Tripoli on Saturday, 560 Turks clashed with 3,000 Kalilans. The Turks retreated with eight dead, some ammunition and one gun left behind. two Malians were slightly wounded.
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Malta
Roumilionn Springs
Tripoli
Taft Plans Panama Exposition Site Tour
President Taft visited the Panama International Exposition grounds in San Francisco. Exposition directors staged a strenuous program starting with a luncheon at a cliffside hostelry and a lively photo presentation during the meal.
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San Francisco
Taft
Golden Gate
Elevator Burns in Milwaukee Fire
A Realto Elevator Co. building at South Water and Lake streets was destroyed by fire in Milwaukee leaving estimated losses around $400,000, with partial insurance coverage.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Realto Elevator Company
South Water
Lake Streets
Oldest U S Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan Dies
Justice John Marshall Harlan died early Saturday after bronchitis at age noted as the oldest in years of service. He served since 1877, known for independent dissents in Standard Oil and Tobacco Trust cases and for long tenure near 34 years. Burial planned at Arlington or Rock Creek cemetery after a New York Avenue Presbyterian service.
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Washington
John Marshall Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Arlington National Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Justice Harlan
Harlan
Supreme Court
Standard Oil and Tobacco Trust
Supreme Bench
United States
Boyle County
Kentucky
Center College
Transylvania University
Frankfort
Louisville
Laor
State
Tenth
McNamara Jury Deliberations Enter Second Week
In Los Angeles on October 16 the James B. McNamara murder trial for dynamiting the Tunes Building enters its second week. Attorneys debate whether 300 veniremen are enough to form a jury, with the possibility the case may be postponed for lack of jurors. The defense shows less interest in the venire issue as courtroom proceedings intensify.
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Los Angeles
James B. McNamara
Walsh Freed by Washington Parole at Leavenworth
John R. Walsh the former Chicago banker and railway president was paroled from Leavenworth Federal Prison after serving one year eight months and twenty six days of a five year sentence. The aged prisoner began preparations to return home. An auto accident near Tuscola left Will Winn killed and injuring Air and Mrs George Winn and a bystander.
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Leavenworth
Kaw
Washington
Johan R. Walsh
Chicago
Federal
Walsh
Tuscola
Wills Winn
Air
George Winn
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