Pennypacker Rally Hits Philadelphia As GOP Upset Powers
Philadelphia October rally of regular Republicans fills the Academy of Music with Gov Samuel W Pennypacker and Sen Boies Penrose among ten speakers. Outside, crowds celebrate with clubs and cannons as supporters denounce the City party and pledge loyalty to party administration.
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Philadelphia
Republican State Committee
Academy of Music
Samuel W. Pennypacker
United States
Boies Penrose
Academy
Peter Boyd
Pennypacker
Governor’s speech grades Weaver over gas lease clash
Pennypacker defends May nor Weaver actions against improper use of the treasury and fraudulent votes while condemning the mayor for pledging to aid a political movement. He argues the mayor overstepped his office by pledging administration forces to defeat the organization.
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Pennypacker
Maynor Weaver
United Gas Improvement Company
America
Cunliffe Arrested in Bridgeport for Adams Express Robbery
Edward George Cunliffe, sought in Pittsburg for the $100,000 Adams Express Co. robbery, was arrested in Bridgeport today after confessing. He will return to Pittsburg without extradition papers.
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Adams Express Company
Bridgeport Conn
Adams Express Co
Pittsburg
Citizen rhetoric urges public welfare over wicked proposal
In a pointed speech, a speaker condemns a high official’s proposal as evil and likens it to Robespierre, urging citizens to unite for the city’s welfare and to work strenuously together to improve public service.
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Mirabean
Robespierre
In Jail for Murder in Central American Prison
Fred W. Murphy of Philadelphia is imprisoned in a Central American jail after being convicted of murdering his guide last March and sentenced to ten years in Managua Nicaragua. His mother and brother in Philadelphia are unaware of his fate as the U S state department reviews the case with Consuls Donaldson and Merry. Murphy went to Nicaragua October 16 of last year to manage mining interests of his aunt Miss Margaret Walk connected with William C. Albers who also faces arrest and is jailed for defying the Nicaraguan government.
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Philadelphia
Oet
Evening Bulletin
Fred W. Murphy
Managua
Nicaragua
State Department
Washington
Donaldson
Merry
Murphy
Margaret Walk
William C. Albers
Bair and Wealthy Thief Disappears After Bail
Mrs Rebecca Barr arrested for shop lifting at a Philadelphia department store with a Persian lamb cape valued at 275 dollars. She posted 500 dollars bail with her own funds then paid a hotel bill and vanished claiming San Francisco as her home. Police probe her tale while she was well dressed and jewel bearing.
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Philadelphia
Rebecca Barr
San Francisco
Printers Up Against an Injunction in Ohio Plant
Springfield Ohio October 19 The Crowell Publishing company fights eight hour day dispute enjoining printers from picketing their plant and seeks a similar order against striking electrotypers.
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Springfield
Crowell Publishing Company
Kunkle
Great Northern VP Louis W Hill Arrested for Speeding
Duluth October 19 Vice President Louis W Hill of the Great Northern railroad was arrested for speeding his forty horsepower automobile on Duluth streets.
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Duluth
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Fire destroys Mount Hood hotel near Lewis and Clark fairgrounds
A blaze wiped out the Mount Hood hotel just outside the Lewis and Clark exposition grounds in Portland Oregon. The incident follows a week of urban unrest as investigators probe the cause and assess damages.
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Mount Hood
Portland
Ore
Minneapolis
Vancouver Island
New York
California
Stump of Giant Tree Reflects Pacific Coast Timber Boom
The lumber scarcity and high prices trigger unusual forest activity along the Pacific coast. Coos county Oregon reportedly holds at least 15 billion feet of standing timber. Tidland spruce reach diameters around twenty feet and soar hundreds of feet tall.
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Pacific Coast
Coos County
Ore
Roosevelt Heads South for Capitol Square Welcome in Richmond
President Roosevelt began a southern tour from Fredericksburg to Richmond with Mrs Roosevelt joining en route. In Capitol Square he addressed a vast crowd as Virginia officials greeted him. A reception at the governor’s mansion followed and a banquet featured a toast to the president amid cheers.
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Capitol Square
Richmond
Roosevelt
Georgia
Fredericksburg
Montague
Virginia Military Cadet Corps
Virginia Volunteer Infantry
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Executive Mansion
Masonic Temple
Speech at Richmond on memory pride and national duty
The president praised fraternization of blue and gray and Virginia's heritage in Richmond. He argued Civil War wounds heal but memories persist, urging a use of past lessons to energize present effort. He urged a bold foreign role and responsibility at home, warning against inaction and careless capitalistic convergence.
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Virginia
Richmond
United States
Square Deal Vision Reflected In FDR Speech
A fragment notes a declaration of a square deal for all, emphasizing equal opportunity for rich and poor. The reference suggests a broader political call in a historic speech.
Tornado Deaths Hit Illinois Town of Soren and Surrounding Area
A tornado struck Soren in Illinois injuring thirty five and killing multiple residents including Mra Thomas File Mes William Stewart and Thomas Fife. Four unidentified individuals died and forty houses were wrecked. Rain caused flooding in St Louis and Celton as streets became rivers and collateral damage reached ten thousand dollars.
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East St. Louis
Thomas File
Mes
William Stewart
William Mann
Harrison Mann
Sorento
Here
Frank Shields
J. J. May
Charles Miller
Henry Hays
Henry Barlow
William Kirkland
Thomas Fife
Phoebe Moore
George Toot
John Griffith
Joseph Mann
BF. Jevies
Lila Hays
Litehfieldt
Thomas P Moss
Lizzie File
L. Weat
T. J. Barker
Grace Barker
Ethel Barker
Ares Barker
Griffy
George Shaw
St. Louis
Forest Hill Park
Celton
Ono
Teenager Falls From Brooklyn Childrens Society Window
Bertha Leftwich aged 14 escaped the Childrens Society building in Brooklyn and fell from a fourth story window into an areaway. She suffered extensive injuries with nearly every bone broken and was expected to die within hours. She had been placed in society care after a petty larceny charge.
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New York
Bertha Leftwich
Childrens’ Society
Brooklyn
Market snapshots from Chicago October 1908 and 1905 notes
The mixed markets show cattle hogs and sheep activity with receipts around 20000 to 25000 and shipments varying. Prices range porkers 5 85 to 5 35, heavy hogs 4 75 to 5 55, cattle 3 35 to 6 40, westerns and natives listed with brief ranges, activity described as steady to strong.
Bank cashier commits suicide as Pittsburgh bank collapses
In Pittebury a bank insolvency triggers shutdown of Enterprise National Bank Beaver Avenue Allegheny. Cashier T Lee Clark, after an overnight vigil, shoots himself. Bank President Fred Gwinner reveals large loans to Pennsylvania politicians and his personal endorsement on a note. Bank examiner Cunningham had warned of insolvency. state deposits totaling about 800000 are affected.
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Pittebury
Enterprise National Book
Beaver Avenue
Allegheny
T. Lee Clark
Lincoln Avenue
Bellevue
Washington
John L. Cunningham
Lower
Fred Gwinner
Clark
Pennsylvania Politiciata
W. HL. Andrews
Frank J. Torrance
John B. Cunningham
Urion Clark
Frederick Gwinner
Bank affairs and a Bellevue tragedy headline the day
The Enterprise bank figures show assets of 2 073 169 56 with clearing through the Bank of Pittsburg and a Cunningham inspection to follow. A Bellevue director’s hurried review preceded a suicide by laudanum and revolver presence. Clark, long a trusted public figure, served in the Bellevue council and church. Dr Eaton resigns Beloit College presidency after years of service.
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Enterprise Bank
Bank of Pittsburg
Allegheny Institution
Clearing House
Cunningham
Clark
Bellevue
United Presbyterian Church of
Edward Dbd. Eaton
Beloit College
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Common Pleas
Bridgeport, Conn
Edward George Cunliffe
Tradition Papers
Bair
President
Dixie
Uncle Sam
Illinois
Chicago
Chicago,ct
Grain Market
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