Roosevelt's North Carolina tour draws widespread ovation
President Roosevelt's motorcade passed Raleigh and extended into Durham Greensboro High Point Lexington Salisbury and Charlotte amid warm crowds. He spoke at the Raleigh fair about railroad capitalization and labor capital issues and greeted Trinity College students in Durham and Davidson County orphans in Lexington.
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Charlotte
N. C
Roosevelt
Virginia
North Carolina
Raleigh
Durham
Greensboro
High Point
Lexington
Salisbury
Tar Heel
Trinity College
Winston
Green
United States
Simmons
Overman
Davidson County
President's Raleigh visit praised and debated by crowds
The president toured Raleigh delivering remarks to 40,000 at the fair and receiving a gold loving cup from the North Carolina Historical Society for the year's best literature by John Charles McNeill of Charlotte. He praised Confederate veterans and defended government oversight of railroads while opposing government ownership.
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Raleigh
Senate Chamber
State Historical Society
John Charles McNeill
Charlotte
North Carolina
Fair Grounds
Sed
Steamer Sarah E Sheldon Ashore in Lake Erie Storm
During a fierce Lake Erie storm the steamer Sarah E Sheldon went ashore four miles east of Lorain. She carried thirteen crew. five rescued by a tug, two jumped overboard and were lost, the others remain onboard with little hope of rescue as the tug cannot reach them. Life savers plan another attempt.
Extraordinary Kentucky hanging case ends at jail yard
In Winchester on October 20 Sam Hisle a colored man was hanged in the jail yard after declaring guilt and forgiving his accusers. He confessed to the crime linked to assaults on Mrs Bond and Mrs Case, fled to Paris then Lexington for safety, and was captured amid a mob threat despite sheriff and judge’s efforts.
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Winchester
Sam Hisle
Hisle
Bond
Jasper Case
Paris
Lexington
Status of C. J. Devlin
The receivers report in Topeka shows C. J. Devlin's assets at 4 056 048 and direct liabilities at 4 502 208, indicating assets exceed direct liabilities by about 674 689 if contingent liabilities of 1 080 579 are resolved unfavorably. Devlin's personal assets total 1 747 416 with direct liabilities of 604 442.
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Topeka
Kan
United States District Court
C. J. Devlin
Pueblo Indians and Their Quaint Homes
A New Mexico sight, the Jemez pueblo lies about thirty five miles west of Santa Fe with a population near four hundred fifty. Adobe and timber homes stand in a row like city flats after a cyclone, some having housed Indians for a century or more.
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New Mexico
Jemez
Santa Fe
Icing costs in fruit car business under interstate inquiry
Testimony at an interstate commerce commission hearing on railroads and private car lines shows limited profit potential in fruit icing. W C Rowley admits tariffs cover icing costs, but expansion requires idle cars and high capital, while ice supplier Abe Ellis cites 3 100 tons used, with ice bought at 3 50 per ton. The American Refrigerator Transit company details include 3 100 owned and 2 200 leased cars plus commissions on perishable freight.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. C. Rowley
Michigan Central Railroad
Reichman
Armour Car Lines
Michigan Central
Rowley
Abe Ellis
Augusta
Ellis
J. W H. Werr
American Refrigerator Transit Company
Wabash, Missouri Pacific
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Kerr
Gould Lines
Tron Mountain
American Refrigerator Company
No Loss Yet No Dividends For Carload Of Strawberries
Kerr described shipping a car of strawberries from Judsonia Arkansas to St Louis. He said the cost of feeding and other expenses was 84.75 while the shipper paid 50 dollars per car. Mileage and commissions brought receipts to 65 dollars per car. The company had not lost money but had paid no dividends.
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Judsonia
Ark
St. Louis
Kerr
Necklace of Pearls Smuggling Reported in New York
Collector Stranahan confirms a pearl necklace worth 20 000 to 22 000 is in his possession. He awaits Washington directions on confiscation or duties after a smuggling attempt by a woman and aid from her friends. Duty would total about 13 000 at 60 percent.
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New York
Stranahan
Washington
Taft to sail for Panama from Hampton Roads
Secretary Taft will board the cruiser Columbia at Hampton Roads on October 28 and sail for Panama, continuing his diplomatic mission.
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Taft
Columbia
Hampton Roads
Panama
Parker Advocates Parks and Outdoor Art in Illinois
Francia W. Parker of Chicago urged the Illinois Federation of Women Clubs to seek state funding for public parks and outdoor art. He argued increased spending on fine architecture reduces social ills and emphasized art as essential, not optional. Judge O R Carter of Chicago discussed state civil service, calling it imperfect but the best available system.
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O. R. Carter
Chicago
Officer Etheredge Shot in Texas Station
In Troupe Texas a Special Officer J W Etheredge of the International and Great Northern railway was shot dead in a crowded station while in charge of a train of excursionists en route to a circus. The weapon was placed at the back of his head after he ejected a passenger from a chair car.
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la Texas
Houston
Tex
Valentine
J. W. Etheredge
International and Great Northern Railway
Troupe
Etheredge
Girl's Hidden Jewel Sparks NY Theft Alarm
A polisher at William Scheer's jewelry shop on Fifth Avenue hid a diamond necklace worth thousands overnight. The discovery alarmed detectives and staff who sealed the factory and followed the girl to the hiding spot, where the jewel was found still concealed.
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New York
William Scheer
Fifth Avenue
Prince Carl Willing to Accept Norway Crown if Elected
From Christiania a dispatch reports Norwegian premier Michelsen announcing a full agreement among Norwegians to elect Prince Carl as king. The notice states he will accept the crown if a majority of the Storthing supports the selection.
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Copenhagen
M. Michelsen
Aft Christiania
Danish Crown Crisis: Norway to Elect King by Storthing Vote
The Danish ministerial council met for two hours and announced Norway’s throne question would be settled by a storthing vote. Prince Carl of Denmark signaled willingness to accept the crown if elected by a majority, with the court ready to abandon the plebiscite idea.
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Carl
Denmark
Norway
Town sites on a railway along Chicago and Northwestern
Omaha reports rapid immigration and town development along the Casper to Wind River extension. Shoshont on the reservation’s center grows quickly with lots at a premium and may host government operations when settlement opens next June. Philadelphia notes resignations of Samuel Sutcliffe and Samuel Mehaffey from the street cleaning bureau amid party realignment pressures.
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Omaha
Neb
Chicago and Northwestern
Casper
Wind River Reservation
Wyoming
Shoshont
Philadelphia
Samuel Sutecliffe
Bureau of
Samuel A. G. Mehaffey
Sutcliffe
Weavers
Robbers' Den Found Near Sault Ste Marie
Hunters in Algoma woods uncovered a robbers den. Merchandise valued in hundreds of dollars from local merchants was found and seized, but the thieves remained unidentified. Estimated losses in the past months total about $10,000 in the area.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Algoma
Two Soos
Markets Show Mixed Receipts and Steady Tones Across Commodities
Chicago markets report mixed receipts with hogs and cattle steady to good, light hogs priced from 5.00 to 5.45, heavy shipping hogs 4.40 to 5.00, beef cattle 3.40 to 6.40, cows and heifers 1.25 to 4.75, stockers and feeders 2.25 to 4.25, and western lambs around 6.00 to 7.90. Official tallies show yesterday’s receipts at 23,640 and shipments 33,63 with today’s estimated receipts at 14,000 and tomorrows around 13,000.
Cash in a Suit Case Thief Caught Near Old Home
Edward G Cunliffe, accused of stealing about 101000 from the Adams Express Co in Pittsburg, was arrested near his Connecticut home in Bridgeport. Investigators say most of the money, in a suit case from Bridgeport to Boardman, remained intact. Cunliffe confessed and said he would return to Pittsburg. Nearby crowds awaited updates as the case drew to a close.
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Bristol, Conn
Edward George Cunliffe
Adama Eye Press Company
Pittsburg
Cunliffers
Joseph W. Boardman
Bridgeport
Boardman
Edward G. Cunliffe
Pinkerton Detective Agency
C. Th. Hiner
Adams Express Company
Inderhan
Pinkerton Agency
New York
Cunliffe
Hartford
Conn
Pittsburg Bank Tragedy Involving Enterprise National Cashier
In Pittsburg on October 20 a bank closing is linked to the death by suicide of Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny cashier T Lee Clark. Bank officials deny or defend funding roles with the Santa Fe Central railway and Pennsylvania Development company. Statements from Kennedy Torrance Andrews Hagan pledge repayment if owed. Prohibition candidate Tomer L Castle accuses Andrews of falsehood over loan payments.
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Pittsburg
Enterprise National Bank
Allegheny
T. Lee Clark
Andrews
Tomer L. Castle
Prohibition
Baptists Recommend Golden Rule to Solve Labor Problem
Joliet Oct 20 The Illinois Baptist association adopted resolutions urging observance of the Golden Rule as a solution to the labor problem and commending the Anti Saloon League of Illinois for its work.
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Baptists
Joliet, DL
Anti- Saloon League of
Illinois Baptist Association
Winter Weather Hits Nebraska and Dakota Regions
Two inches of snow fell in northern Nebraska and southern Dakota with temperatures dropping rapidly.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Dakota
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