Nine balloons begin long distance air race for record
Nine balloons take off in the International Aeronautic Cup race from St Louis heading west with mixed wind, as crews from United States Germany France and England start the attempt. The St Louis balloon nearly caused a mishap at the start and was rerouted by soldiers before launch. Each basket carries a pilot and an assistant.
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St. Louis
Forth
Middle West
United States
Germany
France
England
Start Was Spectacular Balloon Race in Forest Park
A vast crowd estimated between 60 000 and 150 000 witnessed the start of a balloon race in Forest Park. German Pommern led off at 4 p m followed by other balloons across five minute intervals as bands played national anthems and locals cheered the U S team amid a smoky sky and a dove perched on the St Louis balloon before its ascent.
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Forest Park
St. Louis
United States
John Mitchell Gaining Strength After Surgery
John Mitchell president of the Tinted Mine Workers of America shows improvement after appendectomy at LaSalle. His physician reports his condition is entirely satisfactory as he recovers from the operation performed a week ago.
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John Mitchell
LaSalle
Tinted Mine Workers of America
Generael conference selects Indianapolis for next Friends meeting
The general conference of Friends has chosen Indianapolis as the next meeting place with plans announced for the gathering in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 22.
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Friends
Indianapolis
Richmond
Ind
Generael Conference of Friends
Train collision near Savanna claims passenger dead
A head on crash occurred twenty five miles east of here between the Milwaukee limited and a passenger train. Frank Cyley, lagman of the passenger train, was killed while asleep. The limited had the right of way in error while the passenger was on the main track. Trainmen leaped to safety with minor injuries aside from Cyley.
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Savanna
Oct
Milwaukee
Here
Frank Cyley
Lagman
Cyley
Beckner Sues Western Union Over Telegram Delay
Horace G. Beckner of Greenfield Ind files a $100 damage suit against Western Union Telegraph Co alleging undue delay in delivering a message to Pulaskala Ohio, with the delay blamed on a telegraph strike.
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Western Union
Greenfield
Ind
Horace G. Beckner
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pulaskala
Supreme Court upholds duty collection on Cuban port shipments
The Galban case ruled in favor of the government over refund claims. The dispute centered on whether Cuban Ports could collect duties on goods shipped from the United States by a US citizen after the 1899 Paris treaty. The decision addressed if the island was temporarily US territory for tax purposes.
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United States
Washington
Galban
Supreme Court of the
Civic Forum Plans Winter Talks in Carnegie Hall
New York announces a Civic Forum series to bring leading men from across the United States and Europe to Carnegie Hall this winter. The meetings will be nonpartisan and nonsectarian and aim to raise civic and social service standards.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Europe
Civic Forum
Call for Republican National Committee meeting issued
Acting Chairman Harry S. New and Secretary Elmer Dover sign the call for a December 6 meeting at the Shoreham Hotel Washington to set the time and location for the next Republican convention.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Harry S. New
Elmer Dover
Shoreman
Weather forecast for Midwest and Great Lakes region
The forecast covers Illinois Indiana and Lower Michigan with fair skies and rising temperatures Wisconsin expects generally fair weather Iowa remains fair.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Wheat and livestock futures quotes from Chicago markets
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show mixed grain futures with Dec wheat near 1.02 to 1.03 and corn around 61 to 63 cents. Hogs and cattle listings at Chicago and East Buffalo reflect varied receipts and prices, with best native lambs at 7.25 to 7.35 and cattle export steers at 6.00 to 6.40.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Standard
East Buffalo
Buffalo
N. Y
Durning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Fatal accident near Lafayette on traction line
Perry Styles and William Sneed were on the Indianapolis and Northwestern line at Lafayette when two trains passed. Styles, 60, was struck by an electric car and killed as he tamped dirt between ties, his neck pierced by the tamping rod. Sneed was injured with several broken ribs as Styles’ body fell toward him. Coroner Levering was summoned.
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Lafayette
Ind
Perry Styles
William Sneed
Indianapolis and Northwestern Traction
The
Traction Company
Styles
Sneed
Dayton
Levering
Degenerate At Large in Saginaw After Attack On Girl
Saginaw police probed an assault on Bernice Lalonde a St Marys Academy pupil on Tenth Street. They warn a dangerous man is at large despite two arrests. A well known young man is under suspicion amid city wide fear as investigators pursue leads.
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Saginaw, Mich
Bernice Lalonde
St. Mary's Academy
Tenth Street
East Side
Janes Avenue
Lal
Wallings Released in St Petersburg After Arrest
William Walling of Indianapolis his wife and Rose Strunsky were jailed Sunday night over Finnish progressive party ties. Authorities found no grounds to detain them and released all papers and manuscripts. The trio plans to leave Saint Petersburg with work in Russia finished.
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Petersburg
William
English Walling
Indianapolis
Rose Strunsky
Progressive Party
Russia
Wallings
Supreme Court Takes Jurisdiction in Meat Packers Case
Washington October 22 The Supreme Court of the United States has taken jurisdiction in the meat packers case. The move signals a high level review of legal questions surrounding the industry and its practices.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Meat Packers
Children Escaped Fire At Michigan Home
Gram Rapids Mich Oct 22 The Children s Home partially burned as flames swept the rear. Forty inmates moved in orderly fashion down stairs and to the reception room while firemen fought the blaze. Half an hour later the children slept peacefully in their beds after a fire drill signal from the matron.
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Gram Rapids
Mich
Contempt ruling against Minnesota AG sparks Supreme Court bid
Attorney General Young of Minnesota was adjudged in contempt by Judge Loehr en in federal court and fined 100 dollars. An appeal for a writ of habeas corpus seeks to test whether the federal court may enjoin a state from enforcing its laws in a case involving the commodity rate law enacted by the last legislature.
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St. Paul
Young
Minnesota
Loehren
United States District Court
United States Supreme Court
Lochren
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Ramsey County
Ohio attorney general targets plumbers trust in Franklin County
Columbus Oct 22 Attorney General Ellis filed a quo warranto suit in Franklin County Circuit Court against twenty firms supplying plumbers charging they form an association to control trade and fix prices. Named is Hawley Company of Illinois operating in Cincinnati. The group spans Ohio New York Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Kentucky Tennessee Missouri Kansas Iowa Minnesota Colorado Nebraska Georgia Alabama Louisiana and Texas with Chicago headquarters and Paul Blatchford as secretary.
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Ellis
Plumbers’ Trust
Franklin County
Hawley Company
Illinois
Cincinnati
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Colorado
Nebraska
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Texas
Chicago
Paul Blatchford
Bryan at the Metropolis Addresses the Democracy
William J. Bryan spoke in New York on October 22 addressing democracy, a high school audience, and telegraphers, highlighting political themes and public discourse in a city rally setting.
Bevan and Bryan Address New York Audiences
Bevan delivered three addresses in New York with a final talk on the Democracy of Today at Cooper Union drawing strong applause. Earlier he spoke to DeWitt Clinton high school students and the striking telegraphers about the era’s civic issues. Bryan addressed the DeWitt Clinton School on American citizenship and urged arbitration over monopoly while opposing compulsory arbitration and proposing a tribunal to uncover the truth of disputes between labor and capital.
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New York
Cooper Union
Bevan
DeWitt Clinton High School
Bryan
DeWitt Clinton
Fohor
Capitel Ble
Ald
Secret ammonia polish for glassware restores brilliancy
Wash glassware, drain until dry, coat each piece with half water and ammonia. When dry, brush with a soft bristle brush to ensure a polished finish. This method brightens all glass pieces and makes old items look like new.
The Man Behind the Gun
A fragment from London Punch voices a recruiter urging discipline and order during life practice. The speaker asks if five hundred hours at two hundred yards can be managed, hinting at military drill and training intensity.
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London Punch
Chicago hog and cattle market report October 22 1907
Closing slow at the start with declines on hogs and steady to strong sheep and lambs. Estimated receipts measure around 14 000 to 16 000 hogs and 14 000 cattle with mixed prices for light to heavy shipping grades and western stockers. Furnished by J W Culver & Co Washington Iowa.
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Yeserday
Texas
J. W. Culver & Co
Washington
Iowa
Chicago
John A. Babcock Chicago Message
Brief note from John A. Babcock of Chicago Illinois requests that someone contact him at any time. The message emphasizes availability and prompts a follow up.
Rebellion Leaders Clash as Mulai Hafid Wins Near Fettat
Turmoil in Tangier reports a major victory by Mulai Hafid over Abd al Aziz forces near Fettat on Oct 17. The First Vision, eight regiments under Mulai Rachid, seize commander Caid Bushta Bagdani and eight pieces of modern artillery. Carriage of cartridges raided at Magagan and other camps. French ships depart south as hostilities tighten.
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Tangier
Sul Abd-al-Aziz
Mulai Hafir
Fettat
Bet Suawta
Mazagat
Mulal Haefid
Mulal Rachid
Aziz
Caid Bushta Bagdani
Abd Aziz
Mulal Flafid
Mulal Huafid
Magagan
Momador
Weikel dies after vow to stop drinking five years
Charles W. Weikel, Baltimore tailor representative, was found in a dying condition at Randolph hotel in Elkins West Virginia. He had pledged to abstain for five years after heavy drinking and died of heart failure attributed to alcohol use and toxicants following a coroner's inquest.
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Elkins
W. Va
Charles W. Weikel
Baltimore
Randolph Hotel
Weikel
Racing a costly game
New York figures show the top thirty horse owners earned 1,706,881 in winnings from Jan 1 to Oct 19, while total owner winnings across all years reach 5,000,000. The article notes racing costs include payments by citizens but exclude spectator and bookmaker expenditures, underscoring the sport as a costly pursuit.
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New York
United States
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Miss Strunsky
Ohio Trust Buster
William J. Bry
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
Is Wile
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
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Sultan
Abd« El-Aziz
Harry MacLean
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Raisuli
Ace
Cald
MacLean
Casablanca
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Jandey
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Afrique
Drude
Empire
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