Athletics Crush Giants to Retain World Title at Shibe Park
The Philadelphia Athletics routed the New York Giants 13 to 2 at Shibe Park to defend their world baseball championship. Mack’s club built a 5 to 1 lead by the fourth, then exploded in the sixth and especially seventh innings. Big Chief Bender pitched superbly and the series drew 179,951 in attendance with gross receipts of 342,463.50.
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Shibe Park
Quaker City
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Red Ames
Rattle
Ames
Murray
Doyle
Murphy
Lord
Thomas
Mack's
Chief Bender
McGraw
George Wiltse
Mack
Wiltse
Marquard
Merkle
Furmer
Herzog
Oldring
New York
Athletics
Connie Mack
E. H. Gary Magnate of Steel Trust Facing Government Attacks
Industrial titan E. H. Gary, head of the steel trust, endures mounting government scrutiny as antitrust actions intensify against the steel combine. Officials press for tighter controls and potential divestitures amid rising public concern.
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Steel Trust
MacFarland Indicted in Wife's Cyanide Death Case
Allison MacFarland was indicted by the Essex county grand jury in Newark on a charge of murdering his wife with cyanide of potassium. He defends himself by claiming the death was accidental or due to a personal crisis and says he had motives for divorce but none for murder. He noted both bromide and cyanide solutions were in the house and that cyanide was labeled Poison Cyanide solution, calling the labeling accusation nonsense.
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Newark
N J
Allison MacFarland
Essex County Grand Jury
Italian Navy Coal ing at Augusia Sicily After Cruises
Principal warships that bombarded Tripoli and Bengazi gather at Augusia Sicily to coal and take on supplies. Admiral Aubrey plans to move them to the Aegean Sea while another squadron operates from Beirut toward Alexandretta to seize islands and show Turkish opposition is useless. Powers notified with no objections.
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Augusia
Sicily
Tripoli
Bengazi
Aubrey
Aegean Sea
Beirut
Alexandretta
Johnson Initiation Sparks Protests in Scotland
London reports a hurried initiation of Jack Johnson the negro prize fighter into a Masonic lodge in Dundee has provoked a storm of protest across Scotland drawing sharp criticism from many circles and raising questions about lodge practices and racial sensitivities.
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London
Jack Johnson
Dundee
Scotland
Steel Trust Targeted in Monopoly Dissolution Suit
The government filed for the dissolution of United States Steel and several subsidiaries in a Trenton federal court. Jacob M. Dickinson serves as special prosecutor, using evidence from the Stanley committee inquiry to allege monopoly and unlawful actions by the steel group and named individuals.
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Jacob M. Dickinson
Stanley Committee
Washington
Oct
United States Steel Corporation
Trenton
Steel Corporation
Department of Justice
Circuit Court
Carnegie Steel Company
Federal Steel Company
American Steel and Wire Company of New Jersey
American Tin Plate Company
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Tennesee
Coal Iron and Railroad Company
J. P. Morgan
Charles Steele
George W. Perkins
BE. H. Gary
Charles M. Schwab
Andrew Carnegie
Henry ©. Frick
James Gayley
Wiliam H. Moore
J. H. Moore
Edmun
Converse
Percival Roberts, Jr
Daniel G. Reid
Norman B. Rew
John D. Rockefeller
Rodgers Reaches Del Rio While Flying Coastward
C P Rodgers flying from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast halted for the night in Del Rio Texas on the east bank of the Rio Grande after arriving in the area on October 27.
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Rodgers
del Rio
Texas
Tex
C. P. Rodgers
Atlantic
Pacific
Rio Grande
Snow Falls in Three States Across Central Midwest
Snow covered central and western Iowa with reports from Des Moines and Sioux Falls where an inch fell at Sioux Falls. The first snow of the season also appeared in Nebraska areas.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sioux Falls
Nebraska
Mystery of a Trunk Reveals Campaign Papers
A Milwaukee senate investigating committee examines a box of documents connected to Senator Isaac Stephenson's 1898 campaign after the box moved from Wells to Milwaukee, then to Marinette and out of state. Edward M. McMahon testified he packed the box on campaign manager J A Edwards' orders.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
Senate Investigating Committee
Wells
Mich
Edward M. McMahon
Stephenson
Rodney Sackett
Marinette
W. E. Black
Witness Details Strychnine Death of Michigan Husband
Mrs Latra Stannard testified about the death of her husband Charles Stannard by strychnine poisoning on March 26. Defense witnesses included Greenland neighbors and former household workers who described his drunkenness and alleged abuse. The trial explored threats of self harm and possible motives.
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Otonagon
Mich
Latra Stannard
Charles 8
Stannard
Greenland
la Rochelle
Father Mistakes Son for Deer in Cadillac Shooting
In Cadillac Michigan on October 27 W H Judkins age 23 was fatally shot by his father L F Judkins while hunting in the northern woods. The incident occurred as the son was mistaken for a deer during the hunt.
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Cadillac
Mich
W. H. Judkins
L. F. Judkins
Baker believed murderer shot by posse in mountains
Gloversville New York October 27 Charles E Baker alleged murderer traced by bloodhounds to the mountains near town and was shot and seriously wounded by a posse member authorities reported the man had been pursued across rough terrain after the killing allegation arose from the criminal case
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Gloversville
N. Y
Here
Charles E. Baker
Unitarians Name Dr Eliot President of National Conference
Washington October 27 Dr Charles W Eliot president emeritus of Harvard University was elected president of the national conference of Unitarians as the group moves to guide policy and direction this season with Eliot taking the lead in its leadership push.
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Eliot
Washington
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Natoinal Conference of Unitarians
Sullivan Testimony Opens Lorimer Inquiry As Loans Tie to Home Purchase
Roger C. Sullivan Illinois Democratic committeeman testifies on Democratic Republican ties during the Lorimer inquiry. Rock Island witnesses John K. Scott and Thomas Cox report loans to Representative Henry L. Wheelan to buy a home, with no security and unusual personal friendship noted.
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Rock Island
Stevenson
Deneen
Sullivan
John K. Scott
Thomas Cox
Rock Iland
Henry L. Wheelan
Lorimer
Scott
Wheelan
Kern
Cox
Kenyon
Will Tax Bachelors and Maids in Berlin Sur tax
Berlin reports the Diet of Reusa approved a 5 percent surtax on single men and women over thirty with incomes 3750 to 1500 and 10 percent on higher sums. In Boston Mrs Taft and Miss Helen depart for Washington, Mrs Taft in good spirits and health.
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Berlin
Reusa
Glue in Knabe Murder at Delaware Flats
Indianapolis, Oct. 27. A saloon keeper, Joseph C. Carr, near the Carter flats, saw a man emerge from the rear alley of the Delaware and heard a woman’s groans. The janitor Jefferson Haynes placed the time around 11 but Carr recalls about 1, suggesting a possible connection to Dr. Helene Knabe’s murder. Detectives search Dr. Knabe’s professional circle for a matching suspect.
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Indianapolis
Helene Knabe
Joseph C. Carr
Carter Flats
Carr
Delaware
Jefferson Haynes
Haynes
Dr. Knabe
Chinese minister dismissed as Tang Shao Yi returns
Sheng Hsuan Huai, minister of communication, is dismissed in Pekin. Tang Shao Yi, his predecessor, is reappointed as head of the board of communications. Tang Shao Yi is a Yale graduate and a noted ally of the United States in China.
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Pekin
Sheng Hsuan Huai
Tang Shao Yi
National Assembly
United States
China
America
Board of Communications
Yale
Thawing Out Christianity Moves Across Cities
Henry Rood publicity secretary for the Men and Religion Forward Movement says Christianity is leaving cold storage. The campaign, started in Minneapolis and expanding to 76 cities including South Bend Grand Rapids and Detroit, aims to engage 5 to 6 million men and boys by next May.
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New York
Henry Rood
Minneapolis
South Bend
Ind
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Canada
Rood
Taft Visit Draws Large LA Crowds During Brother Trial
President William Howard Taft arrives in Los Angeles where crowds gather outside the jail as the brother of a defendant faces trial. The scene underscores Taft's high profile visit amid legal proceedings.
Federal grand jury to probe McNamara dynamiting case
Indianapolis October 27 federal grand jury to examine records and exhibits held by Marion County authorities related to John J and James McNamara dynamiting cases. Subpoenas cite shipments of explosives and use of mails for directives. county officials and experts ordered to produce all relevant documents.
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Indianapolis
Graud
McNamara Brothers
Agason
John
James McNamara
Frank Baker
Hyland
Holts
C. B. Freeman
J. C. Talbot
Structural Iron Workers
John J. McNamara
United States
Charles M. Miller
Washington
Millers
Federal Grand Jury
Marion
Exhaust First Bomb Venire In McNamara Murder Trial
Los Angeles jury venire reduced to 45 examined after 16 calendar days since opening. Four talesmen remain subject only to peremptory challenges and a few others are under cause challenges or incomplete exams as the murder trial proceeds.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James B. McNamara
Bordwell
Taft Tour Through Wisconsin Highlights Tariff Talk and Trusts
President Taft drew large crowds in Wisconsin towns including Fond du Lac and Appleton where he defended the free list for wood pulp and paper under the reciprocity pact. In Oshkosh Governor McGovern greeted him. in Milwaukee he spoke on trusts to a sizable indoor audience.
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Appleton
Mile Wwaukee
Fond du Lac
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Taft
Kansas
Wolff
Hilles
Courthouse Square
Green Pay
Thenea
Green Bay
Fox River Valley
United States Senate
Canada
McGovern
Oshkosh
Freight rate cut set for Cedar Rapids packing goods
Inter state Commerce Commission orders that freight rates on fresh and cured meats from Cedar Rapids to eastern destinations must not exceed rates from Missouri river points or Chicago after December 1. The action followed T. L. Sinclair & Co. of Cedar Rapids v St. Paul and other railroads, citing higher dressed hog rates.
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Washington
Cedar Rapids
Missouri River
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
T. L. Sinclair & Co
St. Paul
English firm forms $175 million buy independent phone network
Financial circles report an English corporation with 175 million dollars capital has been formed to acquire all independent telephone companies linking New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Chicago. Negotiations cover properties and franchises in New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and nearby states as the deal nears completion.
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Pittsburg
New York
Cinernnatt
Chicago
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Miners
Indiana
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American Press Association
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Bill
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Rehse
New York Evening Mail
Mrs. Stannard
Illinois
Roger C. Sullivan
Senate Committee
Adlai E. Stevenson
Knabe
Delaware Flats
Chinese Ministry Change
New Union
W. H. Taft
John J. M'Namara
M’namara Probe
Iis
Marion County
California
Venire
McNamara
Commerce Board
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