Hallowe'en in Pittsburg Brings Dry vs Wet Fight
Missouri voters face a ten day horizon as dry and wet factions vie over prohibition. A Good Government League parade rallies dry support while wet arguments stress economic costs of banning alcohol. Officials report numerous saloons and tax revenues at stake amid warnings of rowdy Halloween scenes in St Louis and Missouri cities.
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Halloween Revels Trigger Plea From Local Women
Pittsburg women activists urge mayor and police to curb rowdy Halloween pranks. They cite past years where young women from respectable families wore disguises and coats and engaged in risqué behavior, prompting concern over morality and public order.
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Pittsburg
Hallowe'en
WLC. PT. U
Electric Bitters touted as health builder for daily vigor
Claims health builder Electric Bitters improves stomach liver kidneys and blood, aiding endurance. Testimonial from W M Sherman of Cushing Maine says three bottles cured his kidney trouble and renewed health. Available for 50 cents at Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
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Cushing
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Lemmon
Halloween Special Police Force to Guard City
Monday night is Hallowe en and a special police force will patrol each ward to arrest anyone engaged in pranks. Past damage from celebrations prompts strict action to protect property, while legitimate sport is not interfered with. Mayor BF Dixon orders no tolerance for disturbances.
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Hallowe'en
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Auto meet tragedy in Dallas free-for-all race
Three injured in high speed Dallas auto meet. French driver Gascon Morris escaped with minor bruises as a Renault crashed into the fence. Phil Wille of Dallas and Tobin De Symel are among the severely injured. Wille believed dead at first, later conscious but in critical condition.
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Stoddard-Dayton
Tobin de Symel
San Antonio
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Allan A Ryan Named Manager of International Aviation Meet
Allan A Ryan has been appointed manager of the International Aviation Meet to be held in New York. The appointment was announced by organizers as they outline event planning, scheduling, and coordination with participating airlines and aviation bodies.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Willie Hoppe
George F. Slosson
Newark
N. J
Caroline Martin
Snead
Ocey Snead
East Orange, N. J
Large election bets lure on New York Stock Exchange
On Oct 29 on the New York Stock Exchange sharp bets targeted the election outcome. Stimson money poured in at odds 2 to 1 with about 60000 dollars wagered. The biggest stake was 4000 pounds against 2000 dollars. Upstate Republicans backed Roosevelt meetings boosting the Democratic odds in four states. A Rochester syndicate laid down 16000 dollars to win 20000. Another bet offered 2560 dollars against 10000 on four states going Democratic.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Ohio
Roosevelt to Speak in New York and Iowa
Col Theodore Roosevelt will tour New York City and then Iowa for Republican addresses. The week also includes Halloween Eve pranks, Alabama National Forest land settlements, amateur indoor championships in Madison Square Garden, and Gilded age events across the US with naval, aviation, and political items.
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Hair Growth Remedy at Lemmon’s Pharmacy
An ad touts Parisian Sage to curb dandruff and restore hair growth. It claims the 50 cent bottle from Lemmon’s Pharmacy will revive a thinning scalp, make hair grow fuller, and restore vitality.
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Strikers Fight Police in New York and Jersey City
Rioting of serious character erupted in the express company strike as mobs attacked express wagons. Strike breakers were badly beaten and police clubbed many mob members. The worst blows fell in Jersey City where several policemen were wounded and a nonunion man was left unconscious on the waterfront. Troops stood ready to march into Jersey City and police reserves were ready in New York.
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eXpress Company
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Taylor Hanged in Pen Taylor’s near collapse before speech of innocence
Bert Taylor was hanged at the Nebraska state prison for the murder of his sister-in-law in Minden two years earlier. He nearly collapsed en route to the scaffold but delivered a brief statement insisting on his innocence and claiming circumstantial evidence. He said a lookalike committed the crime and that he pursued him, while his wife had divorced him amid rumors of revenge.
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Lincoln, Neb
Bert Taylor
Minden
Taylor
California
Sand burr removed from boy's throat in Kalamazoo
In Kalamazoo Michigan on the Ort. 29 a 12 year old boy named John Vannnus nearly died when a sand burr he blew from his hand lodged in his throat. Doctors removed the burr but his vocal cords were badly injured and he may lose his voice.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
John Vannnus
U S Team Picked For Bennett Trophy Air Race
New York October 29 The American team defenders for the Bennett trophy at Belmont park will be Walter Brookins J Armstrong Drexel and Charles K Hamilton English entrants Claude Grahame White and James Radley use Bleriot monoplanes France is represented by Alfred Le Blanc with a Bleriot Hubert Latham will fly an Antoinette monoplane and Count de Legseps by Blerlot
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Belmont Park
Walter Hk. Brookins
J. Armstrong
Drexel
Charles K. Hamilton
Claude Grahame-White
James Radley
France
Alfred le Blanc
Hubert Latham
Count de Legseps
Poor man buys worthless notice about a horse
A man claimed poverty kept him from subscribing to his home paper yet bought a notice from another paper for 1.50. The information promised to help prevent a horse from slobbering, but the receipt delivered only a nonsensical line: Teach your horke bow o spit.
Census completes in Mexico City population count
Mexico City reports the national census is finished with state compilations pending. Officials anticipate official announcement within days and project a total population exceeding 16 million, up nearly 4 million from ten years ago, despite previous census undercount.
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Mexico City
Mexico
First Stowaway On Airship Berlin Flight in Kiel
A Hare workman became the world’s first stowaway on an airship. He crawled under a tarpaulin covering the benzine tank of the Parseval VI, which ascended for Kiel. He later emerged, apologizing for his trespass aboard the craft.
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Berlin
Kiel
Miss Hazard Resigns Wellesley Presidency for California Visit
Miss Caroline Hazard resigns as president of Wellesley College due to health concerns and plans to seek warmer California climate during the winter months, reported from Wellesley Masa on October 29.
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Wellesley Masa
Caroline Hazard
Wellesley College
California
Thanksgiving Cards Free From Journal Offer
A reader requests free, embossed colored Thanksgiving cards and asks for 4 Christmas or News cards as well. The sender offers to cover postage with two stamps and signs as T. Johnstone, President, Dept.33, New York.
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Ter
N. Y
It Generally Is Hardship Helps Us When Not Compulsory
The phrase suggests hardship serves as a trial that can benefit without being forced. It presents a view that endurance builds resilience though the speaker notes it need not be mandatory.
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