Border Patrols Tighten as Secret Service Readies Border
Reports from Nogales indicate U S and Mexican authorities anticipate border disturbances around Sept 15 the Mexican independence anniversary. Troops patrol the border and U S Secret Service in border towns monitor movements while Captain Wm S Scott reports agitation but no organized opposition yet.
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Vvice
United States
Wim. 8. Scott
United States Cavalry
War Department
Babe killed by shooting in Chester home
A 13 month old child was instantly killed in a Chester house. The uncle Daniel Friel is jailed on murder charges amid claims of an accidental shooting. A guest from Colorado and a frightened neighbor witnessed the chaotic scene as a volatile incident unfolded.
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Chester
Danielel
Friel
Jel
Thera
Maryatthews
Margaret Meenna
Colorado
Dentists die after auto crash in St. Louis
Dr Edward C EnnOn a dentist died from injuries after an automobile crash at Delmar and Vandeventer avenues in St. Louis. Dr George Applegate and Henry L Hughes publisher were slightly injured in the collision with a street car.
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St. Louis
Edward C.ennon
George Applegate
Henry L. Hughes
Delar and
Vandeventer Avenues
Chicago Traction Muddle Deepens After Court Ruling
Chicago amid a muddled traction dispute following a decision by the United States Court of Appeals. The article notes Justice J. Grosscup involved and outlines ongoing confusion and potential implications for the city’s transit system.
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United States Court of Appeals
Court voids Chicago Railways plan to unify lines
United States circuit court of appeals annuls the plan to form the Chicago Railways company to unify the north and west side car lines. Justice Brewer writes the opinion with Seaman and Baker concurring, holding bondholders’ rights were violated and granting them first lien. The ruling forces Union Traction factions to settle by next Saturday or accept the already framed ordinance.
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Orter
Old Union Traction Company
Was Kind To An Old Man Inheritance Granted To Girl
Virginia Hamilton, 15, daughter of Joel W. Hamilton of Eaton, inherits from James Herdman of Muskingum County Ohio. She will receive $800 annually for ten years or until 25, then $25,000 as per the will probated. Guardian is her father. She will be sent to college to honor her grandfather’s wishes.
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Muncie
Ind
Virginia Hamilton
Joel W. Hamilton
Eaton
James Herdman
Muskingum County
Herdman
Hamilton
Wedding Postponed by Bride's Father Intervening
Grand Rapids, Sept. The planned marriage of Lew Thompson and Rose Kilgore was halted just before the ceremony by Kilgore's father who objected at the minister's door. The couple, both 22, were told to wait a year before resuming marriage plans.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Lew Thompson
Rose Kilgore
Kilgore
Thompson
Mysterious gas explosion damages Sheetz hotel
In Monessen Pennsylvania on September 9 a gas explosion wrecked part of the Sheetz hotel injuring Theodore Schenrock critically. A chambermaid was mildly hurt while other occupants were uninjured. Investigators found two gas cocks turned on full and the room windows and doors closed tight.
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Monessen
Sheetz
Theodore Schenrock
Schenrock
Romance of Mary Dunbar in Port Huron
In Port Huron Michigan on September 9 a spinster Mary Dunbar chose death over losing her father Samuel Dunbar’s estate by marriage. Her will left her property to Francis Bow and Wealthy Stevens, two suitors who had courted a deceased sister, while a clause barred any daughter who married from inheriting. The other two daughters reportedly died of broken hearts.
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Mary Dunbar
Port Huron
Mich
Francis Bow
Stevens
Samuel Dunbar
Grant Township
Rock Island Train Wreck Claims Engineer Groves
Topeka reports engineer W E Groves dead and fireman Horan fatally injured after Rock Island passenger train No 28 derailed at 8 25 AM at Caldwell yards east switch. No passengers hurt as the engine slid onto its side blocking the main line while baggage and chair cars stayed upright.
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Topeka
Kan
W. E. Groves
Horan
Rock Island
Caldwell Yards
Balloon ascension ends in tragedy at Howard City fair
Pearl Potter of Grand Rapids was killed during her first balloon ascent at the Howard City Michigan fair. She rode in a cannon intended to be fired from 500 feet, but the device failed to discharge and she died on recovery.
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Howard City
Mich
Pearl Potter
Grand Rapids
Only Thirty of Them Left
Chicago report at the seventeenth annual Western Association of California Pioneers meeting notes that only thirty survivors of the 19th century gold rush remain, with twelve pioneers in attendance. The Duchess of Bedford Arctic crew all survived the steamer wreck.
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Chicago
Plains
Western Association of California Pioneers
Swedish Armored Cruiser Fylgia Visits American Ports
The Swedish cruiser Fylgia, with Prince Wilhelm aboard as lieutenant, visited Hampton Roads New York and Newport while the Jamestown exposition hosted royal events. The modern warship, 877 feet long, 40 feet wide, draft 16 feet, displaces about 6000 tons, carries eight 5.9 inch and fourteen six inch guns and two submerged torpedo tubes. crew 450.
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Prince Wilhelm
Sweden
Prince
Hampton Roads
New York
Newport
Royal Ship
Royal Scion
Roosevelt and Taft Consider Campaign Push in Cleveland
In Cleveland the Johnson Burton mayoral race heats up as Roosevelt and Taft may stump for Burton. Bryan is expected to speak for Johnson as the Democratic committee sets Sept. 19 for the city convention. Cleveland, a normally Republican city, has seen Johnson broaden his plurality in recent campaigns.
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Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Theodore K. Burton
Hanna
Burton
Roosevelt
Taft
Bryan
Johnson
Inland Waterways Commission
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Democratic Executive Committee
W. J. Bryan
Iis
Farley
McKisson
Johnson leadership shifts county city to Democratic solid
The text notes a historic plurality of about 12 000 votes and describes the county and city administrations as nearly solidly Democratic under Johnson leadership. It emphasizes a major party realignment at local levels.
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Johnson
Taft Defends Tariff Policy in Olympia and Tacoma
Secretary Taft addressed crowds in Olympia and Tacoma, denouncing William Jennings Bryan as a “Great Postponer.” He defended tariff revision after the next election and challenged Bryan on free silver, anti imperialism, and the Philippines sovereignty issue tied to the Paris treaty passage. Ten thousand attendees heard the remarks at Wright's Park.
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Tacoma
Wash
Taft
William Jenkings Bryan
Olympia
Wright's Park
Bryan
Paris
Philippines
Spain
United States
Mr. Bryan
Man Kills Wife Then Wounds Self in Evanston Tragedy
Frederick M. Fish, a retired broker, fatally wounds his wife Mrs. Mary E. Perren Fish at 422 Davis Street Evanston after long illness and insanity. He slashes his throat with a pocket knife but survives. He also threatens his two year old daughter before a nurse’s exclamation halts the attempt.
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Chicago
Frederick M. Fish
Mary E. Perren Fish
Davis Street
Evanston
Wulfson Seeks Aid in Fight With Standard Oil Company
Isidor Wulfson, inspector of weights and measures in Indianapolis, reports to the Bureau of Corporations in Washington seeking aid against Standard Oil. Commissioner Smith replies some requested information cannot be supplied as it was likely to be used in proceedings against the oil company.
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Indianapolis
Isidor Wulfson
Weights and Measures
Bureau of Corporations
Washington
Standard OU Company
Smith
Wulfson
Ireland Constabulary Recruitment Strained by Winter Fears
Dublin reports government worry about the coming winter in Ireland and doubts over constabulary loyalty after Belfast agitation. The force has seen a four year decline in numbers as strenuous recruitment efforts continue.
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Dublin
Ireland
Belfast
Indiana Republicans rally behind Fairbanks in west tour
J P Goodrich of Indianapolis, Indiana Republican state committee chairman, tours western states to boost Fairbanks for president. He meets with top Republicans in Iowa and Nebraska and asserts Taft will not carry Indiana.
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Omaha
Neb
J. P. Goodrich
Indianapolis
Indiana
Fairbanks
Iowa
Nebraska
Taft
Great Things Are Expected From Milwaukee Airship
The Journal reports Dr. Rudolph Silverston is completing an airship in a Milwaukee factory. It is expected to sail through the air with notable performance and bring acclaim to its creator and city.
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Milwaukee
the Journal
Rudolph Silverston
Milwaukee Woman Acquitted in $82,000 Windsor Trust Theft Case
Mrs Laura M Carter was found not guilty by a jury after a weeklong trial. She faced charges of receiving stolen money alleged to be part of $82,000 stolen by Chester Bo Runyan, the Windsor Trust banker and defaulting teller.
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New York
Laura M. Carter
Chester Bo Runyan
Windsor Trust Company
Lusitania Passes Lucania After Uneventful Atlantic Crossing
Reports from Daunt Rock lightship indicate Cunard liner Lusitania departed, with the Lucania ahead earlier. The Lusitania reportedly caught up with and passed the Lucania in the afternoon during the Liverpool to Queenstown voyage. At Kenosha, Miss Elizabeth Bush, Kemper Hall faculty member, suffered severe facial burns from an alcohol stove explosion while visiting Winnetka friends. eyes not believed injured.
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Queecustown
Cunard Line
Lusitania
Daunt Rock
Lreania
Liverpool
Eenstown
Lucania
Kenosha, Wis
Elizabeth Bush
Kemper Hall
Kenosha Society
Bush
Friends
Winnetka
Cliff House Burns Down in San Francisco
The historic Cliff House, San Francisco’s first tourist attraction, burned to the ground in about an hour after fire started around 4:45 p.m. The wooden structure, built twenty years ago by Adolph Sutro, left only a heap of ruins while Sutro baths nearby remained undamaged. Loss estimated at 50,000 dollars.
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San Francisco
Adolph Sutro
Sutro Tunnel Fame
Sutro
Former Chicago broker commits suicide in Louisville
Lyne Davison 58 a former Chicago stock broker and Springfield Ky native ends his life by jumping from the Columbia building tenth floor after lamenting loss of fortune funds estimated at 380000 in speculation. He had been without home or money recently.
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Louisville
Lyne Davison
Chicago
Columbia Building
Springfield
Market Delayed by Western Union Strike. Chicago Reports Receipts
Late market hours due to a strike in Western Union telegraph offices. The Journal will publish market quotes once the disruption ends. Chicago September 7 1907 Estimated receipts today 8000. Cattle beef prices 410 to 725 cows and heifers 130 to 525 Texas steers 350 to 500 Westerns 400 to 600 calves 625 to 820 stockers and feeders 260 to 500 Sheep natives 325 to 580 yearlings 850 to 630 lambs 500 to 760 Hog prices light 8625 to 6660 mixed packers 8575 to 6660 heavy shipping grades 8550 to 6300 pigs 560 to 645 bulk 590 to 620
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Western Union Telegraph
Journal
Texas
John A Babcock Seeks Timely Completion of Work
A note from John A Babcock requests prompt assistance and timely results. He emphasizes reliability and swift delivery of a square item or ideal work.
Haissult’s ultimatum shocks Moroccan diplomacy
Raisuli’s demand for British protection and an indemnity to free Caid Sir Harry MacLean signals hardline terms. Casablanca negotiations falter as Moorish peace hopes fade. tribesmen miss Tangier peace delegation, armistice extended, and French Moroccan authorities press for restraint while military positions are mapped and chaos continues.
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Harry MacLean
Tangier
Raisuli
Caid
Tetaun
Larache
Paris
Philibert
Drude
General Drude
Morocco
Philbert
Roosevelt “sorely tempted” by Louisiana hunting trip
President Roosevelt is considering an invitation to a Louisiana canebrakes hunt after his Mississippi river journey. Hosts from the prior bear hunt at Smedes, Miss. are said to be the likely organizers, promising bear and other game. He believes he could go without harming public business.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Smedes
Miss
Mississippi
Steel Trust to Spend Millions on Wisconsin Railroad
Superior Wisconsin Sept 9 Now that permission is granted the steel trust to build and operate its railroad from Spirit Lake to Allouez bay the company is preparing the work. Several million dollars will be spent on track laying and bridge building. A number of large industries will follow including a big steel car works.
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Steel Trust
Superior
Wis
Wisconsin
Spirit Lake
Allouez Bay
Two Fatal Accidents in Bloomington
Sept 9 two accidents claimed lives in Bloomington. Chester Moore of Danvers was struck from a bridge by a car and killed while working for the Illinois Traction company. Vesta Sanders, 7, died after her clothes caught fire while playing with matches in a log playhouse.
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Bloomington
Chester Moore
Danvers
Illinois Traction Company
Vesta Sanders
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