Roosevelt Snubs Lorimer at Freeport Dinner Clash
At Freeport labor picnic events Roosevelt refused to dine with Senator Lorimer, prompting Hamilton club officials to withdraw Lorimer’s invitation. Roosevelt warned he would not sit at the same table with the Illinois senator if Lorimer attended. He also suggested he may not return to public life, denouncing corruption among politicians and firms.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
West
Manoilton Club
Hamilton Club
Lorimer
Miinots
Hlinois
Slamilton Ab
Freeport
John H. Batten
Mr. Batten
Joe Cannon
Senator Lorimer
Batten
Mr. Roosevelt
Jude Mt
Chicagroans
Col
Gorestus
Larimer
Roosevelt at Freeport Banquet Amid Vast Picnic Crowd
Senator Lorimer dined with Roosevelt as 10 000 gathered for a four‑organization picnic. Roosevelt, a member of the American Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen, mingled with the crowd and received a great ovation. A near panic near Elgin as a fence broke, but no serious injuries were reported before the train departed. Roosevelt spoke on honesty, corruption, and good citizenship in several towns, ending with a Hamilton Club banquet in Chicago.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Freeport
American Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
P. H. Morrissey
Laber
T. R
Elsin
Elgin
Belvidere
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Roosevelt Attacks Corrupt Legislators In Chicago Speech
In Chicago Roosevelt scolded Chicagoans for tolerating bribery within the legislature. He leveled accusations at four indicted lawmakers and four confessors, urging voters to oust corrupt figures without awaiting court convictions. He stressed public power to remove officials and denounced modern political dishonesty.
Cardinal Vannutelli Speaks at Pontifical Mass in Montreal
An immense assembly at St James cathedral heard Cardinal Vannutelli bless the papal mass. Ecclesiastics packed the church with many standing in aisles as priests in dark robes contrasted with white sisterhood garments and the purple bishops and bright vestments of the officiants.
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Montreal
Cardinal Vannutelli
St. James Cathedral
Friendship's Tribute and a Reader's Reply
A Daily Bread society column quoted Nia Gillard moving with ease in exclusive circles. A reader from Chicago Tribune mocked the remark, noting she is seen on roller skates, challenging the editors portrayal.
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Gladys
Daily Bread
Nia Gillard
Maybelle
Chicago ‘Tribune
Chicago Markets Dispatch of September 9 1910
Chicago market report with hogs cattle and sheep figures for September 9 1910. Illustrated receipts and price ranges from light to heavy hogs porkers and pigs plus cattle beef values and Texas and western stock notes.
Frederick Gebhard Dead. Noted Adorer of Jersey Lily
Frederick Gebhard, famed socialite and ardent admirer of Jersey Lily Lily Langtry, has died at Garden City Long Island. He rose to prominence as a relentless first nighter and was closely linked to actors and actresses, with an estate yielding 80 000 dollars annually.
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New York
Frederick Gebhard
Garden City
L. I
Gebhard
Fred
Erick Neilson
Langtry
Jersey
la Bouchere
Oscar Wilde
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Sheep Auction Prices Listed by Type and Age
Native sheep two eighty five to four fifty five Western sheep three twenty five to four fifty five Yearlings four seventy five to five seventy five Lambs five twenty five to seven ten Western lambs five twenty five to seven hundred
Market Summary Shows Mixed Cattle and Sheep Steady
Market report indicates slow early demand with bulk trades between 8 75 and 9 35 for light weights, 9 25 to 9 45 for mixed packers, 9 70 for heavy shipping, and roughs 8 40 to 9 50. Cattle and sheep prices listed as steady.
Chicago Grain Prices and Trading Sequences September 1910
Market data from Beach-Wickham Grain shows Chicago trading figures for September December and May contracts. Close and open prices for wheat, oats, and other grains are listed with high variability and occasional symbols. The report reflects a snapshot of early 20th century grain markets.
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Chicago
Crippen Talks With Miss Seneve on Hawley Island
Marine disaster reported to Battleship North Dakota as Crippen holds discussion with Miss Seneve on Hawley 1.
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Hawley
Crippen
Miss Seneve
North Dakota
Gebhard and Langtry Sparring Over Duel Westward Travels
The records recount Gebhard being challenged to a duel by Langtry, which he declined. Gebhard and Langtry traveled together during her U S tour, then separated after an 1890 estrangement. He later married Louise Hollingsworth Morris in Baltimore on March 13, 1894, drew society attention, and they divorced in 1901 before she wed Henry Clews Jr.
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Gebhard
Chicago bids for next NABU convention as insurers meet
Detroit reports the twenty first annual convention of the National Association of Life Underwriters opens with nearly 400 delegates. Chicago is mounting a strong bid to host next year’s gathering, inviting risk men from every state.
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Detroit
Mich
National Association of Life Underwriters
Chicago
Crushed by Falling Tree Kills Indiana Teen
Russell Hug, 16, was fatally injured when a tree fell on him while cutting timber near his Napanee home in Goshen Indiana. His skull was fractured in the accident reported September 4.
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Goshen
Ind
Russell Hug
Huff
Napanee
Plant Fire at Bishop Babcock Opal Onyx Soda Fountain
A disastrous Indianapolis blaze at the Bishop Babcock Opal Onyx Iceless Soda Fountain plant on Sherman Drive causes walls to collapse and explosions. Two firefighters and a night watchman are seriously injured as flames fill the building and gas erupts. losses are estimated at 100000 dollars, with Marietta Glass Company asserting 75000 dollars. Insurance largely covers the damage. the draft room is blamed for ignition as smoke chokes the interior. Fire horses run wild during the blaze and escape down the street.
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Indianapolis
Bishop & Babcock Opal Onyx Iceless Soda Fountain Company
Sherman Drive
Sixteenth Street
Marietta Glass Company
Tire Department
Hose Company No. 21
Weather Outlook for Nilinios and Nearby Regions
Fair and cooler today and tomorrow with northwesterly winds in Nilinios Indiana and surrounding areas extending into Wisconsin. Conditions remain mild with decreasing humidity and no precipitation expected.
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Nilinios
Indiana
Wisconsin
Crippen Declares Wife Went to Chicago to Bruce Miller
London reports Dr Crippen telling Inspector Dew in Canada that he believed Belle Elmore had gone to Chicago to join Bruce Miller. The remark was read in court as prosecutors pursue links tying a body found in Crippen’s cellar to the missing wife.
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Inspector Dew
Canada
Chicagod
Man
London
Chicago
Bruce Miller
Drey H. Crippen
Dew
Les Helle Elmore
Humphreys
Crippen
Adeline Harrison
Belle Elmore
Mise Ha Son
Hay
Belle Elmore Crippen
Leneve
Arthur Newton
Fnally
Markets Update From Chicago and Omaha Live Stock
Hogs receipts 14 000 in Chicago range 8 90 to 9 75 with choic eweights. cattle receipts 6 000 with steers 7 80 8 45 and cows 4 49 5 75. sheep receipts 32 000 with values 6 75 7 15 for good to hams and 4 25 4 60 for wethers. Omaha cattle 4 000 steady with native steers 4 50 6 00, cows 2 75 4 75. hogs 4 700 mostly steady to lower, prices 8 60 9 20, sheep 27 500 plus, lambs 6 90 6 76. East Buffalo market slow for cattle 2 car lot. hogs 15 cars lower at 9 0 9 40 for heavies and Yorkers 9 90 10 10.
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Texas
Omaha
Lambs
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Cattig
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Triggs
New York Press
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Jersey Lily
Fred Gebhart
Long Island
Washington City
Eereesessee
Reister & Son
O.eess
Roosters
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Ilinois
John A. Babcock Commission
U. S. Yards
Admiral Schroeder
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