Peace at Any Price in Cuba as Taft Mission Advances
Havana reports an indefinite halt to hostilities to seek peace before Taft arrives to assess the political situation. Taft and Bacon depart Washington for Tampa to board a naval vessel bound for Havana. The Toursana Virginia and New Jersey head south for a possible emergency dispatch, with Tacoma Cleveland and others en route.
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Cuba
Navy Department
Toursana
Virginia
New Jersey
Atlantic
Tacoma
Cleveland
Norfolk
Minneapolis
Newark
Cuba seeks to settle conflict without US intervention
Havana reports the government is intensifying efforts to restore peace in Cuba and avoid United States involvement. Officials say they aim to prove peace is secured before Taft and Bacon can intervene, and that the government prefers to handle negotiations with revolutionaries unaided. A recent decree by President Palma suspends campaign operations and confines forces to defense.
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Cuba
United States
Taft
Bacon Argve
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Bsccohers
Palma
Ex-Governor Aaron Bliss Dies in Milwaukee
Ex Governor Aaron Thomas Bliss of Michigan died in Milwaukee at Sacred Heart sanatorium from apoplexy. He sought treatment in July, returned to Saginaw in August, relapsed, and came back a week ago. Early yesterday he suffered a second stroke while four feet from his bed and collapsed.
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Milwaukee
Aaron Thomas Bliss
Michigan
Sacred Heart Sanatorium
Saginaw
Railroad heads retire in economy move
Toledo dispatch notes the general manager of the Ave Ann Arbor and Detroit Toledo railroads and the superintendent resign as part of an economy drive. The action aims to streamline operations and cut costs across the system.
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Toledo
Ave Ann Arbor
Detroit
Mana ‘Ice Smith
Explosion in Havana Kills Six, Wounds Many
A violent explosion in Havana today wrecked two brick buildings, killing six and wounding many. Officials suspect incendiaries. Insurgent leaders Campas Marquetti and Carilio have withdrawn from Guanajay and agreed to a suspension of hostilities pending peace talks, with other leaders following suit.
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Havana
Evening Journal
Campas Marquett
Carilio
Guanajay
Baseball scores from Saturday and Sunday games
Baseball results across leagues include Cincinnati over Pittsburg 4-1 in the Saturday A section, Brooklyn defeating New York 6-2 then 5-9 in eight innings, St. Louis beating Chicago 6-2 in thirteen innings, and Chicago sweeping St. Louis 4-0 in seven. Sunday tallies show Chicago over Pittsburg 5-1, and other city matchups with varying scores across leagues and seven innings games noted.
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Brooklyn
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Philadelphia
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American
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Minneapolis
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Columbus
Louisville
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Louiisville
Western
Omaha
Lincoln
Denver
Des Moines
Pueblo
Sioux City
Oregon Steamer Oregon Passengers Safe After Wreck
Reports from Prince William Sound indicate the steamer Oregon wrecked at the entrance to the inlet had its passengers and crew saved in their own boats. In Illinois Springfield, auditors appointed by Governor Deneen studied Illinois Central railroad finances to check 7 percent state remittance. findings not yet public.
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Merchants’ Exchange
Oregon
Prince William Sound
Springfield
Frank D. Whipp
Deneen
Illinois Central Railroad Company
First Snow Storm Hits Western Colorado Mountains
Telluride reports a snow storm bringing fourteen inches of snow in the mountains, with melting below 10,000 feet. It marks the season’s first snowfall and arrives about a month earlier than usual in western Colorado.
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Telluride
Colo
Colorado
Ohio Post Office Robbed in Peebles Looting
Portsmouth Ohio September 17 An audacious burglary at Peebles looted the Sagan post office safe as cracksmen shattered the lock and carried away contents amid the county’s remote area.
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Ohio
Portsmouth
Peebles
Sagan
Woman survives after scow dumping apparatus rescues her
New York, Sept 17 Miss Fannie Day a NYC department store worker one of eight in a naptha launch capsized off Sheepshead Bay was found alive inside a dumping scow pocket after hours submerged three companions drowned. She described clinging to chairs and chains for an hour and being pulled to deck by a rope.
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New York
Miss Day
St. Nicholas Avenue
Mr. Dodds
Miss Cook
Sheepshead Bay
Thomas Reynolds
Remarkable Tale Recited By Miss Day
Miss Day recounts a frightening incident in which she felt trapped and half suffocating as her head struck an obstacle. She describes the moment of realization and the rapid, lifelike sequence that followed, ending with a sudden release like a cork.
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Miss Day
Skulduggery at Milwaukee Avenue Bank Exposed
Chicago reports new thefts from the Milwaukee Avenue State bank totaling at least 10 000 dollars. Hobart Gregorson former bill department chief confessed after police interrogation to looting via cashier slips and paper farming with accomplices. Grand jury adds seven indictments against Stensland and others.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Hobart Gregorson
Bill Department
Gregorson
Bill Exchange Department
General Trepoff Dies At Peterhof Palace
General Dimitri Feodorovich Trepoff, commander of the upper palace, died at 6 p m at his villa in Peterhof of angina pectoris. He was 50, soon to be 51, and was widely hated by revolutionists who publicly celebrated his death.
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General Trepoff
St. Petersburg
Dimitri Feodorovich Trepoff
Upperial Palace
Peterhof
Russia
Trepofl
Chicago market report shows strong hogs and higher cattle gains
September 17 1906 Chicago market overview lists hog receipts about 30000 with bids from 86 15 to 86 40, cattle at 23000 up. sheep around 30000 down 10. Official receipts yesterday 12552 with shipments 1113, implied demand remains robust for hogs and mixed lots while cattle show gains and sheep soften.
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Chicago
Texas
Shaw Opposes Government Rail Ownership With Sharp Examples
Secretary Leslie M. Shaw argues against government ownership of railroads, citing rapid private expansion versus slow public projects. He recounts a tin deposit case and compares federal spending pace to private railroad work, questioning feasibility of universal fast service if Congress ran roads. He uses Bryan’s anti-trust stance as a foil.
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Memphs
Bryot
Republican Party
Chicago
Milwaukee
Seattle
St. Paul
Congress
Thugs Rob Two Banks in Underwood South Dakota
Thieves blew open the safes in two McLean county banks at Underwood North Dakota on September 17, stealing about 10000 dollars in cash. A posse pursues the robbers as residents heard explosions mistaken for gunfire. A druggist and a land agent were woke and held by guards during the escape.
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Bismarck
N. D
Underwood
McLean County
Missouri River Packet Line Test From St Louis to Kansas City
The steamboat Lora, under Captain W. N. Mills, departed St Louis for Kansas City to prove river navigability and feasibility of a freight and passenger packet line. This marks the first such attempt in fifteen years between the two cities.
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St. Louis
Missouri River
Kansas City
Lora
W. N. Mills
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