Rebels Refused Pass as American Marines Fight Insurrectos
A cable from Admiral Southerland reports 1,200 rebels attacked a column of American marines and bluejackets near Managua Nicaragua. Rebels blocked the road to pacification, and rifle fire halted the march toward Granada. Reinforcements were said to be en route from Managua. The State Department cites reports of atrocities in Granada and dangers to families of government officials.
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Washington
Southerland
Managua
Nicaragua
State Department
Barranca
Granada
Pacification
Blue Jackets
Mena
Department of State
Huntington Wilson
Wilson
Department
Congo
Putumayo
Legation
Pedro Rafael Cuadra
Finnance
Diaz
Carlos Cuadra
Nica- Traguan
Mixed Claims Commission
Weitzel
Dias
Matagalpa
Leon
Nueva Segovia
Achuapa
Elephant attack kills coach driver in Ceylon
A wild elephant emerged from the jungle near the Mullaition Vilankulum mail coach in the northern province of Ceylon. It killed the driver with one trunk blow, smashed the coach into a telegraph pole, and scattered passengers who hid under a culvert and later climbed a tree to spend the night.
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Calcutta
India
Ceylon
Colombo
Knox Guest At Dinner In Tokyo After Emperor Funeral
Knox attended the funeral of Emperor Matsuhito as U S special ambassador and was guest of honor at a dinner by Baron Shibusawa. He will breakfast with Premier Saionji then travel to Yokohama, sail for the United States after a Yokohama American colony dinner.
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Tokyo
Philander
Knox
Emperor Matsuhito
United States
Baron Shibusawa
Marquis Saionji
Yokohama
Strike at Bingham Mines Leaves 6200 Idle Workers
Deputies exchange fire as 62 hundred mine workers idle by strike gather near Bingham Utah. Demonstrations and picket patrols persist while Greeks and Cretans retreat from trenches, mills at Garfield shut down, 2000 more men out. No settlement in sight between miners and operators.
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Bingham
Utah
Garfield
Spry
Salt Lake
Wity
Magna
Arthur
Seven Years Probation For New York Man After Gun Incident
Er man Dunker of Green Point must report to the police court every Sunday for seven years under probation after he fired a revolver at his wife during a dispute. The 80 year old man pleaded repentance as the judge imposed the long term, noting death would not excuse violation of parole.
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New York
Erman Dunker
Dunker
Green Point
Aeroplanes Ban Adopted by Interparliamentary Union
In Geneva on September 2 the Interparliamentary Union approved a resolution proposed by Belgian statesman Auguste Beernaert. The measure bans the use of aeroplanes in war and declares air power a threat to international stability.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Interparliamentary Union
Auguste Rbeernaert
Standard Oil Men Meet Daily at 26 Broadway Table
Testimony in the Waters-Pierce case places former Standard Oil leaders and Rockefeller relatives at a longtime luncheon table in New York. Richard C. Veit says interlocking directorates and private plans ended with dissolution last December. subsidiaries now operate independently.
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Broadway
New York
Standard Oil
Trust
Richard C. West
Standard Oil Company of New York
Standard Oisi
Samuel Untermyer
Waters-Pierce
M. F. Elliott
D. N. Kerby
Standard
Untermyer
Mr. Weit
H. Rogers
Rockefellers
Company of New Jersey
Oil Trust
Federal Supreme Court
Veit
English Bid Is Lowest For Navy Shell Contract
Secretary Meyer must weigh an unwritten rule against awarding a navy contract to an American firm as Hatfield Steel of Hatfield England underbids by about 200000 dollars on a 1000000 dollar contract for 2000 fourteen inch shells.
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Washington
Meyer
Navy
Hatfield Steel Company
Hatfield
England
Duel turns fatal for two men in Guaydam Louisiana
In Guaydam Louisiana on Sept 21 two young planters died after a duel over a realty deal. O Neil LaBlanc and William Yassit exchanged shots and perished at the scene.
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Guaydam
O’neil LaBlanc
William Yassit
Aviator Killed in Fall During Exhibition Flight
Des Moines reports aviator Russell Blair of Kansas City aged 21 died during an exhibition flight under the local fire department when his Curtiss biplane plunged fifty feet after hitting an air pocket. He was attempting to ascend when the accident occurred.
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Des Moines
Russell Blair
Kansas City
Auto Race Called Off Due to Wet Course Menace to Safety
Milwaukee September 21 drivers and officials postponed the Pabst Wisconsin auto trophy races at Wauwatosa after hours of inspection found the wet narrow course with ditches unsafe for high speed. Vanderbilt race to be run today and Grand Prize Monday amid militiamen patrol and police setup.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Messenger of Death Drives Boy To Deliver Fatal Telegram
Thomas Hogan, a telegraph messenger boy, unknowingly carries a telegram announcing his own father’s death in a Germantown railroad wreck. Mrs. Hogan faints upon reading the message, while the boy returns to the office with the signed receipt.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Thomas Hogan
Young Hogan
Metal Rolls Into Pool Two Die in Steel Plant Blast
John Shute and Louis Slovne are killed after a furnace leak released twenty tons of hot metal that flowed into a pool of water and exploded at Cambria Steel in Johnstown Pennsylvania. Five other men were severely injured and twenty more sustained injuries in the open hearth department incident.
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Johnstown
John Shute
Louis Slovne
Cambria Steel Company
Franklin
Express Money Theft Shocks Pensacola to Flemanton Route
Seventy thousand dollars in small denomination currency is reported stolen from express packages en route from Pensacola banks to Flemanton Alabama for Louisville and Nashville railroad payrolls. Slips of paper from magazines replaced the cash, leaving about five thousand dollars in the shipment. Special agents and detectives were dispatched to investigate the robbery.
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Pensacola
Fla
Ville
Nashville
Sacola
Flomanton
Ala
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Flemanton
New Orleans
Southern Express Company
Morgan Thief Is Caught
New York police say John Bernauer a 28 year old baker from Munich Bavaria confessed to burglarizing the J Pierpont Morgan Jr home in January and most stolen articles were recovered. He described entering through an unlocked rear door and entering Morgan's room while he slept.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr
John Bernauer
Munich
Bavaria
Morgan House
Mr. Morgan
RUN CARS UNDER GUARD IN SUPERIOR
Superior Wisconsin September 21 Manned by strike breakers and guarded by police street cars are running again after outbreaks Thursday when a mob of 6000 struck and damaged cars and barns injuring many. Sheriff McKinnon vows no recurrence and says deputies will be added. Conditions in Duluth are peaceful.
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Superior
Wis
McKinnon
Duluth
Taft Vacation Plan Changes Toward Election
President Taft will cut his Beverly vacation and likely stay until October 20. He plans to leave Beverly with Mrs. Taft for Hot Springs Virginia late in October, vote in Cincinnati, then return to Hot Springs for a long stay until shortly before Congress convenes in December.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Cincinnati
Hot Springs
Congress
Michigan Labor Federation Denounces Lennon At Convention
The Michigan Federation of Labor repudiates John B. Lennon, AFL treasurer, over his local option stance. Lennon resigns from future federation offices as the convention in Grand Rapids rejects his position.
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Michigan State Federation
Attacka
Lennon
Grand Rapids, Mich
Michigan Federation of Labor
John B. Lennon
American Federation of Labor
Ae Federation
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