Taft to visit zone as tolls and coal rule eyed
President Taft plans a November Panama voyage aboard the North Carolina to gather data on canal zone issues. Congress will be asked to address tolls for waterway passage, coal sales regulation, wages, canal railroad management, and a permanent government form. He travels with Col Goethals aboard the Montana.
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Congress
North Carolina
Panama
Canal
Taft
del Goethaly
Cel.Giethala
Hne
Mexico
Yaft
Irasey
Taft to vote in Cincinnati then Charleston Panama trip
Col Goethals warns private interests may gain pockets for extortion in ship fuel supply. Taft will vote in Cincinnati on November 8, then travel to Charleston for Panama voyage, possibly pausing in Washington. Panama party personnel will be limited. The President plans work on his message to Congress during a Washington stay after his Panama trip. For two months the President has gathered data and outlined the message.
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Berlin
Congress
Panama Canal
Taftan Col. Goethals
Col. Goethals
Mr. Taft
Cincinnati
Charleston
Panama
Washington
Panama Party
Fzthwas
Seven Perish In Fire at Kings Halls Montreal
Seven lives were lost in a blaze that destroyed the Kings Halls building on St. Catherine street west today. Five bodies have been recovered, including night watchman F Whittal his wife and two young children, Charles Threshi manager of a billiard parlor from Boston Harry Richards and an unknown man.
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Montreal
Kings Halls
St. Catherine Street
F. Whittal
Charles Threshi
Boston
Mass
Harry Richards
Ridicule for Gaynor and the mayor's anti gambling feud
New York reports a sharp exchange between Mayor Gaynor and Acting Mayor Mitchel over a list of alleged disreputable resorts. Gaynor calls the Mitchel list untrustworthy and likens it to sensational newspaper work, while Mitchel defends his issued lists as based on complaints and verified addresses. He accuses the mayor of misrepresentation and demands apologies for stigmatized properties.
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Baker
New York
Sister Mary
Little Dog’ Spot
James Creelman
John Murrey Mitchel
Gaynor
Mitchel
Pennsylvania
Ninety Year Old Mrs Satterlee Stresses Simple Living
Special to The Washington Post Chicago October thirteenth notes Mrs M L Satterlee reaches her ninetieth birthday by exercising daily living simply and avoiding rich foods she swims well and spent summers at Cape Cod in cold water almost daily from June to September fifteenth she questions hobble skirts and mocks the old hoopskirt while urging nerve for old age.
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M. L. Satterlee
Washington Post
Chicago
Cape Cod
Ems
Longworth May Seek Tooga Senate Bid
Congressman Nicholas Longworth reportedly plans to run for the U S Senate if Charles Dick falters in the Ohio race. He is currently touring Ohio with Warren G Harding for governor and would oppose former Gov Herrek if Dick is eliminated.
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Washington Post
New York
Toledo
Herrek
Duveen Brothers Charged With Customs Frauds
New York Oct 18 Duveen Bros Fifth Avenue art store seized Federal officers arrest Benjamin Duveen charged with conspiracy to defraud customs Wise seeks heavy bail five brothers implicated Hoy of evidence over $1,000,000 in under valued art invoices. Bail set at $50,000 for Benjamin with others detained or arrested aboard Lusitania.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Duveen Bros
Benjamin Duveen
Henry A. Wise
United States
Isall
Duveen
Henry J. Duveen
Lusitania
Qurantine
Federal
Benjamin Devepn
Shields
Wise
Ife
Efe
Five Brothers
Duveens
Custom House
Joel T
Louis J
Benjamin J
Joseph J. Duveen
Henry J
London
Paris
Joseph Joel Duveen
Franz Hals
Yerkes
J. M. W.turner
Benj. Duveen
Col Murphy Retires After 37 Years in Marine Corps
Col Paul St C Murphy the senior colonel in the Marine Corps is placed on the retired list on his own application after more than 37 years of service. A New York native, he entered as a private in January 1873 and rose to colonel in December 194. He commanded the Marine Barracks in Philadelphia since then. Thousands Expected at Aero Flights at College Park and Benning This Week. Ride TTC taxis or touring cars for 3 dollars per hour. Tel N 112.
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Col. Murphy
Paul St. C. Murphy
Marine Corps
New York
Hoa
Marine Barracks
Philadelphia
College Park and Benning
Tel. N
Ex State Senator Gardener Held In Bribery Probe
Scranton police arrested Frank J. Gardner a former New York state senator in connection with an alleged scheme to bribe legislators to defeat the Hughes anti race-track gambling bill in 1908. Gardner reportedly offered Otto G Felker 25000 to vote again on the measure. Felker now serves in Congress. Gardner may face extradition as officials move to transfer him to New York for further proceedings.
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Scranton
Frank J. Gardner
New York
Lizth
Brooklyn
John, Lanyon
Robert Davies
M. Linn Bruce
Legislative Committee
I. J. Kresel
Gardner
Bruce
Whitman
Albany
Otto G. Felker
Foelker
Congress
Senate
American passenger escapes as waiter attempts strangling on liner
Mrs Laura Rivers, an American first cabin passenger aboard the steamship La Provence, arrived Havre Oct 13. A dining saloon waiter Lamure entered her cabin during the night attempting robbery and strangling. The woman scream alerting a steward, who helped overpower the assailant.
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Havre
France
Laura Rivers
Lamure
Bomb Explodes in Paris House Near Champs Elysees
A powerful bomb exploded near midnight in front of a Rue de Berri house close to the Champs Elysees. The blast damaged the door and facade but caused no injuries. Police attribute the attack to anarchists though the target remains unknown. No official resident lived there.
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Paris
Rue de Berri
Champs Elysees
Betting Odds On Dix And Roosevelt Return
Election betting in New York centers on Dix with Roosevelt’s return seen as shifting the odds. A wall street bettor wagered over twenty thousand on Dix at favorable odds while Stimson money rises on Roosevelt. Kings County bets target a Democratic sweep of all congressional districts as Hearst’s Independence League draws limited support.
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Stimson
Roosevelt
Kings County
Washington Post
New York
Dix
Froosevelt
Wall Street
Brooklyn
Fred Schumm
Betom Dix
Hearst Party
Ballinger Hurt In Wreck Near Cincinnati
Secretary of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger was among eleven injured when two trains collided head on near Cincinnati at Sixth Street and Mount Hope Road. He suffered a severe shakeup and a slightly bruised arm but no fatalities were reported. Ballinger, returning from Oklahoma, rested at a hotel before continuing to Washington.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Richard A. Ballinger
Secretary of the Interior
Baltimore and Oto Southwestern
Ballinger
Sixth Street
Mount Hope Road
Mallinger
Washington
Oklahoma
Congress of Indians
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Cyclone Sweeps Cuba Drenching Havana Areas
Havana reports a powerful cyclone moving from the southwest with heavy rain since noon. It crossed the Isle of Pines and is expected to strike Havana Pinar del Rio and Matanzas provinces tonight. Authorities closed the port this afternoon amid reports of damage on the Isle of Pines.
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Quedal
Washington Post
Havana
Isle of Binds
Pinar del Rio
Paris Strikes Drag on as Leaders Arrested
Paris reports say arrest of top strike leaders dampened morale among about 100000 workers. Subway staff refused to quit their posts, averting broader crisis while electricians strike halves city power. France braces for potential supply disruption and transatlantic shifts as rail and telegraph lines are damaged.
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Paris
Lyons
Mediterranean
Subway
Atherbourg
Boulogne
Oceanic
Mantes-Sur-Seine
Cherbourg
Mount Clare public school cannot open due to housing shortage
A dearth of boarding houses in Mount Clare prevents the public school from opening the winter term. A principal and four teachers resigned after failing to find lodging or meals in the village or nearby. The shortage is blamed on oil and gas development drawing high paying lodgers to the area.
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Washington
Clarksburg
W. Va
Mount Clare
Tragic handgun accident kills sister during cleaning
George R Hale, 12, accidentally discharged a revolver while cleaning it at his La W Street home. Miss Josephine Hale, seated across the table, died from a heart wound as family and bystanders reacted with shock. Hale was taken to the police station as an inquest is planned, with authorities and witnesses describing a devastating family tragedy.
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George R. Hale
Josephine Hale
Hale
la W Street
Miss Hale
Farquhar and Moffatt
Nevitt Will Hote
Elizabeth Elliott
Rodney
Jennie Schaefer
Albert Tibbetts
Casualty Hospital
Young Rodney
Miss Schaefer
Josephine
Georges
Red
Sheas
Wirth
Sergi
Morgan
Spurned Wife Aims at Mine Man With Revolver
Miss Julia Ward Gipson of Pasadena filed a $100,000 damage suit against Al Rogers of Goldfield Nev. after a Long Beach incident. She forced a conference with Meyers, obtained a marriage license, and then, with her father, went to Meyers mansion. When Meyers refused to marry her, she drew a revolver. Meyers fled upstairs, housekeeper called police. Gipson and her father were arrested and brought to Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Julia Ward Gipson
Pasadena
J. Rogers
Goldfield
Nev
Long Beach
Meyers
Tait to Visit Canal and Other News Items
A condensed page listing reports including Tait visiting the canal, Mitchell ridiculing Gaynor, a $31,000,000 customs fraud alleged, a girl killed in a New York accident, a $10,000,000 firm raid, an aviator to fly over a river, and various society, sports, and political items.
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Tait
Canal
Mitchell
Gaynor
New York
Grahame White
Barney
America
Dixon Stump
Army
Maine
Roosevelt
Beveridge
Chanler
Redeemable Investment Company Raid in Boston
Federal officers raided the Redeemable Investment Company at 85 Devonshire Street taking manager Charles H. Brooks and cash under a mails fraud charge. Rev. Norman Plass, president, sought by detectives, allegedly endorsed by high officials including Interior Secretary Bal linger and Justice Brewer. The holding company claimed control of Santo Domingo Mining, Norman Plass Lumber, Boston and Canada Wheat, and Okanogan Development with extensive timber and land assets.
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Boston
Redeemable Investment Company
Devonshire Street
Charles H. Brooks
Norman Plass
Secretary of the Interior
Richard R. Ballinger
David J. Brewer
United Stated Supreme Court
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Mr. Pluss
Washburn Colene
Topeka
Kan
New England
Santo Domingo Mining Company
Jalisso
Santo Domingo
Norman Plass Lumber Company
British Columbia
Canada
Okanogan Development Company
Washington
John P. Meeney
Honest American Stands With Nearly Hundred Million, Sherman Speech
A Chicago dispatch to the New York World reports Vice President Sherman’s blistering remarks at a Columbus Day dinner in the Congress Hotel gold room. He warned against demagogues and urged honesty as the citizen’s garment while noting the nation’s unity. Also listed: Baltimore return train via Pennsylvania Railroad. tickets valid through Sunday.
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Washington Post
New York
Chicago
New York World
Congress Hotel
James 8
Sherman
Englishman Sweeps From Benning to War College and Alexandria
An Englishman covers a rapid circuit from Fort Benning to the War College then to Alex andria and back to Benning four times. The flight path loops over Washington cosm es during the mission, illustrating bold reconnaissance and maneuvers.
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Benning
War College
Alexandria
Washington Cosmes
Course of Flight by Grahame-White Tomorrow Morning
Grahame-White plans a multi point flight weather permitting starting from Benning track. The route includes Army War College Washington Monument Jones Point Light and Alexandria area returning to Benning. He will complete four laps and on the fifth reach the Washington Monument then return to the track to cover about 107 miles, three miles beyond Hoxsey's record.
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Grahame-White
Benning
Army War College
Washington Monument
Jones Point Light
Alexandria
Hoxasey
War College
Grahame-White to attempt 107 mile flight in Washington
Grahame-White plans a 107 mile sustained flight tomorrow forenoon over a Washington course from Benning to the Army War Cidilege to the Monument to Point Jones lighthouse and back. He will complete four laps and then a final trip to the Monument, aiming to exceed Archibald Hoxsey’s recent record, with Aero Club backing and river safety measures in place.
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Washington
Grahame-White
Aero Club
4. F. Zahm
Aero Club Committee
Potomac
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Suger
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Dining Room Table
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Tame
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