West With President Wilson Found Prosperity
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson reports Western farmers back President Roosevelt on railway rate legislation and expect a square deal. He cites high prosperity, bumper crops, and expansion of grain areas while noting no decision on a successor to Director Salmon and naming Dr. Curtis as unlikely due to non veterinary status.
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Washington
Salmon
Roosevelt
Wilson
Stoneleigh Court
Dakotas
Iowa
Middle West
Taan
White House
Tragic double blaze ends in woman’s death
Victoria Smiler a forty year old colored woman burned to death at her home 323 Pleasant Court southwest after a clothes fire aboard near rubbish burning She ran inside to extinguish flames then jumped from a second story window as flames spread through her clothing Neighbors firefighters and an ambulance responded at Emergency Hospital her entire body badly burned and she died of injuries later that night
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Victoria Smiler
Pleasant Court
Ataira
Police court detains Hawkins on embezzlement charge after alleged kidnapping defense
Hawkins was committed to jail in default of 300 bond following a police court hearing before Judge Kimball on embezzlement charges regarding 1475. He claimed kidnapping as a defense while the Marine Band prepared a Capitol concert program led by William H Santelmann at 4 30 this afternoon. A separate accident report notes a wagon struck by a Fourteenth street car causing a fire and damage near 2023 Fourteenth street NW. In Frederick Maryland, Charles W Miller, once freed after two months, was resentenced to three and a half years in the Maryland House of Correction for assault following a prior 1890s conviction.
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Pinkney Hawkins
Kimball
Hawkins
Capitol
William H Santelmann
United States Marine Band
Roseint
Watts Arta’ Schreiner
Jacques Loula Vanpoucke
Ttalienne
My Queen
W C Bergman
Fourteenth Street
Washington Post
Frederick
Liberty
Charles W. Miller
Asenult
Charles Sifert
Maryland House of Correction
Miller
Maryland
Miss Gilbert
William Warfield
Littlefield, Alvord & Co
Grand
Charles G Warren
Ray Gilbert Warren
Woman Suffrage Opposed by Grover Cleveland
Ex president Grover Cleveland in October Ladies' Home Journal reiterates opposition to woman suffrage arguing most sensible women oppose voting, that politics is not for women, and that voting would bring negative changes. He notes male voters outnumber female voters in states with full suffrage.
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Grover Weveland
Ladies’ Home Journal
Cleveland
Welcome to Col Browne Leads Army and Navy Union Greeting
Col Browne newly elected national commander is warmly welcomed at Roosevelt Garrison headquarters in Washington. A ratification gathering features remarks by Browne and other officers. Senior members praise the move to place the Army and Navy Union headquarters in Washington and pledge to advance the organization’s welfare.
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J. Edwin Browne
Army and Navy Union
Roosevelt Garrison
Col. Browne
the Union
Newburg
N. C
Washington
Browne
John E. Cox
James Campbell
D. D. Porter
J Block
Noah Tyron
H. L. Deane
E. B Thompson
Union Veteran Legion
J . Block
D. D Porter Garrison
John BE. Cox
Owensville
Ind
Indiana
Roosevelt
Porter Garrizon
Maj & J Block
Union Veteran Union
Adolph van Reuth
Custer
Wilian
Barry Garrison
Noah W .Tyron
David W Greves
J Hisenhardt
E G Burch
EB M Helns
Frederick EL Schetter
van Zahn
Thomas A. Taylor
van der Miller
J J Gordon
William A Hickey
E B Thompson
A. W Gall
James A Joyce
O Ho Lake
A. L Lipscomb
Charles Hi. Houck
John G Quigiey
Robert Koehler
French Congo Scandals Spoil Brazza Mission Findings
Paris reports Clementel to investigate Congo abuses disclosed by Count de Brazza's letter. He describes Bangui as tolerable yet requisitions destroy the population, noting efforts to hide facts and urging reform and new administration after Brazza’s death on return from Dakar. A national funeral followed.
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Paris
M Clementel
French Congo
Count de Brazza
Dakar
French West Africa
Congo
Bangui
Clementel
Honor Gen Booth Freed by City of London
The corporation of London met and unanimously resolved to confer the freedom of the city on General Booth of the Salvation Army in recognition of his great moral and social work for the people. This honor is usually reserved for royalty, military or naval heroes, or eminent statesmen.
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London
Corporation of the City of
Booth
Salvation Army
Secret tariff talks and land fraud cases push reforms
Secretary Hitchcock returns from a salmon fishing trip to Washington promising vigorous pursuit of Oregon land fraud indictments and potential new cases in Idaho New Mexico and California. He calls for full public disclosure of campaign donations and supports tariff reform to curb monopoly while upholding protection and prosperity.
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Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Department of the Interior
Washington
Canada
Monadnock
N. H
New York Life Insurance Company
Republican Campaign
Hitchcock
Kiltreet
Mepissicult
New Hampshire Hills
Oregon
Williamson
Gessner
Briggs
Republican Party
Democratic Party
McCall
Parker
Congress
Cortelyou
Cornelius N Bliss
New York Life
Citizens' Union calls convention to discuss county candidates
The Citizens' Union issued an invitation to fusion forces including the Republican organization and the Municipal Ownership League to meet in a county convention next Thursday. They will confer on candidates for county offices, with district attorney William Travers Jerome already running an independent campaign.
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Fusion
New York
Citizens’ Union
Republican Organization
Municipal Ownership League
Union
William Travers Jerome
Uproar in Austrian House over universal suffrage dispute
Vienna reports a tumultuous Social Democratic demonstration as the lower house convened, targeting Premier Baron Gautech von Franken thurn over his stance on electoral reform and Hungary’s universal suffrage. The premier ultimately secured a hearing, pledging to honor agreements with Hungary if its terms are met, and warned of Austrian interests if not. Separately, M. J. Ozmond, missing since Sunday, returned Monday night claiming he went to Laurel, Maryland, and sent a telegram from Philadelphia in his landlady’s name.
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Vienna
Baron Gautech von Frankenthurn
Hungary
M. J. Ozmond
Twelfth Street
Laurel
Philadelphia
Devaughan
Federation Official Rules Coal Strike Timing
An American Federation of Labor official says miners will work through winter and not strike before April 186, the expiry date of the current agreement. If a strike is needed, it will wait until after April 186. The AFLU supports an eight hour day and recognition of the United Mine Workers, and coal dealers expect no famine or price surge this winter. The federation’s stance has been conveyed to President Roosevelt.
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Officer of Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
Federation
Employers of Labor
United Mine Workers National Assocttion
United States
Roosevelt
League officers elected at Washington Epworth gathering
The fifteenth annual Washington District Epworth League convention opened at Hamline Church with Rev John W R Sumwall delivering The King's Business. Officers for the coming year will be elected tonight along with committee reports and devotional exercises led by J Finney Engle.
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Washington District
Epworth League
Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church
Ninth
P Streets
John W. R. Sumwall
Fayette Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
EB R. Rochester
Dystrict League
Done
Hamline Church
Be, S la Tetra
Ams C Leavitt
John W. R Sumwal
Jesus Christ
Wesley
Luther
Knox
Sumwalt
Rochester
League
J. Finney Engle
Stock~eater
Stacy H Briant
Symons
Charles Brett
Sol Carr, Jr
Allen F. Poore
H. H Pullman
Harry Caldwell
A. ¥. Drake
L. L. Derrick
George B. Fitts
F. B Gilmore
Anacontin
C. F Linger
Ashton and Brightwood
Homer Smith
Brookland
A F. Drake
Bethesda
Mies D . Walker
Douglas
Sol Carr
Wyman Lumber Mill Burns at Bristol Tennessee
Special to The Washington Post reports a fire at the Wyman Lumber mill near Johnson City twenty five miles south of Bristol. The lumber plant sustained about 16000 in losses while 34000 in insurance covered the damage. The plant of William EH Uptegreve was saved.
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Washington Po
Bristol
Tenn
H. P. Wyman
Johnson City
William EH. Uptegreve
Young wife Edith Bafford dies by poison in Baltimore
Despondent 19 year old Edith Bafford formerly of Washington consumed carbolic acid last night at her sister Mrs Daisy Snyder's home on Pennsylvania Avenue Baltimore officials say family troubles led the act. She died hours after admission to Maryland General Hospital. Plans for burial await arrangements as relatives face poverty.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Edith Bafford
Daisy Snyder
Pennsylvania Avenue
Bafford
Towson
Washington
Sergt. Carey
Maryland General Hospital
Snyder
Shaw Plans Early Departure From Treasury Post
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw confirms he will resign from the Cabinet on or about February 1, 1908. He stated in a letter to the Polk County Republican Club that after February 1 he would be glad to meet and address members when not in Iowa. Shaw said his stay was always intended to be short and that ongoing interests kept him in place until now.
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Department
Africa
China
Europe
United States
America
Wilson
Balman
Bureau of Animal Industry
Charles F Curtis
Iowa Agricultural Colege
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Polk County Republican Club
Iawa
Shaw
Iowa
Polk County Club
Foraker Explains Address on Railroad Rates Dispute
Senator Joseph Benson Foraker of Ohio visited the capital and discussed his Bellfontaine Ohio speech. He asserted no great split with President Roosevelt, favoring legislative action to fix freight rate evils, and noted harmony on the goal while leaving details to future agreement. He questioned appointing the Interstate Commerce Commission as rate maker but said both men seek a middle ground and earnest action.
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Joseph Benson Foraker
Ohio
York
Bellfontaine
Foraker
Mr. Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Weather Conditions From September 24 1906 Gulf Disturbance Forecast
Weather Bureau report notes a Gulf disturbance south of Louisiana with unknown intensity and direction. High pressure over the Mid Atlantic, low pressure over the British Northwest, and limited rainfall in Southern Florida and the upper Midwest. Warmer in the Middle Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley, cooler in Virginia and the Carolinas. Fair weather expected Thursday except Florida Gulf coast where rain possible. Winds vary by coast and region with fresh northeasterly winds along the South Atlantic and northwest winds toward the Grand Banks. Temperature readings listed for midnight to 8 pm with highs and lows compared to last year.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic
British Northwest
Edmonton
Florida
Minnesota
Upper Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Missouri Valley
Hoody Mountain
Virginia
Gulf Coast
Ohio Valley
Diatricta
New England
South Atlantic
East Gulf
West Gulf
European Porta
Grand Banka
Supreme Court sessions at Staunton and Richmond
Special to The Washington Pass Staunton Virginia September in the Supreme Court today the Rowland v Rowland case from Frederick County was argued and submitted. App Against App and Shearer v Johnson from Frederick County were continued. Court adjourned to meet in Richmond Opinions delivered by Judge Bughanan and Judge Whittle include Clark v Roller reversed and Stout et al affirmed Riques administrator v Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company affirmed Coffey v Rockbridge County reversed Whittle’s Norfolk and Western Railway v Coffey reversed Margollus Company v Harrington writ of error and supersedeas bond set at 2030 Vaughts administrator v Ettet et al appeal no bond.
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Washington Pass
Staunton
Supreme Court
Rowland
Frederick County
App
Shearer
Johnson
Richmond
Bughanan
Clark Va
Roller
Rockingham County
George M. Herrison Stout Ye
Etout
Circult Court
Augusta County
Riques
Chesapeane and
Ohbio Railway Company
Circuit Court of
Rockbridge County
Stafford G Whittle
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
S. Coffey
Circuit Court
Wright-Caesar Tobreca Company
A Hoen & Co
Margollus Company
Harrington
Chrcutz
Norfolk County
Ettet Et al
Cult Court
Wythe County
Gould Ramsey Meet in Court Over Little Kanawha Syndicate
In Cincinnati on September 26 a U S Circuit Court interim restraining order halted Gould Ramsey and Guy from selling or transferring Kanawha Syndicate property while a receiver for the coal lands and rail interests in West Virginia was sought. Plaintiff John Jones holds $100000 in stock. October 9 set for hearing. News from New York notes Gould’s proxy majority for the Wabash annual meeting, with Ramsey seeking control, amid unrest over bondholder support and alleged undervaluation of lands.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Little Kanawha Syndicate
West Virginia
United States Circuit Court
George J Gould
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
The
Wabash
William F Guy
St Louis
John
Kanawha Syndicate
Gould
Ramsey
Guy
Washington Post
New York
Wabash Railroad
Ransey
NOT GUILTY OF FORGERY IN PORTSMOUTH COURT
Spectator notice from Norfolk shows J M Broughton forgery case against J M Hurlburt of Newport News. He was arraigned in Hastings Court and acquitted after testifying he did not know what he was doing when cashing the check. The item closes with other brief notes on deaths and missing persons from Washington Post coverage.
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Spectato
Washington
Norfolk
J. M Broughton
Portsmouh
Hyattsville Couple Wed in Catholic Church
Charles St Manghm, Riverdale business man and Hyattsville baseball club captain, and Alma Kirby Risdon, Riverdale daughter, were married last evening at St Jerome's Catholic Church by Rev. Father James P. Tower. The event was reported from Hyattsville Maryland with Sept 26 noted.
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Hyattsville
Charles St Manghm
Riverdale
Alma Kirby Risdon
John RK. Risdon
SS Jerome's Catho Alic Church
James P. Tower
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