Pekin Rebels Seize Towns as Officials Flee in China
A cable from the Chinese Daily reports Pekting falls to rebels and officials flee at night. Chengkiang and Changchow are in rebel hands with peaceful control after a sharp fight. Shanghai reports Admiral Sah rumored to be in hiding. Chinese gunboats switch sides and a strike hits telegraph workers.
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San Francisco
Petting
Chinese Free Press
Shanghai
Admiral Sah
Sal Chen Ting
Chenkiang
Chengkiang
Wiangsu
Changchow
Cheklang
Tongkwan
Kaifeng
China
Shensi
Liantu
Berlin
Gneisenau
Tiger
Nanking
Hankow
Kiso Chau i Shantung
Unfounded Rumor Triggers Wheat Market Collapse
Chicago debut of November 6 shows wheat dropping over 2 cents per bushel after rumors that Armour Grain Co. faced a federal indictment. Traders rushed selling, stop orders flooded the market, and prices tumbled from 94 3/4 to 92 1/2 as the grand jury was not in session.
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Chicago
Armour Grain Company
United States Grand Jury
Mason City Church Clears All Debt With Subscriptions
Mason City Iowa November 6 The Congregational church raised nearly $6 900 by public meeting subscriptions to cover the entire church debt.
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Mason City
Congregational Church
Hearing Held in Mrs Vermilya's Little Bedroom
Chicago November 6 Mrs Louise Vermilya charged with murder of Policeman Arthur Bisonette faced a hearing in a case noted as unusual for its setting and context.
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Mrs. Vermilya
Chicago
Louise Vermilya
Arthur Bisonette
Persia defies Russian demand after consul insult
Teheran rejects Moscow ultimatum demanding apology from the Persian foreign minister for an insult to the Russian consul M. Petroff. The message warns Russia will occupy Ghilan and Mazanderan provinces unless the treasury gendarmes are removed and the Persian cossacks reinstated. Persia declines to comply.
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Teheran
Persia
M. Petroff
Shuai-Es- Sultaneh
Russia
Ghilan
Mazanderan
Two Talesmen Released in McNamara Murder Trial
Two jurors excused at the McNamara murder trial in Los Angeles. Seaborn Manning withdrew due to health and W H Andrews was released amid defense and judge disputes over his suitability. Replacements named were William F Clark and Frank Ilester.
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Los Angeles
Talesmen
McNamara
Seaborn Manning
Bordwell
W. H. Andrews
Andrews
William F. Clark
Frank Ilester
GIVES LIE TO LORIMER AIDS
Former County Judge John A McNeal testified before the Lorimer investigating committee that Thomas Tipp and William Blair met in Olney in July 1909 and walked toward the First National Bank. He corroborated Blair's presence on July 20 and described a brief five minute interaction. Attorney Hancey pressed to show McNeal was biased.
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Chicago, Moy
John A McNeal
Richland County
Lorimer
Thomas Tipp
William Blair
Olney
McNeal
E. M. Rowland
Blair
Tipp
First National Bank
Fowler to follow Southern Pacific tracks to New Orleans
Paso, Texas November 6 Aviator Fowler plans to follow the Southern Pacific lines from Paso to New Orleans on a transcontinental flight. He brought a crew of mechanics to Mastodon where his plane was wrecked yesterday and said he would likely fly into El Paso today.
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Fowler
Paso
Tex
New Orleans
Mastodon i
el Paso
Lost purse recovered after long Pullman ride
Burlington Nov. passenger Rickets said his pocketbook containing money and ticket was lost or stolen on a Rock Island to Yellowstone trip. The bag lay on Pullman car steps at Burlington depot where Master Miller found it. Rickets later retraced to recover the valuables and continued his journey.
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Burlington
Rock Island
Yellowstone Park
Monmouth
Miller
Ricket
Rickets
Galesburg
Ingenious Jail Delivery by Lever Appliance Man
F. R. Lee, jailed for Barnum store robbery, escaped from the Fort Lodge Iowa jail using a chair leg to twist blankets and bend the iron door. He punched a hole in the ceiling but left no trace, despite a prior Oklahoma prison record.
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Fort Lodge
F. R. Lee
Lee
Oklahoma
Former Congressman Arrested Over Mail Fraud Case
St. Louis officials report Harry M. Gangrey former congressman from Missouri's Twelfth District was arrested in New York and brought to St. Louis by DOJ special agents. He faces charges of mailing to defraud in relation to insurance company promotions.
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St. Louis
Harry M. Gangrey
Missouri
New York
Department of Justice
Lunatic Returns to Capture After Escape from Hospital
In Dubuque Iowa on November 6 a posse pursued John Hogan a lunatic who escaped from St Josephs hospital for the insane He beat a guard into unconsciousness and terrorized the countryside entering farm houses with a butcher knife before being captured after a twenty mile chase John O Connor the guard is in serious condition
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Dubuque
Iowa
John Hogan
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Hogan
John O'Connor
China Republic would profit says Tong King Ching at club
Tong King Ching editor of a Chinese daily predicts the republic will shift world trade toward the Pacific and give the United States an edge in China. He cites U S kindness during Boxer trouble and foresees American advantages in future commerce amid revolutions. Also reports a governor’s suicide at Taiyuen Fu and revolutionary capture near Canton.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States
Tong King Ching
Chinese National Association
Commonwealth Club
Tong
Pacific Coast
Commercial Club
Republic
Pacific
China
Ting Tao Shuen
Taiyuen Fu
Chung Sai Yat Po
Bok Lu
Canton
Miner killed by slate in Fraker mine entryway
Lakonta Iowa November 6 William Dan ner a laborer was instantly killed today when a mass of slate fell in the entryway of the Fraker mine where he stood. He is survived by three sisters Mrs Ametjia Stewart Des Moines Mrs Tessie Steen Omaha and Mrs Elizabeth Bywater Collinsville Missouri. Smoke Martins Standard 5c cigar.
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Lakonta
Wiliam Danner
Fraker Mine
Ametjia Stewart
Wes Moines
Tessie Steen
Omaha
Elizabeth Bywater
Collinsville
Fisherman Survives 30 Days Adrift Near Martinique
Juan Rodriguez, a Spanish fisherman, drifted for thirty days in a flatbottom boat about 170 miles off Martinique before Ikaria rescued him. He was near death on pickup and survived by eating raw fish.
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Juan Rodriguez
Martinique
Stemship
Ikaria
Ile
Greek steamer Lordos Hyron sinks in Channel tragedy
The Greek steamer Lordos Hyron en route from Theo dosia to Antwerp foundered in the English channel during a gale. Twenty-two crew members are missing, three survivors were rescued by the Dutch steamer Mrotius. In a separate report, the British steamer Victorian relayed that it had the crew of the American schooner Stephen G Loud aboard. The Stephen G Loud, a 400 ton three masted schooner, sailed from Savannah on October 23 bound for Boston.
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London
Lordos Hyron
Theodosia
Antwerp
Mrotius
Saven
Victorian
Galveston
Liverpool
Stephen G. Loud
The
Dun &Elliott Company
Thomasion
Savannah
Boston
Died as Result of Auto Accident in Des Moines
Robert Morrow aged 60 died after a Des Moines crash when the car he rode in hit a telephone pole. The pole toppled and struck him on the head. O. P. Wright, bank president in Mariow county, was injured. Morrow is survived by a widow and two children.
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Knoxville
Robert Morrow
Des Moines
Morrow
O. P. Wright
Mariow County Bank
Deposition in Diamond Ring Case
Mrs Bertha McMillan an inmate of the county jail testified at the courthouse in a case over a diamond ring pawned at A Greenbergs for 75 dollars Greenberg sues Attoroy Knapp for 75 dollars claiming a third party secured the ring Knapp denies irregularity and seeks witness Nelson from Chicago who allegedly gave the ring to McMillan Nelson is expected to be called as a witness McMillan plans to use her attorney James C Murtagh to recover the ring.
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Bertha McMillan
Court House
McMillan
James C. Murtagh
Knapp
Greenberg
Nelson
Wounded Man to Recover After Gunfire Incident
In Mason City a operation removed a bullet from Drexel Kibbling’s spine after a shooting two weeks ago by Hebert Gable. Kibbling is expected to recover while Gable, shot by police, may die.
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Mason City
Drexel Kibbling
Hebert Gable
Gable
Brother's Burial Set After Death in Hibbing
William Wineberger a barber from the Filis hotel rushed to Hibbing Minnesota on Saturday night upon news of his brother George Wineberger's death. He will arrive in Waterloo with the body tomorrow morning at 3 o clock and funeral services will be held at the Wineberger home 437 Conger street later that day. The deceased leaves a widow and one child and was not known in Waterloo.
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Vernifya
Walker
Elizabeth Nolan
Frank Binkkamp
Binkamp
Hoffman
Frank Binkamp
Boysen
William Wineberger
Filis
Hibbing
Minn
George Wineberger
Waterloo
Wineberber
Conger Street
Shaw Funds Rail Line From Des Moines to Adel
The article reports a plan to finance a proposed Des Moines to Adel railroad, extending the Omaha and Iowa line from Wreynor to Oakland Atlantic Guthrie Center and Adel. Col Adams confirms immediate construction start and a $400000 cash guarantee via Shaw. A receiver handles minor railroad tile discrepancies and Leslig M. Shain’s personal guarantee for the date’s cash.
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Acthotas
Che Athauth North and Southern
Leslig M. Shain
Ol. Adams
Shaw
Joan
Des Moines
Bee Gut
Omaha
Iowa
Wreynor
Oakland
Atlantic
Guthrie Center
Adel
Col. Adams
Waterloo was zero for Taft in World tour chart
The New York World reports the taft tour sentiment across the country with a chart showing Waterloo near zero level and Pierre, St. Louis, and San Francisco ranking high. The chart, prepared by a World correspondent who traveled with Taft, highlights crowd reactions and will interest readers.
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New York World of Sunday
Waterloo
Pierre
S. J
St. Louis
San Francisco
Taft
Los Angeles Auto Racers Arrive in Yuma
Los Angeles and Phoenix racing contestants arrived in Yuma at morning trains with Lexingon at 2 48, Pope-Hartford at 3 30, Cadillac at 4 45, Red Cross Truck at 6 10. The Pope-Hartford broke three wheels on the Los Angeles to Yuma trip. At 5 o'clock the cars left Yuma in order National Stoddard-Dayton Mercer Franklin Buick Midland No 12 Flanders Maxwell Buick 16 E M F Cole Lexington Pope-Hartford Cadillac.
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Yuma
Ariz
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Lexington
O'Clark
Pope-Hartford
Cadillac
Red Cross
National
Stoddard-Dayton
Mercer
Franklin
Buick
Midland
No. 12
Flanders
Maxwell
Cole
Hyde murder trial enters third week with 47 jurors
Kansas City reports the Hyde murder trial as a third week begins with twenty five talesmen in the jury room and forty new ventramen ready for examination. Attorneys hope to complete the panel this week and allow peremptory challenges over the next two days. A talesman named George A. Smith was troubled last night and a physician was summoned.
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Kansas
Teachers Headed Toward Des Moines Convention
Des Moines reports indicate more than 6,000 town school teachers will attend the state convention this week. Advance enrollment tops 2,000 with receipts and tickets mailed to participants. Albia Superintendent Veasey to bring 35 teachers. many delegations expected to arrive early to tour Des Moines schools.
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Tes Moines
C. Thornburg
Veasey
Public Schools of
Albia
Des Moines
Thornbure
Nes Moines
Young Man Stricken by Typhoid Fever at Presbyterian Hospital
A friend of J. W. Slaughter, son of Slaughter, residing on the interurban line between Waterton and Cedar Falls, is hospitalized at Presbyterian hospital with typhoid fever.
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Slaughter
J. W.slaughter
Waterton
Cedar Falls
Presbyterian Hospital
Auto fatally injures Fremont postmaster
Fremont Nebraska November postmaster James Beaver of Scribner was fatally injured in the street when struck by an auto driven by August Kurtz of West Point. Beaver suffered brain concussion and internal injuries. A surgeon operated to relieve brain pressure but he has not regained consciousness.
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Fremont, Neb
James Beaver
Scribner
August Kurtz
West Point
Beaver
Milwaukee Suit Accuses Father in Law of Alienation
Mrs. Thelma Brown sues her father in law Frank A. Brown alleging a trap to obtain divorce evidence. The case ties her marriage on April 10, 1910 after a masked meeting at New Orleans Mardi Gras and involves a $20,000 alienation claim against the Louisiana planter and hotel owner.
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Thelana Brown
Price
New Orleans
Wisconsin Lakes Region
Taft Granted Voting Rights in Cincinnati Municipal Election
President Taft arrives from Hot Springs to register to vote in Cincinnati. He appears before the Ward No. 3 precinct board and receives a registration certificate after noting travel entanglements. Taft plans to vote once registration is finalized and will tour Kentucky and Tennessee tomorrow night.
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Chieinnath
Yat
Inetimat
Hot Springs
Kentucky
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Board
Mr. Taft
Voter to Grand Jury in New York Political Clean Up
New York state workers gathered at headquarters to receive instructions for election day. About 148 illegal registration cases will go to the grand jury and over 1,400 to a magistrate for warranty. An alderman candidate may be indicted. Democrats aim for a near sweep of the assembly ticket amid a supreme court justice contest.
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New York
New York City
Assembly
Supreme Court
Widow Ida Carri Shot in Hancock Mystery Suspect Fled
Hancock Michigan November 6 Mrs Ida Carri widow of St Mars a village near there was shot and killed instantly at her home. Adam Henricksen a boarder was seriously wounded by a man believed to be a suitor. The assassin escaped leaving authorities seeking the attacker.
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Hancock
Mich
Ida Carri
St. Mars's
Adam Henricksen
Fever Strikes Morningside College Football Squad
The fourth Morningside College football regular has typhoid fever. Robert Bernon and Kirk Eiffert are in St. Joseph hospital for treatment, along with Knouse Wickes. Origin of the illness remains a mystery to college athletic authorities as inoculation discussions begin.
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Sioux Cit. W
Morningside
Robert Bernon
Kirk” Eiffert
St. Joseph Hospital
Bernon
Eiffert
Knouse
Wickes
Doctor Rolands resigns from Davenport church post
Dr. H W C Rolands, pastor at Calvary Mission Church in Davenport, has resigned after ten years serving the congregation since coming from Tinentn, Neb. His future plans remain unknown.
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Davenport
HW. C. Rolands
Calvary Rantist Church
Tinentn
Neh
Island Emerges From Sea Off Trinidad Coast
A mysterious island rose from the sea in the Serpent's Mouth area between Trinidad and Venezuela. The event followed a dramatic upheaval with bursts of flame and smoke in the sea, causing local astonishment and speculation.
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Apala
Trinidad
Aca
Death of Frederick Mauser in Iowa City hospital
La Porte City reports Frederick Mauser died after cancer operation at University Hospital Iowa City. Born August 7 1838 in Wartenberg Germany he immigrated to the United States 1889 later remarried to Margaret Packett. Survived by children J F Mauser Charles Trederick Fred W Will and many grandchildren. funeral at German Evangelical church Mt Auburn.
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la Porte City
Irrederick Mauser
la Porteity
University Hospital
Iowa City
Hea
Ah, Mauser
Wartenberg
Germany
Mr. Alauser
Carrie
Christina
G. F
la Porte
Charles
Trederick
Kan
Fred W
Will
Spokane
Wash
Milford
Washington
Mt Auburn
Are They After Rev Beeman for Chicago Pastorate
For two Sundays members of Second Baptist Chicago have attended Walnut Street Baptist services to judge Rev Beeman’s fitness for the Waterloo pastorate. Beeman has led Waterloo for over 11 years and built a handsome church, with a large congregation, signaling energy and goal. It is unclear if Rev Ferman would leave Waterloo if called elsewhere.
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Second Baptist Church of
Chicago
Walnut Street
Waterloo
HU. G. Beeman
The
Baptist Church
Ferman
Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty for Life Termers
The Supreme Court upheld a California law allowing the death penalty for a life term inmate who assaults another with a deadly weapon. The decision affirms that such defendants may face the death sentence under state statute, with James W. Finley of Sacramento cited in the ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
California
James W. Finley
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