Taft Loses Ballot Registration Amid Alaska Policy Push
President Taft discovers he cannot vote in the upcoming election after failing to register properly. He amends travel plans from Morgantown to New York City to Hot Springs, then home to Cincinnati, disappointed by the registration delay and slow postal service. He endorses Secretary Fisher's Alaska plan before the American mining congress and commends ongoing bureau of mines efforts. Officers are elected as the congress adjourns.
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Chicago
Morgantown
New York City
Hot Springs
Cincinnati
Taft
West
Newcastle
Wyo
Fisher
American Mining Congress
Alaska
Bureau of Mines
Mr. Taft
Congress
A. Taylor
Pittsburgh
D. W. Brinton
Denver
E. A. Montgomery
Los Angeles
Imperial forts face rebel threat near Shanghai
Wireless dispatches from Hankow claim a government victory at Hankow while rebels threaten Chingkiang 150 miles from Shanghai. Reports raise alarm as authorities fear a massacre if Chingkiang falls, with talks at Peking ongoing.
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Shanghai
China
Hankow
Han River
Hanyang
Yangtse River
Chingkiang
Chingklang
Kiangsu
Peking
Market Quiet After Steel Stock Rally
New York trading opened quiet with no sign of yesterday's steel surge. The market rose as Gary’s remarks on the government dissolution suit buoyed sentiment. A 12,000 share block traded at 51 1/2 to 52 1/4, lifting common to 52 7/8, a 3/4 gain. preferred up 1 1/2.
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New York
United States
Gary
International temperance move opens six day W C T U meeting
Milwaukee hosts the national W C T U convention as delegates begin a six day gathering. Discussions include forming an international temperance union, a labor code to curb child and woman labor, and promoting educational work for both sexes. A decision on the next convention city will come after several weeks.
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Milwaukee
International Temperance Union
Kidnapping of 3-Year-Old Heir From Grandmother Baffles Police
Henry Thiessen Lunschen, an heir to a Minnesota farm, was abducted from his grandmother's Davenport yard by a woman in a car. She fled with the boy to Moline then Barstow, and fled toward St Louis with her lawyer. Warrants issued for Friedaurschen of Tipton and the supposed attorney. The child had been legally adopted by the grandmother.
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Davenport
Henry ‘Thiessen Lunschen
Minnesota
Moline
Barstow
St. Louis
Galesburg
Friedaurschen
Tipton
Johnson
Progressive Republican Orators Sought for La Follette Campaign
Washington reports the Progressive Republican Campaign Committee is arranging to meet rising demands from Dakota Wisconsin Illinois Nebraska and other states for national speakers. It plans state rotations of Senators Clapp Bristow Crawford and other progressives and will include time for Senator Cummins when ready.
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Washington
Progressive Republican Campaign Committee
la Follette
Dakota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Nebraska
Progressive Committee
Clapp
Bristow
Crawford
Cummina
Steel Trust To Relist Action
In New York on October 28 Elbert H. Gary chairman of United States Steel replies to government suit. He says comments are improper at this time and regrets the Justice Department action. He notes stockholders and employees may suffer and urges calm while awaiting results.
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New York
United States
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Department of Justice
Boosters urged Monday evening rally for new Waterloo depot
An appeal to Waterloo boosters invites them to a Monday evening gathering with President Mudge and Rock Island Railroad officials to press for a new union depot. The ad promises a large opportunity at no cost, urging local pride and support for the home city.
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Mudge
Rock Island Railroad
Waterloo
Towa
United States Steel members defend no monopoly aim in suit
A defense brief argues the United States Steel Corporation had no intent to monopolize or restrain trade and that the company benefited the public, employers, customers, and competitors. It cites a favorable view of the Tennessee Coal and Iron purchase and notes a conference with Gary, Morgan, Steele, and Baker among directors and counsel. Mr and Mrs Alexander Kerr wed in Burlington and are now at 1220 Third Avenue West.
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United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron
Gary
J. Pierpont Morgan
Charles Steele
George F. Baker
Corporation
Alexander Kerr
Burlington
Chicago
Third Avenue West
Enright Guilty Declared by Jury in Altman Murder
Maurice Enright, labor union organizer, found guilty of murdering Vincent Altman in a downtown hotel barroom. Sentencing set for life imprisonment. Confessed to killing William Gentlemen but denied involvement in Altman’s death. Key witness Fred Irish testified he saw Enright fire the shot.
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Chicago
Maurice Enright
Vincent Altman
Enright
Altman
William Gentlemen
Altman Altman
Eves
Fred Irish
Towans Land Drawing Winners Named in Gregory Area
In this vicinity the United States land drawing at Gregory 3. D. selected several lucky allottees. Names include Heyenga Arlington 2008S, Penning Dumont 2771, Johnson Parkersburg 3012, Quinby Charles City 3080, Miller Independence 4085, Tipper Waterloo 3320, Cole Shell Rock 2445, Jung Charles City 839T, Carson Orchard 2920, Miller Platofield 4272, Freese Dumont 4517, Allen Greene 4645, Becker Westgate 5062, Niem h121 Henry R., Preston Greene 5160, Cheats Nashua KbOS A M, Lyle La Porte City 5640, Quackenbush Waterloo 6960, Sanders Vinton 6021.
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United States
Gregory
Ed. Heyenga
Arlington
Harm. Penning
Dumont
C. H. Johnson
Parkersburg
Roy Quinby
Charles City
Grant Miller
Independence
L. L. Tipper
Waterloo
Fenugene C. Cole
Shell Rock
Henry
Waterloo Elevator Operator James Greenfield Dies Suddenly
James Greenfield 64, longtime elevator operator at the Ellis Hotel, dropped dead at the corner of Keyseth and Lafayette streets while walking from his room at 19 Lafayette. Cause reported as a sudden hemorrhage. coroner summoned. He lived in Waterloo, never married, survived by sister Mrs. C W Caldwell. Fourth death in Waterloo that week with crowds gathering at the scene.
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James Greenfield
Keys Eath
Lafayette Streets
J. A. Flolingeworth
Lafayette Street
Greenfield
Wah
Kaefe & Towne
Ohio
East
Chicago
Waterloo
Ile
Utedia
Tendrich
Fljs
C. W. Caldwell
Caldwell
Steamer Iroquois Sinks Mutnomah in Dense Fog
In Seattle harbor, the steamer Iroquois collided with the Mutnomah, splitting the latter in two and sending it to deep waters. All crew and passengers aboard the Mutnomah were saved, but fifteen head of cattle were lost. The Iroquois continued on its voyage with no apparent damage.
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Seattle
Wash
Iroquois
Historia
Mutnomah
Tacoma
CANCELLATION OF RATES SUSPENDED IN INTERSTATE TRADE
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended the proposed tariff increases on iron and steel freight from Pittsburg and Buffalo to western states including Illinois Iowa Missouri. The move covers hundreds of railroads and lasts from November 1 to February 29 to allow investigation of the higher class rates.
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Washington
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Interstate Commerce Commission
Central Freight Association
Test battles on gridirons in early football day
Eastern games center on Harvard Rhode Island Providence College versus Harvard while Yale hosts Colgate and Princeton faces Carlisle. Northwestern Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan Vanderbilt headline western clashes with Kansas Drake Iowa and Minnesota Iowa matchups shaping early conference titles.
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Brown
Providence Univerity
Pennsylvania
Harvard
Cambridge
Yale
Colgate
New Haven
Accre
New York State College
Princeton
Tigers
Holy Urogs
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State College
Philadelphia
Carlisle Indians
Lafayette
Easton
Chicago
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Evanston
Iowa
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Ann Arbor
Town
Cornell
T. of K
Drake College
Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
Drake
Des Moines
Coe College
Lawrences
Kansas
Kansas Aggies
Sherwin
Lincoln
Brandenburg Is Freed By Jury
Rudolf Brandenburg was acquitted at his second trial for the murder of his stepfather Clare Muenter in Davenport Iowa. The jury reached a verdict at 7 p m after a first trial ended with a hung jury. Brandenburg had testified Muenter defamed his mother in his presence and he had been a chauffeur in Omaha before the February killing.
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Davenport
Ilowa
Rudolph Brandenburg
Clare Muenter
Brandenburg
Muenter
Omaha
Man Cited After Gate Incident At Northwestern Crossing
Samuel Kern a farmer was caught between gates at a Chicago and Northwestern crossing. He forced his team through as a passenger train neared, freeing himself and his horses but was beaten by gate tender John Moore, who fled as a crowd gathered.
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Chicago
Samuael Kern
Chicago and Northwestern
John Moore
Moore
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Interstate Commission
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