Premier Stolypin Shot in Opera House in Moscow
Russian Premier Stolypin was wounded twice during an assassination attempt at the municipal theater in Kiev. He rose to sign the cross toward Emperor Nicholas before being taken to a surgical sanitarium. The would be killer, M Bogroff, was captured and trampled by spectators. The emperor and royal family left the box as loyal demonstrations followed.
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Kieve
Russia
Stolypin
Alexander Stolypin
St. Petersburg
M. Bogroff
Emperor Nicholas
Tsar Soltan
Rimaky Korsakoff
St Petersburg Conservatory
Nicholas
Alevis
M. Stolypin
Imperial Box
Soukhomirnoff
Bogroff
M. Brobspin
Téasage
Young Woman from Sumner Declared Insane
Miss Fannie Hurwitz cashier for Paul Davis Dry Goods in Waterloo was taken from Sumner to Independence for treatment after suffering mental derangement and chorea. Commissioners of insanity found her insane and she was moved by sheriff and nurse to a state hospital for care.
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Waterloo
Fannie Hurwitz
Paul Davis Dry Goods Company
Sumner
Independence
Miss Hurwitz
Burglars Rob Traer Market
Burglars entered W. J. Green's meat market Tuesday night and rifled the till of 35 dollars in cash but passed over 105 dollars in currency and 150 dollars in checks. Entry was through a rear window and the safe was only partially locked. The thieves pried out the money box with butcher knives from a two compartment box. authorities suspect local youths familiar with the shop’s locked arrangement.
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Tracr
W. J. Green
Passengers Robbed of Tog on Burlington Trains
Police seek stolen apparel from two Burlington trains bound for Dubuque. Items missing include a lady's sultan and several pairs of trousers. Screens in berths were cut after leaving La Crosse, but no suspects or recovery information have been found.
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Dubuque
Burlington
la Crosse
Fowler to Resume Flight Tomorrow
Colfax California reports aviator Robert G Fowler will restart his San Francisco to New York flight tomorrow morning. Rebuilt biplane from Tuesday’s wreck at Aita nearing completion, machines to be ready by Saturday. Fowler plans 150 mile morning leg to Ogden and 150 mile afternoon leg, aiming to recover lost time.
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Colfax
Cal
Robert G. Fowler
New York
Aita
Fowler
Ogden
Temperature notice from September 15 weather block
Fragments indicate a temperature observation note with times of 12 night 6 am and 10 am. The readable text is limited and includes markings by Buchan Optical Co and Syndicais block.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicais
Newpeenes
Traveling men back Waterloo depot upgrade urged
Waterloo hosts the Commercial Travellers Congress of Iowa with traveling salesmen urging better passenger stations. They argue railroads rely on travelers for passenger and freight business and call on the congress to support a depot upgrade to aid the city and its merchants.
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Waterloo
Cholera Grips Aly Turkey in Ottoman Empire
Cholera ravages the Ottoman Empire from Bagdad to Sentar with thousands of deaths and widespread disruption. Villages in Northern Asia are wiped out and tax collectors report no living persons in some areas. Troops returning from Albania spread infection as William Refsnider visits Owen and attends the district fair.
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Ottoman Empire
Constantinople
Bagdad
Sentar
Asia
Albania
Bank Robbers Blow Open New Westminster Bank Safe
Three hundred fifteen thousand dollars stolen from the Bank of Montreal branch in New Westminster B C. Five men used nitro charges to blow the vault and escaped unseen, likely toward Vancouver by boat or car. A Chinese caretaker alerted police after being bound. authorities suspect a Vancouver gang active in the city.
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New Westminster
B. C
Bank of Montreal
Frazier River
Vancouver
Governors Fight for States Rights Before Supreme Court
A three governor committee from 24 states met in Spring Lake New Jersey to plan a plea to the federal supreme court for state rights. Governor Harmon of Ohio, chair, reversed plans and sought quick action after conferring with Governors Hadley Missouri and Aldrich Nebraska. They stated the opposition is factual and that their state interests justify the move. They set a next convention for Richmond Virginia on December 3, 1912.
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Spring Lake
N. J
Federal Supreme Court For
Harmon
Ohio
Hadley
Missouri
Aldrich
Nebraska
Noor
Knoxville
Tenn
Supreme Court
Richmond
Food expert not asked to resign in Taft decision
Beverly Massachusetts September report says President Taft will not remove Harvey W Wiley head of the Bureau of Chemistry despite recommendations by the personnel board and endorsed by Attorney General Wickersham. The president notes broader issues in the Department of Agriculture and hints at possible radical action next winter.
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Beverly
Mass
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Taft
Wickershaw
Wiley
Wickersham
Praines
Wilson
Washington
H. H. Busby
New York
Bureau
L. F. Kepler
W. D. Bigelow
Busby
Act of Congress
Rusby
Kebler
Bigelow
Dr. Busby
Secretary of Agriculture
Tracr
Associated Press
PEFOTS DISGRACE IN RAIL SHIPPER LETTER
Prominent shipper condemns railroads for Waterloo's freight delays and depot neglect. Letter from C. F. Fowler urges faster new depots to boost the city’s status as a business center and to fix the enduring disgrace of aging facilities. He anticipates imminent improvements.
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Waterloo
F. Fowler
Chicago
Taft Set for 13,000 Mile Tour With Tariff Focus
President Taft begins a 13,000 mile tour visiting 24 states in 18 speeches. He plans general talks on the tariff and tariff board, with likely discussion of reciprocity, conservation, Panama Canal, reform, and other issues. Insurgent states in the West and traditional Progressive strongholds in New York and Pennsylvania shape the itinerary.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Tariff Board
Panama Canal
Alaska
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Montana
Idaho
California
Oregon
Washington
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
New York
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Republican Party
Bank Robbery Infiltration After Dark Ends In Break In Vault
A Chinese cleaner Chinese caretaker Chong Koh reports the bank was robbed after midnight as three men tied him up and two more assisted. They forced entry by blasting the vault through bricks and cast iron with a pick, taking about 29 minutes to access the vault before escaping. Police doubt the robbers' location remains nearby.
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Bradshaw
Vancouver
Tie
Chinamwan
Birthday Observances Highlight Local Clergyman and Taft
Father Nf Forkenbrock of St Marys Catholic church marks his 36th birthday as St Marys Sewing circle gives gold and silver soup spoons. President Taft also observes his 54th birthday today. For gentlemen, San Felice 5c cigar.
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Forkenbrock
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Mary’s
May Change Place of Bribery Trial
Crown Point Indiana September 15 Judge W C McMahon of Lake county circuit court granted Mayor Thomas Knotts of Gray one week to file a petition likely moving the alleged bribery hearing to a court outside Lake county. The order also applied to City Engineer C A Williston who joined in the plea for a change of venue citing prejudice.
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Crown Point
Ind
W. C. McMahon
Lake County
Thomas Knotts
Gray
C. A. Williston
Knott
Lake
Williston
Postal Bank Opens in Des Moines with Small Crowds
Des Moines on September 15 reports the postal savings bank opening with fewer than 20 depositors in line. Fred Parker, a Negro, was first to trust the government with a savings deposit of 31 50.
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Tes Moines
Postal Savings Bank
Fred Parker
Squirrel Attack On Infant In Iowa City
In Oskaloosa Iowa on September 15 a park squirrel fatally injured a three month old infant of Mr and Mrs Warren Bridgeman by biting the face and head before the mother intervened.
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Oskaloosa
Warren Bridgeman
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Adoasin
Martin
Traer
New England
N. Y. Herald
Cholera Grips Aly
Turkey
William Refsnider
Oclwein
DR. Wiley
I. O. Thompson
Chantaqua Park
Lumbage
Pefots
Will
San Felice
Postal Bank
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