Inspector McCann Tells His Own Story in Trial
Chicago on September 18 inspector McCann testifying in his grafting trial outlined how he created a system in the Desplaines Street district to control illegal establishments. He described methods used with women arrested in those houses and denied taking money from owners. He traced his life from Scotland to Illinois and detailed orders from former Chief of Police Shippy.
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Chicago
McCann
Desplaines Street
Louis Frank
Edward McCann
West Side
James Hamilton Lewis
Scotland
Illinois
George M. Shippy
Col. Lewis
Griffin
Mulvihill
Shippy
Boxing Fight Scrapped by Governor Hughes Action
In New York on September 18 sporting men accept the boxing game here has suffered a decisive knockout blow. Gov Hughes halted the Reichel Langford fight, a move seen as ending the New York chapter of the bout.
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Hughes
New York
Gov. Hughes
Peabody will publicized in Appleton Wisconsin
The will of George F. Peabody is made public. It leaves the Peabody homestead to Lawrence College eighty California? No. It provides 25060 for the endowment of the Appleton YMC A building and 50000 for the Appleton park and 50000 for the endowment of an old ladies home.
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Appletion
Wis
George F. Peabody
Peabody Homestead
Lawrence College
Appleton Y. MC. A
Appleton Park
Milwaukee elects new officers at annual meeting
Milwaukee Wisconsin September 18 John D Ryan of New York was elected director of the Milwaukee railroad to succeed the late Henry Rogers Dorain Gedder succeeds his father Peter Gedder in the direct orate H Roswell Miller William Rockefeller and John A Stewart were reelected David L Bush formerly general superintendent was appointed general manager to succeed W J Underwood H B Earling formerly Puget Sound general superintendent becomes overall system general superintendent
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Milwaukee
Wis
John D. Ryan
New York
Milwaukee Railroad
Henry Hi. ‘Rogers
Dorain Gedder
Peter Gedder
Direcorate
H. Roswell Miller
Wm. Rockefeller
John A.stewart
David L. Bush
W. J. Underwood
H. B. Earling
Puget Sound
Wright Breaks Record with Passenger at Temple Field
Orville Wright set two sustained flight records at Temple Field Berlin. He stayed aloft one hour 35 minutes with Captain Engiehead aboard, surpassing his prior daylight record of one hour twelve minutes set July 27.
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Berlin
Orville Wright
The
Temple Hot Field
Engiehead
Nicaragua Settles Yankee Claim
Washington reports that Nicaragua and George E. Emery & Co. of Boston reached a settlement over a timber concession dispute. Nicaragua agrees to pay $100,000 for the concession, while Emery waives all claims. Earlier delays nearly strained US Nicaragua relations.
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Washington
George E. Emery & Co
Boston
Nicaragua
United States
Suffragette Attack Heats Birmingham Asquith Meeting
In Birmingham on September 18 suffragettes clashed with police during Premier Asquith’s budget reply. Women hurled bombs and slate, fired at officers, and drenched by hoses as crowds jeered. Two women on a roof shouted for Votes for Women and were later arrested amid hall interruptions.
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Birmingham
England
Asquith
Lord Rosebery
Adulteration of Food Sparks Roosevelts Board Findings
Indianapolis reports state food and drug commissioner H E B Barnard says the July findings on benzoate of soda show 60.6 percent adulteration, the highest since the lab began. Of 338 samples, 203 were illegal, with catsups all illegal and many summer drinks, pickles, jams, and ice creams failing standards.
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Indianapolis
Ind
H. E B. Barnard
Food and Drug
Roosevelt Board
Barnard
Legas
Inspector Robs Prison Later to Be His Address
Milwaukee authorities report Fred Heiden Jr former inspector of the Milwaukee house of correction was sentenced to one year in the workhouse Heiden had been indicted in 1903 for embezzling 600 and convicted in 1907 The sentence follows a long legal case in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Fred Heiden, Jr
Milwaukee House of Correction
Dr Cook’s Polar Story To Be Published In Three Chapters
The Evening Courier will print Commander Robert E Pearl’s pole voyage tale and, by special arrangement with the New York Herald, Dr Frederick A Cook’s story verbatim. Publication begins Monday Sept 20 in three chapters. the work is copyrighted and rights are reserved.
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Frederick A. Cook
Robert E. Pearl
Pole
Waterloo
Evening Courier
I New York Herald
Dr. Cook
Aerial Lodge Formed 7000 Feet Up in Balloon Flight
In Greenfield Massachusetts a remarkable ceremony formed Aerial Lodge No 2 A F and A M at over 7000 feet aboard the balloon Massachusetts near Pittsfield. J J Van Alkenburg South Framingham served as worshipful master Jabez Benton Winchester as senior warden and Charles J Glidden as junior warden. The ascent reached 7290 feet but clouds created a pocket that hindered the height record effort.
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Aero Club of New England
Pittsfield
Ackley Sauerkraut Day Set With Ample Free Amusements
Ackley prepares for its seventh annual Sauerkraut Day on September 23 with crowds expected from nearby towns. Three bands perform as free attractions abound including a ball game, dancing, speeches and various entertainments. Free kraut and wieners will be served in generous measure.
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Ackler
Ackley
War agitation threatens peace in new talk by Balfour
Lord Balfour, member of the commission on colonial trade, arrived in New York and said war between England and Germany is unlikely. He warned that mounting agitation could quickly provoke international complications and threaten peace.
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New York
N. Y
Lord Balfour
Edward
Balfour
England
Germany
Omaha Striker Vote Ties Up Street Car Lines
Omaha and Council Bluffs street railway lines were nearly paralyzed by a strike after the street car men's union voted, protesting wages and conditions. The action halted service citywide as workers asserted demands without delay.
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Omaha Bluffs
Omaha
Omaha and
Council Bluffs
Classes Tonight at New Manual Training Building
The East Waterloo school district reopened the new manual training building today. Hundreds visited yesterday and will view domestic science and wood turning demonstrations this evening as parents observe the practical arts now common in modern schools. The building, touted as the finest in the state, offers rooms and equipment of notable quality.
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East Waterloo
Two New Santa Fe Vice Presidents Named
Topeka Sept 1 announcement from Santa Fe offices states W B Storey chief engineer and W B Hodges general purchasing agent were appointed vice presidents. Storey leads construction while Hodges heads purchasing.
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Topeka
Kan
Santa Fe General
W. B. Storey
W. B. Hodges
Storey
Hodges
Garfield's Tent Mate Dead
Major William H. Williams longtime United States treasury department employee died at his Oak Park home after a stroke of paralysis suffered three years earlier. During the Civil War Williams was a tent mate of the late President Garfield.
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Chicago
William H. Williams
United States Treasury Department
Washington
Oak Park
Williams
Gareld
Gnam Sisters Show Latest Hats In Open House Display
The Gnam Sisters host an open house with trimmed and pattern hats recently shipped from eastern markets. Window displays highlight Beaver fur and willow plume styles, with many hats inside the store. Mrs. J. H. Powers of Chicago assists Miss Clara Gnam during the fall season.
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Gnam Sisters
J. H. Powers
Chicago
Clara Gnam
Two Prize Fights Set For New Orleans
New Orleans report announces Packey McFarland versus Ray Bronson in a twenty round bout across the river. Also Jack Redmond faces Kid Farmer in a ten round match at 123 pounds here tonight.
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New Orleans
Bank Statement Shows Drops In Deposits And Reserves
New York on September 18 reports loans decreasing 320 432 600 with deposits falling 25 944 000 and reserves declining 5 364 000 while surplus rises 1 122 000. Ex U 5 deposits increase 1 131 000. It's a bird Martin's Scant.
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New York
Governor Jolson Johnsons Condition As Governor Fights For Life
Rochester Minn Sept 14 18 details on Gov Jolson Johnson’s critical illness with hopeful notes from Dr Mayo and later messages from hospital. President Taft sent a supportive reply as doctors warned condition was desperate but later easing signs suggested possible stabilization.
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Rochester
Minn
Mayo
Jolson
Rochester, Minn
St. Mary's Hospital
Johnson
Taft
Minnesota
Bandits wreck express train near Leadville
Bandits four miles west of Malta hold up the Chicago and San Francisco express on the Denver and Rio Grande. They force the engineers and firemen to the rear while a dynamite charge is planted under the door. The safe is wrecked but no loot is reported. a posse pursues the fugitives in the mountains. Express messenger Dan Shea is commended for facing danger.
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Leadville
Colo
Chicago
San Francisco
Denver and
Rio Grande
Malta
Dan Shea
Auto Smash Injures Harper's Editor in Manahawkin
An auto accident on North Shore boulevard in Manahawkin New Jersey injures three men and a boy. Colonel George Harvey editor of Harper's Weekly suffers a broken shoulder blade and internal injuries. Separate report from Port Huron Michigan notes steamer Lackawanna sank after collision with barges in the St Clair river. no injuries.
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Manahawkin
N. J
North Shore Boulevard
George Harvey
Harper’ Weekly
Port Huron
Mich
Lackawanna
St. Clair River
Chieftan
Hill
Children Die After Eating Noxious Weeds in Oregon
John Day Oregon September 18 Redrey Williams and two others died after consuming noxious weeds found in a sheep pasture. The deaths occurred as the children mistook the toxic plant for a palatable vegetable, marking a tragic accident with fatal consequences.
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John Day
Oregon
Redrey Willams
Axel
Tropical Storm Near Coast Hits Pinar Del Rio
A severe storm swept Pinar Del Rio province with wires down and damage not yet known. A tropical hurricane, first reported over western Cuba, moved north of the Yucatan channel at 210 miles daily and was forecast to reach the American Gulf coast by Monday.
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Havana
Pinar del Rio
Washington, D. C
Cuba
Yucatan Channel
American Gulf Coast
Cook asserts polar triumph via wireless message
Dr Frederick A Cook, en route from Norway to New York aboard the Oscar II, sent a wireless claim of reaching the North Pole. He says Peary disputed him, details a depot at Annatok, and claims Eskimos and Murphy spread false views while he prepared to prove his discovery with records. He plans to bring Eskimos and Knud Rasmussen to New York to corroborate.
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Oscar
Cape Race
N. F
America
Pole
New York
Cook
Peary
North -Pole
Annatok
Tah
Rudolph Francke
Francke
Illess
Ile Roosevelt
Dr. Cook
Whitney
Murphy
Roosevelt
Ten Indians Drowned In Columbia River Boat Capsize
Race Rocks lighthouse keeper reports a Columbia River boat capsized in a squall yesterday. Eight or ten Indigenous people, including women and children, were drowned near Victoria British Columbia.
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Columbia River
Victoria
B.C
Race Rocks
Taft Arrives in Twin Cities for Welcome Tour
President Taft arrived in Minneapolis at 7 35 this morning to a loud welcome. He toured city parks and Fort Snelling with reviews of troops before traveling to St Paul by river boulevard. At the auditorium he was hosted to luncheon and later inspected the state capitol accompanied by military escorts. Governor Johnson, recovering from an operation, did not attend.
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McNevin
Johnson
Minneapolis
Minn
Taft
Telty
Minnehalhe Falls
Fort Snelling
St. Paul
Mississippi River
Gov. Johnson
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
State Capitol
Paulhan Makes Notable Flights in Ordeal at Sea
Ostend reports Louis Paulhan, French aviator, winning a $5,000 prize for a 4512 mile flight in one hour at 246 to 300 feet altitutde. He landed in the North Sea but was rescued promptly after the perilous descent.
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Ostend
Louis Paulhan
North Sea
Chicago men arrested for conspiring to draw grand jurors
Bench warrants issued for John d. Holland and Nicholas A. Martin and Willis J. Rayburn on charges of conspiring to draw grand juror names unlawfully. The case involves lawyer T. J. Miller who was struck by a Great Western train at the Third Street crossing in Waterloo and is recovering at home in Hudson with a broken arm and a facial cut. Miller's relatives sought news as he remained out of contact.
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Milegally
Chicago
Baldwin
Circuit Court
John d. Holland
Cook County
Grand Jury Commission
Nicholas A. Martin
Alderman Kenna
First
Willis J. Rayburn
T. J. Miller
Great Western
Third Street
Waterloo
Hudson
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Acklex
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Garfield
Major Williams
Treasury Dept
Hazers
Toledo
Harry Kirk
Coshocton
Kirk
Houston
Tex
Sandy Point
Martin
Bandits Wreck Express
Cag
Harper
Packawanna Sinks
Twin Cities
Paulhan
Martin Se Clgar
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Waterloo Savings Bank
Emmons Johnson, Pree W
C Logan
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