Taft Defends Trust Decision Amid Anti Trust Debate
President Taft defended the Supreme Court rulings in Standard Oil and tobacco cases during a Detroit luncheon, opposing any amendment to the anti trust law. He said the law is a valuable government asset after two decades of litigation and warned against misreading the court's definition of reasonable restraint. He jokingly recalled early newspaper days and asked for prayers for a long tour ahead.
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Metroit
Taft
Board of Commerce
United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil and Tobacco Trust
William Jennings Bryan
White
Supreme Court
Disputes la Follette
la Foliette
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Chamber of Commerce
Wayne
Trust
Erie
Team Work Drives Waterloo Depot Policy Fortified
The Courier urges Waterloo commercial groups to unite in a joint session to formulate a definitive depot policy. It argues building a new Rock Island and Great Western union depot or a Lincoln Central depot first could satisfy citywide needs, with all sections pledging good faith to a unified plan. The piece warns disunion risks losing the project and declares unity essential.
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Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Union
Rock Island
Great Western
Ilinola Central
Iowans Prepare for Taft Escort in Iowa Visit
State officials have accepted Governor Carroll's invitation to act as presidential escorts for President Taft's Sept 28 arrival in Council Bluffs. Two special cars may be added, with the governor's entire staff aboard. The party plans to accompany Taft from arrival through his Iowa stay, including breakfast at the Grant club and a public address at the Coliseum.
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Taft
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Greater Des Moines
Grant Club
Coliseum
Reciproc ity to Win Canada Rumors in Chicago Tribune
Quebec observers forecast Liberal Laurier winning next Thursday's elections with a pro reciprocity majority. Reported impressions from leaders, journalists, and meetings suggest a Liberal win, possibly securing ratification of the reciprocity agreement with a predicted majority near forty.
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O'Laughlin
Chicago Tribune
Quebec
Canada
Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid
Weather record shows September 18 temperatures and extremes
The report notes markings from Buchanan Optical Co. and lists a minimum temperature of 65 degrees at 3 a.m. and a maximum of 82 degrees by 3:30 p.m. It reflects a dated weather summary with scattered unreadable OCR portions.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Block
Two Killed in Chicago Storm
Chicago reports two fatalities and about 20 injured as a fierce storm with lightning, wind and hail sweeps across the city. Homes, roofs, and a large tenement are struck. several houses burn after being hit by lightning and river and harbor activity is disrupted.
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Chicago
Thomas Mathew
John McPhillips
Michigan
Joliet
Maytag Mountain Roads Endurance Run Recalled in Montana
Bozeman reports on Billy Ginn's Maytag adventure with Sheriff Sales and County Attorney Justin M. Smith. They drove to Hebgen dam and Yellowstone, covering 280 miles from Friday to Sunday. The 9 hour return from Hebgen and 2 hour 25 minute leg from Norris highlight the car�s steadiness as a standard for endurance. L. VanSchoyck named Odell Brothers Waterloo office manager. Ernest Shaffer joins Black Hawk National Bank as collection clerk and bookkeeper.
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Bozeman
Mont
Republican Couder
Billy Ginn
Maytag
Billy
Sales
Justin M. Smith
Hebgen Dam
Yellowstone
Hebgen
Madison
Norris
VanSchoyck
Odell Brothers
Waterloo
Ernest Shaffer
Shaffer
Stout
College of Commerce
Black Hawk ‘Ational ‘Bank
Another Shipper Roasts the Waterloo Depots
Editor Courier voices concern over Waterloo depots. They were built when the town was smaller and are now inadequate, unsightly, and unsanitary for current road travel. S. J. Hall of Waterloo Saddlery Co. urges officials to improve facilities.
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Courier
Waterloo
S. J. Hall
The
Waterloo Saddlery Co
Convict Soboleski Dressed as Woman Escapes Ohio Penitentiary
Michael Soboleski, a murder convict from Toledo, escaped from the Ohio State Penitentiary by disguising as the warden's wife. He walked out the front door, wearing a woman's coat over a white skirt and an old hat. A boy reported seeing a man in women's clothes near the church last night, believed to be Soboleski. Soboleski had access to the warden's apartments as a trusted inmate for five months, and the clothes matched those of the warden's wife. He was sentenced for the murder of an elderly couple on June 22, 1909.
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Columbus
Michael Soboleski
Ohio Penitentiary
Jones
Hilliards
Soboleski
Ohio State Penitentiary
Toledo
Severe windstorm hits Marshalltown area with damage
A fierce windstorm swept over the north part of the county last night, resembling a small tornado. It damaged corn and stacked grain, destroyed several barns sheds and outbuildings, but caused no injuries.
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Marshalltown
Flyer barely escapes death in coast flight crash
Middletown aboard a shattered plane, U P Hodgers crashed into a tree 35 feet from the ground while attempting a transcontinental flight. He escaped with scalp wounds, was aided by a physician, and planned to start anew in a fresh machine. James Ward meanwhile continued his coast to coast route, passing Elmira and Corning on schedule with brief stops.
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Middletown
Pacific Coast
U. P. Hodgers
Rodgers
Heward
Sheephead's Bay
James J. Ward
Caweges
N. Y
New York
Ward
Elmira
James Ward
Owego
Corning
Machinists in Convention Fight Over Referendum Vote
Davenport Iowa September 18 A lively debate opened the biennial meeting of the International association of machinists over whether all committees should be appointed by the convention including the credential committee President James OConnell said the committee could not be organized until the credential committee reported sparking sharp criticism while two hundred delegates attended and more arrived Among the speakers was President Wrick of the Iowa Federation of Labor
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Davenport
International Association of Machinists
James O'Connell
President Wrick
The
Iowa Federation of Labor
Riots Rock Vienna Over High Food Prices and Imports
Protests outside the Rathaus spurred by food costs and calls to allow foreign meat imports escalated into widespread rioting. Reports say hundreds killed or injured as troops and police fought barricades, with martial law enforced in Ottakring and a Parliament protest leading to further clashes.
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Vienna
Socialista
Rathhaus
Ottakring
Almogst
Goldiars
Portugal
Martial law to quell outbreak in Valencia
Madrid dispatch reports a general strike with revolutionary support breaking out in Valencia, a maritime city 100 miles southeast of Madrid. Martial law proclaimed, streets occupied by troops and telegraph wires cut. Valencia’s population is 229,000 as disturbances spread.
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Madrid
Valencia
Spine
Here
No Rope Left for Stolypin in Russian Hospital
Kiato Russia September 18 The condition of Premier Peter A Stolypin is hopeless with heart failure and internal hemorrhages. Pulse reached 160 after rising to 140 earlier this day and temperature ran below normal. Peritonitis developed after a hopeful rally following bullet removal failed to ease pain and mood remained despondent as death loomed.
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Kiato
Rusaia
Peter A. Stolypin
Trust Company Closes Doors In Depositor Protection Move
In PhiladelphiaTradesmen's Trust Company with 500000 capital and about 1228000 in deposits closed its doors to protect depositors. The board says the bank is solvent and assets will cover debts leaving a surplus for stockholders, though real estate loans prevent immediate realization. Also in Cincinnati the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co closed under state supervision. deposits total about 750000 with 125000 city county funds guaranteed. Officers assert all depositors are protected and no losses expected.
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Philadelphia
Tradesmen's Trust Company
Peter Boyd
Tradesmen’s Trust Company
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, O
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
State Banking Department of Ohio
State Bank
E. F. Romer
C. S. Baxter
T. J. McClure
John J. Bruce
R. K. LeBlonde
Alfred Morrison
Thousands of Odd Fellows gather in Indianapolis for encampment
Thousands of Odd Fellows from the United States and Canada converge on Indianapolis for the grand sovereign lodge encampment opening, with arrangements for 100,000 visitors expected over the week. Mrs. Luin M. Walters of Rockwell City and her three children visit a relative in Indianapolis before heading to Northwood for a wedding attendance later.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Canada
Grand Sovereign Lodge
Luin M. Walters
Rockwell City
Ralph, Raymond
Ella Marie
J. L. Rose
Wellington
Northwood
Mrs. Walters
City Exhibit Displays Highlight Municipal Exposition
In Chicago on September 13 a display of city manufactures drew chiefs of cities to the International Municipal Exposition. Officials and attendees toured the exhibit, praising the local display and the broad participation of municipal leaders from across the region.
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International Municipal and Exposition
Teday B
Chiefs of Cities
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