Loss of the Liberte Raises Toll in Toulon Disaster
In Toulon and Toulon France officials differed on casualties from the Liberte explosion. An early tally listed 205 dead and 88 injured with one missing, while later estimates varied to between 350 and 400 due to body damage and missing crew. Eight wounded sailors were rescued after being trapped in wreckage for up to 24 hours. Captain Juares visited the scene and tended the wounded.
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Toulon
Liberte
France
Suffren
Juares
Sioux Girl to Wed Nobleman from Venice
Sioux City announces Miss Tess Davidson daughter of Ben Davidson a Sioux City merchant will wed Signor Alde de Zuilaine of Venice a member of the Italian nobility. The marriage date was not announced. Also noted Ferdinand Hansen longtime Sioux City businessman died at age 74 from heart disease.
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Sioux City
Tess Davidson
Ben Davidson
Signor
Alde de Zuilaine
Venice
Ferdinand Hansen
Mesa
Poison mushrooms sickens Chicago family of five
In Chicago on September 26 Mrs Rose Nagel ski aged 58 and her four daughters were taken seriously ill after eating canned mushrooms. Mrs Nagel ski began seeking aid and fell on the sidewalk where a policeman found her, prompting a medical response.
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Chicago
Rose Nagelski
Naki
Increased Cotton Supply Surges 12 Percent in 1911
Washington reports a 12 percent rise in raw cotton supply for the 1910 11 season ending August 31 1911. The census bureau preliminary figures show a total of 13 655 479 bales compared with 12 188 021 bales the prior year amid a 20 percent drop from 1909.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Twins Born Three Days Apart In Muskegon
Mrs Grant Devore of Moreland near Muskegon has twins born three days apart with one child 73 hours older than the other. Physicians call the case nearly unparalleled in medical history. J Turney becomes a new police officer starting this evening. Flo has served as a street car conductor for five months. E O Soule of Cedar Rapids is in Waterlan today on business.
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Muskegon, Mich
Grant Devore
Moreland
J. Turney
Flo
E. O. Soule
Cedar Rapids
Waterlan
Johnson Wells London Fight Promoters Face Bond Demands
London Sept 26 Opposition by clergy to the Johnson Wells English title fight took a legal turn when Bow Street magistrates granted summonses against principals and promoters for breach of the peace. The public prosecutor seeks bonds to prevent any public disturbance when the men are brought to court.
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London
Jack Johnson
Bombardier Wells
Bow
Depot facilities urged to handle growth in city
Councilman E. E. Dunkelberg criticizes Union depot conditions as unsanitary and unsatisfactory. He urges railroad companies to expand facilities to match rapid business growth, noting local merchants have already enlarged their premises.
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Union Depot
E. E. Dunkelberg
First Ward
War Jingoes Are Fools Says Envoy From the Mikado
Inazo Nitobe, commissioned by the Mikado, urges peace and better U S relations. He warns that fear of conflict with Japan is foolish, stressing friendship and trade with the United States and noting war would be costly in gold and lives.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Japan
United States
Inazo Nitobe
The
Mikado
Thea
Taft Leads 50th Kansas Birthday Celebration in Hutchinson
President Taft dominates Hutchinson Kansas events marking Kansas statehood anniversary with a parade review address at the fair grounds cornerstone laying at the convention hall and a Country club dinner. Governors senators and Kansas congressmen join in greetings. He notes independence of thought in Kansas and mentions the late Congressman Madison.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Taft
Kansas
Stubbs
Curtiss and
Bristow
Congress
Topeka
State Fair Grounds
Country Club
EL EL Madison
Madison
Stock Broker’s Secretary Sought by Federal Officials
Federal authorities search for Madeline Russe, private secretary to Jared Plage, the 52 per cent profit broker, in New York. Russe reportedly held an important role at the Flage firm and conducted stock transactions for their account after bail was posted for Plage and associates.
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New York
Miss Madelme Russe
Jared Plage
Flage
McNamara Defense Lawyer Ordered to Answer Grand Jury
Judge Bordwell ordered Chicago attorney John K Harrington to respond to grand jury questions after a contempt hearing. Clarence Darrow said the ruling could support a change of venue. Darrow had sought a two week continuance due to defense counsel spending time on witnesses and related matters.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Bordwell
John Kk. Harrington
Chicago
McNamara
Harrington
Clarence Darrow
McNamaras
Darrow
Wmain
Robbers Break Into Priest River Bank and Steal Lodges
Two robbers dynamited the safe at the national bank in Priest River Idaho early today and took 2000 dollars in cash and 7000 dollars in county warrants. Suspects identified as George J. Brady of Belmond and Elvira M Edwards of Dougherty.
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Spokane
Wash
National Bank
Priest River
Tda
George J. Brady
Belmond
Elvira M, Edwards
Dougherty
Earnest W F Spry Named New Pastor at First M E Church
Rev W F Spry, formerly at Vinton for three years, is appointed by Bishop Neely to lead First M E Church in this city. Born in Cedar Rapids IA, he is 40, a Cornell College MA, Epworth seminary graduate, and has taught in Epworth and public schools. He has served as conference reporter for eight years and is known as an engaging speaker and writer. Spry and his wife have five children. he begins his duties next Sunday.
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W. F. Spry
Vinton
Neely
Frank Cole
M. E
Cedar Rapids
Epworth Seminary
Cornell College
Spry
Upper Iowa
Eldora
First Church
Mr. Spry
Pythians Open 42nd Iowa Grand Lodge Convention at Ft Madison
The 42nd annual Knights of Pythias grand lodge convention opens in Ft Madison with two day sessions and a parade planned. Tallis A. Wineke of Cherokee leads as candidate for grand chancellor as delegates meet in Iowa.
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Dubuque, A
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of
Iowa
Dparters
Tallis A. Wineke
Heavy losses for both sides in Chinese battle at Shwangliu
Cheng-Tu China Sunday Sept 24 government troops met insurgents in a strong engagement at Shwangliu 19 miles south of here. Troops suffered heavy casualties yet insurgent losses were even higher. In San Antonio Texas Sept 26 officers and men of the 10th Infantry began shipment from Fort Sam Houston to Galveston for stationing on the Panama Canal defense.
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Cheng-Tu
China
Shwangliu
Here
6Th Infantry
Panama
San Antonio
Tex
10Th Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Galveston
Panama Canal
Clerks Strike Spreads as Railroads Hire Replacements
Dispatches report the Illinois Central and other lines ordering strikes while Memphis and Jackson reports show railroads filling clerical posts with young women. Union leaders vow to press for federation recognition as officials aim to resume traffic soon.
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Jackson
Miss
Hainois Central
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Fearful aftermath of Denver murder puzzles sister’s wedding plans
In Denver, Mrs Gertrude Gibson Patterson fears the publicity from the killing of husband Charles A Patterson will disrupt her sister’s Thanksgiving wedding to a wealthy St Louis man. She said the account in St Louis papers must be kept from the sister and hinted at consulting an attorney before any public comment. The Patterson couple previously lived in Chicago. A $25 000 suit for alienating affections against Emil W Strauss was ordered stricken from Chicago records today.
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Denver
Colo
Charles A. Patterson
St. Louis
Gertrude Gibson Patterson
Chicago
Emil W. Strauss
Superior Court
Barr. Strauss
Foreigners Flee From Tripoli Amid Italian Move
In Tripoli on Sept 26 foreigners fled amid fears Italy will occupy Tripoli to defend the Ottoman government. Arab revolt is feared and boats are crowded with Europeans as they depart. A Rome dispatch notes Italy warned that sending Turkish transports to Tripoli would be regarded as a serious action by the Porte.
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Tripoli
Italy
Turkey
London
Rome
Constantinople
Porte
Temperature records and markings from Buchanan Optical Co
Fragmentary weather like notes show temperature readings for September 26 with times 12 night 46 and 1 p.m. 62. Mentions San Felice cigar and a reference to a syndicate and markings.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Black
Yankee Governor to Be Renominated
Connecticut lawmakers expect Governor Simeon E. Baldwin to be renominated for another term despite talk of a possible run for Vice President on the Democratic ticket. The state Senate and House view Baldwin as the leading candidate for renomination.
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Simeon E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Senate
House
Simeon HB. Baldwin
Crazed from quissipation Eden shoots in Willow River
Erneston Eden 22 armed with rifle and two boxes of cartridges fatally wounded City Marshal Mottle then shot a mail carrier and his father as he fled into woods. Bloodhounds were ordered from Wisconsin to track the fugitive.
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Willow River
Minn
Erneston
Mottle
Eden
Wisconsin
Pickets To Stop Work In R R Shops
Pickets posted at all shop points on the Missouri Kansas and Texas system to block resumed work after 1500 strikers walked out Saturday. Union officials expect settlement within ten days. FE E Brees deputy game warden arrested R E Fuller for illegal shooting and license offense. Fuller fined 38 dollars. Brees and Burton arrested D C Ellis for illegal killing of prairie chickens. Ellis fined 10 dollars with costs 5.20.
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Sedana
Ena
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
FE. E. Brees
R. E. Fuller
Hampton
Mr. Brees
Burton
D.C. Ellis
Women Lead Talks at Third National Conservation Congress
Kansas City reports highlight women’s roles in rural life improvement and community clubs at the conference. Mrs. Philip N. Moore and Mrs. Harriet Wallace Ashby addressed topics on the farmer’s wife and community clubs while J B White of Kansas City aims for presidency as Henry Wallace declines re election. The program also covered food prices and the cooperative movement as a path to broader economic rights and local control.
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Kansas City
National Conservation Congress
Farmer
Philip N. Moore
St. Louis
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Community Club
Harriet Wallace Ashby
Des Moines
J. B. White
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Co-operative Movement
W. A. Beard
Sacramento
Cal
Flyer challenges motor boat race winner in St. Louis
Hugh Robinson, aviator of hydro airplane, challenges the winner of the motor boat race to a 2 mile handicap on the Mississippi river in St. Louis. Robinson offers the boat a one mile head start for the race slated for October 7.
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Flyer
St. Louis
Hugh Robinson
Mississippi River
Robinson
Sumner Chase Named Medics Captain for Coming Season
Sumner Chase, son of Dr. CGS Chase, elected captain of the Medics football team and leading practice with about twenty five candidates. The Medics face keen departmental rivalries and Chase vows to push hard for victories. Also note rural carrier Myron E Whitney of route 5 is critically ill at his home on Winton Street with fever. Smoke Martin's Standard Begigar.
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Waterloo
Iowa City
Sumner Chase
CG. S. Chase
Chase
Myron E. Whitney
Winton Stret
Woman of 62 Was Man for 22 Years in Albany Case
Albany Ore Sept 26 Only after she was ordered committed to the state home yesterday was it learned that Hay Leonard 68 for 22 years had been passing as a man. She came to Lehesee with her father and masked the true identity when they traveled together.
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Albany
Ore
Atate Imenne Aegis
Hay Leonard
Sion
Lehesee
Bodhelan
Ray Ccatiewsdebop
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