Possible nominees for U S minister to China discussed
Washington rumors swirl over candidates to fill the China post after Charles R Crane’s resignation. Names include Mrs Fletcher and Huntington Wilson with others such as Charles E Magoon Thomas C Dawson Stuyvesant Fish and Guy Morrison Walker, while Secretary Knox and Taft return to shape the decision. Henry B Fletcher directs affairs in Peking as interim contact.
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Washington, D. C
United States
China
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Taft
Amtelala
State Department
Knox
Valley Forge
Washington
Henry PB
Fletcher
Pennsylvania
Peking
Huntington Wilson
Charles E. Magoon
Cuba
Thomas C. Dawson
Chill
Bureau of Latin-American Affairs
Stuyvesant Fish
New York
Guy Morrison Walker
New York City
Denver Social Roundup Notes Visits and Local Deals
Meta Bruns visited relatives in Denver last week. John Hiens and family from Bremer spent Sunday with the H Preston family. Olrogge sale drew a large Denver crowd. Lou Riedeser bought timber formerly owned by Hageman Dierck and Osrogge. Mrs John Shanewild and daughter Anna from Waterloo were guests at the Riedesel home. Anna Russell visited Cedar Falls over Sunday. Bertha Osrogge was in Cedar Falls on business. John Wilder called in Denver Sunday. Lou Brown and wife of Waverly visited Sunday. Henry Neverman sold both cars to Henry Schroeder and August Platte. Ernest Kehe laid cement walks. Molle Krausharr of Waverly visited with her sister. Mrs Murphy hosted a mother and friend from Waterloo. Carl and Walter Voelker transacted business in Waterloo Thursday. Rev Mr Kromm Clare Mohling and Leta Meyers attended the Sunday school convention in Tripoli. Henry Mohling is building a new barn and plans a house this fall. Mrs Hattendorf and daughter from Tripoli are visiting here.
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Denver
Meta Bruns
John Hiens
Bremer
H. Preston
Olrogge
Lou Riedeser
Hageman, Dierck
Osrogge
John Shanewild
Anna
Waterloo
Riedesel
Anna Russell
Cedar Falls
Bertha Osrogge
John Wilder
Lou Brown
Waverly
Henry Neverman
Henry &Schroeder
August Platte
Ernest Kehe
Molle Krausharr
Mrs. Murphy
Carl Voelker
Walter
Mexican author Gutierrez De Lars jailed in Los Angeles
Gutierrez De Lars Mexican attorney and author was arrested by immigration inspectors under commerce and labor orders. He is accused of uttering anti United States statements and deemed undesirable. he may face deportation after a hearing. De Lars recently aided a magazine writer in Mexico for a series on alleged slavery and had published Os Bribonas which angered Mexican officials.
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Los Angeles
Gutierrez de Lars
Department of Commerce and Labor
de Lara
Mexico
de Leara
A. C. Ridgeway
United States
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Treat Favors a Central Bank
Charles H. Treat in Boston outlines support for a national clearing house bank to provide rediscounting facilities while insisting any new currency carry government backing. He cautions against large scale postal savings bank experiments and warns against overburdening government administration with localized savings efforts.
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Boston
Mass
United States
Charles H. Treat
Washington
Bank Officers’ Association
Ford Hall
National Clearing House
Navy
John D. Lang
Treat
Aimong
National Clearing House Bank
Beaver Valley News Highlights and Local Transfers
Cold weather quickens corn picking while Morgan Brothers finish sorghum. Beavers Valley residents note moves and visits including E Knudson from Clinton to the stock farm Cedar Falls manager H Reinhardt resigns. Local property trades occur in Waterloo Cedar Falls with multiple Lot transfers and modest sums.
Rex Ickes Injured in Freight Train Crash Near Delaware
Rex Ickes brakeman on Illinois Central suffered severe injuries after a derailment on freight No. 52 near Delaware. He was thrown from the engine at about 45 mph and has bruises cuts and possible internal injuries. He is receiving medical care in Manchester and later Waterloo. his parents live in Chicago.
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Rex Ickes
Lime Street
Illinois Central
Delaware
Ickes
Manchester
Chicago
the Central
Arata
Moneyed Man Found Dead With Head Crushed
Calvin House owner of the House hotel at Rice's Landing near Pittsburg was found near his hotel early today with his head crushed and died shortly after. He reportedly carried a large sum of money which is missing and no clue to the murderer has been found.
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Pittsburg
Calvin House
Rice's Landing
Frisco Celebrates Rehabilitation Carnival Week
San Francisco marks renewed life after the disaster as earthquake and fire left nearly destroyed the city. Officials and visitors from around the world join in carnival week rejoicing in recovery and renewed vigor.
Farmers blamed for high meat prices at packers meet
Chicago October 18 A government official backs packers accusing farmers of selling diseased cattle. A. D. Melvin chief of the bureau of animal husbandry says eradication efforts have long faced farmer resistance and outlines a cooperative plan with states, while noting no nationwide tuberculosis campaign is planned.
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Chicago
American Meat Packers’ ‘Association
la Salle Hotel
A. D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Geo. i L. McCarthy
Association
Melvin
Dr. Melvin
Melvin Ala
Iowa Supreme Court upholds indeterminate sentence law
Des Moines Iowa October 1 The Iowa supreme court today affirmed the constitutionality of the indeterminate sentence law as applied within the state judiciary.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Iowa
Old Man Murdered on Albany Farm in Suspected Robbery
Albany N Y Oct 19 John La Ghappal aged 82 who lived with his son on the farm near Albany was murdered last night. His head was battered with a hammer and found near the bed. Fred Filfer 18 a farm hand is missing and robbery is the suspected motive.
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Albany
John la Ghappal
Joseph
Fred Filfer
Nicaragua Pays Claim Despite War Settlement
Nicaragua continues to honor the United States agreement on the Emery company claim. It made the first payment of 469000 dollars toward a 600000 dollar settlement for the annulment of an timber concession, despite internal insurgent activity.
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Nicaragua
Washington, D. C
United States
Emery Company
Imber
Sexton 42 Years Never Saw a Ghost at Des Moines Cemetery
John F. Hogan has served as sexton of St. Ambrose Catholic church cemetery in Des Moines since 1866. He reports no sightings of ghosts in over forty two years of grave digging through all seasons and harsh conditions. He recalls a nun’s body alibi and notes his strong build might blunt fear-based sightings.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
John F. Hogan
St. Ambrose ‘Catholic Church
Thas
Hogan
Mutual Life loses $100,000 policy case before high court
The U S Supreme Court refused a writ of certiorari in Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York v Perkins Kansas over a $100000 policy on Lucius H Perkins The dispute centered on alleged fraud in obtaining the policy and whether Perkins death by self administered poison was ruled an accident after an autopsy The circuit court of appeals decision allowing release was upheld deferring Supreme Court review
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Lucius H. Perkins
Kansas
Perkins
Circuit Court of Appeals For the
Eighth Circuit
Supreme Court
Tramp Turns Informer Sheds Light On Harrisburg Murder
Charles Rastug Johnson a colored tramp told a fellow traveler of the road about the Harrisburg murder to claim a $200 reward. He disclosed the crime to his informant, who then notified police. John Gibbell, 66, died from a scaffold fall while carpentering a house.
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Des Moines
Iowa Evening Press
Charles Rastug Johnson
Harrisburg
Johnson
Brother fatally shot in Indiana grocery dispute
Winchester Indiana October 19 John Dull shot and fatally wounded his brother Marion Dull in a plate fight near Union Port over a grocery payment. John Dull was arrested.
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Winchester
Ind
John Dull
Marion Dull
Union Port
Supreme Court Dismisses Mackenzie Alimony Appeal
The U S Supreme Court dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the appeal of David Mackenzie vs Grace Mackenzie from an Illinois contempt order over alimony. Mackenzie had left Illinois for Idaho to avoid payments, was jailed in Chicago for contempt, and sought relief which the federal court did not grant.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
David MacKenzie
Grace MacKenzie
Circuit Court of
Cook County
Ilinois
MacKenzie
Illinois
Idaho
Chicago
Trial Court
Supreme Court of
Federal Supreme Court
Another Black is After Mistah Johnsong's Skin
Sam Langford, a negro pugilist, offers a new fight with Stanley Ketchel for a 5000 dollar side bet plus any purse share at 158 pounds in Colma California. Langford claims he can stop Ketchel faster than Jack Johnson did and hopes the win will trigger a Johnson bout.
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New York
Sam Langford
Stanley Ketchel
Michigan
Jack Johnson
Ketchel
Langford
Hughes
Eitch
Colma
California
Johnson
Wedding Festivities End in Tragedy in Chicago
Police fought with wedding guests after a celebration on a Chicago street. One guest, John Petoskey, was killed. another wounded. Two policemen were beaten with bottles. one may die. Policeman Kulcky suffered a crushed skull. seven arrests followed the melee.
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Chicago
West Hammond
John Petoskey
Kulcky
Tropical disturbance develops near Dominica watch continues
Washington reports a new tropical disturbance discovered off Dominica is centered southwest of Jamaica and moving toward Yucatan with uncertainty on Gulf Coast impact. A lighthearted exchange about buying pets accompanies the radio copy.
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Washington, D. C
Dominica
West Indies
United States Weather Bureau
Jamaica
Yucatan
Gulf of Mexico
Visiting Nurses Expand Reach Across Five Iowa Cities
Ottumwa launches a visiting nurses association joining Fort Dodge Davenport Sioux City and Des Moines. The program fights tuberculosis by visiting homes teaching cleanliness food and care. Janet Worden leads Ottumwa with experience from Philadelphia New York and Newark while Duluth also supports the network through voluntary city contributions.
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Des Moines
Iowa Evening Press
Ottumwa
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Davenport
Sioux City
Dés Moines
Angels of Mercy
Janet Worden
Philadelphia Hospital
New York City
Newark
N. J
Duluth
Minn
Freight Earnings Surge Prompt Cincinnati Meeting
Trade group representatives from Chicago and other western cities protested railroads pushing for a general freight rate increase. Railroads claim current purchasing power is down since 1897 and push for at least ten percent rise. They cite 1907 US railroad net income at 449,461,188 against 1897 figures, an apparent 403 percent rise overall.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
United States
Priest 93 Year Old Dies in Accidental Asphyxiation
Rev. Adrian F. Van Hulet aged 93 one of the oldest priests in the United States was found dead in his room at St Ignacis College Chicago of accidental asphyxiation. Ordained in 1839 he taught mathematics at St Louis University sixty years ago and has spent thirty years in charitable work in Chicago.
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Chicago
Mhs
Adrian F. van Hulet
United States
St Ignacis College
St. Louis University
Taft Starts Out to Golf Links Near Gregory
Gregory Texas October 19 President Taft after a night’s rest starts out to the golf links. The president arrived last night and is stopping with his brother C P Taft three miles from Gregory.
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Taft
Gregory Links
Gregory
Texas
C. P. Taft
Supreme Court to Review McCue Case Over Life Policy
Washington Oct 19 The Supreme Court announced it will review lower court findings in the McCue vs Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance case. The dispute centers on a reinsurance policy payment of 15000 owed after the Charlottesville Va former mayor was hanged for murder.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States Today
McQue Veraus
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
McCue
Charlottesville
Post Office Profit Diverges from U S Deficit
The British post office reported a net profit of 26 million dollars while the United States postal department ran a deficit of 10.8 million dollars in the same period, highlighting contrasting outcomes in national postal finances.
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United States Postal Department
Yorktown Anniversary Observed With Parade and Historic Markers
Yorktown Virginia hosts a centennial style commemoration marking 1781 surrender sites. Descendants of signers, the Yorktown Historical Society, and local citizens organize events with coast artillery units and a schoolchildren parade. Historic spots such as the Nelson custom house and Grace Church are marked. Graves of Nelson and Nelson Jr. are honored as part of the day’s ceremonies.
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Yorktown
Cornwallis
Great Britain
United States
Thomas ‘Netson,Jr
Nelson House
Noted Figures Speak at National Reform Conference
Boston mass October 19 with leaders from national reform movements as speakers at the National Reform association annual meeting. Morning conference opened by Bishop Mallalley Auburndale. Prominent speakers include Anthony Comstock New York Rev James L Barton D D secretary of the American board for foreign missions Judge John H Stiness Providence Prof Luther L Townsend Brooklyn and Rev Dr Q G Gifford Brooklyn.
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Boston
Mass
National Reform Association
Bishop Mallalley
Auburndale
Anthony Comstock
New York
James L. Barton
D. D
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
John H. Stiness
Providence
Luther LI. Townsend
Brooklyn
Murder of Newport Mayor Stuns Beaufort Community
Beaufort North Carolina October 19 Charged with the murder of H Z Newberry mayor of Newport who was shot at his home Saturday night J Sanders is jailed in Carteret county with his brother B F Sanders held as accessory. The mayor was killed amid reports the crime linked to blind timer prosecutions. Mrs Newberry ill in bed as their child watched.
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Beaufort
N. C
H. Z. Newberry
Newport
J. Sanders
Carteret County
B. F. Sanders
Newberry
Emperor Nicholas Sails for Italy Aboard Standart
Emperor Nicholas II began a voyage from Yalta aboard the Russian Imperial yacht Standart en route to Italy. Two Russian cruisers accompany the Standart, with Odessa as the next port of call where a public holiday will honor the emperor. Deputations from the municipality nobility and Jewish residents will present bread and salt before travels to Alexandrove and Pogen with Racconig expected next Saturday.
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Yalta
Ruseld
Nicholas
Standart
Italy
Odessa
Alexandrove and
Pogen
Racconig
Officers Bates and McCall Shot in Bridgeport
Vincennes dispatch reports Frank Bates and Rey McCall were shot in Bridgeport Illinois while allegedly interfering with Deputy Marshal Luther Clank in the line of duty. Both men were hospitalized today and are expected to die.
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Vincennes
Ind
Frank Bates
Rey McCall
Bridgeport
Ill
Marshall Luther Clank
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