Roosevelt Named Honorary Member Of Locomotive Firemen
President Roosevelt was elected an honorary member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen in Chattanooga. He attended the morning session, thanked the audience, and praised organized labor, likening railroad workers to soldiers who take risks. He urged high standards of character and self-restraint among workers and noted immigration commissioner appointment as highly satisfactory. The event drew cheering crowds and followed with a speech in Knoxville despite rain to about 12,000 listeners.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Presient Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Bargent
Brotherhood
Troop B
State Guard
Hanrahan
Fie
Firemen's Brotherhood
Sargent
Immigration
John F. McNamee
Columbus
Ohio
Roosevelt
Knorville
Main Avenue
Orm
Bryan on the Stump in Midwest Campaign Tour
Lincoln Nebraska September 10 W J Bryan yesterday began a speech tour that will continue with little interruption until the November elections. He opened the campaign for Democrats in Missouri at Joplin and will speak in nearby states. Most October work will be in Nebraska for the fusion state and congressional ticket.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Grand Army
Hastings
Democrats of
Missouri
Joplin
Nebraska
Electric rail line planned Brussels to Antwerp
Brussels date: The Bulgarian government has practically decided to construct an electric railway from Brussels to Antwerp. The twenty six mile line would be the first long distance electric road in Europe. The contract calls for speed.
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Belgium
Brussels
Antwerp
Miners Fight Ends in Death at Maltby
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on September 10 a clash between striking miners at Maltby left eight men dead? one fatally injured. Italians tried to disarm a non union miner prompting a fight resulting in Vancastelli’s death and Portay’s serious injuries. Police and deputies halted the riot as crowds dispersed.
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Wilkesbarre
Maltby
Meno Vancastelli
Frank Portay
Portay
San
Wilkenbarre
Vancastelli
Vancasteili
Hiram Fisher
Howardsville
Burgess Dando
Jacobs
Wyoming
A Much Wanted Man Nabbed After Release From Stillwater
Charles Rivers alias George West, famed bank criminal, was returned to the Indiana state prison after being released he was to serve the remainder of a grand larceny sentence and then likely sent to Ohio. Earlier captures and escapes marked his notorious career across Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, and beyond.
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Charles Rivers
Michigan
City
Ind
Chas, Rivers
Alian
George West
W.W. Williams
South Bend
South Bend National Bank
Bradly
la Porte
West
Ohio
Minnesota
Prion
Stillwater
Indiana
Barnard
Lewis
Fight for Girl Wife Ends in Farmhouse Shooting
At Oskaloosa Iowa George Gabel farmer 12 miles northwest was shot by his son in law Marion Jones 23 who fired three shotgun blasts. Gabel wounded gravely, may die. Jones had just married Carrie Gabel 15 eight weeks earlier and took her to his father’s house. Jones surrendered. Carrie returned to nurse her father.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
George Gabel
Here
Marion Jones
Gabel
Jones
Carrie Gabel
Oskalooss
Bullock Asked to Cancel Deadwood Omaha Race
Secretary Cortelyou acting for President Roosevelt asked Col Seth Bullock of Deadwood to call off the long distance race from Deadwood to Omaha citing humanitarian grounds. The finish was to coincide with the president's Nebraska visit.
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Col
Seth Bullock
Lincoln
Neb
Deadwood
Omaha
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Cortelyou
Child Starts Fire Wrecks Farm Near Grand Rapids Wisconsin
Adaen Carhowski’s absence allowed his four year old to light a straw stack with matches. Fire consumed straw stacks two barns granary seven years of oats and a tool shed full of implements. The house survived as a nine year old girl freed the horses by cutting halter straps and driving them out.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Adaen Carhowski
Terrific wind damages farms at Grand Forks, North Dakota
A severe windstorm at Grand Forks on September 1 damaged outbuildings and trees, scattered grain shocks, delayed threshing, and left dry air with a frost risk if winds ease. The north wind and falling temperatures followed the hot day, with continued gusts and widespread minor damage.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Embryo Hippopotamus Found In La Crosse Well
Bert Student of La Crosse, Wisconsin, found a peculiar eyeless creature in a repair well. The three inch long cream colored animal has black markings and a lopished mouth with two forked tongues. It resembles a miniature hippo with its legs sawn off and may be a cave dwelling species.
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la Crosse
Wis
Bert
Roosevelt Hunt In South Dakota No Accidents Reported
In Winona Minnesota Agent A C Johnson states Roosevelt's hunting party faced no accidents or unpleasant incidents during the trip. He refutes reports that young Roosevelt was accidentally shot in the hat and claims farmers interfered with the group, asserting the hunt went excellently with Young Roosevelt praised as a good shot and gentleman.
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Roosevelt
South Dakota
Winona
Minn
A. C. Johnson
Roosevelt, Jr
Northwestern
Young Roosevelt
Two children die in Aurora barn fire tragedy
Four year old girls Mary Cheatham and Lily Lilly perished in a barn fire near Aurora on Sept. 10. A boy racing away from the blaze alerted others as flames swept the structure, destroying the barn, destroying a horse, and leaving the girls burned beyond identification.
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Aurora
G. D. Cheatham
Mary
Fred Lilly
Tay Mene
Wreck Victim Mrs Bickford Dies From Injuries
Wasees Minnesota Sept. 10 Mrs Amum J Bickford of Albert Lea died from injuries after a Chicago and Northwestern wreck blown from the track near Meridian a week earlier. She had been unconscious since the wreck and suffered peritonitis. She was about forty years old and married.
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Wasees
Mino
Amam J. Bickford
Albert Lea
Chicago & Northwestern
Meridien
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