Struggle on Chicago Auditorium Tower Ends in Rescue
A man named J E Shilling 52 attempted to throw his daughter from the Chicago Auditorium observatory tower after a mental breakdown from Kankakee asylum. Elevator operator John Richardson and four bystanders fought him off until police arrived, saving the young woman and arresting Shilling.
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Chicago
Auditorium
J. E. Shilling
North Catherine Avenue
Lagrange
Kankakee Insane Asylum
Shilling
Weather Bureau
John Richardson
Richardson
Bryan itinerary lists W. J. Bryan speeches across multiple states
New York Chairman Mack announced Bryan will tour the middle west to the Atlantic seaboard with dates from Sept. 9 in Peoria to Sept. 28 in Mitchell and then three weeks at his Lincoln home. Some Ohio dates moved. speeches likely in Cleveland and Cincinnati. Bryan rests on two Sundays in Washington and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mack
W. J. Bryan
Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
Peoria
Ill
Evansville
Ind
West Virginia
Cumberland
Providence
R. I
New York City
Ifalo
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Madison
Milwaukee
Itchell
Lincoln
Washington
Bryan
Chicago
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boy Causes Panic in Sunset Park Explosion
An incident in Evansville Indiana involved a large cannon reportedly sent from San Antonio and stored in Sunset Park. The fuse was touched off causing a loud explosion that terrified parkgoers and led to a citywide scare as people mistook an earthquake for a blast. Police could not locate the boy responsible.
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Evansville
Ind
Prevent
San Antonio
Sunset Park
Ym&he Park
Senator Bradley Seen En Route to Indy After Kentucky Visit
Special United States Senator elect W. Q Bradley passed through Lexington on his way from Breathitt county where he has acted as leading counsel for Beach Hargis in a murder trial. He intends to confer with former Governor W S Taylor in Indiana about Taylor facing Kentucky trial for alleged complicity in Senator Goebel’s assassination. Bradley denied withdrawing from Hargis's defense and said he would return to resume work.
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Lexington
United States
W. QO
Bradley
Jackson
Breathitt County
Beach Hargis
James Hargis
Indianapolis
W. S. Taylor
Kentucky
William Goebel
Frankfort
Louisville
Indiana
Taylor
Hargis
Mystery over boardwalk shooting puzzles Atlantic City
Police struggle to solve the shooting of Charles R. Roberts Jr of Baltimore on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Chief Malcolm Woodruff complains of lack of cooperation from Baltimore and notes Mrs Williams kin connected to the Baltimore Police Board may affect inquiries. Roberts lies in hospital between life and death as investigators await developments.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Charles R. Roberts
Baltimore
Malcolm Woodruff
Williams
Brighton
Charles B. Roberts, Jr
Malcom Woodruff
W.S. G. Williams
Roberts
Mr. Williams
Chicgo
Long Green Valley
Teague chooses pie image for ballot in Hopkins County race
L H Teague seeks the Democratic nomination for County Judge in Hopkins County Kentucky and has chosen a pie picture as his ballot device to denote his candidacy.
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Hopkinsville
L. H. Teague
Hopkins County
Three Year Old Dorothy Wilkins Heads Lake Elizabeth Swim
Pittsburg special with a note that Dorothy Swan Wilkins three years old granddaughter of river man Robert Swan will contest in the swimming races at Lake Elizabeth in West Park on the North Side Saturday.
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Pittsburg
Lake Elizabeth
West Park
North Side
Dorothy Swan Wilkins
Robert Swan
Cigarette Smoking Prohibited by Rock Island Road
Special bulletin from F B Easly superintendent of the Rock Island road notifies all employees that cigarette smoking is not allowed and violators will be discharged.
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Little Rock
Ark
F. B. Easly
Rock Island Road
Indianapolis Circular Letter Proposes Local Option Repeal Effort
A Hoosier movement seeks repeal of local option laws in Illinois Indiana and other states. A circular asks voters to secretly list neighbors who drink beer, with optional signatures. The National League of Liberty purportedly leads the drive while the American Issue accuses brewers of funding opposition.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Illinois
National League of Liberty
League
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Cut Prices and Cupid in Omaha Rivalry Ends in Marriage
Filson R. Van Wert and Oscar Holmes, both former drug clerks from Villisca Iowa, pursued a drugstore feud in Milton Oregon by slashing prices. Van Wert’s sales war drove Holmes out, then Van Wert returned to Omaha to marry Bessie King after obtaining a license and wedding last week.
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Omaha
Neb
Filson R. van Wert
Oscar Holmes
Villisca
Iowa
Bessie King
Holmes
Milton
Ore
van Wert
Badgered Bravery Notion Taints Small Town Tragedy
In Geddes South Dakota a ten year old girl, aiming at a rifle muzzle, released a charge with a stick. The girl died in the road after the shot. A neighbor had earlier killed himself, prompting the father John Stotz to remark about nerve. The girl saw the remark as a badge of bravery.
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Geddes
S. D
John Stotz
Japan Show Postpones 1912 Exposition Five Years
Confidential reports state that the Japanese government will delay the international exposition planned for 1912 for five years to 1917. No official announcement will be made until all interested governments are notified.
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Tokio
Governor Hughes Humiliated by Saratoga Horsemen
A historic incident at the Saratoga county fair in Ralston Spa New York saw Governor Hughes publicly humiliated as horsemen refused to start their horses while the governor was on the grounds.
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Ralston Spa
N. Y
Saratoga County
Hughes
Sage's Great Estate Valued at 64 Million in New York
The Sage estate in New York is valued at 64 153 800 dollars as the transfer tax order is signed and payable to the state.
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Sage
New York
Russel Sage
Agriculture chief declares land not wearing out at Iowa Fair
Special Secretary of Agriculture Wilson announces after 40 years of study the Department of Agriculture finds American land more productive today than a decade ago. The comprehensive investigation, conducted at the Iowa State Fair, yields a conclusive result supporting rising productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Polecat disrupts Idora Park show in Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio a pole cat disrupted an Idora Park summer theatre night. A $50 reward failed to locate Mr Polecat as Flossie Dangerfield performed a song and dance. The audience grew restless and Flossie fled. A team of blackface comedians performed briefly before the crowd left.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Polecat
Idora Park
Flossie Dangerfield
Flossie
Persian Revolt Threatens Iranian Central Rule
Reports from Teheran indicate a wide Revolt across western and southern Persia led by Kurdish tribes under Constitutionalists. Parliament demand grows as governors flee and cities like Kerman fall to insurgents with heavy casualties. A temporary government forms while central forces lack troops and a strong claimant to the throne is absent.
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Teheran
Persia
Kurdistan
Sultanieh
Larisan
Kerman
Kazim Khan
Cannibal Camp Report From Siberian Nomads
Yakutsk papers recount a Lamut cannibalism case on the River Korkodin in northwest Siberia. A hunger driven nomad ate his brother's wife and four children. hunters found remains, the brother missing, and no food left.
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St. Petersburg
Yakutsk
Korkodin
Siberia
Tony Pastor Dies at 71 in Elmhurst N Y
Antonio Pastor noted as a leading theatrical manager dies after several weeks illness in Elmhurst New York at age 71. Born in 1837 he began on stage with a minstrels troupe at age nine and later worked as a clown and fanmaker for fifteen years in the circus.
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Elmhurst
N. Y
Antonio
Tony) Pastor
New York
Black Man Fatally Engages Mob After Amuck Charge
In Mt. Olive near Hattiesburg Mississippi Gus Bullock a Black man described as a cocaine addict fatally wounded two white men and injured another before being killed by citizens. He allegedly fired a public safety item at whites during the confrontation and died shortly after, having resisted until the end.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Gus Bullock
Mt. Olive
Queen's health reported as good by Telegraph
Conflicting statements on the Queen's health fade as the Telegraph reports she is well and a public communication is expected soon to bring relief and joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Novelist John Fox Jr to wed Mme Fritsi Scheff
New York actress Mme Fritsi Scheff will marry Kentucky novelist John Fox Jr., author of The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. The couple’s engagement links a prominent stage performer with a noted American writer.
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Wina
New York
Mme
Fritsi Scheff
Kentucky
John Fox, Jr
Kingdom Come
Toledo Welcomes Grand Army of the Republic Encampment
Veterans arrive for the Forty second National Encampment in Toledo Ohio. Mayor Whitlock and J Kent Hamilton rally citizens to host visitors with free housing. Information corps and marked lighting help guests navigate, as eight interurban lines bring delegations from Michigan Indiana and Ohio.
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Toledo
Grand Army of the Republic
Brand Whitlock
J. Kent Hamilton
Ask
California
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Tragedy on the River: Madison Woman Shot at Midnight
A Madison woman, Mattie Hensler, was killed while returning with James Skirvin and Emma Skirvin in a skiff from Trimble county Kentucky. Shots from the Kentucky shore killed Hensler near midstream as she pleaded not to be shot. Kentucky authorities will investigate the killing.
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Madison
Ind
Kentucky
Mattie Hensler
Trimble
James Skirvin
Emma Skirvin
Sailors From President’s Yacht Barred From Oyster Bay Pavilion
Sailors from the presidential yacht Sylph under Lt. Roger Williams were refused admission to a village pavilion at the Innside Inn, Oyster Bay. The uniformed sailors attempted to enter the open public dance floor but were halted by an attendant amid argument over Navy uniforms not barring entry.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Sylph
Roger Williams
Innside Inn
United States Navy
Lone Bandit Robs Stage Near Cody Meeteetsee
A lone highwayman held up a stage running between Cody and Meeteetsee in Wyoming near the Carbon County line and escaped with an estimated 1500 dollars.
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Lone Bandit
Helena
Mont
Cody
Meeteetsee
Wyo
Carbon County
Lineman James Dolan Seeks Recovery After Electric Shock
New York dispatch reports lineman James Dolan of Newark New Jersey was shocked when he touched a live cable. Doctors say he 13 000 volts passed through him but he will recover.
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New York
James Dolan
Newark
N. J
Firemen at Picnic Cause Massive New Orleans Blaze
A Sunday fire in New Orleans center city destroyed wholesale houses, plants, and small stores across three blocks. Originating at Bionville and Chartres, it spread to Conti and Royal streets, with losses estimated between one and two million dollars. Firefighters were at a suburban picnic, delaying response and water supply. Exploding liquor barrels added danger and noise as the blaze raged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Bionville
Chartres
Conti Street
Royal
Roosevelt Trout for All Stocking Planned
The national fish commission will stock thousands of streams with the Roosevelt golden trout. This rare fish, Salmo Roosevelti Evermann, is produced solely by Volcano Creek on Mount Whitney's slopes in California. Preservation measures by President Roosevelt and propagation by the bureau of fisheries saved it from extinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Fish Commission
Fish Kingdom
German Diplomat Dead in Hotel Victoria
German diplomat Baron Speck von Sternburg, the German ambassador to the United States and friend of President Roosevelt, died in the Hotel Victoria last week in Heidelbert Germany. His wife Baroness Miss Lillian May Langham of Louisville Kentucky was with him. He was fifty six and born in Leeds England.
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Heidelbert
Germany
Baron Speck von Sternburg
United States
Roosevelt
Hotel Victoria
Lillian May Langham
Louisville
Baron von Sternburg
Leeds
England
Wolf Attacks Marshal in Wichita Mountains Oklahoma
Federal Marshal John Abernathy was badly bitten by a gray wolf weighing 125 pounds, described as the largest seen in Oklahoma. The wolf had been captured and wired by the nose but escaped, leading Abernathy to grab the animal with his bare hands and suffer bites to both hands and his knee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklah
John Abernathy
Wichita Mountains
Oklahoma
Abernathy
Beer Seized After Prohibition Violation In Moss Brewery
Oklahoma City police seized 800 barrels of beer from the Moss brewery cellar after authorities ruled the production occurred after the prohibition act took effect. About 300 onlookers gathered with cans and buckets as the beer was drained into the city sewer.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Prohibition
Moss Brewery
Brothers Drowned While Swimming Near Hazleton Indiana
Elden Lewis 16 and Virgil Lewis 11 sons of Thomas Lewis drowned in White River near Hazleton while swimming Sunday morning. The youths with three companions went beyond their depth and were recovered two hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
Elden
Virgil Lewis
Thomas Lewis
White River
Hazleton
This County
Revival Critic Kills Himself in New York Hotel Room
The Rev Albert H Trick, once a Chicago Presbyterian pastor, shot and killed himself in a Mills Hotel room. He had criticized America’s trinity of success pleasure and gold in a special New York piece titled Couldn’t Worship America’s Trinity.
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America
New York
Albert H. Trick
Mills Hotel
Chicago
Thaw Denies Divorce Suit Against Evelyn Thaw
In Poughkeepsie New York Harry K Thaw rejects reports he will sue for divorce from Evelyn Thaw. He calls the tale false in every detail and says she is in a sanitarium resting, while declining to reveal her location. He asserts she is not seeking a separation.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
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