Week in Condensed Form News Recap
Hedges named Republican candidate for New York governor at Saratoga party convention. Democratic national committee seeks 750000 to fund the rest of the campaign, announced by Henry Morgenthau in New York. Connecticut Progressives nominate Henry Knox Smith for lieutenant governor. Smith left his Washington post last July to join the Progressives. Chin Shue, a Chinese candidate, nominated by Republicans for Boston Seventh Ward representative. seen as the first Celestial nominated for a public office in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job B. Hedges
New York
Saratoga
Democratic National Committee
Henry Morgenthau
Finance Committee
Connecticut
Progressivea
Henry Knox Smith
Chin Shue
Seventh Ward
Boston
United States
Rebellion in Nicaragua Seen as Ended by Washington
Washington officials, citing General Luis Mena under arrest and guarded by American troops, report 700 disarmed rebels and the remainder unable to resist, signaling a full stand in the Nicaraguan revolt. Mrs. Kate Combs may lose money after stowing vouchers in a trunk and not cashing them. Navy enlistments for the week ending September 21 reached 308, the largest since January 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis Mena
State Department
Washington
Nicaragua
Kate Combs
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Daniel E. Sickles
Stanton Sickles
Domestic Alcohol claims 66,000 victims in the United States
A scattered article notes 66,000 yearly alcohol victims in the U S with 20 percent or 13 200 women cited by Dr Edward Bunnell Phelps editor of the American Underwriter speaking before an international hygiene and demography congress in Washington It also reports a Pennsylvania man Caskey murdering a farmer Frank Hendrix and his two sisters before shooting himself It mentions 750 marines sailing from Philadelphia to Santo Domingo and other oblique items including a man found dead in Janesville Wis a hotel collapse in Kansas City MO and a strike by 12 000 textile workers in Lawrence MA Also listed are aviation meet plans and various figures
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United States
Edward Bunnell Phelps
American Underwriter
International Congress of Hygiene and Demography
Washington
Centerville
al Brown
Ida Grove
Charles
Catherine
H. K. Robins
Council Bluffs
J. C. Mabray
Robins
Ralph Mattingly
Nashville, Tenn
EB Z. Alsbaugh
Terre Hate
Ind
Walter A. Leonard
United States Coast
Stavanger
Norway
Essex
Page County
Kreiburg
Kiel
Leonard
George W. Curtis, Jr
Ferguson
George W. Curtis
Redfield
Story City
William Breel
First National Bank of Grand
Orient
Iit
Isaac Kerr
Farmers’ Lumber Company
Fontanelle
Manchester
Iowa
Perry Racing Association
Earl Howard
Maryville
Prescott Argus
Eoitor Whit Booth
Howard
Prescott
Biliott
Iowa Fraternity
Des Moines
D. Schlageter
Ottumwa
Mabel Barrett
Council ‘Bluffs
Guy Wright
Charles Johnson
Notable early aviation figures die in separate incidents
Foreign aviation pioneer Charles Voisin was killed and Baroness de la Roche seriously injured in a car crash near Lyons, France. A Berlin secret conference discussed freight rates for a Panama Canal opening. The Havana sewer payment of about $400,000 was overdue. Spain faced a large railroad strike with troops restoring order. An Arab soldier in Tripoli killed a Turkish commander after insurgent rout. China executed over 200 mutineers under Li Yuan Heng near Wu Chung. Guillermo Billinghurst began his Peru presidency with oath of office. Stromboli volcano continues violent eruptions with showers of ash and incandescent dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Voisin
Baroness de la Roche
Lyons
Frances
Banks' Life suit seeks 18 million assets in Indianapolis
Charles W. McLaughlin of Portland Indiana for 158000 members of the Bankers' Life association of Des Moines files suit in the Indianapolis superior court for an accounting. Requests judgment and immediate appointment of a receiver and control of 18000000 dollars in assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. McLaughlin
Portland
Ind
Bankers' Life Association of Des Moines, Jr
Indianapolis
Iowa News Roundup Reveals Murders and Mishaps
An Iowa dispatch reports Krasno a Russian youth accusing himself of murder to save another man from prison. The tale links a Newton recluse death in 1911, a New York escape, and a denouement via Governor Carroll. Also noted are a water works accident injuring four, a record birth, pearl finds, rail wrecks, and local civic plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob. Frasno
Iowa
New York
Denver
Krasno
Mathilda Hermsmeier
Newton
Leo Krampe
Gov. Carroll
Krampe
Henry McConnell
New Water Works
Centerville
Steve Martin
Martin Construction Company
Ahe
Glenn McConnell
Harry Powell
Henry McGonnell
D. K. Ewart
Albion
Gwait
Walt
Gwalt
Cedar River
Nashua
Waterloo
H. CG. Egbert
Dubuque
Grundy Center
Bffle A. Remitk
J. H. Cochran
Alice
Charles E. Dickson
Ward
Manchester
Floyd Reed
Gill
Colo
Mary Brown
Mason City
Ernest Rohwer
Clinton
Upper Iowa
Marshalltown
James A. Smith
Osage
Churdan
Interstate Commerce’ S Commission
Towa
Chigigo
Webster City
Leon
RT. Jengda
Dysart
Law Ptudent
Company J
4Th
N. G
Four Die in Payson Home Fire Slaying Plot Hunted
Police and armed posses scour Payson sixteen miles from Quincy after a brutal ax murder and arson at the Planschmidt home. Victims include Charles Planschmidt his wife their 16 year old daughter Blanche and Emma Kaempen 21 a visiting teacher. Wires cut and a telephones outage hindered contact as bloodhounds aid the hunt for a degenerate killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Charles Planschmidt
Blanche
Emma Kaempen
Hessenius Gets Manslaughter Verdict in Wife Killing
Cherokee Ernest Hessenius was convicted of manslaughter in the killing of his wife Bertha Hessenius after a short jury deliberation. The judge set October 4 for sentencing. a motion for a new trial and possible appeal to the supreme court are anticipated. Hessenius has been held on a $50,000 bond since his arrest last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hessenius
Jai
Bertha Hessenius
Hessenius
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids favored site for new Masonic Home
Strong bid from Cedar Rapids to host the Eastern Iowa Masonic Home replacing the Boone fire loss. At the 35th annual grand chapter session in Town, Oct. 23 and 24, Cedar Rapids presents its claim as the logical location. Marshalltown also seeks the home, Boone plans to rebuild there, with eighty acres at Boone valued high and $35,000 to $40,000 for the new fireproof building.
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Cedar Rapids
Boone
Grand Chapter
Marshalltown
Farmer Impaled on Pitchfork in Illness Stricken Crash
Jerry Zeelinde, a young farmer from near Elkhorn Texas, is hospitalized in critical condition after the pitchfork prongs penetrated his stomach when he jumped from a hay wagon. Doctors fear tetanus and possible death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Jerry Zeelinde
Elkhorn
New Hotel Planned in New London by Burlington Investor
A Burlington financier, described as the "Pequin of Burlington," visited New London to scout ground for a new hotel. He offered to put up 5000 dollars himself and form a stock company to erect a hotel valued at 16000 dollars, signaling potential city development.
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New London
W.snodarn
Unknown OCR fragment on death incident
Fragmentary text mentions a death and a child fall but lacks clear names, places, dates, or outcomes. Unable to determine core facts from the unreadable source.
Fishermen Return in Rain With Empty Baskets and Frayed Tempers
In a rainy village scene, weary fishermen trudge home after a poor haul. A large village dog provokes a stand off as the group vents frustration, while one man jokes about wanting a bite and the day’s hardships. A curling anecdote from Try's Magazine follows, praising a Scots skip’s precise shot and urging a teammate to lie down.
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Lord Lyyedentelia
Try's
Switzerland
Dee
Chickens Figure In Charity Talk By Phelps Stokes
Rose Pastor Phelps Stokes spoke for a New York charity, telling a quaint tale of a slum girl visiting a barnyard for the first time. The child observed the chickens run about in the raw, illustrating the scene with a vivid, lighthearted remark.
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Rose
Phelps Stokes
New York Country Week
Nalf
Washington
Star
Not Successful Market Exchange Scene Spoofs Social Tension
A fragment from a period piece shows Mrs Knicker and Mrs Becker debating market trips while a character named Jack recounts a loss of money and caution. Chimmie and Maggie join with a peanut stall cue as a relative arrives, hinting at social snobbery and comic miscommunication typical of a community vignette.
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Knicker
Becker
Jack
Fragmented quodlibet of a Toledo Blade note
A fragmentary Wichita style reflection mentions a man resting in a cantaloupe with poor odds against him. A terse aside about hobbling a horse and staying off a lawn skirt hints at a whimsical or sardonic local comment.
HARP TO SEE Even When Facts About Core Are Plain
A fragment curiously argues caffeine in tea and coffee harms heart and nerves. It urges proving the claim by science or practical demonstration, noting skeptics may doubt the toxic effect and the difficulty of change.
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HARP
Core
Borie
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John Caskey
York County
Pennsylvania
Frank Hendrix
Emma
Hester
Philadelphia
Prairie
Santo Domingo
Edward J. Dwyer
Chicago
Janesvilla
Wis
Alameda
N. Kansas City
Joseph Ettar
Arturo Giovaanpitt
Antonia Carusg
Panama Canal
Berlin
Representa
Havana
Barcelona
Spain
Zanzur Oasis
Qnver Bey
Tripoli
Li Yuan Heng
Wu Chung
China
Guillermo. Billinghurst
Peru
Liniz
Augusto Leguia
Stromboli
Italy
Bea
Guttving
Erally
Hudson River Water Front
Edward McGonigal
Epiphany
Pittsburg
David Geiger
Geiger
Guglielmo Marconi
Borgheso
Bulleting
Fernando A. Carter
Syracuse
Joseph E. Widener
Mabel Hite
Death's Door
Mike” Donlin
Pittsburg Baseball Nine
Charles W. Murphy
Chicago Baseball Club
Gano
Minor Heir
Recreation Park
Kalamazoo
Mich
Fiat
Geryco A
Wwercantile
Orrin D. Moon
Congress
Sioux’ Rapide
Sneile
Moon
Hlackles
Masonic Home
Grand Chapter of
John Ptaschek
Ieap
Palh
Ravel
Bright
Dean
James FE
Paynery Thompasn Ave
Rocaville
Doan
Sica
Maggie
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