Week in Condensed Form Happenings Across Globe
Information from all quarters of the globe in brief lines covers politics, candidacies, and party moves. E Hedges is Republican nominee for New York governor at Saratoga. Democratic committee seeks 750000 to fund campaign. Henry Knox Smith named by Connecticut Progressives for lieutenant governor, resigning last July to join the movement. Chin Shue, a Boston Seventh ward Republican, believed first Chinese candidate for U S political office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job E. Hedges
New York
Saratoga
Democratic National Committee
Henry Morgenthau
Finance Committee
Connecticut
Progressives
Henry Knox Smith
Chin Shue
Seventh Ward
Boston
United States
Nicaragua rebellion appears defeated as Mena captured
Washington officials believe the uprising in Nicaragua is crushed with General Luis Mena under arrest and guarded by American troops. 700 of his forces were disarmed while the rest show little capacity to resist the government. In other news Mrs. Kate Gombs, long employed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, kept vouchers in a trunk and never redeemed 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 Gombs
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Centerville
al Brown
da Grove
Charles
Catherine
H. K. Robins
Council Bluffs
J. C. Mabray
Robins
Ralph Mattingly
Nashville, Tenn
B. Z. Alsbaugh
Terre Haute
Ind
Story City
William Breet
First National Bank of
Grand River
de Kalb
Harry Kerr
Fontanelle
Orient
Isaac, Kerr
Farmers’ Lumber Company
Manchester
Perry Racing Association
Earl Howard
Maryville
Prescott Argus
Whit Booth
Howard
Prescott
Elliott
United States
Iowa
Des Moines
D. Schlageter
Ottumwaleat
Mabel Barrett
Guy Wright
Parsons-Oldfield
Cornell -Bluffs
Charles Johnson
Milwan
Kee
Ferguson
Domestic Alcohol Victim Figures Cited by Phelps at Congress
Dr Edward Bunnell Phelps editor of the American Underwriter cited that 66,000 Americans perish yearly from alcohol related harms, with 18,200 women among them, in a Washington address before an international hygiene and demography congress.
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United States
Edward Bunnell Phelps
American
International Congress of Hygiene and Demography
Fension
Washington
Notable early aviation pioneers die and injured in accidents
Foreign Charles Voisin, aeroplane constructor, was killed and Baroness de la Roche, a noted aviatrix, seriously injured in an automobile crash at Lyons. The era of aviation faces tragedies as exploration and travel risks rise amid fame and declining infrastructure.
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Charles Voisin
Baroness de la Roche
Lyons
Guglielmo Marcon
Borgheto
Italy
Bulleting
Bankers Life suit seeks receivership and assets
Charles W. McLaughlin of Portland Ind on behalf of illmeek and 168000 other Bankers Life members sues in Indianapolis superior court for accounting and immediate appointment of a receiver, seeking possession and control of 18000000 in assets. Other items include a New York waterfront hold up incident injuring three and a police trail.
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Charles W. McLaughlin
Portland
Ind
Illmeek
Bankers’ Life Association of Des Moines, Sr
Indianapolis
Hudson River Waterfront
New York
Opening game of world series set in New York Tuesday
The world series begins in New York on Tuesday with games alternating between New York and Boston. Charles W Murphy, president of the Chicago National League club, accuses some players of overindulgence in strong drink as a factor in failing to win the pennant in 1912. Gano and Minor Heir set a world record pace by finishing an exhibition mile in 2 05 at Recreation Park Kalamazoo Michigan.
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New York
Hoston
Charles W. Murphy
Chicago Baseball Club
Gano
Minor Heir
Recreation Park
Kalamazoo
Mich
Hawkeye News fragment of Iowa stories and incidents
This item collects varied notices from Iowa towns including crimes, accidents, births, marriages, and local happenings. Highlights mention a murder confession and exoneration scheme, a fatal belt of a grader, a large family birth in Albion, pearl finds along Cedar River, a DuBuque wreck, marriage licenses issued in Grundy Center, and multiple local civic and criminal updates across towns such as Manchester, Webster City, and Ottumwa.
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Jacob
Frasto
New York
Denver
Krasno
Mathilda Hermsmeier
Nevwton
Leo Krampe
Iowa
Gov. Carroll
Krampe
Henry McConnell
New Water Works
Centerville
Steve Martin
Martin Construction Company
Glen McConnell
Harry Powell
D. K. Ewalt
Albion
Ewalt
Dubuque
Grundy Center
Effle A. Remick
J. H. Cochran
Alice
Charles E. Dickson
Ward
Manchester
Floyd Reed
Gil
Colo
Mary Brown
Mason City
Ernest Rohwer
Clinton
Upper Iowa
MBB
Marshalltown
James A. Smith
Osage
Churdan
Interstate Commerce’ ‘Commission
Chicago
Webster City
Leon
F. T. Jenson
Dysart
Company I
N. Gy
Wily Walker
Four Die in Ax Murders at Payson Farm Home
A family of four was murdered in a Payson country home near Quincy after an arson fire. Two victims escaped as their heads were split by an ax. Miss Emma Kaempen, visiting, is named among the dead. Police and armed posse seek the slayer, with bloodhounds aiding the hunt.
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Quincy
Til
Charles Planschmidt
Blanche
Emma Kaempen
Misa Planschmidt
Planschmidt
Payson
Iowa
Colorado
Pfanschmidt
Miss Keempen
Hessenious Manslaughter Verdict In Wife’s Killing
Ernest Hessenious jailed after jurors convict him of manslaughter in the death of Bertha Hessenious. The panel reached a verdict after a few hours of deliberation. Sentencing set for Oct 4 with possible penalty up to twenty years imprisonment or a 1000 fine. A new trial motion may be filed and an appeal to the supreme court could follow. Hessenious had been free on a 30000 bond since last winter.
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Ernest Hessenius
Bertha Hessenius
Hessenian
Supreme Court
Hessenius
Strong bid for Masonic Home in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids leads strong bid to locate the new Eastern Iowa Masonic Home replacing the Boone fire destroyed facility. At the Grand Chapter session in Town, October 23–24, Cedar Rapids will present the case, with Marshalltown also seeking the site and Boone pushing to rebuild there. The organization owns eighty acres at Boone valued at about 150 dollars per acre, and 35 000 to 40 000 dollars is available for the fireproof facility.
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Cedar Rapids
Boone
Grand Chapter
Marshalltown
Farmer Impaled on Fork Handle Near Elkhorn
A young farmer from near Elkhorn Nebraska was impaled on a pitchfork when he jumped from a hay wagon. He lies in a hospital in critical condition with the prongs penetrating his stomach and fears of tetanus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloux City
Jerry Zeellude
Elkhorn
New Hotel Planned for New London by Burlington Investor
City officials consider construction of a new modern hotel after L A Pequin of Burlington visited the site. He offered to invest $5,000 and form a stock company to erect a hotel valued at about $16,000, signaling potential major development in the downtown area.
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New London
L.A. Pequin
Burlington
Accident verdict in case of 20 month old daughter’s death
A court ruled the death of Jefferdon Ptaschek’s 20 month old daughter as an accidental fall. The incident occurred at the family home and the verdict attributes the tragedy to an unintentional mishap.
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Ageldental
Beath
Jefferdon
John‘ Ptaschek
Gming
Fishermen Return Home in Rain Fueled by Mischievous Dog
A rain-soaked fishing party trudges to a village with empty baskets and foul tempers. A ferocious dog blocks their path, prompting a fearless kick. One man quips he hopes the beast bites so he can boast of a catch.
Scots Curler Praised For Finest Stone In Swiss Match
In Ivy's Magazine a Scots curling skip praised a teammate after a Swiss match saying lie down and dee, man lie down and dee you’ll never lay a finer stone nor that if ye live to be a hundred. The remark highlights his value of decisive play and skill.
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Lord Lyveden
Ivy’s
Switzerland
Dee
Slum Child’s Barnyard Observation Stokes Speech
Rose Pastor Stokes speaking for a New York country week charity told a quaint anecdote about a slum girl visiting a barn yard. The child, impressed by cows and implements, gasped at the sight of raw chickens and thickening rufhnin g around them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Phelps Stokes
New York Country Week
Washington
Star
Market Misadventure Echoes a Family Dispute
A fragmented exchange reveals Mrs Becker refusing to go to the market while Mrs Knicker-Why questions her, noting Jack said he lost some money. The overheard dialogue hints at a domestic dispute over finances and responsibility.
Precaution and a Minet Relation Snippet
A fragment describes a scene with Maggie and Chimnie-Hey, a Git bag of peanuts, and a brief moment of a poor relation entering. The tone hints at informal dialogue and a rustic setting, preserving character names and casual, old-time speech.
Melancholy Facts and a Cantaloup Reference
A fragment from the Toledo Blade comments on human frailty noting a man who clings to optimism despite slim odds, using the cantaloup image as a whimsical touch. The tone is reflective and terse, typical of a newspaper opinion slice.
Wait till I hobble my horee and refrain from the lawn
A playful exchange features a speaker urging patience as a comedic line references hobbling a horse and avoiding the lawn edge. The fragment hints at a lighthearted rural scene with rustic humor and casual dialogue.
Coffee and caffeine effects arouse debate among readers
A fragmented public notice style passage argues over caffeine risks to the heart nerves and digestion. It cites science and practical tests, noting some reject warnings while others insist coffee or tea persists in use.
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Coffes Nev R
Féal Tonener
Mosinee
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