Mob slays Toledo printer in Monroe pursuit aftermath
Joseph La Barge, a 24 year old Toledo printer, was killed by a mob in Monroe after a pursuit through streets and a cornfield. He fled a policeman, claimed to have found his wife with another man and was shot through the heart as he tried to escape. The incident followed a dispute at his lover’s home and a search by her husband, ending near Mrs. la Salle's residence.
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Monroe
Mich
Joseph la Barge
la Barge
Cherry Street
Toledo
Joseph Willetts
Walter Lemerand
Feledo
Beaudrie
Governor commutes condemned killer minutes before hanging
In Michigan City Indiana on September 1 the warden read a death warrant for Lewis Russell the murderer. A governor's commutation message arrived just before the scheduled hanging. Russell stared blankly then brightened and said I thought I was gone sure.
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Michigan City
Ind
Real
Lewis Russell
Russell
Caterpillars Stop A Train In Russia And Kiel
Pests swarm across St Petersburg and southern Russia destroying gardens and farms. Caterpillars block a Kiel express line, delaying traffic for two hours as crews clear the obstruction. The incident follows broader reports of caterpillar damage across provinces around Kiev and beyond. Separately, a Marion County broom corn cutter named S Nelson receives a letter claiming a rich fortune, while Isabelo de Los Reyes in Manila is sentenced to four months for threatening to assassinate striking cigar makers.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Kiev
Kiel
Arcola
Til
S. Nelson
Marion County
Indiana
Tle
Manila
Isabelo de Los Reyes
Filipino Workingmen's Union
Roos Granted Bail in State Conspiracy Case
E S Roos of Kalamazoo the last Henderson Ames campaign director charged with conspiracy to defraud the state in military clothing frauds posted 10000 bail with two garnishees. Santos-Dumont plans to build an aerial vessel to carry eight people and will begin experiments in two to three months in Paris.
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E. S. Roos
Lansing, Mich
S. Roos
Kalamazoo
Henderson-Ames Compaig
Santos-Dumont
Paris
Aeronaut
Two Families, A Sister Found After Sixty Years
A man born to search for his sister after losing track in childhood has journeyed across the United States and Canada for six decades. He saved $6900, funded travels by work, and traced Jane Bothwell to a Montreal family and later to a presumed Joy Hill Joliet route. The sister, now Mrs Abraham Herbert, is believed to have lived withTorrenes. the widow Mrs Herbert runs a small shop.
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Canota
Jollet Ly
James Botinwell
Jane Herbert
Montreal
Ganada
United States
Canada
Michigan City
Jane Bothwell
Abraham Herbert
Torrenes
Joy Hil
Russell Sage on Coal Strike Governance and Market Impact
Russell Sage warned that Americans will force operators to change course amid the coal strike. He predicted public unloading of unpopular coal shares if the stoppage continues, risking removal of leaders and market reshaping by buyers with sense. In other news, the Minos Orchard Co sold two Gray and Richmond county apple orchards totaling 125 acres for 11500. The sale followed a six month earlier purchase at 11000, with HH M. Dunlan as president and Len Smatl as secretary. Smallpox closes a library.
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New York
Russell Sage
Gray
Richmond County
Kankakee
Minois Orchard Company
Kankaices
Smallpox
Omaha Auditorium Co
Smallpox Epidemic Hits Cleveland Public Life
Sept 1 reports describe Cleveland in crisis as smallpox resurges. A public library was closed after a fatal case near city hall, with disinfectors deployed and health officials urging strict measures to curb the outbreak. Other items note legal cases, a farm colony formation by Amish settlers in Illinois near Meyer, and a series of sudden deaths and political nominations.
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Cleveland Public Building
Clevelinu
Clevelad
Smallpol Yielin
Keokuk, Ja
Meyer
Consolidation of Harvesters Firm Benefits Farmers
The International Harvester Company, formed by five leading harvester manufacturers, aims to lower costs and stabilize prices by concentrating manufacturing. Management includes Cyrus H. McCormick as President and a board with notable figures like Charles Deering and George W. Perkins. The company owns major plants and resources, promising cheaper harvesting machines to boost global agriculture while preserving conservative capitalization.
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International Harvester Company
Ags
Internatonal Harvester Company
Cyrus H. McCormick
Charles Deering
George W. Perkins
Harald F. McCormick
James Deering
Jones
John J. Glessner
Richard F. Howe
Cyrus Tentley
Wiliam Deering
Eldridge M. Fowler
JS. H. Gary
Richart Powe
Abram M. Hyatt
William H. Jones
Harold F. McCormick
Norman B. Ream
Leslie N. Ward
Paul D. Cravath
Champion
Deering
McCormick
Milwaukee
Plano
Canada
Interesting letter from Mrs M K Bousch Richmond and Pearl
A personal missive from Mrs M K Bousch of Richmond to her young daughter Pearl, sharing family reflections and observations in a brief home note.
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M. K. Bousch
Richmond
Pearl
Peruna touted as remedy amid catarrh and consumption claims
The advertisement claims Peruna cures catarrh and even misdiagnosed consumption, citing testimonies from a twelve year old girl and actress references. It touts Dr Hartman as author of Health and Beauty and offers free book and gratis advice if results are unsatisfactory, urging readers to write for guidance from The Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus.
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Perrin
Rand
Miss Pearl Rouseh
Hartman
Peruna
Perona Medicine Co
Columbus
Cartman
Ada
Tir. Hartman
Martmen Sanitarium
Columbuy
Ohio
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Hkeeley
Keeley Institute
Trom
Adilrers
Srover & Co
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Minnewata
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Blue Island Ave
Chicago
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Ghiqago
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Hoyt's
Tno
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Matl
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Smeet
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Denver
Colo
Union Pacific Railway Company
Supreme Court of the
St .Paul
Mian
Mercy R. Marsh
Halland, VI
Kendall Hotel
Wis
Charles Martin
Pagebell
Tay
Maton
Thomags A. Belz
Montgomery County
Toy Congress
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Rowe
Tas
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Philippines
Guidi
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Winslow
Henry A. Salyer
la Cressa
Eneupe
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Donu
Thomas
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Houston, Mo
Svar. Wright
Rigut
Atrs
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Miss Pearl Tousch
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Seta
ERA Company
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Lowa
Bale
Murray's Land Office
Wadena
Minny
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Ac Mustang Liniment
Cudahy Packing Company
Omaha, Neb
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Omaha Auditorium
Defilancy Starch Co
Qualia
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