American Fleet Arrives in Melbourne Harbor
The American Atlantic battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry anchored in Port Phillip Bay Melbourne after a no incident voyage from Sydney. The procession to the city featured a thirty mile escort with salute exchanges between the fleet and local vessels. Sperry and staff visited Governor General Sir Reginal A. J. Talbot aboard the Connecticut before returning ashore.
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Sperry
Port Phillip Bay
Melbourne
Australia
Sydney
Port Phillip Heads
Anchorage
Queen's Clit
Psyche
Queen's Cit
Connecticut
Reginal A. J. Talbot
Victoria
Baltimore financier Roberts shot on Atlantic City boardwalk
Mystery surrounding the assault on Charles B. Roberts a Baltimore financier and clubman persists. Roberts remained in critical condition Wednesday night and told police about a masked shooter. Mrs Williams and a chair pusher testified under cross examination while police pursued suspects, denying highway robbery and hinting at sensational developments.
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Charles B. Roberts
Baltimore
Atlantic City
N. J
Williams
Roberts
Los Angeles Woman Inherits 250000 From Bloomington Nephew
Mrs. Emily Woods of Los Angeles inherits a fortune of 250000 pounds from her nephew Charles L. Draper of Bloomington. The news reached her while visiting her son in law E. W. Gillette, former Salt Lake railroad traffic manager, now with the Las Vegas Tonopah line.
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Los Angeles
Emily Woods
Los Anenies
Cal
E. W. Gillette
Charles L. Draper
Bloomington
Estate values released for Bage and Russell Sage
Figure details show Bage Estate valued at 61 153 800 and Russell Sage Estate at 64 153 800. The values were disclosed Thursday upon signing an order transferring taxable property to the state amid Sioux City Stock Market activity. Live stock quotes note bid prices for cattle and hogs in the market as reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bage
Russell Sage
Steamer Dunvarn Sunk in Typhoon off Port Goto
News from Tukio, Japan, reports the Hrithen steamer Dunvarn lost in a typhoon on August 25 near Port Goto, island of Kighty. Only two of the 32 crew survived the disaster.
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Dunvarn
Port Goto
Kighty
Tukio
Japan
Tuarsiay
Millionaire John Henry Brigge Ends Life in Attica Indiana
Wealthy cattle raiser John Henry Brigge, age 62, of Attica Indiana, died by suicide on Thursday after feeble health. Authorities say Brigge was a millionaire who milled himself, with the tragedy following illness and financial strain.
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John Henry Brigge
Attica
Atlantic City in the Crosshairs of Martial Law Threat
Gov Fort threatens to send troops to Atlantic City to enforce excise laws if residents and summer visitors do not observe them. In Mays Landing the Atlantic County grand jury refuses to indict excise violators, prompting Justice Trenchard to discharge the jury with a reprimand. Local officials decline comment as cases proceed.
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Jersey
Roads
Atlantic City
Gov. Fort
Mays Landing
Atlantic County
Supreme Court
Trenchard
Gasgill
Goldenburg
Johnson
Stoy
Joseph W. Salas
Justice Trencord
Mrs Kate Howard Leader of Springfield Mob Dies En Route to Jail
Mrs Kate Howard aged 42 a Springfield Illinois mob leader died Wednesday after swallowing acid while being led to the city jail. The Special Grand Jury had indicted her on charges including murder in connection with the Lopez restaurant lynching and other counts. Deputy Sheriff Cramer had come to arrest her when she took poison and collapsed at the jail door. Ten more indictments including three murder charges were returned by the jury. true bills named Abraham Raymor and Ernest Humphrey in related killings.
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Kate Howard
Springfield
Cramer
Mrs. Howard
Abraham Raymor
Ernest
Augusta flood recedes after reaching historic heights
Georgia town suffers estimated losses near 1.0 million as flood waters recede from Augusta. Flood peaked around forty feet, damaging stocks and private property, destroying wagon and railroad bridges over the Savannah River, breaching canal banks, and sparking fires including McDaniel builders' material establishment in North Augusta. Eight large and several small cotton mills rely on canal power. Rain has ceased and danger of further losses is considered low.
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Georgia
Augusta
Savannah River
McDaniel Builders
North Augusta
Attorney Convicted in Kansas City for Bribe Scheme
Do W Trickett special assistant at torney general of Kansas was found guilty in Kansas City Kansas of using his office to obtain 250 dollars from Wayne and Frank Hurlburt.
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Do. W. Trickett
Kansas
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Kan
Wayne
Frank Hurlburt
French Ca lle Company Fined Five Million Damages
The civil court in Mayacas Venezuela finds the French Ca lle company guilty of complicity in the Maui revelation against President Castro and orders payment of 1 009 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Court of First Instance
Mayacas
Venezuela
Calle Company
Castro
Growlers Go Home Empty After Seizure in Oklahoma City
Eight hundred barrels of beer valued at $6,000 were emptied into a sewer in Oklahoma City on Thursday in the presence of State Dispensary Agent Hebert F B Luzier and Internal Revenue Collector Charles Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Hebert FB. Luzier
Internal Revenue
Charles Howard
Congo State Annexation in Belgian Senate Review
The Belgian senate begins semi consideration of the treaty for annexation of the Congo independent state to Belgium. The move signals a potential shift in colonial borders and raises questions about governance and sovereignty in central Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
Cones
Belgium
Governor Hughes Faces Trotting Strike at Ballston County Fair
At the Ballston County Fair in Ballston Spa New York trotting horse owners staged a near hour and a half strike to protest Gov Charles Hughes efforts to curb betting on tracks. The governor visited the fair and spoke to a large crowd but owners refused to run their horses while he was present, causing embarrassment to fair officials and delaying races until after his departure.
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Saratoga County
Ballston
N. Y
Gov. Charles
Hughes
Gov
Gov. Hughes
Fair Grounds
Twenty Five Men Entombed In Oklahoma Mine Disaster
A fierce fire trapped twenty five to thirty miners at Haileyville Oklahoma coal mine No 1 on a Wednesday. Rescue efforts failed due to flames and oil explosion. Most entombed workers are foreigners with several escapees near the shaft. Grief-stricken relatives gathered at the mine mouth as the fate of the workers remained uncertain.
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Oklahoma
Southwest
Hailyeville
Okla
Hailey,Oklahoma
Cannibalism Reported Among Samuts in Siberia
Yakutsk newspapers describe a starving Samut nomad starving in extreme northwestern Siberia who devoured the bodies of his brother's wife and four children. Hunters found the remains at a deserted encampment with no food left. The brother's fate remains unknown.
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Yakutsk
Russia
Kerkodin
Siberia
Persian Rebels Busy In Widespread Insurrection
Dispatch from Teheran reports alarming insurrection across Wars, Laristan, and Kerman provinces. A local governor was assassinated, the shah's failure to subdue Tabriz constitutionalists fuels unrest, and anarchy is believed imminent.
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Teheran
Strike May Be Settled After Negotiations Begin
Rumor cites authoritative source that Canadian Pacific officials tire of the shopmen strike and began talks on Thursday to end the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific
Inquest Opened Into Murder of Maj. Gen. Luard’s Wife
An inquest has opened into the murder of Maj. Gen. Luard’s wife near Seven Oaks England on Monday. Evidence so far has failed to clarify the case and unravel the mystery surrounding the killing.
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Luard
Seven Oaks
Eng
Robbers Hold Up Geneseo Bank for 2200
Robbers robbed the State Bank of Geneseo North Dakota on Wednesday night taking 2200. Authorities search for the culprits as the raid prompted a bank security check and an investigation by local officers.
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State Bank of
Geneseo
N. D
Land not wearing out says Wilson at Iowa fair
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson tells Iowa farmers that American land remains productive, with crops up more than ten percent in the last decade. Washington studies spanning forty years back his claim. About forty thousand people attended the state fair, with final attendance expected to set records, surpassing prior year by about one third.
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Wilson
Iowa
Washington
Des Moines State Fair Sets New Attendance Records
Des Moines crowds peak at 36 000 on fair day as horse show debuts in livestock pavilion Impressing with an American bred Percheron eight year old Ryan from Springfield defeating imported rivals Clyde mare wins dairy classes Butter contests go to H A Cornwell Ankeny and P N Peterson Rake world marks fall in ground races Citation the Chicago mare sets mile and half mile pace record 204 and the program features strong races and large purses
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Des Moines
Ryan
Taylor and Jones
Springfield
Clyde
H. A. Cornwell
Ankeny
P. N. Peterson
Rake
Arrest of an Inebriate Escapee Denied
Clerk H J Chambers rules no arrest order can be issued without proper information charging the offense. He will not issue an arrest for George Kearney, committed June 11 1908 from Pottawattamie county, who escaped Knoxville Tuesday.
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State Hospital
H.5. Minor
Pottawattamie County
Knoxville
Second Wife Loses Out in Iowa WIT Case
In Connell Bluffs district court Judge O D Wheeler ruled Rachel Baker widow of John Baker not entitled to any estate allowance since Baker and a former wife had a joint will. The court held the will irrevocable after the death of a party and that a joint will complied with town law.
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Connell Bluffs
Iowa
O. D. Wheeler
Rachel Baker
John Baker
Baker
Burglars Attack Home as State Fair Visitors Pause
Mrs. J. D. Steck, home after a state fair visit, was found unconscious from chloroform fumes after a bottle smashed through a window flooded the rugs. Physicians revived her. Police believe burglars prowling the house threw the bottle to disable her.
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J. D
Man Arrested at State Capitol Seeks Governor Interview
Edward Woods of Central City Ia caused a scene at the capitol Tuesday morning demanding access to Gov Cummins. He claimed a vital matter and stated he had a brother William Woods in Central City. Officers ruled him insane after no weapons were found and he was held for investigation.
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Cummins
State Capitol
Edward Woods
Central City
William Woods
Woods
Capitol
State House
Fight Over Valuable Farm Title in Hamilton County Suit
Mrs. Kate Sloan-Holland sues her brother John S. Sloan in Webster City district court seeking a half interest in 320 acres of primeHamilton county land. She claims their elderly father was unduly influenced by John and unfairly awarded the farm to him four years ago, depriving her of her rightful share.
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Hamilton County
Webster City
Kate Sloan-Holland
John S. Sloan
Reporter Plans Five Day Walk Home and Back
Robert Wilson city editor of the Fort Dodge Daily Chronicle intends a week off by walking from Fort Dodge to Dixon Illinois, his former home. He expects to cover the distance in five days, visit Dixon on the sixth, and return to work on the seventh, rested and ready.
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Wile
Robert Wilson
Fort Dodge
Cherokee Sheriff Hurt In Auto Wreck Near Storm Lake
Sheriff Lawrey and his family escaped serious harm after their automobile left the road on a hill east of town. The vehicle rolled twice and landed right side up, injuring several occupants including Lawrey with a broken right arm and facial cuts, while Mrs Lawrey suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries.
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Sheriff Lawrey
Storm Lake
John Lawrey
Fort Dodge Pioneer Joe Kell Dies Suddenly at 42
Joe Kell of Fort Dodge died suddenly at age 42. He was lifelong resident, son of early settlers who built wealth in wholesale and retail liquor. The Kell family operated Fort Dodge’s first large brewery in the early days.
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Fort Dodge
Joe Kell
Kell
Lquor
Blood Turned to Water: Farmer Survives Lightning Strike
Peter Nelson, a farmer near Correctionville, was struck by lightning while guiding a horse to the barn as a storm hit. He was knocked to the floor and appeared to have severe injuries though he survived. In a separate matter, Marcia Conner and Myrtle Hostetter of Hartlett faced a federal grand jury in Creston, charged with sending improper postal cards.
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Peter Nelson
Correctionville
Mr. Nelson
Maiden
Marcia Conner
Myrtle Hostetter
Hartlett
United States
N. A. Crawford
Creston
Iowa
May Instruct for Coyle Delegates Likely Favorable
Friends of Judge Coyle express confidence that the May county convention will select delegates favorable to Judge D. FB. Coyle of Humboldt for the Supreme judgeship. Judge Coyle is well known in Spirit Lake. Flight Berutch Proves Fatal. Mel. Fred Decker of Storm Lake received a light injury on her foot then became unconscious and died. She leaves a husband and nine children.
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Coyle
D. FB. Coyle
Humboldt
Spirit Lake
Mel
Fred Decker
Storm Lake
Cherokee brothers unveil self propelled threshing engine
The Caswell brothers of Cherokee claim a gasoline traction threshing machine they invented will reduce costs by about one third. The unit threshes itself and can be attached to any threshing equipment, traveling to John Jenkins farm for its first real threshing test and proving capable of climbing hills like West Main Street.
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Caswell Brothers
John Jenkins
West Main Street
Saloons Targeted in County Wide Suit Flood
Fred Koch and M Odle filed 52 suits against Clinton county saloonkeepers alleging illegal liquor sales and seeking permanent injunctions. W W Coon, noted Arion resident, died of heart disease leaving Dr. Coon in Denison awaiting funeral in Dow City. Northern Iowa frost reports reach Des Moines with minor crop impacts. state meteoric conditions show a cold snap.
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Clinton
Clinton County
Fred Koch
Salvation Army
Odle
Des Moines
W. W. Coon
Arion
Crawford County
Dr. Coon
Denison
Canada
Dow City
Coliseum Rally in Indianapolis Draws Thousands
In Indianapolis crowds gathered at the Coliseum for a national party event with John Kern presented as a vice presidential candidate. The program featured speeches on trusts and party contrast, while thousands traveled by car and special trains to attend. A reception and luncheon preceded the outdoor meetings as weather remained clear and cool.
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Indianapolis
John
Worth Kern
9 Grounds
William Is
Tlons
Pla
Taft
Cer
Bryan
Nation Mittee
Norman E
Ixern
Natio
Kern
National
Nation
Charman Bell
Pfst
Patieuce
Tomas Tagart
National F
Indiana
Ord
Mack
Theodore KE
Bell
Cralifornsmith
Notifeation Com
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