Roosevelt Submits To Knife For Abscess On Leg
President Roosevelt underwent surgery for an abscess on his left leg, addressing Indianapolis crowds prior to the operation. He urged a strong navy and support for the Monroe Doctrine, then spoke at Tomlinson Hall before visiting the Columbia Club. In Logansport he pressed tariff reform, advocating expert study and nonpartisan action.
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Odell Presses Sheldon to Withdraw in New York Rally
In Saratoga on September 23 24 Governor Odell pressed George R Sheldon to drop his bid for lieutenant governor amid a heated Republican convention. Sheldon refused prompting Odell to leave for Albany while Senator Platt and delegates weighed the ticket’s future and a Higgins nomination.
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Negroes Flee Before Mobs in Illinois Outbreaks
Springfield report: Governor Yates held talks with Adjutant General Smith after a Jacksonville visit. Outrages reach Eldorado and surrounding areas. About forty men from the Mattoon company will winter at Eldorado in a fitted warehouse while fear prevents talks with authorities.
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General Smith Addresses Philippine Campaign Speech
General Jacob H. Smith spoke on The Philippines and the Samar campaign before Spanish war veterans in Indianapolis on September 13. His remarks described his course and drew cheers at the end of the address amid the wilderness of criticism surrounding his public role.
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Clark Wins in Montana at Democratic State Convention
Helena September 23 The Democratic state central committee seated the Clark delegation 2 to 4 over Heinze in an event at Bozeman. Senator Clark won temporary chairmanship and thus the Clark faction controls the convention with two nominations pending for associate justice and congressman.
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Jay Cook Stricken Down in Ohio Seizure at Gibraltar Home
Jay Cook, the Philadelphia financier, suffered an attack of passive congestion of the brain at his home at Gibraltar near Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Family members were away fishing when a nurse found him unconscious after a fall. Medical help arrived and he is reported improved tonight.
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Rioting Strife Spreads as Troops Move to Cheltenham Area
Wilkesbarre and Lebanon areas face heavy unrest during a long coal and iron strike. Gen Gobin orders troops to Lebanon to back sheriff and restore order. Non union workers including some from the south are feared to inflame tensions. One company official is wounded amid gunfire as crowds confront authorities.
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President undergoes operation and chats with surgeons
The article recounts President's abdominal leg abscess needing surgery after a trolley accident leg injury. Doctors from Indianapolis joined Senator Beveridge in Logansport to decide on operation. He spoke, endured pain, and later joked with nurses as he recovered in the upper room. Continued on Second Page.
Roosevelt Western trip ends in Indianapolis
President Roosevelt is rushed to St. Vincent's hospital in Indianapolis for an emergent leg operation after swelling near the knee prompts immediate surgery. He returns to a waiting train by 8 p.m. as rumors of illness spread among the crowd outside the Columbia Club.
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Weather Summary and City News Highlights
Showers Wednesday and Thursday fair in the west with showers in the east. Fresh southeast winds. Temperatures ranged with a high near 84 and a low around 67. Macon primary preparations and registrar appointments noted. A Hogansville death, local political addresses, and endorsements reported. Locomotive Fireman Brotherhood elected officers at Chattanooga. Roosevelt's illness and trip halted. Odell Platt split over Sheldon nomination. Lebanon, Pa. troops to protect southern Negro laborers amid strikes. Foreign news covers Colombia troubles and Moros, with Hay plea prospects.
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