Fort Wayne Courthouse Dedication Topped by Presidential Attendance
At Fort Wayne Indiana on September 23 the Allen County Courthouse will be dedicated in a ceremony with President Roosevelt Governor Durbin and staff and Senator Burke Corkran among attendees. Roosevelt arrives at 6 p.m. and departs at 7 p.m. Secretary Wilson reports a strong crop outlook across Nebraska Kansas Iowa Illinois Indiana and Ohio noting corn conditions and record potential despite minor lateness or frost risk.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Allen County
United States
Roosevelt
Durbin
Sen
Burke Corkran
Wilson
Washington
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Ohio
Jie
Katiana
Spear Surrenders After Months On Run
Luther W. Spear district agent for Northwestern Mutual Life and local church leader walked into the Musketon county jail to surrender to Sheriff Payne He admits fleeing justice over alleged forgeries and $50000 debts He plans to plead guilty The town buzzes over the dramatic return and impact on victims.
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Musketon
Mich
Luther W. Spear
Northwestern Mutua Life Insurance Company
Payne
Spear
Color line drawn at Northwestern University Chicago
The color line is drawn at Northwestern University Chicago with no Negro admitted to women’s dormitories. The Women’s Educational Association, supervising the dorm halls, passed the measure after stormy meetings, a yearlong controversy ending in a decisive majority in favor. A colored Texas woman seeking a room sparked the dispute.
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Northwestern University
Chicago
Youn
Women’s Educational Association
Texas
Governor Beckham Seeks Fto Corbett Prize Fight Ruling
Governor Beckham has directed Attorney General Pratt to determine if the proposed contest between Yours Corbett and Terry McGovern before the Southern Athlete Club in Louisville is a prize fight or a legal boxing match under Kentucky law.
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Beckham
Yours Corbett
Terry McGovern
Southern Athlete Club
Louisville
Kentucky
Pratt
Mrs Eva Smith Acquitted in Murder Case at Marshal Mich
Mrs Eva Smith is acquitted of murder in Marshal Michigan after a six minute jury deliberation. In June her separated husband James Smith entered her Burlington Michigan room and was shot in a scuffle with a revolver causing fatal injuries the next day.
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Eva Smith
Marshal
Mich
James 4. Smith
Burlington
Seattle
Smith
Seven Die From Paris Green Dust In Cotton Field
In the Kiamita Indian territory seven people, four men and three women, died after inhaling Paris green dust used on worm infested cotton plants. Dry weather likely caused the poison to become airborne as workers labored in the field.
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Paris
Texas
Kiamita
Indian Territory
Robbers Blow Safe In Irondale Postoffice
The safe in the Irondale Ohio postoffice was blown open by robbers who secured about 60 dollars in cash and stamps. The criminals fled the town before residents were roused.
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Irondale
Ohio
Sharon Center
Bowers
Chester
Woman Dies in Dentist's Chair at Taylorville
Mrs. James Nelms of Rock Island died in a Taylorville Illinois dentist chair during tooth extraction. Death came from chloroform administered as an anesthetic.
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James Nelms
Rock Island
Taylorville
Bottle Prices Rise Ten Percent Across Indiana Firms
Indiana bottle makers meeting in Anderson announce a 10 percent price increase across factories with possible exception of one. The new schedule will be announced to the trade soon.
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Indiana
Anderson
Ind
May End Luxemburg Dynasties Disbay Event Rumors Rise
Rumors circulate that Prince William of Luxembourg may have an accident or stroke. As the grand duke’s only son and without male issue, concerns grow about succession and the future of the Luxembourg monarchy.
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Luxemburg
William of
Revival Meeting Violence Sparks Armed Clash in Delaware
Fort Dupont soldiers clashed with Delaware City residents after an assault on Corporal Vint. About a dozen Black residents were wounded as a shot frenzy erupted at the close of a revival meeting. A soldier was seized and thrown into the canal before escaping.
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Delaware
Fort Dupont
Delaware City
Del
Vint
Philadelphia man accused of leading ironware theft syndicate
Eugene Corwin, confidential agent for Hopes and Townsend of Philadelphia, allegedly headed a year long syndicate that robbed manufacturers. Tons of ironware worth about 250000 pounds were stolen and sold through factories linked to the scheme. Some operations were near Topes Townsend foundry, with others in Camden and New York. Corwin's confederates have not yet been arrested.
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Eugene Corwin
Hopes & Pawnsend
Philadelphia
Hopes & Cray Ae Inde
Topes &Pownsend
Camden
New York
Corwins
Steamer Stevens Burns Off Clear Creek Coast
The Stevens a Buffalo steamer bound from Duluth to Buffalo with copper and Nour burned to the water off Clear Creek Ont crew saved. Heavy sea hindered escape with mate Isnapp leading eleven aboard to shore where fires were built for signaling. Stevens belonged to Union Transit Co valued around 1 000.
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Midlake
Stevens
Buffalo
Duluth
Clear Creek
Union Transit Company
Postoffice robberies in Ohio and other world events
Robbers blew open safes at Sharon Center and Chester post offices in Ohio stealing cash and stamps while shots were fired and no one injured. Separate reports note Russia’s expulsion order for Beitia officials in Manchuria, a missing Maine heir, a murder confession in Illinois, and intense forest fires on the Wilson River.
Explosions and Death Toll Light Up 1900s Headlines
Reports detail multiple calamities including two killed in a sawmill boiler explosion near Martinsburg Ohio, and a fatality from headache powder causing gastritis. Missouri postmaster Shoemaker sentenced to ten years for defrauding the county. A Chinese river flood kills around five thousand with Formosa floods and a tsunami. Texas oil fields burn after Sabine railroad fire sparks oil tank explosions.
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Missouri
George W. Shoemaker
Albany
Nelson Hutchinson
Hartford Spicer
Martinsburg
Ohio
Lutchinson
Spicer
Inheritance Granted to Loomis Family and Daughters
The wife of F Francis B Loomis minister to Portugal receives 300000 dollars from P P Mast of Springfield Ohio. Two adopted daughters also receive equal amounts from the same estate.
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F Francis B. Loomis
Portugal
P. P. Mast
Springfield
Ohio
Salem Days Recall Aged Woman Convicted In Witchcraft Case
A Carlisle Pennsylvania jury found Mrs. Sarah McBride guilty of pretended witchcraft and necromancy after six hours deliberation. Complainants Edward and wife accused her of taking over $500 with a spell removal promise and claimed she claimed $80,000 was buried on their property.
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Sarah McBride
Carlisle
Edward Zug
Zug
Would-be robbers wreck trolley near Woodbury New Jersey
Two unknown men attempted to derail a trolley on the National Park line near Woodbury New Jersey by driving spikes into a rail on a curve. The car left the tracks, injuring twenty passengers. The men fled through bushes but were pursued. robbers are suspected.
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Woodbury
N. J
Earthquakes Reported Along Alaska Coast
The steamer Tumboldt passengers report earthquake shocks along the Alaska coast between Muir and Yakutat. At Dundas the tremor broke window glass and caused the collapse of unfinished salmon cannery bedding, alarming local Chinese fishermen.
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Alaska
Muir
Yakutat
Dundas
Kill Bears in City Limits
Fifteen bears shot within Deuth city limits over sixty days. the fifteenth shot by a Lakeside man. Two bears killed by serial boys. another shot on the crolt links. Chief Justice Will Not Resign. Wallace denies considering resignation amid ongoing court proceedings.
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Deuth
Lakeside
Serieal Boys
Crolt
Tinh O. Wallace
Dee Pender
United States
Progie Court
Fire in Prentice Wis and Industry News
Fire at Prentice Wisconsin caused by overturned appliance damaged property and led to insured loss. A Columbia plotter report notes strikes at Chicago and restoration of work by unions. Industrial review cites August railroad earnings down 6 percent and 4.2 percent decline overall. Warship redeployments include Wisconsin to Panama and Cincinnati to Colon with marines. Panama mission to deter bombardment.
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Frentice
Wis
Prentice
Columbia
Ceouayt
Wisconsin
Pansina
Cinccinnati
Colon
Panther
Strikers Slain by Troops in Italian Conflict
Five people were killed and ten wounded in a clash between troops and Strikers at Cambla in Apulia, southeastern Italy, as authorities report the deadly confrontation and casualties.
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Cambla
Apulia
Italy
Chicago Boys Paddle to New York in Canoe
Earl Parsons and James Wallace, both Chicago naval reservists, paddled a canoe from the Chicago River mouth to the Trudson pier in New York in 34 days. They crossed Lake Michigan to St. Joe, rode to Toledo and Buffalo, then Erie Canal to Albany and down the Hudson, with one sixty six mile carry. They were entertained by New York reserves and witnessed a war game at Newport.
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Earl Parsons
James Wallace
New York
Chicago
St. Joseph
Maumee
Chicago River
Trudson Pier
Lake Michigan
St. Joe
Toledo
Buffalo
Erie Canal
Albany
Hudson
Parsons
Wallace
Naval Reserve
Hast
Newport
Prominent Maj William D Wilkins Killed in Pittsburgh Struggle
Maj William D Wilkins an noted Pittsburg accountant and former National Guard officer was shot and killed in Allegheny apartment while wrestling a revolver from his wife Adeline Wilkins. Mrs Wilkins in a morphine induced frenzy attempted suicide as police arrived but was thwarted.
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William ID. Wilkins
Pittsburg
William D. Wilkins
Adeline
Allegheny
Wilkins
Giri Kills Waitress in Bloomineton Doorhouse
Daisy Carlton a young waitress at a Bloomineton doorhouse shoots and kills Mrs Joseph Leslie instantly after a dispute. Mrs Leslie reportedly hoarsewhipped Daisy and had quarreled with the girl's husband who works as a cook at the restaurant.
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Daisy Carlton
Bloomineton
Lil
Joseph Leslie
Estate of B B McGregor valued at millions in will dispute
Estate of Beadford B McGregor is estimated at about 4.6 million with much due to a death bed will transferring to his bride Miss Clara Selteniner of New York. Fire destroys Ottawa University building library and contents valued at 50 000 with 20 000 insurance. Postoffice robbery in Miami and bank door smashed. Whitecaps whip Mat Sturgeon and wife.
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Bank of France
B. B. McGregor
Beadford B. McGregor
Marmaroneck
N. Y
McGregor
Clara Selteniner
New York
University
Ottawa
Miami
Postoffice
Birstars
Alo
Miand Savings Bank
Indiana
Mat Sturgeon
Wyckoff Farm
Gloomington
Tnd
Sturgeon
Rolla Sturgeon
Mercy
An . Andrews
Andrews
Probate
Suffolk
Massachusetts
National Irrigation Congress Opens in Colorado Springs
The tenth National Irrigation Congress meets in Colorado Springs under the slogan Forestry Harmony and Colonization. The event highlights discussions on irrigation policy and development in the region.
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Colorado Springs
National Irrigation Congress
Cola
Get. Gra U
Crop Averages High as Weather Contingent
The September 1 corn condition stands at 43. The June-August reports show state by state changes with Kansas above its ten year average while Nebraska Missouri Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania lead gains. Wheat oats and other crops show mixed conditions with forecasts hinging on soon improving weather.
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Department of Agriculture
Kaw
South Dakota
South
Michigan
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ilinois
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
California
Town
Qarvestadt
New York
Tineis
Darley
Nye
Hargest
Kentucky
Utah
Colorado
Marrshind
Washinton
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Illinois
Tennnessee
Chicago
Minneapolis
Industrial trade tones amid cautious optimism in August report
R.G. Dun weekly review notes steady progress for New York trade and strong merchandise distribution. Domestic conditions outpace foreign commerce with higher farm value and rail earnings up, while textile raw materials and leather markets face volatility and weather slowdowns temper harvest expectations.
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New York
R.G. Dun & Cons
Cntton Eoods
Market Prices Across Cities for Cattle Hogs Wheat and More
A cumulative report lists cattle prices from cities including St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and New York with ranges for hogs sheep and different grain grades. Prices show wide variation by region with No 2 and No 2 mixed grades and notable figures like cattle up to 8 dollars and hogs near 7 dollars in several markets.
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Chalice Crest Dairy
Tudianapolis
ST Tos
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Batu
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
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