Notorious train bandit wounded in clash near New Orleans
Howard E. Edwards, reputed leader of a four man gang, robbed the Louisville & Nashville New York Limited twelve miles east of New Orleans. He was struck by Engineer Baer with a brass torch causing a fractured skull and is listed in precarious condition. Police expect Edwards to aid rapid arrests of three accomplices as detectives pursue the gang. Edwards claimed family in Jupiter Florida and said the others are at large.
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New Orleans
New York Limited
Louisville & Nashville
Charity Hospital
Howard E. Edwards
Jupiter
Fla
Bandit
Edwards
Baer
Cincinnati
Bay St Louis
Miss
Lore Bandit Robs Train near Osage City
A lone bandit boarded Missouri Pacific train No. 1 near Osage City Kansas and forced the conductor and a news agent to accompany him to the chair car. He collected passengers’ money and valuables into a sack before fleeing when the train stopped. The exact amount seized was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage City
Kan
Jane
Missouri Pacific
Woman Confesses Murder In Shreveport Case
Mrs C. C. Bailey and A. J. Watson, jailed in Shreveport Louisiana, confessed to plotting the murder of Bailey, the woman's wealthy husband. Watson then killed the husband with an ax, according to the confession.
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Shreveport
C. Bailey
A. J. Watson
Bailey
Wolgast McFarland Lightweight Bout Delayed
The proposed ten round title fight between light weight champion Ad Wolgast and Packey McFarland, set for September 27 at Madison Square Garden, is indefinitely postponed due to Wolgast injuring his right arm while cranking his car. Doctors say recovery will take about four to six weeks.
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Cadillac
Mich
Ad Wolgast
Packey McFarland
Madison Square Garden
New York
Wolgast
Interstate panel halts coal rate rise on Wabash line
Washington Sept. 6 The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended until January 1 the planned increase in bituminous coal rates on the Wabash railroad from Illinois to lowa stations.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wabast
Ilinois
Rescue Priest Burned Alive in Germantown Car Wreck
Rev H Grefe pastor of the Germantown Lutheran church was killed when a car carrying his family and Mr August Pauling flipped from a bridge near Paulina Ia The gasoline ignited from a lantern held by a rescuer causing the wreck to burst into flames Mr Pauling died later of injuries and others suffered severe burns as rescuers fought to free the pastor and his companions.
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Paulina
H. Grefe
Lutheran Church
Germantown
August Pauling
Mr. Grefe
Mr. Pauling
Grefe
Fauling
Horse Malady Attacks Man in Kansas
A Topeka report says a man contracted meningitis after contact with an infested horse. Kansas fears the disease may spread to people as the outbreak has killed thousands of horses and reached multiple counties, with Governor Stubbs appealing to the president for federal aid.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Stubbs
Department of Agriculture
Boy of 16 to be guillotined in Paris
Marcel Rouches a sixteen year old wearing knickers was condemned by the Seine assize courts for beating his aunt Mme Bre to death after forcing entry to demand money. He sought her pension income of six collars from the assistance publique and used a poker during the assault.
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Paris
Marcel Rouches
Seine Assize
Mme. Bre
Assistance Publique
MME NORDICA ENLISTS AS POLITICIAN FOR HUSBAND
New York Sept 9 Lillian Nordica wife of broker George W Young plans to campaign for his bid for New Jersey state senator She will address crowds with political remarks and then sing to close her appeal highlighting her husband’s candidacy.
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New York
Lillian Nordica
George W. Young
New Jersey
Mirs. Young
Mr. Young
Burman Sets World Auto Record At Brighton Beach
Bob Burman powered a Benz to a world mark by beating the one mile dirt track in 47.85 seconds at Brighton Beach. The driver lowered his own previous record of 48.62 seconds with a 300 horsepower car on September 4.
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New York
Bob Burman
Brighton Beach
Benz
Burman
Weavers Keep Up Strike in New Bedford
New Bedford Mass Sept 9 Weavers will continue the strike that has left 13 000 workers idle for two months A vote by employers to end the strike was tied two thirds of union rules needed to halt the strike.
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New Bedford
Mass
Decatur Youth Drowns. Body Identified in California
A body washed ashore at Ocean Park is identified as George H. Kirker of Decatur Hawaii. Authorities believe he took his own life. The Kirker family is described as wealthy.
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Decatur
Los Angeles
Cal
Ocean Park
George H. Kirker
Kirker
Army Ready For Action Amid Mexican Tension
Washington reports orders to hold the entire U S regular army in readiness for action with possible invasion of Mexico. Major General Leonard Wood says forces are ready for presidential order and the Twelfth cavalry may head to the border. The Taft administration contemplates an October 1 extra session if needed.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Leonard Wood
Twelfth Cavalry
Presidio
Cal
Taft
Congress
Reporter Charles C. Boucher Found Dead in English Hotel
Gravesend England Sept. 10 Charles C. Boucher connected with the Paris bureau of the New York Herald was found dead in a hotel with a pipe attached to a gas jet in his mouth. He retired in good spirits last night and was a prominent New York reporter and president of the Ship News Reporters association of New York.
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Gravesend
England
Charles C. Boucher
Paris
New York Herald
Boucher
New York
United States
Ship News Reporters’ Association of
U. S. to Fight Horse Plague in Kansas
Washington ordered twelve veterinarians to Kansas to combat the horse plague as it spreads daily. Farmers quit work in many counties and threshing crews sit idle for the first time since summer. Western Kansas reports many horse losses and worsening business conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Washington
Charles Curtis
Topeka
Kansas
M'NAMARA UNDER THE KNIFE AT SAN QUENTIN
James B. McNamara serving a life term for the Los Angeles Times bombing was operated on for appendicitis at San Quentin prison hospital. He had been released from isolation about six weeks earlier after labor leaders visited the prison. The warden said McNamara is not in danger and will be out soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Cal
James B. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
McNamara
Hoyle
Mammoth touring car ground to bits in Bronx collision
A $6,500 touring car was crushed between two trolley cars on the Southern Boulevard in the Bronx. It had been running fast behind the south bound car and swung to pass the north bound, which struck it. All three occupants were thrown clear and uninjured.
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New York
Bronx
Police Probe Bugs Death In Chicago
Autopsy on Arthur Raymond known as Bugs Raymond shows multiple injuries believed to have caused death. Coroner calls police and investigates possible murder. Raymond found dead Saturday in a room at the Hotel Veley.
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Chicago
Arthur Raymond
Bugs Raymond
Raymond
Veley
Jail lynch threat prompts Lacey transfer in Alabama
A Huntsville mob outside the jail threatened to lynch Will Lacey for the murder of Samuel Smith and his family. To protect him, authorities moved Lacey to another county and kept a special guard at the jail until departure.
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Decatur
Ala
Huntsville
Will Lacey
Samuel Smith
Turks and Bulgarians Clash on Frontier
Fighting between Turkish and Bulgarian soldiers occurred on the Turco Bulgarian frontier and several Bulgarians were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Morgan offers to excavate Pompeii and Herculaneum
J Pierpont Morgan has offered to excavate the ruined cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum at his own expense. He has presented the plan to the government and offered to guarantee the full uncovering of the buried sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pompeii
Herculanum
Rome
J. Pierpont. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
German Newspaper Family Leader Travels to United States
Berlin reports Dr. Franz Ullstein a top German newspaper owner has departed for the United States to study American journalism methods. He is part of a five brother publishings trio owning Morgenpest and Berliner Maustrierte Zeitung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Franz Ullstein
Germany
United States
Ite
Morgenpest
Maustrierte Zeitung
Woman Hooks Big Swordfish in Four-Hour Battle
Mrs P G O Mara of Salt Lake City hooked a swordfish weighing 210 pounds on light tackle off Valon Cal Sept 9. The fight lasted four hours before the catch was landed, highlighting a remarkable big game display for a woman angler.
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Valon
Cal
P. G. O'Mara
Salt Lake
City
River Steamship Season Ends in Early Closing
The last steamship of the season will depart St Paul for St Louis next Wednesday, ending through navigation on the upper river for 1912. The shutdown comes early due to Keokuk government canal closure on September 15 for dam construction.
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St. Paul
Minn
St. Louis
Keokuk
Iowa
Boston Mermaid Begins Solo 20 Mile Swim
Rose Pitondoff of Boston started at 1 30 PM from Blackwell Pier to Gravesend on a historic twenty mile swim. The feat would be the first by a woman to conquer the route.
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London
Rose Pitondoff
Boston Mermaid
Blackwell Pier
Gravesend Shell
Driver Reata Breaks World Speed Record at Brooklands
London Sept 10 Driver Reata set a new world speed mark in Brooklands action covering 60 miles in 32 minutes and 16 2 5 seconds.
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London
Reata
Brooklands
Taft considers border intervention while ordering cavalry rush
President Taft ordered two cavalry regiments to the Mexican border as Madero seeks permission to move troops into northern Mexico. Officials say he would convene Congress in special session if intervention becomes the only option, while denying any warlike intent without consul ting Congress.
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Washington
Taft
Madero
United States
Texas
New Mexico
State Department
Mexico
Bush
Leonard Wodd
Army
President Taft
Beverly
Thirteenth Cavalry
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming
Ninth Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kansas
Border Patrol
Third Cavalry
Victoria Ranch
Fourth Cavalry
Fort Huachuca
Arivaca
Ariz
Cananea
Mass
Congress
Taft Electors Nominated After Second Nevada Convention
Names of Taft electors will appear on the Republican ballot after a second Nevada convention. Colonel Maxon, national committeeman for Nevada, filed the list with the secretary of state and received a receipt noting the omission of the presidential electors after the regular convention was held.
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Carson
Nev
Taft
Maxon
Nevada
Grand Army of the Republic Opens Los Angeles Encampment
A record crowd attends the forty sixth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Los Angeles with veterans and families welcomed by local leaders. The event includes affiliated bodies, health provisions, and entertainments ahead of the September 14 closure and annual review. The race for national commander pits Alfred B. Beers against Daniel H. Sickles, with Sickles in frail health.
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Los Angeles
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Women’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the
Daughters of Veterans
National Asociation
Army Nurses
National Association of Union
Alfred B. Beers
Bridgeport
Geraldine E. Frisbie
Palo Alto
Ida S. McBride
Indianapolis
Lois M. Knauff
Cleveland
Ohio
Progressive party nominates state slate in Montana
Helena Sept 9 Frank J Edwards of Helena was named governor candidate by the Montana state Progressive convention. A full state ticket was named. U S Senator Joseph M Dixon was nominated by acclamation to seek another term. George A Horkan of Rosebud county and L M Everett of Hill county chosen as congressmen at large. Platform backs initiative referendum recall and a judicial referendum on constitutional questions.
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Helena
Mont
Frank J. Edwards
Montana
United States
Joseph M. Dixon
George A. Horkan
Rose Bud County
L. M. Everett
Hill County
Travers Wins Golf Title in Chicago Final
Jerome Travers of Upper Mont Clair Club New Jersey defeated Charles Evans Jr Edgewater Club Chicago 7 up and 6 to play to win the 36 hole amateur championship at the Chicago Golf Club. This marks Travers third victory following 1907 Cleveland and 1908 Garden City titles.
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Chicago
Jerome Travers
Upper Mont Clair Country Club
New Jersey
United States
Charles Evans, Jr
Edgewater Golf Club
Chicago Golf Club
Travers
Cleveland
Garden City
America
Chinese Rebels Take Yunan City in Revolt
Yunan, capital of the southwestern province, with a population around 100000, is controlled by military rebels after the governor general fled. The town’s garrison largely revolted, leaving Yunan province under rebel control.
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Yunan
Tientsin
China
Mrs John R McLean in serious pneumonia condition
Bar Harbor Me Sept 9 The condition of Mrs John R McLean who is ill of pneumonia is decidedly unfavor able Dr Barker the specialist has arrived here from Lake Texaway NC after a record breaking trip on a special train
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Bar Harbor
John R. McLean
Barker
Lake Texaway
N. C
Bugs Raymond Dead in Chicago Hotel Room
Arthur L Raymond known as Bugs Raymond a baseball pitcher was found dead in his hotel room at the Veley Hotel Chicago. Officials believe intoxication and the severe weather contributed to the death.
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Bugs” Raymond
Chicago
Bugs
Raymond
Veley
Buchanan Is Named in New Labor Violence Accusations
Washington charges allege U S Representative Frank Buchanan of Illinois conspired with J J McNamara in labor violence cases in Ohio and Pennsylvania while leading the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. The filings reference a 1906 letter and relate to Cincinnati and Toledo incidents, with Buchanan denying improper funds and asserting support for peaceful methods.
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Washington
Frank Buchanan
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
J. J. McNamara
California
Los Angeles
Senate
Walter Drew
National Erectors’ Association
Buchanan
International Association of Structural Bridge and Iron Workers
McNamara
Toledo
M.F. Ryan
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Drew
James Amery
Brother McGlory
McGlory
Borden
Elsemere
Cleveland
Say Man Killed Seven Wives
London reports Scotland Yard detectives say Capt. Robert Hicks Murray killed seven wives before his death by suicide after shooting his wife two children and wounding his sister in law at Eastbourne. His real name remains uncertain with aliases including Murray Captain Stirling and Robert Charles Mackie.
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London
Robert Hicks Murray
Eastbourne
Scotland Yard
Murray
Stirling
Robert Charles Mackie
Lost youths believed dead in Alaska mountains
Juneau Alaska Sept 10 John Shattuck twenty one student at the University of Oregon Dell Simscott twenty a real dent of Douglass and Leslie Oliver seventeen of Juneau are believed to have perished in the mountains back of Sheep creek four miles south of here after becoming lost in a fog while hunting
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Juneau
Alaska
John Shattuck
University of Oregon
Dell Simscott
Douglass
Leslie Oliver
Sheep Creek
Here
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Farland
Minister Burns
Mme. Nordica
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Tex
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William A. Smith
A. B. Fall
Smith
U. S
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M’namara
California State Prison
Republican Party
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Veterans OF
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N'Namara
Erector’s Association
Dynamiter
William McIlwaine
the International
Abrams
Philadelphia & Reading
McIilwaine
Philadelphia
McIlwaine
International Structural Iron Workers
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