Troops Deployed Over Ballot Seizure in Breathitt County
Acting Governor Cox ordered Adjutant General Johnston to send troops to Jackson to protect election officers as confrontation over ballots in Breathitt county escalates. A large armed force holds the Jackson deposit bank vaults with ballots from precinct No. 8. a woman named Mary reportedly has the papers.
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Frankfort
William H. Cox
Johnston
Jackson
Breathitt County
Kentucky
J. P. Adams
Cox
Lexington
State Guards
Sims
Jackson Deposit Bank
Mary
Longs Creek
To the Gallows and to Prison
In Toronto on Oct 30 Mrs James Robinson was sentenced to death and her husband to twenty eight years in the penitentiary for smothering three infants of their daughters. The crimes involved washing and dressing the babies before placing them in a box and burying them on their farm 200 miles north. The wife pleaded guilty to murdering the children and the court found the husband guilty of coercing her to commit murder.
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Toronto
Ont
James Robinson
Here
Robinson
Mourder
Explosion in Cambria mine kills twelve in Johnstown
Twelve men were killed and two fatally injured in a dynamite blast at Franklin No. 2 slope of the Cambria steel company in Johnstown Pennsylvania. Only two survivors, both dying in Cambria hospital, indicate a large quantity of dynamite used in mine excavations caused the explosion. Mine officials deem it a dynamite blast with unknown exact cause.
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Johnstown
Franklin No. 2
Cambria Steel Company
Cambria Hospital
Slain in Sight of Many in Indianapolis Killing
In Indianapolis Nov 1 Jacob A King 38 was struck down and killed near Virginia Avenue and New Jersey Street by Charles Pacey an Italian prize fighter now in custody accused of delivering the blow without apparent provocation witnessed by about a score under a street light.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jacob A. King
Virginiavenue
New Jersey Street
Charles Pacey
Courageous Kentucky Girl Repels Masked Night Riders
In Mason County near Lexington on October 29 a slender young girl fired a double-barreled shotgun as forty masked riders forced entry at the home of George Kreitz. The door was broken in with an ax and crowbar but the girl’s shot drove the mob away. one man was knocked into a wire fence, losing his hat and part of his trousers.
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Lexington
Mason County
George Kreitz
Kreitz
Taft Tours New Orleans French Quarter During Visit
President Taft and party left New Orleans for Jackson Mississippi at 3 o clock this morning. He toured the old French quarter with Tulane professor Alcee Fertien the Louisiana governor and New Orleans mayor guiding him. He visited Jackson Square the old French cathedral and Beauregard's home noting the Spanish to French transition and remarking modern buildings are almost a desecration.
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Taft
Jackson
Miss
Alcee Fertien
Tulane University
Saunders
Louisiana
Rue Royal
Flace Aux Dames
Jackson Square
General Beauregard
Wallace Statue Unveiling Planned for January 11 in Capitol
Public ceremonies will unveil the marble statue of General Lew Wallace as Indiana’s second contributor to the Statuary Hall in the Capitol. Governor Marshall and Senator Beveridge will speak. Lew Wallace III will pull the cord to reveal the statue. The figure shows Wallace in Union Army officer uniform, placed beside Oliver P. Morton’s statue from 1898.
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Washington
Lew Wallace
Indiana
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Senator Ledge
Massachusetts
Marshall
Beveridge
General Wallace
Oliver P. Morton
Rockefeller Donation Aims to Eradicate Hook Worm
Washington officials say the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service will use John D. Rockefeller’s $1,000,000 gift to combat hook worm disease. Surgeon General Wyman, who led the fight to identify the parasite, praised the donor’s timely generosity.
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Washington
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
John D. Rockefeller
Potomac
Wyman
Rockefeller
New York Hearing in Suit Over Magazine Article
Lieutenant Charles I Wade of the U S N seeks $16000 damages from Cosmopolitan publishers in a U S circuit court preliminary hearing. He alleges Charles Edward Russell's March 1907 article on the San Diego harbor explosion reflects on an unnamed ensign.
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New York
Charles I. Wade
United States
Wade
Charles Edward Russell
U. S
Nicaragua Provisional Leader Plans Split of Country
State Department in Washington reports that Juan J. Estrada plans to proclaim the independence of the Atlantic States of Nicaragua as a separate republic. Zelaya would be reduced to a minor role with Mangua as capital, while U S officials seek to neutralize his influence for regional peace.
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Washington
State Department
Nicaragua
Juan J. Estrada
Zelaya
Mangua
Central America
Brief Dispatches From Across the World
A roundup notes Mrs. Hiram Snyder killed by a streetcar in Canton Ohio. Others report a New York suit for legal separation, a promoter bidding on the Jeffries Johnson bout, a Pole killed by an electric wire in Greenwich Connecticut, and London gossip on a posting for a governor general in United South Africa.
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Canton
Hiram Snyder
New York
John Jacob Astor
Sid Hester
San Francisco
Joseph Kulpa
Greenwich
Conn
London
Herbert Gladstone
Home Affairs
United South Africa
Jeffries and Johnson Agree to 45 Round Heavyweight Fight
In New York James J Jeffries retired champion and Jack Johnson current holder agreed to a forty five round bout to decide the heavyweight championship. A $10 000 side bet was posted with each side wagering $5 000 and each man put up $5 000 as a good faith guarantee with Hotel Albany owner Robert P Murphy where the meeting occurred.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Robert P. Murphy
Albany
General Ashton cites guides denying Cook reached Mt McKinley summit
General James M. Ashton of Tacoma says he obtained depositions from Cook’s Mt McKinley guides. He claims Barrill swore Cook was fourteen miles from the summit and denies bribery. Hubbard connected Arctic exploration and asked for a fair inquiry.
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Washington
James M. Ashton
Tacoma
Wash
Supreme Court
Thomas H. Hubbard
Peary Arctic Club
Dr. Cook
Mt. McKinley
Cook
Barrill
General Ashton
Hubbard
Barril
Ashton
Salvadoran War Expands as Figueroa Mobilizes Forces
War between Salvadoran and Nicaraguan governments led by Zelaya has begun with Salvadoran mobilization to repel invasion. Salvadoran gunboats ordered to patrol Nicaragua's coast. Also reported: New York State Controller Charles H. Gaus has died.
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Panama
Salvador
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Figueroa
Charles H. Gaus
New York
Strange malady hits White Branch school near Hagestown
In Hagerstown Indiana a mysterious illness sweeps White Branch school pupils after gypsies camped in the building. Five miles northwest of town, most students are affected with foot irritation swelling and pain. Abraham Chad fourteen and Frank Dennis thirteen are seriously ill as nails fall away. School officials blame a traveling band for the outbreak amid fears of a wider epidemic.
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Hagerstown
Ind
White Branch School
Here
Abraham Chad
Frank Dennis
Chad
Dennis
Mystery Explosion Rocks La Porte Cement Plant Office
Coroner investigates a blast at the Harding cement block plant in La Porte that killed Harry J. May and seriously burned Elmer E. Harding. May held secret waterproofing formulas. Harding called him to prepare a batch when a pail of gasoline ignited, trapping the men behind a spring-locked door.
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Laporte
Ind
Osborn
Harding
Harry J. May
Elmer E. Harding
May
Sipes Murder Trial Ends As Court Denies New Hearing
Bloomington Indiana November 1 The defense argues the jury was prejudiced by outside record remarks in the state case against Louis Sipes nineteen for shooting Claude Nikirk at an ice cream festival at Mt Ebal church last July The court denies the motion and Sipes is jailed for the murder assault verdict.
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Bloomington
Ind
Louis Sipes
Claude Nikirk
Sipes
Mt. Ebal
Murder in Terre Haute after dice game clash
In Terre Haute Indiana on November 1 an elderly man’s accidental step during a street craps game led to Sam Swope a Black man assaulting and fatally injuring Arthur Smith a white Civil War veteran with a fatal blow. Swope fled and is at large.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Sam Swope
Dsa
H Arthur Smith
Swope
Trains Wreck Injures Three Near Lagro Indiana
Thrae injured in Wa bash passenger wreck near Lagro when five rear coaches left track on a curve as engineer took the curve too fast. One seriously hurt. In a separate note from Princeton Indiana, John Drennon is reported dead in Chicago ending a twenty five year missing person case. He was a former prominent lumber man.
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Thrae
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Lagro
Princeton
John Drennon
Chicago
Child Burned to Death Playing With Matches
Four year old son of Mrs. Anne Elton in Princeton Indiana died after his clothing caught fire while playing with matches. The child’s body was described as burned to a crisp in the incident report.
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Princeton
Ind
Anne
Lad Killed by Flyer Near Greensburg
In Greensburg Indiana on November 1 fourteen year old Ralph King son of Thomas King of Newpoint eight miles east was struck and killed instantly by the St Louis flyer.
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Greensburg
Ind
Ralph King
Thomas King
Newpoint
St. Louis
Pearl Found While Eating Oysters in Rockport
Liszie Johr of Bivansville Indiana found a pearl worth 100 dollars while eating oysters in Rockport. She plans to have the pearl mounted as an ornament.
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Bivansville
Ind
Rockport
Liszie Johr
Victims in Gridiron Games Lead to Fatal Injuries
Kokomo Indiana November 1 in a Kokomo Noblesville football game Ogle Sea graves was fatally injured by a blow to the head causing brain concussion and possible skull fracture. In Kansas City Roy Spybuck a nineteen year old Haskell University football player died at St Josephs hospital from a fractured skull suffered in a Buckner Missouri game.
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Kokomo
Ind
Noblesville
Ogle Seagraves
Kansas City
Roy Spybuck
Haskell University
St. Joseph's Hospital
Buckner
Neck Break Ends Life Of Urbana Boy In Football Accident
Urbana Illinois November 1 Orville Sullivan thirteen died from a broken neck sustained October 12 while playing football with schoolmates Initial diagnosis was scarlet fever doctors report the fatal injury occurred during an informal game at school grounds and is being investigated by local authorities.
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Urbana
Ill
Orville Sullivan
Cadet Byrne Dies From Harvard Game Injury
West Point reports Cadet Eugene C. Byrne died at 6 35 Sunday morning from a fracture of the third vertebrae suffered in the Harvard game. The football tragedy also lists Michael Burke dead in Philadelphia from injuries sustained in a game.
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West Point
N. Y
Eugene C. Byrne
Harvard
Michael Burke
Philadelphia
Wilson convicted of murder of wife at life term
In Connersville Indiana John Wilson was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of his wife. Judge Gray sentenced him to life imprisonment after the verdict. Wilson proclaimed his innocence and hinted at possible new information. Attorneys moved for a new trial.
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Connersville
Ind
John Wilson
Gray
Wilson
Assailant Identified in Washington Ind Youth Attack
Blanche Wise eleven identified John Eagle now jailed as her assailant. The Wise girl and three other children picked him out in the county jail with sheriff Hastings and Prosecuting Attorney BE Hastings present. Eagle set to stand trial November 15. he has no attorney yet.
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Washington
Ind
Blanche Wise
John Eagle
BE. Hastings
A. C. Wise
Eagle
Wise
Man ends life after rejected marriage proposal
Bloomington reports Rollie Hutchens of Sheridan killed himself by stepping in front of a Manor train in Indianapolis after his marriage proposal to Myrtle Jackson of Bloomington was rejected. The act followed an explanatory letter Hutchens mailed before his body was found on the track.
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Bloomington
Ind
Rollie Hutchens
Sheridan
Indianapolis
Myrtle Jackson
Dynamite Outrage in Indianapolis Targets Contractor’s Sites
In Indianapolis on October 29 detectives have no clues identifying those responsible for several dynamite outrages aimed at structures owned or under construction by Albert von Spreckelsen, a general contractor. Authorities suspect labor troubles sparked by use of nonunion workers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Albert von Spreckelsen
Tragic Collision Kills Couple at Grade Crossing
In Laporte Indiana on November 1 Mr and Mrs D K Northam aged couple living in Washington township were fatally killed when their vehicle stalled on a grade crossing in front of a Grand Trunk train. The incident occurred near Kingsbury and the couple were found alongside the track after being struck.
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Laporte
Ind
D. K. Northam
Washington Township
Kingsbury
Grand Trunk
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