Wreckers Sought in Explosion at Los Angeles Times Plant
Twenty one killed and many wounded in the Times building blast and fire. Authorities pursue clues with a $18,500 reward for suspects. General Otis accuses labor unions while Labor leaders deny involvement and call for full investigation.
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles
Martin Bryan
General Otis
Times
Otis
Harrison Grey Otis
The
Times Publishing House
F. J. Zeehandelaar
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Associat
Otia
Merchants’ Association
Pubishing House
Metal Trades
New York State Tickets From Democratic and Republican Conventions
The New York Democratic convention in Rochester nominated Governor John A. Dix and a full slate including Thomas F. Conway for lieutenant governor Ed ward Lazansky for secretary of state William Lohmer state engineer John A Bensel treasurer John J Kennedy attorney general Thomas F Carmody Frederick K Collins and others for associate justice court of appeals The Republican convention at Saratoga nominated Henry D Stimson for governor Edward Schoenek for lieutenant governor Samuel S Koenig for secretary of state James Thompson for comptroller Thos Fennell for state treasurer Fawarni R O Malley for attorney general Frank M Williams for state engineer and surveyor Irving G Vann for associate justice court of appeals
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New York
Rochester
John A. Dix
Albany
Thomas F. Conway
Clinton
Edward Lazansky
Kings. Com
William Lohmer
John A. Bensel
John J. Kennedy
Erie
Thomas F. Carmody
Yates
Justice Court of Appeals
Frederick K. Collins
Chemung
Saratoga
Henry D. Stimson
Edward Schoenek
Syracuse
Samuel S. Koenig
James Thompson
Valley Falls
Thos. Fennell
Elmira
Fawarni R. O'Malley
Buffalo
Frank M. Williames
Oneida
Court of Appeals
Irving G. Vann
Printers Journal Sued for Libel Over Peanut Shell Claim
The editor of the Typographical Journal in Indianapolis faces a libel suit filed by a Battle Creek breakfast food maker seeking 50000 dollars in damages for alleging peanut shells were used in the product composition.
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Indianapolis
Battle Creek
Death toll rises in Vanderbilt Cup auto race
New York report details more than twenty injuries and five fatalities from the Vanderbilt Cup race. Mrs. Ferdinand D zubia and Harold Stone are among those in grave danger, with multiple leg injuries and critical internal trauma. Louis Chevrolet and mechanic Charles Miller died, and bystander Edward Lynch perished in the hospital after the crash.
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New York
Nassau Hospital
Ferdinand D’zubia
Old Westbury
Harold Stone
Meadowbrook
Matthew Bacon
Theodore Gramucci
Wilfred Taupier
Gramucci
C. Cornell Reid
Louis Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Charles Miller
Edward Lynch
Mine Disaster near Esperanza Claims 200 Lives
A coal mine explosion near Esperanza Mexico kills over 200 miners with many more feared dead. A rescue attempt triggered a second blast killing eight rescuers as authorities secure the site and investigate causes. Government soldiers and rural guards maintain order while families gather at the entrance.
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Esperanza
Mexico
Coyahuila Coal Company
Mexican Coal and Coke Company
Troops Held in Manila for China Embarkation
Under orders from Washington, about 5,000 troops are being assembled in Manila for rapid transport to China. The move follows rising anti foreign sentiment and fears of a new Boxer rebellion outbreak.
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China
Manila Special
Washington
Sailors Missing After New Hampshire Launch Sinks in Hudson
Rear Admiral Vreeland and Captain Rodgers report twenty nine sailors missing from the New Hampshire after a shore leave party crowded the tender and swamped off West 158th Street. Police boats searched the river as crews counted the liberty party, with more than 100 aboard. Rescue efforts continue as the full 350-man group remains to be accounted for.
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New York
Charles N. Vreeland
Thomas
Rodgers
Liberty Party
West 158Th Street
New Hampshire
President Taft Returns to Beverly Cottage After Summer in Massachusetts
President Taft flew back to his Beverly Massachusetts summer home Sunday night ending a two week absence. He resumes routine duties and aims to work on his message for the next session after a successful five day cabinet meeting. He plans to stay at Beverly until October 17 and may consider a November Panama trip if advisers yield.
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Taft
Beverly
Mass
Washington
Panama
Four Sugar Weighers Pardoned by Taft in Fraud Case
President Taft pardons Edward A. Boyle John R. Coyle Patrick J. Hennessey and Thomas Kehoe four sugar weighers serving one year each for customs frauds in New York. They are released for giving information against Gerbracht and Heike officers higher in the trust.
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Washington
Taft
Edward A. Boyle
John R. Coyle
Patrick J. Hennessey
Thomas Kehoe
New York
Gerbracht and
Heike
Camden Fire Devastates Village in New York
The village of Camden in New York suffered a near total loss from a fire that caused about 100000 dollars in damage. No injuries are reported.
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Camden
N. Y
Diverse 1900s Briefs From Across North America
Population figures for Terre Haute show 8157 residents, up 58.6 percent since 1068. Reports cover the American Bankers Association convention in Los Angeles, aviator Brookins’ Chicago flights, a drowning at Massaquipp lake near North Hatley, and other incidents including thefts, fires, and political conventions.
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American Bankers’ Association
Los Angeles
Walter R. Brookins
Chicago
Lake Front
Lanier Dunn
Hot Springs
Massaquipp Lake
North Hatley
Quebec
Igerd Pinchet
Southern Pacific
Avondale
Robbers Fail to Flee with Loot In Indiana Bank Heist
Three men attempted a robbery at Leiter's State Bank in Kewanna Indiana. The blast tore the bank door and woke residents prompting a 100-strong posse to pursue into a 160 acre thicket but bloodhounds failed to pick up a scent and the search ended at dusk.
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Lester's Ford
Kewanna
Ind
Leiter
Here
Tippecanoe River
Silas Morgan
Logansport
May Have Third Trial For Miller In Manslaughter Case
Heron Miller, once a Democratic sheriff candidate, is found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in Auburn on a change of venue. The panel, split 11 to 1 for first degree, shifted after one member refused a life sentence. Miller faces 2 to 21 years. he contests involvement in Town Marshal Croy’s killing. This is his second conviction following a prior life verdict reversed by the Supreme Court on a technicality. A new trial motion is under advisement.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Heron Miller
Auburn
Miller
Croy
Supreme Court
Erwin
Best
Negro sent to jail in elopement case
In South Bend Indiana Ollie Lee a negro chef was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to eloping with Ethel Latham a white girl. He said he had spent a week with her in Toledo and returned her upon learning of police investigation. The girl lives in South Bend with her mother and Lee had deserted his wife.
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South Bend
Ind
Ethel Latham
Ollie Lee
Latham
Toledo
Lee
Father Accidentally Kills Son in Indiana Shooting
Evansville Ind Oct 1 James Harris accidentally shot and killed his five year old son near Newtonville Spencer county. He fired to kill a chicken hawk that landed in a tree nearby and the gun discharged blowing away the boy’s lower jaw as he sat in the doorway.
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Evansville
Ind
James Harris
Newtonville
Spencer County
Tragedy in Peppertown Ends With Suspect Fleeing
Brookville Indiana October 3. Charles Biddle formerly of Chalmers Indiana is believed to have killed his wife in Peppertown with a shotgun and then set fire to her oil soaked body He escaped after holding off the woman’s uncle at gunpoint.
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Peppertown
Brookville
Ind
Charles Biddle
Chalmers
Lad Falls to Death From Wind Mill Tower in Princeton
Edward Drake fourteen years old climbed a wind mill tower in Princeton on October 3 while joking with companions. He touched the blades, lost balance and fell fifty feet striking his head. He died within an hour as doctors battled to save him.
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Princeton
Ind
Edward Drake
Alibi Defense Planned in McGowan Murder Trial
Terre Haute Ind Oct 3 Attorney Beecher said alibi will be the main defense for William McGowan currently on trial for the July 26 murder of George Lints in the Bhiks clubroom.
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Terre Haute
Ind
William McGowan
George Lints
Bhiks
Beecher
Grain Elevator Burned in Goshep Indiana
Fire destroyed the Hartman Bros grain elevator of Nappanee with an estimated loss of 13000 dollars. Fifteen gallons of gasoline in the engine room exploded, but no injuries were reported.
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Goshep
Ind
Hartman Bros
Nappanee
Booth Tarkington Goes Back to Books
New York report states Booth Tarkington, after a summer in Kennebunkport, declares he will quit play writing to focus on books. He says the May Irwin project titled Mrs Jim is likely his last play and he plans to return to authoring.
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New York
Booth Tarkington
Kennebunkport
Tarkington
May Irwin
Mrs. Jim
Indiana
Mr. Tarkington
Wilson
Canadian Rockies
Warrant Issued for Conductor in Kingsland Wreck
Bluffton Indiana coroner swears out involuntary manslaughter warrant for Del Wilson conductor of the southbound Wabash Valley traction car in the Kingsland disaster that killed 41 people on September 21. Motorman B F Corkwell may also face charges. he remains hospitalized in Fort Wayne as Wells County investigates the wreck.
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Wells County Special Grand Jury
Two More Victims Die After Kingsland Wreck
Fort Wayne Indiana October 3 Two more victims have died at St Josephs hospital Mies Margaret Tribolett daughter of one of the Kingsland interurban wreck victims and Amos Ellenberger of Berne are dead The death toll rises to forty three with F A Parkhurst still reported fighting for life hoping he may be added to the list
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Mies
Margaret Tribolett
Kingsland
County Commissioners Association names Evanaville for next meeting
Fort Wayne Indiana September 80 The County Commissioners association of Indiana selected Evanaville as the meeting location for next year All former officers were re elected President Louis P Seebarger Terre Haute Vice President John B Wyss Fort Wayne Secretary H B Smith Indianapolis
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Fort Wayne
Ind
County Commissioners’ Association of
Indiana
Evanaville
Louis P. Seebarger
Terre Hante
John B. Wyss
H. B. Smith
Indianapolis
Roosevelt to Speak in Ten Indiana Cities on Western Tour
Colonel Roosevelt will address audiences in Indianapolis Covington Veedersburg Crawfordsville Lafayette Calfax Lebanon Anderson Muncie and Richmond during his upcoming western tour. The itinerary was announced at Republican headquarters.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Roosevelt
Covington
Veedersburg
Crawfordsville
Lafayette
Calfax
Lebanon
Anderson
Muncie
Richmond
Knights and Ladies of Honor to Meet in Indianapolis
Indian apolis hosts the grand lodge annual sessions in two days starting tomorrow as members from the order gather for meetings chaired by local leaders.
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Indianapolis
Grand Lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Honor of Indiane
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