Authors Lead in Fame's Hall as Poe Gains
New York report notes Mrs Stowe heads the Hall of Fame election with Harriet Beecher Stowe 74 votes and Edgar Allan Poe rising to 69. Eleven new immortals added to bring total to fifty one, with gains by Oliver Wendell Holmes Phillips Brooks and others.
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New York
John H. MacCracken
Senate of New York University
Hall of Fame
Harriet Beecher Jane
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Edgar Allan Poe
Roger Williams
James Fenimore Cooper
Phillips Brooks
William Cullen Bryant
Frances
Willard
Andrew Jackson
George Lancroft
Johhn Lothrop Motley
Samuel Adams
Daniel Boone
Patrick Henry
Mark Hopkins
Francis Parkman
Charlotte Saunders Cushman
Lucretia Mott
Martha Washington
General Sheridan
Noah Webster
Dr. Morton
William Lloyd Garrison
Joseph Henry
Lowell and
Whittier
Eitner
Crippen Sentenced to Death for Wife’s Murder in London
The jury found Dr H H Crippen guilty of murdering actress Belle Elmore Crippen. Lord Justice Alverstone imposed the death penalty by pan azine, with possible commutation to life. Jurors deliberated twenty nine minutes and a hanging date was set for November 14 or 15.
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London
H. H. Crippen
Belle Elmore Crippen
Justice Alverstone
Crippen
Lord Alverstone
Death of Gov Hill in New York at Wolfert's Roost
Albany special reports ex United States senator and former New York governor David B Hill died at Wolfert's Roost his country home after a bilious attack followed by a cold and a sinking spell. He fell ill two weeks earlier while at his law office and gradually worsened until death.
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Albany
N. Y
David B. Bill
United States
New York
Wolfert’s
Hill
Owe
Needam Pleaded Guilty in Indianapolis Insurance Conspiracy
Louisville dispatch: Leary along with Needham and Schott faced criminal congapiracy charges to defraud insurers in Indianapolis. Leary withdrew not guilty plea and admitted guilt, agreeing to an $800 fine plus costs. In a separate line, Seeley Conley killed seventeen year old Martha L. Pepe near Buffalo after mistaking a brown hair in bushes for a red squirrel.
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Needam
Louisville
T. T. _"Leary
P. J. Needham
Br. C. G. Schott
Indianapolis
Seeley Conley
Martha L. Pepe
Buffalo
Great Chicago Freight Fire Causes Big Loss
A fire that began in the Chicago and Alten freight houses at Hast Street spread rapidly to surrounding structures of similar character, resulting in losses exceeding 600000 dollars.
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Chicago & Alten
Hast Steele
Wickersham Orders Milk Trust Probe Led by Kenyon
Attorney General Wickersham directs W. S. Kenyon to lead an investigation into charges of an alleged milk trust headquartered in the New York Sonadel Gated. The move signals a high level effort to scrutinize dairy price and market practices.
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Wickersham
W.S. Kenyon
Buster
New York
Sonadel Gated
Aeronauts Lost in Wilds of Canada
Report notes the balloon Dusseldorf II landed at Kiskissink 182 miles north of Quebec and 1 240 miles from St Louis. America II is believed down between Lake Temiskaming and Lake St John with Hawley and Post aboard. many officials search by rail and air. Indians are friendly and ammunition and supplies ease recovery efforts amid vast northern dark forests.
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Quebec
St. Louis
Lake Temiskaming
Lake Ste John
P. Q
Lake Superior
Ontario
Biscotasing
Canadian Pacific
Sudbury
Dusseldorf II
Germany
Mesers
Post
Hawley
Roosevelt Opens New York Campaign Tour With Ithaca Stop
Colonel Roosevelt begins a brisk New York campaign tour after landing in Ithaca. He plans a 100 mile drive through farm regions and a sociological meeting in the day with a political speech at Binghamton. He dodges questions about the Indianapolis episode, insisting he is responsible only for his own public statements.
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Roosevelt
New York State
Ithaca
Dwight
Bailey
Cornell
Binghampton
Judge Anderson
Columbia Club
Foraker
Memphis Sees 700 Drinking Establishments Closed Under Federal Injunction
Memphis Tennessee for the first time in a generation about 700 drinking places closed all day Sunday under a temporary federal injunction issued by Judge John E B McCalla. The Law and Order League sought the order saying drinking places violated prohibition and harmed adjacent property values violating equal protection under the law. The injunction claims authorities failed to enforce the law.
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Memphis
Sceram
Athletics Win World Championship in Sixteen-Inning Clash
The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs 7 to 2 in Chicago to claim the World Series title. Pitchers Coombs and Pa joined by Miner, key hits from Collins propelled Philadelphia past Chicago before a record crowd of 27,274 with gate receipts of 337,116.50.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago
Cubs
West Side
National Commission
Jack Coombs
Miner P
Terre Haute
Connie Mack
King Cole
Athletics
Chicagos
Massachussets Governor Nominee Named in Democratic Ticket
Comgrs geam Foss has been nominated for governor of Massachusetts on the Democratic ticket. The dispatch notes other 1909 population figures and brief regional events including weather, crime, and corporate notes.
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Geam Foss
Massachusetts
Conservation of Indiana Water Resources Urged
An Indianapolis report warns streams and northern lakes in Indiana are shrinking due to sewage, industrial waste, and deforestation. It calls for urgent action, reforestation of watershed lands, and stricter protection of water supplies to prevent costly health and economic risks.
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Peinta
Indiana
State Board of Health
White Slave Traffic to be Investigated by Justice
Washington dispatch states the Department of Justice will begin a complete investigation into alleged white slave traffic. Attorney General Wickersham has had special agents in the field for months to assess expanding the special agents force. Preliminary reports show the traffic in large cities and a federal role may be warranted. A large force of agents will be deployed to cover major cities for those involved in trafficking women.
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Washington Dispatch
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Narrow Escape for Cuban Commander in Gun Attack
Havana reports a national policeman shot General Pino Guerra commander in chief of the Cuban army. The attacker believed he killed Guerra and fled to General Monteagudo's residence but was stopped by a sentry. the pursuing officer arrested him amid political conspiracy rumors.
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Havana
Pino Guerra
Guerra
Monteagudo
Wabash Halfback Ralph Wilson Dies After St Louis Game
Ralph Wilson of Wabash college football died Sunday morning from injuries suffered in the Wabash at St Louis University game. He was kicked in the forehead in the third quarter and lay unattended until hospital care was received. His father, a Crawfordsville farmer, arrived to take the body home. Wilson was regarded as the team’s best player.
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St. Louis
Ralph Wilson
Wabash College
Crawfordsville Ind
Wilson
Wabash
Want New Library Building
In South Bend Indiana on October 21 the Indiana State Library association urged a new state library building in Indianapolis. The group favored divorcing the library from other departments and officials hope the next legislature will approve funding.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana State Library Association
Indianapolis
Factory Floors Collapse Injuring Fifteen In Louisville
Fifteen workers were injured when front portions of the third fourth and fifth floors of Ahrens Ott Manufacturing storerooms gave way in Louisville Kentucky. Five are seriously hurt and debris trapped a dozen or more employees. Building damage estimated at one hundred thousand dollars.
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Louisville
Ahrens & Ott Manufacturing Company
Robbers Loot Bargersville Post Office and Bank Vault
Sometime Saturday night cracksmen broke into the Bargersville post office and stole $300 in stamps and $100 in cash. The Farmers Bank inner door withstood the break in, though the outer vault door was damaged.
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Tadianapolis
Bargersville
Farmers’ Bank
Young Woman's Pitiable State In Terre Haute Jail
Terre Haute Indiana October 21 Fthel Taylor aged nineteen is under restraint at the jail awaiting an inquiry by an insanity commission. She said she wanted to cut off her head with a hatchet to relieve pain. Two years ago a practical joker pulled a chair away as she was sitting down and the injury mentally unbalanced her.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Fthel Taylor
Tragedy in Montmorencie: Young farmer kills Grace Eller
In Montmorencie Indiana Martin Robinson a young farmer shot and killed Grace Eller aged seventeen in a jealous rage and then probably fatally wounded himself leaving authorities to confirm motives and exact circumstances.
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At&t
Jeréet
J. J. Payne
Montmorencie
Ind
Martin Robinson
Grace Eller
Senator Shively Returns Home for Toe Amputation
South Bend Indiana October 21 United States Senator B F Shively, halted his speaking tour by infection in a toe from a bruised coin, has returned home where his left toe will be amputated.
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South Bend
Ind
United States
B. F. Shively
Murder Trial Postponed in Indiana Case
Mt Vernon Indiana October 22 The murder trial of Lee Salyers for killing his cousin Harry Long last July is postponed by consent of the attorneys until November.
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Mt. Vernon
Ind
Lee Salyers
Harry Long
Roosevelt and Judge Anderson Word Clash Shocks Indianapolis
The Roosevelt Anderson incident stirred the Columbia club as Roosevelt was accused of calling Judge Anderson a crook and a jackass. Judge Anderson learned of the remark and began an investigation, with Harry S. New acting as a go-between though details remain undisclosed.
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Indianapolis
Columbia Club
Roosevelt- Anderson
Roosevelt
Judge Anderson
Harry S. New
National Republican
National Committee For
Indiana
Dry town fire in Diamond wipes out 23 business houses
Fire started in a social club room in Diamond Indiana. Twenty three frame buildings were destroyed with most stocks lost. Loss estimated at about 50000 dollars. Diamond, a dry town, organized social club to supply liquor to members in violation of the law.
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Diamond
Ind
Boy Shot During Halloween Celebration in Muncie
William Rittenhouse opened fire from his home on a crowd of boys celebrating Halloween in Muncie Indiana. Eleven year old Robert Moulasa was struck in the head and critically wounded but likely to recover as physicians monitor brain impact. Rittenhouse fled and remains at large.
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Queen
Robert S. Shields
Jersey City
Shields
New York
Muncie
Ind
William Rittenhouse
Robert Moulasa
Rittenhouse
Self Defense Plea Sustained in Indiana Murder Case
Ghester Dale was acquitted in Vincennes after a seventeen hour jury deliberation in the murder of his brother in law Cass Miller on July 7. Dale had pleaded self defense and did not receive closing argument from his attorney.
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Vincennes
Ind
Ghester Dale
Cass Miller
Dale
The Deadly Grade Crossing Fatality at Mt Vernon
Jackson Brock fifty farmer was killed and his ten year old daughter Mildred seriously injured when a westbound Louisville and Nashville train struck the buggy they rode at Canal street crossing. The horse perished in the crash.
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Mt Vernon
Ind
Jackson Brock
Mildred
Louisville & Nashville
Canal Street
Woman Fatally Burned in Gas Stove Fire Accident
Laporte Indiana October 22 Mrs Lotte Adams wife of Ralph Adame of Chicago visiting her mother Mrs Lloyd of Hanna Laporte County was badly burned when her clothing caught fire from a gasoline stove and she cannot recover.
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Laporte
Ind
Lotte Adams
Ralph Adame
Chicago
Lloyd
Hanna
Laporte County
Child Dies After Train Collision in Elweed Territory
In Oct 22 incident at Terala Elweed Indiana Delly Chriss age derd daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Chriss was run over by a Lake Erie & Western passenger train and saw severed legs in the accident. She died during operation.
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Terala
Elweed
Ind
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