Roosevelt tours Wyoming valleys amid mining town life
Colonel Roosevelt travels 150 miles through 15 mining towns in the Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania meeting breaker boys and society women at Glen Summit. He tours with Lawrence Abbott to study social conditions in anthracite fields while Spain faces upheaval as King Alfonso and Queen Victoria flee to England. Virginia Governor Mann appoints ex Gov Claude Swanson to the U S Senate for the unexpired term ending next March.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Wyoming Valley
Pennsylvania
Glen Summit Springs
Wilkesbarre
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Lawrence Abbott
Lyman Abbott
Outlook
New York
Alfonso
Victoria
Spain
England
Mann
Virginia
Gav
Claude A. Swanson
Chatham
John W. Daniel
United States Senate
Iowa Republicans reject Taft support seek independent tariff board
Resolutions from the Iowa GOP at Des Moines condemn Taft and advisers for not fully meeting the national platform promises. They back forming an independent tariff committee to verify import facts and oppose the 1909 revisions as unsatisfactory.
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Des Moines
Taft
Cady
Fla
Tessie Morrison
Christian Endeavor Societies
Fairbury
Neb
Nicholas Longworth
Kansas
T. P. Gore
House of Representatives
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Okla
Western Federation of Miners
United Mine Workers of America
Steel Workers of
Charles H. Moyer
Denver
Holmes County
Florida
Bessie Morrison
Missouri
Canton
Montrose
Father Point
Canada
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Ethel Clare Lewers
England
Belle Elmore
Quebec
Mutiny Aboard Ore Boat Ends in Shackled Rebels
Nine crew members mutinied aboard the Doug las Moughton about 100 miles from Gary Indiana. Two men were chained and confined in the dunage room after the fight. Passengers, including frightened women, crowded into a cabin behind locked doors during the disturbance.
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Gary
Ind
Douglas Moughton
John F. Parke
Dunage
Thn
House of Lords
House of Commons
Northwestern Railroad
Chadron
Neb
Italy
Porter Charlton
State Department
Washington
Oakland
Cal
Frank Rowland
Southern Pacific Railroad
Rowland
Joe Henson
Wood
N. M
W. R. Wright
Alamogordo
Edmond Dull
Monroe County
Michigan
Erie
Mich
Peter Blliston
Royal Canadian Army
Gunner Grant
Grant
Miner Killed As Cage Plunges In Forest Park Mine
Terre Haute David Price a miner aged thirty five was instantly killed at the Forest Park mine when the engineer B H Sanders lost control of the cage plunging Price two hundred feet to the shaft bottom. Price was to enter the mine for an inspection after filling in as night fire boss.
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Terre Haute
David Price
Forest Park
Price
B. H. Sanders
No Trace of Whicker Eminence
No trace has yet been found of Chauncey Whicker age eighteen who disappeared from his home weeks ago. H R Roberts Stilesville banker guardian has spared no pains to find him but the mystery remains unsolved. Whicker is grandson of Thomas Mills killed near here over a year ago. Fred Cassell of Indianapolis once accused of the crime was exonerated making a recent claim that Cassell died Mills inaccurate.
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Whicker
Chauncey Whicker
H. R. Roberts
Stilesville
Thomas Mills
Here
Fred Cassell
Indianapolis
Cassell
Mills
Warrants Issued for 162 Delinquents in Anderson
Warrants were issued on affidavits by the city controller for the arrest of 162 men and women in Anderson for nonpayment of city dog taxes. Seven convictions were secured last week, but many delinquents ignored the example, necessitating police court action among defendants including several prominent professionals and business people.
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Anderson
Parole Grants From Indiana Reformatory Board
The Indiana reformatory board reports nineteen of fifty eight investigated cases approved for parole. Names of paroled men are not released by rule. The board, acting as parole authority, reviews all eligible inmates. Coal bids from last month were rejected and the year contract will be re advertised.
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Jeffersonville
Board of Trustees
Indiana Reformatory
Reformatory
Major Peyton
Horse Head Found in Barrel Sparks Food Investigation
Deputy Frank W. Tucker is alerted after a horse head is found behind a local butcher shop. If horse meat is sold to customers, arrests may follow. Patrons say dark meat from the market suggested deception and horse meat consumption. In Munice reports, Frank Humbarger tends a four legged chicken posing as a curiosity. He trains it to walk on two legs, hoping for balance and “navigation.”
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Perun
Frank W. Tucker
Pure Food
Lough
Frank Humbarger
Muncie
Humbarger
Appendix on the left side surprises Wanatah restaurateur
Valparaiso report states Albert Sonnenberg, Wanatah restaurant keeper, underwent an appendectomy and surgeons found his appendix on the left side. They also suspect liver and several other organs are misplaced.
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Valparaiso
Albert Sonnenberg
Wanatah
Live Wire Fatality in Brazil Miner Dies at Green Ayr Mine
Lewis Sanders aged forty three a miner of Knightsville was killed in the Green Ayr mine by leaning against a live wire. He leaves a widow and four children.
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Brazil
Lewis Sanders
Knightsville
Green Ayr
Ready-Mixed Succotash Mystery in Indiana Garden
Rev James Sims of Mast Columbus, a retired minister, discovers a corn cob partially filled with beans in his garden. The unusual ear, shelved with beans as if pasted on the cob, tastes like corn and beans cooked together. He notes no idea how the freak grew this way.
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Columbus
James Sims
Mast Columbus
Indiana
Mr. Sims
Old Soldiers to Meet in Columbus October 12
An Isham Keith post No 12 G A R executive committee led by Rev Lewis King will organize a veterans gathering in Columbus on October 12. Soldiers from the Fourth district and regimental reunions will come from Indiana and nearby states. Reunions include the Sixth Twelfth Seventeenth Twenty-second Eighty second Ninety third One hundred forty fifth Indiana volunteer regiments and the Tenth volunteer cavalry. The department commander and staff plus other G A R leaders will attend. A morning and afternoon business session, a street parade and a night campfire are planned.
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Columbus
Isham Keith
Lewis King
Fourth District
Indiana
Tenth Volunteer Cavalry
Ram Attack Injures Local Farmer Near Hagerstown
George Ulrich a 68 year old farmer five miles north of town was injured while guiding a ram across a stream the animal struck his right knee dislocating it and bruising ligaments the ram then fled Ulrich crawled home half a mile and a physician was summoned doctors expect a full recovery.
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Hagerstown
George Ulrich
Here
Ulrich
Snake Kills Boy in Tree in Petersburg Incident
Harold Shoaff, son of Peb Shoaff, was bitten by a chicken snake while climbing a tree to reach a bird. The strike knocked him from the limb causing a lump on the forehead but no serious injury expected since chicken snakes are nonpoisonous. The event occurred near Rumble town.
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Petersburg
Harold
Peb Shoaff
Rumbletown
Missing Boy Brings Grief as Police Sought
Frankfort farmer Bert M. Shoemaker, missing since March 25 1902 after last heard from the St. Louis exposition, is believed to be serving in the army under an assumed name. His mother grieves deeply and urged police to intensify the search.
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Frankfort
Jacob Shoemaker
Bert M. Shoemaker
St. Louis
Assaulted and Robbed Near Greentown
Alfred Buckles, 27, son of Rev. James Buckle, Greentown, was assaulted and robbed near his father's home in Kokomo. He was found unconscious and is not expected to live. A gold watch and $10 were taken. no description of the attacker.
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Kokomo
Alfred Buckles
James Buckle
Greentown
Fire destroys Evansville main block buildings
Fire gutted the Silver Moon saloon and the Elks' candy kitchen at Main and Seventh streets owned by Hal Chute. Water pressure lagged as the block faced total loss with estimated damage 17000 dollars and coverage by insurance.
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Evansville
Main
Seventh Streets
Hal Chute
Silver Moon
Elks
Ice Cream Vendor Falls Dead in Logansport Parlor
William Burgman aged sixty collapsed while serving a young couple at his Logansport ice cream parlor. His tray was hurled into the air and customers were covered with ice cream and fruit as he died.
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Logansport
William Burgman
Love for Crippen Is Great Mysterious London Friends Telegraph Help
Mysterious London backers of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, charged with wife murder, have sent two cables asking if he needs funds and inquiring about rumors of a confession. Crippen replied requesting more money and denying any admission that would hurt his case. The messages and signer names remain private. Miss Le Neve rejected local attorney aid and expressed intent to return to England to fight alongside Crippen.
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M. Lee Hagie
Lapur
Mich
Jackson
Hawley HH. Crippen
London
Belle Elmore
Quebec
Grand Trunk
Central Vermont
Hays
Kansas
Stubbs
Vigo
Spain
Vatican
Capucines
Christian Endeavor Societies
Fairbury
Neb
Nicholas Tongworth
Erwin G. Wilder
New York
Ita
Security Investment Company
George Westinghouse
Event Electrical Works
Delaware & Hudson
Schenectady
Frederick Schermerhorn
Traun
Munich
J. C. B. Wise
Longmont
Col
Reuben Todd
Drybrook
Ulster County
Dry Brook
Nels Thompson
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Kenosha
Thomas Peterson
Thompson
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Cable
Crippen
Dr. Crippen
England
Kay
Amateur Bird Man Tumbles in Garden City Flight Test
Dr. H. Walden amateur aviator was seriously injured at Garden City Long Island while testing a new stability device. His monoplane dropped fifty feet. he was unconscious and rushed to hospital with multiple fractures and possible internal injuries.
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New York
H. Walden
Garden City
L. L
Cincinnati Population Rises 11.8 Percent in Thirteenth Census
Cincinnati Ohio reports a 11.8 percent population gain to 364 468 from 325 902 in 1900. Other cities listed include Bloomington Indiana 8838 up from 6460 Bonham Texas 4844 down from 5042 and Hamden Connecticut 5850 up from 4628.
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Cincinnati
Washington, D. C
Ohio
Durand
Bloomington
Ind
Bonham
Texas
Hamden
Conn
Fire at Chadron Roundhouse Destroys Twenty Stalls
A major fire swept the Chicago & Northwestern roundhouse and machine shops in Chadron Nebraska destroying twenty stalls and severely damaging fifteen locomotives. Officials suspect spontaneous combustion as the cause with losses estimated at four hundred thousand dollars.
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Chadron
Neb
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Two Die in Steam Pipe Explosion Aboard Satellite
In Boston harbor two firemen were killed and several injured when a steam pipe exploded on the fishing excursion steamer Satellite as she moved down the harbor. No panic among passengers.
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Boston
Mass
Satellite
Human Incubator Dies After Turtle Egg Removal
Pittsburg physicians investigate the death of William Douglas who died after an operation to remove a live turtle egg that had germinated in his stomach. Douglas swallowed the egg while eating soup.
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Pittsburg
William Douglas
Douglas
Fire destroys Star Match plant in Elkhart loss $100000
Elkhart Ind The Star Match company plant burned down causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Superintendent J W Lund gren was overcome by smoke and fell down stairs and was seriously injured.
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Elkhart
Ind
Star Match Company
J. W. Lundgren
Loss of Selkirk Fish Plant Attributed to Fire
Fire destroyed Manitoba’s largest fish cold storage plant owned by the Winnipeg Fish Company in Selkirk. Estimated loss is about 8100.000, with crews battling the blaze as authorities investigate likely causes.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Winnipeg Fish Company
Selkirk
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