Motorman Absent as Trains Run Wild in Connersville
An Indianapolis and Cincinnati traction car derailed through Connersville Indiana for eight blocks then hit a freight car on Lincoln Avenue. It struck a buggy carrying Mrs John Petty on the Tenth Street hill causing her to be thrown unconscious. bystanders saw the disabled buggy demolished as trainmen and crew aided her at a nearby residence.
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Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction
Connersville
Ind
Tenth Street
Lincoln Avenue
John Petty
Reforming Cooking Aims From Chicago Meeting
The Associated Clubs of Domestic Science met in Chicago to reform cooking in the United States. Mrs. William Wallace Garr of Richmond was named president and pledged to educate the country to a higher standard of living through better cooking. The group also plans to spark housekeepers’ interest in pure food laws.
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United States
Associated Clubs of Domestic Science
Chicago
William Wallace Garr
Richmond
Six Killed in Collision at Sugar Ridge and Louisville Crash
Six people die and several injured when a Toledo and Ohio Central excursion train collides from the rear with a fast train at Sugar Ridge. The rear car telescopes and two others jam. A hot box cited as stopping the excursion train. In Louisville an auto and streetcar crash kills Katharine Horde and injures Robert Payne and four others.
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Toledo & Ohio Central
Bowling Green Fair
Toledo
Ohio
Sugar Ridge
Louisville
Katherine Horde
Robert Payne
Raymond Minor
Poison in Dough Sparks Palo Alto Hospital Alert
A discharged cook at Stanford Inn in Palo Alto California poisoned dough with irritant poison. Several students were hospitalized and about 200 reported to be well after university physicians acted quickly to prevent a wider disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford
Palo Alto
Cal
China
Explosion Kills Two in Spencer Powder Blast
An explosion at a powder storage house in the yards of the Southern Railway Company in Spencer North Carolina killed two people and injured twenty or more others. The blast damaged nearby buildings and caused a subsequent fire.
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Spencer
N. C
Southern Railway Company
Board Walk Victim Recovers Leaves Hospital
Charles B. Roberts, a Balti more clubman shot on the Atlantic City boardwalk, has recovered enough to leave the hospital and stay at the Hotel Brighton with Mrs Roberts. United States Senator James A Hemenway and wife announce their daughter Lena's engagement to Bennett Gates of Indianapolis. wedding set for January.
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Charles B. Roberts
Baltimore
Atlantic City Boardwalk
Hotel
Brighton
Mrs. Roberts
Miss Hemenway
United States
James A. Hemenway
Lena
Bennett Gates
Harry B. Gates
Indianapolis
Ind
Work for Many In Shops at Southern Railway
The Southern railway provided regular jobs to over a thousand workers at its shops in Coster a Knoxville suburb. The shops have operated with greatly reduced force since March due to trimmed operations.
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Southern Railway
Coster
Knoxville
Tenn
Withlhat
Rich Man's Son Arrested for Arson and Burglary
Norbert R. Clark, son of grain operator A La Clark, was arrested in Shinehack New York charged with burglary and arson. The case ties to the Rhinebeck mansion fire destroying the Tuntington estate and $75 000 in furnishings. Several youths named Roy and Sterling Traver and A I Ellsworth were also arrested on burglary charges. The incident prompted the sheriff district attorney and police to pursue the evidence linking Clark to the dual life Jekyll and Hyde comparison.
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Poughkeepsie
Shineheck
N.Y
Norbert
R. Clark
A. la. Clark
New York
Chanter
Mack
Downsend
McCdbe
Clark
Roy Traver
Sterling Traver
A. I. Ellsworth
Hnd
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Murder at church near Anthras after saloon raid
Three men were killed and two wounded when drunken patrons of a hidden saloon opened fire on worshipers outside a Baptist church near the Tennessee Kentucky line north of Anthras post office. John Bennett J W McKinney and Edward Thomas died at the door Rev Mr Kind mortally wounded and Gibson also hit in the yard. The attack ends a mob drunken spree. no telephone service in Authras strains reports.
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Tennessee-Kentucky
Anthras
Little Baptist Church
John Bennett
J. W. McKinney
Edward Thomas
Mr. Kind
Gibson
Authras
Bennett Haat
Typhoon Hits Central Philippines Major Damage Reported
Recent reports detail severe property destruction across Samar, Leyte, and nearby islands as a southern typhoon breaches the central Philippines. Enbagan Samar was destroyed, Tacloban suffered serious injuries, Wasig near Manila burned, and several vessels were driven ashore with few deaths.
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Philippines
Enbagan
Samar
Rombton
Tacloban
Leyte
Woman contests brother's will in probate clash
Mrs. Stephen T. Arnot of Himira New York contests the will of her late brother Frederick C. Hewitt of Owego. Hewitt left several millions to charity and did not provide for Arnot. She claims Hewitt lacked testamentary capacity at the time, and she is an aged woman believed worth over a million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen T. Arnot
Himira
N. Y
Frederick C. Hewitt
Owego
Hewitt
Arnot
Stevens Injured In Montreal Train Collision
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens national WCTU president and Miss Annie Gordon vice president at large were shaken up when a Montreal train leaving Portland collided with a shifting engine. Other passengers were only slightly bruised.
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Montreal
Portland
Grand Trunk Railroad
Forest Firebug Is Unearthed In Oregon Warrant
A deputy marshal leaves Portland with a warrant for hunter Lewis RK Webb near Deering to face charges for setting fires that burned 20 000 acres of timber in northern California. The fires supposedly aimed to create grazing land for deer in government forest reserves.
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Portland
Qore
Oregon
Lewis RK
Webb
Deering
California
Oklahoma Sheriff Reports Surge in Horse Theft
Sheriff R. B. Ramsey of Muskogee County says in the last two weeks he has received reports of 208 horses stolen across Oklahoma, marking a level of depredations not seen since frontier days.
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Oklahoma
R. B. Ramsey
Muskogee County
Yeggmen Blow Safe in Ladysmith Bank Heist
A gang blasted open the State Bank in Ladysmith Wisconsin at 3 a m Tuesday and escaped with about $3,000 after wounding a night policeman in the arm. They fired at Bakers hotel to deter witnesses and fled on a handcar.
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Luesday
State Bank
Ladysmith
Wis
Bakers Hotel
Ridder Named National Committee Treasurer
Herman Ridder editor of the New York Staats Zeitung and vice chairman of the publicity bureau of the Democratic national committee is appointed National Chairman Mack's treasurer to succeed Gov. Charles N. Haskell of Oklahoma.
Robber in Vault Hold-Up at Allen Company Office
A masked thief hid in the vault of the W. D. Allen Manufacturing Company at 1095 Western avenue Chicago and stole 700 dollars from the payroll after assaulting superintendent Henry Gibbs. The assailant fled toward Twenty-third street as employees blocked his escape with a revolver in hand.
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Henry Gibbs
Allen Company
W. D. Allen Manufacturing Company
Western Avenue
Chicago
Mr. Gibbs
Barbara Walters
Ilenny Gallagher
Gibbs
Dry Victory in Ohio as 12 Counties Vote Dry
In Ohio headline news, twelve counties vote under the Rose law and all become dry by clear majorities. Across the counties, 289 saloons are affected with totals reaching 390 statewide. key counties include Gallia 19, Jackson 44, Lawrence 27, Pike 9, Scioto 6, Adams 4, Athens 71, Vinton 4, Mocking 27, Van Wert 22, Noble 7, Guernsey 35.
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Ohio
Scioto
Lawrence
Portsmouth
Trenton
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrences
Pike
Adams
Athens
Vinton
Mocking
van Wert
Nobel
Guerpsey
White Pupils Strike Over Racial Segregation
Sixty white pupils walk out of Lincoln public school Topeka Indiana to demand negro pupils be barred. They parade declaring they will not return until integration ends. Parents reportedly support the move as fears rise of spread to other ward schools.
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Lincoln
Topeka
Irian
Davis Bound Over In First Degree Murder Case
In Omaha Police Judge Crawford bound Charles Edward Davis over to the District Court on a murder in the first degree charge for the shooting of Dr Frederick Austin. Bail was set at 10 000 and posted by two of the defendant's brothers, while Davis remains under guard. Abbie Rice detained since the shooting is expected to be released on nominal bond as a witness.
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Crawford
Omaha
Charles Edward Davis
Frederick Austin
Ball
Davis
Abbie Rice
New Haven Line Deficit Shrinks After Dividend Payment
The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad reports a 6 percent dividend and a net deficit of 2 516 898 for the year. Seven months end July 1 1968 show a deficit of 4 005 478 though five months earlier posted a 1 453 080 gain. President Mellen says the public accepts a moderate service cut while labor and materials costs rise, threatening higher transportation prices to earn a reasonable return on investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Mellen
Iito
Daylight gem robbery foiled. detectives injured in blast
Detectives foiled a bold $250,000 jewel heist at Joseph Deschamp & Co on Chestnut Street Philadelphia. Five detectives were severely hurt when a dynamite device blew up after an officer touched a connected battery. Two burglars fled as alarms sounded.
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Joseph Deschamp & Co
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Fores
Benaumont
Fond du Lac Fire Ravages City Causing Large Loss
A major fire in Fond du Lac caused about 290000 in damage and threatened the city. Principal losses included St. Joseph Catholic church and parsonage 100000 Congregational church 75000 Crescent garage and seven cars 85000 St. Peter Lutheran church steeple 7000 Grant public school 10000 former Mayor Mayham residence 10000 Fire started by gasoline explosion in the Crescent garage and spread via wind to nearby churches and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lagois
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Congregational Church
Crescent
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Grant
Mayham
Prairie Oil Company Extends Pipeline in Oklahoma
Prairie Oil and Gas Company wins extension rights to lay a pipeline across Tulsa County and other counties in Oklahoma. Permits for crossing Nowata and Washington were previously granted, with construction set to begin soon. Governor Hackell's actions blocked by the Attorney General West sparked a presidential dispute, yet building appears imminent.
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Prairie Oil Company
Oklahoma
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Tulsa County
Okla
Nowata
Washington
Hackell
West
Roosevelt
Actress Settles with Elkins for Lifetime Annuity
Actress Louise Lonsdale settles a breach of promise suit against Blaine Elkins son of West Virginia Senator Elkins for 100000 dollars. The terms provide a payment of 50 dollars weekly for the rest of her life.
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Elkins
Louise Lonsdale
Blaine Elkins
Senator Elkins
West Virginia
Miss Lonsdale
King Gives Consent to Abruzzi Marriage in Italy
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, head of the House of Savoy, has granted royal consent to the marriage of Louis, Duke of the Abruzzi, and Katherine Elkins daughter of United States Senator Elkins of West Virginia confirming the union between Italian royalty and an American heiress.
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Victor Emmanuel
Italy
House of Savoy
Louis
Katherine Elkins
United States
Elkins
West Virginia
Man Fined for Thanking Judge in Philadelphia Court
William J. S. Reynolds was fined $25 by Judge Witbank in Quarter Sessions Court Philadelphia for writing a letter thanking the judge after dismissing a perjury charge against him.
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William J. S. Reynolds
Witbank
Philadelphia
Sheriff Chains Engine to Track in Tax Dispute
Sheriff Hensley of Jackson County Oklahoma chained a Chicago bound freight engine to a track at Altus to pressure payment of 2280 dollars in taxes claimed due from the railroad to the county. The engine tied to the track involved a Bt. Loula and San Francisco freight engine.
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Hensley
Jackson County
Okla
San Francisco
Altus
British Ship Loch Fintes Wrecked Off Tasmania
The British ship Loch Fintes was wrecked in a gale off the coast of Tasmania with the loss of twenty lives.
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Loch Fintes
Tasmania
Miracle wheat touted in West Virginia promotion
The report notes a so called miracle wheat found in West Virginia promoted to Kansas farmers. IF D Coburn Kansas board of agriculture secretary investigates the claim. The wheat allegedly yields 100 or more bushels per acre yet no miller will buy it for flour making.
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West Virginia
Kansas
IF. D. Coburn
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Miller Uses Strychnine In Desperate Banter
On the Monocacy creek near Bethlehem Pennsylvania Herman Miller sat under an oak, bantered two men across the stream, then deliberately drank strychnine. He collapsed and died as aid arrived, with authorities noting a fatal self inflicted act.
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Bethlehem
Herman Miller
Mines Fatalities and Injuries Rise in U S Coal Regions
The Geological Survey in Washington released statistics showing 3,125 deaths and 5,314 injuries in U S coal mines during the last calendar year. The figures underscore ongoing dangers in the mining sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Geological Survey
Washington
Legislature Opens Inquiry Into Bribery Charge
At Gov Henry's request Indiana lawmakers launch an investigation into allegations that the executive attempted bribery to secure passage of the local option law. The inquiry aims to determine the facts and identify any officials involved.
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Hanry
Indiana
Haskell Tenders Resignation From Democratic Committee
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma has tendered his resignation as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. He cites personal reasons and plans to remain active in party affairs locally and statewide.
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Haskell
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
Chicago business shows steady recovery amid drought and delays
Dun's Review of Trade notes irregularities but overall encouraging business in Chicago. Bank clearings total 237,615,073, down 3.7 percent from 1907, with 28 district failures this week versus 34 last week and 16 a year ago.
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Chicago
Dun
Trade Difficulties and Shifting Retail Patterns Reported
New York notes general but slow improvement with conservative wholesale purchasing and a drop in trade in several large centers especially in dry goods. Western trade is solid though house trade wanes while traveling salesmen handle reorder business. Stocks are small at retailers, boosting orders for immediate shipment and pressuring robbers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Business failures: U S week ending Sept 24 total 267. Canada 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Canada
Market Report: Live Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains Across Cities
Regional market columns show Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and New York prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains. No. 2 wheat ranges from about 79c to $1.08 with corn near 76c to 86c and oats around 47c to 58c. Butter and timothy prices also listed with various quality grades.
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Chicago
Timothy
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
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