Blackmail Plot Targets French Lick and West Baden Hotels
A Chicago based blackmail scheme pressured the French Lick and West Baden hotels for two years. Dynamite was used once to threaten the Monte Carlo resorts before Indiana Governor Hanly and Attorney General Miller intervened. The state raid halted further tribute demands.
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West Baden
Ind
Indiana
Hanly
Miller
French Lick
Chicago
French Lick Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Girl Assassin Dies on Russian Gibbet
In St. Petersburg on September 13 M. L. Kohp liankova, the girl assassin of General Min, was executed after declaring loyalty to the social revolution for land and liberty. She faced the scaffold without quivering, refused a priest, and sent a final photograph with the message my life was all I had to give.
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St. Petersburg
M. L. Kohpliankova
Min
Denver Anchors Over Maine Wreck Site in Havana Harbor
In Havana on September 18 the cruiser Denver anchored directly above the former site of the battleship Maine explosion. The captain, unaware of the spot, dropped anchor and vowed to stay to protect American lives and property just as the Maine did years ago.
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Havana
Maine
Denver
Gompers Hints At Money Used In Maine Campaign
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor plans notes for the next Federationist issue as he prepares discussions on the Maine campaign and its results. He hints at the charge that money was used in the effort.
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Washington
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federationist
Maine
Senator Beveridge to Call on President Tomorrow
Senator Beveridge will visit the President tomorrow at Oyster Bay. The purpose of the visit is not stated. Roosevelt plans to board the Mayflower to present the cup to the Vim yacht skipper from the Massachusetts coast races.
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Oyster Bay
Beveridge
Roosevelt
Vim
Massachusetts
Many applicants for soldiers home admission at Lafayette
The board of trustees of the Indiana state soldiers home in Lafayette, on September 13, received the largest batch of applications at a single meeting. The home is too small to admit all applicants, and Commander Smock announced that preference will be given to veterans who enlisted in Indiana over those from other states.
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Lafayette
Ind
The
State Soldiers’ Home
Smock
Indiana
Victimized Man From Elkhart Suffered $2500 Loss In Chicago
Charles Huster, once of Elkhart, bought an $8,000 Chicago property for $2,500 from a stranger who claimed urgent cash needs. No title was ever held and the con artist vanished. Huster, who lost a foot in railroad work, had received $2,500 settlement and a promised life job. Chicago police are investigating.
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Masonic Temple
Chicago
Charles Huster
Elkhart
Ulrich Huster
Young Huster
Death of C. E. Davis Reported from Iowa
Under date of September 12 a message filed at Dubuque Iowa was received at the Postal Telegraph office here this morning stating that Clarence E. Davis had died at Sedalia Missouri. The message was addressed to Mr Davis and read Clarence HE Davis died at Sedalia Mo Instruct Bard Drug Co Manager Mowery could not find any Mr Davis to claim the message. There are several Davis families in the city and it is suspected there may have been a tragic circumstance with a body bearing identification leading to the telegram.
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Dubuque
Postal Telegraph Office
Clarence E. Davis
Sedailia
Mr. Davis
Clarence HE
Davis
Sedalia
Bard Drug Co
Mowery
Ladies Organize A Physical Culture Club
The Ladies Physical Culture Club organized with twenty members. They will meet every Wednesday at 7 o'clock at the Boys' Brigade armory on Main street, chaperoned by Mrs Haggerty and others. A Girls Auxiliary to the B B will be organized next week for girls 12 to 16.
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Boys’ Brigade
Main Street
Haggerty
Champlin
A. McLaughlin
B. B
Civil War Veterans Support Shively Over Brick
Dr G W Carey, a Civil War veteran, praised Hon B F Shively for aiding old soldiers while congressman and urged fellow veterans to back Shively. He contrasted his record with Brick and cited promises kept by Shively.
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F. Shively
Brick
G. W.carey
Shively
Roosevelt Says Cuban Naval Buildup Is Precaution
The state department states ships are sent to Cuban waters as precautionary, not to intervene in Cuban matters. President Roosevelt and the War and Navy departments emphasize readiness to protect American interests, with no immediate troop moves planned but contingency plans in place.
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Washington
State Department
Roosevelt
Cuba
United States
Department
Army
Navy Department
War Department
Secretary of
Bell
Sherman
Meade and Kilpatrick
Philippines
Sauddron
Dominion
Porto Ghehiaanato
Culebra
Salvation Army Captain Desertion Leads to Detroit Tailor Work
Captain Woodard, a Salvation Army officer from Logansport, deserted his wife and children and fled to Detroit after release from jail. Friends say his uniform was demanded on arrival, and he later lived with his former wife until returning to Logansport and surrendering to the sheriff. Now he works as a tailor in Detroit, while his case unsettled, with the Holmes girl involved previously.
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Woodard
Logansport
Salvation Army
Detroit
Bng
Woodward
Holmes
Noioneer
Shea and associates plead not guilty to conspiracy
Chicago reporters say Cornelius P. Shea and his listed subordinates refused to quash the indictments and were ordered today to plead. Shea and the other men entered not guilty pleas as the conspiracy case moves forward in court.
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Shea
Chicago
Cornelius P. Shea
Philadelphia Aroused Over Negro Assault
Philadelphia residents are enraged after a brutal assault by a burly Black man on Miss Ransome, daughter of a contractor, in the northern part of the city. The incident sparked widespread public outrage.
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Philadelphia
Miss Ransome
Big Thursday Opens State Fair With Fine Weather
Indianapolis reports the state fair opening on Big Thursday with excellent prospects. Organizers hailed the day as the busiest expected, noting the best weather of the fair so far and strong attendance outlook for showcases and events.
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Indianapolis
Bryan Arrives in Cincinnati at Noon
Bryan reaches Cincinnati at noon in what witnesses describe as a chilly reception at the Whiting hotel. Tom Johnson notes the moment as a quiet, subdued welcome amid the city visit.
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Bryan
Cincinnati
Fi Sons
Tom Johnson
Death may free accused in Freemyre case
Norman S. Shigley of Cass county Michigan died yesterday afternoon from bowel hemorrhage. He was the principal witness for the state in the perjury case against Allen W. Freemyre, who may face dismissal as Shigley’s testimony was crucial. Shigley was 46, survived by a wife and four children and a stepdaughter. funeral services are planned for Saturday with services at his home and Osolo chapel.
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Norman S. Shigley
Cass County
Michigan
Allen W. Freemyre
Shigley
Elkhart
Freemyre
Elhart
Hattie Rosentreter
Maggie Yost
Susan Schaffer
West Bay
Mich
Clara Shigley
Chicago
Clara Croop
Osolo Chapel
Large Fruit Shipment Exits by Lake and Rail
The fruit shipment from St. Joseph Michigan ends its season. On Monday evening over 50 000 packages were moved by lake and rail and numerous more by express services. Of the total more than 34 000 were baskets of grapes.
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St. Joseph, Mich
Young man denies aiding officers in bank case
Chicago September 13 Theodore Stensland son of the bank wrecking father issues a written statement denying any aid to officers. He says he does not know his father’s whereabouts but would not have told if he did know. He calls reports that he abandoned his father damnable falsehoods and a deep blow to him.
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Chicago
Theodore Stensland
Battling Nelson Issues Challenge in Chicago
In Chicago on September 18 Battling Nelson and his manager arrived at a venue to issue a challenge. Details remain sketchy as the report focuses on the confrontation and imminent bout.
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Battling
Nelson Issues Challenge
Chicago
Nelson
Big Four Brakeman Struck, in Critical Condition
Thomas Scott 25 years old, a Big Four brakeman, is in critical condition with a fractured skull after being struck by an overhead bridge beam at the Lake Shore crossing. The accident occurred at 5:30 am when he failed to stoop under the beam while on a box car on freight No. 95.
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Big Four
Lake Shore
Division Street
Thomas
Tony”) Scott
Clark Hospital
Elkhart
Scott
Tommy Hollinger
Benton Harbor
Wabash
Jesse Scott
Florence
Ill
Lake Shore Boiler Maker Seeks Eye Injury Treatment
D. Shannon a boiler maker from Lake Shore has a piece of steel removed from his eye by the company physician.
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D. Shannon
Lake Shore
American Mutual Books Taken to Goshen
Books of the American Mutual Insurance company were yesterday moved to the offices of the Elkhart County Trust company in Goshen, and the local offices have been closed. A desk to handle matters for the defunct company will be kept at the Goshen receiver’s office to curtail expenses.
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American Mutual Insurance Company
Elkhart
Death in Middlebury from heat and paralysis
Mrs Barbara Miller 58 wife of John B Miller of Middlebury mill ownership died at home yesterday after heat illness and a subsequent paralysis attack. Survived by husband five sons and two daughters including Albert Miller of Goshen and Louis Miller of Los Angeles en route to funeral.
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Barbara Miller
John B. Miller
Middlebury
Albert Miller
Goshen
Louis Miller
Los Angeles
Cal
Horses Rescued From Lake Under Narrow Husband Save
Goshen horse man W. O. Elliott almost lost a hand as a team of blacks bred fear near Warsaw. A driver hired for 460 dollars steered the frightened horses as they swam into the lake. They turned back toward shore and stopped in shallow water.
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W. O. Elliott
Goshen
Warsaw
Mary Kile widow of George Kile dies at Goshen
Mrs. Mary Kile widow of George Kile died at an advanced age following a long illness. She left several children and resided near Goshen. Her passing marks the end of a lengthy life and is noted in local obituary columns.
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Mary ‘Kile
Adidow
George Kile
Miles
Goshen
Drunks Forced Out as City Judge Suspends Sentences
In Elkhart City Court Judge F E Hughes suspended the sentences of two drunken offenders, William Ogle and John Hunton, on condition they leave the city within 48 hours. The policy aims to drive drunks from town to save on jail feeding costs, estimated at about $1000 per year.
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F. E. Hughes
Elkhart
William Ogle
Hughes
John Hunton
Mrs Sara J East Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Sara J East widow of Ed mond Hast died at 2 o clock this morning at her home in Osolo township four miles northeast of Elkhart after a long illness from a complication of diseases. She was 69. She is survived by four children Alice Kantz Indianapolis Eawin Swinehart and Miss Cora Bellows Bristol and Mrs J H Smith of this city. Funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow.
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Sara J. East
Edmond Hast
Osolo Township
Elkhart
Two-Cent Fare Loophole Draws Elkhart Travelers
Elkhart residents exploit two-cent fare laws by buying a first ticket to the initial station within Michigan Ohio or New York and then purchasing another ticket to the final point within that state. The rule restricts the discount to intra state travel. interstate tickets pay regular three-cent fares.
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Michigan
Ohio
New York
Elkhart
Progress on Chicago Lake Shore & South Bend railway advances
Promoters report steady progress on the Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend railway line with a large work force at Lydick in St Joseph county. Grading nears completion and the company has purchased wagons to move men to South Bend. Completion to Hudson Lake is expected by November first, after which remaining work will be contracted except for the steel laying. The firm aims to secure an option on a hotel and pavilion at Hudson Lake, signaling a potential large resort next summer.
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Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend
Lydick
St. Joseph County
South Bend
Hudson Lake
Mishawaka Industry At Risk Amid Auto Plant Doubts
Correspondence notes concern over the future of Mishawaka's American Simplex Motor Corporation. The plant has grown to prominence and promises, but fears arise about sustaining the new industry as other states show interest and may lure away workers or investment.
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Motor CO
Mishawaka
American Simplex,Motor. Company
Indiana
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