Race Tragedy At State Fair Grounds Kills Nine
A dangerous crash at a state fair track in Syracuse New York leaves nine dead and several injured when a car driven by Lee Oldfield vaulted the fence and plunged into cheering crowds. Names of the deceased include Claude Hamilton and Charles Ballantine of Syracuse and James Cain of Alexandria New York. Injured include Oldfield and witnesses Will iam Sharkey Harry Bradley Charles Dudley and Miss Anna Yonker. The fatality toll occurred in the forty third mile as two big race cars battled at seventy five miles per hour before the Oldfield car leaped and crashed through the fence into the crowd.
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Syracue
NOY
Barteen
Erie
Danceraushy
Ritex
Lee Oldfield
Claude Hamil
Hammond
N.Y
Fred J. Arlound
Syracuse
Charles Ballantine
James Cain
Alexandria
N. Yo
Fayette Fonk
Farleyville
Lea Halpin
N. Y
William Sharkey
Harry Bradley
Charles Dudley
Anna Yonker
Palma
Oldfield
Boat crash injures crew on Niagara River crossing
A speedboat accident near Riverside Park on the Niagara River caused multiple injuries among four crew members and a thirteen year old bystander. Names, ages, and exact roles were unclear in the report, with officials investigating the collision as authorities work to identify the responsible party.
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Battie
Pixie IV
Priel
Josrmam
Hartuswarth
Fumti
Dai
Te Cate
Norton Pidge
Rick
Niagara
Riverside
Merurnboin
Amin Jere
Tasrolt Red
Ben Geo
Wilia
Hue Gather
Elmer Hush
Tunfels
John Daree
Tle
Viixie
Mexican Mog Sla gh Three In Monterey Riot Anniversary
Three men named Monigges and Cox were killed and eighteen wounded during an anniversary celebration in Monterey that degenerated into a riot. The disturbance began with windows being stoned and police were fired on as cavalry charged the Plaza Juarez, suppressing the mob after several lines were struck. Wounded suspects bore bullet wounds, indicating mob victims.
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Monigges
Cox
Monterey
Plaza Juarez
kMed
Lead Threatened as Forest Fire Menaces Lead
Forest fire in timber country near Lead threatens town as high winds drive flames. Volunteers and miners pressed into service by Honestoke Mining Company to fight the blaze and protect the community.
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Honestoke Mining Company
Lend
Robbers Blow Open Safe at Bank of Montreal
Three men cracked the Bank of Montreal in New Westminster by entering through a rear window and breaking into the vault. They looted about 320000 in gold and currency, leaving 89000 untouched in the safe and 20000 in gold on the bed. Chong Kong, a Chinese caretaker, alerted police shortly after the break in at around 4 10 am, and witnesses describe masked assailants binding him before making their escape. The vault was reportedly damaged prior to discovery.
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New Westminster
Bank of Montreal
New Westminister
Chong Kong
Tak
Chey
Tim Fou
Students Talk Against Jews in Kiev Theater Inquiry
In St Petersburg reports say the Kiev Municipal Theater shooting of Bogroff appears revolutionary in origin. An agent of the political police guarded Atolypia, with the plot linked to a federation of social revolutionists and Finnish revolutionists. Admission card 406 linked to Kullabko receipt photo evidence on police records.
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St. Petersburg
Niev
MS Stolepin
Tal
Tawieh
Bogrosf
Kullabko
Aim
Bogroff
Wilson resents attack over honorary brewer congress role
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, vacationing at Traer Iowa, resents criticism for accepting the honorary president post of the International Brewers' Congress. He says as a government representative he cannot decline the honor and argues the congress includes many nations and matters with legal standing.
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Traer
Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
Iie
International Brewers' Congress
Wilson
Aas
Fifer
Grace Methodist
Apiscopal Church of
Des Moines
National Brewers’ Congress
Methodist Church
Shenandoah
Hi Lo Hi Lo barred from German day parade
Evansville Indiana September 18 the committee on music of the German day celebration to be held with the German state federation meeting on September 24 has listed the tune Hi Lo Hi Lo as unclassical. The old air will be barred in the parade and at all festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Earthquake Strikes Tocopilla Chile Damages Buildings
An earthquake was felt in Tocopilla Chile causing cracked walls in many buildings and injuring several people.
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Chile
Tquique
Wiley Sustained as Head of Chemistry Bureau
President Taft backs Dr Wiley amid pressure from the personnel board and Attorney General Wickersham. A broader shakeup in the Department of Agriculture is expected next winter as Congress plans further inquiry into unfinished agency matters.
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Department of Agriculture
Kedter
Wo W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistes
Department of Aarreature
Government Service
Taft
Boand
Department
Wickersham
Wiley
Dre Wiley
Deverly
Aged Slayer Gives Bail in Missouri Murder Case
Richard Johnson, sixty nine, killed John Griggs near Falcon, Missouri, then surrendered and was released on 2500 bond. He rushed to his wife’s bedside, her alleged confession cited by Johnson as the motive for the killing. The charge is first degree murder. Johnson spent a tense night in jail before meeting the authorities.
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Richard Johnson
Ohn Griggs
Falcon
Johnson
Griggs
International Union of Bakers Workers
OM Mhatferry
Piron
Fishhill
N.Y
Minnesota
Dean A. F Woods
West Cultural College
Dean Woods
John 2D. Rockefeller
New York
City Building Department
Westchester
John A. Berry
St. Louis
KH. C. Berry
Walker
Coatesville
Helen Watson
Chicago
Miss Watson
Superior Coal Company
Pittsburgh
David Steen
William J. Steen
H. C. McMillan
Percheron Society of America
Percheron Stud Book of America
George W. Patterson
Worthington, Minn
Jennie Crocker
Boston Terriers
Crocker
San Francisco
Two Milled on Minnesota Farm Murder Mystery Revealed
A grim farm case north of Minneapolis uncovers the naked body of Mrs. Walter Bolton who ran the farm for her husband. A second victim, a man, is found buried in the garden. Hired man Krank Rhodes is missing and sought by authorities.
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Minneapolis
Walter Bolton
Krank Rhodes
Gaby des Lys and Other Headlines Spark Early Turbulence
A chaotic mix of early 20th century dispatches reports public tragedy and political drama. Notes include a New York scene tied to ex King Manuel, a Minneapolis campus corruption case, and a fatal hotel death by suicide amid a cloudburst washing away towns.
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Gaby Des Lys
King Manuel
New York
Tuekker
Mineapolis General Electry
St Paul
Ftua
Sharpsourg
Millvede
Lurhe
Pittsburgh
Iiva
Mount @tuy
Ceir Hanes
Woodryan
National Conservation Congress
Mansas City
Stolypin
Russia
Dmitri Bogroff
Georgia
State College
Michael Mazora
LaSalle
Lil al
Evelyn Arthur Lee
Chicago
Mildred Bridges
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Missouri
Togo
Yokohama
Tokyo
Charles D. Carter
gOklahoma
Sanne’ Gerber
Carter
Washington
Des Moines News Briefs From City Council And Court
The report notes a mortality excess over births in Des Moines and Polk County, with typhoid contributing little to the gap. It also covers a petition to require a statewide bridge registry, two boys held for horse theft, a dead elderly Black man Henry Vance, a runaway accident toll, a smoke abatement crusade, and the Des Moines Postal Savings Bank opening with modest deposits.
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City Council of
Iowa
Capital City
Henry Vance
Des Moines
Nandanus
Polk County Board of Supervisors
HH Stan
Dez Motres Commercial Club
Stipp
Commercial Club
Park County
Carl Winger
Homer Howard
Os Waller
Cawiedinan
Postal Bank
Pee Moines
Train Wreck Near Ainsworth Injures Three Mail Clerks
The Rock Island Golden State limited derailed east of Ainsworth Illinois. Three mail clerks were hurt when the mail car overturned. The engine stayed upright and the engineer and fireman escaped injury. A steel coach and the dining car also derailed but passengers were shaken only.
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Rock Island Golden State Limited
Ainsworth
Ill
Risk Company Sues Auditor Over Auto Insurance Policy
The Risk Company petitions the district court seeking to compel State Auditor John L. Bonk to approve automobile liability insurance policies. The suit challenges the auditor's authority to deny or threaten to strip the company's right to operate, arguing the policy is a valid form of liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage arising from automobile accidents.
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John L. Bonk
Ste
de Co Tees Altornay
Ma. Toadk- Ty
W. E. Gaurto
Tee
Gabrio
Gutsel
Heath
Hig Automobile
Hime
Parieles
Carrvice
Railroads Filing Reports With State Board
Rail lines begin filing annual reports with the State Board of Railroad Commissioners. Des Moines Terming Company, Illinois Interurban, Abia and Ingerur ban Company report financial results. One line between Davennert and Clinton shows a net loss, while another reports a small profit amid overall weak earnings.
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State Board of Callway Commissioners
Des Moines
FOOM
Hubbert
Ilinois Interurban
Abia
Ingerurban
Hobbes Terminal
Aper Sud Arin Po
Towa Ai
Ullinois
Atecteie
Beatties Film Reel Distorts Historic Trial Headlines
Fragmented OCR text mentions Motines, Pinkard, and Henry Clay in a court or public affair context. References to electrocution, cities, and trials suggest a sensationalized historical report with unclear names and events. The readable elements imply a courtroom or public notice with dramatic phrasing.
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Murs Hiatt
Henry Clay Beatin
Die Seung
Tanase
Erie
Ponte
Trent
Durant Jones for Governor
Perry mayor C Durant Jones, a leading nominee of the Prohibition party, formed an insurgent leadership conference in Perry. The campaign focuses on youth engagement and a pre election push through his temperance network started years ago in Iowa and extended to other travel venues.
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Gubermitorial Camdidacsy
C. Durant Domes
Perry
Rapid Chadanit
Stace Es Mtral Com
Prohibition Party
Jones
Yourh
Towa
Banke of Grafton President Burned in Home Fire
GC. A. Larkins, president of the Banke of Grafton, was burned severely and likely to fail recovery. The fire destroyed his residence trapping the family on the upper floor. They were forced to escape via the stairway and ladders after neighbors arrived and summoned help.
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GC. A. Larkins
Banke of Grafton
SQUIRREL ATTACKS BABY IN IOWA TOWN
A park squirrel attacked a three month old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bridgeman at their Oskaloosa home. The child suffered severe facial and head injuries and faces probable fatal outcome. The incident shot through with animal bites and a near loss of an eye before the mother intervened.
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Warren Bridgeman
Oskaloosa
Will of Ole Cloven Funds Home for Aged Poor
Mason City bachelor farmer Ole Cloven left 50 090 to erect a home for the aged poor on his large farm in the center. Only 1 000 goes to relatives.
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Ole Cloven
Mason City
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