Notable Deaths and Industry Shifts Across Wall Street
John G. Carlisle died in New York of heart failure after illness. Rip Van Winkle Reuben Todd found drowned in Dry Brook stream in Ulster County. George Westinghouse resigned as president of his company, Edwin F. Atkins elected to succeed him. May Yohe returns to stage life. Theodore D. Robinson, nephew of Theodore Roosevelt, lost GOP bid in Oneida Herkimer race. Dr Frederick Graves committed suicide in Bridgeport. Carlisle ill in New York Hotel Walcott. Westinghouse says he was frozen out.
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John G. Carlisle
Treasury
Cleveland
New York
Reuben Todd
Drybrook
Ulster County
N. Y
Rip van Winkle
Dry Brook
George Westinghouse
Great Corporation
Edwin F. Atkins
Boston
Mr. Westinghouse
May Yohe
Francis Hope
Pat- Bam Bradlee Strong
the Treasury
New York City
Walcott
Theodore Douglas Robinson
Roosevelt
Oneida-Herkimer
Frederick L. Graves
Bridgeport
Brooklyn
Louis Restelli
Quincy
Mase
Caroling
Northwestern
Chester
S. C
John Junk
Stockholm
Sweden
Alfonso
Canalejas
Emilio de Ojeda
Vatican
Ira Rawn
Monon Railroad
Winnetka
Edwin Johann Wider
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Taft
Pacific
Russia
Merrill
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Staten Island
George Pelham
Yonkers
Niederdeutsche Bank
Germany
Chicago
Herrerd
Campbell County
Rock Island
Ill
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Ohio
Otto Bernson
Geneva
Washington
Indianapolis News
Margherita
Humbert
State Supreme Court
Oklahoma
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St. Clair Avenue
Pittsburg Flyer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Péargon Syndicate
Lehigh Valley
Wabash
Denver
Rio Grands
Thoring
Gaynor
Grand Trunk
South Bend
Ind
Knights of Columbus meet opens in Quebec city
International convention of the Knights of Columbus convened in Quebec with many members planning a pilgrimage to Rome and Genoa after its close. Eminent lawyers, statesmen and others from around the world attended the London conference of the International Law association.
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the Knights of Columbus
Quebec
Canada
Rome
Genoa
London
International Law Association
Palestine
Tex
Houston
Galveston
Montrose
Father Point
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Ethel Clare Leneve
England
Helle Elmore
Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Columbus Railway & Light Company
John George Stemson Schubell
Taft
Burgess Point
James Sloan, Jr
Secret Service
Beverly
Bread Trust
National Biscuit Company
Delaware
The
Federal Bakeries Company
No Compromise With Railroads In Safety Penalties
Indianapolis reformers disclose that the railroad commission will not suspend penalties under the safety device act even if railroads remedy defects. The policy aims to offset costs from prior lawsuits and deter noncompliance by firm enforcement.
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Indianapolis
Railroad Commission
Indiana
Purdue Exhibit At State Fair Showcased By Agriculture Department
Purdue university agriculture department and experiment station prepared a 14‑case exhibit for Indiana state and county fairs this fall. It aims to inform attendees about Purdue instruction and research, detailing agricultural education, investigations, and experiments, presented with educational value and appeal. Articles of Incorporation filed in secretary of state office list Chesterton Bank, Enterprise Paper Bag Company, and Mrs Gara B Metter Company with listed capital and key officers.
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Purdue
Purdue University
Agricultural Department
Indiana
Purdue School of Agriculture
Secretary of State
Chesterton Bank
Chesterton
Capital Stock
Co. I. Taylor
Enterprise Paper Bag Company
Indianapolis
A. D. Davidson
H. N. Roetter
O. A. Kuehrmann
Metter Company
Kokozno
Indiana miners approve wage contract fining clause
The referendum in district No. 11 shows 7 490 for approval and 6 664 against the fining clause. The two year contract from April 1 will be signed by miners and operators. Indiana mines run at high capacity this year, aided by idle Illinois mines. President Van Horn defends fines as enforcing contract obedience and good faith.
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Indiana
District No
Illinois
van Horn
District G A R Meeting At Isham Kelth Post
A special Isham Kelth Post 13 G A R meeting lays plans for a district gathering and regimental reunion in Columbus on October 12 with eight reunions including the Sixth Twelfth Seventeenth Twenty second Eighty second Ninety third and Fortieth Indiana units and the Tenth Indiana cavalry. Governor Marshall paroles two inmates and a conference plan begins for the state charities and corrections board with Marina hotel as headquarters and Dr S B Smith of Richmond to speak.
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Isham Kelth
Columbus
Department
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Tenth Indiana Cavalry
Board of Stute Charities
Mari
Marina Hotel
M. E
Murder of Doctor Stewart in Pittburg
Dr C Murray Stewart a leading society figure and Edna Wallace a known sinner are found dead in the Stewart home after a struggle. Police believe Wallace killed Stewart and then shot herself after being shown his upcoming wedding garments. Witnesses saw a man and woman at the house three days ago.
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Pittsburg
C. Murray Stewart
Edna Wallace
Stewart
Wallace
Woman in Kansas City Fire on Robber Injures Officer
A burglar chase in Kansas City ended with a woman firing from a home window, wounding policeman Michael Meney in the shoulder while pursuing a burglar. An undertaker C. H. Countee was struck in the jaw as he slept, with both men expected to recover and the burglar escaping.
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Kansas City
Michael Meney
Meney
C. H. Countee
Countee
Maniac fireman shoots officers then kills wife and child
In San Diego California Bert S Durham a former city fireman in a revenge fit triggered a false fire alarm. When colleagues arrived he opened fire killing one and critically wounding two. He fled to his home and beat his wife and infant to death with a steel object. No suspect is yet located.
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San Diego
Cal
Bert S. Durham
Durham
Mobray gang member Jacobs ends fugitive chase in Kansas
Jacobs, a notorious member of the Mobray gang known for fake racing swindles, reportedly died by suicide near Mineola Kansas to avoid capture by United States post office inspectors. He had been working as a harvest hand after a life of crime and poverty drove him to take his own life before agents reached him.
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Kansas City
Boone RB
Jacobs
United States
Mineola
Kan
Robbers Hold Up First State Bank in Onamia
Three cracksmen robbed the First State bank of Onamia Minnesota of 1900 dollars in bills and 200 in silver. Editor C. H. MacKenzie was passing the bank and was halted with hands up as the robbers completed the heist.
Gunner Kills Commander in Victoria Garrison Tragedy
In Victoria British Columbia Captain Peter Ellis ton, Royal Canadian Army, was shot dead by Gunner Grant of his unit after leaving the company office. In Monroe Michigan Sheriff Edmond Dull, of Monroe County, was shot three times near Erie by a black suspect while attempting an arrest. the assailant escaped.
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Victoria
B. C
Peter Elliston
Royal Canadian Army
Esquimaux
Gunner Grant
Grant
Elliston
Monroe
Mich
Edmond Dull
Monroe County
Erie
American Sprinter Holway Wins 130 Yard Race in Wales
C E Holway, the American sprinter, defeated South Africa's Jack Donaldson in Pontypridd for a $1000 stake. Holway won by four inches in 13 seconds, delivering a sharp victory in humid conditions.
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Pontypridd
Wales
C. E. Holway
Jack Donaldson
South Africa
Holway
Wreck Near Utica Kills Night Engine Repairer
Train 29 the Buffalo and Toronto special collided with a Night engine at Oriskany near Utica on the New York Central. Engineer B. West, under the engine to repair it, was killed.
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Utica
Albany
N. Y
Buffalo
Toronto
Oriskany
New York Central Railroad
B. West
Three Are Killed in Dallas Shooting Suicide
A Dallas telegraph message to police reports William McMasters, a white man, killed his wife and mother in law and then killed himself by shouting. The incident occurred in Dallas, Texas, as authorities investigate the double murder suicide claim.
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Dallas
Tex
Bast Dallas
William McMasters
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement warns that weak kidneys weaken the whole body and urges immediate use of Dean's Kidney Pills. A testimonial from Mrs. George La joie of Caro Michigan describes severe weakness and improved health after using the product, with claims of cures where doctors failed. The ad notes price at 50 cents per box and lists Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as the supplier.
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Dean
George Lajoie
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Landlady Bemoans Tough Tenant Over Beard Price
A landlady describes her tenant as the meanest man she has met. Mrs Slowpay asks why, and the landlady explains he wants a reduced rent due to having lost two teeth affecting his beard.
Eczema Cure With Cuticura Remedies Shared
A Brooklyn mother recounts how Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared her niece’s eczema after five years of suffering. She describes severe sores, sleepless nights, and a dramatic recovery beginning after using the products. The testimonial is dated September 27, 1909, with the family at 668 Quincy Street.
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H. Kiernan
Quincy St
Brooklyn
Merely a Prevaricator. A Doctor's Sunstroke Solution
A physician recounts hypnotic therapy with a sun painted on the ceiling to cure a gravely ill patient. The patient improved until the doctor found him dead on arrival, the death attributed to sunstroke rather than the ruse.
Coca Cola as Heat Relief and Baseball Record Book
An advertisement promotes Coca Cola as cooling and thirst quenching, likening it to water and urging purchase at fountains and bottles. It offers a 2 cent stamp for a booklet The Truth About Coca-Cola and the Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 with the poem Casey At The Bat and baseball schedules and records.
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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Baseball
Casey
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Little Edward Seeks A New Baby in Funny Confession
Four year old Edward, an only child, longs for a baby sister. He chats with a family friend who mentions a one year old girl and promises her as a gift. Edward replies he wants a brand new baby with coma on but tacum powder, a playful mispronunciation revealing his cheeky misunderstanding.
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Edward
Elbert Hubbard on Suffering and Easy Task Soap
Elbert Hubbard notes that most life suffering stems from excess or lack of work. The piece praises Easy Task soap for its ease and speed, claiming it cleans well and costs five cents a cake. It ends with a stray remark about burlesque performers needing a dressing room.
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Elbert Hubbard
Anga
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Charles §. Millington
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Jefferson County
Field Examinera
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State Board of Accounts
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Elkhart County
L. Osborn
Wayne Township
John B. Hopping
Ripley Township
L. W. Meroney
Eden Township
Lagrange County
Harry Underwood
Smyrna Township
Jackson County
Oscar Allen
William H. Aikman
Horatio Harryman
Henry H. Tinch
Salt Creek Township
Messrs
Aikman
Harryman
Jerry Mc Osker
Brownstown Township
Calvin N. Kendall
Board of School Commissioners
Kendall
Institutions of Learning
Windy City
D. L. Waters
Vventilavica
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de Pauw University
W. W. Hart
Shortridge High School
Frank Jennings
Maybell Stiltz
Charles W. Sylvester
Charles J. Pieper
Shortridge
Walter D. Davidson
Charles L. Hawk
Manual Training High School
Marshall
Witham Hill
Marion County
May Cubert
Women's Prison
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