Senate predicted to finish tariff bill by September
Chairman Simmons of the senate finance committee said the tariff bill could be completed by Septem ber 6 and signed by President Wilson by Septem ber 16 after conference committee work. The administration favors a tightened currency bill and a vigorous endorsement in congress. India?
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Conference Committee
Wilson
Chicago
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Mmto
Owen
Boxing tragedy ends fighting in Southern California
The killing of Bull Young in Los Angeles halts scheduled fights as promoter Thomas J. McCarey and Athletic Club counsel Earl Rogers announce all remaining events will be called off. The report adds government and political maneuvers in New York, Missouri, and the Philippines, plus a Detroit shooting incident and Rotary club convention outcomes in Buffalo.
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Los Angeles
California
Thomas J. McCarey
Southern California
Earl Rogers
Athletic Club
Mexican Revolt Advised Goes To Vera Cruz On Short Notice
Embassy adviser John Lind prepares to depart for Vera Cruz Mexico within an hour. He believes Mexican government misreads his mission and abandons task as hopeless.
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John Lind
Vera Cruz
Mex
Paralyzed New York woman threatened by fire at sanitarium
Mrs. Sarah Harris of New York who drew state attention last year by appealing to end her life when paralyzed faced a death threat as flames from a nearby fire cracked her room windows in an uptown sanitarium. Two attendants found her and she pleaded not to be moved saying this is the first chance Ive had to die.
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Sarah Harris
New York
Runaway-Lead Boy Sparks Indignation Meeting in Connersville
In Connersville Indiana a sun-tanned six year old nicknamed Blue Sky Ben leads fifteen local children away from home over three weeks. Parents convene a drug store indignation meeting while the boy remains unseen and unnamed. The pattern repeats as youths describe pleasant river bottoms and woodlands under his influence.
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Connersville
Ind
Timothy Abbost
Blue Sky
Ben
Jsfat
Maplewood
Rooster Ordered Killed by Police in Logansport
A dangerous rooster owned by Casiner Jablonski led police to order its death after it attacked several residents and a young boy near Palanibo. The bird injured the child's neck, prompting Mrs. Palanibo to drive it off and summon Dr. Hetherington for treatment. Patrolman Shuing then ordered the owner to kill the rooster, and she faced assault before complying.
Miner Finds Pearl Worth 700 From White River
Petersburg August 20. John Alford a coal miner found a pearl weighing fifteen grains while digging mussels in White river. The gem valued at 700 dollars is nearly as large as a marble and boasts a fine luster. It rivals the earlier big button pearl found by Garry Callahan seven years ago worth 900 dollars.
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John Alford
White River
Garry Callahan
Sues for 610000 Damages Bloomfield Aug 18
Ralph Raster by next friend Mary E. F. Rester sues the Chicago and Southeastern railroad for 16000 damages in Bloomfield on August 18.
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Bloomfield
Ralph Raster
Mary EF. Rester
Sait
Chicago & Southeastern Railroad
Boy Drowns in Tippecanoe River Near Tickechester
Tickechester reports the drowning of George Myers fifteen-year-old resident of the city in the Tippecanoe river west of town on Sunday afternoon. His body was recovered about an hour later from seven feet of water.
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Tickechester
George Myers
Here
Struck by Ball May Die in Baseball Incident
In Frankfort on August 20 Melvin Goff twenty two year old player with the Borg baseball team was struck in the head by a pitched ball and rendered unconscious. There are slight hopes for his recovery.
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Frankfort
Melvin Goff
Ifborg
Bootlegger Fined in City Court for Whisky Sale
Lebanon August 20 Charley Alfian Chiney Gray was fined 400 dollars in city court for guilty selling whisky at the county fair and was remanded to fall. Likely sent to Kansas City for further action or transfer.
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Charley
Alfian
Chiney Gray
Ray Aars Doiver
Kansas City
Marriage of 13 year old bride sparks legal action in Lawrenceburg
A 13 year old girl, Henrietta Bach elor, wed 36 year old Claude Landran. Landran, Mrs. Martha Gray, and T. Spencer face charges of assault and subornation or perjury as authorities report the girl was coerced and later beaten and tied in bed. Police intervened and warrants issued for all involved.
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Henrietta C. Bachelor
Claude E. Landran
Martha Carter Gray
David C. Gray
T. Spencer
Landran
Indiana News in Brief roundup across multiple towns
Reports from Indiana cover disasters, arrests, and civic events. Drowned boy in Terre Haute, mine work beginning in Linton, arson inquiry in South Bend, factory accident in Anderson, and a horse theft warrant in Shelbyville. Local reunions, parole reviews, and court cases accompany brief notices of fires and robberies.
Three More Escape From Ohio Penitentiary Honor Squads
The Ohio penitentiary reports three more escapees from its honor squads. Lawrence Kentham, serving five years from Allen county, fled the Athens prison farm. his term ends in April 1914. Charles Chester, from Lucas county, fled the Orient farm. term ends August 1914. Mark Stepic, a 28 year old life prisoner, escaped from a Dayton State hospital squad after 14 months in the honor program.
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Union News Service
Columbus
Edward-Payson- Weston
Ohio Penitentiary
Lawrence Kentham
Allen County
Athens
Charles Chester
Lucas County
Orient
Mark Stepic
Dayton State Hospital
Deputy Ties Up Traffic On Detroit Streetcar
A Myrtle Street car crowded with riders halted at the County building when a burly deputy sheriff boarded and served an executed process of law on the conductor. The ensuing hold up blocked the street for a time, a company attorney paid $300, and traffic resumed. The action arose from a local undertaker's attempt to collect a burial bill for a street railway employee.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit United Railway
Frank Guilty in Mary Phagan Murder Trial
Leon M. Frank, superintendent at the National Pencil Co. factory in Avanta, Ga., was found guilty of murdering 14 year old Mary Phagan last April. A crowd outside the courthouse reacted as the verdict was read. Frank remained unmoved while his wife fainted.
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Leon M. Frank
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National Pencil Co
Frank
Court House
Frink
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Listed
Commodity and livestock quotations from Cincinnati markets show corn, timothy, clover, oats, wheat, hay, and mixed feeds with prices across grades. Live cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs, and calves are priced by grade and weight, with bids ranging from common to choice and varying per item.
Mother fatally gored by bull during rescue attempt
Henry Motz and his mother Mia Motz were in a field near their home when a bull charged. The bull knocked the boy down and then gored Mia Motz, fracturing her skull. She died shortly after the attack despite efforts to rescue him.
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Mr. Vernon
Mia
Henry Motz
Fragmented Verses and Quips Stitched in Odd Dialogue
A string of quirky lines appears with jumbled phrases about a volcano in action a town on fire and a cubist painting. The ready made philosopher proclaims a wish to write national songs while a senator comments on drafting amendments and bills in a satirical tone.
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Senator Sorghum
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