Hedges Nominated for New York Governor at Saratoga
Job E. Hedges of New York was named the Republican candidate for governor at the state convention in Saratoga. The Democratic National Committee seeks 750000 dollars to cover campaign expenses. Henry Morgenthau, finance chairman, issued the statement in New York. Connecticut Progressives nominated Henry Knox Smith for lieutenant governor. he resigned his Washington post last July to join the Progressives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job E. Hedges
New York
Saratoga
Esse
Democratic National Committee
Henry Morgenthau
Finance Committee
Connecticut
Progressives
Henry Knox Smith
Mr. Smith
Washington
Progressive Party
Eee
Washington Charges Decree Violations and Mexico Intervention
Washington charges that both spirit and letter of the decree dissolving Standard Oil of New Jersey are being violated. J W Fordyce Jr for Waters-Pierce asks DOJ headquarters. US subcommittee on Mexico finishes work. report likely favors intervention to protect American interests. General Mena arrested in Nicaragua. rebels disarmed. US officials see standstill. Mrs Kate Combs may lose money after stashing vouchers from engraving bureau payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Department of Justice
Washington
J. W. Fordyce, Jr
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
United States
Mexico
Luis Mena
State Department
Nicaragua
Kate Combs
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Selection of Tipton as meeting place and ordination class
Upper Town Methodist conference at Marshalltown chose Tipton Indiana as next meeting place and welcomed the fourth year class for ordination. It is expected no reduction in Cedar Rapids district after Dr E T Gruwell retirement. The Cedar Rapids district presented Dr Gruwell with a gold watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Upper Town
Marshalltown
E. T. Gruwell
Cedar Rapids
Doctor Gruwell
Two airmen die in College Park crash and other early 1900s items
Reports note Second Lieut. J. C. Rockwell and Corporal J. Scott of the signal corps killed when their aircraft collapsed at College Park Maryland. Other briefs include a habeas ruling for J Beal Sneed in Amarillo Texas, a homicide case in Payton Illinois, an acquittal in Whitehall Wisconsin, and various court actions, crimes, and political events from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
J. C. Rockwell
J. & Scott
Signal Corps
College Park
Lusitania sails from Liverpool to America for three weeks
Personal Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs Meld depart Liverpool aboard the Lusitania with plans to stay three weeks in the United States. Other items report General Sickles' bitter statement about his wife and son Stanton, and various international incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitelaw Reid
Mrs. Meld
Liverpool
Eng
United States
America
Daniel FE. Sickles
Stanton Sickles
Battle Ax Kills Rival Politician in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana Frank Battle Ax Savage killed Harry Kiger after a dispute over election fraud and ballot stuffing. Savage admitted firing four shots as Kiger stepped from a saloon. Kiger died later at a hospital. Savage posted bond and awaits grand jury. investigation links to May primaries and lax registration at Red Onion saloon precinct.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Omce
Frank
Hattle Ax) Savage
Harry Kiger
Battle Ax
Marty Owens
Savage
Owens
Kiger
Sixth Ward
Red Onion
Jack Tierney
Hinky Dink
Cicavo
Hattle Ax
Tierney
Donn Roberts
Seven Marlton men plead guilty to illegal liquor sales
Mind theer investigators C. St. John and J. A. Crawford, Marlton high school teachers, identified seven men who admitted illegal whiskey sales before Mayor Willson and were fined 50 dollars each. One defendant pleaded not guilty and will face trial later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whicky
Blind Tiger
Marion
Phil Mys
Joke Swallowed Poison Leads to Tragic Suicide in Muncie
In Muncie on September 25 Miss Neallie Shockley died by suicide after a cruel joke about a rival woman living with her lover Earl Wharton. The coroner's report cites fear induced by the rumor and a dispute with Wharton as the motive for her death last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Neallie Shockley
Miss Shockley
Earl Wharton
Oldest Native Citizen Dead in Elkhart
Elkhart mourns the death of Dr. William A. Neal 77 the oldest native resident. A Rush Medical College graduate 1857 he practiced in Iowa before serving as first assistant surgeon of the First Missouri Engineering Corps. He led the post hospital at Johnson Tennessee in 1864 and accompanied Sherman in Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
William A. Neal
Rush Medical College
Iowa
Missouri Engineering Corps
Neal
Johnson, Tenn
Sherman
Georgia
Women to Poll City in House to House Survey
The Women's Franchise League of Anderson announced a house to house poll within the next three weeks to ascertain sentiment on women’s franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Silo Fall Fatalities Reach Valparaiso Site
Joseph Catalan died from a fractured skull and John Morlo suffered internal injuries after being thrown thirty feet from a scaffold around a silo at a Valparaiso site on September 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Joseph Catalan
John Morlo
Catalan
Man Rescued After Jumping From Wabash River Bridge
James Durban a 37 year old Monon shops machinist attempted suicide after telephoning a friend he would end his life. He jumped from the Main street bridge into the river but was rescued by Louis Fleming and taken to jail for safe keeping. Durban, of Frankfort, has a wife and four children after a quarrel two months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Jacob Wicborn
Lfe
James Durban
Monon
Main Street
Durban
Frankfort
Louis Fleming
Old Lisle Thread Bank Vindicated
In Hammond on September 27 Judge Barnett ruled a wife may keep her husband’s wages in her stocking and the husband cannot touch the stocking. Jacob Werciek, a steel worker, earned wages saved by his wife, sought a nickel for beer, was refused, and jailed for assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old
Indiana News In Brief
Greensburg children recover after papaw eating. Worthington barn struck by lightning, hay burned totaling about 18s 1200 dollars. Muncie John Childers acquitted in city court over alleged blind tiger operation. Bedford Harry Deforest sentenced 1 to 8 years for robbing Allen grocery. Richmond Sixty ninth Indiana regiment reelects officers. Nashville Henry Richards attacked by a bull, climbed an apple tree. animal left after an hour. Petersburg Peter Hollen fined 20 dollars for soft drink price raid, small quantity to be destroyed. Columbus Adrian Petts dies of typhoid fever in Walesboro, six cases there. South Bend William Brooks jailed. wife hospitalized with head injuries. Leavenon Shore Battle Association to mark 50th anniversary of Stone River battle. Versatums hooters raided for whisky. two elgions found at Bronnenberg, two barrels at Barker. Logansport Judge Logan rules in favor of widow of Charles Lambert against Chicago & Erie RR for 8000 dollars. Terre Haute James Kennedy seeks return to reform school. sentenced for grand larceny. Sullivan damages suit dismissed after remarriage. Crawfordsville Albert Hall escapes jail again after rope breaks. recaptured. Rochester James Campbell sues for damages over alleged last February incident. Logansport General Knight and Henry Coleman arrested on grand larceny charges in Gary. diamond ring and other items missing. Lawrenceburg diphtheria and scarlet fever outbreaks. several homes quarantined. multiple cases among local children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensbulng
Elijah Vanderbur
Worthington
En F. Hays
Muncie
John Childers
Bedford
Harry Deforest
New York
Allen
Richmond
Sixty-ninth
Indiana Regiment
Oran Perry
Indianapolis
M. M. Lacey
Fountain City
Nashville
Henry Richards
Richards
Petersburg
Peter Hollen
Colvmnbus
Adrian E. Petts
Age Caever
Elmer Petts
Walesboro
Bos
Soutie Bend
William Brooks
Epworth
Jhames A. Powell
Wand I. B.owers
Sheloyville
Treasuer
Asoctation
Versatums
John Bronnenberg
Guy Bowker
Fred Wasner
Marshal Tohnson
Bronnenberg
Bowker
Bowker's
Logansport
A. Logan
Winamac
Charles Lambert
Chieago & Erie Railroad Company
Lambert
Rochester
Terre Haute
James Kennedy
Jeffersonvile Reformentory
Kennedy
Sullivan
Archie L. Spencer
Pleasantyne
Aldo F. Hindman
Spencer
Wainnan
Crawfordsville
Albert Hall
James T. Campbell
Kewana
Sall
Arnold H. Sluman
Elizabeth Sluman
Wiliam Roose
Loganaport
General Knight
Henry Coleman
Gary
Toth
Lawrencebrurg
Edward F. Fox
Woodrow Dupps
Thomas Marshal Duppe
Mary A ‘Duoya
Young wife arrested for murder in W V shotgun killing
Mrs James Underwood a 24 year old bride is charged with murdering her 71 year old husband in Sutton West Virginia with a shotgun after he threatened her with a knife. Neighbors recall a quarrel and a later burial nine hours after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton
W. Va
James Underwood
Underwood
Mra
Auto Upends In Noblesville Injuring Four Grand Lodge Trip
An automobile driven by W. E. Metcalf skidded and overturned. Metcalf broke a collar bone and Henry Bates is believed fatally injured while C. L. Lose and Robert Garnner were severely cut and bruised. The four injured were taken to a Fort Wayne hospital. they were en route to Indianapolis for a Knights of Pythias grand lodge meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
W. E. Metcalf
Sailor Slashes Clerk at Northwestern Station
In Chicago Michael Cooper a sailor killed David Weathers a clerk at the Northwestern railway station by slashing the jugular vein. Cooper said he believed Weathers robbed him of his caringa and he surrendered to police after the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilcago
Michael Cooper
Caringa
Northwestern Railway Station
David Weathers
Weathers
Cooper
Four Black Workers Die in Grace and Eighth Excavation
Four Black laborers were fatally injured and a family member injured when a cave-in collapsed from a broken wall and sidewalk at Grace and Eighth streets in Richmond Virginia. The men were ten feet below street level when the earth shifted, burying them under tons of dirt and concrete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Grace
Eighth Streets
Eighth Street
Hartford Bride Takes Her Own Life in Two Weeks
Mrs Catherine Perry aged 17, a Hartford bride two weeks, picked up her hushani revolver and spoke a chilling question before firing at her temple. She was instantly killed. police investigated the fatal self inflicted shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Mra
Catherine Perry
Hushani
Cincinnati Market Prices for Grains Livestock and Poultry
A detailed price list shows No 2 red wheat at 1.6347 1.06 and various corn oats and mixed grains with many grade and weight specifications. Livestock quotes cover shippers butchers steers cows calves hogs and sheep with ranges for each grade and weight category.
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Culls &c
Baroness Charlotta Van Coehoorn Escapes Brussels Asylum
The young Baroness Charlotta Van Coehoorn, once confined in an asylum at Uccle after eloping with a chauffeur, reportedly escaped with minimal clothing and fled with her lover in an automobile. Belgian police are pursuing both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Charlotta van Coehoorn
Uccle
Free Advice Offered to Sick Women by Lydia E Pinkham Co
An 19th or early 20th century ad invites women with private illnesses to write to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are to be read and answered by a woman with strict confidentiality. Free 80 page text book available by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia-Brinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkenham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Thought He Knew the Signs
Savannah storyteller Bob Hull travels into interior Georgia for business and plans a Augusta golf trip. He arrives in a small town, rents a ride to a local hotel, and a curious driver asks about the odd yellow feather bag and sticks, prompting a question about the passenger’s lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hull
Savannah
Georgia
Augusta
Branch Road
Mr. Hull
Saturday Evening Post
What is Miss Hamimernah Playing on the Piano
A fragment from a period page shows dialogue about Miss Hamimernah attempting In the Shadow on the piano amid remarks about fingering and fading keys. A separate note claims Scriblats will quit being press humorist and stop crafting jokes about mothers in law, bald men, hats, intoxicated husbands, and family fights.
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Scriblats
Paradoxical Ballot Sparks Suffrage Debate
A quip notes women voting in new suffrage states face a clash of roles. The joke asks how matrons will cast their maiden vote, highlighting tensions around women’s early political participation and social expectations.
Postum Beats Coffee Claim in Health Ad
An advertisement argues coffee harms the heart and digestion and promotes Postum as a healthier beverage. It cites a reader letter about headaches and languor from coffee and credits Postum with relief after switching, urging preparation instructions and directing readers to The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Military Court of Inquiry
Lansing
Mich
John Elsy
National Guard
Frank L. Blackman
B. F. Smith
Howard Jackson
Clare McArdle
Elsy
Bankers’ Life Association
Hankers’ Life Company
Des Moines
Charlies W. McLaughlin
Lawrence
Atlantic City
Southern Illinois
Methodiat
Hill
Mississippi
Parsons
Ceron
Ten An
J. N. Brown
J. Beal Sneed
al G. Boyce, Jr
Amarillo
Tex
Sneed
Court of Criminal Appeals
C. A. Planschmidt
Blanche
Emma Kaempen
Planschmmidt
Payton
Jil
Charles Keldeman
Independence
Wis
Trempenleau County
Whitehall
Twentieth National Irrigation Congress
Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake
Utah
Francis G. Newlands
Edward Bunnell Phelps
American Underwriter
International Congress of Hygiene and Demography
Seasion
John Caskey
York County
Pennsylvania
Frank Hendrix
Emma
Hester
Charles W. McLaughlin
Portland
Bankers’ Life Association of Des Moines, Sr
Indianapolla
Coasessson
Edward L. Dwyer
Chicago
Janesville
David Gel Ber
Pittsburg
Gelger
Edward MacGonigal
Epiphany
Charles Voisin
Baroness de la Roche
Lyons
France
Havana
Barcelona
Spain
Zanzur Oasis
Enver Bey
Tripoli
Japan
kKiselag
State Railways
Terre Haute Ward
Bobs
Indiana
Man
Indiana News
AUTO
Sailor
Cincikeati Markets
Darky
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
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