Washington News In Brief From The Nation And States
Julia Lathrop takes temporary headquarters in Washington to organize the new children's bureau staff. Hitchcock says parcel post starts January 1 extending rural delivery and star routes. Civil servants remain protected from removal without due process. Roosevelt vows full disclosure on campaign funds and oil interests. McIntyre leads insular affairs with Walcutt and Hunt assisting. Deaths and accidents include a drowned boy after a rescue, a balloon accident, and severe storm damage in Wisconsin. Taft declines further active politics. polling place debates in St Paul. Illinois race trophy winners. and various court actions linked to McNamara case.
Kansas Republicans clash over Roosevelt electors on ballot
The Kansas state Republican council overruled the new state committee's demand to remove Roosevelt electors from the GOP column and substitute stand-out electors. Governor Woodrow Wilson welcomed the Penrose resolution calling for preconvention campaign fund investigations and any inquiry into his Baltimore nomination funds.
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Clapp
Senate
Washington
Kansas State Republican Council
New State Republican Committee
Kansas
Orge
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
Foreign Warning Issues For Guadala jara Mexico Volcano Threat
A foreign warning issued to Guadala jara Mexico population 160000 declares the city will be destroyed by a volcano. Government seismograph branch of the national observatory in Mexico City delivers the serious warning.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
National Observatory of
Mexico City
Notable Deaths and Marriages Highlight Early 20th Century News
Social leader James Kelr Hardie Jr. wed Marion Stoddart in Brooklyn while Bishop Charles C. Grafton of Fond du Lac dies after a weeklong illness. J Pierpont Morgan allegedly funded the Bull Moose cause. Champaign County residents greet Rep W B McKinley home. Michigan Justice Charles A Blair, son of Governor Austin Blair, passes away in Lansing after illness.
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James Kelr Hardie, Jr
James Kelr Hardie
England
Marion Stoddart
Brooklyn
Charles C. Grafton
Fond du Lac
Wis
Episcopal
United States
Charles A. Blair
Michigan State Supreme Court
Lansing
Jackson, Mich
Austin Blair
Michigan
Pardon Petition Filed for Samuel R Hull Innocence Claim
Mrs M J Neeper of Kimmundy Indiana filed with the state board of pardons seeking clemency for Samuel R Hull Gibson County man serving life in Michigan City prison for his father William Hull murder. Hull maintained innocence for fifteen years, insisting he did not kill his father after a family dispute over trespassing hogs.
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Laporte
Samuel R. Hull
Gibson County
Indiana
Michigan City
William Hull
M. I. Neeper
Kimmundy
State Board
Hull
Corn Crops Blamed for Traction Crossings Dangers
Alexander Shane general manager of the Indianapolis Columbus and Southern Traction Company says Indiana’s bumper corn crop has hidden grade crossings causing fatal accidents. He cites several deaths this summer and warns drivers and motormen to be extra cautious at crossings buried by tall corn. He urges farmers to trim obstructing corn to improve sightlines.
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Columbus
Alexander Shane
Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern Traction Company
Indiana
Shane
Falls Death in Rushville Law Office
Charlea Burch a 60 year old Chicago mining stock dealer collapsed and died in the law office of Lieutenant Governor Frank J. Hall while conversing with the official. Cause given as heart trouble. He had been in town about two weeks and resided at the Lexington Hotel in Chicago.
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Rushville
Charlea Burch
Chicago
Frank J. Hall
Burch
Lexington Hotel
Chicrgo
Bee Hunter Killed in Bee Attack Fall
Emanuel Higer a bee hunter died after falling fifty five feet from a tree while trying to cut a limb containing honey. Bees attacked him and in the struggle he lost his balance. His head was crushed in the Frankfort incident dated August twenty eighth.
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Frankfort
Emanuel Higer
Higer
Madison County Orphans Home Outing At Mounds Park
Children of the Madison County Orphans Home enjoyed their annual outing at Mounds park. More than one hundred fifty Elks and their families joined the picnic hosted by the Anderson lodge of Elks on Wednesday afternoon.
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Anderson
Madison County Orphans’ Home
Anderson Lodge of Elks
Mounds Park
Schmith Accepts Appointment as State Mail Clerk
Joseph A. Schmith has accepted the post of mail clerk in the state brain at Michigan City and will begin duties Saturday. He previously served as clerk of the Johnson circuit court.
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Franklin
Joseph A. Schmith
Brian
Michigan City
Schmith
Johnson Circuit
Man Sues for 10000 Damages Over Wall Collapse
Charles McDanless sues Consolidated Indiana Coal Co. for 10000 damages alleging personal injuries from a Glendora mine wall collapse when a brick wall supporting a steam pipe caved in. The filing is dated August 30.
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Sullivan
Charles McDanless
Consolidated Indiana Coal Company
Glendora Mince
Three Electrical Storms Hit Petersburg Area
Petersburg reports three severe northern electrical storms yesterday morning with barns struck by lightning and the city Nebt plant knocked out. In Gary an unnamed steel worker, 20, Andrew Belicki, died instantly after touching a live wire at the steel works, echoing a similar recent fatality.
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Petersburg
Nebt
Gary
Andrew Belicki
Gary ‘Teal
Belicki
John Solisewan
Odd animal friendship ends in poultry loss in Indiana
Lawrenceburg reports a hog and a weasel formed a feeding pair, killing chickens in Probst's yard. Probst killed the weasel with a pitch fork. the hog attacked him, then the hog was sold for 18 dollars. Onion crop in St Joseph county reaches record yields with 200 cars needed for transport. In Loganport Loren Copeland died after pistol misfire while clearing a jammed rifle.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
John W. Probst
Probst
Probat Hed
St. Joseph County
South Bend
Walkerton
Oldest Person Claim Touts 102-Year-Old Mrs Cross
Warsaw reports Syracuse claims honor of northern Indiana’s oldest resident, Caroline Cross, aged 102. Born in Germany she immigrated to the United States at age fourteen.
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Warsaw
Syracuse
Indiana
Caroline Cross
Germany
Indiana News In Brief Highlights Tragedies And Local Incidents
Indiana items report infant South Hend-Jacina Jasichs died after swallowing strychnine pills. Liberty Henry Lafuse, 25, died after a hay load fall and leg amputation. Bedford boxer John Concannon seriously injured from an inquest fate. Loganaport Flora Trueblond Neff quarantined with smallpox. Terre Haute George W. Lackey returns from England mining congress. Greencastle beer bottle dispute leads to suit. Noblesville Newby reunion draws 200+. Terre Haute Sam Eastwood dies from mine fall. Shelbyville finger amputation after machine injury. Rushville burglars steal 18 from Raleigh stores.
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South Hend
Jacina Jasichs
Liberty
Henry Lafuse
Lafuse
Bedford
John Concannon
Bigane
Loganaport
Flora 9 Trueblond Neff
Indiana
Terre Haute
George W. Lackey
Indiana United Mine Workers
Europe
United Mine Workers'of
United States
England
Brazil
Greencastle
Daniel Watts
Greencasle
Torre Hanto ‘Brewing Company
Watts
Noblesville
Newby
Walnut Grove
John F. Haines
John Newby
Sheridan
Franklin Newby
Marion County
Sam Eastwood
Shelbyville
Shelby Lee
Near Fenn's
Rushville
Alva Foer
Nathaniel Bush
Raleigh
Jatole
Train plunges into Lemonweir River near Camp Douglas
Four persons were killed and twenty six injured when a Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha train plunged into the Lemonweir river after a bridge washout. The wreck occurred near Camp Douglas Wisconsin as the train was ordered back for breakfast after washout. Panicked passengers in the sleeping cars escaped through broken windows while the smoking car was swept away downstream.
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Camp Dougine
Wis
St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha
Lemonweir River
Camp Douglas
Ppagsengera
Storm Leaves Pittsburgh Reeling With Dozens Dead
A deadly storm across Western and Northern Pennsylvania and nearby areas claims at least 36 lives with 11 more feared dead. Floodwaters overwhelmed small streams, halting transportation from Pittsburgh. The region endured extreme rainfall and powerful electrical activity as tracks were washed out and hillsides collapsed, blocking roads nationwide.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Panhandle
West Virginia
Ohio
Thi City
Woman Submits to Fire in Louisville Tragedy
The body of 30 year old Miss Annie Sugarman was found in the court below her family home after flames enveloped her clothing. Authorities indicate death resulted from self inflicted injuries by igniting kerosene soaked garments, with health cited as the cause.
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Louisville
Annie Sugarman
Pittsburg Aviator Sandt Fights Wind To Safe Landing
Pittsburg aviator Earl Sandt, a top contender in the upcoming international speed race in Chicago, battled a five mile ascent with a motorcycle over Brunots Island. A rapidly rising wind forced him to fly straight ahead and he fought the elements for 16 minutes before making a safe landing.
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Pittsburg
Pay
Earl Sandt
America
Chicago
Sandt
Brunots Island
Child Fatally Injured by Mower in Union City
Pauline Hart, 3, riding with her father Charles Hart in Union City Indiana, hid to surprise him as a moving mower passed. She stepped off too late, and the mower blades severed her right hand and one foot. She may live.
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Union City
Ind
Pauline
Charles Hart
Earthquake Shakes City in Guadalajara Mexico
A powerful tremor hit Guadalajara causing widespread panic. Many small homes were wrecked and buildings across districts sustained damage. Local residents and authorities assess aftershocks and initiate inspections.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Woman killed as train car derails at East Shirley
In Joplin Missouri one woman died and four other passengers were badly injured when a spreading rail caused a coach of the Missouri and North Arkansas train to slide off an embankment at East Shirley.
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Joplin
Missouri & North Arkansas
East Shirley
Minister to Siam dies in Bangkok
Hamilton King of Quivet Michigan served as United States minister to Siam and died in Bangkok Siam. The State Department was informed of his death by Vice Consul General Hansen.
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Washington
Hamilton King
Qivet, Mich
United States
Siam
Bangkok
State Department
Hansen
Nervous Despondent Women Endorsing Pinkham Remedies
Testimonies from Mrs Mary Halstead Plates Pa and Mrs Amenie Dash Walcott Nd praise Lydia E Pinkham vegetable compound for nervousness pain and backache. Women report relief and urge others to seek advice from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co with confidential female staff.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary Halstead
Walcott
N. Dakota
Amenié Dash
Walcott, N. Dakota
Lydia B. Pinkham Medicine Co
Eyam, Mana
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Irving L. Hunt
Sixth Infantry
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Hunt
Childs R. Stewart
Edward A. Stanley
Carolyn Beers
Greenville
Taft
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Lawrence
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Kansas City
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Bert Betts
Flint
Mich
George A. Pugh
Kenosha
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James B. McNamara
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Managua
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Steever
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Great Olympia
London
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Herman F. Snow
Marblehead, Mass
J. Pierpont Morgan
Champaign County
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W. B. McKinley
Champaign
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