Roosevelt endorses Carnegie spelling reform for official papers
President Roosevelt backs Brander Matthews led spelling reform and orders the Public Printer to format all White House messages in the new style. Secretary Loeb will issue the reform words to guide president and executive correspondence, with updates as reforms are adopted.
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Oyster Bay
L. I
Roosevelt
Carnégie
Whitehouse
Brander Matthews
Engsh
Columbia University
Loeb
White House
Washington
List of 3060 Simplified Spellings Ready for Use
New York August 24 report outlines a June 18 board decision releasing a list of 3060 simplified spellings. The list includes entries such as accouter, acknowledge, ardor, armor, catalog, center, defend, diplomat, favorite, harbor, honor, labor, laborer, labor, paleography, paleolithic, pant, patter, patronize, program, quarter, rapt, savor, scepter, sextet, traveler, and many more across letters A through S.
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New York
Simplified
Mistery OCR Fragments Prompting Brief Card
Unable to determine a coherent event. readable items are isolated words and fragments. The record notes scattered terms such as valor vapor vigor vizor whisky and woolen with no clear people places dates or actions.
Governor Hanly Plans Three Maine East Campaign Speeches
Governor Hanly will travel to the east in the first week of September and deliver three campaign speeches in Maine. He will speak in Portland and Bangor and a third location to be chosen, likely spending about a week in the region.
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Hanly
East
Maine
Indianapolis
Ind
Portland
Bangor
Old Fashioned Household Recipes and Local transit News
A column of simple home cooking instructions covers ice cream base, mock pate de foie gras, warm cinnamon cake, escalloped tongue, pineapple tomato salad, and oat meal and corn meal mush using a hay box method. Also included are several transit updates from Riverside Indiana noting settlement of a damages claim and a waiting decision on Sabbath service for the Winona Interurban line.
Mayor Declares Water Theft by City Manufacturers
Mayor William J. Hosey charged several large city manufacturers with stealing water for months, announcing drastic measures to halt the practice. Investigations show meters tampered with and hoses connected to taps, inflating consumption while reducing revenues. he vows immediate action and fair bills based on past usage.
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William J. Hosey
Hosey
Funeral services held for Rev Meade C Williams D D
Funeral services for the late Rev Meade C Williams D D were held at 3 pm Friday from the Clinton street home of Hon Montgomery Hamilton. Rev D W Moffat D D officiated and the remains were laid to rest at Lindenwood in an informal private interment. Pallbearers were longtime friends led by Meyers and J F W Meyer. Relatives traveling to attend included the widow and Mrs David R Williams plus Susan Creighton Williams Tyrrell Williams of St Louis and Jesse Lynch Williams of New York City. Burton Williams was en route from Arizona but did not arrive until Saturday morning.
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Meade C. Williams
D. D
Mackinac Island
Mich
Montgomery Hamilton
Clinton Street
D. W., Moffat
Lindenwood
Williams
Meyers
Charles H. Worden
Charles McCulloch
J. F. W. Meyer
A. A. Chapin
H. C. Moderwell
Henry R. Freeman
David R. Williams
Susan Creighton Williams
Tyrrell Willams
St. Louis
Jesse Lynch Williams
New York City
Burton Wiliams
Arizona
Fort Wayne
Poneto
Auburn
Francis Wiltrout
Corunna
Steckley
Kendallville
Charles Sleesman
Columbia City
David Miller
Benton
Catherine Virgil
Goshen
Steuben County
Lake George
William Earl
Ossian
Mabel Kester
A. A. Kester
Garrett
Longcliffe Hospital
Logansport
Samuel Blue
Mentone
Joe” Cannon
House of Representatives
Kankakee
Indiana
John J. Sponhauer
Whitley County
Charles A. Bookwalter
Indianapolis
Wabash County
Wabash
Grandma” Stevicks
Wells County
Bluffton
C. L. Boyd
Keystone
Pius Carpenter
Joseph Ayres
Home Telephone Company
Mishawaka
Arthur Darling
Elkhart Mutual Life Insurance Company
DeKalb Light, Fuel and Power Company
Uriah Hossinger
Churubusco
Bright
Hossinger
Reuben Murphy
Foster
South Whitley
Murphy
Monterey
Fulton County
Rochester
Man Escapes Pursuit by Wading River After Hoeing North Calhoun
Patrolman Johnston observed a man prowling two North Calhoun street houses Thursday. The suspect fled, plunged into the river, and waded out as water rose to his armpits. The officer fired two shots over him. The man swam to the opposite bank and disappeared.
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Johnston
Calhoun Street
Diphtheria Cases Found in Hoagland Area
County Health Officer Van Buskirk found about six well defined diphtheria cases in Hoagland on Saturday that had not been diagnosed by local physicians, leaving homes without quarantine. One death reported.
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van Buskirk
Hoagland
Lcal
Chief Gabe Godfrey to Join Wild West Show Tour
Indian family from the Mississinewa will travel with a touring Wild West exhibition moving to Kentucky after a three week trial. The agent pays $50 weekly with $150 upfront, plus transportation, and promotes them as descendants of Frances Slocum the White Captive.
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Marshal Hann
Wild West Shows
Boyd Park
Gabe Godfrey
Gabe
Kentucky
Frances Slocum
General Washington
Ohio Democrats Endorse Home Rule and County Option Fight
At Columbus the Ohio Democratic convention backed home rule and county option in temperance policy, endorsing initiative and referendum while opposing Republican delays. The platform praised Pattison’s legacy, Bryan’s 1908 bid, and approved party ticket selections including Hoskins for secretary of state and Haupert for state dairy and food commissioner after contested ballots.
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Powell
Resolutions Committée
Samuel A. Hoskins
Auglaize County
Allen W. Thurman
Franklin County
Hoskins
Thurman
Charles W. Haupert
Wayne County
Darrell Joyce
Butler County
Charles E. Oliver
Columbiana County
Howard Henderson
Cincinnati
Henderson
Oliver
Haupert
Free street fair planned in gossip town Septembers
Northern Indiana communities announce a free street fair from September 5 to 8. Reports note a no spitting rule on Auburn sidewalks and a cement tile plant organized by Francis Wiltrout of Corunna. Local fires, deaths, marriages, and civic notes headline a busy regional update.
Democratic state convention halts with county option rift
In Columbus Ohio on August 22 the resolutions committee neared an all night session to avoid floor debates. W L Finley pressed for county option while Rev Herbert Bigelow urged initiative and referendum inclusion. Adjournment came without agreement and Finley prepared a minority report.
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Columbus
Committee On
Anti-Saloon League
Finley
McCann
Committee On Platform
Columbus, CO
O'Cotk
W. L. Finley
Mr. Finley
Pattison
Herbert Bigelow
Cincinnati
Committee On Resolutions
Flooding Buries Elmwood Graves and City Damage
A violent storm flooded Elmwood cemetery five miles from Kansas City’s business district washing soil from graves and washing away monuments. The deluge dropped 0.93 inches in 3.5 hours setting a city record while basements flooded and railroads and warehouses suffered damage across Kansas City and nearby towns.
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Kansas City
Elmwood
Little Italy
Fifteenth
Indiana
Kan
Armourdalé
Argentine
Depositors Rush Chicago Bank for Early Payout
In Chicago on August 24, a mob of about 15 000 gathered at the Milwaukee Avenue State bank as 60 officers tried to control the surge. Receiver Fetzer planned to pay 20 percent to 5 000 of 22 090 depositors, with more payouts to follow over the next days. The crowd spoke Bohemian Polish Norwegian Italian and other tongues as they pressed for funds.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Fetzer
Stensland Seen in London Amid Bank Missing Case
Madison Aug. 24 The missing Milwaukee Avenue State Bank president Paul Q. Stensland reportedly was in London on August 10, per a letter to Stromme, a former Chicago newspaper man. Stromme says he met Stensland in London and later visited his apartments. the banker had since gone to Flushing and the south of Europe and seemed to have ample funds.
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Madison, Wis
Paul QO. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Chicago
London
Madison
Peter C. Stromme
Stromme
Stensland
Flushing
Europe
Paris Matin Audits French Food Deception and Calls Legislation
The Paris Matin denounces adulterators as thieves and murderers, citing oleomargarine passed as butter and skimmed milk misrepresented as antiseptized milk. It lists 15 cities without testing labs and notes M. Ryan's agriculture ministry pushing new law to protect 33 million consumers.
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Paris
Matin
France
Mafin
M. Ryan
Marseilles
Bordeaux
Rouen
Nantes
Caen
Amiens
Soul winning pledge at Winona Lake conference
At a Bible conference in Winona Lake Indiana about 2500 attendees rose to vow soul winning as their lifelong chief work. Others committed to becoming Christians under the invitation of Rev Dr Reuben A Torrey the renowned evangelist from Chicago.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Reuben. A. Torrey
Chita
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