Massacre of Manchus Fuels Shanghai Revolt Rumors
Refugees arrive on six steamers from Hankow to Shanghai with the Belgravia carrying mainly Russians and Belgian workers. Reports claim a widespread massacre of Manchus in Wu Chang Hankow and Han Yang as rebels seize cities. Proclamations urge unity and action while banks face runs and Red Cross volunteers emerge.
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Shanghai
China
Hankow
Belgravia
Han Yang
Peking-Hankow
Yang Tse Valley
Central China Post
Imperial Bank
Nanking
Cayital
Red Cross
Wu Chang
Hang Chow
Kiating
Mrs Tarkington Files Divorce Suit in Superior Court
Indianapolis Oct 2 Mrs Bootd Tarkington wife of the novelist filed for divorce in the county’s superior court alleging cruelty and asking custody of their five year old child. She says she was dutiful but treated cruelly. No alimony request is made. They have not lived together since July. Mrs Tarkington, in New York, had recently returned from Europe. She was Miss Laurel Louisa Fletcher, daughter of Stoughton J Fletcher, a wealthy banker.
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Indianapolis
Bootd Tarkington
Tarkington
Warkington
New York City
Europe
Paris
Capri
New York
Darkington
Laurel Louisa Fletcher
Stoughton J. Fletcher
Lowise Fletcher Tarkington
Car Stolen During Ball Return Found Near Cathedral
While Mr and Mrs G G Gilbert attended a ball at the Scottish Rite cathedral unknown parties stole their automobile from in front of the building. The car was missing for several hours before being found at Scotlock in the alley behind the cathedral. The speedometer showed the car had been driven about thirty miles since it was left. The car had been put out for commission by the man cher in which it had been driven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amivs. G
Gilbert
Scottish Rite Cathedral
Scotlock
Mancher
Hilgemann to lead Indiana’s thirty-eighth district prosecutors
Harry H Hilgemann will head the Allen county based thirty-eighth district for two years with Stephen A Callahan and Frank R Dulin as deputies. Callahan has long served as deputy and will continue overseeing district court and tax matters. Daly serves as attorney for the Board of Children's Patients and will join the staff. Hilgemann’s record as a deputy under Albert E Thomas supports his readiness to take office January 1.
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Indiana
Thirty-Eighth Judicial District
Allen County
Harry H. Hilgemann
Stephen A. Callahan
Frank R. Dulin
Callahan
Frank Daly
Board of Childrens’ Paatilians
Hilgemann
Ralston Choice Of The Editors In Indiana Poll
South Bend Ind Oct 21 Democratic and independent democratic editors favor Samuel Ralston Lebanon for the gubernatorial nomination in a Tribune poll. John W Boehne Evansville is second with Henry A Barnhart Rochester third. Barnhart a newspaper man with ties to editors, once courted gubernatorial talk but remains quiet now.
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South Bend
Ind
Samuel Ralston
Lebanon
The
Tribune
John W. Boehne
Evansville
Ralston
Boehne
Henry A. Barnhart
Rochester
Barnhart
Governor Marshall Delivers Humorous Mix At Car Service Meet
Indianapolis governor Marshall joked with Central Western Association of Car Service officers in the Claypool hotel palm room. He mused about fruit deliveries, river traffic, and pace of life while stressing the value of shipping and rail networks to the nation’s commerce, then excused himself amid applause.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marshall
Central Western Association of Car Service Officers
Claypool Hotel
J. Cavanagh
Big Four
Indiana
Vulgar Passionate Advice Sparks Suffrage Debate
At the National American Women Suffrage convention in Louisville Miss Mary Winsor urged delegates to be loud and vivid rather than tiresome, while Dr Anne Howard Shaw and others outlined practical plans for expanding suffrage. Kate M Gordon urged linking suffrage to child labor and white slave issues to mobilize more support. Eta M Stewart reported Illinois canvassing and near success in the legislature.
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Louisville
Mary Winsor
Philadelphia
Auillage
Anne Howard Shaw
Kate M. Gordon
New Orleans
Ilinois
Mystery of a Missing Woman Deepens in Hungry Hill
Detective Sergeant Pappert and Matt Madden tracked clothes found in woods to a divorce case involving William Walker and Katie Walker. The missing woman, last seen Oct. 13, reportedly wore the garments, but found heights contradict the claim. Nevada Zov left Bass farm with back pay and bare clothing, sparking misgivings about a burial tale. the chief dismissed the rumor, noting recent burial would rust safety pins.
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Pappert
Vlain
Matt Madden
Katie Walker
Hungry Hill
William Walker
Electric Bitters Restores Life Says Avoca Woman
Mrs Laura Gainas of Avoca Louisiana credits Electric Bitters with saving her life after four doctors gave up. She siezes the remedy for fainting spells backache headache and weakness praising it as a priceless blessing. The product promises renewed health strength and vigor with a money back guarantee and costs 40 cents at druggists.
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Laura Gainas
Avoca
Better Service Requirements For Fort Wayne Garbage
The Fort Wayne board of public works plans higher bids and pay to improve garbage collection next year. Officials aim to recruit better workers, insist bidders meet strict specs, and consider higher assistant wages to retain staff. Council actions include parade restrictions on Decoration Day and potential water pricing for parochial schools, plus coal procurement for next year.
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Fort Wayne
Board of Public Works
Paul Kinder
Indian Creek
Civic Improvement Association
Metcalfe and Eddy
Lost jewels in Pullman car in Chicago trip
Mrs Warren Fairbanks of Chicago reported the loss of a jewels bag valued at 10000 from a traveling bag on a Boston to Chicago Pullman train. Valued pieces include a platinum diamond necklace, a platinum dinner ring, three solitaires, an emerald solitaire, and smaller gems. The theft allegedly occurred the night before her arrival in Chicago. Detectives were assigned to locate the jewels.
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Chicago
Warren Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Boston
Mias Ethel (Asaid
Pennsylvania
East Side Mass Meeting Speakers Named for Nov 8
Col. D. N. Foster R. B. Hanna C. H. Worden T. F. Thieme and Dr. A. E. Crull were chosen as speakers for a mass meeting at Concordia college gymnasium on the evening of November 8 under the East Side and Maumee River Improvement association.
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East Side
Col
D. N. Foster
R. B. Hanna
C. H. Worden
T. F. Thieme
A. E. Crull
Concordia College
Maumee River
Landlord sells land for G W Miles hatchery near Shriner Lake
Columba City Oct 19 landowner Samuel L Harahbarger sold a twenty acre tract east of Shriner lake to G W Miles state game and fish commissioner for 800 dollars. A fish hatchery will be built with all expenses from the state fund. Work starts immediately to arrange basins and enable feeding and draining between Shriner lake Round lake. The project includes a substantial building and strong protection against netters and violators.
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Columbia City
Ind
Samuel L. Harahbarger
Tri-Lake Resort
Shriner Lake
G. W. Miles
State Fish and Game Fund
Shriner
Round Lake
Oldest locomotive engineer recalls long rail career
Neatly framed 1859 official notice of Robert Johns appointment as engineer starts a long memory. Starting as a fireman in 1859 on the Toledo Peoria and Warsaw road he later worked on the Panhandle and Nickel Plate divisions. Johns, chief engineer of Nickel Plate division 37, joined the Brotherhood in 1868 and received a forty year badge.
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West Main Street
Robert Johns
Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw
Johns
State Line
Panhandle
Toledo, Peoria
Burlington
Indiana Central
Logansport
Bradford
Ohio
Richmond
Ind
Chicago
Engineer Johns
Fort Wayne
Knox
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Grand Lodge of the Order
E. Pool
Wabash
Brotherhood
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Tankow
Mrs. Tarkington
Cuses
Newton Booth Tarkington
Harry H. Hilgermann
Boehne I8
Seth
Board of Works
Christian Endeavor Union
Grace Reformed Church
Miss Pearl Nelson
B. L. E. Men
Robert John
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