Chanler Heads New York Democrats Ticket Nominated
Rochester reports the New York Democratic state convention nominated Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler for governor and named John A. Dix as lieutenant governor. Philip P. Farley won state engineer but was not made unanimous. Murphy and Conners forecast a ticket aligned with the Denver platform and denounced Wall Street influence, urging reform and Bryan-Kern support.
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Rochester
N. Y
Hughes
Denver
Leutenant
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Dutchess County
Philip P. Farley
Brooklyn
McCarren
Farley
Kings County
Murphy
W. J. Conners
Charles F.murphy
Lewis
Chanler
Dutch
New York
William F. Sheehan
D. Cady Herrick
Tammany
Conners
Democratic Party
Democratic
Manses
Youth 13 in Jail for Murder of Sister in Indianapolis
Police report nineteen year old Charles Geisendorf shot his sister Margaret ages sixteen at their home 1035 West Michigan Street. He called the act accidental though statements conflicted. Margaret died at city hospital hours later from a close range shot. He is held without bond pending investigation.
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Indianapolis
Charles Geisendorf
Margaret
West Michigan Street
Charles
Mollie Fox Named for State Auxiliary Election
Fragmented OCR text lists Mollie Fox and several women as nominees or members of a state auxiliary organization. Mentions previous service and a meeting report. Lacks clear event date, place, or full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobie Fox
Margaret
Nellie
Cummings
Mary McCarthy
Great Benefit of Proposed Canal to Shippers
A northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio meeting for the Chicago Toledo via Fort Wayne canal discussed major gains for local shippers, farmers, and grain and hay dealers. Speakers included Hon. Perry A. Randall Congress man Clarence C. Gilhams and C. Bush, stressing organized effort, reciprocity, and the need for a field secretary to rally producers and transporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago-Toledo
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Ohio
Commercial Club
Perry A. Randall
C. S. Bush
Clarence C. Gilhams
Gilhams
Chicago
Mr. Randall
Fruit Growers’ Association
Randall
Thomas P. Riddle
Riddle
Charles T. Pierce
van Wert
C. G. Egley
Berne
Ind
Charles Bush
Mr. Hash
Gilliams
Agriculture Department
Washington
Fort Wayne Lodge to Initiate Largest Cornerstone Class
The Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection plans a milestone initiation with about fifty candidates. The cornerstone class honors the laying of the cathedral cornerstone on the 29th. William Geake leads the officers in charge of the initiation scheduled for the 22nd.
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Cornerstone
Lodge of Perfection
Fort. Wayne
William Geake
Assault in Yard Reported by Mrs Castle
Mrs Edward Castle reported to police that last night a man approached her yard at 2421 Lorce Street as she was taking in washing. He attempted to assault her with a towel but she screamed, drawing the attention of neighbors who came to aid.
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Edward Castle
Lorce Street
Attrac
Miami Princess Visits Fort Wayne at Great Fair
Kil-so-quah. granddaughter of Chief Little Turtle and Miami aristocracy, arrives in Fort Wayne to view the big fair. At 98 she tours Wayne Hotel and the fairgrounds with son interpreter Anthony Revarre and Dr. Koontz. Her health is noted as unusually good for her age and she enjoys the auto ride and public attention.
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Little Turtle
Lg.s
Miami
Fort Wayne
E. H. Bookwalter
Kil-so-quah
Roanoke
Anthony Revarre
Wayne Hotel
Kooniz
Iron king distributes four fortunes at golden wedding
Pittsburg, September 17. At his golden wedding dinner W H Singer, iron magnate, gave each of his four children 4 million dollars in checks bonds and deeds, totaling 16 million. His wealth after gifts stood at 15 million. One son and his wife fear threats from the Black Hand prompting an abroad move.
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Pittsburg
W. H. Singer
Allegheny Court House
Singer
Western Avenue
Allegheny
William Henry Singer, Jr
Norway
George Singer
White Mountains
William Ross Proctor
Philadelphia
Marguerite Singer
Singer, Nimick & Co
William Henry Singer
Lfe
America
Iron King
Charles Lockhart
Standard, Oil Company
Mr. Lockhart
Mr. Singer
Interparliamentary Union Meets in Berlin for World Peace
Berlin Sep 17 The interparliamentary union gathered in the reichstag to discuss peace through arbitration with Frederick Passy and Randolph Cremer among founders. Prince Von Buelow praised peace efforts while stressing Germany's readiness to defend its interests and participate in arbitration schemes. Richard Bartholdt of the American delegation was elected a vice president.
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Berlin
Interparliamentary Union
Reichstag
Frederick Passy
Randolph Cremer
England
Union
Prince von Buelow
Passy
Paris
David Hill
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Herr Eckhoff
Prince Heinrich von Schoenbach-Carolath
Jie
Germany
Richard Bartholdt
Group of Delegates
Trepeck Cleared In Drive That Drowned Ex Sheriff's Horse
A Kosciusko circuit court jury acquitted Samuel Marks Trepeck of Chicago of driving ex Sheriff William Mabie’s horse all day without feeding it and drowning the animal. Trepeck’s lawyers say they will sue for damages against the county township city and Mabie.
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Warsaw
Ind
Kosciusko
Samuel Marks Trepeck
Chicago
William Mabie
Trepeck
Mabie
Farmer's Insane Deed Near Philo Ends in Double Tragedy
In Philo Illinois farmer John Gook, 78, shot and killed Mrs Edna McClelland before turning the gun on himself in a failed suicide. The killing occurred in the presence of McClelland’s four year old child, the woman mother of three. Her reputation was reported as good.
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Decatur, Hl
Edna McClelland
John Gook
Philo
Iil
John Werner Dies at 83 in Goshen Indiana
John Werner age 83 a prominent Elkhart county pioneer died at his Goshen home. The 129th Indiana Volunteers will hold their annual reunion at Leesburg on Oct. 1. G Kist and Te Ww Hess of War.
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John Werner
Elkhart ‘County
Goshen
Indiana
Leesburg
G. Kist
Te “Ww. Hess
Prison guard Edward Quick killed by burglar at home in Michigan City
In Michigan City Indiana on September 17 Edward Quick a penitentiary guard was shot dead in his home after a burglar demanded him to lie still. Mrs Quick awakened, Quick rose, the burglar fired hitting Quick in the head and fled. Neighbors and police searched the area as officers from nearby towns joined the hunt. Quick, 40, had served as a jailer for three years and leaves a widow and young daughter. The slayer boarded a westbound train, with Hammond and local authorities pursuing suspects connected to the burglaries and thefts in the city.
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Michigan City
Ind
Edward Quick
Quick
Bush County
Sheriff's Office
Aay Aterurban
Dever
Hammond
Eee Ghat
Erratic Young Man In Fort Wayne Hospital
Warsaw Indiana September 17 Lloyd Taylor once declared of unsound mind and later arrested for forgery ten minutes after starting his Lima honeymoon is confined in a Fort Wayne hospital with tuberculosis and possible polio paralysis. Doctors cite a past stroke. His wife Mrs Davis Taylor may sue for damages as Ohio and Indiana marriage laws are questioned. Taylor is sent home when recovered.
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Warsaw
Ind
Lloyd Taylor
Milford
Lima
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Taylor
Davis-Taylor
Kosciusko County
Indiana
Auburn Foundry Fire Causes Minor Damage
A Tuesday afternoon blaze lightly damaged the Auburn foundry. The report notes recent local incidents including a new instructor appointment for Miss Zilla Bothwell at the Fort Wayne state school, a bankruptcy petition filed by farmer Henry Plummer near Bluffton, post office service shifts in Whitley County, a diphtheria outbreak in Ligonier with schools closed, and Elizabeth McCarty suing for divorce from Rev. Wilcome near Kendalville.
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Auburn
Zilla-Bothwell
Ligonier
Fort Wayne
Henry Plummer
Bluffton
Collins
Whitley County
Columbia City
Ligoniers
Elizabeth McCarty
Portland
Wilcome
Kendalville
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