Brass thieves face prison terms in Jeffersonville case
Louis and Clarence Joly were sentenced to one to fourteen years in the Jeffersonville reformatory, Joseph Bley got the same term in Michigan City, and Lee Scoles’s case was continued. Capt Henry Stoll’s force and Prosecutor Albert E. Thomas busted a brass theft gang tied to the Pennsylvania company, netting about 900 dollars in brass and merchandise over a year. Bley and Scoles were caught near a dairyman’s home with about 400 dollars worth of brass, as officers watched for three nights before stopping them at scales. The gang operated in shops and yards, even unloading butter recently. junk-shop handling of brass led to arrests, with all three men arraigned Monday morning.
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Louis
Clarence Joly
O’rourke
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Joseph Bley
Michigan City
Lee Scoles
Henry Stoll
Albert E. Thomas
Pennsylvania Company
Louis Joly
Virginia and
Agnes Avenues
Scoles
Bley
Bates and
Neufer
Estum
Stoll
Joly Brothers
Sergi. Pappert
Joly
Capsizing of Pleasure Launch Near Calumet River
Chicago Sept 28 seven men believed drowned in a launch capsize after colliding with Nickel Plate bridge on the Calumet river. Only survivor, Elmer Westergren, owner and under arrest, unable to explain the crash. Daybreak search crews found no bodies as they questioned the dazed pilot and sought names of missing friends.
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Chicago
Calumet River
Elmer Westergren
Westergren
Calumet
Haskell Attacks Nation's Head in Oklahoma Rally
Guthrie Oklahoma September 28 Governor Charles N Haskell former treasurer of the democratic national committee denounces Theodore Roosevelt as an infamous liar and vows a daily chapter of The First Theodore campaign attacks until election day He pledges lawsuits against Hearst Flynn and others while noting his national treasury receipts total about 69000 as state officers escort him from Union Station.
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Haskell
Democratic
Union Station
National Guard
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
West
Standard Oil Company
Dennis T. Flynn
United States
Newspaper Proprietor Demands Haskell Resign as Oklahoma Governor
William E. Decker of Fort Smith, owner of the Southwest American, longtime friend and co owner with C N Haskell in Muskogee papers, urged Haskell to resign as Oklahoma governor. Decker, a former Ohio state senator, cites alleged faults and sent a message to Haskell that day standing by his stance.
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Fort Smith
Ark
William E. Decker
Southwest American
C. N. Haskell
Ohio
Muskogee
Haskell
Oklahoma
Decker
Hase
Fort Wayne Weather Bureau Station Aims for Benefit
Washington weather bureau agent BE B Calvert arrived in Fort Wayne to inspect sites for a government weather station. He said a chief and assistants would operate daily maps and forecasts, with close instrument exposure, and chose a site near the business district or along a streetcar line. He noted Indiana has two existing stations in Indianapolis and Evansville and erection may begin next spring after site evaluations.
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Fort Wayne
Weather Bureau
BE. B. Calvert
Washington
Government Weather Bureau
Mr. Calvert
Calvert
Randall Hotel
Grand Rapids
Indiana
Indianapolis
Evansville
Diver Fights Giant Devil Fish Aboard Pomona
Martin Lund, a Coast Wrecking diver, battled a giant devil fish in the hold of the steamer Pomona sunk in Fort Ross Cove off Marin county. Entangled by four tentacles and the deadly beak, he slashed the creature’s head, freed himself, and surfaced fainting after the brutal encounter.
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San Francisco
Martin Lund
Coast Wrecking Company
Pomona
Fort Ross Cove
Marin County
Lund
Rainfalls Hit Indiana Stations As Wet Spell Starts
Indianapolis reports 1.07 inches of rain as eleven Indiana stations record varied totals from .4 to 1.6 inches. Minimums ranged from 40 to 50, with forecasts noting benefits for fall plowing, planting, and pastures if mild cold holds off. Normal September rainfall stands at 3.05 inches. The rain follows a long dry spell since August 13, aside from traces on several dates.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Auburn
Bloomington
Cambridge City
Columbus
Evansville
Farmland
Lafayette
Logansport
Marion
Vincennes
Washington
Three Garrett youths enter a theological school in Ohio
Three Garrett young men Leo Byanski Anthony Paluzak and Joseph Johnston have entered a theological school at Burkettsville Ohio. The appeal of Mary Grim aged 63 years who for fourteen years has been a helpless inmate of Kosciusko county infirmary that somebody find her daughter has been answered. Mrs Grim at a not know her daughter's
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Garrett
Leo Byanski
Anthony Paluzak
Joseph Johnston
Burkettsville
Mary Grim
Kosciusko County
Dying at 83 Mrs Cox noted near South Whitley
Elizabeth Cox died at 83 at her granddaughter’s home near South Whitley after cancer of the face. In Albion a street fair accident killed Majam Laffere, West Liberty Ohio, when a 800-foot wire slide failed. She fell, suffered multiple injuries, and died at Newhope hospital.
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Elizabeth Cox
Murray Long
South Whitley
Albion
Ethel Scarver
West Liberty
Majam Laffere
Court House
Newhope ' ‘Hospital
Weather brings relief as drought ends in many areas
Washington D C Sept 28 The breaking of prolonged drought nationwide is announced by the weather bureau Rain is falling generally across the United States Forecaster Garriott says it will continue today and tomorrow in the eastern states followed by cooler clearer weather Rain began in the far west and moved east of the Mississippi River through the day
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
United States
Garriott
Mississippi River
Drought Ends as Showers Soften Ohio Farmland
Cleveland Ohio September 28 reports indicate rains broke a weeks long drought across the region. Farmers faced heavy losses from the extended dry spell as showers occurred at various points overnight and into today, offering relief but sparking concern over crop damage.
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Cleveland
Ohio
First Rain in Six Weeks Brings Relief to Ohio Valley
Cincinnati Ohio September 28 before today s rain which ended a six weeks drought the Ohio river fell below three feet at this point the lowest stage in thirteen years the last rain occurred August 17 after days without moisture vegetation dried up and river commerce halted it is estimated that at least 22 000 000 bushels of coal have been loaded at Pittsburg and in the Kanawha region ready for shipment once the river rises again
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Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Kanawha
Overcoats and Gloves Arrive as Chicago Feels Chill
Chicago reports its first taste of autumn as temperatures drop by over 80 degrees since yesterday. A chill wind and rain banished the summer heat that lingered near eighty degrees for weeks, signaling a seasonal shift with coats and gloves rejoining daily life.
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Chicago
Forest fires quenched after soaking rain in Marinette
A heavy rain began Sunday night and continued through Monday extinguishing forest fires in Marinette county that had become menacing. Goll and Kinsman on the Wisconsin and Michigan railway were wiped out, forcing six to eight families to flee. McAllister was saved by local residents and volunteers, though timber companies face large losses.
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Marinette
Wis
Marinette County
Goll and Kinsman
Wisconsin and Michigan
McAllister
Frost Whitened Northwest Missouri This Morning
The earth throughout northwest Missouri was white with frost this morning the first of the season. Late corn is damaged.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Northwest
Missouri
Killing Frost Reaches Nebraska North of Omaha
A killing frost was reported across Nebraska from all points north of Omaha last night, signaling a sharp end to late-season warmth for farmers and gardeners in the region.
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Nebraska
Omaha,Neb
Water famine follows widespread drought impact on crops
The drought devastated crop yields across the region and triggered severe water shortages in numerous communities, threatening agricultural livelihoods and daily life as authorities struggle to manage scarce supplies.
Frosty night as mercury sinks to 37 in Kansas City
A heavy frost spread across the region with temperatures dipping to 37 degrees in Kansas City. Light snow flakes were observed yesterday amid clear, chilly conditions signaling the approach of cooler weather.
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Kansas City
Frost Destroys Tender Vegetation Across Kansas
Topeka Kansas reports a heavy frost across the region last night damaging young plants. Ice formed on water buckets and ponds, signaling a cold spell that affected gardens and crops.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Rain and cold wave hit Paducah with sharp temp drop
Paducah Kentucky reports a heavy rainfall last night, first since August 11. A cold front arrived bringing a forty degree drop in twenty four hours. A heavy frost is forecast for tonight in the area.
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Paducah
Cold snap hits Texas with frost warnings
Waco Texas September 28 reported the season's first cold snap as the thermometer fell to forty six this morning with frost sightings in north Texas threatening tender vegetation and prompting early caution for farmers and gardens.
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Waco
Texas
Democrats Seek Funds From Hitchcock Letters Go Awry
Boston voters report lengthy fund appeals sent to New England Democrats by so called good republicans. The mix up appears to have shifted voter indices causing many Republicans to be labeled as Democrats. Massachusetts Vermont and Maine leaders received nearly a thousand letters.
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Boston
Mass
Hitchcock
New England
Maine
Connecticut
Executive Committee
Good Cause
Massachusetts
Vermont
Pears
Haskell opens suit over state printing overcharge in Oklahoma
Guthrie Okla Sept 28 Governor Charles N Haskell filed a district court suit on behalf of the state against State Capital Printing company Congressman B S McGuire and Dennis T Flynn for recovery of 195062 alleging overcharge in state printing from 1891 to 1907 Flynn and McGuire named beneficiaries Haskell plans action against William Randolph Hearst next week and quips about criminal libel as a gag line
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Guthrie
Okla
Charles N. Haskell
State Capital Printing Company
B.S. McGuire
Dennis T. Flynn
Congress
State Capital Company
Flynn
McGuire
Haskell
Chicago
William Randolph Hearst
Donnelly Attacks Wife For Refusing Him Money
Andrew Donnelly drew $5 and costs and ninety days in jail in city court Monday for pulling hair from his wife and beating her when she refused to give him a dollar. He has past trouble including a saloon shootout affair on Chicago street and a period in jail. He struck his wife after she declined money and received nearly four months in punishment. The note mentions Barrett Case Continuation and other court happenings including assaults and sentencing for various residents.
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Andrew Donnelly
Chicago Street
Shannon
Gillespie
Wallace
Rain Returns to Eastern Pennsylvania After Long Dry Spell
Philadelphia on September 28 reports rain spreading across eastern Pennsylvania. It ends a drought in the city of over three weeks and marks the first rainfall in more than three months in parts of the state.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Fire damages grain elevator at Vandalia station site
A grain elevator at the Vandalia railroad station near South Whitley, owned by Franklin H. Foust of Columbia City, was damaged by fire. Investigations infiled to determine cause and extent of the blaze.
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Vandalia
South Whitley
Franklin H. Foust
Columbia City
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Julius Schilling
Hugh Wormcastle
Brookside Farm
Frank J. Schott
Hazel Schott
George Swayne
Lee Ivins
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