Ten Thousand Veterans Parade Through Rain in Saratoga
The Forty first annual Parade of the Grand Army of the Republic in Saratoga New York drew ten thousand veterans despite a heavy rain. Governor Hughes and national officers watched from a sheltered stand as veterans marched a measured mile to marching songs. The rain ceased as the last march passed and the sun appeared.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Tand Army of the Republic
Mona
Charles F. Hughes
Grand Army
Inspiring and Pathetic Veterans March in Rain
Governor Hughes praised the veterans for their courage as the last flagging marcher passed the stand. About 36 veterans are in local hospitals, many exhausted from walking, with one in serious condition. Encampment sessions begin, officers to be elected, and reforms urged including higher pensions and repeal of the anti canto law. The event closes with plans for future gatherings and memorials.
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Hughes
Fone
Brown
Burton
Nevada
Toledo
Congress
Grand Army
Cleveland
Baseball records set at League Park on bowlers day
Official base ball records from Cincinnati on a bowlers day at League Park before the Cincinnati Pittsburg game. Five events were decided with Shel don Lejeune of Springfield earning the main feature by throwing a ball 400 feet 10 inches, coming in eye of the world.
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Cincinnati
Sept
League Park
Pathos at New Torr in the early eighties
Mcroscopic draft of a crowded game day with players Wike Mitchell and Chietmat among a fringe hitting contest. The text notes driving a ball 413 feet 846 inches and private distance measurements for Walsh and the Chicago teams. George Gibson of Pittsburg wins the accurate throwing contest with a ball striking fair at second base. Thoney of Toronto wins beating the bunt with first base in 8.2 seconds.
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Mihe Ty Pathos
New Torr
Wike
Mitchell
Walsh
Chicago
Explosion Injures Fifty At Toulon Hardware Store
In Toulon a blast in Wheeler & Co hardware store during firefighting left about fifty people injured. Glass bricks and debris flew into spectators as firemen fought the basement blaze. Severe cases include Leonard Nelson Anton Sunquist Ollie Fogelsong Knox Weffer and Mrs Keffer. Fire damage pegged at five thousand dollars.
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Peoria
Toulon
Wheeler & Co
Leconard Nelson
Anton Sunquist
Ollie Fogelsong
Knox Weffer
Knox Keffer
Central American peace conference opens in Washington
In Washington on September 12 the representatives of five Central American republics met to pursue the United States and Mexico plan for a permanent peace. After several hours the preliminary session adjourned until Monday, with practical agreement on main points and general goodwill.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Cholera Scare Spreads Across Germany and Russia
Berlin reports one railway worker dead from suspected cholera at Koenigsruhe with detention houses prepared. Russia sees thirty new cases in Jaroszyn and a medical journal notes 104 cases and ninety deaths across six provinces in one week.
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Germany
Berlin
Koeninshuette
Jarosiny
Russia
Reporters Barred From Union Machinists Convention
St. Louis papers will be excluded from sessions after the international president ruled reporters must carry a labor union card to be admitted. The motion to bar noncarded reporters was upheld, barring all newsmen from the hall.
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St. Louis
Convention of Union Machinists
International President
Foraker for President Address Highlights Fair Talk
At the Marengo county fair Liston McMillen of Oskaloosa spoke on Foraker as president saying if Ohio delegates back him he will be the second choice across the Union. The Sept 12 event framed Foraker as a national contender in the ongoing party discussions.
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Foraker
Marengo
Liston “McMillen
Oskaloosa
Joseph Benson Foraker
McMillen
Ohio
Union
French Leader Signals Decisive Move Against Moroccan Tribes
Premier Clemen ceeau states no new information from Morocco and orders General Drude to plan a sharp decisive attack on Arab tribesmen when the moment is right. The message outlines readiness for a strong expeditionary action.
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Paris
Clemenceeau
Morocco
Drude
Baseball scores from Sept 12 league and association play
Scores list from Chicago area games with multiple leagues. Pittsburgh edged Cincinnati seven innings. St Louis beat Chicago 4 to 1 in fourteen innings. Brooklyn weather noted. Philadelphia defeated Boston 4 to 0. Detroit over Cleveland. New York defeated Washington. St Louis beat Chicago 2 to 1. Minneapolis beat Columbus 8 to 0. St Paul over Kansas City 8 to 1. Louisville topped Toledo 4 to 0. Des Moines defeated Milwaukee 1 to 0.
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Chicago
Chicinnatin
Pittshburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
New York
Chicoea
St. Lats
AG Minneapolis
Wake
Minneapolis
Colombus
Andimapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Kansias City
Paul i
Louisville
Poledo G
Louisvile
Quinalia- Des Moines
Oneder St
Mieblo
Lincuin
Tueblo
Lusitania Aims For Record Atlantic Crossing
The Lusitania progresses toward New York on its first Atlantic crossing. Wireless reports show 24 hours at 23.75 knots, 1,655 miles completed in 70 hours, with fair weather expected to bring Sandy Hook lightship before five days. If kept, current pace would yield a 4 days 21 hours 85 minutes voyage.
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New York
Atlantic
United States
Atlan
Sandy Hook
Cape Race
Hner
Sandy
Institute Urges Birds Protected To Aid Farmers
The Illinois State Farmers Institute publishes a study arguing to spare doves crows and blackbirds. It cites U.S. Department of Agriculture findings that doves mainly eat weed seeds and grains, with thousands of seeds consumed, reducing weed growth. It emphasizes sparrows as the only outlaw and outlines how many raptors and other birds mostly benefit crops by controlling pests and weeds.
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Ilinois
United States Department of Agriculture
Lusitania Aims to Shatter Atlantic Speed Records
Reports say the Lusitania could beat the Deutschland’s westbound Atlantic record by at least 11 hours and surpass the Deutschland overall by more than two hours if current speeds hold. An early wireless update put the ship east of Sebile Island at 1120 AM, with speed slipping to around 20 knots, threatening an early arrival at Sandy Hook.
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Taennia
Cunard
Atlantic
Queenstown
Lusitania
Deutschland
Henry
Actoss
Seble Island
Sandy Teak
Tragic Fall From Hotel Doorway In Carrmshersville
On September 12 in Carrmshersville Mac a woman named Lucy Logsden a waitress died after leaping from a third story window of the Wilson hotel. The escape attempt followed a revolver wound to Mrs Reeh Pesan who burst into the room.
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Carrmshersvile
Mac
Reeh Pesan
Wilson Hotel
Lucy Logsden
Bequest Transfers 400 600 to Yale from English Lord
Archibald Fry Blount, lord of the manor of Orleton Herefordshire, left Yale University four hundred six thousand dollars. He died in London June 11 at age 87 leaving an estate valued at slot.
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Yale
London
Archibald Fry Blount
Orleton
Herefordshire
Blount
Bio Packing Plant Destroyed in Philadelphia Fire
A large plant of the Cudahy Packing Company at Ninth Street and Girard Avenue was destroyed by fire in Philadelphia. Loss estimated around $200,000 with buildings and equipment severely damaged. The incident occurred on September 12.
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Bio
Philadelphia
Cudahy Macking Company
Ninth Street
Girard Avenue
Her Way and Gossip Wigs Stir Baltimore Satire
In a Baltimore American snippet readers note a playful jab at a public figure nicknamed Mr Gossip. It comments on gravity and the worth of wit noting she carries striking wigs as part of the satire.
Sengsters and Their Bland Rebbs Echo Loudly
A fragment notes indistinct sounds and phrases about insects and sounds in a noisy scene. The language hints at playful or altered speech with repeated lines about biting, stay, and Washington.
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Rebbs
Washington
Force of Habit
A brief Pueblo Chieftain quip notes a conversational clash about kindness. One speaker asks if a person has no kind face, while the other admits uncertainty about what kind entails.
Protective value of hawks and owls in pest control
Mr. Fisher notes large shares of prey in raptor diets are pests and disease carriers, with hawks like red tailed, red shouldered, Swainson, broad winged, and sparrow hawk feeding mainly on mice, squirrels, grasshoppers and insects. Owls such as long-eared, short-eared, barred, screech, and little burrowing also destroy numerous pests while sparrows comprise many victims.
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Mr. Fisher
Trip in Southwest Hereford Texas 1907 Wanderings
A travel letter chronicles a westward trip from Garden City to Hereford with stops in Dodge City Bucklin Fowler and Amarillo. It describes the Parker Amusement Co grounds in Dodge City the Artesian Valley near Fowler alfalfa farming wells winded by frost effects and local amenities including schools churches and a mill turning alfalfa meal.
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Hereford
Texas
Garden City
Dodge City
Bucklin
Fowler
Artesian Valley
The
Friends
Congregational
Methodists
Hatch Bros
Lake Geneva
Wis
Dalhart
Denver & Rio Grande
Amarilla
Jim Belle
Davis
111
Levi Markel
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Cc. B. Bowers
A Country Kid at Grand Opera House Monday Night
H B Whitaker presents A Country Kid at the Grand Opera House on Monday night September 16. The rural comedy features an all new scenic setup a top band and orchestra and a strong acting company promising value for money for theatre patrons.
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H. B. Whittaker
Grand Opera House
Under Southern Skies to Return at Grand Opera House
The play Under Southern Skies, praised for southern life themes and popular appeal, returns to the Grand Opera House on Wednesday Sept 18 with matinee and night showings. Its seven year road run promises strong drama, humor, and broad audience laughter.
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Grand Opera House
New Stage Show Delivers Fresh Songs and Dance
The production features young, gay actors on stage with entirely new songs and dance figures. New scenery and costumes supplied by the management enhance a thoroughly finished performance by capable actors.
This Date in History Highlights Key Events
A chronological list notes events from 1213 to 1898 including Albigenses at Muret and Wolfe in Quebec, Knox becoming secretary of war, Davis at Fort Tenaria, Prohibition party formation, and McKinley’s Akron campaign speech. Names and places span Muret Baltimore Chicago Akron and beyond with dates and notable figures.
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Muret
Columbus
New World
Spain
Lord Stirling
James I
United States
Canada
London
Monsignor Mornay
Quebec
Wolfe
Henry Knox
Massachusetts
Lord William Downs
Ireland
Philip F. Thomas
Maryland
Baltimore
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
Fort Tenaria
Alexander HM. HH. Stuart
Virginia
National Prohibition Party
Chicago
William McKinley
Ohio
Akron
William Sprague 77th Birthday Recital of Rhode Island Governor
The Rhode Island statesman William Sprague, born September 12 1830 in Cranston, celebrated his 77th birthday. A wealthy industrialist, he led calico printing and locomotive manufacturing and served as governor during 1860 62 while raising troops for Lincoln. He declined a brigadier general post to serve in the U.S. Senate and later foresaw the 1873 panic amidst his firm’s trials. He married Salmon O P Chase’s daughter and later Inez Weed of Virginia.
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William Sprague
Rhode Island
Cranston
R. I
Lincoln
Bull Run
United States Senate
Senate
Sprague
Salmon O’p. Chase
United States Supreme Court
Inez Weed
Virginia
Crosby Corset Demo at Hotel Brewster
A Hotel Brewster demonstration showcases the Crosby Corset described as a thorough Physical Culture corset. Mme. MccRae experts in corseting teach each woman the rudiments of gowning while the display advertises a full line of combination princess underwear and pettycoats.
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Crosby
Hotel
Brewster
Mme. MccRae
Town Board Regular Meeting Set for Friday Evening
Town board will hold a regular meeting Friday September 13 at 7 30 p m to audit bills. Citizens with town claims should present them at the clerk’s office at once. Michael Steffen Town Clerk Rice Building 2nd floor.
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Michael Steffen
Rice Building
Dloor
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ST. Paul's Cathedral
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