Big Race Meeting at Fort Wayne Draws Record Entries
Entries to the Fort Wayne races are closed with the largest list of entrants ever. Notable stables listed include C. J. Haodin Bud Doble M. E. McHenry Monroe Sauls bury George Starr Henry C. Jewett Cecil Bros. and others. Several horses such as Alix 2074 Robert J 205 and Ry land T 2074 are noted among likely starters.
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Fort Wayne
C. J. Haodin
Bud Doble
M. E. McHenry
Monroe Saulsbury
George Starr
Henry C. Jewett
Cecil Bros
Alix
Robert J
Ryland T
Indiana Leads Corn Crop Prospects in Prairie Farmer Report
Prairie Farmer August crop report notes July conditions fell 20.3 points and drought kept August 1 prospects under recent averages. Indiana leads corn prospects, with condition at 88, Ohio 81, Illinois 84, Iowa 57, Missouri 85, Kansas 62, Nebraska 40. spring wheat near last year’s output at about 150,000,000 bushels.
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Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Trouble at Robben Island leper colony visit sparks unrest
Cape Town reports July 2 inspection of Robben Island leper colony by Under Colonial Secretary De Smith to assess inmate grievances. Mutiny erupts as women attempt escape and men threaten De Smith. police fire, wounding one leper, and guard reinforcements arrive. Debates follow over abuses and remedies.
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Cape Town
Robbin Island
Cape of Good Hope
de Smith
de Smidt
Untitled Navy Dispatch Amid Turbulent Proceedings
In a terse wartime note the State Department secretary directs Captain Coun of the cruiser Charleson to prep for sea from the Californ navy yard. The ship will head to Aniatic station to join four US units, while a tragedy involving the Devear-old son of Dr TY and Co Mooney unfolds with a fatal accident and injuries leaving a person paralyzed.
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Mer
State Department
Secreary
Herber
Coun
Charleson
Californ
Navy Yard
Enty
Aniatic
Staton
United States
Tedd
Mooney
Rik
Cherry Pee
Willeh
Disaster on the Rock Island line near Lincoln kills ten
A wreck near Lincoln Nebr on Thursday night involved the Oklahoma and Lexus express plunging through an overhanging bridge into a creek. Ten passengers and all but one crew member died. many others were wounded and a fire cremated some bodies. Investigators cite possible sabotage with crowbars and fishplates removed. reward offered for those involved.
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Nebraska
Chicago
Rock Island
Hock Island
Lincoln
Neb
John
Rock Island Road
Charles Winne
Ulster
Kingston
N. Y
Mundan
N. D
Collins
Wilhelm
da Kalb
Texas
Stramer Puritan
Richmond
St Joseph
Belog
Biz Stermern
Graham & Morloo
City of Chicago
Puritan
McGuigan
Boswell
Lexington
George K Kinkead
Tom Peper
Pepper
Judge Kinkead
Kinkead
Pepper Dolaop
J. Dull Duviison
George Dunlap
Millersburg
Tad
William and
Solomon Lower
Warridge
Waterloo
Sioux City
Election summaries and notable deaths across states
Unofficial Alabama results show a Democratic majority of 26 124. Colonel M Jialk in New Orleans and Mrs Nancy Thompson among others listed. At New York Mrs Croker mother of Richard Croker. Missouri politician Col B F Dobyns dies at home in Mexico from heart disease. Evangelical preacher Rev William Goessele dies at 40 years in Chicago from spinal meningitis. Bloomfield Ohio millionaire A A Brown dies in sleep at 87.
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M. Jialk
New Orleans
Chas, Chatfe
Virginia
Nancy Thompson
Matilda Parry
New York
Mra Croker
Richard Croker
Alabama
Col BF
Dobyns
Missouri
Mexico
William Goessele
Chicago
A. Brown
Bloomfield
Ohio
Congressional nominations and state tickets across multiple states
The report lists numerous party nominees by state and office. It names Populists, Republicans, Democrats, and Congress candidates in Iowa Wisconsin Maine Michigan North Carolina Virginia Georgia Maryland and Wyoming, plus state offices in Idaho Alabama and Wyoming with several incumbents and challengers detailed.
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Iowa
Allen Clark
Wisconsin
Hamilton Utley
Jenkins
Michigan
Henry Fpf. Thomas
Maine
Robert E. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Lo Leksinning
North Carolina
A. W. Grasham
Bixth
Taylor
Virginia
Judge Morrison
G. W. Cornell
Georgia
Chas L. Moses
Carter Tate
Maryland
Horace Rissey
Henry Offeen
Sheridan County
William Heh. Holliday
Albany
James M
Beate
J. W. Garrett
Haile
Bundinz
Blackfox
Frank Ramsey
George Mearsons
J. Mills
Pocatello
Forsman
Lewiston
Alabama
Kulb
Wyoming
LG Tidball
E Feeley
Laramie City
D. W. Elliott
Cheyenne
W. F. Williams
Buffalo
J. F. Pierce
Rock Springs
JL Re Kollman
Saratosa
W. T. O'Conner
Cheyenna
Foreign protest over California cartridges and early baseball in Belgium
Japan protests to the State Department over a Connecticut firm shipping 10 million cifia cartridges. British MPs pass the Irish evicted tenants bill 199 to 167. At the Antwerp exposition, American exhibitors staged a first ball game in Belgium, attracting mixed reactions and safety concerns. Reports note the game drew 2,000 spectators, with observers criticizing the sport as risky and impractical locally. Fire destroys Hang Yuen rifle factory. viceroy blames delayed wood in roof supports, $1,000,000 loss expected.
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Japan
State Department
Washington
Connecticut
House of Commons
Antwerp
la Metropole
Downes Balacamp
Pawneu
Koghish
Orient
Hang Yuus
Ravines
Chinas
Corea
Bis
Miscellaneous notes from early 20th century Omaha and Chicago
Ambiguous OCR fragment mentions The Hawkeye Commission Company of Omsha Neb and losses by corn speculators. It notes Milwaukee Common Council considering municipal ownership of street railways. A Chilean offer to purchase ships and a vague reference to naval topics and a war context.
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Hawkeye Commission Company
Omsha
Neb
Milwaukee Common Council
Valparaiso
Chillan
Siutent Rata
Veenures Aeregt
Wikidoor Park
Chicago
Bitter days as regiments loot arsenal and civil unrest roils region
The article recalls violent clashes and looting of the arsenal near Des Moines and Towa, with thousands in parade form and spectators. it notes drownings and resuscitation in Rome New York, arrests over Coxey's army, and various political and economic updates including strikes, rail and crop forecasts, and a memorial look at long-standing public issues.
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Des Moiers
Towa
Rome
N.Y
Arthur Smith
Mohawk
Marshal Frey
Baltimore
Hyattsville
Coxey
Maryland House of Correction
Hugh Fratt
Rondout
Bowery
New York City
Frail
Ireland
Ulster County
Indiana Incidents and Neighbors News Summary
A packed Indiana page reports a rocky mix of local calamities and curiosities. A mine near Richmond sits abandoned. Frank Clarke loses life near Martinsville. Frederick Eckert, Fort Wayne citizen, dies leaving a fortune. Smallpox exposure rises in Starke County amid quarantine, and George Pullinger dies at Richmond after a gear accident. The Twelfth Indiana Infantry plans a Warsaw reunion. A Marion fire devastates three acres of business property and surrounding structures. Drought harms corn, with partial relief in wheat and oats yields. farming notes highlight crop conditions and weather impacts across counties.
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Richmond
Frank Clarke
Martinsville
Frederick Eckert
Fort Wayne
United States Fish Commissioner
Government Pond
Washington
Powrer
State Board of Health
Starke County
Wright
Metcalf
Starke Conty
Indiana
Calvin B. Varner
L. Ross
Indianapolis
George A. Deetelbeck
Myhert
Daniel M. Forsythe
Franklin
Olaf N. Guldin
Erastus B. Kunkle
Wayne
Conrad Lumm
Garrett
Cave-Trough Henger
Indiana Infantry
Warsaw
Charles Ripley
Carpenter
Michigan
Big Four Railroad
Wabash
Alexadria
Wack
Pendleton
Willam
Muncie
Marion
Sweetser
Mark, Kurge, & Lake
Maionwalp Company
Weather Bureau
Carson
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Fletcher Robbins
Jimmy F.indsa
Omatia
Arthur Kother
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Omens
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Crime and Casualty
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Wis
Stephen Clement
Alameda
Durant Daponte
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Ind
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Eckart
Lyony
Lukens
John W. Harman
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Holland
Mich
Henry van Eyk
Felix Geoffrioo
Montreal
Outuar
Delaware
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Leary Hofardi
Awel
John Worbieson
Mystie Conn
Dandel Jo Kaap
Peld Overfrlon
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Exeremcer
Macdensie Mbuleuy
Bi Joseph
Carl Dehlgren
Chcago
Charles Haney
Owensboro
Consolidated Coal Company
Frostburg
Northwestern
W. Reinhart
Atchison Road
R G Duo & Cao
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Greg
Aiva
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