Republicans in Maine fear defeat in gubernatorial race
Portland Maine Aug 30. Maine Republicans warn a Democrat could win the September 12 gubernatorial election amid disputes with the Ricker faction. Frederick W Plaisted the Democratic candidate seeks to carry Augusta and the state. Prohibition remains a flashpoint but enforcement is unpopular. The poll shows high interest as voters decide on the governor legislature and several congressmen.
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Hale
Supreme Court of
Bert M. Fernald
Frederick W. Plaisted
Augusta
Harris M. Plaisted
Congress
Mr. Plaisted
Kennebec County
Maine
Ricker
Edward P. Ricker
Hiram W. Ricker
Poland Spring
Fernald
Rickers
Aldrich
Payne
Cannon
United States Senate
Frederick A. Powers
Houston
Tariff Enters Primaries in South Carolina Liquor Debate
In Columbia South Carolina Aug 30 the liquor issue dominates the Democratic primaries but tariff policy also shapes the outcome. Voters assess how tariff positions may impact state interests and party alignment as campaigns sweep the state on Tuesday.
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Columbia
8. C
Talks on Correct School Management in Marion Court
C N Kendall superintendent of city schools led a discussion on the proper management of schools focusing on the teachers' role. Charles Swain Thomas, ex head of English at Shortridge and now at Newton High School, spoke on English Composition. Mrs Martha Feller King of Pratt Institute demonstrated drawing in an engaging session at the courthouse basement.
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C. N. Kendall
Marion County Teachers’ Institute
Kendall
Charles Swain Thomas
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis
Newton (Mass.) High School
Thomas
Martha Feller King
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kappas Dine at Colonial Dames Banquet in Bloomington
About 350 Kappa Kappa Gamma members in Colonial Dame attire gathered in Bloomington on August 30 to close their national convention with a banquet. Seating reflected chapter rivalry as songs and yells filled the room. Elected officers include Mrs. A. H. Roth as grand president, Mrs. Edith Powell as grand secretary, Mrs. Parker Kolbe as grand treasurer, and Juliette Hollenbeck as grand registrar.
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Bloomington
Ind
Kappa Kappa Gammas
A. H. Roth
Eric
Edith Powell
Oakland
Cal
Parker Kolbe
Akron
Juliette Hollenbeck
Brooklyn, N. C
Revenue Receipts Show Big Increase in July
Washington August 30 The total internal revenue receipts for July totaled 29 719 022 up 6 750 389 from July 1909 with the corporation tax largely responsible. Income from other sources reached 7 671 329 tobacco 4 814 354 fermented liquors 7 191 674 miscellaneous 5 848 819 of which 5 795 648 came from the corporation tax.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Crippen Collapses in Brixton Jail Cell
Dr H H Crippen suffered a nervous collapse in Brixton jail and was moved to the hospital ward where he and Ethel Le Neve await trial for the murder of Beile Elmore the former American dancer. He paced his cell overnight and was found semi conscious Tuesday morning.
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London
H. H. Crippen
Brixton
Ethel Clare le Neve
Sauerkraut Shortage Seen In Fremont Crop
Fremont Ohio reports a dry spell and a cabbage crop shortfall. The result is an anticipated sauerkraut shortage and a possible price rise for the year.
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Fremont
Lawyers Wrestle Legal Problems at ABA Meeting in Tennessee
In Chattanooga Tenn Aug 30 prominent lawyers gather for the thirty third annual American Bar Association meeting running through September. The event features a trolley trip to Chickamauga Park and an Eleventh Cavalry drill. Baron Uchida addresses the law schools session on Legal Education in Japan. A reform committee recommends allowing use of dead or unavailable witnesses and ensuring indictments meet disclosure standards.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
American Bar Association
United States
Chickamauga Park
Japan
Committee On Reform of Legal Procedure
Watermelon Day to Break Record in Rocky Ford
Watermelon day on September 4 in Rocky Ford aims to draw the largest crowd yet as cantaloupe and watermelon growers prepare deliveries to the fair grounds. The Arkansas Valley fair association lists a full program including fast harness races and challenging relay events. The grandstand seats about 5,000, reflecting expected huge attendance, with the melon grove expanded to accommodate more fruit each year.
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Kansas Valley Fair Association
West
Garys 201 Set Indian Band War Dance At Garr
A Wild West show band of Chippewa Indians in Garr Indiana faces a drunken outbreak. Mayor Thomas E Knotts spoke in their language to calm the crowd as 2900 spectators watched a snake dance turn into a war dance with revolvers firing and panicked bystanders. Roumanians Greeks and Servians were among the crowd.
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Gary
Ind
Thomas E. Knotts
Garr
Foto
Indians Flee in Terror During Whisky Disorder
A group fled in fear after misunderstanding war cries and unfamiliar language. Police were called, Chief Joseph Martin with a squad seized whisky and revolvers from the group. Shooting continued until Mayer Kootts arrived and spoke to them in their own Hugo, stopping the incident for the sake of the "big white chief."
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Joseph Martin
Mayer Kootts
Moving Picture Graze in Turkey
Washington dispatch reports moving pictures captivate Saloniki with four shows active and another opening. About 3,500 nightly attendees pay two plaster admissions. Popular films tell sequential stories or depict timely events like King Edward’s funeral, with cinema booming as regular theaters are absent in regional towns.
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Washington
George Horton
Saloniki
King Edward
Girl Kills Herself in Way Mother Did in Detroit
The body of 22 year old Alice Cronk of Chicago was found in Palmer park bushes after she killed herself by faking carbolic acid poisoning as her mother did fifteen years earlier. Her father Daniel Cronk identified her Tuesday. a prior suicide attempt occurred a week earlier at Mount Clemens Michigan.
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Alice Cronk
Chicago
Palmer Park
Daniel Cronk
Mount Clemens
Mich
Reuther Bares Car Graft Plot in City Trial
Theophil Reuther, an Illinois Central engineer, testified in Chicago about a $3,000,000 car repair swindle and named higher figures. The case against Frank Harriman, John M Taylor, and Charles L Ewing moved to municipal court for more room. Osterman, tied to the alleged robbery, is still missing.
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Chicago
Theophil Reuthes
Illinois Central
Harahag
Frank B. Harriman
John M. Taylor
Charles L Ewing
Municipal Court
Reuther
Henry C. Osterman
Osterman Manufacturing Company
Browne bribery trial promises revelations and witnesses
CHICAGO Aug 30 Representative Charles A White allegedly boasted he would hold up Senator Lorimer after voting for him, to be exposed on Tuesday by Miss Natherine Wood of East St Louis when the Browne trial resumes. Wood also testifies White threatened to target Congressman Rodenburg. The Pullman company turns over records after escaping grand jury inquiry. records to be used against Yarboroughs and Keeley as Wayman accuses them of perjury. A special grand jury was impaneled Tuesday.
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Chicago
Charles A. White
Lorimer
Browne
Wayman
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