Roosevelt wheels down Nile to Khartoum with family
Col Roosevelt led the Dal toward Khartoum with son Kermit and staff aboard the Cal. Aboard were thousands of specimens for the expedition. The group greeted by Mrs Roosevelt and daughter Ethel upon arrival, while reporters chase for news. Roosevelt keeps politics off limits during the African trek.
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Egypt
White Nile
Cal
Col. Roosevelt
Kermit
Soudan
Africa
Col
Roosevelt
Dal
Taft
New York State
America
Hunter
Nile
Hoke R. T. Cunningham
A. O. Loring
Edward Heller
Dr. Mearns
Bwano Tumbo
Cunningham
Slatin Pasha
The
Col Roosevelt
City Hall Tile Ceilings Painted By Westlake Contract
The Board of Works accepted Westlake Construction Company's proposal to paint tile ceilings in the new city hall at a contract price of 18 cents per square yard.
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Board of Works
Westlake Construction Company
City Hall
Brother-in-law of Taft Committed Suicide in Pittsburgh
Thomas K Laughlin brother-in-law of President Taft and assistant treasurer of Jones and Laughlin Steel was found dead in his home in Pittsburgh. A coroner jury ruled the death a suicide after testimony showed he shot himself. Laughlin, a prominent business figure, had reportedly married Lucy Herron, Taft’s sister-in-law, in 1903.
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Pittsburg
Thomas K. Laughlin
Taft
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Laughlin
Lucy Hayes Herron
John W. Herron
Cincinnati
Christchurch
Philippines
Stewart Succeeds Chairman Thurman in State GOP
New Albany Ind March 12 W Butt Thurman of New Albany resigned as third district chairman of the Republican state organization over his link with the internal revenue service as bung er which restricted political activity Stewart of Borden was elected to succeed him Both Thurman and Stewart are Beveridge supporters and a Washington complaint prompted the resignation Thurman chose government service over a political role.
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New Albany
Ind
W. Butt Thurman
RepulHes 1
Stewart
Borden
Thurman
Internal Revenue Service
Gunger
Washington
Eight Boys Form Club For Thefts At Haughville
Eight boys aged 10 to 15 were brought before Judge Stubbs on Saturday morning charged with breaking into Pennsylvania railroad freight cars at Haughville and stealing corn and flour. The group operated as an organized gang. goods were peddled and profits divided among members. The court placed the youths on probation.
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Stubbs
Pennsylvania Road
Haughville
Bishop Spellmeyer Found Dead in Atlantic City Hotel
Bishop Henry Spellmeyer of the Methodist Episcopal Church, head of the New Jersey conference, was found lifeless in his room at a hotel in Atlantic City on March 12. born November 25, 1847 in New York, educated at Union Theological Seminary, married Matilda M. W. Smith in 1871, served Newark area pastors for 35 years, bishop since May, trustee of Centenary Collegiate Institute Hackettstown and Drew Theological Seminary, DD from Syracuse in 1882.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Spellmeyer
Methodist Episcopal Church
New Jersey
Henry Spellmeyer
New York
Union Theological Seminary
Haverstraw
N. Y
Marria Matilda M. W. Smith
Centennary Collegiate Institute
Hackettstown
Drew Theological Seminary
Syracuse
Fairbanks Heads Home From World Tour
London March 12 Former Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks sailed for America aboard the liner Mauretania, completing his globe circling journey begun two years ago. He said his London visit was a happy culmination and praised the U S protective tariff for fostering industry employment and higher wages.
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London
Charles Warren Fairbanks
America
Mauretania
Washington
Euston
Fairbanks
Sir Robert Perks
England
Mr. Fairbanks
United States
Physician and Wife Die by Poison in Philadelphia
Dr Charles Coleman Benson a well known tuberculous expert and his wife Isabelle died at 1843 Filbert Street after swallowing poison they prepared for themselves Letters indicate Benson planned both deaths and intended cremation of their bodies The couple had moved from Baltimore six months ago and left property to be claimed by survivors including checks to an address run by the housekeeper The physician had pursued a prize for a consumption cure and had lived in the United States forty years
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Philadelphia
Filbert Street
Charles Coleman Benson
Isabelle
Benson
Dr. Benson
French Academy of Medicine
Bigamy convict attempts self harm as wife arrives
William Waymire of Three Rivers Michigan, jailed after a Plymouth circuit court bigamy conviction, slashed his throat with a knife. While unconscious, his second wife visited, attempted to shoot him after being disarmed, acknowledging her intent to kill the man she says ensnared her in a bigamous marriage.
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Plymouth
Ind
William Waymire
Three Rivers
Mich
Waymire
George Bliss Dies in Hot Springs While at Breakfast
George W. Bliss, 53, Indianapolis clothier and co founder of Bliss Swain & Co., died suddenly at the Park hotel in Hot Springs Arkansas while breakfasting. He had traveled south with George Marott on February 15 and had been active in public life as a Commercial Club member and Mason. He leaves a wife, a son and a daughter.
Jury Faces Week-Long Bank Shortage Trial Maze
Wesley M. Bennett, assistant bank examiner, testifies in U S district court that William H. Marker is linked to a 103,000 shortage at the First National Bank of Tipton. Evidence centers on unrallied accounts with Fletcher National Bank of Indianapolis and First National Bank of Chicago, with objections from Marker lawyer Frank E. Garvin.
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William H. Marker
Tipton
United States District Court Today
First National Bank of
Bennett
Tipton Bank
Fletcher National Bank of Indianapolis
First National Bank of Chicago
Half Ton
Frank E. Garvin
Marker
Anderson
Hank
Suit Seeks 3000 Damages From Marion Auto Co
Thomas Curd filed suit claiming injuries from being run over by a Marion Automobile Company car. He alleges the bicycle rider was struck on Meridian Street near East Tenth Street February 2, 1910, by a car traveling 25 mph, causing permanent damages.
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Thomas Curd
Marion Automobile Company
Meridian
E. Tenth Street
Maintiff
Himselt
Capitol Elevator Extends Noon Service at Safehouse
Broken OCR text indicates Capitol Elevator extends noon service at the safehouse with unclear timing. The fragment mentions hours like 7:30 to 2:30 and ends with "service ended." Names and precise details are unreadable. summary focuses on the extension of elevator hours as described.
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Snevndes
Father of Mrs. T Taggart Is Dead
Edwin Douglas Bryant, about 70, father of Mrs. Thomas Taggart, died after several days of ill health. A former county auditor and city controller employee, Bryant had long been a prominent figure in French Lick. Funeral services are planned for Monday in this city.
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William A. Holt
French Lick
Edwin Douglas Bryant
Thomas Taggart
Bryant
Mr. Bryant
Dakota insurgents nominate a ticket in South Dakota
In Huron March 12 the South Dakota insurgent Republicans named their state ticket. Governor R. Vessey and lieutenant governor F. M. Urroe appear alongside S. Pulley as secretary of state, John Biehelheim as auditor, A. W. Ewart as treasurer, F. F. Brinker as commissioner of school and public lands, Royal C. Johnson as attorney general, G. Lawrence as superintendent, and Benedict as railroad commissioner. Pherion is listed as congressman in the first district and Bk Bhrkdae is noted in the second district.
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Huron
S.D
South Dakota
R. &. Vessey
Leutenant
F. M. Urroe
S. Pulley
John Biehelheim
A. W. Ewart
F. F. Brinker
Royal C. Johnson
G. Lawrence
Benedict
Putes Pherion
Ballinger under fire as testimony questions veracity
Washington March 12 A P Davis chief engineer of the reclamation service testified as the Ballinger Chi ntot committee resumed hearings The inquiry focused on Ballinger’s statements about a Shoshone Idaho irrigation project sign inviting settlers to work out payments for improvements Davis recalled Ballinger criticizing the plan and noting he would not have the notice pointed out The witness described publicity work and questioned Perkins's handling and Davis relayed Ballinger’s reprimands of officials over the matter
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Washington
A. P. Davis
Reclamation Service
Ballinger
West
Irrigation Committee
Pepper
Davis
Khallinger
E. T. Yerkina
Perkins
Harriman Roads
Newell
Secretary of the Interior
Street Work to Start After Asphalt Plant Opens
City asphalt plant will begin operating Monday with street work to follow in earnest, says City Engineer Klausmann. His department plans substantial road repairs and improvements in the coming days.
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Klausmann
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