New Comet Geneva Brightens Amid Skywatchers Hopes
Dr W R Brooks of Hobart College reports the new comet discovered by Prof Perrine is increasing in brightness and about two times as bright as at discovery. By Oct 6 it should be about twice as bright as first observed, near the upper star in Cygnus, visible to naked eye with good location and a field glass or small telescope.
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Geneva
W. R. Brooks
Hobart College
Perrine
Cygnus
Candles and Lanterns Darken Chicago in Coal Strike
Chicago faces possible blackout as People's gas light and coke company cannot secure fuel, with supplies lasting only about 20 days.
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Chicago
People’s Gas Light and Coke Company
Sam Farb Offers Cash for Warrants in City Tax Case
Sam Farb a wienerwurst seller and bondsman attempted to pay a $6 tax warrant with $5.75, after a policeman during fair week said he could not enter the controller’s office. The next day Farb received a receipt for $6 in delinquent taxes, which the city refused to honor for cash. Farb thus lost the amount.
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Sam Farb
Wienerwurst
Mai
Sam
Czar May Visit London in Early Summer
London dispatch notes the czar and czarina slated to visit the city early in the summer of 198. The report highlights official plans and prepares readers for potential royal engagements amid a backdrop of imperial duties.
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London
The Sun's Liners Invites Use Under Free Headings
Readers are told liners are free under certain headings with one line of copy. The notice hints costs for email usage and guarantees results. Contact Beth by phone for details.
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SUN
Mes
Devery wins District 9 leadership at convention
In New York large, "Big Bill" Devery secures recognition as leader of district 9 and gains delegates to the congressional convention after a Democratic state setback. He attends the district 11 convention to back William R Hearst for the nominee and is seen as a possible assembly candidate in district 9. Meanwhile in Chicago a wife dies en route to hospital after alleged poisoning by her elevator conductor husband. Police seek him on murder charges. The doctor confirms the victims report of poison given for relief of a headache.
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New York
Devery
Wm. R. Hearst
Assembly
Chicago
John A. Norgren
Anderson
Reverend Goodwin Confined After Basement Fall
Reverend T. A. Goodwin, 84, a retired Methodist minister, is confined to his home at 1220 College Avenue after mistaking a basement door for an elevator and falling Wednesday morning in the Lemcke building. He sustained bruises but doctors do not fear serious injuries.
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T. A. Goodwin
College Ave
Lemcke
Robert Douglas Dead in Princeton obituary
Robert Douglas, 72, died Friday morning in Princeton. A former Indianapolis resident of 20 years, he worked in publishing there and later as a gold and silver mining expert representing Chicago and New York firms in Mexico. He leaves a widow and no children.
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Princeton
Ind
Robert Douglas
Indianapolis
Chicago
New Yrk
Mexico
Rain Delays Fort Riley Maneuvers At Camp Root
Rain has been continuous since Thursday night at Fort Riley Kansas causing postponement of maneuvers at Camp Root. Cold wind and wet conditions render the grounds disagreeable and operations postponed until further notice.
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Fort Riley
Kas
Camp Root
Where's the Governor Durbin vanishes in Indiana trip
The governor Durbin disappeared after a late night arrival in Indianapolis. His secretary Col Wilson could not locate him on Friday morning and the special train reportedly left Louisville with him aboard, heading north. The secretary answered briefly before ending the call.
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Louisville
Escapee Captured After Ten Days Hidden in Woods
John Vought believed to be an escaped lunatic was captured in Richmond Indiana on Thursday after ten days living in weeds. He subsisted on nuts field corn and raw potatoes and was found hidden between two logs.
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Richmond
Ind
John Vought
Actress Eliza Cohen Weds Clarence Templeton in Chicago
Miss Elizabeth P. Cohen of Chicago, known on stage as Bessie Von Nye of The Storks' Company, tied the knot Wednesday evening with Clarence F. Templeton, affiliated with a Chicago transfer company, in St Louis.
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ST. Louis
Elizabeth P. Cohen
Chicago
Storks
Bessie. von Nye
Clarence F. Templeton
Quiet Title Suit in Kankakee Region Involves 500 Defendants
Sexton Mc Williams files suit in LaPorte Indiana seeking quiet title to 6,000 acres in the Kankakee region. The case features an unusual element as 500 defendants are to be brought into court.
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Laporte
Ind
Sexton’ McWilliams
Sait
Kankakee
Gosport Heard Fairbanke Det 3 CE pl Corps
Police report from Gosport notes activity involving Fairbanke and a Detachment 3 CE platoon. Officials confirm routine duties linked to the local corps in the Ant branch, with no injuries reported.
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Gosport, Ant
Washington Prepares for 400000 G A R Encampment Crowd
Washington estimates say not less than 400000 visitors will flood the capital for the G A R encampment next week. Street merchants display wares as decorators rush to finish. On Monday evening President Roosevelt will view the fireworks at the monument ground from a special box reached by a private way. The spectacle promises an elaborate display.
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Roosevelt
Monument Ground
Painter Severely Injured in Fall from Ladder
H. R. MacQuithy, 33, painter, was badly hurt Friday morning at 2209 N Illinois St. while painting on a tall ladder near the second story. He cringed with rheumatic pains, the ladder fell, and he struck the veranda then cement. His back was sprained, his head cut in three places, and he was unconscious briefly before an ambulance took him home to 33 N East street.
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H. R. MacQuithy
Illinois St
Eaat-st
Local Births and Marriages Record
Birth notices list Ira and Idella Goodwin a girl. Leon and Ethel Jordan a boy. A J and Laura Garritt a girl. William and Eva Benton a girl. Ira and Foxworthy a girl. John and Sadie Haas a boy. James E and Nellie Collins a boy. Frank N Z and Ella Williams a boy. Ha and Cora Ballard a boy. Tuberculosis and typhoid fever deaths noted for Angelina Stinson, James B Whitman, James Gilbert. Marriages include Charles D Taylor and Ida Poland. Charles Johnson and Mary Coleman. John H Kennedy and Elsie Hoyt. Isi Cohn and Pauline Kruasinsky.
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Ira
Idella Goodwin
Parker-st
Leon and
Ethel Jordan
N. Senate Ave
A. J
Laura Garritt
Minervant
William and
Eva Benton
E. Fifteenth-st
Ira and Foxworthy
Spruce St
John and
Sadie Haas
Cincinnati
James E
Nellie Collins
Coest
Frank N.z
Ella Williams
Cora ‘Ballard
St.*Peter
Charles D. Taylor
Ida
Poland
Charles Johnson
Mary Coleman
John H. Kennedy
Elsie M. Hoyt
Isi Cohn
Pauline Kruasinsky
Remodeling and Repairs Price List for Homes
A catalog of jobs with names and addresses: Charles Fairbanks 413 Massachusetts ave remodeling 450. E R Clark 2016 Buckle st repairs 300. M fi Traylor 1216 1218 Yandes st repairs 3800. Taylor Eliott 1518 Byram place shed 335. Samuel E Hamilton Linwood and New York sts dwelling 950. John McCann 2018 Hazel st addition 200. J Haslinger Sterling st between Eleventh and Twelfth sts dwelling 32900. F L Weisenheimer 926 W New York st addition 450. E C Moller 6 E Morrie st shed idartin Sanderson 2204 Shepperd st shed 90. Elizabeth H Thompson 1132 Hoyt LG Lassie Michigan st.
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Charles Fairbanks
Massachusetts Ave
E. R. Clark
Buckle St
M. Fi. Traylor
Yandes St
Taylor Eliott
Byram Place
Samuel E. Hamilton
Linwood
New York
John McCann
Hazel-st
J. .Haslinger
Sterling-st
F. L. Weisenheimer
New York St
E. C. Moller
Five Die in Tunnel Collision Near Corvallis West Virginia
In a tunnel near Corvallis West Virginia two B and O freights collided Thursday night killing five people and injuring three. The dead include Engineer Fred Pierce, Brake man John Miller, Brakeman James Hannigan, Fireman W Gosmann, and tramp Frits Buehmann. Twenty cars were smashed and one engineer may have misread orders. Separate dispatch from Washington reports another freight wreck on the R F and P near here with Engineer J S Perdue and Fireman E S Keyes killed.
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Corvallie
W. Va
Fred Pierce
John Miller
James Hannegan
W. Gosmann
Frits Buehmann
Washington
Here
Perdue
Keyes
Dunn Attacks Trusts in Democratic Congressional Speech
Jacob P. Dunn Democratic candidate for Congress denounces trusts as criminal in a Masonic Hall address opening the Democratic campaign in district 7. He opposes strikes and urges arbitration and conciliation while defending workers’ access to collective action.
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Jacob P. Dunn
Congress
Masonic Hall
District 7
Dunn
Multiple Tragedies Reported Across Cities
Charlies Sparks, 35, failed in a Cincinnati race bid and attempted self harm. Two crew died aboard the Pyrennes off San Francisco after capstan failure. Nevada City forest fires blaze near Oregon. Oregon’s first governor John Whitaker, 32, dies in Eugene. P and L E wreck at Pittsburg injures three section men. An unknown man self–imposed harm at Union Station Chicago. Tamaqua miners celebrate anticipated Washington conference end to the strike.
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Charlies Sparks
Cincinnati
Pyrennes
San Francisco
Nevada City
New
Oregon
John Whittaker
Eugene
Chicago
Tamaqua
Washington Conference
Tragedies and Panic Strike Sawtell’s Circus Crowd
In Richmond on October 3 a foreman from Syracuse was fatally shot by a thief under the tent. Two workers fought with an ax injuring one man, and a chariot race caused horses to crash into seating, sparking a panic and crowd confusion despite quick showmen action.
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Richmond
Sawtell
Lewis Lutz
Syracuse
N. Y
Frank Grattan
Jud Pike
Grattan
Pike
Lacerated Affections suit over promised marriage
Genevieve Catterson sues George W. Fuller at 602 W Thirtieth for 5000 damages alleging he promised marriage while she cared for his children and worked as housekeeper. She says marriage plans were set and altered at his request, then he refused and wed Alice Coffy. She also sues on a 250 note. Fuller denies engagement and claims no marriage promise.
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Genevieve Catterson
George W. Fuller
W. Thirtieth St
Fuller
Miss Catterson
Alice Coffy
Oregon
the Sun
Elwood News Briefs From Oct 3 192? Details
First National Bank undergoing repairs with mahogany interior. Indianapolis gas supply connected to Elwood mains. Ground broken for Carnegie library next week. Ernest Churchill four injured by mad dog and taken to Chicago for treatment. FICA facility to be ready for use Oct 6.
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Elwood
Ind
First National Bank
Indianapolis
Carnegie Library
Ernest Churchill
Chicago
Fica
Markets Report Mixed Cattle and Stock Actions
Cattle receipts and types listed with price ranges for export and feeder steers, sheep and hogs details, followed by New York stock market opening notes. Observed gains for St Paul and Manhattan while government bonds held steady and coal stocks rose on anticipation of talks. Total trades reach 281,200 shares at noon.
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New York
St. Paul
Manhattan
Washington
Louisville & Nashville
London
U. P
Erie
Missouri Pacific
Southern Railway
Reading
Grain and hay market and inspection summary
Wheat and corn prices listed with quality grades and freight terms. Oats and hay prices given for various grades with steady bids. Inspections show multiple cars of wheat and corn, including rejected grades and totals for each commodity.
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c. _ Hay
Timothy
Hay
Grain market gains at Chicago trading session
Chicago wheat rose to 46 and a half cents with December at 70 and 4 tenths cents, May at WHETIC. Corn climbed about one cent with December at 4 dollars 40 cents and May around 43 dollars 40 cents. oats advanced about 1 and a half cents with December and May bids noted. January pork priced at 1515.71 dollars per section.
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Chicago
Cincinnati Market Receipts and Hog Prices Oct 3
Cincinnati market report notes hog receipts at 1,148 to 1,184 with selects to good to choice ranging from 7.45 to 7.50 per cwt and extra cattle calves priced up to 8.50, sheep receipts totaling 2,198 with lambs at 5.20 to 6.20 per cwt.
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Cincinnati
Union Stockyards Report of Oct 3 Cattle and Hogs
Cattle receipts 3,000 with prime beeves around 7.40 and 8 percent, stockers 2.30 to 5.10, cows and heifers 1.50 to 2.40. Hogs receipts 10,000 with price ranges from 5.50 to 7.85 across light to heavy categories. Sheep receipts 7,000 with sheep 2.00 to 3.70 and lambs 3.50 to 5.75.
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Cece Encceseceeennesscoes
New Orleans
Louisiana
Usc
Carolina
California
Chicago Markets Snapshot From Autumn Trade Action
Chicago on October 3 reported varied dairy prices with Butter Creamery and cheese brands listed in range eight to fifteen cents per pound in some lines. Live poultry quotes appeared for chickens, springs, turkeys, geese priced per dozen or per pound with tuppence to six dollar ranges.
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Chicago
Jobbing Trade Prices for Poultry and Produce
Prices paid by shippers for spring chickens vary from 10 to 12 cents per pound for young turkeys and fowls. Turkey hens bring around 10 cents per pound, old turkeys about 8 cents, and choice young turkeys around 11 to 12 cents per pound.
Unclear Grocery Ad Fragment With Item List
A fragmented OCR snippet lists food items and prices such as ducks Te gees eggs butter cheese and bricks with code like 174078 and 15%4. Missing context prevents a full summary but indicates a basic merchandise or price listing from a newspaper page.
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New York
Hides Wool and Wool Prices in Local Market
The notice lists prices for hides and tallow including No 1 cured and No 2 cured at 7c, No 1 calf, No 3 calf, and various wool types with merchantable medium wool at 16c and braid wool at 14c. It also shows tub-washed wool at 28c and prices for flour and bran with patent winter at 3.50, straight winter at 3.30, patent spring at 3.90 to 4.50, low grades at 2.66, and bran at 14.50.
Vast Grocery Price List From Market Ledger
A long catalog of groceries and commodities with varied pricing. Cabbage and onions priced per bushel or crate, fruits such as Valencia oranges and lemons by box or basket, and numerous canned goods, coffees, sugars, and spices listed with assorted grades and seller names. Also includes dairy, meats, oysters, fish, and minerals with per-unit or per-volume rates.
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California
Valencia
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