Editor Albert Pulitzer Ends His Life in Grand Hotel
Albert Pulitzer, 58, once proprietor of the New York Journal, died after shooting himself amid claims of nervous breakdown and persecution. Dr. Jacob Pollak reported a prior poisoning and suicide attempt. Count Mikorsky and two servants were present as the tragedy unfolded in New York.
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HENNA
Albert Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Ness
New York
Old
New York Journal
Illiam Randolph Hearst
Pulitzer
Woman fights off purse grabber on Newark Street
Mrs James Rosenbraugh and a friend were walking on Newark Street between Vermont and York streets when a man grabbed her purse. The struggle moved into the street but she kept the purse handle. The thief fled with the money and keys still in the pocketbook.
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James Rosenbraugh
Eashington Street
Boat capsizes on Fall Creek. party rescued by launch
A Sunday pleasure voyage ended when a boat towing a launch capsized in Fall Creek at 10 pm. Seven women, six men, and one woman walked over cornfields to safety, aided by Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell and Mrs. Ashbaugh. All survived, with several residents listed by address as passengers.
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London
America
Daniel Mayer
Mischa Elman
Eddie Brown
Indianapolis
Budapest
Jeno Hubay
Jacob Brown
Mr. Brown
Hugh McGibeny
McGibeny
Ind
Franz von Vecsay
Hubay
Brown
Fall Creek
W. W. O'Riley
Fifty-second Street
Baltimore Avenue
Stewart Maxwell
E. Tenth Street
William Ashbaugh
Clara Fauver
New Jersey Street
John Fauver
Alice Hawk
Grace Hawk
Mary Maxwell
E. Twentythird Street
Mida Griffin
Frank Griffin
Ben Harris
Orville Bray
Jack Miller
Tenth Street
Park Avenue
Edith Bryant
Euclid Avenue
Margaret Schofield
Sutherland Avenue
Everett Schofield
Esther Crawford
E. Twenty-third Street
Lusitania Sets Faster East Passage Record
Lusitania arrived at Queenstown this morning beating her prior eastward speed record by nearly two hours. The ship completed the passage in four days, 15 hours, 2 minutes.
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Queenstown
Count Santa Eulalie sued for love letters and title scheme
Chicago woman Mrs. William Ernst sues Count Santa Eulalie for 10000 alleging she wrote every love letter he sent to Mrs. Stetson and helped secure his title and marriage plans. The case details a scheme involving forged titles, hotel stays, and letters to trap a wealthy widow.
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Chicago
Mrs. Ernst
Eulalie
Lisbon
Santa
Inisbon
So-and-So
Miss Blan
Reguar
Woman discovers husband alive after case of mistaken widowhood
Mrs Tafayette Merritt of Joplin Missouri learns her husband is alive after months of receiving life insurance money. She plans to annul Merritt's divorce and pursue bigamy charges. A Denver hospital death, later exhumation, and matching scars tied to the missing husband sparked the investigation. Merritt was found in Tulsa as an agent for a weekly magazine after divorcing in Nebraska and marrying a Kansas man's daughter.
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Merritt
Joplin
Li‘leton
Denver County
Denver
Tulsa
Okla
Nebraska
Emporia
Kas
Gorham D Gilman Dies in Newton Home
Newton Mass Oct 4 Hon Gorham D Gilman consul general of Hawaii before annexation to the United States died today at his home. He served as a distinguished diplomat and his death marks the end of a notable career in territorial administration. He was 72 and had lived in Newton for many years, leaving behind a legacy in foreign service.
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Gorham Gilman
Newton
Mass
Gorham D. Gilman
Hawaii
United States
Optometry Board Exam Set for Indianapolis Oct 19-20
Murphy, secretary, says the State Board of Optometry will hold examinations at the statehouse in Indianapolis on October 19 and 20. Participants must meet eligibility and registration requirements announced by the board.
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Terre Haute
Ind
F Dt. Murphy
State Board of Optometry
Statehouse
Indianapolis
Philadelphia Heiress Reported Engaged to Prince Christopher
Mrs Drexel denies engagement but London society insiders say the denial is diplomatic. Greece’s unsettled affairs may delay but an official announcement is anticipated when conditions stabilize.
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Iss Margherita Drexel
Philadelphia
London
Prince Christopher
Greece
Queen Alexandra
England
Army Lieutenant Takes Poison in Fear of Dishonor
Disheartened by possible discharge from the army for dissipation Lieut. O. W. Baird of Beaumont Texas recruiting corps stationed at Springfield took poison and died at North Adams hospital. He died the morning of October 4 in North Adams Massachusetts.
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North Adams
Mass
O. W. Baird
Beaumont
Tex
Bpringfield
North Adama Hospital
Two Killed and 13 Hurt in Pittsburgh Street Crash
In Pittsburgh on October 4 a Highland-Butler car jumped the track on the Highland Park line and turned turtle on Chislett street after a broken front axle. Deaths: James M. Duffy and Martin F. O'Rourke. Injured include Mrs. Duffy, motorman W. A. Hunter, conductor James Brassell, and several others. Duffy had wed a month earlier. O'Rourke was visiting his wife who had just become a mother.
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Pittsburg
Highland-Butler
Highland Park
Chislett Street
James M. Duffy
Monessen
Martin F. O'Rourke
Morningside Avenue
W. A. Hunter
James Brassell
Gaettonio Berti
Jack Bertoni
Maury Grives
Margaret Kelly
Marie McGinnis
Henry D. Fulton
Duffy
O'Rourke
Girl's Gamera Fatal To All Who Face It
Amesbury Massachusetts October 4 a week ago Miss Della Bailey photographed her boyfriend. The next day he died. Yesterday she planned to take pictures for Joseph and Alfred Managhan. As she left home she warned the Managhza boys she hoped they would not die. They paddled out on the lake and Miss Bailey photographed them. A few moments later the canoe capsized and both boys sank 100 yards from shore.
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Amesbury
Mass
Della Bailey
Luke Gardner
Joseph
Alfred Managhan
Managheza
Miss Bailey
Riley Greets Old Friends at Hancock County Reunion
James Whitcomb Riley headlined the Hancock County reunion at Brooks de Park in Greenfield, recalling early life, old faces, and wartime deeds. His reading of Thoughts for the Discouraged Farmer drew tears and cheers as locals shared memories with Judge Fremont Alford presiding and speakers including Judge James B Black Henry Warrum and William R Huff. The inaugural gathering of the Hancock County society was a complete success.
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Hancock County
Brooks de Park
James Whitcomb Riley
Greenfield
Mr. Riley
War Barnett
Fremont Alford
Hancock County Society
James B. Black
Henry Warrum
William R. Huff
Pure Food Show of the Grocers Opens Tonight
The seventh annual pure food show led by the Indianapolis Retail Grocers association opens tonight at Tomlinson Hall. Women may publicly demonstrate cooking skills with daily prizes awarded by judges, and the event runs through October 16. Committee members include J W Galloway W F Koehler Joseph Lauler N A Moore W T Myers F X Drath Peter Liehr L J Seyfert B E Weddington and F J Brome.
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Indianapolis Retail Grocers’ Association
Tomlinson Hall
J. W. Galloway
W. F. Koehler
Joseph Lauler
N. A. Moore
W. T. Myers
F. X. Drath
Peter Liehr
L. J. Seyfert
B. BE. Weddington
F. J. Brome
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