Shepard Accepts Democratic Nomination for New York Mayor
Edward Shepard accepted the Democratic nomination for mayor of greater New York in a bold speech that drew gasps from Tammany ranks. He pledged to reform corruption and spoliation, promised independent policing, and said no promise was demanded or given, asserting his duty to public service.
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New York
Edward Shepard
Greater
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
Amos Cummings
Shepard
Democratic Party
Joe Vendiz
Four Die in New York Central Freight Wreck Near Oriskany
Four men died in a New York Central freight wreck near Oriskany New York early this morning. The victims were Spencer Shannon engineer Argyle Smith fireman George Palmerton fireman and William Weir brakeman. Engineer James Hager survived with minor injuries after his light engine collided with the east bound freight. Traffic was halted as crews cleared the debris and rescuers freed bodies.
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Utica
N. Y
New York Central
Oriskany
Here
Spencer Shannon
Schenectady
Argyle Smith
Rennsselaer
George Palmerton
Wm. Weir
Albany
James Hager
Hager
Palmerton
Weir
Shannon
Engines Blocked Over Unpaid Wages At Midland Railroad
In Muncie Indiana workers shut down Midland railroad engines last Saturday over two months of unpaid wages. The dispute threatens operations until wages are settled. In Londersville a barn fire on Joseph Luger's farm killed an unknown man whose remains were found among ashes, with $3,000 in property loss.
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Muncie
Ind
Midland Railroad
Londesville
Joseph Luger
Co operative Glass Factories to Resume Work Oct 15
Reports from Muncie Indiana state cooperative window glass factories nationwide will restart operations on October 15. In Salem Indiana Judge Buskirk ruled that giving town clerks judicial power was unconstitutional. Fredericksburg clerk fined Charles Wilcoxen for misdemeanor.
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Co-operative Glass
Muncie
Ind
Federation of Co-Operative
Salem
Buskirk
Fredericksburg
Charles Wilcoxen
Miner and son buried alive in Indiana cave-in
Jamestown Indiana report says Calvin Gibson and his son William were buried alive in a gravel pit cave-in on Monday. Edmond Bailey was also caught in the collapse.
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Jamestown
Ind
Calvin Gibson
William
Edmond Bailey
Smallpox Cases Reported in Richmond Colored Population
Richmond health officials report 28 smallpox cases among colored residents. Precautions are being taken to halt further spread.
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Richmond
Ind
Boy struck by rock while in tree in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana Arthur Hoyt age twelve was knocked unconscious after a rock thrown by a companion struck him on the head while he sat in a hickory tree.Police investigated the incident and Hoyt received medical attention the boy survived the injury.
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Muncie
Ind
Arthur Hoyt
Church Notes Sparks Growth Across Indiana
Vincennes church to build a 730000 edifice. State Y M C A convention to meet in Richmond in November. Second Presbyterian Lafayette opposes street carnivals. Baptist state convention opens at Franklin with about 500 delegates. Women’s missionary association of the ...
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Richmond
Second Presbyterian Church
Lafayette
Baptist State Convention
Franklin
Women's Missionary Association of the
Indiana Presbyteries Elect New Officers In Session
The Indiana presbytery of the United Presbyterian Church meets in Madison. At Ko komo the State W T U convenes electing Eunice Wilson of Grant County as president, Mary Hadley of Marion County as vice president, Mattie Brand of Marion County as corresponding secretary, Mrs Cammack Ginson of Grant County as recording secretary, and Amanda Wilson of Indianapolis as treasurer. Huntington wins the 12 state meet.
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Indiana
Rushville business churns as oil, fires, and reforms arise
A flood of local items reports river of changes from Rushville including a dozen business shifts, new and damaged property, and public safety incidents. Notable notes mention a Wabash bridge plan, Kokomo city attorney resignation, fires at glass factories, and arrests in Indiana towns.
Three Weits Arrested for Concealed Weapons
Monday sheriff detains three Weits brothers for carrying concealed weapons. Casualties include multiple fatalities listed in the Logansport area. Farmers near Logansport engage deputies with gunfire. one boy injured as they ambush and a wardens team recovers nets.
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Weits
Peter M. Fudge
Ladoga
Samuel Ogilvie
Ogilville
George A. Deem
Knightstown
Thomas "O'Brien
Marion
John Taylor
Columbus
C. F. Winters
Portland
John A. Nees
Aurora
Phoebe A. Ray
Elwood
J. C. Harris
Logansport
Wallace Smith
Births and Marriages Notice
Births list includes Clifford and Mildred Foutz for a daughter. multiple other births with parents, addresses, dates, and doctors. Several marriages listed: Clarence Martindale with Katherine Cathcart. William Devall with Alice Barky. Albert Weber with Ella Howard. Fred Juneman with Celia Heierhoi zest. Hugh Burkit with Helen McDonald. Pete Myers with Ella Sanders. William James with Rlga Watson. Albert Lyzott with Emma Knertzer. David Winkles with Anna Burway.
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Clarence Martindale
Katherine M. Cathcart
William Devall
Alice Barky
Albert C. Weber
Ella Howard
Fred Juneman
Celia M. Heierhoizest
Hugh S. Burkit
Helen McDonald
Pete Myers
Ella Rachael Sanders
William E. James
Rlga Watson
Albert Lyzott
Emma Knertzer
David Winkles
Anna Burway
Two Feud Echoes Toll at Big Springs Church
In Middlesboro Kentucky Rosa Chadwell and William Morgan died Monday after being wounded in Sunday's battle at Big Springs union church. The feud has now claimed six lives and seven others fled town with Winchesters to join the Chadwell forces, signaling further trouble.
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Middlesboro
Rosa Chadwell
William Morgan
Big Springs Union Church
Len Chadwell
Bud Chadwell
Joe Dooley
Henry Lynch
Chadwell
World Briefs Show Turmoil And Figures In 1900s Era
Reports across the globe note improved health for Hetty Green's husband and Admiral Sampson, a $5,000 library offer for Waterford Ireland, panic in Naples over plague, and the death of Rt. Rev. Alex Burgess in St Albans. Riots in Austria Hungary injure many and 124 arrested in Fiume. Queen Helena fainted in Rome. Boers deaths and captures cited. Johannelesburg governor Krause on treason trial in London. Anarchist Weicher expelled from Tunnelton. bets on New York mayoral race and mob violence in Rutherford Tony with a gunfire death of Matthew Wilson.
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Carnegie
Waterford
Ireland
Naples
Alex. Burgess
Quincy
St. Albans
Austria-Hungary
Fiume
Kitchener
Dr. Krause
Johannesburg
London
Persia
Tunnelton
W. Va
F. L. Weicher
Catarrh Tablets Sold As Cure For Blood Poisoned Catarrh
Advertisements tout Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as an internal cure for catarrh, claiming they cleanse the blood and relieve mucous membrane inflammation. Testimonials from Rochester praise relief from head and stomach catarrh, improved hearing, digestion, and overall health. Also noted are stock market style cattle and hog quotations from Union Stock Yards in Indianapolis.
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Stuart
C. R. Rembrandt
Rochester
N. Y
Little Children Thwart Kidnapping in Williamsburg
An unknown man lured eight year old Edward Dressell into a street walk then seized him and ran to a waiting cab. The other children cried for help and knocked the man down allowing Edward to escape. The suspect fled in the cab. Edward's father, William Dressell, a wealthy Williamsburg merchant, says the motive would be ransom.
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New York
Williamsburg
Edward Dressell
Dressell
Wm. Dressell
Will of Armour Estate Filed for Probate in Kansas City
The will of Kirkland B. Armour, late president of Armour packing, was filed for probate. Estate value is not estimated. outsiders place it between 3 and 10 million dollars. Except for houses and lots to widow Annie H. Armour, the remainder is divided equally among her and the three children, with no charitable bequests.
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Kansas City
Kirkland B. Armour
Armour Packing Company
Annie H. Armour
Hog Receipts Reported at Interstate Stock Yards
At the Interstate Stock Yards Indianapolis October hog receipts total 200 shipments. Quotations show good to choice butchers and mixed types with prices from 6.20 to 6.70 for common and good lightweights, and 5.25 to 6.25 for common to good pigs.
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Union Stock Yards
Union Stockyards
Indianapolis
Interstate Stock Yards
Dianapolis
Oct
Crete
City Grain Market Shows Steady Wheat and Mixed Corn Rates
Wheat holds at 70 cents for No 2 red with milling freight notes. Corn remains steady with No 1 white at 59 5?4 cents and multiple No 3 to No 4 grades around 53 to 57 cents. Oats and hay also steady with ranged prices for No 2 white oats and timothy hay trading between 10 and 12 dollars per unit. Inspections report several cars by grade, including No 2 red wheat and No 3 white corn across multiple shipments.
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Timothy
Chicago Markets Update for Wheat Corn and Provisions
Chicago on October 8 reports mixed grain futures with wheat higher across contracts led by October at 67 54 68 and May 72 percent. corn mostly lower with October around 55 44. oats steady with December 35 54. provisions fall with pork at 174 cents, lard 12 4 cents, ribs 7 44 cents. Eggs 17 2 to 18 cents. Butter prices vary by grade and dairy type. Live poultry prices show chickens at 4 to 14 cents, ducks 7 cents, turkeys 8 cents, geese 1 dollar per dozen.
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Chicago
Young Americas
Limturger
Kingan & Co
Indiana
California
New York
Baltimore
Forgery Claim Over Judge Daly Release
Judge Daly seeks to identify who forged his name on a jail release for Ralph Reed a Chicago crook freed on a loitering charge. Reed vanished after the release and police search failed while city officials deny involvement and note a rubber stamp could be counterfeited.
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Geckler
Dan O'Connell
August Tamm
Local Poultry and Produce Prices Displayed for Shippers
Prices paid by shippers list Old turkey hens 5c, old toms 4c, young turkeys 7c lb, fowls 3c, ducks 5c, geese 4c, spring chickens 7c, eggs 16 1/2c, cheese varieties, butter, hides and tallow rates noted for sellers.
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New York
Limburger
Coffee and groceries price list excerpt from historic market page
A dense price table lists coffee varieties and grades with per pound prices, including Golden yellow Java and Old Government Java, and roasted Rio Bourbon Santos. It also shows sugars, flour, beans, molasses, syrup, rice, produce, and fruits with per unit and per bag prices across multiple brands and markets. Named items include Dominoes sugar, Windsor and Ridgewood flour, New Orleans molasses, Valencia oranges, and California lemons.
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Java
Rio
Bourbon Santos
Golden Santos
Prime Santos
Arioee
Lion
Jersey
Caracas
Dillsworth’s
Far Pouch
Gates
Columbia
Windsor
Ridgewood
New Orleans
Louisiana
Carolina
California
Indiana
Canned Goods and Groceries Price List Summary
A dense price list for canned goods and groceries includes corn, peaches, raspberries, pineapples, beans, peas, and other produce with varied weights and prices. Also listed are drugs, alcohol, chemicals, and medicinal compounds with unit prices, plus meat and seafood items such as hams, bacon, lard, sausages, oysters, fish, and shellfish with per-unit costs.
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Senator Depew
Miss Palmer
Chauncey M. Denew
May Palmer
Tammany Men
Redhot
Midland
Church Notes
Vincennes Christian Church
CW Lewie Ehfe
Laxati Rene Ee
Gaston
Chesterton
Montgomery County
Peru
Rushville
Connersville
W. D. Wilson
Fowlertown
Salem Henkle
Columbia City
Nathan Parker
Trust
Anderson
Wabash
Shirley
Kokomo
Perry Perkins
Brazil
Edward &. George
Bedford
Samuel Rhodes
Covington
G. M. Freeman
Washington
Stephen Thrailkill
Swayzee
Hudson, Westcott & Co
Claude McDowell
Fort Thomas
Harry Gray
Fort Wayne
John Cole
Bloomington
Henry Huddleston
James McKinney
Ama Waddell
Adamaville
Elkhart
Cambridge City
Hathbone Sisters
I. V. Busby
Alexandria
Josiah Smith
Royalton
Zionsville
Thomas Condra
Orange County
Della Gillman
Charles E. Butler
South Linton
Milton Jones
Sedalia
Charlies Lee
Ernest Roberts
Colfax
Frankfort
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Davis
People’s’ Bank
Earl Hiatt
Union Imen
James & Meyer Buggy ‘Company
Lawrenceburg
Clifford
Mildred Foutz
Alabama-st
W. Christian
Lewis
Lena Heun
Madison-ave
J. M. Berauer
Nick and
Anna Staub
Palmer-st
John and
Cora Lantry
Vermont-st
G. W. Tucker
John
Minnie Fehr
Chestnut-st
A. J. Schneider
H. F
Ellen Stewart
Hillside-ave
F. L. Hosman
J. E
Vida Phillips
Nevada-st
J. Egbert
Olie
Ottie Bernhardt
Prospect-st
G. Billman
Joseph and
Elizabeth Shank
Three-Notch Road
Lucelia Jones
Mill-st
D. H. Harold
Blanche Rogers
Eighteenth-st
Louis Berner
Eliza Asher
Sherman Drive
E. S. Knox
Cmprcia Thompson
S. Senate Ave
A. E. Teague
Sebastian Doerr
Fenneman St
Nancie Smith
S. Illinoisat
H. H. Wheeler
Frank Busking
Huronst
Evan Hadley
Baby Smith
S. Capitol Ave
H. A. Jacobs
Emma Kirkhoff
New St
EB. S. Knox
Ethel M. Hoffman
Massachusetts
Sarah Stockton
Kate Gompf
Woodruff Place
A. W. Brayton
C. C. Clark
Birch-ave
O. L. Deitch
Mary McCracken
Hetty Green
Admiral Sampson
Helena
Italy
Rome
Ameer
Afghanistan
Matthew Wilson
White
Rutherford
Tony
Judge Daly
Tes
aLunch
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello, Is
Castile
Epsom
Sant Nee
Eerees Jackson Seeencesanens
Pittsburg
Whee
Raymond Erenee
Winifrede
Reer Kanawha
Secen
Wanes Luhrig Ereeeanee Senees
Brazil Block
Senceeen
Aanees
Green County
Saeeonne
Indiana Lump
Weneeses
Eanes Blossburg
Ceeneee
Slack
Eas
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