Blues Victory in First Fort Harrison Mock Battle
The Blues, the smaller force, won the bloodless clash at Baker's bridge during Fort Harrison maneuvers. Two hours of fighting safeguarded a supply shipment north from capture by Reds, impressing umpire Col. McComb. The event kicked off a series of exercises as Indiana National Guard units train for parade, inspections, and logistical routines amid a growing encampment audience and enhanced Army communications.
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Ft. Harrison
Oakland
Blues
McComb
Blue Army
Red Army
Oaklandon
Millersville
Fall Creek
Baker’s Bridge
Friar
Major Roberts
Col. McComb
McCloskey
Indiana National Guard
Cloakmakers in Gotham Call for General Strike
Thousands of New York cloakmakers and other garment workers demand a city wide general strike after Judge Goff’s injunction against picketing and brutal police actions. Arrests on the East Side sparked fears of widespread walkouts as unions warn of a total tie up of the clothing industry.
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Gotham
New York
Justice Goff
J. Harris Lawner
United Garment Workers of America
East Side
Fifth Avenue
New York City
United States
Lawner
East Denounces Roosevelt In Editorial Firestorm
Eastern papers condemn Theodore Roosevelt as Taft watches with grave concern. The Washington dispatch notes the reaction to Roosevelt's western speeches, with the New York Post and other papers favoring the attack. Analysts say Taft may be sidelined before the next Republican convention, risking a progressive split and a conservative platform led by Harmon.
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Washington
Hibbs
Sept
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
West
Col. Roosevelt
New York Evening Post
Colonel
New York
The
Herald
Taft
Col
Roosevelt
Democracy
Bryan
Harmon
Ohio
Washington Herald
Cholera Fear Looms Over U S As Lusitania Held
New York September 2 authorities seek strict measures against cholera spread after the Lusitania is kept at quarantine overnight. Health officials announce universal ship inspections for all incoming steamers and heightened scrutiny of passengers from Europe amid reports of cholera suspects fleeing to the United States. A steerage passenger’s illness prompts the bacteriological check, with additional holds including the Muer San Giovanni from Trani over a suspicious death.
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New York
United States
Doty
Lusitania
America
Russia
Austrian
Germany
Italy
Trani
Thirteen Deaths in Rome Reported Amid Cholera Surge
Rome reports twenty six fresh cholera cases and thirteen deaths as authorities strive to reassure the public. observers fear the outbreak is broader than admitted and the situation is gravely serious.
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Italy
Rome
Thief Steals Watch From Mrs Anna Personette
Burglars entered the room of Mrs Anna Personette at 234 Magnolia building on Thursday night and took a watch using a found key. Police report ongoing investigation with no further details available.
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Anna Personette
Magnolia Building
Uprising in Island Deemed Inconsequential by Official
Chicago dispatch reports Gov. Leonardo Ozorlo Reyes of Cavite special commissioner says the uprising led by Simeon Monadao is unimportant and will be quelled within a week. Manila reports Manadao, the bandit, under pressure in Neuva Vizcaya hills as troops and supportive natives close in on his forces. Four Belgian and one Aglypian priest freed by Manadao amid pursuit.
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Chicago
Leonardo Ozorlo Reyes
Cavite
Simeon Monadao
Manadao
Manila
Simeon Manadao
Neuva Viscaya
Two Councilmen Prepare Minority Report On Tip Investigation
Councilmen Blumberg and Stilz plan to file a minority report after being denied access to evidence alleged to involve tips given to saloon keepers and gambling houses. They seek consideration while committee members gather information. Copeland denies knowledge of the evidence or future meetings. Mayor Shank calls grand jury talk newspaper chatter. Stilz cautions that grand jury action would require criminal findings.
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Blumberg
Stilz
Public Health and Morals Committee
McCarthy and
Owen
Copeland
McCarthy
Gwen
Council
Shank
Grand Jury
That Fine Fence Not Accepted At City Hospital
Q. O. B. Ent built a fine fence around the city hospital with a brick base faced in stone. The contract called for a stone base but the boards rejected the fence. Ent claims a loss of 1266.94 and seeks the contracted payment instead of the agreed insistence.
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QO. B. Ent
Ent
Park Board
Board of Works
Hollingsworth Freed on Judge's Recommendation
Judge Collins suspended sentence and released Joseph Hollingsworth on the recommendation of Edward Rosenberg. Hollingsworth faced charges of taking 180 dollars he had collected and will be taken back by Ronenberg.
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Hollingsworth
Edward Rosenberg
Joseph Hollingsworth
Collins
Ronenberg
Train Robbery Ends in Bandit’s Death near Divide
Colorado Springs dispatch reports midnight hold up of Colorado Midland No. 3 four miles east of Divide. Engineer Frank Stewart killed a bandit after a fierce melee while two accomplices fled. a passenger train fight left Stewart wounded in the leg. Express cash rumored as several thousand dollars. no booty recovered. Suspects fled into hills with searches from Flourissant and Divide.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Frank Stewart
Colorado Midland
Leadville
Flourissant
Divide
Stewart
Paul Bachman
Bachman
Infants Die in Indiana From Infantile Paralysis
Thirty deaths among children under ten are linked to infantile paralysis in Indiana. Dr J N Hurty says many more cases are unreported due to physician ignorance. He notes the disease is infectious, affects rich and poor alike, and calls for a scientific epidemiological study, but funding is lacking.
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State Board of Health
J. N. Hurty
Hurry
Massaichusetts
Hurty
Hoosier Confesses to Noblesville Murder Aims to Surrender
Wilbert J. Pryor, claiming Noblesville Indiana origins, went to Kansas City police and admitted killing Ira Lawhan, his brother in law, in Noblesville three weeks earlier. He said conscience compelled him to face justice and asked to be jailed pending inquiry. Noblesville police chief informed.
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Kansas City
Wilbert J. Pryor
Noblesville
Ind
Ira Lawhan
Pryor
James Rogers
Insurgent Wins Day in Idaho's Primary
Boise Idaho Sept 2 Buerten L French insurgent candidate for congress has won by 5000 majority over Representative T R Hamer for the republican nomination in the state primary according to latest figures. The returns indicate victories for Gov J H Brady over Benjamin O Neil Paul Gladstone and George Fletcher by 2000 majority. The democrats named J N Halwye for governor and Arthur Bowen for congress.
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Boise
Idaho
Newspaper editor ill with typhoid in Indianapolis
Noble T. Praigg editor of the Portland Review is ill with typhoid fever at his father D. T. Praigg’s home 1803 North Delaware street Indianapolis. The elder Praigg is a noted Indianapolis newspaper man. The patient is progressing and expects to be out within a week.
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Noble T. Praigg
Portland
Ind
D. T. Praigg
North
Delaware Street
Indianapolis
Mr. Praigg
Local Forecast Summary for Indiana Tonight and Saturday
The weather page notes fall conditions with increasing cloudiness and likely showers in the afternoon or night. The Indiana forecast mentions sunrise and sunset times and provides hourly temperatures around 7pm, indicating cool, unsettled conditions through the period.
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Indiana
National Bank Call Issued By Controller Of Currency
The controller of the currency issued a call for the conditions of national banks at the close of business Friday. The report outlines the required financial details and reserves banks must hold, reflecting regulatory steps to ensure stability in the banking system.
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Washington
National Banka Ag
Roosevelt in Omaha Shows Warm Welcome Amid Rain
Crowds greet Theodore Roosevelt in Omaha as he arrives by special train and attends a breakfast at the city club and a 400-guest luncheon. Senator Burkett to introduce him at a late afternoon auditorium speech. Roosevelt declines talk of 1912 plans.
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Roosevelt
Omaha
Senator Burkett
Nebraska
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Teddy
United States
Osawatomie
Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Kansas
Dolliver
Tews
Burkett
Victor Rosewater
Shallenberger
Wisconsin
la Follette
Roosevelt Republicanism Tested at New York Convention
In New York on September 2, old guard leaders warned Roosevelt’s followers may press for a delegate issue on temporary chairmanship at the state Republican convention. They expect Taft’s active support could split the party, forcing allies of the old guard to back Roosevelt as a potential 1912 rival.
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Ism
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Taft
Roosevelt
Old Guard
Bryan Urges Roosevelt to Back La Follette in Wisconsin
William J. Bryan calls on Roosevelt to prove insurgency by speaking for Senator La Follette in Wisconsin. Bryan argues La Follette fights for public interests and urges Roosevelt to choose the side of the masses against special interests, asserting one speech could advance insurgent gains.
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Bryan
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
la Follette
Senator la Follette
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