Beveridge Praises Pinchot at Conservation Congress
At St Paul on Sept 7 leaders including Senator Beveridge Indiana W W Finley and J B White addressed the conservation congress. Speakers urged national over state control citing federal stewardship and soil conservation while Pinchot received a sustained ovation from about 2 000 delegates.
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ST. Paul, Minn
The
Conservation Congress
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
W. W. Finley
F. L. MevVey
J. B. White
McVey
Congress
Gifford Pinchot
Hellriegel
Liebig
T. W. Shaw
Boston
Shaw
Lookout Is Captured In Camp Maneuver At Oaklandon
Acting General Greene thwarts camps capture as Third Indiana under Col Thayer and Third Ohio under Col Catrow clash in a simulated battle near Oaklandon. Reds win honors after holding the bridge while Blues repair the railroad. Private Thatcher suffers a broken jaw from a horse kick. Clothes lines flourish as soldiers dry clothes after heavy rain.
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Indiana
E. P. Thayer
Ohio
H. C. Catrow
Reds
Ohio Regiment
Blues
Oaklandon
Fall Creek
Thayer
P. B. Malone
BE. A. Sirmyer
Indiana Regiment
S. G. Jones
E. J. Williams
Second
Indiana Infantry
H. B. Smith
Privac
Horne
N. F. McClure
C. S. Lincoln
Robert Alexander
Manus McCloskey
Paul Thatcher
Indiana Signal Corps
Thatcher
Wabash Celebrates Old Settlers Day in County
Wabash Indiana marks Old Settlers Day with a public event in the city founded 72 years ago. The first log cabin opened to visitors, drawing hundreds for addresses by Warren G. Sayre of Wabash and Thad Butler of Huntington.
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Wabash
Ind
Wabash County
Warren G. Sayre
Thad Butler
Huntington
Wedding Delays Work On Streets In Rosaville
Ray Gar tin and Miss Mollie Mack wed Tuesday in Rosaville Indiana as bricklayers paused along Main Street where crews were laying brick, allowing the ceremony to take place.
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Rosaville
Ind
Ray Gartin
Mollie Mack
Abberly
Main Street
Condemn U S Stamps Over Color Variations
Saratoga N Y Sept 7 National Association of Post Office Clerks condemned the current postage stamp issue for its colors. A resolution favored stamps with radically varying colors for different denominations to aid clerical work at post offices.
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U.S
Saratoga
N. Y
National Association of Postcffice
Erbstene to Close in Browne Trial in Chicago
Attorney Erbstein resumed closing arguments for the defense as the Lee O'Neill Browne trial continued in Judge Kersten's court. The case was expected to go to the jury by Friday or Saturday in Chicago.
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Chicago
Erbstein
Lee O'Neill Browne
Kersten
Stomach of Benton Dent and His Irony End
DOPETOWN Ind Sept 7 Coroner Curemap cites stomach contents as cause of Benton Dent death from con gestion revealing a self made martyr to science. Autopsy uncovers button hook hatpin pistol nails and a toy pistol among items. familiars recount quips on eating tools and odd ironies surrounding the case.
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Dopetown
Ind
Benton Dent
Curemap
Curemup
Hell
Hill Plans State Road 1000 Miles
Tacoma, Sept. 7. Samuel Till, pioneer in good roads and national highway VP, offers 1,000,000 to Washington to build a 1000 mile six tee wide macadamized state highway with drainage and a maximum grade of 4.6 percent from Blaine to Seattle via Vancouver, Walla Walla, Spokane and Tacoma conditioned on use of 1000 convicts and county funds. If loss occurs he bears it. savings go to state and county roads funds.
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Tacoma
Wash
Samuel Till
Good Roads
Highway Organization
Hill
New Citizens Comment On Constitution In Fort Wayne
In Fort Wayne on September 7 one foreigner seeking naturalization said the constitution was all right except in a few particulars he would not specify. Another said Jesse Grice was president and claimed he earned the job by working for it.
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Eigner
Jesse Grice
United States
Plague of tiny flies visits Newcastle
A pest of small flies has descended on Newcastle. No screen stops them and they avoid flypaper with near human intelligence. They swim in coffee, milk, water and food as if greased.
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Newcastle
Strike Breakers Cooks Hurt in Fight at Shops
Washington Ind Sept 7 Robert Shelley and Louis Young both 45 and a Cincinnati negro quarrelled at the B and O S W shops Tuesday nlerk and Young is dangerously wounded the negro escaped All were employed as cooks for strikebreakers Shelley and Young were arrested. Far ngs Go at Auction Muskogee Okla Sept 7 Uncle Sam as a land auctioneer attracts attention in Oklahoma with selling the red man's heritage of land to farmers and investors. Within twelve months about 1000000 has been paid for Indian land to the U S government through the U S Indian superintendent at Muskogee.
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Finley
South
W. W. Finley
The
Southern Railway
Mr. Finley
James R. Garfield
Roosevelt
Secord
Washington
Ind
Robert Shelley
Louis Young
Cincinnati
Young
Shelley
Muskoger
Okla
Sam
Oklahoma
United States
United State Indian
Muskogee
Hotel Utter Closes in Tremperseat After Hiring Boom
In Tremperseat Wisconsin Hotel Utter suspends operations indefinitely as most girls hired quickly marry, leaving the hotel with few staff. The village’s many unmarried men are blamed for the rapid departure of employed waitresses who learn cooking and housekeeping before being snapped up by bachelors.
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Tremperseat
Wis
Utter
Dr Cox Chosen for Gettysburg Anniversary Conference
Dr Nathaniel D Cox of Spencer Indiana was named by Governor Marshall to represent Indiana at a Harrisburg conference in October to plan the 50th anniversary events for the Gettysburg battle. Cox served three days in the fight with Company K Fourteenth Indiana, Carrolls brigade Hayes division Hancocks second corps. The move marks a second gubernatorial tribute to his wartime valor.
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Nathaniel D. Cox
Spencer
Ind
Marshall
Indiana
Harrisburg
Gettysburg
Cox
Fourteenth Indiana Infantry
Carrols
Hayes
Hanccck
Congress
Pennsylvania
Attempted assassination of Czar Nicholas foiled in Friedberg
German police halted two men dressed in Eighty eighth regiment uniforms who entered the czar’s temporary Friedberg residence area without permits. They breached five guard lines and neared the czar’s residence before sentries demanded permits, causing the two to retreat and escape.
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Friedberg
Germany
Lfe
Nicholas
Woman Held Fast in Flooding Torrent Near Ft. Wayne
The Brudi family carriage was swept into a ten foot ravine by a violent storm in Ft Wayne Indiana. Mrs. Brudi became trapped under the carriage and held in rising water for hours while Mr Brudi and neighbors worked to free her. The husband saved himself and their son, then rescued his wife.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Henry Brudi
Girl Kidnapped in Argentine. Pittsburg Posse Pursues
Mary Grands, 18, was kidnapped in Argentine, Pa. on Wednesday. A 200-strong posse of infuriated residents pursues the suspect, who allegedly dragged her into a cornfield. Bloodhounds were called, and a lynching fear joins the drama as a boy's alert report sparked the chase.
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Pittsburg
Mary Grands
Argentine
Pastor's denouncement rights upheld by Baptist group
In Toughkeepsie on Sept 7 the Central Hudson Baptist association ruled Rev. William GH Hubbard, former pastor of the MIN street Baptist church, acted within his rights when he denounced Mrs. Helen H. Haggart from the pulpit for allowing her children to dance and play cards.
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Toughkeepsie
William GH. Hubbard
Min Street Baptist Church
Helen H. Haggart
Central Hudson Baptist Association
Hotels for Girls Plan New York Chain of Hostels
The ambitious scheme by Miss Virginia Potter and influential New York women aims to house working girls in self supporting hotels. The first hotel, costing 75000 dollars, will open next month with rates from 3.50 dollars weekly.
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New York
Virginia Potter
Bishop Potter
Oper
Driving Shaft Breaks on Big Four Work Train
In Union Culp, Sept 7 the driving shaft on a Big Four work train broke while at speed and plowed through the cab. Engineer Miller and Conductor Wagner jumped to safety but were severely injured. Fireman Kennedy sustained a fractured skull.
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Union Culpy
Miller
Wagner
Kennedy
Marshall May Delivers First Speech of Fight
Governor Marshall is likely to deliver the keynote speech for the Democratic campaign in Indianapolis with John W. Kern focusing on efforts outside the capital. Myron King says a keynote is plausible though not finalized and stresses the governor would accept if approved by Kern and the state committee. The board of election commissioners may appoint a successor to Bernard Korbly by 10 oclock Thursday as a governor meeting regarding the matter nears.
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Campaign For the
Democratic Party
Indianapolis
John W. Kern
Myron King
Mrr
Kern
Democratic State Committee
Stokes Jackson
Bernard Korbly
Board of Election Commissioners
Spender Held On Theft Charge In Indianapolis
Harry Brownell son of a Chicago chairmaker was arrested with Elsie Glenn near Broad Ripple and charged with stealing two diamond rings from Perry Bramlett. Police traced his movements from Denison Hotel to Hotel English and various addresses, noting about $4000 spent during his stay.
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Indianapolis
Harry Brownell
Chicago
Shine, Haley, Morgan and
Lancaster
Elsie Glenn
Broad Ripple
Brownell
Juddanapolis
A. J. Brownel
Perry Bramlett
Northwestern Avenue
Twentyseventh Street
Denison Hotel
Hotel English
North Pine Street
East North Street
Schumacher Will Is Offered for Probate
John A Schumacher died August 22 a leading Indianapolis contractor. His will filed in probate names son William M Schumacher executor with bond of 40 dollars. Estate valued about 290000 with personal property around 25000. Four brothers receive 200 each and Protestant Deaconess Hospital gets 300. Wife waived executorship in favor of her son.
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John A. Schumacher
William M. Schumacher
Alleged thief tracked by buggy tracks in New Bethel case
Joe Marquette of 755 Bosart Avenue was arrested on grand larceny charges after Charles Berry traced his buggy tracks near New Bethel. Police found skeleton keys a steel drill and a jimmy in the buggy and recovered a child’s toy auto from Marquette’s house linked to Samuel Creighton of 60 Downer Avenue.
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Joe Marquette
Bosart Avenue
Charles Berry
Marquette
New Bethel
Jimmy
Samuel Creighton
Downer Avenue
Desertion case leads to arrest and release bid
Mrs. Pearl Fibiger, wife of Edward Fibiger, swore out an affidavit for desertion, now seeks to have him freed. Fibiger faces criminal court trial after leaving his wife two months into the marriage. He was found in Ohio and brought back to the city on wife desertion charges. The couple resided at 634 North New Jersey street.
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Pearl Fibiger
Edward Fibiger
Fibbey
Fibiger
Ohio
Offcers
New Jersey Street
Grand jury to indict 12 Packers in Sherman case
Chicago reports that a federal grand jury will indict at least twelve individual packers within two days for violation of the Sherman anti trust law in organizing a restraint of trade. President Taft and Assistant Attorney General Kenyon discussed the beef inquiry and plans for the prosecution amid resumed oleomargarine investigations.
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Chicago
Federal
Taft
Kenyon
Le Neve Confesses in Crippen Case Chief Witness
Ethel Le Neve has confessed to all she knows about Belle Elmore's fate, wife of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, who is charged with murder. The girl will be the prosecution’s main witness at the continued preliminary hearing, with bail possible if a bondsman is found. Strong family and prosecutorial pressure led her to break from the prisoner.
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Belle Elmore
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Miss le Neve
Humphreys
Mormons to Quit Utah for Mexican Settlement
Hamilton Smith, a Mormon priest, says President Diaz guarantees Mexico will allow polygamy and church practices. He claims Mormons will abandon Utah soon to settle in Mexico, where they already own 65 000 acres and have a colony beside 80 000 acres just bought.
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Galveston
Tex
Hamilton Smith
Mormon Church
Coahuila
Mexico
Diaz
Smith
Utah
Revolver R runs through town to spread fire alarm in Auburn hotel
Wadla Botham fired a revolver in the early hours, setting off alarms at the Locke hotel. Guests fled in their night clothes as a lamp explosion in the kitchen started the blaze. The loss was estimated at $1,000, but the building was saved by awakened guests.
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Auburn
Ind
Wadla Botham
Locke Hotel
Rotham
Storm Warning Issued For Porto Rico Vicinity
The weather bureau posted a special storm warning on Wednesday afternoon about a tropical storm of considerable intensity near and south of Porto Rico. It is moving west by north with San Juan reporting winds up to seventy two miles per hour and torrential rain.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Porto Rico
San Juan
Shank Declines Involvement Over Owen Fallout
Mayor Shank says he wants nothing to do with Councilman Owen amid a local tip investigation dispute. Owen accuses Shank of changing stance and threatening violence against Owen and others, while Shank denies any threats and calls for distance from the matter.
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Shank
MR. Owen
Owen
Copeland
McCarthy
Sues Over Boat Tied Up After Bridge Wreck
James S. Sanford, managing owner of the steamer S. M. Stephenson, sues the city of Michigan City La Porte County and the steamer United States in federal court for 2340 dollars. He was forced to keep his boat at the Michigan City coast for twenty four days after the June 24 wreck of a drawbridge and tug in Trail creek blocked the outlet to Lake Michigan.
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James S. Sanford
S. M. Stephenson
Michigan City
Sanford
Coroner Finds Strong Evidence in Johnson Murder Case
Crawfordsville Ind Sept 1 Dr George Ramsey coroner filed inquest findings on Edward Johnsons death. He reports strong circumstantial evidence of murder and urges immediate prosecution. A letter said to be from Mrs Johnson to Clarence Porter quotes I would not be with him until sundown if not for the 12000 I expect to get.
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The
Sun
Crawfordsville
Ind
George Ramsey
Edward Johnson
Johnson
Clarence Porter
Greatest railroad fight before board begins
New York September 7. The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a historic tariff hearing on eastern freight increases affecting more than 500 million dollars annually. Frank Lyons led the government’s examination as the commission reviewed average tariff hikes near one half percent across class and commodity rates, spread over 413 transportation lines.
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New York
America
Interstate Commerce Commission
East
Frank Lyons
Brothers United Separated 36 Years Reunited in Indiana
Rushville Indiana Sept 7 Michael Jordan of Wilkesburg Pennsylvania and John Jordan of this city are reunited after thirty six years Each believed the other dead A son of John Jordan located Michael Jordan in Wilkesburg and brought the men together Uplifting tale of mistaken deaths and distant kinship brought to light by family research
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Rushville
Ind
Michael Jordan
Wilkesburg
John Jordan
Boy Shot in Mock Duel in Kingman Me
Floyd O Roak son of Deputy Sheriff T K O Roak is near death from a bullet wound to the breast following a mock duel with playmate Clifford Lartabee. The boys, using loaded revolvers, stood back to back then whirled around and fired as they turned.
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Kingman
Floyd O’roak
T. K. O’roak
Clifford Lar
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King of the Shoals
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