Will Maine wreck flood Havana harbor yellow fever fears
War department officials debate raising the Maine amid Havana harbor slime and sewage. Experts warn possible spread of yellow fever to Havana and southern ports as cofferdams or dual wharves plans would require dredging the mud, risking disease, while the commission weighs health safeguards.
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Washington
United States
Maine
Havana
Gulf
War Department
Spain
Cuba
Antilles
Havana Harbor
Congress
Col
L. A. le Garde
Maj
H. W. Tre- Tand
Surgeon General
William H. Bixby
Engineer Corps
Trustees Irregularities Highlight State Board Report
The state board of accounting released fifteen reports on local officers showing minor irregularities and few dishonesty cases. M. E. Whitman, trustee of Bear Creek township, Jay county, had the worst record described as deplorably bad, with funds borrowed and spent lavishly. A $7,000 suit against his bondsmen led to $4,700 paid by the township. Other trustees cited include S. H. Miller of Franklin Township Montgomery County with $126, plus smaller sums for J. L. Ackerman White County, John Genet Leopold Township Perry County, R. M. Reed Liberty Township Fulton County, and L. A. Lambert Union Township LaPorte County.
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M. E. Whitman
Bear Creek Township
Jay County
Ub Eipty
Farmers’ and Merchants
National Bank of Bryant
Ind
S. H. Miller
Franklin Township
Montgomery County
J. L. Ackerman
Audhor
White County
John Genet
Leopold Township
Perry County
R. M. Reed
Liberty Township
Fulton County
L. A. Lambert
Union Township
Laporte County
Feudist Hides in Cave Captured in West Virginia
William Blankenship, who shot and killed Dr. Wayne Hatfield, relative of Devil Anse Hatfield, was captured Monday while hiding in a cave near the murder scene. A posse with Winchester rifles surrounded the cave and his father urged peaceful surrender. He is jailed under heavy guard to prevent mob action by Dr. Hatfield’s friends.
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Bluefield
W. Va
William Blankenship
Wayne Hatfield
Anse Hatfield
Winchester Field
Blankenshbip
Iene
Hatfield
Blankenship
Court lenient for sake of sick wife Lyons story
John Lyons of 234 South Noble Street received a light penalty in police court Monday after Acting Judge Ermston considered his claim that his wife is ill. Lyons avoided a larger fine, paying only $10 plus costs.
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John. _Lyons
South Noble Street
Ermston
Lyons
Man Refuses to Work Fends Off Police Foot Checks
Special to The Sun reports Huntington Indiana September 12 police visited Andrew Collings home after a frightened wife called for help. An officer attempted to crack the lazy loafer on the soles of his feet with a billy but Col lings remained seated and admitted he had done no work. No crime found, officer departed puzzled by his resistance to labor.
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Huntington
Ind
Andrew Collings
Billy
Shady Park
Chicago Posts Record Postal Receipts Surpass New York
Washington September 12 For the first time in the postoffice department history Chicago reported postal receipts exceeding New York. August totals from the fifty largest offices amounted to 8 492 885 26, up 950 415 83 from 1909. Chicago receipts were 1 664 454 15 while New York totals were 1 610 785 42.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Chicago
New York
Postoffice
Moose in meeting opens fifth annual convention
Detroit is hosting the fifth annual convention of the social order of Moose with 700 to 800 delegates and visitors. Mayor Breitmyer gave the welcome, and Supreme President Joseph Crowley of Washington delivered the response as an elaborate entertainment program was planned.
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MOOSE
Detroit
Mich
The
Social Order of Moose
Breitmyer
Joseph Crowley
Washington
Larger Army Fight Coming to Congress
Washington reported that Congress will debate enlarging the U S army at the next session. Proponents plan sensational arguments based on the general staff report responding to a California representative's call to disclose national war preparedness, especially on the Pacific coast. The report is expected to reveal a weak defense posture, shocking anti militarists.
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Washington
United States
Congress
McLaughlin
California
Pacific
Duaciflc
Planned Gouge Dates To 1908 In Freight Rate Case
J B Thayer third vice president of the Pennsylvania railroad and traffic supervisor testified in a freight rate hearing that discussions on higher rates went back to 1908. Officials agreed then not to push the advance, delaying it until favorable conditions this year. Thayer said the new wage scale would cut the railroad's net earnings by 6 to 7 million dollars this year, while fiscal year 1910 earnings rose about 9 million dollars from the prior year.
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New York
J. B. Thayer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Traffe
Thayer
Walt Mason Not Dead in Philadelphia Impostor Case
Kansas City writer Walt Mason clarifies he is alive after rumors that artist John E Scanlon of Philadelphia used the pen name Walt Mason. Mason says there cannot be two Walt Masons and he has not been in Philadelphia recently.
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Kansas City
Walt Mason
John E. Scanlon
Philadelphia
Scanlon
Walt
Never Rode Faster Than Dobbin Trot
Elwood Indiana September burial honors Mrs. Rachel Samuels 76 known locally as a horsewoman who had ridden a railroad only thrice and avoided cars, expressing fear of any vehicle faster than a horse and buggy.
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Dobbin
Elwood
Ind
Rachel Samuels
Dayton Census Figures Show City Population Rise
Washington dispatch reports the census bureau announced Dayton Ohio has 116,577 residents, up 31,244 from 1900, a 36.6 percent increase. The figure reflects Dayton's growth since 1900 and marks a significant demography milestone for the city.
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Dayton
Washington
Census Bureau
The Illustrious Prince Chapter XXXII Continued
In Devenham castle the prince confronts allies about a renewed alliance with America and Germany. He reveals China as his future strength while stressing self reliance and warns that war with the United States may come. A cryptic call from Downing Street and Penelope Morse’s arrival signal impending danger as a warrant for murder looms.
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Russia
United States
America
Japan
Bransome
Washington
Mr. Haviland
Germany
France
Great Britain
China
Persia
Greece
Rome
Southampton
Penelope
Miss Morse
Lmb
Home Office
Scotlandd Yard
Hamilton Fynes
Dicky Vanderpole
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Ad Offers Cure Claims
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a safe remedy for indigestion catarrh and chronic coughs not for consumption. It claims alcohol free formulas with glycerine extract and urges readers to buy the Common Sense Medical Adviser from Dr R V Pierce Buffalo NY for 31 cents.
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Pierce
Golden Medical
Golden Medical Discovery
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
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Heseltine
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Sir Edward
Devenham Castle
WYETH
Stephen Bacon
Rochester, N. TY
Monroe
Stefhen Bacon
Sar W. Hate
Ae Chemical Company
Gay, RY
Dr. Pierce
Nature
Indianapolis
Columbus
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