Taft attacks pork barrel in river improvement push
President Taft denounces the pork barrel system in river and harbor spending while urging rapid Ohio River improvements from Pittsburgh to Cairo. He calls for a supervising engineers board and warns against piecemeal bills that delay projects and favor private interests.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Cairo
Engineering Board
Board of Engineers
Congress
White Man in Danger of Mob in Louisville
Bitter feeling toward Winton Permenter charged with the murder of Janie Sharpe 18 reached a violent stage as a trial jury was accepted and the defendant summoned A sheriff s posse of twenty men pursued Permenter who is confined in an unknown jail while Lou is surrounded by Sharpe family friends armed with Winchesters vowing to kill him before the court appearance The trial judge sought governor s troops to restore order
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Miss
Winton Permenter
Janie Sharpe
Permenter
Sharpe
Bryan and Kern Close Up Plans for Campaign
Nebraskan reports that Senatorial aspirant Bryan and Kern outline aggressive plans to attack anti Shively territory, signaling a combative stance in the race. The piece notes their strategy focus and regional political maneuvers as they push for support ahead of the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan and Kern
Bryan's Itinerary Across Cities This October
Afternoon and night stops listed for October travel: Burlington on the 15th, Lebanon on the 17th, Owensville and Evansville on the 18th, Bloomfield Washington on the 19th, Edinburg and Indianapolis on the 20th, Crawfordsville and Richmond also noted.
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Burlington
Lebanon
Owensville
Evansville
Bloomfield
Washington
Edinburg
Indianapolis
Crawfordsville
Richmond
James Sherman Sets Meeting In His County
James Sherman recounts a meeting arranged by Griscom without his suggestion. He says he did not seek or receive any requests from the president and that the interview in New Haven, following a Syracuse wire, was cordial and enjoyable. He notes the president wished to win at Saratoga and had told Griscom as reported by correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Former Indianapolis Girl Dies All But Forgotten
A 13 year old actress Katherine Lindham known on stage as Kate Fletcher made her home town debut in Indianapolis before fading from fame. Fifty years later an old woman’s body was found in a West Ninety-eighth Street apartment, gas on, funeral arranged in New York.
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Indianapolis
Katherine
Katherine Lindham
Kate Fletcher
Union Square Theater
New York
Harris
Crippen Bound Over for October Murder Trial in London
At Bow Street Court, Dr H H Crippen and Miss Ethel Le Neve were bound over to appear at the October term for the Belle Elmore murder. Police guarded the entrance as Miss Le Neve faced hostile crowds. Crippen entered unnoticed in a police wagon.
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London
H. H. Crippen
Ethel Clare le Neve
Central Criminal Court
Belle Elmore Crippen
Arthur Newton
Bow Street
de Butten
Miss LeNeve
Holloway
Miss le Neve
Miss Jackson
Crippen
Quebec
Long
Kern's Itinerary for First Week in October
Night meetings outline a travel schedule with stops in Evansville on October 1, Peru on October 5, North Manchester on October 6, LaGrange on October 7, and Deextur on October 8, indicating a regional campaign or lecture tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Peru
North Manchester
Village smithy of Winchester investigated for county accounts
Examiners of the state board of accounts review the village smithy of Winchester amid concerns over public funds. Findings include regular payments to a blacksmith, misallocated proceeds, teacher janitorial wages, and overpayments. Debts exceed constitutional limits in Farmland, and several trustees face questioned disbursements and prepayments. A long report on Rensselaer outlines town treasurer Leopold's owed sums, while overall municipal status is deemed acceptable.
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Winchester
State Board of Accounts
Ramirez
C. O. Somers
Somers
Clay Township
Miami County
M. P. Conn
Qwen Conn
E. B. Sutton
Allen Township
Jacob HW. Dull
Jefferson Township
Jay County
Rensselaer
M. Leopold
Growing Distrust in Our Stability
Samuel Untermeyer reports rising European distrust of U S political and financial stability after his overseas trip. He warns American securities are viewed as speculative and warns that trusts pools and gentlemen agreements evade federal control. He calls for federal incorporation, price fixing, and strict Sherman Act enforcement.
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New York
Europe
Samuel Untermeyer
Untermeyer
Indiana Campaign Itinerary Lays Out Bryan Kern Tour
Democratic leaders announced two major speakers will tour Indiana in October. William Jennings Bryan will begin in Burlington and cap near Indianapolis with a rally on October 19. John W. Kern will cover counties from Frankfort to Decatur with multiple stops each day to conserve strength.
Army and Navy to Cooperate With Birdmen
A national aero nautical reserve formed in New York on September 21 will involve leading aviators and involve active cooperation with the army navy and national guard. Commodore John Barry Ryan heads the effort with figures like Cortland Field Bishop and Harvard professor A Lawrence Hatch on the board. The group aims to supply trained aviators for wartime air operations and includes 3200 members with state divisions led by Gov Gilchrist Boston Mayor Fitzgerald and Russel Alger among others.
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New York
National Aeronautical Reserve
America
United States
Army
Navy
Signal Corps
Regular Army
National Guard
Naval Militia
John Barry Ryan
Thomas F. Ryan
Clifford B. Haron
Herbert L. Saterlee
Cortland Field
Science
Gev. W. Gilchrist
Florida
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
New England
Russel Alger
Michigan
Vreeland testifies on stock manipulation by Met street rail
H H Vreeland former Met president testifies before a legislative graft committee alleging the Metropolitan street railway company repeatedly seized stocks carried by influential persons with brokers. He cites a single month in 1900 when about 250000 dollars of electric storage battery stock were taken over by his company though he cannot name the persons or brokers involved.
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New York
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
H. H. Vreeland
Metropolitan
Legislative Committee
Vreeland
Minnesota Senator Clapp to speak for Beveridge in Lafayette
Senator Moses E. Clapp of Minnesota will speak in behalf of Senator Beveridge September 27 at Lafayette, announced by W. E. Springer, Republican speakers bureau chairman. A meeting of campaign speakers was held in Beveridge's office Wednesday morning with Springer present, discussing dates and talking points. Roosevelt, returning to Indiana via the Big Four, will deliver speeches from his train at Covington Veedersburg Waynetown Crawfordsville New Ross Jamestown Litton and Brownsburg, with stops also at Anderson and Muncie and Elwood on the way out of the state.
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Moses E. Clapp
Minnesota
Beveridge
Lafayette
W. E. Springer
Hareau
Springer
Col. Soosevelt
Mndiana
Peoria
Big Four
Covington
Veedersburg
Waynetown
Crawfordsville
New Ross
Jamestown
Litton
Brownsburg
Anderson
Muncie
Elwood
Handsome Diva Not Worth Million in Nuptial Pact
In New York on September 21 creditors of Robert Winthrop Chanter prepared to form a mutual benefit association to attack the prenuptial contract with Mme Lina Cavalieri Chanter. Lawyers say the agreement may fail due to insufficient consideration since she gave one dollar and herself in marriage. The move targets the value of the marriage in the international dispute surrounding Sheriff Bob.
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New York
Mme
Lina Cavalieri-Chanter
Robert Winthrop Chanter
Sidney Harris
Bob
Lina Cavalieri
Good Man Escapes Sentence In Jail
James Bigney, a colored man from 318 West Sixteenth Street, was fined $10 and costs and given thirty days in police court for drawing a revolver on Oscar Bowman. Judge Collins remitted the days after neighbors testified Bigney was a good citizen with no prior trouble.
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James Bigney
Oscar Bowman
Collins
Bigney
Oakland Auto and Other Things Lifted
Miss Mary McCleod reports a burglary at 715 West Michigan street with a gold watch taken. Edward Woods at 220 Indiana avenue reports three coats stolen. Miss Elizabeth Brunnig of 1110 South Capitol avenue says burglars took a locket and chain a silver dinner ring and stick pin valued at 75 dollars. George A. Buschmann at 1242 Central avenue reports the loss of a four passenger Oakland automobile with license G342 Ind.
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Mary McCleod
West
Michigan Street
Edward Woods
Indiana Avenue
Elizabeth Brunnig
South Capitol Avenue
George A. Buschmann
Central Avenue
Oakland
Desperadoes Raid Holbrook Arizona Town
Word reached Albuquerque on September 21 that a gang of desperadoes raided Holbrook Arizona killing two citizens after shooting up the town. The outlaws escaped into the mountains while pursued by posse members.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Holbrook
Ariz
Charivari Fiends Attack Newlyweds in Rushville
In Rushville Indiana on September 21 a charivari party damaged the home of James Sage and Miss Mary Root, uprooting flowers trampling a garden and tearing screen doors. Prosecution will follow.
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Rushville
Ind
Charivari
James Sage
Mary Root
First Wife Reappears After 22 Years in California Suit
Richard C. Waits learned from his father in the east that his wife and child were dead, then remarried in 1901 at Sacramento and founded a family of eight. In San José a suit brought by Mrs. Mary Reece Waits claims maintenance, asserting she is the first wife.
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San Josh
Cal
Richard C. Waits
Sacramento
Mary
Reece Waits
Straus resents czar insult and cancels Russia trip
Oscar S. Straus United States ambassador to Turkey resents a czar insult aimed at him and the Jewish race. He abandons plans to visit Russia after Moscow initially granted a Jews only passport and later issued a special visa, sending it back with a note declining the trip.
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London
Oscar S. Straus
United States
Turkey
Russia
Straus
Straits
Steel men confer in New York on industry policy
A conference of leaders from major steel interests gathered at the Railroad Club in New York on September 21 to discuss current industry conditions. Attendees reportedly planned to coordinate future policy, with U S Steel President Gary Republic Steel President Guthrie and Chairman Topping among those present.
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New York
Railroad Club
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Guthrie
Topping
Republic Steel Company
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Smithy Honest
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Bartholomew
Shelby
Brown
Imade
Clapp
Chanter
Good Man
Arizona
Germany
Vonnegut Hardware Co
Washington Street
Bears
Carl L. Rost Diamond Merchant
eSvinatene
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Eersiiee
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Progress
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H. I. Sherwood
State Life
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Sanday
Steif
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