Cholera Rushes Through Naples Forced Evacuations
Reports from Rome say Naples faced alarming cholera conditions with ten deaths and thirty new cases from Monday night to Tuesday morning. About 10,000 residents fled, streets and markets hardest hit, ambulances removing victims, with few hours in Lazarettos before death. Government health officials noted only four new cases in two days.
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Rome
Naples
Lazarettos
Puglie
Rossi Doria
Government Department of Health
Two Men of Fifty Race in Street
In Terre Haute Indiana on September 27 despite stiff joints S T Higgins 55 and John Stingler 51 raced two miles downtown for a $1 wager. Stingler won by about twenty feet as a crowd followed the lightweight contest and the elderly racers collapsed afterward.
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Terre Haute
Ind
S. T. Higgins
John Stingley
Stingier
Pretty Woman Is Cause Of His Arrest In Fur Trade Case
Frank A. Hughes was fined $30 and costs in police court for operating as a transient merchant without a license. AMerchants' association investigation showed a woman made a $20 purchase at his home, tipping off detectives who arrested him. The association pleaded for leniency and Hughes repaid the $20 worth of furs.
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Frank A. Hughes
Hughes
North Illinois Street
Merchants' Association
W. E. Balch
Balch
Association
Railroad to Extend Coal Branch in West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio plans to extend the Paw Paw branch to tap Parker Run and Virginia and Pittsburg mines in West Virginia to improve coal shipping facilities and boost regional tonnage.
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Baltimore
West Virginia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Paw Paw
Parker Run
Virginia
Pittsburg
Cruises Over Spires French Dirigible Over Paris
The French war airship Col. Renard commanded by Capt. Kapherer cruised over Paris from 8:15 to 11:30 Tuesday at about 100 feet. The balloon landed in a suburb after a controlled flight with some difficult maneuvers.
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Paris
Col
Renard
Kapherer
Less
Wow to Prevent Typhoid and Malarial Fever
A health notice warns that early typhoid and malaria symptoms require immediate action. It advocates Haag's Liver Pills as an antiseptic laxative to cleanse the stomach and bowels and destroy germs, with two Fever Capsules also recommended. Pills come in 36c boxes sold by all druggists.
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Haag
Drageists
Noted Bishop Wordsworth Visiting America
New York Sept 27 John Wordsworth the Lord Bishop of Salisbury arrived in the United States for an extended visit. A noted ecclesiastic of Great Britain he is recognized as an authority on doctrine and Church affairs.
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New York
John Wordsworth
Salisbury
United States
Wordsworth
Great Britain
Brookins Soars Over Windy City in Daring Flight
In Chicago on September 27 aviator Brookins lifted from Grant Park at noon and climbed to near a thousand feet. He circled skyscrapers in the loop as thousands watched. Plans call for daily flights this week with a Chicago to Springfield contest on Thursday for a $10,000 prize.
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Chicago
Brookins
Grant Park
Springfield
Woman's league talk set at Downey avenue church
Mrs. Daniel Lesley will speak at 3 p m Wednesday at the Downey avenue church or the American Woman's league. All club women mothers seeking educational advantages for their children and those interested in an Irvington club house are urged to attend.
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Downey Avenue
American Woman's League
Irvington
Oblong and Newton Boosters Rally For Civic Pride
Oblong residents welcome visiting boosters as the town advances civic beauty with courthouse square landscaping. Newton Press editor Frank L. Shup plans a new home for his paper on the courthouse square while Newton's 2,500 residents boast mills and factories. The group arrived in Effingham at 7 40 p m on schedule, spending the night.
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Oblong
Newton
Courthouse Square
Harry Lutzelman
Joseph Lutzelman
Frank L. Shup
Newton Press
Court House Square
Boosters
Effingham
Aged Father of 95 Children to Divide Estate
Richmond Va Sept 27 Israel Mangold a convict with fifty six children and 5100 acres seeks an unconditional pardon to settle his affairs and avoid intestacy He built cabins on his land offering a cow and plot of ground to women who would occupy and guard it About twenty women and their children live there Mangold plans to assign portions of his general property to his fifty six children
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Richmond
Yva
Buckingham County
Israel Mangold
Adams
Manegald
Mangold
Shortridge Boys Rally Against Football Ban
Insurgents threaten a football revolt at Shortridge High after posters urged “We’ll sure have some football” and labeled S H S as insurgents. Principal Buck says he doubts the board will rescind the ban and notes soccer remains the substitute as clashes with Manual Training School teams linger.
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Shortridge High School
Buck
Shortridge
Manual Training Schools
Russian Spies Make No Move in Indianapolis
Indianapolis buzzed with alleged Russian spies as a vast network monitored three high ranking Russian officials. Count Alexander Lockwitsky, a Siberia escapee seeking sanctuary, hid after fleeing to America with a 35000 reward on his head. He lectured at the Y M C A last Friday and remains at large as authorities urge caution.
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Zar
M. Etienne Khronoiff
M. Paul Lublinski
St. Petersburg University
Nicholas Lebedeff
Moscow
Russia
Alexander M. Lockwitsky
Siberia
Japan
America
San Francisco
Lockwitsky
Census Bureau reports 1910 city population changes
The census bureau released 1910 enumeration figures with increases since 1900 for several cities. Terre Haute Indiana grew to 58,157, up 21,454 or 58.6 percent. York Pennsylvania rose to 44,750, up 11,042 or 42.5 percent. Newcastle Pennsylvania reached 36,280, up 7,424 or 28 percent. Easton Pennsylvania climbed to 28,523, up 3,255 or 13 percent. Oshkosh Wisconsin reached 33,036, up 4,? percent.
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Washington
Sept
Census Bureau
Terre Haute
Ind
York
Newcastle
Easton
Oshkosh
Wis
Conservatives Predict Beveridge Victory Amid Indiana Political Moves
A week into the campaign, conservatives back Beveridge while John W. Kern and Thomas Taggart explore closer ties in Indianapolis. The secret meeting in a Tenth Ward residence signals shifting alignments as rural Democrats react, with arrivals like Sam Ralston and Lew Ellingham drawing attention to the evolving party dynamics. Joe Reilly and Charles Greathouse’s presence adds to perceived circumstantial evidence of coalition activity.
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John W. Kern
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
Tenth Ward
Taggart
Kern
Sam Ralston
William O'Brien
Lew Ellingham
Birthday Arrest Raises Laughs At Banana Stand
Frank Micell, 15, was arrested Tuesday morning for standing still at his banana cart on Washington and Alabama streets. Patrolman Devore pursued him as he ran, the youth telling the turnkey it was his birthday. The turnkey warned it is bad luck to be arrested on Sundays or Christmas. Micell swore softly in Italian.
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Frank Micell
South East Street
Banana Cart
Mivcell
Washington
Alabmna
Micell
Kruluger Looms Up For Warden In Indiana Politics
Political maneuvering swirls around the upcoming bi partisan state prison board meeting as Peter Krurger of Plymouth is supported to succeed the late James Reid at Michigan City. Democratic boss Steve Fleming allegedly offered the job to Ed Fogarty, mayor of South Bend, to settle political debts tied to senatorial selection. Governor Marshall says he will remain independent and only intervenes if a candidate’s record warrants scrutiny.
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James Reid
Michigan City
Peter Krugger
Plymouth
Steve Fleming
Ed Fogarty
South Bend
Fogarty
Marshall Ylan
Gov
Marshall
Peter Krurger
W Krurger
Fleming
Texas Water famine petition to cut drinking water rates
A drought stricken Texas panhandle seeks relief from the state railroad commissions to permit railroads to transport drinking water at rates lower than the schedule. The request arises from an unusual drought threatening a water famine in the region.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Torpedo Boat 5.69 Refloated at Kiel After Grounding
Berlin report says torpedo boat 5.69 was refloated at Kiel Tuesday after grounding Monday afternoon. Guns were removed and the vessel is not seriously damaged. It was erroneously reported that boats 5.69 and 5.67 had both sunk.
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Berlin
Kiel
Damask Tablecloth Deals Offer Round and Square Linens
Bargain tablecloths priced at 1.00 for round cloths and 4.00 for 2 yard satin damask pieces, reduced from 5.00, with round designs. Also 2%4 yard square cloths for versatile use, similar 6.00 cloths now 5.00, and square cloths at 5.00 down from 6.50 in extra fine Scotch damask.
Auto Will Carry Kindergarten Pupils In Indianapolis
Miss Julia Ethel Landers leads Knickerbacker Hall in using a Willys Overland coach to transport 15 kindergarten pupils across the city. The car, first of its kind in Indianapolis, saves time, reduces delays from weather, and keeps young students engaged with a fare punching system.
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Knickerbacker Hall
Julia Ethel Landers
Knickerbocker Hall
Willys-Overland Automobile Company
Miss Landers
Brown
Indianapolis
Landers
Oriental Bug Sale Items and Values Listed
The listing shows multiple rug sizes with corresponding values such as 3.654 by 10 feet at 22.50 and 3.5 by 6 feet at 25. Other entries include several 2.6 by 5.10 feet at 25 and 2.10 by 5 feet at 27, plus additional 3.4 by 5.9 feet at 27.5 and 3.655.3 by 25. The sale notes location on the fourth floor and a price tag of 15 dollars.
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Shirvan
Scales Repriced and Introduced for Wide Weighing Range
An advertisement announces scales priced at $1.25 and $1.05 for reprice, with capacity to weigh from an ounce to twenty five pounds. It notes regular price around £1.00 and mentions illustrated style.
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Daniel Lesley
Count Lockwitsky
Conservative
Beveridge
Devore
Frank
Turnkey
Kruyger
Texas
Meridian Street
Indiana
Guendje
Victory Brand
the Sun
Forum of People
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