Mayor Receives Silk Roll of Thanks from Japanese Commission
The mayor found a large silk roll in his Majestic Building office bearing resolutions of thanks from Japan’s honorary commercial commission. He noted the inscription and image of Fujiyama with flags, recognizing friendly ties with Japanese municipalities. The letter from Consul BE Yanasaki confirms the presentation and goodwill toward Indianapolis.
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Shank
Honorary
Commercial Commission of Japan
H. Yanasaki
Chicago
Iida and Company
Takashimura
Japan
Fujiyama
Baron H. Shibusawa
Honorary Commercial Commission
United States of America
Indianapolis
Yanasaki
Wellman to be paid hefty sum if Atlantic crossing succeeds
Walter Wellman nears departure aboard the monster America airship in Atlantic City. Hampton's magazine signed a lucrative contract for a major story and paid a large retention fee, contingent on a successful transatlantic voyage within two weeks pending favorable weather.
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New York
Walter Wellsman
Atlantic
America
Atlantic City
Hampton’s Magazine
Wellman
Benjamin B. Hampton
Hampton
Wreck Probe Here Set for Thursday
Indiana rail road commission to hold a double investigation Thursday in its offices. Motorman Corkwell remains in a Ft Wayne hospital clinging to life as the commission sent an agent to obtain his testimony but he is too weak to speak. The inquiry will question witnesses from the Tipton and Union City wrecks of the Indianapolis Union road along with trainmen superintendents and dispatchers.
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Indiana Railroad Commission
Bluffton
Corkwell
Ft. Wayne
Commission
Tipton
Union City
Indianapolis Union Road
Woodmen Drill in City Baseball Park
Modern Woodmen of America members from six counties gather in Evansville Indiana for a major lodge celebration at the city baseball park. About 3000 participants are expected to compete in drill contests with prizes from 25 to 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Woodmen of America
Boll bug ruins cotton in Anniston district
The boll bug, a new cotton pest, has been sent to Auburn Experiment Station for examination and classification by J Roland Turner of the United States Department of Agriculture. The pest is described as potentially more devastating than the boll weevil in the Anniston district.
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Anniston
Ala
Auburn
J. Roland Turner
United.” States Department of Agriculture
Cholera Epidemic in Rome Grows Acute
Fear of a cholera outbreak in Rome intensifies as Neapolitan refugees arrive, mostly women and children from the well-to-do class. Suspicious cases prompt quarantine plans, with infantry potentially aiding Naples authorities. Rail travel declines and port inspection tightens as eight new Naples cases and one death are reported, though rumors of seventy five deaths circulate.
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Rome
Naples
Pulal
Quakes Send Indians From Canon Homes
In Flagstaff Arizona on September 28 a fifty mile square volcanic region near the Grand Canyon was depopulated as earthquakes and increasing tremors drove Indians and whites from their homes. Cracked houses and massive volcanic stones torn from beds disrupted life and property while refugees feared the legendary dangers beneath the ground.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Grand Canon
Colorado River
J. B. Chaves
Clashes Portend Grave Revolution in Berlin
Berlin officials describe violent Moabit clashes as a planned organized revolt rather than worker unrest. Inspector Von Jagow cites a system of signals and a coordinated effort by highly paid skilled laborers, tied to political discontent rather than wage issues.
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Berlin
Moabit
von Jagow
Railroad Executive Sued Over Missing Funds
Frankfort Kentucky September 28 suit filed by Frankfort and Cincinnati railroad and Louisville and Nashville railroads accuses George B Harper former president of Frankfort & Cincinnati of diverting 15207 from the company treasury during his tenure. Harper denies the allegation saying the suit stems from his opposition to a merger.
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Frankfort
George B. Harper
Frankfort & Cincinnati Railroad
Frankfort & Cincinnati
Louisville & Washville
Harper
Dry Shampooing Brings Joyful Style For Women
In fashion notes from New York a columnist recalls dull wet hair days and praises dry shampooing. A home mix of thorox and arms root sprinkled through the hair promises a clean scalp and lustrous light hair, with Thorox toning a healthy scalp for easy styling.
Pardon Board Reviews Life Murder Sentences
The Indiana Board of Pardons weighed motions for Dr. BE E Gray of Bloomfield serving life for murder and petitioning insanity, with Cyrus Davis urging reform. Other cases include William Bloom, David Harris, William Osborn, Sterling Bolling, George Folk, and Mrs. Alice Cooper Lawson. Final dispositions expected after Friday. Harry B. Darling became secretary and Albert D. Thomas elected president.
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Pardon Board
Cyrus Davis
Bloomfield
William Bloom
Indianapolis
Col
CU. C. Matson
David Harris
Lawrence County
William Osborn
Jobngon County
Sterling Bolling
Warne County
George W. Folk
Delaware County
State Board of Pardons
Indiana
William E. Hinshaw
Dr. Gray
Alice Cooper Lawson
Lafayette
Harry B. Darling
J.J. Gillette
Albert D. Thomas
Keeps Marriage Secret Six Years In St Louis Union
Moline correspondent reports Notta Wright, daughter of a prominent business man, had been Mrs. Macanchin for six years after a secret marriage in St. Louis during the World's Fair. The couple planned to move to the West as the groom built a business, and neither her parents nor close friends knew until Wednesday.
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Moline
Trains Collide Near Waukesha Injuring Five Crew Members
Five members of a passenger train crew were seriously injured in a head-on collision with a freight train near Vernon, six miles south of Waukesha Wisconsin, on Wednesday morning. The wreck was caused by mistakes in orders.
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Waukesha
Wis
Vernon
Here
Forest land opened in Arizona Kansas Oklahoma
The Forest Service said the president signed proclamations opening to public entry 363,835 acres of land that were previously part of national forests in Arizona Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Washington
Forest Service
Arizona
Kansas
Oklahoma
Economy plan of President launched with expert staff
President Taft opened a government economy program appointing Dr. Frederick A. Cleveland to head reform efforts and serve as a white house representative. Cabinet work was delayed by visitors while plans for a new postal savings bank system were unveiled, detailing stamp and certificate receipts and no bank books.
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Washington
Frederick A. Cleveland
Bureau of Municipal Research
New York
White House
Reform Committee
Cleveland
Taft
Archbishop Ireland
T. J. Dolan
International Brotherhood of the Steam Shovel and Bridgemen
Loyal Guard
United States
State Department
Ottawa
Dominion
Postal Bank
Hitcrhcock
Board of Trustees
Military funeral planned for Peruvian aviator Chavez
Paris planning a national funeral with full military honors for George Chavez the Peruvian aviator who died from injuries after flying across the Alps. Chavez resided in Paris and the ceremony is expected Friday.
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Paris
George Chavez
Chavez
Stork Baby Saved From Fire Griggs Home Destroyed
Princeton Indiana dispatch reports a Mount Carmel Illinois fire left John Griggs home wrecked on Tuesday. Neighbors carried out Mrs Griggs and a newborn infant on a bed minutes after the blaze began.
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Stork
Princeton
Ind
John Griggs
Mount Carmel
Ill
Beer King's Fortune Reaches Poor Relatives in Europe
Vienna dispatch reports two Polish and Czech families, Kalish and Pelar, suddenly inherit from Alfred Lonsdale, the Beer King. The 35 million dollar estate, split between London and America, prompts a company to prove kinship and claim costs from the inheritance. Lonsdale’s real name Isaac Grotztenstein, once ran a London beer shop and later owned New York Texas and Canadian breweries before dying in New York.
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Vienna
Kalish
Poland
Pelar
Prague
Alfred Lonsdale
New York
London
America
Lonsdale
Isaac Grotzenstein
Damages Sought Over Desirable Neighborhood Saloon
Robert Neely, suing on behalf of Hiawatha and Michigan street residents, contends a nearby saloon is an undesirable nuisance in New York City. Defense argues damages accrue only to Neely. Witnesses testified for and against the saloon which has reopened after closure, with nearby rental values cited.
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Robert Neely
New York City
Neely
John Hensley
Fred Miller Brewing Company
Hiawatha
Michigan Streets
Gasoline Stove Explosion Deters Woman in Home
Mrs Stephen Qualitch at 742 North Holmes avenue lit a gasoline stove on Wednesday morning when it suddenly exploded. She leaped aside and escaped the flames with only the house damage estimated at about ten dollars.
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Stephen Qualitch
North
Holmes Avenue
Knights of Columbus to honor Discovery Day banquet
Columbus Ind Sept 28 The local Knights of Columbus council will hold a large meeting and banquet on October 12. Special national agent Frank J Sherlock will attend the Columbus celebration marking Discovery Day.
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Columbus
Ind
Knights of Columbus
Frank J. Sherlock
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Jared
Alfred Longsdale
Pierces
Golden Discovery
Columbia River
Portland, Tacoma
Seattle
Union Pacific
Pacific Northwest Country
W. H. Connor
G. A
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Cincinnati
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