GREATEST FAIR EVER Outlook Today is For the Best Exhibits
The Kendallville fair aims for record crowds with major improvements to the grounds and facilities. The speed ring offers a $400 purse and a $75 special for track records, while exhibitors from Ashley Elyria Albion and South Bend showcase livestock and craft entries. The airship ascent, balloon race, and home-made exhibits promise strong attendance and festive features.
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Kendallville
Conlogue
Col. Strathmore
H.C. Wheeler
South Bend
Chicago
C. M. Case
Wolcottville
Smith of
Ashley
Werst
Elyria
Palmer
Albion
Playing Circus Tragedy Treads Through LaPorte Scene
In LaPorte on September 21 12 year old Will Fox fell from a trapeze during a circus act fracturing his arm. He was rushed to a hospital where he is reported to be suffering lockjaw and facing possible death.
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LaPorte
Will Fox
Will
Bailey
St. Louis
United States
Texas
Harris County Good Government Clib
Fair Tickets Available at Local Drug Stores and Cigar Shop
Admission to the fair can be secured at A. R. Otis O. P. Raber Henry Fisher and A. J. Rossbacher drug stores and the Diggins cigar store in this city.
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A. R. Otis
O. P. Raber
Henry Fisher
A. J. Rossbacher
Diggins Cigar
Peace for Cuba Eases as US Navy Arrives in Blockade
Havana reports indicate peace talks between Taft and Bacon drift toward mediation with the United States. A large US battleship squadron reaches Cuban waters but insurgents refuse to bow, while Moderate party leaders back any US decision to harmonize factions. Rumors of a government resignation circulate as personnel prepare for possible relocations ahead of Cartagena talks.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Taft
Bacon
Cuban
Valma
Palma
Sage Will Probate Settles Legacies for Heirs
The will of Russell Sage was presented and proved without contest in New York. Mrs. Sage agreed to increase each heir's legacy to the amount of their share if no contest arises, boosting payments to Corrado to 12500 and to Sage’s 26 nephews and nieces to 50000 total, while attorneys for heirs watched. Taft plans talks with insurgent leaders from Santa Clara Pinar del Rio and Havana provinces to resolve civil warfare and possible US sovereignty.
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New York
Russel Sage
Watervliet
Sage
Coourad
Taft
Santa Clara
Pinar del Rio
Havana
Jacon
United States
Twelve Die as Dynamite Car Explodes in Jellico Tennessee
A freight car carrying 20 000 pounds of dynamite exploded near Jellico's railway station, killing twelve people including a six year old child, injuring many, and causing about 300000 in property damage. The blast shattered nearby buildings and glass for blocks, with two disputed causes cited: a bullet strike during target shooting or impact from a neighboring gas iron car.
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Jellico
Tenn
Southern Railway Station
Pennsylvania Railroad Lines
Rand Folder Company
Clearfield
Havoc Then Wrecks Two Hotels and Homes
An explosion wrecked two hotels the Glenmorgan and Carmathian and damaged nearby shops. Many residents were left homeless and several warehouses and businesses suffered severe damage as debris and fire spread through the area. Mark Atkins, asleep on a roof, was seriously injured. The blast destroyed multiple buildings and disrupted the surrounding neighborhood.
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Glenmorgan
Mark Atkins
Arm Peny
J Pany
Ecompany
Kent
Th Pany
Scottish Scholar to Join New Theology Chair
The Union Theological Seminary announces Rev. Hugh Black M A of Scotland will assume the new professor of theology chair funded by Morris K. Jesup. The endowment provides half the chair’s support with the other half to be raised through preaching and pulpit duties. Black arrives aboard the steamship Mattie.
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New York
Pated
Liv& Pool
Hugh Black
M .A
Scotland
Mattie
Union
Morris K. Jesup
Yote
Lincoln assassination conspirator Arnold dies at 72
Baltimore reports Samuel Bland Arnold, 72, who helped abduct President Lincoln and was involved in the conspiracy leading to Lincoln's assassination, died at a relative's home in Waverly. He had been pardoned in 1869 after a 1865 life sentence.
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Baltimore
Samuel Bland Arnold
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Waverly
Arnold
Midland Island
Hawaii
Johnson
Taft Sees Limited Progress Toward Cuban Peace
Secretary Taft told the Associated Press that while some progress exists no definite plan has emerged for Cuba. He cited talks with insurgent representatives, mediators’ grievances, and fears that any government side victory offers only temporary calm. Seven US warships now anchor in Havana harbor as tension continues.
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Associated Press
Taft
Bacon
General Acosta
la Lisa
Morgan
Martanao
Tino Guerra
Marianao
Zayas
Charles Hernando
Guerra
United States
Havana
Louisiana
West Virginia
New Jersey
Cleveland
Tacoma
Denver
Des Moines
Baseball Scores From Sept 22 Fixtures in League Play
Chicago reports show Leargie scores with Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 1 in Philadelphia and Boston- Pittsburg game details pending clarification as the Sept 22 results feed.
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Chicago
Leargie
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boaton
Pittsburg
Fairbanks Speaks at Chicago Corner Stone Ceremony
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks delivered a speech in Chicago highlighting obedience to law and opposition to socialist government policies. The remarks accompanied the laying of the Cook County courthouse cornerstone as dignitaries including Brundage, Dunne, and Deneen attended. A military pageant preceded the event with a nineteen gun salute at Grant Park and a banquet at the Auditorium Annex.
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Chicago
United States
Charles W. Fairbanks
Cook County Court House
Brundage
Dunne
Deneen
Grant Park
Fairbanks
Corner St
Auditorium
Honalry
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John Cook
Southern Railway
Walter Rodgers
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James Lovette
Ida Rayne
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