Governors at Spring Lake plan protest to Supreme Court
Governors from twenty five states meeting at Spring Lake New Jersey announce a coordinated protest against what they call federal court overreach, led by Ohio Governor Judson Harmon. Taft begins a 13 thousand mile tour through 24 states as naval vessels sail for Hawaii and other headlines follow.
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Spring Lake
N. J
United States Supreme Court
Sanborn
United States Circuit Court
Minnesota
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Postmaster General Estimates Savings on Mail by Fast Freight
Hitch cock projects a saving of 2,000,000 dollars for the government through fast freight transmission of periodical mail after a two weeks trial. Taft plans a St. Louis visit with a luncheon at City club in a downtown office building. To protect the president's ascent to banquet rooms, new elevator cables have been ordered.
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William A. J. Koenig
New York City
Hitchcock
Taft
City Club
Burke Leads Fastest Three Heat Cham ber of Commerce Stake
Billy Burke wins the $2,000 Chamber of Commerce stake at Syracuse New York setting a new fastest three heat record with times of 2 04 percent and 2 04 percent in three heats while the event features the Spanish Queen.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Chamber of Commerce
Tratters
Stolypin shot during gala opera performance
Premier Peter Stolypin was wounded twice by a lawyer named Bogrof at a gala opera. One bullet struck his hand, the other pierced the body and lodged in the spine. The attack risks his life as the assassin is arrested.
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Russia
Bogrof
Knotts Seeks Change of Venue in Bribery Case
Mayor Knotts of Gary and City Engineer Williston were granted one week to file petitions to move the alleged bribery hearings outside Lake county. Judge W C McMahon indicated a change of venue may be granted if a valid prejudice claim is shown. Similar action is anticipated for other city officials charged with accepting bribes.
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Ind
W. C. McMahon
Lake County
Knotts
Gary
C. A. Williston
McMahon
Williston
Whitestown Wood Alcohol Tragedy Probed by Grand Jury
Sixteen Whitestown residents testified as Boone county grand jury investigates the wood alcohol deaths that killed four men and blinded one. Testimony included Ss C Booker who spoke with Frank L James after three victims died, and doctors P B Little W H Milikan, plus embalmer Clayton Rosencrance who prepared the bodies.
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Whitestown
Boone County Grand Jury
Ss. C. Booker
Frank L. James
James
Drs. P. B. Little
W. H. Milikan
Clayton Rosencrance
Empalmer
Blackmail Case Sparks Grand Jury Witness List
Terre Haute Indiana reports Prosecutor Owens supplied sheriff with grand jury witness list including prominent locals and victims, in the Lilian McCullough blackmail scandal. Dr. O R Spigler shot her after a visit to his office. she remains in critical condition and refuses treatment or to discuss the case.
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Ind
Lilian McCulough
Owens
O. R. Spigler
Conference Overrules Bishop Wishes in Brethren Vote
At Kokomo on September 16 the St Joseph conference of United Brethren refused to follow Bishop C. M. Matthews in appointing a general financial secretary or abolishing three presiding elderships. W E Stanley Roanoke was reelected Fort Wayne district, J E Grimes North Manchester Lafayette district, and J A Groves Lafayette Elkhart district defeating J Simon Peru by five votes.
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Chicago
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North Manchester
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Peru
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The
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Mother Deserts Her Child Found at Gary Depot
A seven year old girl named Helen Smith was found crying at the Lake Shore depot in Gary. She said she and her mother fled from Cleveland toward Chicago. The mother left her on the platform and detectives search for her while the girl stays with the police chief’s family.
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Helen Smith
Lake Shore Depot
Nick Mishkovich
Cleveland
Chicago
Martin
Notre Dame imposes smoking ban for students
South Bend Sept 16 Notre Dame University authorities officially ban cigarette smoking among students. Rev John Cavanaugh president signs the notice backing the order. Disobedience may lead to summary suspension. Notre Dame is the first major college to prohibit student smoking.
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South Bend
Notre Dame University
John Cavanaugh
Notre Dame
Indiana Methodist Conference Praises Taft for Arbitration Treaties
Resolutions commending President Taft for treaties settling disputes by arbitration with Great Britain and France were adopted at Bloomington during the eightieth Indiana Methodist conference. Copies were sent to Senators Kern and Shively.
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Bloomington
Great Britain
France
Indiana Methodist Conference
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Shively
Munyon Promotes Hopeful Health Cure Claims
Philadelphia health authority Professor James M. Munyon urges despairing patients to seek his new system of treatments. He asserts nothing is impossible, offers free consultations, and promotes cures through his laboratories at Fifty-third and Jefferson streets, with no charge for advice.
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Philadelhia Health Authority
Munyon
America
Fifty-third
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
J. M. Munyon
Indiana News Briefs of Hoosier Cities
Fort Wayne treasurer auditor Benjamin F. Harper shot himself amid packing for a Chicago move. Clinton residents petition for pardon in manslaughter case linked to a bridge incident. Gary and Hammond report political and legal troubles amid local graft allegations and bankruptcy effects.
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Chicago
Benjamin F. Harper
Treasury
War Department
Harper
The Brute
A domestic quip shows a husband and wife bantering about sleep talk and restraint as they discuss their night. The exchange highlights humor in daily marriage life with a playful jab at self control.
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John
Doan's Kidney Pills Gained Mrs Kunze's Relief
Mrs Emma Kunze of Chicago reports severe back pain and kidney problems, saying Doan's Kidney Pills cured her and restored normal kidney function. The ad urges readers to remember the name when back pain strikes and notes availability from druggists and general stores for 50 cents via Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo N Y.
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N. Halsted St
Chicago
Ill
Dean
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Senate of Lawyers Outnumbers Other Professions
In the U S Senate there are 61 lawyers, five bankers, eight businessmen, four farmers, three journalists, two mine operators, two manufacturers, one author, one doctor and four with unspecified callings. Among farmers Tillman and Smith hail from South Carolina. The lawyers clearly outnumber all others.
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Senate of the
United States
South Carolina
Tillman and Smith
Why She Smiled Comic Excerpt Sparks Humorous Debate
A humorous exchange from the Houston Post notes two interpretations of a wife’s smile toward her husband. One reader suggests love, another jokes she smiles from a sense of humor, reflecting light domestic wit in the column.
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Houston
Post
Wiggins Misses Big Game To Attend Willie’s Grandmother
In Harper’s Weekly a tale shows Mr Wiggins delaying a baseball game to accompany Willie Mulligan to his grandmother’s funeral. Wiggins spends the afternoon at the service and loses a key contest, revealing his cheerful love of both baseball and mischief.
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Harper’s Weekly
When the Minister Scored in Christian Register
Thomas R. Slicer recalls a minister being teased for discussing conscience in a modern context. In conversation, one man offered a definition calling conscience the vulgar appendix of the soul, and the minister responded that the hurt clarifies the presence of conscience, prompting silence rather than laughter.
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Christian Register
Thomas R. Slicer
Taft Parade Reporter Aboard Hillside Car Sparks Talk
In a colorful exchange a local neighbor notes Clarence the chauffeur boasted of driving Mr Hillside s costly auto in the Taft parade with a reporter aboard The chauffeur claims the reporter helped carry news of Taft s talk up on the hill all night preventing discovery by townspeople.
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Mr. Hillside
Taft
Lady lecturer credits Grape-Nuts for health and energy
A Philadelphia based lecturer describes how improper nutrition affected her nerves and how regular use of Grape-Nuts restored health. She notes rapid mental and physical vigor, relief from insomnia, and says the cereal is staple on her lecture tours.
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Wellville
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