Big Midwest Racing Meet Opens at Spencer Park
All ready for the big races with many entries from the middle west. The opening meet starts tomorrow afternoon at Spencer park drawing a record crowd. track conditions are excellent after rain and good weather is forecast. George A Bain of Lexington will serve as starting judge and will declare "Go" when the race begins.
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Spencer Park
Union
Ira Hicks
Driving Park
Elks
W.D. Ray
George A Bain
Lexington
Ladies Day at Racetrack Highlights Tuesday Program
Enthusiastic female crowd granted free admission for Ladies Day events. Tuesday features two $1000 stake races, including a three year old class pace with 13 entries and a 2:30 pace with 14 entries. A 2:17 trot for Valley Traction Company offers $1000, no local horses. Midweek Oaks Day expects a large turnout with three big races on Wednesday.
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Elker Cafe
Beauty Boreal
C. A Chambers
Indianapolis
Lee Moore
Warner Sturgeon
Fred S. Zulu
Chelsea
June L
Myrtle Kelley Maud Bower
Villiage Girl
Milton Moko
Slick Johnson
Pensacola
Nel- Ne G
Martha Haile
Cassie Gentry
Young & Custer
Volunteer Lockhart
Rex L
Rebel Pledge
Ella Gentry
Milton L
Daniel W. College Jim
Nellie G
Roxie S
Camden Squaw
May B
Mark Knight
Bill Taylor
Power Lot
Leon D
Clineon T
The
Valley Traction Company
Bladed
Miss Brooks
Billy J
Nedra
Turk McGlory
Gamar
John A
Don Z
May Grave
Ray Seth
Lafe Franks
Maude Mate
Bed
Lambrigger Arrives in City for Week of Exhibitions
The Lambrigger wild animal show with twenty three cages arrived by its own cars over the Wabash. It will be pitched on the Kreuzberger lot near Third Street for daily shows from 1 pm to 10 pm with a grand opening tonight. An Irishman barely escaped a baby gorilla while a horseman seeks to swap his trotter for the big python, but neither party will sell.
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Wabash
Kreuzberger Lot
Third Street
Carrier Boys
Reporter
Lambrigger
Orphans’ Home
Doc Waddell
Lambriggerer
Stars and Shows at Nelson Theatre Season
Nelson theatre announces a strong season led by Fred Smythe manager fresh from Chicago. Notable acts include Mrs Fiske in Salvation Nell and David Warfield in The Music Master with many New York and Chicago successes touring Loganport. A dozen stars and returning favorites are booked for performances this year.
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Minnie Fiske
Nell
David Warfield
New York
Chicago
Logansport
Mrs. Fiske
George Arliss
Bertha Kalich
Blanche Bates
Joe Howard
Mary Mannering
Virginia Karmed
Henrietta Crosman
Mabel Barrison
Postoffice Employees Celebrate Pay Increases and Strong July Sales
The local post office reports July revenue up from last year with stamp sales at 3171.82 dollars, and money order receipts forecast to exceed prior months. Pay day today marked first-class salary increases for postmaster and staff, with many clerks and carriers set to reach 1200 dollars annually under the new law.
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Post Office
Roy Bumpas
Pickett Seeks City Clerk Nomination in Democratic Convention
William Pickett announces in the Daily Reporter his candidacy for city clerk pending Democratic city convention action. A popular Globe clothing salesman, he is regarded as highly qualified with a clean moral, financial, and political record and strong local support.
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William Pickett
Daily Reporter
Pickett
Globe Clothing
Decorating High School Interiors and Ceilings
Interior of the high school is being repainted with lighter wall colors and white steel ceilings as part of a decoration project. The work is underway and aims to refresh the interior appearance.
Jewelry Store Fire Destroys Alton Shop Stock
John Booth reports his jewelry store at Alton LtL burned to the ground recently. The blaze destroyed the entire stock.
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John Booth
Nancy Booth
Alton Ltl
Death in Vermont boxing bout aboard battleship
In Provincetown Massachusetts during a smoker on the battleship Vermont Seamen Foster died at 4 o clock after a brutal boxing match with fellow Vermonter Williams Foster had been on the sick list earlier that day Nebraska New Hampshire ball game reportedly involved $1000 per side with heavy side bets The Vermont crew celebrated the win as naval brigades from Massachusetts Maine Pennsylvania New Jersey and the District of Columbia arrived nearby
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Provincetown
Mass
Vermont
Foster
Williams
Nebraska
Massacusetts
Maine
Pensylvania
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Rice New Wire Chief At Home Telephone Company
Charles Rice, longtime assistant wire chief, was selected to replace the resigning Frank King. Rice assumed the post last week and began improving the service. King left to tour for Kellogg Supply Company of Chicago and was in the city today visiting friends.
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Charles Rice
Home Telephone Company
Frank King
Rice
King
Kellogg Supply Company
Chicago
Ghastly Find At City Street Ditching Incident
John Brennan proprietor of the Twelfth Street department store witnessed ditchers uncover a shoe nailed to a wood stake. He feared a woman's remains until workers split the stake and revealed rotten wood.
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John Brennan
Twelfth Street
Brennan
West Side Fire Alarm Mix Causes Errant Run
Firemen miswired alarm lines causing two false calls to different engine houses. West Side units responded to a non existent Sixth Street call, sending a useless run through the city.
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West Side
Sixth Street
County Health Board Reports Last Month Births and Deaths
Dr. Harry Shultz, secretary of the county board of health, reports seven births and eleven deaths in the county outside the city last month. Five deaths occurred at Longcliff.
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Harry Shultz
County Board of Health
Longcliff
Dr. John Landis Named to Cincinnati Board of Health
Dr. John Landis, formerly of this city, has been chosen as a member of Cincinnati's city board of health He also serves as chair of Hygiene in the merged Ohio Medical and Miami Medical schools.
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John Landis
City Board of Health
Cincinnati
Consolidated Ohio Medical
Miami Medical Schools
Mrs Miller Uhl and Ida Jackson Visit in Europe Return
Mrs Miller Uhl and Miss Ida Jackson travel to the east to meet Miss Lucy Uhi who returns after a ten months’ stay in Europe. They anticipate a homecoming within the week.
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Miller Uhl
Ida Jackson
Lucy Uhi
Europe
Crawdads and Bull Frogs in City Political Clash
Landis Johnston faction followers gain label crawdads while McKee’s supporters, the bull frogs, fight at the convention and in city politics. Biting rivals plan campaigns aimed to beat McKee, with polling room strategy emerging as dissension grows. Cinders dumped at the dam are cited as a barrier to the river damage blamed on crawdads.
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Tenth Street
Hel River
George P. McKee
McKee
Fred Landis
Congress
Landis
Jail Report July Prisoner Totals
Deputy J B Stanley records twenty two county prisoners and twenty eight city prisoners. City offenses include intoxication nineteen and various crimes. county offenses include assault and battery three and vagrancy six.
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J. B.stanley
Cubs Triumph Over Philadelphia in Chicago Doubleheader
Carter McDonald, Herman Freshour, Harry Ort, Ben Gormley, Richard Ryan, and Roy Minneman of the Panhandle engineering corps traveled to Chicago yesterday and witnessed the Cubs defeat the Phillies in a double-header.
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Carter McDonald
Herman Freshour
Harry Ort
Ben Gormley
Richard Ryan
Roy Minneman
Panhandle Engineering Corps
Chicago
Cubs
Philadelphia
Hart Seeks Court House Lavatory Closure Over Nuisance
Wood Hart city health officer asked county officials to compel the sheriff to close the north court house lavatory door after accusing rogues row residents of changing clothing there. Deputy Stanley denied nuisance claims citing indecent exposure risk and urged cleaning yards instead. Commissioners promised investigation.
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Wood Hart
Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Hart
Buck” Stanley
North Street
Stanley
Cart
Goodwin Writes Stories From the Longwell Cummings Pub
Thomas C. Goodwin of Longwell Cummings Publishing has written several short stories recently. Friends know he authored them though unsigned, with his latest appearing a week ago Sunday in the Chicago Record-Herald Magazine titled The Rule and
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Thomas C. Goodwin
Longwell Cummings Publishing Company
Chicago Record-Herald
Telegram Drives Police Search for Austin Miller On Vandalia Route
Police in Plymout h and nearby towns halted trains at Vandalia stations to seize any passengers alighting. They sought Austin Miller, who earlier shot a policeman at Winona Lake and fled. Miller, described tall with jet black hair, faces a manhunt after a confrontation with officers.
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Vandalia
Austin Miller
Winona Lake
Plymouth
Terre Haute
Austin
Miller
Jane
Man Pleads Guilty in Cruelty Case After Reckless buggy Ride
John Esterday will serve ten days in county jail after pleading guilty to cruelty to animals following a reckless buggy ride with two young women. The rig was left abandoned after a high speed crash in Dunkirk, wrecking the vehicle and prompting bailoral action.
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Esterday
John Esterday
Beyer’s
Columbia Street
Dunkirk
Bell in wreck injuries near Spokane Washington
Harry Bell former deputy county surveyor from the city was hurt in a railroad wreck near Spokane. Twelve people died and forty were injured as two Spokane Inland Electric cars met head on at Briggs Junction. Bell is at Deaconess hospital in Spokane with non serious condition. he traveled west with Harry Bender who was bound for government land at Cour de A'Lene before the crash.
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Harry Bell
Spokane
Wash
Deaconess
Bell
Harry Bender
Cour de A‘lene
Seattle
Spokane Inland Electric Railroad
Briggs Junction
Rev A C Stengel Heads to Buffalo for Four Week Vacation
Trinity Episcopal Church rector Rev A C Stengel leaves today for Buffalo New York to spend four weeks away. During absence the church will be closed and there will be no Sunday school. He will base in Buffalo with time in the Catskill mountains and returns if his services are required.
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A. C. Stengel
Trinity Episcopal Church
Buffalo
N. Y
Rural Mail Carriers Picnic At Spencer Park
The first annual Rural Mail Carriers association picnic will be held next Sunday at Spencer park. Carriers and their families plus rural route patrons are invited, with several carriers from adjoining counties expected. A basket dinner will be featured and speeches by Postmaster John M Johnston and others are planned.
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Spencer Park
John M. Johnston
Panhandle Keeps Trains 18 and 193 in Two Sections
Panhandle officials will not change trains Nos. 18 and 193, operating them in two sections as initially ordered. A general time change is planned in about a week, with expectation of a better overall arrangement.
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Panhandle
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