Crowd at Logan sport Day Shatters Records in Colt Races
A large crowd attended Loganport Driving Club events at Spencer Park. Linder suffered a dislocated hip and injuries after Jay Stone bolted, causing a scramble for track officials. Doctors reported he would recover as racing continued, with Our Doctor and Woodcliff King featuring among the day’s notable finishes and several heats held amid high excitement.
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Logansport Driving Club
Linder
Mathews
Ind
Our Doctor
J. A. Wilt
Hillsboro
Hillsboro, TL
Leland W
McGath
Jay Stone
Woodcliff King
Maudstorm
Robert
Endorsements Stir Iowa Republican Convention Debates
The report notes Taft, Cummins, Dolliver, and Dolliver's insurgent delegation amid a split over the 1908 pledge and a new tariff law branded a failure. A progressive majority and a near balanced resolutions committee are described with cheers, jeers, and discord in Washington and Des Moines.
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A. Associated
Cummins
Dolliver
Washington
Law
Taft
Carroll
State Central Committee
Sevrator Cummins
Resolutions Committee
Feld Marshall Favors Reforms Urged in Spain
Feld Marshall endorses reforms in Spain and commends the open campaign of Canalejas. Dollinguez states success and predicts he will render Spain great service.
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Feld Marshall
Spain
Canalejas
Dollinguez
Associated Press
Madrid
Lopez Dollinguez
Senate
Merry del Val
Congregation of Extraordinary Affairs
Roosevelt Tours Wyoming Valley Mines in Swing Through Towns
Theodore Roosevelt spent a day in the Wyoming Valley visiting mining towns from Wilkesbarre to Brookside. He shook hands with miners and sat for chats with residents including an Irish woman who called him Teddy. A dramatic moment occurred when a miner mistook John Mitchell for Roosevelt.
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Wyoming Valley
Teddy
Ted
Wilkesbarre
J. J. O'Donnell
Stowell
Brookside
Col. Roosevelt
Col. Roseevelt
John Mitchell
Mitchell
St. Ceclia School
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Monster Parade Opens Tents for City Visit
Tents opened for inspection of a large menagerie before performances at two and eight o'clock. A convenient ticket office at the Red Cross handles admissions as the parade moves through the city at ten o'clock.
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Venient Ticket
Offic
Red Cross
Foreman Dies After Heart Attack At Boiler Shop
A boiler shop foreman collapsed from a heart attack and died within minutes on the shop floor. He was removed to his home at 2100 Jefferson Street by ambulance for funeral arrangements. He was born in England and became a naturalized U.S. citizen, survived by a wife, three sons, a daughter, seven brothers, and a sister.
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Jefferson Street
Turner
England
United States
Crane Finishes Quest Out West After Taft Trip
Crane concludes his journey to the western states connected with Taft without explaining any purpose or intended outcome. He offered no details about why he made the trip or what he hoped to achieve.
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Chicago
Ill
Murray W. Crane
Interior
Ballinger
Republican Party
Crane
Quest Out West
Taft
Wrestling bill shocks crowd with cancellation at Broadway
At Broadway last night the main feature a girls match was canceled triggering disapproval from a noisy crowd. Gabe Kelly and Kid Black fought three rounds in place of the bout. Browning of Kokomo wrestled Watts locally with Watts prevailing in a close contest. Watts edged Wilson in the opening honors. Young Americas beat Slusser two falls to one in sixteen minutes.
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Broadway
Gabe Kelly
Kid Black
Kid Watts
Andy Wilson
Watts
City awards Curtis turbine for power plant upgrade
At a special meeting the board of public works signed with General Electric a contract to install a new 750 kW Curtis turbine at the electric light power station. The turbine costs $15,479, with total generator funding of $17,500 approved earlier. Westinghouse bid a similar unit but was not chosen after Superintendent Stewart’s recommendation that Curtis best fits the plant’s needs and will nearly double current capacity.
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Board of Public Works
General Electric Company
Electric
Electric Light Fund
Westinghouse Company
Westinghouse . Company
Curtis
Stewart
Electric Light ‘Department
Westinghouse
Crippen Accused of Murder in London Case Update
Quebec August report notes Crippen and accomplice Langélier deny confessions as Crippen plans to fight the murder case for Belle Elmore. Attorney General statements stress silence, while witness Ginnett identifies Crippen and his companion at a London benefit.
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Crippen
Malin
Pares
Quebec
Scotland
Yaard
Belle Elmore
Joseph Morin
London
Belle
Elmore
Opinio
Mims Ginnett
Pens
Pen
Que
Belle ‘Elm
Ginnett
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Drner
Sulky
Logansport
Des
Pite Circus
Spencer Park Track
L. M. Linder
James Nelson
Association
F. J. Herrmann
St. Joseph Hospital
Leo EN
Igor
Giornati: D’ Italia
Vicenzo Vannutelli
Caladrejas
Alfonso
Cardinal Vannutelli
Bilboa
Melbourne
Wilkinson
Fifth
Eel River Avenue
John-ny
John-n-nee
Johnny
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Auburn
Jack Robinson
Seattle
East
Minneapolis
West
MOBLE
Associated 'Press
Ringling
Vandalia
Foreman
Agere
Announger
General Electric ‘Company
Dew
Roselle
N. Jy
Ethel Clare Ler Crippen
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