Waterways Convention urged lake to gulf link
A Chicago audience heard Judge Taft and Governor Deneen argue for a lakes to gulf waterway. They asserted deeper waterways solve freight growth beyond rail capacity, citing 1905 commerce gains and the need for a $5.5 billion rail alternative. Taft urged a Chicago drainage canal link as the first step.
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Saunders
Association
Kavanaugh
Charles S. Deneen
Illinois
Chicago Drainage Canal
Wlliam H. Taft
Washington
Panama Canal
Republican Party
A. Lakes-To-The-Gulf
Taft
Samuel Fallows
Chicago
William K. Kavanaugh
Wiliam F. Saunders
Prominent Logansport Citizen Carrington L Alford Dies
Carrington L Alford aged 73 died suddenly of heart disease at his grocery on Fifth Street last evening after a fainting spell. Born April 29 1836 in Hillsdale Michigan he lived in Elkhart Logansport and Winamac where he ran a tobacco and grocery business. Surviving are his daughter Mrs Ida Ricketts of Winamac and four daughters from his second marriage. Funeral at 2 30 Saturday at his home conducted by Rev A A Mainwaring.
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Carrington
L. Alford
Alogansport
Fifth Street
Shultz and
Aetherington
A. A. Mainwaring
Alford
Hillsdale
Michigan
Elkhart
Logansport
Charlotte Rowe
Ida Ricketts
Winamac
Helen Harrison
Lellona J.‘ Weaver
Ninevah
Cora E. Sands
Bessie
Titla L. Alford
Delphi
Mainwaring
Foresters social hour at Mrs Umbarger's home
Companion Foresters Club to meet this afternoon at Mrs. Umbarger's 316 Miami street for a social hour. Wheatland Aid Society hosts a musical program and coffee. Vandalia Division G I A to meet at College and Columbia streets at 2 PM with hostess Nellie Rummell. Double Six Pedro club notes and upcoming meeting with Mrs Stalnaker. Wedding news: Gustave Minx and Miss Gay Jones wed at Broadway Presbyterian parsonage. Minx a florist. Officers elected for Ladies' Aid First Presbyterian church. two suppers and five coffees planned. Wedded at Peru: Dr George Ensing er and Miss Mary Lockwood wed. plan Chicago residence.
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Foresters
Vandalia Division
No. 345
Nellie Rummell
College and
Columbia Streets
Reynolds
Arthur Foust
Double Six Pedro Club
Georgia’ Warner
Ada Haines
Stalnaker
Gustave Minx
Miss Gay Jones
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Miss Gay
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Presbyterian Church
J. B. Stevens
Toland
J.B. Shultz
Law
M. H. Flanigan
Peru
George Ensinger
Mary Lockwood
Chicago
Miss Lockwood
George B. Lockwood
Marion
Ensinger
Pennsylvania Railroad
Waterway debate features Bryan and Pinchot address
Delegates gather as a waterway debate opens with a cautious opening remark. Four special trains transport visitors for a canal tour with sessions planned for morning and afternoon tomorrow. Bryan will speak in the forenoon and Gifford Pinchot in the afternoon as national conservation leaders headline the event.
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Vrisitors
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Gifford Pinchet
National Conservation Commission
Forestry Division
Washington
Democrats Garry Georgia state election indicate the election
Reading fragment shows reference to Democrats and Garry Georgia in an election context with unclear specifics. No clear names or dates emerge. the item appears to be a short OCR fragment about a state election and party roles.
Hay Prices Fall in Huntington Market Amid Heavy Crop
Local farmers report low hay prices due to an enormous mixed hay crop. One farmer plans to haul hay to the Wabash river and dump it rather than sell at the city price. Many will risk storage costs and damage while waiting for prices to rise later in the season.
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Huntington. Herald
Wabash
Huntington
Taft and Bryan Campaign Itineraries Outlined
National Chairman Hitch cock announced Taft will stay on the stump through campaign end and tour Kentucky Tennessee Ohio Indiana West Virginia Maryland New Jersey New York and Connecticut. Bryan said his itinerary isn t finalized but he plans to begin October 19, mainly in New York New Jersey Maryland with stops in Indiana both directions. Taft will avoid the western states and may travel Indiana on a two day special train with routes through Indianapolis.
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Taft
Deneen
Illinois
Mississippi Valley
Ohio
Tennessee
Cumberland
Missouri
Upper
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Great Gulf
Chicago
Hitchcock
Mr. Taft
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Indianapolis
Bryan
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Chairman Mack Not Here in Chicago Speech
Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Democratic national committee, is missing from a Chicago event as reports sketch his absence amid party activities in October.
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Mack
Chicago
Norman E. Mack
Balkan tensions spark calls for peace or war actions
The article contrasts British caution with Servia’s warlike clamor against Austria Hungary. Servia urges powers to restore the status quo or grant compensation. Italy's Tittoni pushes evacuating Nerzapata area and renouncing protections on Montenegro. Britain France Russia favour a conference to review or revise the Berlin treaty.
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Balkan
Servia
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Signor Tittoni
Nerzapaza
Austria
Montenegro
Great Britain
France
Russia
Officers elected by the Knights and Ladies of Honor
Indianapolis Oct 7 Officers were elected at the biennial session of the Grand Lodge of Indiana Knights and Ladies of Honor at the supreme headquarters in North Pennsylvania street Charles B Harris Evansville was made supreme representative John D Nichols Indianapolis was made grand protector H A Rehling Indianapolis was elected alternate supreme representative Ida Weaver Logansport was named grand guardian Maggie Baker Jeffersonville became grand sentinel A proposal to create suspension deputy posts for subordinate lodges was discussed and deemed to be handled by the lodges with reports due at the next biannual session
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Indianapolis
Grand Lodge of Indiana
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Pennsylvania Street
Charles B. Harris
Evansville
John D. Nichols
H. A. Rehling
Ida Weaver
Logansport
Grand Guardian
Maggie Baker
Jeffersonville
Grand Sentinel
Grand Lodge
Mayflower Yacht Rescue Ends Romantic Copper Cruise
The Mayflower yacht, once the cup defender, is wrecked after a hurricane voyage. Twelve men rescued by the Norwegian steamer Hippolyte Dumois arrived in Baltimore, netting no treasure and ending a search for a Spanish wreck in the Caribbean.
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Baltimore
Hippolyte Dumois
Carribean Sea
Leech Remedy Suggested After Medical Visit
A doctor visits a Pitman’s wife and reports not much wrong beyond excess blood. He prescribes an old fashioned remedy and instructs the husband Geordy to obtain a leech from the chemist. The dialogue reflects a dated medical approach and rural bedside manner.
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Geordy
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Garry
Georgia
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