One Dies at Springfield
New Orleans residents recall hangaman day as five Black men were executed for murder. Robert Hall killed two of his race in Plaquemine parish, Ernest Montgomery killed three, Edward Ayles murdered one. Two others killed a white policeman in New Orleans during a disturbance at a Council of God meeting.
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New Orleans
Hangaman
Louisiana
Five
Ernest Montgomery
Vermillion Parish
Edward Ayles
Rapides Parish
Robert Cambias
Springfield Riot Echo Ends With Executed Killer
In Springfield J Oct 23 Joe James an eighteen year old African American confessed killer was hanged in the county jail after killing Clergy A Ballard a railroad engineer during the July 3 crime that helped trigger a city riot James traveled from Birmingham Alabama in June and attacked Miss Blanche Ballard in her home before stabbing her father to death
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Springfield
Joe James
James
Clergy A. Ballard
Birmingham
Ala
Mr. Ballard
Miss Blanche Ballard
Ballard
Leath
Mishawaukee Men and Rail Firms Exhibit James Whitcomb Riley
Local business leaders join New York Central representatives to showcase James Whitcomb Riley artifacts at a regional event. Carnation is named for the exhibit as part of a promotional display.
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Mishawaukee
New York Central
New Indiana Rose Named for Hoosier Poet at Chicago Show
A new Indiana carnation variety named for James Whitcomb Riley debuts at the national flower show in Chicago November 6 to 14. The exhibit features Mrs. Thomas Lawson and Mrs. Marshall Field roses with major prizes, and over 15,000 dollars in awards.
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Marshall Field
East
Middle West
Europe
Detroit Man Travels by Auto En Route Home
A man travels by car from Detroit toward his home, logging the journey as he proceeds. Police or officials have not reported any incident at this time. The route details and timing remain unconfirmed.
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Detroit
Roosevelt may write a play to depict American drama
In Washington on October 23 President Roosevelt hinted that he might write a play embodying his ideas for the nation. An actor manager, hoping to stage a Roosevelt production, learned the president has taken a growing interest in theatricals since his summer vacation and the desire to portray his administration’s ideals on stage.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chinaman's Whistle Fails To Stop Street Attack
Sam Hop Lee, who runs a Market street chop suey shop, tried to summon help with a small whistle after two men assaulted him while he spoke to two women diners. The whistle was inaudible beyond a half block, and police did not arrest the assailant.
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Sam Hop Lee
Market Street
Hop Lee
Bradfield Recalls a Nighttime Illusion at the Chili Parlor
Tom Bradfield recounts attending a Democrat gumshoe meeting with a chilly ride and a warm glow from a coal oil lamp hidden by red paper. He believed the stove's fire was real until he realized the chimney housed a deceptive lamp, creating a false comfort.
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Tom Bradfield
Democrats
Terribly punished for eating apples
Private Bernard Leiser of Battery D Third Field Artillery was dishonorably discharged for eating green apples after being ordered to throw them away. He forfeits all pay and allowances and will be confined at hard labor for six months at Fort Myer Virginia. The court martial found him guilty of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline under article sixty two.
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Bernard Leiser
Third Field Artillery, Uv. Ss. A
Breen
Leiser
Fort Myer
Virginia
Fairbanks Confident of Election Prospects in Midwest Tour
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks, arriving from the east, presided at Taft meetings in Indianapolis and declared conditions favorable for the Republican Party in the states he visited. He planned to depart for Aurora Illinois in the morning to continue speaking engagements while crowds greeted him in his hometown during a parade.
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Ing
Aurora
Ill
Fairbanks
Latonia meet to finish as Governor weighs case
Cincinnati October 23 Latonia Jockey Club expects to complete the twenty four day meet with militiaman concerns eased after Governor Willson took the matter under advisement. A drizzly afternoon favored three favorites with sloppy track conditions. Race summaries include Wintergreen, Dr Barkley, French Nun, Miss Sain, Enjist, Mortiber as winners with seconds and thirds listed.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Latonia Jockey Club
Willson
Wintergreen
Be Brief
Colonel Blue
Dr. Barkley
Harriet Rowe
French Nun
Sorrel
Maid Militant
Taft and Bryan Straw Vote Totals at Middletown Mills
The Enquirer reports a straw poll in Middletown O at the American rolling mill Huff Son's plant and the American News Company's plant. Taft carried none in the rolling mill while Bryan led 26 to 173 with Debs 22 and Hisgen 0. Huff's site showed Bryan 73 Taft 13 Debs 4 with Chafin 1 apiece.
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Chinati
The
Enquirer
Taft
American Rolling Mill
Middletown
O. A
Huff & Son
American News Company
Bryan
American
Debs
Hisgen
Chafin
Roosevelt
Huff's
Bryan Springs Joke Prompts Political Satire
A fragment from an Associated Press dispatch references Bryan Springs with a playful jab or joke about a political topic. The snippet hints at timing and a quoted remark but lacks full context or details of the event or persons involved.
Cleveland Vote Probe Could Trigger New Election
Cleveland officials claim about twenty thousand votes in sixty six precincts were illegal because the proposition was not properly stated on the machines used. An examination of the voting machines by both sides is underway and a new election may be ordered if findings are sustained.
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Cleveland, O
Anti-Saloon League endorsement causes candidate confusion
In Terre Haute Indiana the Anti-Saloon League announced its ticket after vetting candidates, but Dr Foot a Democratic candidate for the county legislature says the endorsement surprises him he was a state convention delegate and supports the ward unit plank while opposing the county unit the league backs and urges voters to know his position.
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Terre Haute
Ind
League
Whiteneck
Dr. Foot
Taft Ancestral Prediction Echoed In Muncie Visit
Mrs. Lincoln Lesh of Muncie recalls her relative William H. Taft’s family reunion remark that his grandson would become President. She believes the forecast will come true as Taft appears in Muncie with strong support.
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Muncie
Ind
Lincoln Lesh
William H. Taft
Taft
United States
Lesh
Oxbridge
Mass
W. H. Taft
Neck broken in fall near Morgantown Indiana
James Pitcher, 73, of Trafalgar, seven miles north of Morgantown, fell from a roof while shing ling and died instantly. He left a widow and several children.
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Morgantown
Ind
James Pitcher
Trafalgar
Here
Hurricane in Nicaragua Destroys Rio Grande and Prinzapulka
A hurricane swept Nicaragua’s coast last Friday to Sunday, destroying the towns of Rio Grande and Prinzapulka and causing extensive interior damage. News from Bluefields dated October 21 reports the disaster.
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New Orleans
Picayune
Bluefields
Nicarauga
Nicaragua
Rio Grande
Prinzapulka
Employees Relief Fund Payments Reported in 1908
Pittsburg reports show the Employees' Relief Fund of the Pennsylvania Railroad east of Pittsburg and Erie has paid 18 382 141 67 to members and families since February 15 1886 with 7 463 335 84 to families of deceased members and 10 918 805 83 to members incapacitated by accident or illness. Payments for September 1908 totaled 106 dollars.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Erie
Panhandle Engine 8588 To Be Photographed At Station
Locomotive 8588, a fine Panhandle engine, will haul the inspection party over the road and arrives at the station this morning to be photographed. It has been painted and decorated, looking better today than when new from the shops.
Old Soldiers Passing Away in Marion October deaths
Fifteen deaths have occurred at the National Soldiers' Home in Marion Indiana during October with the latest being Charles Bartholomew of Company One hundred and forty fifth Indiana Infantry Graye No 1449.
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Marion
Ind
Charles ‘Barth
Olomew
Ffth
Indiana ‘ Infantry
Rail timetable fragments list multiple routes and times
A garbled schedule shows various trains between St. Louis New York Kansas City and Toledo with numbered services. Entries include No 2 No 28 No 4 No 6 No 9 No 1 No 5 No 3 and multiple branch connections such as South Bend Logan Terre Haute and Butler ACC. Times range from early morning to late night with accommodations and Sunday exceptions. The fragment mentions BURKE as Local Ticket agent and notes several east and west bound services with varied departure and arrival times.
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St. Louis
New York
Kansas City
Toledo
Enschenehoeoens
Eee
M. Burke
T. Haute
Terre’ Haute
Logansport
Terre Haute
Logan
Butler
Gouna
Train Timetable Details Sleeping and Parlor Cars
The timetable lists train numbers with routes between Cincinnati Logansport Chicago Louisville and Indianapolis. It notes sleeping cars on Nos 6 1 3 10 7 12 18 19 126 and parlor dining services on Nos 118 119 and 18 19. The schedule includes departure and arrival times across multiple connections and daily patterns.
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Chicago
Louisville
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Columbus
Pitts
Boro
Louiville
Logansport
Springfeld
Monon to Delphi Fast Mail Schedule Details
The notice lists the northbound fast mail express and express accommodations from Monon to Delphi, noting schedule times such as 8:57 a.m., 6:34 p.m., and late night departures including 2:58 p.m. and 2:16 a.m. with Sunday exceptions. It presents fragmented times and truncated phrases from an old railway timetable.
Train Schedules From Interurban Station To Several Cities
Trains depart the interurban station for Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points at 6 05 7 35 10 05 12 35 2 35 4 49 7 05 8 50 and 10 35 am and 12 40 p m for Delphi Lafayette and intermediates at 6 40 9 10 11 10 am 1 10 3 10 5 10 7 10 9 10 11 40 pm A 10 35 pm car runs to Boyd Park only Improved freight service between Ft Wayne Logansport and Lafayette eastbound 8 30 am 1 30 pm westbound 8 45 am 3 30 pm R T Gunn Supt Trans Ft Wayne Ind
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Peru
Wabash
Huntington
Ft. Wayne
Delphi
Lafayette
Boyd Park
Logansport
R. T. Gunn
Supt. Trans
Ind
Interurban Schedule and Coupon Book Offer
I U T SYSTEM Interurban Station lists 5:00 am to 11:00 pm limited trains. Connect at Komo with limited trains for Indianapolis Tipton and other stations. Interchangeable coupon books offer 12.08 value for 10.00 from local agents. Traction lines span Indiana Ohio Michigan with 1 800 miles of track and connections at Muncie to Hartford Chey Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Union City and beyond.
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Kokomo
Indianapolia
Tipton
Middletown
Mundin
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Muncie
Hartford
Chey Montpelier
Bluffton
Farmland
Wirche Union City
Greenville
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James Whitcomb Riley
Lawson
Tom
Hoosier
Thomas Lawson
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Lenz
White House
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Charles W. Fairbanks
Latonia
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Enjist
Gresham
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Sea Salt
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Netx
Cleveland
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Anti-Saloon League
Employes’ Relief Fund
M'Coy Bank
South Bend Express
South Bend
D. Me
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Chi
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Monon
Delphi, Ind
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