Blind brothers in Chicago tell police of box car theft
Joseph Leonard age sixteen and his brother Samuel age fourteen, both blind, told Harrison Street police how a tramp stole their overcoat and the two dollars inside it after they rode a box car from New Orleans to Chicago. Joe said they came seeking work so Sam could get an education, and police promised to help find work for Joe.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
Joseph Leonard
Samuel
Harrison Street
Joe
Sam
Dad
New Orleans
Memphis
Huntington to Shoot Dogs on Sight under Rabies Quarantine
Huntington Indiana dated November 4 1909 reports a rabies scare after a boy was bitten. Mayor Anderson orders a ten day dog quarantine effective November 5 requiring dogs to be housed or isolated or be killed. Police begin enforcement campaign.
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Enedal
The
Tribune
Huntington
Anderson
Ind
City of
Health and Public Safety Department
City Teachers Visit Other Schools in State
Logansport city teachers take a designated visiting day to tour schools across Indiana. Groups visit Muncie Indianapolis Huntington Fort Wayne and other sites to observe teaching methods. On return they hold a special meeting to discuss insights gained.
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Logansport
Muncie
Anderson
Indianapolis
Huntington
Ft. Wayne
Miss Adams
Augermeier
Miss Shultz
Prof. Mitchell
Shortridge
Despondent Cecelia Duberstein Takes Fatal Card Building Jump
Cecelia Duberstein, despondent over a fiancé in New York she believed avoiding marriage, jumped from the ninth floor of the Card Building in Cleveland. She carried money to travel to New York, then returned seeking reemployment but faced the foreman’s busy status.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Cecelia Duberstein
New York
Card
Boy of 13 a Hero Ends Dog Attack Frenzy
In Terre Haute Indiana on November 4 Leonard Arlt a 13 year old boy acted heroically protecting a woman from a mad dog. He jumped in front of the animal and took severe bites in the stomach before a teamster killed the dog. The incident caused panic along Wabash avenue as bystanders watched.
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Associated Press
Terre Haute
Ind
Leonard Arlt
Wabash Avenue
Aeronauts Aim for Lahm Cup Balloon Launch
Miss Julia Holner and Capt. John Berry left St Louis in the Melba Ik to lift the Lahm cup. They passed Hollow Rock Tennessee 240 miles southeast of St Louis at 6 10 this morning after 14 hours aloft.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Julia Holner
John Berry
Hollow Rock
Tenn
Mutiny Leaders Arrested in Athens
Lieut. Tibaldos who led the revolt and Lieut. Dimauilis were arrested today in Athens. All principals in the mutiny are now in custody.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Tibaldos
Dimauilis
Wabash Declares Dry City After Final Saloon Closes
Wabash has become dry after the last saloon shut its doors last Wednesday night at eleven. The city and county now enforce prohibition, with Wabash County the first in the area to vote dry.
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Wabash
Wabash County
Steinheil Murder Trial Sparks New Confession Twist
Paris November 4 Madame Steinheil faces a drama filled trial as a letter purporting to confess involvement in the murders is read. A young man claiming to be an accomplice in the Steinheil killings emerges in court disguises and declares remorse. The case continues with intense public interest.
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Paris
Mme. Steinhell
M. Aubin
Jean Lefevre
Mme. Steinheil
M. Rubin
Adolphe Steinheil
Madame Japy
Madame Steinheil
Mt. Morency
Adolphe
Mme. Japy
Assize Court
France
Mme. Stenheil
Bar of Justice
Criminal Courts of
Mme. Steinfeil
Felix Faure
de Valies
Demonstration in Courtroom Over Mme Steinheil Testimony
Lefevre gave his sensational account after Mme Steinheil testified about the murder. The courtroom audience burst with emotion as the court tried to control the scene. Steinheil said three bearded men in robes and a red haired woman committed the crime.
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Volve
Lefevre
Mme. Steinhe
Lefore
Mme. ’ Steinheil
One Act Brings Another in Cincinnati Rail Scandal
Cincinnati reports C. L. Warriner the deposed Big Four treasurer allegedly confessed that shortages in his accounts, cited as 50,000 to 10,000 dollars, arose from paying 75,000 dollars as blackmail to a man and woman for three years. The man claimed knowledge of an earlier shortage.
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Big Four Railroad
Warriner
Smokers Spark Riot on Chicago Elevated Train
A dispute over smoking on the Chicago & Oak Park Elevated led to ejectment and a small riot. Private detectives clashed with passengers. two detectives were hurt, and J. D. Attley sustained cuts from broken glass while a former Alderman, Joseph Francis, narrowly escaped injury from the third rail during the platform scuffle.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago & Oak Park
44Th Avenue
J. D. Attley
Joseph Francis
Irish Nationalists Abstain From Budget Division Vote
The nationalists in the House of Commons decided to abstain from voting in tonight's division on the third reading of the budget. Unionists had urged them to oppose the budget, but the abstention was decided.
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Tribune
Tondon
England
House of Commons
Militia Guards Jail as Crowd Threatens Lynching
In Gassaway West Virginia on November 4 the local militia surrounds the jail to deter a lynching of two black suspects tied to the assault on Mrs George Lockhold. Governor Glasscock urged calm as the militia captain said troops would protect the prisoners without firing on fellow townsmen.
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Tribune
Gassaway
W. Va
George Lockhold
Glasscock
Dr Haldane Cleminson Murder Trial Highlights Evidence
In Chicago on November 4 the state emphasizes that Mrs Cleminson may have died hours before a physician was summoned. Dr Henry Reinhardt, coroner’s physician, testified the postmortem supported the claim while the defendant Dr Haldane Cleminson appeared dazed and sleepy during proceedings.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Haldane Cleminson
Cleminson
Mrs Stetson Cleared in Mental Malpractice Case
New York November 4 Mrs Augustus Stetson former head reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist was exonerated of charges of mental malpractice brought by the mother church of Boston A stormy six hour meeting 2000 people filled the church and voted exoneration by a narrow margin
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Associated Press
New York
Augustus Stetson
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Express Company Cashier Robbed at Grand Trunk Station
William Dobson, cashier of the Canadian Express Company in Niagara Falls Ontario, was attacked in the Grand Trunk station office this afternoon. A package worth 14156 was taken by two men. He lay in a pool of blood and remained unconscious for an hour and could not identify his assailants.
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Associated Press
Niagara Falls
Ont
wWillam Dobson
Canadian Express Company
Grand Trunk
Dobson
Stepson Charged With Stealing Gun For Foraging Trip
Forest Shryer fourteen-year-old son of a man’s second wife is accused of stealing a revolver from his stepfather to arm for a western foraging trip. The affidavit spurred arrest on Pettit larceny charges. Tension at home noted as motive with potential property loss if the boy leaves. Hearing set in police court in a few days.
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Forest Shryer
Shryer
Mother Saves Daughter From Bonfire Blaze
In the East End a seven year old girl Mary Doyle escaped serious burns when her clothing caught fire from burning leaves. Her mother Mrs James Doyle hurled her to the ground rolling to extinguish flames with aid from her five year old son who fetched water. The girl suffered three burned spots on her back and some hair was burned but is expected to recover nicely. the mother sustained minor burns to her hands. Doctor Hetherington dressed the wounds.
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East End
Mary
James Doyle
Nineteenth Street
Cane with a long voyage gift tied to Berry’s birthday
In 1851 Levi Burnett of Miami township gave Wils Berry a tulip wood cane with a storied voyage. Burnett traveled from the West to California and back via the Isthmus of Panama on Commodore Vanderbilt’s steamship, meeting the ship’s carpenter who made the cane south of Sidney Australia. The gift, presented April 22 1851, matched Berry’s birthday.
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Wils Berry
Levi Burnett
Miami Township
California
Panama
Commodore Vanderbilt
Sidney
Australia
England
Burnett
Berry
University expels three students over hazing charges
Urbana November 4 It was announced that the University of Illinois council expelled sophomore civil engineer F D Wheeler Sterling for alleged hazing. sophomores H P McGregor Champaign and R K Doherty Morris were dismissed for the remainder of the academic year for the same offense.
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Associated Press
Urbana
Ill
Council of Administration of the
University Oflinois
University
F. D. Wheeler
Sterling, Il
H. P. McGregor
Champaign, Ill
R. K. Doherty
Morris, NL
Farmers Congress Meets in Raleigh with Large Delegate Attendance
Farmers National Congress convened in Raleigh on November 4 with broad national delegations. Governor delivered welcoming remarks, responded to by Joshua Strange of Marion Indiana, as delegates heard the opening address.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
N. C
Farmers’ National Congress
Joshua Strange
Marion
Ind
Three Boys Missing After Escape From Home
A fragment reports three boys who ran away from home and have not been heard from yet, with no updates or further details available.
Runaway from Longceliffa Reaches Grandfather in Indiana
A boy who fled from Longceliffa a week ago has arrived at his grandfather’s home near Butler Indiana. Authorities urge guardians to verify the child’s identity and secure his welfare. The report notes the youth is likely around 12 to 14 years old and may possess limited clothing.
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Webster
Longceliffa
Butler
Ind
Wife Beaten by Husband Then Strikes Back With Pan
A married woman on Twelfth Street fought off Berry after he returned home drunk and angry about supper. She hit him with a pan, blackening his eye, and he was jailed on charges of assault and battery and intoxication. The incident, witnessed at the police station, may go to Judge Smith's court next morning.
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Associated Press
Paris
Berry
Twelfth Street
Pat
Tombs Wall Is Gracked In New York Subway Threat
In New York the Tombs and adjacent structures faced concerns as a building department ordered vacating on a street fronting a subway threat. Center street service paused with riders detouring two blocks. Traffic continued in the subway with slow travel past the danger. Inspectors found a fissure in the prison outer wall but no mass abandonment planned.
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Tribune
New York
Center Street
Criminal Courts
Will Tell of Ghurgh Work at St Luke's
Rev J O Simon will preach at St Luke's Lutheran church next Sunday morning about Lutheran church work in the United States. Members and visitors are urged to attend and may offer any amount to support the work. A choir will provide music at 11 o'clock service.
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St. Luke's Lutheran Church
J. O. Simon
United States
Six Year Old Boy Lost After Movie Downtown
A six year old boy from Miami Avenue disappeared downtown after leaving a moving picture show last night. He boarded a streetcar by mistake and wandered off at night while his father searched nearby streets for him. The boy is unnamed in the fragment, and no further details are provided about his current whereabouts or condition.
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Fred Snake
Miamii Avenue
Bec
Miami
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