L. J Fallon of Lexington Dies Kneeling at Bedside
L. J Fallon a longtime Lexington man and manager for the balloon Coal Company was found dead kneeling by his bedside in the morning after attending prayer and devotion. He was fifty years old and had strong ties in the community, with family nearby and a noted public life.
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Lexington
Lexongton
Palion
Balloon Coal Company
Privet
Tis
Fuaachon
Result of Eating Too Much on Labor Day
An Evansville report claims a man died after overindulging at a Labor Day event. The item also notes Chicago city directory figures and advertises Electric Bitters with a testimonial.
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Evansville
Ind
Ayele Pen Washington
Negro Tiene
First Baseball Legends and Milestones From Early Leagues
A historical snapshot lists early clubs and leagues with notable firsts. It notes the New York Knockerbockers, the test league formed in New York in 807, and the American League’s origin from the Western League, later renamed. It mentions F W Phayer and Harvard pioneering the catcher’s glove, 1876 curve pitching by Arthur Cumming, and 1874 rule changes for overhand pitching. It records long games, high innings without scoring, record runs, and famous players like Walter Johnson and Joe Wood, citing season and career feats across teams and cities.
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F. W. Phayer
Harvard
Arthur Cumming
Joe Wood
Faostonm Amperouans
Lhagh Daly
Coc Aoa
Natronals
Kilroy
Baltimore Nationale
Waddell
Athletics
Storen Sees President as Indiana Nominee Is Presented
Mark Storen of Scottebury Indiana was presented to President Wilson by Representative William E Cox for appointment as United States Maternal for Indiana. The marshal commission held by Edward eloudt does not expire until March.
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Washington
Mark Storen
Scottebury
Ind
United States
Indiana
Wilson
Wiliam H E. Cox
Edward Eloudt
Wats
Government pays record price for gram of radium in Berlin
Berlin Sept 1. The Prussian government paid 387000 marks for one gram of radium for public hospital use. A gram equals about one five hundredth of a pound. The note concludes with a proverb about equality of all men from birth.
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Berling
Haldane Visitor to This Country Arrives in New York
Viscount Haldane Lord High Chancellor of Lagkind visits the United States addressing the American bar and meeting New York lawyers. He travels to Montreal and plans further American stops with sister Elizabeth Haldane and Sir Kenneth Mackenzie. He is described as a brilliant conversationalist and student of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.
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Amerean Rat Association
New York City
Elizabeth &Sainderson Haldane
Kenneth Mule Mackenzie
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England
Montreal
Dsoun LE
St Atarews University
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von Otter
Hiss
Genoe
Schoentaner
Nietzeache
Berg Encyclopedie
Seoteh
Aod Neinber
Haldane
Aliss Ferguson
War Office
War Department
Remarkable Recovery After Mercury Poisoning At Orange
Briacoll and Driscoll ingested twenty one grains of bichloride of mercury. Driscoll was deemed hopeless by doctors at Orange Memorial Hospital but has recovered enough to anticipate discharge as a well man. The case is described as unique in mercury poisoning history.
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Orange
Timothy Indscoll
Orange Memorial Hospital
Driscoll
London
Fletcher Charts European Farm Credit Concepts
Senator Duncan A Fletcher of Florida presents a preliminary report on European rural credits to the governors conference in Colorado Springs. He notes European systems mix short term personal credit with long term mortgage credit and argue U.S. farming needs a distinct, cheaper credit system to avoid discrimination by banks toward agriculture.
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Colorado Springs
American Commission of Nerteritural Co-Operation
Conference of Governors
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Southern Commercia Congress
American Commmniasion
The
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Lotus
Million Loss Marked by Tempest Along Carolina Coast
The hurricane and floods along the Carolina coast caused millions in damage. Three fatalities were reported in Washington NC as the storm's winds topped 100 miles per hour. A mile long railroad bridge was swept away and water reached several feet in city streets.
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Withington
N. C
Carolina
Washington, N. CC
Subway Outage Strands Riders Amid Flooded Tracks
Subway trains in New York City halted during several morning rush hours from Ninety-fourth Street to upper Manhattan and the Brooklyn terminal due to water flooding underfoot. Electric pumps restored service after a prolonged search and effort, while unrelated commentary on hunting and fashion notes follows in a London Opinion reflection.
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New York, Sept
Nainety-with Street
Upper Manhattan
Brooklyn Terminal
Waste paper profits trigger probe at stationery office
John McCulloch, noted for commerce links, became comptroller of stationery in 1854 and found subordinates shared proceeds from waste paper sales. He banned the practice as money to the exchequer, but some officials persisted, leading to prosecutions for systematic appropriation of public property. The office reportedly earned over £10,000 annually.
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John McCulloch
Perlonary of Commerce Fame
McCulloch
Leodon Mail
Income tax rates set by Democratic caucus
Washington September 5 the Democratic caucus approved income tax rates ranging from one percent on incomes up to two thousand dollars to seven percent for incomes over half a million dollars with several brackets in between from two to two thousand to a quarter of a million.
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Washington
Dr King's New Discovery Adverts in Marion Ohio
Dr King's New Discovery praised by Marion Ohio druggist Cr Lower for curing a severe bronchial cold and claiming effectiveness on throat and lung troubles. The ad promotes keeping a bottle at home for family use with prices 50 cents and 1 dollar and a Harper's drug store guarantee.
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Cr. Lower
Marion
Ohio
Dr. King
Harper's Drag
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