Nominations in New York and Connecticut Politics
Job E. Hedges of New York is nominated as Republican candidate for governor at the state convention in Saratoga. The Democratic national committee states a need for 750000 dollars to cover campaign expenses. Henry Morgenthau, chairman of the finance committee, issued the formal statement in New York. Connecticut Progressives nominate Henry Knox Smith for lieutenant governor after his July resignation in Washington to join the Progressives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job E. Hedges
New York
Saratoga
Democratic National Committee
Henry Morgenthau
Finance Committee
Connecticut
Progressives
Henry Knox Smith
Washington Gives Permission for Madero Troop Transport
Washington authorized President Madero to move a brigade from Ke Paco to near Del Rio on the Mexican frontier amid rebel buildup. The Waters-Pierce and Standard Oil cases surface, with Harriman papers and a 1904 campaign fund receipt of $59,000 cited, as a Senate probe into campaign financing concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
Madero
Ke] Paco
del Rio
Mexico
C. Tegethoff
E. H. Harriman
Senate
Tegethoff
Harriman
C. N. Bliss
National Republican Committee
Texetaoff
Strike at Des Moines Jr Forces Nearly 600 On Picket Lines
Nearly 600 union teamsters walked out at Des Moines Jr after failed contract talks with employers and officials. An inquiry was launched into the killing of three citizens by Georgia militia members amid a street railway worker strike in Augusta, with trespass on a militia zone near a power plant cited. In Quincy NL, Ray Pfanschmidt faces arrest as investigators tie his brutal family killings to concealment by arson. The Atlantic City congress spotlighted highway policy and engineering in its program. A new Mausoleum Corporation project is described with plans for a tall steel skeleton structure in New York Fork on a two city plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines, Jr
Georgia
Augusta
Raiway
Various 1913 Events Include Labor Strikes and Legal Actions
Reports from across the nation describe I W W strike actions in Massachusetts cities protesting leaders' imprisonment, a national sugar trust case hearings in New York, an indictment against Modern Workmen of the World figures for fraud, and army air crash fatalities at College Park. Also noted are a Cedar Rapids district leadership retirement and a judge denying a habeas corpus in Amarillo.
Aviator Charles Voisin Dies in Lyons Auto Crash
Charles Voisin the seraplane pioneer was killed and Baroness du Roche an noted aviator was seriously injured in an automobile accident at Lyons France.
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Charles Voisin
Seraplanes
Baroness du Roche
Lyons
France
Food Producers in Session Conference at Indianapolis
A conference of farmers organizations is in session in Indianapolis to plan a federation into a mutual marketing system. J A Everett, president of the Farmers' Society of Equity, organized the meeting to create a single clearing house for crop reports and channel goods to markets, aiming to stabilize prices and lower living costs. Delegates from several states attend.
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Indianapolis
J. A. Everett
Farmers’ Society of Equity
Freshmen Win at Hanover Color Rush Scrimmage
Hanover October 2 freshmen outnumbered sophomores by five in the annual class scrap known as the color rush. Freshmen colors blue and white hung in a locust tree. The freshmen formed a defensive base as sophomores charged in a flying wedge. Coach Hotchkiss acted as referee with W. H. Nagel timekeeper and remaining upperclassmen plus faculty assisting.
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Hanover
Hotchkiss
W. H. Nagel
Revolver Suspect Captured Near Milroy
Alvin Saddler colored, who shot Leonard Johnson colored in Shelbyville, was captured near Milroy in Rush county while trying to board a freight to Kentucky. Chief Manlove and Officer Fogel hid in an automobile to catch him. Saddler, held on a charge of shooting with intent to kill, with the victim possibly dying.
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Shelbyville
Alvin Saddler
Leonard Johnson
Milroy
Rush County
Kentucky
Manlove
Will Fogel
Saddler
Policeman Pleads Guilty to Arson in Michigan City
Terrel Weaver, an Michigan City police officer, pleaded guilty to arson after two months in jail. He received a sentence of two to twenty one years in the local penitentiary for burning a large building and allegedly setting fires on his boat to boost his status and promotion prospects.
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Laporte
Terrel Weaver
Michigan City Force
Michigan City Penitentiary
Weaver
Man Admits Theft Of 1200 In Elwood
Jesse Bollinger was arrested in Detroit and returned to Elwood on charges of stealing 1200 from grocer Frank Fath. He admits taking the money but claims he will not reveal hidden location unless a compromise is arranged. His wife and three children are destitute.
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Elwood
Jesse Bollinger
Detroit
Mich
Frank Fath
Husband Receives Life Estate Under Local Will
In Shelbyville on October 2 the will of Mrs Amelia Cherry probated here grants her husband James K Cherry a life estate in forty acres of land and the personal property. The will states he is not to be required to give an accounting in any court. Upon his death the estate passes to their daughter Mrs Florence Gunning.
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Shelbyville
Amelia Cherry
James K. Cherry
Florence Gunning
Three Are Thrown From Buggy In Muncie Accident
In Muncie an early 1900s buggy accident left Gerway and Meeley fatally injured with sister Elizabeth Keeley and another occupant Jenkins seriously hurt. The buggy overturned after a collision on an October day.
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Muncie
Gerway
Meeley
Elizabeth Keeley
Jenkins
Toulouse Goose Description and Size Guide
George E. Howard describes Toulouse geese as compact in shape with a large head short bill and stout base. They have a long upraised neck, broad back, deep bodies, and wings that fold neatly. Plumage is dull gray with lighter gray on the belly and white around the tail. Adults weigh about 20 pounds for ganders, 18 for geese, and young birds 16 to 18 pounds.
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George E. Howard
Separating Young and Old Chickens for Better Rearing
The piece argues for keeping pullets separate from older birds to reduce timidity and ensure proper feeding. It advises pullets need ample fresh-forming feed like barley and bone meal to develop eggs and body, while hens require less, and developed birds eat less overall. It notes pullets may not get their share if mixed with older birds and suggests maintaining separate groups where possible.
Poultry Care and Market Advice From 19th Century Note
The excerpt urges selling eggs at winter high prices and stresses proper yard shade and thorough creosote cleaning of roosts. It recommends movable nest boxes, a three month cycle to market, and keeping fowls busy with good feed. Ducks resist confinement and effective insect extermination is noted.
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Epteneia
Paya
Free Advice To Sick Women From Lydia E Pinkham Co
Women with private illnesses are urged to contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts. A female staffer will read and answer confidential letters, with consent and privacy guaranteed. The firm touts a long history of trusted advice and offers a free 80 page Text Book by mail.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Masa
Lynn, Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rudely Interrupted and the Parting of the Ways
A fragmentary exchange questions a switch left open and hints at a dramatic split or disagreement. The dialogue suggests a pivotal moment of separation and accountability in a tense setting.
Mysterious Skyscraper Rises in Downtown New York
A woman asks about a giant building appearing overnight in Manhattan. Her companion, a longtime resident, insists he does not know what it is and notes it was not there yesterday as the blue sky looms over the skyline.
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New York
New York Press
Up-To-Date Proposal Ends Engagement
In a street encounter Jellison learns Barwood has postponed marriage. Barwood explains the fiancée broke off after selling the rights to photograph his proposal to a cinematograph company, ending their engagement.
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Halloa
Jellison
Barwood
Coffee vs Postum Health Claims Promoted by Ad Copy
An old advertisement argues caffeine harms the heart and nerves and promotes Postum as a superior beverage. It cites a reader testimonial about energy and health after switching from coffee, and instructs boiling Postum for 15 minutes per directions. The notice frames Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan and the book The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle-Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Department of Justice
J. W. Fordyce, Jr
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
United States
Ray Pfanschmidt
Charles Franschmidt
Blanche
Emma Kaempen
Quincy
Tony Gilmer
American Road Congress
Atlantic City
Tatea
Mausoleum Corporation
Atories
New Fork
Military Court of Inquiry
Lansing
John "Bisy
National Guard
Frank L. Blackman
B. F. Smith
Howard Jackson
Clare McArdle
Essy
Industrial Workers of the World
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Haverhill
Henry C. Havemeyer
East
Mr. Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
District of Columbia
Samuel J Masters
John B. Kinnear
Modern Workmen of the World
United States Army
L. C. Rockwell
Coporal F. S. Scott
Signal Corps
College Park
J. N. Brown
J. Beal Sneed
al G. Boyce, Jr
Amarillo
Tex
Sneed
Court of Criminal Appeals
Twentieth National Irrigation Congress
Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake
Utah
Francis G. Newlands
Charles W. McLaughlin
Portland
Ind
Bankers’ Life Association of
Des Moines
Patrick Campbell
London
W. L. H.benton
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Nativity
Crafton
Angelo Ames Benton
Whitelaw Reid
Mrs. Reid
Liverpool
Eng
America
Daniel E. Sickles
Stanton Sickles
Father Edward McGonigal
Epiphany
Pittsburg
Indiana
Food Producers
Toulouse
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