President Roosevelts Northwest tour ends in Indianapolis
President Roosevelt abandons his Northwestern tour after a Pittsfield accident causes a bruise and abscess in his left leg. He undergoes surgery at St Vincent's Hospital Indianapolis with Drs Oliver and Deak. officials say he is not in danger and will rest before possible resumption of travel.
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Indianapolis
Roosevelt
St. Vincent's Hospital
John H. Oliver
Pittsfield
Mass
Secret Service
Craig
TiOvelock
Rehington
Pennsylvania Line
Lee
Columbia Club
Nho
Gevarke RL Cortelyou
Macs
Tito
George A. Deak
Lang
Sureran
Richardson
Washington
Ales
St. Vincents
Hias
Indianapolise
Grand Army of the Republic Encampment Week Program
Washington hosts a full week of patriotic services parades regatta and fireworks from October 35 to Thursday. Key events include dedication of Camp Roosevelt Secretary Hay’s oration naval parade grand review by President Roosevelt and cornerstone ceremony for a memorial bridge.
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Washington, Special
Grand Army
Washington Monument
Order of
Camp Roosevelt
White House
Hay
Potomac River
Convention Hall
Roosevelt
Women’s Patriotic Organization
Sharkey Held in Fatal Blow on Nicholas Fish
The coroner's inquest in New York found Nicholas Fish's death resulted from a fall caused by a blow from private detective Thomas J. Sharkey. Sharkey admitted striking Fish and was held on $10,000 bail for grand jury action. Witnesses included Mrs. Libbie Phillips, Mrs. Nellie Casey, and Mrs. Margaret Pickel.
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New York
Nicholas Fish
Hamilton Fish
Grant
Jackson
Libbie Phillips
Nellie Casey
Fish
Thomas J. Sharkey
Margaret Pickel
Casey
O'Hanlon
Slayer Olsen Dies After Omaha Killing Frontier Posse Shootout
Peter Olsen who shot and killed his sweetheart Mary Peterson in Omaha in September was killed Sunday three miles north of Bancroft after a posse cornered him. He had fled after the Fargo or railroad pursuit and was recognized in a barber shop when a posse formed to capture him. Olsen refused to surrender and fired as officers advanced. a shot cartridge misfired and a posse member then shot Olsen, who died minutes later.
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Benerot
Peter Olsen
Mary Peterson
Omaha
Olsen
Bancroft
Copple
Sen
Peterson
Miss Peterson
Ele
Young in Custody for Murder of Mrs Pulitzer
William Hooper Young, sought by New York police in the murder of Mrs Anna Nelson Pulitzer, was arrested in Derby Connecticut after a period as a wanderer. He identified himself Monday and agreed to return to New York without requisition papers. He was taken to New York Tuesday.
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New York
Derby, Conn
William Hooper Young
Anna Nelson Pulitzer
Young
Derby
Noted Turmoil at Lawrenceburg Camp Turns Violent
Harry M. Graw aged man was severely beaten by Charles Leitert at the Big Four construction camp near Lawrenceburg Junction. Graw lost a nose and may die from injuries. Leitert fled toward Ohio after a mob gathered and was later arrested.
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Tawrenceburg
Ind
Harry M. Graw
Charles Leitert
Big Four
Lawrenceburg Junction
McGraw
Leitert
Riverview Club House
Elizabethtown
Leltert
Ohio
Trunk reveals murder evidence in Anna Pulitzer case
New York police opened the trunk of William Hooper Young and found a bloodstained stiletto, bloodied clothing, and items from his apartment. Blood on trousers and undershirt suggested washing after the murder. Mrs. Anna Pulitzer's body was sent to Perth Amboy for her parents.
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New York
William Hooper Young
Anna Pulitzer
Young
I. Solomon
First Street
Hoboken
Outfitters
Garvan
Derby (Conn
Titus
Young Apartments
Jersey City
Perth Amboy
N. J
Horror In A Church Claims Over One Hundred Lives
A Birmingham crowd crush at Shiloh Negro Baptist Church on Friday night after a mistaken fire alarm left at least 110 dead and many more injured. Officials struggled to clear bodies as 1,500 people surged toward exits amid a fatal crowd collapse.
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Birmingham
Ala
Shiloh Negro Baptist Church
Avenue and
Eighteenth Street
Booker T. Washington
National Convention of Baptists
Jude _Billou
Hoosiers Win Flag In 1962 American Association Title
Indianapolis wins three straight against St Paul to claim the American Association championship banner for 1962. Minneapolis fans feared Louisville schemes to steal the title as multiple plans to disrupt Indianapolis surfaced and were debated by local papers. The season included questionable exhibition games, prompting calls for stricter enforcement of rules next year.
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Indianapolis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Louisville
Hoosiers
St. Paul Globe
Tebeau
Colonels
Kansas City
Minneapols
Died at Funeral Bier In Indiana County
In Danville Indiana a funeral gathering for Mrs. Mary Coffin ended tragically when Mrs. Barney Osborn collapsed at the casket and died shortly after from heart disease. Coffin had died earlier from alleged old age weakness at about seventy five.
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Danville
Ind
Barney Osborn
Hadley
Mary Coffin
Wellesley Not Informed On Mme Loubet Mission
Special inquiry reports that Wellesley College authorities deny knowledge of Mme Loubet’s plan to designate young French women to visit Wellesley and Vassar. The aim is to observe American life and return as teachers to France.
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Foston
Hazard
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mme. Loubet
Loubet
France
Vassar
Soubet
America
Stranger's Peculiar Death in Bloomington Jail
A demented man found in Bloomington Illinois was kept in the jail after being picked up on the street. The Chicago home address on his clothing and a Monon railroad ticket point to John Ernest as a possible identity. He died Saturday morning with authorities in Bloomington seeking information from Chicago.
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Bloomington
Ind
John Ernest
Chicago
John Ernest Andin
French Dick
Sentenced for Using Dynamite in Indiana County Infirmary Plot
Decatur Ind special: Charles Auger man, who attempted to blow up the county infirmary with dynamite a short time ago, has been sentenced to the Michigan City prison for two to fourteen years.
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Decatur
Ind
Charles Augerman
Michigan City
Bank Robbery Ends in Explosion in Skagway
At about 2 pm in Skagway Alaska a lone man entered the Canadian Bank of Commerce with a revolver and dynamite demanding $20000. The blast wrecked the bank killing the robber who died and injuring bystanders including J G Price. Cashier Pooley and Teller Wallace escaped to the back room. The bank suffered roughly $1000 in gold dust losses.
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Skagway
Alaska
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Pooley
Wallace
J. G. Price
Belgian Queen Marie Henriette Dies at Spa After Heart Illness
Marie Henriette Queen of the Belgians died at the Spa watering place on Friday night about ten minutes before ten. She collapsed at a table during dinner with two aides present. Dr Guillaume was summoned but she was already dead. The Queen had suffered heart disease for about three years and her decline had been serious in recent months.
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Spa
Belgium
Marie Henriette
Guillaume
Many Indians in want in Navajo country drought
Los Angeles reports Frederick I. Monser, after six weeks with Navajo Maqu and Pueblo groups in Arizona, warns 20,000 Navajos face starvation from drought and barren land. He says substantial aid from government or private sources is urgently needed to prevent widespread distress and loss of life.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Arizona
Frederick I. Monser
San Francisco
Invasion of Horse Thieves Stirring Indiana Towns
In Marion Indiana police face an organized gang suspected of stealing horses across northern Indiana. About two dozen horses have vanished in three months with few returns. Patrols file notices daily of thefts in nearby towns as officers watch for unfamiliar horses. The Farmers' Horse Thief Association has taken up the matter.
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Marion
Ind
Indiana
Farmers’ Horse Thief Association
Four Die In Stafford Colliery Gas Blast
In Fairmont West Virginia a coal shaft disaster at Stafford left four men dead two of them unnamed and faces burned beyond recognition. Five others were hospitalized with cuts and bruises while seven more workers were missing and presumed dead after gas from a leaking pipe was ignited by a miner’s lamp.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Stafford
Lincoln dedication dinner plans draw governor’s party
In Rockport Indiana a Lincoln dedication service October 1 will feature a basket dinner for over 100 guests. Lincoln City cannot accommodate half that number, so the governor’s party will dine on baskets spread under park trees after lunch arrangements.
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Rockport. Ind
Lincoln
Lincoln City
Col. J.S. Wright
Irate mother shoots at youth at State fairgrounds
Mrs. Maud Smith of 1405 East Grand avenue accompanied by her seventeen year old daughter confronted Harry Clark eighteen year old son of a restaurant keeper at the State fairgrounds on Saturday and fired five shots two taking effect He was taken to the hospital and expected to die Police arrested Smith after she said Clark had ruined her daughter
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Des Moines
Maud Smith
East Grand Avenue
Harry Clark
Clark
Kansas to Use Corn as Fuel This Winter
High coal prices push Kansas farmers to burn corn for heat this winter. Abundant corn, alfalfa, and sorghum for feed support the plan, with corn previously unused for heating since the early Ts.
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Kansas
Topeka
Death of D. P. Erwin in Indianapolis
Daniel P. Erwin a leader in Indianapolis business and social life for two decades died suddenly at his home on Meridian Street at 7 am after heart disease. Estate value ranges from 500 to 1 million dollars with conservative estimate around 750 thousand dollars. Last year taxes show Center township real estate value 229,600 and personal property 34,835. this year the D. P. Erwin company assessment 316,000 and D. P. Erwin 90,56.
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Indianapolis
Daniel P. Erwin
Indiana
Erwin
N. Meridian Street
Mr. Erwin
Center Township
D. P. Erwin Company
D. P. Erwin
Rev J E Jenkins Dies at 77 in Indiana Cumberland Presbyterian Church Pioneer
Princeton Indiana report notes Reverend J E Jenkins a pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian minister who died at seventy seven. He preached about five thousand times conducted one thousand funerals and married numerous couples during his ministry. He was married five times.
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Princeton
Ind
J. E. Jenkins
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Indiana
Receivers Appointed for American Cycle Co in Chicago
Chicago special reports the American Cycle Manufacturing Company placed in receivership by Judge Jenkins in Milwaukee. Receivers named are R L Coleman A A Pope and John A Miller. The firm, organized in New Jersey on December 19 1901, has a paid up capital of about 9 million with nearly all held by the three receivers.
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Chicago
American Cycle Manufacturing Company
Jenkins
Milwaukee
R. L. Coleman
A. A. Pope
John A. Miller
American Bicycle Company
American Cycle Company
New Jersey
Coleman, Pope
Rings and Histories of Royal and Notable Owners
A feature on heirloom rings once owned by famous figures and monarchs. Tales include a singer of sorrowful tunes in a ring once linked to a loyalist of the French monarchy, signet rings tied to Rameses the Great and Queen Tala, and a cross-bearing ring reputed to shield its wearer.
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Richard Temple
Rameses the Great
Tala
Egypt
St. Germain des-Pres
Joseph
General Hydrow
Czar
Russia
Alexander II
Charlotte
Prussia
Frederick William III
Nicholas
William Owna
Noran
Some Queer Negro Traits of Gossip and News Spread
A dated essay discusses the Black race’s love of gossip, claiming servants quickly respond to recruitment, and rumors travel from kitchen to kitchen. It compares African news networks to the Kaffi telegraph, noting rapid, far reaching gossip across towns and colonies.
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Africa
Cape Town
Kimberly
Port Elizabeth
Samuel J. Pryor
The
Daily Express
London
South Africa
Jalian Ralph
New York Mail and Express
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