Two Victims of Air Sport at Chicago Meet
Chicago aviation meet tragedy claims two lives. William C Badger son of a Pittsburg millionaire dies after his plane strikes a gully during maneuvers while St Croix Johnstone a Chicago aviator sinks beneath his wrecked monoplane in Lake Michigan.
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Willliam C. Badger
Pittsburg
Lake Front Field
St. Croix Johnstone
Chicago
Croix Johnstone
William C. Hadger
Lake Front
Badger
Plecea
St. Croix
Johnstone
Lake Michigan
Hugh A. Robinson
Robinson
Ralph Johnstone
Denver
Walter Brookins
Weather Summary From US Bureaus At 8 P M Yesterday
Observations from U S weather bureaus at 8 p m show probably fair conditions and little temperature change expected through Thursday. Forecasters note minimal variation in daily readings across regions with light winds and no precipitation anticipated.
Haptess Aviator Dies in Lake Tragedy Near Chicago
In a fatal air mishap an aviator linked to St. Croix Johnstone met death in a lake near Chicago. The incident details the loss of a skilled flyer, the circumstances surrounding the crash, and the tragic outcome for the individual and associated parties.
Liverpool Faces Bread Shortage and Widespread Strikes
The millers' association warns Liverpool may lose bread supply due to coal and wheat shortages. Banks say starvation is near. Troops fire on mobs causing several injuries and a fatality. Manchester tradesmen seek troops. Bristol and other rail workers strike nationwide. Rioting by black sailors in Cardiff injures a dozen.
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Liverpool
Millers’ Association
Bankers’ Association
Manchester
Home Secretary
Bristol
London& Northwestern Railroad
Great Western Railroad
Chester
Rotterdam
Sheffield
Stockport
Great Northern Railway
Cardiff
Four Men Shot in Gamble Dispute Near New Haven
In a shotgun duel near New Haven, HI, on August 16, four men were wounded after a quarrel over gambling. John Markham and Edward Harris were struck in the abdomen, William Aly in the lungs, and John Ledbetter in the face. All were transported to Shawneetown for care, with three believed fatally hurt and one seriously injured.
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New Haven
John Markham
William Aly
Edward Harris
John Ledbetter
Shawneetown
Kennedy Boyd Arrested in Coatesville Lynching Case
Terse telegram reports Kennedy Boyd a lineman arrested in Coatesville Pennsylvania confessing to his role in a lynching and burning of a Black man Sunday night. The item notes other political and social unrest including a Wisconsin Senate corruption probe and a London railway strike threat.
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Kennedy Boyd
Coatesville
Senate
United States
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
Margaret van Rensselaer
Saratoga
N. Y
Rebekah
Jourdanton
Texas
Taft Veto Persists Over Arizona New Statehood Recall Provision
President Taft vetoes the joint resolution admitting Arizona and New Mexico to statehood citing the recall of the judiciary in the Arizona constitution as provoking “legalized terrorism.” Senate moves to strip the recall provision and advance a new statehood plan. The wool bill passes in Senate 38 to 28, with veto expected from the president. Senator La Follette delivers a sharp floor assault targeting Aldrich and others over tariff framing and interests.
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Washington
Taft
House of Representatives
Arizona
New Mexico
House
Senate
Smith
Michigan
Congress
Follette
Aldrich
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Smoot
Guggenheim
Comparative figures from census of manufactures in Indiana cities
Washington August 16 preliminary figures from the thirteenth census show Michigan City Indiana with 48 establishments in 1909 down from 62 in 1904 and $8 29 million in output up from $6 314 million. Mishawaka reports 42 establishments in 1909 with $10 883 million in products and Muncie shows 102 establishments 1909 up from 97 in 1904 with $9 684 million in output.
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Washington
Michigan City
Ind
Mishawaka
Muncie
Job Timekeeper Charged In Payroll Padding
Dan J. Oneal twenty timekeeper for Louisville Gas Company arrested on complaint by President Sackett who accuses him of systematically padding payrolls for years to profit himself.
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Louisville, Ky
Dan J. Oneal
Louisville Gas Company
Sackett
Man Assaults Man Over Wife Alleged Fight
In Frankfort Kentucky on August 16 Thomas Winters assaulted Ben Page after spotting him with Winters’ wife. Page sustained a severe facial wound requiring forty six stitches. Winters was placed under arrest.
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Frankfort
Ben Page
Thomas Winters
Page
Winters
Hay Goes Up In Smoke In Lexington Fire
A warehouse containing 100 tons of hay and other provender adjacent sheds and wagons at Loula Descogmets & Co.'s coal and grain establishment burned. Loss estimated at $7,000.
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Lexington
Loula Descogmets & Co
Coal and Grain Establishment
Aviator Whele Teaches Army Air Flight Methods
Frank 1 Coffyn trains United States Army personnel in flight techniques and aviation basics, focusing on practical piloting skills and aircraft handling for military use.
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Whele
United States Army
Police quell bank run at Memphis Night and Day bank
Police were called to the Memphis Night and Day bank to stop a depositors run sparked by rumors about E. L. Hendry. No shots were fired and only minor injuries were reported. Indictments issued in Oklahoma City accuse Hendry and Abner Davis of fraud relating to sums from twenty thousand to fifty thousand dollars.
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Memphis
Tenn
E. L. Hendry
Memphis Police Department
Hendry
Oklahoma City
Abner Davis
Davis
State Banking Department
Shelby County
St. Touts
Kansas City
Handsome Jack Geraghty Remarries Newport Heiress
Springfield reports Handome Jack Geraghty and his Newport heiress wife wed again in St. Michael's Cathedral parish house after a special dispensation. Rev M A K Kelley officiated. The bride, an Episcopal, agreed to Catholic upbringing for any children. The remarriage followed Newport speculation that the Connecticut marriage might be annulled.
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Springfield
Mass
Jack” Geraghty
Newport
St. Michael’s Cathedral
M. A. K. Kelley
Episcopal Church
Connecticut
Kentuckian Opens Fire in Church at Cooper Church
Reuben Potter of Warnock Greenup county attacked the Cooper church congregation at Kehoe Lexington Ky Aug 16 firing his revolver at random wounding Rance Cooper and Bryant White He riddled doors panes and walls then fled to the mountains Both wounded men may recover
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Lexington
Reuben Potter
Warnock
Greenup County
Cooper Church
Kehoe
Rance Cooper
Bryant White
National League and American League baseball scores
Brooklyn and Boston games were called at darkness after a high scoring finish. Detroit and Chicago battled with Summers Stanage and Payne contributing key hits. New York and Washington games were halted by rain with Quinn Sweeney and Street among the scorers. Minor league results show Kansas City over Minneapolis 6 11 and Louisville defeating Columbus 14 8. Indianapolis beat Toledo 4 1 and Milwaukee topped St Paul 6 4.
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National League
Boston
R.H.E
Brooklyn
Barger
Rucker
Bergen
Weaver
Kling
American League
Chicago
R.H.E. Detroit
Summers
Stanage
Scott and Payne
Washington
New York
Quinn and
Sweeney
Groome
Walker
Street
American Association
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Loulaville
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Atwood Flies From Chicago to Elkhart Indiana
Boston aviator Harry N. Atwood left Chicago at 3 25 pm and landed in Elkhart Indiana at 5 47 pm covering 101 miles in two hours and eighteen minutes. He flew at 2300 to 400 feet, maintaining control and drawing cheers as he passed over Grant Park. He planned to resume the journey east early the next morning.
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Chicago
Eilhart
Apnareiliy
Elkhart
Ind
Harry N. Atwood
Boston
Atwood
Grant Park
New York
Dream Proves True In Indiana Bridge Fatality
Lawrenceburg Indiana August 16 Joseph E Hayes aged 43 had a dream Monday night he saw his half brother Archie A McKee 29 die by a horse throwing him over a bridge rail. A telegram from Chamberlain South Dakota confirms McKee was killed in Alaska when the horse threw him over a railing. McKee left for Alaska about ten years ago and was presumed dead until the message arrived. The body will be brought to Lawrenceburg for burial.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Joseph E. Hayes
Archie A. McKee
Chamberlain
McKee
Alaska
Woman Held in Indiana Murder Case
Mrs. Ella B. Mertes, 35, is jailed in Jasper awaiting a preliminary hearing on a charge of murdering her husband Louis P. Mertes, 34. Brought from Dubois with her daughter, she claims she shot to protect her child after a quarrel. The coroner's verdict says the shooting was deliberate.
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Jasper
Ind
Ella B. Mertes
Louis P. Mertes
Dubois
Mertes
Hoosier Dies of Hookworm in Posey County
Indiana reports first hookworm death as Charles Staley of New Harmony, Posey County, dies. State health board confirms the case, marking a historic occurrence in the state.
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Hoosier
Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Posey County
Indiana
Charles Staley
New Harmony
Canine Guardian Adopts Kitten After Loss
In Flora Indiana on August 16 Noah Arion reports his fox terrier, grieving after its pups died, has adopted and guards a small kitten as its new offspring. The terrier recently lost its litter and took the kitten as its surrogate young.
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Flora
Ind
Noah Arion
Kentucky Democrats Fails Local Option at State Convention
At Louisville amid a bitterite Democratic convention fight, a Watterson backed local option report was defeated 667 to 614 as the county unit extension was approved. Watterson's defeat ends his convention career. the report had earlier died in committee 1 to 3 on a county roll call.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Renny Watterson
Courier Journal
Watterson
Mosquito Reward Offered By Decatur County Health Board
Greensburg Indiana August 16 The Decatur county board of health offers a reward of 1 for the first five specimens of Anopheles malarial mosquito captured in the county.
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Greensburg
Ind
Decatur County Board of Health
Burglar Escapes After Buckets of Scalding Water
Shelbyville Indiana August 16 Russell Barrett used a bucket of boiling water to deter a burglar at the John Anderson store but the intruder escaped.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Russell Barrett
John Anderson
Woman Dreams Burglar and Jumps From Window
Mrs Lizzie Myers of Terre Haute in a dream of a burglar with a long knife chased her and she leaped from a second story window breaking her right ankle and arm. In Indianapolis Indiana County Clerks gather to discuss salaries at a Saturday meeting.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Lizzie Myers
Indiana
Indianapolis
Costly Blaze at Andrews Destroys Four Blocks
A fire in Andrews Indiana on August 16 destroyed the four main business blocks. Authorities deem the blaze incendiary and the loss is estimated at $20,000. Local fire units fought the flames as residents assessed the aftermath.
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Andrews
Ind
Arizona and New Mexico Set to Join the Union
The piece notes Congress has enabled Arizona and New Mexico to form state governments and become equal shareholders in the United States, signaling the end of contiguous territories joining as states. It discusses future possibilities including Alaska, Puerto Rico, and other territories, and hints at evolving citizenship and political challenges ahead.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Sam
United States
Congress
Alaska
Hiawati
Brown
Philippines
Porto Rico
House of Representatives
Washington
Metropolitan Magazine
What Is Laughter And Who Has Not Heard It
A discussion notes laughter as a physiological act and social expression. It cites humorists and Sir Charles Bell defining laughter as a diaphragm convulsion with vocalization and facial display. It lists historical figures such as William III Queen Mary I John Knox Robespierre and Malike as those said to be incapable of laughter.
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Charles Bell
William 111
Queen Mary 1
John Knox
Robespierre
Malike
Iron Duke
Strand Magazine
Women Always Have The Last Word In Arguments
A Ladies' Home Journal quip shows the wife claiming women keep the last word because men are out of arguments. The humorous exchange highlights gender debate in a domestic setting.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Tribune Company Quietly Expands Job Printing Services
Tribune Company broadens its offerings to include job printing for local businesses. The move targets small firms needing short runs of business cards, catalogs, and promotional materials with faster turnaround times. Support from regional mills and printers is cited as key to capacity.
West Virginia Boy Kills Father in Defense of Mother
In Randolph county near Pickens Joseph B Harris was slain by his fourteen year old son who intervened as Harris began to maltreat his wife The boy seized a double bladed ax and killed his father with one blow He has not been arrested and authorities investigate the case
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West Virginia
Elkins
W. Va
Joseph B. Harris
Pickens
Randolph County
Harris
Harrison County men held after railroad camp killing
Jackson Ky Aug 16 Judge Hagns held without bail Captain J W Hilliard Frank Blair and Joe Eucas in connection with the killing of Bud Turner during a fight at a railroad camp near here.
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Jackson, Ky
Judge Hagins
J. W. Hilliard
Frank Blair
Joe Eucas
Bud Turner
Here
Boy Killed By Live Wire While Releasing Kite
In Evansville Indiana on August 16 William Lenox fourteen climbed a tree to free a kite stuck in a wire sheath and was fatally shocked by a live wire.
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Evansville
Ind
Nmbse
William Lenox
Car Crash Claims Champaign Racer Wilsem Richmond
Wilsem Richmond, a well known automobile race driver from Champaign, was killed when his car turned over in Leroy on August 16.
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Leroy, Ll
Wilsem Richmond
Champaign
Market Quotations for Grain and Livestock Prices
Indianapolis and other markets quote wheat corn oats and livestock values. Wheat and corn vary by grade across Cincinnati Chicago St Louis East Buffalo and Toledo with cattle hogs and lambs showing wide ranges and receipts listed.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Thirty years of merit in Dr King's New Discovery
A reader from Dot cord Mich claims Dr King's New Discovery has served 20 years for coughs colds and asthma. The testimonial praises its long reliability and wide use with a price of 50 cents to 1.00 and a trial guarantee.
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Thos. Aries
Dotcord
Mich
Dr King
Obas. D
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Society of Psychical Research
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C. G. Woodbury
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Waterloo
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Tracy
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D. Koepfel
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