Roosevelt Outlines Policy Toward Offending Corporations
President Roosevelt, in Provincetown, defends a national Incorporation law and vows to punish malefactors of great wealth. He says government will act to stamp out corporate evildoing while avoiding harm to honest business and stockholders. He praises Cape Cod fishermen and departs on the Mayflower after outlining a monument project.
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Provincetown
Mass
Cape Cod
Roosevelt
Odd Fellows Hall
Gloucester
Oyster Bay
Indiana Leaders Weigh Durbin Run for Governor Again
Indianapolis reports Coronal William T. Durbin faces pressure from party leaders over a possible gubernatorial bid. He did not commit but indicated serious consideration. Other figures like James E. Watson are testing the field with quiet canvassing and public addresses. Prohibition leaders in Indianapolis plan a national committee meeting in November as talks on a Prohibitionist convention proceed. Indiana railroad officials confront grade crossing dangers with a gradual safety push modeled on Massachusetts standards. Kokomo Judge B F Harness says he will not seek the Ninth District congress seat, preferring to continue law practice.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Coronel
William T. Durbin
Durbin
Indiana
James E. Watson
Rushville
Claypool
Marion County
Broad Hippie
Attica
Columbia City
Prohibitionist Party
Jones
Railroad Commission
Massachusetts
W. J. Wood
One Road
B. F. Harness
Kokomo
Publc
Congress
Charles R. Landis
Rising From the Grave Electric Bitters Claim
A Lacame North Carolina manufacturer Wm A Fertwell relates a remarkable cure claim after taking Electric Hitters. He suffers Bright’s disease and diabetes stage but says after three bottles his health improved, with urinary and bladder issues said to have ceased. Product sold by O D Knepfel’s druggist at a price of 60 cents.
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Wm. A. Fertwell
Lacame
N. C
Bright
O. D. Knepfel
Price Galy
Violinist Francis Rea MacMillen Reported Lost in Alps
American violinist Francis Rea MacMillen, 22, native of Marietta Ohio, is reported missing in the Alps according to cable advices. His talent has drawn attention in the United States and abroad.
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New York
Francis Rea MacMillen
Marietta
Ohio
Drink-Crazed Father Ends Life After Attempted Killings
John Biel, a well known farmer from Princeton Indiana, attacked his wife and five children while drunk. After the family fled to safety he shot himself in the head and died at the scene.
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Princeton
Ind
John Biel
Prize Fight at Fort Wayne Ends in Fourth Round Beatdown
Fort Wayne Indiana August 21 Packey McFarland known as the pride of the stock roads inflicted a severe beating on an Italian opponent Yanger before the St Joseph Athletic club last evening finishing him in the fourth round.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Packey McFarland
Y Yanger
St. Joseph
Taft and Roosevelt speeches unsettle markets in New York
New York August 21 stock trading centers on Secretary Taft keynote speech and President Roosevelt Provincetown address. The market shows hesitation with rail and metropolitan shares sliding to multi year lows amid talk of receivership and possible corporate reorganizations while international markets react to U S policy signals.
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New York
Taft
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Provincetown
London
Berlin
England
Imperial Bank of Germany
Paris
Amsterdam
Frankfort
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Interborough Metropolitan
Pubic Service Commission
Not Keeping Up Sanitary Precautions in Cuba Report
A long cable from Governor Magoon to Washington reveals neglect of sanitary safeguards after U S occupation shifts in Cuba. Yellow fever spreads among soldiers with three deaths. three civilian cases reported in town. The report criticizes Cuban physicians and notes conditions cannot be cured this year despite American efforts.
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Washington
War Department
Magoon
Cuba
United States
Scandalous Promenade of Wilbur the Charming Deb
Wilbur, a social butterfly at a railway junction, flirts with many women, avoids commitment, and wields nerve over weight. His charm keeps him on top until younger, fitter rivals rise, and he ends up a faded, played-out Beau amid a sea of wealthy pursuers.
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Wilbur
Wiltur
Squal
Esmeralda
Fle
Huds
Bmart
Wubur
Palm Beach
Hortense
Bery
Clarice
Gayety
Mqolal
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League results include Philadelphia 1 over St Louis 3 in Philadelphia and Brooklyn 9 over Cincinnati 3. New York 6 over Chicago 2 in New York. Boston 9 over Pittsburg 8. American League games in Chicago 4 over Philadelphia 1. Detroit 3 over Boston 0. St Louis 6 over New York 3. Cleveland 10 over Washington 3. second game Cleveland 1 Washington 1 ended at dark in twelfth. American Association sighted Kansas City 5 over Louisville 0 and Minneapolis 8 over Columbus.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Kansas
Loulesvile
Minneapolis
Columbus
Raisull Challenges El Merant as Tunisian Front Bolsters
Tangier reports Raisull, captain of Sir Harry Maclean, at El Hauta camping ground near Sidi Koseph shrine. He claims the sultan sent him to fight and taunts El Merant. El Merant moves within eight miles, fighting imminent. Foreign consuls warned to leave Fez if danger grows.
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Tangier
Raisull
Harry Maclean
el Hauta
Sidi Koseph
el Merant
Rafsall
Alcasar
Great Britain
France
Germany
Spain
Fez
Arabs Repulsed in Casablanca Frontline Clash
Arabs hit the French force under General Druda near Casablanca but were repulsed with very heavy losses. A broader uprising is feared as European residents flee coastal towns and interior cities like Fes and Morocco City seeking safety.
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Casablanca
Druda
Fes
Morocco
Anarchist Siege Ends After Eighteen Hours at Kryvolosera
A detachment of troops battled five anarchists who barricaded a house at Kryvolosera. The rebels fired on soldiers from windows and held them at bay for eighteen hours. The local police chief and several Cossacks were killed. two others died, while three escaped.
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Odeasa
Kryvolosera
Fie
Hves
Robbers Use Chloroform in Indiana Home Burglary
In Elwood Indiana near Orestes Jasper Spence's family was drugged with chloroform at 2 am while seven residents slept. Thieves rifled a trunk taking 59 dollars and ten dollars from beds, fired shots outside the house and vanished without injuring anyone. The daughter 18 slept through the theft.
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Elwood
Ind
Hobbern
Jasper Spence
Orestes
Lone
Spence
London Missionary Kean attacked in Terre Haute incident
The Rev. Charlies Kean, a London slum mission worker, faced denouncement from Mayor Lyons and others after speaking at a men’s meeting about his Terre Haute findings. The scene sparked a charged dispute among officials and reform groups with potential perjury and defamation prosecutions and talk of impeaching the mayor. J G Reading of the Manufacturers’ club aids Kean’s defense at city hall.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Charlies Kean
Citizens’ League
Kean
Lyons
Bidaman
J.G. Reading
Manufacturers’ Club
Dodge
Lebanon saloon owners unite to fight Good Citizens League
Since the Good Citizens League formed in Lebanon Indiana a week ago the liquor dealers have joined an agreement to back enforcement of liquor laws and run orderly operations. The league aims to blank create a citywide effort to close saloons.
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Lebanon
Ind
Good Citizens' League
Good Citizens’ League
Fate of a Greedy Youth In Elwood
Fourteen year old Harry L. Kanter in Elwood Indiana ate many peaches and defied his father. He refused to stop saying he would eat them or die. He suffered severe stomach burning from fermented fruit and died within hours despite a physician's care.
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Elwood
Ind
Harry L. Kanter
Pearl hunters uncover mussel pearls on Calumet river
In Hammond Indiana on August 21 Philp Camp opened mussel shells along the Calumet river and found pearls valued at 200 dollars. A second fisherman found pearls worth another 200 dollars prompting others to flock to the river where millions of mussels are present.
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New Field
Hammond
Ind
Philp
Calumet River
Morris Leaves No Address
Bloomington Indiana August 21 believed the seven men charged in the Ellestown whitecapping case have the case ended as Oscar Morris vanished after the attack. Morris friends say he left the country for good and may have fled of his own accord or by exile.
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Morris
Bloomington
Ind
Oscar Morris
Ellettaville
Corydon Fair News and Train Wrecker Incident
Columbus Indiana reports Cecil Lay a 13 year old from Burns City was arrested by railroad detectives for placing steel on a main line hoping to cause a wreck. He rode with the Wallace Hagenbeck circus and ran away seeking excitement. Orino Laxative Syrup advertises a guarantee while offering refunds if it fails.
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Columbus
Ind
Cecil Lay
Hurns City
Pennsylvania Railway
Louisville
Wallace-Hagenbeck
48th Annual Fair at Corydon August 0th to 90th
The notice announces Corydon hosting the 48th annual fair from August 0 through August 90. Organizers highlight community events, exhibits, and midway attractions spanning a multiday schedule. Local groups urge participation and vendor signups.
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Corydon
New Albany Town Officials Appoint Adminstrator and Local Arrests
The article notes the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Apolonia Weber and reports local incidents. Rudy Ailis was arrested by city police on a dead animal ordinance charge tied to a city contract. Charlie Mimmick faced intoxication and larceny charges after an alleged theft at 1232 Walnut Street, with pleas entered.
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Rudy Ailis
ORM
Adams
Henry Bubler
The
Allis
Charlie
Patromenm Seery
Latceny Mimmick Ie Ocbaj
Walnut Street
Bet Has Ogop
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