Destructive mob attacks telegraph office over strike
Chicago August 28 A mob of striking telegraph sympathizers forced John Laux manager of the Postal Telegraph office at Waukegan to flee after he refused to quit work. The crowd ransacked the office, damaged desks and stationery and nailed a scab sign to the door. In New Orleans on August 24 Fred W Butler a striking operator was fined 2.50 for insulting a Western Union clerk and assaulting a loyal operator awaiting trial in September.
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Chicago
John Laux
Waukegan
Laux
New Orleans
Fred W. Butler
Thos. Discon
Western Union Telegraph Company
fHutler
Lima mystery death case linked to clairvoyant advice
In Lima Ohio on August 24 authorities linked the murder of John Prowant to a clairvoyant who allegedly urged that a young man be eliminated. Detectives seek another conspirator as the coroner reports death from a bullet wound and a stone weighed body recovered from the Auglaize river near Papont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima, O
John Prowant
Auglaize
Papont
Aty Prowant
Lima
Flirebugs
Mamie Powell
Thomas Elwsea
State Fire Marshals Office
Song of Firelines
Provant
Outrage by Panad Regiment Alarm in Transylvania
Budapest reports an extraordinary military outrage in Panad Transylvania where officers of the Twenty-nenth Heaved regiment after a drinking bout allegedly ordered soldiers to massacre the village population. The assault left six dead and scores wounded as troops attacked streets and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Panad
Transylvania
Twenty-nenth
Sordid Tragedy at Cincinnati and Newport Official
The probable murder and robbery of Newport Ky. forger Magistrate K F Singleton was found in a Cincinnati rooming house. Singleton, bound and mangled, had not been seen since Monday night. The couple renting the room, Mr and Mrs West of Cleveland, have not been heard from since Monday evening. Doctors described Singleton's skull fracture as probably fatal. He said he had been robbed.
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Cincinnati
K. F. Singleton
Newport
Richmond Street
West
Cleveland
Singleton
Fairbanks to Visit National Irrigation Congress via Grand Canyon Route
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks will stay in Trinidad Col for twenty four hours before continuing to Sacramento Calif for the National Irrigation congress. He will stop at Grand Canyon Ariz en route after addressing a large crowd here and declining political interviews during his annual vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Col
Charles W. Fairbanks
Sacramento
Cal
National Irrigation Congress
Grand Canyon
Ariz
Fairbanks
Sultan Abdul Aziz Reported Assassinated in Fez
Tangier dispatch to the Tribune, under reserve, says a Tumor claims the sultan Abdul Aziz was assassinated in the Fez palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Tribune
Tangier
Sultan Abdul Aziz
Fez
Comer Plea Seeks Fair Trial for Alabama Rail Rates
Governor Comer travels to Atlantic City and New York to press railroads to grant the new Alabama rate laws a fair trial. The Southern, Mobile & Ohio, Seaboard Air Line and Frisco lines plan to implement the rates next Sunday, with Comer away about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
B. B. Comer
Atlantic City
New York
Alabama
Southern
Mobile & Ohio
Seaboard Air Line
Frisco
Governor apologizes to Venezuela over border seizure at balata gum site
Georgetown reports the British Guiana governor sent an apology to President Castro of Venezuela for an August border incident. A small frontier force seized balata gum said to have been collected on British territory. The balata was returned to its owner and officials hope the matter is closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
British Guiana
Castro
Venezuela
Calder
Hilindla Woman Murdered Near Paris
Mrs. Vincent Hicks, 30, was found dead with her throat cut in a cucumber patch eight miles northeast of Paris. Police suspect her husband Hicks, who left with her and has not been seen since. Hicks was described as violent and jealous and threats to kill were reported. No trace of the alleged killer has been located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilindla
Paris
Vincent Hicks
Hicks
Osteopathy to the Rescue in Patrick Murder Case
Dr Willan Smith of Kirksville proposes osteopathy can prove Albert T Patrick innocent in the Rice murder case. He spoke at the American Osteopathic association session during the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
American Osteopathic Association
Jamestown Exposition
Willan Smith
American Osteopathic School
Kirksville
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
Millionaire Rice
New York
Oateopathy
Patrick
Baseball scores from four leagues across cities
National League results include St. Louis 8 at New York 2 and Pittsburgh 7 at Philadelphia 1. Brooklyn 4 at Chicago 6. Boston 5 at Cincinnati 4. American League sees Boston beat New York 3 0 in game two and Detroit 4 at St. Louis 3. American Association matches Indianapolis 7 Toledo 6 and Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 1 while Minneapolis 2 hosts St Paul 6.
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New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
International Traffic League Meets in Chicago
Ohio leads opening national rifle shoot at Camp Perry. Ottawa British Columbia champion Foulkes wins Canadian tennis title. Judge A L Williams of Topeka is dead. A mob lynches a man after assault on Mrs Windham in Alabama. Taft visit preparations underway in Portland. James B Curtis elected president of Delta Tau Delta at Chicago convention. Will of Mrs Catherine Harris of Cincinnati contested by nephews. Telegraphers union to appeal to Roosevelt over strike. Osteopaths report gains in pushing favorable legislation across 21 states. Iethmian canal commission cites July sickness among 38 000 workers, mortality down nearly 60 percent last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Camp Perry
Foulkes
Ottawa
British Columbia
A. L. Willams
Topeka
Kan
Union Pacific
Ed Windham
Pickensville
Ala
Taft
Portland
James B. Curtis
New York
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Chicago
Mre
Catherin Harris
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
Telegraphers’ Union
Iethmian Canal Commission
Peace Plan Offered by United States and Mexico
Presidents Roosevelt and an American colleague sent simultaneous notes to five Central American republics offering mediation to convene a peace conference. The move aims to end ongoing warfare as Senor Corea confirms an invitation may follow, with all replies expected within a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Central America
United States
Mexico
Atlee
State Department
Adee
Godoy
Senor Corea
Zelaya
Inquiries Proved Fatal At Luna Park Lion Attack
Police and the Allegheny county coroner investigated the death of Mrs. Anna A. Puche aged sixty four after an escaped lion mauled her at Luna Park. Clarence Chappelle, nineteen, was arrested and jailed as a "witness to murder" for cleaning the cage. The official cause of death is heart disease. Three women who aided Mrs. Puche are under medical care.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Anna A. Puche
Luna Park
Clarence Chappelle
Chappelle
Pucke
Haddox Wife Shoots Husband After Saloon Visit
In Evansville Indiana on August 29 1934 John Haddox a 37 year old L and N switchman was shot by his wife after a quarrel at their home following a saloon visit She fired killing him and was jailed for the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
John Hddox
Haddox
Governors Favor the Plan Across States
St. Louis firm report Charles F Selebold of the West End Business Men's Association says governors from seventeen states replied on constitutional convention. Seven governors favor calling a national constitutional convention.
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St. Louis
Charles F. Selebold
West End
Four Autolste Killed In Rochester Trolley Collision
An automobile driven by Dr. George Waldron of Rochester was struck by a Rochester and Eastern trolley car at a crossing near Canandaigua last evening. Four people died instantly: Dr. Waldron and three Rochester women Mrs. William Spandling Mrs. Jane Hobbs and Mrs. Kathryn Farnsworth.
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Rochester
N. Y
George Waldron
Rochester & Eastern
Canandaigua
Waldron
Wm. Spandling
Jane Hobbs
Kathryn Farnsworth
Admiral Davie and Colonel Stickney Leave Active Navy and Army
Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis retires from the navy after reaching the age limit for active service. Colonel Amos Stickney of Engineers Corps also retires as brigadier general upon reaching the age limit. Davis entered service in 1861 and Stickney, born in Missouri, hailed from New York and helped run the Indiana Kentucky boundary north of Green River Inland.
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Washington
Charles H. Davis
Amos Stickney
Corps of Engineers
U.S. AL
Missouri
New York
Indiana
Kentucky
Green River
Financial sentiment drivers spark stock advance
New York on August 29 saw a broad stock rally driven mainly by professional traders who had been short during prior bear losses. The move was aided by others seeking to profit from fellow shorts, producing a narrow, professional market. Still, it was seen as evidence of improving financial sentiment with limited broad investor participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tragic unidentified woman found near Knoxville woods
In Knoxville Tennessee on August 29 a woman's body was found in the woods north of the city guarded by a cur dog. The corpse shows signs of a desperate struggle with a crushed forehead and insect damage masking identity. No missing woman report matches and police have no clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Canal records fall in July at Panama split
A Pan ama canal report shows all records for excavation of the fine were broken during July despite reduced staff. In the Culebra division work was nearly five times higher than July 1908 with one arrest recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nog
Panama Canal
Canal Commission
Culebra
Meat drivers strike talks fail to reach arbitration
In New York on August 29, the American Civic Federation's bid to settle the meat drivers' strike has stalled as the packers association led by president W. W. Noyes tells Ralph M. Easley that employers will not arbitrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Civic Federation
Packers Association
W. W. Noyes
Ralph M. Easley
Mine Death Shocks Petersburg Worker
Petersburg Indiana August 29 Jesse Hayden twenty two a miner at the Portman Frost mine was instantly killed when slate fell on him while he worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
Jesse Hayden
Jameen J. Hill Comments on Economy and Confidence
Jameen J. Hill visiting New York spoke in a pessimistic mood about the national economy. He warned that recovery from financial uncertainty depends on greater trust in the government's policy toward corporations and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jameen J. Hill
Engine Let Go in Elkine Donkey Engine Explosion
Theodore Miller was killed and all other workers at Jacksonville Coal and Coke Company fatally injured when a donkey engine exploded. Local news item from Elkine West Virginia dated August 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkine
W. Va
Theodore Miller
Jacksonville Coal and Coke Company
Warning to mob may send state troops over child murder case
Governor Hanly warned Lake county officials to protect the life of the alleged child killer of Lizzie Schrader. A Lake county mob was feared to lynch the suspect if caught, prompting the governor to consider state troops. Sheriff Carter replied the danger had subsided and officers could handle the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanly
Lake County
Gary Leade
It Rc
Indianapolis
Hammond
Lizzie Schrader
F. 8
Carter
Stranded Man Held After Schrader Murder Link Found
A man calling himself Trepon Marino arrived in Chicago seeking medical aid after riding a Pennsylvania train in poor health. He was taken to Cook County Hospital where clothing clues and initials burned on a murdered girl’s arm link him to the Schrader case in Gary, Indiana, and he is kept under surveillance as investigators question him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Trepon Marino
Cook County
Schrader
Gary
Ind
T. Mo
Daughter at the Grave in Goshen Tragedy Sparks Vengeance
Mrs Cora Griffin Artman of Hammond erupts at Oak Ridge cemetery as her mother is laid to rest. The beaten elderly woman, brought from South Bend, died after alleged assault by Will Griffin. Coroner finds no criminal charges. Griffins fled town after discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ind
Cora Griffin-Artman
Hammond
Oak Ridge Cemetery
South Bend
Will Griffin
Artman
South Head
Griffin
C Griffin
Noted Terre Haute piano tuner shoots self in suicide
Terre Haute Indiana August 29 George H Arthur a leading piano tuner killed himself with a bullet to the brain He had recently lost the use of a finger after a surgical operation which hindered his work He was forty five and left a family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
George H. Arthur
New Trustee Appointed to Central Hospital Board
Governor Hanly appoints Thomas Clifton of Covington to the board of trustees of the Central hospital for the insane. He fills the unexpired term of George H B Lockwood of Marion who resigned to become secretary to Vice President Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Hanly
Thomas Clifton
Covington
The
Central Hospital For the Insane
Clifton
George HB. Lockwood
Marion
Fairbanks
Kendallville gunsmith killed by train after deafness
Emanuel Masters, a Kendallville gunsmith, was struck and killed by a southbound passenger train on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad track while en route to Avilla. He was partially deaf and did not hear the warning signals.
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Kendallville
Ind
Emanuel Masters
Grand Rapide & Indiana
Avilla
Masters
Wa bash Valley Labor Day set for Logansport
Logansport Indiana hosts the Wa bash Valley Labor Day celebration on August 29 attracting thousands of laboring men and visitors. Mayors from several cities will attend and reception and entertainment are planned for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Women at the Fair Rich Features for Every Day
Indiana women take keen interest in all fair departments. The State Board highlights dairy, poultry, corn and fruit shows, art, bees and honey, cooking, and crafts. The Weber band from Cincinnati will perform daily, with trotting races and new vaudeville acts drawing crowds. Odds and prizes total in the hundreds of dollars across divisions and exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Agriculture
Indianapolis
Indiana
Falr
Hye
Taddana
State Board
Gisttore
Turea
Weber Band
Cincinnati
Sporting Notes Highlights and Horse and Baseball News
Miss Shellasey the fast trotting mare has gone lame and will not race this year. Tospern B, renowned as a top thoroughbred, was sold at public auction for 15 dollars. Adkins of Baltimore is the first Eastern league pitcher to win two games in one day for Orlolea against Toronto. Secretary M. Hanaway of the St Louis Baseball league and United Baseball association seeks a national body to govern semiprofessional baseball. An amateur billiards tournament for the Class A US championship is planned for February or March with entry closing in October and a committee listed. Foley’s Kidney Care is advertised as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles.
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Miss Shellasey
Tospern
Dec Adkins
Baltimore
Adkins
Toronto
M. Hanaway
St Louis Baseball League
United Baseball Association
United States
J. FO Woggenburg
Ctvdruans
Charles Forster
Dro AL Ko Miler
FO J. Howell
East Birt
Eighth Street
New York
Wisconsin North West Resort Guide Promises Comfort
Waukesha Wisconsin with its health springs and the finest hotels offer amusements and parlor car service. A richly illustrated booklet detailing Waukesha and other resorts is available from Jas O Pop Geo Pass Agt Milwaukee Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawmmer
Wisconsin
Waukeha
Wackeslo
Jas O. Pop
Geo
Pass. Agt
Miwaukee
Wis
Short Stories and Scattered Notices From a Tarnished Page
A garbled collection of phrases mentions theft, saloon roles for women, coat and vest usage, a newspaper critique, aging machinery, cod fishing schooners, and a laxative claim. The piece weaves obsolete attitudes with broken references to Milwaukee, Aroostook, and Gloucester, ending with an ad line for Orino Laxative and a signature.
Household Hints From The Past
Household tips on treating petroleum stains with kerosene and repurposing furniture. Advice covers starch as a window wash, making powders from corn starch and alcohol, and adding a glass pane to double swinging doors to prevent pantry collisions.
Remarkable claim on Electric Bitters by a North Carolina manufacturer
Wm. A. Fertwell of Lacems NC reports a dramatic recovery after using nearly three bottles of Electric Bitters. He asserts relief from Bright's disease and diabetes stage symptoms, noting liver and bladder issues have ceased, with a lifetime cure anticipated. Sold at O D Knoefel's drugstore for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. A. Fertwell
Lacems
N. C
Bright
Gaoa
O. D. Knoefel
Notice to Subscribers About Delayed Paper Delivery
Notices to subscribers of the New Arany Pawnens and the Indianapolis Utar urge prompt newspaper delivery or notifications via Nell phones in Camberland Hemet to remedy missed issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arany
Pawnens
Indianapolis
Nell Phones
Camberland
Hemet
Eighty Indiana regiment reunion held in Scottsburg
Local items note the Eighty Indiana regiment annual reunion in Scottsburg. Various brief notices mention Mrs Elizabeth Sampson receiving a pension, a Baptist church group hosting a fete, Prof Louis Dirks teaching German at a city school, and a Kabler company filing for a corporate charter with 9600 capital stock. A fatal illness claims a ten year old child, and funeral arrangements for Mrs Jane Davia are reported along with church notices.
City Court News Summary of Local Court Actions
Charles Smith ejected from a Monon streetcar Tuesday night and released on bond after a City Judge Paris ordered bail. He headed to Kegs Haagte to join a circuit advance of Fucepauga's group. A. James arrested for intoxication. Judge Paris warned of severer punishment if he reoffends and he faces trial this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Smith
Oity
Paris
A. James
Pari
Fes Aor Walle
Wally
Markets report from Indianapolis and other cities
Grain and livestock prices across markets show mixed activity. Wheat No 2 red around 89 cents in Cincinnati and 90 percent in Toledo, corn No 2 around 92 cents, oats around 43 to 45 cents. Cattle range from five to six dollars and hogs from five to six dollars, with varying lamb and sheep prices. Receipts include hogs, cattle, and sheep, while trading remains fairly active in Indianapolis and nearby exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
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Mother
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Gcomer
International Traffic League
Diaz
American Affairs
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Colonel Stickney
Wall Street
Mr. Hill
Dr. King
Eva Uncapber
Grovertown
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Piano Tuner
Cohol
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Sporting Notes
Foley
Onaga
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Waukesha, Wis
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Troy
UGS
Chibeta Sears
Dercik
Gloucester
Orino
Goder
Ohas
Knoefil
Scottsburg
Elizabeth Sampson
Ville
Pastor's Aid Society
Bertson Avenue Baptist Church
Vincennes Street
Culbertson Avenue
Louis Dirks
Luchang Universty
Bloomington
Kabler
Ferdinand Kableg
Joseph Kahler
Angust Sabler
Julie E. Barger
William W. Moss
Newbany Township
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Harrison
Jane Davia
Stephen Maio
Berteun Avenue
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Jeanle DePaow
City Court News
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