Drouth Dries Up Republicans In Lawrence County Campaign
A local nitrate era column laments the Lawrence County Republican effort with only 40 dollars in campaign funds and no official headquarters. It criticizes chairman Stevenson for delays while urging young Republicans to mobilize before the election. Continued on Sixth Page.
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Drouth
Stevenson
Lawrence County
Republican County Committee
Treasury
Republican Campaign Fund
Hhe Party
Fifteen Cars Plunge From Bridge Over Susquehanna
A freight train crossing the Baltimore and Ohio bridge over the Susquehanna river at Watson Island, Elkton, Md, fell into the water when a span collapsed during bridge reconstruction. Ten to fifteen cars disappeared. only one car and the locomotive remained on track. One man reported injured, no fatalities confirmed. Rail service between Aberdeen and Wilmington disrupted until repairs. Telegraph and telephone lines along the route were knocked out.
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Elkton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Susquehanna River
Cecil County
Watson Island
Pennsylvania Railroad
Aberdeen
Wilmington
Western Union Telegraph Company
Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph
Bell Telephone
Stenographer Ordered to Record Rocco Murder Trial
Court stenographer A. D. Mornes has been directed to write out by hand the entire Roc co Rocco murder trial proceedings. The transcript will be used by attorneys in their motion for a new trial.
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A. D. Mornes
Cleveland Leads Hot Pennant Race In 1910s Baseball
United Press reports Cleveland leads the pennant race by 9 points with a .577 percentage as Detroit sits second and Chicago White Sox close behind. St. Louis Browns remain a danger in fourth. Cleveland has won 13 of 15 to surge from behind as Nap Lajoie’s team eyes a bruising finish. Weather could affect postponed games shaping the final outcome.
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United Press
Cleveland
Ban Johnson
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Tigers
McAleer
St. Louis Browns
Nap Lajoie
Chicago
St. Louis
Archbold Lying Claim Sparks Wall Street Debate
United Press reported John D. Archbold of Standard Oil made a statement denied by the company. The dispute centers on veracity between Archbold and the UP representative, with Rogers urging withdrawal and speculation of an investigation into Standard Oil.
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United Press
New York
Wall Street
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Publicity Bureau
Archbold
Standard Oil
Broadway
American of Today
Archbold’s
H. Rogers
Rogers
Trouble over a piece of belting in Englets case
The case of the commonwealth against Joe Englets charged with receiving stolen goods was taken up before Judge Porter this forenoon. A piece of belting found in Englets' possession is claimed to have been found along the public highway. He is represented by James Norris with District Attorney Young prosecuting.
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Commonwealth
Joe Englets
Porter
Englets
James Norris
Young
Major McDowell’s handbook of party platforms 1856 to 1908
Major McDowell compiled a handbook detailing Republican and Democratic party platforms from 1856 through 1908. The note claims the Republican platform of 1556 as the party’s first issued platform.
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Major McDowell
Bryan Busy Day in Columbus With Five Speeches
William Jennings Bryan plans five speeches in Columbus Ohio including a closed party worker session and a Memorial hall double meeting. He will discuss the Roosevelt Fordaker Haskell controversy while Frank Mennett travels to supply data on Standard Oil matters tied to Hearst’s Columbus speech.
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Columbus
William Jennings Bryan
Ohio
Convention of Enginemen
Memorial Hall
Bryan
Detroit
Frank S. Monnett
Delaware
Standard Oil
Mennett
William R. Hearst
Charles N. Haskell
Standard Oil Company
Haskell
New Road Under Construction in Union Township
A crew has worked for days grading from the western city limits in the Seventh ward toward Union township. The new highway will provide a vital route from the Seventh ward and North Beaver and Union townships of New Castle via the West side.
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Aroa
Seventh Ward
Beaver
Union Townships
New Castle
Terrible trolley crash leaves many injured and dead
Philadelphia dispatch reports a head on collision near Tinicum on the Southwestern Traction line. Seven fatally injured and seventy two others wounded after two workman cars collide in dense fog due to a damaged signal box.
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Philadelphia
Southwestern Traction Company
Tinicum
Chester
Baldwin
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Lester
Henry Burke
John Bogers
Thomas Ryan
Philip Fannigan
William Mullen
Edward Smith
Crozier Hospital
Jeg
Girl Pitcher Miss Alta Weiss Enrolls at Wooster University
Miss Alta Weiss, renowned girl baseball pitcher, earned enough from her touring with the Weiss All-Stars to enroll at Wooster University. The slip of a girl pitched against and defeated numerous semi professional teams in Ohio last summer and may join the varsity basketball and pitching roster next spring.
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Unite! Press
Wooster
Alta Weis
Wooster University
Miss Weiss
Ohio
Weiss
Taft Opens Season With Ten Straight Wins
The Taft team begins the season strong with a 10 game winning streak across the western division. The victory underscores Taft’s early momentum and sets a solid tone for upcoming matchups.
Taft Seeks West Swing With Special Train Tour
Cincinnati report details William H. Taft launching a westward tour from Cincinnati by special train, speaking at a Brook countryside barbecue, then Indiana and Chicago where he meets Frank Hitchcock and Governor Cummins. The train includes two Pullmans, a baggage car, and a pilot ahead to guard against obstacles.
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Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Brook
Ind
George Ade
Indiana
Chicago
Frank H. Hitshcock
National Committee
Cummins
Iowa
Taft
Daniel Ranstell
U. S. Senate
Taft Party
Fred W. Carpenter
Wendell Michtner
Curtis
Jannell
J. J. Richartson
Washington
John Wesley Hill
Texaple
New York
West
30 Years For The Murderer Of Eberhardt
A defendant was sentenced to thirty years in prison for the murder of Eberhardt. The case drew attention from local residents and prosecutors highlighted the evidence leading to the verdict.
No Defense for the Confessor in New Jersey Murder Case
August Eberhardt was sentenced to 30 years in prison on a plea of non causa, after killing his aunt Otillie Eberhardt and wounding her daughter near Rochelle Park New Jersey on July 18. His parents wept in court as the verdict was announced.
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Hackensack
N. J
Eberhardt
Otillie Eberhardt
Rochelle Park
Angus Eberhardt
Manhattan
New York
Germany
Lackawanna Tracks
New Jersey
Balloonists Off For Berlin Race
Two American aeronauts set sail from New York on the steamer Deutschland to represent the United States in the Berlin international balloon race. Holland Forbes, pilot of the Conqueror, and aide Augustus Post join Nathan H. Arnold, pilot of the St. Louis, and assistant Harry Post.
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United Press
New York
United States
Berlin
A. . Holland Forbes
Augustus Post
Nathan H. Arnold
St. Louis
Harry Post
Alleged Bond Thief Arrested In Chicago Case
John Simons is arrested in Chicago on charges of stealing 22,100 from the First National Bank of Niles Ohio and leading a gang of safe crackers. The investigation began when a Midland Pennsylvania druggist Hamm was seized in connection with the theft.
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Chicago
First National Bank of
Dominican boy linked to priest murder tale in New York
Police say 17 year old Benniy DeLara of San Domingo confessed to robbing and killing Rev. Father Artu Asencio in Central Park on September 14. Authorities pursue possible conspirators among Dominicans as detectives seek a fuller account at the crime scene. Larra’s father, a wealthy importer, disowned him and urged repayment for his misdeeds.
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United Press
New York
Benniy DeLara
San Domigan
Poli
Artu Asencio
Central Park
Det Tives
Lara
San Domingan
Fath Asencio
Sanmingan
Hotel Inglaterra
West Fouteenth Street
Father Asen
de Lara
Eighth Avenue
Father Asencio
Jacobo de Lara
Domingo
Geremany
France
England
Prehistoric Rocks Seen At Smith's Ferry Ohio River
Report describes prehistoric carvings on rocks exposed in the Ohio River near Smith's Ferry during low water. Scientists and locals plan to view the engravings as a dam near Wellsville threatens future visibility.
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Smith’s Ferry
Ohio River
Smith's Ferry
Ohio
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Wellsville
Joe Thompson Takes a Wife in Beaver Falls Nuptials
Joe Thompson the famed Geneva college alumnus from Beaver Falls will wed Miss Violet Smeich of Pittsburg next Saturday. A backdated chimney spark caused a small fire on Pearson Street near Central School. firefighters from box 42 responded with a minor loss reported.
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Joe Thompson
Geneva College
Beaver Falls
New Castle
Violet Smeich
Pearson Street
Central School
Pearson
Connery
Centra
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A. D. Grant
Oil City
William J. Bryan
William Taft
Union Township
Geo
Hitchcock
Governor Cummins
Coliseum
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