Booker T Washington Opposes Congo Atrocities Speech
Boston reports Booker T Washington denouncing Belgian Congo abuses at the International Peace congress. He cited direct testimony of missionaries and urged European action to end village burnings and executions, while condemning race hatred and mob violence in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
International Peace Congress
Booker T. Washington
Congo Free State
Mr. Washington
Robert Treat Paine
Congress
Toaxtmaster
Washington
Miss Land
Herr John Land
Norway
Sheppard
Morrison
Conen Free State
Stobuman
Europe
Africa
Murage
Stallion McKinney Sold for Record Price
William G. Simpson of New York paid 50000 for the noted trotting stallion McKinney, sire of Sweet Marie winner of the Transylvania. The deal, closed as Genter and Simpson trotted, marks one of the highest trotting sire prices in U S history. McKinney, 17 years old, is hailed as the greatest trotting sire alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Kye Oet
Willam G. Simpson
New York
McKinnney
Sweet Marie
H.R. Gweatts
Hilccomington
Ind
Genter
Simpson
McKinney
United States
Post season games set for Cleveland and Pittsburgh
A five game series between the Pittsburgh National League and Cleveland American League teams was arranged Friday. Two games will be in Cleveland on October 16 and 17 and three games in Pittsburgh on the following three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Pittsburg National League
Cleveland American League Baseball
Pittsburg
Douglass Nominated For Governor At State Convention
The Massachusetts democratic state convention in Boston Friday nominated the full state ticket by acclamation led by William L. Douglass of Brockton for governor and supported by other party leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglass
Boston
Massachusetts
William L. Douglass
Brockton
The Vote In Georgia Election Report
The Georgia statewide election on Wednesday drew about 25 000 votes. A lighter vote occurred except in counties with opposition to Democratic candidates for the legislature and county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Sullivan Named Receiver for Altman Co of Canton Ohio
Judge Elmer B Adams of the United States circuit court appointed Jeremiah T Sullivan of Cleveland Ohio as receiver for the Altman Co Canton Ohio refrigerating machinery makers. Department of Agriculture estimates for the 1908 fiscal year total 1699310 dollars an increase of 265270 over the current year. Oliver P Dickinson the Crane Co Chicago credit manager is dead after several weeks illness formerly vice president of Merchants National Bank Kansas City Missouri.
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St. Louis
Elmer B. Adams
United States Circuit Court
Jeremiah T. Sullivan
Cleveland
Altman Co
Canton
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Wilson
Oliver P. Dickinson
Chicago
The
Crane Co
Mr. Dickinson
Merchants National Bank
Kansas City
Italian Women Riot Over Rumor At School In New York
False rumors of a plot to destroy a public school in the upper east side sparked a riot by Italian women mothers. Police reserves quelled the disturbance after about a dozen entered the building and frightened pupils. About 1,410 children were later dismissed as order returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Upper East Side
American Bible Society Reports Unit Totals and Receipts
The American Bible Society of New York releases its annual report noting 74,441,874 copies issued since inception with 8 year total. Last year 43,313 copies issued at the New York Butler House and 41,158 from foreign agencies in China Japan Siam Syria and others. Receipts for the year are listed as a sum and the cash balance at year end is 22,930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ort. S
American Bible Society
Ible
Society
Bute House
Societs
China
Japan
Siam
Syria
Wiens
Hanna Mausoleum Plans Erected by Late Senator's Sons
The sons of Senator Marcus A. Hanna announce a new mausoleum in Lakeview Cemetery, Worcester. The $100,000 project will house the senator and Mrs. Hanna with Troy white granite walls and Norwegian marble interior, designed in Greek temple style by a Worcester contractor, to be completed by spring.
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Worcester
Mass
Det
Marcus A. Hane
Lakeview Cemetery
Hanna
Worcester Concern
Dormant Chicago Law Brought to Enforce Strikes
Chicago Employers Association through Attorney Deydiey Taylor activated a long dormant law to stop picketing and violence that disrupts railroad and other business operations. Employers may seek injunctions and have violators bound over to grand jury by examining magistrates.
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Centeber
Chicago Employers’ Association
Deydiey Taylor
Taylor
Bear attack in Yellowstone park leaves two visitors dead
James Wilson and his nephew from Pennsylvania were traveling in Yellowstone when they encountered a tame bear in a timbered area. The bear mauled and killed the nephew, then fatally injured Wilson who died after being rescued by fellow travelers.
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Cody, Wye
Oct
James Wilson
Pennsylvania
Yellowstone Park
Wilson
Timeelf
German Day Fair Attendance At World’s Fair
St Louis reports official figures for German day at the World's fair. Attendance reached 184 552 as visitors filled the grounds on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Ames to Seek Pardon From State Pardons Board
In St Paul in October Fred W. Ames former police chief now serving six and a half years for bribery asks the state pardons board for clemency at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul
Oct
Fred W. Ames
Exchief of
Polices
Stillwater
State Board of Pardons
Ex President Cleveland Arrives in Princeton New Jersey
Former President Grover Cleveland arrives in Princeton after four weeks at Buzzards Bay and is welcomed by his family members who had returned weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Buzzard’s Bay
Grover Cleveland
Bates Renominated at Massachusetts Republican Convention
Boston Oct 8 The Republican state convention nominated a full state ticket headed by Gov John L Bates and 16 presidential electors The platform endorses Theodore Roosevelt's administration and policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Bates
Boston
Roosevelt
Anthracite Output Slips to September Low in Years
Philadelphia reports September anthracite coal tonnage at 3,967,600 tons, down 686,844 from a year earlier, a decline not seen since the strike years of 1900 and 1902.
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Philadelphia
Fatal Hotel Fire in St. Joseph Claims Four Lives
Four persons died in a hotel fire at the Tracy hotel on Routh Street in St. Joseph Missouri on Friday. The blaze began in the kitchen of the frame structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Tracy
Routh St. Joseph
Offensive standoff seen as two armies threaten lines
Reports from Port Arthur and Mukden describe Russian and Japanese forces maneuvering in Manchuria. Capt Andrieff travels to Eastern Russia amid nervous strain from naval battles, while Japanese land batteries reportedly damage ships at Port Arthur.
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Cheliabinsk
Russia
Andrieff
Vladivostok
Adm
Kamimura
Gromoboi
Rurik
Tokio
Imperial Guard
St. Petersbure
Finland Guards
Eraroviteh
Mukden
Port Arthur
Patest
St. Petersburg
Kuropathin
Rentstaputze
Yentai
Ha River
Bentsigpuize
Iin
Fugit
Line
Simintin
Kuroki
Kuropatkin
Tie Pass
Che Foo
Victoria
Weil Hall
Lady Curzon Shows Marked Improvement at Walmer Castle
After a fair night, Lady Curzon’s condition at Walmer Castle Sunday has improved noticeably. A second operation may be unnecessary though the case remains serious and anxiety for several days is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Curzon
Walmer Castle
Beecher's Son Begins Divorce Suit in Brooklyn
In New York a Tacoma dispatch reports Col. Henry Barton Beecher has filed for divorce from Harriet Beecher, a move that surprised his Brooklyn friends. Also notes Cheliabinsk rail traffic eastbound with troops and matériel and the Siberia sailing for the Orient with cargo bound for Japanese and Chinese ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
San Francisco
Pacific Mall Co
Payne dies and is laid to rest in Milwaukee
Postmaster General Henry Clary Payne is buried in Forest Home cemetery Milwaukee after a funeral at a cathedral. A large turnout included Milwaukee and Chicago post office members, clergy, and prominent national officials.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Henry Clary Payne
Forest Home Cemetery
City Hall
Payne
Washington
Milwaukee Post Office
Paul Merton
Victor H. Metcalf
James Wilson
United States
Quarles and
Spooner
Elmer Dover
Harry S. New
Chicago
Coyne
Cathedral
L. Nicholson
Nicholson
Fire devastates Downey livery stable in Washington
A blaze at William F. and B. F. Downey’s livery stable on 1622 to 168 L Street Northwest damaged the building and stock by about 160000. The fire destroyed 200 carriages on the top floor and damaged 290 more on the third floor. Notable losses included carriages of senators and diplomats, with figures aided by insurance. Philadelphia pitcher Weddell helped battle flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William F
B. F. Downey
L Street
Diplomatic Corps
Wetmore, Dryden
Fairbanks
Hitt
Westinghouse
Downeys
Watson substitutes for Watson in northwest speaking tour
Thomas H. Tibbles, populist vice presidential nominee, announced he received word from presidential candidate Thomas E. Watson that illness prevents Watson from speaking in the northwestern states. Tibbles will take his place and heads northward toward the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincvin
Neb
Thomas H. Tibbles
Thomas E. Watson
Watson
Mr. Tibbles
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Asiatic Station Additions Recommended by Fleet Chief
Admiral Yates Sterling, commander in chief of the Asiatic fleet, has submitted a report to the navy department urging significant additions to the Asiatic station. The proposal, after general board review, has been referred to the bureaux for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oct
Yates Sterling
Navy Department
General Board
Prince Bishop Seeks Return Of Ancient Cope
In Rome on October 10 the Prince Bishop of Ascoll appealed to J Pierpont Morgan to return the cope stolen from Ascoll Cathedral in 1892 and later bought by Morgan. He asked Pope Pius to use influence to recover the relic.
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Rome
Ascoll
J. Pierpont Morgan
Slaughter Convicted of Windsor Murder Charges
Edward Slaughter, the man arrested in Cincinnati and later brought to Windsor, faced trial for the murder of John Rudden. He was convicted within two hours and sentenced to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ont
Edward Slaughter
Cincinnati
John Rudden
Wreck injures thirty eight on Illinois Valley tram at Webster Park
Thirty eight passengers suffered injuries when an Illinois Valley electric railway car derailed on a sharp curve at Webster Park early Sunday. The car plunged down an embankment. only two of about forty passengers escaped serious harm.
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Spring Valley
Illinois Valley Electric Railway
Webster Park
Russians Fortify South of Muzden According to Chinese Report
Fusan October 10. Chinese reports say Russian forces are trenching and constructing heavy earthworks south of Muzden. They are believed to plan a strong defense at that position.
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Fusan
Muzden
Wheat Crop Increase Reduces Need for Imports in Mexico
Mexico City reports the wheat crop shows about a five percent gain over last year. If the trend holds, nationwide imports of this cereal will likely be unnecessary.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Mexican Minister to England Leaves for London
Mexico City reports General Petro R. Gallardo Mexican minister to England departs for London Monday with his family. The party will travel via St Louis, making a stop there.
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England
Mexico City
Petro R. Gallardo
London
St. Louis
Death in a Tunnel Prompts Dramatic Rescue Story
Port Huron Michigan October 10 Six Grand Trunk employees died from coal gas in the St Clair tunnel under the St Clair River. Engineer John Coleman perished after trying to push stalled coal cars. Fireman Fred Forester survived by jumping into a water tank. Rescuers A S Begg, Blake, McGrath and others faced lethal gas as they attempted to reach the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
Grand Trunk
St. Clair
St. Clair River
Sarnia
Ont
John Coleman
Coleman
Fred Forester
A. S. Begg
Begg
John Haley
Sas
Blakeman McGrath
Switchman Blake
Simpson
Tinsley
Gillis
Forester
Drowning of Miss Bessie Wilson at Virginia Beach
Miss Bessie Wilson of Clarksburg West Virginia drowned while bathing at Virginia Beach. Her body was recovered. Miss Mary Wilson and four other women were rescued by U S life savers and remain in serious condition at the Princess Anne hotel but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Bessie Wilson
Clarksburg
W. Va
William L. Wilson
Washington and Lee University
Virginia Beach
Mary Wilson
Charlestown
Mary M. Simpson
Buchannan
Eliza Dillon
Indian Rock
Louise Latimer
Washington
Julian. L. Latimer
U. S. On
United States Life Savers
Princess Anne Hotel
North Carolina Senator Matt W. Ranson Dead at 77
Portsmouth report says General Matt W. Ranson longtime U S senator from North Carolina died of heart failure at his Seaboard home on his birthday. The respected statesman served twenty years in the U S Senate and was born in North Carolina.
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Portsmouth
Matt W. Ranson
United States
North Carolina
Seaboard
N. C
Ransom
Senator Clark Sells Great Falls Tribune
The Great Falls Tribune of Montana reports it has been sold by Senator W. A. Clark to W. C. Conrad of Butte. Clark announced the sale in an editorial and transfers ownership to Conrad.
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Clark
Butte
Afont
Great Falls Tribune
Great Falls
Mont
W. C. Conrad
W. A. Clark
Police say they break up large drug counterfeiting ring
New York police arrest several men including Howard E. Wooten in a major counterfeit drug swindle. Seized at Wooten’s apartment are goods valued at about 10000 dollars. Investigators find slips naming 5000 druggists and circulars with a code to order these fake preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Howard E. Wooten
Wooten
Simon B. Minden
Manville Thomas
Charles S. Horn
Charles F. Rislaw
Walter S. Rockey
Europe
Fifteen Impure Liquor Deaths Spark City Probe
In Strykers Farms on the west side fifteen men die in eight days from suspected impure liquor. Coroner Schaller assigns causes to alcohol poisoning. Victims shared funerals and four deaths occurred in one house while others happened in three more locations. Police Captain Hussey orders detectives to pursue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Strykers Farms
West Side
Schaller
Capt
Hussey
Barber Fight Turns Fatal Over Dull Clippers
Chicago, Oct. 10. Charles Alexander was killed by James Thomas during a barbering dispute. Thomas, angered by dull clippers that pulled hair, struck Alexander then seized the clippers and slashed his throat, severing the jugular vein. Both men are Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Alexander
James Thomas
Thomas
Alexander
American Ambassador McCormick in Berlin on Russo Japanese transport talks
Ambassador McCormick met with Japanese Minister Inouye in Berlin to discuss arrangements for transporting Japanese in Russia to Japan. The first party passed through Berlin October 4 and several hundred more, the total to return home, are expected this week before McCormick returns to the United States.
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Berlin
Russia
Mr. McCormick
Inouye
Japan
McCormick
United States
Carnegie to Receive Prestigious Bessemer Medal
Andrew Carnegie is slated to be awarded the Bessemer medal, the Iron and Steel Institute honor for outstanding contributions to iron and steel. Established by the inventor in 1873, the medal recognizes revolutionary inventions and important research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Bessemer
Iron and Steel Institute
Young Man Bumps Head to Meet Army Height
Wm Johnson of Delaware county Delaware sought enlistment in the army on his 21st birthday. At first he was declared below the required height but a second measure after a head bump showed he stood 5 feet 6 inches, meeting field artillery requirements. The officer confirmed the odd growth method and Johnson admitted his deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Wm. Johnson
Delaware County
B. B. Cummings
Young Johnson
Cummings
Field Artillery
Johnson
Logansport Woman, 549-Pound, Seeks Missing Husband
Mrs. W. C. Ladd, a 549 pound resident of Monticello, rode in a baggage car after her husband disappeared en route. She reported he had $65 of her money and has not been found since Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
W. C. Ladd
Monticello
Kenneth
Iron Hand Society forms in Bedford to protect women
The Iron Hand Society born in Bedford aims to curb violence against women after a local murder. E L Pearson reports flood of letters from prominent colored men protesting Negro exclusion from membership. The group says the movement is not aimed at the colored man and that race union is impossible and not to be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
The
Iron Hand Society
Mystery Surrounds Partly Decomposed Body Found in River
In Laporte Indiana authorities investigate a discovery on a sand bar in the Kankakee River near La Crosse. A well dressed middle aged man, about five feet ten inches tall and 180 pounds, with a dark complexion, lies dead with a bullet in the back of the head. No valuables or identifying papers are found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
Kankakee
la Crosse
Laporte County
Lewis and Clark Exposition invites 36 nations
The Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland Oregon has sent invitations to the nations of the world to participate in the coming fair. Communications were directed to representatives of 36 nations now at St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
St. Louis
No Trace of Insanity Found in Princess Louise Visit
Rome October 10 Dr Bossi an alienist examined Princess Louise of Saxe Coburg noting no trace of insanity after a prior restraint claim. The psychiatrist visited after reports she was kept under observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Bossi
Louise
Saxe-Coburg
Young Milwaukee Girl Wins Free Cincinnati Conservatory Scholarship
Milwaukee girl Sarah Schneider age 16 won a free scholarship to the Cincinnati College of Music. She will study voice culture and dramatic art after singing since infancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Sarah Schneider
Cincinnati College of Music
Sarah
Democratic National Chairman to Visit Indiana Before Election
New York report states Chairman Taggart of the Democratic National Committee will travel to Indiana prior to election day, with the exact date to be set by campaign activity in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Indiana
Six Boys Drowned in Fox River Near Berlin Wis
Six Berlin youths cutting willows on Cranberry marsh drowned in the Fox river. One body recovered. more than 100 men and boys search for the remaining missing boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Wis
Fox River
Two Killed and Two Wounded in Family Dispute
Houston Texas October 10 report states Hermann Ottman and Ernest Schilling Jr. are dead while Fred Schilling and Ernest Schilling Jr. are badly wounded following family trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Hermann Ottman
Ernest Schilling, Jr
Fred Schilling
Mausoleum Planned for Potter Palmer in Granite
Chicago officials announce an enormous granite mausoleum in Grecian Ionic style to honor Potter Palmer who died in Chicago in May two years ago. The project is one of the country’s most imposing tributes and will be built on Palmer’s estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Lam May
Chicago Day Attendance at World’s Fair
St. Louis reports Chicago day Saturday attendance 163,317 at the World’s fair with weekly attendance totals through October 8 reaching 60,945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
St Louis Uni Player Henry Rosier Injured in Game
Henry Rosier of St Genieve Mo right half back for St Louis university broke his leg during the football game with Illinois State College of Jacksonville in St Louis on October 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Henry Rosier
St. Genivieve
St. Louis University
Illinois State College of Jacksonville
Woman Climbs Hauscan Peak to 21000 Feet
Lima Peru October 10 Miss Annie Peck the American climber has ascended Hauscan mountain to 21000 feet but could not reach the summit due to large crevices and snow. Hauscan stands 22050 feet high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Annie
Peck
Hauscan Mountain
Hauscan
Man Kills Wife in Chicago and Slashes Self
William Artman and his wife recently moved from Denver to Chicago. Artman murdered his wife by slashing her throat with a razor and then attempted suicide by cutting his own throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Y. Artman
Denver
Artman
Two Colfax children fall ill from milk infection
Ellen Colfax aged three died after infection from milk delivered to the South Bend home. Katherine Colfax, younger, is critically ill from the same outbreak. The tragedy ties to the Colfax family in South Bend, Indiana, and broadens concerns over milk safety and delivery standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Ellen
Schuyler Colfax
Colfax
Katherine
Mrs Fairbanks Misses Olean Address Due to Illness
Rochester N Y Oct 8 Mrs Fairbanks wife of the Republican vice presidential candidate was unable to attend the Olean celebration Friday because of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Fairbanks
Purdue Football Team Prepares for Chicago Clash in Lafayette
Purdue football coaches and players completed their final practice in Lafayette Indiana before traveling to Chicago for the big first meeting of the season with the Chicago contest. The team departed Friday afternoon with strong local interest in the showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
Chicago
Boller Makers
Unknown bicyclist dies after collision with mall wagon
In Mishawaka Indiana on October 7 an unidentified bicyclist collided with a mall wagon and suffered a brain concussion. He died within an hour without regaining consciousness. He was described as well dressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Ind
Ingalls Speaks at Democratic Meeting in Indianapolis
M. E. Ingalls of Cincinnati, president of the Big Four Railroad Co., was the principal speaker at a Democratic meeting in Indianapolis. A procession of railroad men and Democratic marching clubs escorted him to the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingalls
Indianapolis
Ind
M. E. Ingalls
Cincinnati
Big Four Railroad Co
Park City Grounds Bar. Dredge to Clear Debris
Evansville Ind Oct 7 The steam er Park City and the towboats Lotus and Thomas Parker grounded on the bar near the waterworks Thursday A dredgeboat is expected here this week to clean out the bar
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Park City
Lotus
Thomas Parker
Indiana populist factions unite for governor race
A coalition of two Indiana populist groups forms with Leroy Templeton as the united party governor candidate. The fusionists withdraw their safe ticket and the mid roaders’ state ticket becomes the populist party slate, with seven fusionists and six mid roaders on the ticket. The state committee names supreme court candidates William Evverroad of Columbus and William Petterson of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Mid-Roaders
Leroy Templeton
United Party
William H. Evverroad
Columbus
William Petterson
Two Men Arrested in Indiana Mother Death Case
Coroner R. E. Plummer returned from Mitchell where he investigated Carrie Sham death on September 18. The body was buried under a fever death certificate by Dr. W. H. Diggs. The coroner’s verdict cites a criminal operation. Dr. W. H. Dings and George Thompson are charged and bound over after waiving examination.
Police Chief Forms South Bend Football Team
South Bend Indiana October 7 Chief of Police McWeeney plans a football team to represent the city. Alongside the chief, former Western champions players Peter Studebaker MecGlue and Samon, Notre Dame coaches Hanley and Koehbler, and F E Hering a leading West quarterback will participate. Games are being lined up with Marinette Milford Rennsalaer Detroit St Wayne Chicago and the Toledo Yachting Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
McWeeney
Chicago Atletic Association
Peter Studebaker
Marinette
Wis
Milford
Rennsalaer
Detroit
St. Wayne
Chicago
Toledo
Prohibition Candidate Swallow Mistaken for Salesman in Muncie
The Oct 7 report notes Silas C. Swallow visiting Muncie Indiana, where Clerk Morrison misidentified him as a traveling salesman and directed him to a barroom around the corner. The anecdote highlights confusion surrounding the prohibition candidate for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Silas C. Swallow
Prohibition
Braun
Morrison
Swallow
Canning Factory Fire Ravages Flatrock Town
Fire at midnight destroyed the Flatrock canning factory the largest in the area along with a barn two box cars and a residence. Estimated loss reaches 100000 with half a million cans of fruit burned and factory stock destroyed. Insurance partially covers the damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flatrock
Ind
Tragic Doomed Rider Killed by Bridge Collision
Samuel Lawrence, 50, was killed instantly in Lawrenceburg Indiana while atop a moving Big Four freight car. He struck an overhead iron beam, crushed skull, and died as the train passed under the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Samuel Lawrence
Big Four Railroad
Lawrence
Brothers in Flora Safe Robbery Confess Loot Found
Frank and James Martin confess to opening the Flora elevator office safe with duplicate keys and stealing 144 dollars. They buried 106 dollars in a tin cap, later found by a detective while both are jailed in Logansport Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Frank Martin
James Martin
Flora
Reform Church Synod Opens in Bluffton
The Ohio synod of the Reform Church of the United States meets at Bluffton Indiana and will continue over Sunday. The session includes all English Reformed churches in Indiana Michigan and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform Church Synod
Bluffton
Ind
Ohio Synod of the
Reform Church of the United States
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Bryan to Speak in Corydon October 20
Hez Luckett county chairman of the democratic committee was notified by M A Ryan chairman of the speakers bureau Indiana that Hon W J Bryan would speak in Corydon October 20 Corydon Ind October 8
Pin in Lung Threatens Child in Indianapolis Case
Four year old Margaret Murray of Indianapolis is slowly dying after swallowing a pin last June while eating nuts with her younger brother. X ray reveals the pin in her left lung and doctors face a critical battle to save her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Margaret
Thomas Murray
Clapp Opens Republican Campaign in Blackford County
Senator Moses H. Clapp of Minnesota spoke to a political meeting in the Hartford City court house to open the Republican campaign in Blackford County on Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackford County
Hartford City
Ind
Moses H. Clapp
Minnesota
Court House
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Ron Hand
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