Strike Looms Over Subway Pay Battle for Motormen
A Friday vote by Manhattan and Bronx elevated line motormen and firemen backed a strike if needed over wages. Engineering and firemen groups support the engineers and freemen, with talks ongoing among Interborough officials and the police.
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New York
Wiliam i. Jencks
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Manhattan
The
Bronx
FE. P. Hrgan
Interborough Rapid Transit Co
Frank Hedley
McAdoo
Bryan
Motomnen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Jenehs
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Banyvotes of America
Amalgamated
Oto
Central Federator
Upton North
Atpalgamtated Association Priday
Central Federated Union
Interboroartich Cn. Jenking
Col John A Clem reprimanded over unexpended balance
Washington Sept 3 General Humphreys reprimanded Col John A Clem chief quartermaster of the Philippine Division for turning over 42990 to the U S treasury as an unexpended balance of last fiscal year's appropriations. The money was needed for army transportation and quartermaster work and is now beyond war department control and must be reappropriated by Congress to meet obligations.
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Washington
John A. Clem
Humphreys
United States Treasury
Waur Department
Quartermaster’s Department
Treasury
War Department
Operators' Ultimatum Moves to District Vote
Bronville report notes a miners' union ultimatum prompting a district wide vote on wage scales. The meeting adjourned Friday at 6 o'clock with plans to canvass communities and announce results as September 27 approaches.
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Bronville
Peon
Mine Sarkers
Phe Ubruis
Eneumieh Oan Septegiber EY Bm Sapien
Pnercien
Qno
Freight Handlers Near General Strike Action
Chicago dispatch reports freight handlers union plans to suspend handling Saturday after weeks of preparation. The move follows support from allied unions and aligns with broader strikes affecting stockyards and meat shipments to packers.
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Emmavea
Depe Donnelly
Fretchandiers Union
Elevator Fall at Sears Roebuck Kills Two, Injures Many
In Chicago on Friday a passenger elevator at Sears Roebuck & Co. collapsed from the fifth floor to the base, killing conductor Php Caldaedl and Mrs Rate Hayes and injuring all aboard. Authorities investigate the accident and assess duty and safety measures.
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Chicago
Php Caldaedl
Mra Rate Hayes
Sears Roebuck & Co
Navy seeks farmers and mechanics for service
The navy department aims to enlist bright farmers and skilled mechanics. A recruiting party led by Lieut Price will open a general office in Cleveland on November 28 and keep it open until January 17.
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Washington
Navy Department
Navy
Lieut. Price
Cleveland
Settlement Seen in Building Trades Idle Labor Crisis
New York Sept 3 reports strong indications that a settlement is near in the building trades dispute. Thousands of skilled mechanics idle may return to work under a revised arbitration plan.
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New York
Appointment of Earl Grey as Governor General of Canada
Formal announcement confirms Earl Grey former lord lieutenant of Northumberland as Governor General of Canada succeeding Lord Minto. He is 83 years old.
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Earl Grey
London
Lord Leutenant
Northumberland
Canada
Lord Minto
Carroll D Wright to Resign as Labor Bureau Chief
Carroll D Wright, commissioner of the bureau of labor, will resign at year’s end to devote his attention to duties connected with presiding over Clark College. An Olympic lawn tennis tournament in St Louis drew a large crowd with doubles winners Cres son and Russ from San Antonio.
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Carroll D. Wright
Washington
Bureau of Labor
Clark College
St. Louis
Sept
Olympic Lawn
Charles C. Cresson
Semp Russ
San Antonis
French delegation arrives for St Louis exposition trip
Alfred Picard commissioner general from France arrives with French and other European delegates to the inter par ticipation union for arbitration promotion and accompanies the guard band bound for St Louis aboard the French liner La Savor. Picard is a key organizer of Paris universal exposition and serves as chairman of the French government’s state count.
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New York
Alfred Picard
France
Oubet
Inter-Partisementac ¥ Union
St. Decors
Repub. Hean Cruards
Paris
St. Louis
Yne
Mo Bicard
Sie
Bom Cans
Ottoman court amid gunfire in Montenegro ward request
Geneva dispatch reports a serious clash between the sultan's Albanian guard and the Twesnian troops continuing in the streets of the capital. A high Ottoman official said a sergeant was wounded and a shot grazed the sultan's coat prompting request for a Montenegrin ward.
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Paris
New York
Tierald
Geneva
Garem
Halle
AltaSan
Tsai Halle
Bes
Montenegro
Government mint to open at Lewis and Clark Exposition
Assurances were given that a government mint will be in operation at the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland Oregon. Secretary Shaw of the Treasury described the plan during his visit, confirming the mint will be active at the site.
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Portland
Ore
Portlanda
Fui
Lewis & Clark
Shaw
Treasury Department
Seenmetary Shaw
Stooges
Sam Tan
Remains Arrive in Miles City Montana for Excavation
Fragments reach Miles City as crews prepare to exhume and transport portions of remains. Officials describe the operation as part of a dating and archaeological effort with detailed weighing and planned further digging.
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Miles City
Mont
District court delays lead to appointed replacement at Chebesch
An official report notes delays in trials at the district court with a request to replace Chebesch by a new directorate. Several individuals await murder trials in the county while the week shows a rise in business failures across the United States and Canada.
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Ae MooYins
Frodar
Bette Dictrief
New York
United States
Canada
Jeffries challenges three men in one fight
San Francisco Sept 3 Champion James J Jeffries issues a challenge to meet any three men in a single bout while he remains eager to fight more before weight makes training difficult.
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San Francisco
James J. Jeffries
Ai Dhange
Distinguished Arrivals for St Louis Parliament Congress
Col Sir E C L Howard Vincent and British MPs arrived in New York aboard the Campania from Liverpool to attend the International Parliamentary Congress in St. Louis.
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New York
E. C. l Howard Vincent
St. Louis
Campania
Liverpool
Stoddard Arrives for Knights Templar Conclave in San Francisco
Henry B. Stoddard grand master of the Knights Templar of the United States arrived in San Francisco Friday to attend the order’s triennial conclave. He was met at the ferry by a large delegation.
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San Francisco
Henry B. Stoddard
Knights Templar
United States
Order
Democratic Editorial Conference Visit Planned to Esopus
New York dated Sept 3 reports Chairman Daniels arranging a Democratic Editorial Conference editors visit to Esopus. They will travel by steamer and be presented to the candidate.
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Democratic Editorial Conference
New York
Daniels
Democratic
Esopus
Dr Henry Tuck Dies After Illness in Sea Bright
New York obituary notes Dr Henry Tuck vice president of New York Life Insurance Co died Friday in Sea Bright New Jersey after a long illness. He was born in Barnstable Massachusetts in May 1943.
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Henry Tuck
New York
New York Life Insurance. Co
Seabright
NM. J
Dr. Tuck
Barnstable
Masa
Liao Yang Captured as War Shifts in Manchuria
New York dispatches report Kuropatkin withdrew to the north bank of the Yalu and later to the Taitse river area as Stakelberg’s corps reportedly cut off and then extricated. Liao Yang fell to Japanese forces with heavy Russian casualties, while Japanese gains and Russian retreat dominate the scene from St. Petersburg to Tokyo.
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New York
Manchuria
St. Petersburg
Kouropatkin
Kn. Johns
Jian Yang
Kuropatkin
Tokio
Liso
Aaron
Angus
Sondwa
Takia
Chi
Liao Yang
Terngoen
Stakel- Meeps
Khropathin
Vental
Cise Yara
Fleres
Kuroprikxen
Heina Puch
Hy Me Janonese
Getey
St Petersburg
Wrropatkin
Wanhater
Wondan
Phe Che Foo
Daily Chronicle
Port Arthur
Samie
Karopatkin
Lian Yang
Bate
Minkden
Ovama
Russian generals promoted for distinguished service
St. Petersburg reports promotions of Maj. Gen. Alexisf Rennenkampf Corngross and Fock to lieutenant general for distinguished service in combat. Lieut General Lineviteh elevated to general of infantry.
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St. Petersburg
Alexisf
Rennenkampf
Corngross
Fock
Ger. Lineviteh
Sassoneff Escapes After Pleve Murder
St. Petersburg dispatch reports Sassoneff, implicated in the murder of M. Von Pleve, carried out a bold plan with allies and escaped from a prison, according to a special London dispatch.
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M. von Pleve
London
St. Petersburg
Sassoneff
Gen Kuroki Captures Heights Near Hei Yientai
Gen Kuroki seized a portion of the heights commanding Hei Yientai and hopes to dominate the railway. Russians appeared to be gathering at Yentai northeast of Liao Yang.
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Kuroki
Tokio
Hei Yiengtai
Yentai
Liao Yang
United States protests Russian seizure of Calchas cargo
In St Petersburg on September 3 the United States protested Russia over the seizure of cargo from the British steamer Calchas. The Calchas was captured en route from Puget Sound to Japan by the Vladivostok squadron, prompting diplomatic protest and concern over neutral shipping rights.
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Russia
St Petersburg
United States
Puget Sound
Japan
New York Beef Strike Called Off Open Shop Basis
A New York representative said the beef strike is ending and strikers will be rehired on an open shop basis with a vetting process. He noted no walking delegates will be allowed in plants. Chicago leaders warned the broader stockyards disruption would continue despite New York’s return to work.
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New York
United Dressed Beef Co
Chicago
New York City
Donnelly
Butchers’ Union
Rioters Damage Chicago Junction Tracks Aimed at Meat Trains
Four switches on the Chicago Junction tracks near the stockyards were torn out Sunday night by unknown persons to wreck meat trains. No lights were found, a guard was posted, and earlier a meat train was halted with one car derailed and its cargo seized by a crowd.
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Chicago
Chicago Junction
Senator Clark Denies Missoula Assault Report
Senator Clark of Montana denies a widely circulated claim that he was assaulted in Missoula and sought hotel protection. In a signed statement he says Geoffrey Lauzier and Mrs Wethey were with him, no words were spoken to him by a man, and he did not seek help in a hotel.
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Juice
Mont
Senator Clark
Missoula
Clark
Geoffrey Lauzier
Wethey
Wetheyr
Battle with Hunters in Chicago Rail Yard Fatalities
In Chicago at Corwith on the Chicago & Alton railroad yards, five hunters mistook for thieves and engaged by two watchmen, Joseph Burns and his brother Peter Burns. The special policeman Joseph Burns was killed and Peter Burns fatally injured after the pair opened fire with revolvers and the hunters responded with shotguns.
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Chicago
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Corwith
Joseph Burns
Wso
Peter Burns
Burns
Belgian honors at St Louis World’s Fair banquet
King Leopold decorated Exposition President D. R. Francis with the Grand Officer order and Frederick J. F. Skiff with the Commander degree during a banquet in St Louis on Sunday night. The awards were conferred by King Leopold.
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St. Louis
M. Jules Carter
Belgium
R. Francis
Exposition Company
Frederick J. F. Skiff
Leopold
Angry Hair Dye Riot At Chicago Drugstore
An agitated woman with red hair caused a disturbance at a Chicago drugstore on Sunday afternoon. She brandished merchandise fittings and fired at officers as a patrol wagon was summoned. Police say her red dye contrasted with expected chestnut locks.
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Chicago
F. Cannons
Croker Takes County Dublin Country House Near Leopards Town
Richard Croker has rented a country house in County Dublin near Leopards town track and plans to make it his permanent residence soon, following the former occupant Justice Murphy.
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Dublin
Richard Croker
County Dublin
Justice Murphy
Leopardstown
Reconciliation Denied Between Princess Alice and Prince Frederick
Rome reports the Giornale D Italia denies any reconciliation between Princess Alice de Bourbon daughter of Bon Carlos the Spanish claimant and her husband Prince Frederick of Schonburg Waldenburg following a September 5 note from the Italian paper.
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Rome
Giornale D'Italia
Alice de Bourbon
Bon Carlos
Prince Frederick
Schonburg- Waldenburg
Emperors Grants Gold Sword to Maj Gen Mistchenko
The Emperor awarded Maj Gen Mistchenko a gold mounted sword encrusted with brilliants. The inscription notes bravery in repelling Japanese attacks on July 23, 26 and 27. Saint Petersburg report dated September 15.
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Sc. Petersburg
Mistchenko
Uruguayan War Minister Claims Decisive Victory
In Montevideo on September 5 the war minister announcing control of government troops says he defeated Gen Saravala leader of the insurgents who was wounded in the battle.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Saravala
Russia relaxes rules inviting China correspondents to join Ka Topatkin army
London September 5 The Chee Foo correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports Russia is easing press restrictions and inviting newspaper correspondents in China to enlist with General Ka Topatkin’s forces.
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London
Chee Foo
The
Daily Telegraph
Russia
China
Ka- Topatkin
Fire Rages Through Five Story Tenement Killing Fourteen
In Attorney Street New York a early Sunday fire in a five story double tenement left fourteen dead and nearly twenty injured including five firemen. The blaze started around 3 am likely from a lamp explosion and many residents slept on the roof escaping to adjacent rooftops.
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New York
Attorney Street
TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS. Drownings and a Nitroglycerine Explosion
Five men drowned when a 22 foot naptha launch capsized on Lake Erie near Cleveland while en route to Ver Million for a yacht race. The dead include John D. Begsey Albert S. Triber and Paul Hartner all of Cleveland. Two Hurtigs brothers Max and Jules. An explosion near Upper Sandusky killed five more people and injured others during nitroglycerine handling. Names include Malen Lockabaugh Lafe McKnay Joseph Fox Connie Wise Emmuel Urcan Louis Lockabaugh and Mary Gulliford.
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Cleveland, O
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Vermillion
John D. Begsey
Albert S. Triber
Paul Hartner
Cuyahoga Abstract Co
Max Hurtig
New York City
Jules Hurtig
Garry Iron & Steel Co
Hurtigs
Edge Water Park
Hartner
Findlay
Upper Sandusky
Malen Lockabaugh
Lafe McKxay
Joseph Fox
Lima
Connie Wise
Emmuel Urcan
Cincinnati
Ernest Wise
Louis Lockabaugh
Alice Wise
Mary Gulliford
Claire T Lockabaugh
McKay
Lockabaughs
Fox
Insanity Rampage in East Boston Ends After Barricade
In East Boston Minnie Mehkenzie fired on her husband and fatally wounded Patrolman Alfred M. Sturdivant. She barricaded herself for over five hours, firing more than 50 shots into a crowd. Police used germicide fumes to force entry. she was captured armed with two large revolvers and abundant ammunition.
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Boston
Minnie MehKenzie
Falcon Street
Alfred M. Sturdivant
S44
Crown Prince Betrothed In Kaisers Dinner Announcement
At the Kaiserhof dinner for Schleswig Holstein leaders Emperor William announced the betrothal of Crown Prince Frederick William to Duchess Cecilia sister of the reigning grand duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin. The news was greeted with great enthusiasm by the attendees.
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Anona
Prussia
William
Angaeta Victoria
Kaiserhof
Schleswig-Holstein
Frederick William
Cecilia
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
American consul Oscar Malm visits Adee before returning to Colon
Oscar Malm rose to American consul at Colon, on leave at his Minnesota home. He called at the State Department to pay respects to Acting Secretary Adee before resuming duties in Colon.
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Washington
Oscar Malmrose
Colon
Minnesota
State Department
Adee
China Will Accept France Terms After Belgian Missionary Murder
Peking reports China will willingly agree to the French minister's demands in Shinanfu for the murder of Belgian missionaries. The terms call for punishment of the guilty and degradation of officials responsible.
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Peking
China
Shinanfu
China Keeps Russian Crews In Shanghai Through War End
A Shanghai correspondent reports China will retain the crews of two Russian vessels in Shanghai within Chinese territory until the conclusion of the war between Japan and Russia.
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London
Shanghai
China
Japan
Russia
Health report on Panama commission workers shows no deaths
Washington Sept 5 For August the Panama commission head Adm Walker reports health good among staff with no deaths and little to no sickness indicating favorable conditions and strong morale within the unit.
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Washington
Adm
Walker
Panama
Lipton Eyes New Challenger for America Cup
London reports Sir Thomas Lipton plans to press George L. Watson to craft a new challenger for the America's Cup after an interview with a correspondent. Watson had previously hesitated to design a fresh boat.
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London
Sir Thomas Lipton
George L. Watson
Geath Whipping Leaves Lewisburg Man Dead
John Glazier White died from injuries after being whipped by a group of white caps several days ago in Lewisburg Tennessee. He had been arrested for pistol carrying and accused of annoying a white girl. The incident follows rumors of white cap activity in the area.
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Lewisburg
Tenn
John Glazier White
Glazier
Church Trouble: Father Bekavac Forcibly Guarded At Mass
In Pittsburg on September 5, Rev. Father Bekavac of St Nicholas Croatian Roman Catholic church in Allegheny forced entry with an axe to hold mass as a mob of about 590 people gathered outside. Police protected him and aided in forcing a door open to reach the parish house after the service. About 59 of his supporters attended the mass.
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Pittsburg
Father Bekavac
Allegheny
Behavac
Two Soldiers Killed En Route to Manassas in North Carolina
Two soldiers en route to Manassas were killed in North Carolina. Frank Lassiter of Company L Americus Georgia died at Greensboro after being thrown from a train when it parted. A private body was found north of Fayetteville with a fractured skull.
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Charlotte
N. C
Manassas
Frank Lassiter
Company L. Americus
Greensboro
Lassiter
Fayetteville
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Cincinnati Man Killed Near North Vernon Indiana
John Wells a 40 year old Cincinnati resident visiting his children was shot late Saturday night near William Barton’s log cabin two miles north of North Vernon Indiana. Coroner Crouch found two bullets two wounds one grazing the abdomen and one entering below the left shoulder and passing through the body.
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North Vernon
Ind
William Barton
John Wells
Cincinnati
Wells
Crouch
Parole mystery surrounds Indiana embezzler Keller
William P. Keller of Indianapolis pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from A. Burdsal Co and was sentenced to one to three years. He was paroled six weeks later though no state prison record shows entry. Reports say Keller may have been paroled before imprisonment and Deputy Sheriff took him to Michigan City. Keller and Gov. Durbin are longtime friends.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Wiliam P. Keller
A. Burdsal Co
Statehouse
Keller
Michigan City
Metzger
Durbin
Weller
Indiana Populists Nominate State Ticket
The Indiana Populists state convention at Indianapolis nominated Leroy Templeton for governor and W Gill Ladoga for lieutenant governor. O P Collanna of Waveland named secretary of state, Allen Jennings of Indianapolis treasurer, W B Woul of Oakland attorney general, S X Holcomb of Fort Branch reporter of the supreme court, E A Wadsworth of Daviss county superintendent of public instruction, and W F E Hurley of Anderson. Two supreme court judgeships were left to the state committee for nomination.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Leroy Templeton
W. Gill
Ladoga
O. P. Collanna
Waveland
Allen Jennings
W. B. Woul
Oakland
S. X. Holcomb
Fort Branch
Supreme Court
E. A. Wadsworth
Daviess County
W. FE. Hurley
Anderson
State Committee
Puzzle to medical science man survives broken neck
Elwood Indiana reports a young man named Omer Scott who suffered a hayfork neck injury but remains alive. He lives eats and talks with friends while doctors call his case remarkable as a broken neck survivor despite lifelong disability.
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Elwood
Ind
Omer Scott
Scott
Wife murderer's death escape wounds tied to Cape Henry clash
Frank Sattleight battered his wife to death with a monkey wrench in Norfolk. He lies near death in a hospital after being wounded while fleeing a sheriff's posse at his father's Lynn Haven Bay home. He killed his wife for going to a sham battle at Cape Henry.
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Norfolk
Frank Sattlebight
Princess Ann County
Lynn Haven Bay
Sattletight
Cape Henry
Veteran Cincinnati man visits Richmond lodge oldest member
E B Vieters of Cincinnati aged 91 travels to Richmond to visit White Water Lodge of Odd Fellows where he is the oldest member. He was initiated 58 years ago and was the first man in Eastern Indiana to take the degree.
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Richmond
Ind
E. B. Vieters
Cinccinnati
White Water Lodge of Odd Fellows
Indiana
Mishawaka Homing Club Birds Travel Distances
Two veteran Mishawaka Homing club birds arrived from Winona Mississippi after four days covering 660 miles. Twenty five young birds flew from Carbondale Illinois in nine hours covering 300 miles.
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Mishawaka
Ind
Mishawaka Homing Club
Winona
Miss
Carbondale
River Pilot Captain Daugherty Dies at 82 in Rockport
Evansville Sept 3 Captain T R Daugherty died at his Rockport home aged 82. He was a well known river man, having begun on the Ohio River in 1837 and was known to nearly every steamboatman.
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Evansville
Ind
T. R. Daugherty
Rockport
Ohio
Wife of Bishop Merrill Injured in Chicago Accident
Mrs S B M Merrill wife of Bishop Merrill of the Methodist church was knocked down by a delivery wagon at Chicago Avenue and North Clark street and seriously injured. The wagon driver escaped.
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Bishop Merrill
Chicago
S. BM. Merrill
Methodist Church
Chicago Avenue
North Clark Street
World’s Fair Attendants Reach Over Two Million Mark
St Louis September 5. The admissions division reports six day attendance at the World's Fair totaling 759,307. Cumulative attendance since opening stands at 2,117,556.
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St. Louis
Conti nental Trust Co Sued for 300 000
Two actions seeking to recover 300000 from the Continental Trust Co of Baltimore were begun in the United States circuit court here. The suits were brought by the Central National Bank of New York.
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Ng Trust Company
New York
Continental Trust Co
Baltimore
United States
Central National Bank
Four Shot After Quarrel Over Five Cents Debt
In Harlem's Little Italy four men were shot after a quarrel over a five cent debt. One man was critically wounded and may die. Police investigated the incident which occurred Sunday in New York.
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New York
Harlem
Little Italy
Woman reveals divorce decree in Kokomo case
In Kokomo Indiana on September 5 the decree shows Sylvia Trader had married Richard Trader at age 12 and, now aged 20, is mother to three children with the youngest in her care.
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Kokomo
Ind
Sylvia Trader
Boy Fire Eater Burned In Gasoline Stunt
Evansville Indiana September 5 14 year old John Fuerbach er attempted to imitate a professional fire eater using gasoline and cotton balls. He sustained fatal burns and was likely to die.
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Evansville
Ind
John Fuerbacher
Citizens Protest Steam Heating Plan in Elwood Building
Citizens of Elwood protest a private corporation's steam heating proposal for the new city building, a $35,000 structure originally built to use gas. The campaign centers on denying installation of the steam system.
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Elwood
Ind
Traveling salesman recovers money from suspect in Terre Haute case
Henry Heggens of Cincinnati recovered $40 from a woman named Mabel Quinby who had passed the money to a Lia Freeman, as reported in Terre Haute Indiana on September 3.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Henry Heggens
Cincinnati
Mabel ‘Quinby
Lusbard
Noise and bustle drive man to suicide on Baldwin farm
George Baldwin 55 of Marion Indiana hanged himself after escaping guards. A respected local farmer with oil wells on his property he opposed drilling and faced mental decline. He had planned to be taken to a private sanitarium for treatment.
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Marion
Ind
George Baldwin
Baldwin
Wreck on Vandalia Train Near Plainfield Repeats Fossil Spot
In Plainfield near Indianapolis the same Vandalia No 20 engine and crew endured a second wreck within 29 feet of the August crash site. The locomotive stopped within ten feet of the prior wreck, causing no injuries. Locals call the Plainfield spot the "koo doo spot."
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Indianapolis
Ind
Plainfield
Vandalia Road
Four Men Held in Starbuck Murder Case
Judge Morris ruled the four men Lewis Wales Frank Wales George Lockridge and William Lockridge were restrained without due process of law in connection with the Starbuck murder and infant death. Haley Gipe remains jailed while officers pursue the case.
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Starbuck
Newcastle
Ind
Morris
Lewis
Frank Wales
George
William Lockridge
Wiliam Starbuck
Greensboro
Oner
Haley Gipe
Herring Says Will Accept Nomination If Shively Declines
Frank E. Herring of South Bend Indiana issued a statement saying he will accept the Democratic nomination for the 14th congressional district only if former Congressman B F Shively personally declines. Shively is in Maine making political speeches and will be unavailable for several days.
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South Bend
Ind
Frank E. Herring
14Th
B. F. Shively
Thieves Fail in Break-In at Holy Angels Church
In Indianapolis on Sunday morning thieves armed with a crowbar tore a large hole in the brick wall near the corner-stone of the new Holy Angels church. They were spotted by Merchant Policeman Bennett before they could remove the stone.
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Indianapolis
Ind
New Holy Angels
Bennett
Brakeman William Gick Struck by Train at Decatur
Portland Ind Sept 5 William Gick 24 brakeman on the G R I road was struck by a passenger train at Decatur Sunday morning. Initial reports said he fell asleep on the track but later reports indicate his watch was missing and his pockets were turned inside out suggesting foul play or robbery.
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Portland
Ind
William Gick
Decatur
Merchants Seek Involuntary Bankruptcy In Terre Haute Case
In Indianapolis on September 3 the Tefft Weller Co Einstein Wolff and Co and Shonirger Bros of New York filed in federal court a suit asking that the L B Root Co which runs a large Terre Haute department store be declared involuntary bankrupt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Tefft- Weller Co
Einstein, Wolff & Co
Shonirger Bros
New York
L. B. Root Co
Terre Haute
Speidal Injures Arm in Overhand Throw
Logansport Indiana September 5 Henry Speidal pitched a game Sunday and attempted an overhand throw twisting his arm the bone broken in two places in the process.
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Logansport
Ind
Henry Speidal
Killed in a Runaway in Evensville
Mt. Vernon financier M. Rosenbaum was killed in a runaway on Sept. 5. He traveled with two family members and a friend to decorate graves at the local cemetery.
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Evensville
Ind
M. Rosenbaum
Mt. Vernon
Drowned in Presence of Fiancee at Attica Picnic
Edward Green age 17 drowned at a creek after stepping into quicksand during a picnic near Attica Indiana. He was in a party of youths and was accompanied by his affianced.
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Attica
Ind
Edward Green
Aeronaut Thompson Injured After Parachute Fails
Bedford Indiana September 3 an aeronaut from Indianapolis S Thompson broke loose from a balloon a quarter mile up and descended rapidly after a parachute failed sustaining serious injuries.
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Bedford
Ind
Thompson
Indianapolis
Husband seeks wife missing with five to six children
Terre Haute Indiana September 3 Francis Hampton of Jasonville writes to police to locate his wife saying she has five and perhaps six children with her and that she is addicted to running away.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Francis Hampton
Jasonville
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!