Wreck Toll As Interurban Collides In Kingsland
Thirty nine killed and many injured when a northbound interurban car collides with a southbound special near Kingsland. Police say the crowded local car struck while racing to beat a late schedule, with crews and investigators probing cause. Victims include Bluffton residents and other named passengers, while six injured are reported in Fort Wayne hospital.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
W. D. Burgan
Bluffton
Margaret Tribelet
S. A. Parkhurst
C. M. Brown
Warren
B. F. Corkwell
A. Ellensberger
Bernee
State Railway Commissioners
Pearl Sayler
Clara Sayler
Banker Sayler
Watseka
Ill
Miller
Sayler
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley
Kingsland
Weather forecast shows showers likely tonight into Friday
Unsettled conditions with showers possible tonight or Friday. Warmer tonight, cooler Friday. 7 am temp 53, max 78 in last 24 hours, min 12 hours 56? 2 7 mph wind, precipitation none, humidity 89 7 am and 48 at 7 pm. Regional readings for St Paul Red Wing La Crosse Prairie du Chien Clinton LeClaire Davenport. Forecaster J M Sherier notes sun sets 5 54, rise 5 44, moon rises 8 02 pm, 265 days gone with 100 to follow.
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St. Paul
Red Wing
Reed's Landing
la Crosse
Prairie du Chien
Clinton
LeClaire
Davenport
J. M. Sherier
Tragic Bluffton Line Crash Telescopes Two Cars
A collision on the Bluffton division near Kingsland, four miles north of Bluffton and twenty miles south of Fort Wayne, involved an Indianapolis limited and a local car. Signals or orders neglected led to the wreck, the deadliest in American electric traction history. A conductor warned the limited in time, saving many. Farmers aided the injured as physicians arrived from Fort Wayne and nearby cities.
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Little
Bluffton
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Fair
American Electric Traction
Corkwell
Conductor Saves Limited
Piller
Indianapolis Limited
Limited
Kingsland
Parade to drive the devil from Philadelphia streets
Philadelphia hosts a Sunday School parade with 115000 attendees from 700 churches. The march, labeled to drive the devil from the city, begins Saturday afternoon and opens the county Sunday School association convention set for October 4 and 5. The event features eight divisions, the largest moving through the city slums singing old-time hymns.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia County Sunday School Association
Less Tobacco For Same Money
Washington reports manufacturers are reducing cigarette and tobacco package sizes to offset a tariff tax increase. Unofficial info indicates the tobacco trust plans to shrink sizes nationwide, with the first smaller packages already seen in Washington.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Tobacco Trust
Governor outlines interstate rate conference aims in Topeka
Governor Stubbs of Kansas opened the session in Topeka with a speech on the interstate rate conference. He stated railroads have combined to advance freight rates, outlining the conference's purposes and the need to address the issue.
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Topeka
Kan
Stubbs
Kansas
Row in Prospect at Springfield Convention Creates Clash
The Republican state convention in Springfield faces a fight over Speaker Joseph G. Cannon potentially chairing the gathering. Delegates arrive early as the state committee plans organization and platform remarks, with a move to sidetrack Cannon and curb standpatism. The committee meets tonight to set the convention’s lineup.
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Springfield
Joseph G. Cannon
Republican State Committee
Uncle Joe
Van Sant Pays Tribute to Confederates in Address
Commander in Chief Van Sant praised the Sons of Veterans and the Ladies and Daughters of Veterans, urging stronger support for the Grand Army of the Republic. He noted pension legislation stagnation amid revenue shortfalls and defended private bills while urging unity with former Union and Confederate veterans.
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van Sant
Woman's Relief Corps
Laslies
Sons of Veterans
Daugsters of Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington
Congress
Taft Tariff Endorsed At District Republican Meet
Danville Illinois September 22 1911 delegates to the Republican convention of the 18th district endorsed the Taft Payne Aldrich tariff law and Speaker Cannon acts praising it as the best tariff and a strong stand for protection. The session amid talks of a possible row highlighted party unity under the administration. Regent of Persia dies and Grand Army reports pension plans and Memorial Day observance receive emphasis.
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Cannon
Danville
Ill
Taft
Joseph G. Cannon
Republican Party
Call for Thorough Appraisal of Railroad Property
A conference urged immediate measures to protect producers, consumers, shippers, and the public in the middle west. Officials are urged to secure a bona fide valuation of all railroad property. The Interstate Commerce Commission is asked to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine actual railroad values.
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Middle West
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft Dines With Longworth During Ohio Visit
President Taft arrives in Cincinnati and plans meetings with Ohio Republican leaders to discuss the state's political scene. He will dine with Congressman and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth this evening as part of his Cincinnati stop.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Taft
Republican Party
Nicholas Longworth
Cardinal Vanuttelli Visits Omaha Catholic Institutions
Cardinal Vanuttelli who represented the pope at the eucharist congress in Montreal arrived in Omaha with a party of distinguished ecclesiasticals. They will visit Catholic institutions and attend a luncheon at E A Cudahy's home followed by a banquet and public reception this evening.
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Vannutelli
City
Omaha
Cardinal Vannutelli
Montreal
E. A. Cudahy
Rail Rate Program Menace to West Warns Lane
Chicago, Sept 22 Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane warned at a rate hearing that railroads must find ways to cover rising operating costs without repeatedly raising rates. He called ongoing rate increases a serious menace to the western United States and urged exploring other cost strategies as freight volumes grow.
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Commissioner Lane
Chicago, Ill
Interstate Commerce
Lane
Four Killed by Lightning Stroke in Colorado
A late evening thunderstorm near Eastonville and Elbert, Colorado, claimed four lives. The deceased are Mrs. Gus Krotze of Elbert, Mrs. Julian Trotty of Kiowa, James Hland of Plattsburg Missouri, and William Laleama of Eastonville.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Eastonville
Elbert
Gus Krotze
Julian Trotty
Kiowa
James Hland
Plattsburg
William Laleama
Postal Savings Bank interest across states and hawley Crippen case
Up to date about 1,250 banks have applied to be designated postal savings depositories and 648 post offices seek postal savings banks. Pennsylvania leads with 147 banks and 45 postmasters, followed by Ohio Minnesota and others. In London, Dr Hawley Crippen and Ethel Leneve are committed for trial for the murder of Cora Belle Crippen, Belle Elmore, with Crippen charged as principal and Leneve as accessory after the fact.
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Washington, D.C
Postoffice Department
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Miineis
Town
New York
Texas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Missouri
Hawaii
New England
Crippen
Leneve
London
Hawley H.crippen
Ethel Clara Leneve
Cora Belle Crippen
Belle Elmore
Road Was Robbed Right In Graft Trials
Chicago Sept 22 John T Irvine car checker for the Illinois Central railroad testified in graft proceedings. He described records showing manipulated figures rechecked renumbered for extra payments and padded billings. He said car bills were padded enough to nearly double equipment if shops had installed the catalogued gear.
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Chicago
Ill
John T. Irvine
Illinois Central Railroad
Irvine
Lorimer Inquiry Delayed Amid Defense for Fair Process
Chicago Sept 22 first open session of the senate committee investigating Senator Lorimer’s election opened with his attorney Elbridge Hanecy asking for a postponement. He argued ongoing criminal cases and indictments justify delay to avoid unfairness to Lorimer and fellow legislators seeking reelection. Barnes of the Legislative Voters’ league urged continuing the hearing, noting duty to purge the state. The committee adjourned to tomorrow.
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Chicago
Senate
Lorimer
Elbridge Hanecy
Clifford W. Barnes
Legislative ‘Vetera’ League
Hanecy
Haneey
Hancey
Browne
Broderick
Illinois Deep Waterway
Barnes
Legislative Voters’ League
United States Senate
Loriwer
Senatorial Committee
Minors Civil Service Reform League Seeks Endorsement
Chicago Sept 22 resolutions call for party planks to provide comprehensive civil service laws for the state and Cook County. Adopted at a joint meeting of Illinois and Chicago Civil Service Reform associations at Union League club. The resolutions urge extending the merit system to all administrative branches of state and county service.
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Civil Service Reform League
Chicago
Cook County
Illinois Civil Service Reform Association
Chicago Civil Service Reform Association
Union League Club
Methodist Bishop Moore Presides at Illinois Conference
Bishop David H. Moore of Cincinnati presided at the central Illinois conference session of the Methodist Episcopal church in Pontiac Illinois yesterday. A memorial service and communion were held with district superintendents aiding. Conference officers elected include D S McCown secretary Vincent Aten statistical secretary D F Wilson treasurer. Population gains reported for Aurora and Elgin with notable increases.
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Moore
Cincinnati
Pontiac
David H. Moore
Illnois
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. W. Frizzelle
O. T. Dinwell
Richard Crewes
Joe Bell
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H. D. Cook
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W. E. Schwartz
Jesse Stuckey
George Smethurst
Ralph Waller
William Bowman
Black Mathers
Lola King
Oscar Zimmer
Harold Nelson
J. W. Tribolet
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Louis Justis
Bluffton & Geneva Traction Company
Charles Raber
A. E
Hyde
Portland
Hiram Folk
Ptrry
Howard Daugherty
Huntington
S. W. Thompson
Ann Arbor
Mich
Amos Stuckey
Vera Cruz
R. F. Falk
Bryan Ohio
Jesse Hoffman
Marion
Tom Boynton
Berne
David Diebeck
St. Joseph Hospital
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Myrtle Harley
Folk
Mary Daugherty
Joseph Sawyer
John Smith
Mont. Poelier
John Reed
Fifth Artillery
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Fred W. Jones
Banker
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Margaret Tribolet
John Eicchenberger
Fred Kain
B. T. Corkwell
Gov. Stubbs
Conference of Shippers
Grand Army Committee
Atlantic
N. J
John E. Gilman
Boston
Grand Army Today
Atlantic City
New State Organization
Deneen
Cannon J
Persia
Teheran
Aseadulmulk
Pension Committee
Grand Army
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Cardinal
Postal Savings Bank
Charman Burrows
Methodists
Sept
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Elgin
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