Hanly Urges County Local Option in Special Session
Indiana Governor Hanly addresses a special session urging county local option amid cheers and Amens. He accuses a liquor alliance of pressuring lawmakers while outlining key points on brewery control, local enforcement, and statewide funding, with emphasis on constitutional basis and funding notes.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hanly
Indiana
General Assembly
House
Liquor Alliance
King Manuel Arranges Marriage With English Princess
Lisbon newspapers report King Manuel planning to wed an English princess. The projected union aims to strengthen ties between Portugal and England amid European alliances.
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Lisbon
Manuel
Paris Cable Building Fire Causes Big Loss
Fire in the Central Telephone Building in Paris spreads rapidly forcing telephone workers to flee. Estimated loss reaches $5,000,000 with potential greater impact from disrupted telephonic service to Paris centers, provinces, and abroad.
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Paris
Revenge never is three so sweet foregone
A brief, cryptic note appears to reflect on the idea that vengeance offers no real sweetness, suggesting caution about pursuing payback despite strong feelings.
Gold Found in Ireland Mineral Riches in Donegal Mine
Belfast experts hail a Donegal county discovery as exceptionally valuable with 4000 to 5000 tons of ore rich in gold copper and silver. Some sections show 60 percent lead while others mix silver with base metals. Gold has appeared in the mine, prompting comparisons to South African mines.
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Belfast
Ireland
Donegal
South Africa
Pearl finds in Indiana rivers net prized gems
Evansville report says Charles King digging in the Ohio River near Rockport found a pearl valued at 1000 dollars. A coworker refused 500 dollars for another pearl. Green Goodman at a mussel camp on the Wabash near Mink Island found a pearl and sold it for 1000 dollars.
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Evansville
Ind
Charles King
Ohio River
Rockport
Green Goodman
Wabash River
Mink Island
Cholera Plagues St. Petersburg as Death Toll Surges
Severe Asiatic cholera grips St. Petersburg with 349 cases and 128 deaths in 24 hours. Officials rush funds to expand hospitals, disinfectant supply dwindles, and urban sanitation lags. Army kitchens treat the poor while markets remain unclean and carts ship fruit to unaffected areas. The outbreak spreads from the poor to wealthier residents and even soldiers in barracks.
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St. Petersburg
Cable
Department of War
Warsaw
Vilna
Letters Alleged to Be From Archbold Sweep Columbus Speech
In Columbus Memorial Hall last week Thomas Hisgen and William R. Hearst spoke for the Independence Party. Hearst presented letters claimed to be from John D. Archbold of Standard Oil to Senator J. B. Foraker, noting two checks of 15000 and 14500 and asserting documentary proof of corporate influence on pending bills. He quoted Archbold’s letters dated 1900 urging opposition to bills and warning of the need to strike clauses affecting foreign corporations.
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Columbus
Thomas Hisgen
Independence Party
William R. Hearst
Memorial Hall
Mr. Hearst
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
J. B. Foraker
Ohio
Congress
Standard Oil
Rockefeller
Rogers
Broadway
New York
Elliott
Price
Eagle Bystander Fends Off Attack on Jersey Child
Blanche Cribier age two of Helmetta New Jersey was playing near her home when a large eagle swooped in to grab her. Fred Cribier frightened bystander fought the bird as his brother fired a shotgun wounding the eagle. The child escaped with only small scratches.
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New York
Blanche Cribier
Fred Cribier
Helmetta
N. J
Cribier
Taft Betting at Four to One Odds Revealed
Henry Sellheimer announces $20,000 to bet at 4 to 1 that Taft will defeat Bryan. He will lay all or part of the stake with anyone willing to cover. Buffalo, N. Y. Special Republican County Committee secretary.
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Buffalo
Henry Sellheimer
Republican County Committee
Taft
Bryan
Man 79 goes insane after shopping with daughter in Waterloo
Hubert Kunister of Waterloo Illinois after a day of shopping with his daughter became insane in St Louis Missouri. He is in the city hospital observation ward and believes he is still shopping while arguing with imaginary clerks.
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St. Louis, Mo
Hubert Kunister
Waterloo
City Hospital
Appetite Sparks Debate Over Abundance of Arguments
A comment notes that when appetite is involved there is never a shortage of arguments. The remark implies contention over desire or consumption and mirrors ongoing discussions about restraint and excess.
Ninety Cent Wheat Prediction At Minnesota Dedication
Crookston Minnesota special notes Chairman James J Hill of the Great Northern predicts wheat will stay high from now on saying 90 cents is the last low price. He claims Northern will fetch value and suggests diverting funds to build schools of agriculture nationwide.
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Crookston, Minn
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad Company
Hill
Northern
United States
Immigration figures show drop in August arrivals
Special immigration statistics for August reveal a decline from 98,825 immigrants in August 1907 to 27,783 in August this year, reflecting a sharp decrease in new arrivals.
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Washington
Chicago Population Figures From School Census
The city shows 1,924,060 residents per the just completed official school census. The earlier four year old estimate put Chicago at 1,714,144. Americans lead as the largest nationality group, followed by Germans and Irish.
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Chicago
Iron Magnate Doles Out Four Million To Four Children
W H Singer a Pittsburg iron millionaire revealed to have given each of his four children four million dollars as a golden wedding supper gift. The distribution, placed in Allegheny County Court filings, includes bonds deeds and checks at their plates. Children named are William Henry Singer Jr George Singer Mrs William Ross Proctor and Marguerite Singer.
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Pittsburg
W. H. Singer
Allegheny County
Singer
William Henry Singer, Jr
Norway
George Singer
William Ross Proctor
Philadelphia
Marguerite Singer
Wright Airship Falls at Fort Myer Tragedy Ends Two Man Flight
Orville Wright and Lieut. Thomas Selfridge crash during a two man test at Fort Myer. Selfridge dies from base skull fracture. Wright survives with a fractured thigh and several broken ribs. A propeller blade sheared, causing the craft to overturn and plunge to the ground as crowds looked on.
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Washington, D. C
Ft. Myer
Orville Wright
Thomas E. Selfridge
Signal Corps
Army
Selfridge
Wright
Mr Wright
Lieut. Selfridge
Fort Myer
Aerial Experiment Association
Aeroplanist
Wright brothers set global aeroplane flight record at Le Mans
Wilbur Wright, the Dayton aeroplanist, circled Auvours field over Le Mans for 39 minutes 18 35 seconds to eclipse European records and claim the first sustained flight across both hemispheres. He averaged about forty five feet in altitude during the loop.
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le Mans
France
Auvours
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Wright Brothers
Wright
Maxwell urges baths over libraries for city needs
Dr. W H Maxwell superintendent of city schools argues to the Playground Association of America that public baths would do more for the city morally and socially than Carnegie libraries, urging investment in bath facilities.
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New York
W. H. Maxwell
Playground Association of America
Woman in Powder Springs Feuds with Suspect After Child Harm
In Powder Springs Georgia special report a Black assailant employed in a prominent citizen’s house harmed a nine year old girl. Mrs Sarah Reed led a posse in pursuit of Robert Bostick a Black man who attacked the child and was overrun by Reed upon capture.
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Powder Springs
Robert Bostick
Sarah Reed
Roosevelt action sets aside vast birds reserve near Oregon California line
President Roosevelt issues an order to reserve about 76 600 acres of land adjoining the Oregon California line for the propagation and protection of all native birds. The measure aims to safeguard bird habitats and promote conservation efforts across the region.
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Rolding
Cal
Roosevelt
Oregon- California Line
Death Sequel to Race Riot in Springfield
Joe James, accused negro slayer of Clerg A Ballard, faces a death penalty by hanging after a verdict linked to the four week old race riots in Springfield. The case follows the city’s recent racial unrest and trial outcomes.
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Springfield
Joe James
Clerg A. Ballard
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