Building Costs $45,000 For New Hermann Sons House
More than 1500 members of the Order of Hermann Sons will attend the cornerstone laying for a new 6 story brick building on Garden Street. The event, headlined by Paul Meerscheidt and John Windlinger, includes a copper box with newspapers, emblems, and a history of the organization.
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Order of Hermann Sons
Garden Street
Paul Meerscheidt
John Windlinger
Meerscheidt
Joe Juenger
F. Gloeckner
William Wurzbach
A. Hohrath
Ed Wolff
Dave Menk
P. Lucas
F. Hensel
Jacob Wohlfarth
F. Bosshardt
P. Machts
Dietzmann
H. Meier
O. Achtzehn
Otto Riebe
Building Association For the Home
Ernest Dietzman
Achtzehn
Frank Bosshardt
Ed Wolf
Paul Machts
P. G. Lucas
Windlinger
Dallas
Order
Villita Street
Busy October court term with murder trials and juror prep
The county court house prepares for October sessions with the Thirty-seventh district court opening October 2. Four murder trials are set, jurors and veniremen are being gathered, and the grand jury will tackle investigations including the McWilliams and Crockett cases. McWilliams remains jailed awaiting trial.
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Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Department
Thirty-seventh District Court
William McWilliams
Casaway
C. L. Crockett
Frank Naylor
McWilliams
Woman shoots another in Nashville theater
Mrs Earl Samuel, 85, walked to actress Lucy West at a Nashville moving picture theater and fired three shots into West's neck, wounding her badly. Bartuel, a grain man, was arrested with West earlier on disorderly conduct, and Mrs Samuel had begun divorce proceedings that were compromised.
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Nashville
Tenn
Earl Samuel
Lucy West
Miss West
Bart Uel
Grand jury asks to be excused in Coatesville lynching case
Westchester Pa September 9 grand jury declares insufficient evidence to indict several persons in the Zach Wilder lynching at Coatesville and asks to be excused. Judge Butler orders the jury back to work insisting the lynchers must be brought to justice.
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Westchester
Zach Wilder
Coatesville
Butler
Riddle of a Dynamite Sentence Follows Classroom Prompt
A teacher asks for a sentence with the word dynamite and a student offers a playful reply about sisters Rose and Dinah. The quirky exchange appears in a Roseleaf context, highlighting classroom humor and wordplay.
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Rose
Dinah
Roseleaf
Salaried Budget Fight Looms in City Council
The council faces a clash as an ordinance to pay city employees for the rest of the fiscal year is introduced. Support hinges on Alderman Lipscomb, with eight votes needed. Regulars hope for harmony but insurgents will oppose, as the meeting adjourns to include street paving plans and routine business.
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Callaghan
Joel Lipscomb
Lipscomb
Mauermann
Finance Committee
Hummel
Boynton
Mustang Island
Steves
West Houston
Pecos
Medina
Col Gordon Dies at 77 in Tennessee Home
Col J C Gordon aged 77 died at his Chickamauga Park area home. He helped found the historic Lee and Gordon mill, a site linked to Civil War clashes. His name is on the Georgia state monument at Chickamauga Park and he commanded a seent battalion in the First Georgia Confederate regiment at the battle.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Col
J. C. Gordon
Chickamauga Park
Lee
Constable Shot in Bootlegging Arrest at Kingsville
Special to The Light reports Constable B C Baldwin was shot in the left breast during an attempted arrest of several Mexicans for bootlegging in Kingsville Texas. He was overpowered by multiple assailants including Pablo Martinez who allegedly fired the shot. Governor Colquitt was asked to send rangers to quell further trouble and arrest those responsible.
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Kingsville
Tex
B. C. Baldwin
Pablo Martinez
Colquitt
Miss Alvina Talerico Leads Columbus Day Queen Contest
Miss Alvina Talerico holds first place with 4375 votes in the Columbus Day queen contest as 16 candidates compete. Total votes cast reach 27150 with the event ongoing until October 1 to crown the queen. Other standings include Angelina Mezzetti 3781 and Pauline Chiado 3129 among multiple contenders.
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Alvina Talerico
Angelina Mezzetti
Pauline Chiado
Maria Bartoni
Lucia Rolando
Josephine Forestello
Sara Barcelona
Josephine Lucchesse
Rosa Rolando
Charlotta Pizzini
Theresa Broes
Clara Rubiola
Mary Muzza
Felice Pozzi
Governor asks rail commission to regulate Nash vi lle line rates
Governor Smith in Atlanta urges the Georgia rail road commission to propose action on freight rates from Atlanta to Chattanooga charged by the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis line. The commission has viewed the Western and Atlantic line rates as potentially breaching the contract with the state and the governor seeks classification changes or rate reductions within the railroad’s legal rights.
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Atlanta, Ga
Smith
Georgia State Railroad Commission
Atlanta
Confederate veteran to be buried without coffin
Meadowview Virginia September 9 An elderly Confederate veteran John C Vestal aged about 70 in good health has prepared a concrete vault for burial without a coffin after recurring dreams of being buried in a concrete vault. Vestal served as a sharpshooter in the Thirty seventh Virginia infantry and plans to lie in the plot beside his wife without a coffin promising to live many years yet.
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Meadowview
John C.vestal
Brother Hardesty Missed Service Due to Cold
The Chicago Tribune notes Brother Hardesty did not attend church last Sunday because he caught a cold that settled in his feet during the day, affecting the missionary collection.
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Hardesty
Chicago Tribune
Fleet Detained for Navy Pageant at Panama-Pacific Expo
Telegrams from San Francisco urge postponement of the Pacific fleet cruise to Hawaii so the coast can witness a naval pageant October 14 with President Taft at the ground breaking for the Panama Pacific Exposition. The fleet plans a September 16 departure, then maneuvers off Hawaii and San Diego.
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San Francisco
Beekman Winthrop
Hawaii
Taft
San Diego
Heaviest Rainfall Hits Allegheny County
The record rainstorm drenched Allegheny county early today causing widespread flooding. Millvale Etna and Sharpsburg suffered the worst as water rose two feet in streets while Davis Island dam logged 4.88 inches in three hours and city basements flooded.
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Pittsburg
Weather Bureau
Alleghany County
Millvale
Etna
Sharpsburg
Davis Island Dam
Luckless amateur vows to eat harvest next year
A Washington Star quip shows a discouraged gardener deciding to skip burying seeds and instead eat them in the coming year, reflecting frustration with gardening efforts.
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Washington Star
First Aerial Postal Service Established in London
Aviator Gustav Hamel inaugurated the world’s first aerial postal service in London delivering mail to Windsor and other European heads of state. He flew 20 miles in 31 minutes with bags weighing 25 pounds for crowned heads, cabinets, ministers, ambassadors, and colonial officials.
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London
Gustav Hamel
Windsor
Hamel
Europe
United Kingdom
Dost Days
A quoted exchange recalls past days when a woman longs for the missing voice of a partner and the man vows to continue yearning for those dear lost times. The line captures nostalgia and heartbreak in a Chicago Record Herald context.
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Chicago Record Herald
Switzer land beggars rare and bank deposits high
The report notes a small number of beggars in Switzer land and states that two-fifths of the adult population hold bank deposits, illustrating contrasting social and economic indicators.
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Switzerland
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Col. Gordon
Chickamauga
Wolfson Millinery
Prang
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Palmer
Gordon & Hermsdorf
Serbes
Ruler
Ndry Goods Co
Alamo Corner
Commerce Street
Georgia
Navy Department
Alleghany Valley
Divison To
Charles Rees
Rees
West Commerce Street
Sullivan's Bank
First Aerial
Aviator
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