Republicans Praise Taft Platform At Illinois Convention
Springfield Sept 24 Republicans adopt platform praising Taft and Governor Deneen. Call for permanent tariff commission, civil service, anti fraud laws, direct vote for senators, state water power sites, and broad rail and corporate regulation. Democrats denounce tariff failure and Payne-Aldrich bill, pledge anti corruption remedies and honest civil service.
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Springfield
Ill
Taft
Deneen
McKinley
Republican Congressional Committee
Congress
United States
Permanent Commission
Sixty-first
House of Representatives
University
Otis W. Holt
Geneseo
University of Illinois
Charles Davidson
Chicago
Mary A. Busey
Urbana
W. L. Abbott
St. Louis
Republican Party
Payne
Payne-Aldrich
Ecenemn
Peoria
Veronny
Bar Ve Champaign
John Oo
Charlton Madman Alienists Call for Indefinite confinement
New York reports that Porter Charlton is of unsound mind and prone to impulsive violence and moral defect, warranting hospital restraint. Alienists say he is constitutionally inferior and a menace to society, citing family history of mental illness and disorder. Judge Blair refused to consider the report for lack of jurisdiction.
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New York
Porter Charlton
Scott Castle
Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Blair
Hudson County Court
New Jersey
Allan McLane Hamilton
Edward D. Fisher
W. J. Arklitz
Prison Experts In Chicago On Three Day Visit
A thousand delegates from the International Prison congress are touring the United States as government guests. In Chicago Sept 23 they tour the business district and stockyards with fifty American guides. A banquet by the Association of Commerce in the Congress hotel is planned with Governor Deneen among the guests. Tomorrow they will visit local institutions.
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Chicago
International Prison Congress
Association of Commerce
la Salle Hotel
Gold
Congress Hotel
Deneen
Wreck Toll Rises After Rain Lashes Kansas Bridge
Terrible collision near Clayton Kansas leaves sixteen dead and eleven injured as a Rock Island fast train plunges into a 20 foot torrent when an open bridge collapses during heavy rainfall. Nine bodies are identified with seven still unnamed, rail relief and improvised hospitals set up as search ends.
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Clayton
Kan
Rock Island
Kansas City
Denver
Belleville
Phillipsburg
J.W. Usher
Pickenbaugh
Goodland
Gilman named commander in chief of Grand Army
John E. Gilman of Boston was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army for the coming year at Atlantic City. John McElroy of Washington withdrew before balloting. Retiring C I C Samuel R. Van Sant reviewed the year and urged renewed strength as 213,901 members remained in good standing, with 6,781 losses mainly by death.
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Atlantic City
N. J
John E. Gilman
Boston
John McElroy
Washington
Samuel R. van Sant
Minnesota
Union
Rich Shoots Woman and Dies in Rock River Roadhouse
In Cleveland on September 23 a man who killed himself an hour after his arrest for shooting Mrs. Fred Singer at a Rocky River roadhouse is believed to be Burton W. Yates, a Detroit businessman worth nearly $500,000. He had claimed to be B. W. Yates. The woman survived after hospitalization following a day of automobile rides and visits to winerooms.
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Cleveland, O
Fred Singer
Cleveland
Rocky River
Burton W. Yates
Detroit
B. W. Yates
Contortionist Dies After Snake Cage Attempt
George Taylor, a former Pipestone resident and carnival contortionist, entered a snakes cage to prove he could dodge or mesmerize the reptiles. A rattlesnake bit his arm and he died shortly after in Pipestone, Minnesota.
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Pipestone
Minn
George Taylor
Taylor
Carnival
Crippen and Leneve Remanded for Murder Trial
Dr Hawley H Crippen and Ethel Clare Leneve were remanded at Bow Street for trial on charges of murdering Belle Elmore. Solicitor Newton reserved decision for the main trial. Leneve faced jeering crowds on arrival at the police court.
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London
Hawley H. Crippen
Ethel Clare Leneve
Belle Elmore
Newton
Bow Street
Countess Constance Wachtmeister gravely ill in Los Angeles
Countess Constance Wachtmeister, noted former theosophist lecturer and companion of Mme Blavatsky, is seriously ill at a friend's home in Los Angeles at age seventy three. Her condition is described as grave due to age.
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Countess Ii
Los Angeles
Cal
Constance Wachtmeister
Mme. Blavatsky
Kaiser's Daughter Victoria Louise Engaged in Vienna Plan
Report from Berlin states the Kaiser's only daughter Victoria Louise may wed Archduke Karl Franz eldest son of the late Archduke Otto as part of the Kaiser's Vienna visit. The engagement arrangement is being discussed amid official visits and royal ceremonies.
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Kaiser
Berlin
Vienna
Victoria Louise
Karl Franz
Archduke Otto
Chavez Flies Over Alps In Attempt For Prize
Georges Chavez, the Peruvian aviator, crossed from Brig Switzerland to Domodossola Italy over the Simplon pass but crashed on landing injuring himself and wrecking his monoplane. Henry Weymann tried to follow in Brig but landed after four minutes in the air. The weather was favorable and the $10,000 prize window closes tonight.
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Milan
Italy
Georges Chavez
Brig
Switzerland
Simplon Pass
Domodossola
Alps
Chavez
Henry Weymann
Weymann
Robertson Hurt In Wreck On Long Island Curve
George Robertson former Vanderbilt cup winner and Stephen Reynolds were injured when their car overturned at the Massapequa curve on the Long Island water parkway during a practice spin for the Vanderbilt cup. Robertson was unconscious briefly. Reynolds escaped with minor injuries.
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New York
George Robertson
America
Massapequa
Long Island Water Parkway
Robertson
Stephen Reynolds
Robert
Reynolds
Rift Between Colombia and Venezuela Widens
Sep 24 report from Bogota says Venezuela orders its legation members to leave Bogota and await Panama instructions amid unclear complication. No further details available.
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Colombia
Bogota
Venezuela
Panama
40 SLAIN IN CRASH ORDERS ARE MISUNDERSTOOD
A head on interurban collision near Bluffton, Indiana kills about 40, with many injured. The north bound local car carried passengers to the Fort Wayne fair, and the accident stemmed from a misunderstood running order. Relief teams and doctors aided the wounded as crews attempted rescue.
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William Mills
Goodland
Kan
Huffman
Kansas City
Gilbert Yoms
Fullerton
Fort Wayne Fair
Fort Wayne
Ind
Kingsland
Bluffton
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley
Archbold
Blanche
Ossian
Beers
William
Brown
Lloyd
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Patient Testimony
Thomas B. West of Terre Haute Indiana describes severe urinary pain and relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He reports passing multiple gravel stones and rapid improvement after initial treatment by three physicians and one operation suggestion. Remember the name Doan's. 50 cents per box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Thomas B. West
St. Terre Haute
Ind
Doan
Mrs. David S. Rose Dies in Milwaukee
Mrs. David S. Rose widow of the former mayor died in Milwaukee after a recent trip to Rochester Minnesota for medical examination. The couple had been separated for several months.
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Milwaukee
David S. Rose
Rose
Panhandle Passenger Train Hits High Speed Record
Logansport Indiana September 23 Pan handle passenger train number 12 arriving from Chicago traveled at 100 miles per hour covering 57 miles in 61 minutes. The consist totaled eight coaches.
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Logansport
Ind
Jailhouse Whisper Sparks Midnight Dash to Jaytown
A fragment hints at a traveler racing to Jaytown to avoid sleeping in jail as the local cadence notes the jail there closes at nine. The terse dialogue suggests a tense pursuit or warning about a night deadline.
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Jaytown
Which Do You Like Worst Hats and Dates Solve Deciding Dilemmas
A playful guide suggests choosing the least liked option among two or three hats or dates to force a decision. It recommends eliminating options step by step, using a simple, methodical process to reach the single remaining choice. The tone is light and engaging.
No I can never be your wife Mrs Smith husband query
A brief literary exchange shows a woman's firm refusal to marriage and the suave remark about being known as the husband of Mrs Smith. She eventually yields.
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Mrs. Smith
Lippincott’s
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