A Nation’s Creed of Liberty and Charity
Speech extols American moral exaltation over wealth, lauds libraries, schools, charities, and religious work. It credits a humane impulse behind expansion. War with Spain is framed as a noble duty to free Cuba, with battles at Manila Bay and San Juan Hill cited as milestones toward peace.
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Forecast for Thursday and Friday with cooler nights
Washington dispatch reports for Indiana Illinois and Ohio. Thursday will be fair with cooler nights across Indiana and Ohio. Friday brings fair conditions with cooler temperatures and fresh winds from the west to northwest in Indiana and Illinois, and a southwest to northwest shift in Ohio.
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Washington
Indiana
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Ohio
Movements of Steamers Across Ports
Shipping news lists arrivals and departures across major ports. Vessels include Pennsy from Hamburg Kaiserin Maria from Bremen Teutonic from I S and St Louis to Southampton Germanic to Liverpool Menominee to London St Paul to New York Kron Prins to New York Blucher to Cherbourg Noorda to Philadelphia Canadian to New York Rhineland to Liverpool Majesty from New York Glasgow Ethiopia Cassel from Baltimore.
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Pennsys
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Kaiserin Maria
Bremen
Teutonic
St. Louis
Southampton
Germanic
Liverpool
Menominee
London
St. Paul
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Blucher
Joe New York
Cherbourg
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Philadelphia
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Ethiopia
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Baltimore
Tribute to Carnegie and the Portland library gift
A dedicatory address extols Andrew Carnegie and the Portland library project as a beacon for liberty and learning. It links philanthropies to progress, noting the state’s growth, education system, and cultural advancement while urging justice, arbitration, and shared duties among nations.
Carnegie Library at Portland Has Grand Romanesque Design
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Portland Indiana September 10 The Carnegie Library sits on Walnut and Harrison a choice lot with landscape plans to beautify it The building is Romanesque heavy and solid constructed of chocolate vitrified brick with cream mottled brick and stone A red tile roof provides contrast The delivery room features a dome with art glass and an octagonal oak counter The walls are green with gold trim and a canary ceiling The general reading room and the children's room mirror warm red tones with domed ceilings A private librarian room a large stack room for fifteen thousand volumes and an assembly hall occupy the lower floor The project cost about 15000 for the building and furniture plus a 3000 lot gift from local citizens and is well lit with plate glass windows and 73 electric lights.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Carnegie Library
Walnut
Harrison Streets
Egan Dominates Open Qualifying at Wheaton Course
Chandler Egan of Exmoor led 83 golfers in the Western Golf Association amateur championship at Chicago Golf Club Wheaton, shooting 16 over 36 holes with a 77 in the afternoon to set a Wheaton course record. J O Hinkley was second with 178, Sellers and Kirk tied for third at 178.
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Chandler Egan
Exmoor
Western Golf Association
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Egan
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J. O. Hinkley
Jack” Sellers
Glenview
Walter Kirk
Onwentsla
Fenn and Collett Win Half Mile Title in New Haven
W. S. Fenn and George Collett defeated Frank Kramer to win the half mile championship of America at the Grand Circuit meet in the Coliseum New Haven Connecticut tonight.
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New Haven
Conn
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George Collett
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America
Ten Mile Session Cooled by Cold Track at Meet
The meet highlighted riding excellence despite frigid conditions. Floyd McFarland won the ten mile session by lapping the field, while Major Taylor did not appear.
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Althoit
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Major Taylor
Open Golf Tournament Promises Strong City Event
A city wide golf tournament will be held at Riverside links this Saturday under the direction of F V Lennon. Two cups prize the winner with the title of champion of Indianapolis and a consolation cup. Play runs 9 am to 6 pm with the first and second sixteen qualifying for the Riverside and consolation cups respectively. Finals to be played Monday and Tuesday. Entries due to Lennon by 6 pm tomorrow. Forty two contestants last year. Notable players include Will Harding Abe Parry Rob Douglass and Charles Rauh.
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Milwaukee Hands Indianapolis 11th-Inning Defeat
In a double header at Athletic Park Milwaukee beat Indianapolis 6 to 4 in eleven innings while the second game ended 8 to 1 for the visitors before darkness halted play. Altrock starred on the mound for Milwaukee in the opener. Suthoff pitched well for Indianapolis in the nightcap. Attendance 300.
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Indianapolis Journal
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American Association
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Brooklyn shuts out Cincinnati in five run victory
Brooklyn outplayed Cincinnati 6 to 1 as Donovan allowed five runs while Ritter debuted as catcher for Brooklyn. Double header set for tomorrow with Poole, Bergen, Donovan, and Ritter in the battery. Attendance about 1,500 at Cincinnati.
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Kelley
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Phillies win two over Baltimore in league clash
More than 17,000 spectators welcomed the American League leaders home and watched them take two from Baltimore. Waddell relieved the home pitcher in both games and halted the visitors’ scoring. Gilbert was ordered off the field in the second game for disputing a decision. Attendance 17,291. Batteries Butler and Smith. Mitchell, Waddell and Schreck. The Boston doubleheader went to the home team, with Dineen shining in game one and a deluge of hits in game two. Cleveland defeated Chicago easily in both games, Lajoie and Hickman homering in the first. Joss held Chicago to two hits in game two. St. Louis then beat Detroit to make it three straight.
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Store Without a Till The New York Post reports a Fifth Avenue shop selling high end art without cash sales
A rare retail firm operates cashless for private customers with checks predominant in payments. The London parent and Paris branch support a global antique art business known for expensive objects and high-value stock. The firm, expanding from tapestries to costly curios, claims continued profitability and rising demand as fine antiques grow scarcer.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
London
Paris
Chicago lake resorts draw world travelers to Western beauty
The lake resorts near Chicago attract weary citizens with enduring scenery and cottage life on Wisconsin borders. Rich visitors, attracted by proximity and luxury, possess the main influence, yet the resorts remain a magnet for many well-to-do travelers seeking summer respite.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Cotta
Wisconsin
Propingetty
Elysian Fields
Prosperous Summer Keeps Theaters Busy In Chicago And Nationwide
Harper's Weekly notes cool weather kept crowds in cities. summer resorts lose money while theaters enjoy booming business. In Chicago six to eight big downtown houses show Standing Room Only nightly. Despite high profits, critics doubt artistic value matches the box office success.
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Harper's Weekly
Chicago
President’s Colorado Hunt Draws Public Protest
The Boston Transcript notes the President, active and outdoorsy, plans a late month trip to Colorado despite recent Pittsfield narrow escape. Public protest grows as safety concerns loom, even as precautions are pledged and he remains able to manage duties. The piece stresses the burden of his responsibilities and potential impact of any disability on the nation.
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Boston Transcript
Pittsfield
Colorado
Pastor’s remark prompts call for new nurse at dinner
In a Kansas City Journal item the Herald recounts a citizen inviting a pastor to dine. Beside the citizen’s wife sat their four year old daughter who dropped a biscuit and, when asked if it was hot, replied it was hot as the devil. The host told his wife to get a new nurse for the child, a comment the pastor echoed.
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Kansas City Journal
Herald
Dentist Otto Holt take own life amid wedding plans
In Pana Illinois on September 10 Dr Otto F Holt a young dentist from Tower Hill died by drinking carbolic acid. He was to wed Miss Eva Hall daughter of L B Hall today. Reports say financial troubles caused the act. The Springfield Republican notes unclear phrases about other details.
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Rhythmic Triumphs In Woodruff Stake At Syracuse Fair
Dan Patch drew crowd but postponed record attempt due to wind as Rhythmic led a sequence of wins in unfinished Woodruff stake and related events at Syracuse fair. Anna Held swept 2:19 trotting while Fannie Dillard won the free for all to wagon and The Bishop placed in key heats amid brisk harness action.
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Columbus Trotting Meet Opens With Largest First Day Attendance
At Columbus Indiana the three day fall meeting opened with the best first day turnout in the association’s history. Featured events include a 3 year old trotting stake with Cyrus B. taking multiple heats, and a 2:20 pace event won by Leafy in several heats. Also noted were unfinished trots and upcoming purses for subsequent races.
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Indianapolis Journal
Columbus
Ind
Columbus Trotting Association
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Prim
Baker Morrison
Sister Money
Leafy
Terre Firma
Fire Eater Wins Autumn Stakes at Sheepshead Bay
August Belmont's Fire Eater led from the start to win the Autumn stakes by three quarters of a length at Sheepshead Bay. Merry Acrobat finished second with Meltonian third, while Hose faded after an early lead. Hark Forward won the Oakdale cup steeplechase by six lengths, Bar Le Duc and G. Whittier changed hands in the second race, and Ipse Dixit, Conundrum, Fire Eater, and Court Maid among winners in the card.
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Fire Eater
Sheepshead Bay
Merry Acrobat
Oac
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Hose
Lyne
Payne
Cee
Anne Splendid
Dom Paul
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Rowdy
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Horse Racing Odds and Entries From Multiple Tracks
Odds listed for Windsor Speed Caldwell Delmar Park and Kenilworth Park feature multiple horses and connections. Bets include Tom Hall Auntie Girl Georgia Gardner Bardine Hasel Fore and Art Covenate Wagner W B Gates Bengal Benkart Gould and Reta with varied odds such as 6 to 1 5 to 1 7 to 2 2 to 1 even and 1 to 3 across venues.
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Speed Caldwell
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Auntie Girl
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W. B. Gates
Bengal
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