Saddle Horses and fair court quiet after eventful day
A long list of class prizes at the fair includes $25 for peak horses and $30 for single roadsters, with winners named such as M. Wilson and Peak. Police headquarters at the fair grounds closed camp as Sergeant Hagerman and others departed. The little courtroom saw seven cases before Justice White, far fewer than in past years, with only two pickpocket cases.
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Fair Grounds
Hagerman
Justice of the Peace White
Broad Ripple
United States Steel wins appeal over stock conversion scheme
In Trenton New Jersey the Court of Errors and Appeals by an 8 to 3 vote reversed a lower court, allowing United States Steel to convert 200 million dollars of 7 percent stock into 5 percent second mortgages. The ruling lifts the injunction previously restraining the process and sets the stage for further actions on a second injunction contested by J Aspinwall Hodge and associates of New York.
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New Jersey Court of Appeals
Trenton
N. J
Court of Erras and Appeals
United States Steel Corporation
Berger
Justice van Sickel
Justice Run
Aginst the Trust
J. Aspinwall Hodge
New York
Illinois Coal Operators and Engineers Reach Compromise on Scale
After a two day session in Springfield Illinois the scale committee of the Illinois Coal Operators Association and the committee of the National Coal Hoisting Engineers signed last year’s scale as the new standard. Engineers had sought a percent increase but operators refused to grant any raise, holding firm on the prior year's terms.
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Springfield
Til
Illinous Coal Operators’ Association
National Coal Hoisting Engineers
Weather forecast for Indiana Illinois and Ohio
Forecast for Saturday and Sunday covers Indiana fair and warmer Saturday with Sunday showers and cooler, light northeast winds shifting to south. Illinois similar with showers and cooler, northeast winds becoming southeast. Ohio mainly partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday, increasing clouds and warmer with rain in the west, light variable winds becoming fresh south. Local observations note a maximum around 68 and trace precipitation.
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Washington
Indiana
Ohio
Movements of Steamers at York Harbor
Movements of ships reported for September include arrivals from Le Havre, Hamburg, and Boston with several liners docking at York. Vessels named include Lucania, Victoria, Vitonia, Hanoverian, and others expected to sail to Hamburg and New York, with mixed inbound and outbound traffic noted.
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Ad York
la Havre
Lucania
Tumbia
Hamburg
Balook
Liverpool
Ste «Victoria
York
Vitonia
Boston
Camparia
Seuneroete
Gett —Areiv
Ments
New York
Transit must be free United States guarding Panama Railway
Secretary Moody released a cable from Commander McLean stating U S naval forces guard the Isthmus transit across Panama from sea to sea and will not permit obstruction. Ninety Marines on trains from Colón to Panama. eighty men and two quick firing guns landed aboard Cincinnati. Officials consider reinforcements as Navy aims to keep free transit. Governor Salazar, a young Colombian, has shown mixed conduct including censoring foreign mail before revoking it.
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Washington
Moody
McLean
Cincinnati
United States Naval Forces
Ced
Panama
Navy Department
United States
Apple
Salazar
Irra
Marines land in Colon as insurgent threat looms
In Colon a detachment of about 80 U S Marines from the cruiser Cincinnati and two quick firing guns are landed after government troops are kept inland. Marines guard the isthmus to prevent insurgent interference while a convoy to Panama is canceled due to reports a Herrera envoy is at San Pablo. A large insurgent force reportedly nearby, raising fears of immediate fighting.
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Colon
Colombia
Panama
United States
Cincinnati
Herrera
San Pablo
McLean
British Cruiser Retribution Heads to Colon
Kingston Jamaica dispatch says the British cruiser Retribution left this morning for Colon Colombia after reports the Isthmus situation is serious. The move reflects rising tensions and potential actions in the region.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Retribution
Colon
Colombia
President to visit city for Sinnati Fall Festival
The President will attend a forenoon reception at the St Nicholas and be escorted to the exposition grounds by a large military and civic unit. A 6 pm banquet at the St Nicholas will include Senator Foraker, Governor Nash, Mayor Fleischmann, and Frank W. Foulds. Two Music Hall addresses follow the parade with fireworks and a citywide halt to business.
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Sinnati
St. Nicholas
Exposition Grounds
Chamber of Commerce
Business Men's Club
S J. Nicholas
Foraker
Ohio
Fleischmann
Tragedy at Church Stampede Kills Delegates and Strands Survivors
At a church gathering a deadly crush occurred as 3,000 people surged toward the main entrance while panic spread from a claimed fire shout. Many were smothered to death with few breaking bones, two Texas and two New Orleans delegates among the identified dead by early morning.
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Ballou
Texas
New Orleans
Annie Harris
Bessemer
Ala
F. K. Williams
Pratt City
Ada J. Adams
Fort Smith
Ark
William Stone
Greenville
L. R. Price
Sarah Peyton
Z. H. Johanson
Weir
Kan
Anderson
Roanoke
Mont
Allen
Chattanooga
Rolling Beer Wins Hawthorne Handicap at One Mile Fifteen
In a Hawthorne fast mile and a quarter Colonel Bill prevailed in the Free Handicap event with a last time of 2:06 and 1/5. Five favorites won Gravesend cards with Blue Peter leading two year olds and Incubator, Sad duccee, South Trimble and Nannie Bert among the winners.
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Colonel Bill
Hawthorne
Rolling Beer
New York
Gravesend
Blue Peter
Incubator
Sadduccee
South Trimble
Col. Bill
Bonnibert
Hawthorne Feature Free Handicap Results
Chicago Hawthorne card featured a mile and a sixteenth free handicap with Rolling Boer Vulcan and Bragg as top contenders finishing in order. Pierce J led a 10 to 1 winner list followed by Maxette Philo Rol Boer Hide and Seek Wing Dance in a tight field.
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Chicago
Rolling Boer
Vulcan
Bragg
Hawthorne
Pierce J
Maxette
Philo
Rol Boer
Hide and Seek
Wing Dance
Five Windsor favorites win on muddy Detroit track
Detroit track was muddy but a strong card prevailed with Albula taking the Windsor Street railway fee as the feature. Winners in order include Zack Ford Lamp Shade Obstinate Simon Albula Tom Hall Hinsdale, per Indianapolis Journal dispatch.
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Detroit
Mich
Windsor
Albula
Windsor Street Railway
Zack Ford
Lamp Shade
Simon
Tom Hall
Hinsdale
Queen Alexandra Returns From England Aboard Victoria and Albert
Queen Alexandra arrived in Copenhagen aboard the British royal yacht Victoria and Albert. She was met outside harbor by King Christian and other royal family members and escorted into the roadstead by a squadron of warships.
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Copenhagen
Queen Alexandra
England
Victoria and Albert
Christian
Crosby declines Massachusetts lieutenant governor nomination
Pittsfield Mass. Sept 19 J C Crosby announces he has declined the nomination for lieutenant governor tendered him by the Democratic State convention in Boston for business reasons after careful consideration.
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Pittsfield
Mass
J. C. Crosby
Boston
Won in a rainstorm Wattys men win championship
Minneapolis defeats Indianapolis 7 to 5 after a rain soaked game. Jupiter Plavius interrupted play but Indianapolis rallied in the eighth to tie, then won by two runs before rain ended the contest. Williams and Hogriever starred for Minneapolis with late scoring while Byers, Quillin and Fox contributed for the locals.
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Indianapolis Journal
Minneapolis
Minn
Jupiter Plavius
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Kihm
Kuhns
Woodruff
Newlin
Byers
Williams
Hogriever
Fox
Quillen
Sullivan
Tindel
Hogrever
Wilms
Yeager
Quillin
Woodruff Hogriever
Matthews
Lin
Coulter
Indiana
Tindill
Milwaukee's Slim Shutout Loss by Columbus Nine
Milwaukee pitcher Disch exits in the third as Columbus edges Milwaukee 9 to 0. Halliman doubles, HartSTEALs bases, McMakin and Myers star for the visitors while Disch Hawley and Speer manage a rough line for Milwaukee. Umpire Haskell assigns a 1 hour time and both teams leave with ten on base. Toledo vs Kansas City halted in seventh as Wolfe holds.
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Milwaukee
Columbus
Disch
Hawley
Speer
McMakin
Myers
Halliman
Hallman
Hart
A. McBride
Enoll
Knoll Tourner
Hooke
Viox
Haskell
Kansas City Beats Toledo In Low Scoring Baseball Tilt
Kansas City wins 5 to 0 with Wolfe on mound holding Toledo to 40 attendance. Nance, Rothfuss, Smith, Wolfe all steal bases. Wolfe and McNeil each fan three. Levee sacrifice, Leene catcher. Double plays by Nance, Gannon, and Graffius. Time of game one hour. Umpire Miller.
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Minn
Louisville
Snk
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Ganzel
Les
Burley
Ner
Schaub
Quinlan
Miler
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Kerwin
Clymer
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Mpire
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Beville
McNeil
Graffius
Nance
Levee
Rothfuss
Smith
Wolfe
Lenee
Gannon
Selim
Ff Wolfe
Rally by Philadelphia Stirred Boston in Ninth Inning
Boston beat Philadelphia in a nine inning National League game marked by a ninth inning rally. White batted for Iberg and hit a ball that bounced off Cooley into the bleachers, driving in two runs while three more crossed. Final score shows Boston with six and Philadelphia with nine.
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Boston
Philadelphia
White
Iberg
Cooley
Exciting Pitchers Contest Won by Philadelphia in Boston Series
In the final games of the championship race Philadelphia defeated Boston in a pitchers duel. The win came in the eighth inning on Murphy's single driving in two runs after men reached third and second. Attendance was 11,331. Final score not shown.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Murphy
Chicago Defeats Detroit in One Sided Baseball Game
CHICAGO Sept 19 The visitors had no chance as Patterson’s pitching and Chicago bats overpower Detroit in a 9 to 2 victory. Attendance 500. Battery details Patterson McFarland Mercer Buelow.
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Chicago
Patterson
Detroit
Patterson and McFarland
Mercer and Buelow
Southern League Scores Mixed In Memphis Rain Soak
Memphis tied Atlanta four to four in a Southern League game. Shreveport defeated Chattanooga nine to two. Little Rock beat Birmingham three to one in another league clash.
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Memphis
Atlanta
Shreveport
Chattanooga
Little Ik
Birmingham
Court Upheld Injunction Halting McGovern Corbett Bout
Louisville report: Judge Field's injunction against the McGovern Corbett 20 round bout is sustained. Tickets totaling $30,000 will be redeemed at banks. The Southern Athletic Club faces a $5,000 loss, including a $2,500 forfeit. The planned rematch at a theater was rejected.
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Judge Field
McGovern and Corbett
Louisville
Robert C. Gray
Southern Club
Terry McGovern
Young Corbett
Gray
Southern Athletic Club
McGovern
Kentucky boxing ban upheld as McGovern Bett Contest blocked
In Frankfort Judge Emmett Field's injunction against the McGovern Bett contest for the featherweight world title was sustained by Associate Judge James D. White and the match will not be held in Kentucky. The court called the bout a fight and divided on preventive power, denying the motion to dissolve the injunction after extensive argument. Other results include Evansville bout where Werner knocked out Bevinger in 30 minutes, and Butte where Jack Clifford defeated Dal Hawkins by seventh round KO.
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Frankfort
Emmett Field
Jefferson Circuit
Southern Athletic Club
McGovern-Corbett
Louisville
James D. White
Court of Appeals
Kentucky
White
Eee
Guffy
Jude White
Burnam
Durell
Hobson
Crear
Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Charles Bevinger
Johnnie Werner
Werner
Bevinger
Mayor Bookwalter Sets Grand Average in Bowing Match
The Crescents beat Harry Hearsey's All-Stars six games as Mayor Bookwalter, president of the American Bowling Congress, posts a 114 1 2 average at Turner alleys. He finishes behind Coroner Brayton amid a night of splits misses and orphan scores with the mayor returning to club bowling.
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Bookwalter
Turner Alleys
Harry Hearsey
Crescents
American Bowling Congress
Brayton
Washington Alleys Bowling Match Ends With Marion Victory
The Marion team defeated Capital City at the Washington alleys last night winning five games. In the first division the Marions rolled 899 13 813 versus 902 833 707 for Capital City. In the second division the Marions began with a loss as scores show 787 and 871 for the Marions against 791 and 746 for Capital City, with incomplete results continuing.
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Marions
Capital City
Washington Alleys
Marion
Arone
Capital Citys
National Gun Club Formed in Indianapolis
The National Gun Club of Indianapolis filed articles of association with the secretary of state announcing goals to preserve fish and game in the state, promote wing and trap shooting, and train city youth in firearm use for future national service. Officers include President John M. Lilly secretary treasurer F Holloway and directors Ernest H Tripp William A Marshall. The Muncie Club was incorporated by Thomas L Ryan Wilbur E Button Harry R Greiger Norwood Carnes Jol ther F McMillan.
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National Gun Club
Indianapolis
John M. Lilly
F. Holloway
Ernest H. Tripp
William
Shortridge Faces Meridians In Season Opener At Capitol
The second Shortridge High School football team and the Meridians meet this morning on the Capitol Avenue field at Sixteenth Street. This marks the season opener for both squads with a morning kickoff.
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Shortridge High School
Meridians
Capitol Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Noted Engineers and Navy Yeomen Die in Three Cities
Baltimore reports the death of Charles H Latrobe a civil engineer who helped plan many public works in the city and who earlier supervised bridges in Peru including the long Ave Sian age a Vortatas. New York notes the death of Patrick J Hyland a 36 year old yeoman on the cruiser Brooklyn admired as Admiral Dewey's chief yeoman and present at Manila Bay. Toledo records the death of Albert F Randolph of Randolph Baer Philadelphia in apoplexy while overseeing a lighthouse project. he leaves a widow two Philadelphia sons and a Detroit son.
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Baltimore
Charles H. Latrobe
Latrobe
Peru
New York
Patrick J. Hyland
Brooklyn
Hyland
Navy
Admiral Weey
Olympia
Manila Bay
Trenton
Apia
Samoa
Toledo
Albert F. Randolph
Randolph & Baer
Philadelphia
Detroit
Police chief to lead pro football team in South Bend
South Bend police chief James McWeeney will captain a fast team of professional football players organized in the city for the coming season. The former Chicago Athletic guard will head the squad as preparations begin.
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Indianapolis Journal
South Bend
Ind
James McWeeney
Chicago Athletic Guard
Smithsonian director Maj J one critically ill at home
Word of Maj J one director of technology at the Smithsonian Institution reaching his summer home where he is said to be critically ill. The report notes family and staff are awaiting further medical updates from the residence.
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Maj. J
Smithsonian “Institution
Caroline con dies in Paducah at age 76
Paducah Kentucky report notes Caroline con, aged seventy six, is believed to be near death in this county as officials state she has suffered significant illness and may not recover. The sparse OCR fragment records her age and location with limited further details.
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Paducah
Caroline Jd Con
Beeves
Man Confined by Barbed Wire After Shot Fire
Patrolmen respond to gunfire report and find Emmanuel Kennedy twenty four tied in a barb wire fence behind 208 Bond Street. Kennedy, with two companions Charles Taylor and George Cousina, had torn boards from a chicken shed. McGee, the shooter, is questioned at his Bond Street home.
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Conwell
Bond Street
Emmanuel Kennedy
Enoch McGee
Kennedy
Charles Taylor
George Cousina
Sose Teres
Paine's Celery Compound Promises Rural Health Gain
A promotional item touts Paine's Celery Compound as essential for farmers' health. It argues rural residents suffer similar ailments as city dwellers and cites John Zuspan of Middleport Ohio claiming cure from rheumatism after four bottles, enabling him to work like a man half his age.
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Paine
John Zuspan
Middleport
Ten Rounds To A Draw In Indianapolis Show
Eddie Cain and Willie Fitzgerald fought ten rounds to a draw at the Empire Theater delivering a highly praised exhibition. Crowds called it the most scientific boxing seen in Indianapolis with relentless infighting and solid technique from both men. Referee Ryan scored it a draw, and plans for future bouts including Hughey McGovern, Art McCoy, and connections to McGovern and Young Corbett were discussed.
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Willie Fitzgerald
Empire Theater
Indianapolis
Terry McGovern
Young Corbett
Cain
Fitzgerald
Eton
Santry
Young Mowatt
Ing
Ryan
Hughey McGovern
Kid
the Empire
Art Sim McCoy
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
French Lick
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Fussimmons
O'Brien
Tommy Ryan
Kid Carter
Fort Erie
San Francisco
Carson City
Putssimmons
O’brien
McGovern
Glory divine mystery in South Boston drug store
A flaxen haired toddler in a South Boston drug store asks for five cents of glory divine. The clerk Mr Grey questions the need while the child says it is for throwing around the room and yard. The scene draws amused smiles from bystanders as the apothecary muses on the phrase.
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Boston Herald
Boston
Mr. Grey
Glory Divine
Rte
Cile den
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