Forty-Seven Indictments Target Youngstown City Officials
A Mahoning County special graft grand jury returned forty-seven indictments against seventeen men in Youngstown. The report accuses the city administration of protecting gambling houses and dens, recommends ouster or impeachment actions, and calls for police and county officials to be cleaned from city governance. Two bridge contractors and several county officials are named in the anticipated indictments, with the jury pressing for removal of corrupt elements.
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Lis
Common Pleas
Grand Jury
de- Claires
Youngstown
Hy United
Ths
George FP. Robinson
Secreey
Will Eirike
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Court of Common Pleas
Mahoning County
Ohio
Board of Education
Hangerston
Spotted by Police Sparked Conviction Effort
From the outset, authorities noted the suspects were mild mannered, turning the matter into a test of whether they could secure the evidence needed for a conviction.
Relief started to missionaries in Mexico floods
A United Press report from Mexico City says a rescue party led by W A Ross departed for San Juan to aid stranded Presbyterian Mission Americans. Other relief groups are forming to help survivors in the Jamiltapec district of Oaxaca after a cloudburst and Atoyac river overflow devastation.
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United Pree
City of Mexico
W. A. Ross
San Juan
Jamiltapec
Oaxaca
Atoyac
Robbers Blow Postoffice Safe in Dunbar
Robbers entered the Dunbar post office basement on Sept 11 tore up to the vault and escaped with about $1000 in stamps and cash. Postoffice Inspector Williams arrived but no gang has been captured yet and the motive remains under investigation.
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Taponsen Eine Reit
Dunbar
Postoffice
Wiliams
Peary again denies Cook near the Pole
Commander Peary affirms Cook has never been near the North Pole and promises proof. He says Roosevelt is at Battle Harbor Labrador and that Peary will reveal supporting material once Cook’s claim is challenged before reputable scientific bodies. A published cable from Peary notes a verified return to Washington and a navy declaration of a North Pole ascent.
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United Press Wire
New York
Peary
United Pres
FP. A. Cook
North Pole
Brooklyn
Roosevelt
Battle Harbor
Labrador
United Pre -Battle
Cape Ray
N. 8
Cook
Pole
United Prow
Battle Hare Lor
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Conkmékéen
Geographica
Washington
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Washington, D. C
Prary
Capo Tay
N. A
Terbert
Bridgman
The
Peary Arctic Club
United Preas
Sampson- Schley
Dr. Cook
Chok
Tennis finals at Newport Casino in singles and mixed doubles
In Newport Rhode Island on September 11 the invitation tennis finals were underway with Miss Lot Moyen of Philadelphia facing Miss Louise Hammond of New York in the singles and Miss Donanti with H. Sends pairing for the mixed doubles against Boynton.
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Pry Oie Orewre
Newport
Miss Lote Moyen
Philadelphia
Mint Louise Hammond
New York
Mise Mh Donanti
Will Feam
Boyton
Native Pennsylvanians Claim Arctic Explorer Peary
The Chest Springs community near Altoona challenges Cresson as the birthplace of Arctic explorer Robert Edwin Peary. Peary's father and uncles moved from Maine to Pennsylvania in the early 1800s to pursue lumbering, and locals remember the family as Perry. Peary's mother was Mary Wiley, with links to Cambria County.
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Cresson
Robert Edwin Peary
Chest Springs
Altoona
Peary
Maine
Pennsylvania
Perry
Mary Wiley
Cambria County
Silent tribute to Harriman draws thousand workers
Turner Newfield Sept 11 One thousand rough faced laborers from mills farms and shops gathered at Tower Hill to view the body of F H Harriman in state. The turnout reflected the workers’ loyalty as the family allowed the public viewing to honor the railroad magnate with a solemn funeral to follow.
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United Press Wire
Turner
F. H. Harriman
Tower Mil
Odo
Harriman
Central Valley
Arden
Routhfield
Tower Hill
Arden House
Procemion
Grant Hall
Ford
Buwat Dimpelf Aasipta
Funeral Sunday for Harriman Draws Wide Condolences
A quiet funeral is planned with private family rituals and twenty two carriages. Condolences flood the Arden telegraph office, including messages from distant parts of the world. Father P. M. F. McVarnan, Irish Catholic priest of Harriman's estate, sends a condolence note praising the dead financier and the church's aid.
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Momayon
Condolenes
Arden
Harriman
Tather P. M. F. McVarnan
Himell
La Salle Hotel Opens Amid Bustle in Chicago
The gilded Inn began business with great fanfare on a Wednesday. Battling Nelson arrived from Hegewisch to check in but was denied lodging after the clerk noted on the register that no cot or room was available. Nelson later accused the La Salle management of denying him hospitality.
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Chicago
la Salle
Bay
Nelson
Hegewisch
Lote
Holt Sett
la Balle
Murder Charge Grips Malaga After Love Rivalry
Despatch from Madrid reports the arrest of Ava Kavera in Malaga province on a murder charge. The case centers on Ava allegedly choking her rival Antonia Moraes during a quarrel over the same man. The event follows a heated dispute and ties to a love triangle.
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Madrid
Atbaurin de la Torre
Malaga
Ava Kavera
Antonia Moraes
Ana
Antonia
Antonis
Eno
Thera
Shackleton Says Danish Medal Is Same as His Medal
Antarctic explorer Shackleton declared the gold medal awarded to Dr. Cook by the Danish Geographical Society is the one he would have received. He planned to travel to Copenhagen to receive it, but Cook’s polar claim shifted urgency to October.
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Shackelton
Walt
Ly United Pes Wire
London
Ernest Shackleton
Danish Geographical Society
Cook
Octobear Peters
Shackleton Seall
Peary and Cook The Pole Debate Over Proof and Conditions
The article surveys contrasting claims by Peary and Cook regarding the North Pole expedition. It notes Peary's insistence on his proof, Cook's assertions of rapid travel and ice conditions, and the public demand for equally solid demonstrations from Dr Book. It contrasts temperature readings, ice pack activity, and travel pace in the final leg toward the Pole.
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Cook
Peary
Teacher shoots boistrous pupil in McDonald County
A McDonald County Missouri teacher, A T Kel sey, is jailed for shooting pupil John Butram after the boy threatened a teacher and advanced with a knife. Butram, described as a terror to former masters, was shot three times as he lunged at the teacher.
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Dy United Bread Wire
Gravette
Ark
A. T. Kelsey
McDonald County
Missouri
John Butram
Butram
Hopeful notes on Harriman case from Vienna doctors
Professor Atruempel in Vienna relayed to Edward Harriman's New York physicians that the stomach cancer case showed hope before deterioration. He stated the patient was beyond medical relief earlier but later information suggested no hopeless operation and advised the family of the evolving diagnosis and a possible outcome.
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United Press
Deriin
Mora
New
Millman Case: Doctors Question Operation Death Theory
Detroit reports a disputed death tied to an alleged surgical procedure on Maybelle Millman. Physicians differ on whether death came from anesthesia or illness, while investigators seek a falsified crime motive and potential other doctors involved.
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Brean Wire
Detroit
Mich
Mayballe Millman
Clark
Grimes
Thaddeus Walker
Maybelle Millman
Gaston
Martha Henning
Polce
Sherif
McDonnel
Millman
Sheriff's Office
Friteh
Graft Prosecutor Dying After Delicate Operation
Pittebure Pa September 11 District Attorney W A Blakely is dying in a hospital after a delicate operation. Doctors report brain degeneration from a mine fold disease behind the right ear. The condition follows an earlier procedure aimed at Youngs man. Blakely’s fate remains uncertain as medical staff monitor signs.
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Pittebure
Blakely
Ollmanic
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Vienna
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