Ferry Marquette No. 18 Sinks After Lake Michigan Wreck
The Pere Marquette No. 18 sank about thirty miles off Sheboygan with fifty crew aboard. Thirty were saved and thirty nine lost, all Ludington men. The car ferry carried two cars and coal and miscellaneous freight on its first post-summer trip. Lifesaving and tug relief were dispatched from Milwaukee Sheboygan and nearby ports.
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Milwaukee
Midlake
Chicago
Wallen
Ludington
Kitty
Joseph Bresin
Walter Brown
R. Needham
Rozencranz
Frank Young
Josh Fay
Cook
Klein
Luding
Michigan
No. 17
Sheboygan
Pere Marquette
Chi
Waukegan
Labor Day
Return
Hughes on the Bench Prominent Governors Supreme Court Move
Washington reports Governor Hughes is expected to become chief justice of the United States Supreme Court with an immediate transfer to the bench on October second Monday. The plan entails Hughes leaving Albany within weeks to take oath in Washington as the term begins. Taft has not finalized Hughes’s exact role beyond the possible chief justice position.
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Washington
F Hughes
Supreme Court of the
United States
Senate
New York
Albany
Congress
Fent Taft
Hughes
Ce Harlan
Judge J H Batten Ends Lorimer Resignation Controversy
Judge J H Batten, president of the Hamilton Club, handles the Lorimer resignation issue amid ongoing political debate and club discussions.
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Hamilton Club
Lorimer
Man's Arm Pulled Off In Sawmill Accident At Summitville
Frank Harding a young farmer from four miles west of Summitville Indiana lost his right arm in a sawmill accident when his coat caught on a flywheel. The engine halted on dead center and the wheel pulled loose the arm eight inches from the shoulder. He was hurled and the limb remained attached to the flywheel until the machine was stopped. Three inches of bone were exposed. Doctors say he will recover.
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Anderson
Ind
Frank Harding
Summitville
Harding
Child Dies After Buggy Incident Near Tonia
In Tonia Michigan on September 12 Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith and their seven month old child were thrown from a buggy when a horse jumped after flies. The child died two hours later from a head injury while Mrs Smith suffered a fractured rib and bruises but is expected to recover.
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Tonia, Mich
Will Smith
North Plains
Aurilla Smith
Sam La Barbera Captures Large Tarantula in Bananas
Shelbyville Indiana September 12 Sam La Barbera captured a large tarantula in a bunch of bananas. The spider nearly bit him but he kept it alive in a large glass jar. This is the second tarantula he has captured and they are unusually large.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Sam la Barbera
Baseball Results From National and American Leagues
National League standings show Chi 85 89 .686 and Cin 64 67 .489 with St Louis 61 75 .406 and N Y 72 53 .576. Pitts 76 51 .498 and Brook 51 76 .402. Phil 66 63 .512 and Bos 45 86 .414. American League results list Chicago and Pittsburg games with runs, hits, and errors amid scattered box notes.
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National League
W. L. Pet
W. L. Pet. Chi
Cin
Pitts
St. L
N.Y
Brook
Phil
Bos
Cincinnati
R. H. BE
St. Louis
Gordon
Harmon
Phelps
Gasper
McLean
Chicago
R, H
Pittsburg
Cammitz
C Gibson Cole
Kling
American League
We i
Pet
W. L. Pet. Phil
Wash
Chi
R. H.E. Restribe Oe
Mullin
Schmidt
Olmstead and
Block
American League standings and Chicago game summary
The box score shows American League teams with Phil and Wash leading with strong records. Chicago met a 2 to 1 defeat as Mullin Schmidt Olmstead and Block appear in the lineup amid scattered runs and defensive plays at Comiskey Park.
Scores From American Association Doubleheader Recap
In Louisville Toledo won 8 0 in first game and 10 1 in second. Milwaukee beat Minneapolis 8 4 in game one and lost 6 1 in game two. Columbus defeated Indianapolis 10 8, Kansas City fell to St Paul 0 2 in thirteen innings, and Kansas City won 6 1 in the second game.
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Louisville
Toledo
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Columbus
Indianapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Roosevelt Tours Cincinnati as Campaign Stop
President Roosevelt received a warm Cincinnati welcome at Music Hall with a large audience. He praised government regulation of corporations and conservation, and stressed national power over state sovereignty. He avoided hostility, noted Cox and Lorimer contrast, and planned a two hour Columbus stop before heading to Pittsburgh for the final address.
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Cincinnati
Art
Roosevelt
T. R
Music Hall
Congress
Bureau of Mines
Taft
George B. Cox
Garry Herrmann
Rud Ifynicka
Longworth
Boss Cox
Senator Lorimer
Cox
Barns
New York
Chicago
Congressman Longworth
Richelieu Hall
Times Star
Charles Taft
Columbus
Pittsburg
Boy Dragged by Pony in Anderson Injury Fatal Likely
In Anderson Indiana Frank Gardineau ten year old son of liveryman Newell Gastineau was dragged four blocks by a white pony after being unseated when the animal spooked at a passing train. He suffered skull fractures and a broken arm and was taken to St. John's hospital where death is expected.
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Anderson
Ind
Frank Gardineau
Newell Gastineau
St. John’s Hospital
Platform collapses with band at Princeton fair
An elevated platform in Princeton Indiana collapsed in the courthouse square while the Indianapolis Military Band performed for the County Fair. No injuries were reported though all were badly shaken.
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Princeton
Ind
Indianapolis
Governor Sanders Louisiana Executive Refuses Senate Bid
Louisiana Governor Sanders announces he will not resign to pursue a seat in the United States Senate. He reiterates commitment to state duties and endorses an interim successor plan for the governorship.
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Louisiana
United States
Rawn Heirs Seek Cash From Monon President Insurance
Formal demand seeks payment of 127000 in accident insurance carried by the late Iran Rawn, Monon railroad president. Policies totaling 48000 paid except two small company policies for 2000 or 3000. Evidence shows death by a revolver shot and proofs of loss were sent by attorney to insurers.
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Chicago
Rawn
Monon Railroad
F. B. Johnstone
Runnels, Barry & Johnstone
Maine Vote Nears Close as Rural and City Races Heat Up
Maine voters face a tight statewide contest with Governor Bert Fernald seeking a second term for the Republicans and Mayor Fred W Plaisted leading the Democratic gubernatorial ticket. In Congress Asher C Hinds aims to replace Reed in the First district against William M Pennell, while the Second district pits Jno P Swaney against Dan McGillicuddy. Republicans Frank E Guernsey and Edwin C Burleigh seek re election in the Fourth and Third districts respectively with solid chances.
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Augusta
Maine
Bert M. Fernald
Fred W. Plaisted
Congress
Asher
C. Hinds
Walking Encyclopedia
Thomas B. Reed
Washington
William M. Pennell
Portland
Hinds
Jno.p.swaney
Dan McGillicuddy
Lewiston
Frank E. Guernsey
Edwin C. Burleigh
Ashford Reports Puerto Rico Hook Worm Cast Lead
Ashford, discoverer of the hook worm, lectures in Europe on hygiene. He served as a U S army surgeon in Porto Rico for ten years and studied the disease's origin. He cites 300,000 reported cases in Porto Rico, about one third of the island’s population, with mortality reduced from forty per thousand to about twenty.
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Ashford
Noo
Europe
Congress of Hygiene and Health
United States Army
Porto Rico
Busy week for Central West state fairs opens today
Central West fair followers face a busy week as major state fairs open. Milwaukee hosts the Wisconsin state fair, with Indianapolis Indiana and Hutchinson Kansas also launching events. Grand Rapids Michigan Louisville Kentucky and Hiuton South Dakota join the lineup as fairs run through the week.
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Chicago
Central West
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Hutchinson
Grand Rapids
Louisville
Hiuton
Moonshine Still Show At Appalachian Exposition
Knoxville opened the Appalachian exposition with hundreds of exhibits including a captured moonshine whiskey still. Visitors were disappointed that the still was not operating. The fair aims to promote forest and waterway conservation across the Appalachian region.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Mountains
Appalachian
Actor-Aviator Loraine Fails Irish Channel Attempt
Dublin reports Robert Loraine failed to swim the Irish channel by sixty yards after leaving Holyhead. He rode sixty miles out to sea and, near the Baily lighthouse, fell into the water. A rescue boat pulled his partly submerged plane to the Adela, and Loraine later returned to Dublin and Holyhead with a record sea flight.
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Dublin
Robert Loraine
Holyhead
Baily
Loraine
Adela
Arizona enters Union with a choice of constitutional principles
Residents vote to elect delegates to a constitutional convention for the new state of Arizona. Organized labor supports a progressive platform including initiative and referendum, bank deposit guarantees, universal suffrage, eight hour workday, direct election of U.S. senators, and other reforms to shape the state charter.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
United States
Typos Play Ball In National Printer League Series
Washington hosts Philadelphia this afternoon to open the third annual series for the Union Printers National Baseball League title. Tomorrow Chicago faces Pittsburg and New York typos meet Boston. Wednesday features St. Louis v Cincinnati and Indianapolis v Denver. Thursday begins eliminations and Saturday pits the West winner against the East in the final.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Union Printers
Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Bostonians
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Denver
National Bakers Convene in Baltimore for 1897 Established Body
Bread bakers and cake manufacturers from every state attend the opening of the National Association of Master Bakers convention in Baltimore. The bleached flour issue and other pure food topics will guide business sessions, with a banquet to close the gathering. The group began in 1897 to boost idea exchange and has held annual meetings since.
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Baltimore
National Association of Master Bakers
Roosevelt Reaches Home After West Swing
President Theodore Roosevelt has returned to Oyster Bay after a westward tour noted for its lively reception. He warned that the upcoming Saratoga campaign will be a strenuous contest and said he favors a clean, progressive ticket even if it means risking a defeat. No large crowds greeted him in Jersey City beyond the presence of Howland sons Karl and Harold.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
West
T. R
Saratoga
Jersey City
Howland
Karl
Harold
He Rallied From the Operation Says First Physician
In an exchange the first physician confirms the patient recovered after surgery and the second physician notes a black eye given during the event, stating it as evidence of the rally.
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