Governors Conference Opens Amid Talk Silence and Setbacks
Ohio Governor Harmon and other executives arrive for a governors conference in New Jersey. Discussions of politics are avoided as Governor Deneen of Illinois is sidelined by a broken leg, and Governor Dix’s inheritance tax talk is postponed to Friday. Twenty governors reach Spring Lake while others await travel changes and a reception committee led by ex-Gov Fort hosts guests.
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Harmon
Ohio
Broken Leg
Deneen
Illinois
Spring Lake
N. J
Judson Harmon
Woodrow Wilson
O'Neal
Alabama
John A. Dix
New York
Nllhols
Marion
Gilchrist
Florida
Kitchin
North Carolina
West
Citizens
J. Franklin Fort
Foss
Massachusetts
Carroll
Iowa
Aldrich
Nebraska
Willson
Kentucky
Boy Averts Train Wreck Near Mendota Minnesota
Mugene Labbey a seventeen year old farmer's son saved Chicago and Northwestern train No 2 from Omaha near Mendota by signaling a washout. Passengers on the dining car collected money and sent a 100 check and resolutions in praise of his action.
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St. Paul
Minn
Mugene Labbey
Chicago and Northwestern
Omaha
Mendota
Beattie Sings in Jail Waiting for Execution
In Richmond Virginia Harry Clay Beattie Jr awaiting execution for wife murder sits in Chesterfield county jail with two guards at his side. He joins a trio of singers singing Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie and calls the guards to join in.
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Richmond
Harry Clay Beattie, Jr
Chesterfield County
Beattie
Nellie
prominent Ottumwa hardware man George Haw Sr dies at 75
Ottumwa Iowa September 12 George Haw Sr longtime head of Haw Simmons Wholesale Hardware and leading Ottumwa businessman since the sixties died at his home aged seventy five.
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Ottumwa
George Haw
Haw-Simmons Wholesale Hardware Company
Mindsan
Canton
Nelson Baler
Fulton County
Clark County
Romance of the Air Ends in Craft and Courtship
Lynn Massachusetts September 12 The marriage of Miss Josephine Pfan a talented musician to Clyde Cowan a rye manufacturer reveals an aviation romance. Pfan accepted a plane trip invitation from Harry N. Atwood a few weeks ago Cowan fell in love with her while watching her fly and proposals followed.
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Lynn
Mass
Hiro
Josephine Pfan
Clade Cowan
Father Charged in Death of Madison Girl Found in Lake
Madison Wisconsin September 12 Detective from a Chicago agency accuses Martin Lemberger of murdering his daughter whose body was found in Lake Monona. Parents and their son were questioned at the police station after the funeral and locked up. Lemberger denied the charge.
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Madison
Wis
Kidaward Bever
Chicago
Martin Lenberger
Dausitor
Lake Monona
George
Polichee Shaughnessy
Patrick Boyd
L. Roger
Boyer
Lemberger
Woman’s Divorce Plans Tangle with a Murder in Kansas City
Henry C. Gumbel was shot by Robert F. C. Curtis after hiding letters from a woman named Lucie Curtis. Gumbel tore three letters at the Kupper Hotel, one addressed to Gumbel from Lucie. Curtis pleaded not guilty and was held without bond on a first degree murder charge.
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Kansas City
Henry C. Gumbel
Robert F. C. Curtis
Kupper Hotel
Gombel
Lucie
Lucie Curtis
Chicago
Howell& Hoyle
Curtis
Weather Outlook for Indiana Illinois Wisconsin
Fair and cooler today with light to moderate northwest winds. Tomorrow remains fair with a slight increase in wind from the northwest. Cooler temperatures settle across Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin today into tomorrow.
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Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Maine votes show wets ahead in early returns
Early Maine tallies indicate a pro repeal tilt with Portland reporting a wet margin of 2 419 in the largest city and Augusta and Lewiston noting strong wet sentiment. Counts from 197 of 521 towns show wet leads statewide, with 824 towns still to report and York county close. Lebanon announces a grand jury probe into the Whitestown wood alcohol deaths.
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Portland
At & Pp Om
Maine
Calais
Biddeford
Ataite
York County
Greenwood
Lebanon
Ind
Parr
Whitestown
Newberry Charge Dropped in Manslaughter Arrest Case
Wakefield Sept 12 Tru man H Newberry of Detroit former secretary of the navy had a manslaughter charge dismissed after an arrest in the case. The development leaves the defendant ex official free as prosecutors re evaluate evidence and possible next steps.
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Secretary of Navy
Automobile Victim Case Dismissed in Narra gansett Pier
Last Tuesday in district court Judge Nathan B. Lewis heard that prosecuting attorney Fred Olney said George W Ells of Milford Massachusetts would not press criminal charges after his seven year old daughter Helen was killed by Truman H Newberry’s car at Narragansett Pier.
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Nathan B. Lewis
Fred ©. Olney
George W Ells
Milford
Mass
Helen
Newberry
Narragansett Pier
Posse Finds Missing Boy Near Elgin After 36 Hours
A missing nineteen year old, Alfred Yurs, was found by a fifty-strong posse led by the sheriff near Elgin Illinois after wandering for a day and a half with no food or drink. He had left from a farm near East Plate six miles west of Elgin.
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Elgin
Alfred
Fred Yurs
East Plate
Elein
Mayor Knotts Bribery Case Intensifies With Ouster Suits
Gary Indiana September 12 Attorneys Nodges and Ridgely were hired to bring ouster suits against Mayor Knotts city engineer and five city council members tied to the T B Dean bribery case They claim Dean represented by them in suits and that he may be a detective from Louisville and possibly employed by United States Steel when he sought a heating franchise Prosecutor Greenwald inspected a dictograph setup and said he is ready to prosecute once indictments are secured
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Gary
Ind
Nodges and
Ridgely
Knotts
T. B. Dean
Dean
Louisville
United States Steel Corporation
Wayper
Greenwald
Sarcasm by the Way in Washington Star Cartoon
A Washington Star cartoon captures a woman warning a dog and Plodding Pete retorts about a handout last week. The exchange hints at social tension and humor through sharp dialogue in a brief comic moment.
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Pete
Washington Star
The Better Way Exchange Fragment
A brief exchange quotes a dream of fame, with a playful aside about staying hopeful. The fragment captures a casual, informal banter between speakers, hinting at ambition and perseverance.
Milk Driver Strike Shuts Breakfas t Rail Milk Delivery
A nationwide milk drivers strike hits Wisconsin and California areas with hundreds of routes affected. In Cetated Wis a tree fell near a school during a recent event injuring a boy. Monterey and other cities report drivers walking off the job leaving households without milk for breakfast as crowds gather outside depots.
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Delafirid
Wie
Galdorn
Peden
Merire
Beldin
Monterey
Pi John Wilitary School
Great Day for Clark Hon. Champ Receives Ovation
Honorable Champ Clark arrives in Louisiana Pike County to a 19 000 strong crowd. He is joined by 1 060 visitors from Bowling Green and Mexico and two brass bands. Congressmen from Iowa Illinois Missouri join in the reception as Clark speaks from a platform atop the station.
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Louisiana
Champ Clerk
Pike
House of Representatives
Clark
Chicago & Alton
Bowling, Green
Mexico
Mark
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Pike Eonatyv
Champ Clark Enthusiastically Welcomed in Louisiana Missouri
Veteran Congressman Champ Clark was greeted with warm crowds in Louisiana Missouri where locals cheered his remarks and praised his leadership during a campaign stop. Clark spoke on national issues and urged support for his party’s platform.
Fowler Begins Flight for Transcontinental Journey
Robert G Fowler started his bid to fly from San Francisco to New York at 1 87 p.m. in Golden Gate Park. He climbed to about 1000 feet and proceeded eastward toward New York as crowds watched. The voyage could yield about 70000 in prizes if successful, with early reports noting 55 miles per hour along the Central Pacific route. Offers to install voting machines surface as four firms propose free installations for St Joseph county primaries and the 1912 election to prove machine value.
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San Francisco
Robert G Fowler
New York
Stadium
Golden Gate Park
Fowler
Eviston
South Bend
Ind
St. Joseph County
Sugar price rise hits Chicago wholesale costs
Chicago dealers project an annual wholesale sugar cost rise of about 5.6 million as prices for granulated sugar jump from 5.42 to 7.27 per hundred pounds. Rice remains relatively cheap while other staples like Irish potatoes, eggs, coffee, and fresh meats climb. shortages abroad push overall costs higher.
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Chicero
Experts See Conditions More Favorable To Consumers
In New York observers note September opens with prices for coffee sugar potatoes and select canned goods higher than usual but still generally more favorable to consumers than a year ago. Experts doubt a repeat of 1909 10 price spikes predicting higher but manageable costs if households buy plain fare and avoid luxury items.
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New York
China
France
Bride is Left Desolate After Bridegroom's News
Eleanor Pendleton of the chorus in The Belle of Kansas City and other musical comedies married Norman B. Ream Jr., son of a millionaire. He left her four days earlier to tell his wealthy parents in Thompson, Connecticut, that a daughter-in-law had arrived on September 1, amid a $1,000,000 Ream summer home dispute.
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New York
Louis Marshall Ream
Eleanor Pendleton
Usiair
Balfa Dogen
Multh Nillionaire
Norman B. Ream
Seo
Thompson, Conn
Man Fights Robber After $600 Theft Claim
Terre Haute Indiana September 12 George Adox saloon helper claims thief robbed him of 600 dollars. Standing on a street corner he left a streetcar and fought the alleged thief. both men were badly hurt. Police investigate.
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Terre Haute
Ind
George Adox
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Merchant
Harry N. Atwood
Agguse
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Lake
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American Press Association
Conference of Governors
Carr
Prohibition
Lewiston, Me
Lewiston Journal
Augusta
Vic
Truman H. Newberry
Alfred Yars
T.B. Dean
Steel Trust
Diaz
Micke
Cetated
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Kosten
White Big City
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Louisiana, Mo
Unicago
Situation IN
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