Marine Recruits Drown Near North Chicago Lake Michigan
Six U S naval recruits die during a pleasure sail on Lake Michigan as a gale capsizes their boat near shore. Twenty-three others and two officers struggle to reach safety while witnesses along the beach watch in horror. Seaman William Negus laments the tragedy, saying he could have saved them.
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Chicago
United States Naval Training Station
North Chicago
Lake Michigan
W. BE. Antrobus
R. C. Harlan
Memphis
Tenn
J. L. Southworth
Nashville
John Wallace
John Patten
Detroit
Mich
A. L. Raymond
William Negus
W. F. Fullam
Negus
Parks likely GOP nominee in Colorado governor race
Unofficial statewide returns indicate C. C. Parks leads P. B. Stewart for governor with a 1 727 vote edge. State Chairman J F McDonald also says Ben Griffith appears set to win the attorney general post for the Progressives while the Regulars dominate the rest of the slate.
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Denver
Colo
C. C. Parks
P. B. Stewart
J. F. McDonald
Parks
Ben Griffith
Boats Are Made Safe for New York Harbor Lines
Government officials require 100 percent life saving equipment on steamboats operating in New York harbor and Long Island Sound. The change, taking effect September 15, ends several ferry services between New York City and suburban shore resorts. Summer rules allowed 30 percent equipment, now raised to full equipment after September 15.
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New York
New York Harbor
Long Island Sound
New York City
Slaying of Guthrie Editor Sparks Wide Search
A posse of hundreds with bloodhounds hunts a suspected ambush killer who shot Frank Merrick managing editor of the Guthrie Leader near the town outskirts. Authorities believe revenge for a prior shooting of a Black man a year earlier motivated the crime.
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Guthrie
Oklo
Frank Merrick
Guthrie Leader
Merrick
Denver Snowstorm Drops Three Inches in Colorado
Snow blanketed central Colorado and parts of Wyoming with over three inches in Denver. Temperatures hovered at 34 degrees as a cold rain turned to snow at daybreak across the region.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Wyoming
Orozco Is Captured by US Patrol Near El Paso
Reports from Washington and El Paso say General Orozco, Mexican rebel leader, was captured by Captain Thomas F. Mitchell on an American patrol between El Paso and Douglas. The claim is under military review as details arrive from General Steever and General Wood. In Mexico City crowds rally for Diaz and condemn Madero, amid pro Diaz demonstrations and banner protests after Maz city's papers publish Diaz images.
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Washington
Steever
Douglas
War Department
Orozco
Thomas F. Mitchell
el Paso
Wood
Army
Diaz
Maz
Madero
Monoplane Biplane Collision Kills Aviator at Aerodrome
A night collision at Cicero Aerodrome during the 20 kilometer speed races left Howard Gill fatally injured when his biplane collided with George Mestach's monoplane amid a dusk flight. Mestach survived with serious injuries as spectators watched the first fatal air collision in American history during the international meet.
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Chicago
Cicero Aerodrome
Howard Gill
Baltimore
Mds
George Mestach
Paris
France
Mile Aerodrome
Gill
Anthony Jannus
Mestach
Maurice Prevost
Jules Vedrines
Mestuach
Pylon No. 4
Gil
Campaign inquiry targets Morgan Perkins and others
Senator Clapp, head of the campaign contributions probe, sent letters to J Pierpont Morgan and George W Perkins and others with knowledge of contributions asking them to attend the resumed hearings. He noted some may be unavailable for September 36. Colonel Roosevelt plans to appear when he returns east in October.
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Washington
Clapp
J. Pierpont Morgan
George W. Perkins
Roosevelt
Senator Clapp
East
Threatens a General Tie Up in Mass Strike Rally
In protest of Lawrence Mass. arrest of Joseph J Etter and Arturo Giovannitti thousands march and mass meeting hears William D Haywood threaten to tie up every factory mill and railway if the men are not released or concessions granted.
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New York
Joseph J. Etter
Artruro Giovannitti
Lawrence
Mass
William D. Haywood
Flight collision fatality reported in darkness
Breaking reports describe a collision blamed on darkness. Gill died almost instantly as the ambulance arrived at the hospital, while Mestach revived briefly. Aviators noted the hazard of flight after sunset and many had refused to fly that night.
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Gill
Mestach
Carpenters Hold Meet in Washington on Home for Members
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners gathers in Washington to decide the site for a proposed home for aged and infirm members. Delegates from about 600 to 700 attend as many cities vie for hosting the facility.
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United Brotherhood
Washington
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Miss Martha Calhoun Re Engaged
Announcement of the engagement for the second time of Miss Martha Calhoun oldest daughter of Patrick Calhoun traction magnate of San Francisco and Cleveland and Wilson B. Hickox Cleveland’s wealthiest bachelor was made in Cleveland Ohio on September 16.
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Martha Calhoun
Cleveland, C
Patrick Calhoun
San Francisco
Cleveland
Wilson B. Hickox
Wealthy Anderson farmer dies after stab wounds
Lexington report says William Whittaker a prominent farmer from Anderson county is dying from stomach wounds believed inflicted by his wife while asleep. No motive is known.
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Lexington
William Whittaker
Anderson County
Women threaten action against Larned gamblers
In Larned Kansas on September 16 the Women s Anti Gambling association of wives of men harmed by gamblers warned they will use horse whips and clubs to drive gamblers away. After police efforts the group met and issued an ultimatum to raid the next poker game found in town.
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Larned
Kan
Women
Russian police head shot in Pyatigorsk killing
London reporting that Colonel Latka koff, head of the Russian political police, was shot dead while waiting for a streetcar with his wife and daughter-in-law at Pyatigorsk in Caucasia. The assassin escaped in the incident dated Sept. 16.
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London
Latpakoff
Pyatigorsk
Ciscaucasia
St. Petersburg
Socialist Meeting Arrests Result in Acquittals
Two men arrested at a Socialist meeting in St. Paul were acquitted in municipal court by Judge Hanft. The defendants were Fred Miller, identified as a Socialist, and K. Smith who testified he is not a Socialist.
Atlantic Ocean Canal To Open In 1913 Amid Fleet Visit
The Pana ma canal is to be opened to traffic in fall 1913. The Atlantic fleet will assemble at Colon this winter for inspection before water is turned in. Navy officials cite progress and estimate length at about fifty miles with a $876 million cost and a 35 000 strong workforce including 5 000 Americans.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Navy Department
Colon
Navy
Army
Meyer
Isthmian Canal Commission
Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
MISS ELLWOOD IS BRIDE OF KEENEY IN DE KALB
Miss Harriet Elsie Ellwood known as Elsie Ellwood wed Robert Leland Keeney of Somersville Conn in De Kalb at the Ellwood home. The ceremony followed a school day romance once interrupted by a Syrian dragoman who sought her hand. The Ellwood sisters inherit 7 million from Col Isaac Ellwood, the De Kalb barbed wire magnate, who died last year. Several hundred guests attended.
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de Kalb
Harriet Elsie Ellwood
Elsie Ellwood
Robert Leland Keeney
Somersville
Conn
Miss Ellwood
Jean
William L. Ellwood
Isaac L. Ellwood
Elwood
Fire marshal urges safety laws in Wisconsin
Madison wis Sept 16 In his report to Governor McGovern the state fire marshal urges a uniform building code laws regulating gasoline and dynamite parlor matches sales and a weekly fire prevention lesson in all public schools.
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Madison
Wis
McGovern
Des Moines captures Edwards and Allen clan members linked to Hillsville murders
Sidna Abden and nephew Wesley Edwards, sought for the Hillsville quintuple murder, were arrested in Des Moines and sent east to Virginia for trial. Miss Maude Kroler led detectives to the suspects and will claim a reward. Governor Mann will not grant clemency to Allen and Claude Allen, sentenced to death for the Hillsville case.
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Des Moines
Sidna Abden
Wesley Edwarda
Hillsville
Peuter
Des Molines
Virginia
Edwards
Ablen
Jenney
Joseph Jackson
Allen
Wate
Ted
Tom Sayre
Claude
Pew
Hilleville
Accountants Open Eighth Annual Convention in Chicago
The eighth annual convention of the American Association of Public Accountants opened in Chicago with a large attendance of members and some foreign press. The session features ongoing discussions and committees.
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American Association
Chicago
American Association of Publie Accoup
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Lake Bluff
Cristabel Pankhurst
Nagel
Mexico
Cicero, Hil
J. P. Morgan
Him
Perkins
Mrs. Putnam
Ninan Wilcox Putnam
Putnam Publishing Company
Carpenters
Larned, Kan
Siona Allen
Virgina
Floyd Allen
Panama Ditch
Ill
Robert L. Keeney
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