Indiana Banker Bound in Mysterious Fatal Shooting
Norman Black a banker and prominent citizen dies after a gunshot wound in Munele Indiana. An upright dying man was found in a buggy at a livery stable after returning from an outing. Investigators note a precise concealment and no clear suspect as witnesses place the rig near Mulberry and Second streets. A Elks celebration had been planned earlier that evening.
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Munele
Ind
Norman Black
Black
Harold March
Elks Lodge
Edward Ray
Mulberry
Second Streets
Weather forecast for Midwest showers and cooling
Weather outlook for Illinois Indiana Wisconsin shows showers and cooler temperatures today with unsettled conditions tomorrow and northerly winds.
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Illinois
Indiana
Chicago Markets Report Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices Sept 22
Hogs receipts 8 000, heavy 9.00 to 9.55, light 9.40 to 9.55, packers 8.50 to 9.40, pigs 8.00 to 9.40. Cattle receipts 2 000, steers 4.60 to 7.75, cows 3.25 to 5.75, heifers 4.75 to 6.50, stockers 4.40 to 5.00, calves 3.50 to 7.00. Sheep receipts 15 000, wethers 4.35 to 4.65, ewes 4.00 to 4.50, yearlings 4.70 to 5.50. Butter and live poultry prices listed. Omaha stock cattle 1 400 head with steady to higher trend. hogs 1 200 head steady to higher.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Chicago
Omaha
Texas
Horse Kills Boy At Farm as It Tramples Him After Plea
Ten year old Jasper Lincoln of Ashton near Cadillac enters pasture to fetch a horse for a Reed City fair. The horse entangles in a halter strap and drags him. cries of Save me Papa go unheard as the animal tramples the child. He dies. strap found fastened to his wrist.
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Cadillac
Mich
Jasper Lincoln
Ashton
Reed City Fair
Charles Lincoln
Meet and wed in four days in Sterling
George Osborn a 52 year old Manilas resident and Mrs Elizabeth Hall a 66 year old New Bedford resident were married after four days acquaintance. The bride with six children and four grandchildren faced opposition from the children.
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George Osborn
Elizabeth Hall
Butcher Charles Miller Falls Ill After Laughing At Joke
Logansport Indiana September 24 Charles Miller a butcher is in critical condition at home from laughing at his wife's joke. On returning from work he bit a peach and as he laughed the peach seed went into his throat. A physician arrived too late to save him from serious throat injuries and inability to speak or swallow.
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Logansport
Ind
Charles Miller
Miller
Warship Gun Bursts on First Range Shot
A twelve inch fifty ton gun on the battleship Georgia exploded during target practice off the Virginia capes. The muzzle blew off and the crew escaped injury. A replacement gun will be installed at Washington navy yard and work will be rushed to avoid delaying the forthcoming foreign cruise starting November 1.
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Washington
Virginia Capes
Georgia
Atlantic
Burglar Gang Steals Eggs From Dozens Of Homes
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on September 24 burglars raided between ninety and one hundred houses in West Moor near Wilkes Barre and stole only eggs. They consumed about fifty to sixty dozen eggs during the night and most homes kept eggs in cupboards on back porches.
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Wilkesharre
West Moor
Gen Brayton Dies at 70 in Providence After Fall
Gen C R Brayton once a blind boss of Rhode Island and a Republican national committee member died in Providence at age 70 from diabetes worsened by a hip fracture from a fall on Aug 29. He was attempting to group for the telephone when his chair slipped. He suffered a fractured left thigh and was taken to a hospital.
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Providence
R. I
C. R. Brayton
Rhode Island
Republican National Committee
Robertson Badly Injured In Auto Trial Spin
George Robertson, expert auto driver, was thrown from his car during a trial spin on the Long Island motor speedway in Mineola. He was unconscious when picked up and rushed to Nassau Hospital. doctors fear the injuries may prove fatal.
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Mineola
N. Y
George Robertson
Long Island Motor Speedway
Nassau Hospital
Lorimer Case Hearing Delayed to Begin Evidence
The appeal for delay in the Lorimer case has been denied and evidence will start at 10 a m on the scheduled day. Sepetor Lorimer is the subject of the charges and the hearing proceeds in Chicago with the date noted as September 21.
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Lorimer Apperl Cenied
Chicago
Sepetor Lorimer
Struck By Adverse Wind Over Alps in Failed Aeroplane Flight
Geneva reports a trans Alpine attempt by Chavez ended in a wreck after encountering strong mountain winds. The machine tumbled in the air above the Simplon region and crashed near Domodoscola after a perilous descent.
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Alps
Geneva
Chavez
Napoleon
Simplon Kulm
Hubechorn
Montecone
Descena
Domodoscola
Tay
Plane crash ends dramatic Alpe descent
Spectators cheered as an aero plane skimmed the Alpe and swooped toward the village. The craft capsized or was struck by a gust, crashing to the ground. Chavez was pulled from the wreck and is in critical condition but expected to recover.
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Alpe
Chavez
Aviator Chavez Sustains Severe Fractures and Injuries
Domodorola reports Chavez has a broken right leg above and below the knee and a left leg fracture with bone protruding through the skin. He is bruised and battered across the body with facial lacerations and goggles driven into the nose.
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Domodorola
Chavez
Expert Accounts Raise Losses in Illinois Central Fraud Probe
Investigators say Illinois Central defrauded of more than 5 2 million and possibly 3 million, exceeding the earlier 1.5 million estimate. Accountants working with clerks and inspectors report daily discoveries of grafts, challenging official figures. Walter Fisher, road counsel, calls the initial estimate a hurried, partial figure amid ongoing disclosures.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
Ilinois Central
Walter Fisher
Convention yields larger than expected debt estimate
Fragmentary notes indicate a convention discussed a debt figure that may exceed initial estimates by up to a million dollars or more. No further specifics are readable in the surviving text.
Truth Will Out as Wives Claim Final Word
A humorous exchange shows Tubby dreading women’s last word while Wifey replies that women do not seek it but naturally outlast men in ongoing arguments. The quip appears in a Ladies' Home Journal style with cheeky wit.
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Tubby
Ladies’ Home Journal
Great Breakwater at San Pedro Completed After Ten Years
The great breakwater built by the government at San Pedro, Los Angeles, is finished after ten years of work. It measures 9,200 feet in length and 20 feet wide at the top, costing $2,709,000. The structure will be turned over to the government on October 1.
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Los Angeles
Cal
San Pedro
New York Inventor Patents Card Dealing Machine
A New York inventor has patented a device designed to deal cards from the back of a stack without misdeals or exposing faces. The machine aims to automate dealing while preserving order and reducing errors in play.
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New York
Hog Market Report from Chicago on September 24 1910
Estimated receipts 6000 with leftovers 2640. Market steady to strong on yesterday’s average. Light hogs 9.15 to 9.50. Mixed packers 8.45 to 9.00. Heavy shipping grades 8.30 to 9.35. Rough 8.30 to 8.50. Cattle 300 steady. Sheep 2000 steady.
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Chicago
Hogs and cattle market report with steady tone
Estimated hog receipts today 6000 with yesterday at 9342 and shipments 3538. Tomorrow’s receipts 2640 as market remains steady at yesterday’s averages. Bulk hogs 875 to 920, light 915 to 955, mixed packers 845 to 950, rougn 30 to 850, porkers 935 to 950, pigs 860 to 945. Cattle estimated receipts 300 with market steady. Sheep estimated receipts 2000 with closing market 5 to 10 higher. Bulk 875 to 925, light 920 to 965, mixed packers 850 to 935, heavy shipping grades 835 to 935. Cattle steady sheep steady.
Grain Company Furnishes Postal Telegraph Building Details
The Beach-Wickham Grain Company furnishes support for the Postal Telegraph Building in Chicago, providing supplies at 544 and 645 Postal Telegraph Building addresses in Illinois.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
Ilinois
Washington City Market Prices Snapshot
Prevailing market prices at Washington City include Cora and Hay per load at 12.00, Straw at 4.50, Flour per sack 1.60 to 1.70, Bran per hundred 1.85, Shorts per hundred 1.50, and Corn Meal at 0.25. The fragment notes mill terms and incomplete entries for Cora and other grains.
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Washington City
Radee
Sceecsind
Deneen Holds Control at Illinois Republican Convention
Springfield Sept 24 Gen Charles S Deneen presided as factions paused for peace while Cannon addressed delegates. The Illinois Republican platform backed Taft administration endorsing progressive aims and calling for tariff reform water power primary law and anti corruption measures.
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Ill
Charles 8
Deneen
Seph G. Cannon
Uni States
House of Representatives
Deleys
Aeolicans
Ilinois
Taft
Gov. Deneen
Lord Shurtleff-Chiperfield
Kne
Lorimer
Govet
Thi
Cannon Wee
Gov Deneceit
Prince of
Hitneis
Revenue Commission
General Assembly
National Administration
Congress
Illinois Democrats Convene Under New Primary Law
Delegates gathered in East St. Louis for Illinois first state convention under the new primary statute. Charles Boeschenstein presided as chair, with Henry T. Ramey named temporary chairman. The body mainly adopted a platform and nominated three trustees for the University of Illinois amid strong denunciations of boodlers and corruption.
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East St. Louis
Charles Boeschenstein
State Central Committee
Henry T. Ramey
Akesazy
University of Illinois
Curious eighteenth century ad seeks sober medical caretaker
An 18th century Cornhill Magazine notice asks for a sober steady person to serve as doctor surgeon apothecary for a family. Duties include occasional butter dress wigs and prayers and Sunday sermons. A good salary is offered as the family can no longer afford their physical and spiritual care.
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Cornhill
Judge finds Hoss thief guilty after jury verdict
In Mitigation the judge convicts the thief Hoss by a jury verdict. The prisoner claims not to be at fault saying it was not his responsibility and asks for leniency.
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