Tragic Farm Leader Darbyshire Burned in Gas Engine Accident
Alfred Darbyshire, noted farmer and swine breeder near the old Washington County fair ground, died hours after a spark from a magneto ignited his clothing while packing a valve in a gasoline engine. He suffered extensive burns and collapsed near the engine house. Survived by wife and three children. services pending.
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Des Moines County
Mr . Darbyshire
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Presbyterian Church
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Washington County Fair Ground
Farwell Bank Robbery Frustrated by Fire Whistle
Four men robbed Farwell Michigan bank trying to blast the vault with nitro glycerine. A clerk was bound and gagged, and a restaurant keeper alerted the cashier who then called in a fire alarm. The bandits escaped with 49 dollars and stamps valued at about 1000 dollars unused. pursuit along the Ann Arbor railroad failed.
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Ann Arbor
Lorimer Victory at Senate Probe Overshadows Conspiracy Claims
Chicago September hearing before seven U S senators ends with Lorimer praised for a decisive win as charges of bribery over his seat recede. Key witness Charles White admits signing a Tribune contract knowing terms were off and contemplates selling the manuscript for 75 000. Attorney clashes highlight tense session.
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William Lorimer
United States
Charles A. White
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William Russell
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Austrian
Chicago Tribune
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Avetrian
Hancey
Peneen
Roger Sullivan
Lee O'Neil Browne
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Aeronaut Missing After Parachute Drop Over Portage Lake
A Lansing aeronaut Homer Hazard is believed drowned after a balloon ascent at a county fair. He released a parachute, winds carried him over Portage Lake, the balloon was located a quarter mile away, but no trace of Hazard has been found.
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Houghton, Mich
Homer Hazard
Lansing
Portage Lake
Hazard
Boy Thrown Thirty Feet In Rope Swing Accident
Lester Delph a a year old boy in Anderson Indiana is in critical condition after falling thirty feet from a rope swing attached to a large tree limb. No bones were broken but doctors fear internal injuries.
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Anderson
Ind
Firemen Rescue Ten Children From Blazing Dwellings
Chicago on September 29 reports firemen risking their lives through heat and smoke to save four families from two fires on Washburne avenue. Ten children were overcome by smoke and revived on the street after being carried out by rescuers.
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Chicago
Washburne Avenue
Boss Barnes Pleased With Defeat of Mechine in New York
Boss Barnes expresses satisfaction after Mechine suffers a defeat in a New York fight. Details are sparse in the fragment, but the confrontation appears to involve a boxing matchup and regional interest.
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New York
Kentucky senatorHolstran testifies in Lorimer case grilling
Prydef of Kentucky followed a two hour grilling by Attorney Hanery. White was on the stand all forenoon Wednesday. State Senator D W Holstran of Iuka who charged he was paid 2500 by State Senator John Broderick for his vote for Lorimer was in the witness room during White tests. Holstran will be placed on the witness stand after White finishes.
Shippers to Pay for Errors Made by Railroads
Witness before the Interstate Commerce Commission states shippers will cover the railroad blunders. F K Ward, Burlington general manager, cites a $6,483,960 annual increase in freight revenue over four or more years. Attorney Atwood questions the fairness as hearings continue with expert witnesses May and others.
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Chicago
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Western Railroads
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Clark
G. O. May
New York
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Europe
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Talcott divorce grants $145000 alimony in Indiana
Mrs. Thaddeus Telcott Sr. received an absolute divorce and $145,000 alimony from her husband in South Bend Indiana on September 29. She sought $200,600. Telcott is a major stockholder in the Pullmen company. Part of the evidence in the case was taken in Chicago.
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South Bend
Ind
Thaddeus Telcott Sr
Talcott
Pullmen Company
Caleago
Dismissal of Crews After Wreck Near Stop 16
In Newcastle Indiana on September 2 the crews of both the passenger and freight cars of the T H I E traction line, involved in a head on collision near Stop 16 three miles south of the city, have been relieved from service and ordered to surrender company property after being summoned before a court of inquiry. Eight persons were injured in the crash and the action follows the inquiry.
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Newcastle
Ind
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Two Killed While Hunting Near Bloomington
Bloomington Alabama reports two hunting deaths as the fall season opens. Roy Lucis, a farmer near Stonington, was killed when a fence hazard caused him to shoot a chicken hawk and his rifle snagged on a wire. Arley Prive, 11, died after his gun discharged at an abandoned coal mine, the stock touching the shell.
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Bloomington
Aecken
Roy Lucis
Stonington
Arley Prive
Prive
Union Treasury Increasing in Indianapolis
Sept 29 miners will not pay the $1 weekly assessment from the United Mine Workers circular. The strikes faced by the union have largely been settled. Secretary Treasurer Edwin Perry says the treasury should hold between 190000 and 200000 dollars by December 1.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Edwin Perry
Markets Report from Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices
The Chicago markets show hog receipts estimated at 15000 with mixed pricing from 8 35 to 9 25 and heavy shipping grades 9 to 10. Cattle receipts around 9000 with weakness to 10 lower and sheep 38000 steady to 10 lower. grain market notes furnished by Beach Wickham.
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Chicago
Texas
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Ilinois
Local Market Rates Reported for Washington City
Prices on the Washington City market show hay at 12.00 per load and straw at 4.58 per load. Flour per sack lists 1.60 to 1.70, bran and shorts at 1.35 and 1.50 per hundred respectively. Corn meal listed at 0.25 per 10% skim, with butter and eggs also noted.
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Washington City
Havens May Head the Ticker in Narrow Governor Field
Rochester dispatch reports Democratic governor candidates in the field including Havens Osborne Shepard Sulzer and others with James S Havens leading in delegate support. Murphy remains noncommittal but is viewed as the real party power. Havens expected to top Friday convention tallies with around 226 votes needed, while Lt Governor is eyed for Sulzer.
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N. Y
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Thomas S. Osborne
Cayuga
Eadward M. Shepard
Brooklyn
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New York
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Pope's envoy to visit Washington on Eucharistic visit
Cardinal a nutelli, papal envoy and representative of the Vatican at the Montreal Eucharistic congress, is to meet with the U S president in Washington today. Archbishop Ireland arranged the visit, marking the first personal papal representative to visit Washington and be received by the president.
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Cardinal Anutelli
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Montreal
Ireland
Vannutelli
Pope
Explosion Start Fires Wipe Out Kanic Business Area
An explosion at the Raritan Creamery caused a large fire in Kanic Kanic village Somerville on September 29 wiping out the business portion and causing losses over $80. The blaze began in the plant due to the engine explosion.
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