Fall From Toboggan Leaves Woman Severely Injured
A toboggan accident at Fort last night sent Mrs. Mary Bradhurst and Henry Murphy 50 feet from the car. The woman suffered near total bone damage while the man dangled about 49 feet above the ground on the tracks. The racing cars were part of a two car event on a descending curved track.
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New York
Fort
Mary Bradhurst
Henry Murphy
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Taft Outlines Roosevelt Plan to curb Rail Monopolies
President Taft in Des Moines elaborates a broad program to regulate railroads and prevent corporate monopolies. He endorses tighter supervision of interstate corporations, expansion of the Bureau of Corporations, and possible legal changes to curb price manipulation and trust power, signaling forthcoming congressional action next December.
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Bureau of Corporations
Hix
Roosevelt Potlcy
Congress
Rev Osborne Ingle Dead Native Washingtonian Rector at Frederick
The Rev Dr Osborne Ingle longtime rector at All Saints Episcopal Frederick dies at the rectory aged 57. Born in Washington in October 1887 he studied at Episcopal High School Virginia University of Virginia and Virginia Theological Seminary. He served earlier as rector of Memorial Episcopal Baltimore and was later at St Peter’s Episcopal. He leaves two daughters Mary Addison Ingle and J.S. Randall Webb and his wife Mary Addison died two years ago.
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Spectal
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Frederick
Osborne Ingle
Fred Ferlek
Oon
Rex Jamce Atkingon Ingle
Henkow
China
Thoiz
Ingle
Jonn P Ingle
Washington
Episcopal High School
Virginia
University of Virginia
Virginia Theological Seminary
Miga Mary ‘Addison
Dr Ingle Ia
Js. H Randall Webb
Washington, DC
Mary Addison Ingle
Mann Declines Debate in Culpeper Va
William Hodges Mann Democratic candidate for governor spoke to Culpeper Democrats in the opera house as Frank Parent Republican candidate for superintendent urged a joint discussion but Mann declined the invitation. A Democratic senatorial convention will meet October 1 to nominate a State Senate candidate for the district including Hatttoway Amelia Prince Edward and Cumberland counties to fill Judge W Judges vacancy. GS Wing and John J Queens of Prince Edward and Blake Woodson of Cumberland are the candidates.
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Washington Post
Culpeper Va
William Hodges Mann
Charles Colvin
Opera House
Frank P.arent
Superintendent of Public Instructions
Sake
Mayors Offce Prent
Judge Mann Tas
Burkevilla
State Senate
Hattoway
Amelia Prince Edward and
Cumberland
W .Jludges Mann
GS Wing
John J Qeens
Prince Edward County
Blake Wyoodson
Cumberland County
Left Washington Relics From Mount Vernon Owner's Will
Will of Eliza Washington Selden Hunter valued estate at 75000 dollars leaving it to her husband and four sisters Lawarence Washington of Washington DC and four sisters named as beneficiaries She was daughter of Col John Augustine Washington great nephew of Gen George Washington last owner of Mount Vernon before government possession Also mentions priceless Washington relics and a Louis XVI royal portrait brought from France during the Revolutionary War
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Washington
Winchester
Eliza Washington
Selden Hunter
Robert W Hfunter
Virginia Military Records
Lawrence Washington
Washington, DC
Hunter
John Augustine Washington
George Weektamine
Louis XVI
France
Wiving Aton
Two Railroads Fined in Federal Court Convictions
Two railroads faced federal cases on September 20 for violation of safety appliance statutes. Southern Railway received fines of 400 and 200 dollars in separate cases, totaling 600. Chesapeake and Ohio pleaded guilty and was fined 900 dollars. Additional cases against Baltimore and Ohio and Norfolk and Western were pending.
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Speons
Thywassumsehynchburg
Southern Railway
Cheraneake
Ohio
Southern
Chesapeake and Ohio
Baltimora
Norfolk and Western
Four-Cent Park Proposal Seek Rate Increase
The Virginia Carolina Railroad from Abingdon to Tennessee seeks state commission approval to raise passenger fare to four cents per mile citing losses from limited passenger travel. The commission will hold a hearing on October 8.
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Washington Post
Richmond Va
Virginia Caroling Railroad
Abingdon
Washington County
Tennessee
State Corporation Commission
Yoakum Party in Washington Entreats Roads Plan
The B F Yoakum God Roads Party arrived in Washington by private car from Oklahoma City, with delegates from Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma and Texas. They toured Washington and Maryland roads, met officials, and discussed economical permanent highways, planning future inspections in New Jersey and New Hampshire.
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Washington
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Oklahoma
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Mock
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Rock Inland Trincoines
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Shawnee
Connecticut
New York
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
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The Exceptional Equipment of California Fig Syrup Co
The exceptional equipment of the California Fig Syrup Co. and its chemist's science enable Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna to be produced in their finest form. Only the genuine article uses the original method and pure plant principles, a fact readers can use to distinguish imitations.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California
Fairbanks Mother 80th Birthday Noted in Springfield
Springfield Ohio Sept 1880 Mary Adelaide Fairbanks mother of the former Vice President celebrated her eightieth birthday today. She lives with her daughter Mia Mulligan. The former Vice President cabled congratulations from Manila.
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Mento
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Ohio
Mary Adelaide
Firbanks
Daugher
Mia
Mullgan
Manae Ea
Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Swamp Root as the premier kidney liver and bladder medicine from Elmer Co. It claims rapid mild effects, calls it a healing vegetable compound, and offers free sample bottles by mail from Binghamton New York.
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Kflmer
Toon
Mar
Orden
Avery Reader
Washmim Daily Post
Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Tottay
Southern politicians invited to speak in Maryland rally
Special to The Sannington Fest reports Chairman Vangiver of the Democratic State central committee announces invitations to Southern statesmen including Aycock, Vardaman, and Cutherson to address Maryland about a planned disfranchisement clause. Gaither, a Republican candidate, may join and influence the campaign with his speeches. Allegany Democrats may nominate Clayton Purnell for State Senator, with former Senator Lewis also mentioned for the honor.
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Vangiver
Democratic State Cent ‘Rral Committee
Maryland
Gova Aycock
South Caro- Moa
Vardaman
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Srove
Missouri
Cumberland
Allegany County
Clayton Purnell
Frostburg
Sentlor Purnell
State Board of Education
Har
David J Lewis
City Population Grows by Over Sixty Thousand Souls
Secretary William Tindall of the Board of Commissioners compiles police and census estimates showing a steady city growth. He reports a 65 285 increase since 1900, with varied decade figures and an annual rise around 753, noting water department figures over ten years and census baselines.
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Board of Common
William Tindell
Boand of
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Kom
WO Ang
Nebraska daredevil aviator falls from 505 feet
Berwyn farmer Ulrich Sorenson tries a balloon-aided aeroplane from half a mile high before thousands. The craft broke at 505 feet, sending Sorenson into a whirlwind descent. He was stunned but recovered within half an hour and again planned a third airship.
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Wanttington Pit
Berwyn
Ulrich Sorenson
Sorenson
Wight
Sorengen
Will leaves granddaughter in trust to stay away from actors
The will of Mia Ellen M Hennessy filed in New York on September 2nd leaves one third of her $320,000 estate to her granddaughter Catherine Bradley Hennessy Bigelow on condition she not marry an actor or a divorced man. If the clause is broken, the granddaughter forfeits her interest and the forfeited portion goes to Forbes Hennessy and Priscilla Parker.
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Washington
New York
Mia
Ellen M Hennesay
Catherine Bradley Bige- Tow
Forbes Hennessy
Priscilla Parker
Rasmussen to Take Eskimos Report to Copenhagen
Copenhagen September 2 The steamer Hans Egede carrying Dr Cook back to Greenland has begun the voyage and will return in November with Knud Rasmussen to cross examine Dr Cook s Eskimos The Copenhagen University authorities have ordered Dr Pechnie and Els Stromgren to examine Cook s observations and records. Mintetor Egan will travel to the United States in November for vacation. A corporal death by his own action has been identified by Miss Bra.
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Hans Exede
Dr. Cook
Greenland
Knud Rasmussen
Cook
Copenhagen University
Pechnie
Els Stromgren
Mintetor
Egan
United States
Diplomat Crane Leaves for China Mission Amid Banquet Toasts
President Tafts envoy to China Mr Crane departs amid a Delmonico banquet scene with guests including Wu Pingtang and notable American leaders. He vows to carry out Tafts Shanghai speech, stressing friendship, fair policy, and expansion of trade, while reiterating no mystery in his Far East assignment.
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Picle
Aly
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Chiesyo
Ching
Seth Low
Chilimbin University
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Wu+Pingtang
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Ly Tan Abbott
George W .Wickershaw Wicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Benjamin the Whetler
University of Canfornia
John E. Finlay
College of the City of New Yok
Richard Watson Gilder
Cenary Lebbeus
R Wills Tormer
Willam Travers Jerome
Circus Elephants Rampage in Santa Barbara
Special to The Washington Post Santa Barbara Cal Sept 26 Eight elephants belonging to a circus stampeded shortly before daylight today invading the residence section of the city. Fences were torn down and fruit trees uprooted as the enraged animals roamed. one elephant demolished a porch and toppled an addition. Five elephants were corralled near a swamp on the city’s edge. Keepers used other elephants as decoys to guide the runaways back to captivity. The stampede followed an attempt to take a calf from its mother.
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Santa Barbara
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Santa Barbera Cal
Heney Candidacy Endorsed for Municipal District Attorney
San Francisco report states Francis J Heney filed a petition for independent district attorney bid. Signed by 3820 citizens, more than double the required number, indicating strong local support for his candidacy.
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San Francisco
Cal
Francis J .Heney
How to Stop Growing
Editor Post, or the early morning crowing of roosters is the only objection to poultry in the district. A tap on the head stops the crowing for a moment, then the bird resumes. Dr J A Thompson of Hyattsville Md signs the letter dated September 1.
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Dr J A, Thompson
Hyattsville, Md
Kept Secret Wedding To Save Rice Revealed
London dispatch says comedian Joseph Coyne and actress Alexandra Carlisle married December 4, 198, to avoid publicity and save friends from embarrassment. Coyne and Carlisle privately celebrated, hoping no one would throw rice or shoes at the event, and now announce their happiness.
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Joe Coyne
Alexandra Carhake
London
Joseph Coyne
Alexandra Carlisle
German Societies Active Plan October 6 Washington Tomb Ceremony
Arlona to host two celebrations at Mount Vernon tomb on October 6 under the Avion Society auspices. Columbia Turnverein social season mapped by President Lepper with carnival, concerts, lectures, masquerades and dances. First musical entertainment slated for October 7 at the Saengerbund clubhouse. Germania Maennerchor withdraws from United Singers, leaving Saengerbund and Arion Society as main members.
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Uder
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Washington
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Joe Rememberg
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Arion Society
Covington Schools Spelling Books Burned by Official
J D Q Sluss superintendent of Covington schools burned spelling books last evening in response to complaints of poor spelling among pupils. He announced a spelling contest between district teams with prizes for the winners and plans to issue new word lists to replace the burned lessons.
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Covington
Jd Q Sluss
Motor Car Kills Boy In Shrewsbury Street Crash
Norman H. White of Brooklyn, a millionaire member of the house of representatives, fatally struck eight year old Joseph Bourgeois on Shrewsbury Street. White was arrested on manslaughter charges and released on a $1000 bond pending a Wednesday hearing.
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Masa
Shrewsbury Street
Norman H. White
Brookling
House of Representatives
Joseph Bourgeois
Diamond Pin's Odd Journey From River to Home
A diamond pin valued at $50, lost when an express car fire forced valuables into the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, resurfaces via Baltimore bather finds. Whiteside & Bland of Newark insured the loss. after a long claim, a check was issued. A Baltimore boy found two packages, retrieved a pin set with stones, its maker later recovered the insurance funds.
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