Pere Marquette Ferries Suffer Lake Michigan Disaster
Thirty three believed saved after two ferries on Lake Michigan collide near Port Washington. Pere Marquette No 18 sinks with thirty two loaded freight cars valued at $150000. No 17 reaches rescue with three dead and twenty nine survivors. Rescue vessels from Milwaukee respond amid brutal seas and cold water.
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Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Pere Marquette
Sheboygan
Wis
No. 18
Port Washington
No. 17
Ludington
Tesler
Browne Acquitted in Second Illinois Bribery Trial
The jury returned a not guilty verdict for Lee O Neil Browne, leader of Illinois minority, in a highly publicized bribery case involving Representative Charles A White and Senator Lorimer. After 21 hours of deliberations across eight ballots, cheers erupted as the clerk announced not guilty, Browne embracing counsel and thanking jurors amid a crowded courtroom scene.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neil
Browne
Illinois
Charles A. White
Lorimer
Criminal’ Court
Kersten
Erbstein
Port Washington Ferry Sinks In Rough Lake Michigan waters
Six bodies recovered after a ferry disaster near Port Washington including Captain Kilty. Reported transfer to No. 17 and return to Ludington. Marine circles suggest the ferry’s twenty eight cars loosened as it rocked in heavy north winds on Lake Michigan with the stern open.
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Washington
Kilty
No. 17
Ludington
Michigan
Col Isaac L Ellwood Dies in DeKalb After Illness
Chicago reports Col Isaac L Ellwood a leading figure in Illinois since the 1770s and its wealthiest man died Sunday night at his DeKalb residence after a long illness. Following his wife’s death, he had declined into a paralytic condition and lingering decline.
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Chicago
Isaac L. Ellwood
Hite
Wnois
Illnois
DeKalb
Eel Oed
Ee Ang Netot
Grand jury details bribe case timeline
The bribe was said to have then paid White at the Briggs House on June 16, 1909, in accordance with an agreement made May 26, 1909, according to the May 6 grand jury proceedings.
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White
Briggs House
La Follette Sweeps Wisconsin Primary For Senate Seat
Wisconsin voters gave United States Senator Robert M. La Follette a decisive win in the state primaries over Samuel A. Cook. In Milwaukee County his plurality surpassed 8 000, signaling strong support for his nomination and a favorable convention outcome. The La Follette slate, led by Francis E. McGovern, also secured safe majorities across the state.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United. States
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Samuel A. Cook
Neenah
Milwaukee County
S ‘Tola
la Follette
Dts
Bente
Trench Collapse Kills and Injures Jersey City Workers
A blast failure or rock fault caused hundreds of tons of Palisade rock to drop through the Erie tunnels wrecking the crew removing rock above the Bergen cut. Twenty eight laborers worked in shifts when a crushing fall killed several and seriously injured others. nine sustained serious injuries with five likely fatally.
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Jersey City
N. J
Erie Railroad
Erie
Palisades
Millard Construction Company
Bergen Cut
Erie Company
Hudson Boulevard
Baseball Standings Report for National and American Leagues
The page lists National League clubs with winning percentages and scores such as Chicago, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and Boston, plus American League teams including Washington, New York, and Boston. The data shows standings, marks, and team codes in a compact table format.
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B.C
Chicago
Pittsburg Te Hoisc
Louis
Newlake
Brooklyn
Phila’ Ia
Boston
Senate
Pharma
ORR
iNew ‘York
Bost
Illinois coal miners end strike and return to work
Forty four thousand Illinois coal miners resume work after an agreement with the Illinois Coal Operators Association. Wages rise eight cents per ton, boosting annual pay by about four million dollars while safety upgrades add roughly twelve cents per ton to coal costs. About 28,000 miners have signed on, with the rest to return as mines are pumped and prepared. The strike had cut output by 20 million tons and caused large wage losses for workers and operators.
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Chicago
Illinois
Illneis Coal
Democrats Sweep Maine and Advance in Arizona Returns
Maine voters elect Col. Frederick W. Plaisted as governor with a likely five thousand plus majority and possibly four congressmen. four incumbents lose seats with insurgent gains. Second, Third, and Portland districts shift, Sen Hale to be replaced by a Democrat. Arizona reports Democrats win a majority of constitutional delegates and strong support for initiative and referendum.
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Arizona
Augusta
Maine
Frederick W. Plaisted
Plaisted
Bert. M. Fernald
Asker C. Hinds
Congress
Portland
Swazey
Burleigh
Hugena Hale
United States Senate
Phoenix
Ariz
Lorimer Resigns from Hamilton Club
United States Senator William Lorimer submitted a terse resignation note to the Hamilton club, a longtime member of the organization, in response to club action announced Saturday.
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Chicago
Hamilton Club
United States
William Lorimer
Ten beef packers indicted for Sherman act violations
Ten men including J Ogden Armour Louis F Swift Edward A Tilden and others linked to Armour Swift National Packing and Libby firms were indicted by the federal grand jury on Sherman anti trust charges. Indictments accuse a nationwide restraint of interstate fresh meat trade and a conspiracy to monopolize. Each count carries up to 5000 dollars fine or a year in prison or both. The panel was empaneled by Judge Kenesaw M Landis.
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Chicago
National Packing Company
Grand
Kenesaw M. Landis
Armour & Co
Thomas J. Conners
Louis H. Heyman
Morris &Co
Teachers' Needs Questioned by Professor Holmes
In Muncie the audience of Delaware County teachers heard Prof. Arthur Holmes of the University of Pennsylvania pose a provocative question about wives and mothers. He argued that teachers must be maternal, child loving, and husband loving to truly understand and educate children, urging women to be more in love with life to connect with young minds.
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Muncie
Delaware’ County
Institute
Arthur Holmes
University of ‘Pennsylvania
Holmes
Train derails near Muncie with minor injuries reported
A northbound passenger train from Richmond to Peru derailed two miles north of Muncie. The engine and several cars left the track but passengers escaped with only slight injuries, with no fatalities. Local groups announce plans for the Indiana State Conference Charities and Correction convention, to be hosted in Marion with delegates arriving to a ready city.
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Muncie
Richmond
Peru
Marion
Herbert
Indiana State Confere Charities and Correction
secretar Grant _ Country association
Marris
War Veteran Weds in Indianapolis Reunion Day
John Litle, eighty three, Mexican War veteran, married Matilda Sanderson, sixty nine, at Centerpoint on the day the Mexican War veterans closed their last national reunion in Indianapolis. Litle, a veteran of two wars, is a well known county figure and has attended soldiers’ reunions for over forty years. both spouses were previously married.
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Brazil
Indianapolis
John
Litle
Matilda Sanderson
Centerpoint
Indiana Infantry Reunion Held In Anderson
Indiana Infantry veterans of the Thirty-fourth Morton Rifles will hold a reunion in Anderson on September 21 and 22, 1911. The event marks a half century since the regiment went into camp in Anderson before marching to the front. At the business meeting prior to adjournment, Harry Quick of Anderson was elected president and C B Porter of Lincolnville was named secretary.
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Anderson
Marion
Indiana’ ‘Infantry
Morton
Harry Quick
C.B. Porter
Lincolnville
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Eee Er Need Yas Tr Serre Ene Bt.
Stunning Mrs Swellington In Automobile Incident
A reader recalls Mrs Swellington striking him with her car the other day and notes he remained unconscious for about two hours.
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Lecke
Red Cross Christmas Seals Sale Arrangements Announced
The 1910 Red Cross Christmas Seals sale is announced by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis and the American Red Cross. A Million for Tuberculosis is the campaign slogan. Proceeds will be shared with the tuberculosis group, and local associations face reduced stamp use charges. Seals will appear on the back of letters.
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Red Cross
National ‘Association For
American Red Cross
Cross
National Association For the Study and
United States
Not That Meaning Drunk Doctor Report
Fragmentary OCR reads like a medical note about a drunken person, a head injury and a jagged cut. The text includes quoted words and interrupted phrases suggesting a rushed eyewitness or charting entry. No clear names, places, or dates are discernible.
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Ginlette
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American Finance and Securities
Balte
Firat National Beak
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Colorado
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Cleveland
Sant Eat Atents
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