Indiana State Fair Ends After Downpour Delays Races
A heavy rain drenched the Indiana state fair forcing the closure of the racing program. Attendance was estimated around 62,000 on site, with streetcars carrying about 69,600 riders. No major incidents occurred, aside from one street car accident and rumors of bookmaking. Governor and Mrs. Ralston and Mayor Shank visited during the lull.
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Aesee
BOLT
SuwentovectacsKe
Indianapolis
Ralston
Shank
Leet
Central Avenue
Thirty-eighth Street
Owen Williams
Hayden
Fiest
HB. Shine
Walter Barmfuhrer
City Ambulance
Adventist Officers Elected At Hartford City Camp Meeting
The Indiana state Adventist camp meeting in Hartford City chose conference officers led by E. A. Bristol of Indianapolis as president and H. H. Rans as secretary and treasurer. A. N. Anderson of South Bend became auditor, with KE Bristol and other members forming the executive board. Departmental secretaries include H. H. Rana and E. B. Franklin, among others, with several regional agents named.
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The
Adventist Church
Hartford City
E. A. Bristol
Indianapolis
H. H. Rans
A. N. Anderson
South Bend
KE. A.bristol
Wes Young
Lafayette
T. A. Goodwin
W. P. Cunningham
Muncie
EB. R.luda
Wolf ‘Lake
T. F. Hubbard
Anderson
C. N. Banders
H. H. Rana
Society
E. B.franklin
F. A -Loop
AN. Sanders
Made in Indianapolis expo idea urged by Minnesota fair officials
Three Minnesota State fair officials visit the Hoosier exposition proposing a large made in Minnesota building and later an Indianapolis version. They favor a central Indianapolis site with a permanent display to promote fabrics and wares, arguing the Indiana fair grounds offer superior access and facilities.
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State Board of ‘Accounts
Hoosier
Harrison
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minnesota
Twin Cities
United States
Indiana
State Board of Agriculture
Our
Tate Ds
Will. de
Sulzer Deals Told In Impeachment Hearing Details
Melville D. Fuller testifies before nine New York Assembly impeachment managers recounting Governor Sulzer's stock trades with Harris and Fuller from June 27, 1910, through July 14, last, including cash payments and collateral like Big Four and American Smelter stock.
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New York
Wall Street
Sulzer
Melville D. Fuller
Suizer
Assembly
Fuller
Frawley Investigating Commission
Harris & Fuller
Big Four
Mr. Fuller
Southern Pacific
Waller
Minister Confesses to River Murder After Fake Marriage
New York reports the arrest and confession of Rev. Hans Schmidt charged with murdering Ahna Aumiller. Schmidt says he lured her to a flat, killed her in sleep, and dismembered the body before tossing the remains into the Hudson River across five trips, as police traced the pillow slip and wrapping.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
St. Joseph’s
Ahna Aumiller
Hudson River
Schmidt
Tombs
Faurot
Miss Aumiller
Eighth Avenue
Lee Ferry
Four Die in Military Plane Crash in Prussia
Reports from Buechenbeuren, Prussia, Sept 13 describe a military aeroplane plunging into a crowd, killing four and injuring several. Other items note fatalities from an Indiana car crash after a joy ride, a Zeppelin incident near Leipzig, and a Chicago murder trial acquittal.
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Buechenbeuren
Prussia
Lont
Fort Wayne
Ind
Beasie Geary
Montpelier
Willard Fryback
Bluffton
Leipzig
Saxony
Liverpool Hailed Mayor Gaynor with Royal Style Funeral
William J Gaynor's death on the Baltic led New York to appoint Rufus Gaynor to act as spokesman while Liverpool laid out unprecedented honors The body lay in state at the Town Hall draped in flags with a Westminster Abbey catafalque The Lusitania voyage carried a guard of honor and a mortuary chapel for the departed mayor.
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Liverpool
William Gaynor
Westminster Abbey
London
England
Lord Wolseley
St. Paul's Cathedral
John Sutherland Harmood-Banner
Baltic
Father
Hopper
Random
Miss Eleanor Wilson Stars In Sanctuary Debut
Meriden September 15 Eleanor Wilson daughter of the president appeared on stage in Percy Mackaye's Sanctuary with the president and Mrs. Wilson in the audience The play urged mercy for birds killed for millinery The performance featured Ornis the bird spirit and a cast of fauns dryads and naturalists The audience included Miss Jessie Wilson and Francis B Sayre Mrs Herbert Adams broke her leg and dislocated an ankle before the show
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Meriden
N. A
Eleanor:Wilson
Percy. Mackaye
Jeanne d’Arc
Wilson
Miss “Wilson
Cornish
Margaret Wilson
Federal writ bars Thaw extradition fight in New Hampshire
United States Judge Aldrich granted a habeas corpus writ allowing Harry K Thaw to challenge extradition from New Hampshire after his transfer from Canada. The order makes the case returnable at Littleton while a petition to Governor Felker circulated in Colebrook urges he refuse extradition.
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Colebrook
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Stanford White
New Hampshire
Dominion of Canada
Thaw
United States
Aldrich
District of
Littleton
Felker
Train Kills "Big Tim" Sullivan in Pelham Parkway
Timothy D. Sullivan known as Big Tim, a New York politician who rose from newsboy to congressman, died after being struck by a New Haven Hartford train near Pelham Parkway. His body lay 13 days in a local morgue before identification by half brother Larry Mulligan. The death triggers a special election in New York's Thirteenth district.
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New York
Timothy D
Big Tim
Sullivan
Larry Mulligan
Williamsburg
New Haven
New Haven & Hartford
Pelham Parkway
Ilineas
New York County
Max Lillie Killed When Wing Crumples In Flight At Galesburg Fair
Chicago aviator and aviation teacher Max Lillie dies in a crash at the Galesburg district fair grounds after his Wright airplane wing collapses during an exhibition flight. The crash occurs before thousands. his wife Mrs Lillie witnesses the accident.
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Galesburg
Max
Jestrand
Better
Max: Lillie
Chicago
Galesburg District Fair Grounds
Lillie
Frank L. Albert
Mulhall Traitor Denunciation Closes In Washington
The Mulhall inquiry session culminated in a bitter denunciation by James A. Emery representing the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Council of Industrial Defense. Emery attacked Mulhall as a traitor and perjurer, claiming the confessed informer betrayed colleagues and enterprises.
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Mulhall
House of Representatives
James
A Emery
National Association of Manufacturers
National Council of Industrial’ Defense
Poe
Emery
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Rufus W. Gaynor
Gaynor
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Adolph L. Kline
Tammany
Charles F. Murphy
Lord Slaughter
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Train Kills
Tim” Sullivan
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J. E. Watson
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Ingrate
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