Hoosiers Loyalty to Republican Nominee at Chicago Convention
Hoosier voters pledge loyalty to the Republican nominee chosen at the Chicago convention. Party leaders expect strong turnout as campaign efforts intensify across Indiana.
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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
2
Indiana Delegates Split Over Nominee At Republican Convention
A. K. Sills of Indiana denied reports of war among delegates over chairmanship and hinted Indiana supports Fairbanks for president. Campaign managers debated vice presidential choices with Sherman and Cortelyou favored by New York figures, while Cannon’s fate and possible shift of Indiana’s delegation were discussed amid a broader scramble for the GOP ticket. Mrs. Frank Stonaker of Terre Haute visits her parents in Terre Haute asข่าว follows from Kentucky to Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indiana
Fairbanks
A. K. Sills
George Ade
Sills
Committee On Resolutions
Mr. Sills
Joseph B. Kealing
Taft
Indiana Statesman
Governor Guild
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
New York
James S. Sherman
Hughes
T. L. Woodruff
Washington
Sherman
Cortelyou
Hemenway
Auditorium
Joseph B. Keating
W. B. McKinley
Cannon
Ambrose B. Humphrey
James F. Burke
Boise Penrose
Knox
House
Danville
McKinley
Editor and Commoner Heart To Heart Conference In Kentucky
A political trip highlights hope for unity between Bryan and Watterson, with expectations of a smooth Lexington convention and Bryan's acclamatory Denver nomination. The dialogue frames the battle as people against predatory wealth, contrasting Roosevelt and Taft, while Kentucky Democrats seek unity and a peaceful path forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Bryan
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Lincoln
Nebraska
Watterson
Kentucky
Lexington
Bryan
Mr. Watterson
New York
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
Jacobs
Taft
Banks
Wallstreet
Fairbanks
Hughes
Knox
Republican Party
Harriman, Morgan and Company
Rheumatism Strikes Howard Fields Family
Howard Fields the grocer left Monday for Owensburg by buggy as his wife and two daughters Florence 10 and Cuma 17 suffer inflammatory rheumatism Florence is very ill. Two other daughters Mrs Emma McIlroy and Miss Georgia Fields of Terre Haute also ill with the same disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Fields
Owensburg
Florence
Cuma
Emma McIlroy
Georgia Fields
Terre Haute
Mary Pruett Dies After Lingering Illness at 47
Mary E. Pruett wife of Joseph W. Pruett died Monday evening at 7 30 after a lingering illness of consumption. She was 47 leaving a husband eight children five daughters and three sons. Funeral was Wednesday at 2 pm from the family home on South I street and burial followed at Green Hill cemetery. She was adopted into the family of E B Crowe, a noted furniture dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Pruett
Joseph W. Pruett
E. B. Crowe
South I Street
Green Hill Cemetery
Deadly bolt kills man at Elnora in storm
Walter Wilkins, son of Thomas Wilkins, was struck by lightning at 11 45 am near Elnora while hanging harness in a barn. He died instantly with no building damage. Dick Shovel and a Whitman family son were stunned but uninjured. Coroner Bonham will hold an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wilkins
Thomas Wilkins
Elnora
Washington Democrat
Wilkins
A. Whitman
Dick Shovel
Whitman
Shovel
Bonham
The New Twenty Gold Pieces Reached Bedford
Bedford banks report a rare Twenty Dollar gold piece observed in a local circulation. The coin features a flying eagle above a rising sun rays on the obverse and Liberty with shield on the reverse, dated 1907 with E Pluribus Unum and many stars replacing edges, and no In God We Trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Bedford National Bank
United States of America
Uncle Sam
Boy on bicycle collides with automobile. escapes injury
A boy on a bicycle collided with Ed Sohn's car at 7th and L streets Saturday evening. Sohn, who tried to avoid the crash, reported the rider, who did not give his name, fell from his bike but suffered only minor jarring injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Sohn
7Th
L Streets
State School Enumeration Drops 9428 From 1907 Total
State superintendent Fassett A. Cotton reports the 1908 school enumeration at 766,920, down 9,428 from 1907 due to stricter counting. City and township totals shifted with more rural students moving to town schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fassett A. Cotton
State Department
Woman in Odon Attempts Suicide by Carbolic Acid
Mrs Hiram Harve wife of a flour mill employee in Odon drank carbolic acid after a child fetched the bottle. She was gravely ill but improved with medical care though she is mother of five and just gave birth a week ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Harve
Odon
Bedford party heads to Brassine Springs for two weeks
A Bedford group led by Col. V. V. Williams and George W. McDaniel plans an annual pilgrimage to Brassine Springs Friday. The party includes county officials and will camp for two weeks with Col. Williams in charge of commissary. Former State Auditor David E. Sherrick will join, and Sheriff Box Clerk Leonard Boone, Prosecutor Fletcher and others accompany the wagon train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Box
Boone Leonard
Fletcher
Tom Brinkworth
Williams
Unnamed Woman Dies After Sudden Hysteria Episode
A Brown County family with a railroad worker husband faced tragedy when Mrs. Brannaman, previously distraught by hysteria, sank after 1 a.m. despite doctors Paynter and Short rushing to help. She died before dawn and was taken to Clear Springs, Jackson County, for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown County
Paynter
Brannaman
Short
Clear Springs
Jackson County
Bedford merchants defend against Chase suit and union stance
F W Tech, a Bedford merchant, denounces a Washington lawyer’s $5,000 suit in the name of the National Merchant’s Association as false and injurious. He rejects joining the association charging dues and insists on selling Union-made goods at fair prices, while affirming longtime union support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Washington, D. C
National Merchant
Bedford
Mr. Chase
Washington City
Cincinnati Cigar Makers’ Union
Pickpockets Reported In Chicago Convention City
Chicago police detail many detectives to mingle with national committeemen and politicians. Four renowned women pickpockets are believed to be in the city, with New York detectives aiding the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National
Chiago Hotels
New York
O’brien
Cty
Beauty Spot remains eyesore as park project stalls
Bedford residents lament ongoing park delays after a fall contract award. Only dirt dumping and tree removal have occurred with no contractor explanation. In other news, a prominent south county wedding linked to James Harrell and Emma Wisely near Harrodsburg, and a marriage license issued for John H. Ramsey and Cora Mitchell, both of minority backgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Park
Bedford
Board of Commissioners
James Harrell
Emma Wisely
Harrodsburg
Smithville
John Harrell
Clear Creek Township
Bloomington
John H. Ramsey
Washington
Cora Mitchell
Mitchell
Wife's illness does not excuse farm surrender duty
The Appellate Court held that the farm tenant husband could not avoid surrendering possession of the farm due to his wife's serious illness, though it might excuse moving her from the house. The ruling affirms a judgment in favor of Benjamin J. Gifford's defendant in the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bing
Hingdeda
Gu Tarm
Gifford
Bingham
Watl
Herter
Mullica
N. Y
Benjamin J. Gifford
Bartlettsville to Host July Fourth Celebration in Maple Park
Bartlettsville plans a large Fourth of July event in Maple Park by the M E church. Rev T C Smith of Indianapolis, and locals John W Warris John D Hyde and Marshall Woolery will speak. A baseball game and grove picnic are featured as key activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlettsville
Maple Park
M. E
T. C Smith
Indianapolis
John W. Warris
John D. Hyde
Marshall Woolery
Mother's Death of Efe Brannaman at Home
Mrs Efe Brannaman wife of Bruce Brannaman died suddenly at her home 408 M Street Monday at about 2 am age 27. She is survived by a husband and two children, the younger a three day old baby girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Efe Brannaman
Bruce Brannaman
M Street
Branna
Letters for week ending June 6 1908
Advertised letters list for the week ending June 6 1908 includes Harris Mrs Lizzie Krom Miss Tressie Burton Newt Hall J B Holmes Charles Lukens Fred Perpetua M Sr Phillips Fessie Phillipps Jesse Smith Wm Whitted James A Persons calling for above letters please say advertised S Keacu P M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Lizzie
Krom
Tressie
S. L. Keacu
P. M
George Hart Claims He Was Dop ed Burglar In Unique Defense
George Hart, arrested for burglary at Seigs meat market after a Saturday night raid, told police he was doped and carried to the shop. He said he woke in jail and could not recall who gave him the drink. Bond set at 5000 by the mayor. he remained jailed awaiting September term. Accomplice William Starks fined for intoxication. officer Myers plans highway robbery complaint. Paugh, the robbery victim, died after Starks’ escape from jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hart
Seig
Hart
Boruff& Boruff’s
Lawrence
William Starks
James M. Myers
B. & O. S. Secret Service
Bedford
Starks
Myers
Henry Paugh
Bent Alvis
Fletcher
Paugh
Ticket Thief Garver Arrested in South Bend Faces Long Sentence
R. A. Garver, 28, arrested in South Bend, Indiana, on May 28 1908 for robbing railroad ticket offices and sentenced to 10 to 20 years after pleading guilty to burglary at Richmond Indiana. He confessed to ticket office thefts in Hagerstown and to other stagecraft including baggage switching and selling stolen tickets to drummers while posing as a traveling man. He claimed Ashland Kentucky as home and described using motorcycles to escape after breaking ticket windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Garver
South Bend
Ind
James Crawford
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Richmond
Hagerstown
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railway
Garver
Protect the Birds at Marion County Agri Society Meeting
Marion County Agricultural Society discusses drafting a bill for the next Legislature to protect valuable birds. William Watson Woollen argues their insect control value and protection of English sparrows, hawks, owls, and quail. debate notes hunting laws and bird slaughter concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Agricultural Society
Society
State House
William Watson Woollen
Marion
Sylvester Johnson
Irvington
Reappointment and Board Reorganization at Indiana Reformatory
D. J. Terhune of Linton is re appointed by Gov. Hanly for three more years on the Indiana Reformatory boards. Capt. W. H. Hart becomes president of the reorganized board of trustees. Also noted is the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Bert Greene north of the city and a report of Brosie Shrum's sudden illness but full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.J. Terhune
Linton
Indiana Reformatory
J. Frank Hanly
W. H. Hart
Bert Greene
Mitchell & Stringtown
Seventh Street
City of
Mitchell
Meridian Road
Brook Street
Walter G. Owens
Lawrence County
Board of Commissioners
Bedford
Indiana
Anselm Wood
Preston M. Mavity
J. AL. Hobbs
Twenty Dollar Gold Coins Soar in Value After Motto Removal
The market reports twenty dollar gold pieces with the motto In God We Trust removed now fetch seventy five dollars. Speculation rose after Congress moved to restore the motto and banks were urged to save the coins as few remain in circulation. The original issue faced bank protests over bulging eagles and stacking issues. recalls led to corrected dies allowing proper stacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Monon schedules alter trains to Bloomington terminal
Monon changes take effect Sunday with trains 11 and 12 the Lafayette and Bedford accommodation running to Bloomington as the terminal. Trains 7 and 8 Bloomington and Louisville accommodation will run on Sunday only. No through train charges will apply. Abandoning Bedford as a terminal harms Bedford merchants by cutting daily trade drawn from as far north as Smithville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monon
Lafayette
Bedford
Bloomington
Louisville
Smithville
Boy Discovers Pearl in Mussel Shell on Bedford Road
John Reinsel seven, son of Mr and Mrs F X Reisel of North east 10th street, found a valuable pearl while hunting peri winkles in gravel from White river. The pearl, in a mussel shell, was opened with a rock, cleaned at Jepson's jewelry, and valued near 100 dollars as a pea sized gem with bright lustre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reinsel
F. X. Reisel
10Th Street
Bedford Road
Washington Democrat
Young Reinsel
White River
Reinsel
Jepson
Search for testimony after attack on negro workers in Indiana
United States Marshal in West Baden seeks testimony against attackers after a night raid on colored workers. Sheriff and deputy guard the area and ensure safety for remaining workers. Building owner Felkner refuses to eject tenants, even if dynamite were used. No decisive identification of attackers yet. marauders fled as shots began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Baden
Ind
John Ballard
United States
Maris
Orange County
John Felkner
Pneumatic gun promises economical hunting tool
A new air powered gun from The Benjamin Air Rifle and Mfg Co of St Louis is advertised as a cheap, efficient weapon for men and older boys. It uses compressed air with about one thousand shots per pound of pellets and can penetrate half an inch of pine. It targets small game and aids fruit growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Air Rifle & Mfg, CO
Broadway & Washington Av
St. Louis
Benjamin Air Rifle & Mfg. Co
Relief Committee Reports on Fontanet Explosion Funds
Gov Hanly received the relief committee report for Fontanet with disbursed 4184.85 dollars from recipients totaling 5073.74 dollars. An unexpended balance of 888.87 dollars was turned to Terre Haute city treasury after Terre Haute council provided 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupont
Fontanet
Hanly
Terre Haute
Jewelry guaranteed and Edison phonographs for sale
Edison phonographs sold on easy payments. About a thousand records in stock to choose from. Call Mrs. E Anderson to hear them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
E. Anderson
Lawrence County partition suit against nonresidents
Complaint filed in Lawrence Circuit Court September Term 1908 by James B. Atchison and Carrie Atchison against Mary Doane James Doane and others to partition real estate. Notice: defendants must appear by September 1, 1908, or face hearing in their absence. clerk Boone Leonard seals the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Lawrence County
Lawrence Circuit
James B. Atchison
Carrie Atchison
Mary Doane
James Doane
Henry P. Pearson
Augustus Solomon
James Solomon
John Solomon
Elmer Solomono
Elizabeth Wilson
James Wilson
John Wetzel
Annie Wetzel
State of
Lawrence Ciruit
Bedford
Boone Leonard
H. P. Pearson
Frank Rossa
Simpson B. Lowe
Lawrence
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Thomas J. Brooks
Fred
Otis
Epitcas
Otis & Brooks
Ear
Legal Advertising
Bick
New Home
Central Union
Hoosiers
Vention
Frank Stonaker
Hirs
Uty
Braska
Denver
National Committee
Mary Pruett
Brassine Springs
F. W. Tech
Maple Grove
State Reformatory
Marion County
William F. Brooks
Mr. Brooks
George Moore
West Twelfth
Moore
W. F. Brooks
Juvenile Court
Ruth Owens
Industrial School For Girls
Zimri Owens
Onion
Texas
Stake
Pennsylvania
Brazil
San Francisco
California
Palace Hotel
New Jersey
Bert H. Whiteley
Muncie
Whiteley
Italy
Russia
Terhune
Brosie Shrum
Salem Democrat
HET
Teaio
I Modern
Walls & Walls
I. Ih
Insurance and Loan L
Odge & Walls
Fontanet Relief
Warley
O'S
South Side Publicquare
Riley Foddril
J. W. Trainor
East Side
Edford
Alexander & Harris Attorneys-At-Law
Dford
C. H. Emery
15Th and
Kata
Poland
China
Frank Bailey & Son
Board of Commissioners of
Mankson Township
Lawrence Circuit Court
Ayane Carmela Rossa
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