Indiana Democratic Convention Eyes Senat or Endorsement Amid Tariff and Temperance Fights
Indianapolis April 26 The Democratic gathering at Denison Hotel debates a possible senatorial endorsement by Governor Marshall and the Taggart faction. The platform centers on opposing protection, strict temperance measures, and local option on saloons, with a campaign to unite factions for November. Beveridge looms as likely Republican foe.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Denison Hotel
United States
Butteon-Lcle
Indiana
Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
Beveridge
Thomas Taggart
Taggart
Hendricks
Turpie
Political Debate Shapes Democratic Platform Contenders
Democratic delegates debate endorsing local option for saloons with high license and strict regulation. Coe convention plans to nominate for all major state offices except governor and lieutenant governor. Prof. Robert J. Alley seeks renomination for state superintendent of public instruction. several entries race for auditor, treasurer, attorney general, and judges across supreme and appellate courts.
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Coe
Robert J. Alley
Bloomington
Supreme Cour
Taggart Denounced as a Boss by Opponent
Indianapolis April 26 An open break among hundreds of Democratic delegates at the Dennison hotel over endorsing a United States senate candidate or calling a primary to name one led to tense conferences. John E. Lamb of Terra Haute denounced Thomas Taggart as a boss and urged endorsing a candidate, while Taggart pushed for a primary. Both seek the senate nomination.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Democratic Stat Convention
Dennison
United States Senate
John E. Lamb
Terra Haute
Democratic National Committee
Thomas Taggart
National Committee
Roosevelt views aeroplane flight during Paris visit
In Paris on April 26 Colonel Roosevelt witnessed an aeroplane flight by Emil Dubonne who escaped injury. Roosevelt toured Moulin and attended events with the Academy of Sports. The party planned a Vincennes visit, Versailles excursion, and a dinner at the ministry of foreign relations.
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Paris
Roosevelt
Emil Dubonne
Moulin
Te Academy of Sports
Vincennes
Dalston
Versailles
Col. Roosevelt
Ministry of Foreign Relations
Aurora vessel missing 187 crew not alarming owners say
The sealing steamer Boeithic reports the Aurora, a fleet vessel with 187 crew, has not been seen since April 1. Aurora owners say they are not uneasy and expect the ship to return to port by next Monday.
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St. Johns
XN. F
Boeithic
Aurora
Historic Strathallan and Tullibardine Estates Sold at Auction
The Strathallan and Tullibardine estates of the Earl of Perth were offered at public auction in London on April 26. Longtime Scottish properties dating to the mid fourteenth century, they include ancient castles and Tullibardine Chapel with the Strathallan tombs.
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London
Strathallan
Earl of Perth
Scotland
Tullibardine Chapel
Half of Cotton Crop Gone in Louisiana and Mississippi
Reports from Louisiana and Mississippi confirm the cold wave caused at least fifty percent damage to cotton acreage with many areas recording total loss. Farmers now face replanting amid a seed shortage and uncertainty in supply.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Illinois Society to Honor Grant Birthday Dinner
The Illinois Society plans an elaborate dinner at Bherry's to celebrate General Grant's birthday tomorrow night with Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh as the featured speaker. The event marks a notable gathering of distinguished guests in New York.
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Illinois Society
MacVeagh
New York
Grant
Bherry
Secretary of the Treasury
Boner
Eller
Senator Peveridge Welcomes Infant Daughter at Home
Senator Peveridge receives congratulations on the birth of his infant daughter at his Heveridge Hore Washington home on April 26.
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Heveridge Hore
Washington
Peveridge
Defense Claims No Intention To Maim in Welch Assault Trial
Judge S W Williams faces felonious assault charges for striking Judge Joseph M Sanders with an inkstand and threatening with a chair during a dispute over a bill of exceptions in Welch on September 25 1809. Witnesses including Sanders McGrath Herndon Hall and Hatfield testified to the blow wound and resulting concussion while Williams defended his actions as a deliberate effort to omit material from the record.
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S. W. Williams
Ode
Joseph M. Sanders
Welch
Criminal Court of
McDowell
Virginia
Williams
R. R. Smith
Marshall McCormick
Sanders
Williamyg
John M. McGrath
J. C. Herndon
McGrath
Messrs
T. H. Scott
Sam Williams, Jr
W. C. Hall
Hall
H. D. Hatfield
Sandershat
Witnesses Describe Ink Well Incident In Court
Judge Williams and S. W. Williams Jr. corroborate witnesses who recount Sanders uttering a demeaning insult. An ink well was hurled and a chair risk avoided as tensions rose between Sanders and his rival. The court adjourned with both sides resting and arguments set for this morning before the jury deliberates.
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Williams
S. W. Wiliams, Jr
Capt
R. R. Smith
G. L. Counts
Anderson
Strother & A Hughes
W. J. Henson
West Virginia and Virginia Showers Then Warmth Returns
West Virginia forecast calls for showers on Wednesday with fair and warmer conditions on Thursday. Virginia expects showers on Wednesday followed by fair skies on Thursday with light southwest to west winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Weston Tour Advances Ahead of Schedule in New York Visit
Mayor Gaynor grants Weston police escort as he tramps down Broadway toward midtown. The veteran pedestrian nears Amsterdam after a 42 mile day and projects reaching the upper city Friday, 75 days after leaving Los Angeles and 15 days early.
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Gaynor
Broadway
New York
Edward Payson
Weston
Los Angeles
Amsterdam
Cuban Indictments Against Ivaristo Estenez and 20 Others
Indictments returned against general Ivaristo Estenez and twenty others for inciting rebellion and anti white violence. Evidence shows extensive preparations for a general uprising against the government in Havana.
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Havana
Ivaristo Estenez
Georgia Escapes Frost Sends No Frost Destruction
Cloudy weather last night saved Georgia from a killing frost that would have ruined fruit and vegetables. Damage already estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The weather remains cold with a temperature around forty degrees.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Cold Wave Reaches Shenandoah Valley Causes Damage
Ice was reported at Middleown Harrisonburg and Staunton as a cold wave hit the Shenandoah Valley on April 26. Lower valley fruit and vegetables escaped the killing temperature while significant damage occurred in the area.
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Shenandoah Valley
Wincheser
Middleown
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Lower Valley
Peary Ships Out for Europe With Bartlett
Commander Robert K. Peary sails from New York aboard the Kron Prinzessin Cecilie with his wife and Captain Robert Bartlett. He is engaged to deliver lectures in London Berlin and other cities.
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Peary
Europe
New York
Robert K. Peary
Robert Bartlett
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
London
Berlin
Pittsburg Plant Workers Return After New Water Policy
One thousand foreign workers resumed duties today at the Prese Ed Seel Car Plant in Pittsburg after protests over water and home conditions.
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Pittsburg
Sir William Van Horne resigns as Canadian railway chair
In Montreal on April 26 Sir William Van Horne steps down from the chairmanship of the board of directors of the Canadian railway.
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Montreal
William van Horne
The
Canadian Railway
Million in gold sent to England aboard Pronprinzesen Cecilie
A shipment valued at ten million dollars in gold was dispatched from New York to England today aboard the Pronprinzesen Cecilie. The move marks a significant transfer of precious metal via sea transport.
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New York
England
Norwegian Poet Bjornson Dies in Paris Tonight
Paris report says Bjornstierne Bjornson, famed Norwegian poet and novelist, dies in Paris. The writer, long prominent in European literature, passed away this evening in the French capital.
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Paris
Bjornstierne Bjornson
Insurgents Rejoin Democrats After Amendments Pass
Defiance party leaders rally as amendments advance in the legislature. A motion to strike out the commerce court provision fails on a party line vote.
Scott Makes Effective Plea for Old Soldiers
Senator Scott urged rapid passage of a pension bill for veterans as lawmakers debated railroad and commerce court provisions. He warned that aging veterans are dying quickly and pressed for timely action while other pension measures were advancing.
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MR. Scott
Glasscock Pleased by Hughes Supreme Court Appointment
Gov. Glasscock in Charleston says Governor Hughes’ appointment to the U S Supreme Court is favorable and likens it to a fine beer. He notes meeting Hughes and praises him as a great man, and he informed President Taft by wire that West Virginians share the pleasure.
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Charleston
W. Va
Glasscock
Hughes
Supreme Court of the United States
Taft
West
Poisoned Husband case verdict in Indiana
Jeffersonville reports Mrs. Pearl Armstrong found guilty of manslaughter in the poisoning death of her husband George Armstrong. The jury deliberated seven hours before returning the verdict, with an indeterminate sentence of two to twenty one years imprisonment possible under the law.
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George Armstrong
Jeffersonville, Ind
Pearl Armstrong
E M McPeak Dead in West Virginia
E M McPeak aged forty one, a leading state attorney, died this morning at his Fayetteville home after years of tuberculosis illness. He had practiced law in Charleston and statewide before his health declined.
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Charleston
W. Va
E. M. McPeak
Fayetteville
West Virginia electors and Virginia official dies
McPeak, a Republican presidential elector in 1908 and former Virginia assembly member, served as county prosecuting attorney before moving to West Virginia in 1901. Survived by his wife and three children, he was twice married to the sister of Judge Robinson of Norfolk. Interment will be at Fayetteville Wednesday afternoon.
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McPeak
West Virginia
Virginia Assembly
Virginia
Robinson
Norfolk
Fayetteville
Governors nomination draws congratulatory messages in Albany
Generous messages poured into Albany on April 26 celebrating Governor Hughes for his nomination to a seat on the United States Supreme Court. The greetings came from officials and supporters across the state as the process moved forward.
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Hughes
Albany
N. Y
United States Supreme Court
Wickersham criticized by Governor Conner at Confederate reunion
Mobile April 26. The United Confederate Veterans opened amid sunshine and crowds from the south. Alabama Governor Comer accused Attorney General Wickersham of pursuing prosecutions against citizens trying to curb speculative cotton pools and manipulation on the New York exchange. He said such actions hurt southern workers and the cotton industry.
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Mobile
Ala
United Confederate Veterans
South
Comer
Alabama
Wickersham
New York Exchange
America
Daughter Presented to Confederate Veterans in Mobile
In Mobile on April 26 a slender frightened girl in black stood on a raised platform as six thousand Confederate veterans cheered and bands played Dixie. Miss Lucy White Hayes, granddaughter of Jefferson Davis, was presented as the new Daughter of the Confederacy, while gray-bearded Confederate officers kissed her hand. The event capped the first day of United Confederate Veterans sessions, with officers re-elected and Judge McFarland delivering the oration.
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Mobile
Ala
Dixie
Lucy White Hayes
Jefferson Davis
United Confederate Veterans
Judge McFarland
Memphis
Sons of United Confederate Veterans
W. R. Bingham
Louisville
South
Clarence J. Owens
Abbeville
Dividend Declared By United States Steel at Quarterly Meeting
United States Steel Corporation directors vote to raise the regular dividend on common shares from four to five percent annually. Chairman Gary says future disbursements on common stock will be paid as extra dividends. The move aligns with public expectations.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Only Woman Prosecutor Leads Los Angeles D A Office
Mrs. Shorridge Foltz received commission from District Attorney Fredericks and took the oath of office following a request by women's clubs and organizations. The appointment makes her likely the nation’s only woman deputy district attorney. The article also notes the Michigan, the first all big gun battleship to enter New York Harbor as part of the Atlantic fleet.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Shorridge Foltz
Fredericks
New York
New York Harbor
Snake Bites 110 Year Old Man in Natchez
Natchez Mississippi April 26 Ed Keaton 110 years old was bitten ten by a rattlesnake last night doctors declare he will get well the aged man remains determined to die a natural death
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Natchez
Miss
Keaton
Supreme Court Reverses Eight Cases from McDowell County Circuit Court
The Supreme Court hands down eight opinions on appeals from the McDowell County Circuit Court. Two cases are reversed and remanded, while one case is affirmed.
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Supreme Court
Circuit Court of
McDowell County
Court action delays Feils trial and adjourns court
The Feils paymaster robbery case at Rush Run is postponed to next Tuesday due to three key prosecution witnesses missing. The trial faces weak evidence, public opinion favors Feils, and an acquittal seems likely if it proceeds. The West Virginia Supreme Court also adjourned after eight opinions and several petitions, with multiple rulings affirmed, reversed, or dismissed across various counties.
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Charleston
W. Va
Albert Feils
New River Collieries Company
Rush Run
Love
Felts
Strike Not Settled By Indiana Miners District II
Terre Haute Ind April 26 A committee of miners in district No II failed to settle the strike today. Operators offered to have the miners return to work at higher wages with minor issues left unsettled until the joint scale committee agrees. Action on the proposal was postponed. The district covers most of the Indiana bituminous field.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Comet Halley Observed at Mt Wilson Amid Gas Cloud
Pasadena reports Halley's comet plainly visible from Mt Wilson summit. Professor Adams directs observations while cyanogen gas surrounds the observer and the tail is described as carbon gas. Ongoing ore work on Mt Wilson supports anticipated earth sighting.
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Pasadena
Cal
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