Goebel Shot In Capitol Grounds During Kentucky Governor Race
In Frankfort Kentucky Democratic candidate William Goebel was shot while walking to the Capitol today. Harland Whittaker of Butler County was arrested in Louisville on suspicion, denies involvement, and remains jailed as investigations continue. Goebel suffered a rifle wound to the right lung but showed fortitude, with doctors warning of possible complications but not certain death.
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Miles Overpowers Whittaker In Assault Incident
Miles tackled Whittaker and cried for help as several men with revolvers surrounded him. Three revolvers and a large knife were seized with no unused cartridges found, indicating no gun use. Witnesses say shots came from a rifle and a smaller weapon. Whittaker was jailed and guarded. The suspect is described as medium height with sandy hair and a mustache.
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The Vindictive Career of William Goebel
The article praises William Goebel as Kentucky’s most remarkable politician since Henry Clay and John C Breckenridge. It highlights his abstinence from smoking and drinking, opposition to trusts, and controversial actions including killing a man. It notes his agnosticism and church membership of his late mother, his lack of college degree, and his partnership with top Kentucky lawyers. It claims he authored the gaming felony law and that all politicians acknowledge his prominence.
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Colonel Bryan Calls It Shocking
Colonel Bryan described the Goebel affair as shocking and expressed hope that the shooting was an individual act. He rejected the idea that many Republicans or anti Goebel Democrats would support violence and urged Democrats to let the law deal with offenders.
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Williams Holds Taylor Responsible for Goebel Shooting
The Hon. G. F. Williams said the Kentucky Governor bears full responsibility for the death of an assassinated leader. He denounced the governor for allowing armed forces to invest a city with a lawful Legislature in session.
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Goebel the Monarch of Kentucky Politics
State Senator William Goebel born in Pennsylvania in 184. He moved to Covington in 1866 and built power in Kentucky politics. He fought for reform and authored the Goebel law creating a state election board under Democratic control, amid clashes with opponents and press hostility.
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Kentucky's Contest Splits Democratic Party After Convention
After the last Democratic State convention the contest charged that Mr Goebel won by trickery, triggering a rival Democratic ticket. The party remained split on the State ticket, but carried the ...
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Goebel Campaign Turmoil Sparks Threats and Militia Presence
The article details Democratic rivals to Goebel and Goebel supporters accusing Republicans of fraud. Militiamen near polling places in Louisville provoke fears of intimidation. William J. Bryan spoke for Goebel amid warnings of danger, while mountaineers rally in Frankfort with Winchester rifles to influence the legislature.
Nina Van Zandt Said to Suffer Abuse in Marriage
New York reports claim Nina Van Zandt wife of Stephen Malato has faced brutal treatment after a proxy marriage to Anarchist August Spies. Friends defend her, noting Malato’s Sicilian heritage and a well off family background.
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Love Letters Spark Divorce Suit Between Ira DePuy and Wife
New York January report states artist Ira DePuy sues Fannie DePuy for divorce naming his father as co respondent. He accuses his wife of infidelity while exposing a sample letter praising clandestine love and declaring lifelong devotion from a writer labeled TOM. The father in law is noted as six years old.
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New York Pair Wed After Church Objection in Cumberland
Harry Mestayer aged 2 and Victory Bateman aged 35 both of New York obtained a license to wed in Cumberland Maryland. The ceremony faced hurdles as Rev Frederick Howden refused to officiate when Bateman’s divorce was learned. A dispensation from Bishop Paret was sought and later the ceremony proceeded with Mrs Mestayer described as the divorced wife of Winifred Clark, a nephew of Edwin Booth.
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