Watson Named Leon Governor of Hoosier State
Indiana Republican State Convention endorsed Fairbanks and nominated James E. Watson for Governor with a five ballot contest. The platform backed tariff revision, child labor laws, local option by county, fiscal restraint, regulation of capital, and a Bureau of Mines and Mining.
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Indianapolis
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Chicago
James E. Watson
Judge Supreme Court
Quincy A. Myers
Logansport
Judge Appellate Court
David Myers
Greensburg
Acarnation
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
United States
Indiana
J.frank Hanly
Bureau of Mines
Ad Mining
Flood Forces Abandonment of Grand Central Station
Local floods force Grand Central Railway Station to abandon operations at 6 AM with westbound trains from Storrs and eastern routes from Eighth Street. Water rises threaten West Sixth, Mill and Third Street crossings as officials shift trains, remove carriages, and fill the canal ditch. Forecaster Kassler warns the Ohio River may reach fifty five feet by tomorrow noon.
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H. S. Johnston
Grand Central
Grand Central Railway
Big Four
Storrs
Eighth Street
Queen & Crescent
Mill Street
West End
Whitewater Canal
Cincinnati
Guyandot
Crane & Co
Ohio
Bassler
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Kassler
Point Pleasant
Union Central Depot
Pt. Pleasant
Pittsburg
Convicted Dynamiter Kills Detective in Courtroom
In Terre Haute Indiana Henry E McDonald found guilty of arson shot and killed Detective William F Dwyer injuring others after jury verdict He fired at Prosecuting Attorney James A Cooper Jr before officers returned fire McDonald later died en route to hospital The dead detective William E Dwyer led the Terre Haute Detective Bureau
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Terre Haute
Ind
Henry E. McDonald
William F. Dwyer
McDonald
Sandford
Harvey W. Jones
Puty
Ira Wellman
Sylvester Doyle
Mr. Cooper
Cooper
Dwyer
St. Anthony’s Hospital
J. T. Walker
Crane
Methodist
Spikes & Johnson
J. W. Reese
Henry F. McDonald
James Scanton
Sceanlon
William E. Dwyer
MeDopala
Cannon Probes Paper Trust Over Wood Pulp Prices
Speaker Cannon introduces resolutions directing the Attorney General and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to transmit to the House papers on the investigation of the International Paper Company and related firms. He cites 15 percent ad valorem duty since 1890 and alleges an illegal trust conspired with Canadian firms to raise print paper prices.
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Congress
Washington
Cannon
International Paper Company of New York
Department of Commerce and Labor
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Public Service
House
Department
Bureau of Corporations
United States
Herman Ridder
Department of Justice
Payne
Littlefield
Maine
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Mann
Illinois
Secretary of ‘Agriculture
Overman
North Carolina
Hilyburn
Gallinger
Committee On Finance
Williams Named Chairman as Ohio Republicans Plan Central Role
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports Henry A. Williams of Columbus selected as Chairman of the Ohio Republican State Executive Committee. He outlined a plan to empower the State Central Committee to coordinate with county ward and precinct committees, aiming to make the State committee practically supreme in its district and reduce local disputes.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Republican State Central Committee
Henry, A. Willams
Columbus
Williams
State Central Committee
Central Committee
Ohio
East
W. H. Phipps
Paulding
Julius C. Fleischmann
William Copeland
Cincinnati
Frank E. Tunisen
John L. Sullivan
St. Mary's
F. L. Hay
Defiance
O. HB
Bare
Sardinia
M. S. Daugherty
Washington C. F
Dr. ,N. L. Maclachlan
Findlay
Charles A. Cottrill
Toledo
Earl W. Mauck
Gal Mpolis
Malcolm Jennings
Lancaster
James Penn
Carle B. Clark
Sandusky
F. D. Qwen
Mt. Vernon
A. D. Allderman
Marietta
A. W. Beatty
St. Clairsville
M. L. Smyser
Wooster
Edgar A. Bowman
Canton
G. W. Mooney
Austinburg
Frank A. Woods
Medina
C. A. Grasselli
Cleveland
Huffman
W. F
Executive Committee
Harris
Taft
Taft Addresses Columbus Board of Trade Dinner
Secretary of War William Howard Taft spoke at Memorial Hall in Columbus urging stronger support for the army and Navy. He praised the national ticket effort, announced Ohio’s prominence in party leadership, and urged readiness and unity among Republicans for a decisive victory. He earlier met with state leaders and concluded with remarks on military preparedness and defense strategy.
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Columbus
William F. Taft
Columbus Board of Trade
A. I. Vorys
Harris
Stat
Republican State Central Committee
Taft
Chicago
Memorial Hall
United States
House Democrats Lose First Fight With Republicans
Washington April 2 Formal notice was served by Payne of New York that Republicans would lock horns with the Democrats and press the majority program despite minority efforts led by Williams of Mississippi. The session opened with both sides alert as attempts at filibuster began.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Payne
New York
Williams
Mississippi
Haytian Slacks in Factional Strife
Paris reports from Port au Prince show chaos worsened by factional fighting among Haitian groups. Foreign warships may land to restore order as more refugees seek asylum at the French Legation amid fears of summary executions.
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Port Au Prince
Paris
Preneh
Hayti
French Legation
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Watson
Leon
Hoosier State
Amarm
Goodwilte
Rushville
Fremont C. Goodwine
Williamsport
Fred A. Sims
Frankfort
John C. Billheimer
Oscar Hedley
Plainfield
James Bingham
Muncie
Supreme Court
George W. Self
Corydon
Lawrence McTurnan
Anderson
Fistat
J. L. Peetz
Kokomo
Isct
United Tes
Albert J. Beveridge
James A. Hemenway
J. Frankenly
James P. Good“h
State Committee
Ernest C. Titringdon
Evansville
Elmer Léonard
Ft. Wayne
E. H. Nebeker
Covington
Charles 5. Hornley
Newcastle
W. T. Durbly Anderson
Fred Gardner
Frank G. Jones
Ath Bend
John Dyer
Hammond
Department OF Labor
Henry A. Williams
NEW Heal
Republican Central
Haytian
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