Taft Indiana Delegates Rally Amid Convention Preparations
A fragmented report describes Taft supporters pressing for control at the convention floor while William Jennings Bryan watches from Chicago. Indiana delegates are urged to rally and raise votes as organizing efforts unfold for the gubernatorial race.
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Velt
Sted
Taft
Jack
James KE. Watson
Indiana
eWilliam J. Bryan
Chicago
Baltimore
Nént Organization
Taft Roosevelts Rivalry Shifts Indiana Delegation
Indiana Republicans elect James P. Goodrich as national committeeman amid Roosevelt anxieties. Horace Stillwell warns the move could empower Taft supporters and Roosevelt delegates worry over credentials and seating while Indiana badges and tickets fail to arrive.
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Horace Stillwell
Roosevelt
Taft
Indiana
Goodrich
Harry S. New
Indianapolis
James E. Watson
Rushville
George W. Applegate
Corydon
Charles W. Fairbanks
Inianapolis
James A. Hemenway
Hornville
Will R. Wood
Lafayette
Oscar H. Montgomery
Seymour
Ed C. Toner
Anderson
Enos Porter
Shelbyville
B.S. Tover
Vafs
Pir. Stillwell
Mr. Goodrich
W. E. Engjin
Savery
Old Galifornia Woman Celebrates 108th Birthday
A centenarian woman marked her 108th birthday with a quiet celebration. Despite aging eyesight and frail health, she maintained a sharp heart and alert demeanor, relying on traditional medicines described in local reports.
Taft Receives Chicago Convention Reports by Lease Wire
President Taft and family follow the convention from the White House via leased wire. Executives and friends gather to hear the final reports from the convention platform as staff correspondents relay results directly.
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Washington
Taft
Chicago
White House
Taft Delegation Train Wreck Delays Georgia Caucus
A Pennsylvania Railroad collision near Union Station injures Taft supporters from Georgia and Indiana en route to the convention. Twelve politicians suffer cuts and bruises. the Georgia caucus at the Grand Pacific Hotel is postponed to 4 PM as officials move injured to hotels.
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Chicago
Taft
Georgia
Indiana
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Station
Harrigson Street
Grand Pacific
Plan Church Ad Campaign to Address Religious Problems
A national plan to present current elite and religious problems to Americans. Funds come from home missions council and women’s boards. Rev. Charles Stelzle directs a campaign slated to start in fall and peak during home mission week November 17 to 24, with committees in 2,600 cities guiding nearby towns.
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United States
Home Missions Council
Council of Women For Home Missions
Protestant Home Mission Forces of America
Charles Stelzle
Bureau of Social Service
The
Presbyterian Church
Taft urged to rule against delegates voting on own cases
Roosevelt supporters press Taft to curb Rosewater plan letting contested delegates vote on their own seats. A mass protest claims 75 contested seats may be unentitled and warns a convention chosen this way would lack public trust. They urge Taft to intervene to make the convention genuinely representative.
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Taft
Victor Rosewater
National Committee
Rosewater
Texas
Washington
California
Arbitration Board
Republican Party
Drowning of Carl Braun Off Huron Yacht
Carl W. Braun aged 26 of Bostwick and Braun wholesale hardware fell from his yacht near Huron Ohio on Sunday. His body was recovered this afternoon by Lorain life saving crew members.
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Toledo
Ohio
Carl W. Braun
Bostwick & Braun
Huron
Lorain
Property Transfers Include City Lot and Connersville Township Acreage
Marion R Baker transfers a city lot to Emma V Miller for 1200 dollars. Hiram R Petro sells 18 acres in Connersville township to Joseph J Jobe for 1500 dollars.
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Marion R. Baker
Emma V. Miller
Hiram R. Petro
Joseph 8. Jobe
Connersville Township
Tax on Bachelors in Nagyper Rata Hungary
A curious levy was introduced in Nagyper Rata Hungary targeting bachelors over 24. The tax amount ranges from 40 cents to 30 dollars based on each individual's pecuniary situation, as calculated by officials.
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Hungary
Nagyper Rata
Roosevelt Receives Delegations From Four States at Chicago
In the Roosevelt headquarters, Colonel Roosevelt greeted delegates from Illinois New Jersey Oklahoma and Massachusetts. Massachusetts spokesman Matthew Hale announced that eight Massachusetts delegates previously renounced in favor of Taft would now vote for Roosevelt.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Illinois
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
Matthew Hale
Boston
Col. Roosevelt
Taft
Massive bets flood Chicago on Republican convention
About 250000 in wagers circulate in Chicago as Roosevelt leads early odds and Taft bets. A rancher put 20000 on Taft, while Roosevelt money dominates. Bettors include Robert E Baines of Spain and veteran Jim O Leary handling large sums. More bets unrecorded may push totals higher.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Auditorium Hotel
Arizona
Taft
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Baines
Spain
Jim” O'Leary
Two Men In Jail Seek View Of Hanging In Franklin County
Denis Crilley of Roadside and John Dunn of Hagerstown Md were jailed for drunkenness and unable to witness a William Reed execution at Franklin county jail. Crilley explained he and Dunn pressured the sheriff who refused, prompting Crilley to summon his father who paid the fines and costs to release them.
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Chambersburg
William Reed
Franklin County
Denis Crilley
John Dunn
Hagerstown
Crilley
Father
Argentina to Establish National Department of Agriculture
New York report says Argentina will start organizing a national agriculture department next fall modeled after the U S department. R E H Bouin has been in New York for three weeks aiding the plan and has completed a study on lanes to Fayer accompanied by six assistants.
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New York
Argentina
Department of Agriculture
Department
United States
R. E H. Bouin
Public Auction Notice in Fayette County Indiana 1912
Notice is given that Anson B. Miller Commissioner will sell by public auction in Connersville Fayette County Indiana on Saturday July 20 1912 at 2 PM property in East Connersville tract details include 40 foot and 59 foot strips Lot 27 28 and related lots with two thirds minimum bid and installments terms noted court approval taxes 1912 and mortgage security. The sale is under a Fayette Circuit Court Civil Order and conducted by Wiles Springer and Flannagan Conner Auctioneers with drainage bid letting by Karl L Hanson Drainage Commissioner.
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Anson B. Miller
Fayette
Fayette County
Indiana
Mary Reisinger
Gertrude Beeson
Court House
Connersville
Connerville
Basil McCann
Anson B. Milusa
Wiles & Springer
Flannagan & Conner
Drainage project bids sought in Fayette County case
In Fayette Circuit Court May term 1912 Louise Lewis et al. sue John Hammer et al. in No. 5877 for drainage. Karl L. Ray, Drainage Commissioner, is authorized to receive bids on the ditch and drain construction as part of the drainage commission petition. Bids to be opened on a stated date.
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Connersville
Fayette County
State of
Indiana
Fayette
Louise Lewis
John Hammer
Karl L. Ray
Notice of Administration in Mary F. Leonard Estate
Fayette Circuit Court appoints Andrew H. Rieman as Executor of the will and estate of Mary F. Leonard, deceased of Fayette County Indiana. Estate said to be solvent. Dated May List, 1912. June 3 wk.
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Mary IF. Leonard
Fayette
Fayette County
Indiana
Mary F. Leonard
Man 86 Sentenced to Prison for Fraud at Central Court
William Henry James aged eighty six, though listed as ninety three, received 12 months in the second division after pleading guilty to obtaining title deeds and 750 from solicitors by defrauding a widow. He had induced a civil marriage and faced multiple alleged frauds against women. He evaded arrest for 18 months, claimed to be weak in body but active in mind, and was deemed dangerous by Judge Rentoul who ignored age in sentencing.
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London
Rentoul
Central Criminal Court
William Henry James
James
Wood Green
Birmingham
Brixton
Impress of a Great Man in Africa by Drummond
In the heart of Africa among the great Jakes I meet black men and women who recall David Livingstone as the only white man they ever saw. They recount crossing his footsteps to the dark continent and faces light up when speaking of the king doctor who once passed there years ago. They could not forget him, but felt the fear that stirred in his heart.
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Africa
Jakes
David Livingstone
Drummond
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Republican National Committee
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What Is
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Centaur Company
Murray Street
Ory
Cee Boe Pa Ee
Karl L. Hanson
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Andrew “Hl Rieman
Man
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