Monument to Gettysburg regular army fallen dedicated by Taft
At Gettysburg Pennsylvania on May 31 President Taft dedicated a monument to the regular army dead from the Gettysburg campaign. Miss Helen Taft unveiled a shaft eighty five feet high with inscriptions honoring cavalry artillery infantry and engineers of the regular army. The ceremony included War Secretary Dickinson and a committee including Lieutenant General Bates and General Bell.
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Gettysburg
Lincoln
Gettys‘Dure
William H. Taft
Helen Taft
Congress
Perth
War Department
Dickinson
Oliver
Tohn IC. Bates
J. F. Bell
Nicholson
Gettysburg National Park Commission
Army of the Potomac
United States
Zephyr Tornado Devastates Brown County Village
Brownwood Texas May 31 a tornado struck Zephyr in Brown county at 2 am destroying nearly fifty houses. The death toll reached thirty and seriously or fatally wounded could rise to fifty with many injured. The tornado ripped through residences and businesses, igniting a fire that wiped out an entire block. Rescue and care for the injured took precedence over firefighting.
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Brownwood
Tex
Zephyr
Brown County
Vilage
Lightning Strick
Georgia Strike Ends but Race Problem Persists
Atlanta officials from the Georgia railroad and the Brotherhood of Firemen spent nearly all Sunday in talks over unsettled points in the strike agreement. National figures Neill Knapp and Stuart attended, with arbitration likely under the Erdman act on the pivotal issue of retaining the SERTO firemen in any capacity.
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Atlanta
Ie Georgia Railroad
The
Brotherhood of Firemen
SLAIN BY BANDITS BLOODTHIRSTY MOROS
A May 22 clash near Ethiey left a ygeant and two private United States soldiers dead after Moros surprised a Western Infantry outpost and opened fire before reinforcements could respond. Army headquarters received the report.
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Jefanila
Ygeant
iNorth's Resignation Accepted by Taft
Washington May 27. Director of the census N D orth resigns and it is accepted by President Taft. E Dana Durand named to succeed him as head of the census bureau with the appointment to be confirmed.41
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iNorth
Washington
N. Dorth
Taft
E. Dana Durand
Woty
Beah Nathed
Str
North
Abdul Hamid Residence Move Said to Be Considered
Military authorities discuss removing the former sultan Abdul Hamid from Saloniki to a Mediterranean island likely Rhodes. Saloniki residents fear unrest over his presence. General Schefket, inspector general, has traveled to Saloniki to handle the matter.
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Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Saloniki
Mediterranean
Rhodes
Suthwest
Asia Minor
Schefket
Governor Haskell Indicted in Muskogee Town Lot Scandal
United States grand jury indicted Governor Charis N. Haskell and six others including F B Severs W T Hutchins C W Turner A Z English and W R Eaton for fraud in Muskogee town lot cases. Bonds were set at $5000 each and prompt. Trial dates not yet set but expected soon.
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Tulsa
Okla
Indictmen
Muskogee
United States Grand Jury
Charis N. Haskell
F. B. Severs
W. T. Fiutchins
C. W. Turner
A. Z. English
W. R. Eaton
Rogers Will Admitted to Probate in New York
The will of Henry H. Rogers, Standard Oil heir, is probated. The estate, valued at 30 million to 140 million dollars per Wall Street estimates, will be split among four children and their heirs. Half of each residuary share vests at age forty, with the other half payable as income until death. A public bequest of 100000 is left to Fairhaven Massachusetts for school purposes.
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New York
Henry H. Rogers
Wallstreet
Fairhaven
Mass
Rogers
Bradley Convicted in Indiana Murder Case
In Lebanon Indiana on May 29 a jury found James O Bradley guilty of second degree murder and set the penalty at imprisonment The trial centered on the murder of Mrs Bradley in Indianapolis The defense argued she killed herself after being accused by her husband Bradley claimed he tried to stop her from harming herself after seeing blood on his clothes
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Lebanon
Ind
James O
Bradley
Dredles
Indianapolis
Last Pee
Many Miners Strike in Kanawha Field
Charleston reports six thousand miners are out in the Kanawha coal field as a strike led by President Ben Davis nears completion. The walkout follows operators posting new long ton versus short ton coal measurement rules, with Paint Creek area already under an agreement.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine
Kanawha Coral Field
Ben Davis
Paint Creek
Griffiths Named New London Consul General
Washington May 27 Consul General Robert J Wynne resigns and John I Griffiths of Indianapolis consul at Liverpool will succeed him in London.
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Washington
Robert J. Wynne
London
John I. Griffiths
Indianapolis
Liverpool
Kaiser Hanged in Nevada for Wife Murder
Carson City May 22. Charles Kaiser an Indian son of Black Horse a Washoe chief was hanged in the state penitentiary for the murder of his wife. Five hundred Indians in Carson City resent the execution and plan a pow wow to protest state interference in their affairs and say it was their duty to hang Kaiser.
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Carson City
Nev
Charles Kaiser
Black Horse
State
Kaiser
Ligon case ends as mistrial in Koch murder trial
Terre Haute Indiana May 25 The jury in Leroy Ligon's trial for the murder of Fred Koch after an eighteen hour deliberation was discharged with ten jurors for acquittal and two for conviction. The alleged killing followed taunts about Ligon's conversion.
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Ligon
Terre Haute
Ind
Leroy Ligon
Fred Koch
Koch
Income Tax Question Sidetracked By Senate Vote
Washington May 28 The senate voted 0 to 38 to postpone further consideration of the income tax question until June 10.
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Washington
Senate
Lorimer Wins Illinois Seat After Prolonged Deadlock
William Lorimer of Chicago was elected United States senator to replace Albert J Hopkins, breaking a months long stalemate in the Illinois Legislature. Democrats including Lee O Neill Browne shifted to Lorimer amid jubilant scenes as the roll call progressed, with several lawmakers switching sides to join the victorious camp. Lorimer, born in Manchester Ireland and a Chicago resident, has represented Illinois in six Congresses from the Second District.
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Springfield
William Lorimer
Chicago
United States
Albert J. Hopkins
Lorimer
Lee O’neill Browne
Senate
Browne
Losimer
Shurtleff
Apmardoc
Church
Peirrsoen
Butts
Fichdstack
Wowalski
Matar
Price
Lawrence
Loven
McMacklin
Stepkings
William
Manchester
Ineland
Haineis
End of May Wheat Campaign Marks Sharp Chicago Finish
The May wheat market closed with a single price of 11d per bushel. James A. Patten, leader of the bull effort, remained aloof from the trading floor, working from his office and chewing gum. Observers call the cash-driven campaign the largest and most profitable in wheat history, unmatched by even earlier deals.
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Chicago
James A. Patten
Joseph
Patten
Ile
Still Improving Trade Outlook Sees Mixed Signals
Still improving but weather and crop irregularities cause uneven trade and industry movement. House trade with jobbers and wholesalers remains slow for the season. Clearance sales and liberal advertising have not fully attracted business. Optimism grows for distant futures while near term demand shows backwardness.
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New York
Goodstreet
Review of Trade
Four Children Die in Kentucky School Fire Disaster
Central City Kentucky May 26 four of the children burned during Mrs Boyd's school commencement Monday night are dead. The victims include Seelina Clay five Dorothy Clay seven Nell McGeary five Louise Marshall eight and Rena May Miller five. Dorothy Clay dropped her lamp during an electric candle drill triggering a stage fire.
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Central City
Mrs. Boyd
Seelina Clay
Dorothy Clay
Nell McGeary
Louise Marshall
Rena May Miller
Evangelical Lutheran convention to convene in Richmond
The general synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the United States will hold a convention in Richmond Indiana starting Wednesday and continuing for one week.
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Evangeliial Lutheran Church of the
United States
Richmond
Ind
Multiple Disparate 1908 News Briefs From Circulated Dispatches
Several short items report disasters, politics, and business: five drowned as floods hit Northeastern Oklahoma after a cloudburst. five Lonoke Arkansas youths arrested for night riding. Taft declines minister to China post. Gotch cancels match with Hackenschmidt in Melbourne. National Federation of Medical Clubs meets in Grand Rapids. Taft named honorary president of a new Unitarian league. a Yazoo canal gasoline boat capsizes with six drowned near Vicksburg. Additional notes cover stock-yard losses, Morgan Jr. elected U S Steel director, Carnegie funding, Denver arrival of a pedestrian, other political and criminal items, and upcoming events such as the Stockholm 1912 Olympics and the Y M C A conference in St. Louis.
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China
John Hays Hammond
Taft
Hammond
Lonoke
Ark
Evansville
Frank Gotch
Hackenschmidt
Melbourne
Australia
National Federation of Medical Clubs
Grand Rapids
Mich
National League of Unitarian
Yazoo Canal
Vicksburg
J. P. Morgan, Jr
United State Steel Corporation
Cmd Aon
Fresh Reir Vittss
Ee Wee
Andrew Carnegie Hee
France
Eavern
Unitedates
Scotland
Edward PP A Weston
Denver
Schwarzechild & Sulzherver
Chicago
Jack P. Solomon
Hyprew Standard
New York
Agad Seventyone
International Conference of Railroad Y. M. C. A
St. Louis
National Negro American League
Alexander Walters
Petersburg
Florida State Senate
Tiang Dines
Union Pacific
Omaha
Unauthorized Shortage At Capital National Bank
Max Emmerich, a bookkeeper at Capital National Bank in Indianapolis, has not appeared since last Saturday. President Frank Stalnaker reports a verified shortage of about $10,000 in Emmerichs books, with the method of misappropriation undetermined. The discrepancy appears to have grown over two to three years and is covered by bond. A Chicago detective agency is engaged and bank examiner J C Johnson has been called in to review the case.
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Indianapolis
Max P. Emmerich
Capital National Bank
Frank P. Stalnaker
Emmerich
Bond
Mr. &Jalniker
Rouerich Ig
Warners
Chicago
J.C. Johnson
National Bank
Indianapolis Tobacco Dealer Arrested in Bank Embezzlement Case
Paul C. Gall a noted Indianapolis tobacco dealer and local political figure was arrested by United States authorities as an accomplice of Max Emmerich the bank bookkeeper who defaulted at Capital National bank. Gall was released on 5000 bond to appear before a US commissioner tomorrow morning. Fleury C Pringier living at East North Street confessed to being used as a dummy by Emmerich and his statement included charges against Gall. Pringier was arrested and bonded for 5000.
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David Peeth
San Pranecisca
el Paso
Memphis
Tenn
Stockholm
Senate
Henderson
New York
Paris
S. Moriarity
Ft. Warne
Grand Rapids and Indiana
Sturgis
Mich
Fort Thomas
Alice Hicks
Harvey Donnelly
London
Illinois
United States Brewers’ Association
Atlantic City
Indianapolis
Paul C. Gall
United States
Max Emmerich
Capital National Bank
Gall
Tomomrrow
Fleury C. Pringier
North Street
Emmerich
Pringler
Paul Gall
Whitecapping Report From Rising Sun Ind Details
Kenry Deikman alleges a tenant on his farm was lured from his home by masked men who bound him and whipped him with hickory switches at a tree. The victim received 100 lashes and was told to leave the county, and two friends now guard him at night with loaded shotguns.
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Rising Sun
Ind
Kenry Deikman
Deikman
Purdue Professor Dies From Hammer Throw Injury
Professor Benjamin Martin Hoak of Purdue University faculty dies from injuries suffered at the state interscholastic track meet on Stuart field when struck by a twelve pound hammer thrown by Guy Conwell of Van Buren high school.
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Lafayette
Ind
Benjamin Martin Hoak
Purdue University
Stuart Field
Guy Conwell
van Buren
Insurance Man Shoots Self After Hotel Poisoning
A. F. Stinsel, Mt. Carmel, Illinois insurance man, killed himself in the St. George hotel in Evansville Indiana after taking poison during a spree. Hugo Friedman of Baltimore also committed suicide by hanging in a Claypool hotel room in Indianapolis.
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Evansville
Ind
A. F. Stinsel
Mt. Carmel
St. George Hotel
Stinsel
Hugo Friedman
Baltimore
Claypool Hotel
Indianapolis
Indiana Wet Vote Spreads Across County Field
In LaPorte Michigan City and other cities the wet majority wins. LaPorte city 1200 wet, Michigan City 3000 against Anti-Saloon leaguers. Madison county adopts dry by 1470, aided by women and children canvassing. Monroe County fends off saloons with a 499 vote margin.
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LaPorte
Ind
City
Michigan City
LaPorte County
Anderson
Madison County
Floyd County vote shifts to wets in tight wet dry clash
In Floyd County Indiana the Anti-Saloon League was overwhelmed as wet forces won by about 1900. New Albany delivered a strong dry countervote while half the precincts favored the wets and Floyd County housed 106 saloons.
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New Albany
Ind
Floyd County
Ripley County Chooses Wet In Local Option Vote
In Batesville Indiana on May 31 Ripley county voters approved local option to legalize alcohol by a margin of about 400 with the city of Batesville supporting the wets by roughly 300.
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Indiana
Batesville
Ind
Ripley County
Harrison County votes dry in narrow margin
Harrison County Indiana voters in Corydon on May 28 chose a dry status by a slim 169 vote margin. The Anti Saloon League had projected a victory by about 1 200 votes.
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Harrison
Corydon
Ind
Harrison County
Anti-Saloon League
Indiana court holds preacher as husband to Clark
In Washington Indiana Judge Houghton declares Rev E E Davidson the lawful husband of Miss Laura Bunn Clark daughter of ex Mayor Hale Clark. The ruling validates a claimed common law marriage thought to have formed at the Metropolitan hotel in St Louis. The minister’s whereabouts are unknown and no ruling on support or desertion was made.
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Washington
Ind
Houghton
E. E. Davidson
First Christian Church
Laura Bunn Clark
Hale Clark
Metropolitan Hotel
St. Louis
Davidson
Toronto
Canada
Prosecutor Reverses Plan in Ray First Degree Murder Case
In Lafayette Indiana on May 29 Prosecutor Frank Kimmel filed an affidavit charging Elias Ray millionaire farmer with first degree murder for the death of Conrad Ortman a farm employee. Ray appeared with counsel and posted $25 000 bail as street cars operated despite a car men strike and a quiet vote turnout.
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Lafayette
Ind
Elias Ray
Conrad Ortman
Ray
Attorne
Frank Kimmel
Ewanaville
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