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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
1
The Democratic convention in July 1874 rotates through a tense session with Governor Musehall nominated after turbulent moments. Key figures including Governor Pure United Senator George F. Chamberlain and others contend for the nomination as ballots unfold and debates resume.
Amid crowded floor scenes and cheering delegates, Murphy probes leaders while Bankhead seeks roll call suspension to back Underwood. Ballots shift with 44th to 46th tallies. Missouri and New York stay grim as Wilson gains and party factions maneuver toward a candidate.
Baltimore July 3 The night session of the Democratic convention opened with high tension as candidates for vice president were discussed. Governor Burke of North Dakota and Governor Marshall of Indiana led in the early ballots, with Marshall eventually gaining support but Burke holding a strong position. The Bryan-Wilson bloc defended Marshall while anti Bryan forces rallied to nominate Marshall amid shifting alliances. The roll call showed Marshall ahead, Burke close, and Chamberlain trailing as outcomes remained unsettled.
The piece traces George Wisefield Massey born in Edgar county to Sullivan, Indiana, where he practiced law before buying and editing the Sullivan Union. He later moved to San Diego, then Reno, Nevada, shifting from law to publishing and politics, leaving the Republican party over free silver and becoming a judge.
In Evansville Indiana on July 3 Anna Dais a nineteen year old Black woman from Arlington Kentucky was shot dead in front of a Fourth Street cinema by Kint Beverly a Black tailor from Madisonville Kentucky who had followed her there. Beverly was arrested. July 8 Richard Hys daughter of Mrs Dar this city was riding in an automobile aisle a manufacturer The Hysinger Laa Lad eh an Auto.
A late portrait of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of New Jersey's governor, is featured in a recent issue. The image highlights the spouse of the state executive amidst ongoing political events.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church visited Miss Shanklin at her home Tuesday evening for a substantial visit. Shanklin recently returned from Mrs Uke Johnson’s in Danville where she stayed after injuries last winter and remains in poor health. She values being home and enjoying friends' visits.
Tuesday in Citizens Bank private office eight original heirs or their representatives signed an iron clad agreement with executors Worth Reed Dan Reed and Herman Briggs. A certified check totaling eleven thousand two hundred fifty dollars was paid from private funds to prevent any further contest and insure faithful execution of the will as probated. Public and friends express satisfaction with the amicable adjustment.
Melvin Vaniman and four crew members perish when the Akron airship explodes midflight above Absconet Inlet near Atlantic City New Jersey. The wreckage sinks in shallow water as divers recover bodies Calvin Vaniman and Fred Elm perish. a dynamite charge is found among the debris.
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