Roosevelt, Hughes Lead in Republican and Progressive Nominations
In Chicago, June 12, 1912, Justice Hughes was nominated on the third ballot by the Republican convention at the Coliseum with 94914 votes, Roosevelt and Du Pont trailing. The Progressive convention later nominated Roosevelt as their candidate, while Hughes emerged as the front runner across both parties, signaling a likely reconciliation and a pivotal fight for the presidency.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
United States Court
Charles Evans Hughes
Coliseum
Theodore Roosevelt
Coleman du Pont
John W. Weeeks
Henry Cabot Lodge
la Foliette
Auditorium Theater
Fairbanks
Heghes
Alabama
Culard
du Port
Lodge
Tuehes
Col
United States
New Jersey
Hughes
New York
Calliscum
Supreme Court
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Indiana
Ileary Cabot Lodge
Republican National Committee
Gerson Levi
Reed Smoot
Progressive Party
George W. Perrins
Hiram Johnson
Horace S. Wilkinson
Charles J. Bonaparte
Joan M. Parker
Justice Hughes
Harding
Ilinois
Qchie
Villa captures U S trucks near Namiquipa
An unconfirmed report from El Paso says Francisco Villa’s forces captured fourteen United States army trucks carrying supplies for the punitive expedition in a rear guard action near Namiquipa. Villa attacked the American rear guard. no official report yet to General Funston.
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el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Namiquipa
Villa
Funston
Three Die as Skating Rink Roof Collapses in Atlanta
Three men were killed and five injured when a rain-heavy skating rink roof gave way in Atlanta Georgia. The victims are Hugh Drew J A Kimball and K J Conlif the rink manager. One woman and others sustained injuries but were not seriously hurt.
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Atlanta
Hugh Drew
J. A. Kimball
Jackson, Ga
K. J. Conlif
The
Mink
State Guard 9 Indiana units placed on probation
Eight Indiana National Guard companies in the Second Infantry lose federal support or go on probation following a War Department order issued through Adjutant General Bridges. Companies E and M are mustered out upon captain requests. Probationed firms are A Vincennes D Spencer K Seymour F Winchester H Lebanon L Mt. Vernon. Also notes unusual workers compensation case at Frohman Hotel and a maple scale outbreak in Indianapolis with entomologist guidance.
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Indianapolis
Indiana National Guard
War Department
Frank L. Bridges
Adjutant General
A. L. Mills
Division of Militia Affairs
Indiana
Second Infantry
Evansville
Jeffersonville
Bridges
Vincennes
Spencer
Seymour
Winchester
Lebanon
Mt. Vernon
Indiana Guard
General Bridges
Frank N. Wallace
Wallace
C. H. Baldwin
Towns win right to regulate train speed through small town
Supreme Court upholds Bartholomew circuit court ruling awarding $5 against Pig Four railroad and affirming New Point ordinance limiting speed to 12 miles per hour. Court found showing of unreasonableness insufficient to strike the town’s power to regulate trains crossing streets, despite interstate status and mail route.
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United States
Supreme Court
Bartholomew Circuit Court
Pig Four Railroad
New Point
United States Mail
New Incorporations and corporate changes in Indiana
The Laporte Foundry and Furnace company of Laporte with capital 50000 will manufacture and sell machinery and furnaces. Directors include George W. Gilderman William N. Rumely A J Rumely Charles E Wolfe Andrew J Wicket. Auburn Auto company of Fort Wayne files final certificate of dissolution. Hornaday Crawford of Noblesville changes its name to Noblesville Sanitary Milk Products company.
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Laporte Foundry and Furnace Company
Laporte
Ind
George W. Gilderman
William N. Rumely
A. J. Rumely
Charles E. Wolfe
Andrew J. Wicket
Auburn Auto Company
Fort Wayne
Hornaday Crawford Company
Noblesville
Noblesville Sanitary Milk Products Company
Exposition Commission Report Shows Major Spending
The Indiana Panama Pacific exposition commission reports 123000 spent from 135000. Expenses include 2600 for a commission memento by Ronald ONeill and a 25 percent share of advertising receipts. Also 104 per spouse allowances. Governor Ralston returned 400 of his 1000 appropriation.
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Ralston
Heaviest punishment given in city court for iron theft
Columbus officials report Charles Garrett pleaded guilty to stealing iron valued at 100 dollars from contractor Homer Pedrick. Mayor Volland sentenced Garrett to six months at the penal farm and imposed a 500 dollar fine plus costs.
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Columbus
Charles Garrett
Homer Pedrick
Volland
Garrett
Heirs Seek To Set Aside Payton Gammons Will
Heirs of Payton Gammons sue to invalidate a will made shortly before death that left all property to daughter Mrs Willard Phillips. The case is before the circuit court.
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Loonville
Payton Gammons
Willard Phillips
Circuit Court
Rushville Works To Unite Charitable Agencies
Rushville seeks to form a single body to retain a visiting nurse retained by four years of county anti tuberculosis society efforts. The move aims to consolidate local charitable agencies and sustain nursing services.
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Rushville
County Anti-Tuberculosis Society
South Bend Man Killed By Train Collision
South Bend man George W. Snyder aged 35 died instantly when his car was struck by a fast Lake Shore train after hours of heavy rain. Snyder, a noted garage man, is survived by his bride of two months.
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South Bend
George W. Snyder
Lake Shore
Snyder
Car crank accident breaks Bedford farmer's arm
Walter Gore, a Bedford farmer, sustained severe injuries when cranking his car. His right arm was broken in two places and his shoulder dislocated in the mishap.
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Crank
Bedford
Walter Gore
Floods Highest In Years Hit Kankakee County Fields
Three days of continuous rain devastate farms in Kankakee county washing out thousands of acres of planted crops. Rivers rise to record levels as unplanted fields multiply, with farmers estimating billions in损失. Capt. Benjamin Wymer of Terre Haute is reassigned to command the second separate battalion, overseeing units in Laporte Michigan City Gary and Knox as Indiana organizes the First Infantry Regiment.
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Kankakee County
Wymer
Laporte
Benjamin Wymer
Terre Haute
Indiana National Guard
Michigan City
Gary
Knox
Fort Wayne
Winamac
Bloomington
Indiana
May Die of Injuries After Auto Accident Near Greensburg
Alexander Trindle taxi operator may die from injuries after his car, chasing wagons, skidded off a Greensburg embankment two miles west. Miller of Indianapolis escaped with minor bruises as the vehicle rolled twice and landed on its side in a field.
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May
Greensburg
Alexander
Trindle
Here
G. W. Miller
Washington Street
Indianapolis
Miller
Delegates Adopt Necktie Dress Code at Assembly
At the annual general assembly of the Church of God in Anderson about 2,000 men now wear neckties and women wear modern outfits instead of plain black or gray gowns, reversing a prior dress code to reduce conspicuousness.
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Anderson
Church of God
May Lose Boone County Agricultural Agent
In Lebanon the county may lose its agricultural agent after June as the county council refused the county share of salary and the board of education will not renew the contract expiring this month. R. W. Imel has served as the agent for two years.
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Lebanon
Boone County
Board of Education
R. W. Imel
Trial Date Set for Kidnapping Case in Seymour
Judge Oren O Swails in circuit court fixed October 26 as the trial date for Francis R House Indianapolis attorney O F McLain Marion county constable H F Miller deputy constable charged with kidnapping Mercer a Seymour business man taken from his Indianapolis home.
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Seymour
Oren O. Swails
Francis R. House
Indianapolis
O. F. McLain
Marion County
H. F. Miller
C. S. Mercer
Veteran Balloonist John Ennis in Fatal Fall in Indianapolis
Rushville reports that John Ennis of Indianapolis, once a veteran balloonist who performed balloon flights until crippling injuries stopped his ascents, is fatally injured after a fall from a scaffold while painting a house. He is confined in the city hospital.
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Rushville
John Ennis
Indianapolis
Burgersville Seeks Incorporation as Town
A petition signed by 35 Burgersville residents, filed with Johnson County commissioners, asks to incorporate the place as a town. It states 296 inhabitants and an election was ordered for June 24 to decide the matter.
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Franklin
Burgersville
Johnson County
Missing Husband Reported Near New Lisbon
Mrs. Newcastle near New Lisbon states her husband John Thatcher has been absent from home for over two weeks leaving two young children in destitute circumstances. Local officers are alerted and seeking information on his whereabouts.
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Newcastle
John Thatcher
New Lisbon
Infant Dies After Falling From Mother's Arms
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Brocket of Swan Kendallville Viola fractured skull when she fell from her mother's arms onto a brick sidewalk. She died a few hours later.
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Kendallville
Viola
Joseph Brocket
Swan
James B Sturgen Loses Fingers At Local Plant
Lawrenceburg report James B Sturgen twenty six had two fingers amputated from his right hand while using a saw at the George H Bishop Saw and Edge Tool Manufacturing Company plant.
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Lawrenceburg
James B. Sturgen
George H. Bishop Saw and Edge Tool Manufacturing Company
Memorial Services by Knights of Pythias in Evansville
The Knights of Pythias annual memorial services will be held Sunday at Bayard Park M E church in Evansville. Addresses will be given by A H Seller and W D Byington.
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Evansville
The
Knights of Pythias
Bayard Park
M. E
A. H. Seller
W. d. Byington
Price Too High: Hick Pays for Fault with Brave Stance
In an Atlantic league game, Poughkeepsie led Kingston. With two outs in the ninth and a tied score, manager Bill McCabe rushed to bring in a substitute from the bleachers. A big-hick filled the role, hit a homer, and refused to run after being blamed for a loss, insisting he could pay the price.
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Bill McCabe
Poughkeepsie
Kingston
Fogarty
McCabe
Bill
Hick
Fathead
One Can't Always Measure and Good Time by Cost
Phrase suggests that value or enjoyment cannot be judged solely by expense. No concrete entities, events, or actionable facts present.
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Moose T. Roosevelt
Harmony and Home Defenses
New York Standard
Senator Harding
A. P. Moore
Pennsylvania
Senator Lodge
Colorado
T. A
Singhes
U. S
Industrial Board of Indiana
Hugh Brown
Omer J. Hayden
J. S. Cook
Frohman
South Meridian Street
State Board
Brown
Katharanzo
Szot
Hammond
Lawrence Szot
Interstate Iron and Steel Company
Bright
Dean
Ola Harrrington
Harrison St
Crawfordsville
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
Carter
Carters Ver
ITV Sewing Machine
NEW Home Sewing Machine CO
Orange
Mass
Gallstones
Big Boo Torandy Co
Dearborn St
Gladys
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