Indiana Republican platform names 1904 ticket at Indianapolis
The Indiana Republican State convention in Indianapolis adopted a platform endorsing Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and directing the state delegates to Chicago to support his nomination. The ticket includes James E. Watson for Governor and Fremon C. Goodwine for Lieut enant Governor among others. Six nominations were by acclamation and the Governor race required five ballots.
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James E. Watson
Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
Chicago
Rushville
Fremont C. Goodwine
Williamsport
Fred A. Sims
Frankfort
John C. Billheimer
Washington
Oscar C. Hadley
Plainfield
James Bingham
Muncie
Supreme Court
Geo. W. Self
Corydon
Lawrence McTurnan
Anderson
J. l. Peets
Kokomo
Fifth
Quincy A. Myers
Logansport
Appellate Court
First
David Myers
Greensburg
Ager
Murderous court room shooting ends in McDonald death
Henry F. McDonald was found guilty of arson in Terre Haute Indiana and opened fire in the circuit courtroom after the verdict. He killed Detective William E K Dwyer and wounded a prosecutor and officers before being fatally shot himself. doctors say he cannot live.
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Henry F. McDonald
Terre Haute
Ind
William EK. Dwyer
McDonald
Sandford
James A. Cooper, Jr
Cooper
Dwyer
British Channel Disaster Involving Berwick And Tiger
Portsmouth dispatch reports the cruiser Berwick collided with the torpedo boat destroyer Tiger during night maneuvers. The Tiger sank in minutes after being cut in half, with about forty five crew aboard. Twenty two survivors were rescued by Berwick and Gladiator. one died later.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Channel
Berwick
Tiger
Gladiator
Bombing strikes Brooklyn row house after extortion letters
A bomb was thrown at Joseph Scullitto’s Beaster street home in Brooklyn after money demands. The blast shattered windows and the front door, wrecked the vestibule, but the occupants were uninjured. The Scullitto residence lies near Selig Silverstein’s Union Square suspect site.
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Joseph Scullitto
Beaster Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Scullistto
Selig Silverstein
Union Square
Three Die in Tenement Fire on Hester Street NYC
A five story tenement at 44 Hester Street New York City caught fire killing Berel Weinstein his wife Anna and their 1 year old son who died from suffocation and burns in their fifth floor apartment. Fifteen others were injured many seriously and nearly a hundred residents faced danger as flames spread through the building.
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Hester Street
New York City
Berel Weinstein
Anna
Congress Debates Credentials and Aldrich Currency Bill
The Senate admitted Senator elect John Walter Smith of Maryland after a lengthy credentials debate. A bill on the currency was amended and passed 42 to 16, with Friday devoted to the Aldrich currency measure and Monday to routine business and a dam project on the Snake River.
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Senate
John Walter Smith
Maryland
Texas
Kansas
Virginia
Michigan
Vermont
Missouri
Indiana
Roosevelt
George Iil
Deikema
Peikema
Judiciary Committee
Wilfley
United States Court
China
Snake River
Washington
Offord Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Maessrs. Smith
California
Mandell
Wyoming
Los Angeles
Owens River Valley
Keyburn
Idaho
Teller
Ceva
Bureau of Forestry
House
Alessis. Mandell
Smith
Bureau
Messrs. Bonynge
Colorado
Cushman
Ilegally
Congress
Sninke River
Dis Ion
Bonaparte
Clark
Florida
Caulfield
Misouri
Beveridge Appeals for Tariff Revision after Election
Indiana Republicans at state convention endorse Charles Warren Fairbanks for president and push a local option liquor plank. Beveridge and Overstreet leaders urge tariff revision immediately after the election, criticizing past policies and pledging to push reforms. The platform backs Roosevelt, opposes corporate campaign funds, calls for labor and mining reforms, and supports tariff data study and foreign trade expansion. Local option and regulatory measures feature prominently.
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Pairbanks
Roosevelt
Army
Congress
Congr
South America
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Chicago trade review notes gradual recovery and high mortality
R G Dun and Co reports steady recovery in Chicago district payments though business failures remain high. Factory output trails last year while wholesale demand is cautious but distribution rises in general merchandise and food products. Farmers invest in machinery. country banks ease spring lending. failures total 80 versus 82 prior week and 22 a year ago.
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Chicago
Tno
New York Business Conditions in Early Spring
The first spring week expands vented trade and factory activity, with Western building lines growing. Conservative buying sustains needs while replacement stocks drive jobbing and wholesale demand. Industrial activity remains irregular with short time and wage cuts in textiles and coal demand stabilizes after fears of strikes. Shipments in footwear fall 26 percent. weekly US and Canadian business failures are cited by Bradstreet's.
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Iron and Steel
United States
Bradstreet
Chicago and Midwest Market Prices Across Livestock and Grains
Market listings from Chicago to Buffalo show cattle at 4.00 to 7.25, hogs 3.50 to 6.85, sheep 2.50 to 5.75, and grains with No 2 wheat around 92 to 99 cents, corn 60 to 68 cents, oats 50 to 56 cents, rye 0.80 to 1.00 dollars. Regional ranges include Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Buffalo with varying grades and shipper notes.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Mortality rates rise in cancer and typhoid in 1906 report
Officials in Washington released a table of mortality rates for 1905 and 1906 covering fifteen registration states and 77 nonregistration cities. Cancer deaths rise while tuberculosis and meningitis decline. typhoid fever and violence show increases. New York City records the highest city rate.
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Census Bureau
District of Columbian
Rene
Lloyd Bright
Bronehmvs Co
South Dakota
Michigan
Coleradge
California
New York
New Jersey
Boston
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Giel's Nerve Racking Battle With Night Bats
Miss Alice L. Earle of South Norwalk Connecticut faced a midnight swarm of bloodsucking bats that attacked her in bed. She wrapped a bed covering around herself and fled the room, fainting as her maid helped, while a storm drove the bats into the room and the attendants later killed sixty of them.
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Giel
Alice L. Earle
South Norwalk
Conn
Miss Earle
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