Democratic and Republican conventions reshape 1912 race
A broad overview of the 1912 party conventions shows the Democratic meeting in Baltimore adopting the unit rule, Olle James of Kentucky named permanent chair, Daniel Wildes injured in Raleigh, and Alfred Parker elected temporary chair. In Chicago the Republicans renominated Taft and Sherman on the first ballot while Roosevelt bolstered an independent bid with plans for a Chicago convention. The piece also notes labor strife, tax changes, fires in Quebec, transportation leadership changes, a fatal accident in New York, bedbug lease rulings, and other assorted incidents across North America.
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William Howard Taft
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Chicago
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Aviator Grahame-White Marries in Chelmsford Amid Wind
Personal gusty winds push Claude Grahame-White and Miss Dorothy Taylor to wed in Chelmsford after traveling from London to marry. The couple planned a different ceremony but adjusted plans due to weather and timing.
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Claude Grahame-White
Dorothy Taylor
New York
Chelmsford
London
Eng
Taft warns congress of urgent funding for next year
President Taft says federal government must operate in violation of law without funds for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Cuba conditions push war department to cancel the expeditionary force plan and decommission four Army transports at Newport News. Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell found in contempt by Federal Justice Wright. Gompers jailed for a year Morrison six months, Mitchell awaiting sentence. Frederick W Lehmann resigns as solicitor general, to take effect after successor appointment.
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Taft
Congress
Cuba
War Department
Newport News
Frederick W. Lehmann
United States
Mr. Lehmann
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Wright
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Morrison
Minister killed as car collides with Lake Erie & Western train
Rev. Lafayette Webb, 60, is dead and his stepdaughter Eva Barnes and granddaughter Ellen, 7, are seriously injured when Webb’s car crashes into a Lake Erie & Western passenger locomotive at Jefferson street crossing in Tipton Indiana. Engineer George Redmond, his niece Mrs. Barnes, and uncle Charlies Means figure in a tragedy that injured the family. the woman and child are expected to recover.
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Tipton
Ind
Lafayette Webb
Eva Barnes
Ellen
Lake Erie & Western
Lake Erie
Barnes
Indianapolis
Charlies Means
Jefferson Street
Mr. Webb
Tipton County
Accused of Cutting Girl's Hair in Brazil
Richard Burger was arrested on a malicious mayhem charge filed by Della Kincaide. She says Burger entered her room and cut off a large portion of her hair with shears. Burger admits being in the room but denies the charge, claiming Kincaide cut her own hair and offered to settle for $50.
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Brazil
Richard Burger
Della Kincaide
Miss Kincaide
Burger
Bars Dances Over Saloons in Indianapolis
Superintendent Hyland orders station house sergeants to stop issuing dance permits for dance halls over saloons. He states it has always been his ruse to deny permits in such cases and no permits will be issued in the future.
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Indianapolis
Hyland
Bicycle rider fatally struck in Shelbyville collision
Roy Winton aged 17 was riding a bicycle in Walker ville yesterday when he was run over by Martin Sorden’s automobile. He is believed to have sustained fatal injuries.
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Shelbyville
Roy Winton
Walkerville
Martin Sorden
Boy Killed By Exploding Dynamite Caps
Wabash June 26 Alfred Lambert 14 son of William Lambert died when dynamite caps in his pocket exploded tearing away much of his right side.
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Bay
Wabash
Alfred Lambert
William Lambert
Morristown Men Fined for Blind Tiger Operation
In Shelbyville on June 28 Charles Till of Morristown and William Cremenes of Morristown were fined 50 dollars each and jailed for thirty days for operating a blind tiger in Morristown.
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Shelbyville
Charles Tillson
William Cremenes
Morristown
First Shave at 93 in Terre Haute
John Barbee, 93, came from Youngstown with his 61 year old son to Terre Haute and was shaved by a barber for the first time.
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Terre Haute
John Barbee
Youngstown
Dunkirk Glass Worker Fined for Attacking Teen
Levy Wyndham, a Dunkirk glass worker, was fined 400 dollars and costs by a circuit court jury for attacking a sixteen year old Dunkirk girl. The sentence was announced in Portland on June 28.
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Portland
Levy Wyndham
Dunkirk
Grocer Edward Isley Files Bankruptcy in Lipskee Ore
Edward Isley filed a petition in bankruptcy listing assets of 2611 dollars and liabilities of 2070 dollars. He owned a grocery store at Lipskee Ore.
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Grocer
Shelbyville
Edward Isley
Lips
Explosion in Bloomington Sewers Injures Two Boys
An explosion in a Bloomington sewer manhole yesterday caused pavement damage and injured two boys as a gas main beneath the street released blasts. The incident involved a firecracker misfire leading to the blast in the flooded sewer.
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Bloomington
Health checks spread through Indiana hotels and restaurants
In Fort Wayne June 28 hotel and restaurant owners across Indiana issue orders for physical examinations of employees to detect infectious diseases. W A Black of the Anthony and other hotel managers urge strict enforcement, aiming to prevent disease spread among cooks waiters dishwashers housekeepers and linen handlers.
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Fort’ “Wayne
Indi
W. A. Black
Anthony
Mr. Black
Three Cows Killed by Auto Near Lawrenceburg
Three Jersey cows owned by dairyman John W. Berquewine near the Ohio Indiana line were struck by a touring car. Their legs were fractured and they died from the injuries shortly after. In Knightstown a farmer, William Beeson, 66, died after being knocked down by a colt at his home.
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Auto
Lawrenceburg
John W. Berquewine
Ohio
Indiana
Knightstown
William Beeson
Here
Indiana News In Brief
Indianapolis stores will close at 5 p m for the first five days of July and August. Petersburg a 12 year old boy Morris Smith kicked by a horse seriously hurt. Terre Haute suit for 10000 damages filed by Frederick Yonke against Big Four railroad for loss of both legs. Petersburg 12 year old Will Mooney thrown from a cart left leg broken. Linton two year old son of Mr and Mrs Mark Johnson fatally burned by oil can explosion father mixing oil and gasoline. Muncie thieves who stole grocery man J R Silvers car abandoned it after a mile. Muncie Albert Rice and Luda Stanley arrested for shoplifting with jewelry bearing other stores marks. Marion streetcar motorman Herbert C Sanders sues for 15000 damages. Indianapolis pawn broker Hyman Sacks fined for false reports and receiving stolen property. Shelbyville creditors of U S Bishop Drug Co to receive 87.5 cents on the dollar. Valparaiso wolves raid the county lamb carcass found partly devoured and a dead female wolf found nearby. Terre Haute Frank Dening defeated for Republican sheriff nomination following Frank Watts defeat for Democrat nomination.
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Indianapolis
Petersburg
George Smith
Morris Smith
Terre Haute
Frederick Yonke
Switchman
Big Four Railroad
Will Mooney
John Mooney
Here
Linton
Mark Johnson
Muncie
J. R. Silvers
Albert Ricel
Luda Stanley
Cincinnati
Richmond
Muncier
Herbert C. Sanders
Marion
Marion “Flyer
Union Traction
Traction Company
Hyman Sacks
Shelbyville
U. S. Bishop Drug Company
Shelbyville Trust Company
Valparaiso
Charles Cobb
Frank
Dening
Frank ‘Watts
Thie Demerat
Practical Bride Described By Father In Conversation
A father praises his daughter's practicality noting she drives her own car and can take a motor apart as well as any expert. The dialogue emphasizes hands on skill and independence.
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Ben
Lines on Mabel's Face Poem Sparks Tearful Regret
A man writes a poem titled Lines on Mabel's Face to Gertie but she tears it up in a fit of anger. The exchange shows a volatile romance and the poet's lingering anger over the lost verse.
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Gertie
Mabel
Grant story on neatness and a rough brigadier
General F. D. Grant recalls a tale about his father speaking with General Sherman in a tent. A third general, a brigadier famed for slovenliness, enters. After he leaves, the elder fires a cloud of smoke and quips about who is responsible for that man’s shirts in the first week.
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F. D. Grant
General Sherman
Sherman
One Fault to Find Told at YMCA Banquet
Chicago attorney Lambert Kaspers relates a humorous natualization tale about a Kansas farmer and a Dane. The judge asks if the country suits him and the Dane replies yes, but the farmer says he would like to see more rain. The anecdote was shared at a recent YMCA banquet.
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Lambert Kaspers
Chicago
Kansas
First Consideration at St Andrea Ends with Shot
An old farmer and his plowman carting sand near a rifle range are struck when a stray bullet hits the plowman in the leg. The farmer, seeing the volunteers practice, calls out to halt, noting it might have hit the horse as well.
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St. Andrea
London
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John W. Kern
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Democratic National Committee
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