Bryan Flays Trusts at Kern Nomination in Indianapolis
Indianapolis observers report John Worth Kern was formally notified Tuesday of his Democratic vice presidential nomination. The crowded Coliseum heard William J. Bryan denounce trust growth and attack the Republican party while praising the Democratic platform. Traction lines ferried thousands to the fairgrounds as the event showcased party leaders and the official notification to Kern.
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Indianapolis
John Worth Kern
State Fair Grounds
Kern
Willian J. Bryan
Republican Party
Mr. Bryan
Notfication Committee
Denver
National Committee
Norman E. Mack
Mack
National
Congressional
Denison
Me. Bryan
Mr. Kern
Thomas ‘Paggart
Indiana
Theodore KE. Bell
California
Democratic Party
Bryan
Tragedy in Springfield Ends With Mrs. Howard Death
Mrs. Kate Howard, linked to recent Springfield race riots, died by suicide in custody after arrest on murder charges. She denied guilt but ingested poison en route to jail, collapsing before entry. Indictments were served to several suspects, including Mrs. Howard and Abe Raymer, over the lynching of Scott Burton and William Doneguin.
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Kate Howard
Springfield
Polson
Scott Burton
William Doneguin
Howard
Abe Raymer
Burton
12Th
Madison Streets
Nation owns vast remaining public lands on July 1 1908
The General Land Office reports the area of public domain not disposed of as of July 1 1908. Alaska is excluded with Alaska figures missing. Totals show numerous states holding large land parcels and a national total of about 206 billion acres.
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General Land Office
Washington
Alaska
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Iwoiss
California
New Mexico
Shonts Sees Election Shaping Railroads Future
T. S. Shonts president of the Chicago and Alton and Clover Leaf railroads urged that the upcoming election will determine the railroad future. He warned that railroad property is falling below normal value due to political uncertainty and said not a dollar is being spent on improvements except for necessary rolling stock.
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Shonts
Chicago and Alton and
Clover
Duchess de Chauines
Chicago
Centerville
Town
Alton
New Independence Party Chooses Leaders in New York
The national committee of the new Independence party meets in New York naming William R. Thurst as chairman and Charles A. Walsh as secretary. W O Bryan discusses Lincoln visit while denying Brownsville criticisms of Roosevelt actions.
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National Committee
New Independence Party
New York
William R. Thurst
Charles A. Walsh
W.O. Bryan
Lincoln
Brownsville
Roosevelt
Federationist
Americaneperation of Labor
Gompers
Bryar and Wern
Frank Sliehcock
Republican National Committee
Far
Colorado Springs
Debs
Effec
Taftig
Chinase Daily Socialist
Republican Executive Committee
McKinley
Illinois
Sherman
Treasury
Charles C. Dawes
Indiana News Roundup From 1908 Whitley County Clerk Docket To Mussel Pearl Find
The Whitley Circuit Court docket lists 615 cases with 78 criminal. a Wawasee Inn sale planned to a Chicago syndicate. a fire destroys Nelson barn and damages $800 property. Ruth Kelley injured by knife accident in Indiana. Fire, weather, and storms reported. glass shipments to the Pacific coast. Goshen dairy arrests for borax in milk. windstorm damage near Sunman. window glass shipment records. various local incidents across Indiana. A large freshwater pearl found near Thorntown and mussel hunting ends season. livestock, poultry, and wheat price notes. notable rescues and accidents noted across towns.
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J. H. Johnson & Sons
Wawasee
Lake Wawasee
Clinton G. Wiggins
Chicago
Government petitions rehearing in oil gas case over Landis fine
The U S government asks the United States Court of Appeals in Chicago to rehear the Standard Oil case over Judge Landis 29 240 000 fine claims the appellate ruling misstates the record and misapplies law It contends that only the Supreme Court can modify interstate commerce law and that Landis acted within his discretion in imposing the penalty The petition names Attorney General Bonaparte and assistants Kellogg Shins and Wilkerson and notes the filing process and pending response by Standard Oil Company of Indiana and others
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Seaman
Tacker
Rec
Standard OW
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Landis
Standard OW Company
Indiana
United States Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Nis
Grossenp
Bonaparte
Frank B. Kellogg
Edwin W. Shins
James Wilkerson
Supreme Court
William A. Simall
District Attorney's Office
Madlowell
Grossenp. Sentmann
Baker
Siims
Wilkerson
Johns. Miller
Ol Company Iis
Standard Ol Company
New Jersey
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Mr. Taft
Poltics
Review OF Indiana
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Ruth Kelley
Robert Kelley
Princeton
Muskogee
Okla
Frank P. Bowman
Albert Nichaud
Cannelton
Loulaville
Ohio
Mississippi
Fred Tucker
Goshen
Solomon Ulrey
W. Troub
Sunman
Adam Sohm
Johnston Glass Company
Hartford City
Pacific Coast
Johnston Company
W. L. Scott
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Gwendolyn Washburn
Elwood
White River
Mahar
Dollihar
Citizens’ Gas and Oil Mining Company, of
Portland
Bear Creek Township
Albert Cook
Bedford
Cook
Reformatory
Muncie
Ephraim Peake
John Lightfoot
Terre Haute
Frank Scott
Digdon
Andrew Carnegie
Scott
Miss Carson
Rigdon
Warren McDaniel
Wilkinson
McDaniel
Sugar Creek
Peter Coffman
Thorntown
Crawfordsville
St. Louis
Coffman
New York City
John C. Eller
Hiller
Samuel Derford
Hopkins Park
Frank Young
White River Mussel Company
J. Harry Montgomery
Federal Appellate Tribunal
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