Cost of Indiana Gubernatorial Campaigns Rises
Indiana political figures face steeper costs to run for state office as campaign finance demands grow. The piece cites assessments from both parties, with Democratic targets around 3000 and Republican targets up to 5500, plus ante con ventions expenses and hotel headquarters. It notes past leaders like Gov. Hanly and Gov. Hendricks and references Secretary Daniel Storms’ remarks on campaign spending.
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Ben Whitehead
Tiuianapolis
Ind
Mareh G
Indiana
Gov
Hanly
Democratic Committee
Hendricks
Utter
Republican State Committee
Secretary of State
Auditor of State
Indianapolis
State Committee
Daniel BE. Storms
Home Again Washington: Longworths Return After Wedding
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth returned to Washington on Sunday from Cuba where they journeyed after their wedding. They arrived by private car attached to a Southern railway train at 9 50 this morning and were met by Longworth’s private secretary. They went to their home on Fifteenth Street where Mr Longworth will resume his legislative duties at the capitol.
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Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Cuba
Southern Railway
Longworth
Bhighteenth
Capitol
Detroit Jurist Judge Benjamin Graves Dies at 88
Detroit on March 5 reports the death of Benjamin F. Graves former chief justice of the Michigan supreme court. Graves aged 88 served as a supreme court judge from 186 to 1875 and was the last survivor of a famed quartet.
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Detroit
Mich
Benjamin F. Graves
Michigan Supreme Court
Graves
Supreme Court
Florida-born General Secury A Lifelong Army Career Ended
The obituary notes the long service of a Florida native who joined the army in 1849 and retired as lieutenant general on September 29 1895. He led the army from 1888 to 1895 and spent winters in Florida while summers were spent in the east. A Royal Legion figure and two term commander in chief, he lived to age 74.
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Florida
Royal Legion
King Edward in Paris Amid Warm Welcome and State Events
Paris crowds greet King Edward as President Fallieres hosts a cordial Elysee visit. They share a half hour conversation and attend a state dinner at the British embassy with Premier Rouvier and their wives. Later talks and a Berlin report hint at a joint meeting in Breslau in September.
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Paris
Edward
Fallieres
Elysee Palace
Premier Rouvier
King Edward
M. Rouvier
Berlin
Tageblatt
William
Breslau
Silesia
Judge orders hanging in Madisonville courtroom
Hopkins county Ky circuit judge Gordon orders that Barta Tompkins, condemned for the murder of William Brame, be hanged in the circuit courtroom at Madisonville. Officials had planned a jailyard scaffold. the judge directs a scaffold to be built inside the courtroom.
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Evansville
Hotel Wrecked After Nitro Explosion In Salvation Army Building
The Salvation Army hotel in Chattanooga Tennessee was partially destroyed when tramp exiles gained entry Sunday and planted nitroglycerin. The blast demolished the two top floors but no one was injured as occupants had left earlier. Charles Kinney was later arrested on charges of involvement in placing the explosive.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Salvation Army
Charles Kinney
Reverend Strickland killed by streetcar in Nashville
Reverend W. H. Strickland pastor of the Spruce Street Northern Methodist Church was struck by a streetcar and killed in Nashville Tennessee on March 5. The accident occurred as he crossed near the church area and authorities investigated the incident for details and cause.
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Nashville
Tenn
W. H. Strickland
Spruce Street
Northern Methodist Episcopal Church
Quarrel Over Woman in Henderson Resulted in Fatal Shot
March 5 Henderson Kentucky report of a quarrel over a woman ending with Andrew Perkins shooting and killing William Ward instantly.
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Henderson, oKy
Andrew Perkins
William Ward
Sherrick Loses Fight Over Indictment Details
Indianapolis March 5 special judge James McCullough overruled the motion to quash eight of eleven counts in the indictment against David E. Sherrick for embezzlement of state funds. The court also denied a request to require the state to specify allegations more clearly. Sherrick, removed as state auditor several months ago by Governor Hanly, faces trial to proceed today.
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Sherrick
Indianapolis
Ind
David E. Sherrick
James
Hanly
Ex Gov Hoge Laid to Rest as Texas Honors His Life
Remains of ex Governor Hoge arrived in Austin from Holston on Sunday afternoon. A Houston Bar association delegation and labor groups joined thousands at the depot to escort the body to the state house. He dying belief spoke of a monument not in stone but a pecan and walnut tree to be planted for future Texans.
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Ante Basield
Harz
Taye
Standard Oil Company
Austin
Tex
Hoge
Holston
Houston ‘Bar Association
Levies
Texas
Buffalo Doctor Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life
In Buffalo New York on a Sunday Henry L Whitbeck a physician and dentist killed his wife with a hammer as she sat in a rocking chair then shot himself with a rifle. He placed the rifle on the floor leaned his head to the barrel and fired killing himself. Mrs Whitbeck died at a hospital about an hour later. She had been an invalid for years and was roughly the same age as her husband. Whitbeck had recently been a sanitarium patient.
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Buffalo
Henry L. Whitbeck
Whitbeck
Car Barns Burned in New York Fire
The Forty-second Street street car barns of the Metropolitan Railway Company on West Forty-second Street by the Hudson River were destroyed by fire Sunday night. One man, said to have been an employee of the company, was involved.
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New York
Forty-second
Metropolitan ‘Railway Company
Hudson ‘River
Meridian Tornado Toll Rises to 24 Dead 46 Injured
Rewritten casualty list shows 24 dead and 46 injured from the Meridian Mississippi twister last Friday. Property losses near 1.25 million dollars, most residences destroyed in Lindsey Hill and East End George Town as militia patrols continue and relief work proceeds.
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Meridian
Miss
Lindsey Hill
East End
Georgetown
Macon
Marion
Neehan Junction
Meehan Junction
General Relief Committee
Woman shoots sister by accident in Gettysburg
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania on March 5 Mrs Isaac H Weikert accidentally shot and killed her sister Miss Eliza Weaver aged 35 while inspecting a revolver bought by her husband Shek Weikert believed it was empty The shooter is in a serious condition and devastated by the tragedy
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Gettysburg
Isaac’ H. Weikert
Here
Eliza Weaver
Jewelry Heist At Spiegel Home Stuns Chicago Police
Jewelry and diamonds valued at about $10,000 were stolen from Jonas A. Spiegel's home at 49495 Grand Boulevard by porch climbers. Police say the culprits are among the citys most daring and expert thieves in years.
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Chicago
Jonas A. Spiegel
Diamond
Glue _company
Grand
Porch
Prediction favors early adjournment and rail rate bill
Washington reports a favorable prediction that Congress will adjourn by May 1 and that the railroad rate bill will pass without a prolonged fight. It is expected a court review may be added to the measure.
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Washington
Congress
Earthquake Felt in Portland Maine
A distinct earthquake was felt in Portland Maine on Sunday with a rumbling accompanied by a shock that lasted several seconds across parts of the city. No injuries or damage are reported.
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Maine
Portland
Death by Train Claims Two in Valparaiso
Bert Ruley aged 86 and H H Grace aged 25 were killed late at night by a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Valparaiso Indiana. The accident occurred near the railroad tracks with authorities investigating the scene.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Bert Ruley
H. H. Grace
Pennsylvania Railroad
Conscience Money Received in Indiana Theft Case
Charles Wyatt of Pike County Indiana reports receiving a letter with one dollar described as conscience money from a man who had stolen a whip from his buggy four years ago. The incident centers on a March 5 report from Evansville Indiana.
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Evansville
Ind
Charles Wyatt
Pike
County
Evansville Canning Sale Reported On March 5
A short notice from Evansville Indiana indicates Frank plans a March 5 event about canned salmon. The fragment suggests local commerce activity and a public notice style brief.
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Evansville
Ind
Frank
Tis: Publig
Destructive Pacific Cyclone Wrecks Tahiti and Tuamotu
A catastrophic cyclone struck the Society and Tuamotu islands on February 7-8, flooding Papeete Tahiti and destroying 25 buildings including the American consulate and French government offices. Estimates place lives lost from hundreds to ten thousand with $5 million in property damage and thousands left homeless.
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Galveston
Pacific
Papeete
Tahiti
Alvay
Mariposa
Society
Tuamotu
Anna
Tuamatu
Philip
Michaelli
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