Clark and Roosevelt Victors in Illinois
April 19 Theodore Roosevelt defeated Taft by about 120000 votes in Illinois and Champ Clark led Wilson by more than 140000. Deneen nominated for a third term as Republican governor, Dunne won Democratic nomination by about 30000. Counts incomplete. Roosevelt strong in Cook County, Clark leads statewide about 2 to 1.
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Wilson
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Illinois
Champ Clark
Charles S. Deneen
Edward J. Dunne
William B. McWinley
Champaign
Seventeenth Congressional District
Frank L. Smith
Joseph G. Cannon
Danville
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Cook County
Political Patent Medicine Men Rally At New York Convention
Nicholas Murray Butler, Columbia president, denounces political patent medicine men within and beyond the Republican Party. Delegates debate instructing four delegates at large for Taft at a Chicago convention. Root favors instructions while others seek a compromise and a noninstructed delegation.
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Rochester
Mooy
Republican Party
Requbbean
Nicholas Maurras Butler
Columbia University
Chicago
Taft
Root
Rant
Barnes
Testimony links Annie Hunning to death plot in Hunning case
Hillsboro Mo April 9 Joseph Seidl testifies in the Mrs Annie Hunning murder case claiming she plotted with him to kill Martin Hunning two months before the crime. He says Hunning would be killed on Dee 3 night and that Annie offered $1500 from her husband’s bank before marriage if he was dead. Seidl says he shot through a window and killed Hunning.
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Hillsboro
Joseph Sell
Martin Hunning
Annie Hunning
Seidl
Annie
Taken Ill on Train Clarifies Democratic Official’s Plight
Secretary John Wessel of the Alten County Democratic Central Committee was called to Chattanooga after falling ill on a train. Report notes his condition and the committee’s status during the travel episode.
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Dhe
Alten County
Democratic Central
Chattanooga
Trial Begins in Murder Case of Stibbens Brothers
In Bloomfield Indiana the joint trial of Slater F Stibbens and Ray Stibbens for the murder of their father George W Stibbens opened in Knox County Circuit Court. The accused brothers faced a courtroom filled by the family including Mrs Stibbens and sisters Miss Nellie Stibbens Miss Lucy Stibbens and others. Juror selection had barely begun at noon with IA Centlivre from Chicago among those called by illness.
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Anna
Mabel
Ray Stibbens
Ray
Edward
Flood Refugees Face Dire Straits Across Delta
Reports from Memphis on April 9 describe the Mississippi flood breaching a levee north of Golden Lake Arkansas. Forty five townships may flood as Marked Tree and nearby areas brace for inundation while relief efforts mobilize at Hickman Tiptonville Forest City and Helena.
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Ark
Marked Tree
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Yazoo
Delta
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Tiptonville
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Helena
Associated Charities
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United States Army
Red Cross ‘Society
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Amphitrite
Wyanok
Expect Demand to Be Modified in Manifold Labor Talks
New York April 9. Operators and miners plan joint talks in Philadelphia tomorrow. Operators foresee some modification to the miners demands, including wage increases, union recognition, and an eight hour day. They maintain strong opposition to full union recognition.
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Anthracite Coal Operators’ Committee
Philadelphia
Wall Street influence stir with house inquiry sparks disclosure
Washington reports a brewing uproar as Wall Street and large banks are linked to House influence. Rep Lindeburgh accuses money trusts of banking ties while Rep Pujo delays the inquiry to review data with the statistician. Attorney General Wickersham signals possible cabinet departure around March 4 as Taft administration policies remain aligned.
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Gindeburgh
Dinnesota
Tieaiber
Bdack
Randell
Pevas
Vonners Tiens
Lindeburgh Derlace
Wickersham
Taft
Suvery
Rebels seize Jojutla under Emiliano Zapata
A report says one thousand rebels led by Emiliano Zapata captured Jojutla in Morelos state. Federal troops are reportedly launching a counter attack in a continuing clash.
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Morelos
Emiliuo Zapata
Girl Signed Death Pact Thought It A Joke In Indiana
News from Logansport and Sullivan reports a young couple involved in a fatal shooting and suicide after a marriage dispute. Miss Leona Ehlinger, 11, survived after a bullet intended for her husband to be Otto Brown, 19, but Brown killed himself. The note found in Brown’s suitcase described a death pact, which Ehlinger said she believed was a joke. In another incident Mrs Antione Bucksha, a Hungarian boarding house keeper, shot Geo Nagie after he proposed. she claims self defense as Nagie’s followers gathered outside. Also reported is the death of Samuel Hene, president of City National Bank, in Lafayette from pneumonia. born in Germany 56 years ago, he rose from a peddler to a major local businessman.
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Ind
Leona Ehlinger
Otto
Brown
Dieser
Ruckaha
Jackson Hill
Geo. Nagie
Bucksha
Nagie
Lafayette
Sanmel, Hene
Nationa Bank
Hene
Germany
Burglar Steals Easter Finery From Trier Residence
A burglar entered the Trier home on Fairfield Avenue by a rear window and robbed Mrs. Trier of three diamond rings valued at 500, plus 25 cash and a hat plume. The thief used a knife to cut the pelage from Mrs. Trier's fur and likely wore socks over shoes to avoid tracks. Detective Walter Immel led the investigation with limited leads.
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George FF
Fairfield Avenue
Walter Tmmel
Trier
Jefferson Street
Bryan Corners World Progress With Reform Wave
William Jennings Bryan spoke at Princess rink on Signs of the Times arguing self interest yields to unselfishness and the world moves toward a broad rights minded plane. He hailed educational moral and governmental advances and called reformers movers of global progress amid applause and faith in a future of victory.
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William Jennings Bryan
Princess Rink
Times
Bryant
Bryan
Indiana University reports high flat foot rate among students
Bloomington Ind April 9 Fifteen percent of Indiana University students are flat footed according to Dr Hutchins who finished spring term physical training exams. He notes the rate is higher than at any university with available reports. He cites cross country runner with flat arch yet strong performance and contrasts with Wisconsin university calf size findings.
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Hutchins
Indiana
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