Bryan Endorsed by Ohio State Committee for President
The Democratic state central committee in Columbus endorsed William Jennings Bryan for president with no vice presidential mention. They set May 5 and 6 for the state convention, allocating one delegate per 500 Pattison votes. Edward H. Moore was temporary chairman and Senator B F Gayman served as temporary secretary. Bryan, welcomed from Indianapolis, addressed the Ohio legislature on bank guarantees and attended a dollar dinner with many Democratic leaders.
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Columbus
Democratic State Central Committee
William Jennings Bryan
Pattison
Edward H. Moore
Youngstown
B. F. Gayman
Franklin County
Bryan
Indianapolis
London
Ohio
Ely and
Dittmers
Kilbourne
Campbell
Thompson
Ohio State University
Illinois GOP backs Cannon for presidential nomination
Springfield February 18 The Republican State Central Committee adopted resolutions endorsing Joseph G Cannon for the presidential nomination and set March 26 for the state convention in Springfield. The resolutions praise Cannon as speaker and urge Republicans nationwide to support his candidacy and administration.
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Springfield
Republican State-Central Committee
Joseph G. Cannon
State Central Committee
Republican State Central Committee
Illinois
United States
Congress
Uncle Joe
Jos. G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Jos G. Cannon
One Man Convicted as Other Acquitted in Cloverseed Theft
In Lagrange circuit court Taylor was found guilty of stealing a large quantity of cloverseed from Lima’s O. P. McKee and sentenced to one to eight years in Jeffersonville reformatory with five years disfranchisement. Stevens was acquitted amid a vigilante crackdown on thefts.
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Sentinel
Lagrange
Ind
Taylor
Stevens
O. P. McKee
Lima
Taylon
Jeffersonville
Henry Smith
Chicago
Franz Sarit
Weather warns of storm intensifying Ohio Valley floods
Washington reports the weather bureau issued a storm warning that may heighten Ohio Valley floods with another rise in waters not improbable. Official notices will follow tonight once rainfall estimates are available.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Flood Drives Refugees From Hazleton Area
White river rose nine inches in twelve hours to 22 1/2 feet at Hazleton Indiana by 10 am. Wabash rising in St Francisville Kansas. Hundreds live in improvised quarters in the hill district. Cold wind rain and sleet worsen flood refugees. Men ferry provisions to Mount Carmel in skiffs. Physicians call from boats. East Mount Carmel junction of White and Wabash rivers sees abandoned houses.
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Hazleton
Ind
St. Francisville
Mount Carmel
East Mount Carmel
Junior Partner Admits Board of Trade Involvement
Samuel Goodwin, junior partner of Miller and Goodwin of Waterloo, testified he played the board of trade, explaining the disappearance of eight thousand to ten thousand dollars in assets. The firm dealt in lumber coal and merchandise. liabilities exceed three hundred twenty nine thousand with assets nominal. Creditors seek deeper inquiry. hearing adjourned to February 25. Fred Waterman named trustee filed a 3000 bond.
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Sol A. Wood
Samuel Goodwin
Miller & Goodwin
Waterloo
Board of Trade
Schaberg
Kalamazoo
TD. M. Link
Auburn
Miller
Goodwin
Fred C. Waterman
City to Fight Meat Inspection Ordinance Battle
Fort Wayne officials vow to contest a court action aimed at blocking the city’s meat and milk inspection license fee. City Attorney Colerick prepares for court test as Niezer and partners seek injunction, alleging state law preempts local powers and challenging inspection provisions.
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Hosey
Guy Colerick
Charles M. Niezer
Thomas McKiernan
Harper and Eggeman
Niezer
Four Indicted For Burglary Of Saloon In Allen County
Allen county grand jury returns four indictments charging John Stout Fred LaDuke Herman Miller and John Aker with burglary of Joseph Faulkner's saloon at Woodburn on June 7 of last year. Warrants will be issued and bonds set though unlikely to help as records are unclear. trials may be delayed to September term.
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O'Rourke
Allen County Grand Jury
John Stout
Fred LaDuke
Herman Miller
John Aker
Joseph Faulkner
Woodburn
Albert E. Thomas
Charles Dunn
Twenty-Eight Mines Rescue Near Shamokin
In Shamokin Pennsylvania twenty eight miners were entombed by collapsed pillars at Midvalley but all but one were rescued early this morning. Frank Ohoskie was killed after falling down a chute. The trapped men formed a plan and tunneled through the coal fall to reach the surface. They showed no serious injuries after resurfacing.
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Shamokin
Midvalley Coliery
Frank Ohoskie
Midvalley
Snow baling experiment for next summer in Arcola
W. W. Pepper of near Newman baled snow with hay balers for storage for summer use. He tried the method last year and found baled snow yields an ice of better quality than the frozen or manufactured variety.
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Arcola
W. W. Pepper
Newman
Great Show Storm Ravages States
Chicago reports one of the heaviest snow storms of the winter began at 9 o clock and intensified with a thirty mile gale. Streetcar and elevated traffic and telephone service were disrupted. Dispatches from Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Iowa describe a worst storm in years with blizzard like conditions and heavy damp snowfall.
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Chicago
Missouri
Kansas
Ebraska
Iowa
Blizzard Sweeps Across Midwest Hitting Rail and City Traffic
A heavy wet snow and blizzard conditions spread through western Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa and surrounding areas Feb 18. Reports show rail and streetcar traffic disrupted in multiple cities including Des Moines Omaha St Joseph and Topeka with drifting snow up to four to six feet and trains delayed or halted.
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Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Kansas City
Ala
Wichita
Kan
Burlington
Towa
Topeka
Rock Island
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Iowa
Omaha
Neb
Snow Storm Paralyzes Peoria Street Traffic
A heavy snow storm struck Peoria on February 18 with eight inches of snowfall in three hours. High winds created drifts of three to six feet, nearly halting streetcar service and disrupting daily travel.
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Peoria
Weather in St Louis Sees Sleety Start to Day
Sleet blanketed St Louis during the night then a brief heavy snow storm, followed by a drizzling rain that turned to a steady downpour by noon. Temperature read 35 degrees.
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St. Louis
Great Sums Spent for Gum Baubles and Booze
In Philadelphia the Presbyterian Men’s Foreign Missionary society convention notes funds spent on various items. Exhibits compare world religious adherents and global spending, highlighting foreign missions 7.5 million and liquor 1.243 billion in America.
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Philadelphia
Convention of Presbyterian Men's Foreign Missionary Society
America
Attorneys Move to Quash Bills in Three Murder Cases
In Woodburn circuit court Judge R K Erwin and prosecutors moved to quash indictments in three murder cases. Next Thursday at 9 a m is set for arguing the motions. Several defendants were arraigned or pled, with Dunn case possibly set for trial on March 16. Prosecutor Thomas aims to clear jail cases and expedite trials.
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Woodburn
R. K. Erwin
Herman Miller
Wilmer Leonard
John Baker
Phil B. Colerick
John Stout
O'Rourke
LaDuke
A. E. Thomas
Baker
Harvey Hughes
Stout
Grice
Miller
Dunn
William Stuckey
Hodekin House
Petit Larreny
Charles T. Porter
Huntertown
Stuckey
Frank Summers
W. F. Myers
Lloyd Brown
Monroeville
Plainfield Industrial School
J. F. Davis
Thomas
Refrigerator car debuts on interurban meat routes
Fort Wayne and nearby towns welcomed the first refrigerator car on Northern Indiana interurbans to haul fresh meats. Built in Decatur by Fort Wayne and Springfield, the car will travel as a trailer from Fort Wayne west to Logansport with weekly trips.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
Decatur
Springfield Company
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Company
Logansport
Packing Company
Traction Company
Meeting in Bluffton Organizes Anti-Saloon League Support
A Bluffton meeting Monday night drew about fifty men to organize local Anti-Saloon League support for the wartime effort. Enthusiasm ran high as organizers urged action and community involvement.
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Bluffton
Anti-saloon League
Japan's Answer on Immigration Is Completed
Tokio feb 18 the reply of Japan to the american memorandum of jan 26 will be handed to ambassador thomas j obrien tomorrow feb 19. the document outlines plans for future control of japanese immigration to america and includes concessions from talks involving viscount hayashi baron ishii and mr d w stevens. denison's return from vacation is expected april 18. the plan is seen as likely to settle differences.
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Tokio
Japan
Thomas J. O’brien
America
O’brien
Viscount Hayashi
Baron Ishii
Bureau of Commerce
D. W. Stevens
Washington
Foreign Office
Dennison
Japanese embassy seeks prompt reception for Baron Takahira
Counsellor Miyaoka of the Japanese embassy visited the state department to arrange the ambassador’s reception. He requested a formal note to Secretary Root to confirm the president’s pleasure and timing.
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Washington, D. C.C
Baron Takahira
Japan
State Department
Miyaoka
Root
No Truth in Report of Alfonso Death
Madrid reports no truth to Paris rumor that King Alfonso was assassinated. The Barcelona bomb blasts blamed on anarchists killed a woman and wounded another and a child, with extensive property damage. Alfonso is in Seville as of now.
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Madrid
Paris
Alfonso
Barcelona
Seville
Plan extensions for big telephone system
Fort Wayne officers and stockholders of the Delaware and Madison Counties Telephone Company returned from Anderson after a profitable year. The company plans to extend lines to Gaston and Yorkville with improvements at Elwood and other points. Officers elected include President George W. Beers and Vice President W. H. Quick.
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George W. Beers
S. M. Foster
J. P. Evans
8. S. Fisher
F. W. Culbertson
Fort Wayne
Delaware and
Madison
Muncie
Anderson
Elwood
Alexandria
Gaston
Yorkville
W. H. H. Quick
W. E. Hitchcock
Messrs
Woman fires at father in domestic dispute. arraignment delayed
Minnie Betcher, nineteen, charged with assault with intent to kill her father Ernest Betcher, received a continuance to February 27 after a bond of 590 dollars posted by her brother. Ernest Betcher is recovering at St. Joseph's hospital. family was present in city court amid a night of domestic turmoil.
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Minnie Betcher
Ernest Betcher
J.w.eggeman
Skelton
Thomas
Ernest Bercher
Howell Street
Hugo
Charles Spillner
Spillner
St. Joseph’s Hospital
C. H. English
J. W. Squires
Betcher
City Board Closes Clay School Over Scarlet Fever
Under orders from the city board of health the Clay school building closed at noon Tuesday due to scarlet fever. Eight pupils are ill and the district halted classes to curb spread. Hamilton school also closed after Friday dismissal. Thirty three cases in the city under quarantine. no deaths reported.
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City Board of Health
Clay
Hamilton
Walter Connors Suffers Leg Amputation After Burns
Walter Connors, badly burned and held in New Haven lockup while intoxicated, had his left leg amputated at Lutheran hospital on Wednesday in an effort to save his life. He survived the operation.
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Walter Connors
New Haven
Lutheran Hospital
Connors
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