Beveridge Endorses Fairbanks as Indiana Honors Vice President
Indiana Republicans at the biennial love feast declare Charles W. Fairbanks their choice for the presidential nomination. Senator Beveridge lauds the party program and calls for unity to deliver Indiana's solid delegation to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Indiana
Geo. E. Dinwiddle
Ninth
James
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Cuba
Philippines
High Seas
Congress
Supreme Court
Marshall
Roosevelt
Senate
McKinley
Chicago
Hugh T. Miller
Columbus
W. I. Taylor
Chas W. Miller
Goshen
James A. Hemenway
Col J B Reid Dies at 77 in Greenville Illinois
Col John B Reid former captain of the 130th Illinois volunteers died at his home in Greenville Illinois at 9 35 p m after a sudden heart failure He was 77 and survived by his widow and nine children He served in Civil War and rose to colonel He was a Mason G A R and elder in the Presbyterian church and had lived a retired life in recent years
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John B. Reid
Greenville
Col. Reid
E. A. K.hackett
J. L. Rogier
Ireland
America
Massachusetts
Col
Reid
Illinois Volunteers
William Reid
Vernon
S C. Dickey
Indianapolis
Ward Reid
J. L. Rogiers
Fort Wayne
J.D. Reid
Pana
B. A. R. Hackett
F. T. Reid
Springfield
Ill
F. Blanchard
Joe Ray
Lincoln
Neb
Masonic
Presbyterian Church
Fort Waynesev
Houser Fights for Freedom From a Mad House
David E. Houser, crippled and dependent, fought habeas corpus proceedings in the circuit court to avoid being sent to a mental hospital. His sister in Kendallville offered a home, while his wife and two sons contested the move. The hearing featured testimony on his sanity and past work, with doctors’ statements included and county officials active in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
David E. Houser
O’rourke
Houser
L. E. Johnson
Kendallville
Bittinger and
Houk
Johnson
Dan B. Ninde
Lee Ninde
Ada H. McCormick
Breen & Morris
Telegram halts execution of Henry Thaxton for 15 days
In Birmingham on December 27 a telegram from the governor arrived as the black cap was ready to be placed on Henry Thaxton’s head for the killing of S. T. Hunstaker. The sheriff near the jail gallows received the message suspending the execution for fifteen days.
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Birmingham
Ala
Henry Thaxton
S. T. Hunstaker
Deaths from blood poisoning in Mentone youth
Warsaw Indiana December 27 blood poisoning from a ruptured boil in the ear caused the death of Earl Rinearson aged 19 at his father's home in Mentone. The swelling brought serious trouble yesterday and led to the fatal outcome.
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Warsaw
Ind
Earl Rinearson
Mentone
Fog Shuts Tracks Causing Camden Wreck Kills Three
A fog bound collision on the Pennsylvanian elevated tracks near Camden station left three dead and seventeen injured as a Pemberton accommodation train rear ended an Atlantic City express. Rescue work faced height and smoke challenges, with victims taken to Cooper and West Jersey hospitals.
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Camden
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pemberton
Atlantic City
Camden Fire Department
Market Street
Cooper Hospital
West Jersey
Prosperous New Year Aims After Currency Restored
Chicago reports a loosening of money tightness as Christmas sales free funds and $260 million in dividends pour in for the next ten days. Dividend checks go out before January 5 1908 and workers expect mills and factories to reopen after the Wall Street downturn with 50 000 Pittsburg workers returning next week. Local officials noted renewed industrial activity and economic optimism for the year ahead.
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Chicago
America
New York
Clearing House
Wall Street
Pittsburg
Robbers Loot Missouri Bank in Camden Point
In St Joseph Missouri Camden Point Bank was robbed by three men early today stealing about 2500 dollars. A gun battle with locals followed the robbers escaped and were later captured near Edgerton Junction. Clyde Reed identified among the suspects and jailed in Platte City.
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St. Joseph
Camden Point
Platte River
Edgerton Junction
Rock Island Railroad
Platte City
Icot
Barhan
Camden Point College
Edgerton
Clyde Reed
Bold Robbery at LaSalle Street Station in Chicago
Five men robbed two men in the LaSalle street railway station waiting room. A revolver was shown. two robbers were arrested soon after, another later, and the others escaped. Victims were Joseph Schmidt of Crete and a second unidentified man. $15 was taken.
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Chicago
LaSalle Street
Joseph Schmidt
Crete
Schmidt
Fort Wayne Churches Give Over 3200 To Orphans
Catholic parishes in Fort Wayne raised about 3261.76 for St. Vincent's girls and St. Joseph's boys orphan asylums. Cathedral led with 1134, St Patrick's 662.51, St Peter's 255.25, St Paul's 310, St Mary's 572, plus smaller parish gifts as Christmas offerings continued across the diocese.
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Fort Wayne
St. Vincent's Asylum
St. Joseph’s
Lafayette
St. Patrick’s
Seves
St. Peter’s
St. Paul’s
St. Mary’s
Father Venn
Saloonkeepers Pay Fines In Public Highway Violations
George H. Brown Asa M. Tyler and Clark Gifford pleaded guilty in circuit court to maintaining saloons that failed to open on a public highway. Judge O Rourke fined each $20 plus costs, all paid. The cases were expected to be hard battles amid recent higher court rulings on street naming alley issues. A separate report notes a fire destroyed Amos Bowman’s North Manchester home while family was away.
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George H. Brown
Aveline
Asa M. Tyler
Wayne
Clark Gifford
Calhoun Street
Circuit
O'Rourke
Banker Stedman Dies After Subway Jump Triggering Panic
Ernest G. Stedman, vice president and director of the J C Lyons Building and Operating Co, killed himself by leaping before a Fourteenth Street subway train. The incident during rush hour caused panic among hundreds of passengers. Lyons assets include office buildings and hotels in New York valued at over 7 000 000. receivers appointed after bankruptcy petitions. Stedman, aged sixty one, Yale and Columbia Law School graduate, also led the American Cushion Elbow Co and the Raritan River Clay Co.
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New York
Ernest G. Stedman
J. C. Lyons Building and Operating
Fourteenth Street
The
Lyons Company
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Stedman
Hartford
Conn
Yale
C'olumbia Law School
Lyons Corporation
Américan Cushion Elbow Company
Raritan River Clay Company
Denver Girl Weds Full Blooded Indian in Santa Fe
Miss Cora Marie Arnold of Denver married Albine Chavarria chief of the Santa Clara Indians in Santa Fe New Mexico. The ceremony was performed by Reverend M Rendon with Miss Arnold’s sisters present. The romance began five years earlier during a mountain festival when Indians were brought to Denver.
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Denver
Col
Cora Marie Arnold
Santa Fe
N. M
Albine Chavarria
Mountain and Plain
M. Rendon
Lillian
Geneva Arnold
Chavarria
Santa Clara
Wilder
Gulf of Mexico
City Council approves transfer of bonds fund and factory profits
At Friday night’s meeting City Comptroller A M Schmidt received authorization to shift improvement bonds from the electric light plant fund to the sinking fund to free cash for building needs. Henry W Soest elected on second ballot over George H Loesch for Otto Seidel’s successor. Milk ordinance raises annual license to five dollars, with exemptions for grocers selling meat and milk. Health tests showed all water samples negative. Treasurer-elect W H Scheiman’s salary rises from 1000 to 1500. Fire at B E Waltip ed residence.
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A. M. Schmidt
Otto Seidel
Kinder
Henry W. Soest
Charles O. Lepper
George H. Loesch
W. H. Scheiman
Committee On Salaries
Riot Ends In Injuries To Wabash Police
Ill feeling over a local lid crackdown sparked a riot in Wabash Indiana as Chief Lines and officers Anderson Glazier and Allison were injured while trying to arrest John Bridewell Henry Bridewell and Charles Satschell. A mob of about 200 fought them and the police fired revolvers to quell the disturbance. The three suspects were jailed after the melee.
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Wabash
Ind
Anderson
Glazier
Allison
John Bridewell
Henry Bridewell
Charles Satschell
Fort Wayne to receive large state funds deposits
The new deposi tory law will bring a substantial sum of state treasury funds to Fort Wayne for deposit in local banks and trust companies and will establish a permanent state account in the city. Bids came from six Fort Wayne institutions including Old National Bank and First National Bank with requests totaling 20 900 to 190 000 dollars. the exact allocation will be announced by the state auditor.
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Fort Wayne
Fort Warne
Citizens’ Trust Company
Tri-State Loan and Trust Company
First National Bank
Indianapolis
Refractory Ore Extraction Company Formed in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne. The Refractory Ore Extraction company has been incorporated with capital of $100000 to manufacture mining machinery. Directors are John H Bass William Geake Louis A Centlivre Henry J Horstmann and Gaylord M Leslie. Horstmann's invention backs the venture while Bass Geake and Centlivre travelled to London to advance foreign interests.
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Fort Wayne
John H. Bass
William Geake
Louis A. Centlivre
Henry J. Horstmann
Gaylord M. Leslie
Horstmann
Bass
Geake
Centlivre
London
Mr. Horstmann
Restful Christmas Cable From Across the Seas
Guy J. Gilbert at the Fort Wayne post office received a Manila cablegram from his brother Judge N W Gilbert bearing a single word Restless. Interpreted as A Merry Christmas to you all the message was signed Puns, a cable signature used for brevity. The note arrived at 8 04 a m and was summed at 11 335 a m Fort Wayne United States.
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Guy J. Gilbert
Fort Wayne
N. W. Gilbert
Manila
Judge Gilbert
Marta
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MR. Fairbanks
J.B. Reid
Illinois
E. A. K. Hackett
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Camden, N. J
CG. H. Brown
Moorestown
J. L. Garbarin
Mount Holly
N. OJ
T L. Webster
Merchantville
Robert Clarke
Carl Piggott
Howard Street
J. K. Mendenhall
Hines Port
W. H. Abbey
Wm. Mason
Samuel Dobbins
A. H. Mulford
Bernard Steward
Up. S. L. Page
Leg Brok
Bors
Joseph
Missouri
Buld
Hailway Station
City
Amos, Bowman
North
Manchester
E. G. Stedman
India
Miss Arnold
B.e.wal Tip
New Law
Seas
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