Woolley Chosen Prohibitionist President in First Ballot
National prohibition convention adjourned with John G. Woolley of Illinois named president nominee after a first ballot win over Silas G. Swallow. Henry B. Metcalf of Rhode Island selected for vice president amid a strong vote showing and debate over Swallow. Hale Johnson withdrew to boost Woolley.
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Chicago
John G. Woolley
Illinois
Henry B. Metcalf
Rhode Island
Woolley
Swallow
Silas G. Swallow
Pennsylvania
Hale Johnson
Emanuel Woolley
George Fox
New England
New Jersey
Dr. Woolley
Collinsville
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Paris
Iil
Minneapolis
New York
Prohibition
Providence County Savings Bank
Church of Our Father
Pawtucket
R. I
Metcalf
Ortlieb Smith Nuptials Tie Two in Quiet Ceremony
Miss Edna Pearl Smith and William F. Ortlieb a bookkeeper at Glutting Insurance were married at 8 30 p m Thursday in a ceremony conducted by Rev Samuel Wagenhals Relatives and intimate friends attended The home was decorated in green and white The bride wore white mousseline and carried swansonia The maid of honor wore white organdie over pink taffeta and pink carnations The couple plans a wedding trip following an elaborate supper with Will Young guiding the wedding march.
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Edna Pearl Smith
William F. Ortlieb
Glutting Insurance Agency
Samuel Wagenhals
Nettie Bacine
Clifford Smith
Tebride
Fort Wayne Bride Marries Detroit Groom In City Home
The marriage of George Wagner of Detroit to Miss Lilian Foellinger of Fort Wayne was solemnized at 5 o clock Thursday evening at the bride's parents home, Rev. Philip Wambsganss officiating. About fifty guests attended.
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George Wagner
Detroit
Lilian Foellinger
Martin Foellinger
Philip Wambsganss
Julia Foellinger Wedding Announcement Moves to Detroit
Mr and Mrs Wagner depart Friday for a brief eastern trip and will settle in Detroit. The groom is a passenger conductor on the Wabash.
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Julia Foellinger
Indiana Senators At Odds Over Indianapolis Postmaster
Indianapolis June 29 Senator Beveridge received a Washington telegram asking conformity with Senator Fairbanks recommendation for General McGinnis as post master at Indianapolis He replied that he had not been consulted and would refuse to concur Pending settlement the appointment is held up in Washington.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Beveridge
Washington
Bicycle Collision Injures Pittsburg Fireman Charles Snyder
Charles B. Snyder, a passenger fireman on the Pittsburg, was struck while riding a bicycle near Holman street and Clay. He suffered a severe head wound, possible skull fracture, a broken nose, and multiple cuts and bruises before being taken to Hope hospital. The other cyclist fled the scene.
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Charles B. Snyder
Pittsburg
Holman Street
Clay
Mgr. Snyder
Mr. Snyder
Holman
Hope Hospital
Porter
Snyder
West de Wald Street
Allied Forces Retreat From Pekin Front in 1900 Dispatch
Admiral Seymour reports from Tien Tsin that allied troops reached Anting twelve miles from Pekin then retreated after rail lines were destroyed. Boxers attacked trains on June 13 14 with heavy Boxer losses. Italians suffered five dead while British guard at Lofa Station held with 100 Boxer dead. Casualties totaled six killed and forty eight wounded as trains were attacked at Yang Tsun.
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London
Seymour
Anting
Pekin
Admiralty
Tien-Tsin
Che- Foo
Lang-Yang
Lofa
Yang- Tsun
Lang- Yang
Yang-Tsun
Washington
Navy Department
Kempff
Wise
Tong Ku
Allied retreat details from Yang-Tsun armory action
Newly released dispatches describe Allied forces ration shortages and a withdrawal toward Tien-Tsin after the Yang-Tsun railway armory was seized by imperial forces. Casualties include multiple nationalities. relief arrived June 25 and the armory was burned.
Will Rebuild the Tuttle Mill at Columbia City
The Tuttle mill at Columbia City, wrecked by a boiler explosion last spring, will be replaced with a sturdier structure. J E Noble of the Bass works sold a boiler and fittings and engine components to Mr. Tuttle, with remaining machinery to be repaired for active operation. The mill, visible to the Pennsylvania railroad, drew passenger interest after the accident.
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Tuttle
Columbia City
J. E. Noble
Bass Works
DeKalb County Heroes Helped Save Train
The Auburn Courier reports two sons of John Stone street William and Wilber discovered a broken rail near their Butler township home and flagged the approaching fast train, preventing a severe wreck. President Gould sent them passes for a trip to Oklahoma and Kansas. The paper notes it pays to do right.
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Auburn Courier
John Stonestreet
William
Wilber
Butler Township
Oklahoma
Kansas
Gould
Indiana Supreme Court Affirms Indianapolis School Bond Case
The Indiana supreme court affirms the Indianapolis school board bond case and rules bonds valid. It holds city and school debt distinct, allowing each to incur up to 2 percent of assessed valuation independently, potentially affecting many cities statewide.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Supreme Court
Indianapolis School Board
Daisy Busher to be released from county jail
Arrangements were made this afternoon for the release of Mrs. Daisy Busher from the county jail. It is understood she will plead pay on an equilibrium inquire.
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Daisy Busher
Uncertainty Dominates China Situation From Pekin to Formosa
London reports uncertainty as legations may still be in Pekin while authentic details are lacking. Shanghai notes spread of rebellion in southern provinces and alarm subsiding. Formosa faces a Japanese counteraction. A 900-strong naval brigade sails from Portsmouth with wireless gear for possible landing. Russia and Germany also reinforce east Asia.
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London
China
Pekin
Shanghai
Formosa
Japan
Portsmouth
Chinese Fight Boxers Hold Tientsin Line
London reports from Colonel Dorward reveal that on June 27 the arsenal fort east of Tien Tsin fell to combined forces including the naval brigade and a Chinese regiment. The naval brigade suffered four killed and fifteen wounded, two of them officers, while the Chinese regiment had no casualties. The boxers were repelled on the left flank with heavy losses.
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London
War Office
Dorward
Che Foo
Tien Tsin
Naval Brigade
Americans Ambushed Near Tien Tsin During Relief Mission
The article reports Major Waller's 440 Russians units ambushed three miles from Tien Tsin on June 21. Americans retreated after losing a three inch rifle and a Colt's gun, with four killed and seven wounded. Casualties listed include Privates John Hunter and Nicholas killed, Sergeant Taylor, Corporal Pedrick, and another wounded. Lieutenant Irwin and Cadet Pettingill with forty men were found safe at Tien Tsin.
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Associated Press
Taku
Pekin
Kempff
Waller
Tien Tsin
John Hunter
Nicholas
Military College
Taylor
Pedrick
Stern
Irwin
Pettingill
Algerine
French Troops for China Sail from Marseilles
The French transport Cachar sails tomorrow for Tonquin touching at Toulon to embark 26 officers, 700 soldiers, 8 guns and 2,000 tons of provisions and ammunition. The transport Ernest Simons also sails tomorrow with officers and 600 tons of war material for China.
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Marseilles
Cachar
Toulon
Ernest Simons
China
Kempff Opposed Attack on Chinese Army
In Taku June 27 Admiral Kempff opposed striking the Chinese army until hostilities began. Powers attacking the forts allegedly drew the Chinese into alliance with the boxers, a move Americans say could have been avoided. The ashore force totals 16,000 with 3,200 British 1,300 Germans 4,000 Russians 3,600 Japanese and the rest from American French Italian and Austrian forces. The British torpedo boat Fame visited the fort at the New City twelve miles upriver and found it deserted.
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Taku
Admiral Kempff
Fame
New City
Fierce Fighting at Tien Tsin Draws In Allied Forces
The 23d dawn charge saw Major Waller with 130 marines and Colonel Craddock’s 500 British naval brigade advance on Tien Tsin while additional columns of Russians and Germans moved along different routes. Casualties included Private Hunter killed and several wounded as the allied force pressed the village beyond the walled city. Admirals Kempff and allied officers weighed reinforcements to Pekin amid ongoing tensions with Chinese forces and naval actions near the forts.
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Tien- Tain
Tien-Tsin
Srengh
Tien Tsin
Waller
Craddock
Cabinet Council Held As Hay Guests Ill
Washington June 30 Secretary Hay despite illness presided over a cabinet council in his office with Secretary Root and Secretary Long present. They discussed the Chinese situation and reviewed dispatches. The decision was to maintain current policy and avoid new instructions or troop movements in China.
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Washington
Hay
China
County Fair Postponed by Allen County Society
The Allen County Agricultural and Horticultural Society voted to postpone the county fair until next year at a city hall meeting. Officials concluded there is not enough time to raise funds and prepare for the planned magnitude. about 1500 dollars of the guarantee has been raised.
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Allen County Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Eva Stover Weds David L. Benton at West Main Home
The Stover residence at 335 West Main hosted Eva Stover and David L. Benton in a ring ceremony officiated by Rev. J. C. Breckenridge. Attendants Henry J. Bow erfind and Miss Ethel Cook stood near the couple. Out of town guests F. Murphy of Oxford Ohio and Miss Lyle Dean of Ossian attended.
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George W. Stover
West Main Street
Eva
David L. Benton
Mendlesohn
J. C. Breckenridge
Henry J. Bow
Ohio
Lyle Dean
Ossian
Mrs. Benton
McKinley Homecoming Fanfare in Canton 1908
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley arrive in Canton at 10:30 AM and reach their North Market Street cottage. A huge crowd crowds streets and lawn as the President speaks briefly, praising the warm welcome from old neighbors. The parade includes 96 reception committees and G A R bands play Home Sweet Home. Big ovations follow train arrivals in Alliance Salem and other towns along the route.
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Canton
Ohio
McKinley
North Market Street
Citizens’ Reception Committee
Alliance
Salem
Leetonia
Ladies Aid Officers Elected in Elwood Indiana
The Ladies Aid society of the Sons of Veterans elected officers in Elwood Indiana on June 30 with Nettie E. Rice named president and a slate including Isabel Frees as vice president Ann Sims chaplain Mrs Reeves chief of staff and Gertie Spurrier treasurer Also named were Duke Beal secretary Luella Moore judge advocate and several delegates and alternates from multiple towns across the state.
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Elwood
Ind
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Sons of Veterans
Nettie E. Rice
Fort Wayne
Isabel Frees
Ann Sims
Frankfort
C. J. Russell
Indianapolis
Gertie Spurrier
Duke Beal
Ed Close
Luella Moore
Terre Haute
Elsie Scudder
Edwardsport
Susie Wilkshire
Kokomo
Sidney Conger
Shelbyville
Wilkshire
Frank Helms
Harriett Hickey
A Plea for Sobriety and Stranger Falls Ill
A stranger in Windfall Indiana collapsed Thursday evening. He was taken to a physician with a skull fracture and a bone fragment removed earlier. A note in his pocket read that William Dessinger, enroute to Reed City Michigan, suffers violent head pain and convulsions.
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Ind
Bome
William Dessinger
Reed City
Mich
Stranger Requests Christian Burial and Quick Departure
A wandering stranger declares he will not drink and asks for a Christian burial if he dies away from home. He says he is a Christian man and plans to resume his journey as soon as possible.
Editor in ill health ends Cambridge City weekly
The Journal a Cambridge City Indiana weekly has been discontinued due to the editor and proprietor C. B. Harris falling seriously ill for months and being moved to Ellettsville.
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Richmond
the Journal
Cambridge City
C. B. Harris
Ellettsville
Butler street fair dates set for early September
Butler Indiana announces the Butler street fair will be held September 4 5 6 and 7. O H Downey is appointed general manager.
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Butler, Ind
H. Downey
Detective in Trouble Over Hicksville Case Perjury Arrest
Fort Wayne detective Ben F Striefling was arrested in Defiance Ohio on perjury charges tied to his Hicksville murder case work. He posted 400 dollar bond and awaits July 7 preliminary hearing. The case centers on claims the convicted suspects were innocent and four others committed the crime.
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Ben F. Striefling
Fort Wayne
Defiance
Ohio
John W. Winn
Striefline
B. F. Enos
Striefling
Hicksville
Antwerp
Winn
Enos
Ministers Safe 25th Inst
A cablegram from Ambassador Choate in London reports that the foreign ministers were safe at Pekin on the 25th inst. Chinese minister Wu confirms the same and relays private notices to the state department.
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Washington
State Department
Choate
London
Pekin
Shot Through Window Targets Bank Cashier's Wife
Hartford City Indiana June 30 Yesterday morning a bullet was fired through a window at the home of Ezra Stahl cashier of Citizens' bank and struck Mrs Stahl behind the ear traveling under the skin and lodging in the back of the head She is prostrated by the shock There is no clue to the assassin's identity
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Hartford City
Ind
Ezra Stahl
Citizens’ Bank
Farmer Harrison Lamb Dies After Resting Under Tree
Harrison Lamb of Liberty township near Kokomo died suddenly while resting under a tree in a field. The longtime eastern county farmer will be buried on the family farm where he was born sixty years ago.
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Kokomo
Ind
Reverend Johnson Visited Galveston Family in Indiana
Rev. T. J. Johnson with his wife and children visited relatives in Galveston Indiana for a few days. His Simpson M. E. church pulpit was filled on Sunday by Rev. J. J. Fred of Ossian.
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T. J. Johnson
Galveston
Ind
Simpson M. E. Church
J. J. Fred
Ossian
Justice France Unites Krauter and Wickliffe in Nuptial
At his office last week Justice France performed the ceremony uniting John F P Krauter and Fannie B Wickliffe for life. The couple resides in the area and plan a modest home life together.
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Justice France
United For Life
John FP. Krauter
Fannie
Wickliffe
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Ladies’ Aid Officers
Mrs. Reeves
Logansport
Mattie Ott
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