Indiana Supreme Court voids 1911 Tom Marshall Constitution
Indiana Supreme Court declares the 1911 legislature action to place the Tom Marshall constitution on the ballot void. The majority holds amending power lies with the people and not the legislature, affirmed after lengthy deliberation. Justice Spencer and Morris dissent.
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Indianapolis
Uly
Tom Marshall
Supreme Court
Myers and
Monks
Cox
Marshall
Lew G. Ellingham
Indiana State Board of Election Commissioners
Spencer and
Morris
Upholes
Remster
Charles Remater
iMet Circuit
Board of Election Commissioners
Marion County
Cewt
John T. Dye
Indiana
Myers
Spencer
James H. Jordan
Geinor Marshall
Indiana Supreme Court
Nahaez
Stephen A. Powers
Bargain Rush Tragedy Leaves Woman Crushed
Lafayette Indiana July 6 Mrs Mary Clemens 65 mother of August Clemens a noted businessman is dying from injuries after a bargain sale rush at a five and dime store. She was crushed against a counter and swept to the floor by the crowd as shoppers surged forward in pursuit of bargains.
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Lafayette
Ind
Mary Clem
August Clemens
DeKalb Resident G W Burns Dies at 70
Auburn Minnesota July 7 death of G W Burns at his home eight miles east of Auburn from heart trouble. Burns aged seventy had suffered heart illness for some time.
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Auburn
Mnd
G. W. Burns
Fort Wayne Newspapers Before 1859 Chronicle
Fort Wayne’s Sentinel, begun 1833, is the oldest paper in the area. The 1859 Times-Press and the Staats Zeitung are traced through editor changes, mergers, and launches from 1837 to 1859, noting which titles survived. Only The Sentinel and Staats Zeitung remained by mid-century, Staats Zeitung later merging with Frie Presse.
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Smallwood Noel
Hugh McCulloch
Thomas Johnson
D. H. Colerick
Henry Cooper
Chas. E. ‘Ewing
Wm. H. McCarty
Samuel Edsall
Hugh Hanna
Thomas Pritchard
John Spencer
Robert Brackenridge
Register
Allen Hamilton
Fort Wayne
Dawson
the Times
The
Sentinel
Tigar
Noel
G. W. Wood
I. D. G. Nelson
Thomas Tigar
Lauvel Wreath
Thomas Cook
the Standard
D. W. Burroughs
Fort Wayne Journal
Hood & Kimball
P. P. Bailey
Republican
Engler
Indiana Staats Zeitung
Neubert
Indiana Free Mason
R. C. F. Rayhouser
Sol D. Bayless
Staats Zeitung
Frie Presse
Herman W. Mackwitz
Local Officials Clash in Court Over Disputes and Fines
Al Kimmel former county sheriff faced ten days jailed with suspended sentence and fines after erupting in court over a missing knife and alleged provocation. Florence Pattick named as woman involved. judge ordered Kimmel to serve the suspended days. Other defendants include Pedro Bizar fined for violence, Henry Quick held for abuse of a girl, Roy Stewart released after a brawl, and George Poole with Goldie Osmer held for immorality. Police took Edwin Roach and John Orchard for drunkenness.
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al Kimmel
Reichelderfer
Kimmel
Mungovan
Ewing Street
Florence Pattick
Pedro Bizar
Wayne Avenue
Henry Quick
Roy Stewart
Robert Thornton
George Poole
Goldie Osmer
Clinton Street
Peru
Edwin Roach
John Orchard
Republican state committee fixes August 6 state convention date
Indianapolis Indiana July 6 The Republican state committee in session chose August 6 for the state convention to name a ticket for the coming election. Delegates will be selected in counties on August 2 or 3 and meet in Indianapolis August 5 to organize and appoint convention officers. Names discussed include James P Goodrich for governor with Mayor Shank rising as a candidate. George B Lockwood is a named district favorite. Attending were Marcus R Sontag Will H Hays R W Morris J M Lewis J G Bryson John C Ruckelshaus George Lilly Charles J Wheeler W C Thomas W G Bailey A J Vesey and Perry Smith.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Republican State Committee
Sims
James P. Goodrich
Shank
Bailey
Lockwood Organization
George B. Lockwood
Marcus R. Sontag
Evansville
Will H. Hays
Sullivan
R. W. Morris
New Albany
J. M. Lewis
Seymour
J. G. Bryson
Brazil
John C. Ruckelshaus
George Lilly
Anderson
Charles J. Wheeler
Noblesville
W. C. Thomas
Educators Urge Modernization of High School Curriculum
Report to the National Education Association criticizes U.S. high school work as bookish and impractical. It cites Normal School president David Felmley and a survey of 120 normal institutions urging a four year course with two years of vocational study to better prepare teachers and students for life.
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Chicago
United States
National Council of Education
National Education Association
David Felmley
State Normal School At Normal
Chicago Boy Feeds 36 Dollars To Guinea Pigs
A three year old Chicago boy took his mother’s pocketbook and fed 36 dollars in bills to his family’s guinea pigs. The father, sole supporter of a large family on 1.75 dollars a day, sent the remnants to President Taft asking the government to redeem the roll. Only a few notes were recovered. the treasury warned the father the bills were likely eaten by the pigs.
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Washington
Chicago
Taft
Will Tour British Isles By Pastor Backus On Vacation
Rev. A. H. Backus of the M E church in LaGrange Indiana has been granted a three month sabbatical. He will sail from Montreal on July 10 aboard the Royal Edward to Bristol England and then tour England Germany France Switzerland Italy and Austria. He has shipped his motorcycle and plans to use it during the trip. The excursion was planned for last summer but was postponed.
Eight year old mistook whisky for medicine fatally
Eight year old Mildred May Kreidt of 915 Clay street died from acute alcoholic poisoning after drinking several ounces of whisky she mistook for medicine given for stomach trouble. Her parents and relatives recalled her bright nature as funeral plans were made for Monday.
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Mildred May Kreidt
John C. Kreidt
Clay Street
Kreidt
John Schilling
Hope Hospital
John E. McArdle
A Gebert
A. H. Staub
Clay School
Garrett Clipper Under Church Edit While Owner Vacations
The Garrett Clipper in Indiana is edited by a church committee during C. B. Hamilton's July vacation in Ohio. A banker, lawyer, and minister run the paper with ad revenue supporting church causes as the leading editorial hints at Democratic nominees Wilson and Marshall.
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Garrett, Ind
Garrett Clipper
C. B. Hamilton
Ohio
Buckeye
Garrett Churches
Bankler
Wilson
Marshall
Death of Old Resident in Huntington County
Mrs. Mary Zahm, long time Huntington county resident, age 84, died at her daughter Mrs. Thomas Alber’s home in Wabash Friday. She was the widow of Peter Zahm.
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Huntington
Ind
Mary Zahm
Huntington County
Thomas Alber
Wabash
Peter Zahm
Apt Stories Show Wilson Character and Personality
Sea Girl New Jersey July 6 report details Woodrow Wilson as governor shaping progressive laws with deft political skill. It highlights his social ease with Republicans, personal warmth, and insistence on fitness and discipline.
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Wilson
Sea Girl
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Senate
Adjt
W. F. Sadler
Virginia
Nichols
Jersey
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Staats-Zeit
the Sentinel
Court House Square
W. H. McCarty
John W. Dawson
Julia R. Freeman
McCulloch
Wabash and Erie Canal
Times
Logansport
Toledo
Masonic Hall
Hill & Orbison
Columbia Street
Farrand & Co
Samuel W. B. Noel
W. G
G. W. Ewing
Hanna & Co
Maumee River
Lewis G. Thompson
Benjamin Cushman
Thea Sentinel
Court
City Court
Republicans
Chicago Boy
British Isles
LaGrange
Mildred Kreidt
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Irene
Garrett
O. P. Newman
Jim” Smith, Jr
Jim
Jim” Nugent
Smith
Newark
Nugent
Gov. Wilson
Trenton
Walter Measday
Measday
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