Thomas Taggart Declines Resignation Amid Hearst Pressure
Thomas Taggart, Democratic National Committee chair, rejects calls to quit amid New York World allegations tied to William Hearst. He denies gambling at French Lick hotel and cites lease disputes and court actions over a separate billiards building. Taggart says resignation is preposterous. Indiana Democrats had endorsed W. J. Bryan for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Lick Springs
Ind
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Associated Press
New York World
Democratic Committee
Hearst
French Lick Springs Company
Carapary
T. Taggart
Taggart
Indiana
W. J. Bryan
Continuance Granted in Paoli Casino Cases
Judge Thomas Buskirk granted a continuance of the French Lick and West Baden cases to July 13 on the hotel companies demand and Attorney General Miller consent. No gambling will be allowed in the interim. Eleven Casino attendants face seventy two affidavits amid ongoing lease disputes and cancellations. John W. Kern questioned damages to properties valued at $2 million due to raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paoli
Ind
Thomas Buskirk
French Lick
West Baden
Miller
Alonzo Greene Smith
Indiana
Indianapolis
John W. Kern
Orange County
Foley’s Honey and Tar Cures Long-Standing Asthma, Reader Claims
Mrs Adolph Buesing of Davenport Iowa reports twelve years of asthma began after a cold. She says one fifty cent bottle of Foley s Honey and Tar cured her completely after doctors could offer only temporary relief. Dreier & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Adolph Buesing
West Third Street
Davenport
Iowa
Commissioner Loses Sheep To Dogs
County official Joseph Tonkel reports twenty four of his sixty sheep killed or mangled by dogs on Wednesday night. Seventeen lambs were affected with sixteen needing to be killed. The flock, noted for its fine breed, has suffered repeated disturbance in recent times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Tonkel
May live 100 years says Mrs Duncan after cure
Mrs Jenny Duncan of Haynesville Maine, aged 40, credits Electric Bitters with curing twenty years of chronic dyspepsia and restoring her health and strength, claiming the remedy treats stomach and liver issues and blood impurities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennnie Duncan
Haynesville
Rain ruin of July Fourth programs dampens city celebration
Fourth of July festivities across the city were marred by two heavy rainstorms from 2:30 to 5 pm, spoiling picnics and causing the abandonment of the baseball game and speeches. Some areas saw hail and heavy showers while Rams City reported no rain. Hoagland celebrations were drowned out. Auburn and Robison Park fared better, and the Butler Band performed at Robison Park under W. E. Campbell and W. O. Kenan.
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Rams City
Avilla
Auburn
Robison Park
Centlivre Park
Hoagland
Carl Yaple
Herbert Somers
Butler Band
Butler City Band
Fort Wayne
W. E. Campbell
W. O. Kenan
The
Butler Herald
Uproar in Russian Parliament as military purge fails
In St Petersburg on July 5 Emperor Nicholas directs investigation into troop disorders amid dismissals of generals and officers. Parliament battles over loyalty as plan to force government to repudiation surfaces. violence erupts, Stolypin reassures inviolability of deputies.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Vassilchikoff
Ozeroff
Gadon
Preybrajensky
Penza
Kamenete-Podolsk
Poltava
Bogoroditsk
Kursk
Zemstvo
Tula
New Star in the Flag Adds Oklahoma to Union
Washington reports that after talks between Quartermaster General Humphreys and Navy's equipment chief Admiral Cowles, Oklahoma will gain a star in the blue field at the lower right corner. The star appears only when the state is officially admitted and by law will be added on July 1, 1907, making current salutes premature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Humphreys
Admiral Cowles
Navy Department
Army
Navy
Union of States of
Oklahoma
Death by feigned mad dog mishap shocks Carpenteraville
Jacob Boyer bled to death after a pistol discharge while attempting to kill a dog he believed had gone mad during Fourth of July celebrations. He tracked the dog into a yard and shot it, then struck it with the revolver butt as it writhed, causing the fatal wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenteraville
N. J
Jacob Boyer
Makes the Liver Lively Urino Laxative Syrup
Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup promises permanent relief from habitual constipation by stimulating the liver and restoring normal bowel action without irritation. It is mild, pleasant to take, and free of nausea or griping, with a warning to remember the name and refuse substitutes. Dreler Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreler Bro
Costly Columbus Fire Destroys Harness Plant
A major Fourth of July blaze in Columbus Indiana wiped out the American Harness and Leather company plant early today. Officials say a skyrocket likely sparked the roof fire. The loss is estimated at sixty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
American Harness and Leather Company
Foley's Kidney Cure Claim Ad
An advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Cure asserting it cures kidney and bladder diseases, strengthens kidneys, prevents Bright’s disease and diabetes, and should be taken promptly. Drefer & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Bright
Drefer & Bro
Octogenarian Goes to Prison
Evaneville Indiana reports 79 year old Leon Chambers was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term ranging from one to fourteen years after a case involving a horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Octogenarian
Evaneville
Ind
Leon Chambers
Russian Duma Interpellation Condemns Provocation
Petrajitski of St Petersburg Ya kobson of Grodno and Naboukoff of St Petersburg spoke against the group of toil. Naboukoff praised disciplined conduct and warned that police action should not provoke further violence. The interpellation was adopted unanimously.
Bialystok Mayor Dismissed Under Martial Law
General Bogalevski, acting governor of Bialystok under martial law, fires the mayor for denying acceptance of a petition to convene an extraordinary town council session. The petition disputed General Bader’s report on a massacre of Jews. Twelve policemen are indicted for rioting involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bialystok
Russia
General Bogalevski
Bader
General Strike Parades in Tiflis Over Soldier Pardons
In Tiflis, July 5, proleariat groups declare a general strike in sympathy with 27 soldiers sentenced to death for refusing to fire on the crowd during March disturbances. Troops are tense and officials fear a garrison revolt if executions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiflis
Caucasus
Proleariat
Six Bodies Recovered After Laketragedy at Leake Manawa
Omaha dispatch reports five more bodies found in Leake Manawa after a fireworks display failure sent over a hundred people into sixteen feet of water. The deceased include four Omaha women and an unidentified man. Eight injured victims were taken to area hospitals as missing persons remained unreturned. One identified injured man, W O Sutherland of the Grand Hotel Council Bluffs, suffered cuts to legs and arms.
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Omaha
Neb
Leake Manawa
Mary Looney
Mary Sheehan
Bessie Hyland
Mary West
Lena Rosenbloom
W. O. Sutherland
Grand Hotel
Council Bluffs
National Cash Register Company
Bluffton Woman Fatally Hit by Unexploded Firework Bomb
Bluffton Indiana July 5 Mrs William Snyder 35 watching fireworks was struck on the head by a three pound aerial bomb that failed to explode Her skull was fractured and doctors fear she will die from the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton, Ind
William Snyder
Fireworks Blast injures several at Excelsior Casino display
In Excelsior Minnesota on July 4 the premature explosion of fireworks in front of the Casino wounded Louis A. Dix and E. D. Thompson. In the crowd about 5 000 spectators Teddy Montgomery aged fourteen was trampled and badly hurt as panic followed.
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Excelsior
Minn
Louis A. Dix
E. D. Thompson
Teddy Montgomery
Score of Fourth of July Injuries in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne records a high number of injuries from Fourth of July celebrations. Carl Miller, 12, suffered severe leg burns after torpedo explosions. Others include Frank Mills with two burned fingers, Arthur LaMaster with a burned hand, and a boy missing a fingertip. Fire incidents were minor with a barn fire and a false alarm, while Willie Rose injured his hand.
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Fort Wayne
Carl Miller
Charles J. Miller
Erie Street
Carl
Frank Mills
Electric’ Works
Garden Street
Arthur LaMaster
George W. LaMaster
Dreier
Washington Street
Gay and
Creighton Avenues
Frank Bueter
Enoch Clark
Fisher
Leonard Dornte
Montgomery Street
Dr. Schneider
Paul Spindler
Mechanic Street
Wayne Knitting Mills
H. L. Souder
West Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Willie
Louis Rose
Lakeside
Grand Jury Named for Oil Case Investigations
Cleveland July 4 The president of Superior Trust Company Jeremiah J Sullivan selects 24 jurors for a federal grand jury to probe Standard Oil and Lake Shore rebates in this district. Indictments expected under Elkins act while Lake Shore officials including VP Gammer are summoned or warned to remain available for testimony.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Company
Lake Shore Railroad
Jeremiah J. Sullivan
Superior Trust Company
John D. Rockefeller’s Bank
Sullivan
United States
H. F. Carleton
Rockefeller
Mr. Sullivan
Philadelphia
Edwin R. Pierce
Farmers’ National Bank
Ashtabula
C. E. Hoover
Medina County
Allen Beverstock
Lexington
Harry Anson
Akron
Standard Oil
Chicago
Kansas City
Buffalo
Standard
Elkins
Lake Shore
Gammer
Informal Political Talk Delights American Visitors Abroad
Famous Nebraskan William J Bryan attends reception in London and plans informal meetings with western political friends on the continent. Mayor McClellan of New York and Ambassador Whitelaw Reid each host social events as Bryan reiterates no formal conference. Colonel George B. Wilson Harvey from New York joins the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William J. Bryan
McClellan
New York
Whitelaw Reid
American Society
Bryan
Jefferson Club
Chicago
Europe
Atlantic
Cecil
George B. Wl. Harvey
Girl Burned to Death in Firecracker Accident
In Negaunee Michigan on July 4 nine year old Josephine Kratz died after flames from bursting firecrackers set her dress ablaze. Firefighters battled the blaze but she died from burns incurred in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negaunee, Mich
Josephine Kratz
Fouryearold Dies in Vincennes Firecracker Incident
In Vincennes on July 5 Helen Dubois aged four died from burns from a firecracker. Seven other people suffered serious injuries in the same incident yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Helen Dubois
Borges Sentenced to Long Prison Term in Ubero Case
Ferdinand E. Borges, formerly of Indiana and promoter of the Ubero Plantations, was sentenced in Boston to twelve to fifteen years for larceny and conspiracy. He was convicted on seventy three counts of larceny and one of conspiracy in the Ubero company affair. Former Congressman William D. Owen of Indiana, indicted with Borges, has not yet been arrested.
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Boston
Ferdinand E. Borges
Indiana
Ubero Plantation
White
Superior Criminal Court
Borges
Ubero Company
William D. Owen
Man Beaten At Gamble Fight Then Fires On Suspects
Samuel Farroway, a Pike Colliery night watchman, beat during a quarrel over a gambling game at Mateawan, later recovered, seized a Winchester, and shot two men, Armster Taylor and Harry Hoskins, on a camp car siding. Hoskins died, Taylor gravely wounded. Farroway jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Samuel Farloway
Pike
John Rawgon
Bert Jones
Mateawan
Farroway
Rawson
Armster Taylor
Harry Hoskins
Hosking
Taylor
Farloway
Remarkable Kidney Cure Reported Relieving Brights Disease
A testimonial from Marion Lee of Dunreath Indiana claims Foley's Kidney Cure eased diabetes and Brights disease symptoms. The account states incipient cases are cured and even severe diabetes found relief after using three bottles. Dreter & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Foley
Marion ‘Lee
Dunreath
Ind
Miracle recovery praised for Mrs Mollie Holt after coughs
The letter from J O R Hooper of Woodford Tenn recounts Mrs Mollie Holt's severe lung cough and collapse. Doctors believed she would die, but after using Dr Kings New Discovery she improved and fully recovered. The ad promotes the cough remedy at Dreier & Bro druggists with trial bottles available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Holt
J. O. R. Hooper
Woodford
Tenn
Dreier & Bro
Drowned in the Ohio at Mount Vernon
George Hembes was drowned in the Ohio river last night in Mount Vernon Indiana. The body was recovered today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Ind
George Hembes
Ohio River
Thirteen Die In Portage Runaway Car Crash
Portage Pennsylvania July 4 investigation confirms thirteen deaths in a runaway mine car crash at Martin's curve along a four mile track feeder to local mines. A party of twenty foreigners celebrating along the track was struck and many injured. Mine officials suspect brakes failed after contact with visitors while another theory cites mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Portage
Martin
Board Completes Work With Tax Increase Shown
The board of review finished its thirty day session and records indicate a tax valuation rise of about 110000 on the duplicate. Increases come from higher valuations and added personal property omitted previously. Returns to County Assessor William Eggemann show a county wide rise in personal property outside Wayne and Washington townships totaling 250000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review
William Eggemann
Wayne
Washington Townships
Mary Brown Promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills
Mrs Mary Brown of 20 Lafayette Place Poughkeepsie New York endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming they keep the body in tune through a suggested health remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Brown
Lafayette Place
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
Gilbert to Leave Congress for Manila Judgeship
Hon Newton W Gilbert, representative from Indiana Twelfth district, sails for Manila around July 20 to assume an at large judgeship of the court of first instance. He plans to leave Fort Wayne in four to five days and expects to reach Manila before August end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton W. Gilbert
Twelfth
Congress
Philippines
Court of First Instance
Gilbert
Washington
Sentinel
Fort Wayne
San Francisco
Pacific Mail Company
Manila
War
Navy
Treasury
Pension Departments
Indiana
Concordia College
Leonard
G. B. McGoogan
United States
la Paz
Mexico
America
Gilbert, Wood
Bryan visits Commons as guest of local board president
William J. Bryan, an interested visitor to the House of Commons, is hosted by JJ Burns, president of the local governing board, who introduces the former U S congressman. Jeff Levy of New York addressed a Carlton Hotel gathering today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William ‘J. Bryan
House of Camons
JJ Burns
Gayer Board
Mr. Bryan
Jeffe Levy
New York
Carlton Hotel
William J. Bryan
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National Democratic
William R. Hearst
Czar
Constitutional Democrats
M. Sidelynikoff
Danton
M. Alladin
Tolk
Mouromtseff
Tribune
Stolypin
For
Joneres
Bluffton
PICK
Federal
McLellan
MR. Borges
Ubero
W. D. Owen
Winchester
Farlaway
Ohio
Rives
Commons
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