Harmon Named Ohio Governor Nominee by Democratic Convention
Hon. Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, former attorney general, was nominated for governor on the second ballot by the Ohio Democratic Convention in Columbus. Mayor Tom L. Johnson pressed his opposition, but Harmon secured the nomination amid a tense floor fight and a party platform endorsing home rule, initiative and referendum, and labor protections.
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Columbus
Ohio
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Harmon
Tom L. Johnson
Johnson
Judson Vermon
Jahnson
Michael Divanney
Friends of Harmon
W. A. Taylor
Committee On Permanent Organization
Committee On Resolutions
Ben L. Heidingsfeld
Itas
General Assembly
Atlee Pomerene
Canton
Alfred Cohen
Judson Harrison
California Primaries Show Lincoln-Roosevelt Lead In Delegates
In incomplete returns from California primaries, Lincoln-Roosevelt Republicans seem to win about 153 of 286 delegates in key counties including San Francisco Los Angeles Alameda Sacramento and Fresno. Regular Republicans claim control of 393 of 629 convention delegates with party lines still dominant. Southern California unofficial returns indicate Lincoln-Roosevelt carry seven of seventeen assembly districts south of Kern with a split delegation and regulars prevailing in five districts.
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San Farnsisco
League
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Alameda
Sacramento
Fresno
California
Kern County
A Cure for Sciatica From a Dollar Liniment
Mrs Julius Scott of Cleveland Ohio recounts years of sciatica left hip pain. She suffered five lifts in her shoe as her leg shortened and endured winterlong attacks until a dollar bottle of a liniment gave relief after earlier failed remedies.
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Julius Scott
Columbia Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
Cure claims for Dr Miles Nervine with anecdotal testimony
An advertisement promotes Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for epilepsy and nervous diseases, citing a testimonial from W R Allison of Mooresville North Carolina. The piece asserts relief from spells after using the product and offers a refund for the first bottle if no benefit is seen.
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Miles
John
W. R. Allison
Mooresville
N. C
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Roosevelt Leads With 1,335 Votes in 103 Precincts
Registrar reports results from 103 precincts showing Roosevelt with 1,335 votes, Taft 1,252, Hughes 210, scattering 372, total 3,169. Roosevelt gains edge as early returns highlight contest among candidates.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Hughes
Scattering
Kentucky Republicans Divided Over Chicago Delegates
Louisville stage at the state convention for federal delegates to Chicago shows a tug between Fairbanks and Taft camps. Contests are possible, with a two day session likely if referred to committees. Fairbanks nominees N C Cureton Walter E Glover Joseph E Cankling named delegates. Taft selection R C Kinkead Col Morris B Belknap Andrew Cowan.
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Louisville
Chicago
Fairbanks
Taft
N. C. Cureton
Congress
Walter E. Glover
Joseph E. Cankling
C. W. Nelson
J. M. Burnett
R. C. Kinkead
Col. Morris B. Belknap
Andrew Cowan
Connecticut GOP Backs Taft at State Convention
Hartford May 6 The Connecticut republican state convention endorsed the Roosevelt administration and instructed twelve of fourteen national convention delegates to vote for William Howard Taft in Chicago.
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Hartford
Conn
Roosevelt
Connecticut
Chicago
Whham H. Taft
Republican state convention opens in Birmingham
Birmingham Alabama May 6 The Republican state convention administration branch opened today with a large turnout and active delegates anticipated for the proceedings.
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Birmingham
Ala
Administration
Soldier Boy Arrested After Relief From Duty
Harry Graff was arrested in a room at the Commercial hotel on South Calhoun Street by Detective Charles Jens and York Pa officers to answer embezzlement charges. Warrant says he embezzled 200 from Lizzie Hit ling. authorities say he refused to provide information. He had been in town about two months, working at Wahesh shows, and the arrest followed his being relieved from active military duty.
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Harry Graff
Commercial
South Calhoun Street
Charles Jens
York
Aveline
Lizzie Hitling
Burglars Break Into Saloon for Cash Liquor
Burglars bored through a saloon door at Dar Rehm and stole 17 dollars and fifty cents plus liquor and cigars. The back door bolt was bypassed by boring and sawing through the panel above it. Detective Charles Lenz is investigating.
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Dar Rehm
Charles Lenz
H E Larimore Dies Suddenly in Aurora
Officers of the Fort Wayne lodge of Bli ts were notified Wednesday of the sudden death of H E Larimore, formerly of Fort Wayne, who expired suddenly, reportedly due to heart trouble in Aurora.
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Fort. Wayne
Aurora
Fort. Wayne Lodge
Larimore
el Wissey
Fort Wayne School Census Shows Drop to 16067
Fort Wayne total school population falls to 16067, down from 16634 last year amid broader Indiana declines. Ward tallies shift, with notable drops in First, Second, Third, and Ninth Wards while Spy Run and additions hold small decreases.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Terre Haute
Cotton
Seventh
Highth Ward
Ninth Ward
Tenth Ward
Spy Run
Rockhill
Lakeside
Marshall Pledges Clean Dignified Campaign for Governor
Indianapolis May 6 Thomas R Marshall nominee for governor vows a high minded campaign free of mudslinging He arrives with Mrs Marshall at the Grand hotel to attend the state committee meeting after a rest trip to Arizona He plans speeches on the democratic platform and argues for broad democratic light while criticizing Republican views without direct fights.
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Indianapolis
Thomas R. Marshall
Mr. Marshall
Marshall
Democratic State Committee
Arizona
Mrs. Marshall
Indiana
Denver
Right Eye Gouged Out In Glass Accident at Home
The 18 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Fulk at 530 Cherry Street fell while playing with a glass tumbler last Tuesday The glass splinter gouged the entire right eye and a deep cut formed under the chin The child was taken to Hope hospital where Dr S H Hawke removed remaining eye fragments dressed the chin and cheek and treated the wounds The accident was described as one of the most shocking in the city for some time The child will live handicapped by the loss of an eye
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William Fuilk
William Fulk
Cherry Street
Hope Hospital
S. H. Hawke
Four Die in New York Tenement Fire at Orchard Street
Four persons perished and twelve were injured in an early morning blaze at 101 Orchard Street, a five story tenement near Delancey and Allen. Police and fire crews battled crowded fire escapes as residents clung to roofs and ladders. Eva Berg, 53, Samuel Sach, 10, Hattie Koplemann, 14, and an unidentified man died.
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New York
Orchard Street
Delancey and
Allen Streets
Eva Berg
Samuel Sach
Hattie Koplemann
Canal plan spurs data drive on freight to Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne officials and Commercial Club members led by Chairman Davidson tabulate yearly freight tonnage to and from Fort Wayne. They assess potential savings from a Toledo to Chicago deep waterway via Fort Wayne with Cincinnati backers urging Lake Michigan canal links. Cincinnati attorney H R Probasco writes Randall thanking the delegation and offering to file a stronger brief for the Washington committee.
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Davidson
House Committee On Railways and Canals
Messrs
P. A. Randall
C. S. Bush
F. B. Taylor
Commercial Club
Fort Wayne
Toledo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Lake Michigan
Defiance
Chicago Plans Memorial to Committee for Project Support
H R Probascos letter outlines efforts to memorialize a committee with support from Ohio and Indiana senators and representatives. He mentions Dayton efforts and enlisting Senator Foraker Senator Lem enway and Senator Beveridge to back the cause, hoping for committee reporting and canal survey funding. Representative Gilliam expresses confidence in a favorable committee report and related appropriation.
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Chicago
Dayton
General Assembly
Foraker
Lemenway
Beveridge
Ohio
Indiana
H. R. Probasco
Gilliams
Massachusetts 10 Vot For Bryan At Denver
Boston reporters say the Massachusetts Democratic state convention reaffirmed its support for William Jennings Bryan. The resolutions committee, in session at the Quincy House until 11 30 PM, advised instructing delegates to vote for Bryan at the national convention in Denver. Delegates lingered at Faneuil Hall awaiting the opening session.
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Boston
Denver
Resolutions Committee
W. J. Bryan
Quincy House
Faneuil Hall
Taft Captures Kentucky Delegation at State Convention
Taft supporters controlled the Kentucky Republican state convention in Louisville on May 7, endorsing William H. Taft for president. The adopted resolution praised Taft's natural gifts and experience and instructed delegates to vote for him at Chicago’s national convention until nomination.
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Louisville
Taft
Kentucky
William H. Taft
Ohio
United States
Chicago
Express Messenger Shot in Train Robbery Looting Safe
In Denver on May 7 robbers boarded Denver and Rio Grande train No. 4 at Castle Rock and killed Express Messenger Charles H. Wright 60, of Globe Express. They took keys to a small safe contents under hundred dollars. the large safe remained locked. Wright was found beside the big safe in a pool of blood by clerk G M Bishop and assistant B M Paterson as they sought express matter.
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Denver
Col
Denver and
Rio Grande
Castle Rock
Charles H. Wright
Globexpress Company
G. M. Bishop
Globe Company
Union Depot
B. M. Paterson
Wright
Barn Fire Destroys Property at Mrs. Deininger’s Home
A fire on the premises of Mrs. Julia Deininger at 511 Madison street destroyed a barn and caused about 1200 dollars in damage. Bottling machinery valued at 1000 dollars belonged to I Kramer of Gary Indiana was stored in the barn. Insurance covered most losses and wet roof conditions limited further damage.
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Julia Deininger
Madison Street
I. Kramer
Gary
Ind
Kramer
Temperance Union to Host May Mass Meeting
The local Women’s Christian Temperance Union distributed 5000 tickets at a Wednesday meeting held at Mrs Purfield’s home on Houston Avenue. The tickets promote a mass meeting at the First Methodist Episcopal Church on East Wayne Street May 21 with a noted Kentucky preacher addressing the crowd.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Kentucky
Edgerton charges neighbors with riotous conspiracy
Hiram C. Moderwell, Jay M. Moderwell, and Ver non J. Schane are charged in an affidavit by Clem ent W. Edgerton with riotous conspiracy. Bonds of 1000 dollars each were posted as the trio appeared at the sheriff's office. Edgerton contends the defendants helped destroy a stone fence along Wayne street separating his property from Moderwell's after prior disputes over the wall.
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Hiram C
Jay M. Moderwell
Moderwell Coal Company
Vernon J. Schane
Clement W. Edgerton
Mr. Edgerton
Hiram C. Moderwell
Wayne Street
Public Library
Elmer Leonard
Sheriff’s Office
Edgerton
Indiana
Board of Public Works
Moderwell
Fort Wayne Corrugated Paper to Open Mill in Old Wagon Works
The Fort Wayne Corrugated Paper company files articles of incorporation in Indianapolis with a 100000 capital and plans a Murray street mill in the former Old Wagon Works building. Directors for the first year are A. B. Trentman Stephen A. Trentman and Norman P. McMullan. McMullan will manage. machinery installation begins after his return from New York. The firm will produce corrugated paper and related products, employing many workers and boosting the city’s prospects.
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Fort Wayne Corrugated Paper Company
Indianapolis
Murray Street
A. B. Trentman
Stephen A. Trentman
Norman P. McMullan
McMullan
New York
Trentman
Postoffice Door Fall Injures Fairfield Blacksmiths Mother
Mrs. Spereisen, mother of J A Spereisen the Fairfield avenue blacksmith, was hurt Wednesday at the Clinton street postoffice entrance when she slipped through a revolving door, hitting her head on the marble floor and later receiving care from Dr Drager at the hospital. The incident left her very ill. The South Bend Biscuit company with a $30000 capitalization plans to build a cracker factory in town, with stock sold across South Bend and nearby cities including Laporte Michigan City St Joseph Berrien Springs Mishawaka Elkhart Goshen and Milford.
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Hattie Koplemann
Spereisen
J. A. Spereisen
Fairfield Avenue
Clinton Street
Postoffice
Drager
South Bend Biscuit Company
South Bend
Laporte
Michigan City
St. Joseph
Berrien Springs
Mishawaka
Elkhart
Goshen
Milford
Laborer John A. Pond Dies After Poison Suicide
John A. Pond known as Al Pond, 62, drank heavily and killed himself with carbolic acid at his mother-in-law’s residence three and a half miles southwest of the city on Bluffton road. He had recently worked for the city street department and previously for the Schwier grocery and City Trucking. Survived by wife, one child, and four children from a previous marriage. Coroner Kesler investigated and the bottle was found on the porch after his death occurred around 7:30 PM Wednesday.
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John A. Pond
al” Pond
Charles Aman
Bluffton Road
Pond
Fort Wayne
Peru
City Trucking Company
Schwier Grocery
City Street Department
Kesler
Mother Arrests Son After Family Fight
Mrs. Sarah Benton filed an affidavit in city court charging Roy Benton with assaulting Charles Benton but failed to appear to drop the case. Deputy Prosecutor Clyde Gandy advised against filing. state insists on court appearance. Also in district court William Long pled guilty to copper theft from a Pennsylvania engine and paid fines. Walter Lewis, from Arcola, spent money on liquor and was jailed but released under sobriety conditions. Two foreigners charged with train climbing were ordered to leave the city.
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Sarah Benton
Clyde Gandy
Roy Benton
Charles Benton
William Long
Pennsylvania
Walter Lewis
Arcola
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First Bay
City Court
H. Pfeiffer
Son
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