Monument to Gen Hartranft unveiled at Petersburg
President Taft attended the unveiling of a bronze statue of Gen John F Hartranft at Fort Mahone Petersburg on the Civil War battlefield to honor Pennsylvania volunteers and Confederate foes, praising unity and valor on both sides amid speeches and a mixed reception by veterans and dignitaries.
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Petersburg
Taft
Fort Mahone
John F. Hartranft
Pennsylvania
Olympia
Richmond
Fort Steadman
Virginia
South
Appomattox
Grant
Lee
Army of the Potomac
Meade
Northern
Confederacy
Stuart
Swanson
Battlefield Commission of
M. Jusserand
Higsbee
E. A. Alderman
University of Virginia
William E. Cameron
Jackson Montague
Jones
W. B. Ilwane
Fort “Stedman
Ninth Army Corps
Hartranft
John B. Gordon
Cwere
Mahone
Taft attends Mecklenburg independence celebration in Charlotte
President Taft's Charlotte visit closes a three day Mecklenburg independence fest amid a cloudburst panic. The Mecklen burg declaration, dated May 20 1775, is debated by scholars yet celebrated in North Carolina. Taft supports the claim of a local declaration of independence and addresses veterans and students before departing for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Taft
Mecklenburg
North Carolina
John McKnitt Alexander
Alexander
Petersburg
Selwyn Hotel
Southern Railway
National Guard
North
South Carolina
Kitchin
Biddle University
Washington
North Carolina visitors crowd Charlotte for liberty and governance
The text notes that military offices and courts reflect a desire for liberty and the ability to govern, emphasizing knowledge of legal procedure. Charlotte is described as thick with visitors from across North Carolina, illustrating broad interest in the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
North Carolina
Lifeless Body Found in Gentlivre Park
Minard Gaskill, 1847 North Clinton Street, was found beneath a tree in Gentlivre Park east of the old race track with carbolic acid poisoning. He had been seen alive Thursday and reportedly swallowed the poison shortly after, dying before 7 pm Saturday. Coroner Kesker and officers searched for the bottle. funeral services are set for Tuesday afternoon. Gaskill, a former brewery barn man, left work weeks earlier and had applied for a Pennsylvania blacksmith helper job. He survived by a widow, a son, a daughter, and a brother Ira, a bartender.
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Centlivre Park
Minard Gaskill
North Clinton Street
The
Brewing Company
Henry Firestone
Gaskill
Kesker
Kelly
Pappert
Wellman
Ira Gaskill
Pennsylvania Blacksmith Shops
Pennsylvania
Fort Wayne Interurban Stock Drive Gets Underway
Promoters of the Fort Wayne-Bryan interurban line outline financing plans at a Somers & Kenneth office meeting. Committees from the Retail Merchants' Association and the Commercial Club will start efforts to sell 365,000 dollars of stock, with bonds not exceeding 18 thousand per mile and three trust companies ready to finance via a stock notes escrow system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne-Bryan
Somers & Kenneth
Retail Merchants’ Association
Commercial Club
Fort Wayne
Messrs. E. A. Tennis
R. A. Bastress
Tennis
Merchants’ Association
Reverend I W Williamson Letter Promotes Foley Kidney Remedy
A Huntington West Virginia reverend writes that Foley's Kidney Remedy cured his nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and that it will help others. The letter claims the product restores health and strength, contains no harmful drugs, and is pleasant to take. Dreier Bros. Bluffton has ordered all dogs muzzled.
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I. W
Williamson, Huntington
W. Va
Foley
Dreier “Bros
Dreier Bros
Indiana G A R Encampment Elects Leaders At Crawfordsville
The Indiana department Grand Army of the Republic elected officers in a spirited party line, naming Orlando A. Somers as commander defeating C G Thomas. Daniel M Ransdell was chosen delegate at large to the national encampment with W S Hagard as alternate. Officers include Byron R Russell and August Perch, plus re elected Medical Director S I Brown and Chaplain W P McKinzey. The convention condemned a silver service bearing Jefferson Davis for the Mississippi.
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Crawfordaville
Ind
O. A. Somers
Kokomo
Indiana Department
A. R
C. G. Thomas
Lafayette
Daniel M. Ransdell
Indianapolis
United States Senate
W. S. Haggard
Byron R. Russell
Crawfordsville
August Perch
Evansville
S. I. Brown
Knox
W. P. McKinzey
Plainfield
Council of Administration
C. C. Schroeder
Henry A. Root
Michigan City
Russell L. Pinney
New Albany
Jesse Robertson
Terre Haute
John D. Alexander
Bedford
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
Indiana
Grand Army
Woman’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the
G.A. R
Indiana Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
Chester G. Thomson
Orlando A. Somers
South Bend
Elvira Cassell
West Point
Laura Bailey
Richmond
Lydia Stephens
Marion
C. C. Graves
Grace Carnahan
Oxford
Anna Simms
Ella Howe
Til Ne Elliott
Rebecca Hamill
Monticelo
Larga
Mary Clevinger
Logansport
Pearl Wright
Former New Haven Man Bert Green Dies in Kansas City
Bert Green, formerly a miller at New Haven, died Wednesday at his Kansas City home after an extended illness from Brights disease. He was 58, survived by his widow and three children, and was brother-in-law to A. C. and O. L. Perry of New Haven. Dreier Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Green
New Haven
Kansas City
Bright
Mr. Green
A. C. and
OQ. L. Perry
State fish and game official fends off burglar in yard
Columbus Indiana May 24 State fish and game commissioner Z T Sweeney had a close encounter with a would be burglar last night. He went to the yard for water when a man leaped from behind a pump and fled through an alley gate. Mrs Sweeney entered the house to find the intruder and the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
State Fish’ and Game
Z. T. Sweeney
New Trials Refused Again in Woodburn Murder Case
Circuit Judge O Rourke denies a new trial for Herman Miller and John Stout over alleged perjured testimony by Clarence Omo in the murder of Marshal Columbus Croy at Woodburn. Jurors affidavits say Omo’s testimony had no effect on verdicts. prosecutors move to strike the supplemental motion.
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O’rourke
Herman Miter
John Stout
Columbus Croy
Woodburn
R. K. Erwin
Clarence Omo
Omo
Supreme Court
Albert E. Thomas
Circuit Court
John H. Cooke
William P. Bruick
Charles I. Greenawalt
Jacob Bastian
Ray T. McCoy
William Grotrain
Samuel Henline
William T. Hagan
Paul Bobay
John D. Fritz
Anthony W. Heidrich
Eugene Cook
Herman Miller
Marshal Columbus Croy
Miller
Stout
Bogenscheutz
Indiana Grand Council Meeting Decides Vincennes For Next Session
The United Commercial Travelers in Indiana chose Vincennes to host the next annual grand council meeting after a two day session in Anderson. Officials reported 14 local councils totaling 1,180 members with a gain of 273 that year and about $27,000 in cash receipts. New officers were installed and a 1:30 pm parade followed the noon adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Indiana’ Grand Council of
United Commercial Travelers
Vincennes
Indiana
Grand Council
M. B. Thompson
Alexandria
J. W. Crook
B. W. Brainard
Goshen
H. C. Mains
Fort Wayne
J. C. Huston
Terre Haute
Alexander Rumpler
Indianapolis
Page
RE. F. Leever
Sentinel
J. F. Bevans
Evansville
L. H. Johnson
Crawfordsville
B. G. Neiler
Logansport
R. C. Stone
Sovereign Council
H.A. Maxwell
M. RR. Thompson
Affidavit Filed Against Indianapolis Baseball Manager
An affidavit filed in the criminal court charges Charles C. Carr, manager of the Indianapolis baseball club, with engaging in professional baseball on Sunday. A capias was issued for Carr as the case tests the constitutionality of Indiana Sunday baseball laws, amid church backing rumors. The report also notes the drowning death of Lyman Hopkins near Goshen with his body not recovered for three days.
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Indianapolis
Frank F. McCrea
Charles C. Carr
Indiana
Carr
Lyman Hopkins
St. Joseph River
Goshen
Smuggling probe over admiral family arrival in San Francisco
In San Francisco on May 22 the handling of Admiral Uriu and his party by Navy Captain Edward Eberle sparked a smuggling inquiry. Treasury and port officials accuse Eberle of boarding formalities skip and admitting Uriu, his wife, baggage, and valet without duty or proper consent, prompting reports to the collector and to Washington.
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San Francisco
Uriu
Edward B. Eberle
Yerba Buena
Army
Navy
Charlies Stephens
Port
Frederick
Stratton
United States Claims
United States Treasury Department
Eberle
Stephens
Golden Gate
Uria
Washington
State considers appeal by alien miners over riot redress
In Indianapolis on May 22 Hungarian Polish and Slav coal miners driven from Jasonville seek state help after prosecutors refuse grand jury action. They appeal to State Mine Inspector James Epperson, who discussed the case with Attorney General Bingham and arranged a conference with Governor Marshall to review possible state interference.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jasonville
Walter F. Wood
Greene-Sullivan
James Epperson
Epperson
Wood
Avak
Bingham
Marshall
New Clan Terrorizes Wets in Greenwich Village
In Greenwich and Cos Cob a mysterious temperance faction has sparked a wave of misfortune among drinkers. Last Saturday a man arrested as Charles Carolig claimed a tale of trouble, later revealed to be a white man coated with stove blacking while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Coscob
Jones
Charles Carolig
Carolig
Case Goes to Supreme Court in Missouri Dispute
In St. Louis on May 3 a government suit to dissolve the Terminal Railroad association of St Louis faced a split four judge panel with two voting against and two for, signaling the case’s transfer to the Supreme Court for direct action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme. Court
St. Louis
Terminal Railroad ™ Association
Louis
The
of the United
Gitates _circuit
Enemies Crushing Morse Says Wife
Mrs. Clemen tine Morse wife of Charles W Morse tells in New York interview that powerful enemies vowed to ruin her husband and have kept the pledge. She says Morse paid most depositor claims at Bank of North America and would owe nothing if freed. She sold jewelry and furnishings to pay creditors and fears losing 728 Fifth avenue home.
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New York
Clementine Morse
Charles W. Morse
Bank of North America
Morse
Shawnee Officials Face Bribery Ties In Bootlegger Case
Virgil Biggers, suspended county attorney, admits guilt and links William Maben district judge and other officials in a graft case tied to protection for bootleggers and joint keepers. Biggers testified that a conference set terms and money flowed through County Commissioner Robert Hagar. Cat Johnson and L. B Howell allegedly delivered envelopes with funds as corroboration. The indictment follows Reverend Bulgin's charges that county officials took bribes, with up to $12,000 paid for protection in the past year.
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Shawnee
Okla
Virgil Biggers
William Maben
Biggers
Maben
Robert Hagar
Hagar
Cat Johnson
L. B Howell
Johnson
Mr. Bulgin
Bulgin
Bakers Seek Ways To Avert Bread Price Increase
Bakers in the city fight to avoid raising bread prices as flour and wheat costs climb. They note bread remains 5 cents a loaf while flour rises about 1.20 dollars per barrel year over year, and consider shifting costs to cakes and pastry, with cake prices possibly going to 12 cents per dozen. A civil service exam is announced for Albion on Tage 5 for a post.
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Tranft
Ysis Barlotte
Mecklen
Gentlivre Park
Minard
Bryan Line
I. W. Williamson
HK Omnia
O.A. Somers
G.A. B
Eoley
United Commercial Travelers and Meeting
Anderson and
Frisco
Tipplers
Mrs. Morse
Oklahoma
Albion
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