Had Little Chance In Any Defense
James F E Nolan pleaded guilty to second degree murder for killing his wife Emma Nolan at their Hayden Street home on August 13. He was sentenced to life in Michigan City prison in a quick trial before Judge Edward Rourke. Nolan’s sister spoke with him and he was jailed pending transport. the crime followed heavy drinking and a quarrel after a night of drinking at a local saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James FE. Nolan
Emma Nolan
Hayden Street
Edward Rourke
Michigan City
Nolan
Wal
Ter Immel
Peking Quiet Amid Revolt Rumors and Political Moves
Peking remains controlled by naval forces with no fighting. Yuan Shikai is formally named premier by the national assembly, which will not guarantee his permanence. In Yun Nan a mass meeting demands a republic and provincial autonomy, with a government deadline implied. Reports of mutinies and executions surface from Manchuria, though Peking itself is said not to be held.
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Peking
Poo Om
National Assembly
Yuan Shi Rai
Yuan
Finan Pu
Yun Nan
Manchuria
China
Sisth
Wu Lu Cheng
Ipi Kia Chuang
Elections Show Democratic Gains in Eight States
Elections held yesterday across eight states yield Democratic wins in most contests. Massachusetts reelects Governor Eugene B. Foss by about 8,000, signaling tariff revision support and a rebuke to the president. New York Republicans gain the legislature, undermining Tammany Hall. New Jersey backs reform, while Kentucky follows with a close race about proportional option and a 30,000 lead for Democrat McCreary over Read. Maryland results remain too close to call.
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Massachusetts
Eugene B. Foss
New York
Tammany Ross
Charles KF
Murphy
William Randolph Hearst
Tammany
Albany
Hearst
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
Imrd
United States
Shames Smith
Kentucky
James Th. McCreary
Edward
Maryland
New Haven Town Election Returns Show Clear Winners
In New Haven the marshal candidate Sov S Anmist Meyers defeated Amos Rich by 61 votes. William Bowers Republican for justice of the peace won over Schukel by 20. Democrats swept clerk Edward Decker over Heilworth by 22 and treasurer Ira B Fleet over Oral Kitchen by 47. First ward trustee Will Scholefelt defeated Robert Bell by 44. second ward Phil Ehinger beat John Ashley by 44.
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New Haven
Dmb
Sov
Anmist Meyers
Amos Rich
William Bowers
Justice of the Peace
Schukel
Edward Decker
John Heilworth
Ira B. Fleet
Oral Kitchen
Will Scholefelt
Robert Bell
Second Ward
Phil Ehinger
John Ashley
Democrats win key posts in Woodburn town election
In Woodburn Indiana on November 8 democrats carried the lead vote. Henson North faced no opposition for marshal. Otto Scheppelman defeated Clyde F Moon by 22 votes for clerk. Kee and ward Kee and ward. Jenn Henderson beat David Imhoff by 36 for trustee.
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Woodburn
Ind
Marshal
Henson North
Otto Scheppelman
Clyde F. Moon
Kee
Ward
Jenn Henderson
David Imhoff
Centenary of Tippecanoe Celebrated in Lafayette
Lafayette Indiana marked the centennial of the Tippecanoe battle with speakers including Michigan Governor Osborne Indiana Governor Marshall and former Vice President Fairbanks. Purdue University cadets and Red Men staged a mock battle as thousands observed the ceremony and graves of fallen citizen soldiers were decorated.
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Lafayette
Ind
William Henry Harrison
Middle West
Clippecanoe
Osborne
Michigan
Marshall
Indiana
Charles W. Fairbanks
Addison C. Harris
Austria
Matthew T. Scott
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Purdue University
Red
Monroeville Indiana Town Election Quietly Concludes
In Monroeville Indiana on November 8 only modest interest appeared as local voters went to the polls. Republicans elected candidates for trustee positions with limited turnout and measured results.
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Monroeville
Ind
Truster
Walther League Elects Officers at St Paul Church Meeting
More than 100 members attended the Walther League annual meeting at St Paul Lutheran church. Rev Paul Miller was elected president, with Dr T Wyneken as vice president and Lester Baade as secretary. Finances and committees were reported as prosperous and plans for December 7 and 8 concerts and entertainments were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walther League
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Paul Miller
T. (. Wyneken
Lester Baade
F. A. Schack
J.L. Mueller
Benjamin Feiring
C. Trollman
H. C. Pfeiffer
Otto Siemon
Otto Koenig
Theodore Miller
John H. Lota
HH. J. Fiertag
St. Paul Church
Otto Siemen
League
Local man seeks missing turkeys before Thanksgiving
Charles Tonkel asks police to help locate eleven bronze turkeys stolen from his property ahead of Thanksgiving. The flock includes ten bronze jety birds and two white turkeys, with Monday as a deadline to recover them and catch the thief.
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Charles Tonkel
President Taft casts ballot in Cincinnati home
President Taft traveled from Hot Springs to Cincinnati to vote at 2008 Madison Road ward 3 precinct MM. He used a polling booth for seven minutes marking all nine ballots amid neighborhood crowds. He departed for luncheon with the Manufacturers Club after a visit from Gov. Harmon.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Hot Springs
Madison Road
P. Taft
Manufacturers Club
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Harmon
Amity Club Elects Officers for Biennial Vote
The Amity club held its biennial election last evening selecting Lawrence Tholen as president Carl Mennewisch as vice president Ed Nix as secretary William Schmuck as assistant secretary John Christen as treasurer. Clarence Lapp and Peter Levy join the entertainment committee and have arranged a dance for early December.
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Amity Club
Lawrence Tholen
Carl Mennewisch
Ed Nix
William Schmuck
John Christen
Clarence Lapp
Peter Levy
Rebels Capture Capital of Chinese Empire After Sunday Battle
The HAL and Report describe rebels seizing the capital of the Chinese Empire following a Sunday battle and now holding the city.
Pekin Falls to Rebels. Shanghai Reports Unconfirmed
A Free Press cable says Pekin was captured by revolutionists after a sharp fight. Officials fled in revulsion, while Chinatown celebrates with parades and fireworks as crowds flood the Chinese mercantile districts waving the republic’s red flag.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Dis
Shanghai Movements as Rebels Seize Cities
Three Chinese gun boats joined rebels, Admiral Sah Chen Ping’s fleet docked for provisions then defected. Telegraph operators struck, cables guarded by foreign marines. Ching-Kiang fell at 3 pm, Hang Chow captured after brief resistance. Shanghai remains quiet as treaty port amid upheaval.
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Shanghai
Hang Chow
Che Kiang
Three Fort Wayne Trainmen Injured in Boiler Explosion
A Pennsyl vania railroad locomotive exploded near Lima injuring three Fort Wayne workers. Engineer Conrad Hohnholz fireman H Zelt and brakeman Elmer Hochstetler suffered burns scalds and internal injuries. They were taken to Lima hospital with mixed prospects for recovery as officials investigate the cause of the blast. Engine 9032 was a nearly new unit rebuilt last August.
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Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tima
H. of. Zelt
Winter Street
Conrad F. Hohnhotz
Harrison Street
Elmer P. Hovhstetler
Pixley-Long Block
M. I
Lima Hospital
Honhalz
Hochstetler
Hohnholz
Zelt
Vina
Fort Wayn
Round House
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Hazel Lewis
B. J. Griswold
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Welcome Association Association
Foss
Tippecanoe
Harrison
Purdue
Harrison J
St. Paul
He Hal
COOD
Republic
Pennsylvania
Lima
ST. Paul Walther League
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