Watson as Governor Nominee Leads Fifth Ballot Victory
James E. Watson secured the Republican nomination for Indiana governor on the fifth ballot at Tomlinson Hall. The Rushville congressman led Miller and others as delegates shifted decisively, with large crowds, notable figures, and support from Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
James E. Watson
Rushville
House
Washington
Congress
Indiana
Watson
Charles W. Miller
Hugh Th. Miler
Tomlinson Hall
Beveridge
Emenway
Chaney
Overstreet
Landis
Hanly
Durbin
Goodrich
Fairbanks
Hemenway
Fremont Goodwine
Emmett F. Branch
Lawrence MacTurnan
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Miller
W. L. Taylor
C. W
Hugh Th. Miller
Mr. Watson
C. W. Miller
Taylor
William L. Taylor
Perry
Gibson
Clinton County
Fiamilton
Harrison
Knox
Pike
Warren County
John C. Chaney
Congressional Campaign Committee
Joe” Cannon
Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
Marshall
Cannon
President Diaz Proclaims Prosperous Era in Annual Message
In Mexico City President Diaz delivers the annual Congress address praising a coming era of material development. He calls the merger of national and central railroads an achievement for the nation. He notes the United States awarded a three year grant for a coaling station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Diaz
Mexico City
Diaz
Congress
Republic
Mexico
U.S
Indian Shot Up the Dance at Tahlequah Gathering
During a country dance eight miles south of Tahlequah Oklahoma at midnight Bert Hampton a Cherokee Indian entered the room and caused a shooting incident with unclear injuries and authorities alerted.
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Tahlequah
Okla
Here
Bert Hampton
Two Farmers Shot Dead in Provocation Incident
A confrontation left white farmers Joe Bonhannon and Arch Barsha dead after a fatal shooting. The murderer died at the scene, authorities say. Local residents report tension in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bonhannon
Arch Barsha
An Arkansas Romance Ends With Elopement Affront
Miss Birdie Crickly defies her father by fleeing down a fire escape and eloping with her chosen sweetheart Sam Smith. She persuades a railroad section gang boss to carry her on a handcar to Miturn where the couple marries, rejecting her arranged match Alicia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia
Ark
Birdie Crickly
Miturn
Sam Smith
Girl Wins Six Thousand In Farol Bank At Rawhide
Miss Lillian Bennett, daughter of a New York family, won 6000 in a faro bank at Carl Young's Rawhide resort in Reno Nevada. After a larger stake run, the camp banks closed and the game ended. This marks her second spectacular play at Rawhide, following an earlier 8000 loss. She previously earned a fortune in the Klondike before returning south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Lillian Bennett
New York
Rawhide
Carl Young
Young
Klondike
Far North
Asquith Likely to Succeed Campbell Bannerman as Premier
London reports the King accepted Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's resignation and summoned Herbert Asquith to see the King. The cabinet is expected to resign and a new ministry formed after Asquith receives the royal mandate. Britain faces an unprecedented interim without a premier.
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London
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry
Sir Henry
Herbert H. Asquith
Herbert Asquith
Biarritz
Sir Campbell-Bannerman
War Office
Admiralty
Ireland
Italian Duel Rival for Katherine Elkins Sparks San Francisco Gossip
A local San Francisco tale stars Lieutenant Adolphus Andrews USN returning from Asiatic service to compete with the Duke of Abruzzi for Katherine Elkins hand. Rumors say Kitty’s mother steered Senator Elkins to block an untitled match, while Andrews faces naval duties and a duel of romance amid anti long-distance politics.
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San Francisco
Asiatic
Adolphus Andrews
Washington
Katherine Elkins
Andrews
China Station
Roosevelt
Kitty Elkins
Mamma Elkins
Elkins
Kitty
Lieutenant Andrews
Stephen B. Elkins
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Chattanooga
Villaloaboa
United States
Szechenyis Sealed by Threats in Hungary Amid Vanderbilt Match
In Buda Pesth the Count and Countess Szechenyi seek police protection as mobs shadow them since entering Hungary. The marriage to Miss Gladys Vanderbilt fuels public perception of vast American fortunes. crowds block carriage rides seeking gifts.
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Buda-Pesth
Hungary
Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Miss Vanderbilt
Man Finds Fortune From Wall Ad After 35 Years
Tacoma special reports Peter Andersen of White Bluffs Washington saved a fellow emigrant in 1873 and later found a newspaper ad plastered on a shack wall guiding him to a $375000 fortune. He has a $5000 check to travel to New York for legal transfer steps. his friend Peter Knudsen built a $1000000 glove business in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Peter Andersen
White Bluffs
Andersen
New York
Peter Knudsen
New Jersey
Bravest Horse Saves Companion in Danbury Stable Blaze
Spectators in Danbury witness a Bethel stable fire that destroys Andrew J. Hallock’s stables. Kit, a bay mare, is led out with a companion horse while another mare is left behind. Kit then charges through flames to guide the trapped horse to safety amid smoke and heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury, Conn
Andrew J. Hallock
Bethel
Kit
No Merry Widows at Toledo Park Games
Special Manager Armour bans the large picture hats at Toledo park season citing view obstruction. He recalls a Chattanooga experience where twenty girls wore big hats in one group and the crowd behind could not see the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Armour
Toledo Park
Chattanooga
Collision sinks Tiger and Berwick off Isle of Wight
In Portsmouth England a collision between the torpedo boat destroyer Tiger and the cruiser Berwick during night maneuvers off the Isle of Wight kills 36 men including Lieutenant Middleton. The Tiger is cut in half and sinks almost instantly after the bow impact.
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Portsmouth
England
Cable
Middleton
Tiger
Isle of Wight
Berwick
Spaniard Diverts Ancient Gold Cache With Plowshare
Ramon Chaboya a Spaniard living on a ranch at Evergreen San Jose California ran a plowshare into a box containing 4000 in eight sided gold slugs once used in California by the Spanish people investigators describe the antiquated coinage as a historic cache found on the Evergreen property the ranch has belonged to the Chaboya family for over fifty years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Cal
Ramon Chaboya
Evergreen
California
Rockefeller Please Write Special: New Hair Growth in Columbus
Henry Gilbert, 78, a Columbus resident, astonishes neighbors and doctors as he grows a full head of hair this spring after thirty years of baldness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Rockefeller
Columbus
N. J
Henry Gilbert
Gilbert
Editor Narrowly Escapes as Fly-Wheel Quits Press
In Owensville the 600 pound fly-wheel slipped from a running press at the New Echo office wrecking the composing room. Editor Hulfish had a narrow escape as the accident disrupted the printing plant.
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Owensville
Special
New Echo
Hulfish
Plan to Build Alaska Road by Copper River Railway Contractor
M D J Heney the Copper River and Northwestern Railway contractor announces sending 1500 railway laborers north to Alaska as fast as workers and transport can be secured for the Guggenheim Alaska road project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
M. DJ. Heney
Copper River & Northwestern Railway
Guggenheim Alaska Road
Smoking Sermon Proposal Stirs Atlantic City Church
Rev. Sydney Goodman assistant rector of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension plans special religious services in Atlantic City New Jersey allowing smoking and removal of coat and collar exclusively for men the congregation may be privileged to smoke during services as an innovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Sydney Goodman
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Death From Ill Fitting Teeth Reported in Mason
George Morrison a Civil War veteran living two miles east of Mason died from necrosis of the jaw bone caused by ill fitting false teeth. The Special notes his death resulted from dental complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason, Mich
George Morrison
Here
Dynamite Party Ends in Panic at Winsted Club
In Winsted Connecticut a dynamite party at a local club house dissolved in fear when A Hubby the contractor displayed ten sticks of dynamite. He claimed never to have an accident and joked that dynamite would not explode in fire. Henry Skiker grew nervous and fainted after an ice pick was dropped near him, ending the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Skiker
Skiker
Invention of London Man Promises Revolution in Warfare
London reports a claimed electric weapon capable of 50 000 feet per second and 300 mile range. Inventor Simpson says shells 500 pounds can be fired at 50 per minute with minimal recoil and lower cost. Colonel Maude endorses the weapon as a transformative military breakthrough likely to push navies toward speed over armor.
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London
F. N. Maude
Simpson
Westminster Gazette
Colonel Maude
Royal Engineers
Populists Nominate Watson for President Ticket
St. Louis special reports Thomas E. Watson was nominated for President by the Populist national convention. Samuel W. Williams of Vincennes Indiana was chosen as his running mate. Williams, 62, a longtime lawyer, has been active in politics and once a Democratic member of the Indiana Legislature.
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St. Louis
Thomas E. Watson
Samuel W. Williams
Vincennes
Ind
Indiana
New Public Printer Named in Philippines
John Ss. Leech of Illinois, already public printer in the Philippines, is appointed Public Printer in Washington. He succeeds Stillings, whose resignation was accepted recently. The appointment by President Roosevelt came as a surprise since Leech had not been linked to the post before.
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Washington
John Ss. Leech
Illinois
Philippines
Mr. Leech
Stillings
Roosevelt
Richmond to Welcome New Democratic Paper
A morning Democratic newspaper will soon be launched in Richmond. The company is incorporated with capital stock of 10000 dollars. No Democratic paper currently exists in Richmond or Wayne county.
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Richmond
C Capital
Wayne County
Judge Cantrill Dies in Kentucky After Illness
Judge James E. Cantrill of Georgetown Kentucky died Sunday after a lengthy illness. He presided over the first two trials of Caleb Powers, who faced charges of complicity in the assassination of William Goebel.
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Cantrill
Frankfort
James E. Cantrill
Georgetown
Judge Cantrill
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Chicago Water Graft Losses Estimated at 20 Million
Superintendent McCourt cites a ten year loss estimate of 20 million dollars from water graft in Chicago. He notes seven more rate takers have been suspended amid ongoing investigations into the water department and large corporate consumers.
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Chicago
Water Department
McCourt
Sea Turtle Gift Delights Roosevelt from Nicaragua
A 350 pound sea turtle from Nicaraguan waters was presented to President Roosevelt by Col. James Dietrich of Grand River Station Nicaragua, marking a novel gift in a long line of tributes from personal friends and others.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Col
James Dietrich
Grand River Station
Nicaragua
Government orders limit opium cultivation in China
The imperial decree directs governors and viceroys to curb opium cultivation as imports from India decline. The government presses to stamp out smoking and other illicit opium uses.
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Shanghai
India
Brooklyn pupils aid police in search for kidnapped boy
Hundreds of pupils from a Brooklyn school helped the police search for Bartolo Giuffe. The three year old son of an Italian grocer, Bartolo Giuffe, was believed kidnapped. A return payment of five thousand dollars was demanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Bartolo Giuffe
Two Girls Wed on a Dare in Lynn Mass
Blanche Tobin and Margaret Sinclair eloped to wed their sweethearts after a dare. They married as Mrs Frank W. Osgood and Mrs Charles A. Cornforth and are now on a joint honeymoon in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mass
Blanche Tobin
Margaret Sinclair
Frank W. Osgood
Charles A. Cornforth
New York
New Industry for Farmers Raises Horse Hire Demand
Winsted Conn special report notes farmers at Indian Hill buy extra teams of horses to haul stalled automobiles up the steep hill during the coming busy season. Local practice shows shift toward horse power supporting vehicle travel and farm labor needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winsted, Conn
Indian Hill
Nesbit Thaw Asked to Leave Knickerbocker Grillroom
At the Hotel Knickerbocker early Tuesday dawn E. R. Thomas and Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw were asked to leave by proprietor James B. Reagan. After a debate they complied, according to reports from New York specials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
E. R. Thomas
Evelyn Nesbit
Knickerbocker
James B. Reagan
Husbands and wife wed atop Washington Monument
In Washington D C special records for unique marriages were surpassed when Thomas Alexander a Philadelphia carpet manufacturer and Miss Anna Morrison also of Philadelphia exchanged vows in the loft of the Washington Monument on a Wed.
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Washington, D. C
Thomas Alexander
Anna Morrison
Philadelphia
Washington Monument
House Naval Affairs Panel Opposes Jamestown Grounds Purchase
The House committee on naval affairs voted to report adversely the bill authorizing government purchase of the Jamestown exposition grounds and buildings to establish a naval training and coaling station.
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Jamestown
Washington
Special
House
Naval Affairs
Jamestown Exposition
Golden Key to Alaska Opened for Warship Fleet
Seattle residents plan to present the visiting battle ship fleet with a key of virgin Alaska gold once the vessels finish target practice at Magdalena Bay and arrive in Seattle, signaling the city’s welcome to the men of the warships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Magdalena Bay
Alaska
Prince Edward Island Bans Motor Cars in Province
The Prince Edward Island Legislature voted a resolution to exclude motor cars from the province on grounds that automobile operation endangers public safety. The motion seeks to bar cars from PEI roads and public spaces.
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Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Anarchy in Port au Prince Reported as Grave
Special dispatch from Port au Prince, Haiti, says chaos dominates the city and that American warships prepare to land troops to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Port Au Prince
Haiti
University of Michigan Ends Special Student Athletes
The faculty announces that future special students will not be allowed to participate in athletic events at the University of Michigan. The move aims to ensure athletes meet study requirements and shuns athletic participation without proper academic standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
How'd You Like to Be Kaiser Berlin Cable
Berlin reports the Kaiser will receive a salary raise due to his large family and higher living costs. The annual figure stands at 3,930,000 dollars.
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Kaiser
Berlin
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