Indiana Republicans set February 2 for state chairman race
Indiana Republicans choose a state chairman for the 1912 campaign on February 2 at a meeting in Indianapolis. E M Lee backs the date, while district conventions and precinct meetings in late January will select delegates and district chairmen. The process includes a 1912 campaign leadership slate and potential executive-session disputes over chairman presence.
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Indiana
E. M. Lee
State Committee
Qunties
Ghosen
Elmer Bassett
Lee
Bassett
Hassett
Abe
Murder Charged in Earnhardt Farm Tragedy Near Olathe
Charles Bowman, 22, employed on the Risley farm near Nora, Kansas, arrested on a murder charge linked to the Barnhardt farm killings of December 10, 1910. Detectives seized him after a swift pursuit, Bowman resisting as officers entered the farmhouse. He stands six foot two and was returned to Kansas City for trial.
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Indianapolis
Charles Bowman
James Risley
Nora
DeRossette and
Cronin
Kansas City
Kas
Barnhardt Farm
George Barnhardt
Sarah Barnhardt
Bowman
Linville shoots wildcat near Clarksburg
Hayesa Linville killed a 43 inch wildcat near Clarksburg after the animal terrorized the neighborhood for weeks. The creature had been described at first as an African gongay by locals.
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Greensburg
Hayesa Linville
Clarksburg
Death by Own Action Found in Freight Car
The body of Frits Peterson was found hanging to a rafter in a freight car where workmen discovered him. Police report Peterson, a resident of Racine, Wisconsin, died by his own action.
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Gary
Frits Peterson
Peterson
Raaine
Wis
Goshen Pioneer Dead at 87 in Gosben Home
Goshen resident David Berley aged 87 died at his Gosben home. In Terre Haute J Buck a timber worker was killed after being struck by a mineral train while crossing a river bridge. In Laporte a two year old fell from a high chair injuring the neck.
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Goshen
David Berley
Gosben, la
Twova
Terre Haute
J. Buck
Lower Vein
Laporte
Neary Bennett
Double wedding surprises in Ontario theater family
B E Hutts arranged a wedding for his brother Guy manager of a Ontario theater and Misa Marie Fancher of Danville Illinois. The ceremony at Hutts home was performed by Rev Hamcker and then repeated for Mrs Ellenfie Hittle of Marshall and Dr Milton Tolliver of Cass. Mrs Hittle 68 and Dr Tolliver 63.
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Terre Haute
B. E. Huttos
Guy
Ontario
Misa Marie Fancher
Danville
Ellenfie ‘Tle
Marshall
Milton Tolliver
Cass
Twin Sisters Married in Double Wedding
Anderson Harry G Gooding of Frankton and Archie V Clevenger of Randolph county wed Miss Cora Farrel Moore in a double ceremony at the minister J Boyd Jones residence. Both brides are twins and wore tan silk. The minister aided the grooms to keep the brides from being misplaced. Richmond Dillman pleads guilty to attempting to kill his wife. sentenced to Michigan City prison two to fourteen years. Cambridge City John P Ayers dies of heart failure at Bentonville Christian Church. age sixty three, survived by widow and five children.
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Anderson
Harry G. Gooding
Frankton
Cora Farrel Moore
Archie V. Clevenger
Randolph County
Cora Frrel Moore
Richmond
John E. Dillman
Warren
Fox
Michigan City
Dillman
Mai‘n Street
Cambridge City
John P. Ayers
Christian Church
Bentonville
Indiana N2 WS in Brief
Ridgeville public library opened with support from the Young People's Society of the Congregational Church. In Terre Haute Company No. 3 of the Knights of Pythias plans to enter the international encampment prize drills at Fort Worth in August. Muncie marked the 63rd anniversary of lodge No. 74 Odd Fellows with a special program. Lawrenceburg news notes a Mrs Sarah Lickis Lange, age 55, wife of H. Lange, foreman at Cochran Chair. Petersburg reports Thomas Ciy of Tadishayis sold 620 acres southwest of the city to Howard Cola for 34000, a large Pike county farm with coal beneath. Elwood: Gus Simmons, missing for three weeks, has written from Dayton, Ohio, claiming penniless street life in a Dayton store clothes. Richmond: Joseph Caveny, longtime aide to David A. Reid, seeks $4000, with a court-approved adjustment of 9370 repayment to heirs. Delphin Leffler of America receives a letter from son Peter J. Leffler, discharged from navy, in Greenville. son shows temporary dementia. Sullivan: over 250 landowners in Curry, Fairbanks and Turman townships notified coal options on 10600 acres southwest of Farmersburg sold, tying into the Fairbanks Coal Co deal. ultimate owner unnamed. Southfield: Chester McDonough, 30, found dead face down in an eight inch creek. he fell while crossing a small span, struck head on stone. believed unconscious. Browsyville: while rabbit hunting Charlie Wooley, 16, accidentally shot Russell Whetner, 12, in the hip. doctors say the boy may be permanently injured.
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Terre Haute—Company No. 3
Knights of Pyiblas
Fort Worth
Tex
Muncie
Muncie Lodge No
Order of
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Lawrenceburg
Sarah Lickis Lange
H. Lange
Cochran Chair Company
Petersburg
Thomas C.iy
Tadishayis
Howard Cola
Pike County
Elwood
Gus Simmons
Dayton
Richmond
Joseph Caveny
David A. Reid
Vouug
Greenvil
Sullivan
Curry
Fairbanks
Turman
Farmeersburg
Fairbanks Coal Company
South Field
Chester McDonough
McDonough
Browsyville
Charlie Wooley
Russell Whetner
Willorever
Salt as Cure for Shrewishness in Wife Allegedly Found
A humorous tale describes Henry Peck using salt to quiet his wife's bossy temper. After a heated quarrel, he dumps salt on her head and later stocks up at a wholesale salt house, seeking a lasting, comic remedy.
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Henry Peck
Trenvy
Lost Collar Button Crisis In The House
A man on his knees cries Lost Lost as companions offer scant comfort. He rises with new resolve and wonders if another collar button can be found in the house.
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Aries
Wonderf
Husband’s Mirth Turns Sour Over Mormon Hypothetical
A young wife questions Harold about polygamy prompting a playful answer that backfires. She accuses him of considering others like her and storms off to her mother, crying and furious after the engagement vow.
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Harold
Mamma
He Plans Engagement As He Returns With Wealth
A young man proudly tells his father of his fiancée during a vacation. The father cautions that beauty alone cannot sustain affection. The son interrupts to reveal the girl has about a million in her name.
Life Insurance Push and Plane Sales Pressure
A man recalls being hounded into a new life insurance policy six months ago after initial reluctance. He cites the insurer’s doctor as undermining his ability to qualify and blames persistent agents for pressuring him. He also mentions later pressure from a plane broker pushing installment plans to clear stock.
Jones Admits That Grant Was Greater General
Two men argued late at night about Civil War strategy as Brown pressured Jones to concede Grant’s superiority. After a dinner at Brown’s, Jones agreed only after hours of discussion, with Jones eight miles from home at two in the morning.
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Jones
Brown
Lee
Grant
Brown House
Chicago Post
Expensive Possession in Charity Interview
A small applicant for Christman cheer is interviewed by a charity worker who asks about the father. The child answers that the man is his stepfather and has not done anything since they have had him. The exchange continues with puzzled humor.
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Chritman
Londog
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets marketed as cure-all laxative
An advertise style item touts Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a cure for multiple diseases and a preferred laxative. It mentions a guarantee with a money back offer and references a signature on each box. A second fragment notes romance themes with a woman in love and a man stumbling in.
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