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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
4
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At the Democratic state convention in Minneapolis delegates roared for Governor John A. Johnson amid wild demonstrations. Lawler of St Paul announced the nomination as Johnson’s image and banners filled the hall, with Band music and cheers continuing for minutes before Johnson was declared the gubernatorial candidate. The platform backed nonpartisan judiciary, direct election of US senators, initiative and referendum, and an employers liability act. Johnson had refused candidacy previously.
Two state regiments stay in Springfield while the rest are released from riot duty after a governor’s conference with Gen. J. C. Young. The Seventh Infantry and eight cavalry troops will guard, with one infantry and a cavalry unit available for larger disturbances. Civil authorities will receive Joseph Klein for surrender following a stabbing in Nankakee.
New York August 20 John J Hayes winner of the marathon at the Olympic games arrived on the Oceanic and said he had no complaint about the English treatment. He noted the English press did not reflect the people and recalled a pleasant time in England and Ireland.
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New York August 20 Insanity will be the defense for Captain Peter C Hains and possibly his brother J Jenkins Hains in the murder of William H Annis. The inquest at Flushing returned a verdict that Annis was killed by Captain Hains with Jenkins Hains aiding and abetting. Both brothers remanded without bail. In Kalamazoo Michigan Mrs John McCuddin aged sixty drowned herself in a rain barrel after a bout of melancholia.
Hundreds of thousands gather along the coast to greet the American battle fleet as the flagship Connecticut leads the squadron into Port Jackson. Rear Admiral Sperry meets shore officials after mooring, while crowds on hilltops and along the harbor cheer the ships in heavy seas and favorable travel weather from Auckland.
Fairview Nebraska August 20 William J Bryan receives a long awaited trick mule from Minnesota to be party mascot. The mule trained to act in ceremonies delighted the candidate and his family but an eastern reporter was bucked off causing a bruised leg and sore head. Bryan praised the animal and joked of a newspaper caucus to name it.
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