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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
4
A fragment notes restrictions on fire safety and Sunday operation for trains and vehicles. The readable portion mentions that some lines cannot pan on Sundays, implying service limits and scheduling adjustments.
The Republican national committee completed hearings on 219 contested seats and tallies 603 instructed Taft delegates after seven days of work. Woodford praises Hughes as a likely New York carry if Taft’s rivals head the ticket. AFL leaders plan to push a labor plank, and Pittsburgh and Philadelphia blocs mobilize for Taft with Hitchcock claiming 704 votes on first ballot.
The Taft forces faced a partial defeat in the Fifth Virginia district where a Foraker delegation was seated after a secretary’s county call controversy. Louisiana Ohio and Tennessee delegations were split, with the latter in the Eighth district to address local rifts and aid a Republican congressman bid. General Woodford arrived amid push to pair Taft with Hughes, but Hughes’s camp voiced no top ballot consideration until a convention choice.
In Erle Pennsylvania eighteen year old Gertrude Kendle died by carbolic acid after discovering her lover’s disloyalty. A note and letters near her body indicated her motive as despair. The body was found by children near Twelfth and Cranberry streets on Thursday night.
Closing quotation list shows wheat and sugar prices amid market activity. Mentions U S Rubber and various railroads, banks, and regional exchanges as part of price movements and reported by W. A. Bau. Includes figures like 987 and 86 in an OCR-d snapshot of market data.
Forecast shows scattered showers across Saturday through Sunday with unsettled Sunday conditions. Winds shift from south to southwest to northwest, with cooler air moving in by Sunday night.
In Hartleburg Pa on June 13 Governor Stuart named A H Bowen of Philadelphia to the Valley Forge commission. Across Pennsylvania reports include Base players released from Altoona and transfers to Wilkesbarre and New Castle, and a rash of burglaries in Greenville with many business and home robberies. Other items note Springfield candidate W J Thomas for national committeeman, a Canton trance case, a deadly fall after drinking, a man found on railroad tracks with amputation, and assorted local incidents from Conneaut Lake to Ellwood bridge.
In Chicago on June 13 judge Landis granted Hermican Billik a stay of execution for the murder of five Varal family members and allowed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The case, one of the most watched in the city, hinges on constitutional questions about habeas corpus and the right to appeal. If the appeal fails, Billik faces death by poison. the Varal family matriarch Mary Vraal died by her own hand after assisting in the case.
Washington June 18 nearly 200 visitors joined Que Roosevelt in a tag day at the White House to raise funds for the Children’s Ground association. He tagged 198 people including schoolmates and officials from the White House staff and police.
In Cleveland on June 13 Misa Jan Hillett and Shaw tied the knot to save living expenses saying they faced air-cut threats if not married. They had worked together four years and hoped to wed earlier but delayed. Nearby, Dr Roy Richards faced fines in Pekin for violating dry ordinances and beer delivery by a neighbor sparked a complaint. New York saw Ansar Steel Foundries vote to reorganize capital structure with a 937,060,000 stack and related committee actions.
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