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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
2
A vivid account of the Tomlinson hall gathering on Thursday focusing on the fourth ballot and Jim Watson's steady gains. The piece recalls the packed aisles and the mood inside the vast room as delegates debated and anticipated the nomination.
The scene at a crowded convention hall shows voters shouting for Watson with about 50 votes needed, while others chant Taylor Miller. Outside, ticketless attendees share pie and ice cream as winter lingers and the day ends with Watson’s simple thanks before departure.
The North German Lloyd Steamship company cut steerage rates to Genoa to 15 dollars with other ports in proportion, effective immediately. The White Star line agreed to match the cut, while five Italian lines said they would go further, lowering Genoa rates to two dollars.
Captain Enar Mikkelsen, co commander of the Anglo-Polar expedition with Ernest Dekoven Leffingwell, returns from the Beaufort Sea aboard the Duchess of Bedford. The vessel was lost in ice near Flaxman Island a year earlier. the party lands at Cape Halket on May 6 after a perilous voyage back from the north.
SPONANE Washington April 3 The Canadian government spent four months and 8000 to locate and arrest Frank Ciddio the Italian who bombed a Nelson British Columbia boarding house killing a girl and wounding ten others The case drew Ottawa police and Canadian authorities into a cross border pursuit across the border and through multiple towns as investigators pieced together the attack and its aftermath.
James E. Watson of Rushville won the Republican nomination for governor on the fifth ballot at the Indiana convention. The Hanly Miller Watson ticket secured support, with Watson gaining votes each round and avoiding the Marion county split. Other nominees included Lawrence McTurnan for superintendent and Quinck A. Myers for state statistician, with several statewide officers unopposed.
FRUIT KILLED BY JACK FROGT WEST AND SOUTH ST. LOUIS Mo April 5 Dispatches from southern Illinois Missouri Arkansas Texas and Kansas report serious damage to fruit from frost sleet and cold. Freezing weather at Elgin and Rhinesville Texas killed fruit throughout the Ozark fruit region the temperature below freezing. In McPherson Kansas last night 21 degrees above zero the lowest for January. Alfalfa in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas has been killed.
The Indianapolis Gun club holds its annual election Tuesday evening at the Commercial club. Current officers are Dr O F Britton president David Dc Morris vice president Frank W Lewis treasurer Harry W Denny secretary. Directors include Theodore F Vonnegut Herman B Sayles and Joe Michaelis.
April trial in Supreme Court of Minnie B Thaw versus Kaward B Thaw begins next Monday. Mrs Thaw seeks absolute divorce claiming improper conduct with another woman at Marion apartment house. Alimony and counsel fees have been awarded. Thaw, tied to Electric Bank Protective, denies allegations. he is a Virginia native married about 12 years ago.
Evansville Indiana April 3 The fourth flood of the year is sweeping down the lower Ohio River with fears of losses for farmers in the lowlands matching Januarys first flood Local Weather Observer Brand predicts a five day rise and a potential stage of 40 feet or more, the danger line at 36 feet.
Anderson Indiana April 3 The northern Indiana M E Conference will draw thousands to the city Sunday with preparations to host one of its largest crowds. Delegates to the general conference in Baltimore next month are being elected. President Edwin St Flughes of DePauw University and Patrick J Mareety of Kansas City spoke last night as assistant secretaries of the Freedman's Aid society.
At a silk flag contest Francis hive won against Capital City hive and Ladies of the Maccabees. Mrs Catherine McNevin captain of the unsuccessful hive charged William Ward with bias in the award. Audience applauded while dancing followed as teams wore white dresses and performed drills.
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