Illinois saloon issue showdown set for Tuesday votes
Chicago April 4 Contests over the wet or dry issue will be settled tomorrow in 240 Illinois towns and cities. Of counties voting 101 now have saloons while 189 are dry. Battles rage in Rockford Decatur Galesburg DeKalb Dixon Pontiac Clinton Taylorville Champaign Vandalia Paris Mattoon and others under Billy Sunday leadership. Dry strongholds include Bloomington Elgin Monmouth and others as rural votes decline in impact.
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Decatur
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Pontaic
Clinton
Taylorville
Champaign
Vandalia
Paris
Mzattoon
Billy
Danville
Wisconsin Set to Vote Under 20 Percent Law First Time
Milwaukee April 4 For the first time Wisconsin holds an election under the 20 per cent law which bars candidates from the party column unless they won at least 20 per cent of the last general election vote. The reform reshapes ticket lines across numerous cities and towns.
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Milwauker
Democrats
Social Democrats
Beloit
Janesville
Kenosha
Fond du Lac
Marinette
Green Bay
Truce on Liquor Issue Affects Missouri Elections
St Louis announces no municipal election this year while Kansas City and St Joseph vote next week. The statewide anti liquor push aims for a constitutional amendment for statewide prohibition, with temperance groups collecting signatures to force a November vote.
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Kansas City
St. Joseph
Missouri
Warm fight in Michigan as dry and wet forces clash
Detroit April 4. As Michigan voters prepare for mayoral races, the liquor question shapes a heated option campaign. National speakers for both Anti Saloon League and Michigan State Brewers' Association headline a statewide effort across 29 dry counties and 25 first time voters.
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Y. M. C. A. Minstrels Score Successful Debut
Singing and dancing of unusual order marked the Y. M. C. A. minstrels in their first production at the association auditorium Saturday night. Two performances are planned for next year due to the show's success. Notables included Harry Porter William Fowler W C Bliss C W Mitchell Albert Asche and Roy Burtch Toward Taylor who sang his own composition In Dreams So Fair. A 39-voice chorus received special praise.
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Association Auditorium
Harry Porter
William Fowler
W. C. Bliss
C. W. Mitchell
Albert Asche
Roy Burtch
Taylor
Mrs. Joseph E. Bell Dies in Indianapolis Home
Mrs. Joseph E. Bell, wife of a Indianapolis attorney, died at her home on 905 N. Meridian Street this morning. Her former home was in Liberty, Indiana. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 12:30 PM.
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Joseph E. Bell
Indianapolis
Meridian Street
Roosevelt Declines Pope Audience in Rome Visit
Col Roosevelt refuses Vatican audience amid tensions over pope meeting, drawing mixed reactions in Rome. He greets Italian leaders, decorates tombs at the Pantheon, and attends embassy events as crowds cheer.
Roosevelt Rejects Papal Audience Over Church Conditions
Roosevelt refused to meet the Pope in Rome if he faced restrictions on his conduct as hinted in Bishop Kennedy's telegram to Col. Roosevelt. The issue, known as the Fairbanks incident, involved a stipulation about addressing the Methodists of Rome. Roosevelt denied any such address and informed Ambassador Leiachmann he would not submit to movement limits in Rome.
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Roosevelt Explains Vatican Incident in Personal Statement
Roosevelt mails a clarification to Rev. Lyman Abbott asserting most Americans, Catholics and Protestants, should treat the Vatican incident as personal and avoid harsh comment. He stresses gratitude for religious tolerance in America and warns against actions that could provoke mistrust between faiths.
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Outlook
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Vatican
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Theodore Roosevelt
Protestants Endorse Roosevelt Vatican Audience Stance
Protestant ministers in Washington generally back ex President Roosevelt for declining Vatican terms on a requested audience with the Pope. Papal delegate Mer Falconi says no official guidance has been received to comment on the incident.
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Roosevelt
Vatican
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Falconi
Lad Shot In Leg In Accidental Firearm Incident
Cecil Faught age 15 of 1519 Garfield place was accidentally shot in the leg Saturday afternoon by playmate Dallas Jones age 16 of 1421 Belefortaine street. The youths were handling a small revolver that exploded toward Faught. the injury is not serious.
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Garfield Place
Dallas Jones
Belefortaine Street
Jones
Six Trustees Named Short in State Board of Accounts Report
A report to the State Board of Accounts finds six township trustees in Allen and surrounding counties short in their accounts. Individuals cited include Joseph W. Pfeiffer and Alfred Dougherty of Washington township, D. B. Nail and H. F. William Benning of Allen County townships, John W. Oberting of Lawrenceburg, Joshua Crafton of Wildcat township, and I Seybold of Cass county. Additional questioned expenditures involve Samuel J. Wrueger, William Johnson, and J J Gelbousen with various sums lacking vouchers or overpayments.
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State Board of Accounts
Allen County
Joseph W. Pfeiffer
Washington Township
Mr. Pfeiffer
Alfred Dougherty
D. B. Nail
Jefferson Township
H. F. William Benning
Madison Township
John W. Oberting
Lawrenceburg
Dearborn County
Joshua Crafton
Wildcat Township
Tipton County
I. Seybold
Cass County
Samuel J. Wrueger
Portage Township
St. Joseph County
Merchant Policeman Highlands Falls to Bullets on Night Run
A merchant policeman named Highland saved his life by tripping over a wire when a burglar fired on him at 10 East Michigan Street. He approached to order the intruder to surrender as the man turned and fired, but Highland fell and the first shot missed him.
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Guilford Deitch
Michigan Street
Highland
Taft visit to Worcester sparks Methodist protests
In Worcester Massachusetts on Easter Sunday several church leaders denounced President Taft calling his appearance an outrage for a secular parade and urging that the Sabbath be respected. Taft spoke to about 2000 railroad workers at Mechanics Hall before returning to Washington, arriving 45 minutes late.
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Taft
New England
Harvey W. Ewing
Trinity Methodist Church
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Grace Methodist Church
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Laurel Street Church
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Millbury Mass
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Sugar Trust Ordered to Produce Books in Court
The American Sugar Refining company must produce its books in the government’s suit, a circuit court ruling by Judge Lacombe announced in New York. The judge refused to hold the company in contempt for defying a federal grand jury subpoena to Secretary Heicke.
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Sugar Trust
American Sugar Refining Company
Lunch wagons ordered to move from downtown corners
Police Supt Hyland issues new rule forcing lunch wagons to keep moving and abandon street corners. The Sunday night order ends prior allowances and may close many vendors’ businesses in the downtown area.
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Supt. of Police
Hyland
Distiller Monarch Commits Death by Own Action
Owensboro Kentucky April report states Daniel Monarch 25 a member of the Monarch distilling family died by shooting himself through the heart. He leaves a widow and several children.
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Wry
Daniel Monarch
Family of
Kentucky Distilers
Boy of Four Hunts Doctor for Chickens
Four year old Noble Cowles of 2473 Bedford Avenue Flatbush tames danger after a cat grabs his pet Puffy. Noble rescues the chick, sustains scratches, Ruth Sprague aids, and the bulldog chases off the cat. Noble seeks a doctor, gets help from Patrolman Slattery, and a home remedy splint is made by Noble's father. The boy and Ruth reconcile.
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Noble Cowles
Bedford Avenue
Flatbush
Noble
Ruth Sprague
Puffy
Ruth
Bidder sues over lumber bill and return of certified check
Morris Winship filed suit against Pike school township seeking return of a $300 certified check deposited with his bid to construct the New Augusta school house. He says his bid was $5,100 under the next lowest bidder and that a lumber bill was omitted from his estimate after the contract was awarded. The trustee refused to return the check after Winship withdrew.
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Pike School Township
Beveridge Speaks On Modern Law At Meridian Street Church
Senator Albert J Beveridge addressed the Meridian Street church gathering under the Men’s Bibles group. He argued that modern laws improve on Moses law, tracing from health rules to the ten commandments and then to the great law.
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Albert J. Beveridge
Meridian Street
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