Marshall for U.S. Senator If Hoffman Fails
Indiana Democratic activists push a Marshall plan to choose the U.S. Senate nominee by state convention endorsement. Hoffman's Twelfth district candidacy and Fleming support bolster the movement, while other districts debate convention action and open caucus ballots. Governor Marshall may address Fort Wayne Democrats as the push gains momentum.
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G. Hoffman
Ft. Wayne
United States
Hoffman
Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
Gov
Gov. Marshall
United States Senate
Stephen B. Fleming
J. A. M. Adair
J. A. M Adair
John E. Lamb
Fistratt
Governor Marshall
Jefferson Club
J. W. Adair
Columbia City
Adair
Twelfth
L. Ert Slack
Franklin
Joseph H. Shea
Seymour
Slack
Shea
Shively
Thomas Taggart
Stokes Jackson
Jackson
Hancock County
Hancock
T. H. Kuhn
Congress
Taggart
King Edward Unable for Mediterranean Trip
Alarming rumors circulated from Biarritz as a Mediterranean voyage for King Edward was reportedly cancelled due to his ill health. Initial reports claimed the trip, planned to begin around April 20, was called off for a period of rest or medical reasons.
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Biarritz
Edward
Ballinger Must Show His Books to Committee
Washington reports a congressional committee overruled Secretary Ballinger’s protest and pressed for production of documents in the conservation controversy. Attorney Brandeis urged immediate turnover, alleging withheld answers and delays while Ballinger claimed the requests were a fishing process and an attempt to control evidence.
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Ballinger
Washington
Congressional Committee
Bal- Jinger
Brandeis
Taft declines Indianapolis stop in May visit
President Taft will not be in Indianapolis in May and has changed his program again. Ex-Representative James E. Watson tried to persuade a stop, but cabinet decisions set his course. He sent telegraphs to Fairbanks and others that he could not go, citing engagements including a White House garden party hosted by Mrs. Taft. He hopes to visit Indianapolis soon.
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Sun
Washington Service
Hibbs Building
Washington
Taft
Indianapolis
Sherman
Crane
James E. Watson
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Payne
Dalzell
John Dalzel
Middle West
Indiana
Clapp
Delphi
Cummins
Spea
Ft. Wayne
la Follette
Bristow
White House
Indianapolis Trade Association Expands to 251 Members
The Indianapolis Trade Association now counts 251 members. Today was the final day for teams to work in the city as the board of directors meets tonight at the Board of Trade building to elect officers and appoint a membership committee.
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Indianapolis Trade Association
Board of Trade
Trains Wrecked in Rome. Casualties Reported
A triple wreck near Rome, New York left one dead and 25 injured as two freight trains and the Western express collided after a switch engine failed to signal. Passengers panicked, many jumping from cars. the crash blocked four tracks for hours while fire and rescue crews responded.
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Rome
N. Y
Fast Western Express
New York Central Railroad
Western Express
New York
Utica
New York Central
Penn Mask and Wig Train Collision Injures Students
Seven students of the University of Pennsylvania Mask and Wig club and several others were injured when a locomotive struck the club’s special train at a Harrisburg station. The incident occurred April 8 as the train stood in the station, causing multiple injuries among passengers and bystanders.
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Harrisburg
Mask and Wig Club
University of Pennsylvania
Taft and Others to Rap Reformers
Washington April 8 Taft Lodge and McKinley plan a broad attack on progressive Republicans at a DC dinner defending the tariff law Payne will defend it Speaker. Wickersham to read progressives out in Chicago. Wall Street fears the assault on organized capital and a possible market shakeup.
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Sun
Washington Service
Hibbs Building
Washington
League of State Republican Clubs
District of Columbia
Taft
Lodge
McKinley
Congressional Committee
Payne
Senate
House
Wickersham
Chicago
Republicans
New York
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Standpatters After Scalp of MacVeagh
Washington April 8. Rumors say Franklin MacVeagh may quit as secretary of the treasury due to pressure from Senators Lodge Aldrich and Penrose over customs matters and the Payne Aldrich law. He denies resignation while cabinet rumors swirl and officials note Curtis’s independent stance and clashes with fiscal directives.
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Washington
Aldrich
Lodge
Penrose
Franklin MacVeagh
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Payne-Aldrich
James Freeman Curtis
Boston
Curtis
Lidge and
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts Republican State Committee
Senators Lodge
Treasury
Department
Philadelphia
MacVeag
Theabinet
Taft
Fred W. Carpenter
New York
Knox
Hitchcock
Congress
Dickinson
Ballinger
Carpenter
Kibosh
Protests Over Maple Drive Extension Hearings Begin
County commissioners hear testimony in a protest by W K McFarland against extending Maple Drive through his property to Orchard Acres. Harry Robbins and others seek opening of the street. a board of appraisers fixes benefits and damages, case taken under advisement.
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W. K. McFarland
Orchard Acres
Harry Robbins
Kealing Tops Marion County Prosecutor Candidate Field
John W. Kealing, a local attorney and Democratic activist, announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Marion County prosecutor. He is well known among voters and seeks the prosecutor’s post.
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John W. Kealing
Marion County
Library Corner Ban Proclaimed at Meridian Ohio Streets
Police Supt Hyland ordered two plainclothes officers to end nightly mashers at the Meridian and Ohio streets library corner. Teachers warned pupils to avoid the area after complaints of flirting and trysting, changing the former gathering spot into a no-go zone. Librarian Eliza Browning denied knowledge of ongoing mashing.
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Meridian
Ohic
Hyland
Ohio
Condit
Eliza G. Browning
Indian Freed as Allison Suspect in Cambridge City
Thunder Water an Indian medicine vendor was arrested and released in the murder investigation of Mrs. Frank Allison. He answered the description of the man seen near the Allison home but had an alibi. Mrs Clevenger reported seeing a man in a wide felt hat near a fence. Water was arrested at his camp near Centerville.
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Cambridge City
Ind
Thunder Water
Frank Allison
Joseph Clevenger
Clevenger
Allison
Centerville
Flagstaff Planned for University Park Site
The Daughters of the American Revolution asked park commissioners to erect a flagstaff on the east side of University Park where President Benjamin Harrison spoke. The board studies the cost of a permanent flagstaff to serve as a park ornament on patriotic occasions.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Park Commissioners
University Park
Benjamin Harrison
Man slain and dumped in Lake Erie near Gordon Park
In Cleveland Ohio on April 8 a mystery murder surfaced when a partially clad unidentified man about 35 was found strangled by a rope in Lake Erie near the bathing pavilion. Police report the body discovered this morning. Brutus Owens a saloon keeper on Indiana avenue was fined nineteen dollars and costs for leaving his license room door open last Sunday.
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Cleveland, O
Gordon Park
Lake Erie
Baloon
Brutus Owens
Indiana Avenue
Bandits Hold Up Train In Wisconsin Looting $18000
Two masked bandits boarded the Pioneer Limited between Tomah and Oakdale and cut air brakes to stop the train. They stole about $18000, escaping on foot as conductors and crew fought to defend the train. Posses hunt for the robbers as details remain scarce.
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Schumway
Limited
Tomah
Oakdale
James Henratty
Beveridge Praised Across United States After Speech
Washington reports recall Beveridge receiving congratulatory telegrams from every state. He avoided interviews and did not attend Taft’s Indianapolis speaking issue. He dined with Dr. Albert Shaw and listened to progressives offer campaign support while scrutiny grows on Taft’s advance copy of the Beveridge speech.
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Washington
Beveridge
Union
White House
Taft
Indianapolis
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Cummins
Dr. Shaw
Marshall Sends Congratulations From Washington Telegram
Representative Korbly receives a telegram from Thomas Marshall praising his letter of acceptance. The note calls the letter superb and conveys merited congratulations from the Sun's Washington Service in Hibbs Building.
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Sun
Washington Service
Hibbs
Washington
Korbly
Gary
Marshall
Roosevelt Sought to Invite Beveridge Backed Speech
Indiana Republicans push to invite Theodore Roosevelt to speak for Senator Beveridge in 1910. Supporters say Roosevelt would bolster the progressive ticket and platform, with plans for one or two speeches as a central campaign feature.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Indiana
Beveridge
Roosevelt
Col Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Senate
Police Capture Escaping Suspect After Shooting Brother
Henry Simmons shot his brother Andrew in a dispute over idleness at 1232 Yandes street. He fled over a back fence but was cornered by Sergeant Baumfuhrer, with Lieutenant Leet and Sgt Rgrmfuhrer assisting, and arrested seven minutes after the call.
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Henry Simmons
Yandes Street
Andrew
Henry
Leet
Rgrmfuhrer
Rugenstein
Simmons
Good Roads Bureau Plans Legislation for Reed Bill
J. C. Crabill, secretary of Indiana Good Roads Bureau, informs Postmaster Bryson that the bureau's legislative committee will pursue a good reed bill to be presented at the next legislative session.
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J. C. Crabill
Indiana Bureau For Good Roads
Bryson
Indiana Association of Presidential Postmasters
Legislative Committee
Bureau
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Michael C. Bassett
Fred H. Wild
Albany
Rap
Secretary of Treasury
Kealing
Supt. Hyland
Pioneer Limited
Hibbs Bldg
Thomas Marshall
Indiana Record Urged
Brother
Good Roads Bureau
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