Third Ballot Gives Victory to Local Man in Indiana
At the Democratic state convention a bitter fight over the U S Senate nomination ended on the third ballot with John W Kern winning 772 votes to John E Lamb 223 after Marion county's delegation swung to Kern The process featured large crowds tense speeches and sharp clashes including Lamb denouncing Taggartism and Crawford Fairbanks as a multi millionaire brewer The result set Kern as the party’s nominee heading into the fall campaign.
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R. W. Miers
D. W. Simms
L. Becker
S&s. M. Ralston
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Taggart
Indiana
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Marion County
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Slack
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Shea
Edward G. Hoffman
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Joseph H. Shea
John A. Adair
Dan W. Simms
Robert W. Miers
Lawrence Becker
Samuel M. Ralston
John A. M. Adair
Adair
Marshall Plan
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Shirely
Lemuel Darrow
Joi
Posey County
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Mt. Vernon
Bloomington
Seymour
L. H. Slack
Franklin County
John B. Lamb
Terre Haute
Johnny Lamb
Marshall
Crawford Fairbanks
Multti-Millonaire Brewer
Fairbanks
Roosevelt Hearts Belgium with Booming Welcome and Royal Ride
Roosevelt arrives in Brussels from Paris to cheers from a vast crowd. He meets King Albert at the Colonial hall and travels by state carriage to Lacken palace. A city night reception and a Friday departure to The Hague complete the Belgian visit.
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Roosevelt Departs Paris Amid Enthusiastic Farewell Crowd
Theodore Roosevelt leaves Paris for Brussels with grand military honors as vast crowds jam Gare du Nord. Officials, ambassadors, and guards accompany him while a girl gifts a rose and he salutes, thanking France for a splendid time. Kermit and Ethel Roosevelt enjoy a Wright aeroplane ride over Vincennes.
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Columbus Carmen Will Strike Friday
Columbus Ohio April 28 Conductors and motormen of the Columbus Railway and Light company plan a 4 pm Friday strike. About 650 to 700 workers walk out over alleged violations of an earlier agreement. They demand reinstatement of discharged employees increased wages and overtime at time and a half Arbitration is offered but not expected. The First Ward Republican club to meet Thursday evening at Seventeenth Street and Roosevelt.
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Dr Hyde pale and sad after night in cell
Kansas City April 2 Mrs Florence B Hyde wife of Dr B Clark Hyde shown here after court sentenced in the Swope murder case collapsed from grief when told her husband would be deprived of liberty on bond Court opened Thursday with Hyde pale nervous and escorted by guards Witnesses testified Hyde bought twenty five grain capsules cyanide of potassium from Hugo Brecklein's store in September and December last year saying he wanted to kill a dog He also faced testimony from Dr W L Stewart about obtaining typhoid germs from Hyde last November and missing germs from his office
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Women to tag horses of all cruel drivers in Evansville
More than 100 Evansville women pledged to tag horses that are overburdened or mistreated. If drivers resist, they will note the driver’s name and wagon details and file an affidavit for cruelty to animals. The crusade starts May 1.
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Ind
Albanian revolt endangers Young Turks in Constantinople
Reports from Constantinople say Albania's uprising threatens the Young Turk government as mutinies spread through the army. Albanian leaders declare a Holy War against the regime while government troops desert, with battles reported across Albania and fears of thousands of deaths.
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VOTES DRY DRINKS DEEP AND SENTENCED INDIANA TALE
Edward Branham of Edinburg pleaded guilty to intoxication in Columbus Indiana after claiming he voted dry at a local option election in Johnson County. He traveled to Columbus, became intoxicated, was robbed of 30 dollars, and was fined and jailed.
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Edward Branham
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Johnson County
Jall
Woman Drinks Acid Instead of Whisky in Columbus Incident
Columbus, Ind. April 28. Mrs. Andrew Shields of this place suffered severe burns to her mouth and throat after mistaking carbolic acid for whisky. She intended only a small dose of whisky for a sore throat.
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Columbus
Ind
Andrew Shields
British leaders pleased with budget vote
London April 28 Premier Asquith had an audience with the king at Buckingham Palace. The lords passage of the budget on first reading Wednesday greatly relieves political tension. King Edward is highly pleased as the crisis threatened to involve the crown.
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Postmaster Will Be Hard to Choose
Greenfield Ind April 23 A special election may be needed to determine the postmaster with opinions varying widely Representative Barnard is being asked to name a choice by supporters and opponents alike until a decision is made
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Barnard
Convention From Woman's Angle
Janice Conniston recounts attending a Democratic state convention from a woman's perspective. She notes seating in the front row and women filling the upper balcony, remarks on gender perceptions, and recalls Gov. Marshall's entrance and reception as the event began.
Ruth Bryan Leavitt to wed Reginald Owen in Fairview
Ruth Bryan Leavitt, oldest Bryan daughter, will marry Reginald Owen of the British royal engineers next Tuesday at Fairview Nebraska. The couple will leave for New York and then England. Bryan may join as Presbyterian delegate to the Edinburgh missionary conference. Owen, from a Welsh Anglican family, is tall and athletic. his estate is in Ceylon.
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West Indies
Brandeis Denied Documents by Congressional Panel
Washington April 28 Brandeis failing to obtain the exact date of the Ballinger Gravis summary faced a committee vote denying his access to certain documents in executive session The panel split along party lines with two Democrats voting for Brandeis while three Republicans opposed Brandeis Madison switched to support the request after reviewing Brandeis letter Ballinger testimony and Newton made note of the shift Secretary Ballinger to testify Saturday and George Otis Smith continued his testimony
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Wooing In Rear Of Church Beats Sermon Evansville
Louis Porter, 30, is serving 150 days in Vanderburgh County Jail after insisting on making love to a deaconess in the rear of the church. Rev. Roy Miller testified the congregation paid more attention to Porter's wooing than to the sermon.
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Indiana Millionaires from Five Civilized Tribes Sale Plan
A new bill by Senator Owen proposes selling all unsold lands of the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw nations. Funds from the sale would be pooled with school and government funds to distribute to each tribe. The plan envisions a three member commission, including a national citizen, a Choctaw, and a Chickasaw, to oversee the sale.
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Indiana
Pittsburg
Owen
Lincoln League to Host Big Banquet Before Convention
Bloomington Ind April 28 plans are near completion for a large banquet to be held in the Indiana university Student building the night before the Republican district convention on May 16. More than 150 delegates from eight counties are expected with prominent southern state Republicans slated to speak.
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Ind
Lincoln League
Indiana University
Bank clerk dies by suicide in Forsyth Canal vault
New York on April 23 reports George W. Rose assistant receiving teller at Jefferson bank Forsyth and Canal streets killed himself by cutting his throat and hands with an ink eraser. His salary had been ...
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Jefferson Bank
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George W. Rose
Democratic convention news roundup pages five and six
Fragmentary OCR note indicates additional Democratic convention coverage to be rounded up on pages five and six. Details are unclear due to text corruption but confirms further reporting planned in the newspaper.
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