Berry Leads Independent Bolts In Pennsylvania
Philadelphia dispatch details William H. Berry of Chester as a reform candidate for governor on the Keystone party ticket, resulting from the state capitol graft scandal. The article traces Berry’s rise from Chester reformer to state treasurer and his role in exposing contractor fraud, tying him to a broader insurgent movement opposing both major parties. It notes the Keystone party’s state focus, its delegates from 51 counties, and H. C. Niles’s rallying cries against liquor power and political corruption.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
William H.berry
Keystone Party
Harrisburg
Berry
Ilinois
Madison County
Illinois
Winois
Chester
Berry Engineering Company
Lewis Emery
Capitol
Jeremiah S. Black
York
Col. J. M. Guffey
Keystone Party of
Theodore Roosevelt
H. C. Niles
York County
Mr. Niles
Allegheny
Salang
Many Ask Rooms At State's New Hospital
Appeals flood the state health board from across Park county seeking admission to the three mile east Rockville tuberculosis hospital. Most letters come from mothers seeking space for children or for themselves as final contracts for the hospital are accepted and sewerage systems are reviewed as satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Rockville
Park County
W. F. King
Harry
Henry W. Moore
Trustee Shortage Sparks Township Audit Findings
The accounting board nears final reports on township affairs amid deficit discoveries. Harrison township trustee C. J. Neff faces charges of 9272.49 dollars for illegal charges and erroneous credits. In Rush county Center township, Chester D. Rhodes is accused of overpaying teachers by 403.75 dollars and dog fund misappropriations. Fortville school board secretary J. F. Johnson supplied items totaling 75.48 dollars, an illegal procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Neff
Harrison Township
Blackford County
Center Township
Rush County
Chester D. Rhodes
J. F. Johnson
School Board of
Fortville
Ind
Mrs Pinkus Fined for Driving Without License
Mrs W S Pinkus was ordered into police court after her auto collided with Vernon Griffiths’s car. records show she lacked a licensed drivers' permit. John Wood clerk reported two other chauffeurs, Charles Jaggers and John Caldwell, each fined ten dollars and costs for speeding on Northwestern avenue and North Meridian street respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Pinkus
Vernon Griffith
Office of the Board of Safety
John Wood
James Danning
Kingan & Co
North Meridian Street
State Chairman Leads Twelfth District Organizing Meet
FT. WAYNE Ind Aug 8 The first in a series of organizing meetings for the twelfth district was held here under State Chairman Lee with precinct committeemen and Allen county candidates in attendance. The gathering was notably enthusiastic.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Lee
Allen County
Elliott's Nephew Killed by Train in California
D C Hudson, nephew of Indiana post office official D M Elliott, died near Chico California after slipping from moving train rails and being crushed between cars. Elliott recently met his nephew during a California visit.
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Elliott
Fire Ravages Cochrane Ontario. $150,000 Loss
Bed bugs roaches fleas and ants are quickly killed with Hange insect powder. In Montreal August 8 report that Cochrane mining town in Northern Ontario was destroyed by fire Monday leaving only one house standing. Loss estimated at 150000.
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Montreal
Can
Cochrane
Ontario
Stop Sale of Sarsaparilla Found Hurtful to Man's Inards
DOPETOWN Ind August 8 Mayor Hankboozle orders Sunday sale banned except for medicine. He says it demoralizes the gastrononomical paraphernalia of the consumer. A dealer who sold on Sunday is warned of license revocation. the mayor aims to be friendly yet firm. He postponed cases and then went north for the summer.
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Dopetown
Ind
Hankboozle
Spanish Crisis Solidifies Weak Crown Amid Reforms
The article describes Alfonso XIII’s fragile health and rumored mental decline amid a government crisis. It notes fears of revolution upon his death, public disapproval of Queen Victoria, and Canalejas’ rise to premier to push anti clerical reforms and curb liberal exodus to republicanism.
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Spain
Alfonso
Madrid
Queen Victoria
Canalejas
Vatican
Rome
Liberal
Indians due to get square deal for first time
The article reports on Indian land cases, noting 300 007 in attorney fees due to slow disposal of lands. It mentions McCurtain’s story of a quarter interest in a 1 000 000 contract if he approved, and Gore’s testimony about Hamon and Sherman.
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Indians
Sherman
McCurtain
Gore
Hamon
Gore Sherman
Use Sheets For Rope To Escape From School
Maud Bacret, 17, and Katie Ryan, 14, escaped from the Indiana industrial school for girls at Clermont Sunday night by tying three bed sheets into a rope. They slid from a second story window and walked along a cabbage path to the road, reaching the Bacret home at 1150 North Tremont Avenue after most of the night on foot. Police later found them at breakfast and they were returned to the school Monday.
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Maud Bacret
Katie Ryan
Indiana Industrial School For Girls
Clermont
Ind
Eacret
North Tremont Avenue
Trick and Hanks
West St. Clair Street
Japanese Prince Discards His Rank and Enters Navy
In Tokyo on August 8 1910 the first Japanese prince to renounce royal status joined the imperial navy as a midshipman. Prince eee son of Prince Kitashira-kawa formally surrendered his royal privileges in late July and now pursues a naval career.
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Tokio
Eee
Kitashira-kawa
Caddy Held for Murder of Rice
In Cleveland on August 8 Pasquale Guilano a 17 year old caddy at the golf club of William L Rice wealthy attorney was arrested on trespass charges in connection with the murder of Rice Guilano was discharged after a quarrel with another caddy William Nelson Cromwell of New York offered a further 5000 reward bringing the total to 10000 for the arrest of the murderer
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Cleveland
Pasquale Guilano
Sen Ee
William L. Rice
Guilano
Rice
William Nelson Cromwell
New York
Persian Troops Hold Upper Hand in Tehran Clash
In Tehran a state of armed peace prevails after Sunday fighting between government troops and nationalists led by Satar Khan. More than a hundred nationalists were killed or wounded. despite a temporary setback, the rebels are expected to press their demand to avoid surrender.
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Teheran
Satar Khan
Cheap to die but are wings any cheaper Brazil Aug 8
In Ind Brazil on August 8 the six local undertakers wage a price cutting war making funerals cheaper than ever. Newspapers run half page ads as families once handled their own undertakings.
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Sun
Brazil
Ind
Aberpathy Family Reunion Draws 100 in Rain at Mounds Park
Anderson Indiana August attendees exceeded one hundred despite rain. Benjamin Aberpathy, age 74, was the oldest person present at the Aberpathy family reunion held Sunday at Mounds park.
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Anderson
Ind
Aberpathy
Mounds Park
Benjamin
Tinplate Workers Keep Up Long Strike at Martins Ferry
Officials of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers say a referendum vote by local unions at New Castle, Sharon, Wheeling, Elwood, Struthers, Bridgeport and Martins Ferry failed to approve calling off the strike against the American Sheet and Tinplate Company after more than thirteen months.
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Martins Ferry. O
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Pittsburg
New Castle
Sharon
Wheeling
Elwood
Ind
Struthers
Bridgeport
Martins Ferry
Seaman Leaps 375 Feet to Death at Tower Jump
Sault Ste Marie reports Riley Johnson of Chicago, a seamen's union member, killed Monday by leaping from the wireless company's tower into the water. Official cause undetermined whether suicide or bravado.
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Sault Ste Marie
Mid
Riley Johnson
Chicago
Seamen’s Union
Wireless Company
Hay fever panic grips Indianapolis as exodus swells
Report notes a flood of hay fever cases across the city with sufferers fleeing to imagined northern retreats. Doctor and law figures cited as hay fever described as a catarrhal condition worsened by pollen and dust, with Alfred Hovey singled out for having the worst local case.
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Indiana
J. J. Cole
Cole Metor Company
Alfred Hovey
Indianapolis
Michigan
Joining Upsets Mind In Sterling Community Event
William Luthers of Mineral Illinois was taken to the Watertown asylum after joining the Woodman lodge Saturday night and the Methodist church Sunday morning. The excitement triggered delusions of sudden wealth and attempts to purchase bank stock and farms.
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Sterling
William Luthers
Mineral
Watertown Asylum
Woodman Lodge
Methodist Church
Murder Shrieks at Colonial Sanitarium Hotel
In Martinsville Indiana the night watch heard two cries at 2 am as a guest investigated a third floor corridor. A room was found open with a man’s clothes scattered and no person present. The occupant identified is Aikman, field examiner for the state board of public accounts Morgan county books.
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Martinsville
Ind
Colonial Sanitarium
Aikman
State Board of Public Account
Morgan County Books
West Side Improvement Association Forms in Indianapolis
Citizens living west of the White River organize the West Side Improvement Association to secure city improvements. Non partisan group includes Haughville Mt. Jackson and West Indianapolis residents. Origin traced to a failed West Tenth car line petition. Eligible members include any west-side resident. officers listed and board of management named.
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Indianapolis
White River
West Side
West Tenth Street
Association
B. D. Brooks
R. M. Boone
C. R. Cameron
Charles A. Brock
John R. Daily
Henry D. Cornelius
Karl F. Rommel
John R. Dally
Albert Minger
William Ragano
H. D. Cornelius
Taft's Secretary Talks With Crane In Beverly
Charles D. Norton, secretary to the president, returned to the executive offices and said he had talked politics with Senator Crane during his vacation. He offered no message for Taft and knew nothing of the Ballinger matter. Crane will soon report to Taft in Beverly after his scouting trip through the middle west.
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Beverly
Mass
Charles D. Norton
Senator Crane
Crane
Ballinger
Massachusetts
Taft
Middle West
Great Tank Blast Scalds Bakers in New York Building
On Monday a 400 gallon tank of hot water exploded in an airshaft of a six story building at Broome and Clinton streets. Two bakers in the basement suffered severe burns and one man died. The incident caused panic among thirty families in the vicinity.
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New York
Broome and
Clinton Streets
Vandalia Railway Extension Seen From Bicknell to Wheatland
Surveyors working south from Bicknell to Wheatland are believed employed by Vandalia railroad to build and open the district between the two towns. The ground between Bicknell and Wheatland is believed to be coal underlain.
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Vincennes
Ind
Aug
Bicknell
Wheatland
Vandalia Railroad
Knights Off For Chicago For Templar Conclave
Knights of Columbus officials travel to Chicago for a Templar conclave scene. Sir Knight Frederick of Waterville may miss promotion under the system, while seven foot two hundred forty seven pound Taylor plans to attend and requires special hotel beds for the stay.
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Eng
Frederick 5
Waterville
Fay
Cee
em _ Ariz
Chicago
Taylor
Ars
Tonke
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Abe
White River Farm Improvement Association
Grane
Norton
Great Tank Sgalds
Bakers
Atineas
Knights
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Alem
Weber Peug Co
Carl. L. Rost
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Ene
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Kramer
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Glee New Indian Cafe
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