Hemenway Aids Regulars Fight On La Follette
Madison report details ex Senator Hemenway joining with Taft supporters to defeat Robert M. La Follette. The drive centers on patronage, with E A Edmunds and W E Connor playing key roles while a so called telephone convention tries to shape a pro Taft slate. Friction over tariff policy, Taft advisers, and a La Follette progressive program loom large in Wisconsin politics.
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LA Follette
Madison, Wis
Taft
Robert M. la Follette
Fidmunds
Senator la Follette
Edmunds
Frank Steele
Wisconsin
Tian
Washington
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Charles F. Alister
Milwaukee
W. E. Connor
Samuel A. Cook
Stephenson
Ondigny
Mgr. Steele
Conner
E. L. Phillipp
Sherman
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Congress
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Wraft
Chicago
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Mrs Litterell files suit over garden truck profits
Mrs Margaret Litterell sues her husband in Anderson Indiana alleging that with 64 earned from restaurant work she financed leasing and cultivation of vacant lots for garden truck. She claims he refused to work, sold the truck to James Jones and George W Heaton, and left her. Heaton and Jones named defendants.
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Anderson
Ind
Margaret Litterell
Litterell
James Jones
George W. Heaton
Heaton
Evansville Woodmen Take Many Prizes at Drill
Evansville Companies won multiple prizes at the Woodmen drill in Lafayette Indiana on August 23. Company F took first in discipline while Company G placed second in field drill and second on guard duty amid a strong Evansville showing.
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Evansville
Lafayette
Ind
Wife in kimono asks police to arrest husband
Michigan City affair tells of Mrs. Adam Volk arriving at the police station in a kimono over her nightgown to seek her husband’s arrest. He was arrested and found guilty of drunkenness after allegedly driving her and their six children into the street and locking them out.
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Michigan City
Ind
Adam Volk
Sorority to Hold First Reception at National Convention
Bloomington Ind Aug 23 The Kappa Gammas are registering for the twentieth national convention. The first reception for delegates and visitors will be Tuesday and the first business session Wednesday. A key issue will be action on charter petitions from Cincinnati and Lexington Ky.
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Bloomington
Ind
Shappa Kappa Gammas
Cincinnati
Lexington
Pair of deuces loud pass leads to Columbus gaming arrest
In Columbus Indiana on Monday officers arrested George F. Temple John Everroud Charles Krebs Forrest Thompson and Edward Oaks after a loud pass during a card game at the Orinoco Furniture Factory. Oaks held two deuces when he passed the hand and the group faced gaming charges. all but Temple pleaded guilty and were fined eight dollars. Temple pleaded not guilty and a trial was scheduled for Wednesday.
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Columbus
Ind
George F. Temple
John -. Everroud
Charles G. Krebs
Forrest M. Thompson
Edward
Oaks
Orinoco Furniture Factory
Temple
Bedford Struck Back Running Full Speed
In Kobe Japan on August 23 the British cruiser Bedford struck a submerged rock off Quelpart Island near Korea while at 19 knots. The hull was ripped open and the ship wrecked with eighteen sailors losing their lives in the accident.
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Kobe
Japan
Bedford
Quelpart Island
Korea
Indianapolis Doctor Escapes Injury After Train Collision
Noblesville Indiana August 23 Dr FE Wishard formerly of Indianapolis narrowly escaped injury when his car was struck by a Midland train. The car was hurled seventy five feet and wrecked He sustained only cuts and bruises in the collision by the railway locomotive at a grade crossing.
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Noblesville
Ind
FE. E. Wishard
Indinapolis
Midland
Death at telegraph key shocks Trimmer station
Loganport Fnd Aug 23 Deanth confronted O H Binns Casparis stone manager at Trimmer telegraph station. Operator J D Allison 62 was found dead at his key from heart failure after the Mer had stood in the room for over an hour.
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Fnd
Deanth
O. H. Binns
Casparis Stone Company
Pennsylvania
Trimmer
Queeerly
J. D. Allison
Babe Dies After Sleep Potions Give No Sleep
Kokomo Ind Aug 23 Frank By num 11 days old was given an opiate dose to induce sleep and died. The drug proved too powerful. Decatur teacher meet Greensburg Ind Aug 26 Decatur county teachers Institute in session with full enrollment. Instructors Lester Smith Bloomington literature BE G Allen Indianapolis manual training Mrs J R Crawley St Paul primary methods
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Kokomo
Ind
Frank Bynum
Decatur
Greensburg
Decatur County Teachers’ Institute
Lester Smith
Bloomington
BE. G. Allen
Indianapolis
J. R. Crawley
St. Paul
Beta Phi Sigma to Meet in Anderson
Anderson Ind Aug 25 The annual convention of the Beta Phi Sigma fraternity will be held there Wednesday through Saturday. Key election of officers is expected with Allen AG Messick of Marion and Frank Budd of Muncie as leading candidates. Planned events include a theater party, banquet, and a picnic at Maxinkuekee.
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Anderson
Ind
Beta Phi Sigma
Allen AG. Messick
Marién
Frank Budd
Muncie
Mounds Park
Maxinkuekee
Mad dog chase ends with farmer mob pursuit
Huntington Ind Aug 23 Jacob Buzzard on a motorcycle overtook and killed a mad dog that had terrorized the district near Simpson. The animal had bitten over a dozen head of stock as farmers on foot horseback rigs and automobiles joined in the chase.
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Huntington
Ind
Jacob Buzzard
Simpson
Newcastle Fans Hopeful on Gas Revival in Richmond
Newcastle, Indiana anticipates purchasing the Richmond company’s abandoned gas wells after September 1, freeing residents from a likely gas shortage. Citizens express widespread jubilation at the prospect of a plentiful local supply.
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Richmond
Ind
Newcastle
Richmond Company
Rushville Faces Water Shortage Risk As River Drops
Rushville Indiana residents may see city water pumped from the river to the water and light station if the stream falls further. Officials say low river levels threaten supply and plan contingencies to maintain service.
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Rushville
Ind
Babe chokes on peanut in Indiana death
In Kokomo Indiana Dorothy Mae Huddleson dies after choking on a peanut. Death occurs before medical aid could be given.
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Babe
Peanut
Kokomo
Ind
Dorothy Mae Huddleson
Haldeman Ids Harmon as 1912 Democratic nominee
Milwaukee interview quotes Louisville Times editor B. Haldeman predicting Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio would be the Democratic presidential nominee in 1912. The remark was made during a visit to Milwaukee.
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Harmon
Milwaukee
Wis
W. B. Haldeman
Louisville Ky
Times
Judson Harmon
Olio
Socialists Plan Meeting in Kokomo Friday Evening
Fred G. Warren editor of the Appeal to Reason is to speak in Kokomo Friday evening Aug 26 and socialists plan a demonstration in his hotel, signaling active party organizing in the city.
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Kokomo, Ind
Fred G. Warren
Appeal To Reason
Kokomo
Boy shoots himself in thigh at Greensburg
Greensburg Indiana August 26 14 year old Frank Wiley son of H M Wiles in this city shot himself in the thigh while playing with a pistol in his home. The accident injuries were not reported as life threatening. The incident was investigated by local authorities.
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Greensburg
Ind
Frank Wiley
H. M. Wiles
Strangers Sell Medicated Specs in Rushville Tale
In Rushville Indiana on August 23 two strangers peddled "medicated glasses" to farmers claiming Dr B T Smiley of Glenwood warranted their efficacy. They reportedly sold about $300 worth before the doctor became aware of the scam when asked to replace a bad pair.
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Rushville
Ind
B. T. Smiley
Glenwood
Fireman Dies After Steam Pipe Bursts on Engine
Special to The Sun from Washington Indiana reports Onie McClennen a local B&O locomotive fireman was fatally scalded when a steam pipe exploded in the engine cab while the train moved at high speed. The tragedy occurred Monday in the vicinity of Washington with officials investigating the boiler and piping failure.
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Washington
Ind
Onie McClennen
Tobacco Crop Light in Brookville Indiana
A special report from Brookville Indiana dated August 23 notes the local tobacco crop will reach about one third of a full yield. Excess spring rain and early season drought hindered growth, leaving plants only a few inches high. Some buyers offered 22 cents per crop, but those offers were refused.
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Brookville
Ind
Patrolman Farr Grows Largest Peach in Indiana
Muncie Aug 26 Oscar Farr a local patrolman says he grew the state s largest peach and he proves it by displaying a fruit weighing one pound two ounces.
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Monster Peach
Muncle
Ind
Oscar Farr
Congressman Rauch Meets Miami Tribe on Treaty Claims
Congressmen George Rauch held a conference with Miami Indians about roughly 35000 dollars in interest due on old treaties. The session in the previous House did not take action. The death of Chief Gabriel Godfrey, who left a garden and eleven children, underscored the need for the funds.
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Pert
George Rauch
Miami Tribe of Indians
Gabriel Godfrey
Godfrey
Mother Will Withhold Sons’ Inheritance If They Fail Sobriety
In Fort Wayne Indiana on August 23 Mrs Sophia Friday’s will probate states sons Henry and Louis receive nothing until they prove to Superior Court six years of sobriety. Both have prior arrests and fines for drunkenness. mother’s reform attempts failed. Henry gains a lease and lot, Louis a farm nearby. They currently have $23 monthly income each.
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Ft, Wayne
Ind
Sophia
Henry
Louis
Robbers Take Whisky and Tickets at Big Four Station
In Franklin Indiana on August 23 a Trafalgar pitcher was robbed after twelve quarts of whisky were taken. Raiders also seized one hundred railway tickets at the Big Four station in a brief late night incident.
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Franklin
Ind
P. Pitcher
Trafalgar
Big Four
Nothing Like Nothing Like Them in the World
A vintage advertise for Cascarets claims it is the best medicine for liver and bowels. It touts millions of users and that one box provides a week’s treatment with the product described as the world’s biggest seller.
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Cascarets
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