La Follette Calls Taft Out In Editorial War On Progressives
Madison dispatch modernizes the criticism of President Taft for backing anti progressive moves. La Follette accuses the administration of cowardice and meddling in Wisconsin races through direct interest, patronage, and coordinated campaigns against his faction. The memo cites dispatches from Beverly and Chicago as proof of federal involvement.
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Madison
Wis
Robert M. LaFollette
Beverly
Mass
Taft
Republican Party
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Mr. Taft
Washington
White House
Att
Wickersham
Chicago
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Grace of Cannon
Senate
Milwaukee
Sherman
D LaFollette
200 Bottles of Beer Found in Hotel Room After Complaint
Roy B Cullen complained of losing $10 in a crap game at the Imperial hotel run by Philip Mallory and Frank McNutt. Charles Stivens was fined $50 and 30 days for keeping a blind tiger. No charges substantiated Cullen. Mallory, McNutt, and hotel proprietor Emmett Smith were discharged. A warrant showed 200 full bottles of beer and one quart of whisky in a rented room. Stivens claimed the beer was placed there without the keeper’s knowledge and produced a brewery receipt in his name.
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Roy B. Cullen
Imperial Hotel
Philip Mallory
Frank McNutt
Charles Stivens
Cullen
Mallory
McNutt
Emmett Smith
Seargent Cox
Attorney Appointed College Receiver
Acting Judge John Rochford in superior court Friday named Louis H Flynn as receiver for the Indiana automobile college after Charles B Gant the college secretary and treasurer petitioned for a receiver. Gant said the college was indebted to the Williams Automobile and that the latter firm had taken possession of the college assets.
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Louis H.flynn
Indiana Automobile College
John Rochford
Charles 8. Gant
Seater
Gant
Williams Automobile Y
Again Denies Cox Right Of Practice In Police Court
Judge Collins refused to let Henry C. Cox practice law in police court citing lack of proof that he returned a $50 fee from Robert Lamberton. Cox threatened to seek a reversal. Lamberton, arrested after driving into William Connelly, paid Cox $250 to post bond. Cox kept $50, bond was $200.
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Collins
Henry C. Cox
Cox
Health Board
Robert Lamberton
Lamberton
William Connelly
Durand Wreck Probes Focus On Tail Lights and Flagging
Three inquiries expand after the Duffield Grand Trunk wreck near Durand Michigan that killed six Pullmans passengers and injured eight. Brakeman Graham, a strikebreaker, says tail lights were lit and he placed torpedoes. Engineer Spencer says no tail lights were burning and he was not flagged. Inquiries by Grand Trunk, the state railroad commission, and a coroner probe aim to assign blame as updated victim list includes Chicago residents and a Huron nurse.
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Durand
Mich
Grand Trunk
Duffield
Here
Kelly
State Railroad Commission
Glasgow
Lansing
G. M. Graham
Montreal Express
Graham
Express
Charles Spencer
No. 4
Battle Creek
Spencer
Patchell
Miss Stella Scott Reported Lost in Durand Wreck
Chicago August 26 A telegram to Rock Island officials says Miss Stella Scott sister of John C Scott Rock Island legal department is believed to have perished in the Grand Trunk wreck at Durand Michigan last Thursday. No trace of her has been found.
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Chicago
Rock Island Railway
Stella Scott
John C. Scott
Rock Island
Grand Trunk
Durand
Mich
Scott
Keeley Accuses Doping Witnesses in Bribery Trial
Detective Patrick Keeley testified in the Lee O Neil Browne bribery case that State's Attorney Wayman used liquor to influence witnesses. He claimed Beckemeyer was made drunk before grand jury, and confessions were coerced in multiple graft cases while witnesses were intoxicated. John Glass and his wife testified briefly.
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Chicago
Patrick Keeley
Wayman
Lee O'Neil-Browne
H. J. C. Beckemeyer
McGann
Ella Gingles
John Glass
Theodore Roosevelt’s Train Reply Endorses Progressives in New York
Theodore Roosevelt released a sharp statement on the train at Carroll and rejected Timothy Woodruff’s claim that New York politics was a personal fight. He framed himself as a progressive champion against bossism and special interests, urging direct primaries and popular rule within the party. The reply marks Roosevelt’s first formal declaration as a New York progressive in the public dispute with Woodruff.
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Hughes
Col. Toosevelt
New York
Woodruff
Roosevelt to ride or drive as Cheyenne ponders a horseman return
Cheyenne witnesses a publicity showdown over whether Col. Roosevelt will ride fifty miles to Warren’s ranch and Ft. D. A. Russell or travel by automobile. The city gears up for a massive parade with thousands of troops cowboys and Native groups, while the exact route remains secret and excitement runs high.
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Cheyenne
Wryo
Col
Rooseveltt
Sherman
United States
Warren
Ft. D. A. Russell
Roosevelt
Wyoming
Gen. Host
Woodruff Defends Griscom Over Roosevelt Move
New York republican state chairman Timothy L. Woodruff issues a statement blaming Lloyd C. Griscom for naming Col. Roosevelt at a committee meeting where the colonel was defeated and Sherman named temporary chairman. Woodruff says the motive was Griscoms and cites Taft as uninvolved while defending the committee's authority. He adds he felt compelled to write to Roosevelt to address the apparent affront.
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New York
Timothy L. Woodruff
Lloyd C. Griscom
Col. Roosevelt
Sherman
Woodruff
Griscom
Taft
State Committee
Roosevelt
James Nervy to Wed Dazed Girl
Special to The Sun reports in Muncie Indiana that Olive M Arnold files in circuit court claiming her husband James M Arnold forced her to stand and pretend to marry with a gold headed cane and a minister present. He counters that Olive was intoxicated and coerced him to remove his clothes at the door.
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Muncie
Ind
Croms
Olive M. Arnold
James M. Arnold
James
Park Board Seeks Tax Hike for City Beaches and Parks
The board of park commissioners seeks a 2 cent levy increase to raise about $40,000 for river dam repairs, greenhouses, new beach baths, bridge approaches on Thirtieth Street over White River, and improved gravel fills, with the plan to present to Mayor Shank's cabinet on Friday. The current levy is 5 cents per $100, rising to 7 cents.
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Thirtieth Street
White River
Riverside Park
Gray Haired Man Fights For Woman
William Hein intervened when John Fads assaulted his wife near Woodlawn Avenue after a trip to the corner store. James Bruner aided Hein to restrain Fads until police arrived. Eads faces charges of assault and battery on his wife.
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William Hein
Hein
James Bruner
Norwood Street
Helen
Woodlawn Avenue
John Fads
East South Street
Eads
Oklahoma Favors Marshall for 1912 President Bid
A. J. Williams, a former Hoosier, reports that Oklahoma Democratic leaders see Gary Thomas R. Marshall as the leading presidential candidate. He notes Marshall is the first choice statewide, Harmon second, with Oklahoma City and state growth highlighted as signs of optimism for the future.
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Gary
Thomas R. Marshall
Oklahoma
United States
A. J. Williams
Marshall
Harmon
Capitol
Indianapolis
Death of Indianapolis settler Mrs Fox McMillin at 91
Mrs. Fox McMillin 91 widow of Samuel McMillin longtime Indianapolis resident died at granddaughter Mrs Jonathan Clark 537 East Thirty-third Street Thursday. She arrived in the city in 1810 and made it her home. Survived by four grandchildren including Mrs Clark. Funeral arrangements not fully given.
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Mary Fox McMillin
Samuel McMillin
Indianapolis
Jonathan Clark
East Thirty-third Street
Clark
Livingston in National Car Wins at Elgin
Livingston defeats rivals in Elgin race to claim national car title as Benz car earns trophy amid fast brushes between competing drivers.
Livingston Wins Illinois Trophy Race at Elgin in 204 Miles
Al Livingston in a National car delivers a sensational 204 mile Illinois trophy race performance at Elgin finishing in 3 hours 21 minutes 85.53 seconds with an average speed around 63 mph. Pearce second in a Falcon, Marmon driven by Buck third. Eddie Hearne wins Fox River trophy with 2 hours 0 minutes 40.35 seconds. Several incidents include a wheel break for W Fritsche and engine trouble for Endicott. oil on track prompted sand dressing to improve grip.
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United States
Pearce
Buck
Marmon
Eddie Hearne
Chicago
Livingston
W. Fritsche
J. Prop
Renz
Finwheds Livingston
Falcar No
Marmon No
Hearne
Corbin
Joe Matson
Hissel
H. Endicott
Fred Z. Wagner
al Livingstone
Livingstone
Getnali
Matson
Crown Point
Elgin
David Beecroft
American Automobile Association
Endicott
Kisselkar
Auto crashes into Surrey at Elgin race track
In Elgin Illinois on August 26 a Surrey carrying Mrs James Kearney her sister Margaret Kelly and James Kearney was struck by an automobile driven by Fred Russell. The carriage turned over injuring two women and two men. Mrs Kearney was probably fatally hurt while the others received minor injuries.
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Elgin
Ill
James Kearney
Margaret Kelly
Fred Russell
Kearney
Jhusband
Bermaas
Square Deal Popular In Indiana Campaign
Otis E. Gulley of Danville, candidate for secretary of state, says the square deal idea is growing in Indiana and will influence the campaign. He links union labor support for Senator Beveridge to his Roosevelt collaboration and notes favorable conditions for Republicans, with Democrats crossing over in the north.
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Indiana
Otis E. Gulley
Danville
Statehouse
Gulley
Senator Beveridge
Roosevelt
Trade group plans fourth trip to Cairo during October
The Indianapolis trade association promotes a five day Cincinnati style tour October 3 to 7 visiting 47 towns in southeastern Illinois. Members sail on a dedicated Illinois Central train with band and expect low per town costs under 1.7. The circular urges merchants to join now for hands on trade talks and order potential.
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Indianapolis Trade Association
Indianapolis
Cairo
Illinois
Egypt
Big Four
Indianapolis Southern
Flarcid Hibbons
Bible Glass Worker Tried for Desertion
Byron Horn of 1401 East Eleventh Street faced juvenile court on a charge of wife and child neglect after his wife claimed desertion during illness. Testimony from Indianapolis contractors, fire department members, and Memorial Presbyterian church Bible class attested to his character and work, and he received discharge after witnesses who knew him for fifteen years impressed the court.
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Byron Horn
East Eleventh Street
Indianapolis
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Horn
Memorial Presbyterian Church Bible
Weather Gossip Mix Up At 7am Notions
A cryptic 7am weather note mentions a character called the weatherman and an odd phrase robeee and depie. The readable text offers little concrete detail on location time or forecast.
Pinchot Blames Reactionaries For Great Forest Fires
Former chief forester Gifford Pinchot claims congressmen Heyburn Carter and Mondell hinder prevention of northwest fires. He praises forest service efforts, urges more patrols, roads, trails, and telephones to safeguard settlers, forests, and national property valued at 2 billion.
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Heyburn
Carter and
Mondell
Forest Service
Washington
Idaho
Carter
Montana
Wyoming
General Welfare
Gifford Pinchot
Northwest
Congress
Forstry Service
Chicago
The
West
Hoke Herburn
Fire guns to stop fire in Pacific Northwest and California
Spokane dispatch reports Idaho and Montana forest fires declared past but casualties uncertain. Seventy nine killed and many rangers missing, with over 150 located. Government ships fired on fires near Seattle to summon rain while California battles a Santa Cruz blaze causing panic among settlers.
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Spokane
Wash
Idaho
Montana
Forest Rangers
Seattle
North Bend
Lander
Bothell
California
Santa Cruz Mountains
Redwood
Fires Reach Oregon Range Endangering Bull Run Watershed
Fires in the Oregon national forest around the Cascade range flare up threatening the Bull Run watershed which supplies Portland water. Troops are requested from Acting Chief Forester Potter to assist the forest rangers, with two companies to be sent to the area to fight the flames.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon National Forest
Cascade Range
Bull Ruo
Portland
Reverak
Potter
War Department
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