Cleveland Starts Boonlet for Mayor Johnson President Bid
Cleveland Ohio December news notes Mayor Tom L Johnson publicly witnesses a booster event for a possible Democratic presidential run. A Buckeye Club gathering at Germania Hall features a sleight of hand act, ends with a banner bearing Tom T Johnson Our Next President waved to cheering party leaders. Johnson thanks the club and jokes about being a circus performer on stage.
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Tom L. Johnson
United States
Germania
Buckerel Club
Major Johnson
Juohnson
Tom T. Johnson
Buckeye Club
Johnson
Leach Denies Authorizing Secret Gas Pipeline Tests
State supervisor Leach defends his position after confirming a secret pressure test on the Chicago pipeline near the C I E tracks. He notes readings from 260 to 340 pounds, clarifies he did not authorize the tests, and argues the case would not have changed the outcome of the injunction suit. He also claims gas pressure in fields runs 40 to 110 pounds and criticizes actions against Consumers’ Gas Trust.
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Leach
Blatchley
Chicago
C. & I. E. Railroad
Chicago Pipe Line Company
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company of
Indianapolis
Fiery Fire Horse Runs Amuck in Front of Fire Chief
Assistant fire-chief Glazier attempted a free acrobatic ride on a fiery horse near EF South street after breakfast. The horse bolted as Glazier sprang onto the buggy, knocking him onto the pavement and causing a near collision with a transfer wagon. The horses escaped with minor scratches. the buggy needed minor repairs.
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Glazier
South St
Hts
McFarland
Fields Seeks Republican Nomination for Attorney General
M. W. Fields, printer and lawyer, seeks the Republican nomination for attorney general. The report lists Charles Miller of Goshen Merriiores of Indianapolis Thomas Jefferson Brooks of Bedford and Griffith Dean of Marion as associated figures. Fields served in the legislature in 1898 and was regarded as a bright lawyer.
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M. W. Fields
Charles Miller
Goshen
Merriiores
Inianapolis
Thomas Jefferson Brooks
Bedford
Griffith Dean
Marion
Fields
Notable Local and National News Snapshots
Conductor H C Kelly of Marietta Ohio was killed in a B and O wreck near Moundsville West Virginia. Bert Copeland of Johnsonville Illinois was killed after sitting before a train. a jilted lover tragedy.
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H. C. Kelly
Marietta
Moundsville
W. Va
Bert Copeland
Johnsonville
Chicago
Cleveland, CO
Detroit
Mich
New York
Attorneys Challenge New Misdemeanor Appeal Law
Marion lawyers John A. Kersey and R. S. Peterson say a new misdemeanor appeal ban is unconstitutional and will test it in the supreme court. Will not file appeal in the state’s high court yet. governor defers to the supreme court for review.
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Circuit Court
Marion
Supreme Court
John Buller
Grant County
Charles M. Ratcliffe
Buller
Attorney-General
Evanston Mayor Patten Seeks Corner on May Oats
Chicago December report claims Mayor James Patten plans to corner the May Oats market. He is said to have already earned about $500,000 in profits with a stake estimated between 8,005,000 and 10,000.6 bushels.
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Chicago
James Patten
Evanston
May Oats
Patten
Book Agents Swarm For State Book Contracts
Agents of book companies swarmed the state superintendent’s office and the English hotel lobby on Friday morning and afternoon. The State teachers and young people reading circle board met to adopt books for the year. Two books will be adopted for teachers and about 20 for all grades. The winning company can expect roughly 15 000 volumes for teachers and about the same for the grades combined.
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Young People’s Reading Circle Board
Lighting Contract Let By Plainfield School Board
The Plainfield reform school board let a contract for an electric lighting and power plant to an Indianapolis firm at about 1300 dollars less than the first bids. The legislature appropriated 500 dollars. New bids were called for and Indianapolis firms reduced bids to about 1300 dollars. The plant will be installed without consuming all the appropriation.
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Plainfield Reform School Board
Indianapolis
Ex-Councilman L. Todd Thrown From Wagon by Runaway Horse
Shelbyville Indiana December 6 1920 Ex Councilman L Todd was thrown from a wagon by a runaway horse Thursday night and suffered broken injuries.
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Shelbyville
Ind
P. Todd
Gas-belt lawyers seek buckram bindings for court reports
Gas-belt lawyers ask the State printing board to bind the supreme and appellate court reports in buckram rather than leather, arguing natural gas ruins leather bindings. Secretary of state Hunt, Gov. Durbin and Auditor Hart form the board. The contract is already let, but the change may be possible and would save little this time.
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State Printing Board
Supreme and Appellate Court
Hunt
Durbin
Hart
Mystery of Walsh Death From Street Fall Solved
Robert F. Walsh a Brooklyn politician and armor plate expert vanished July 14. His body was found in a potter’s field after records linked to his armor plate patent surfaced. He died July 21 in Bellevue Hospital’s alcoholic ward. he was 60 and a Brooklyn volunteer firefighter.
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New York
Robert F. Walsh
Brooklyn
Potter's Field
Walsh
Potter’s Field Record Office
Bellevue
Brooklon
Ashland Avenue House Nears Occupancy With Fire Company Plan
Ashland avenue house nearly finished but not yet turned over to the city. Fire-chief Coots says contractor Conrad Bender has a small crew and is working one house at a time, with minimal work needed for occupancy. He hopes to install hook and ladder No. 7 at Morris street and Madison area within days.
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Coots
Ashland-ave
Twenty-fourth-st
Conrad Bender
Morris St
Madison-are
Goa launch disaster claims 140 devotees
A Bombay dispatch to the Daily Express reports the sinking of a launch during Goa's St. Francis Xavier feast on December 3 resulted in the drowning of 140 religious devotees in the Portuguese city on India's west coast.
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London
Bombay
Daily Express
St. Francis Xavieur
Goa
India
Parole bid for ex councilman Higgins linked to family distress
Judge Alford and Prosecutor Ruckelshaus signed a letter to Gov Durbin requesting Higgins parole after one year of a two to 14 year sentence for attempted bribery. The letter cites Higgins family hardship and asks that he abstain from alcohol during parole. William Flynn will deliver the petition, noting the prior lack of signatures from the judge and prosecutor.
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Alford
Ruckelshaus
Durbin
John Higgins
Michigan City
William Flynn
Higgins
Indiana Should Replant Orchards to Boost Apple Trade
Keach, Indianapolis ward 10 boss, told the Indiana horticultural society in the state house that Indiana loses about a cool million annually by shipping apples out of state. He urged replanting orchards, using cold storage to market apples from September to June, and argued Indiana could exceed its own apple consumption. Forester Freeman urged nurserymen to act honestly, and W. W. Stevens of Salem was elected president as prizes were awarded at Friday’s meeting.
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Jim’ Keach
Ward 10
Indianapolis
Indiana Horticultural Society
State House
Indiana
Keach
W. H. Freeman
W. W. Stevens
Salem
C. M. Hobbs
Stevens
Senators fail to agree on federal judge nomination
Rumors center on Indiana contention as Senator Fairbanks reportedly backs Ovid H. Jameson of Indianapolis while Senator Beveridge resists. Joss, Jameson’s law partner, and Kealing, Fairbanks’ Indiana aide, support Jameson, amid a deadlock. Other reported names include C. C. Shirley and Francis E. Bater as alternatives in the fight.
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Fairbanks
Ovid Ih
Jameson
Indianapolis
Beveridge
Fred Joss
Martin Hugg
Joé Kealing
Kealing
Indiana
Senate panel backs Hay-Pauncefote treaty report
Washington December 6. The senate foreign relations committee voted unanimously to report favorably on the Hay Pauncefote treaty after a two hour session. Senator Bacon reserved right to amend but offered no objection to a favorable report. Frye Culom and Lodge plan to bring it up in executive session early next week and seek ratification before the Christmas recess.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Messrs Frye, Cullom
Lodge
Bonine Case Expected Verdict Next Tuesday Evening
The jury is likely to decide the Bonine case next Tuesday evening. Dr. Carroll the defense microscopic expert was recalled Friday to further prove blood on Mrs. Bonine's garments the night of the tragedy. The audience largely consisted of women many younger and more than on prior days and filled the rear of the courtroom.
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Washington
Bonine
Not Guilty Navy Court Clears Col Meade of Drunkenness
The Navy Department received the court martial findings exonerating Col. Robert J. Meade of all charges and specifications. He is restored to duty pending secretary approval and is expected to file charges against Col. Denny and Maj. Lauchheimer, his accusers, regarding the drunkenness allegation. The trial was held at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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Washington
Navy Department
Robert J. Meade
Marine Corps
Cal. Meade
Long
Col. Meade
Col. Denny
Maj. Lauchheimer
Brooklyn Navy Yard
License Inspector DODGED Issue with Smoothness
O E Williamson the license inspector avoided answering if the Elks in the German village are selling liquor. He said he has not visited and will check if liquor is sold, adding he will decide what to do after he sees. Controller Breunig notes home talent shows rarely require a license for such attractions.
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O. E. Williamson
Elks
Mr. Williamson
Breunig
Hart Hosts State Officers Dinner Fueled Governor Hopes
Auditor W H Hart gave a ten course dinner at his Woodruff Place home on Thursday for state officers and their wives. Guests stayed three hours with no toasts. Some state house officials believe Hart aims to succeed W T Durbin as governor, a claim he denies.
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W. H. Hart
Woodruff Place
State House
Hart
W. T. Durbin
Mr. Hart
Color line at federation session prompts seating of colored delegate
In Scranton on December 6, southern delegates protested the seating of William E. Soal a colored delegate from Richmond Virginia in the American Federation of Labor. The credentials committee ruled in favor of seating Soal and recommended chartering a council for colored union men.
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Scranton
American Federation of Labor
Wm. E. Soal
Richmond
Trades and Labor Council
Federal justice fines man and imprisons counterfeiter
William Dibble was fined 300 dollars in federal court on Friday after being convicted on the testimony of a Cincinnati physician who received a pamphlet and other advertising material describing a medical treatment method. Cook, who tried to pass a counterfeit ten dollar bill, was sentenced to 90 days in the workhouse.
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William Dibble
Cincinnati
Lottery Agents Mock Ban On Tickets
Local lottery agents scoff at reports that a national agency has stopped issuing tickets in St. Louis. They claim a dozen methods remain to obtain tickets and insist deliveries can continue despite express company restrictions.
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Snut
St. Louis
Not enough readable details for full headline
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Mrs Dorbin and Gov Dorbin with unclear context and no verifiable events or dates. No identifiable actions, locations, or organizations are readable to form a factual summary card.
Tailor Reports Boost From Sun Ad Offer in Indianapolis
Henry Deutsch Tailoring Company of Indianapolis reports strong sales from a Sun newspaper ad run on November 25. The exclusive offer lasted two days, yielding 67 pairs sold on the first day and 60 on the second, with many new customers later becoming regular clients of the merchant tailoring business.
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Henry Deutsch Tailoring Company, Tailors
Indianapolis
Ind
the Sun Pub. Co
SUN
H. Deutsch
Chicago anarchists cheer assassin Czolgosz name in hall
In Chicago on Thursday night police watched Mueller's hall as Abraham Isaak and A. M. Simons addressed a crowd praising Czolgosz. Isaak refused to condemn the assassin, saying he was a better man than the speaker and noting the killer acted from perceived misery and injustice.
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Chicago
McWhinley
Mueller
Buffalo
Abraham Isaak
Czolgosz
Simon
Isaak
Cleveland
McKinley Park Bill Seeks 4 Million Acre Appalachian Reserve
Tennessee Congressman Brownlow introduced a bill to create the McKinley national park and forest reserve spanning 4,000,000 acres in the Appalachian states of Tennessee West Virginia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Alabama at an estimated cost of 10 million dollars. The move honors the late president whose advocacy for the park is cited as a unifying force for the nation.
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Tennessee
South
Washington
Brownlow
McKinley
McKinlye National Park
Appalachian Range
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Congressman Brownlow
McKinley National” Park
McGaughey Declines Early County Appointments
John McGaughey set to become county commissioner on January 1 has told current officials he does not want county appointments made until after he takes office. The plan to let him influence picks for county institutions and the surveyor was scrapped as he preferred starting anew and avoiding posturing by the retiring Greer.
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John McGaughey
McGaughey
Greer
Nelson
Wanted Sam Home Divorce Case Details
Samuel Ferracane seeks a divorce claiming his wife sent him false telegrams while he was away on business. He alleges she wrote and telegraphed startling health and death messages about their children, quarrelled and swore at him at home, and relayed misleading reports during his time in New York about their son Antonio 4. He says he had to pawn property for money and learned from a friend that the boy was alive and not ill.
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Samuel Ferracane
New York
Antonio
Schley Court of Inquiry Verdict Expected This Week
Washington dispatch reports the long awaited Schley court of inquiry verdict nearly complete and likely to reach Secretary Long within a week. Testimony was gathered for each specification and witnesses compared while guards kept leaks to a minimum. Early opinions praised Schley’s service in the July 3 battle and his blockades at Cienfuegos and Santiago but noted errors in lingering at Cienfuegos and the retrograde movement.
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Washington
Schley Court of Inquiry
Secretary Long
Schley
Cienfuegos
Santago
New Pianos $165 and Up at Wuischner’s
Local ad lists new pianos starting at 165 dollars and up. Watered down copy mentions items like photos and a Christmas display with a stray misprint and unclear references to Wash.
Ohio Republican Switches Sides To Democrats
Dick of Ohio, a close friend of President McKinley, formally joined the Democratic party in person. He disliked his seat on the Republican side and moved to a more desirable vacancy among Democrats.
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Washington
Ohio
McKinley
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area for Dec 7
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for 36 hours ending 8 p.m. Dec 7 calls for threatening and probably showers Friday night and Saturday with warmer temperatures. Temperature readings: 7 a.m. 20, noon 33, 2 p.m. partly cloudy and warmer in Indiana and surrounding states with possible rain in Ohio and Kentucky, southerly winds.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Police search for Daniel Callahan missing from Bates Street home
Police asked to locate Daniel Callahan, 60, who wandered from his home on Bates Street Thursday. He is described as in Seminama dent and possibly needing care, with authorities urging anyone with information to come forward.
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Daniel Callahan
Bootlegger Andrew Davis Detained After Astonishing Fear
Andrew Davis, 30, six feet six inches, arrested near Tunnel Hill Johnson County for bootlegging and jailed in Sangamon County. He had never tasted whisky and had never seen a railroad train. he clung to the seat in fear and was terrified by a fire engine in Springfield on the way to Vienna, the county seat.
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Carbondale
Tunnel Hill
Johnson County
Dowell
Sangamon County
Andrew Davis
Springfield
Davis W
Vienna
Cats and Dogs on Display at Local Poultry Show
Cats and dogs share the gallery space as the show opens. A 115 pound mastiff pup and a top bull terrier draw crowds while geese dominate the east corridor. Attendance rises, and the event continues through Monday night.
Memorial committees map McKinley memorial plans
Washington December meeting seeks to unite efforts for the Canton monument and a memorial arch in the capital. Senator Hanna backs Canton first with surplus funds aiding a national memorial. District commissioner MacFarland favors the arch near Arlington Park. Large turnout expected as leaders aim for harmony.
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Washington
McKinley
Canton
Hanna
MacFarland
National Capital
Arlington Park
Greensburg Interurban Railway Incorporation
The Greensburg Shelbyville and Batess ville traction company incorporated on Friday with plans to operate a street railway in Greensburg and construct an interurban line linking Greensburg with surrounding cities. Incorporators include Louis Viller Sherman Minear C Porter W N Harding Thomas C Gleadeen Enos Porter and Edward Adams.
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Greensburg
Shelbyville
Batessville
May Grand Jury Considers Indicting Nurse Jane Toppan
Barnstable Massachusetts December 64 grand jury weighs indicting Nurse Jane Toppan in the murder of Mrs. Mary E Gibbs. Authorities expect a speedy decision on formal charges despite fragmented text.
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Barnstable
Mass
Jane Toppan
Mary E. Gibbs
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