Republicans hold central committee meeting in Indianapolis
A Republican state central committee meeting at the English hotel in Indianapolis will draw candidates for state offices and district chairmanships from across Indiana. Edward E. Neal of Noblesville campaigns for the clerk of the supreme court and predicts broad interest in district chairmen selections as well as a heated Sixth District race with Owen L. Carr and Joseph Commons entering the contest.
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Republican State Central Committee
English Hotel
Indianapolis
Edward E. Neal
Noblesville
Supreme Court
Indianapotta
Neal
Indiana
Tate
Bixth
Edwin P. Thayer
Congressions
Owen L. Carr
Rushville
Owen J. Carr
Harry ©. Starr
Starr
Republican Party
Marr
Mr. Starr
Wayne County
Barton Gets Sixty Days in Jail for Burglary
Frank Barton was tried in criminal court Saturday on entering the house of Elizabeth Scharf and wearing $1. He was fined 1 and sentenced to 6 days in jail. Edward Maiden pleaded guilty to assaulting his brother James Maiden and was fined 316. James McClellan faced charges of stealing ten milk tickets from the Polk gnatttary Milk. He was released by Judge Alford on a suspended sentence.
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Frank Barton
Elizabeth Scharf
Edward Maiden
James Maiden
James McClellan
Mahey
Polk Ganttary
Alford
Attorneys discuss fee petition in Midland Part ly suit
Mayor John W Holtzman and attorneys from Los Cols ta listed as Holtzman Coleman and Rosson argued for a receiver fee in a Midland Parts company case heard by Judge G Saturday. The group debated the appropriate fees with several prominent lawyers weighing in.
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John W. Holtzman
L.A. Colsmaor
Willamy Bosson
Midland Partly Company
Gaturday
Holtaman, Coleman and Rosson
ENTER THE PRISON'S DOOR Tabor and Sayles Go to Leavenworth
Tabor and Sayles are sent to Leavenworth for one year each on charges related to lead fraud. Deputy United States Marshal Ran-min and Deputy Martin accompany the cases, with transfers and arrests involving Topeka and Kansas, reflecting postal law violations.
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Tabor
Sayles
Leavenworth
Arm Tabor
Dwight Bayles
United States
Ran- Min
Fort. Leavenworth
Kar
Martin
Topeka
W. BE. Hart
Kanaad
Cincinnati Congressman Trades for 1704 Stradivarius Violin
Cincinnati congressman Lang Worth, a noted violinist, swapped two violins and $3,000 for a pristine 1704 Stradivarius from the Rudolph Wurlitzer collection. The instrument, valued at $6,000 by Wurlitzer and said to be worth $7,000 by a Washington musician, once belonged to famous players and collectors.
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Cincinnati
Ysae
Longworth
Theodore Thomas
Stradivarius
Antonius Stradivarius
Cremona
Italy
Switzerland
Wurlitzer
Washington
Traction merger forms new five-company board
Directors of five rail and streetcar lines met at Traction Terminal to elect officers for the new firm. Charles Murdock of Lafayette named vice-president of all companies and to assist president Hugh J. McGowan, with headquarters in Indianapolis. C Reynolds chosen general manager and to have an Indianapolis office. E B Beck becomes assistant to McGowan. both have decade of traction work.
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Road
Dex
Indianapolis & Northwestern ‘Traction Company
Indianapolis & Eastern Railway Company
Richmond Street and Interurba Company
Goal Traction Company
Charles Murdock
Tafayette
Hugh J. McGowan
Murdock
Neadauartern
Indianapolis
C. Reynolds
Lebanon
Mnes
Metger
E. B. Beck
Indianapaiia Traction & Terminal Company
al- Guwan
Wife's Word Good in Divorce Plea Refused
Minnie M Ensey sought a divorce from Nelson Ensey in Judge McMasters court alleging drunkenness cruelty and profanity. The judge refused the divorce for insufficiency of evidence while Florence B Herod sued Edmund B Herod for cruelty and restraining orders against wages and future molestation. the piece ends with garbled lines about guns and healing a wounded heart.
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Minnie M. Ensey
McMaster
Nelson Ensey
Hue
Canada
Florence B Herod
Edmund B. Herod
Indiana Lumberman’s Mutual Insurance Company
Cornet Player Accused Before Quiet Neighborhood Court
A cornet player, Oral Mounough of 1441 Columbia Ave, faces charges after neighbors complained of loud practicing in the early hours. Police report say he performed brassy scales and arpeggios, disturbing the peace, leading to a Saturday morning court appearance.
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Oral Mounough
Columbia-ave
Mupaugh
Pollee
Cour
Umet
Lawson Admits He Is Broke If Markets Stay Bad
Boston December 16 Thomas W Lawson today denied rumors of bankruptcy while admitting he has been worsening financially as the copper and stock markets slump. He says unless market conditions improve he will reach his goal and that a mortgage on his residence and a large loan on corner property reflect his precarious finances. He insists his public forecasts were not intended to mislead and that he cannot predict the market’s outcome with certainty.
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SeripeeMellec Preas Association
Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
New York
Lawson Bears Face High Stakes in Lawson Game
Boston December report notes Thomas Lawson’s bear pit and losses drawing brokers’ attention to chances of Lawson prevailing against a vast opposing bloc led by the Standard Oil crowd. Analysts see a high-stakes struggle with huge pools, rising money costs, and markets driven by speculation as Lawson bets on victory amid strong counter-pressure from powerful interests.
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Scrippe-Wege Press Associates
Boston
Mass
Thormas Lawson
Bear Pit
Lawson
New York
Lawaona
Stecka
Lawcon
Woowill
Thos
Ronnot
Lidl
Standard
Standard 60
Lawson Pool and Market Speculation Stir Public Debate
The public narrative centers on Lawson as a famed and controversial market figure. Reports say his so-called pool, long accused of manipulating stock prices, has incurred losses of about 2.4 to 2.6 million in paper or real terms. The debate questions whether he truly controls short or long positions and whether such figures reflect real capital or merely timing and rumor.
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Lawson
Law
Standard OW
Boxton
Lawson Post
North Butte
Tme
Aloular
Smettere
Geome
North Tutte
Alovise
Sone Stovka
Amalgamated
Lannan
Weather forecast mixes routine terms with garbled ads
Partly cloudy weekend outlook with little temperature change. The readable text includes scattered business and product names, a bankruptcy notice fragment for Dykeman, and several unrelated promotional phrases and vendor references. The legible content is interrupted by numerous misspellings and non-sequiturs.
Rothschild Slated for Port of Indianapolis Collector Role
Rumors say Rothschild, a Republican ally of Senator Beveridge, will be appointed collector of the Port of Indianapolis. Archibald A. Young completes two four-year terms in January. Beveridge's influence shifts the appointment to Rothschild, with Young signaling possible willingness to concede a third term if offered.
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Port of
Indianapolis
Teopoid Mere Rithschild
Heveridge
Archibald A. Young
Young
Eyh- Breesman
IL Ie
Destrek
Rothschild
Fuuity Hener
Beveridge
Suspected Bold Theft Arrest of Emmet Bishop
Emmet Bishop was arrested Friday night by Detectives Holland Bray and charged with robbing Burgheim's jewelry house on West Washington Street. About $1,000 worth of gold watches and cases vanished. Bishop denied knowledge. He was examined in police court Saturday, sent to the grand jury, and found he sold ten watch cases to a Franklin saloon keeper. Bishop’s home is in Franklin where he lives with his aged mother.
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Emmet Bishop
Holland Bray
Burgheim
W. Washington St
Bishop
Franklin
Ind
Franken
Struggle With Printers in New York Press Unions Clash
The struggle between the Typographers of New York and the International Typographical Union, set to begin June 1, centers on an eight-hour day. James M. Lynen, IU president, says unions have pressed employers for the shorter day while Typothetae insist on their position. About 10,000 union printers may be involved, affecting roughly 190,000 wage earners, as the league warns an ultimatum is in sight and the eight-hour day remains a disputed goal.
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Sretporaticure Ufere
New York
Der
James M. Lynen
Lynch
Typothetae
Ineal
Bleach Lot Promised Failure Prompts Notice
Noahy Williams, a young man from Janper county, was notified to appear against a Chitlicathe firm at the lat ter place after accusing a bleaching preparation sold him failed to work and did not meet advertised promises.
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Merippe-McRae Press Association
Bloomington
Noahy Willams
Janper County
Pox
Old Cattle Thief Gets 1000 Years in Penitentiary
Victoria Texas December 16 A prisoner named Porter aged 7 ½ was convicted of cattle thefts. The jury sentenced him to 1000 years in the penitentiary citing his long record and health issues. Officials note securing sufficient evidence for conviction was challenging.
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Victoria
Tex
Men Lectured On Weed Effects In Juvenile Court
A group of five men appeared before Judge Stubby Saurdas over charges tied to selling tobacco cad pipes for cigarettes. The judge delivered a lecture on marijuana use and its alleged dangers to youths, citing a rising number of juvenile cases and detailing observed physical and mental effects. Several druggists were subpoenaed, including AL Ly, B. Le Vox, EB Auchinburgie, D. Barsett, and W. A. Dodge, with Harvey DeVos named as the taxman involved.
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Stubby
Saurdas
Alan Becaue
Bolater
Walter Sanders
Harvey DeVose
Virginia Ave
DeVos
Sanders
AL Ly
B. le Vox
D. Barsett
Macachusetts-ave
W. A Dodge
College-ate
Wea
Harvey DeVous
Tit
Virginia-ave
Banker Mulford Sentenced In Manila Embezzlement Case
H B Mulford former major of the Thirty eighth United States volunteers was sentenced to six years for embezzling funds from the American bank he managed which failed last May He plans to appeal to the Supreme Court The institution was founded by him after retirement bank examiners found he took 812000 and forged notes using Chinese merchants names to cover the theft
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Kerippe
Mullord
Grimes Reappointed Postmaster At Anderton
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of R. P. Grimes for post master at Anderton. Other nominations listed include Arthur P. Twyne sham in Princeton Indiana and Calvin F. Brown in Tipton Indiana.
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San Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
R. P. Grimes
Anderton
Princeton
Ind
Arthur P. Twynesham
Pendleton
Calvin F. Brown
Tipton
Martin W. Pershing
Martinaville
Williiam W. Kennedy
Elwood
Weldon A. Finch
Covington
Fletcher W. Boyd
Collision Blamed On Running Horse And Transit Car
Albert Minter seeks eight thousand dollars in damages from a collision involving a running horse and a Rapid Transit company car. The suit was filed Saturday. Morgan, horse owner, and the Transit company are named defendants. The driver, an agent of Morgan, is charged with failure to stop the runaway and prevent damage to the plaintiff.
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Albert Minter
Martingville Rapid Transit Company
Morgan
Rapid ‘Trapatt Company
Jury Deliberations Continue In Vinnedge Case
Anderson Ind Dec 16 The jury in the Vinnedge case remains out after being charged at 1 o clock this afternoon following a late-night deliberation. Court officials expect a decision but the outcome remains uncertain as proceedings paused for further consideration.
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Scrippe-MeRse
Ryan 15 Ousted Peabody May Not Retain Position Long
Rockefeller Morgan Ryan circle disrupted by latest turn in life insurance affairs. Harriman testifies to threatening Ryan’s influence at Equitable while claiming personal motives. Peabody to assume presidency at Mutual Life. board reshuffles loom. Investigations to continue next week. May have to pay 350000. Hamilton unsettled. McCal son in Paris.
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Scripps-MeTrie Press Avancation
New York
Nec
Legislative Insurance Investigation Committee
Plani
E. H. Harriman
Thomas I. Ryan
Ryan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Mutual
Peabody
St Tw Mot
Tia Enemie
Murh Ughent
Tve
Survivors Plan Camp Fire Reunion at G A H Ball
Survivors of the Battle of Stone River plan their sixth annual reunion at the G A R hall on Maryland Street in June 1908. The event invites all veterans who participated in the battle, with a first session at 4:30 am dedicated to a new music and address program, an afternoon program at 5:30 pm, and a camp fire in the evening.
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G. A. H. Ball
Maryland-st
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