Griffiths Groomed by Reorganizer for Party Leader
The piece argues John Q. Griffiths, then American consul general in London, is groomed by a reform movement to lead Indiana Republicans in 1912. It traces his career from Liverpool to London, notes his lack of public stance on key issues, and describes a broad covert push to secure his nomination amid factional tension and ongoing party realignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Q. Griffiths
Diogenes
John UL. Griffith
London
Griffiths
Roosevelt
Liverpool
Griffith
Republican Party
Rui
Indiana
Old Guard
Winfield T. Durbin
Fairbanks
Punl Durbin
James P. Mount
Evansville
Madison
South Bend
St. Wayne
Rich Youth Joins Army to Be Manly
John H. Redman of Kempton Indiana joined the army not from poverty heartbreak or banishment nor to gain money but to avoid becoming a mollycoddle He has ample wealth including millions in family funds yet chose enlistment to prove rugged manliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Redman
John ‘H. Redman
Kempton, Ind
John
Newsies to view Rip Van Winkle at Majestic Theater
The Sun notes 590 Newsies will attend a Monday night performance of Rip Van Winkle at the Majestic Theater as guests of each district body. The district boys are hosting the event and inviting attendees from their respective districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsies
Rip van Winkle
Mayor shifts stance on Brightwood street car route
Mayor Shank now favors extending the Brightwood line along Brightwood avenue after inspecting claims and plots on Gale street. Dr. William B. Johnson notes Shank showed limited enthusiasm but seemed to back Brightwood. Hutchinson and the board weigh Gale street to avoid curves while keeping options open for a Twenty-fifth to Thirtieth street extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shank
Brightwood Avenue
Brightwood Street
William B. Johnson
Dr. Johnson
Brightwood
Charles Is Hutchinson
Board of Works
Gale Street
Johnson
Street
Hutchinson
Coroner Blames Speeding Drivers After Child Death
Coroner Blackwell ruled the death of Samuel McCready, 12, in Indianapolis an unavoidable accident. Mansfield, of 3550 North Meridian Street, struck McCready as he leaped from a milk wagon during a near parallel auto pass. The coroner urges licensing penalties from 2000 to 5000 dollars and possible workhouse time for speeding, noting no speed law violation occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
Samuel McCready
Freeland Mansfield
North
Meridian Street
Indianapolis
McCready
Mansfield
Man Arrested On Way To Kill Two Girls In Indiana
Keeney, inebriated in Indianapolis, left the city bound for the Clark farm in Hendricks county to extort money. The two sisters Leah and Orah Clark, aided by Salem D Clark and detectives Mullin and Hauser, arrested Keeney six miles from the farm. He faces charges of carrying a concealed weapon and possible indictment for attempted blackmail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Keeney
Leah
Orah Clark
Daniel V. Clark
Hendricks County
Keeney
Indianapolis
Salem D. Clark
Marion County
Clark
Mullin
Hauser
Hendricks County Grand Jury
Samuel E. Kercheval Dies in Rockport
Samuel E. Kercheval former United States marshal for the district died at his Rockport home. He preceded H B Pettit who has served about eleven years and was among the state’s best known men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Samuel E. Kercheval
United States
Rockport, Inc
Kercheval
H B. Pettit
President vents over war scare rumors and cabinet rift
Washington reports a furious president challenging Secretary of War Dickinson after a suppressed war scare leak. Rumors circulate Dickinson may resign while Maj. Gen. Wood faces sharp rebuke from the president for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of War
Maj. Gen
Leonard Wood
Washington
Dickinson
Wood
May Not Be Pardons as Christmas Gifts
The Michigan City and Jeffersonville prisoner population faces slim chances for Christmas clemency as Governor Marshall prioritizes a comprehensive legislative message. Officials fear limited time for pardon merits due to ongoing legislative duties, with pardon board proceedings and their report upcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Jeffersonville
Coast defense drive entwined with Taft defense cuts
A West Coast political clash probes national defense needs as McLachlan and Tawney clash over military appropriations and Dickinson’s report. The administration distances itself from increased preparedness while coast representatives push for stronger defenses amid fears of a Japanese threat. Dickinson says no defense report will be issued now.
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White House
War Department
Taft
McLachlan
California
Tawney
House Committee On Appropriations
Pacific Coast
Far West
Hobson
Treasury
Dickinson
James Tawney
Army and Navy Journal
United States
Representative Fawney
House
McLachlin
Democrats Pags Up Choice Staff At Indiana Monument
The Indiana soldiers and sailors monument board, now democratic, kept present staff through Sept. 1, 1911, and rejected $4,190 in patronage. Maj. G V Menzies was named president with Capt. William A Ketcham vice president and Judge Samuel M Hench secretary treasurer. Retained staff include Capt. George W Parker at 1100 yearly and others at monthly wages.
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Maj. G. V. Menzies
Mt. Vernon
Board of Control
Indiana
Sammuel M. Hench
Ft. Wayne
George F. McGinnis
G. ¥. Menzies
William A. Ketcham
Indianapolis
Samuel M. Hench
George W. Parker
J. J. Brown
A. D. Free
William H. Hangehorst
John Wood
Perry Lockhart
Joe Browning
Henderson Brown
Charles Patterson
Man Declines Plea in Court as Judge Holds Fast
Jacob Harmon faced a criminal court on Saturday denying guilt for an undisclosed theft. Judge William Brown warned of a guilty verdict in spite of claims. Marmons received thirty days in the workhouse for stealing a watch from Arnold Holliday. The watch remained missing. The Labor Day theft relied on Harmon's mother's alibi, though she is described as dependent on her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Harmon
William Brown
Marmons
Arnold Holliday
Harmon
British Writer Smashes 38 Hour U S Sightseeing Record
W R Holt, a British journalist, completed a whirlwind 38 hour tour of the United States. He met President Taft, toured Wall Street and Broadway, and visited the Waldorf dining room and Carnegie residence. He plans to publish his impressions in two volumes.
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New York
W. R. Holt
America
Mauretania
United States
London
Taft
Joe Cannon
Sarah Bernhardt
Chuck” Connors
Bowery King
Singer Tower
Broadway
Mr. Holt
Financial Zone
Stock, Exchange and
Wall Street
Centralpark
Riverside Drive
Fifth Avenue
Andrew Carnegie
Senator Clark
Waldorf
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Pennsylvania Depot
City Hall
Hurty Asked to Trace Lost Father Sheldon
Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state health board, is asked to locate Mrs. John Lopp of Geneva Indiana and her father only known by the surname Sheldon. She has not heard from him in 28 years since an orphanage stay at Renssaler Indiana. She asks for help even if it costs money, noting she is poor with a family to support.
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J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
John’ Lopp
Geneva
Ind
Dr. Hurty
Sheldon
Whopp
Renssaler
William E. Hinshaw
Will Hinshaw
Phillips
Hinshaw
Jones
Brill
Gulley
Fred S. Caldwell
Winchester
John 8. Duncan
Mr. Caldwell
Asch and Manning
Indianapolis
Noah Baney
Guy van Tassell
Kid” Whitney
Baney
Michigan City
Hinshew
Sailor Repairs Hospital Elevator Rope
A sailor proves handy on land as well as sea. Navy Boilermate? Barret with seven years service spliced a six inch rope to fix a hospital elevator that had broken on Saturday. The repair enabled the elevator to resume operation promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Graham
Methodist Hospital
Navy
Boatawain
Jack Barrett
Judge Seeks Poolroom Microbe Cure in City Saloon Task
Judge Collins asked Superintendent Hyland to assign policemen to visit downtown poolrooms and saloons to curb a so called poolroom microbe blamed for corrupting youth. Chauncey Williams faced charges tied to informal earnings to fund leisure. case delayed to March 45 with Williams ordered to report regularly and avoid saloons and poolrooms.
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Judge Collins
Supt. Hyland
Collins
Chauncey Williams
Williams
Judge Calling
Supt
Hyland
Elevator Crash Hurts Two at Cap ital City Brewery
Luther Denton and Richard Ries, steamfitters at Cap ital City Brewery, were riding a freight elevator with an iron pipe when a jam caused the cable to break. Both men were hospitalized with injuries. Ries sustained a fractured left leg and Denton internal injuries. The incident occurred on the third floor and drew Chief Engineer H Woerner to the scene.
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Luther Denton
Richard Ries
West Morris Street
Capital City Brewing Company
City Hospital
Deaton
Ries
H. Woerner
Denton
Korbly Refuses Clark Caucus Endorsement
Representative Charles Korbly of Indianapolis resists joining a Clark for speaker endorsement. He says he would vote for Clarke but will not sign a year in advance commitment as conditions may change.
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Sun
Washington
Hibbs
Charles Korbly
Indianapolis
Champ Clarke
Clarke
Prodigal Son Brings Iron Poker Disturbance
Charles Sears, 26, returned home at 515 West Washington Street and clashed with his stepfather William Payton, 33. Payton struck Sears with a stove poker injuring him. surgeons stitched his mouth. Both men were arrested by Bicyclemen Simon and Glenn on assault and battery charges.
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Charles Sears
West
Washington Street
William Payton
Simon and
Glenn
Cloud Rains Trouble But Creek Handles It
Special to The Sun. In Indiana on a farm shared by tenant Albert Cloud and owner Reuben Creek the two argued over wheat sowing. Cloud grew enraged and Creek acted to stop him. a store counter scale flew, Creek blocked it with his head, and the dispute over sowing was settled amid the fray.
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Creek
Jlushville
Ind
Reuben Creek
Albert Cloud
Cloud
Counties Settle State Taxes for 1910 Totals
Five counties complete 1910 tax settlements with the state. Laporte pays $55,913.05, Dubois $16,117.34, Crawford $5,921.65, Jennings $10,737.87, and Jasper $18,551.95.
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Laporte
Dubois
Crawford
Jennings
Jasper
Hinshaw Parole Case Draws Family Demand for Punishment
Mrs. Sarah Smith and relatives urged Indiana pardon board to deny parole for William E. Hinshaw, now back in prison after parole violation. They described his alleged past threats and alleged misconduct, contrasting earlier support with renewed push for full punishment.
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Kerchival
Pardon Board
Wif
Ainsharl
Monument Force
U.S
Bowery
Holt
Hurty
Sailor
Colling
Judge
Korbly
Hinghaw
Sarah Smith
Util Hinshaw
Oyler
John Oyler
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