Shadow of 1912 puts Veneman and Wise out of gavel chase
Indiana political column notes four coalition candidates for speaker of the state house, led by Boehne backing Veneman while Wise faces opposition. Shively Adair and Ralston factions contend over the speakership as governor's race looms, with northern interests and Taggart backing Ralston to block Veneman and Wise.
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Venenman and
Wise
Veneman
Atherein
Denison
Ben
Adair
Washington
House
Shively
Taggart
Samuel Ralston
Marshall
Ert Slack
Ralston
Boehne
Faulkner
Nolan-Bosse
Sperker- Brill
First District Democracy
Corey’s Father Dies In Pittsburgh Home
A. A. Corey father of William Ellis Corey president of United States Steel Corp died at home on Braddock Avenue on Thursday. The elder Corey after his marriage refused to recognize his son for years and served as tax collector.
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Pittsburg
A. A. Corey
William Ellis Corey
United” State Steel Corporation
Braddock
Corey
Mabel
Gillman Ie
Mr. Corey
From Pickman to President
Charles H. Markham, recently elected president of the Illinois Central railroad at 49, leads a line with over 7 000 miles of track and 40 000 employees. He began as a surveyor building ballast for the Santa Fe road in 1881, then moved west for a better rail position with the Southern Pacific in New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles H. Markham
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Gulf
Southern Pacific Company
New Mexico
Mayor to seek charges and reductions for fire officers
Mayor Shank says he will meet with Fire Chief Copts and the board of safety Saturday to discuss the reduction of Capt. C E Oelschlager and Lieut. T D Stringer. He warns he may file charges if needed, and will reveal a signed statement about Qoelschlager. The board will not act without good reason.
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Shank
Copts
Board of Safety
Capt
C. E. Oelschlager
Lieut
T. D. Stringer
Qoelschlager
W. E. Davis
Charles Strauss
Tate
Maurice McCoy
Samuel Gaddis
Adolph Asch
John S. Duncan
Central Union
Indianapolis Company
Indianapolis Elevator and Coal Company
Globe Coal Company
Harry R. Wallace
Dynamite Blasts Hit Detroit Grocery Owned by Italian Man
A Detroit grocery owned by James Mano was wrecked by two dynamite explosions while two nearby houses were damaged. Mrs Mano, their baby, and ten men slept above the store and escaped injury. Masked attackers tied to vengeance against Mano, noted for legal victories.
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Detroit
Mich
James Mano
Mano
Turner Sees Insurgent West Shaping American Democracy
Frederic J. Turner of Harvard, president of the American Historical Association, argues the insurgent West voices a new nationalism pushing federal action to curb monopolies and conserve resources. He notes 300 million acres reserved for public use and highlights federal efforts in agriculture, regulation, and social forces shaping U.S. history. Gov. Marshall welcomes the group to Indianapolis with a program of sessions on 1860s North history and related conferences.
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Frederic J. Turner
Harvard University
American Historical Association
West
Roosevelt
Forest and Reclamation Service
Agricultural Department
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Indianapolis
Claypool
Herron Art Institute
American Association and Allied Societies
North
B.C. Atkins
University Club
The
Historical Association and Allied Societies
Worthington C. Ford
Massachusetts Historical Society
Edward 8. Corwin
Princeton University
Dred Scott
Jor Turner Dies by Suicide in Hotel Room
John FE Turner 50, a Union Central Fire Insurance agent, was found dead with a .32 revolver beside him in a Spencer hotel room. He had recently handed $100 to his wife and was reported missing from home after lunching with her. investigation and audits followed.
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John FE. Turner
Spencer Hotel
Cincinnati
Tilmots Street
Denison
Turner
Spencer House
Br. Murphy
Dunn
Jackson Sentenced in Coal Graft Case
James Jackson aged 43 pleaded guilty to false pretense to serve one to seven years in federal prison plus a $10 fine and costs. Co-defendants received suspended sentences as the courtroom heard pleas for mercy amid a crowded session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jackson
United States Prison
Pritchard
Criminal
Fred J. Voss
Charles T. Edmonston
John Hanrahan
Edwin R. Gross
Criminal Court
Jackson
Gross
Duncan
Grogs
Spanish nobleman jailed for praying to see long-lost sweetheart
Juan Garcia, a Spanish nobleman and former captain in the king’s bodyguard, began a thirty day vagrancy sentence in Los Angeles after praying in a public park for a glimpse of his sweetheart. He says she may be mother superior of a Franciscan convent on the Pacific coast and vows only to see her again.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Riverside
Spain
Juan Garcia
Alfonzo XII
Pacific ‘Coast
Garcia
King
Cuba
Mexico
California
Fone Agals
Tragic boiler blast kills Pittsfield workers
In Pittsfield Massachusetts a massive boiler explosion at the Morewood Lake Ice plant killed thirteen men instantly and another later. Eight unidentified bodies were found and at least twenty injured were rushed to House of Mercy hospital with many expected to die. The blast destroyed the left wing of the plant and sent debris across the area as crowds gathered to mourn and aid the victims.
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Morewood Lake Ice Company
William Dunn
Edgar Allen
John Raymond
Martin Smith
Leo Dermantz
William Smith
John A. Bence
House of Mercy Hospital
House of Mercy
Pittsfield
Dana
Mayor Aims to Also Serve as City Auctioneer
Mayor Shank proposes to act as city auctioneer to sell old furniture cluttering city offices. He plans a large public auction to raise funds rather than private sales and suggests presenting the idea to the board of works. He also orders decorators to place angels in his office corners.
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Board of Works
Has Panacea for all Diseases
Berlin reports a claimed discovery by Prof. Pan Ehrlich of a substance that purportedly drives from the human body all germs of every known disease. Dr. Samuel W. Lambert cites the find and notes its accidental discovery during work on the "606" attributed to another Ehrlich.
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Berlin
Pan Ehrlich
Frankfurt-on-the-Main
Germany
Samuel W. Lambert
New York College of Physicians and Surgeons
Lambert
Prof
Hitner
Paul Ehrlich
Police Urged to Avoid Empire Theater by Mayor
Mayor Shank announced an order banning uniformed officers from the Empire theater after reports that seven officers and two detectives attended a performance described as a dancer’s act. He may extend the ban to all theaters in uniform and will investigate the incident.
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Shank
Empire Theater
Poisoned candy sent to three Plymouth families
In Plymouth Wisconsin on December 25 a mysterious sender delivered elaborate boxes of strychnine poisoned candy to three prominent families. E. E. Eastman and his daughter ate the sweets and were saved by urgent medical treatment while others avoided tasting the candy. Police hunt crews believe the motive remains unknown.
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Plymouth
Wis
E. E. Eastman
J. A. Curtis
William Holing
Mysterius
Chauffeur Forced to Drive by Ky Man in Evansville
Angered over a taxi fare dispute Walter Cook the Evansville cab driver was forced to drive about town for three hours after Owen Sandefur of Sebree Kentucky drew a revolver and pressed it to the driver’s ribs. Sandefur was arrested and identified.
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Evansville
Ind
Walter Cook
Owen Sandefur
Sebree
Sandefur
Local Indiana Weather Forecast Cold with Rain Snow
Rain or snow and much colder conditions expected Thursday night. Friday will be cloudy and colder across Indiana with snow in the north and rain or snow in the south portion. Sunrise and sunset times noted as placeholders. Hourly temperatures unavailable.
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Indiana
Give Imi the Hook Shouted at Amateur Stage
Curt Korn a 36 year old French harpist from 405 East Washington Street was grabbed by a theater audience and pulled offstage with the crowd shouting give im the hook The incident left Korn deemed a genius by some then failed on stage and led to his removal to an asylum after days on the streets he fantasized of a print shop and restaurant venture while his life spiraled.
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Curt Korn
East Washington Street
Korn
Hook Ag
Schlangen
Glenn
Car Jump Crashes Into Crystal Pool Room Window
A southbound Illinois street car jumped the curb at Illinois and Ohio streets at 6 30 am and slammed into the Crystal pool room windows. Passengers were thrown about but none injured. motorman Girle escaped harm. conductor Harlan and Patrolman Hostettler were aboard.
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Illinois
Ohio
Crystal Poolroom
W. Harlan
LE. Girla
Tillinois
Girle
John Hostettler
Man Entombed Twelve Hours Rescued From Smelter Blast
In El Paso Texas Joaquin Che parro was pulled alive from a tunnel at a smelter plant after twelve hours entombment following an explosion. About a hundred powder cans remain in the tunnel as rescuers work in relay to reach others believed trapped. Signals from inside the tunnel were intermittently heard by rescuers.
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EL Paso
Tex
Joaquin Cheparro
Thursda
Sveral
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Pickman
Democragy
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Jor Turner
Union Central Lire Insurance Company of
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Massachusetts
Pittsfield, Mass
Deisris
Colt
Allen
Cops IN Blue
A. m
Sean
Teres
Sewer
Tess
Imi
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