Legislative candidates to the fore in Indiana race
The Madison Herald surveys candidates for state legislature across counties. Republicans nominate E. J. Mendenhall in Hamilton. Walter S. Commons gains Wayne and Union joint senate. Lee J. Reynolds wins Wayne representative. odds shift for Bowser and Strange. Multiple counties name aspirants for joint senatorial seats and house seats with March 1 convention looming.
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Senate
E. J. Mendenhall
Hamilton County
Mendenhall
Sheridan
Walter S. Commons
Richmond
Wayne
Union
Lee J. Reynolds
Walter S. Ratliff
John C. Harvey
Wayne and
Fayette
Harry G. Strickland
Hancock County
Arthur J. Bowser
Chesterdon
Porter and
Lake Counties
John T. Strange
Great County
George W. Devis
Marion
Gus Grieger
Laporte
Porter
Wayne Cook
Corydon
Floyd and
Harrison
E. B. Stotsenberg
New Albany
Harrison County
F. F. Watson
Tipton
Pernial Blazer
Hamilton
William 8
Racey
Knox
T. E. Bell
Hammond
C. B. Tinkham
Bowser
Chesterton
Lake County
Fred J. Byers
William Morton
Howard County
Howard
Miami
W. B. Campbell
George Parker
Madison County
Madison
Henry
H. H. Stewart
W. W. Coles
David F. Marsh
Stephen McSwiggan
Grant County
H. H. Weaver
Greentown
C. A. Thomas
Kokomo
Furnas
Ancil B. Ratliff
H. Clay Owen
Rosedale Tribune
Montgomery and
Parke
Frank Greenwell
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Adolph Roggen
Webs
R. B. Shirley
John Branaman
John Goffutt
J. M. Shields
Jackson County
James A. McRae
Smith Askren
John Hill
Bartholomew County
Albert D. Ogborn
Henry County
Anderson Herald
Forkner
Hera'd
Loring W. Meliette
Elwood
Hardware costs rise as Indiana dealers meet in Tomlinson Hall
About 600 delegates gather at the Knights of Pythias building for the Indiana hardware association annual meeting as prices increase. Leaders cite costs of production and gold depreciation, with paint up 3 percent due to crop and flax seed tariffs. Exhibits show farm machinery and household goods, while merchants place orders for expected business growth.
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Indiana
Knights of Pythias
Tomlinson Hall
L. C. Abbott
Marshalltown
Iowa Association
Man in Dunkirk attempts suicide with red hot poker
George Sullivan of Dunkirk, a nephew of Mrs I N Stotlar, was found trying to push a red hot poker down his throat after being declared insane on January 26 following an arsenic attempt. His throat and mouth are badly burned and recovery is doubtful.
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Hartford City
Int
George Sullivan
Dunkirk
I. N. Stotlar
Thunder and Lightning Hit Shawnee Blizzard Earthquake
An unusual weather event in Shawnee Oklahoma featured thunder and lightning during a heavy blizzard with snow and sleet falling together. A slight earthquake shock was felt at 10 05 a m.
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Shawnee, Okla
Politician Acquitted In Bribery Case In Pittsburgh
Max G. Leslie former delinquent tax collector and city Republican chairman was found not guilty by a jury after a trial that began yesterday afternoon. He faced charges of accepting bribes to secure city deposits for certain banks in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania February 16.
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Pittsburg
Max G. Leslie
City Republican Committee
Ill judges miss sessions in juvenile and criminal courts
Judge George W. Stubbs of the juvenile court was absent Wednesday due to a cold, while Judge Pritchard of the criminal court was unable to attend because of a severe sore throat.
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George W. Stubbs
Juvenile Court
Pritchard
Criminal Court
Engineer Killed in Idlewild Freight Collision
At Idlewild Tennessee on February 16 a collision between two central freight trains killed engineer W. Scaff and gravely injured engineer R. Gronm and conductor Reser. A fourth crewman was maimed as the two trains collided amid a fresh odor and grass in the area.
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Idlewild
Tenn
Wiinsis Central Freighs
Scaff
R. Gronm
Condjuter Reser
Sure
Mae
Mystery disappearance nets three held in Chicago
John Brewer and his wife and James Bigman, all colored, are held by police as investigators search for Charles Merritt who vanished after leaving Brewer’s home at 942 W Twenty fifth Street. Police dragged Fall Creek near Northwestern Avenue for a drowning clue but found nothing.
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John Brewer
James Bigman
Charles
Merritt
Brewer
Twenty-fifth Street
Fall Creek
Northwestern Avenue
Bullet Grazez Negad's Head Takes to Heels
Cornelius Allen, a Black man, was shot at 4408 Capitol Avenue by Casper Theisz, a saloonkeeper. The bullet glanced off his skull as Allen fled north, later calling for a doctor. Theisz was arrested after a dispute over a pool game.
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Cornelius Allen
Casper Theisz
Capitol Avenue
Allen
Golnisch and
Bastin
South West Street
Trimpe
Rucker
Theiaz
Theisz
Rivers and Harbors Bill Reported to Senate Committee
The diplomatic and administrative bill, substantially as it passed the house, was reported to the senate today. The rivers and harbors bill, which passed the house yesterday, was referred to the committee on commerce.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Committee On Commerce
Engine Moves House Through Snow in Rushville
In Rushville Indiana February 16 an engine pulled a house along snow covered streets from the Pinnell Tompkins Lumber office site to the city’s north part. A traction engine slid it forward with runners beneath the structure moving as easily as a horse drawing a cutter.
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Rushville
Ind
Pinnell-Tompkins Lumber Company
Cotton Market Down in New York Trade
New York responders report a general market decline this afternoon as cotton contracts fell about 3 points from last night’s close to 14.23. The drop marks a 54 point, or $2.70, slide from last week’s peak.
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New York
Feb
Reperty
Wearnessy
Powell Wins Narrow Victory Over Memsi in Nine Rounds
Lew Powell outboxed Memsi at Naud Junction in Los Angeles on February 16 to earn a clear decision. The Bohemian lightweight fought hard, but Powell dominated nine rounds in a finishing display at the finished milling venue.
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Powell
Los Angeles
Lew Powell
Memsi
Naud Junction
Arts administration Republicans dispatch Gardiner to brief Roosevelt
Washington February 16. A circulating report claims Republicans in arts administration have sent Gilson Gardner, a prominent newspaper writer, to meet Col Roosevelt on his return from the African jungle and present the current political situation developed in his absence.
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Washington, D. C
Arts Administration
Gilson Gardner
Col Roosevelt
Births and deaths in city records mixed with notices
A scrambled OCR style list records births at several addresses with a mix of boys and girls, followed by hospital cases and deaths. It includes names like Jessie and Nettle Bowels, John and Alice Cline, Zora Tomlinson, Emma Lefever, Celia Jes, Jessie Griffith, and James H. Chamberlin among others, with locations across Union, McKim, Twenty fifth, and Elm streets, plus Deaconess and City hospital references. The section ends with marriages and building permits for Fred Roegener, Wiliam Sander, Van Aredall, and others, noting addresses and project sums.
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Jessie
Nettle
McKimare
Frederick
Bessie Whitridge
Sixteenth
John
Alice Cline
Swilliem
Lena Herman
Union St
Harry
Kathryn Wysong
Mosey
He Johnson
Tippecanoe St
Paul
Minnie Sharp
Reno St
Florence Robinason
N. Lynn St
Tae Miller
S. State St
William Agecas Patterson
W. Michigan St
Avant
Katherine Metz
Naomi St
Charles Ave
Gir Soln
Freda Rinehart
Vinton Ave
Sarah Finneran
Illinois St
Almus
Plementing Ruddell
New Jersey St
Jene
Anna Parks
Senate Ave
Viford
Ida Kelly
Hartford St
Pred
Hazel Snodgrass
Southeastern Ave
Carl
Emma Lefever
City Hospital
Adam Wintergast
Pearl and
Missoouri
Celia F. Jes
Jessie Griffith
Hovey St
James H. Chamberlin
Kenwood Ave
Matilda Guilkey
N. Delaware St
Amanda Glover
Annie C. Colburn
Deaconess
Lou Eva Tomlinson
State Ave
Caroline Yorn
Elm St
Stella Tate
Kennington St
William P. Madisan
Margaret Bowser
Royal L. McClain
Nellie L. Brasur
Charlies A. Behelman
Evangeline Hawkins
Edwin Bagberner
Jessie L. Keith
Charles E. Davee
Nina Madison
Charles B. Miller
A. Beals
Sam Dillehay
Kat Moran
Dolph Dellinger
Media Henderson
Frank J. Runbold
Virginia KE. Owens
Frank D. Brosur
Edna Harris Reynolds
Simon A. Hale
Louise Crow
Ray Marvel
Flora Mae Bradley
Fred Roegener
Fletcher Avenue
Missing Tug Nina Safe After Ten Days At Sea
Newport Afr Feb 16 Joyful news arrives as a U S naval tug Nina is reported safe after ten days missing with 32 crew aboard. Battleships and cruisers scoured the seas until the navy abandoned the search yesterday, amid heavy seas and wreckage concerns, details of location not yet released.
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Newport
Afr
United States
Nina
Navy Department
Bill Would Shield Exchange Traders from Conflicts
Albany Feb 16 Assemblyman Clarke introduced a bill to bar specialists on the New York Consolidated Exchange from trading stocks they have orders to execute. The penalty mirrors larceny laws, grand or petit, based on the amount involved.
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Albany
N. Y
Clarke
New York
New York Consolidated Exchange
Indian War Shirt Too Small for Mr Taft
A Crow delegation visited President Taft in Washington on February 16. One brave planned to present a war shirt made by a Montana squaw, but the gift was rejected when the shirt proved too small for the President.
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MR. Taft
Washington, D. C
Taft
Montana
Oklahoma Blizzard Hits Tulsa In Severe Winter Storm
Tulsa reports the worst blizzard in years with temperatures dropping from 80 to 12 above, followed by a hail storm and a blinding snow storm. The item lists miscellaneous classified items including apartments for rent and a death notice for Martha Ellen Hitchcoch, with burial details and a business opportunity ad referencing cash to invest.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
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Miller Oil and Suipply Co
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Pearl St
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Furmes Light Co
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F. W. Bluewitker
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Hamilton Storage CO
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Union Transfer and Storage Company
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Big Four
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D. P. Stirk CO
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Bernd Bros. Wagon Co
Morris Street
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Soo
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Washington ST
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Law Bint
Marist
State Loan CO
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Wash
Central Loan Association
East Washington Street
Moore Avenue
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Jno.t. Arthur
Wm. J Backlolt
Dina Curry
Herman Hamman
J. C. Hanger
Anna Jones
Keeney
Allen Lane
N. E. Miles
Emma Agiz
W. H. Rysinger
H. L. Reechard
Bill Smithy
Mr. Sieson
A. E. Seaton
Mr. Tibbett
H. E
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Flanner & Buchanan
Funers
E. E. Gross
S.delaware St
New
Old Prospect
A. M. Ragedale Coo
Bath
Johnson and Hussler
ACME
Umbertoners
Meridian Street
Sun Office
Moler Barber College
Indiana Dental College
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Fred
Hightshoe
Virginia Avenue
Toc
Temeke
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