Kern’s Open Ballot Push Shapes Indiana Senate Fight
The Denison house scene shows Democratic legislators fleeing action as Kern leads a likely caucus victory. Open ballots draw debate though party precedent stands, while Slack and Shively vie for influence. analysts see Slack’s withdrawal as boosting Kern’s long view in two years. Central Labor Union backing looms in Indiana politics.
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L. W. Henley
Denison House
United States
John W. Kern
Kern
Indianapolis
Pailor
Shively
Slack Ae
Anny
Decla
Indiana
Senate
Slack
Peters
Democratic Party of
Central Labor Union
Central Abor Union
Hoffman
Fort: Wayne
Night riders sentenced to hang in Tennessee murder case
Six condemned murderers face hanging on February 19 in Union City Tennessee for the killing of Captain Rankin. Two others receive twenty year terms. Appeals to the Tennessee Supreme Court are planned as governors may grant stays.
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Union City
Tenn
Rankin
Garrett Johnson
Fred Pinion
Arthur Claer
Samuel Applewhite
Tid Burton
Roy Ransom
Bud Morris
Bob Huffman
Jones
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Man Like the Pastor Reverend Carmichael Missing
John Lamb a night ticket agent in Port Huron Michigan reports a man matching Reverend John H. Carmichael bought a ticket and left for Chicago. Detectives head to Chicago to pursue the lead while belief grows that Carmichael is alive and the stove body is not his. No trace of the carpenter Browning, likely the murdered man, has been found.
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Port Huron
Mich
John Lamb
John H. Carmichael
Chicago
Carmichael
Browning
Women to Testify for Capt Hains in Murder Trial
In Flushing New York the defense calls wives of Bayside Athletic Club members to back Capt Thornton Hains. James Tierney the sole corroborating witness for the defense, and Henry Schloeth testifies for the state. George Schneider swears Hains bought the revolver in November 1906, challenging the state claim it was bought the day of the killing.
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Flushing. L. IL
James Tierney
Thornton J. Hains
William E. Annis
Bayside Athletic Club
Henry Schloeth
Queens County
Darrin
Thornton Hains
Annis
George R. Schneider
Broooklyn
Capt
Hanging Death Found Under Brooklyn Bridge Arch
Police officer finds an unknown 40 year old man dead by hanging beneath the Brooklyn Bridge at Cherry and Dover streets. Ropes from a newspaper truck rung. body cut down and taken to St Gregory's hospital. Doctor says death occurred about an hour earlier.
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New York
Catkovitch
Brooklyn Bridge
Cherry and
Dover Streets
St. Gregory's Hospital
Judge to Rule on Receiver for Indianapolis Cold Storage
Judge Carter heard argument Friday on plaintiffs request for a receiver for the Indianapolis Cold Storage company. The decision whether to appoint a receiver will be issued by the judge on the next ruling date.
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Carter
Firesday
Indianapolis Cold Storage Company
Chicago Live Stock Market Report
The Chicago live stock notes show mixed prices with hogs at around 17,000 head reported and receipts mixed. Prices include 5 cents per unit declines and hogs steady to a slight drop while mixed lots and patchers bring average quotes near 6.67 dollars per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Union Storyards
Pope praises American scale in return voyage
Archbishop John 5 Glennon of St. Louis aboard the Campania reports to the pope on the Roman Catholic census in the United States but declines to reveal totals. He describes a six month abroad including Rome during the jubilee and says the pope blessed America for doing things on a large scale. He notes a rough Atlantic crossing and jokes about age as a measure of fitness.
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New
York
John 5
Glennon
St. Louis
Campania
Rome
United States
France
Germany
Italy
Inheritance Tax Bill Drafted by Senator Grube
Senator Harry Grube has drafted an inheritance tax measure to be introduced next week by Rep. A. J. Behymer. The plan classifies beneficiaries into four groups with exemptions for small inheritances and graduated rates up to 6 percent for non-relatives and large bequests. charities and fraternal institutions are exempt.
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Harry Grube
Kosciuskoena Marshall
Grube
A. J. Behymer
Madison County
Hanly
Waenerchor President in Philadelphia Dies
Arno Leonhardt, president of the Waenerchor, dies in Philadelphia. The obituary notes his leadership of the German association and reflects on his role within the organization.
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Waennerchor
Philadelphia
Adelphea
Arno Leonhardt
Maerinercho
Germar
Ang
Indiana Democratic club expands rapidly with new members
The Indiana Democratic club reports 51 new members accepted Friday night as part of a push to reach 1,500 by July 1. The drive draws members from cities and towns across Indiana, aiming to raise 80,000 for a new clubhouse. fee is 15 dollars. John E. Hollett leads as president with J. C. McKillip as secretary. officers to be elected next Monday afternoon at the club rooms.
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Indiana Democratic Club
Indiana
John E. Hollett
J. C. McKillip
Weber Council Installs Officers in Social Night
Weber Council No 274 of W Indianapolis held a social night at Wulff's hall Morris and Nordyke streets. About 300 members and friends attended the installation of recently elected officers. A ten piece program preceded refreshments and a dance.
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Weber Council
W. Indianapolis
Wulff's
Morris and
Nordyke Streets
Belt Railroad Objects to Indianapolis Sewer Assessments
The Belt Railroad and Stockyards company filed with County Clerk Quill a complaint against Indianapolis asking for a review of the Kentucky avenue sewer assessment near the stockyards. It alleges a charge of 133,109.23 on 7 acres due to pretended benefits.
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Belt Railroad and Stockyards Company
Indianapolis
Kentucky Avenue
Dying Convict Pardoned by Gov Hanly Honors Parolees
Bert Wentworth, once on parole from Jeffersonville Reformatory and dying of Brights disease, received a pardon from Gov Hanly. Thomas Skinner of Indianapolis, a robbery convict paroled in 1907, was pardoned unconditionally. Ernest Freeman, with a life sentence since 1898, was paroled and pledges to stay away from Tippecanoe county, working for G A H Shideler of Marion, former prison warden.
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Bert Wentworth
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Bright
Hanly
Thomas Skinner
Indianapolis
Skinner
Ernest Freeman
Lfe
Tippecanoe County
G. A. H. Shideler
Marion
Ind
Shideler
Freeman
Penitent Wife Fears Husband May Kill Self
Luther Drumm fought with his wife then barred from home and vowed to kill himself. His wife reported to police and urged that officers locate him. Drumm resides at 982 West Maryland Street.
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Luther Drumm
Careless Driver Pays Fine for Wis Neglect
August Hamilton, driver of an oil wagon, was fined one dollar and costs in police court Saturday for leaving his horses unhitched. The horses bolted Friday evening, frightened, and collided with H. C. Shergen’s automobile at Illinois and Washington streets. Mrs. Oscar E. Ruther and Mrs. Shergen escaped injury.
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August Hamilton
H. C. Shergen
Illnois
Washington Streets
Oscar E. Ruther
Shergen
Arrest of Elmira Shoe Manufacturer in Chicago Stirs City
Fred Richardson, president of J. Richardson Shoe Co of Elmira New York, was arrested in Chicago on charges related to theft of 250000. Police report he did not resist the charges and accuse him of spending fortunes on luxury living.
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Chicago
Fred Richardson
Fire kills three in five story tenement blaze on Ninth Avenue
Three dead and five injured when a five story apartment house at 666 Ninth Avenue burns from basement to roof. Victims include John Carr, 45, janitor, and John Carr Jr., 12, found on the third floor. an unidentified man perishes on the fifth floor. Firemen Roche and Maloney rescue others as residents escape. no tenement family missing.
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New York
Ninth Avenue
John Carr
John Carr, JR
James Fay
Mary Fay
Aintce Brennan
Dondero
Gov Hanly Appoints Several to Key Posts Before Leaving Office
Gov Hanly, on Saturday, named Adam Heimberger of New Albany to the Central Hospital for the Insane board. W A Ketcham of Indianapolis becomes a member of the soldiers and sailors monument board of control. Thomas A Daily, ex Republican rep from Marion county and defeated candidate, joins the State Board of Pardons. Clyde B E Titus of Indianapolis joins the State Board of Embalmers. Indiana Battle Flag Commission selections include Henry M Caylor Noblesville for Civil War veterans, David I McCormick Indianapolis for Spanish American soldiers, and Jeremiah Hendrix Greenfield for Mexican War veterans.
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Hanly
Adam Heimberger
New Albany
Central Hospital For the Insane
W. A. Ketcham
Indianapolis
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
Thomas A. Daily
Marion County
State Board of Pardons
Clyde BE. Titus
State Board of Embalmers
Indiana
Henry M. Caylor
Noblesville
David I. McCormick
Jeremiah Hendren
Greenfield
Huffman Awaits Plunder Committee For Senate Staff
Col. Huffman principal secretary of the senate says a small army of assistants is in the process of being chosen and he awaits announcements from the plunder committee. Senators Cox and Springer have the matter and Springer returned home to Elizabethtown for Sunday. Huffman expects a committee update Saturday night to organize forces Monday.
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Col. Huffman
Senate
Cox
Springer
Elizabethtown
New Augusta Man Hurt in Streetcar Collision
J. B. Bishop of New Augusta was knocked from his wagon at the intersection of Massachusetts avenue and Hast street when an E. Tenth street car collided with the wagon Saturday morning. He suffered cuts and bruises to the head and was treated by Dr. Taylor at the City dispensary. Bishop reportedly drove in front of the car.
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J. B. Bishop
New Augusta
Massachusetts Avenue
Hast Street
E. Tenth Street
Bishop
Dr. Taylor
City
Bishono
City Record for a Day Births and Ailments Listed
City record lists births with parents and locations including Noah and Alice Woodson a girl at 1109 Lexington Avenue and others. Health notes mention acute endocarditis nephritis and sta rked marriages with partners and addresses in Cumberland Flackville and nearby areas.
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Noah
Alice Woodson
Lexington Avenue
Joe and
Fannie Selig
S. Minors Street
James and
Nora Langden
W. McCarty Street
Clarence and
Amelia Miller
Virginia Avenue
Irwin
Elizabeth Waldron
E. Morris Street
Joseph and
Nellie
McCullough
New Jersey Street
Leo and
Katharine Schmidt
Graceland Avenue
Chas
Lottie Gimmerman
Colorado Street
Avon and
Bertha Foster
N. Temple Avenue
Joseph Harrison
Clarke
Alabama Street
Joe Stanley Anderson
Roberta’ Annex
Stark
Luther Maynard
Hazel C. Barnard
Cumberland
Effie’ M. Johnson
Flackville
J . Abe. Schwartz
Lottie
Alasky
Edwin ‘P. Howard
Ethyl M
Plunder Committee Plans Saturday Meeting On House Force
The Democratic house majority plunder committee will meet Saturday evening to finish its work and assign unplaced positions. Rep John Sweeney and Rep Faulkner say the committee trusts representatives and will accept their recommendations. Final announcements of a completed house force of employees are expected Monday.
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Tose
John Sweeney
Faulkner
House
Thaw Granted Sanity Trial At New York Asylum
Justice Tompkins ruled Harry K Thaw is entitled to a sanity restoration trial after arguments on a habeas corpus writ raised by his mother The decision directs his return to the asylum for now and allows Thaws counsel Mr Morschauser to visit him alone at any time
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Myack
N. Y
Tompkins
Harry K. Thaw
Mad dog scare erupts in Irvington after dog attacks
At noon Saturday Irvington faced two reports of a roaming white bulldog with aggressive tendencies. A boy named Williamson fired an air gun, the dog reportedly turned on him but was repelled. J L Lance fired twice at the animal as a crowd pursued it.
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Irvington
Williamson
J. L. Lance
University Avenue
Grand Jury Frees Eleven in Indictment Report
The grand jury reported Saturday with 20 indictments. It recommended discharge for George Parker Viols Mitchell Frank Farrell George Bernstein Arthur Watkins Seofield Charles W Sharpless James Chers John Shockey Harry Farrell and John Donahue.
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George Parker
Viols Mitchell
Frank Farrell
George Bernauer
Arthur Watkins
Seofield
Charles W. Sharpless
James Chers
John Shockey
Harry Farrell
John Donahue
Aged Letter Carrier Injured by Fall
An elderly Indianapolis letter carrier, Andrew Wells, suffered injuries after a fall on Saturday. The report notes his age and status as the oldest letter carrier, with limited readable details about the incident.
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Andrew Wells
Indianapolis
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