Night Fire at Newburg Burns Six Buildings
A night fire in Newburg Indiana destroyed six buildings causing about 30000 dollars in damage with thirty percent insured. The Evansville fire department and special traction care aided firefighters as residents fled in rain. Buildings listed include Spitz tin shop Crieger residence Morrell livery stable Dr W T Taylors office and Bells paint shop. Women and girls helped by carrying water from pumps while men passed buckets. Fire not controlled until Evansville engines arrived.
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Evansville
Ind
Newburg
James Bell
Street Car Station Riddle Confounds Rescuers In Mishawaka
A five year old boy found on a country road near Mishawaka Ind. says he came from a street car station. He speaks English and Belgian and gave the name Mike Long. He was richly dressed and crying when found by John Klein who offers him a home. No clear answer on whether he was lost abandoned or a runaway.
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Mishawaka
Ind
John Klein
Anton van Lake
Mike Long
Dynamite Found At Deputy Prosecutor Home
Bloomington July 6 An attempt to dynamite the home of Deputy Prosecutor Frank Regester was discovered Tuesday. A heavy stick of explosive lay on the front porch with a long fuse burned nearly to the cap. Regester was active as an enemy of blind tigers, the only stated motive being his anti illegal liquor work.
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Bloomington
Ind
Frank Regester
Regester
Town to Be Sued for Torpedoes on Track
Fairmount Indiana faces possible legal action from J H Peterson and the Indiana Union Traction company over youths placing torpedoes on streetcar tracks. A Fourth of July blast frightened Petersons horse, broke the hitch strap, damaged the car, and left the animal badly injured.
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Fairmount
Ind
J. H. Peterson
Indiana Union Traction Company
Peterson
Boy seriously injured by an exploding cracker in Rushville
In Rushville Indiana on July 6 William Bell Jr aged 15 handled an unlit cracker while another cracker was lit and placed inside a loaded one causing an explosion that nearly tore off his right hand.
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Sendal
Rushville
Ind
William Bell, Jr
Belgians Plan National Assembly in September
Belgians organize a nationwide convention in South Bend Indiana from September 5 to 8 for completing the National Belgian Protective Association. Delegates are expected from all parts of the country and every Belgian community in the United States will send representatives.
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South Bend
Ind
Belgian Protective Association
United States
Horse Kicks Boy After Teasing Incident in Indiana
In Lafayette Indiana on July 6 Milford Andrews ten year old boy slapped a horse on its haunches and the horse kicked him in the forehead. The impact fractured his skull and doctors say he is not expected to live. In Klin Indiana the obituary of veteran Jerry Foley appears.
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Lafayette
Ind
Milford Andrews
Roosevelt Endorses Wives Beaters Honorably
Oyster Bay July 6 Col Theodore Roosevelt former president defends violence against a man who struck his wife at Oyster Bay depot. He praises the reporter who whipped the assailant, calling the wound honorable and saying American men will not permit wife beating while reporters display bandages.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay Depot
Col. Roosevelt
Strike breakers attacked at Brazil Ind strike clash over brick plant
About 30 strikers accosted officers and Hydraulic Pressed Brick Co workers as they returned from work in Brazil Indiana on Tuesday night seizing horses heads. Strikers threw rocks and taunted workers for 15 to 20 minutes before dispersing. Company officers plan warrants and may seek federal injunction if needed. Indiana Paving Brick Co signs raise wages for all workers, 15 cents for those under 1.75 and 5 percent for those at or above that wage. six factories remain nonunion.
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Burling Rocks
Indiana Paving Brick Company
Rushville Mason Dies of Paralysis
Rushville Indiana July 6 William Churchill 81 died Tuesday after two strokes of paralysis the last in January leaving him bedfast until death He will be buried by the Masonic ritual He leaves a wife two daughters and four brothers George Churchill Indianapolis Milton Churchill Buffalo Jefferson Churchill Rushville and John Churchill Lafayette
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Churchill
George Churchill
Indianapolis
Milton Churchhill
Buffalo
N. Y
Jefferson Churchill
John Churchill
Lafayette
Forger in Working Clothes Gets Away
A man in working garb passed forged pay checks in Huntington and Logansport. In Rushville on Tuesday he tried to cash a C. P. McCarty check at Mauzy company. He fled as a crowd pursued him.
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The
Sun
Rushville
Ind
Huntington
Logansport
C. P. McCarty
Red Badge On Coat Sparks Greensburg Romance
Greensburg Indiana July 6 Next Sunday George H Carver and Miss Goldie Keightley will wed. Carver moved from Muncie weeks ago wearing a red handkerchief on his coat sleeve so Miss Keightley would recognize him by letter she did not know him in person until now.
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Greensburg
Ind
George H. Carver
Miss Goldie Keightley
Carver
Muncie
Miss Keightley
Will filed for probate as church receives estate
Columbus Indiana July 6 the will of Catherine Barger was filed for probate and objections were entered. The will leaves all property to the Hartsville United Brethren church with the request that trustees keep her grave green.
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Columbus
Ind
Catherine Barger
Man Thought Dead in Perfect Health
Charles Kurtz, believed dead after his boat was found stranded on a sand bar, was discovered in perfect health in Columbus Indiana after the river was dragged for his body.
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Columbus
Ind
Charles Kurtz
Three Goslings With Four Wings Each Hatched in Indiana
From a setting of eggs laid by a gander with four wings and a goose owned by Henry King, six goslings hatched in Columbus Indiana. Three of the young birds have four wings and three have two wings. In Bristol Tennessee attending physicians report Congressman Brownlow’s condition is gradually sinking with little change.
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Columbus
Ind
Henry King
Brownlow
Bristol
Tenn
Congressman Brownlow
Decision Coming In Postal Tax Wrangle
Judge Remaster anticipated a decision in the Indiana circuit court on a long running dispute between the State Board of Tax Commissioners and the Postal Telegraph Cable company. Will H. Thompson described the case as a revenue matter with complex issues of intercompany agreements and tax assessment methods. Attorney Pickens argued against taxing Indiana corporations on foreign holdings while the state claimed taxation by value regardless of location. The judge hoped to rule by Wednesday or Thursday.
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Remaster
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Will H. Thompson
Attorney-General
Indiana
Pickens
Thompson
Remster
One of Mother's Boys Dies at Brownsburg in Indiana
William A. Ellis, 64, a member of the Fifty first Indiana volunteers and a veteran of Gen. A. D. Streight's regiment, died at his Brownsburg home after three months illness. He attended every Streight regiment reunion in Indianapolis. His widow, a daughter Mrs. W. L. Burns, and a son Carl B. Ellis survive. Funeral set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Brownsburg Christian church.
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Brownsburg
Ind
William A. Ellis
Fifty-first
Indiana Volunteers
A. D. Streight
Streight
Indianapolis
Clayton
W. L. Burns
Carl B. Els
Levey Brothers
The
Christian Church
Roosevelt to Open War on Ballinger Faction
New York July 6 Theodore Roosevelt returns to editorial duties at the Outlook and plans a public stand against the Ballinger faction. Close aides say he will likely declare open war after discussions with insurgent leaders and Miles Poindexter. Roosevelt’s recent remarks hint at aiding Poindexter’s Washington senate bid and mobilizing conservation forces.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Kermit
The
Outlook
Poindexter Move Seen as Vital Insurgent Rift in GOP
Washington representative Miles Poindexter, long an insurgent against the Cannon faction, is cited as a key radical in the House. Despite Roosevelt’s endorsement for senator from Washington, Poindexter won his district by 15,000 in 65,000 votes, and his militant stance has made him a principal target of Cannon supporters who label him a “Democrat.”
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Washington
Miles Poindexter
Roosevelt
United States
House
Poindexter
Congress
Spokane
William Goodyear
Ballinger-Pinchot
Corporation Tax Almost All Paid Up
Washington July 6 Up to date 20000000 of the corporation tax has been collected by the treasury about 90 percent of the total expected. Corporations must pay by July 9 or be listed as delinquent. If not met within ten days, property may be seized or taxed with a 6 percent penalty and 1 percent monthly interest.
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Washington
Treasury
MacVeagh
Hundred nuns on way to vacations from Fort Wayne to Terre Haute
Nearly one hundred Sisters of Providence from Fort Wayne Saginaw and other parts of the state arrive in Indianapolis on their summer vacation time through August 15 following the teachers institute and annual retreat. After lunch at St Johns academy they proceed to Terre Haute by trolley in a gay procession with laden suitcases.
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Sisters of Providence
Fort Wayne
Saginaw
Indianapolis
St. Mary's-of-the- Woods
Terre Haute
Teachers’ Institute
St. John’s Academy
Articles of incorporation issued to Lee B. Nuebaum company
Wednesday the Lee B. Nuebaum company, based in Richmond, was issued articles of incorporation. The filing marks the formal creation of the business, establishing its legal existence and authority to operate.
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Lee B. Nuebaum Company
Richmond
Woman Walks From Chicago To Wheeling For Help
A frail woman walked from Chicago to Wheeling seeking aid after her husband deserted her. She reached Indianapolis asking Mayor Shank for a ticket home, but officials could only refer her to charitable organizations. She left quietly, unseen since, appearing refined with worn but neat clothes.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Indianapolis
Chicago
Shank
Babcock
Gary
South Bend
Bryan Declares Political Freelance in Nebraska
Lincoln Neb July 6 W J Bryan declares in a statement that he asks nothing from the Democratic party in Nebraska and will advocate reforms as he sees fit regardless of Gov Shallenberger and other leaders. He notes he will be a political freelance for the time being as the county option issue must be met squarely and will press initiative and referendum.
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Lincoln
Neb
Democratic Party
Nebraska
W. J. Bryan
Shallenberger
Col. Bryan
Verdict Against Bondsmen for 17000 in Indianapolis Case
Judge Remster in circuit court awarded Indianapolis Mortar and Fuel company a verdict of 17000 against the bondsmen of Contractor Martin. The suit claimed breach of contract over a sewer project, where the contractor failed to complete work, rendering the bondsmen liable under the contract.
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Indianapolis Mortar and Fuel Company
Remster
Martin
Boiling Cement Death in Hammond Plant
Andrew Helo fell into a vat of boiling cement at Buffington Cement company in Hammond Indiana on Tuesday and died. The incident occurred at the plant where he was employed and prompted an investigation by local authorities.
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Hammond, Ind
Andrew Helo
Buffington Cement Company
Fourth brother to drop dead in street in Huntington
B F Zent the last of four brothers to die in the same manner dropped dead on a street in Roanoke on Tuesday evening. He leaves a family of seven.
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Huntington
Ind
B. F. Zent
Roanoke
Roosevelt avoids remarks after New York arrival
At his New York office Roosevelt states he will meet many public officials but will not be responsible for statements other than his own. He says nothing about a nomination and clarifies comments from a conference with Poindexter. He did not discuss the northwest political situation or the Ballinger affair.
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Roosevelt
Hoosevelt
Northwest
Ballinger
Taft Starts 10 Day Vacation With Morning Drive
President Taft began a ten days vacation in Beverly Massachusetts on Wednesday. He followed his usual routine and spent the morning motoring to the Myopia club as part of a quiet day.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Myopia Club
Pet dogs exempt from Canadian customs duty
Treasury department rules extend the personal use provision for horses taken abroad to include pet dogs. The decision allows Milady to carry her dog into Canada and back without owing any duty, clarifying that the domestic origin registration rule applies to personal use animals as well.
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Washington, D. C
Milady
Canada
Treasury Department
Bertie County Democrats Back Folk for President Nomination
Raleigh July 6 Bertie county Democratic convention endorses Joseph W Folk of Missouri for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Raleigh
N. C
Bertie County
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Successful Treatment for the Drink Habit
Modern thinkers agree drunkenness requires scientific treatment. The Neal Institute provides internal treatment without injections, claiming a three day cure either at the institute or at home. Letters from cured patients back the method, with bank-backed guarantees and contracts available by request. Rufus H. Williams, treasurer, 608 Middle Drive Woodruff Place Indianapolis.
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Pfe
Neal Institute
Neal
Nea
Rufus H. Williams
Middle Drive
Woodruff Place
Indianapolis
Ind
Cane Mast
Woodruff
Babies and votes clash as Lady Suffolk weighs suffrage
In Chicago Lord and Lady Suffolk discuss woman suffrage, with Daisy Leiter saying she believes in babies and not votes. The Earl agrees, noting their interest in the Reno prize fights and commenting on a rival's appearance in the conversation.
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Suffolk
Daisy Leiter
George V
Lord
Lady Suffolk
Reno
Johnson
Peary invites Roosevelt to Eagle Island visit this summer
Commander Peary invites Colonel Roosevelt to summer at Eagle Island Casco Bay this summer. The planned visit would mark a notable meeting between a famed Arctic explorer and the former President, reflecting ongoing interest in adventure and public service.
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Portland
Peary
Col
Rooseveltt
Eagle Island
Casco Bay
Roosevelt May Visit State for Re election District
Roosevelt may visit the district of Tippecanoe and Benton counties to aid re election efforts. A liquor question could influence the campaign as Lafayette reports 103 saloons. The Democratic plank proposes local option voting in cities, which could affect Lafayette Laporte and other towns. Attorney Frazer believes Senator Wood's record will strengthen his position.
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Tippeanoe
Benton
Lafayette
Tippecanoe County
Wood
Laporte
Frazer
Republican Vote Seen For Ninth Indiana District Candidates
Former congressman Charles B. Landis predicts strong Republican turnout in the Ninth Indiana district. He backs B. E. Neal for congress, notes anti repeal sentiment on local option, and praises Finley P. Mount as a powerful attorney-general candidate driving party unity and enthusiasm.
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Indiana
Charles B. Landis
Claypool
Ninth
B. E. Neal
Hamilton County
Congress
Landis
Finley P. Mount
Mount
Brazil Orders Sea Monster for Battle in England
Brazil announces an order with Armstrongs of England for a massive 32,000 ton battleship armed with 12 14 inch guns and 28 6 and 4 inch guns. The vessel will be built in England for Brazil, with the announcement made on Wednesday.
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London
England
Brazil
Armstrong Company
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