Bryan May Moves to Back County Option in Home State
Lincoln dispatch details W. J. Bryan’s plan after a Grand Island convention defeat to seek Democratic legislature candidates who support county option and require pledges to back initiative and referendum. The piece traces shifts in Taft, Cox, Longworth, and Roosevelt dynamics influencing Nebraska politics.
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Lincoln
Neb
Grand Island
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Democratic Party
Buckeye G O P Faces Defeat in November
In a turbulent Ohio Republican convention, Garfield withdraws as floor leader amid party power plays. Senator Burton shifts Cuyahoga to Longworth, Cox’s bloc backs Foraker. Taft forces claim a platform victory but lose ground with progressives and in governor races. George B Cox orchestrates the party’s strategic movements amid internal strife.
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Cox
Harding
Burton
Bossism
Foraker
Garfield
Cleveland
Cos
Roosevelt
Longworth
Ohio
George B. Cox
Howland
Garfeld
Committee On Rules
Tait
Cuyahoga
Cincinnati
Walter Brown
Tariff Commission
Commission
Dick-Cox-Burton
Shim
George B Cox
Hamilton County
Pet
Inspector Returns From South Bend
Alexander Shane chief inspector of the Indiana railroad commission returned to Indianapolis from South Bend where he inspected the Grand Trunk train crews efficiency. He presented his report but Judge Wood declined to comment. The commission had been asked to halt trains not run by experienced workers and urged documentation to proceed against the railroad.
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Alexander Shane
Indiana Railroad Commission
Indianapolis
South Bend
Grand Trunk
W. J. Wood
McClure
Wood
Shane
Gov
Marshall
Photographer Fined After Court Fight Over Portrait
Cassius Alley a photographer testified in police court that Mrs Lottie Hall and her daughter Alpha attacked him during an attempt to photograph the girl for advertising his gallery. Judge Collins believed the women's account and fined Alley one dollar plus costs. The incident followed a dispute over draping during a family reunion in Chicago visitors at 417 Jefferson avenue.
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Cassius Alley
Lottie Hall
Alpha Hall
Collins
Alley
Hall
Chicago
Jefferson Avenue
Roof garden for cats at Ride-a-Wee home in New York
About 150 cats boarding at the Ride-a-Wee home on Sixty-fifth Street will gain a second-story roof garden. Located on a front porch, the garden is enclosed by a wire screen to prevent escapes. The feature is the idea of Fred Plainer who runs the home, and cats can leap from a window into the garden when they seek fresh air.
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New York
Sixty-fifth Street
Fred Plainer
Fight over custody of orphans ends with children kept at home
In juvenile court Henry Martlege urged the German General Protestant orphan home cannot keep his five children. He cited a hair pulled from Lizzie during stay. The court ordered the children remain at the home for now with Lizzie free to return to her father's farm if she wishes. Samuel M. Rees, superintendent, said visits affected the children negatively.
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Henry Martlege
Martlege
Protestant Orphan Home
Orphan Home
Lizzie
Delaware Street
Samuel M. Rees
Township accounts show liens and refunds in 1900s book cleanup
The passage records that Phillips owed the township 272.26 and paid J. W. Thiry, the present trustee. It notes John Peek, Center township trustee from 1905 to 1908, had tangled books and examiners McCoy and Savery ruled he owed 122.21, an amount he has paid.
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Phillips
J. W. Thiry
John Peek
Center Township
Martin County
William J. McCoy
Robert E. Savery
Farmer shoots and kills tenant in Loganport area dispute
Samuel Michaels a retired farmer shot and killed Lee Pittenger his farm tenant after a quarrel over hauling grain to market. Pittenger used a pitchfork during the struggle, injuring Michaels before the fatal confrontation on Michaels farm in Carroll county six miles west of Logansport.
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Logansport
Ind
Samuel Michaels
Lee Pittenger
Pittenger
Michael
Carroll County
Storm damages Daviess County farms and crops
A July storm in Daviess County caused major damage. Lightning struck Thomas Singleton's barn killing three mules and two horses owned by John Smith. The wind ruined much of the corn crop. In immigration data for the year, 1,041,570 people entered the United States, with Italians and Poles being the largest groups.
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the Sun
Washington
Ind
Daviess County
Thomas Singleton
John Smith
WANTS TO EXTEND CHILD LABOR LAW
W. E. Blakely, state factory inspector, completes his annual report with a focus on child labor. He notes inflated figures in some papers and urges Indiana law changes to bar telegraph, telephone and messenger firms from employing children under 14 and to reduce the 14 to 16 year old workday from ten to eight hours. The report covers year ending Sept. 30, 1909.
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W. E. Blakely
Blakely
Indianapolis
Indiana
Telegraph, Telephone and Messenger
Boy Confined in Cage by Parents in Indiana Case
An affidavit charges Ora Lewis and his wife with cruel treatment of their son Marble Lewis. They were arrested and bonded for 1,000 dollars after neighbors reported confinement in a wire cage and severe beating and near starvation. The couple deny the accusations as neighbor meddling.
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Sun
Frankfort
Ind
Henry C. Walter
Ora Lewis
Cambria
Marble Lewis
Chinese Officials Cast From Office Shakeup in Foreign Service
An imperial edict announces Liang Tun Yen will resign as senior assistant vice president in a broad shakeup of the Chinese foreign office. Changes touch all major offices except the presidency held by Prince Ching. New officials are prominent in European and American diplomatic circles.
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Pekin
Liang Tun Yen
Mitted
Prince Ching
Europe
America
Woman Offered For Marriage In Get Rich Scheme
Mrs. Alice Peterson of Johnstown Pennsylvania offered herself in marriage to men across the country in a fake matrimonial scheme. She promised to discontinue the scheme if men covered her traveling expenses which she deposited in her savings. The post office dismissed charges against her and she said she would marry only if someone would pay her expenses for life.
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Washington
Alice Peterson
Johnstown
Post Office Department
Peterson
Dog Fund Dips Dramatically In One Day
John S Joyce and Edward S Farmer report a sharp drop in the Pigeon township dog fund as of Dec 31 1905 to Jan 1 1906 from 169 12 to 50 12. The one day decline totals 119.00 with additional errors noted in the trustee J G Phillips books.
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J. G. Phillips
Pigeon Township
Warrick County
John S. Joyce
Edward S. Farmer
State Board of Accounts
Indianapolis Automobile Directory Offers Local Repair Shops
Readable segments list area auto firms in Indianapolis including Crescent Auto Co and Parry Auto Co. with services such as standard and division street manufacturing and general repairs. Names include Gale Hearsey Willis Co and Hupmobile referenced in directory snippet.
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Crescent Auto CO. Reis
Gale Se Hearsey-Willis CO
Parry Auto CO
Sts
Attempt to Split Up Large Estate
In Noblesville Indiana July 26 a suit seeks to set aside the will of Madison Brooks. Seven granddaughters allege the testator was of unsound mind when he signed the instrument. The case includes 100 defendants and involves 2300 acres of farmland across Hamilton Madison and Hancock counties valued at about 300000 at death two years ago.
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Noblesville
Ind
Hamilton
Madison
Hancock Counties
Madison Brooks
Brooks
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