Indiana Allies Prepare to Fight Taft in Convention
Indiana leaders push for minority report and credentials seats to expose Taft tactics. Kealing Bradley and others plan floor speeches, with Ade named to notify the nominee. Platform talks focus on anti injunctions and tariff revision as Taft’s rivals seek to sway delegates.
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Indiana
Joseph B. Kealing
Fairbanks
Keattig
Taft
Bradley
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Indianapolis
W. H Whittaker
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Kentucky
Ohio
Gee. Hanly
Senator Beveridge
Hemenway
Harry New
New
Kealing
Charles A. Bookwalter
Ellis
Arthur I. Vorys
Charles P. Taft
Organized Labor
Gompers
Fairhan
Cortalyou
Doltiver Arid
Billek Death Sentence Delayed as Case Goes to Supreme Court
Chicago observers waited as Judge Landis delayed Herman Billek's execution to allow review by the U S Supreme Court. A vast crowd gathered outside the jail while prayers were said and the condemned man received last rites before a breakfast.
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Chicago
Herman Billek
Landis
Sifa
Billek
Vraais
Supreme Court
Fillek
P. J Ocanaghan
Drunken husband seeks divorce as judge delays ruling
Betty J. Eskew asked Judge J M Leathers for a divorce from William Eskew. The intoxicated husband spoke in grand terms and indicated the court would grant the decree if residence witnesses were produced. The judge accepted Eskew as evidence and postponed ruling until sobriety and witness proof are provided.
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Betty J. Eskew
J. M Leathers
William ©. Eskew
Eskew
Diamond Hunt Draws Crowds In City Street
A search for a $500 diamond drew a large crowd to the corner of Helvania and Ohio streets Friday. Police report an incident as bystanders gathered, with a scramble as items were moved in the street.
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Diamond Hunt
Crowg
Heylvania
Ohio
Love and liquor land Neumeyer in court cash loss
George Neumeyer of the Maryland hotel faced police court on a charge tied to a love dispute with Mabel Taylor of 49% S Illinois Street. He was arrested twice for disturbances while under liquor, warned by officers, then released on bond after additional threats to kill Taylor and himself.
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George Neumeyer
Maryland Hotel
Mabel Taylor
S. Ilinois Street
Neumeyer
Miss Taylor
Schiangan
Radamacher
Ulery and
Hull
Graft probe cost soars as Marion county indicts grow
The Marion county graft investigation has spent about $7,345 by June 1 with total expenses nearing $11,295 in sight. Eighteen percent of men have been indicted, including city officials and Atlas Engine Works agents, with one conviction so far.
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Marion County
Harry Brunaugh
Henry W. Marshal
Thomas Shufelton
John Rosaseca
George W. Baxter
Nolle
Brunaugh
Harry E. Rouse
Joseph Foppiano
John McGregor
Thomas E. Spafford
Emmett Huggins
Commissioners Court
Arthur W. Wilcutts
Atlas Engine Works
Thomas R. Rackley
James M. Broucher
Charles Ryse
Hooton
Harry Branaugh
Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Whipped Girl and Father Arrested on Assault Charge
On a complaint by his 17 year old daughter, David Trester a truck garden er is arrested on a charge of assault and battery. The girl alleged her father whipped her with a strap for not complying quickly enough. The incident occurred at Twenty first and School streets.
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David Trester
Aldegeant
Prisoner Who Leaped Goes Before Court
Harvey Lawson charged with petit larceny appeared in criminal court on Friday with bound and bandaged feet. He allegedly leaped from a jail corridor railing to the floor below in a bid to crush himself, landing upright as witnesses say he hung by his hands. His feet were reportedly severely scalded in a prior bath tub incident. case continued due to missing witnesses.
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Harvey Lawson
Lawson
Reduction in valuation cited by Indianapolis Gas Co
Ferdinand M Winter, representing Indianapolis Gas Co, tells county board of review that future competition from Citizens Gas Co and the 50 cent gas movement has cut Indianapolis Gas Co shares by about 30 percent. He notes the stock pays no dividends, with tangible assets listed at 982000 dollars.
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Indianapolis Gas Company
Ferdinand IL. Winter
County Board of Review
Indianapolis
Winter
Citizens’ Gas Company
Drink Wins Battle Over Fred Miller
Fred Miller, 43, foreman for the Traction Terminal company, died by drinking carbolic acid at Whitehall's Bakery and at his home 529 Highland avenue. His widow recalls his long struggle with alcohol and says he had just bought a new cure and intended to stop. He left two children, and the body will be sent to Crawfordsville for burial. Embedded ads for temperance treatments were found in his pockets.
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Fred Miller
Highland Avenue
Crawfordsville
Miller
Traction Terminal Company
Whitehell
Massachusetts Avenue
Im-Miller
Frank Jo BB negro charged with en
A fragment from a 19th century news item notes a person named Frank Jo BB negro facing unspecified charges. The readable portion provides limited context and no clear outcome.
Dangerous Negro May Be Turned Loose by Board
The Marion County jail holds William Kirby after a September 1 stabbing of Bicycle Officer William Wilson. Police oppose release arguing Kirby is dangerous and should remain confined. county commissioners want him sent to an asylum or released to Ohio with his wife, citing 40 cents daily meal costs.
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Liam Wilson
Ohio
Kirby
High Court Affirms Damages in Dr Light Wind Case
The Marion county circuit court awarded Dr R C Light 20000 dollars damages against W M Reed of Chicago for stock sale failure. Light had brokered 4062 shares of Indianapolis & Northwestern stock with a 30 dollar per share contract, Reed failing to deliver the stock and preventing closing. The appellate court affirmed Friday.
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Marion County Circuit Court
R. C. Light
W. M. Reed
Chicago
Light
Indianapolis & Northwestern
M. B. Wilson
Reed
Tealand
Lower Court
Royse Seeks Delay On City Paving Plan
Harry E. Royse, councilman, asks for a delay on paving Well ing Street as the city evaluates the plan. The action aims to reconsider the timetable amid ongoing assessments and potential alterations.
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Harry E
Royse
Welling - Street
Aska Ph
Ammonia Tank Explosions Kill Two at Morris Plant
Two men died and two injured when two large ammonia tanks exploded at the Morris packing plant in Kansas City at 4 am. Night watchman Fred Nelson and worker Jacob Winney were killed by falling walls. Fire followed, water from a flood blocked fire equipment, and losses are estimated at 569000 dollars.
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Morris Packing
Fred Nelson
Jacob Winney
Thaw and Wife Reconcile at Jail in Poughkeepsie
Harry K Thaw and Evelyn Thaw renewed their vows of affection in jail as she visited from New York. She met him in Sheriff Chanler's room and they embraced while awaiting Judge Marschauser decision on Thaw's Matteawan return.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Poughkeepsie
Clark University President Claims Women Have Two Souls
Boston June 12 G Stanley Hall president of Clark university told the College of Physicians and Surgeons graduates that women can love two or more men at once because they have two souls. He described a twin soul theory to explain perceived female fickleness and coquettish behavior, suggesting each soul has its own affinity.
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Boston
Mass
G. Stanley Hall
Clark University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Officer who arrested assassin shoots
A June report from Buffalo describes Detective Jeremiah Lynch, noted for arresting the assassin, reportedly shooting at the officer who had captured the killer. Details remain unclear due to the damaged text.
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Buffalo
Jeremiah
Lynch
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