End of Famous Goebel Murder Case Pardons in Kentucky
Gov. Willson pardons Caleb Powers and James Howard in the eight year Goebel murder affair. Powers once secretary of state and Howard accused of firing the fatal shot on the statehouse grounds. Despite trials and public fear of bloodshed, both men are freed, with Howard planning evangelist work and Powers returning to Knox county.
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Frankfort
Willson
Caleb Powers
James Howard
William Goebel
Statehouse
Powers
Howard
Goebel
Knox County
Louisville
Lexington
Hoosiers Rally in Chicago If Fairbanks Falls to Second
Hoosier supporters converge in Chicago amid presidential nominating talk. If Fairbanks does not secure the nomination they expect he would likely take second place in the slate and campaign against the frontrunner.
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Fairbanks
Taft boomers build flying wedge toward convention
Chicago reports detail Taft supporters forming a flying wedge to push William H Taft as Republican nominee by acclamation through the credentials committee. Indiana leaders plan to lobby delegates for Fairbanks as backup while platform fights loom over anti injunction and postal savings bank planks.
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Chicago
Frank H. Hitchcock
Arthur J. Vorvs
William H. Taft
Frank H. Hitchceck
Arthur I. Vorys
Credentials Committee
National Committee
Resolutions Committee
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Hemenway
Joseph B. Kealing
Indiana
Fairbanks
Taft
James P. Goodrich
Winchester
George Dinwiddle
Frankfort
KB. J. Jacoby
Frederick A. Joss
Indianapolis
A. WK. Sills
Monti- Sucy Fairbanks
Auditorium
Mr. Fairbanks
Taft Wangler
Federation of Labor
Kaiserhof Hotel
Samuel Gompers
Washington
Roosevelt
Injunction Sought to Stop Prestolite Plant Explosives
John Donovan city councilman filed Saturday in circuit court a request for a temporary injunction to restrain Prestolite from manufacturing explosives at 211 E South Street Indianapolis. Police are stationed at the plant to enforce the stay as the suit proceeds.
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John Donovan
Prestolite Company
E. South Street
Donovan
Indianapolis
Locomotive Sparks Trigger Oil Can Blaze on Washington Streets
Sunday afternoon near Washington and Noble Streets a locomotive crossing the road sparked two oil cans on a large oil tank driven by Frank Dries of 1514 Spruce. Dries wrestled the cans into the gutter they exploded there. He suffered serious burns on his hands.
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Washington and
Noble Streets
Frank Dries
Spruce Street
Mr. Dries
Convention Framed by Leaders and Guests From Far North
Mrs Upham wife of the chairman of the local entertainment committee at the Republican National Convention. Mrs Ellis wife of the Ohio platform builder and Mrs Johnson wife of an Alaskan delegate also present.
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Upham
Ellis
Johnson
Sun Leads in Convention News Coverage
The Indianapolis Sun will provide the strongest convention coverage among local papers with a large team of writers and cartoonists. Reporters and telegraph operators will relay all convention news directly from Chicago to the Sun office, backed by a national network of correspondents and stenographers.
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the Sun
United States
Indianapolis Sun
Indianapolis
James Hay
Congressman Hay
J. C. Williver
J. H. Adams
Thomas Rogers
John Potts
Henry Fischbacker
J. E. McBride
Milton Irwin
H. M. Schultz
Rance
William Hester
Fred Myrtle
Walter Hackett
Hector H. Bliwell
Marion Heath Speeman
William H. Stewart
Arletta B. Canfield
Charles C. Fitzmorris
Louis J. Lang
Fred McQuigge
John F. Hayes
Convention Hall
Future Full of Hope for Business Men
Manufacturers and large merchants in Indianapolis and Indiana anticipate a fall revival and a July boom. They prepare to renew activity in advertising and publicity. Commercial photographers see increasing orders for advertisements catalogs and other business needs.
Woman in Cadillac kills husband and six children then shoots self
In Cadillac Michigan on June 18 Mrs Daniel Cooper, in a dazed rage, shot and killed her husband and six of her children before fatally wounding herself. Police and investigators are reviewing the tragic midmorning events.
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Cadillac, Mich
Daniel Cooper
William Hardie Will Rest at Crown Hill
William Hardie aged seven years rests at Crown Hill. The boy was long connected with the real estate firm of John Spann and died Friday at home. The obituary notes his ties to the local real estate business and his family.
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William Hardie
Crown Hill
Wiliam Hardie
John
No Police Bar on Directoire Gowns in Indianapolis
Indianapolis streets may see women in Directoire gowns without police interference. Chief Metzger says policing such attire would be as silly as ordering bare shoulders covered at a fashionable ball. He notes the gown is modest compared with downtown rainwear and says public opinion would curb the trend.
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Metzger
Directoire
Indianapolis
Wives Seek Alimony in Saturday Divorce Suits
Alimony was the central issue in two divorce filings. Emma M Thompson seeks 2000 dollars from William M Thompson and custody of their son. Alice J Parsons seeks 15000 dollars from William Parsons asserting desertion and separation after his admitted love for another woman.
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Emma M. Thompson
William M. Thompson
Alice J. Parsons
William Parsons
Jersey City
Neumeyer Defends Lack of Harm in Police Court
George Neumeyer says he did not intend harm after a Friday drunkenness fine in police court and denies threatening Miss Mabel Taylor. The hearing centered on alleged threats and the case drew local attention to conduct order and public conduct standards.
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George Neumeyer
Mabel Taylor
Kentucky ex-governor Taylor rejoices at pardons
William S. Taylor former Kentucky governor and Charles Finley ex secretary of state who fled to Indianapolis after the Goebel assassination learned Powers and Howard had been pardoned. Taylor greeted the news with joy in his Lemcke building office while friends crowded nearby and his daughter Miss Taylor expressed overwhelming relief.
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Apolis
William S. Taylor
Kentucky
Goethel
Charles Finley
Indiana
Goebel
Indianapolis
Taylor
Finley
Gov. Taylor
Sun
Powers
Howard
Lemcke Building
Delaware Street
Cottey Seeks Receiver for Capital Investment Co
Albert E. Cottey petitions probate court for a receiver for Capital Investment Co claiming insolvency. He seeks judgment for zero dollars as part of the action. The company is noted as having assets of 26 million?
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Cottey
Investment CO
Albert E. Cottey
Capital Investment Company
Aca
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