Cleveland Roosevelt Funeral Guard In Princeton Route
Four infantry companies and a troop of cavalry arrived from Trenton and Monmouth to guard former President Grover Cleveland’s funeral in Princeton New Jersey. State militiamen also guarded the route from the Cleveland home to the cemetery as infantry companies under Maj. John McCullough from Trenton joined the guards.
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Frinceton
N. J
Trenton
Monmouth
Rover Cleveland
Cleveland
John McCullough
Watson's Sixth District Storms Watson Faces Governor Race
In Richmond Indiana a political storm surrounds James K. Watson who passed on a congressional run to seek the governorship. Supporters frame the move as necessity amid a Democratic near-victory in the Sixth district, with ongoing tensions over his decision.
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James KK. Watson
Congress
Watson
Bryan Aides Shape Democratic Platform in Lincoln
Norman E. Mack arrives in Denver after visiting William J. Bryan in Lincoln. He reports Bryan's platform drafts include a strong anti injunction plank and demands for full campaign finance publicity. Emphasis on labor reform, government supervision, direct election of judges, tariff revision, and Philippine independence. Taggart backs Kern for president, unclear on chair tenure.
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Denver
Norman E. Mack
Democratic Committee
New York
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Gompers
United States
Philippine Islands
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Theodore B. Bell
California
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
Gov. Folk
Missouri
Thomas Taggart
John W. Kern
Kokomo
Ind
Indiana
Kern
Taggart
National Committee
Public Grief as Nation Mourns Ex-President Cleveland
Across Princeton and Greater New York bells toll for Cleveland. National emblems fly at half staff on public and private buildings. Vessels display half-mast flags. salutes echo from forts and ships. President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt attend the funeral with other dignitaries.
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Princeton
New York
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Funeral Honors Mark Cleveland Home in Princeton
Militiamen lined streets from the house to the burying ground while Maj. McCullough commanded. President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt attended the funeral at 5 p.m. with four clergymen officiating. Nineteen notable figures from politics and society were present. A wreath from Nassau Hall adorned the coffin and 27 carriages carried mourners through Princeton.
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
Henry van Dyke
Princeton
William Richards
Brick Presbyterian Church
New York
Sylvester W. Beach
First Presbyterian Church of
Neveland
Maitland V. Bartlett
Mr. Cleveland
Cleveland Plot
George B. McClellan
Paul Morton
Commodore E. C. Benedict
Richard Watson Gilder
Paul van Dyke
Andrew F. West
John C. Hibben
Junius
Nassau Hall
Princeton University
Frinceton
Loeb
Cortelyou
Gov
Hughes
Fort
New Jersey
Charles Foodyear
Anson McCook
St Clair McElway
Finley
Bishop McCall
Father Leahy
John Hays
Hammond
Treasury
Charles Hanlin
George Armourr
Daniel Lamont
Carlisle
Vilas
Olney
Fairchild
Francis
1. Barnum
Herbert
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Indiana club membership crusade led by Frank Baker
A big rise in membership for the Indiana Democratic club will be managed by a membership committee headed by Frank Baker. The effort, starting in early July, includes an active canvass with striking features. President John E. Hollett selected Baker for energy, activity, and political savvy to attract new members.
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Indiana Democratic Club
Frank Baker
Baker
John E. Hollett
Heart Softens After Arrest of Boarder for $10
Proprietor Truesdell of the Imperial hotel had boarder Charles Fagan arrested for beating him out of ten dollars for board. Truesdell paid Fagan's fine and then urged release as police court heard the matter. He had reported the incident to Corner Policeman Ray on Wednesday evening and later reconsidered the arrest.
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Truesdell
Imperial Hotel
Charles Fagan
Fagan
Ray
Court Modifies Custody for Nine Year Old in Stepfather Case
Little Mary Allen, nine, testified about being whipped by her alleged brutal stepfather as the circuit judge weighs custody. The court grants joint custody with Mary living with her father in Indianapolis during the school year and with her mother in Brown County country during summer vacations, aiming to shield her from the stepfather during hard winter months. The mother will take Mary to the country for the summer and return her to Indianapolis about a week before school resumes.
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Mary Allen
Circuit
H. ©. Allen
David S. Allen
David
Allen
Indianapolis
Brown County
Mayor to Review Civic Report on Local Telephone Firms
The civic committee announced a comprehensive report on New and Indianapolis Telephone companies based on expert audits. It will be sent to the mayor and Board of Public Works Friday for examination before publication and council consideration of the franchise ordinance uprating rates.
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Civic Committee
Indianapolis
Board of Public Works
Robbers Halted in Express Car Ambush Near East St Louis
On June 26 in East St. Louis Illinois highwaymen attempted to rob an Illinois traction line express car. The motorman accelerated and fired at the attackers who returned fire with several bullets striking the car.
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East ST. Louis
Illinois Traction Line
Robicon Defends Banks In Tax Dispute At County Board
Attorney W W Spencer for People's Loan company sharply attacked the county board of review over tax assessments. He argued banks are taxed only 30 percent of holdings while clients taxed at full value, urging equal mercy for all. County Treasurer E K Robison countered that the board acted within law with 30 percent immunity, citing state tax board instructions. The exchange grew heated as Robison and Spencer defended rival interests before the board.
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EK. J. Robison
Spencer
Robison
State Tax Board
Flo
Mr. Spencer
Board of Review
Ink Fling at Bookstore Sparks Arrests
Miss Fracher refuses to dust jacket at 228 N Tliners street prompting a conflict with A E B Winters. Winters charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct while Fracher faces disturbing the peace. crowd and bicycle officers witness the incident. no bond set for Fracher or Winters.
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Maud Fracher
A. E B. Winters
N. Tliners Street
Miss Frazier
Witters
Winters
Anderson dairyman ends life by carbolic acid
Daniel H. Jones a dairyman of Anderson Indiana killed himself by swallowing carbolic acid. He was despondent over financial reverses leaving a widow and three children.
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Anderson
Ind
Daniel H. Jones
Legal Fight Over Gas Rates Shakes Indianapolis Board
Attorney Ford Winter for the Indianapolis Gas company told the county board of review that 60 cents per thousand cubic feet is infeasible and argued the plant’s true value is far higher than assessed. He warned the 60-cent gas law is invalid for the company and touted competition from Citizens' Gas as inevitable.
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Wister
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Gas Company
Winter
Indianapoli
Sail
Citizens’ Gas Company
Junk dealer killed by freight engine in city yards
Lon Kasee a 50 year old junk dealer was run over and killed by a freight engine in the Central Steel yards at S Capitol avenue and Merrill streets. His brother Theodore, who was with him, was arrested for drunkenness as details of the accident were not learned.
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Lon Kasee
Washington Street
Central Steel Company
S. Capitol Avenue
Merrill Streets
Kasee
Theodore
Theodore Kasee
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