Flames destroy hotel in Springfield during state convention
Fire gutted the Leland hotel on Sixth Street in Springfield as the Republican state convention in progress prompted delegates to flee with luggage. No injuries reported though many residents narrowly escaped. The hotel, a Civil War era landmark, housed many patrons on the top floor. The convention adjourned and reconvened later with governors and senators in attendance.
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Springfield
Sixth St
Ralston Leads In Indiana Democratic Governor Race
The Indiana Democratic state convention at Tomlinson hall opened with a three ballot fight. Ralston held a solid early lead as Marshall and Slack battled for second, and third ballot wrangling, disorder in Marion county, and police action punctuated the heated process. Delegates predicted a lengthy roll call as county tallies shifted and banners proclaimed Ralston’s momentum.
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Democratic Stats
Tomlinson Hall
Ralston
Marion County
Jim Moriarity
Indianapolis
Ed Iitsub
Charles Clark
Joe Fanning
W. W. Spencer
Bernard “Orbly
Shrek
Mari
Carrull Sk
McCullough
Anderson
Marshall
Slack
McCullougs
Decatur
Sly Kuhn
Fraeglin
Relston
Madison County
Deweates
Rush
Kuhn
Kuhn- Slack
Shelby County
St. Joseph County
Sullivan County
Vigo County
Miera
T. H. Kuhn
W. J. Bryan
Samuel M. Ralston
Lebanon
Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
C. G. Conn
L. Ert Slack
Combine
Conn
Tragic Wall Collapses Kill Three At Peoria Site
In Peoria three men died when walls fell during work on the ruins of the Carhart Weigher Co building. In Springtown Kentucky three robbers tried to blow a bank safe. a premature blast killed one robber. In Danville Illinois two highwaymen held up the water company office, robbed it, and escaped.
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Peoria
Til
Carhart, Weigher & Co
Springtown
Danville
Jil
Nown
Young Effs SAYS She Bite Chinaman in Chicago
A 17 year old white girl was arrested in Chicago in a rooms above Costume-place. Police say she ran away from Baltimore nine weeks ago and claimed to be married to a Chinese man named Charley Lee in Norfolk, Virginia two years prior. Her story lacks details.
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Chicago
Vicor
Wfe
Norfolk
Charley Lee
Knickerbocker Trust Reopens After Six Months Closed
Knickerbocker Trust Company in New York reopened its doors after a half year shutdown. Upon opening, directors received promises of new accounts totaling more than 4,000,900 dollars, signaling a strong return to business and renewed customer interest.
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New York
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Engineer Crushed Amid Pipe Break at Allentown Plant
William Comer Jr an engineer at the American Steel and Wire plant in Allentown Pennsylvania died when a heavy feed pipe section crushed him during a morning breakage The accident forced a shutdown of the plant Comer left a widow and two children.
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Allentown
Willam Comer, Jr
American Steel and Wire Company
Comer
Mrs Vanderbilt in Seclusion at Mother-in-Law Home
Mrs Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt has entered seclusion at her mother-in-law’s Fifth Avenue home after reports of separation from her husband. Society observers say the Vanderbilts’ distance may reflect the mother-in-law's stance. Vanderbilt plans to sail to London on Saturday. his denial of divorce actions so far is stated, while confirming the separation.
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England
Prince of Wales
David I
Edward VIII
Royal Naval College
Osbourne
Mrs. Vanderbilt
New York
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Baumieh Series Team at Mull and Sappears
The police searched Thursday for Abner Eller a farmer near Fisher's Station who disappeared after unloading a load of corn at Heaton's Fall Creek mills near the fair grounds. He may have been assaulted and robbed in a secluded place, with no trace since.
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Fisher's Station
Heaton
Fall Creek Mills
Fair Grounds
Eller
Rob
Kentucky Night Riders Destroy Covington Tobacco Warehouses
Fire gutted the tobacco warehouses of T. H. Hamilton and twelve residences in Covington at 3:30 this morning. The loss is estimated at 200000 dollars with thousands of pounds of tobacco burned for about an hour. The Cincinnati Fire Department aided local crews as threats of further warehouse arson were reported.
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T. H. Hamilton
Kentucky
Fidtnes
Cincinnati
Covington
T. T. Hamilton
Greensburg Opera House Opens in City With 1000 Seats
Greensburg Ind March 26 The new K of P opera house was opened last night with seat sales totaling $7,000. Construction began in September 1907 and the complete cost was $22,000. The theatre seats 1,000.
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K. of P. Opera House
Senator Tillman Must Take Along Rest
Physicians announce Senator Ben Tillman remains ill and will be unable to return to his Senate duties during the current session. Although slightly improved, he must take a long rest before resuming his seat in Washington, with no immediate timetable for his return.
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Columbia
S. C
Ben Tillman
Washington
Senate
Washington Wedding Highlights Belgians Minister Spouse
Washington society attended a refined noon ceremony as Miss Helen Seagrave Foulke married Emanuel Havinith, the newly appointed Belgian minister to Persia, in the Foulke residence. The event brought together prominent local families and diplomatic circles in a tasteful display of society page life.
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Washington
Washington Society
Helen Seagrave Foulke
Emanuel Havinith
Persia
Charles M. Foulke
Vacant Lot Cultivation Plan Aids Self Help
The Charity Organization Society's vacant lot cultivation and home decoration committee meets Friday to report visitors and plan the season. Donated lots rise, seed will be distributed soon, and four visitors cover city sections with separate seed-giving days. The Sun will provide more seeds. spading assists those aged or in poor health. Contact Franklin Vonegut, Valentine Bachman, or C. S. Grout.
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Charity Organization Society
Franklin Vonnegut
Valentine Bachman
C. S. Grout
Graft Inquiry in Marion County Grand Jury Languishes
Scant progress marked the Marion County grand jury as a graft probe stalls for a week. Witnesses mainly cited jail cases, while Auditor Sahm and Deputy Prosecutor Baker failed to deliver new testimony. The 97 500 voting machine deal remains unexplained as records investigators toil without public findings.
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Marion County
Marion County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Albert Sahm
United States Standard Voting Machine Company
Women Cheer Their Favorites At Democratic Convention
At the Lebanon gathering for the Democratic convention women voiced strong support for Sam Ralston and Rev. T H Kuhn. Delegations waved flags and shouted as observers noted the absence of cigars and the lively, festive atmosphere. One attendee planned to attend the Republican gathering seeking a promising unmarried candidate.
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Ladies’ Gallery
Ralston
Addie Stout
Sam Ralston
Rev
T. H. Kuhn
Mr. Ralston
Kuhn
Rev. Kuhn
Tomlinnson Hall
Hite
Lafayette Man Escapes Robbers on Kentucky Ave
Joseph Jahner of Lafayette told police that three men tried to hold him up on Kentucky Avenue near Washington Wednesday night. He managed to escape without injury.
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Joseph Jahner
Lafayette
Kentucky Ave
Washington
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