Southern Indiana Teachers Attend Indianapolis Convention
Southern Indiana teachers enjoy the Indianapolis convention of their association. While sessions pause, many visit shopping districts for hats. Officials including F A Cotton, J B Wisley, H B Wilson, W A Millis, and Edward A Ross attend addresses. Visitors tour the Benjamin Harrison building. Greensburg and Greensburg teachers praise local schools. The 1908 salary study and new pay law are noted as incentives for greater effort.
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Southern Indiana
Indianapolis
Southern Indiana Teachers’ Association
F. A. Cotton
Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. B. Wisley
State Normal School
H. B. Wilson
Decatur
W. A. Millis
Crawfordsville
Edward Aa. Ross
University of Wisconsin
Benjamin Harrison
Vincennes
Greensburg
Indiana
Fifteen Insane Men King Greet Gladys Owing to Crowd
A historical notice describes a crowded Julietta Asylum where Fifteen insane men are involved with King and Gladys. The event references a condition affecting Bureaus and the reception of the party. Details remain fragmentary but indicate a crisis or dramatic scene at the asylum.
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Julietta Asylum
Clerk and 100 Gone Trailed in Indianapolis Mystery
Zachariah Roquemore night clerk at the Spencer house disappeared between 3 and 4 am Friday. $700 vanished from the hotel safe. He reappeared at his boarding house half an hour later with two suitcases, then left. Detectives doubt he fled by trains. may have left on 4 oclock interurban cars. Wife in Manchester, NH had served him divorce papers. Hotel company faces $70 loss. Roquemore previously worked for Central Union Telephone and came from Los Angeles, Cal.
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Zachariah Roquemore
Spencer House
Roquemore
Tllinois St
Union Station
Traction Terminal
Manchester
N. H
Lewis
Root
Traque
Breckney Seen as Candidate for State Senator Seat
Marion county Democrats weigh the Putnam Morgan county plan for the state senate race. D C Breckney of Putnam is urged to run, leveraging a Democratic plurality of 400 to 500 in Marion. Breckney, a farmer and former lawyer, has broad campaign experience but has not yet consented.
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Marion County
Putnam
Morgan Counties
Morgan County
D. C. Breckney
Putnam County
Moore
Breckney
North Dakota
Ridgely Resigns As Comptroller To Lead National Bank
March 27 Comptroller of the Currency William B Ridgely resigns to accept the presidency of the reorganized National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City. It is believed Lawrence Murray assistant secretary of commerce and labor will succeed him.
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Washington
William B. Ridgely
Reorganized National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
Lawrence ©. Murray
Commerce and Labor
Ridgely
Story of the Convention as Told By Cold Figures
A short, numeric driven account recounts the convention through cold figures and sparse details. The text lists codes and amounts such as AD3 3d 4th 884 jad2 and monetary figures like $19 269 59 eee, presenting a data heavy snapshot rather than a narrative.
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Cold
Tom Marshall Returns to Columbia City After Indiana Nomination
Tom Marshall the Indiana Democratic nominee for governor bid farewell to Indianapolis and headed home to Columbia City with wife Mrs. Marshall. The small in stature but wiry lawyer inspires confidence with steady oratory and 30 years practice in a leading firm. He stresses unity, honesty, and a fearless campaign to challenge Republicans in Hoosier politics.
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Tom Marshall
Indiana Democracy
Indiana
Indianapolis
Columbia City
Marshall
Daniel E. Marshall
Mr. Marshall
Tom
Mrs. Marshall
McCagney, Marshall and Clugston
Triar
Wabash College
Gov. Hendricks
Hoosterdam
Two Die In Belvidere Train Collision
In Belvidere a freight and a New York Central express train collided. James Cannon of Andover and H L Helmer of Hornell were killed. Five people were injured in the wreck near Hornellsville on March 27.
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Hornellsville
N. Y
Belvidere
James Cannon
Andover
H. L. Helmer
Hornell
Bullets Fire At Burglary Suspect On West Side
Patrolmen DeMoss and Gribble fired at a burglar who leaped over a rear fence at H. A. Blake 1316 Blaine Avenue. The intruder escaped as the Blake family returned home after 11 p.m. Detectives saw him fleeing and pursued him for several blocks. Earlier, burglars entered John Aston’s groc ery at 5108 Alabama Street, taking only a five cent pie.
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DeMoss
Gribble
Threy
H. A. Blake
Blaineave
Blake
John Aston
Alabama St
Revered Pastor Charles N Sims Dies at 73 in Liberty Indiana
Reverend Charles N Sims 73, former Meridian Street M E pastor, died at his Liberty home after months of illness. Cause listed as general breakdown from overwork. Survived by wife and three sons. Funeral and burial planned in Liberty Sunday. Sims had served as Merhourist hospital secretary and preached in Indiana and the East.
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Charles N. Sims
Meridian St. M. E
Liberty
Ind
Simday
Merhouist Hospital
Sims
Indiana
East
Fatal Viaduct Accident Kills Riverside Park Foreman James S Sandy
James S. Sandy, Riverside Amusement park manager, was fatally struck by a Big Four locomotive under the Virginia Avenue viaduct at 12 30 Friday. Foreman of a Big Four construction gang, he suffered both legs and an arm severed and died minutes after arrival at St Vincent's hospital. His home was 102 West Thirty third Street.
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Riverside Amusement Park
Virginia
Mr. Sandy
St. Vincent's Hospital
Thirty-third St
David J III OA The Affair In A Mystery
Paris March. Dr David Jayne Hill who is now in Paris was asked to explain why his appointment as American ambassador had been rejected by the German Kaiser. He called the affair a mystery and said there is no basis for the reports in cabled dispatches.
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Paris
David Jayne Hill
County Jail Insane Prisoners Strain Marion County Care
County Commissioners probe jail crowding as 15 insane inmates suffer for lack of proper treatment. Sheriff and officials admit jail unsuitable for the mentally ill. moves to place them in Julietta asylum blocked by space limits and legal obstacles. Threats to remove William Kirby spur investigation into humane options.
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County Asylum For the Insane
Clay
Pennsy
Baker
Ohio
Julietta
County Asylum For
Attorney Henderson
William Kirby
Hawkins wins GOP nod for Eighth District in long party convention
State Senator N. B. Hawkins of Portland Jay county won the Republican nomination for Congress in the Eighth District after a protracted balloting process. Delegates from Cromer Delaware, Vestal Madison counties shifted support to Hawkins, tallying 90 on the nominating ballot as the final result amid a 145 delegate pool requiring 58 for choice.
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Portland
Adams County
Hawkins
Walls County
Shockney
Jay County
Randolph County
Sheckney
Selaware
Madison County
Fire drill rule issued for public schools
Supt Wen dall orders monthly unannounced drills in all public schools. Obstructions on stair landings must not block egress and cloakrooms stay locked during hours unless a pilot is granted. The fire signal will be four strokes on the gong.
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Wendal
Vyhe
Suns
Meag Earthquake Devastates Chilena Town
Reports from Mexico indicate Chilena in Guerrero state suffered a severe earthquake the night of March 27. The town, with about 14 900 residents, was reported destroyed and many hundreds killed as buildings collapsed and people were buried in the ruins.
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Maico City
Chilena
Siste
Guerrero
Lew Shank Seeks State Legislature Seat
Lew Shank, an auctioneer and former county recorder, announces candidacy for state representative. He says he has no speech record or platform and will run subject to Republican selection. He adds he never ran for office before being elected county recorder, aside from one council bid he lost by 30 votes.
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Lew Shank
Death of Harry McCoy union leader after illness
Harry McCoy financial secretary of the Paper Hangers Union died after paralysis that struck Thursday night at the district council room. He was stricken at his home 912 Fort Wayne-ave and remained unconscious until death. McCoy also served as business agent for the union and secretary of the district council.
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Harry McCoy
Paper Hangers’ Union
Fort Wayne-ave
McCoyy
Paper Hangers District Council
McCoy
Reuben Turner Dying After Ohio County Option Battle
Sandusky Ohio March 27 Reuben Turner millionaire elevator owner and 1896 Democratic national convention delegate known for proposing to turn Grover Cleveland’s picture toward the wall is dying at his Kimball home. His physician says overwork in support of Ohio county option legislation weakened his health.
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Sandusky
Reuben Turner
Chicago
Grover Cleveland
Kimball
Ohio
Abner Eller Reappears After Mysterious Disappearance
Abner Eller, a farmer from Fishers Station, was reported missing but returned home Thursday night. He had left his team at Heaton's mill, rode to Indianapolis by car, stayed late, and later rode a grain to his home.
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Abner Eller
Fisher's Station
Heaton's Mill
Indianapolis
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