First Woman Convicted of Murder in Tippecanoe County
Alice Cooper Lawson was found guilty of second degree murder for shooting her husband in his Lafayette saloon on Sept 21. After a 15 hour jury deliberation she received a life prison sentence, marking a historic conviction for a woman in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Alice Cooper Lawson
Haywood
Ethel
de Hart
Lawson
Fusuhen
Homgpusband
Bloomington and Portland Guests Attend Local Socials
Society notes from Bloomington and nearby towns recount Miss Laura McCurdy and Miss Eleanor Wright as house guests, with several Bloomington families visiting elsewhere. Amelia Zumpe returns to Lafayette, and Mrs. James Sutherland hosts Mrs. Thomas Bosson of Gainesville, Texas. Sorosis club elects officers, and two local weddings unfold at homes and St. Marys Church, with receptions and travel plans noted for the newlywed couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura McCurdy
Bloomington, Ii
Eleanor Wright
Portland
Lucey
Nora Taggart
James Sutherland
Sutherland Ave
Thomas Bosson
Gainesville
Tex
Japanese entertaining guest party hosted by Ladies' Literary Union
A Japanese guest party was hosted by the Ladies Literary Union at Mrs. O. C. Lukenbill’s home on East Washington Street. Attendees wore Japanese attire and decorations included umbrellas lanterns and blossoms. Performances featured Elma Reed Laura Stephenson C E Brockway Kenneth Rinker Aikman Lena Lanning and companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Literary Union
O. C. Lukenbill
Washington St
Lukenbill
M'zss Elma Reed
Laura Stephenson
C. E. Brockway
Kenneth Rinker
Aikman
Lena Lanning
Elise
Bertha Dawes
Military Party At Conde Home On May 24
A large military themed party will be hosted by Mai and Mrs. H T Conde at 1206 Broadway on Friday May 24. Circlé No 6 members of Central-ave M B church plan national color decorations tents booths and refreshments for church members and friends.
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ST. Mary's
St. Mary's Church
Margaret Hook
August Hook
Hearsy Langsenkamp
Anthony Scheifeler
Katherine Hook
Robert Gramling
Leo Sullivan
Kokomo
Clark
Mai
H. T. Conde
Broadway
Circlé No. 6
Central-ave
M. B. Church
Taft Named Ohio Choice For Presidency In Ratification Meet
Complete collapse of opposition to William Howard Taft's candidacy in Ohio as the state Republican organization, Governor Harris, and the congressional delegation prepare a ratification meeting next week at the Buckeye club in Columbus. The session will declare Taft Ohio's choice without a primary, affirming unity under Taft to aid his national bid. Senator Foraker supports the Ohio result, pledging support if the state backs Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
William Howard Taft
Republican Party
Ohio
Harris
Cincinnati
Joseph Benson Foraker
Buckeye Club
Taft
Central Committee
Cox Endorses Taft Sparks Turmoil in Hamilton Republicans
The Cincinnati May 9 report says George Cox endorses Taft amid denials, stirring fear of a Taft-Foraker deal within independent Republicans. Taft supporters seek party harmony before the fall municipal campaign, while Independents favor Taft and oppose Foraker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bheripps
Foraker
United States Senate
Cox
Charles P. Taft
Taft
Hamilton County
Akron
Knights Elect At 53rd Grand Commandery Conclave
The fifty third annual conclave of the grand commandery of Knights Templar convened at the Scottish Rite temple on Wednesday with over 300 knights present. Vestal W Woodward was elected grand commander succeeding Oliver Gard who becomes past commander. Most officers were advanced one rank except Alfred C Ormond Charles L Hutchinson and Calvin W Prather who were re elected. New appointees include Charles Day deputy grand commander Luther Short grand generalissimo William B Heaford grand captain general John L Rupe grand senior warden Charles M Zion grand junior warden Joseph G Ibach grand standard bearer Carroll G McCullough grand sword bearer and Harry Strickland grand warder.
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Knights Templars
Vestal W. Woodward
Oliver Gard
Alfred C. Ormond
Charles L. Hutchinson
Calvin W. Prather
Central Indiana Lighting Company forms to serve Indiana towns
A new lighting firm was incorporated on Wednesday afternoon named Central Indiana Lighting Company. It plans to operate electric and gas lighting plants in Bloomington Columbus Shelbyville Elwood and Alexandria. The incorporators are New York men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Indiana Lighting Company
Bloomington
Columbus
Shelbyville
Elwood
Alexandria
New York
Cars Run in San Francisco Amid Streetcar Strike
San Francisco on May 9 reports police protected street cars run by two strike breakers with no shot fired. President Calhoun says the strike backbone is broken, as violence continues and a second fatality from Tuesday’s riot is noted among injured workers and bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
Situa
Joan Buchanan
Albert C. Palm
Nathan Leiser
Platt Leaves Gotham For Modest Elmedorff Home
United States Senator Thomas Platt quits his luxurious Hotel Gotham suite to live in a modest apartment at the Elmedorff on West Eleventh Street with friends Mr and Mrs Gustave Abel. The move follows reports of loneliness and seeks quieter surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gotham
United States
Thomas Platt
Elmedorff
W. Eleventh St
Gustave Abel
Instructing Engineers at Minnesota State Fair Grounds
Prof Mayne of St Paul Minnesota conducts a school for traction engineers at the state fair grounds teaching the finer points of the chauffeur duties for the big horseless machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Mayne
St. Paul, Minn
Wrecked Poitou Struggles After Grounding Near Montevideo
Fifty or more passengers and sailors remain aboard the Poitou after it ran aground on the rocks near Montevideo. Rescue steamers have reached the scene, but fears grow that the vessel may break apart and many lives could be lost. Reports indicate the death toll may approach one hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-McRae Press Associations
Montevideo
Uruguay
Court order sought to free gas mains for Fort Wayne
A federal court is petitioned by the receiver of Fort Wayne Gas company to allow use of 75 miles of gas mains by the company. The mains were bought from Salamonie Mining and Gas company and formerly used for natural gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne Gas Company
Fort Wayne
Rates Too High Cause Protest From Belt Railroad
A protest from the Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Company appeals to the Chicago & Alton traffic department over live stock rates. It alleges charges from several points to higher than fifth class, urging rate reduction and conformity with standard classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traffic Department
The
Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Company
Chicago &Alton Railroad
Bryan County Organizing Effort Emerges in Marion
H Questor D M Jones Oscar Woe her and Robert Gill launch a maneuver to organize a Bryan lease in Marion county with headquarters at 326 Wabash. The effort centers on rallying support and establishing local leadership to advance the group’s aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Questor
D. M. Jones
Oscar Woeher
Robert Gill
Marion County
Bryan Leas
Wabash-s
Try This For Biliousness Castor Oil Pills Promise Cure
An old health advisory claims biliousness stems from constipation and indigestion with liver overload. It promotes Blackburn's Castor-Oil Pills as a quick remedy, urging readers to buy a ten or twenty five cent package from a reliable druggist and look for the Blackburn signature on the back with four red open pages.
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Blackburn
Wellville
Rouse
Mr. Blackburn
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