Edward VII’s funeral crowds fill London streets
Edward VII’s body was carried from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in a somber procession. Crowds total more than 730000 expected to pass the royal catafalque as monarchs and princes march past, with Alexandra and royal family members in deep mourning and Big Ben tolling as the funeral rites proceed.
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London
Europe
Edward VII
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Hall
Empire
Royal Catafalque
Westminster Ball
Alexandra
George
Duke of Cornwall
Prince Albert
Frederick
Denmark
Haakon
Norway
Edward
Duke of
Teck
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Duke of Fife
Duke of Argyl
Prince Francia of Teck
Prince Alexander of Battenberg
Prince Maurice of Batenberg
Prince George of Battenberg
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Saxe-Coburg
Michael Alexandrovitch
Queen Mother
Empress Marie
Russia
Princess Royal
Queen Mary
Mary
Prince Henry
Christian
Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Louise
Princess Henry of Battenberg
Duchess of
Victoria
Marie Louise
Schleswig- Holstein
Louise of Battenberg
Victor of
Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Feodoria Gleichen
Theodore Roosevelt
Dorchester House
Big Ben
Buckingham
Hell
Westminster
Catafalque
Chopin
Edwards
Kerby Testifies Before Ballinger-Pinchot Probe
Frederick M. Kerby former Ballinger aide, testifies in the Ballinger Pinchot investigation after the president's letter exonerating Ballinger is entered. Kerby recalls his Garfield link and says he spoke Feb 15 at Pinchot home, denying attempts to entrap him amid a tense cross examination.
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Kerby
Vertrees
Ballinger
Garfield
Gifford Pinchot
RepresentativeDoby
Gravis
Denby
Aged man in pajamas views Halley’s comet dies
Evansville Ind May 17 Henry Dyer 91 died Monday at the infirmary of pneumonia contracted Thursday morning when he went out in pajamas to view Halley’s comet He had seen the 1835 comet and wished to see this one again The Sun special service notes his eagerness and final illness.
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Evansville
Ind
Henry Dyer
Halley
WAIT ON FIRST STEP BY WORKS BOARD MEMBERS
Dr. C. 8 Woods city sanitarian faces enforcing a state health ruling to refrigerate meat to protect from flies and dirt. The two day old rule is not strictly applied to city market butchers who show willingness to improve. He advises waiting for the board of works to act on a petition for a refrigerating plant before blame is assigned. Other dealers are adding cold storage to serve all meats indoors.
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Dr. C. 8 Woods
State Board of Health
Board of Works
Dr. Woods
McMullen Surrenders License In Police Court
Lewis D. McMullen agreed to surrender his state employment agency license and settle all claims to satisfy State Statistician J. L. Peetz. The court, led by Judge Collins, continued the case until June 15 to ensure compliance with the law.
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Lewis D. McMullen
J. L. Peetz
McMullen
Collins
Dog Starves After Policeman’s Death in New Home
A fox terrier named Fide, once the companion of Patrolman Frank Bolen who died last week, refuses food and pines for his master. The dog, now in Amo Indiana with Bolen’s sister, watches the street daily hopeful for Bolen’s return, growing weaker as grief consumes him.
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Fide
Frank Bolen
Fido
Amo
Ind
Bolen
Roosevelt in Cable Cheers Wayne County
Promoters of the Richmond Fall Festival cabled Col Roosevelt in Copenhagen inviting his attendance. He replied that he cannot answer until he returns home. The message has inspired hope. if he comes, the event will be notable and a local committee may greet him on arrival.
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Richmond
Ind
Col
Roosevelt
Copenhagen
New Party Alone Can Save Nation
New York May 17 John Kirby Jr president of the National Association of Manufacturers urged forming a new political party at the fifteenth convention in the Waldorf Astoria. He argued it is the only way to preserve the nation as a model of the founders. The report also attacks Samuel Gompers president of the AFL, saying this trades unionism is condemned by public opinion.
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New York
John Kirby, Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Mr. Kirby
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Senator Charles Dick Scratched From Primary Ticket
Cleveland voters held Republican primaries Tuesday with the sole senatorial candidate Charles Dick heavily scratched as turnout appeared apathetic. Democratic primaries were also conducted amid a light voting pattern in the city of Cleveland.
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Cleveland
United States
Charles Dick
Magneto inventor dies in Anderson Indiana
A. J. Creighton aged 70 inventor of the perfection magneto and 7 years a pioneer manufacturer in Anderson, died Tuesday morning in Anderson Indiana according to local reports dated May 17.
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Magneto
Anderson
Ind
A. J. Creighton
Iiven
Perfection
Miller Fired Over Campaign Remarks Against The Republicans
George Frank Miller long time chief deputy in Marion county treasurer’s office was dismissed after making political references to Treasurer Fishback in his campaign speeches. Miller said the remarks were political, but Fishback cited office efficiency and the presence of Republican staff as reasons for termination.
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George Frank Miller
Marion County Treasurer’s Office
Fishback
Miller
Boys confess brass and liquor thefts in juvenile case
Henry Zimm and Harold Allison confessed burglars admit three break-ins at a wholesale liquor house at Madison and Morris streets via coal chute and stealing brass worth $10 from Citizens' Gas Company The boys received probation release from Judge Stubbs in juvenile court.
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Henry Zimm
Harold Allison
Madison
Morris Streets
Citizens’ Gas Company
Stubbs
Divorces Man Missing Nine Years in Kokomo
Rosa Fortner divorce from Leander Fortner, last seen after a farewell dinner, nine years after he vanished. He resurfaced in Seattle when Mrs Fortner pursued a claim for life insurance.
Bishops Elected at Asheville Conference
At the Methodist Episcopal Church South general conference in Asheville three bishops were chosen. Rev. Dr. W. R. Lambuth of Tennessee and Rev. R. G. Waterhouse along with Dr. E. V. Moulden of Virginia were elected, with ballots counted just before adjournment last night.
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Asheville
N. C
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
W. R. Lambuth
Tennessee
R. G. Waterhouse
E. V. Moulden
Virginia
Burglars Loot Laurie Store for Silk in Ingenious Heist
The William Laurie dry goods store at 19 N. Meridian Street was robbed of silk worth over 850 dollars after burglars cut skylight glass and iron bars. They lowered a thief by rope, accessed a roof, and exited via a front door, with Bicyclemen Trimpe and Rucker aiding investigators the next day.
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William Laurie
N. Meridian Street
Laurie
Trimpe
Rucker
Stranger found dead in box car near stockyards
Harry Lindsey 35 died Monday night at his father's home after injuries from unknown hands. He was found weeks ago in a box car near the stockyards and had a room over a saloon on W Michigan. Detectives Dugan and Manning investigated, arresting William Barker whose court case was continued. Lindsey had accused Barker in ravings. Barker claims they settled their dispute. The coroner will conduct a thorough inquiry.
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Harry Lindsey
Holly Avenue
Lindsey
W. Michigan Street
Dugan
Manning
William Barker
Barker
Man Sleeps in Jail Basement Seizes Garments
Columbus Ind May 17 Sheriff Cox found a coat vest hat a watch and 50 cents in the county jail basement after a routine fuel check. The keys to a jail break were a misread as Frank Temple had crawled into the basement to sleep and woke to find his clothes missing before leaving with them.
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Columbus
Ind
Sherif Cox
Frank Temple
Farmers Fear Leprosy Rumor In Hair Rats Tale
In Princeton Indiana villagers fear leprosy spreading from a rumor about hair rats. A farmer told his wife there was leprosy in hair rats. border farmers avoid town or enter only amid protests. There is no factual ground for the report.
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Princeton
Ind
Mind Gone, Is Missing in Anderson Store Manager
Friends think mental derangement led Albert G. Fulton, longtime carpet department manager at the local department store, to vanish two weeks ago after a period of odd behavior noted by acquaintances. The case unfolds in Anderson on May 17 as authorities and friends search for him.
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Anderson, Ind
Albert G. Fulton
Dentist Meet Promotes Oral Hygiene For Health
Dr J W Roper of Princeton urged care of teeth to boost health at the Indiana State Dental Association's 52nd annual meeting in the Claypool hotel. Nearly 200 dentists from across Indiana attended with students. Talks covered dental art, school dental education, and painless methods, with exhibitors showing modern appliances and a smoker in the evening.
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J. W. Roper
Princeton
Yad
Indiana State Dental Association
Claypool Hotel
H. E. Strain
Loomington
8. T. Kirk
Kokomo
A. T. White
Newcastle
N. S. Cox
Richmond
W. H. Shaffer
North Manchester
Ind
F. R. Henshaw
Indianapolis
Shaffer
J. H. Prothero
Chicago
E. F. Crowley
EB. Laughlin
Evansville
Homeopaths Gaining Ground in Indiana Society Meeting
Dr Sollis Runnels states Marion County Homeopathic Medical Society is flourishing as the Indiana Institute of Homeopathy opens its forty fourth annual meeting at the Denison hotel. About 80 members attend with speeches planned by Dr James W Ward of San Francisco and others, plus a Columbia club banquet and city tour. An effort to introduce homeopathy lectures at Indiana University School of Medicine is discussed.
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Sollis Runnels
Indianapolis
Marion County Homeopathic Medical Society
Indiana Institute of Homeopathy
Denison
Columbia Club
Marion County Organization
James W. Ward
San Francisco
Cal
American Institute of Homeopathy
Orher
W. B. Clark
W. B. Hinsdale
Homeopathic Institute
Ann Arbor
Mich
Indiana University School of Medicine
Deserter Blaine Record Returns Home To Wife
Blaine Record, a deserter from the battleship Louisiana, surrendered in Kokomo Indiana on May 17. After kissing his wife he said he wished to return to duty but fled from officers. He expressed eagerness to rejoin and vowed to stay free of further trouble.
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Kokomo
Ind
Blaine Record
Louisiana
Gaye
Taft relative charged with morphine theft in New Castle
May 17. Mrs W Taft is jailed for stealing 100 morphine tablets and other hospital items from Hut ler hospital while visiting her injured husband at Pan-American bridge factory. His claim to be a third cousin of President Taft noted. Also filed: a 15 year old Lorain girl Laura Eckert jumped from a window leaving home for parts unknown.
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New Castle
W. &. Taft
Hutler Hospital
Pan-American Bridge
Taft
Lorain
Laura Eckert
Freshmaem
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