Roosevelt and Insurgency Endorsement Debated in 1909
Washington report reveals Theodore Roosevelt weighed endorsing the insurgent push against Cannon and rules, but feared embarrassing President Taft. Roosevelt preferred private help, offering to draft a letter to Nelson endorsing the insurgent program while avoiding public interference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Elpen
Wis
Madison
Rep
Gardner
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt
Nelison
Cannon
Taft
Capitol
Nelson and
Nelson, Gardner and
Progressive Caucus
Nelson
Eighteen Drowned After Steamer Goodyear Sinks in Collision
The steamer Frank H. Goodyear, 1902 built and 4815 gross tons, sank near Port Huron after a fog collision with the James B. Wood of Cleveland. Eighteen of 23 crew perished. five survived. The Wood assisted in rescue as more ships joined.
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James B. Wood
Cleveland
Cripple Ship in Port After Fatal Lake Huron Collision
Port Huron Mich May 24 Captain Gibson of the steamer Jas B Wood refused to give details of the fatal collision 18 of 22 crew believed drowned from the steamer Frank H Goodyear. The Goodyear sank in four fathoms after hitting the Wood in heavy fog about 5 30 Monday morning officials say no bodies found seven hours later. Heminger of Algonac captain of the Goodyear was rescued but declined to provide information. Others rescued include a steward and his mother and another man.
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Cleveland CO
Frank H. Goodyear
John Mitchell
Cleveland
James B. Wood
Gilchrist Transportation Company
Port Huron
Wood
Goodyear
Lorain
West Bay City
Mich
Point of Barques
Lake Huron
Alganac
Davita
Port Hodron
Gibson
Jas. B. Wood
Frank H
Lonely Point
Woodyear
Seemann
Soc
Heminger
Algonac
Hetty Green May Appeal Against Storage Verdict
A New York jury orders Hetty Green to pay a safe deposit company 569 for five years storage of her father Howard Mott Robinson estate records. Mrs Green may appeal the decision.
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Hetty Green
New York
Howard Mott Robinson
Earl of Stamford Dead in London
The Earl of Stamford, a scholar and philanthropist, died Tuesday in London. He was the ninth Earl. his son Lord Grey of Groby succeeds him.
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Earl OF Stamford
London
Lord Grey of Groby
Bin
Neal Nominee of Ninth Upon 22nd Ballot
In Lebanon Indiana on May 24 amid a vigorous demonstration the Ninth district convention nominated BH E Neal for congress on the twenty second ballot with 147 votes. The tally showed Neal 147 Harness 66 Daniels 33 Hutchinson 45. The convention reaffirmed the Republican platform, endorsed Taft and Beveridge, praised C G Landis, and supported a dollar a day pension law. A tariff commission measure was approved along with temperance regulatory ideas to curb liquor shipping into dry areas. Capt David F B Olive fainted during a speech but recovered.
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Lebanon
Ind
BH. E. Neal
Congress
Ninth Congressional District
Neal
Harness
Daniels
Hutchinson
Tipton County
Judge Harness
Dwiggins
U. Charles Beary Landis
Carroll County
Montgomery County
Ed Daniels
Carroll
Taft
Beveridge
C. G Landis
Tariff Commission
Finley P. Mount
John W. Kern
David FB. Olive
Indianapolis
Mount
E. M. Lee
Secret Lincoln Photo Explained by Ohio Visitors
Will H. Brown of Overland Automobile hosts a group from Ohio at the Indianapolis factory. A half tone image of Abraham Lincoln at a car wheel inspires a humorous heaven-bound tale involving St. Peter, a gate, and a mounted Ohio brother as they joke about entering heaven.
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Will H. Brown
Overland Automobile Company
Ohio
Indianapolis
Abraham Lincoln
Bomb outrages target king as worshipers killed
Madrid reports a premature bomb near a monument to victims of the 1906 attack on King Alfonso and consort, with police fearing a coordinated anarchist plot. A second blast at Carranza killed three worshipers and wounded sixteen, signaling a possible renewed reign of terror as authorities detain suspects and surveil anarchist centers. Manuel II departs London amid heightened security, wary after royal assassinations in the past.
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Madrid
Alfonso
England
Canemayor
Hon
Carranza
Callemayor
Boy King Leaves England After Stay of Little Comfort
Hedged in on all sides by wary courtiers and public sentiment, the young heir to the throne departs England amid a stay described as uneventful and unfulfilling, with limited comforts and guarded farewells shaping the departure from London.
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Manuel II
Portugal
London
George
Duke of Cornwall
Dover
England
Carlos
Manuel
Edward
Mamie Smith Wins 4000 Against Catholic Society in Trial
Mamie Smith secured a 4000 verdict against the Catholic Society of the Good Shepherd after an all night jury deliberation. She sued for 25000 alleging false imprisonment for 78 months. Affidavits allege a companion of Smith spoke with jurors after adjournment about the case.
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Circuit Court
Catholic Sisters of Good Shepherd
Mamie Smith
Catholic Society of the Good Shepherd
Hundred Thousand for South Bend Aged Home Plans
One hundred thousand dollars of the 300 000 estate awarded to Mrs. Samuel C. Trainor by a jury after a ten week trial will be used to build a home for the aged in South Bend Indiana.
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South Bend
Ind
Samuel C. Trainor
Lawshe to Retire From Post Office Service
A. L. Lawshe third assistant postmaster general, appointed by Roosevelt and kept by Taft, currently in Las Cruces New Mexico, will not return to service and will enter business after retirement.
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Lawshe
Sun
Wabash
Ind
A. L. Lawshe
Roosevelt
Taft
Las Cruces
N. M
Hilliard sets New England aeroplane record at Plum Island
William Hilliard of Boston flew a third of a mile at Plum Island on Monday, delivering the longest aeroplane flight recorded in New England to date. The event occurred in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on May 24.
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Hilliard
Newburyport
Mass
New
England
William Hilliard
Boston
Plum Island
Green Shoes Blocked Wedding For Ardent Suitor
Miss Mary Hoffman refused to marry Clarence Stewart over his green shoes and jeans. Bicycle policemen escorted Stewart from the Hoffman home after he arrived drunk Monday night. They advised him to discard the shoes, sober up, and pursue the wedding plans with proper attire.
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Mary Hoffman
Washington Street
Clarence Stewart
Simon and
Greun
Central Police Station
Stewart
Hoffman
Stewart Rolle
Simon
Glenn
Miss Hoffman
Deer Attack at James Boots Park Tramples Boy
In Crawfordsville Indiana Hugh Dinwiddie was attacked by a deer while playing at the James Boots deer park. The animal knocked him down and leaped on him before a passing pedestrian heard cries for help and beat the deer away, saving the boy from serious harm.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
James Boots Deer Park
Hugh Dinwiddie
Daylight burglary hits Tanner home on Fifteenth Street
A thief used a skeleton key to enter Gordon Tanner's home at 212 E Fifteenth Street between 2 and 4 PM Monday and absconded with about 2000 dollars in jewelry. The haul included a 700 dollar diamond necklace a 1000 dollar diamond ring a 45 dollar brooch and two watches plus a revolver and a gunmetal watch. Detectives pursue leads but offer no judgment on whether the thief was professional or amateur.
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Gordon Tanner
E. Fifteenth Street
Bread Bakers Protest Health Wrapping Order in Indiana
Joseph Taggart president of the Tax wart Baking company and an attorney led about fifty bakers before the state board of health in Indianapolis to challenge the wrapping requirement for separate loaves. They warned the mandate would cost Indiana bread eaters about 2 million dollars annually, insisting producers cannot bear the added price. The board listened and took the matter under advisement.
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Joseph Taggart
Taxwart Baking Company
Indiana
State Board of Health
Hornbrook
Tageart
Health Department
Indianapolis
Taggert
Health Board
Taggart
Miners Gain Wage Increase and Return to Work
In Belleville Illinois on May 24 two thousand miners in the St. Clair district won a 3 cent per ton wage increase and returned to work Tuesday morning after a two month strike. The agreement was signed by mine workers representatives and independent operators. shotfirers will be paid by the companies. In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania seven thousand miners from the Pennsylvania Coal company, ordered back by a conciliation board, refused to return and prompted additional walkouts Tuesday.
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Belleville
St. Clair
Pennsylvania
Wilebsbarre
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Conciliation Board
Pioneer farmer dies after operating first threshing machine here
Flemming Johnson, a West Middleton area farmer, passed away in Kokomo Ind, May 24. He is credited with operating the first threshing machine used in this part of the country, marking a milestone in local agricultural history.
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Kokomo
Ind
Flemming Johnson
West Middleton
Mr. Johnson
Early voting light at precinct polling places across city
Morning reports show a light Republican and Democratic vote with scarce ballots cast before 10. Polls opened at 8 and close at 8. City patrols kept riot danger low while voters plan to cast ballots later. Notable races include Headrick vs Weaver for prosecutor and Bennett vs Aiken for county recorder.
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W. D. Headrick
John Weaver
Headrick
Weaver
Ross Joe Kealing
Bill Davis
Indianapolis News
Kealing
Davis
Beveridge
United States Senate
Harry O. Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Millionaire Dies After Inhaling Poisonous Gases
New York May 24 Charles C. Dickinson former president of the Carnegie Trust company and a millionaire died in Roosevelt hospital from heart failure and pneumonia after a mysterious inhalation of poisonous gases in a friend s laboratory. Dickinson, an amateur chemist, was observing experiments when the gases overcame him. The pneumonia directly caused his death.
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New York
Charles C. Dickinson
Carnegie Trust Company
Roosevelt Hospital
Dickinson
Smallpox Quarantined After Death at Evansville Home
In Evansville Indiana on May 24 mourners gathered at George Horn's home where his wife lay dead. A medical check revealed Horn carried a well developed smallpox infection. The house was quarantined and the funeral proceeded to the cemetery without songs or services.
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Evansville
Ind
George Horn
Horn
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