Marion county machine forces two candidates to withdraw
The Sun reports Larz Whitcomb and William Reagan withdrawn from the joint senator race for Morgan and Marion counties. The Marion machine sought to defeat Charles Martindale by uniting or splitting anti machine factions. Reagan withdrew on Tuesday, Whitcomb on Friday, leaving Martindale and Minturn as anti machine figures while Cox is poised to gain undivided machine support.
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Larz Whitcomb
William P. Reagan
SUN
Morgan
Marion
Whitcomb
Reagan
Marion County
Charles Martindale
Rawal
Marion County Machine
Linton A
Martindale
Kealing
Cox
Fair
Minturn
Bookwalter
Russell Sage Takes A Lay Off On Decoration Day
New York May 30 Friday marked the first time in Russell Sage's history as a financier that he failed to appear at his office on a holiday. Sage has not been well for some time and has absented himself from business for several days until Monday. He announced that decoration day would be a day off for him after exhausting efforts.
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New York
Russell Sage
Fire Destroys Horse Barn And Equipment
A horse, buggy, harness, and feed were burned in an early Friday fire on a lot owned by Sattler. The blaze spread rapidly, was almost uncontrollable, and the barn was nearly ashes by the time the fire department arrived. No injuries were reported.
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Artes Sattler
Submarine Boat Debate Hits Naval Policy
Rear Admiral Charles O Neill testifies to the House Naval Affairs Committee questioning the Holland type submarine as experimental and urging funding for alternative designs. He argues the science remains in infancy and urges competition with a $500000 appropriation to contract other submarine types to spur development.
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Washington
Charles O’neill
Bureau of Naval Ordnance
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Navy Department
Bat
Naval Secretary
Denver Priest Cushing Returns After Rome Appeal
Father John Cushing of Denver, an Irish priest, and fellow clergymen faced arrest on a charge in New York while in Rome seeking papal intervention. They say they were removed from parishes to make way for German priests and were ordered to Colorado, with permission to appeal to civil courts if unsatisfied. The arrest, they claim, was part of a plot to undermine Cushing, who sought audience with the pope though felt the pope was too feeble to assist. Also named are Fathers Culkin and Couhlin.
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New York
John Cushing
Denver
Matt
Colorado
Rome
Father Cushing
Fathers Culkin
Couzhiin
Farmer John Taylor in Farmhouse Rampage Near Paradise
St Louis MO May 30 A farmer named John Taylor aged about 50 or 60, described as violently insane and armed with a shotgun, defied a sheriff's posse for 12 hours in a cornfield near Paradise. He surrendered, was taken home under guard, and his daughter Cornelia, 18, who lost her reason during the scare, lies near death after he attacked his wife.
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ST. Louie
John “Taylor
Paradise
Jerseyville
Taylor
Jacksonville
Cornelia
Push Ordinance Aims to Curb Street Pushes in City
Indianapolis council committee on safety and comfort favors Councilman Wynne's push ordinance to make pushing, crowding, or pulling someone without consent a misdemeanor. The measure, praised for eradicating street car pushes and related rough behavior, moves toward passage amid broad support and unanimous sentiment. Crall's vehicle-crossing law action is postponed.
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Council Committee On Safety and Comfort
Wynne
Sourbier
Sourcier
Indianapolis Sia
Wahl
Wysong
Wis
Negley
McFarland
Crall
Consolidation of Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie Road
The Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie Road filed papers with the secretary of state Friday, paying 3450 dollars on a combined capital stock of 3.45 million dollars. The merger links routes from the Ohio State line to North Judson Indiana and on to the Chicago and Cincinnati line. Two corporations formed due to higher bonding needs of the northern section, with into Chicago more costly than into Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie,railroad
Secretary of State
Cincinnati, Richmond &Muncie
Ohio State Lne
North Judson
Ind
Chicago & Cincinnati
Illinois State Line
Chicago
Cincinnati
Plea for slang at Indiana literary clubs meeting
PLEA FOR SLANG VALPARAISO Ind May Crawfordsville hosts the next annual meeting of the Indiana union of literary clubs. Officers elected include President Mrs EB C Earl Conneraville Vice President Mrs H M Beer Valparaiso Secretary Miss Lillian Moore Indianapolis Treasurer Mrs I C Hackett Huntington. Miss Mary B Breed of Indiana University urged preservation of English and advocated slang noting language evolves and phrases like up against it and in it may become classics.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Crawfordsville
Indiana Union of Literary Clubs
EB C. Earl
Conneraville
H. M. Beer
Lillian Moore
Indianapolis
I. C. Hackett
Hunting
Mary B. Breed
Indiana University
Indiana convention of mail carriers in session
Evansville Indiana May 30 reports the state convention of mail carriers in session. The fragmented notice notes union gathering activities and discussions among carriers about routes pay and working conditions with emphasis on organized labor events in the state capital.
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Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Death ends line of Hartford City family
Harry Hartman son of David Smith died of consumption on Thursday marking the last surviving member of the family. The mother and two daughters had died within the past thirteen months.
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Hartford City
Tate
David Smith
One Lone. Cent Greencastle May 30 Misa Laura Foster
Greencastle Indiana report notes a legal matter as Laura Foster of Groveland sues in a case dated May 30 with sparse OCR fragments indicating a civil action ongoing. The item preserves person and place names from the damaged text.
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Greencastle
Ind
Misa Laura
Foster
Groveland
Two Men Die by Drinking Carbolic Acid in Central Park
In New York on May 30, Frank Schwartz and William Downey ended their lives together by adding carbolic acid to whisky. Their bodies were found upright on a park seat by Policeman Divine. Schwartz carried a card from Adams cylinder and Webb press printing association, while Downey left a Civil War note revealing his alias.
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New York
Central Park
Policeman Divine
Adams Cylinder and Webb Press Printing Association
Chicago
Frank Schwartz
Barney Dolan
William Downey
King Edward Birthday Celebrated With Gala Across England
London May 30 Friday marked the national celebration of King Edward's birthday with widespread gala displays. Flags flew in every city harbor vessels formed a fluttering color mass. The horse guards parade drew thousands and the event closed with the national anthem and a birthday proclamation. The Irish Guards received new colors from the King.
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London
Edward
All England
Empire
Horse Guards
Irish Guard
Unknown assailant hits Mrs Vetlock in Indiana
In LaPorte Indiana on May 30 an unknown man clubbed Mrs Peter Vetlock, leaving her unconscious near Lake of the Woods in Marshall County. Authorities search for the attacker as she lies near death. In Newport Rhode Island on May 30 the torpedo boat DeLong tied 25.53 knots on an official trial against a headwind, beating the 25 knot standard.
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Laporte
Ind
Peter Vetlock
Vetlock
Lake-of The-Woods
Marshall County
Newport
R. I
DeLong
Elks hold carnival in Shelbyville with various attractions
Shelbyville Indiana May 20 Elks organize carnival for July with many attractions including selling plans for 16 cents. Miss
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Shelbyville
Ind
Elks
Basque deputy arana triggers Spain Cuba independence protest
In Madrid on May 30 indignant officials report Basque deputy Arana sent a telegram to President Roosevelt praising Cuba's independence. The item notes public ire over the diplomatic gesture and its political implications. Nearby, postal rates drop June 1, cutting Dawson City messages to 1.3 dollars per ten words, with lines spanning costly terrain.
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Madrid
Arana
Roosevelt
Cuba
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Alaska
Northwestern Territory
Dawson City
Indianapolis
Dawson
Manly Swallows Glass in Jail After Assault Charge
Hal Manly, a Chicago salesman tied to a criminal assault case in Decatur, Ala., was brought to Huntsville for safekeeping and attempted suicide by swallowing broken glass Thursday night. His doctor says he will die.
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Huntsville
Ala
Hal Manly
Chicago
Ola Benson
Decatur
Great Northern railway machinists strike across system
Fort Worth Texas May 30 The machinists on the entire system of the International Great Northern railway are on strike. They demanded wage increases and a reduction of apprentices but their request was refused.
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Fort: Worth
Tex
International Great Northern Railway
Local Remark Sparks Horsewhip Incident in Markle
In Markle Indiana on May 30 Dr Zimmer Lee age 50 was allegedly horsewhipped after an incident at a post. Mrs Henry C. involved as a party in the unfolding local affair with scant readable details.
Bay Wrote His Name On Washington Monument
Harry Bay of the Cleveland baseball team was arrested after a watchman saw him inscribe his name on the Washington monument. He posted 25 collateral for Friday police court but left for Baltimore with the team, forfeiting the money.
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Washington
Harry Bay
Cleveland
Washington Monument
Baltimore
Brooklyn to sail with Pauncefote’s body for England
The cruiser Brooklyn arrived from Havana and anchored off Tompkinsville. It will be prepared to transport the body of Lord Pauncefote, late British ambassador to Washington, to England.
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Pauncefote
England
Tompkinaville
Lord Pauncefote
Washington
Filipino Suffragist Clemen cia Lopez Urges Help for Philippines
In Boston a Philippine sister of Sixto Lopez spoke at a women suffrage meeting, urging Massachusetts activists to press for humane treatment and independence for the Philippines where women suffer greatly. In Norfolk the US collier Leonides carrying relief left Virginia waters for St Vincent.
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Boston
Mass
Clemencia Lopez
Sixto Lopez
Massachusetts Women Suffrage Association
Philippines
Norfolk
United States
Leonides
Virginia Capes
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