Split Threatens the Prohi Party at Columbus
Rock ribbed Prohibitionists threaten to split the Prohibition party over a fusion proposal with Anti saloon and Democratic forces. A closing national committee meeting rejected deals with outsiders while reaffirming core principles. National convention set for Columbus during the first week in July with Charles R. Jones re elected as national chairman.
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United Pre
Chicago
National Committee
Columbus
Democratic Party
J. M. Templeton
North Carolina
E. E. Beauchamp
Kentucky
Prohibition Party
South
Charlies R. Jones
Westinghouse Firms Seize $3.6 Million in New Orders
United Press reports that Westinghouse Machine and Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing in East Pittsburg have secured nearly 3.6 million dollars in new orders in the past week. The influx promises sustained work for thousands of shop workers through the remainder of the year.
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Pittsburg
Westinghouse Machine
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
East Pittsburg
Postum enhances mental work and endurance claims
An Illinois woman reports quitting coffee for Postum Food Coffee improves kidney and bowel action within two weeks, eases coffee heart, steadies nerves, and boosts physical strength and brain power enabling her to resume hard mental labor with less fatigue. The ad attributes these claims to Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan.
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Postum
Postum Co
Phon
Horse Show Is A Frost At Madison Square Garden
New York observers say New York society no longer attracts the middle class as the annual society horse show at Madison Square Garden shines with elegant dress and refined displays. Yet spectators judge the event a frost due to revelations of corruption and breaches of trust among society leaders, eroding awe toward prominent names.
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Tuited Press
New York
Madison Square Garden
Man Dies in Tunnel Rescue Efforts Failure
United Press reports a fatal firedamp incident in a tunnel 150 feet underground at W Ninety-second and State streets in Chicago. Eight Southwestern Land and Tunnel workers were below ground. James H. Lanahan of Rockport Illinois died, seven others revived and hospitalized as rescuers battled danger.
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Chicago
State Sts
Southwestern Land and Tunnel Company
James H. Lanahan
Rockport
Ill
Shoot to kill order rattles MilwaukeeKenoshaburglary surge
Robberies rise as Chicago crooks move into Wisconsin. In Kenosha Mayor Gorman orders police to shoot to kill to stop burglaries, declaring one dead robber will curb the activity. Milwaukee officers told to take no chances, an Austrian victimized by a Sunday holdup, and a saloon robbed for about 700 dollars last night.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Kenosha
Gorman
Auditors Will Meet County Officials to Plan Next Year
The Indiana County Auditors Association formed at Denison hotel with officers Thomas Nugent president and W T Richards vice president. A legislative committee and committees on uniformity, construction of law, and an annual meeting were named. The group aims to establish a uniform bookkeeping system and learns about the new depository law from Attorney-General James Kingham.
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County Auditors’ Association of
Indiana
Denison
Thomas Nugent
Daviess County
W. T. Richards
Madison County
A. F. Zearing
Marion County
Harry Stinson
Evansville
John T
Hartford City
George WW
Lindemuth
Fort Wayne
John C. Beagle
Warsaw
C. J. Clark
Indianapolis
Harry D. Payne
Newport
Demus 8S
Coe
Richmond
Clement C. Hurst
Greencastle
Charles Griswold
Peru
Joan T. Morris
Shoals
William T. Richards
Anderson
Charlies Cromwell
Frankfort
W. B. Gray
Covington
N. G. Wallace
Terre Haute
Harry R. Embree
Princeton
Taft Men Glad Foraker 10 Run For President
Columbus dispatch reports Taft supporters in 1908 sought Ohio GOP expression after Foraker’s endorsement by his own men. Boyer Vorys notes the move aims to unite Ohio Republicans behind Taft while Foraker becomes an active candidate. County advisory board actions deemed unnecessary.
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TAFT
Glad Foraker
The
Sun
Columbus
William H. Taft
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Ohio League of Republican Clubs
League
Arthur Vorys
Atkins-Coleman Nuptials Among Indianapolis Society
One of Indianapolis’s most brilliant weddings united Miss Suemma Vajem-Coleman and William Avery Atkins at Second Presbyterian Church. The event featured white floral aisles, a Mendelssohn march, and a large reception at the Colemans’ home. The couple planned an eastern wedding trip before settling at 88 E Eleventh St. An engagement and multiple local marriages and society notes follow, including Marion federation officers meeting and various receptions and nuptials.
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Atkins-Coleman
Indianapolis
Suemma Vajem-Coleman
William Avery Atkins
Second Presbyterian Church
Smilax
Mendelssohn
Joan Lyons
John Thompson
Major Dowling
William Day
Samuel Downden
Kennard Wasson
Lillian Fauvre
Gertrude Spann
Marie Starr
Elsie Appel
Mary Powell
Marguerite Lilly
Mary Sullivan
Katherine Tanner
William Henry Coleman
Eaon
Frances
Mary Gladding
Edythe Wood
Dorothy Richardson
Atkins
John W. Monahan
Margaret Wade
Madison
Ind
St. Michael's Church
Mamie Horuff
Katherine Shine
Anthony Monahan
Joseph F. Nelsse
Casper Krebs
Anna Horuff
William Horuff
Monahan
Patrick Wade
Florence Johnson
J. W. Johnson
Caylor Carley
Seventh Presbyterian Church
Coppock
George Price
Alfred Carr
Earl Miller
Noah McGreegy
Roy van Arsdel
Helen Clayton
Ilra McPherson
Zenith Eller
Marion Newman
Elsa Miller
Mamie Carney
Carney
St. Peter-st
Bertha Lovell
J. Edward Heldner
Chicago
Meridian St. M. E
Joshua Stansfield
Arthur L. Ward
Heldner
Address by Hatcher at Indianapolis Baptist Social Union Banquet
A banquet was held Wednesday evening in the First Baptist church banquet room. Reverend William C. Hatcher, principal of the Union Military Academy at Richmond Virginia, delivered an address. Afterward officers were elected: President Henry Eitel, Vice President Reverend P L Powell Franklin, Secretary L S Charpie, Treasurer John Roberts.
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First Baptist Church
Indianapolis Baptist Social Union
William C. Hatcher
Union Military Academy
Richmond
Henry Eitel
P. L. Powell
Franklin
L. S. Charpie
John Roberts
Murdered in box car during robbery in Missouri
Special to The Sun from Poplar Bluff Mo on November 21 reports J H Fowlkes a Donathan farmer was murdered and robbed of 31 00 in an Iron Mountain box car on a siding. He was beaten and the car containing his household goods was set on fire while being moved from Donathan to Newberne Tennessee.
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Fowlkes
Donathan
Newberne
Tenn
Grape-Nuts Endurance Aid Promoted For Stay Power
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a food that builds staying power through energy and grit. It claims the cereal provides vital elements from wheat and barley, is fully cooked ready to eat, quickly absorbed, and repairs tissue while storing energy for a long, strong effort. It also references The Road to Wellville in promotions.
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Wellville
Count Peuckler Sent to Dresden Asylum
Berlin dispatch reports Count Peuckler, leader of the German anti-Semitic movement, has been committed to a Dresden asylum as a dangerous lunatic. The action follows his recent detention and rising concerns over his stability.
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United Crean
Berlin
Count Peuckler
Dalldorf Asylum
Handley Critically Ill With Pneumonia At Hospital
E A Handley general manager of the Lake Shore railway is critically ill with pneumonia at Passavant Memorial hospital. He was admitted Sunday and Dr Frank Churchill remains at his bedside. Fears grew this morning that he might not live through the day.
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Handley
United Press
Chicago
E. A. Handley
Lake Shore Railway
Passavant Memorial Hospital
Frank Churchill
Judge rules wife first in desertion cases in Chicago
Municipal Judge A. J. Petit told deserted wives and their children at the Armitage settlement house that husbands must give half their earnings to their wives. He said wives work at home and earn half the wage, and the law supports that. He noted men sometimes favor mothers, causing wife desertion, and urged remedies with Mrs. Herman Falkenstein, who is handling over a thousand such cases.
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United Press
Chicago
A. J. Petit
Armitage-are
Petit
Herman Falkenstein
Cotton crop short as census shows ginned bales
Washington November 21 census report shows total cotton ginned to November 14 at 7,811,202 bales, down from 8,332,242 bales the previous year. The drop reflects earlier season results and ongoing harvest variations.
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United Press
Washington
Woman Wins Damages After Name Incident In Court
Mrs Florence Gregory received 159 in a suit against Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern traction company after alleging she and her fox terrier Sweetheart were ejected from a company car. A juror noted the award would have doubled but was deterred by her use of the dog's name in court.
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Florence Gregory
Justice of the Peace
Holmes’ Court
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
Burial in Union For William Riley Tee Warden
Funeral services for William Riley Tee Warden who died suddenly will be held Friday morning in Union County near the home of Mr Union County.
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William Riley Teewarden
Union Coun
Union County
Nespela
Vladivostok Rioters Attack Abattoir Workers
A mob of about 200 rioters attacked the municipal abattoir in Vladivostok. The leader, dressed as an army officer, ordered employees shot but the gibbet collapsed and he had workers, men and women, felled with swords. Soldiers later charged the crowd with fixed bayonets, leaving many dead and wounded.
National Association of Handle Manufacturers Formed
After permanent organization a Grand hotel meeting elected T R Glendinen of Atchison Kansas as president H H Gibson of Chicago as secretary and treasurer P B G Scott of St Louis as manager of the history division C W Sperry of Fort Wayne Indiana in charge of ash and oak and H B Alexander of Hillsboro Indiana for minor woods The first annual convention will be held in Indianapolis at a date yet to be decided upon.
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National Association of Handle Manufacturers
Grand Hotel
T. R. Glendinen
Atchiie
Kas
H. H. Gibson
Chicago
PB G. Scott
St. Louis
Hicksory
C. W. Sperry
Fort Wayne
Ash and Oak
ANOTHER MAN MURDERED IN NORTHERN INDIANA
The body of an unknown well dressed man was found beside Lake Shore tracks near Chesterton Indiana. Pockets rifled, no papers to identify him. Evidence suggests murder and robbery. It is believed he was assaulted rendered unconscious robbed and placed on the tracks. In four weeks four other men were found dead along northern Indiana rail lines, all believed murdered and placed on tracks.
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Chesterton
Ind
Lake Shore
Indiana
Pyramid Pile Cure Advertisement Claim
An ad warns constipation leads to piles and tumors, but promotes Pyramid Pile Cure as the only painlessly private cure. It promises a free trial by mail to Marshall Michigan with a full box available for 50 cents at druggists.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
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