Strong Points of Schley Highlighted in Court Testimony
Testimony by Lieut Commander Hodgson cited three main arguments in favor of Admiral Schley. Schley ordered the Oregon to fire at the Colon and the Brooklyn stayed near the Spanish line during the turn. Capt William Folger described his warning to the commodore about Wei Hai Wei blockade and Schley’s response. Dyson noted Brooklyn boiler status and speeds, comparing ships New York Oregon Texas and Iowa during the engagement.
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Washington
Schley
Hodgson
Cpurt
Oregon
Colon
Sampson
Brooklyn
William Folger
New Orleans
Cervera
Wei-Hai-Wei
Lieut. Dyson
Lemly
Rayner
New York
Texas
Iowa
Loose release from workhouse questioned
Frank Smith a republican was released from the workhouse Monday afternoon though his term ends Thursday. He was sent for receiving stolen goods last January. The superintendent was absent when a reporter called and an assistant said releases are often by telephone with formal court release by mail later.
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Ernoon
Schley Retires From Active Naval List at 62
Rear Admiral Schley is placed on the retired list by law on Wednesday upon reaching age 62. His uniform is retained and many active officer regulations apply. His salary drops from 7500 to 5625 a year, while the ongoing investigation continues with no order yet to return him to active duty.
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Schley
Navy
Navy Department
Appellate ruling upholds bank in Myer real estate case
The Indiana appellate court affirms the Marion county court finding for Solomon Myer et al. against Volney J. Dawson alias Thomas B. Hornaday over a $1200 loan secured by a forged indorsement. The bank bears no liability for fraud without notice. Hornaday gains payment rights. The court also affirms that William S. Ripley holds title to Marion county real estate, based on 20 years possession.
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Solomon Myer
Indiana National Bank
Marion County
Thomas B. Hornaday
Volney J. Dawson
Hornaday
Dawson
Myer
William S. Ripley
Ann E. Wood
Ripley
Marion Circuit Court
Death from fright after jail mob lynching in Shelbyville
Mrs. Ben Perkins wife of the Shelbyville jailer died in Louisville following shock from the mob visit to the jail where two black youths Jumbo Fields and Clarence Garnett were lynched Wednesday morning. Dr. W F Beard cites fright as the cause. she had a history of nervous attacks.
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Louisville
Ben. C. Perkins
Shelbyville
W. F. Beard
Jumbo Fields
Clarence Garnett
Court of Appeals Delays in Molineux Murder Case
Albany court reports no decision Tuesday in the Roland B. Molineux murder appeal of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams. No ruling today. decision expected by Friday as the court reviews the case.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Roland B. Molineux
Katherine J. Adams
Caleb Powers Put On Trial For Goebel Killing
Georgetown Kentucky October Caleb Powers stands trial before Judge Cantrill on a charge of complicity in Gov Goebel s murder. The defense request for a change of judge was denied by Judge Cantrill.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Cantrill
Gov. Goebel
Ladies watch and jeweled hats sale at Mullally’s jeweler
A storefront ad for a ladies watch and hatels zine priced at 8.50 with time guaranteed. The note highlights popular price diamond rings ranging from 15.00 to 50.00. Prominent display by J. P. Mullally, Jeweler at 2 Monument Place.
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J. P. Mullally
Monument-place
Plea Of Insanity In Murder Case In Chicago
Edward Forshay vaudeville actor enters court in Chicago wearing a weary demeanor as he faces trial for the murder of Edna May an actress once his wife. Forshay recently operated on for appendicitis and seeks insanity as his defense amid prior separation and a failed interview request.
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Chicago
Edward Forshay
Edna May
Forshay
St. Louis
Buffalo
Free passes abolished on U S railroads in 1902
Chicago reports that the trunk line Central traffic Western passenger associations agree to end free transportation on all railroads starting January 1 1902. No exceptions apply and even presidents must pay. The change will affect thousands including legislators officials politicians and newspaper employers who previously enjoyed the free list.
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Chicago
United States
Trunk Line Association
Central Traffic Association
Western Passenger Association
New York
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Forecast for 36 hours ending 8 p m October 9 calls for partly cloudy skies with occasional showers Tuesday night and Wednesday. Temperatures rise from 54 at 7 am to 71 at noon and 74 by 2 pm. Indiana expected showers Tuesday night and Wednesday with cooler Wednesday night. winds southerly shifting to westerly. Illinois shows showers Tuesday night and Wednesday with cooler west portion and winds from south to southwest. Lower Michigan expects showers Tuesday night and Wednesday with brisk southerly turning to westerly winds.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Democrats Battle Faction Split in Norfolk Election Chaos
In Norfolk Virginia on October 8 thecity faces a split Democratic party and two voting places per precinct. Poll box fights and heightened tension mark today’s local election as disorder feared and described as the most exciting in Virginia.
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Norfolk
Val
Virginia
Dynamiters Blow Up Homes in Danville
In Danville Kentucky on Monday night dynamiters destroyed the home of widow Mrs. Cooley and damaged D C Mays house. No clues as to the perpetrators were reported.
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Danville
Cooley
D. C
Election Returns Coordinated by Indianapolis Papers
Election returns will be gathered by all Indianapolis newspapers at a joint bureau Tuesday night. The bureau is at 31 W Maryland St and reachable by telephone Main 373 or new 1362. Party chairmen approve the plan and officers are asked to ensure blanks and supplies are filed or telephoned promptly.
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Indianapolis
Maryland St
Piano Ads Prompt Cheap Prices at Local Market
Vintage notice lists pianos from 165 dollars and up offered by Wulsohner n and others. An adjacent classified line promotes feeding a horse and urges readers to advertise vacant rooms for rent in THE SUN, signaling a broad local classifieds page.
Republicans Hold Early Lead Across City Precincts
Election day observers note brisk voting from dawn as Republican handlers report strong turnout in Ward 2 and 3 precincts. Early tallies show substantial Republican support in several east and west side precincts while Democratic hopes waver amid steady polling and confident antsy. George Elliott’s precinct in Ward 2 and the Harrison home precinct in Ward 3 figure among early leaders as logistics chief Marion Eaton arranges wagons to move workers.
Democrats See Early Returns From City Committee Reports
Democratic leaders, upbeat over heavy early voting, track hourly tallies via a bicycle corps and a large blank record. Precincts 7 of ward 2 and others show Democrats mounting turnout with multiple precincts reporting early counts and higher Democratic than Republican votes by 9 00.
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Democratic City Committee
Sahm
Ward 2
First Arrest At Polls Sparks Weapon Charge
Gustave Josephs, a Republican worker and former precinct committeeman, was arrested Tuesday morning at precinct 5 ward it for carrying concealed weapons after a fight at the voting place. He allegedly drew a revolver on Louis Traugett, who walked away as one of Josephs' sons allegedly threw a rock. Police say the gun was loaded.
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Gustave Josephs
Josephs
Louis Traugett
Keach Award Vote Advances Amid Polling Snapshot
Early Tuesday precinct tallies show Jim Keach’s award vote progressing with 49 of 170, 94 of 316, 70 of 8 30, 72 of 280, 86 of 240, and 67 of 175 recorded by 9 15 a m. At Delaware Street precinct 9 a drunken man complained after voting the straight rooster ticket.
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Jim Keach
Delawarest
Negro Vote Activity Reported in Ward 6 Precincts
The article notes the negro vote responding promptly on Tuesday morning with Democratic workers admitting a Republican lean. In precinct 13 seven of 15 colored voters had voted by 9 am, while precinct 6 tallied 30 of 131. Precinct 3 has 181 colored voters as the Republican challenger claimed full strength at the polls. In precinct 6 the Republican challenger was away from the polls for about half an hour.
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College
Ward 2
Bob” Springsteen
Hoyt McClain
Scheme to Buy Votes at Election Vox Populi
Election commissioners halted a wholesale vote buying scheme on a Tuesday forenoon, with similar rumors from the last presidential election. The affidavit process allows illiterate or physically unable voters to have clerks vote as dictated, raising questions about who is truly responsible for the outcome and the role of the vote seller in potential perjury.
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Lim
Ward 1
Mer-rill Moores
Merrill Moores
Riots Reported Over Polls Draw Narrow Rivalry
Republican chairman Logsdon received reports of voters being driven from precinct 9 ward 11 as police allegedly did not intervene. Superintendent Quigley was contacted but not satisfied. The riots are described as a series of controversies between race members with Hebrew votes noted and party rivalry evident.
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Logsdon
Ward
Quigley
Logsdon Reports Strong Republican Turnout at Noon
Republican chairman Logsdon praised noon results showing 40 to 50 percent of the vote in by 10 a.m. Ward 1 2 3 and 8 posted unusually large early turnout. Precinct 4 Ward 2 home of John R. Allen showed 50 percent voting before 10, while Ward 10 also exceeded half by noon.
Negroes Challenged in Election Day Confusion
Republicans faced widespread challenges to Black voters during the morning as requests for blank affidavits to swear in votes suggested Democratic precau tions. Democrats claimed Republicans imported Black voters for the election, while many Black individuals appeared not on Democratic poll-books.
Republicans Slow in Reporting Votes at Polls
Democrats received and recorded reports from voting places more promptly, with hourly updates to headquarters. Republicans waited until 10 am and 2 pm, preserving printed blanks and forcing staff to search for precinct data.
Mayoral nominees vote early fearing polls closing
Charles A. Bokwalter of precinct 1 ward 4 voted at 51 W Thirty-fourth St. Charles Maguire of precinct 4 ward 7 voted at 529 N Meridian St. James M. Dungan of precinct i ward 2 walked five blocks to vote at 708 E Twenty-seventh St.
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Charles A. Bokwalter
Thirty-fourth
Charles Maguire
James M. Dungan
E. Twenty-seventh
Whistling for Courage in Ward 7 Ballot Fare
Democrats claim ongoing vote effort while Republicans are blamed for manipulation in ward 7 with a disputed ballot incident. Nelson R. Hyde defends ward 2 and 3 Republican turnout as Democratic votes, Kern disputes weather as political signal.
TAMM A FAVORITE FOR LEADER OF TICKET
All day on Tuesday August, Tamm was discussed as the front runner for leadership of his ticket, with strong belief that if Bookwalter...
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Tamm
Krag Reynolds Case Reopened After Supreme Court Ruling
The supreme court voids the first chattel mortgage as a fraud, nullifying preferred status for Gates and Harrison and affecting about $365,000 in debt with assets under $250,000. Reagan, trustee for creditors, seeks equal chance for all claimants as the case returns to scramble for payment.
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Supreme Court
Kras Reynolds
John Reagan
First Nations Bank of Chicago
Reagan
Krag-Reynolds Company
Indianapolis
First National Bank
Jordan
A. B. Gates
Nicholas McCarty Harrison
Lafayette Perkins
Perkins
Brigands May Wait a Month for Ransom
Boston reports 333000 wired to Constantinople to pay Bulgarian brigands holding Miss Eben Stone the American missionary. Washington cannot verify Sofia’s claim that ransom is delayed by a month. Suggestions propose pressuring Bulgaria to seize Macedonian revolutionary committee members as hostages or risk U S action.
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Miss Stone
Constantinople
Miss Eben Stone
State Department
Washington
Sofia
Bulgaria
United States
Tamm Expected To Enter With Narrow Victory Margin
On Tuesday morning O B Orton bet Taylor Groninger ten dollars that Tamm would join him, signaling a small majority likely deciding the outcome.
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Tamm
O. B. Orton
Taylor Groninger
Democrats Claim Victory At Bookwalter Ticket Vote
At 2 p m on Tuesday Democratic leaders at headquarters voiced confidence they had downed the Bookwalter ticket as most votes were reported by noon. Republicans in ward 2 showed fear as lull in voting appeared. In precinct 8, 22 Republican traveling men were out of the city. In another precinct, 60 negroes were listed on the pollbooks and only about half had voted.
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Nelson R. Hyde
Maguire
John W- Kern
Taggart
Bookwalter
Mystery of a Murder of a 5 Year Old Boy in New York
Police probe the death of Albert Ryan or Robinson found Monday in a basement bag at 21st Street tenement. Seven arrests made. three remain held Henry Trieder William De Lyons and Alonzo Watson amid unclear evidence as investigators pursue a pervert theory.
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New York
Albert Ryan
Robinson
Twenty-first-st
Beause
Henry Trieder
William de Lyons
Alonzo Watson
Durbin Skips Vote Citing Constitutional Residence Rule
Gov Durbin did not vote on Tuesday arguing the constitution requires the governor to reside at the capital for voting. He maintains legal residence in Anderson for tax and voter status. The late Gov Mount voted in Indianapolis and interpreted residence as the capital’s jurisdiction for gubernatorial voting.
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Durbin
Anderson
Gov. Mount
Indianapoli
Quiet strike region as guards surrender arms in Kentucky
Madisonville Kentucky October 8 guards and deputy sheriffs at the Carbon dale mines surrendered their arms Monday and were discharged state troops now guard the mines union miners of the Illinois Central railroad also surrendered their arms quiet prevails in the strike area several shots fired near the Monarch mines and the residence of Steve Young was fired into but damage was avoided a car schedule change was made for Anderson with an earlier departure to Indiananois now 5 am instead of 6 am
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Madisonville
Carbondale
Illinois Central Railroad
Monarch Mines
Steve Young
Ticket Shocks End Ticket Scalping at New York Theaters
In New York on October 8 authorities and theater managers cracked down on ticket brokers who sold seats at inflated prices. Knickerbocker Theatre posted a no broker sign and Weber & Fields halted scalpers, with police ready to enforce. Similar actions awaited at other houses.
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New York
Knickerbocker
Herald Square
Weber G. Fields
Knickerbockw
Weber & Fields
Birds of Prey
Knickerbocker 2
Vanderbilt Hyde and Howlett Seek New York to Philadelphia Day Run
Alfred G. Vanderbilt James H. Hyde and Morris E Howlett plan a nonstop coach run from New York to Philadelphia and back within a single day using 80 horses and 18 to 20 relays. They will alternate driving every hour with no meals in between, breakfast and dinner served aboard at speed.
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New York
Philadelphia
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
James H. Hyde
Morris E. Howlett
Vanderbilt
Hyde
Howlett
Federal coal project to hire 1000 workers near Tunnelton
Six hundred men will be put to work this week by the Federal coal company at the new operations near Tunnelton West Virginia. Other shafts are being sunk and the number of employees will be increased to 1 000 inside a month.
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Tunnelton
W. Va
Federal Coal Company
Roosevelt invites Beveridge to Washington at once
President Roosevelt invites Senator Beveridge to depart for Washington immediately and he will leave Tuesday night for the capital.
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Roosevelt
Senator Beveridge
Washington
Mrs Patrick Brennan Hosts St Patrick's Club Meeting
Mrs Patrick Brennan will entertain the St Patrick's social club at her Woodlawrave home on Wednesday evening.
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Patrick Brennan
St. Patrick’s Social Club
Woodlawrave
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