Bryan Labels Tariff Commission Idea as Incompetence
In Auburn Indiana on October 15 W J Bryan praised John W Kern as a stronger campaigner than Albert Beveridge and attacked the tariff commission as a confession of incompetence. He argued Democrats would fix tariff issues and noted Beveridge’s silence on campaign finance publicity while Kern supported direct election of senators. A large crowd welcomed Bryan in Columbia City with a similar speech.
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Albert J. Beveridge
Bryan
Tariff Commission
Beveridge
Kern
Columbia City
Nude sculpture heresy leads Laura Barney to Bahism
Miss Laura Barney, famed for the Deserted Ariadne statue in Washington, renounces nude art to promote Bahism. She traveled to Persia for three years studying the language and the sect’s founder, and engaged in Persian women's emancipation. She now studies Arabian to further mystics’ work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Laura Barney
Washington
Miss Barney
Natalie
America
Persia
Kern Takes Fling at Ex President
In Oolitic Indiana on October 15 John W. Kern condemned Theodore Roosevelt in an open air meeting. Kern mocked Roosevelt for campaigning across Indiana urging Hoosiers to back Beveridge against the Payne Aldrich bill and hinted at Roosevelt moving on to Massachusetts to urge Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oolitic
Ind
John W. Kern
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Kern
Commonwealth
Payne-Aldrich
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. S. Battleship Fleet Bans Mediterranean Ports
Naples reports twenty four new cholera cases and twelve deaths in the province Friday. The American government cancels fleet visits to Mediterranean ports this fall and winter due to the cholera scare.
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Naples
Mediterranean
Chicken Hawks Prey on Farmers Flocks in Tipton County
Anderson Ind Oct 15 Farmers complain chickens hawks prey on their flocks. One farmer reports the loss of a dozen fine hens as authorities note ongoing depredations along the Tipton county line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson, Ind
Tipton County
Jasonville Boom Adds Houses Amid Growth
Special report from Sonville Indiana notes Jasonville booms with over 180 new houses this summer as the town undergoes rapid development and expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasonville
Sonville
Ind
Missionary boards to unify under three divisions
In Topeka a special seven member committee report on delegate representation and mission society unification is released. Indianapolis figures Rev A B Philputt and Mrs Anna R Atwater lead the panel. The plan consolidates boards into home foreign and women, creates a single headquarters and merges church publications. Noted figures W T Moore and E E Moorman appear among convention arrivals with DeVoe and Garry L Cook delivering talks at training and education events.
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Indianapolis
A. B. Philputt
Central Christian Church of Indianapolis
Anna R. Atwater
Christian Woman's Board of
Misssions
Home
Foreign
Women’s Society
Rer
W. T. Moore
Moore
Christian Church
England
E. E. Moorman
Englewood
C. H. DeVoe
Richmond
Peru
Indiana
DeVoe
Mason City
Garry L. Cook
The
T. C. Howe
Butler College
Sawed Out of Jail Then Escapes Again in Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg Indiana October 15 Charles H Leesin 35 escaped county jail by sawing his way out Friday and remains at large. Fellow inmate Frank R Wildes became stuck in the same hole. Sheriff’s daughter alerted authorities after the attempt led to a wedge being removed and iron bars installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Charles H. Leein
Liberty
Frank R. Wildes
Leeia
J. W. Clark
Court urged to block sale of promissory note
Clarence Martindale seeks a restraining order to stop Fletcher American Bank from disposing of his promissory note for 525 dollars. He names John T. Figg of Figg Realty Co as defendant, alleges he bought Texas land from James E. Henderson through the firm, and that Figg misrepresented funds and turned the note over to the bank without his knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Martindale
Fletcher- American Bank
Martindale
John T. Figg
Figg Realty Company
Texas
James E. Henderson
Figg
Henderson
Bank
Architect's Case Continued By Court
Judge Collins granted a postponement in the case of architect Frank Hunter charged with violating the building law until November 15. Hunter agreed to complete the corrections demanded by Building Inspector Winterrowd, including widening a nine inch wall to thirteen inches, though the defect was found after near completion.
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Collins
Frank Hunter
Hunter
Winterrowd
Windsor Building Crash Verdict Names Rain as Cause
Coroner Blackwell ruled that rain over three days and an unfinished roof caused the Windsor building floor to collapse killing George Westbrook. He faulted F E Bryant for not cooperating with police when a man might have been under the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
Windsor
George Westbrook
F. E. Bryant
Denver Woman Stricken in Train Medical Emergency
Mrs C H Tancray of Denver Colorado died at a hospital in Elkhart Indiana after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage aboard a Lake Shore train between Chicago and Elkhart Sunday night She never recovered from the attack and passed away Friday in the hospital
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Denver
Elkhart
Ind
C. H. Tancray
Colo
Lake Shore
Chicago
Report on disease and bread rules from state health board
The state board of health ordered immediate disease reporting for infantile paralysis with a warning quarantine per case. Four August deaths, thirty in a year, with cases in Adams Huntington Jay Steuben Marion Vigo and St Joseph counties. Bread wrapping fights continued as a regulated practice. delivery wagons must be dust and fly free, loaders clean, clothes kept clean, and bread not loaded at stables. Recommendations on pure food laws approved. authorities seek power to seal weights and measures to curb frauds and adulteration.
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Adams
Huntington
Jay
Steuben
Marion
Vigo
St. Joseph
State Board
Vienna
Desiers
A. L. Taggart
H. E. Barnard
J. N. Hurty
Hboard
Prohi and Socialist Labor Parties File Tickets
Prohi and Socialist Labor party tickets have been filed with Gov. Marshall and sent to the election board. John H. Parker of Greensburg was chosen for supreme judge on the prohibition ticket. Judiciary ticket lists Supreme Court Third district Benjamin F. Watson Indianapolis Second district John H. Parker Greensburg. Appellate Court First division William H. Hill Vincennes Second division Abraham Cole Oakland City. Isaac G. Pollard Hammond Samson J. North Milford Robert S. Denny Westfield named for second division.
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Prohibition
Socialist Labor
Marshall
Election Board
John H. Parker
Greensburg
Supreme Court
Benjamin F. Watson
Indianapolis
John HK. Parker
William H. Hill
Vincennes
Abraham Cole
Oakland City
Isaac G. Pollard
Hammond
Samson J. North
Milford
Robert S. Denny
Westfield
Indiana Man Killed In Ohio On Lake Shore Bridge
Five men died Saturday night when struck by a Lake Shore train on the Sandusky bay bridge. They were rebuilding the bridge and living in a box car. The deceased were P. H. Kellott of Toledo, C. Harmon Redmon of Rocky Ridge, Charles Patshaw of Ligonier Indiana, Ben Knudsen of Toledo, and Frank Navarre of Williston. all but Redmon were married. The bodies were taken to Port Canton.
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Sandusky, O
Lake Shore
Sandusky Bay Bridge
P. H. Kellott
Toledo
C. Harmon R. Redmon
Rocky Ridge
Charles Patshaw
Ligonier
Ind
Ben Knudsen
Frank Navarre
Williston
Redmon
Port Canton
Governor Speaks to Students at Indiana University
Governor Marshall addressed Indiana University students on Friday night and opened the local Democrat campaign at a 9 am Saturday morning event attended by about 2,000 people. The governor and Mrs. Marshall were guests at the Phi Gamma Delta house Friday night and received a breakfast Saturday morning.
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J. U
Marshall
Indiana University
Phi Gamma Delta
Gov
Wabash College
Almighty to Aid in Defense Says Michael Faces Murder Charge
Logansport Ind Oct 15 Samuel A Michael arraigned on a first degree murder charge after shooting Levi Pipinger in the litter's Carroll county home. Relatives fear mental imbalance and will hire attorneys to act for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Michael
Levi Pipinger
Carroll County
Michaels
Girl Takes Charge of Florida Weekly
Miss Kate Coverdale, formerly a printer in Noblesville, visited Noblesville and plans to assume control of a Florida weekly after working in Vinton Iowa. Also reported: Valentine Karr and Harmon Cox suffered leg fractures in separate Friday accidents. Karr injured when a chain broke while loading legs, Cox fell ten feet from a tilted board while roofing an automobile shed.
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the Sun
Noblesville
Ind
Kate Coverdale
Vinton
Melvin
Fla
Valentine Karr
Harmon Cox
Karr
Mr. Cox
Machinists to End Strike Soon
Washington Indiana October 15 1906 striking machinists will return to work within five days under orders from the head offices of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway Company The prolonged strike began at the start of the year and centered on the companys piecework plan and lack of union recognition
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
Motorman of Wreck Fame Back at Work
Bluffton Indiana October 15 Charles Van Dine motorman in charge of the north bound traction car wrecked at Kingsland September 21 is back at work. He was dazed for two days after the wreck and cannot recall how he escaped death. The company exonerated him and conductor E H Spillers.
Boy Without Legs Travels With Goats Through Rushville
In Rushville Indiana on Friday a team of goats led by Weesle Bogart passed through on the way from Louisville to Ohio. Bogart, a boy without legs, travels by day and rests at night, making the journey with the animals as companions.
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Rushville
Ind
Weesle Bogart
Ohio
Louisville
Bogart
Illinois Court Upholds Direct Primary Law
Springfield Oct 15 The Illinois supreme court Saturday upheld the direct primary law and made public its decision.
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Illinois
U. K
Springfield
The
Minois Supreme Court
Local men involved in plantation suit
Mrs Nina C Mann of Memphis files federal suit in Springfield Ill claiming a conspiracy to defraud in a Mississippi plantation deal. Defendants include Citizens' National Bank of Decatur Il, Decatur businessmen Owen and Perry Carr of Indianapolis, and trustee Jason S Williams of Indianapolis. She alleges $40,000 notes and a trust deed were advanced but not paid, halting land sale. seeks possession of notes and federal aid. D E Brooks of Rushville Ind reportedly lost $8,000 in the transactions.
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Springfield
Nina C. Mann
Memphis
Tenne
United States Cour
Citizens’ National Bank of
Decatur
Owen
Perry Carr
Indianapolis
Washington County
Mississippi
D. £. Brooks
Rushviile
Ind
Jason SS. Williams
Cider Tales From Bluff Creek
Special to The Sonn Bluff Creek Ind October 13 Your correspondent visits Uncle John Neese and John Murry noting three or four barrels of sweet cider and a batch of harder cider. The writer samples and praises the taste, expressing eagerness for more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluff Creek
Ind
John Neese
John Murry
Five-Footed Pig Born to Farmer Nick Brummett
Morgantown Indiana October 15. Nick Brummett near Georgetown owns a five footed pig recently born with an extra foot on the right front leg and an extra toe on the left foot.
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Morgantown
Ind
Nick'” Brummett
Georgetown
Boundary line case settles court ruling on wards
Special Judge West in Judge Leathers division held the 1910 precinct boundaries fixed by the county commissioners will stand except for the First ward. The First ward boundaries remain as in 1906.
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West
Leathers
Superior Court
Japanese Girl Talks at YWCA Vesper Service
Miss Michi Kawai of Tokio will headline the YWCA vesper Sunday at 4 PM. A Bryn Mawr graduate now in the U S teaching in Japan, she has been here since last August for YWCA work and will stay through spring. Her talk covers Japanese manners and customs, and she will wear her native costume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michi Kawai
Tokio
Japan
Young Women's Christian Association
Bryn Mawr College
Factories Need Workmen in Dunkirk Glass Mills
Dunkirk Indiana October 15 The glass factories are having a hard time to find men enough to do their work.
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Dunkirk
Ind
Soap artists are pests in Peru Halloween nuisance
Peru Indiana October 15 soap artists have caused a daily wash cycle for several days as housewives wake to clean windows each morning due to the Halloween intrusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Three Day Drink Cure Offered by Neal Institute
An Indiana advert promotes a three day drink cure at the Neal Institute, claiming confidential treatment by a doctor and nurse. It appeals to drinkers with family impact and promises a lasting reduction of liquor desire after a short treatment. People can visit at 1803 West Washington Street or call the listed numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Institute
West
Washington Street
Miley Avenue
Neal
Indiana
Dr. Gilmer Medical Institute
Ohio Street
West Ohio Street
Renowned Physicians Offer Sight, Hearing and Mobility Cures
A group of physicians claim to restore sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, and mobility to the lame. They advertise treatments for nervous, dyspeptic, rheumatic, and paralytic conditions, promising broad cures and renewed health.
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Auburn
Laura
Roosevelt
U. S
Topeka
Kas
Windsor Block
State Board of Health
Prohi
Phi Gams
Chapter House
Bloomington
Logansport
Girl
Florida
Bagk
Boy Without Legs
Widow
SUN
Gider
Ayer
Chicago “Cubs
Philadelphia “Athletics
Sun Building
Philadelphia
Boundary Line Gase
Corydon
Z. C. Woolfe
Indiana Trust Co
Franklin
Gi Medical Institute
St. Louis
Cincnnati
Detroit
A. E. Robinson
Luck Building
Victor Talking Machine
Victor Ei
the Sea
Afear Ts Fae
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