Indiana Voters Split as Campaign Arguments Stir
The piece cites scare tactics from Republican speakers and compares threats about factories closing to urged support for Watson and Cromer. It notes business letters from Sharples separators and pressure on dealers, plus a Henry county temperance Democrat skeptical of Watson and Cromer.
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Taft
Indiana
Watson
Sharples
Bryan
Henry County
Temperance
Jim Watson
George Cromer
Republican Party
Indiana to Cast Vote for Bryan in 1908
Indianapolis dispatch outlines Indiana’s lean to Bryan in 1908, citing factors like union labor opposition to Republicans, temperance concerns, German-American and saloon influence, and Republican weakness among ministers. It notes potential local shifts, including Overstreet’s possible defeat and the broader national contest.
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Bryan
Taft
Hains Wife Loses Alimony Custody Bid in Murder Case
Mrs. Claudia Libbey Hains, wife of Capt. Peter Conover Hains, had her petition for counsel fees alimony and child custody denied by Justice William J. Carr in Brooklyn. He kept the status quo, noting the husband is jailed on murder charges with no funds for fees, and that Mrs. Hains plans to move the children to Massachusetts. District Attorney Darrin prepared to arraign the captains on murder indictments as the deposition described alleged tensions and claims of threats and coercion between the spouses and Mr. Annis.
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New York
Claudia Libbey Hains
Peter Conover Hains
William J. Carr
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Justice Carr
Hains
William E. Annis
Massachusetts
Carr
Tent Pin Used in General Fight Causes Injury
An argument over a pony show duration at East Street and Lincoln Lane led to a Saturday night clash. Charles Hanson was struck on the head with a tent pin during the fight, and Patrolman Hillman found Andrew Souers, Charles Bauman, and Mansen amid the altercation. all were reportedly arrested.
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East Street
Lincoln Lane
Charles Hanson
Hillman
Andrew Souers
Charles Bauman
Mansen
Trains Collide in Newton. Engineer Killed
Santa Fe passenger train No. 17 collided with a freight near Braddock, Newton, Kansas, killing Engineer David Roberts and injuring twenty five passengers lightly. Six words from the source used to compose the card.
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Newton
Kas
Santa Fe
Braddock
David Roberts
Fire at Chau Tauqua grounds destroys Colorado building
Late news bulletins report a fire at the Chau Tauqua grounds in Colorado destroying the building with an estimated loss of 150000 dollars. Hazardous happenings include a self inflicted shooting in East Liverpool and a fatal collision in Kansas City. A sheep grazing rate cut in the west is announced with effect next year. An explosion at Fiberloid factory Springfield leaves two dead and ten seriously hurt with cause unknown.
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Fredonia
N. Y
Colorado
Chautauqua Grounds
East Liverpool
James White
Margaret .Lisk
Kansas City
J. L. Smith
Nevada
Washington
National Forests of the West
Springfield
Mass
Moore Office Contested Over Status and Wages
The Republican state committee fears losing Mrs. Mary Stubbs Moore as state statistician without a written guarantee she may hold the office until Jan 1. Carl Riddick notes unpaid assessments. Moore says payment details are private and several staff paid. Peetz and Kelleher are viewed as potential successors. Moore tried to secure a written pledge from Peetz but was unsuccessful.
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Republican State Committee
Mary Stubbs Moore
Carl Riddick
State Committee
Moore
Statehouse
Peetz
P. J. Kelleher
Priest Targeted in Church Vestibule Shooting in Chicago
In Chicago a stranger fired twice at Rev. J. K. Fielding of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in the church vestibule during Sunday services. Fielding dodged the attack feigning injury and pursued the assailant, who fled into crowds. The incident echoes the Denver murder of Rev. Leo Heinrichs and follows a diocesan warning of priestly attacks.
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Chicago
J. K. Fielding
Corpus Christi
Catholic Church
America
Father Fielding
Fielding
Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Denver
Dunne
Twelfth Ward Democrats to Attend Cochran Rally
The Twelfth Ward Democratic club will meet at Celtic hall Merrill and West streets Tuesday evening Oct 20 at 7 15 to participate in the Bourke Cochran rally.
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Twelfth Ward
Democratic Club
Celtic Hall
Merrill and
West Streets
Tears Fail to Move Shoe Thief in Court
Ambrose Chandler, a middle aged Black man, wept in criminal court as Judge Pritchard sentenced him to 30 days in the workhouse and a fine after pleading guilty to petit larceny. He allegedly stole a pair of shoes he could not wear and threw them in the victim’s yard, and the indictment also charged him with stealing 2 cents. Chandler is single and 4 years old.
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Ambrose Chandler
Pritchard
Chandler
Prominent Doctor Marcus Tessier Found Dead in Office
Prominent physician Dr. Marcus Tessier was found dead in his St. Paul office on October 1. Police say the death appears self-inflicted. investigators continued examining the scene and awaiting autopsy results.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Marcus Tessier
Lieved
Billek the Bohemian fortune teller sentenced to death
The Supreme Court dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the habeas corpus plea of Herman Billek the Bohemian fortune teller condemned for the murder of six Vizal family members in Chicago in 1907. His sensational case drew broad public attention and financial support for his defense including Father O'Callaghan.
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Vital
Chicago
Washington
Herman Billek
Vizal
Supreme Court of the United States
Billek
United States
Ofanois
Landis
Vizals
Father O'Callaghan
Wounding Case Trails Through City Streets
Louis Brien of 682 South West Street suffers a deep abdominal wound after a Sunday night assault. Brien accuses Edward Landrigan of 630 West Street and John Commers of West Merrill Street of the attack. Bicycle officers found Brien in bed and say Brien blamed a dispensary for his injuries, while Brien’s report to police appears to have come Monday morning.
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Louis Brien
S. West Street
Kitzmiller
Trimpe
Brien
Frea
Edward Landrigan
Est Street
John Commers
W. Merrill Street
Landrigan
Fire Threatened Julius Keller Storage House
A Monday morning blaze in the hay loft endangered the Julius Keller storage house at 1100 to 1116 E Maryland St. The fire spread to the National Dry Kiln Co buildings at 1118 to 1124 E Maryland St before being controlled. Total loss estimated at 400 dollars.
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Julius Keller
Maryland Street
National Dry Kiln Company
Somers Fined for Supplying Matches to Monkeys at Riverside Park
Walter Somers of Oogen, Indiana, paid a $6 fine after park police arrested him on cruelty to animals charges for giving matches to monkeys at Riverside Park. Several animals burned their feet while exploring the burning matches.
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Riverside Park
Walter Somers
Somers
National Furniture Co. sale on broom in Washington street
An extra heavy three sewn broom advertised for ten cents only on Tuesday at the National Furniture Co located at 335 23 West Washington Street.
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National Furniture Co
Washington Street
Student Harbough Escapes Long-Term Theft Charge
John W Harbough a Corydon Indiana student faced theft charges after allegedly stealing instruments from the veterinary college. Faculty recommended downgrading grand larceny to petit larceny. He received 9 days in the workhouse. Sympathy notes cited his wife and three children.
Wheels Run Over Woman Breaking Leg in Accident
Miss Ella Gorum a 50 year old resident of St Louis at 191 W Abbott street was struck by a wagon from Taggart Baking Company at Winds and Washington streets. The wheels passed over her left leg above the ankle and her right leg was bruised. She was taken to City Hospital.
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Ella Gorum
Taggart Baking Company
Washington Streets
Abbott Street
City Hospital
British steamer held up near Cattaro with munitions
Austrian gunboat detained a British steamer near Cattaro in Antivari bay and seized a large quantity of weapons consigned to Montenegro. A guard was landed to protect the Austrian ambassador as a mob near the embassy was repulsed.
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Berlin
The
Tageblatt
Cattaro
Antivari Bay
Antivari
Chief Halts Riverside Dances Underage Attendance Probed
Chief of Police Metzger orders a stop to dances at the Riverside pavilion and bans new permits. He cites youths and people of questionable character being admitted and asserts underage attendees were left unsupervised.
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Riverside Pavilion
Metzger
Taft and Roosevelt Meet in White House Breakfast
Mr Taft had breakfast with President Roosevelt at the White House and attended a walk and luncheon. He predicted his election. Meanwhile Mr Bryan left Lincoln for Illinois Indiana Ohio and New York as campaign battles loom. Josephus Daniels responded to Bonapartes trust busting letter denying broader admin success. Hitchcock met Taft at Newark and Taft planned speeches in New Jersey and Baltimore.
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Indiana
Bryan
Ohio
Taft
New York
Indianapolis
McKinley
Roosevelt
Parker
Representative Overstreet
Mr. Taft
White House
Unitarian Church
Lincoln
Illinois
Kern
Connecticut
New Jersey
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Bonaparte
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DR. Bull
Simall
the Vet
Erinary College
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Bough
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