Two Fires Wipe Bartlett Kuhn Elevators in Vincennes
In Vincennes Indiana on October 22 two fires caused at least 100000 dollars in damage. The Bartlett Kuhn and Co elevators along the riverfront were destroyed with 30000 dollar losses plus over 50000 bushels of wheat and 150 bushels of corn burned. The Empire Paper company plant also suffered near total loss of 3000 tons of straw. Bartlett Kuhn and Co of Terre Haute owned the plant and contents.
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Vincennes
Ind
Bartlett, Kuhn & Co
Terre Haute
Empire Paper Company
State and Local Briefs From Various Towns
IN OUR STATE WARSAW Henry Barnhart candidate for congress in the Thirteenth Indiana district has announced himself in favor of woman suffrage. NASHVILLE Fire destroyed a thousand acres of timber seven miles northeast of here on Mountain Tea hill. LAPORTE s. message from Portland Oregon says that Harry T Butterworth formerly of this city was robbed and mysteriously murdered there. SHELBYVILLE James O Parrish 68 ex treasurer of Shelby county died suddenly Wednesday. RICHMOND Rudolph G Leeds president of the Young Men's Business club will give a banquet for the fellow officers of the association Thursday night. WARSAW Mrs Jacob Gantz wife of a jammer was instantly killed by her husband who while shooting at a hawk accidentally discharged his shotgun into her back. LAFAYETTE Allen Koontz was adjudged insane as the result of a murder committed here six years ago by bank robbers. LEWISVILLE Mrs Otis Stubbs died suddenly of heart disease while alone at her home near here.
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Richmond
Rudolph G. Leeds
Young Men's Business Club
Association
Warsaw
Jacob Gantz
Lafayette
Allen Koontz
Frank Boatman Dies After Eight Week Illness
Frank P. Boatman aged 61 and a railroad official for 30 years died at his home 53 N New Jersey street after an eight week illness He weighed 210 pounds and believed he could fight the sickness without medical help He had retired from active service five years ago He is survived by a widow and four grown children.
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Frank P. Boatman
New Jersey Street
Mr. Boatman
Turnkey Lowe Dead After Brief Illness
Police veteran John Lowe aged 64 died at home after a brief typhoid illness. A long serving sergeant for 30 years in the city force, Lowe was widely known. He is survived by two daughters and a son Iley Lowe, who works in the city detective department.
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John Lowe
Lowe
Hod
Lowes
Mr. Lowe
Iley Lowe
Close Watch on Officials in Reform Platform Push
Salem D Clark, a Marion county state senate candidate, urges sweeping graft reforms. He calls for applying bank style statutes of limitation to public thieves, quarterly public disclosures of all state and local funds, and strict penalties for omitting items. He argues publication and audits deter graft and protect taxpayers.
Mrs Hains barred from trial of Hains brothers
New York Oct 22 District Attorney Darrin said Mrs Claudia Libbey Hains wife of Capt Peter C Hains Jr will be barred from testifying in the case against her husband and his brother T Jenkins Hains A letter allegedly written by Lieut Andrus claiming leniency for Mrs Hains led to the decision The letter said she planned to turn over a new leaf The development ends her usefulness as a witness for the prosecution and is not sought by the Hains defense
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New York
Claudia Libbey Hains
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
T. Jenkins Hains
Darrin
Queens County
Hains Brothers
Andrus
Capt
Hains
Telephone Queen of the Southwest Promoter Mrs Brett
Western Texas praises Mrs Anne Neerney Brett as the telephone queen of the southwest. She heads the Southern Independent and Telegraph Co and the Brett Construction Telephone and Telegraph Co, two firms representing over 500000 dollars, started with no capital.
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Texas
Anne NeEirey Brett
Southwest
Southern Independent and Telegraph Company
Brett Construction Telephone and Telegraph Company
Wife Names Ghal in Suit for Divorce
Mrs Elizabeth Britz tells in a complaint for divorce that her husband William Britz and May Borst a 24 year old domestic hired in 1898 pursued a long affair. The couple have four children Eliza beth 22 Irene 17 Julia 15 and Edmund 11. Mrs Britz seeks alimony and custody with the husband said to be worth 20000 dollars.
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Ibsen
Elizabeth Britz
William Britz
May Borst
Britz
Miss Borst
Mrs. Britz
Mr. Britz
Evanaville
Ind
Heroine 10 Bet Medal Awarded for Daring Rescue
Miss Helen Stapp, 27, of Reisner Street, receives a Carnegie bronze medal and $1,000 for a home after saving Miss Helen Breedlove from fire at Rathbun Co match factory on March 3 1906. Stapp endured severe burns in the rescue and faced multiple flames at the plant.
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Helen Stapp
Helen Breedlove
Rathbun & Co
Miss Stapp
J. P. Richards
Reisner Street
Miss Breedlove
Moores Hill Installs New President Bovard
Moores Hill Ind Oct 22 Formal opening day exercises and inauguration of President elect Bovard took place today. Bovard, a Hoosier native, has been dean of the theological department at Grant University Chattanooga Tenn for five years and prior to that served as pastor of M E churches in Portland Me and Los Angeles Cal.
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Moores Hill
Ind
Bovard
Moores Hill Ccollege
Hoosier
Grant University
Chattanooga
Tenn
M. E
Portland
Los Angeles
Cal
Indiana election heat as Republicans accused of bribery
A Chicago Tribune style critique cites a mix of GOP tactics and alleged vote buying in Indiana. It recalls past corruption, questions campaign integrity, and warns about possible national committee overreach as election day nears. The piece features remarks attributed to John Wesley Hill and references Sullivan and real estate links.
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Watson
Blakely
Vqte Hunters
John Wesley
Wesley
Indiana
Republican Committee
Hill
Paradise
Hades
Oigan
Sullivan
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Ohio
Kern at bedside after boy’s illness setback
Little John Kern Jr. improved slightly but remains in danger from complications after infantile paralysis. His father, the Democratic candidate for vice president, rushed home and canceled speaking dates to stay by the child’s side as relatives watched through the night.
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John Kern, Jr
Mr. Kern
Election Frauds by Wholesale in St. Louis
In St Louis on October 22 Circuit Attorney Sager said 540 indictments may come from registration frauds after efforts to verify 1138 registrations in six city wards by registered letters yielded only 142 valid voters. The post office returned 540 letters and indictments will be sought on these cases.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Circuit
Sager
Landis Backers Face Labor Critics In Kokomo
G W Keller of Kokomo protests Republican claims of protecting labor and free speech while criticizing James E Watson and Charles B Landis. He argues the speaker’s control over hearings threatens parliamentary fairness, warning the republic risks resembling Russia. He references an 15-member claim in Congress and calls out the party’s stance on work and welfare.
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James E. Watson
Cannon
Kokomo
Ind
Anapolis Sun
Republic
Taft
Tol
Republican Party
James E. Wahtson
Charles B. Landis
Congress
Landis
Watson
Republic of Russia
National Spiritualists convention at Pythian hall
The National Spiritualists convention in Pythian hall shows progress in disseminating beliefs. Prominent speakers and mediums fill sessions with large attendance and orderly business as Mrs. Cora L. Y. Richmond and Rev. Bledso spoke in Wednesday's program assisted by message bearers from St. Louis Chicago. Thursday will feature Mrs. H. L. Russeque and W. V. Nicum with messages from Mrs. Eva McCoy and Dr. C. A. Burgess.
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Pythian Hall
Cora L. Y. Richmond
Chicago
Bledso
Kansas City
Richmond
Bledio
The
Christian Church
Laura Jones
St. Louis
Isa Cleveland
H. L. Russeque
Hartford
Conn
W. V. Nicum
Ohio
Eva McCoy
C. A. Burgess
Ptomaine Poisoning Kills 3 Children in Schenectady
In Schenectady New York on October 22 three children of Mr and Mrs Frank Hackett died from ptomaine poisoning. The father is critically ill and a son and three daughters are seriously affected. Autopsy did not identify the food source.
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Schenectady, N
Frank Hackett
Water famine grips New York state towns
A great water famine is reported across portions of New York state, pressing towns in the Hudson and Wallkill valleys and the Catskills. Cornwall-on-the-Hudson sells water at 13 cents a gallon while Middletown dairymen haul cows to water, New Paltz supplies water only four hours daily, and Highland Falls relies on a government tap for West Point’s supply. Water-hauling trains operate at Cornwall as forest fires flare again after weeks.
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New York
New York State
Udson and
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson
Middletown
New Paltz
Water Department
Highland Falls
United States
West Point
Cornwall
Rains Check Forest Fires in Wisconsin and Michigan
Rains have been general across northwestern Wisconsin over the last 24 hours, providing sufficient moisture to check but not fully quench forest fires. In Calumet Michigan a night rain in the copper country yesterday largely checked the forest fires as well.
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Richmond
Wis
Wisconsin
Calumet, Mich
Copper Country
Gov Hanly predicts new party if rival parties fail on prohibition
New Castle Ind Oct 22 Gov Hanly urged statewide prohibition in an afternoon address and predicted that a new party will emerge within three years if the Republicans or Democrats do not adopt the prohibition line. He did not specify a name for the anticipated third party.
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New Castle
Ind
Hanly
Texans Rush to New Gold Field at Silvanite
El Paso residents flock to the Silvanite gold fields in New Mexico, about 200 miles away, as prospects draw crowds from the area on October 22.
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Texans
EL Paso
Tex
Silvanite
N. M
Taft Tours Indiana by Fast Special Train
Taft's special train left Cincinnati for a three day swing through Indiana arriving in Brownstown at 10:30. He spoke briefly at Lawrenceburg Aurora Moores Hill Osgood North Vernon and Seymour and planned stops at Mitchell Pedford Bloomington Bloomfield Linton Terre Haute Sullivan Vincennes and Princeton with a final rally at Evansville. Despite large crowds, enthusiasm was muted as the rapid schedule limited speeches and many only glimpsed the candidate. Taft's hoarsened voice forced briefer outdoor remarks and local Republicans blamed the state machine for the tight timetable. Hoosier delegates on board included Senator Hemenway Captain English John Overmeyer E G Bilby and Will Hays.
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Brownstown
Ind
Taft
Cincinnati
Indiana
Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Moores Hill
Osgood
North Vernon
Seymour
Mitchell
Pedford
Bloomington
Bloomfield
Linton
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Vincennes
Princeton
Evanaville
Mr. Taft
Senator Hemenway
W. & English
John Overmeyer
Lawrencehurst
Will H. Hays
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Henry Barnhart
Nashville
Here
Mountain Tea Hill
Laporte
Ore
Harry T. Butterworth
Shelbyville
James O. Parrish
Shelby County
Lewisville
Otis Stubbs
Frank Boatman
Turnkey Lowe
Merchants’ Association
Salem D. Clark
Marion County
Merchants' Association
Clark
Marion
J. Frank Hanly
Emmett Huggins
Indianapolis Sun
Mrs. Hains Darred
Thiat
Billie
kBou
Ghal
ST. Lou
Congress OF America
G W. Keller
J. H. Boyer
G. C. Boyer
Knights of Pythias
Postoffice
C. Koehring & Bro
Virginia Ave
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