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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1908
Page
1
Dr Aidpath denies resignation while stating he took money from candidates for the league. The report notes ongoing controversy over his position and fundraising conduct within the league.
The executive committee notes four days have passed since revelations of questionable conduct by league officials. The body pledges a thorough review and awaits further information to determine appropriate actions.
In Indianapolis a worn veteran named Jake Downs pleads for mercy to Acting Police Judge Philip Wilkinson. The judge grants a suspended sentence with a $50 fine for vagrancy and $1 for drinking, urging Downs to leave town and promising another chance if he is found on the streets. The scene closes with the judge expressing concern for the man’s return. The article also covers the Marion county Civic League scandal surrounding Dr H W Ridpath and campaign contributions, detailing calls for investigation and possible publication of donor receipts.
Thomas Taggart national committeeman for Indiana and Stokes Jackson state chairman express confidence in a Bryan victory. They cite Indiana New York and middle west states as solid for Bryan with Taft a potential Ohio exception. Chanler's election is deemed assured in New York.
Los Angeles, Oct 27. B F Pratt a Grape Vine district prospector was found dead in the Argus mountains after dying of thirst west of Death Valley. His diary records days without water and a weakening pace as he tried to find his trail back. The final legible entry warns of doom if water is not found.
William J. Bryan drew large crowds in New York and spoke to working men at 3 a.m. Tuesday. Taft planned speeches across New York cities. Bryan's schedule listed 17 appearances in New York City Brooklyn and Jersey City. Kern and Beveridge also toured Indiana while Sherman spoke at Amsterdam New York.
County Clerk Quill is accused of hindering naturalization for foreigners while aiding Republican ambitions. A deputy allegedly aided 100 Hunyaks in West Baltimore by naturalization at his office. The Democratic committee offered overtime pay. the City Board of Health pressures boarding houses housing foreigners to push Republican tickets.
Detective Henry Askin went to Denver to extradite F. D. McKey to Indianapolis for a $75 fraudulent check at Heal English. A cross country pursuit spanned several days after a Kansas City hotel notice tipped police. McKey was arrested on arrival in Denver.
A Tuesday morning fire at 1010 and 1012 Nelson street damaged the upper story and roof of a double frame house owned by S. A. Wolf and Robert White. Firemen fought the flames for about thirty minutes before bringing them under control, with losses estimated at 300 dollars.
Edward English a wealthy Mount Vernon lumber mill owner was abducted by a lone bandit while driving home and forced to sign a note payable to the First National Bank for 3500 then tied to a tree.
Thousands gather in Indianapolis for the unveiling of the Benjamin Harrison statue in University Park with federal and state troops in parade. Miss Elizabeth Harrison and dignitaries preside as Vice President Fairbanks and others address the crowd. The ceremony marks a tribute to the late president's public life, with renewed calls for unity and national service.
George Williams of 508 Cincinnati Street hosted a party that led to a police riot call as musicians refused to stop playing and guests clashed. Joseph Salvator was fined $11 in police court Tuesday on a charge of assault and battery.
Charles J. Magness, nicknamed Millionaire Music, languishes in a cell aboard the Lancaster in Philadelphia. He had married Ada Gorman, daughter of the late Senator Arthur P. Gorman, after meeting while serving as a musician in the U S Navy. He has been deprived of his honeymoon clothes and wears his naval uniform.
Fred Bailey, 28, prepared for funeral details after taking carbolic acid Monday night and dying at his father's home in Pike township. Relatives found him at 4 am Tuesday, with a farewell letter to his estranged wife and son. He asked burial at a specific place and named a minister. The couple separated last May or June. a divorce suit by Mrs. Bailey was pending. Mrs. Bailey is daughter of farmer John Isenhour.
A late 19th century graft narrative charges John McGregor with directing false county warrants in 1905 and endorsing fraudulent claims through Perry township shell schemes. The grand jury and deputy prosecutor Frank Baker frame a web of forged bills, fake deliveries, and a dead man used to push defrauding schemes involving Richard Ryse William McCool and William Tutewiler.
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