Early Voters Strength in Thirteenth Ward Precincts
The Democratic Early Voters League organizes all Thirteenth ward precincts by next Wednesday. Precinct one lists officers Bernard Kelly and others meeting at 601 Prospect Street. precinct eight lists James L. Condon and partners meeting at 1018 S. Illinois Street. precinct nine shows John Wolsoper as president with Martin Cane hosting every other Tuesday at 5 West Street. The sixth precinct reports its second meeting doubling membership.
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Democratic Early Voters’ League
Thirteenth Ward
Ter
Bernard Kelly
Frank Hagerty
Louis Heisenberg
John Schneider
Harry Mueller
Prospect Street
Eighth
James L. Condon
A. J. Lauck
M. B. Frey
Charles Belmont
Silver Leach
S. Clinois Street
Ninth Precinct
John Wolsoper
Martin Cane
Julius Sachs
Frank Ballman
Mike Ott
Mets
West Street
Sixth Precinct
Evelyn Thaw in Boston Seeks Terms with Welch Company
Evelyn Thaw arrived in Boston from Portland Missouri and spent time with Joseph Welch of the Morning Noon and Night company. She said she was broke and would go out with the company if terms could be agreed.
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Boston
Mass
Evelyn Thaw
Portland
Joseph Welch
Welch
The Way Out Start Right With Grape Nuts Breakfast
A former worker recalls digestive troubles from early shifts and heavy meals. After switching to a breakfast of stewed fruit Grape-Nuts cream soft boiled eggs toast and Postum his energy returned and appetite improved with clearer thinking and stronger health. There is a reason the Postum Company promotes this regimen.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellsille
Fhsty. Org
Hypocrisy and Greed Do Not Appeal to Delaware Voters
Delaware county race for Gov Hanly's special session drains local attention as Democrats rally while Republicans defend the governor. The piece accuses Hanly of mercenary motives, cites a school board fee, and notes party machine tactics with Bingham Cromer and Watson in play amid labor union opposition.
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Delaware
L. W. Muncie
Ind
Delaware County
Hanly
Democratic Party
Muncie
Indianapolis
Hanty
Republican State Machine
Bingham
Republican Machine
Jim” Bingham
Republican
George Cromer
Cromer
Reform
Watson
Indiana Railway Commission
Cowing
Central Labor Union of
Mr. Hanly
United States
Chicago
Sherrick
Chautauquas
Husband Accuses Wife of Infidelity in Indiana Divorce
Adam J. Egolf files for divorce from Jennie Egolf in Marshall County. He names John Wilson as co respondent, says they married in 1905, and that she falsely accused him of infidelity and conducted immoral acts in Indianapolis and Elwood in April 1908. He separated August 31 1908.
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Jennie Egolf
Marshall County
Indianapolis
Elwood
Ind
Blackburn Casca Royal Pils Gains Wealthy Notice
The piece notes Blackburns Casca Royal Pils as a proprietary medicine favored by the wealthy and described as a civilized remedy. It hints at a reputation for refinement and medical regard among affluent users.
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Blackburn
Attempted assassination of Guatemala's President Cabrera by infernal device
In San Francisco on September 16 officers aboard the steamer City of Para reported an attempted attack on President Cabrera. The device connected to a telephone in his room exploded when called, throwing him against a wall with bruises. Five Salvadorans were arrested, then reprieved and sent to Acajutla.
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San Francisco
Cabrera
Guatemala
Para
Acjutla
Out of Reckoning in Yonkers Statesman Style Dialogue
A dramatic Yonkers Statesman exchange features Mrs Gotham and Bridget on a beat. Bridget swears she never kissed the policeman because he is her husband, delivering a witty wall between authority and romance.
Hughes Wins Unopposed at Saratoga Nominating Convention
Gov. Charles E. Hughes was renominated on the first ballot at Saratoga on September 16 with 827 votes to 151 for James W. Wadsworth Jr. and 31 for John K. Stewart. The nomination was declared unanimous after a protracted intra party contest, with New York County contributing heavily to Hughes’s victory and the rest of the ticket chosen on the slate.
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Nated
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
John K. Stewart
New York County
Trughes
New York
Herbert Parsons
Republican General Committee
Wadsworth
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Methodists Open Conference in Shelbyville Indiana
The Indiana Methodist conference opened in Shelbyville and will sit until next Tuesday when yearly appointments are announced. The welcome address was given by Isaac Carter of Shelbyville and the response by Bishop David E. Moore of Cincinnati. Reverend William Burton Farmer delivered the conference sermon.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Indiana Methodist Conference
Isaac Carter
David E. Moore
Cincinnati
William Burton Farmer
Ice Cream for Pup Triggers Evanston Social Stir
Miss Illsley, 18, sparked a social stir in Evanston when she insisted her poodle Bob receive ice cream at Tyler and Leffingwell drug store. Manager Knothe refused but bob helped himself, customers fled, and Miss Illsley apologized promising Bob will eat at home.
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Chicago
Evanston
Miss Mather Histey
William A. Histey
Seward Street
Bob
Miss Tilsley
Mr. Knothe
Miss Jilsley
Miss Illsley
Bobb
Quirky Indiana Snippets and Local Incidents Collected
In Columbus Heaster Culp of Walesboro hunts on foot and bags a squirrel without tools. In Shelbyville a peach injures Mayor Swain’s driver by striking his eye. Princeton reports a cow halts a rally as Ballard fights to move a net and escort Marshall to the opera. Albion notes a cow choking on an apple. Madison covers a Mount Sterling pair catching a dawn train to Indianapolis. New York profile highlights J W Gossard’s charity across Bowery crowds. Noblesville shows dust from gravel road work killing nine horses in three days.
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Columbus
Ind
Heaster Culp
Walesboro
Squire Ping
Princton
Princeton
Ballard
Thomas R. Marshall
New York
J. W. Gossard
Chicago
Bowery
Gossard
Maj Lacey Seeks Commandership At Indiana G A R En Campment
IN OUR STATE FOUNTAIN CITY Maj M M Lacey is a candidate for the commandership of the Indiana G A R before the encampment in May 1909. SHELBYVILLE John Phillips paid debts of 1360 to the Christian church. CRAWFORDSVILLE Home Telephone withdraws petition for a new franchise. DEATHS IN INDIANA J Bennett 71 Vernon Charles Nelson 25 Bloomingdale Mrs Mary Gouldsberg 72 Bloomingdale Rev Daniel BE Walk in Galveston ALAMO It is now believed that
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Fountain Cify
Maj
M. M. Lacey
Indiana
Shelbyville
John Phillips
Christian Church
J. Bennett
Vernon
Charles Nelson
Bloomingdale
Mary Gouldsberg
Daniel BE. Walk
Galveston
Shelby County
Board of Commissioners
Shelby
County of
Noble Township
Said
William Avery
Juliana
Sal
B. Huntington
She'by
Tragedy and mishap recur in Bloomington report
A farmer John E. Brown killed himself by drowning in a trough at his home after distress over his brother’s death. In Bloomington Mrs. Clara Foley 68 wife of M C Foley of Indianapolis fell breaking her right thigh on a back porch while visiting her son Dr A L Foley. Doctors Frank Holland and Allen of Indianapolis set the fracture.
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John E. Brown
A. L. Foley
Europe
Frank Holland
Allen
Indianapolis
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New Fall Manhattans
Earth
Danbury Hat Co
East Wash
J.H. Reed
West Washington Street
Evelyn W. Thaw
Joseph Walsh
Crom=er
Henley
Adam J. Egolf
John Wil
C. E. Coughtin
Pe.r. Bug
aSues
Saratoga
N. Y
Charles E. Hughes
Nate
Nassau County
Methodists
Queer News
Charles Delekamp
Burton F. Swain
Albion
Noah Barcus
Jef
Ferson Township
Madison
Paul Bright
Mount Sterling
Switzerland
Noblesville
Hamilton County
Pettis Dry Goods CO
Ee Wee Dianas Eee
California
Idaho
Mexico
Montana
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Washington Street
C. C. Clark
Inlianapolis
Pacific Coast
F. E. Hine
North Illinois Street
Indiana Union Traction Company
Fort
Benjamin Harrison
Illinois
West Virginia
Springfield
Decatur
Ill
DR. Wechsler
Delaware and
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The
Home Telephone Company
Alamo
Bloomington
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M. C. Foley
Merchants National Bank
Ridian
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