Insurgent Gains Signal Major Illinois Primary Upset
Chicago September 16 insurgent candidates surged in Illinois GOP primaries defeating prominent machine allies. Boutelle, Mann, Foss renominated only to be scaled back, Lorimer faction strong in Chicago. Democratic slate victorious overall with Sullivan influence shaping county leadership and mayoral power.
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Foss
Lorimer
Chicago
Cannon
Danville
Moxley
Sumlin
Fuller
McKinney
Prince
Graff
Sterling
McKinley
Rosenberg
Chapman
James MeueDermott
Browne
Lee O'Neil Browne
Edward D. Shurtleff
Republican Party
Hearst Harmony
Cook County
McDermott
Sabath
Gallagher
Rainey
Carrollton
Graham
Springfield
Foster
Olney
Roger Sullivan
Sullivan
Carter Harrison
Landslide Victory Seals Caleb Powers Nomination
London Kentucky reports Caleb Powers defeated Congressman D Edwards by over 7000 votes to win the Republican nomination for Congress in Kentucky's Eleventh District. The race unfolds amid intense party loyalty and a historic, dramatic campaign with Powers portrayed as a martyr for civil liberty and party ideals.
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London
D. ©. Edwards
Caleb Powers
Kentucky
Powers
Edwards
Gray Gets Nomination For Governor By Minnesota Democrats
The Minnesota Democratic State Committee unanimously nominated James Gray on Thursday afternoon to fill the governor head vacancy. The nomination follows a vacancy caused by the refusal of John and others to accept the top ticket.
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BT. Paul
Minn
James Gray
John and
Beal Sought in Treasury Theft Case in Chicago
In Chicago a warrant for Arthur R. Beal, nephew of sub treasury cashier Fred Russell, emerges as George W. Fitzgerald is jailed for the $173,000 theft. Fitzgerald promises to name the suspected man to Judge Landis. Beal, a currency clerk with a key to the cage, has been indicted. Fitzgerald is out on $50,000 bail. a woman witness is sought.
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Chicago
Arthur R. Beal
Fred Russell
United States Sub-Treasury
George W. Fitzgerald
Sub-Treasury
Fitzgerald
Landis
Beal
Crippen Defense Boosted in London Trial
Two more government witnesses admitted they could not determine the sex of the body believed to be Belle Elmore Crippen. Dr Willcox testified the organs suggest a female, while Dr Spilsbury could not assess sex from the remains. The testimony strengthens Crippen's defense as prosecutors struggle to prove the body is Mrs Crippen and attribute a scar to her.
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London
H. H. Crippen
Belle Elmore Crippen
W. H. Willcox
Home Office
D. H. Spilsbury
Crippen
Dr. Pepper
Dr. Crippen
Hilldrop Crescent House
England
America
McClure Arrested in Assault Case at West Eighteenth Street
Lon McClure former roadhouse keeper at 1165 West Eighteenth Street and bartender Charles Spragg faced continued police court proceedings Friday. Patrolman William Driscoll of 1126 West Twenty-eighth Street may testify as the state pursues charges of assault and battery with intent to kill. Bonds were set at 2000 dollars.
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Lon McClure
West Eighteenth Street
Charles Spragg
William Driscoll
West Twenty-eighth Street
Conductor blamed by coroner for Big Four wreck
Coroner Blackwell finds conductor L. T. Rhodes negligent for leaving a switch open, causing the Big Four wreck that killed Elmer Ike and Samuel Densmore. Engineer Samuel Densmore piloted the passenger train into the open switch and collided with engine 6193. National Guard's First Kentucky infantry filed $1,999 suits each against the railroad. Rhodes arrested at 2:30 with a $5,000 bond.
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Blackwell
L. T. Rhodes
Elmer Ike
Samuel Densmore
Rhodes
First Kentucky Infantry
National Guard
Louisville
Big Four Railway
Vreeland Linked to Dummy Accounts in New York Probe
New York September 16. H H B Vreeland the millionaire traction magnate allied with the Ryan interests testified before the executive investigating committee at city hall. He faced questions about accounts at Ellingwood Cunningham brokers showing cash credits to legislators including former speaker S Fred Nixon and ex Senator Louis Goodsell. Witness A S Hackley said he acted as a dummy and did not know details of the transactions. He described a $2000 check he wrote to Nixon that never passed the bank to avoid detection and explained a banking method used to relay credit.
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New York
H. HB. Vreeland
Ryan
Executive
City Hall
M. Tim Bruce
Ellingwood & Cunningham
Vreeland
Traction
A. S. Hackley
George L. Malby
St. Lawrence County
Malby
Hackley
Tracy Rogers
Fred Nixon
Assembly
Louis F. Goodsell
Hackiey
The
S. Fred Nixon
Audit Committee Finds City Funds in Good Shape
George F. Miller of Mayor Shank's auditing committee said on Friday the report shows the city in good shape. The panel has completed an inventory of money and property, though details could not be released yet.
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George F. Miller
Shank
Office Vacant Through Death in Indiana Knights of Pythias
Attorney William C. Converse of Richmond Indiana vice grand chancellor of the Indiana Knights of Pythias died Thursday in Chicago while under treatment for stomach trouble. Had he died in October he would have become grand chancellor. His death leaves the order at a loss to fill the office.
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William C. Converse
Richmond
Ind
Indiana Knights of Pythias
Chicago
Order
Death of Grand Chancellor Creates Uncertain Vacancy
The death of Grand Chancellor elect William C. Converse of the Indiana Knights of Pythias leaves a vacancy with no lodge provision for filling it. Grand chancellor Arla M. Brown of Winchester and G K R S&S Harry Wade indicate the method and timing are unsettled, with the grand lodge meeting approaching and no precedent.
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William C. Converse
Indiana Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Arla M. Brown
Winchester
Harry Wade
Grand Lodge
Mr. Converses
Wilson Chosen To Sidetrack Western Booms
New York reports Woodrow Wilson, Princeton University president, named Democratic candidate for governor after long eastern Democrat conferences. Old Gold and Cleveland Democratic factions back him to sideline Gaynor Harmon Marshall and Hoke Smith booms. Bryan denies controlling influence but signals strategic shifts. Wilson’s stance on corporate role cited as state duty, ally James Smith Jr and Col. George Harvey backing him with promise of presidential bid in future.
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New York
Trenton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Alton B. Parker
Wilson
Old Gold Democratic
Cleveland Democracy
Gaynor
Harmon, Marshall
Heke Smith
William J. Bryan
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Smith
Bryan
United States
James Smith, Jr
Democrats
New Jersey
George R. Harvey
Harpers
Doctor Arrested After Wife Charges Choking Incident
Bloomington Indiana reports Dr. W. S. Simmons was arrested on a warrant from his wife Emmna alleging he choked her until she could not speak. The couple, both prominent, moved to Bloomington from Munvie six years ago.
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Bloomington
Ind
W. S. Simmons
Emmna
Munvie
The Raise Hogs Raise Cows Axiom At State Fair
Carl Bernhardt discusses the shift from hogs to cows at the state fair revealing how the Babcock test measures butterfat in milk. He notes Indiana lacks protective dairy legislation, contrasts Wisconsin standards, and explains the test's impact on pricing and dairy contracts.
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Gelett Burgess
Purdue
Poland
Babcock
Indiana
Wisconsin
Wright to build racer to beat Grahame White in Belmont
Boston dispatch reports Wilbur Wright plans a racing monoplane to surpass Claude Grahame-White at Belmont Park next month. Wright Johnstone and Brookins indicate the craft is near completion at Dayton with two propellers and a monoplane design. Brookins named to operate the new Wright flyer.
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Boston
Mass
Wilbur Wright
Claude
Grahame-White
England
Belmont Park
Wright
Johnstone
Brookins
Dayton
Blerich Jook
Greatest Fair In State Nears Successful End
The fifty seventh Indiana state fair closes after a week of record crowds and strong exhibits. Local entries dominate horse show prizes with twelve of twenty four awards won Thursday night as notable visitors like George Ade and Charles W. Fairbanks attended. Capt. George L. Bumbaugh piloted a flight, though wind limited its duration, with a final show near the coliseum tent.
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J. W. LeGrange
Winfield. Crum
Wilkinson
Robert Hope
Gerard
George Ade
Charles W. Fairbanks
George L. Bumbaugh
Bumbaugh
C. J. Buchanan
Lilly Royster
Taft Will Not Stand In Way Of Roosevelt Nomination
Washington dispatch notes Taft will not oppose Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 bid, aiming to avoid a clash over the nomination. Taft prefers a Supreme Court seat, owes his rise to Roosevelt, and may yield to Hawkins and La Follette tensions while aiming to finish his term. The piece cites Beverly editorials criticizing patronage politics and insurgent influence within the Republican Party.
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Roosevelt
Sun
Washington
Hibbs
Theodore Roosevelt
Col
Col. Roosevelt
Tetdy
Supreme Bench
Vol. Roosevelt
Aft
Ee House
Wisconsin
la Follette
Hitchcock
Neacy «Ayer
Beverly
White House
Richmond Man Found With Limbs Got Off
The body of Byram Needham of Dublin Indiana night air brake inspector on the Pennsylvania railroad was found in the railway yards at Richmond Indiana. Both legs were amputated and the body mutilated. It is believed he fell under wheels after alighting from a train. He was a well known young man.
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Richmond
Ind
Byram Needham
Dublin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Taft Golfing With Frick at Myopia Club
President Taft played golf Friday with Henry Clay Frick of Prides Crossing at the Myopia club in Beverly Mass. Mrs Taft plans to return from New York Friday afternoon and Robert Taft is expected Monday from Chicago. He graduated from Yale in June and will enter Harvard Law School in the fall.
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Beverx
Mass
Taft
Henry Clay Frick
Prides Crossing
Myopia Club
New York
Robert
Chicago
Yale
Harvard Law
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