Dark horse Herrick leads New York Democratic nomination
Saratoga N Y Sept 21 Judge D Cady Herrick nominated for governor by Democrats in a turbulent state convention. Francia Burton Harrison picked for lieutenant governor. McClellan and other names discussed as leaders seek a ticket amid street rumors and intense floor activity. Conventions hall packed as delegates await final slate amid forenoon confabs and intense speculation.
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Scripps-McRae
Presa Association
Saratoga
N. Y
D. Cady Herrick
Democrats
New York
Francis Burton Harrison
Grout
New York City
Jerome
Shepard
Blanchield
Hii
Herrick
Francia B. Harrison
Sheehan
Pat McCarren
Victor Dowling
McCarren
Edward H. Grout
Dowling
New York Comptroller
Goodyear Declines Dominion in New York Governorship
Buffalo Democrat Charles W. Goodyear won broad support for the New York governorship but then publicly declared he would not accept domination or influence from party leaders. His stance disrupts the expected political formation as prominent Democrats move to back other candidates.
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Char. W. Goodyear
Charles W. Goodyear
Buffalo
New York
Goodyear
Purdue President Urges End to Class Fights
President Stone of Purdue University addressed students in Lafayette on Wednesday morning urging an end to class fights and brutality. He warned that it rests with the students to redeem the college’s good name through future restraint and fitness to be called college men.
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Stone
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Strikes Tank Killings at Texas Refinery Fire
Lightning struck an oil refinery tank on the Texas coast Wednesday causing a fatal fire. Six workers were killed and the tank ignited prompting emergency responses. Local authorities investigated the incident as crews battled the blaze.
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Scripps McRae Press Association
Houston
Tex
Texas
Reid aims to run for U S Senate in Indiana
Daniel G. Reid, millionaire, plans a Senate bid in Indiana. The Richmond Palladium, recently sold to John S S Fitzgibbons, is shifting to a morning edition and backing Reid. Supporters say Reid’s candidacy could shape the race, with many friends pledging backing across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel G. Reid
United States Senate
Indiana
Richmond
Reid
Will Ask Aid From Teens Injury Case
Mrs. Cora Trexler, mother of a girl seriously injured after leaping from a speeding car, plans letters to the responsible young men and their employers to help cover the medical bills since police take no action. The girl is improving and will recover though with facial scars. Meanwhile, city boards approve road work reassessments on Missouri Street with west side property bearing 60 percent and east side 40 percent of the cost. Bléke-starter opening approved, linking Washington Ave to Washington St.
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Cora Trexler
Tzeasment Pratest
Missouri St
Worke Board
Russians Repel Japanese Flank Attack Near Mukden
General Kuropatkin reports a failed Japanese attempt to outflank the Russian left at Mukden. Japanese forces moved east of Daling pass and attacked twice while Russian cavalry and machine guns repulsed the assaults.
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Serippa-MeRas Press Association
ST. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Mukden
Daling Pass
Plot Against a Young Girl Revealed in Mail Fraud Plot
Detectives Manning and Simon trap a suspected swindler, Ernest Shillabeer alias Arthur Palmer, in Indianapolis. The alleged mail fraud centers on a Jamaica will claiming a Jamaica estate worth 315000 and a fortune for Mrs Gee’s daughter conditioned on a sacrifice of her honor, with the supposed funds held in Indiana National Bank. The suspect claims to be an organist and music teacher in the city.
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Posce
Indianapolis
Ernest Shillabeer
Arthur Palmer
Harlan St
Manning and
Simon
Shillabeer
St. John's Evangelistic Church
Emma Gee
St. Dorman St
Jamestown
Jamaica
Nannette Dubois
Mre. Gee
Indiana National Bank
Manning
Boureser
Gae
Paul
Ashley
Jerome as New York district attorney and governor bid
William T. Jerome, prominent New York district attorney famed for his anti gambling campaign, rose to office in 1901 on the Low ticket and was re-elected last year on the Democratic ticket. Born in New York in 1559, he attracted talk of seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.
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Travers Jerome
Wm. T. Jerome
New York
Jerome
Tt Tg
Million Involved in D P Erwin Will Case Heads to Judge Carter
The D P Erwin will case, involving about $1,000,000, is before Judge Carter for a decision after briefs from attorneys. Central Trust Company sues Charles H Erwin and others to interpret the will which barred property division for 30 years. Charles H Erwin would receive income until death with no share to heirs, while the four deceased's children would get income and the property to be divided among them or their heirs after 30 years. Infant Dan P Erwin is represented by Attorney Martin Huge arguing the property should stay in heirs’ control and the survivorship clause is not legal.
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D. P. Erwin
Carter
Central Trust Company
Iit
Charles H. Erwin
Wit
Charles IL. Erwin
Dan P. Erwin
Martin Huge
Fall of Port Arthur Predicted Within Fortnight
Tokyo correspondent notes in London that Tokio predicts the Port Arthur reduction will be completed within a fortnight. Also reported is a coroner verdict in Moorfield shop accident case, a divorce suit alleging repeated cruelty, and a local ad urging fall wardrobe preparation at a Chicago dye house.
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Mukden
Port Arthur
Oyama
Scripps-McRae Presa Association
London
Tutewller
Charn- Gray
Moorfield
Typhoid Survey Delayed As City Reports Sept Cases
City engineer Joup updates on the River Side water plant survey with delays ahead before a report. Bacteriological exams progress with unclear results. Typhoid cases numbered 8 by noon Wednesday for September. A Dayton fire destroys a barn, killing 14 cows and 4 horses, cause unknown. Local crime notes recount a mail fraud ring involving Mrs. Goe and detectives tracking Arthur Shillabeer.
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Joup
Indianapolis
Riverside
Tie
Health Board
Dayton
William Denault
New Germany
Wulschnar
Sculpted Justice in Indiana Strike Case Sees Heavy Fines
Judge Alford delivers sharp rebuke to strikers in Indianapolis chair factory conspiracy trial. Hugh Tapp and Thomas Fitzgerald receive 130 day workhouse terms and fines of 800 and 250 dollars respectively. Prosecutors say they plotted to waylay Luke Fitch and disrupt nonunion labor. The case, aided by F. E. Matson for the Employers' Association, underscores rights to work and to quit.
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Employers' Association
Hugh Tapp
Thomas Fitzgerald
Indianapolis
Alford
Tapp
Fitzgerald
Luke Fitch
Tony
Fitch
Morni- Leas
F. E. Matson
Indianapolis Employers’ Association
Grout Elected Controller on Tammany Ticket in 101
Grout, born in New York in 1861 and a lawyer, was elected Brooklyn borough mayor after earlier Brooklyn mayoral race campaigns. Described as a tinkler of municipal corruption, he remained a Democratic candidate associated with Tammany.
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Grout
Cut Wife's Throat in Domestic Assault
Josie Jackson, a colored woman, was driven to City Hospital after a knife wound from ear to ear. She says her husband William Jackson, intoxicated, attacked her during a quarrel at their Susquehannast street home. Jackson later tried to cut his own throat and faces assault with intent to murder charges.
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Josie Jackson
City Hospital
William Jackson
Susquehannast
Jackson
Polles
Mysterious return of Battery A guidon stirs sleuthing
A battered guidon of Battery A Night Artery reappears in a mail box after being stolen Monday night. William E Meyers, veteran member, analyzes handwriting and suspects a woman sender with red hair and blue eyes. The worn flag had stood as a symbol since 1882 amid meetings campaigns and marches.
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Battery A
Wiliam E. Meyers
Meyers
Guldon
Battery
Court house warns of gas supply pressure complaints
John R. Pearson told THE SUN on Wednesday that any weakness in gas pressure comes from the court house. Residents report candle power lighting deficiencies and low pressure in gas for cooking. A Talbott Avenue home could not bake potatoes due to insufficient oven pressure, prompting a complaint.
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John R. Pearson
Talbott Ave
Knight cancels speaking dates amid health fears
George A. Knight of California, famed for a Chicago convention hit, has most dates cancelled by Republican Speakers Bureau chair Lyons. He will deliver only two talks in Indiana Sept 5 in the city and Sept 24 in Rennselaer, following his physician’s advice to avoid extensive public speaking.
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George A. Knight
Chicago
Lyons
Republican Speakers’ Bureau
Knight
Indiana
City
Rennselaer
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