Convention With Fourteenth Republican Nominating Fight Set
Chicago June 17 The fourteenth Republican convention enters its second day with key issues unresolved and a likely two day delay before nominations. Committees battle over injunction limits, credentials, and rules while mood swings between festive hotel scenes and tense procedural fights. Weather stays unusually cool aiding long sessions as Lodge prepares to speak.
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Chicago
Buss
Republicanvention
Roosevelt
E Sons
Immely
Smittee
Frenzied clash ends in Delphi murder by stove poker
June 17 Delphi. Frank Lykens, intoxicated, attacked his half brother Amos Pratt with a heavy stove poker in a West Market street home. Pratt died minutes later after being struck three times. Pratt named Lykens as his killer before dying. Lykens was arrested soon after. Pratt was 45, Lykens 35. Franklin, Franklin’s son, was found in the house.
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Delphi
Frank Lykens
Amos Pratt
Pratt
Lykens
West Market Street
Jesse Franklin
Matt Lewis
Len Wagner
Wagner
Art
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Suit for Damages Transferred Here From Montgomery
L Walter Breaks sues Thomas J Houlehan in Crawfordsville for $408 damages over a leased Washington Street property. The case moved on change of venue from Montgomery county. Breaks alleges breach after July 17 1907 when Houlehan repudiated the contract and failed to stock the hardware store space.
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L. Walter Breaks
Thomas J. Houlehan
Montgomery County
Washington Street
Crawfordsville
Thomas J. Howlehan
Thomas J. Houlihan
Plaintff
Crawfordaville
Tomato Acreage Expected Below Average This Season
A large Indianapolis packer reports tomato acreage for this season will be about 20 percent under the average. He cites serious damage from cutworms armyworms and other pests with many plants destroyed leaving stock depleted. As plants have not begun to bloom it is too early to gauge the crop outlook though fair weather could improve progress.
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Indianapolis
Baseball scores across leagues with varied results
American Association games saw Indianapolis 4 to 0 over Kansas City 0 2 while Minneapolis led Columbus 7 to 1 and Toledo defeated St Paul 9 to 8. Milwaukee beat Louisville 9 to 4, and in the American League Washington won 9 to 1 over Cleveland with Detroit 7 Philadelphia 3. Brooklyn topped St Louis 4 to 2, Philadelphia 2 beat Chicago 1, and Pittsburg 6 matched New York-Cincinnati, which was postponed. The Yale Princeton polo grounds clash is noted as postponed.
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Indianapolis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Columbus
Toledo
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Louisville
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburg
Boston
New York-Cincinnati
Polo Grounds
Hog market rises on better outside demand in Indianapolis
Indiana market notes higher hog prices amid strong cash demand. Best heavies at 5.85 and most sales 5.45 to 5.80. Cattle and calf sectors show steady to firm prices with heavy lorn-fed steers expected to fetch about 8 soon. Sheep and lambs steady to higher, spring lambs 6.75, yearlings 5.50, good fat sheep 4.50 to 4.75. A reported airship sighting northwest of the city drew a crowd.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Beatreal
Ensis
Air ship sighting reported over Crawfordville neighborhood
The Crawfordville Journal notes a Monday evening 8:40 sighting of an air ship. Dr. H W Rigmond recalls standing at Main and Washington when locals climbed a stairway by the Strat National Bank to watch the craft pass.
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Crawfordaville Journal
Ourielty
H.W. Rigmond
Main
Washington Ae
National
Change of venue in Crutchfield suit to Lebanon
In a damage suit for 10000 dollars over the loss of an arm, Clinton circuit court grants change of venue to Lebanon. Clover Leaf company must complete the venue change within fifteen days.
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Lee Crutchfield
Clover Leaf Company
Clinton Circuit Court
Lebanon
Woodmen Encampment Opens With Large Delegation
The fifteenth biennial national encampment of the Modern Woodmen of America opened in Probia with Head Consul A R Talbot presiding. About seven hundred delegates attended representing over a million members. Fights for the 1911 encampment in Buffalo Lake Dallas and Omaha are already active with Buffalo leading.
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Woodmen
Probia
Woodmen of America
A. R. Talbot
Buffalo
Balt Lake
Dallas
Omaha
Buffalg
State Health Board Exhausted Funds and Tightened Work
The State Board of Health has exhausted its current year funds and will provide only limited relief for epidemics or insinitary conditions over the next three months. Secretary Dr J N Hurty notes strict economy until a new appropriation in October, with most tasks limited to correspondence and office conferences.
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State Board of Health
J. N. Harty
Hurty
James L. Anderson
May Settlement Of Tax Collections Reveals Totals
The May settlement shows total tax collections of 189,948.28. Of this amount the state receives 45,094.53 and the county 61,616.12, with the remainder allocated to townships. Poll tax collections totaled 10,214.54.
Quiet wedding of popular couple in Presbyterian church
Today at noon Wilbur M. Rice and Carrie Belle LaFollette were married in the Presbyterian church with only the Rev. C. H. Carmichael as officiant and Mr. and Mrs. Earl LaFollette present. The couple will reside in Sheldon, and Rice has recently been promoted to the Big Four agency.
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Wilbur M. Rice
Carrie Belle LaFollette
Presbyterian Church
C. H. Carmithael
Earl Las Follette
Darlington
la Follette
Mr. Rice
Bundy Bride in Greencastle Wedding Quiet Rite
Ralph P. Bundy and Edith Abbott wed yesterday at the bride’s Green Castle home with Rev. H C Weston officiating. Bundy, of Zionsville, is senior partner at Bundy and Horraday. Abbott has taught in Zionsville schools. They plan to live in Zionsville.
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Ralph P. Bundy
Edith Abbott
Greencastle
H.C. Weston
Bundy
Zionsville
Bundy & Horraday
Man in critical condition after Northwestern Limited attack
Charley Allison of Frankfort is at Culver Union hospital after an assault by the NorthwesternLimited traction car Friday afternoon. He can understand speech and nods in response but cannot speak. Doctors say he faces uncertain prospects and possible internal injuries. Local Crawfordsville Journal report.
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Charley Allison
Frankfort
Northwestern Limited Traction Ear
Culver Union Hospital
Allison
Crawfordaville Journal
Bulletins to Arrive as Balloting Opens at Republican Convention
The local Western Union office will receive bulletins from the Republican National Convention as soon as balloting begins. Word from the main office indicates balloting will likely start Thursday, perhaps in the afternoon.
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Western Union
Hotel thief sentenced in Lafayette
Charles Roberts, a professional hotel thief, was captured by police in Lafayette and sentenced to the Indiana Reformatory a few hours later. Authorities believe he has committed many thefts across area hotels.
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Lafayette
Ind
Charles Roberts
Indiana Reformatory
Wealthy youth Grover Gagen commits suicide after quarrel
Grover Gagen, about 24, a wealthy young man, shot himself at his home in Lafayette shortly before midnight after a quarrel with his wife. He died instantly. Police investigated but offered no further details.
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Lafayette
Grover Gagen
Inia
Reward Offered for Belle Gunness Murder Suspect
LaPorte Indiana June 17 a reward of five thousand dollars is offered for the apprehension of Mrs Belle Gunness. A movement to locate the alleged murderess formed yesterday as citizens signed notes for 50 dollars each by the fund’s core group.
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Laporte
Ind
Belle Gunness
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