Democrats Nominate Indiana State Officers at Convention
The Indiana Democratic state convention meets in Indianapolis with 1 371 delegates to nominate for governor and other state offices. Key speakers include Rob Miers as chairman, with nominations set for Thursday morning after Wednesday sessions. Delegates listed include Cass county reps from Adams to Eel and Union townships and candidates for lieutenant governor secretary of state and more.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Tomlinson Hall
Rob” Miers
Supreme Court
Fifth District
Appellate Court
Samuel M. Ralston
Lebanon
L. Ert Slack
Franklin
Carroll K. McCullough
Anderson
Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
Thomas H Kuhn
Richmond
C. G. Conn
Elkhart
William O'Keefe
Plymouth
William P. O'Neill
Mishawaka
Frank E. Hering
South Bend
Frank J. Hall
Rushville
Attendance Decline Hits Local Church Service
The Kokomo church led in attendance with 456 people and $10.75 in offerings, while the local church recorded 437 attendees and $12.20 in collections after last Sunday’s contest.
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Dear Christian Church
Kokomo Church
Kokomo School
Water strike yields good drinking supply near surface
McKinley park well drillers reported striking artesian grade drinking water just beneath the surface yesterday. The find promises immediate supply for local residents and could influence further drilling in the area.
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McKinley Park
Warns on Texas Oklahoma land frauds and investor caution
Cass county writer from Texas near the Oklahoma line warns readers about fraudulent land schemes in Texas and Oklahoma. He cites mining stock scams as a warning, notes many buyers lose land to bad titles or unsuitable plots, and urges newspapers to expose frauds while stressing prudent due diligence.
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Co. B. Naven
Cass County
Texas
Oklahoma
Indiana
Ohio
Southwest
Celebrated Birthday Of Kokomo Mother Of Eleven
Mrs. Margarette Murray of Kokomo marked her eighty six birthday Sunday. Born in Corfdon Indiana when it was the state capital she moved with her father who kept a trading post at the Eel and Wabash junction becoming the second white settler in the area. She later settled in Kokomo and raised eleven children, ten living today.
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Margarette Murray
Kokomo
Corfdon
Ind
Eel
Wabash
Col. Posey
Kokom
Aged Gugle Family Faces Serious Illness
Royal Center resident John Gugle, eighty seven, is gravely ill with little hope for recovery. The Gugle family includes four sons and two daughters: George sixty seven six men ages noted, William seventy two Christ sixty nine, Mrs. Kate Hook eighty four, and Mrs. Sarah Dukes sixty three. Mrs. James Reid of this city is a niece.
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John Gugle
Royal Center
Gugle
George Gugle
White County
William Gugle
Laketon
Ind
Christ Gugle
Leroy
Mich
Kate Hook
Sarah Dukes
Richester
John Gugie
James Reid
Fire damages Ottawa Street home from defective flue
A blaze at Patrick Mahoney’s Ottawa Street residence started this afternoon from a faulty flue. The fire department responded quickly and extinguished the flame with chemical agents.
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Patrick Mahoney
Ottawa Street
Plea for Clean Primaries to Curb Ill Legal Voting
A city business leader calls for reform of primary elections to prevent packing and cross party voting. He argues parties must nominate clean candidates, cites incidents of conflicting temperance views and graft, and urges a system where only honest candidates stand a real chance.
Fractious Horse Kills Farmer Near Young America
Joseph Barber was fatally injured while sawing logs when a fractious horse backed into him at C. Radkey’s farm three miles south of Young America. His left arm was torn away as the buzz saw gripped his body and pierced his heart before the animal halted. Barber’s son Armand witnessed the tragedy as Arnold Barber arrived to hear his father utter a final goodbye.
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Barber
C. Radkey
Young America
Armand
Harriet Coder
Seventeenth Street
Noisy Critique of Candidates Brightens Local Debate
A reader labeled CITIZEN criticizes long standing party insiders for clinging to offices and urges honorable primaries to produce better candidates. The letter highlights distrust of veteran officeholders and calls for renewed voter engagement and cleaner party processes.
Aged Civil War Veteran John Gallagher Found Dead
John Gallagher a 63 year old Civil War veteran died of heart failure this morning in rooms above a Fifth Street saloon after climbing stairs. He lived in the city 54 years served in Company C Sixteenth Indiana Regulars and was amputee of his left arm. He was married twice with no children and recently lived alone on Smith Street. Coroner Miller said heart failure likely from the stairs. Remains sent to Killian McCloskey for burial prep. funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Fifth Street
Indiana
Smith Street
Miller
Gallagher
Killian & McCloskey
Delegates Depart for Madison Convention of King's Daughters
Local delegates to the King's Daughters and Sons annual convention left for Madison Indiana this morning. Mrs Frank Wall of this city serves on the supreme council. Mrs B C Whitney will speak at the convent alongside Mrs William Jefferson wife of a Jefferson relative.
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The
King’s Daughters and Sons
Madison
Ind
Frank Wall
Supreme Council
B. C. Whitney
William Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Democrats Pass Through South Bend En Route to State Convention
A party of twenty nine Democrats from South Bend traveled this morning toward India apols to attend the state convention scheduled tomorrow. They arrived on the Vandalia and departed on the Panhandle for the capital city.
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South Bend
Indiaapols
Vandalia
Panhandle
Bryan Clubs Stormy Session Over Bryan Backers
The Logansport Bryan club met in the courthouse last night in a heated session. Dan Loftus accused several Democrats of not supporting Bryan in past campaigns provoking a stormy clash that featured sharp exchanges and a near split. The group named a committee and adjourned to April 6 to report with officers listed as Dr. H D Hallery president George W Burkhart vice president Walter Fawcett secretary and Freusperger treasurer.
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Logansport
Bryan Club
Court House
Bryan
Dan Loftus
Loftus
Sidney A. Vaughn
Dan Gillespie
al H. Smith
John W. McGreevy
Willard Elliott
B. F. Loutham
Charles J. Becker
H. D. Hattery
Southam
M. F. Sullivan
Becker
Sullivan
sHecker
al J. Smith
M. FF. Sullivan
Ben F. Southam
H. D
Delegates Head to Indianapolis for Democratic State Convention
Delegates and boosters depart the city for Indianapolis to arrive early and join the convention action. Cass county delegates plan to meet in room 25 at the Grand hotel at 1 a.m. tomorrow to prepare for the events.
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Indianapolis
Cass County
Grand Hotel
North Platte woman seeks trace of adopted sister
Mrs. George Stearns of North Platte Nebraska asks for help locating Pearl L Buford her sister adopted by Richard Harrison in 1885. No adoption record exists and she requests information from readers.
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George Stearns
North Platte, Neb
Pearl L. Buford
Richard Harrison
Cass Boy on Trial at Michigan University Incident
Orville Emerick of Galveston led a group arrested with other students for disrupting a five cent picture show and faced the first trial before Justice Doty yesterday.
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Orville Emerick
Galveston
Michigan University
Justice Doty
City men Return From Mexico After Bull Fight
William Haney and John Meek of this city arrive home after a month abroad visiting southern points and witnessing a bull fight in old Mexico.
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William Haney
John Meek
Old Mexico
Permit Issued for Otto Kraus Electric Sign on Broadway
The Board of Public Works granted Otto Kraus a permit this morning to erect an electric sign in front of his clothing store on Broadway. The action confirms approval for the signage project and sets the street location and purpose.
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Board of Public Works
Otto Kraus
Broadway
Prohibitionists Nominate Full County Ticket in Cass County
The Cass county Prohibitionists convened in the north court room naming a full county ticket and electing delegates and officers. W S Rosier chaired, Rev A A Mainwaring served as secretary, and a large afternoon attendance followed a morning session. Delegates to the Indiana state Prohibition convention in Indianapolis May 19 were chosen, with Adams Boone Clinton Harrison Noble Miami and other counties represented. A county chairmanship slate and a key resolution denouncing local option and license policies was adopted, reaffirming allegiance to Prohibition principles and supporting the proposed constitutional amendment of February 24, 1908.
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John Isenbarger
Ahevat Walter 5. Baene
Muncie
Milton B. Hottel
Salem
Richard M. Milburn
Jasper
Supreme Court
Burt New
North Vernon
Ralph McConnell
Oxford
M. B. Larry
Logansport
T. E. Howard
Bert
J. T. Cox
Peru
E. W Felt
Greefield
Edward Stenger
Brookville
George B. Harris
Fountain City
P. J. Kelleher
Indianapolis
Cass County
Dele
W. S. Rosier
A. A. Mainwaring
The
Baptist Church
Rosier
Rev. Mainwaring
Frank Hendricks
M. A. Keyes
George Turley
L. i. Garver
James Smith
8. S. Mellinger
C. A. Sickafoose
M. N. Howard
Elmer Smith
C. O. Fenton
Adams
A. A. Hopkins
Melvin Champ
Boone
Charles Anderson
Joseph McCready
Thomas Kistler
George M. Kistler
Samuel P. Huffman
George W. Kilmer
A. Woll
George W. Cline
Bethlehem
David Rush
W. A. Keyes
I. C. Richardson
Il. K. Garver
George Roop
S. S. Mellinger
E. D. Closson
Deer Creek
Joan R. Rabb
William 8. Pangburn
Sickafoose
Joseph Joust
C. C. Fenton
Marion Flory
P. E. Garver
C. L. Hand
Tipton
William J. Price
Harrison
Leonard Cast
Jefferson
J. P. Edgely
Noble
J. A. Swartzel
Miami
O. N. Smith
Jackson
Harry Carey
Case County
Indiana
Loxansport
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Clay
R. M. Elliott
Clinton
Washington
W. S. Kepner
Walton
W. H. Charp
Logans
Port
James Moroney
Lucerne
Martin Babb
J. J. Burton
W. S. Fickle
Frank Davis Lake
Cicott
Joseph Hogentogler
New
MAK
Abul Saw
Joseph Barber
Can
Arnold
Didate
John Gallagher
Sister
Cass Boy
Paurls
House of Representatives
Acheson
Pennsylvania
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