Taft faction adjourns as Louisiana division loom looms
The Taft camp adjourned amid threats of dividing Louisiana's delegation into Taft and anti Taft camps with half a vote each. Washington pressure and local maneuvering hint at broader contests across southern states, as Hitchcock insists on seating delegations per Taft instructions and defers any compromise.
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National Committee
Tac
Friends
Secretary of War
Taft
Washington
Frank H. Hitchcock
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Old Guard
Crane, Scott and Penrose
Hart
Iowa
Mulvane
Kansas
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Powell Clayton
Hitchcock
Charles P. Taft
BE. C. Duncan
North Carolina
G. A. Lyon
Texas
Mississippi
Missouri
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
South
Foraker
W. O. Bradley
Kansas Cities Facing Floods Amid Rising Rivers
Weather observers predict the Missouri and Kaw rivers will crest by Wednesday as rain ends in Kansas. The Kaw may rise six to seven feet more. the Missouri about three feet to twenty six feet. Some lowlands near Kansas City are submerged and rail service between Kansas City and Topeka is suspended, with trains diverted to the Santa Fe.
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Kaw
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
Union Pacific and
Rock Island Railway
Topeka
Santa Fe
North Topeka Flood Worsens as Kaw River Rises
North Topeka is nearly deserted as the Kaw river rises to 26.9 feet at 6 pm with fears of higher levels endangering the city water works. Boat patrols evacuated residents while homes, streets, and the Union Pacific tie plant are inundated. In Washington, flood warnings extend along the Mississippi from Keokuk to Hannibal.
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Topeka
Kansas
North Topeka
Union Pacific
Soldier Creek
Kansas Avenue
Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Hannibal
Riot on Market Street car injures five in St. Louis
Five men were injured in a riot on an eastbound Market street car at Eleventh street in St. Louis. Conductor C. J. Biffle and motorman John Packheiser were assaulted. Packheiser and Biffle were hurt, and a bystander David OBrien lost a leg after being struck when a volunteer motorman failed to stop the speeding car. Beatrice E. Trask fainted. Beverly Brown is under arrest as an instigator.
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Eleventh Street
Beatrice E. Trask
Richmond Heights
West End Heights
Riffle
Beverly Brown
Brown
Packheiser
Biffie
8Th Street
David O’brien
O’brien
Conductor Biffle
Joseph Looney
President appoints national conservation commission
In Washington on June 8 the President named a national conservation commission to study and advise on natural resource conservation and to work with state bodies designated by governors at the May White House conference.
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Associated Prep
Washington
White House
National Conservation Commission
School Enumeration Shows Large Decrease in Indiana Yearly
The 1908 Indiana school census reports a net drop from 776,348 to 766,920 total pupils. Enrollment declines reflect stricter supervision to curb duplication, with 363,068 girls and 392,930 boys, and fewer colored children, 7,783 boys down from 8,117.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Fassett A. Cotton
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Dunn Hire Signals Hotel Staffing Shuffle
GOES TO DUNN W C Jones, who recently resigned as night clerk at the Johnston hotel, has taken a similar position at the Dunn. Asa Ryan, who has been working at the Dunn, has gone to his home in Rockfield.
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W. C. Jones
Johnston Hotel
Dunn
Asa Ryan
Rockfield
Passenger train collides with freight near Frankfort
North bound Vandalia passenger No. 48 due at 9 33 p m struck a Clover Leaf freight at the Frankfort crossing last night. Several freight cars were wrecked and the Vandalia engine badly damaged. Engineer Albert Cook and Fireman William Kromm in charge. A helper wreck train was sent and the passenger train reached the city about 1 am. No injuries reported among passengers or crew.
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Frankfort
Albert Cook
William Kromm
Gourt Named Trustee for Kosciusko County Bank
Indianapolis June 8 Judge Rouse of Kosciusko circuit court was appointed trustee for the Kosciusko county bank at Warsaw following a state examination. State Auditor Billheimer reported secret ledgers by A Brubaker showing overdrafts of 10109.51 and missing cashier bond.
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Gourt
John C. Billheimer
Judge Rouse
Kosciusko County Bank
Warsaw
Billheimer
A. Brubaker
Brewers Convention Opens In Milwaukee
Brewers from across the country gather for the forty eighth annual convention in Milwaukee starting tomorrow. About 600 to 1,000 delegates arrive with more expected, led by New York President Julius Liebbman and a 100-person delegation. Liebbman says local option laws force brewers into politics to protect themselves amid prohibition. National Secretary Fox notes the main task will be to curb disreputable saloons as they oppose prohibition.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Julius Liebbma
New York
Liebbman
United States Brewers’ Association
Fox
Association
Garden Party At Burlington Avenue For Gremelspacher’s Guests
Master Joe Gremelspacher hosted a dozen friends at his Burlington avenue home yesterday. After games, tables were set in the yard for supper, and a group photo was taken with each guest to receive a copy as a souvenir. Attendees included Donald and Leo O’Neal, Harrold Hill, McKee Kirkpatrick, Lamont Grover, and Mrs Helen Green among others.
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Joe Gremelspacher
Burlington Avenue
Donald Gremelspacher
Donald O'Neal
Leo O’neal
Harrold Hill
McKee Kirkpatrick
Lamont Grover
Helen Green
Henrietta Little
Elmerta Bligh
Dorothy Miller
Doris Black
Charlotte Grace
Americans Select 76 For London Olympic Team
New York June 8. the American Olympic committee names seventy six athletes to compete in London. The roster includes Dearborn McGrath Rose Sheridan and Coe as heavy events threats with Sheppard Hillman Ewry among others. A supplementary list spots promising younger athletes for entry decisions to be announced tomorrow.
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McGrath
Rose
Sheridan
Coe
Sheppard
Hillman
Ewry
America
Platt Adams
New York
A. C
J. C. Atlee
Princeton University
C. J. Bacon
J. C. Carpenter
Cornell University
N. J. Cartmell
University of Pennsylvania
H. L. Coe
University of Michigan
W. W. Coe, Jr
Boston
A. A
E. T. Cook
C. M. Daniels
A. M. Dearborn
A. C. G. S. Dale
Yale University
W. R. Dray
National Turn Verein
J. D. Lightbody
University of Chicago
M. C. McGrath
W. May
University of Ilinois
George N. Mehnert
M. F. Merriam
T. Moffit
Mercury
Frank Mt. Pleasant
Carlisle Indian School
Frederick Hargans
Brooklyn Swimming Club
Lawson Robertson
Ralph Rose
Olympic Club
San Francisco
H. A. Rowe
A. B. Shaw
Dartmouth University
Melvin W. Sheppard
Martin J. Sheridan
H. B. Sherman
F. C. Smithson
Multnomah A. C
J. H. Sullivan
Lee J. Talbott
J. B. Taylor
H. L. Trube
C. DP. Trubenbach
L. D. Whitham
Selection of Team Members for Committee Supported Expenses
The executive committee of the American committee confirms the elected list as the roster whose places on the team with expenses defrayed by the committee are assured.
Abram Strickler Dies At 70 In Wabash
Abram Strickler 70 of North Manchester, president of the Wabash Artificial Ice Co., Wabash, died. A post mortem found his stomach nearly eaten away by cancer.
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Associated Press
Wabash
Ind
Abram Strickler
North Manchester
The
Wabash Artificial Ice Co
Reunion Attendance at Peru Home Shines for Wilson Family
Mrs. Pearl Wilson and Mrs. Ella Roach attended a family reunion at the Peru home of Mrs. Wilson's parents along with Charles Carver and Harry Hungerford on Sunday.
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Pearl Wilson
Ella Roach
Charles Carver
Harry Hungerford
Mrs. Wilson
Peru
No General Freight Rate Increase Seen by Railways
Washington reports a New York meeting of railroad presidents and operators showing a consensus against a rate rise in the near term. Officials note improving railway business conditions with higher freight and passenger revenues in the past month and a general revival across industries.
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New York
Jealous Architect Kills Wife Then Himself in Hotel
Cleveland reports Charles P. Corlett head of Corlett Engineering Co killed his wife in a Willoughby hotel and then shot himself after a string of quarrels. The couple, social figures in Cleveland, were living at the hotel for five years. Police say Corlett, 33, died shortly after three shots rang out with his wife found dead from wounds to the temple and breast.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Charles P. Corlett
Corlett Engineering Co
Willoughby
Italian Driver Sets World Speed Record at Brooklands
Felice Nazzare, an Italian driver, established a world automobile record at Brooklands track. He covered two and a half miles at a speed of 120 miles per hour, marking a record for the course.
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Associated Press
London
Brooklands
Felice Nazzare
Burning at Moabit Church Sparks Near Disaster
In Berlin at St. Pauls Catholic church 1800 people including many women and children gathered to hear Dom Bon Venturi. A covert inflammable attack on the roof failed due to a calm priest and swift fire crews preventing a major loss of life.
Governor urges anti gambling law and cattle disease action
Governor Hughes sent a special message to the New Jersey legislature urging enactment of measures to prevent race track gambling and to address cattle diseases especially tuberculosis. Forty five senators attended the session. Senator Foelker was absent, his vote seen as pivotal to the anti gambling bill.
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Hughes
Associated Press
Albany
N. J
Foelker
British King Near Fort as Royal Yacht Heads to Port
Off Dago island near the Gulf of Finland the royal Victoria and Albert is reported approaching port with the king and queen aboard. The vessel is likely to move at half speed through the night, aiming for about 10 o clock arrival, while the Russian yacht notes a pleasant voyage.
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Ravel
Russia
Dago Island
Gulf of Finland
Victoria and Albert
Beveridge Returns Home from Chicago Visit
Senator Beveridge arrived in Indianapolis and will stay through Sunday unless needed in Chicago. He plans a long rest after the national convention at Smiths Point Massachusetts and in the Maine woods.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Beveridge
Chicago
Smith's Point
Mass
Maine
Elephant Kills Horse in Circus Incident
In New Albany Indiana on June 8 an enraged elephant seized a horse with its trunk and pounded it to death against the ground as showmen loaded animals onto a train. The elephant dashed the horse after it was kicked during a close encounter.
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Associated Press
New Albany
Ind
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