Taft Delegates Hinge On Tennessee Eighth District
The Republican national committee met in Chicago to settle contests for fifty delegates on the temporary roll call. Taft is counted at fifty by allies, while actual endorsed or declared delegates approach 539 to 554. Tennessee battles dominated proceedings with factions supporting Taft, including Hale and Oliver camps, and the Eighth district split but not affecting overall Taft advantage.
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Taft
Tennessee
Oliver
South Carolina
Hale
Eighth
Brownlow
Jesse A. Littleton
Kewell Sanders
State Central Committee
Littleton
Texas
Cecil A. Lyon
Harrell Offered $10,000 For invention Demo
Alexandria Ind June 11 A demonstration of a new invention to convert coal oil into fuel gas will be given June 20 by inventor J F Harrell. Standard Oil has promised $10,000 if the device meets claims with no share of patent profits. Demonstration at Harrells home includes cooking tests. Harrell is crippled from a parachute fall years ago.
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Standard Oil Company
Harrell
Rural carrier seeks a slow trotting horse
George Guge, rural route No 9 carrier, intends to buy a horse. His brothers doubt it, but Guge insists he needs a slow trotter that can keep time while he delivers mail. He is known to be fastidious about the horse that joins his route.
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George Guge
Gage
Publishers Meet Adopts TwoYear Norris Appointment
The American Newspaper Publishers Association directors in New York authorize the president to engage Mr. John Norris for two years to promote the association’s aims in the newsprint paper matter.
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Associated Press
New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
John Norris
Mrs. Emma Harrigan Visits Logansport
Mrs. Emma Harrigan is visiting Logansport, according to the Marion Leader. Her trip draws local notice as she tours points of interest in the city.
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Emma Harrigan
Logansport
Marion
Plead for Stay of Chicago Man in Billick Case
A 25 member Chicago committee led by Francis Hinckley travels to Springfield to urge Governor Deneen to halt the execution of Herman Billick the Bohemian fortune teller slated to die tomorrow for Mary Vzral's murder. Judge Landis will decide by 11 am on a potential stay to allow an appeal to the US Supreme Court, with sheriff assurances ensuring no gallows before then.
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Supreme Court
Landis
Springfield
Billik
Billick
Reinforcements Arrive for Salvation Army Meetings in Indianapolis
Envoy Healy of the Salvation Army and Lieutenant Dean of Elkhart will reach the city to assist Captain James in a series of Barracks meetings on Third Street. Dean is described as a capable public speaker with mixed heritage and conversion to Christianity. Healy has hotel experience and extensive U S travel. The anticipated crowded rooms suggest strong attendance at each service.
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Elkhart
Third Street
Dean
Mulai Hafid Enters Fez With Large Army
Fez june 8 Mulai Hafid the usurping sultan arrived with an army whose size cannot be estimated He entered the city between long lines of soldiers and was escorted by a large bodyguard He went barefoot into the sanctuary to offer thanks Dr Holtzmann arrived with Hafid Taieb Tasi says a German legation letter promises recognition by Germany and other powers would follow suites
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Associated Press
Fez
Mulai Hafid
Sis
Holtzmann
Taieb Tasi
Mohammed Tasi
Abb-El-Azizi
Tangier
Germany
Sultan
Doctors Entertained at Insane Hospital
The Cass county medical society met at Longcliff last night at the invitation of acting superintendent Dr. Fred W. Terflinger to meet Dr. Mary Widdop newly added to the staff. Twenty six members attended as papers were read by Drs. McCully Gilbert and John Bradfield. A banquet followed with toasts by Drs. H. B. Hill secretary G D Miller and responses by Drs. Terflinger and Widdop. Other toasts were offered by Drs. Little Hetherington McCully Shultz Bushjohn and Palmer. A memorial toast honored the late Dr. Rogers and the group finished with a smoker.
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DR. Terflinger
Cass Medical Society
Longcliff
Fred W. Terflinger
Mary Widopp
Ad Widdop
Oscar Peterson Found Dead Theories Of Poison Special Inquiry
Bay City Michigan June 11 An autopsy on Oscar Petersons body found between his home and Mrs Elizabeth Barnetts place revealed no violence. Police pursue poison theory as internal organs are sent for analysis. Frank Peters and an unidentified man are jailed after being accused of removing and burying the body.
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Associated Press
Bay City
Mich
Oscar Peterson
Elizabeth Barnett
Burien
Frank Peters
Peterson
Frank Peterson
Taft to Visit Cincinnati for Chicago Convention News
Secretary of War Taft plans to go to Cincinnati on Monday to receive news of the Chicago national convention. If nominated, a national committee sub-committee would come to Cincinnati after adjournment to confer with Taft on electing a national chairman.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Taft
Cincinnati
Chicago
Mine Inspectors Organize In United States
The mine inspectors institute of the United States of America was fully organized today with officers elected. George Harrison of Ohio was named president, Thomas Moses of Illinois first vice president, John Virner of Iowa second vice president, Robert Irving of Indiana third vice president, Jas W. Paul of West Virginia secretary, and Thomas Hudson of Illinois treasurer.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Mine Inspectors Institute of the
United States of America
George Harrison
Ohio
Thomas Moses
Illinois
John Virner
Iowa
Robert Irving
Indiana
Jas
W. Paul
West Virginia
Thomas Hudson
New York Senate Passes Agnew Hart Anti-Gambling Bills
Governor Hughes signs the Agnew Hart anti gambling bills at 4 35 pm paving the way for changes to penalties on gambling pool selling and bookmaking The laws reduce the crime from felony to misdemeanor and shift enforcement to minor criminal courts The decisive votes came from Senator Otto Foelke who traveled from a sick bed and Senator William Wallace.
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Niagara, Falls
Wallace
Foelker
State Racing Commission
Kentucky Will Suffer From Antirace Track Bills
Louisville June 11 Kentucky will suffer more than New York from antirace track bills. Wealthy eastern breeders own large farms in the Blue Grass state and operate hundreds of breeding plants employing thousands. The New York law could force New York capitalists from racing and threaten Kentucky stalls and laborers. In Fayette and other Blue Grass counties there are over 3500 stallions and brood mares.
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Louisville
Kentucky
New York
Blue Grass
New York Senate
Fayette
Mrs Worstell Visits Son In Marion
Mrs. Sarah Worstell of East North Street returned yesterday from Marion where she has been visiting her son N. B. Worstell.
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Sarah Worstell
East North Street
Marion
N. B. Worstell
Local Boy Killed by Train in Wisconsin
William Roscoe Farrer of Shultz Street, brother of Mrs Griffin, was struck by a train near Phillips Wisconsin Sunday night. The nineteen year old died Monday after being knocked from the track and taken to a hospital. His remains were brought home for a 2 PM funeral at his sister's residence conducted by Rev Simon, with burial at Taber Cemetery.
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William Roscoe Farrer
Griffin
Shultz Street
Phillips
Wis
Simon
Old Taber Cemetery
Italian Suffered Horrific Death From Tetanus
Massi Estellozzi, an Italian former Panhandle worker, died at Toledo Street near Twelfth Street after helping free a wagon stuck in mud. A small scratch on his bare arm became the entry point for tetanus, causing prolonged agony before death.
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Toledo
Knights Templar Conclave Drills Crown Prize at Winona Lake
The Knights Templar conclave at Winona Lake Indiana showcased a prize drill with Knightstown Commandery leading fifty swords in line to win 500 dollars. Competitors included commands from Fort Wayne Plymouth Columbia City Franklin Delphi and Warsaw. Adrian Hammersley of Washington won grand warden and officers advanced a step. A Warsaw reception hosted two thousand Knights and their ladies tonight. The conclave ends Friday with public installations in the morning and steamboat rides afterward.
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Associated Press
Winona Lake
Ind
Knights Templar
Winona
Adrian Hammersley
Washigton
Masonic Lodge
Warsaw
Warsaw Commandery
Eastern Star
United States Warns Panama Elections Must Be Fair
The War Department released the exact text of a May 12 message from Secretary Taft to President Amador, urging fairness in Panama’s elections. It cites past fraud and police violence in Panama City Colon and elsewhere, notes no intervention then, and warns of possible US action to ensure legitimate authorities are chosen. It mentions petitions from liberal and conservative groups and concerns over voter suppression.
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Taft
Panama
United States
Amador
Colon
Republic
Liberal Party
Conservative Party
Republic of Panama
Senor Arias
Mitchell Ends Prolonged Fight to Go Dry Tonight
Mitchell Indiana will become dry tonight after midnight following a long court struggle between saloon interests and temperance forces. The change marks the final result of legal actions and local advocacy.
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Bedford
Ind
Mitchell
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