Convicted in Indianapolis Fraud Case Branaugh Gets Prison Term
Judge Carter overruled Branaughs motion for a new trial in the asphalt fraud case and sentenced him to two to fourteen years in the penitentiary. The court granted a deferral of departure to July 9 to allow time to seek Juvenile Court custody for Branaughs child.
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Indianapolis
Carter
Harry Branaugh
Joseph Bell
John W. Kern
Branaugh
Hooton
Remster
John S. Duncan
Helen C. Brunaugh
Batavia, O
Andrews Woman Dies After Jump From Hack
Huntington Ind June 29 Mrs Charles McNown of Andrews died after jumping from a hack while en route to the interurban car Saturday evening. The tragedy occurred in Andrews as the vehicle traveled along the street. Funeral arrangements are pending with local authorities investigating the circumstances.
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Huntington
Ind
Charles McNown
Andrews
Wabash Train Strikes Hack at Ban Station Killing Driver Charged
A Wabash train fatally struck a hack at Ban Station. two passengers escaped. The hack cleared the track but passengers jumped in alarm. William Bolles, the hack driver, reportedly warned of the train’s proximity, with an investigation considering criminal negligence.
Harvard or Syracuse Fight for Intercollegiate Crew Title
Poughkeepsie June 29 Harvard defeated Yale on Friday while Syracuse won the intercollegiate eight event Saturday. Columbia Cornell Pennsylvania and Wisconsin trailed Syracuse. A Harvard vs Syracuse match to decide the eight is unlikely and Harvard may not send crew to England.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harvard
Syracuse
Yale
Columbia
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Aquatics
England
Reductions in Indianapolis pitching staff announced
Indianapolis officials disclosed reductions in the pitching staff with at least one pitcher to be disposed of immediately. President Watkins offered Terre Haute either Eubanks or Elliott. Terre Haute President Smith chose Eubanks and will come to negotiate terms tomorrow.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Watkins
Terre Haute
Eubanks
Elliott
Smith
Clayton on Way to Birmingham for Denver Convention Chair
Henry D Clayton accompanied by reporters left Montgomery tonight for Birmingham and then to Denver where he is said to be Bryan's choice for permanent chair man of the Denver convention Clayton said he had no information on the selection of a chairman for the convention
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Henry D. Clayton
Wm. J. Bryan
Denver
Birmingham
Man lose nose in horse attack near Wabash
Edward Kalcy, while hitching a horse in his barn west of Wabash, Indiana, had his nose bitten off by a vicious horse after a prior escape. In a separate incident, Arnold Franklin found a loaded 22 rifle at Boyd Park shooting gallery and fired, injuring his hip as the bullet lodged into the flesh.
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Wabash
Ind
Edward Kalcy
Kaicy
Arnold Franklin
Boyd Park
Takes a Chinese Bride
Rockwell S. Chapman of San Francisco and agent for American La France Fire Engine Manufacturing will wed Miss Amey Anin of Honolulu. Her father is a wealthy Chinese merchant, her mother a full blooded Hawaiian, and she has ties to the Afong family.
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San Francisco
Rockwell S. Chapman
American
la France Fire Engine Manufacturing Company
Elmira
N. Y
Amey Anin
Honolulu
Afong
Poison Plaged in a Bottle of Ale
Philadelphia report states Dr. William H. Wilson died after drinking tainted ale sent for trial. Autopsy shows cyanide or potassium poisoning. he convulsed and died before reaching hospital. Police link the poisoning to a young man from a related family who was treated during the fatal illness.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Wm. H. Wilson
Express
Wilson
Women’s Clubs to Elect Leaders in Boston Session
Balloting for officers dominated the American Federation of Woman's Clubs session in Boston. The nominating committee named Mrs. May Allen Ward of Boston for president, but the floor nomination of Mrs. Philip N. Moore of St. Louis showed the selection was not yet settled. both candidates had strong support.
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Associated Press
Boston
American Federation of Woman's Clubs
May Allen Ward
Philip N. Moore
St. Louis
British Naval Maneuvers Stir Danish Wary Watch
Danish officials monitor large British naval maneuvers in the North Sea involving 300 warships. German papers call the drills a show of force against Germany and warn Denmark about possible British actions on Jutland coast as Esbjerg hosts visiting ships amid cordial Danish receptions.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Denmark
North Sea
Frederick
Edward
Germany
Jutland
Esbjerg
Roode Reunites With Father After 30 Year Split
Marion Indiana June 29 J Q Roode superintendent of schools at Clare Michigan finds his father John K Roode eighty two after thirty year separation. The son traced him through national military homes as a former Marion Soldiers Home resident and learns his father still alive living just outside the Marion home reservation in his own house.
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Marion
Ind
J. Q. Roode
Clare
Mich
John K. Roode
Nebraska
Democratic state convention adjourns after Bryan instructions vote
The Charlotte convention adjourned sine die after a week in session crowding its labors by instruction for W. J. Bryan. The final vote was 523 to 194 in Bryan’s favor as the closing hours saw heated debate and confusion over the instructions.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Sine
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Diploma Ceremony Honors Irish History Pupils
Seven hundred eighth grade pupils from sixteen parochial schools received diplomas at St. Bridget's hall in Chicago. The Ancient Order of Hibernians and its Women's Auxiliary awarded the diplomas for Irish history study. Father Michael O'Sullivan spoke and the Irish Choral Society performed selections.
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Chicago
St. Bridget’s Hall
Order of Hibernians
Woman’s Auxiliary
Order
Michael O’sullivan
St. Bridge’s Catholic Church
Irish Choral Society
Eclipse Observed At U S Naval Observatory
Washington reports an eclipse viewed at the United States naval observatory with five scientists recording timings. First contact occurred 35 minutes 28 seconds early and second contact 49 minutes 2 seconds after noon, about 23 seconds ahead of forecast. Prof. George H. Peters captured seven photographs showing moon projection and three sunspot groups.
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Washington
United States Naval Observatory
George H. Peters
Naval Observatory
Whitaker Re-Elected President at Meron College
Carlisle Ind June 29 Dr O B Whitaker has been re elected president of Meron College and trustees select Prof George C Enders as principal of the normal department Enders a graduate of National Normal University Lebanon Ohio and the classical course of Oberlin College and the Oberlin Theological Seminary
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Carlisle
Ind
O. B. Whitaker
Meron College
George C. Enders
Enders
National Normal University
Lebanon
Oberlin College
Oberlin Theological Seminary
Man shot by officer in Chicago neck of night
Edward Smith a teamster opposed the arrest of a white man by a black officer and led an assault on Policeman Mirhell Parker at West Madison and Aberdeen streets. Parker shot smith to death as the confrontation occurred.
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Chicago
Edward Smith
Mirhell Parker
West Madison
Aberdeen Street
Root at Muldoon's Sanatorium Near White Plains
Secretary of State Root arrived at William Muldoon's sanatorium near White Plains for a two week stay with possible extension guided by Dr. George Dixon. Muldoon reported Root in splendid condition and physically improved after months of work.
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New York
Root
Willian MuLdoon
White Plains
George Dixon
Muldoon
Evidentiary bids in Hearst recount case in New York
Clarence J. Shearn offered evidence in the reopened mayorality recount before Justice Lambert. Ernest Edward Murray of the New York Audit Co testified that the 8th division of the 6th Assembly District showed 259 poll votes but the recount found 393. Richmond County's clerk said envelopes for 203 void and contested ballots remain unfound.
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Associated Press
New York
Clarence J. Shearn
William R. Hearst
Ocean depths dwarf surface world in vast undersea realms
The piece surveys ocean depths with figures: depths over 18 000 feet covering millions of square miles, a maximum sounding of 31 200 feet near Guam, and pressure over 10 000 psi. It notes shipwrecking power, extreme crushing of a pine beam, and the unlikely survival of a venturer, quoting Eugene Willoughby on The Ocean.
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Globe
Guam
Eugene Willoughby
Patterson Leads Carmack In Tennessee Democratic Primary
Returns from the Tennessee Democratic primary show Governor M R Patterson defeating former Senator Edward W Carmack by about 10000 votes with Patterson backing local option and Carmack favoring statewide prohibition. Unofficial results also indicate Joseph W Byrnes defeating John Wesley Gaines for the Sixth district congressional nomination by 1302 votes. the Democratic state convention is set for July 14.
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Memphis
M. R. Patterson
United States
Edward W. Carmack
Carmack
Patterson
John Wesley Gaines
Joseph W. Byrnes
Kellogg Wins Point Overcharge Letter in Standard Oil Suit
Government attorney Frank B. Kellogg introduced in evidence a letter alleging a Standard Oil subsidiary charged the Louisville & Nashville railroad 12 cents a pound for cotton waste instead of 9 cents, signaling tension in the resumed case. Theodore H. Curtis, machinery superintendent, signed the letter to the railroad’s general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Standard Oil Company
Frank B. Kellogg
Standard Oi] Company
Theodore H. Curtis
Louisville & Nashville
Franklin Manufacturing Company
Standard Oil
Bryan Sways Delegates at State Demo Convention
Charlotte June 29 The state democratic convention adjourned sine die at midnight after instructing delegates to the Denver national convention for W J Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Denver
W. J. Bryan
Execution Halt Denied as Brown Hanged in D C Jail Yard
In Washington on June 29 Albert Brown a 23 year old Black man convicted months earlier of killing his younger brother Harvey over a girl was hanged in the jail yard. President Roosevelt had refused to stay the execution.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Albert Brown
Harvey
Roosevelt
Paralyzed Woman Dies After Visiting Son’s Home
Mrs Sarah Richer aged 64 of North Manchester died after being seized by paralysis just after entering the home of her son Dr J W Richer in Warsaw Indiana. She was wife of John Richer and mother of Jesse Richer of South Whitley and daughters Mrs Alice Funderburg and Mrs Ida Fisher of Perth North Dakota.
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Warsaw
Ind
J. W. Richer
Sarah Richer
Manchester
John Richer
North Manchester
Jesse Richer
South Whitley
Alice Funderburg
Ida Fisher
Perth
N. D
Saloonist Catches Stray White Horse Near Bridge
Nick Calandra, a saloon keeper near the Eighteenth Street Bridge, captured a white horse that wandered over the bridge last night and placed it in a livery stable awaiting its owner.
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Nick Calandra
Eighteenth Street Bridge
Wighteenth Street Bridge
The Tale of a Fish and a Pet Goldfish
Jenkins recalls Putt Sing the Japanese fan tailed goldfish bought for 45 dollars. The tale describes her intelligence as she plugged a leaking bowl with her tail after a candlestick fractured the glass. The crisis ended with care to restore her ability to swim.
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Jenkins
Putt Sing
Jake Hope
Pitti Sing
Dumpty
Ghostly remark on tombstone sparks a reflective return
A shade and another exchange about a return to an old home where one recalls what lay on his tombstone. The speaker chuckles softly as he describes his ghostly journey and a quiet, reflective moment before moving on.
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Brunauch
Glayton
Alabama
Kalcy
Doctor
Womens
Marion Soldiers’ Home
Carolina
Tribune Employment
Tribune
Tennessee
Kellogg
TALE
Fleck
Turman
Todd & Simons
Market St
Vpipe Organ
VOIGE
Mrs. E
K.connell
Broadway
Prichett’s
J. F, Dinnen
Val Spreel
Best Goods and Co
Wilkomen
Jno. W. Markley
Court House
John Coon
ELKS
12Th St
Phillip Voorhees
Sycamore Street
Hoyt
YT &@ CO
Toledo
Ohio
Tritt’s Drug Store
Continental Fire Ins. Co
N.Y
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