Republican congressional nomination convention at Marion
Plans for the Republican congressional nomination convention at the Coliseum in Marion on Thursday March 12 are under way. The 4000 seat arena will host delegates and alternates seated on the rink floor with a large stage for officers and candidates. Admission by ticket only with press and public doors distinct. Tickets allotted by county chairman Bendell to ensure fair distribution. The convention opens at 10 am with rules committees and credentials, expecting the first ballot for congressman late Thursday afternoon.
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Coliseum
Marion
Harry Bendel
Grant
John A. Anderson
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bendell
Caucasses
Denver Mint Struggles With Motto Coinage
A Denver mint project to strike new $20 gold pieces with In God We Trust has repeatedly failed. Three presses broke during attempts, parts sent to Philadelphia for repair, and workers grow anxious awaiting congressional guidance.
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Denver Mint
Denver
Philadelphia
Coin of the Issue Struck Off
A coin of the issue has been struck off, marking an official change in mint status. The action removes the coin from circulation and records the alteration in the mint ledger.
Lawyer denies Nesbit Thaw being watched for divorce
Col Franklin Bartlett, hired by Mrs William Thaw to aid her son Harry K Thaw, says reports of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw being shadowed for divorce evidence are false. He notes Mrs Nesbit Thaw seeks separation, while her husband hopes for reconciliation, and denies any estrangement crisis during her visit.
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Associated Press
New York
Franklin Bartlett
Wm. Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
William Thaw
Fireman to Be Stationed at Each Public School
Announcement today says a resolution will be introduced to require a fireman at each public school in the city. The Collinwood disaster in Ohio prompted the measure, cited by the Associated Press from New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Board of Aldermen
Collinwood
Traveling salesman Fred Webb cleared in embezzlement case
Fred Webb a popular traveling man was arrested in Peru on embezzlement charges but was released after the firm Kokomo and J H Garrison Wholesale Grocery backed him. He settled all accounts and offered a satisfactory explanation of expenses, continuing his employment and moving through Logansport toward Peru.
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Peru
J. H. Garrison
Kokomo
Webb
Logansport
Monster meeting in Canton over Tatsu Maru dispute
Canton held a large meeting opposing Japan's demand to release the Tatsu Maru. Prominent figures defended China's sovereignty and urged a boycott of Japanese manufacturers if the ship and cargo are confiscated.
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China
Water floods Tippecanoe township causing blackout
A gravel road washed away after last season’s poor packing in Tippecanoe township. High water forced the municipal light plant to shut down and the town was left in darkness last evening with no church services held.
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A. Intie
Tippecanoe Township
Dam Break Over St Joseph River Causes South Bend Floods
The Colon Michigan dam on the St Joseph river broke at 3 pm today. The river rose six more inches and officials fear several thousand dollars in additional flood damage along the South Bend riverfront.
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ST. Joe River
South Bend
Ind
Colon
Mich
St. Joseph River
River levels rise along Ohio and tributaries in Evansville
The lower Ohio River climbs to a fraction over 38 feet as water levels on the Wabash White and Green and Pond rivers also rise with expectations of continued increases over the next four or five days.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Ninth Street Christian Sunday school tops attendance race
Attendance reached 382 with a collection of 15.64 dollars marking the largest crowd this year aside from a special occasion. Kokomo's competing Sunday school reported 317 attendees and 10.57 dollars collected. Five Sundays remain as the local school trails by 103 in attendance.
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Ninth Street Christian Sunday School
Kokomo
Governor Urges State Office Investigations
Governor Harris sent a special message to the general assembly urging appropriations for a statewide investigation into the books of the office of auditor of state and other state offices departments and institutions. The move follows a letter from Auditor Guilbert requesting scrutiny amid circulating charges about the bureau of inspection and the auditor department.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Harris
General Assembly
Office of Auditor of State
DROWNS IN A DITCH AT BOONEVILLE INDIANA
Lee Weller aged 22 drowned in a swollen ditch near Degonia heading factory after a falling tree limb struck him. Weller and William Young had gone to Baker Bottoms to cut trees when the accident occurred. Efforts to recover the body have failed as of late this afternoon.
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Weller
William Young
Baker Bottoms
Degonia
Paris to Open Inquiry Into Forgeries by Boni de Castellane
Paris prosecutors order a magistrate to investigate forged documents alleged to be signed with Count Boni de Castellane’s name. Prince Helie de Sagan accuses Boni of forging letters to women friends of Mme Gould to cause a rift with her.
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Associated Press
Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Prince Helie de Sagan
Prince Helie
Count Boni
Mme. Gould
Castellane
Chicago Moves to Bar Anarchists With Municipal Alien Bureau
Mayor Busse and Chicago police will establish a municipal alien bureau to prevent anarchists from entering the city, coordinating with federal immigration authorities. U S District Attorney Sims reportedly approves the plan. The Cook County coroner said inquest into Lazarus I Verbuch’s death will resume only after Police Chief Shippy’s son heals from his wound.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Busse
United States
Sims
Cook County
Lazarus I
Verbuch
Harry Shippy
Chinese aims to build warships as Pekin attracts British German French reps
Financial representatives from ten major shipbuilding and armour firms from Britain Germany and France are in Pekin seeking contracts amid reports China may spend as much as 50 million dollars on naval equipment. It is believed the war department may award contracts for training ships river boats and dock and wharf construction.
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Great Britain
Germany
France
Pekin
China
War Department
Indoor state championship track meet set for March 20
The seventh annual indoor state championship at Indianapolis promises a grand carnival of races and field events. College clubs national guard teams high schools military academies Y M C A and many unattached entries will compete across fifteen events.
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National Guard
Man Claims Self Defense With Knife Use
A man testifies that he used a knife in self defense during a confrontation. He describes threatening behavior from the other party but provides no further details of the incident.
WILL DEPORT ITALIAN
Eduardo Ragio the Italian arrested in Kansas City and brought to St Joseph is to be deported by federal authorities. Police say a companion may have sent the threatening letters to Chief Franz. Fingerprint tests show Ragio did not make the marks. He agrees to deportation but denies anarchist ties. More arrests are anticipated.
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Associated Press
St. Joseph
Eduardo Ragio
Kansas City
Franz
Ragio
Lynching in Bristol Virginia Ends Man's Life
In Bristol Virginia a mob of 300 seized Jackson Pressler from his Swords Creek area home and hanged him to a tree after alleging his involvement in a double murder at a local dance. George Call and John Mutter were slain at the dance, while Thomas Gross and Fred Dye were arrested and taken to Lebanon jail to avert further lynching.
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Associated Press
Bristol
Jackson Pressler
Swords Creek
Russell County
George Call
John Mutter
Pressler
Thomas Gross
Fred Dye
Lebanon
Steel Mills Reopen As Orders Rise At Aliquippa Plant
Pittsburg March 9 Jones Laughlin Steel company orders work resumed on its Aliquippa plant halted last fall. The firm reports increased orders and expects steady improvement. Idle molders to report at No 3 factory. Westinghouse Electric receivers add workers. an order for 125 miles of pipe 4 to 12 inches expected this week.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Jones- Laughlin Steel Company
Aliquippa
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Brief Courtship Ends in Philadelphia Wedding
Frank M. Tracy a Chicago capitalist and clubman marries Miss Genevieve A. West of New York after a luncheon proposal. The couple obtained a marriage license at Philadelphia City Hall and wed at the home of Waite Bliven with a friend present.
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Frank M. Tracy
Chicago
West
New York
Tracy
Miss West
Waite
Reed couple returns from Oklahoma visit
Mr. and Mrs. John Reed arrived home last evening after six weeks in Oklahoma. They are staying with Justice J. H. Reed on the Westside. Mrs. Reed had lost her voice but regained it while walking in a western city. The couple report improved health and praise the western climate.
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Justice J. H. Reed
Westside
Tippecanoe River Reaches Record High Level at Winamac
Tippecanoe river from Winamac Indiana rose to a new high not seen since the 1883 flood. The Associated Press reports waters reached the peak after last night’s rise.
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Winamac
Pecanoe River
Impeachment Advised In Wilfley Case In Shanghai
Washington March 9 The special committee appointed by Speaker Cannon heard arguments on impeachment of Lebbius R Wilfley judge of the US court for China at Shanghai. They took the case under advisement after claims of misconduct in office by Lorin S Andrews and other American lawyers in Shanghai.
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Lebbius R. Wilfley
United States Court For
China
Shanghai
Lorin Ss. ‘Andrews
Hoover’s Body Found After Mill Creek Accident
The body of Jacob Hoover, aged, was recovered Sunday near Mill Creek about 200 feet from the site where he fell while poling a boat seven miles from Winamac. He was uncle to Mrs. E Schmidt and half brother to Mrs. Julius Lienemann of this city.
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Jacob Hoover
Mill Creek
Winamac
Hoover
E. Schmidt
Julius Lienemann
Man Surrenders After Altercation at Wagner and Birk
Pat Cassidy who cut Steve Smith a colored porter at the Wagner and Birk store yesterday morning surrendered to police last evening. Cassidy admitted the act and was taken into custody for questioning. Authorities described the incident as a street altercation near the store location.
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Pat Cassidy
Steve Smith
Porter
Wagner & Birkenruth
Fleet Reaches Magdalena Bay En Route Home
The navy department reports Admiral Evans fleet, advancing from Callao, should reach Magdalena Bay by March 12. Officials say stopping at a Japanese port on the return via the Suez Canal is not under consideration.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Admiral Evans
Callao
Magdalena Bay
Department
Suez Canal
Charge Dismissed Against Royal Center Marshal
Prosecutor Custer dismissed the affidavit against Marshal Gaby of Royal Center for intoxication. Ex-Marshal Gilpin, who filed the affidavit, remains jailed on a suspended sentence for intoxication.
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Custer
Marshal Gaby
Royal Center
Gilpin
Republican state committee meeting set in Indianapolis
The Republican state committee will meet in Indianapolis on the coming afternoon to transact routine business and make final arrangements for the state convention.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Republican State Committee
Fair Financier Accused of Large Russian Fraud
Olga Stein nee Zegalovitch, arrested in New York, faces forgery larceny and embezzlement charges totaling over 50 000 dollars tied to a Russia based confidence game. An extradition warrant was issued by Acting Secretary of State Robert Bacon at Russia’s request. She is jailed at the Tombs until a March 16 extradition examination.
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Associated Press
New York
Mar
Russia
Olga Stein
Zegalovitch
Robert Bacon
Stein
United States
Shields
John P. Murray
Nicholas de Lodygensky
State Bank of
St. Petersburg
Murray
Evansville Glass Works Auction Set Following Bankruptcy
Evansville Glass works, a $500000 plant in bankruptcy since last fall, will be sold at auction tomorrow by Trustee Hopkins. A group of old stockholders led by James Cunning of Indianapolis plans to buy the plant and ready it for the fall fire.
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Evansville
Ind
Narrow escape for Elliott boy after basement water incident
Robert Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Elliott, narrowly escaped drowning Saturday. He was tossing missiles into the basement water when he fell in and was found face down in eighteen inches of water, unconscious until rescued.
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Robert
Harry S. Elliott
The Dollar’s Rise From Cattle to Coinage
A historical note traces money’s origins from cattle payments to metal coins. It cites R. Holt Lomax detailing how ancient practices valued livestock, head counts, and early forms like bronze tripods and shell money, shaping modern cash terms and names.
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R. Holt Lomax
Harper's Weekly
Greece
Africa
Asia
PERFECT SUBSTITUTE FOR INE. Fountain pen and ink dilemma
A nervous man asks who has a fountain pen to pay a bill before leaving town. A friend offers an indelible pencil, explains it becomes ink when moistened, suggesting he wet the check to write. The scene ends with the man signing the check amid garbled dialogue about cats and checks.
Freeman trains Pepperpot the airedale in mischief
Freeman recalls Pepperpot the airedale learning to carry items after seeing his wife admire Prince the cocker. The dog quickly hoards and drags objects, including hoboes' lantern, on a train tale shared by Freeman after a summer cottage theft.
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Freeman
Miss Freeman
Prinny
Pepperpot
Parting Shaft a Witty Reverend Preaches at Basket Meeting
Rev John R Clemons spent decades preaching across the north middle states after the civil war. His independent doctrine and sarcastic sermons led churches to close doors against him. At a northern Ohio basket gathering he preached until four men carried him from the grounds.
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John R. Clemons
Middle States
Ohio
Clemons
Women fot in Demand in Panama Social Scene
Mr. Arnold Shanklin reports that soldiers returning from Panama often seek wives, while many form relationships with chaperoned sweethearts or travel home for them. Government housing for married men and a pleasant social set are noted, challenging Miss Boswell’s view that old maids are needed there.
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Arnold Shanklin
Panama
Helen Varick Boswell
Seasick in Skyscrapers After Gale Nausea Tops Tall Offices
A New York Press report notes occupants of upper-story offices suffered seasick like nausea after a fierce gale and blizzard. Buildings sway, creating an earthquake sensation called mal de seism, prompting many to forsake seasonal luxuries.
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New York Press
In Danger. Bobby’s Joke Draws Father’s Warning
A father warns that Bobby may become a joke writer if not squelched. The family discusses temperance in the South and mockery of prohibition. Bobby quips at the table asking why a postage stamp is not a prohibitionist, then explains it sticks to its licker.
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Bobby
Convict Aims to Flatter Rich Man with Signed Check
A jail visitor confronts a convict who admits to trying to imitate a rich man by signing a check. The exchange highlights the inmate's claim of flattery and deceit in the attempted fraud.
Scenting a Novelty in Plausible Speech
A fragmentary piece shows two gentlemen reacting with astonishment to a curious phrase. One calls it queer while the other questions the manner of Brutele beating his wife.
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Brutele
Philadelphia Presa
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