Iowa Republicans Endorse Taft Delegates and Tariff Revision
Des Moines Iowa March 18 the Republican state convention elected four delegates at large to the national convention urged them to vote for Taft endorsed Senator Allison and approved a tariff revision plank calling for a special session of Congress. The Cummins faction claimed influence despite defeat.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Wm. H. Taft
Wm. B. Allison
Ohio
Congress
Cummins
Allison
Iowa
Republican Party
Republican Party of
Clarkson to Deny Testimony in Submarine Inquiry
Edgar Clarkson, secretary to Representative Hobson, will testify as the first witness when the submarine investigating committee resumes. He is expected to contradict Laurence Y. Spear who claimed Electric Boat had influence with Speaker Cannon to secure Hobson’s committee assignment in return for pro submarines support. Hobson asks the hearing to compel Clarkson’s appearance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Edgar Clarkson
Hobson
Alabama
Clarkson
Laurence Y. Spear
The
Electric Boat Company
Speaker Cannon
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Spear
Naval Committee
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February health bulletin shows Indiana worse overall
The Indiana state board of health bulletin for February 1908 reports worse overall health than last year with influenza most prevalent, followed by pneumonia bronchitis and tonsillitis. Death rates: state 15.8 city 16.5 country 15.3. cities over 50 000 include Indianapolis 16.4 Evansville 22 Fort Wayne 16.3 Terre Haute 20.9.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Indiana
Evansville
Ft. Wayne
Terre Haute
Armour to Succeed Fish on Illinois Central Board
J Ogden Armour of Chicago elected director to succeed Stuyvesant Fish at a meeting of Illinois Central Railway directors. Board also approves a special stockholders meeting to vote on a 30 percent increase in capital stock.
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Chicago
Stuyvesant Fish
Conference of Civic Federation and Labor Fails to Endorse Roosevelt Plan
Washington reports detail a later staged conference between Seth Low of the Civic Federation and Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. Labor resists endorsing Roosevelt’s proposed bill, warning against legalizing labor boycott tactics while preferring the Sherman act to apply to unions. The president’s relief message may be delayed until after the federation bill is introduced by Rep Hepburn in the House.
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Associated Press
Washington
Seth Low
New York
Civic Federation
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Gompers
White House
Congress
Civic’ Federation
Ben
Representative Hepburn
Iowa
Bryan Draws Large Peoria Crowd For Prince of Peace Speech
William J. Bryan spoke at the Coliseum in Peoria Illinois before about 600 central Illinois Democrats. He arrived late at the depot and was met by the Mandan club and Millard Fillmore Dunlap of Jacksonville. After a reception at the hotel the program shortened to allow the lecture to proceed.
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Associated Press
Peoria
Illt
William J. Bryan
Coliseum
Bryan
Mandan Club
Millard Fillmore Dunlap
Jacksonville
Tional
Illinois
Emery says president brought prosperity in oil case
In Cleveland on March 18 the government cluster suit against Standard Oil features Lewis Emery Jr. testifying on independent refineries active in 1895 in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. He notes 25 percent additional capacity from new refineries, mostly in Kansas and Oklahoma, and links prosperity of independents to President Roosevelt's influence.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Standard Oil
Lewis Emery
Central League sets $2000 salary cap and mileage pool for season
Zanesville Ohio March 18 After a five hour deadlock the Central League magnates approve a 2000 salary limit. Teams will open April 23 with South Bend at Terre Haute Dayton at Zanesville Fort Wayne at Wheeling and Grand Rapids at Evansville. Holiday and Fourth of July double headers are scheduled with all clubs sharing mileage costs.
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Terre Haute
Dayton
Zanesville
Ft. Wayne
Wheeling
Grand Rapids
Evansville
Zanesvile
Fort Wayne
Perjury charges in New Albany pension case
Deputy Marshal D T Rankin arrested Mrs Elizabeth Kramer her son George Kramer Captain Fred D Conner and James W Vance all prominent residents of New Albany on false affidavit charges in a pension claim They appeared before United States Commissioner Cardwell each posting 500 bond pending federal grand jury review The defendants say they acted to verify Mrs Kramer is the widow of Charles W Kramer The affidavit allegedly included that Mrs Kramer was dependent prompting the prosecutions.
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George Kramer
Fred D. Conner
James W. Vance
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Governor Guild in Critical Condition in Boston
Governor Curtis Guild, ill for two weeks, is reported in a critical condition. His physician Dr. Frederick B. Winslow called in two additional doctors for consultation, with Doctors F. C. Shattuck and Elliott P. Josline summoned to assist.
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Boston
Mass
Curtis Guild
Frederick B. Winslow
F. C. Shattuck
Elliott P. Josline
Sunday Barber Law Not Valid in Case
A Sunday barber law is ruled not valid in a local case. The decision affects regulations governing weekend trades and enforcement by city officials.
Sunday Labor Law Case Reverses Barber Shop Conviction
Indiana supreme court rules Sunday opening of barber shops unconstitutional as class legislation. Armstrong’s 1907 test case charged under general Sunday labor law now presumes prosecutions under the general statute, affirming the 1817 general closing law as constitutional.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
William O. Armstrong
Claypool Hotel
Ben
Armstrong
Montgomery
Negro shoots two whites in Burns area killing two relatives of senator
In Jackson Mississippi on March 18 an unknown black shooter shot Baxter Burns and Rufus Burns at Burns injuring both fatally. The victims are reported relatives of U S Senator McLaurin. Governor Noel ordered Rankin county bloodhounds to pursue the suspect as the region remained highly agitated and the motive was unclear.
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United States
Senator McLaurin
Mississippi
Noel
Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend to Open New Line
Arrangements are completed to open the line from South Bend to Michigan City on June 13 and from South Bend to Chicago on July 1. The Michigan City to Chicago segment is finished. only thirteen miles remain between South Bend and Michigan City. The railway will be highly equipped and pass through a densely populated area. stock was subscribed before track laying began, with headquarters in South Bend.
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Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
Chicago
Lake Shore
This City
Michigan City
United States
Uncertainty as to the Ticket in Indiana Democratic Contest
A large Indianapolis crowd awaits the state Democratic convention with a full official list of nominees released by secretary Joe Reily. Names cover governor candidates I Ert Slack Samuel M Ralston Carroll K McCullough Thomas R Marshall and others for lieutenant governor secretary of state auditor treasurer attorney general and judges plus supporters for the supreme and appellate courts and officials in education and statistics.
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Indianapolis
Joe Reily
State Committee
I. Ert Slack
Franklin
Samuel M. Ralston
Lebanon
Carroll K. McCullough
Anderson
Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
Thomas H. Kuhn
Richmond
C. G. Conn
Elkhart
John Isenbarger
North Manchester
Walter J. Lotz
Muricie
Milton B. Hottel
Salem
Richard M. Milburn
Jasper
Supreme Court
Burt New
North Vernon
Ralph McConnell
Oxford
M. B. Larry
Logansport
T. E. Howard
South Bend
J. T. Cox
Peru
E. W. Felt
Greenfield
Edward Stenger
Brookville
George B. Harris
Fountain City
P. J. Kelliher
J. Walter Dunn
Samuel L. Scot
Jeffersonville
Hervey D. Vories
Duc de Chaulnes Plans Return to Wall Street Business
The Duc de Chaulnes sailing with his bride from New York on the Teutonic said he would return in September to enter business. He spoke of becoming the New York and Parisian representative of an international financial firm dealing in railroad securities at home and abroad, though he offered few details.
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Wall Street
New York
Parisian
Miners 10 Meet in Indianapolis Iowa report ushers scale plan
The United Mine Workers Convention moved its next meeting to Indianapolis and endorsed a district by district wage scale with the present scale as the minimum. John P. White read a unanimous scale committee report after a long floor division earlier, urging yearly settlements and local district adjustments.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
National Convention
The
United Mine Workers of America
St.Louis
John P. White
Iowa
Fatal oil explosion kills Mrs Mills and fatally burns her mother
Eldorado March 18 Mrs William Mills was killed and her mother Mrs Newcomb fatally burned when coal oil exploded as Mills poured it on a fire. Newcomb was burned while trying to extinguish the flames.
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Liam Mills
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