Somers Leads in Race for Department President
Indications point to Somers in the lead for the honor while a contest for department president of the W R C forms. Candidates include Dr. Anna Boram of South Bend Mrs. Alice S Pike of Danville and Mrs. Lucy B Clark of Michigan City with Boram predicted to lead.
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Somers
Anna Boram
South Bend
Alice S. Pike
Danville
Lucy 8. Clark
Michigan City
Boram
Luxuries to Pay Increased Tax
The Senate considers a tariff measure aimed at raising net revenues of 10,321,515 beyond the current law with total increases estimated at 14,573,052. Luxuries would contribute 11,540,241 of the rise, while necessities account for 2,032,810.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Bell Company Wins Victory in Trade Case
Judge W R Taylor dismissed the injunctive suit by United States Telephone against Central Union Telephone finding Ohio and Indiana independent contracts void as restraints on trade. The ruling allows independents to connect with Central Union and affects over 400 independent companies. only Richmond and Butler in Indiana already connect.
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Court Today
Agiint
Central Union Telephone Company
United States Telephone Company
Central Union Company
Central Union
Richmond
Butler
Indiana
Meet in New Rooms Cass County Medical Association
The first official meeting of the Cass County Medical association will be held tonight in the new club rooms on Broadway. A large attendance is expected with no special business on the agenda. Several local physicians will travel to Kokomo for the district doctors meeting, with Dr. McCully and others on the program to speak.
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Cass County Medical Association
Broadway
Kokomo
McCully
Kirby elected president of National Association of Manufacturers
John Kirby Jr was unanimously elected president at the National Association of Manufacturers annual meeting. The election honored retiring president J W VanCleave whose policies Kirby pledged to follow, marking a demonstration in support of VanCleave’s leadership.
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Associated Press
New York
John Kirby, Jr
Monument Unveiled as Taft Visits Petersburg
President Taft arrived in Petersburg to unveil a monument and statue honoring Pennsylvania soldiers who fought at Petersburg. He spoke at Fort Mahone after viewing Fort Stedman tablet, as governors Swanson and Stuart attended with veterans and dignitaries. The $50,000 Hartranft statue and battlefield patrol underscored a historic southern hospitality display.
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Burg
Taft
South
Gov. Stuart
Pennsylvania
Gov. Swanson
Virginia
Jones
W. B. Mclwaine
Petersburg
Fort Stedman
Ninth Army Corps
Hartranft
John B. Gordon
Fort Mahome
Stedman
Mahone
Isaac Brownell Brown
United States
TAUNTING CLAIMS IN LIGON MURDER TRIAL
In Terre Haute Indiana on May 19 the defense in Leroy Ligon murder case begins presenting self defense testimony. Witnesses say Koch taunted Ligon after his revival conversion prompting the shooting. Women church members present recount the revival scene and alleged provocation as key context.
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Leroy Ligon
Tribune
Terre Haute
Ind
Ligon
Fred ‘Koch
Roosevelt Bags Large Big Game in East Africa Hunt
Theodore Roosevelt begins hunting from George McMillan's Jura ranch in British East Africa. He wounded a female rhinoceros with a first shot and after six more shots brought it down. The head and skin weighed 532 pounds. He added a hippopotamus to his trophy that same day near the Jura ranch.
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Associated Press
Nairobi
British East Africa
Theodore
Roosevelt
George McMillan
Ju Ja Ranch
Johnson and O'Brien Fight To Six Round Draw In Philly
Champion Jack Johnson lacked punishment in a six round bout with Jack O'Brien in Philadelphia. O'Brien used speed and defense to avoid damage as Johnson pressured, with a fifth round cut on O'Brien causing the only notable damage. The result was considered a near draw by consensus.
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O'Brien
Hhe
Johnson
O’brien
Champon
Death of Standard Oil financier H. H. Rogers in New York
H. H. Rogers died suddenly at his New York home after a stroke. The Standard Oil vice president had long prepared for possible death, reorganizing holdings and withdrawing from active trading. He spearheaded the Amalgamated Copper presidency and funded the Virginia railway project, linking Deep Water West Virginia to Sewall’s Point Virginia.
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New York City
Standard Oil
East 78Th Street
Mr. Rogers
Rogers
Fairhaven
Mass
Standard Oil Group
Standard Oil ‘Company
Amalgamated Copper Company
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Consolidated Gas
Wall Street
Standard Oil Company
Virginia Railway
West Virginia
Deepwater
Tidewater
Sewall’s Point
Swanton
Virginia
United ‘States
Congress
New York
Mrs Mary Bishop Dead After Sudden Illness at Grandson's Home
Mrs Mary Bishop aged 87 widow of Abraham Bishop died suddenly last night at 10 o clock at her grandson Frank Bishop 2016 Market Street home after visiting Tuesday morning with her son-in-law John Shaver of North Street She leaves one daughter Mrs T M Ireland of Burnettsville born in Virginia and resident of White County for many years widow for fifteen years.
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Burnettsville
Bishop
Virginia
White County
Prominent Deer Creek Farmer in Critical Condition
Benjamin Barr, a well known farmer from Deer Creek township, was in a very critical state at 2 o clock this morning and expected to die at any minute. His grandson CG Armstrong, living in Indianapolis, was summoned to his bedside and arrived last night.
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Benjamin Barr
Deer Creek
CG. S. ‘Armstrong
Indianapolis
Maniacal Deed Reported By Associated Press
Chicago May 19 A chaotic crime report from the Associated Press notes a maniacal deed by an unnamed suspect. Details are sparse due to partial OCR.
Presentiment of Sleep Strikes Miss Krider in Indiana
Miss Golda Krider, 18, of Wabash, Indiana, has been unconscious since Monday night after predicting an unknown duration of sleep. She communicated only by writing and eye signals, with respiration and pulse normal, as doctors administered water by spoon and watched for awakening that never came.
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Miss Krider
P. G
Sugar Duty Fight Marks Senate Session Clash
The Senate heard a lengthy debate on sugar tariffs with Payne proposing to cut the linotype and related machine duty from 30 percent to 10 percent ad valorem. The plan failed 65 to 43, while other metal schedule provisions were approved. Senator Claimed the system unfairly hurts American sugar beet and cane producers and consumers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Trust
Senate
Georgia
Payne
Aldrich
Sec
Joseph
Smith
Utah
Turon
Tn Ducers
Carrie
Clay
Sugar Trust
Claing
America
Railway conductors elect officers in Toledo meeting
By Associated Press Boston May 19 The Ludi iary Of the Order of Railw ductors reelected Mrs J H of Toledo Ohio president and W B Higgins Columbus tary treasurer.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Ohio
W. R
Associated’ ‘Press
Boston
Ludi Iary
J. H
W. BE. Higgins
Columbus
Tary-Tresurer
Oldest Woman Dead
The Associated Press reports the death of an elderly woman, details limited to her passing and age. No further context or identifiers are provided in the fragment.
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