Polarized political currents swirl around 1916 conventions
The piece notes Chicago Republican and Progressive conventions being cited as Wilson aid societies and recalls 4,000,000 Progressives of 1912. It mentions the Wilson administration pushing progressive measures, Depew and Cannon as key speakers, and observers comparing the session to the 1916 Republican platform.
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Chicago
Wilson Aid Societies
Wilson
Chauncey Depew
Joe Cannon
First Steps If Mexico War Breaks Out
War and Navy Department officials outline initial actions if the United States enters war with Mexico. They propose seizure of the Mexico North Western Railroad and Mexican National Railways, mobilization of militia to the border, deployment of 20,000 regular troops and Pershing forces, and seizing Tampico Vera Cruz Topolobampo and Guaymas from the Gulf side.
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Washington
War
Navy Department
United States
Mexico
Mexico Northwestern Railroad
Mexican National Railways
Southern Pacific of Mexico
Prison parolee jailed after threatening wife with revolver
Columbus Indiana June 22 George Fowler four years old was paroled from the Indiana State prison after seven years. He was jailed today on a charge of intoxication while hunting for his divorced wife with a revolver with which he threatened to kill her. Fowler's wife procured a divorce and remarried during his imprisonment.
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Columbus
Ind
George Fowler
Inediana
Fowler
Henry J Lotz Injured After 25 Foot Bluff Fall Near Charlestown
Henry J Lotz aged 68 of rural Charlestown vicinity fell headlong twenty five feet from a bluff above Fourteen Mile Creek while gathering flowers. His clothing snagged on trees but he is reported severely injured yet expected to recover. Clyde Brindley leaves for Madison with family, to relocate soon. their goods packed. Mr and Mrs Brindley praised by Vevay friends. John Hudson household goods arrive from Cincinnati aboard City of Cincinnati as family moves in. A dimple in a woman's cheek remark ends.
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Jeffersonville
Henry J. Lotz
Charlestown
Fourteen Mile Creek
Clyde Brindley
Madison
John Hudson
Cincinnati
Labor by Willis S. Thompson Advocate for Federal Job Aid
Indianapolis June 23 The national democratic platform calls for using a federal plan to assist laborers nationwide in seeking employment. The Indianapolis federal employment bureau, led by J S Sherman, reports strong results with 500 to 600 paid positions monthly and a single day record of 170 hires for Pennsylvania railroad crews. The system eliminates fees and extends to all industries, showing broad potential benefits for workers and employers alike.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Democratic
Free Employment Bureau
Federal
Indiana
Federal Employment System
Federal Bureau
John W. Kern
J. $. Sherman
Sherman
New York
Chicago
Boston
Indiana Bureau
Pennsylvania Railroad
Burglars Fox Trot and Lunch Before Looting
Daylight burglars danced and ate in a Minneapolis home at 1105 East Lake Street, moving furniture, playing records, and raiding the larder before looting two gold watches, coins, and clothing. Neighbors misattributed the party until Mrs. Aubrey returned at six. مزید
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Minneapolis
Aubrey
Prince Joachim Prolific Composer Of War Marches
Berlin reports Prince Joachim, youngest son of the emperor, has written six marches since August 1974. His works include The Men In Field Gray, Young Germany, Gloria et Patria, The Liege March, 1914, and With God For King and Country. His popularity with soldiers and the public grows as his music enters court programs.
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Berlin
Joachim
Cemperors
Germany
Liege
165 Foot Flagpole Carried From Coast
A 165 foot flagpole for Joseph T. Lilly’s Northport estate arrived in Hoboken from near Tacoma Washington on four flat cars. The pole is twenty eight meters at the base and cut from a tall Oregon tree with no knots. It will be set fifteen feet underground and topped by a thirty foot weather vane. The flag will measure 30 by 50 feet and be the tallest along the Atlantic coast.
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New York
Joseph T. Lilly
Northport
N. Y
Hoboken
Tacoma
Wash
Oregon
Atlantic
Lilly
Long Eshuid
Silverware in Man's Stomach Baffles Surgeons
Surgeons in Stockton removed two large silver forks and a teaspoon from Richard Williams a former clothing store operator after an X ray revealed the items in his stomach. Delirium and a prior abscess prompted the swallowing, a second operation opened a new stomach to duodenum passage, and recovery is expected if infection does not set in.
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Steckton A and
Richard Williams
Wil Hagis
Wilks
Williams
Bees Break Up School At Langworth In Langeworth District
Beekeeper bees swarmed Langworth school causing half day closure as students and teacher Miss Ida Warford sheltered in rooms. Parents armed with sulphur eventually routed the hive after attempts with water and cloths failed. Several children and nearby animals were stung.
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Oakdale
Blooming ton Boy Falls From Cherry Tree
Bloomington IndianaJune 22 The ten year old son of John Parker fell from a cherry tree a week ago a stick pierced his neck He did not appear seriously injured until today when he began coughing and an artery in his neck burst The boy bled to death in his father's arms.
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Bloomington
Ind
John Parker
William Shequin family health update in Balaton
Balaton Minnesota report notes William age sixty ill with measles and cared for by papa aged 108. His father John Sr. and mother Louise Blyford are old but active. William’s diamond anniversary parents moved from Freeborn county in 1873. William expected to recover.
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Balaton
Minn
Willian
Tie
Pape
Papa
John Shequin
Ver Shequin
Shequin
Mr. Shequin, Sr
Franklin, VI
Louise Blyford
Standbridge
Canada
Shequins
Freeborn County
Wiliam
Dogs Killed 5808 Sheep in Pennsylvania Last Year
Last year dogs in Pennsylvania killed 5808 sheep across multiple counties, prompting calls for stricter controls and better livestock protection measures. Local farmers reported ongoing losses and urged state veterinarians to issue guidance to prevent further incidents.
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Pennsylvania
Lost Identity Mystery in Milwaukee Clifton Man Awakens Far From Home
Samuel Samuels, a sixty year old man from San Francisco, awoke in Milwaukee after memory loss lasting ten years from an earthquake injury. He wandered until a police officer confirmed he was 2000 miles from San Francisco and he questioned his own past and home. A fossil jaw bone of an early species from the Virtue mine near Baker Oregon is displayed locally.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Samuel Samuels
San Francisco
Samuels
van Buren and
Brady Streets
Hoosier Poetess Sarah Bolten Barrett Highlighted
One hundred leading Hoosiers feature Sarah Bolten Barrett born Newport Kentucky 1814. She moved with family to Indiana forests and Madison for schooling, published her first poem at fourteen, married Nathaniel Bolton near Indianapolis, found success in writing, and died in 1893.
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Vernon
Sarah
Madison
Nathaniel Bolton
Indianapolis
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