Indianapolis Congressman Abraham L. Brick Dies in Sanatorium
Abraham Lincoln Brick of South Bend Indiana dies at Fletcher’s sanatorium after convulsions at the Republican state convention in Indianapolis. Brick, a leading Indiana Republican born May 27 1860, served as prosecutor and multiple congressman terms. A special election will fill the vacancy with Miller and Moorman named as potential successors.
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Indianapolis
Abraham L. Brick
Fletcher's
Congressman Brick
Indiana
Washington
Abraham Lincoln Brick
South Bend
St. Joseph County
That County
Hanly
Charles W. Miller
Goshen
John L. Moorman
Knox
Miller
Moorman
Appellate Court Orders New Trial In Boyd Case
The Indiana appellate court reversed a $949.19 judgment against Truman O. Boyd and his bondsmen for illegal county treasury allowances while Boyd was Jay County auditor. It held no demand was needed before suit and circumstantial proof acceptable. It ordered a new trial and new issues, finding $137 for township books and $424.92 for turnpike clerical services were not covered by the original complaint.
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Jay Co
Indianapolis
Truman O. Boyd
Boyd
Jay County
Board of Turnpike Directors
Girl Shot to Death in Kokomo Mystery
In Kokomo Indiana Fairy McClain twenty three was found shot through the head at her aunt Mrs Mattle May residence last night Police report Mrs May went to seek Worley Osborn the girl's lover to force him from the house Osborn is at large and remains missing by the time police closed their inquiry
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Kokomo
Ind
April
Governor nominates candidates for top ticket positions
A call for nominations for the governor’s race seeks names for the head of the ticket. The document invites eligible individuals to submit their candidacies and outlines the process and deadlines for filing.
Five Democrats Break With Committee Over Publicity Bill
Democratic members of the committee released a statement asserting the meeting was convened by Chairman Joseph H. Gaines of West Virginia. They say Republicans Burke of Pennsylvania and Diekema of Michigan left the room after Gaines whispered to them, declaring no quorum and adjourning. One Democrat called the action indecent.
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Williams
Joseph H. Gaines
West Virginia
Burke
Pennsylvania
Diekema
Michigan
Gaines
Fate of Aldrich Bill in Doubt
Washington report says members of the house aim to attach many amendments to the Aldrich currency bill. If conference fails to reach agreement near the Senate form, the bill may die. Senate temper favors sticking to its own terms for any financial measure.
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Washington
House
Senate
Tramps Rob Westbound Freight in Utah Darkness
An extra westbound freight train near Lucine Ogden Utah was surrounded by a gang of hungry tramps. A refrigerator car was broken open and robbed of many hams and bacon while the train was sidetracked. The five trainmen could not stop the raid and the leaders warned the crew not to interfere.
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Ogden
Utah
Lucine
Haitian Leader Bolsters Port au Prince Garrison
The gun boat Vortfores arrived from St. Marc with twenty five political prisoners and many conscripts aboard. President Nord Alexis is increasing the garrison in Port au Prince as detachments of troops arrive daily from the interior.
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Port Au Prince
Vortfores
St. Marc
Nord Alexis
Youthful Murderer Sentenced in Camden
Joseph Wood, eighteen, convicted of second degree murder for killing nine year old Ethel Nevin last fall, is sentenced to thirty years in prison in Camden New Jersey.
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Camden
N. J
Joseph Wood
Ethel Nevin
Campaign Publicity Bill Sparks House Committee Session
Washington April 8 Democratic members of the house committee failed to force action on a bill by Mr McCall Massachusetts to require publication of campaign contributions. Hot words were exchanged as the meeting broke up and a Democratic led movement accuses Republicans of cowardice while planning further actions at East Buffalo. Cattle prices ranged from 4.50 to 6.50 with hogs at 3.50. Sheep traded from 3.50 to 6.00 and lambs near 7.0 on May and July cash terms.
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Washington
House Committee
Congress
McCall
Massachusetts
Rep
House
East Buffalo
Plague War in San Francisco Expands Public Health Drive
Health officers report a growing anti plague campaign in San Francisco with a $63 330 first tally toward a $500 000 sanitation fund. Dr Rupert Blue notes only three cases since January and no fatalities while rats are being exterminated at 2000 plus per day and schools teach plague prevention. The effort mobilizes 200 workers to poison brown rat runs and involve citizens through church groups and business meetings as sailors approach port.
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San Francisco
Rupert Blue
United States Marine Hospital Service
Blue
Citizens’ Health Body
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Church Federation
Murderous Brass Knuckles Faced in Essex Market Court
In New York Essex Market court Lieutenant Jones described a pair of quarter inch steel knuckles found on Mike Polchesky of 19 Oakland Street Greenpoint. The weapon with five sawteeth, two palm spikes, and sharpened points led to Polchesky’s $1000 bail for fighting.
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Essex Market Court
New York
Jones
Mike Polchesky
Oakland Street
Greenpoint
Financial Panic Costs Antwerp Diamond Cutters Jobs
The financial crisis in the United States led to mass layoffs affecting more than 4,500 diamond cutters in Antwerp, signaling a sharp downturn in the global diamond trade and employment.
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United States
Antwerp
Prohibition Gains Narrow Lincoln Votes in Nebraska
Omaha reports early Nebraska returns show prohibition gains with Lincoln voting to retain saloons by 174 in 7200 total votes. Statewide results indicate a stronger anti saloon movement affecting statewide elections.
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Omaha
Neb
Prohibition Reiibat
Nebraska
Lincoln
Dual Life of St. Louis Physician Ends in Death
Dr. James Shapard Cabanne, 69, founder of Cabanne Place, led a public life of wealth and a hidden persona as “Mr. Norris” in North St. Louis for 25 years. After divorce in 1904 and a ruinous drift into poverty, he remarried Delia Doherty in May, worked briefly as a street inspector, then fell ill and died at St. Vincent's asylum following removal from the city hospital. He once sought admission to the poorhouse.
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St. Louis
James Shapard Cabanne
Cabanne Place
St. Vincent's Asylum
Norris
St. Vincent’s Asylum
Trial of Greenfield Crow Reopens in Missouri
In Mroomfield Missouri on April 8 the trial of Greenfield Crow resumes with a new jury after the prior panel was dismissed for sympathy toward the defendant. Crow faces murder charges for killing lawyer Pick Montgomery in Montgomery’s office in the presence of his wife. He claims Montgomery had preyed on his daughter and that she left home briefly. Crow confronted her, then shot Montgomery in his office.
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Mroomfield
Greenfield Crow
Pick Montgomery
Crow
Montgomery
Shetilim
Robbery attempt at Imperial Bank shocks Catherine village
Three men from Rutland allegedly entered the Imperial bank in St. David's May 8 and tried to blow open a safe holding over 33,000. The first blast awakened the village as two robbers kept residents at gunpoint while a third relit a fuse. the trio fled toward Niagara Falls with two gunmen guarding the crowd until escape succeeded.
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Catherine
Ont
Imperial Bank
St. David's
Niagara Falls
Recrudescence of plague in Lima and Peru reports
Scattered items note a bulisnic plague surge in Lima and Peru, a Farmers State Bank safe at Yeager Oklahoma robbed of 1850 dollars, and varied political moves from Taft support in South Dakota to Anna Gould denying engagements. Governor Johnson of Minnesota to address Louisville then visit Chicago.
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Lima
Peru
Rehbers
Farmers’ ‘State Bank
Yeager
Okla
Pikin
Javid S. Rose
Milwaukee
Rose
South Dakota
Taft
Anna Gould
Delaware
Chicago
Democratic State Convention
William J. Bryan
Johnson
Minnesota
Louisville
St. Paul
Chicago Press Club
Bribery Charges Mentioned in Frankfort Senatorial Probe
Judge Stout instructed the grand jury to investigate alleged bribery of legislators in the late senatorial election. He noted reports that some lawmakers had failed to heed constituents and were said to have sold out under bribery. The judge urged thorough inquiry and careful consideration.
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Frankfort
Stout
Army Fight Over Expanding Establishment Sparks Debate
Washington April 8 Congress pauses to honor Rep Abraham Brick as the army and fortifications bills face scrutiny. Hale warns against bigger armed forces amid treasury concerns. Burkett condemns bad faith. Senate adjourns to memorial proceedings and House attends District of Columbia provisions.
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Treasury
Hale
Burkett
Senate
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Abraham L. Brick
Indiana
Overstreet
Cannon
Messrs
Watson
Crumpacker
Holliday
Foster
Gillhams
Dixon
Cox
Gillette
Massachusetts
Graff
Illinois
Bowers
Mississippi
Hamilton
Michigan
Cole
Ohio
Lloyd
Missouri
Alexander
New York
House
Brick
Beveridge
Faith Cure by Mail Takes Up Healing by Letters
The Rev. Herbert N. Hopkins of Holy Nativity Church in the Bronx announces a faith and prayer campaign to heal nervous prostration by mail and personal ministrations. His Lent program has drawn about 200 attendees and a flood of requests from across the country for guidance and treatment.
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Herbert N. Hopkins
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Nativity
Bronx
New York City
Mr. Hopkins
Benches for Congress Plan to change House seating
Representative Boutell of Illinois proposes replacing desks with benches like the English Commons to gain elbow room and breathing space. He argues the reform would ease hearing and attention as the House grows, and may also ease efforts to expand membership.
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House of Commons
House of Representatives
Congress
Representative Boutell
Illinois
Boutell
Unusual Honeymoon Plan Rides to Political Conventions
Democratic W. H. Alexander of Mammoth Springs Arkansas and Republican Harry Palmer of Missouri plan a joint wedding followed by a mule and elephant honeymoon. Palmer will ride the elephant via St. Louis to Chicago to attend the Republican convention, while Alexander and his wife tour by mule to Denver. The proposal, discussed with their fiancées, carries no wager and reflects cordial ties between the men.
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W. H. Alexander
Mammoth Springs
Ark
Harry Palmer
Palmer
Chicago
St. Louis
Alexander
Denver
Flower Scent Averts Flies Instead Of Paper
A New York Press review notes mignonette as a fly repellent. A country woman claims pots of the plant in a room keep flies away, replacing sticky fly papers and window driving. The aroma supposedly drives pests out with a pleasant fragrance.
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New York Press
Taming Sea Waves With Nets
An Italian designer in Paris, Baton d Alesandro, proposes a plan to diminish sea waves near Havre by using a surface anchored network that flutters and spreads over the water to break wave formation, reducing their impact along the French coast.
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Havre
Baton d'Alesandro
Paris
To Teach Horse to Pose For Edward C Potter
A fragmentary note references Edward C Potter in connection with teaching a horse to pose. The readable text hints at a training or demonstration context but provides no concrete outcome or dates. Further text would be needed to establish a clear event or statement.
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Edward C. _ Potter
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Sttricken
Messrs. Rucker
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Virginia
Harshwick
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Hackett
North Carolina
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Thomas T. Crittenden, Jr
Kansas City
Kentucky
Probe
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Congres
Maine
Committee On Naval Affairs
Eugene Hale
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