Moorman Forces Lose Bid as Miller Nominated for Congress
In Plymouth Indiana on June 19 Charles W Miller won the Republican nomination for the Thirteenth district seat and the Sixty first Congress after Moorman backed revolt to seat delegates and block credentials. The convention heated with clashes and procedural fights before Miller's nomination was secured amid a turbulent roll call.
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Ind
Charles W. Miller
Thirteenth
Abraham L. Brick
Miller
John L. Moorman
Moorman
Indiana
Committee On Rules and Order of Business
Archibald Graham
Judson Fitzpatrick
John W. Parks
Eugene Alleman
Warsaw
Yeas
Graham
Parks
Econgress
Starke County
Moorreap
Albany bill to abolish public gathering protection at race tracks
In Albany on June 10 the state race track protection bill faces peril from limited time before adjournment for the Republican convention. Governor Hughes hopes Senator Foelkner of Brooklyn will vote for passage if the bills advance. Senate and assembly committees favored the measures, with Curvilier of New York opposing.
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N. Y
Hughes
Friends
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Brooklyn
Chicaco
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Assembly Committee On Codes
Curvilier
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Fairbanks
Cannon
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Wisconsin
Bob
Knox
Pennsylvania
Washington
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Garfield
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Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Pratt
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Iowa
Dolliver
McKinley
John Franklin Fort
New Jersey
James S. Sherman
New York State
Franklin Murphy
John Hays Hammond
Massachusetts
Penitentiary Sentence for Indiana Horse Thief Green
Robert H. Green of Wayne town Montgomery county pled guilty to stealing horses from Judge James McCabe Williamsport. Judge James A. Pritchard sentenced him to one to fourteen years at Michigan City after a rapid trial following indictment. Green confessed to speculative losses from wheat investments and admitted taking several horses as his downfall affected his wife and farm.
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Robert H. Green
Waynetown
Montgomery County
James A. Pritchard
Criminal Court
Green
Michigan City
Wiltsley
Pritchard
Michael Foley
Crawfordsville
Foley
Ae Cavier
must face trial in Indianapolis for embezzlement
Fred Lubha, accused of embezzling 15000 while cashier at the First National bank of Dillsboro Indiana, has been brought from Los Angeles California to Indianapolis by U S Marshal Leo Youngworth and placed in jail. He was indicted by the federal grand jury in November and located after fleeing. Trial date not yet set.
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Indianapolis
Fred Lubha
First National Bank of
DiNsboro
Ind
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Leo Youngworth
California
Lubbe
Grand Jury
Dillsboro
Olin Welborn
What’s the Matter With Indiana School Census 1903
Indianapolis June 10 The state school enumeration shows 766,930 children of school age in 1903, a 9,425 rise over 1902 with declines in most counties. Girls total 368,068 and boys 888,066, compared with 266,958 girls and 292,938 boys last year.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wealthy landowner in Wheatfield dies by own hand
William Howell an unmarried affluent farmer with vast holdings in Jasper and Porter counties died from a self inflicted gunshot to the brain at his Wheatfield home. Authorities attribute the suicide to anxiety over his land interests.
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Wheatfield
Ind
William Howell
Jasper
Porter Counties
Republican Rational Convention Looms in Chicago Spotlight
Article previews the 1908 Republican National Convention in Chicago led by Harry New and the national committee. It notes delegates, possible nominees including Taft and La Follette, potential dark horses, and the role of William F. Stone in preparing the Coliseum setup.
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Coliseum
Harry 3. New
Indianspolis
Te National Committee
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Fed
Massachusetts
Missouri
Oregon
Oklahoma
Alaska
Porto Rico
Convention aims at nominating a president this year
The piece describes a political convention scene with gavel falls and prayers, audience energy, and delegates awaiting the nominating speeches. It notes multiple candidates, a possible early decision on the first ballot, and mentions Burrows of Michigan as a forthcoming gaveler. It frames the moment as pivotal for the nation and party.
Hitchcock Denies Charges in Trial With Two Girls
Raymond Hitchcock testified in his own defense in New York as the trial neared its end. He flatly denied impropriety with two young girls, answering questions clearly and unhesitatingly. The jury was expected to decide today.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Hitchcock
The First Test of Baby's Mind
A summary of Woods Hutchinson's assertion that early physical cues reveal mental potential. He argues muscle and appetite shape mind, with early hand grasp indicating future intelligence, claiming nearly all ten day olds with firm grasp reach average intellect.
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Woods Hutchinson
The Home of Storms Cape Horn Weather
Cape Horn is the meeting point of ocean currents of contrasting temperatures and winds. Fogs form from warm Pacific air, known as Cape Horn blankets, signaling storms. The region’s low Tierra del Fuego glaciers and frozen ground contribute to its constant storm activity.
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Cape Horn
Antarctic
Pacific
Tierra del Fuego
Whistling Rivalry Delights Chicago Auditorium
A soloist rehearsing with the Chicago Orchestra at the Auditorium Theatre is interrupted by whistling from mural painter Burridge. Thomas’s librarian delivers a polite note asking Burridge to stop, but Burridge replies he will whistle only if allowed to join the music.
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Ore Thomas
Chicago
Auditorium Theater
Abed Burridge
sasa@ painter
Mr. Burridge
Mr. Thomas
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