Hughes Nomination Sparks New York Gop Rally
Charles Evans Hughes won the Republican state convention nomination on the first ballot amid high enthusiasm in Saratoga. He secured 827 of 1,009 votes, while Jas Wadsworth Jr. and John K. Stewart trailed. The ticket followed in traditional fashion with Horace White named lieutenant governor and other key posts filled by party leaders.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Charles Evans Hughes
New York City
Albany
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York County
Nassau County
Hughes
Huwhexe
New York
Herbert Parsons
Rove
Wainworth
Leutenant
Horace ‘White
Onondaga
Jamuel
Koenig
Edward R. O'Malley
Erie
Charles H. Gaus
Frank W. Williams
Madison
Thomas B. Dunn
Monroe
the Court of Appeals
Albert Haight
Factions of New York Democracy Agree to Unite
The Rochester dispatch reports that New York state Democratic factions reached a consensus to cooperate, erasing anticipated friction at today's state convention. Upstate leaders had previously split across contested districts, but unified action was pledged to present a united front in the proceedings.
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Rochester
N. Y
New York
Convention Preview Whispers Lieutenant Governor Nomination
A political convention near in focus as discord yields to harmony with a presiding welcome for the presidential candidate addressing the gathering tonight. Indications point to Lieutenant Governor Lewis Juyvesant Chanler as possible gubernatorial nominee with Francis Burton Harris for secretary of state and New York lines on the ticket.
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Lewis
Juyvesant Chanler
Francis Burton Harris
New York
Political figures listed in state offices and roles
John S. Whalen Monroe attorney general Frank Kellogg Glens Falls or George M. Palmer Schoharie comptroller Martin H Glynn Albany state engineer and surveyor George Ricker Erie treasurer Julius Hauser Suffolk.
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John S. Whalen
Monroe
Frank Kellogg
Glens Fails
George M. Palmer
Schoharie
Martin H. Glynn
Albany
George Ricker
Erie
Julius Hauser
Suffolk
A Gods Villain’s Calm Confession
Copenhagen reports ex-minister of justice M Alberti confessed to widespread frauds. As president of the Danish Farmers' Export association he says he defrauded members and partners since 1888 while exporting large butter consignments to England. He admits falsifying all books and London firm accounts.
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Copenhagen
M. Alberti
Danish Farmers’ Export Association
England
London
Donaghey Wins Arkansas Governor Race in Record Vote
Little Rock reports a Democratic landslide with George W. Donaghey securing the governorship and the Democratic slate by a majority exceeding 65,000, a record statewide vote. Prohibition forces drove intense campaign across counties as one constitutional amendment passed and another failed.
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Little Rock
Ark
George W. Donaghey
John F. Little
Arkansas
Rail chief James J Hill celebrates 70th birthday
A terse telegraphic note reports James J. Hill of the Great Northern celebrating his 70th birthday. The same missive mentions a wave of yellow fever reports in Havana and other brief items from politics, military, and the economy.
Eleventh Amendment ruling limits against state liquor trade
United States circuit court of appeals in Richmond sustains South Carolina case, ruling the eleventh amendment does not bar challenges to a state dispensary. Judges Boyd Waddill and Fuller note funds held in trust, state autonomy, and due process limits. Stay of mandate granted for forty days to appeal.
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Richmond
South Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Supreme Court of
Dispensary Commission
Canand
Dispensary Board
Tie Up Hargis Estate Suit in Jackson Ky Details
Sept 16 hearing sought to place the department store and all Hargis estate property in the hands of a receiver. The suit names Evelyn Hoge daughter of the late Judge James Istar gis the feud leader against her mother Mrs Lewellyn Hargis and brother Beach Hargis. Estate valued about $160000.
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Hargis
Jackson
Evelyn Hoge
James Istargis
Lewellyn Hargis
Beach Hargis
Hargis Estate
Guaranty of Bank Deposits Under Scrutiny
A Bryan backed plan for bank deposit guarantees is criticized as a political novelty. The piece alleges it markets socialism, contrasts it with real bank safeguards, and warns of lower interest and broader risks to honest banks. It notes Kansas and Oklahoma banks, postal savings ideas, and departs with a call to avoid sectionalism in finance.
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Bryan
Indiana
Topeka
Oklahoma
Cleveland
New York
Topela
Kansas
Nostrun
Republican Party
Postal Savings Bank
Laning faces fate in embezzlement trial verdict today
Fremont Ohio September 17 Congressman Jay F Laning on embezzlement trial will learn verdict today after two hours of closing argument. Andrews for Laning offered to submit case without further argument. Gibbs, president of Ohio Trust Co, corroborated Laning saying transactions were not intended to defraud. state presented no rebuttal evidence.
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Fremont
Jay F. Laning
Andrews
Laning
James G. Gibbs
The
Ohio Trust Company
Tal
Republican leaders back Hughes for New York governor
Chicago September 16 Republican leaders from fourteen central and Western states met with Chairman Hitchcock to express gratification at Governor Hughes's renomination for New York governor. They urged sending Hughes to Western states to campaign.
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Chicago
Central
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Hughes
New York
No School Lesson Sparks Clever Illicit Holiday Joke
A teacher in class discusses culpable homicide with a pupil asking about a leaking boat. After a moment, a boy answers that the owner would get a holiday, turning a grim topic into a playful, sharp retort.
Amish Elders Defend Action in Controversial Suit
Fort Wayne Ind Sept 16 George B H Paille a farmer in Adams county sues twelve Amish church elders for alienation of his wife's affections and slander. He claims the elders excommunicated him for insuring his barn and that his wife and two children were forced to live apart. He seeks damages up to 15000. The defendants include Joseph Schwartz and brothers Peter Jacob Chris John Schwartz Noah Nushanm Joseph Hilty Jacob Eicher David Wickey Noah Roachie and Samuel Gero all wealthy elders.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
George BH. Paille
Adams County
Perdition
Thue
Paille
Joseph A. Schwartz
Peter
Jacob
Chris
John Schwartz
Noah
John Nushanm
Joseph Hilty
Jacob Eicher
David Wickey
Noah Roechie
Samuel Gero
More Trouble for Meyer in Bigamy and Assault Case
The case centers on Shandon Meyer fleeing from Hungary to Indiana, later marrying Lizzie Bihar in New York and being charged with bigamy after his estranged wife Maria Markovitz beat him in Hungary. Meyer served five years at Sing Sing for attempted murder and is now bound over to Lake County Superior Court as the pursuit crosses seas and states.
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Hammond
Ind
Hungary
Chicago
Lake County
Farmer's Shocking Death and Other Indiana News
Delphi reports farmer Harrison Critchfield killed near the city when a driven gravel team ran away and dragged him half a mile as rescuers removed a wheel. Linton notes revived egg-throwing antics end with two men fined. Crawfordsville records John Brown’s suicide at a farm, amid crop distress, by drowning in a horse trough.
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Delphi
Ind
Harrison Critchfield
Critchfield
Linton
Ed Minkard
Earl Hellifield
Grawfordaville
John @. Brown
Montgomery County
Alamo
Dare Lot
Cat and Rat Parade in Columbus Tale of Friendship
Columbus, September 17. John Carr reports his cat failed to chase a rat. Watchers saw the rat approach the cat, touch its head, then both animals disappear through a hole and walk away together, a tale vouched by many in town.
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Columbus
Ind
John Carr
Attempted chloroform attack in Lafayette house
In Lafayette on September 17 an attempt to chloroform the family of J H Wilson on South Twentieth street was interrupted when fumes sickened Mrs Wilson and spurred an investigation. The motive is thought robbery as chloroform was poured on a carpet in a downstairs bedroom through an open window. Guest Miss Catherine Collins of Logansport was severely ill after being found unconscious, and police investigate.
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Lafayette
Ind
J. H. Wilson
South Twentieth Street
Lakes Lower Than Usual in Korolusko County
In Korolusko county, Indiana, drought persists for six weeks with thirty seven lakes, led by Wawasee and Tippecanoe. Center Lake in Warsaw is seven feet lower than its level on April 17, the deepest drop in fifteen years. other lakes show similar but lesser declines.
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Warsaw
Ind
Korolusko County
Wawasee Lake
Tippecanoe Lake
Center Lake
Formally Charged With Murder in Indianapolis Shooting
In Indianapolis on Sept 17 Mrs. Fred Cassel a colored woman died at the ality hospital from injuries after being shot by her husband at Hadley Street Monday night He was captured an hour later and formally charged with murder Cassel found his wife preparing to go out and shot her after she refused to say where she planned to go
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Indianapolis
Fred Cassel
Hadley Street
Ality Hospital
Cassel
Twelve Charges Against Attorney in South Bend Case
The di barment committee in the case of Joseph Talbot, prosecutor and Democratic nominee for re election, presented twelve charges to Judge Walter A. Funk in the St. Joseph circuit court. The committee accuses Talbot of willful violation of duties as an attorney, detailing twelve sensational charges.
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South Bend
Ind
Joseph Talbot
Walter A. Funk
St. Joseph
Talbot
Indiana Methodical conference opens next Tuesday
Shelbyville Indiana September 17 The Indiana Methodical conference will be in session next Tuesday. On that day appointments for the year will be announced. The address of welcome was delivered by Isaac Carter attorney of this city and the response by Bishop David B Moore of Cincinnati. The conference sermon was delivered by Rev William Burton Farmer.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Seasion
Wnl
Isaac Carter
David B. Moore
Cincinnati
William Burton Farmer
Unknown tramp saves burning bridge train near Wabash
An unknown man believed to be a tramp stopped an eastbound limited train from plunging into a burning bridge at Wabash Indiana. He helped brake the engine crew and passengers extinguish the fire then disappeared. In Champaign Illinois a Republican club for members over seventy is being organized by veteran G F Beardsley.
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Wabash
Ind
Champaign
Ill
G. F Beardsley
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