Prohibition Wins Setbacks in Midwest Saloons
Illinois votes yield 828 dry local options out of 1,012 and force the closure of 1,014 saloons, with large cities leaning to liquor interests while Prohibitionists prevail in smaller towns. Nebraska shows gains for Prohibitionists, Lincoln saloon men prevail on daylight hours, Omaha unaffected. Wisconsin liquor interests sweep 23 towns, Prohibitionists win in nine.
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United Press
Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Nebraska
Lincoln
Excise Board
Omaha
Democrats Call State Convention Harrisburg May 20 1908
George Dimeling, chairman of the Democratic State committee, calls a state convention at the Orpheum theater Harrisburg for May 20 1908 at 11 a m. Delegates and alternates to the National Democratic convention will be chosen. The convention will nominate a superior court judge and presidential electors at large and certify the elector slate. It will also address party welfare matters within the state.
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Harrisburg
George Dimeling
Democratic State Committee
Democratic State Central Committee
Board of Trade Rooms
Orpheum
Superior Court
Peeper Found High in Tree Near Diefenderfer Home
A neighbor reported a man climbed a tree at Dr. W H Diefenderfer’s residence between 9 30 and 10 last night. He appeared to be on a peeping mission, fled after being seen, and residents remain on the lookout for him.
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W. H. Diefenderfer
Diefenderfer
Police arrest reported for John Coleman at opera house
Police headquarters disclosed on Monday that a man named John Coleman was arrested at the opera house. The paper notes there are two men named John Coleman in the city and specifies the arrestee as John Coleman of Grant Street.
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John Coleman
Opera House
John
U S prepares force buildup over Venezuela threat
President Roosevelt ordered the military to plan a potential show of force against Venezuela after Root’s recommendation. Officials say no war decision exists, but secret orders study how many troops and ships could be moved to La Guayra, with Pacific and Atlantic deployments outlined.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Venezuela
Roosevelt
Root
Castro
War and Navy
China
General Board of the Navy
Elliott
Marine Corps
General Staff
United States
Venezuelan
Atlantic
Pacific
New York
Newport News
Tampa
Galveston
Panama
Isthmus
la Guayra
Cuba
State Department
Haytien
Indiana
League Island
Iowa
Norfolk
Idaho
Mississippi
New Hampshire
Women Say Rapp Sold Liquor To Their Boys
A protest by more than twenty Hillsville mothers accused Pasquel Rapp of selling wine and liquor to their sons and husbands. County Detective Logan arrested Rapp yesterday afternoon as Alderman Green scheduled a hearing for next Monday on the liquor without a license charge. The women said Rapp refused to stop, prompting a raid and his arrest.
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Hillsville
Pasquel Rapp
Logan
Alderman Green
Rapp
Desperate Hunger Sweeps Northern Indiana Townships
In Hammond and Indiana Harbor Indiana, bread and meat are being distributed to hungry families as thousands of idle workers swarm to the trustee Schaaf s office seeking aid. About one third of the township is unemployed amid plant shutdowns at Standard Steel Car works Simplex Inland Steel Republic Iron and Steel. The crisis is described as the most desperate yet in northern Indiana.
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United Press
Chicago
Hammond
Indiana Harbor
Schaaf
Office of
Trust Schaal
Sch
Standard Steel Car Works
Simplex Railway
Inland Steel Company
Republic Iron and Steel Company
East
Indiana
Foreigners in City Face Hunger as Relief Drive Opens
A relief committee formed by city business leaders seeks food and work for about 1000 starving foreigners after furnaces closed. A. S. Green reports donations. plan includes daily bread distribution and work placements with employers. Food scraps, not soup houses, to feed the needy. LeRoy building offered for collection and distribution. police kept order as crowds pressed A Lasky’s office for workers.
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Loyal W. Wilson
Charles B. Mayne
David Jameson
H. A. Wilkison
A. 8. Green
A. S. Green
Jameson
Relief Committee
Green
Harry D. Smith
LeRoy
Long Avenue
Moravia Street
Lasky
Death Record for Joseph Divak on Mahoning Road
The notice records the passing of Joseph Divak, linked to Mahoning road. Elizabeth Rowe of Princeton is named in connection with the record. The brief item notes the death occurring in the county area and identifies the principal parties involved.
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Joseph Divak
Mahoning Road
Elizabeth Rowe
Princeton
Breathless suspense in N. Senate headline
Breathless suspense grips the Senate as votes tallied amid high stakes and tense anticipation. Key figures and party leaders maneuver to influence final outcome while observers watch closely for shifts in support and procedural moves.
Hughes Determined in Reform Fight in New York Politics
Albany April 8 the senate adjourned with no action as anti racing bills loom. Fancher missing leaves 24 votes. Grattan Knapp Wilcox indicate opposition. Governor Hughes may quit race hopes if bills die and could seek extra session and renomination on anti gambling and local option platform.
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United Press
Albany
N. Y
Senate
Sen
Fancher
Cattaraugus
Grattan
Agnew
Knapp
Clinton County
Wilcox
Auburn
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Westminster to compete in Philadelphia track carnival relay
A Westminster track meeting energized plans to send a team to the University of Pennsylvania carnival at Philadelphia on April 25. Westminster will likely field a one mile relay team and compete in dual meets with West Virginia University Morgantown and the intercollegiate state meet at Harrisburg May 30, plus the Conneaut Lake league meet June 6.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Westminster
W. & J. Fordham
Carnegie Tech
University of Louisville
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Harrisburg
Conneaut Lake
Geenva
Hiram College
Foot Amputation After Injury to Ed McGoun
Ed McGoun suffered a severe crush injury to his right foot at the hospital this morning. The leg was amputated between the ankle and the knee to save his life and the patient is resting as well as can be expected. Further details of the injury appear on another page.
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Ed McGoun
Hearings in Hileman cases delayed to April 22 and 23
Referee in Bankruptcy E M Underwood continued hearings in the Hileman cases against the Emporium company to April 22 and 23. Only a portion of the testimony was taken.
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Hileman
Emporium Company
E. M. Underwood
Slate of the Big Four in Empire State
Denver report outlines the slate of the Big Four in Empire State politics with names and affiliations listed for upcoming contests. The item highlights key figures and potential shifts in local power dynamics as parties position for influence and policy direction.
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Empire State
M Carren of Kings County Eliminated in NY Delegation
New York April 8 United Press reports from Tammany Hall reveal Patrick H. McCarren of Kings County has been eliminated from the New York Democratic delegation to the Denver national convention. Alton B Parker Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler and others are named, with Johnson or Gray favored on the first ballot.
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United Press
New York
Tammany Hall
Denver
Patrick H. McCarren
Kings County
Alton B. Parker
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
William J. Connors
Democratic State Committee
Charles F. Murphy
W. J. Bryan
Parker
Bryan
Connors
Murphy
Chanler
Johnson
Minnesota
George Gray
Delaware
David B. Hill
Hill
Roosevelt
Dispute Over Robinson Building Heard In Court
Testimony in an injunction case brought by William Robinson against the city to prevent part of the Robinson building at the east end of Pittsburg street bridge from being torn down was heard before Judge Porter. Witnesses J. S. White A Vandivort and Ellis Morrison offered views on street line location while City Engineer Milholland said the west end of the building projects about 38 inches over the line from the Neshannock. The city was represented by James A Gardner and Robinson by H K Gregory. Arguments to follow.
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William Robinson
Robinson
Pittsburg Street
Porter
J. S. White
A. Vandivort
Ellis Morrison
Milholland
Neshannock
James A. Gardner
H. K. Gregory
Exceptions to the Proposed Road from Sixth Ward to Mahonrytown
Viewers report on a proposed road from the Sixth ward to Mahonrytown faced objections in Judge Porter’s court. The exceptants argued the southern terminus is ill defined, while the petitioner denied this. A decision will follow in due course.
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Sixth Ward
Mahonrytown
Porter
Not An Application Received By Lusk
Farmers are not lining up for the curb market as expected. During Mayor Harry Lusk’s early days in office no applications have been received to sell provisions on South Jefferson street on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday mornings. The marriage of Miss Lena Merkel daughter of Mrs. Lena Merkel of Long Avenue and Mr Warren Davy occurred Tuesday at 3 pm officiated by Rev Bentley. The couple will reside in the Seventh ward where the groom works with his father.
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A. Lasky
Moravia Street
A. S. Green
South Jefferson Street
Harry Lusk
Lena Merkel
Long Avenue
Warren Davy
Rev. Bentley
Seventh Ward
Contributions for relief at 12 South Jefferson street
Food and clothing contributions may be sent to A. S. Green at 12 South Jefferson Street where temporary distribution has been arranged until a nearby building can be fitted for use.
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A. S. Green
South
Jefferson Street
Chamber of Commerce trims dues and elects officers
At the annual meeting in City Hall last night the chamber of commerce enacted by law changes, cutting membership from ten dollars to three. Dr. L. O. Phillips was re elected president. Back dues may be reinstated by paying three dollars. An early date for the annual banquet was set and a push for more industries was announced.
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City Hall
L. O. Phillips
Chamber of Commerce
Investigation clears murder theory in Wood case
Government inquiry shows William B. Wood and his daughter Bertha died in a sea wreck near Laguna de Terminos, not murder by brigands. Consulate reports prove their passage on the Canuto Bulnes ended in drowning, with official details sent to Shamokin and Washington. Continued on Page Ten. Three Weeks withdrawn from Youngstown libraries at Rev Edward Mears request after 300 requests.
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W. J. Kirker
William B. Wood
Bertha Wood
Mexico
Kirker
Guma de Terminos
Department of State
E. A. Wood
Shamokin
Ar. Kirker
Washington, D. C
W. B. Wood
Laguna de Terminos
Canuto Bulnes
S. Hastings Clawson
Frontera
Youngstown
Edward Mears
Pythians Planned July Outing at Cascade Park
The Knights of Pythias annual outing, set for Thursday July 30 at Cascade park, was approved by the Lawrence County Outing association directors. Western Pennsylvania Uniform Bank members will field a battalion drill with over 200 men, plus drill teams from Ohio and West Virginia. committees led by Lamb Beacom Stiglitz and Cox organize amusements and transportation.
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Knights of Pythias
Cascade Park
Lawrence County Outing Association
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Edward H. Lamb
Roy J. Beacom
Joseph Stiglitz
J. D. Cox
David Morton
Dan H. Miller
M. Klingensmith
Dan H
Prohibitory Law Sparks Opposition Across Monongahela
Monongahela officials and Donovan McLain and Campsey oppose a proposed prohibitory law. Opponents argue against its reach and impacts on local governance. Community members warn of unintended consequences while supporters push for stricter controls.
Mrs Elizabeth Rowe Dies After Six Months Illness
Mrs. Elizabeth Rowe died this morning at 6 30 at the family home in Slippery. She had suffered with cancer for six months. Survived by Uriah Rowe husband two daughters Mrs Elsie Miller and another married in Youngstown a son William Rowe and several brothers and sisters Funeral Friday at 2 pm with burial in Baptist cemetery Princeton.
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Slippery
Elizabeth Rowe
Uriah Rowe
Baptist
Princeton
Acheson Denounces Prohibition Debate as Malicious Lies
Congressman E F Acheson dismisses liquor movement claims as false and corrupt, accusing opponents of pressuring repeal bills through deceit. He says supporters and bills were opposed by his own county legislators and promises voters will see through the campaign smear as the election nears.
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Washington
Monongahela
Donora
E. F. Acheson
Kno
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Jack the Peeper
U. S
A.S. Green
Bell
Moravian Street
Hughes
Reform
U.of P. Rage Carnival
New Wilmington
Edward M’goun
Parker, Chanler, Connors
M'Carren
Gray
LUSK
Bertha
President Chamber of Commerce
Pythians
Gating
Thur
Uni
Donovan McLain
Campsey
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