Indiana G A R officers elected in Indianapolis
Tears filled veterans as Daniel W. Comstock of Richmond won the department commander post by a narrow margin over A. B. Crampton of Delphi. The encampment elected senior and junior vice commanders and other officers, plus delegates to the Chattanooga national convention and a retiring commander honored with a souvenir badge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel W. Comstock
A. B. Crampton
Delphi
David Olive
Indianapolis
E. L. Seaman
Warsaw
W. W. Blair
Princeton
John R. Fesler
Council of Administration
John L. McMaster
Dan Waugh
Tipton
August Leich
Evansville
Alexander Hess
Wabash
Lewis King
Columbus
Chattanooga
S. M. Heach
Fort Wayne
P. J. Albright
George O. Martin
Petersburg
C. C. Schroeder
James A. Sprowl
J. T. Hiler
Bloomington
C. BE
Peeck
Washington
L. L. Dilley
Loogootee
A. H. McQuiddy
New Albany
J. P. Erwin
Franklin
Smith Reese
Rising Sun
W. F. Kendall
David Strouse
Rockville
James M. Barlow
Montezuma
Jesse Robertson
Terre Haute
W. H. Norris
Shelbyville
W. B. Block
Newcastle
George W. Fill
A. J. Buchanan
R. M. Smock
John Rheinschild
E. M. Kinear
Blufton
G. W. H. Kemper
Muncie
J. H. Wagner
Elwood
J. W. Barnes
Kokomo
A. A. Haskett
Sheridan
George Newkirk
Greentown
David Handley
Frankfort
Joel Yeager
Daniel White
T. S. Wade
Lafayette
Henry A. Miller
Montmorenci
Adam Foust
Warren
James P. Ross
Benjamin G. Shinn
Hartford City
D. L. Beecher
Nicholas Ensley
M. L. Patterson
Akron
John G. Kratzli
Knox
William Stafford
Argos
C. W. Bruker
William A. Ketcham
W. E. Gorsuch
South Bend
Fesler
Indiana State Board of Dental Examination
Indiana State Dental Association
F. R. Hinshaw
A. R. Reitz
H. C. Sexton
Ralston
State Board of Health
Board of Dental Examination
W. E. Kennedy
R. R. Gillis
Hammond
J. E. Stokey
Charles Erwin
E. C. Vandervolgen
Crawfordsville
W. L. Myer
Rensselaer
National Dental Association
Frances M. Kelsey
Blanch G. Williams
Association
George Edwin Hunt
Indiana Dental College
D. A. House
H. A. Hessler
George West
Chicago
Ray Kibler
J. H. Protheria
W. F. Whalen
Peoria
Ilc
Pier Collapse Kills 35 at British Empire Day Parade
In Long Beach California a crowd of 10 000 packed the land end of a double deck pier when the structure gave way during British Empire days celebration. 35 people mostly women died and another 50 were seriously injured as timbers splintered, spectators panicked, and a mass of debris collapsed into the tide washed sands.
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Long Beach
Cal
Municipal
City Auditorium
Bomb blast at Royal Observatory sparks suffragette suspicions
Edinburgh reports a bomb explosion at the Royal Observatory damaging the second floor and valuable instruments. Suffragettes are suspected. Other world notes include a harbor collision near Baltimore with casualties and missing, a man’s double amputation in Penn Yan, a candy company head beaten in Cleveland, a Bronx state senator found guilty of bribery, and a Pere Marquette boiler makers strike turning more serious in Grand Rapids.
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Edinburgh
Royal Observatory
Baltimore
Avalon
Elijah
Penn Yan
N. Y
Isaac Bassett
Bassett
Cleveland
Thomas F. McMahon
McMahon & Troughton Candy Company
James Reed
New York
Stephen J. 8Tiwell
Bronx
New York State Senate
Grand Rapids
Mich
Pere Marquette
Wyoming
Roosevelt Libel Suit Opens as Roosevelts Testimony Starts
Theodore Roosevelt sued Ishpeming publisher George A. Newett for $10,000 over an editorial alleging drunkenness. A 12‑member jury of miners, teamsters, farmers, and tradesmen was sworn. Roosevelt observed juror questioning as editors Pound and Belden probed potential biases.
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Marquette
Mich
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
George A. Newett
Ishpeming
Joseph Robear
William Pryor
Robert Bruce
Powell
W. H. Matthews
Gwyn
William Fasstender
Teamater
John Frederickson
Thomas Howard
Farmer
Chocolay
James H. Pound
Detroit
W. P. Balden
Pound
Belden
Veniremen
James A. Garfield
George A. Shiras
Venireman
Garfield
Shiras
Newett
Cavalry
McCarty Dies After Heavyweight Bout in Calgary
White world heavyweight champion Luther McCarty died eight minutes after a ten round fight in Calgary with Arthur Pelkey. He collapsed from a heart region blow after being counted out by referee Edward Smith. Earlier, a contempt case involving Samuel Gompers and AFL officials was appealed to the US Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Pelkey
Calgary
Alberta
Luther McCarty
Edward Smith
Chicago
Supreme Court
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
John Morrison
United States Supreme Court
George V for Peace Theme Sets Royal Wedding Fallout
Berlin May 26 King George of England voiced peace aims at a luncheon during the royal wedding of Princess Victoria Louise to Prince Ernest August. The ceremony united houses long estranged, with gifts estimated near 3 million dollars. The Kaiser pledged state creation and made Ernest duke of Brunswick and grand duke of Luneburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
George of
England
Victoria Louise
William
Prince Ernest of Cumberland
Ernest August
Hohenzollern
Guelph
Kaiser
House of
Ernest
Duke of
Brunswick
Luneburg
Two Fatalities in Feud Fight in Merigold Mississippi
In Merigold Mississippi on May 26 a trivial Saturday dispute between Marion Henry and a man named John Law led to a deadly feud. Five minutes after the start both were hurt and two men died, a brother killed a brother, and a son wounded his father. except for Law, all involved were well known townsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merigold
Miss
Marion Henry
John Law
Law
Six Die In Train Wreck At Houghton West Virginia
Six persons were killed and several injured when a mixed train on the Sewell branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad was swept 300 feet down a mountain by a landslide and swallowed up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton
W. Va
Sewell
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
President Wilson condemns lobbyists pressuring tariff debate
President Wilson denounces a broad lobby in Washington pressuring to alter the tariff bill. He calls for relief of government from this burden and notes letters from many uninformed people while distinguishing legitimate business interest in wool and sugar from paid propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Senate
House
Supreme Court bans resale price control on patented goods
Washington May 28 The Supreme Court rules that patent owners cannot enforce resale price restrictions on sold patented articles including nerve tonics safety razors and talking machines The five to four decision with four justices dissenting ends broad use of price terms in patent enforcement and clarifies that patent rights do not include keeping up prices Officials say the ruling sharply distinguishes patent law from antitrust policy meanwhile a Chicago mother and her adopted child perished in a Cicero home fire 19 year old Jacobs is among details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
McKenna
Holmes
Lurton
van Devanter
Justice Bay
Department
Perlah
Chicago
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Charles Fox
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana Federation of Laybor
John E. Frederick
Henry W. Bullock
Alfred M. Ogle
William A. Greene
North Walcott Street
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Board
State Tax Board
Woman's Union
Indiana
Woman’s Home Missionary Union of the Congregational Societies
Elkhart
Angola
Cardonia
East Chicago
Fairmount
Ft. Wayne
Marion
Michigan City
Miller
Orland
Portland
Ridgeville
West Terre Haute
Plymouth
Winona
Nora Hager
R. C. Flannigan
Richard C. Flannigan
Ishpeming, Mich
Long Beach Auditorium
T.A
M’carty
George P. Newett
Iron Ore
George V
Princess Victoria
Louise
Prince Ernest August
New State
U. S. Supreme Court
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