Capital scandal in Congress over street railway power
In Washington on April 21 the house debated the District of Columbia street railway trackage bill. Tennessee Senator Sims charged certain men in management and stockholding wield influence over Congress. He cited the president's secretary Loeb and others with large stock in Capital Traction and Washington Railway and Electric. He questioned Loeb’s qualifications for railroad management. The house stood firm for universal free transfers and sent the bill back to conference.
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Washington
United States
Sims
Tennessee
District of Columbia
Congress
Sime
Capital Traction
Loeb
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Thaw Steps Toward Release From Malteawan Asylum
Thaw’s counsel seeks a writ of habeas corpus to allow him to sign a formal application. Justice Marschauser at White Plains granted the order directing the asylum superintendent to permit the signing. A hearing to determine Thaw’s sanity is likely once the application is filed.
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Poughkeepsie
N. J
Harry K. Thaw
Malteawan Asylum
Thaw
Justce Marschauser
White Plains
Bryan dodges presidential nominating question
New York April 21 reporters press William Jennings Bryan on a run for the presidency. He smiles and quips that Caesar’s adage about Gaul being divided into three parts would have him striking out two parts if he knew everything beforehand.
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New York
Mr. Bryan
Caesar
Gaul
Rts
Julius Caesar
Man Identified From Solotover River Body
The body found floating in the Solotover River is identified as Abner Bosworth of Hazelwood, Pa. He reportedly jumped from Broad Street Bridge into the river on April. Police had searched the river for a body earlier and concluded Bosworth feigned death to evade warrants from the Frankfort, Indiana police on forgery charges.
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Nota
Columbus, O
Solotover
Abner Bosworth
Hazelood
Broadtreet
Osworth
Meade
Lice
Frankfort
Ind
State Supreme Court bars constitutional violations in Oklahoma
Guthrie Oklahoma April 21 The state supreme court held that the initiative and referendum provisions of the Oklahoma constitution were not violations of the United States Constitution. The provisions became effective by the approval of the Murray bill on April 16 by Governor Haskell. The referendum petition of C L Wagoner of Kingfisher, which is denied, was filed before the Murray bill was signed.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Govinor Haskell
C. L. Wagoner
Kingfisher
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
National League games included Cincinnati 2 t teburg 1 and Philadelphia 4 Boston 3. Brooklyn 1 New York 4. St Louis 0 Chicago 2. American League saw New York 4 Washington 3. Chicago 7 St Louis 1. Boston 5 Philadelphia. Detroit 2 Cleveland 6. American Association results: Indianapolis 11 Milwaukee 8. Toledo 8 Paul 7. Louisville 1 Kansas City 3. Columbus 9 Minneapolis 2.
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Cincinnati
Tteburg
Philadelphia
Bosn
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
St. Mis
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
American Association
Indianapiz
Milwaukee
Toledo
Paul
Louisville
Kansas Ty
Columbus
Minneapo
Australian Railway Disaster Near Melbourne
At Braybrook Junction, seven miles west of Melbourne, excursion trains collided. Twenty seven people were killed and about forty injured. Fire swept wreckage, making casualty counts uncertain as bodies were recovered from the debris.
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Melbourne
Australia
Brayock Junction
Cleveland corruption probe seeks state inquiry into city power
A Columbus dispatch reports a House resolution by George A. Little proposing a joint three Republican three Democrat committee to investigate alleged domination of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County by one man the mayor and allies. The panel could summon witnesses and seize records.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Cuyahoga
George A. Little
Greene
House
Senate
Board of Public Service of
South Bend
Ind
St Louis Judge Fines Man Then Raises Aid for Mother
In St Louis on April 21 Police Judge Pollard fined Frank Jasinski for mistreating the mother of his seven children and adjourned court five minutes to raise aid for the woman. The collection started by the judge reached 17.48 dollars, given to the weeping claimant. The judge praised contributors and court resumed. Jasinski was sent to the workhouse.
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St. Louis
Frank Jasinski
Pollard
Jasinski
Prince Helie de Sagan Leaves for Naples
Paris April 21 Prince Helie de Sagan told reporters he travels to Naples for a month’s pleasure and produced a straw hat as proof. He denied rumors of marriage to Mme Gould and called the Cri de Paris claim false. Mme Gould’s friends expect she will explore Italy for several weeks after arrival.
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Paris
Prince Helie de Sagan
Italy
Naples
Mme. Gould
Cri de Paris
Reprieve Granted for Herman Billek
Governor Deneen grants a reprieve to Herman Billek who was to hang in Chicago next Friday for the 1905 poisoning murder of Mary Vizral. The reprieve to June 12 follows a state pardons board recommendation and cites alleged false testimony at trial to allow time for appellate review.
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Billek
Springfield
Deneen
State Board of Pardons
Herman Billek
Chicago
Mary Vzral
Banquets for Sailormen Close Fleet Festivities in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on April 21 sailors from the American battleship fleet enjoyed a full day of boxing, barbecues, baseball and Wild West shows. The night ended with two major banquets, one for petty officers at the city’s largest cafe and another for admirals, commanding officers and their staffs at the Hotel Alexandria.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Alexandria
Concord hosts New Hampshire Republican state convention
The New Hampshire Republican state convention meets in Concord. Other items note market strength in Chicago wheat and a boxing win for Abe Attell in Seattle.
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New Hampshire
Concord
Springborn Says He Was Tricked Into Participating
W. J. Springborn, Cleveland official and adviser to Mayor Tom Johnson, admits he was easily induced to join a fake wrestling event linked to a real estate deal that cost him $10,000. Judge Feldman freed ring leader C. E. Foster after an all day trial. William Fleming remained jailed on grand larceny charges.
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South Bend
Ind
W. J. Springborn
Board of Works of
Cleveland
Tom Johnson
George G. Feldman
C. E. Foster
Springborn
William Fleming
Monument to Tippecanoe battlefield stays granite plan
Lafayette Indiana April 21 the monument commission maintains granite is the proper material for the Tippecanoe battlefield memorial and will not reverse its progress. they say a washington protest will not alter plans and that motives behind petitions were not wholly selfish. the war department approval by the secretary and judge advocate general is awaited to finalize a $24500 contract with $500 of the appropriation already spent.
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Lafayette
Ind
Bedford
Tippecanoe
Battle Ground
Monument Commission
Washington
Indiana
Secretary of War
Judge Advocate General
War Department
Hat rescue cost Mrs Bohannon life in Lebanon
Mrs Harry Bohannon wife of a traveling salesman fell from a Central Indiana train rear platform in Lebanon April 21 while trying to save her hat. A gust of wind lifted the hat and her balance failed. She suffered a brain concussion and was taken to hospital where she died.
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Lebanon
Ind
Harry Bohannon
Central
Indiana
Child Struck and Killed by Train Near Kokomo
Delbert Johnson three years old, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson, wandered onto the Pennsylvania railroad right of way three miles northwest of Kokomo Indiana and was instantly killed when struck by a passing train. The engineer could not stop in time.
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Kokomo
Ind
Delbert Johnson
Frank Johnson
Pennsylvania
Henry McDonald Survives Courtroom Shootout Wounds
Terre Haute Indiana April 21 Henry McDonald who killed Detective Dwyer in the courtroom April 2 and wounded himself is recovering from multiple wounds in an exchange with police and deputies. Doctors do not state a danger but his trial for murder is anticipated.
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Henry McDonald
Terre Haute
Ind
Dwyer
Juries Convict Both the Lockharts in Robbery Case
Boonville Indiana April 21 Levi and Otto Lockhart were found guilty by juries in separate trials for robbing the Hudspeth saloon last December. Levi received a prison term of one to fourteen years at Michigan City while Otto is sent to the Indiana reformatory for the same period.
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Lockharts
Boonville
Ind
Levi
Otto Lockhart
Michigan City
Otto
Indiana Reformatory
Fireman Dies In Engine Crushing Accident
Fort Wayne Indiana April 21 City Fireman Charles Winklemeyer driver fell from the engine en route to a fire and was crushed under the wheels His widow and three children survive.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles Winklemeyer
Korbly Emerges as Democratic Hope for Congress in Indiana
Indianapolis reports Charles A. Korbly Jr. has formally announced for the Democratic nomination with fifty party leaders urging him to run. He faces no current opposition and could be nominated by acclamation. Republican Jesse Overstreet is expected to be nominated at the May 15 primary, while Governor Hanly’s influence shapes the campaign and platform. The article notes Hanly’s broad rural following and the use of his speech as a campaign document, with an Evansville showdown over Boehne and Menzies factions in the First district seeking a Boehne nomination.
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Indianapolis
Charles A. Korbly, Jr
Korbly
Bernard Korbly
Taggart
Jesse Overstreet
Overstreet
Hanly
Indiana
Robert W. Miers
Republican State Committee
Republican Organization
John W. Boehne
Evansville
Rosey
Gibson
Boehne
G. V. Menzies
Mt. Vernon
Gibson and
Posey
Menzies
Boehline
Indiana Delegates Prepare For Chicago Republican Show
The Indiana delegation, numbering thirty, will meet late next week to plan for the Chicago convention on June 16. They will base votes on Vice President Fairbanks and expect Beveridge to chair the delegation and deliver the keynote speech. Additionally, the state charities board released a bulletin on outdoor relief in 1907 showing reduced costs and slight drop in the number aided from 38,612 in 1906 to 37,724 in 1907.
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Indiana
Chicago
Fairbanks
Auditorium Hotel
Beveridge
Board of State Charities
Convention Call Set For Thirteenth District Race
An official call for a Republican convention in the Thirteenth district will be issued soon to name candidates for Congress in the regular election and to fill the unfinished term of the late Congressman A. L. Brick of South Bend.
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Congress
A. L. Brick
South Bend
Eastern Star Grand Chapter Session Set for Indianapolis
The thirty fourth annual session of the grand chapter Order of the Eastern Star will convene in the Scottish Rite Temple in Indianapolis next Wednesday and Thursday. Officials expect a large attendance.
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Indianapolis
Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star
Judge Farber Dead in Frankfort Senator Dies
Judge John C. Farber fifty five year old state senator is dead at his home in Frankfort Ind from liver and kidney trouble after ten days of illness.
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Judge Farber
Frankfort
Ind
John C. Farber
Public sale of estate property near Chrisney 1908
The administrator of George W. Burkhart’s estate will auction the deceased’s property at the late residence four miles northeast of Chrisney on May 9 1908. Items include six work horses a yearling colt cows hogs a binder mowing machine plows wagons a buggy chickens and various tools. Cash on $5 and under. over $5 credit for nine months with approved surety note at six percent interest. Attorneys listed.
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George W. Burkhart
Chrisney
Affinity Remark Highlights Baby in Clean Dress
A brief note mentions a baby neatly dressed with a coal bucket left within reach, suggesting a moment of domestic care and a small lapse in supervision. The image centers on the child and the household setting without further context.
ManZan Pile Remedy Sold in Collapsible Tube
Ready to use ManZan Pile Remedy comes in a collapsible tube with a nozzle. One application soothes heals and reduces inflammation relieving soreness and itching. Price 50 cents. Sold by T. C. Busye.
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ManZan
T. C. Basye
T. C. Busye
Luck and lunch on wash day delight the visiting man
A light vignette describes a man surprised by a wife who preserves sweetness as she welcomes an unexpected lunch guest during wash day, capturing small domestic warmth.
Jesse M. Named Premium Winner at 1907 Fairs
Jesse M gained premiums in general purpose classes at Spencer County Fair 1907 and Boonville Fair 1907 plus 4 percent premium at Boonville Horse Show July 10 1907 He will stand at Chrisney Indiana for 1908 season See his colts Red Ster record 2 20 also at Chrisney Indiana Information from owner Conrad Malke Keeper.
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Chrisney
Ind
Boonville
Conrad Malke
Majority rule and the lure of alternative communities
The Jasper Herald opines that the majority governs unavoidably and individuals can relocate to communities matching their preferences. If one dislikes local norms such as prohibition or religion, move to a state where those practices or beliefs are dominant, as the country offers wide options and diverse climates.
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Jasper Herald
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Battle Ground Monument
Charles A. Korbly
Order of Eastern Star
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DeWitt
Jesse M
IM. Ewan
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Attorney-At-Law
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Occidental Hotel
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I.J .Brown
Brown & Brown Attorneys
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Arch Stevenson
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Allen J. Fayton
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Eva Buxton
Krieger
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Cumberland
Wm. E. Hartley
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Rob’t Luckado
Rockport Indiana
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