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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
3
Six Candidates Vie for Presidential Nomination Prospects
Forecasts show six early contenders Taft Foraker Hughes Knox Cannon Fairbanks La Follette likely to carry their states’ blocs. Roosevelt’s withdrawal sharpens alliances and hints at trades to prevent an immediate nomination, with Chicago convention expected to see intense logrolling and bargaining ahead of finite ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roovelt
Chicago
Iva Jong
Cirevistes
Vidlent Roosevelt
Ohio
Foraker
New York State
Turhes
Roosevelt
New York
Juerzes
Hughes
Union
Knox
Purbanks
Cannon
la ‘Wollette
Tnen
Oepholicen National Committee
Congress
Taft
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Fairbanks
Indiana
la Follete
Wisconsin
University of Chicago Hums Up New Morgan Joke
At the University of Chicago women's dormitories students unveil a new jest about J Pierpont Morgan. The quip compares Morgan to Pharaohs daughter, noting both found a prophet in the rushes on the banks, reflecting campus humor about prominent figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Wells
Indiana
J. Pierpont Morgan
Washington Exposition Likely to Lose 800000
The governor faces a projected shortfall of about $800,000 on the estown Exposition. Controller Cowell oversees the realm of finances and estimates this loss amid the event’s fiscal concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cowell
Heltonville Bedford Oil and Gas Company Forms
Michael Betites leads the Heltonville Bedford Oil and Gas Company formed with 10000 dollars working capital. The firm plans immediate drilling near Heltonville after some experimental work. It has secured options on substantial land near Heltonville and expects oil in paying quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford, Ind
Michael Betites
Heltonville-Bedford
Big Drop in Sheep in Entiat Spillover Disaster
A flock of nearly 11 000 sheep migrating from the Cascade Mountains to Entiat Valley fell into Mad River after leaders slipped on sleet. The mass panic caused several thousand more to plunge or be driven into the river before handlers could regain control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entiat
Wash
Mad River
Cascade Mountains
Greek Buyer Orders 1.5 Million Wheat for Athens
A Greek dealer calling himself Literas stirred grain markets by directing the exporting firm Gill & Fisher to purchase 1,500,000 bushels of wheat for shipment to Athens. He named Brown Bros. of New York, and the deal would require five steamers if filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Literas
Gill & Fisher
Athens
Brown Bros
New York
American seven masted schooner Lawson wrecked off Scilly Islands
The Thomas W. Lawson from Philadelphia bound for London wrecked in a fierce gale at the Scilly Islands. Of 21 crew, only captain and two seamen survived after the schooner turned turtle near Gunner's Rock. Survivors landed at St Agnes, lifeboats aided by St Marys but one crewman died ashore. The ship carried 43 000 square feet of canvas and six engines for sail handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Town
Scilly Islands
Cable
Thomas W. Lawson
Philadelphia
London
Breadsound
George Allen
Edward Rome
Poston
St. Agnes
Ishop Rock
Lawson
Gunner's Rock
St. Mary's
Seilly Islands
Kentuckians and Indiana standoff ends in fatal gunfire
Jeffersonville Indiana special reports Arthur Kelling 21 defending his shanty boat was killed off the Indiana shore of the Ohio river near Bethlehem as three Indiana constables and four Kentuckians fired. His wife Lottie was wounded in the right arm Agnes one year old was shot in the right hand Clarence Scott a Kentucky correspondent was shot fatally through the right lung Ira Scott was shot in the right sole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
Indiana
Arthur Kelling
Ohio River
Bethlehem
Lottie Kelling
Agnes
Clarence Scott
Ira Scott
Infant’s Cries Save Eight in Allentown Fire
A baby’s cries alerted a boarder to a fire in Allentown Pennsylvania that killed Nicholas Contravo and his son Joseph by coal gas. The infant’s cries enabled eight others to escape the building before rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Nicholas Contravo
Joseph
Coast gale claims lives off Britain and Swanage wreck
A British coast gale described as the worst by Captain Jamesson of the St. Louis caused about 40 known deaths. Minor wrecks include a vessel off Swanage with seven crew likely lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jameson
St. Louis
Swanage
Sails to Save Son from Brazilian Execution
Mrs. Vice mother of George Vice of Hackensack sails to Rio Janeiro to seek clemency for her son the wounded filibuster awaiting execution. She is joined by Everett De Wolf a schoolmate of the condemned youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Abe Hummel Near Death in Blackwell's Island Penitentiary
Abraham Hummel the lawyer serving a sentence in Blackwell's Island Penitentiary is reported near death from kidney disease, according to prison physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Hummel
New York
Abraham Hummel
Blackwell's Island Penitentiary
White House Declares No Roosevelt Third Term
The White House releases a public statement in which President Roosevelt reiterates he will not seek a renomination. He cites his 1904 pledge and notes the Clayton resolution’s influence, with Democrats and Republicans viewing the move as eliminating Roosevelt from the race though some doubt his ultimate stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Recall of Port Arthur Siege at Court Martial
General Kuropatkin testified in the court martial of General Stoessel and senior officers about Port Arthur. He argued the fortress could have fallen to a rapid assault early in the war, and that slow Japanese advance and Russian field defenses allowed improvised works to survive for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Eneral Kuropatkin
Snow Labor Spurt Marked Dunne Era City Snow Removal
The Chicago civil service commission uncovers that 1,100 street laborers were kept on snow removal during Mayor Edward F. Dunne's campaign and administration, with the workforce rising to 1,500 in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
City Civil Service Commission
Edward F. Dunne
Electric Locomotive Sets Speed Record at Clayton
The Pennsylvania Railroad tests in Clayton New Jersey achieve a speed record for electric locomotives. Engine No. 28 of the New York New Haven Hartford line, the Jamestown Exposition engine, reached a fraction over 92 miles per hour, weighing 180000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton, N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Traction Wreck Kills One in Shelbyville Indiana
An Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction car derailed at an open switch near Acton Thursday. One man, Donald Sleeth of Shelbyville, died instantly, and several others were seriously wounded. About 50 passengers were shaken and bruised as the car overturned after the curve. Sleeth was thrown beneath the coach from the rear platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Acton
Donald Sleeth
Sleeth
Thaw delays meeting as lawyer arrives late
In New York Special coverage Harry K Thaw confronts Martin W Littleton about lateness. The piece notes two court verdicts valuing a boy’s life at 800 dollars and a boy’s leg at 10 000 dollars with outcomes for John Sheehan and Arthur Clements after separate incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Martin W. Littleton
Littleton
Supreme Court
John Sheehan
Arthur Clements
Famous Macedonian Rebel Boris Sarafoff Slain in Sofia
The Bulgarian revolutionary commander Boris Sarafoff, linked to the Miss Stone abduction plot, was shot by a Macedonian gunman at his Sofia home. Another leader, Garvanoff, was killed during the attack. The suspect Panitza is believed to be the killer. Sarafoff, about 37, had led bands in 1903 and aimed to spark a wide rebellion against Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris Sarafoff
Macedonia
Garvanoff
Sarajoff
Panitza
Ferdinand
Balkans
Ellen M. Stone
Salonika
Macedonian Revolutionary Committee
Sarafoif
Constantinople
Royal Greek Wedding Unites Prince George and Marie Bonaparte
The Greek church ceremony at the Cathedral united Prince George, second son of the King, and Princess Marie Bonaparte. The King and Queen attended along with high state dignitaries and the diplomatic corps in a grand Thursday rite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
George
Greece
Marie Bonaparte
Rich Men Are Poor Students
Yale Dean Henry Wright reports that scholarship correlates with luxury dormitories as top students live in cheap quarters, while most secret society members come from the rich men's dormitories, highlighting class divides in university housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
Henry Wright
Yale
Presbyterians Consider New Bible Textbooks in Des Moines
The national missionary conference in Des Moines Indiana argues that Presbyterian members lack Bible knowledge despite ten years of Sunday school. It may recommend adopting textbooks prepared by the Presbyterian Church to replace the International books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Presbyterian Church
National Missionary Conference
Goodrich Secures Indiana Quarters for Convention
J P Goodrich Indiana Republican chairman signs contracts with Auditorium Hotel management for rooms to serve as Indiana headquarters during the June convention and as the base to direct Vice President Fairbanks's campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich
Indiana
Chicago
J. P. Goodrich
Auditorium Hotel
Fairbanks
Editor Who Killed Man Free In Nevada Case
Goldfield Nevada special item reports G Holm Buck editor of the Nevada Miner shot and killed Francis Burton at Amini and has been released from custody or will not be prosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield, Nev
G. Holm Buck
Francis Burton
Amini
Buck
Nevada Miner
His Charmed Life Lifts Columbus Man After Train Collapse
Jacob Schmuckle of Columbus Ohio aged 83 was run down by a train but escaped serious harm by placing his body between rails and press of events saved him with remarkable presence of mind. He suffered only crushed toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Jacob Schmuckle
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