Indictment Alleges Vote Buying in Curry Shelburn Election
Grand jury charges conspiracy to commit a felony against thirty defendants including officials of three brewing companies and a Shelburn justice of the peace over alleged importation of foreign voters and payoffs at the May 28 1915 Curry township election. Indictments name Terre Haute and Evansville firms Anheuser Busch F W Cook along with local saloonmen and officials.
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Shelburn
Curry Township
Justice of the Peace
Terre Haute
Brewing Companies
Gus B. Mahan
F. W. Cook Brewing Company
Evansville
Adolph B. Smith
George Maier
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Walter G. Himmelbauer
George Wheeler
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company
St. Louis
Fred Bays
Ben Whittington
Pinkerton and Burns Detectives Probe Payroll Robbery
Detectives from Pinkerton and Burns agencies work the Lattas Creek mine payroll robbery where bookkeeper Earl Smith was robbed of about $8500. Suspects Henry Davey and William Graham are in custody and have allegedly confessed, naming a trio or quartet more linked to the crime. A motorcycle, rifle, and envelopes were located in a corn field tied to the robbery, with authorities watching the concealment site awaiting final details.
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Pinkerton and
Burns
Lattas Creek
Earl Smith
Henry Davey
William Graham
Davey
Graham
Smith
Oss
Movement on Foot to Parole Perry Drake
The state fire marshal is expected to recommend parole for Perry Drake the Sullivan county man convicted as part of an arson conspiracy. Drake testified against Perkins in the Perkins trial and admitted guilt in response to an interrogation. Since incarceration at Michigan City he has served as a trusty performing teamster duties.
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Perry Drake
Sullivan County
Daviess County
Drake
Washington
Perkins
Michigan City
Elect Local Man as Fox Hunters Official
At the Southern Indiana Fox Hunters Association annual meeting in Rockwood Greene county William Moody of Sullivan was elected vice president. Mrs Moody’s dog Flag a white and tan one year old, won the bench show prize.
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Southern Indiana
Fox Hunters’ Association
Rockwood
Greene County
William Moody
Sullivan
Flag
Moody
County machine shifts in sheriff treasurer race in 1912 district
A county machine realigns candidates for sheriff treasurer while backing Orville Hale and McDonall. McDonald shifts to treasurer under pressure from road workers and Gamble's political network. Uncle John Scott contests Jake Miller for third district commissioner with Curt DeCamp possible if tensions rise.
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George McDowall
County Corps of Road Workers
Ed. Kelley
Kelley
McDonall
McDonald
George McDonnald
Charles D. Hunt
Congress
Gilbert W. Gambill
McDowall
Orville Hale
George McDonnall
Orville Kale
McDonnail
Cons. D. Hunt
Hale
Edsil Bosstick
Matt Lane
Bosstick
Hunt
George McDonald
Zimbi Payne
Curry Township
Frank French
Hamilton Township
Gill
Neff
Sears-Roebuck
Arthur DeBaun
John Scott
Fairbanks Township
Jake Miller
Jake
Uncle John
Scott
Curt DeCamp
Republicans Gain Across States in Yesterday's Elections
Republicans made notable gains nationwide. Massachusetts New York and Pennsylvania voted against woman suffrage while Ohio defeated statewide prohibition for the second time and Virginia voted to try that plan.
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Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Virginia
Massachusetts Governor Race and Suffrage Vote Totals
Boston with one precinct missing reports statewide governor results McCall 234981 Walsh 228575 Shaw 19437 Clark 7013. Suffrage amendment Yes 162114 No 294497.
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Massachusetts
Boston
McCall
Walsh
Shaw
Prohibition
Clark
Puchta Narrowly Wins Cincinnati Mayor Race
In Cincinnati Ohio on November 2 George Puchta a Republican was elected mayor by a plurality of about eighteen thousand votes.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
George Puchta
Republicans Lead in New York City Mayors Race
Returns from eighteen large New York cities show 12 Republican, 5 Democratic, and 1 Socialist mayors elected. George R. Lunn, former Schenectady mayor, is the Socialist. Buffalo elected two Republicans and two Democrats to commissions, implementing the commission form adopted the previous year.
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New York
George R. Lunn
Schenectady
Buffalo
Ferry Likely Wins Salt Lake Mayor Election
Salt Lake City Utah November 2 The election of W Mont Ferry as mayor by a majority of five thousand or more seemed assured at ten o clock tonight The elections are nonpartisan under the law Ferry is a Republican.
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Salt Lake
Utah
W. Mont Ferry
Ferry
Temple Wins Seat in Pennsylvania 24th District
Philadelphia voters chose H. W. Temple Republican to represent the twenty fourth district in Congress. Election returns show Temple defeating rivals to secure the seat.
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Philadelphia
H. W. Temple
Pennsylvania
Kentucky Race is Close for Governor Victory
Unofficial returns from Kentucky show A. O. Stanley Democrat leading Edwin P. Morrow Republican in a tight governor’s race. With 92 of 119 counties reported, Stanley held about 113,075 votes to Morrow’s 99,249, as Republicans gain elsewhere and the Progressive vote remains negligible.
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Kentucky
Louisville
A. O. Stanley
Henderson
Edwin P. Morrow
Somerset
Stanley
Morrow
Thomas R. Smith Elected Philadelphia Mayor
Republican Thomas R. Smith won the Philadelphia mayoral race securing the city’s top executive post. Result marks a political shift in the city leadership as the new mayor takes office.
Harrington Declared Maryland Governor Amid Partial Returns
Incomplete returns show E. C. Harrington, a Democrat, leading Maryland voters for governor by a margin estimated between five thousand and seven thousand.
Republicans overturn dope issue by sweeping West Terre Haute ticket
At West Terre Haute the Republicans overturned the issue by electing the full ticket, signaling a broad electoral shift.
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West Terre Haute
Republicans Elect Entire Ticket in Bloomfield
The Republican Party swept the local election in Bloomfield, with all ticket positions filled by party nominees. Voter turnout appeared steady as candidates claimed victory across municipal races.
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Bloomfield
New Jersey Assembly and Senate Composition After Election
In New Jersey the next Assembly will have 37 Republicans and 23 Democrats. Republicans gained two Senate seats, yielding a 13 to 8 Republican majority in the Senate.
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New Jersey
House of the Assembly
Senate
Mississippi Remains Democratic After Ballot Ratification
Mississippi voters yesterday ratified Democratic nominees with a lone socialist ticket on the ballot. The socialists appeared only by petition, while the Democratic slate faced no competing major party challenge.
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Mississippi
Missississippi
Benedicts Open House Hosted by Sullivan Woman’s Club
The Sullivan Woman’s Club plans a Tuesday evening Open House for the Benedicts on November 9. Committee members include Mrs. Zoe Bays Mrs. Joy Maple Mrs. Ida Thompson and Mrs. Nelle Warren. The event will be at Mrs. Elia Chaney’s home with a banquet followed by an as yet undisclosed program.
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Sullivan Woman’s Club
Zoe Bays
Joy Maple
Ida Thompson
Nelle Warren
Woman Loses Plea Then Pleads Again in Murder Case
Samantha Belle Bennett, 15, was sentenced to the woman's prison for killing in a troubled case where she first pleaded guilty and then recanted claiming the plea was due to ignorance and coercion.
Woman Sentenced for Manslaughter in Sullivan County
Samantha Belle Bennett, a noted multiple spouse in Sullivan County, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of her former husband Charles E. Bennett. Judge William H. Bridwell sentenced her to two to twenty-one years in the Indiana Woman's Prison, with custody of her three children awarded to George Helms. The fatal shooting occurred Tuesday evening when Bennett entered her North Section street home and she fired four shots.
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Samantha Belle Bennett
Sullivan County
Charles E. Bennett
William H. Bridwell
Indiana Woman’s Prison
Indianapolis
Bennett
Shelburn
Sullivan
North Section
Arthur Murray
Billman
W. S. Jewell
Coffman
Evan Wade
Ike Heady
Jacob Bennett
Frank Bennett
John Bennett
Oliver Bennett
Albert Bennett
George Helms
What Has Become of Augustus Kelly
The Union appeals for information on Augustus Kelly born September 30, 1864 in Sullivan County Indiana. A DePauw alumnus record notes him as A B LL B 1895 Kent College of Law Chicago lawyer admitted to the Illinois bar in 1895 and previously employed in the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Company legal department in Chicago.
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Alumnus Record
DePauw University
The
Union
Augustus Kelly
Kent College of Law
Chicago
Sullivan County
Indiana
Illinois
Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Company
Republicans Name Dec 29 as Date for State Rally
Wednesday Dec 29 was set for the statewide Republican rally in Indianapolis as part of pre campaign activities. State Chairman Hays and Secretary Henley fixed the date. a guest speaker from outside the state is likely to be sought. The selection was referred to them at the last state committee meeting.
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Indianapolis
Parky Organization
Hays
Henley
Republican State Central Committee
Woman seeks trial after prison sentence in self defense case
Samantha Belle Bennett asks that the court set aside her sentence of two to twenty one years in the Woman's Prison and grant a jury trial. Her attorneys claim she was ignorant of court procedures, had no access to counsel or relatives, and that she killed her former husband in self defense to protect a dependent family.
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Hunt & Gambill
Samantha Belle Bennett
Civil War Veteran Silas W. Davis Dies at 72 in Sullivan
Silas W. Davis, 72, a Civil War veteran of Company K, 80th Indiana Infantry, died Saturday evening at his home in Sullivan after a long life on local farms. He enlisted in 1862, served a year before discharge for disability, and is survived by a wife, children Addie, Charles, Frank, Rush, and Homer, plus brother N H Davis. Funeral at home Monday, with Rev. George F. McNaughton and Rev. Albert Nichols officiating, burial at Center Ridge.
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Silas W. Davis
Mr. Davis
Co. K, 80Th Indiana Infantry
Freelandville
Knox County
Missouri
Davis
Sullivan
Addie Davis
Charles N. Davis
Frank Davis
Colorado
Rush Davis
Fairbanks Township
Homer Davis
Gill Township
N. H. Davis
Providence
Jasonville Day: Local Option Vote Ends Dry by 124
In a local option election held yesterday in Jasonville the town voted to stay dry by a margin of 124 votes. The result confirms prohibiting alcohol sales within the jurisdiction.
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Jasonville
Town ticket elects White Schu Angell Dooley
The town voters chose Harry D. White and Charles A. Schu for council, Dan V. Angell as clerk and treasurer, and Stephen J. Dooley as marshal.
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Harry D. White
Charles A. Schu
Dan V. Angell
Stephen J. Dooley
Local Officials Elected in Farmersburg Vote
Officials chosen yesterday in Farmersburg include councilmen Horace McNabb Hosea Stewart and Lou Weeks. Dick Bedwell was elected marshal, and Sam H. Birlingmier will serve as clerk and treasurer.
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Horace McNabb Hosea Stewart
Lou Weeks
Dick Bedwell
Sam H. Birlingmier
Local Officials Elected in Yesterday's Vote
Will Thornton elected councilman for the second ward Earl Coyner chosen clerk and treasurer Emery Harrison named marshal in yesterday's city election results
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Will Thornton
Earl Coyner
Emery Harrison Marshal
Town Officers Elected In Hymera
Hymera residents chose city officers yesterday with John Funkhouser Republicans for councilman Joe Gilman Republican for secretary and treasurer Tom Bridwell Socialist elected as marshal
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John Funkhouser
Joe Gilman
Tom Bridwell
Shelburn Democracy Elects New Local Officers
The democratic ticket was successful yesterday in Shelburn. Elected trustees are William White and William Bradbury, with S. H. Montgomery as clerk and treasurer and Harold Stephenson as marshal.
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William White
William Bradbury
S. H. Montgomery
Harold Stephenson
Dugger Elects Town Officers
In Dugger the town elected Ira J. Gill as clerk and treasurer and William Fry as marshal.
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Ira J. Gill
William Fry
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William Shelburn
Marshal Wright
Lew McCrocklin
Jack
Ollie
McCracklin
Clayton Slover
Wright
Slover
Pinkerton
Donnall
George
Shewitt
States
Thomas R. Smith
E. C. Harrington
Maryland
Woman’s Club
Benedicts
Carlisle
Farmersburg
MEROM
Hymera
Dugger
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