Republican of Nebraska Nominates Regents and Roosevelts Support
The Nebraska Republican State convention met in Lincoln to nominate a Supreme Court candidate, set regents, and select a State committee. C. H. Sloan of Geneva chaired proceedings, with Judge J. B. Barnes favored for the Supreme Court post and John L. Webster endorsed for Vice President. The platform praised Theodore Roosevelt, backed protective tariffs, condemned monopolistic capital, and urged navy strength and expanded domestic industry.
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Powers Denies Plots in Goebel Case at Georgetown
Caleb Powers resumed his defense at Georgetown Ky asserting denial of all incriminating conversations cited by Commonwealth witnesses. He disputed suggesting to Frank Cecil to hire a killer and claimed no knowledge of Goebel's planned assassination. Cross examination began and included Noakes remarks about inducing false testimony and buying witnesses, with defense seeking to introduce letters and testimonies about efforts to expose the state witnesses.
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Max Lewis
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J Robbins
Goebel Reward Fund
Threshing Engine Blast Kills One in Coshocton Area
An explosion of a threshing machine engine near Coshocton Ohio today killed Charles Hahn age nineteen and seriously injured John Hawk Frank Strong and Elbert Jones Hawk may recover.
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John Hawk
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Hawk
Gold Mine Flood Destroys 10000 Tons Tailings
A flood from a river near Cerro Prieto Sonora swept away the tailings from the stampmill at the principal gold mine. Ten thousand tons of material valued at about an excess of 100000 were carried off with no lives lost.
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Cerro Prieto
Sonora
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Dead Letter Office Officials Targeted in Washington Probe
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports postal officials aim to dismiss a list of about twenty five from the Washington division. Named are George A. Christ ianc y law clerk Emanuel Speich John M. Masten W H Hazzard Ina Liebhardt H Conquest Clark C P Granfield and M A W Louis with Bristow leading the inquiry. Louis and others face various allegations though not all charges are substantiated. Changes in the Dead Letter Office division are anticipated.
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Indianapolis Journal
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Bristow
George A. Christiancy
Attorney General
Emanuel Speich
John M. Masten
W. €. Hazzard
New York
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August W. Machen
H. Conquest
C. P. Granfield
M. A. W. Louis
Christiancy
Machen
Hazzard
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Free rural delivery to Auburn Indiana announced
General Washington News from Washington reports Auburn Indiana will start city free delivery on November 1 with two carriers and a substitute. Rural free delivery will also expand at Wingate in Montgomery county covering fourteen square miles and a population of 480. Twenty two patents were issued to Indiana residents for a range of topics from ditching machines to door checks and educational materials.
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Washington
Auburn
Ind
Aueh
Wingate
Montgomery County
Indiana
Florists Celebrate Nineteenth Annual Meeting in Milwaukee
About 90 members of the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists attended the opening session of its nineteenth annual meeting in Milwaukee. Mayor Rose gave the welcome. President Burton of Philadelphia praised progress and proposed new committees on nomenclature and special work on the peony. Secretary Stewart noted 17 new and reinstated members, plus new flower registrations including roses and peonies. treasurer reported solid finances. The day covered routine matters and the president's reception in the evening.
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Stewart
Culver Naval School Hosts Capt Hobson at Closing Exercises
Capt Raleigh P Hobson reviewed the Culver Naval School boat drills and praised Indiana cadets. He refereed a sailing race won by Cadet H C Bays of Sullivan, then spoke on American navy needs. A cotillion followed in the Cadet Library with Miss Josephine Robinson of Indianapolis as partner. The cutter illumination on Maxinkuckee impressed locals.
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Richmond P. Hobson
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Chicago
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Indianapolis
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New Spanish and manual training departments announced
President H B Brown of Valparaiso College announced two new departments to start at term opening. Spanish led by J A Bray of Mexico City and manual training taught by H M Appleman of Indianapolis. physics assistant C A Rogers of Toledo and chemistry assistant W B Hines of Ann Arbor University. Plano taught by Professor Nelson of Chicago.
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Valparaiso College
J. A. Bray
Mexico City
H. M. Appleman
Indianapolis
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Toledo
Ohio
Imperial Commerce Congress Hears Fiscal Policy Debates
At the Montreal session of the empire's congress of chambers of commerce a Barnsley Chamber resolution urged preserving and expanding commercial rights with a stronger consular service. Joseph Walton criticized inaction on Chinese trade. Other bodies backed light‑dues abolition and reduced intercolonial postage to boost intellectual exchange. A proposed empire‑wide commercial policy favored mutual help and a royal commission study, but a final vote was not reached before adjournment.
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Imprisonment of Foreign Merchants in Ciudad Bolivar
Reports from Port of Spain say Castro's forces detained French, German, and Italian merchants in Ciudad Bolivar for unpaid taxes claimed by the de facto government. Trade disruptions hit Orinoco region as tariff and confiscation measures strangle imports and shipping.
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Ex-convict Marion West in fatal love case at Hanna
LAPORTE Ind Aug 18 A woman's love is blamed for Marion West ex convict returning to crime after a year out of reform school. He robbed a saloon on Aug 9 and escaped. Captured in a woman’s wood house last night he is held on heavy bond in jail amid family concerns and local suspicions.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Marion West
Ewald Greige
Hanna
Reformatory
Myers Murder Case Recalls 1876 Darlington Killing
Crawfordsville Ind August 18 1876 James Lewis Myers faced arrest upon landing in Darlington for the 1876 fatal stabbing of John Branson Sloan. Sloan died after Myers cut out his heart during a dispute over money. Myers fled the state after the crime and lived in Illinois and Tennessee before returning to be jailed. Lawyers Thomas and Foley were retained to defend him.
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Indianapolis Journal
Crawfordsville
Ind
James Lewis Myers
John Branson Sloan
Darlington
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Sloan
Illinois
Tennessee
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Foley
Man From Pierceton Ends His Life With Morphine
Charles Bryant, of Pierceton, committed suicide Monday night by taking morphine amid domestic trouble. Neighbors thought it a bluff and did not seek medical help when his family called for aid. Bryant had previously attempted the act, and the episode occurred in the wake of a domestic dispute in Warsaw, Indiana.
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Indianapolis Journal
Warsaw
Ind
Charles Bryant
Pierceton
Bryant
Court Scene as Mother Pleads for Son in Forgery Case
In Evansville, Indiana, Mrs. Adeline Anderson tearfully pleaded for mercy for her son E. H. Corbin, charged with forging her name to a $10 money order. Corbin admitted guilt, bonded at $200, jailed in Indianapolis for trial. Also: Judge Rasch plans a juvenile court in Vanderburgh and neighboring counties. Ather Morical of Winchester died after consuming carbolic acid in a domestic crisis.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Adeline Anderson
Vincennes
United States
Wartman
E. H. Corbin
Corbin
Indianapolis
Foreclosure Sought on Shipyard Bond Debt in U S Circuit Court
New York Security and Trust Company files suit in the U S Circuit Court against United States Ship Building Company and receiver James Smith Jr to foreclose a 10 million dollar second mortgage. The mortgage covers all shipyard property and Bethlehem Steel stock, but a prior 16 million dollar mortgage held by Mercantile Trust remains in place. The New Jersey federal court also has a foreclosure action on the prior lien, while Bethlehem Steel stock is described as only subject to the 10 million bonds in the complaint.
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United States Ship Building Company
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Bethlehem Steel Company
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Mercantile Trust Company
Government to review resumed shipyard work hopes
Acting Secretary Darling received a telegram from counsel for United States Shipbuilding Company stating Crescent Shipbuilding aims to resume work on the cruiser Chattanooga and torpedo boats Nicholson and O'Brien. The department will be interested when ready. Contracts for the ships are canceled and a board will appraise completed work, with completion expected at government yards.
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Darling
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Crescent Shipbuilding Company
Chattanooga
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O'Brien
Murder of four year old found in Detroit rear lot
The mutilated body of four year old Alphonse Wilmes, missing since Monday noon, was found in a lot behind the Michigan Stove Works at Adair and Wight streets. Police call the crime the work of a maniac, noting the revolting wounds and scant blood evidence. A friend of the family reported seeing the boy near St. Aubine avenue around 6 pm.
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Brother Begins Action in Laporte County Estate Case
In Laporte County Indiana on August 18 a brother Oliver A Porter filed to break the will of Mrs Rhoda M Benham who died last December in Michigan City The estate valued at 25000 is divided by the will among the plaintiff Mrs Wells and eight relatives The suit alleges Unsoundness of mind and undue influence The testatrix signed Rhoda M Benhamion which is cited as evidence of a deranged mind Also in Laporte Circuit Court judge Richter appointed Oscar McCormick receiver for the estate of Henry P Crane citing unsound mind Another item from Frankfort notes John Jenkins New York store proprietor made an assignment for creditors Liabilities 9000 assets 2000 with Chicago and Indianapolis warehouses as principal creditors.
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Rhoda M. Benham
Michigan City
Oliver A. Porter
Evaline
Weiss
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Henry P. Crane
Frankfort
John Jenkins
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Bakers gather in Philadelphia for national convention
The National Association of Master Bakers opened a three day convention in Philadelphia today with delegates from across the country. Mayor Weaver welcomed the visitors and presented the city keys to President Frank R. Shepard of Boston. Julius Fleischmann, mayor of Philadelphia, called the convention to order and the president distributed gold gifts to former presidents.
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W National Association of Master Bakers
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Frank R. Shepard
Boston
Julius Fleischmann
Ee Jene Geme Ravention
Eesident Pard
Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
A fragment ad touts Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a long used teething remedy for infants. It claims comfort for chapped lips, wind colic, and diarrhea, noting a 35 cent bottle and positioning the product as the best cure for teething discomfort.
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Winslow
Sheriff in a Quandary over Juvenile Prisoners
Muncie Ind August 18 Sheriff W W Swain faces a dilemma with two imprisoned youths Willie Starks thirteen and Charles Fudge fourteen both under state age limits for jail confinement. With no county facility available for youthful offenders he warned he cannot release them nor place them in a jail or lockup and awaits state guidance after telegraphing officials with no response.
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W. WN. Swain
Willie Starks
Charles Fudge
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Turner Shot While Trying to Flee Sheriff in Indiana
Edward Turner, accused of gambling, tried to escape Sheriff Louis C. Summitt in Decker township, Vincennes, and was shot in the left ankle, a crippling injury. Locals note repeated escape attempts by offenders in Decker township as the sheriff intensifies patrols.
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Indianapolis Journal
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Edward Turner
Louis C. Summitt
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The Clown Named Umpire in Southern League
Artle Thum was appointed as an umpire in the Southern League, with the announcement made today August 18 at Hing. cn moCe.
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Monument to Patrick Sharpe Dedicated in Tamaqua
In Tamaqua Pa on August 18 a monument honoring Patrick Sharpe a miner leader shot by a deputy near Mesquihoning a year ago was dedicated on Summit Hill The red barre granite monument stands fifteen and a half feet tall six square at the base weighs fourteen tons and cost nearly 1600 dollars funded by members of Mine Workers No 1 with W B Wilson serving as dedicatory speaker
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