Smith Named Nominee After Ballot War in Morgan County
The Ninth ward led a recall push while many wards backed Smith in a long ballot battle. Martindale faded as Smith secured the nomination after the fortieth and final ballot, with Martindale briefly remaining in the race. Doctor P Smith, a Paragon farmer and educator, is the convention nominee and Morgan County sees him as a strong candidate for senator.
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Misturn
Feld
Martindale
Smith
Cox
Pera
Mr. Smith
P. Smith
Paragon
Morgan County
Martinsville
Ae Collegee
Frederick Joss
Morgan County Pleased With Paragon Man for Senate
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Martinsville Indiana June reports that D P Smith of Paragon won the Republican nomination for joint senator at Indianapolis. Morgan County backs Smith as the best known Republican locally saying his school tenure and county leadership history boost his chances. Marion County division adds to Morgan hopes as a strong showing for Smith is anticipated.
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Indianapolis Journal
Martinsville
Ind
D. P. Smith
Paragon
Indianapolis
Morgan County
Marion County
Smith
Nis
Rushville
William Shearer
Carthage
County
Strawboard Works
Strawboard
Fall Showers and Cooler Outlook for Indiana Illinois Ohio
Forecast for Sunday and Monday shows Indiana with fall and cooler air, showers in extreme north. Illinois fairer and cooler with shifting winds. Ohio mix of fair and showers, then cooler. Summary notes include Barometer, temperature, and wind data. Blythe signs off as Section Director.
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Washington
Indiana
Norte
Illinois
Ohio
Movements of Steamers June 14 Arrivals and Departures
Shipping news lists arrivals and sailings across ports including Liverpool Boston Montreal Naples Genoa Glasgow Hong Kong Bremen Cherbourg Southampton Cadiz Yokohama Antwerp Queenstown Hamburg and Hamburg lines. Vessels named include Lucania Umbria Sylvania Kooningen Luise Empress of China and Cel tic with routes to New York Genoa Yokohama Vancouver and more.
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Eever
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Boone County Republicans Nominate County Ticket for Judge and Local Seats
The Boone county Republican convention nominated 5. R. Artman for judge and assembled a full slate including C A Berry for representative, F E Hutchinson for auditor, J T Alexander for treasurer, A W L Newcomer for recorder, D A Nease for sheriff, J Robinson for surveyor, De Guy Schultz for coroner, and James M Nicely for council. The event featured acclamation of the entire ticket and support for party leaders.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lebanon
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C. A. Berry
Marion
Frank E.hutchinson
Center
John T. Alexander
Lafayetta Wilson
A. W. L. Newcomer
Union
D. A. Nease
John ©. Robinson
Guy Schultz
William Johnson
James M. Nicely
Jackson
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J. C. Caldwell
George C. Shirley
Albert Johnson
Jacob
McKinley
Roosevelt
Durbin
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Landis
Democratic ticket named at Warsaw county convention
In Warsaw Indiana on June 14 1914 the Democratic county convention nominated L B R Kemper for representative J W Nusbaum for judge T Wayne Anglin for prosecutor W A Kehler for auditor Ford Rodibau for treasurer Silas Myers for recorder H A Reber for sheriff William Minear for surveyor Charles Thomas for coroner Dr Keplinger for commissioner George Graff In addition Prof Frank L Hering of South Bend addressed the gathering. Bluffton Indiana June 14 Wells county Republicans mass convention nominated James N Johnson for representative Joan A Rowan for treasurer Robert Dickey for clerk Samuel P Roush for recorder Jacob i Kan ts sheriff William Gordon for surveyor Dr Hardman for assessor C E B Markley for hire Harry Deam for commissioners Hugh Alexander and E T Chal
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Jacob Funk
Nelson
Crawfordsville
Montgomery County
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Charles Kirkpatrick
Irwin Dwiggins
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Bluffton
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Brower Arrested for Selling Vote in Portland Election
Sylvester Brower was arrested in Portland Indiana on a charge of trading his vote in the recent city election. Affidavit filed by defeated mayoralty candidate Chas McLaughlin. Brower held on $200 bond.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
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Sylvester Brower
Chas. W. McLaughlin
Brower
Man threatens suit over smallpox quarantine in Indiana town
Wade Murphy, now in Bluffton, declares he will sue Van Buren town in Grant County for damages alleging improper quarantine for smallpox when he had ivy poisoning. He says a mob drove him from Van Buren and left him to live in the woods in Wells county without adequate food. He later went to Montpelier but was barred without a Wells county health certificate.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bluffton
Ind
Wade Murphy
van Buren
Grant County
Murphy
Wells County
Montpelier
Elkhart Mants Receivership for Cement Firm
A receiver has been appointed for the Monolith Portland Cement Company limited. It planned a Bristol Indiana plant in Elkhart county with a dam site on the St Joseph river and options on over 40 acres. Formed two years ago, it attracted northern and eastern capitalists. Only a small Bristol lighting plant was built. stock and bond sales brought in about 11,000 dollars, while assets do not exceed 20,000 dollars.
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Indianapplis Journal
Goshen
iInd
Portland Cement Company. Limited
Bristol
Elkhart County
St. Joseph River
Assessors Pay Dispute Reaches Settlement in Indiana Case
In Richmond Indiana the assessors pay dispute ends with an agreement. James P Reid ex assessor Wayne township receives 718.50 from claims exceeding 1500 dollars. Judgment against the county. In Vincennes a suit asks for a receiver for Citizen's Street Railway Company based on a 1500 dollar damages judgment from 1898.
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Indianapolis Journal
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Vincennes
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Sophia Snow
Obituary notices from Indiana towns report multiple deaths
In New Albany Capt Wiley R Reeves aged 76 veteran of Mexican and Civil wars dies. Col Ronald A Kennedy superintendent of National Soldiers Cemetery dies aged 65. James P Walters prominent business man dies from brain vessel burst. John Owens Bedford elder dies heart trouble aged 75. Mrs John Glasscock widow of former County Commissioner dies aged 70. Irma Burton Fairbanks township dies of blood poisoning after trimming a corn with a razor.
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Indianapolis Journal
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Wiley R. Reeves
Spencer Grays
Orleans
Ronald A. Kennedy
National Soldiers’ Cemetery
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Crawfordsville
James P. Walters
Europe
Bedford
John Owens
Covington
John Glasscock
Glasscock
Sullivan
Irma Burton
Fairbanks Township
Lightning Strikes Killings Hit Indiana Towns
A series of lightning incidents in Indiana left several dead and property destroyed. Myrtle McCoy, 15, died near Kokomo at her sister’s home when a bolt struck the house as a baby lay nearby. John O. George, a Jennings County farmer near Hayden, was killed at 6:59 am while straining milk. Newton Hook’s barn east of Hoagland, housing eighty tons of hay, burned with no insurance. Adams and Wells counties suffered storm damage including a demolished barn, roof losses, and destroyed fruit trees.
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Myrtle McCoy
Frank Widener
Here
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Alexander McCoy
Young America
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John O. George
Jennings County
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Decatur
Newton Hook
Hoagland
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Wells County
Heat and Flood Plague Lafayette Crops and People
Intense heat lingers in Lafayette Indiana amid heavy rain flooding low areas and injuring crops. The three day average temperature rises by about two degrees as several prostrations are reported, signaling severe weather impacts across the region.
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Fight Over Gas Mains in Bedford Trench Clash
In Bedford Indiana June 14 a dispute erupts between Moses F Dunn a local lawyer and the Bedford Gas Company over seven miles of gas mains. Dunn hires workers to tear out pipe while gas workers refill and defend the trench with water hoses. Hundreds gather as police refrain. Courts likely to decide the right to lay mains amid threats of ongoing fight and wage disputes.
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Indianapolis Journal
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Moses F. Dunn
Bedford Gas Company
Aple
Dunn
Indiana
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Bedford Hot Water, Light and Heating Company
Reopened Decatur Race Riots Threaten Repeat
In Decatur Indiana on June 14 a report warns of possible repeat of the previous Sunday’s mob action that drove about fifty Black residents from the city. Local authorities fear further unrest as tensions rise.
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Indianapolis Journal
Decatur
Ind
Negro plans rights protest and city tensions rise
Reports from Hartford City describe a newly arrived black man facing warnings and insults as he plans to work at the Burt House. A possible mob threat looms if he or other displaced Black residents are forced to leave.
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Burt House
Boy 13 Killed At Dunkirk Depot In Train-Work Car Collision
Eli Sthraum, thirteen, son of Joshua Sthraum of Dunkirk, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon. He stood on the depot platform watching a departing train and stepped in front of a work train following. His head was crushed and his body was identified by a younger brother from a pair of shoes after hours in a local undertaking establishment.
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Indianapolis Journal
Dunkirk
Ind
Eli Sthraum
Joshua Sthraum
Concordia Singing Society Prepares for Saengerfest Parade
Fort Wayne Indiana June 14 Concordia Singing Society plans elaborate entertainments for the Indiana and Ohio Saengerfest starting tomorrow and running through Monday. Thirty cities will be represented by participating societies with a 1 o'clock Sunday parade and a prize singing contest featuring more than 500 voices. Next year’s meeting location to be announced Monday.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Concordia Singing Society
County rejects bids on eight bridges in Rush County
Rushville Ind June 14 All bids on eight new county bridges exceeded appropriations and were rejected by the County Commissioners. A E Smilleys bid for stonework on a bridge south of Charlottesville was accepted.
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Indianapolis Journal
Rushville
Ind
A. E. Smilley
Charlottesville
Epworth League convention opens in Fortville with notable attendees
Fortville reports a three day Epworth League district convention led by Isaac W. Joyce and attendance by Capital City Lodge K P Indianapolis Brightwood Lodge and local K of P. Memorial services planned today with the visiting groups joining local Pag. Sullivan sees new town attorney and health board appointments all Republicans. Richmond pastor J W Kapp resigns to move to Cincinnati.
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Munete District
Isaac W. Joyce
Epwort League
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K. of P
Indianapolis
Brightwood Lodge
K. of Porrea
Cincinnati
Kapp
Rushville
Woman's Relief Corps
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East Hill Cemetery
Lillie Armstrong
Dirty money blamed for erysipelas threat to Chicago official
In Chicago on June 14 Thomas J. Noonan treasurer of the Illinois Theater nearly died after handling money believed to carry bacillus erysipelas. Dr Theodore C Koessel said the germ entered Noonan through a finger and later affected the nostrils. Noonan survived the critical period and is likely to recover.
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Thomas J. Noonan
Illinois Theater
Theodore C. Koessel
Noonan
Furnace business offers steam heat estimates in Indianapolis
We have added hot water and steam heating in connection with our furnace business. We will be pleased to furnish estimates on per one steam. ERuce SEWER. 27 and 49 East Washing street, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hamlin Garland Speaks at Irvington Athenaeum Meeting
The Irvington Athenaeum hosted Hamlin Garland as guest speaker with a year end report revealing a large surplus. Officers for next year were read, including President Thomas C. Howe and secretary Will D. Howe. Garland’s lecture titled Joys of the frail covered Western life trails, horse culture, and the hard trek of pioneers, illustrating endurance and the trail as a poet’s remnant.
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Thomas C. Howe
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Charles W. Oores
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Oscar Helming
Rollin Kantz
Jacob D. Forrest
Christopher B. Coleman
Scot Butler
Hilton A. Brown
Demarchus C. Brown
Clarence Forsythe
J. Dorsey Forrest
Alexander Jameson
Hamlin Garland
Garland
West
Yukon Valley
Mr. Garland
Gray Horse
Rocky Mountains
Adventurer's Arctic Trek Inspires Large Athenaeum Audience
Mr Garland spoke of mountain hardships and ice bound nights with two dogs as companions while crossing the arctic. He mixed amusing incidents vivid imagery and verses. The audience at Athenaeum Hall enjoyed a memorable lecture and met the speaker afterward.
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Death Ends Honeymoon in Chicago Hotel
George A. Fleck, nineteen, recently married, was accidentally killed at the Great Northern Hotel in Chicago. While unpacking a valise, a revolver discharged, the bullet entering his mouth and causing instant death. His bride, registered from Louisville, was present and held in custody until the inquest, which supported her accident claim.
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George A. Fleck
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Louisville
Burnett Sentenced In Self Destruction Plot
Chicago dated June 14 Judge Baker denied arrest of judgment for Dr Orville S Burnett dentist who conspired with Mrs Charlotte S Nichol to die by own action at Marlborough Hotel The woman killed herself with morphine Burnett claims there was not enough drug and cut his neck with a penknife He is sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary for being a party to the death by own action.
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Orville S. Burnett
Charlotte S. Nichol
Burnett
City Pa Strikes Hit Street Car Service
A Central Labor Council boycott suspends Citizens' Traction Co street car traffic in City, Pa. The firm says it abandoned the schedule until public sentiment shifts. Discharges of conductors and motormen allegedly stem from efforts to organize a local National Street Railway Men's Union.
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Knights of Honor Convention Settles Care Issue
At Cleveland fifth day session the long standing care of Mrs. Charles W. Wood of St Johns Michigan was settled with $2.00. Mrs. Wood is denied care due to her husband’s death, a doubt resolved. Next year will settle on admitting women to the order and Richmond Virginia chosen as next year’s convention site.
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the Knights of Honor
Charles W. Wood
St Johns
Mich
Possible Double Murder Report from Creek Nation Home
Muskogee Okla June 14 Amassa Dyer and her twelve year old daughter found hanging in their Okfugee Creek Nation home. Police believe Mrs Dyer was killed by a man she knew intimately and the daughter was killed to cover the crime.
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Amassa Dyer
Okfugee
Obituary Notices of Rev John Spurgeon and Charles PF
London obituary notes the death of the Rev John Spurgeon a retired Congregational minister and father of the Spurgeon family of hers dying at South Norwood He was born July 10 180 The Santiago Chile dispatch reports the death of American engineer Charles PF in the city on June 1.
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Spurgeon
South Norwood
Be W
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Chile
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