Dead on the tracks unusual number of bodies found
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports multiple grisly railroad deaths and suspected suicides across Indiana. Notable cases include John Joslyn's body found near Little Horn Montana and a Hartford City man killed by a train after a possible suicide. Additional deaths occur near Muncie Williamsport Portland Logansport from train-related incidents with alcohol involvement and accidental or self-inflicted gunfire.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Hauth
Ind
Alfonso Shaw
John Joslyn
Little Horn
Mont
Crawfordaville
Ore
Mr. Shaw
Sherman
Indianapolis
Hartford City
Lake Erie & Western
James Ryan
Nagman
Water-street
Ryan
Alexandria Gas Co
Muncie
James Poland
Williamsport
Tom Worth
West Lebanon
Portland
Tony Tircher
Celina
Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Fort Recovery
Tircher
Verdict awards $1000 for slander in Knox County case
In Vincennes Syg March 21 a jury found for John M. Bunting against Samuel P. Ruble for slander. Ruble accused Bunting of forging a $1.08 note signing Ruble’s name. Witnesses showed Ruble forged it. Ruble, a wealthy farmer and stock dealer of Fritchton, Knox County, is linked to Wheatland where Bunting resides and is prominently connected.
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Indianapolis Journal
Vincennes
Syg
Gay
John M. Bunting
Samuel P. Ruble
Ruble
Bunting
R Uble
Fritchton
Knox County
Wheatland
Indiana coal operators form secret pooling plan
In Terre Haute and Brazil Indiana March 21 special report says bituminous coal operators north of Nations road pooling their output about 2900000 tons yearly with 3000 workers. Crescent Mining Company of Chicago will act as selling agency led by W S Bogle. The move aims to bypass forming a formal trust and may extend to southern Indiana fields while miners seek wage scale agreements. A prior attempt to assign output faced political risks under Illinois laws. In Brazil miners moved to end delays, ordering No 1 Ziier and McClelland mine strikers to return to work as superintendents were not required to issue cards.
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Indianapolis
Terre Haupe
Indiana
Nations Road
Consolidated
Trust
Ilinois
Fleld
Crescent Mining Company of
Chicago
W.S. Bogle
Brazil
Ind
Zilier & McClelland
Entry width dispute stalls convention progress
The settlement remains distant from the convention’s opening as operators oppose reducing the entry to five feet. Both sides have not yielded on the change, leaving the issue unresolved.
Miners and Operators Adjourn In Indiana District Talks
Terre Haute Ind March 21 The miners and operators scale committee of the Eleventh bituminous district adjourned at midnight to meet again next Wednesday morning. Impatience grows among the coal field miners and a strike may follow if no agreement is reached.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Property Owners of Laporte Secure a V Temporary Injunction
Laporte Indiana March 21 The first legal action to stop paving four teen streets in the city was filed in Circuit Court by remonstrating property owners against the $100000 contract with G S Vandusen Co of Michigan City. Judge Richter granted a temporary restraining order until a further hearing. Leading attorneys are retained and the case will reach the Supreme Court regardless of outcome.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
G. S. Vandusen & Co
Michigan City
Circuit Court
Richter
Supreme Court
Fraternity Tax Suit Against Putnam County Led by DePauw
In Greencastle DePauw University Phi Psi and other fraternities sue in Circuit Court to bar county taxation of fraternity property, arguing exemption as social and fraternal organizations. The suit has been in planning for some time. In New Albany a Crawford Circuit Court ruling awards Daniel Milton 3490 for damages after a mill injury in Huntingburg left him a leg lost while under a car moved by an Airline Company receiver’s operation.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greencastle
Ind
Phi Psi
de Pauw University
Putnam County
Edwards
New Albany
Daniel Milton
Jarvis
Crawford
English
Milton
Huntingburg
Aetna Oil hits new highs in Eaton Albany leases
In Muncie Indiana on March 21 excitement grows as Aetna Oil Company expands in the Eaton to Albany area with five new rigs. A well drilled weeks ago now pumps over two hundred barrels daily and the company plans full exploration of the leased district. Liberty Oil Company also reports a new county farm well shot today with a promising oil show. The field near Parker City is described as the most prolific in the county by several men.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Aetna Oil Company
Eaton
Albany
Liberty Oil Company
Parker City
Oil Gusher Appears in Canute Kansas
Canute Kansas March 21 oil gusher brought in today throwing off a hundred feet. Drillers unable to control the flow.
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Canute
Kan
Two Cities Grant Electric Railway Franchises
In Noblesville Indiana the City Council granted a fifty year electric railway franchise to Union Traction Company chief George F McCulloch with operation due by October 1 1903. The line will run from Indianapolis through Noblesville Cicero Arcadia Atlanta and Tipton to Kokomo. Goshen Indiana granted two franchises to Fort Wayne and Goshen Railway Company and Michigan Hydraulic and Electric Company linking Kalamazoo through Schoolcraft Three Rivers Constantine White Pigeon to Elkhart. Construction to begin within thirty days with up to one thousand workers, aiming to finish by autumn.
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Indianapolis Journal
Noblesville
Ind
George F. McCulloch
Union Traction Company
Indianapolis
Cicero
Arcadia
Atlanta
Tipton
Kokomo
Central Traction Company
Goshen
Fort Wayne
Mich
Schoolcraft
Lake Shore
Michigan Company
St. Joseph River
Mottville
Indianapolis Man Killed In Church Scaffold Accident
Irwin Brown Frank Humphreys and Frank Losson of Indianapolis and New Albany workers were on a church scaffold sixty feet high at Holy Trinity Catholic Church when a rope was accidentally cut. Brown died within an hour, Losson was badly injured and likely to die, while Humphreys survived by grabbing a rope. The scaffold collapsed after the hatchet severed a rope edge as workers chipped bricks for a rough stoneFinish.
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Indianapolis Journal
New Albany
Irwin Brown
Frank Humphreys
Indianapolis
Frank Losson
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Brown
Lesson
Humphreys
H. L. Shute
Losson
Edward's Hospital
Toward's
Burned rescuer identified after scaffold accident near Indianapolis
The man at the other end of the scaffolding slipped to the ground gripping a rope. His hands were badly burned by friction. Brown, age thirty five, left a widow in Indianapolis. Irwin Brown and Frank Humphreys do not appear in the city directory. Frank Aimpeys resides at 111 East Fifteenth Street and is listed as a laborer.
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Brown
Indianapolis
Irwin Brown
Frank Humphreys
Frank Aimpeys
East Fifteenth Street
Sandefur murder trial heard in Shelbyville court
In Shelbyville Indiana Emma Sandefur and her son Clarence faced murder charges in the case of George W. Scott. Emma testified she saw Clarence strike Scott as they argued near a wagon, with others noting possible blows from an unknown instrument.
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Sandefur
Shelbyville
Indianapolis Journal
Ind
Circuit Court Room
Emma Sandefur
Clarence
George W. Scott
Scott
Otto Billman
Joe Cryse
Cryse
Charles Luther
H. D. Andrews
Joseph W. Sandefoor
Squire Andrews
Marshal Moore
Pittser Murder Trial Postponed One Week to April 8
In Muncie Indiana on March 21 1928 the trial of Charles Pittser for the murder of his wife is postponed one week to April 8. Pittser had killed his wife after she left him and was living with her parents in Middletown.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Charles Pittser
Yorktown
Pittser
Middletown
Fort Wayne Captain A C Brown Dies at 64
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Fort Wayne Indiana March 21 Captain A C Brown longtime Lake Shore freight office employee died today aged sixty four Born in Eel River township he served as private in Company F Twelfth Indiana Volunteers later commanded Company E Eighty Eighth Indiana He was a Loyal Legion member survived by a widow and a married daughter Muncie Indiana March 21 Funeral held for Samuel Sanders assistant fire chief Red Men pallbearers four wagons from Muncie fire department attended with tolling fire bell
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
A. C. Brown
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Eel River Township
Indiana Volunteers
Indiana
Loyal Legion
Muncie
Samuel Sanders
St. Lawrence Church
Oldest traveling salesman E H E Wright dies at eighty
Evansville Indiana report says E H E Wright aged eighty died tonight likely from a headache powder. He was a Hopkins County Kentucky native and among the region's longtime salesmen. Vincennes dispatch notes Mrs. M E Slinkard of Bicknell died suddenly after taking a powder last night for a severe headache.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
E. H. E. Wright
Hopkins County
Kentucky
Vincennes
M. E. Slinkard
Bicknell
Deaths from liver cancer and illnesses claim several in Indiana towns
Rushville reports James Harvey Carr dying of liver cancer at seventy three, born January 23 18 in Lewis county Kentucky. Minnie Leavett dies of consumption near Windfall. Isaac Grimes dies in Elkhart at seventy four after illness. George O Day dies in Muncie at seventy one from paralysis. Alfred Bell dies in Muncie of typhoid fever. Harrison Dolson of Hebron and Fred Ecklund of Chesterton die, marking a string of notable deaths in Porter and surrounding counties.
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Rushville
Ind
James Harvey Carr
Lewis
Kentucky
Carr
America G. Gregg
Willian C. Gregg
Grand M. Carr
Will L. Dunn
Indianapolis
Minnie Leavett
Grant Leavett
Elkhart
Isaac Grimes
Muncie
George O'Day
Evan Wher
Alfred Bell
Valparaiso
Harrison Dolson
Hebron
Porter County
Fred Ecklund
Chesterton
Gasper Visits Fort Wayne Bishop Alerding
Joseph L. Gasper of Indianapolis called at Bishop Alerding’s residence in Fort Wayne to visit his old friend the Reverend Bishop H. J. Alerding. The report notes the meeting occurred during Gasper’s March visit to the city.
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Indianapolis, Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Joseph L. Gasper
Indianapolis
Alerding
Tor
Bis H. J. Alerding
Bishop Alerding Recovering After Appendicitis
The bishop has been in St Joseph Hospital with appendicitis. An operation was performed by Dr. Morris Rosenthal with assistance from Drs J B McAvoy W D Calvin and Albert Bulson. He is convalescent and expected to return to the official residence within a week. Hartford City plans library site purchase. council to provide a site and seek bids to obtain best value.
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Alerding
St. Joseph Hospital
Morris Rosenthal
J. B. McAvoy
W. D. Calvin
Albert Bulson
Political clash over lottery case in Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville reports a dispute between Prosecutor Mayfield and the Board of Police Commissioners over the arrest of William Cisco, a Democratic sheriff candidate, for alleged lottery activity. Mayfield hired ex-prosecutor Montgomery, who was rejected, raising political tensions amid the prosecution dispute. Loganport sees plans to form a savings bank with Abner T. Bowen backers and competing bank supporters, as directors from three local banks back a similar project and seek stock subscribers.
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Indianapolis Journal
Jeffersonville
Ind
Mayfield
Board of Police Commissioners
William Cisco
Montgomery
Logansport
Abner T. Bowen
New York
Delphi
Satter to wed after Luzon service in Greencastle
Arthur Satter, son of F Z Satter, travels to Greencastle Pennsylvania for a April 3 wedding to Miss Lizzie Keisger. He recently returned from Luzon where he lost a leg as a sergeant in the 22nd Indiana Regiment. He met Miss Keisger at Camp Alger and they have seen each other only twice since.
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Indianapolis
Vincennes
Ind
Arthur Satter
F. Z. Satter
Greencastle
Lizzie Keisger
Satter
Luzon
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Saiter
Camp Alger
Miss Keisger
Mammoth labor parade planned in Terre Haute
Arrangements are completed for a mass labor parade in Terre Haute on March 22. Union labor leaders including Mother Jones, Eugene V. Debs and C. Pratt will address the crowd from a mass meeting. street cars will not operate during the day as part of solidarity with the two month strike by street-car workers within a fifty mile radius.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jones
Eugene V. Debs
C. Pratt
Field and Sunday-school Congress Elects Officers
Fort Wayne Indiana March 21 The Field and Sunday-school Workers' Congress closed with officers elected President E A K Hackett vice presidents J W Edwards and Paul Mossman secretary treasurer Mrs Nettie Hubler Morning session featured Mary Foster Bryner on How to Teach a Primary Class.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Congress
E. A. K. Hackett
J. W. Edwards
Paul Mossman
Nettie Hubler
Mary Foster Bryner
Carnegie offers Tipton city $10,000 for a new library
March 21 Tipton Indiana Mrs Samuel Matthews president of the Public Library Association reports a letter from Andrew Carnegie offering ten thousand dollars for a public library building, on the condition the city guarantees maintenance and provides a suitable site. The offer will be accepted.
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Indianapolis Journal
Tipton
Ind
Samuel Matthews
Public Library Association
Andrew Carnegie Today
Infant burned to death by trash fire in Lafontaine
WABASH Ind March 21 infant son of Mervin Wasson was burned when his clothing caught fire near a trash blaze at Lafontaine. He ran into the house where his mother put out the flames but he died later from the injuries. Bedford Ind March 21 J P Walters & Brother Crawfordsville buyers of horses for the English army in South Africa shipped two loads today to New York for transport to South Africa.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash, Inc
Lafontaine
Mervin Wasson
Bedford
Ind
J. P. Walters & Brother
Crawfordsville
South Africa
New York
Four postal lads nab bicycle thief in Evansville
In Evansville on March 21 Charles Avis, a colored man, stole a bicycle. He was chased several miles by four postal messenger boys who arrested him and delivered him to police. Citizens plan to present a reward to the boys for their quick action.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Charles Avis
Telephone company franchised in Tell City and Cannelton
The Perry County Home Telephone Company has secured franchises in Tell City and Cannelton and is pushing work to organize exchanges with a central office planned in Tell City. Capital is $5,000. Whitestown notes a prosperous year with two new banks since last August: Bank of Advance at Advance and Citizens’ Bank.
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Tell City
Perry County Home Telephone Company
Cannelton
Whitestown
Roonery
Bank of Advance
At Advance
Citizens
Banks Thrive As Deposits Rise In First Six Months
A condensed Indiana news roundup notes Bank of Whitestown thriving in its initial six months, while other banks report strong deposit growth. Alongside, Valparaiso awards a railroad contract for Porter County, and railway-impacted towns anticipate large attendance at a missionary convention on April 7 and 9.
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Bank of
Fort Wayne
St. Joseph's
Richmond
Knights Templar
Oren Starr
England
Manchester
Cambridge City
Virginia C. Meredith
Minesota University
New Albany
Arthur Whittaker
United States
Cardwill
Whittaker
Marion
Muncie
Converse
Pennsylvania Railroad
China Safer Than Ever Says North China Letters
A batch of letters from North China to the American board notes a partial indemnity payment by Dr. Peck of Pao-Ting-Fu and reports by Wilder and Galt that the region is safer than in years. They say districts are quiet and officials speak well of Dr. Ament’s early reconstruction efforts.
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Boston
North China
Peck
Pao-Ting-Fu
Wilder
Peking
Mr. Galt
Ament
Pythian Jubilee Draws Knights to Chicago Banquets
Thousands of visiting Knights of Pythias spent March 21 in Chicago hosting banquets balls and entertainments as lodges from Florida California Maine New Jersey and distant locales joined. Delegates traveled up to a thousand miles for the jubilee which Grand Chancellor Cushing called a great success. The last visitors depart tomorrow.
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Chicago
Knights of Pythias
Florida
California
Maine
New Jersey
Cushing
John Green A Woman in Ettrick Mystery
In Ettrick Virginia a 75 year old death revealed that John Green long believed married was a woman. Neighbors preparing the body for burial uncovered the truth. The deceased woman who died from complications had a wife who survived and joined a Raleigh born laboring class group two months earlier.
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Petersburg
Harper addresses alumni on Armour Institute merger
William Rainey Harper, president of the University of Chicago, spoke at the Eastern Alumni Association banquet in New York about incorporating Armour Institute of Chicago as a preparatory school. He cited combined capital nearing two million dollars and welcomed women, saying they can help expand the university.
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New York
Eastern Alumni Association
University of Chicago
Hotel Manhattan
William Rainey Harper
Armour Institute of Chicago
Harper
Vanderbilt quits Millionaires' Club at Jekyl Island
New York march 21 William K Van derbilt leaves the Jekyl Island Club Brunswick Ga the club for multimillionaires He sold his single share of stock to J P Morgan who now holds two shares The two men dined together when Vanderbilt complained of heavy assessments from the clubs recent boat purchase He had never visited Jekyl Island and wished to divest his stake Morgan accepted the offer of 50 dollars for the share
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New York
William K. Vanderbilt
Jekyl Island Club
Ef Brunswick
J. P. Morgan
Vanderbilt
Mr. Morgan
Jekyl Island
Moran
Ice Gorge Threatens Missouri River Flood at Chamberlain
An ice gorge on the Missouri River at Chamberlain has caused widespread overflow for forty miles upstream. The channel widens to six miles in some sections and the riverbed runs nearly dry below the gorge. Melting snow in the upper valley raises flood fears. dynamite attempts fail to break the blockage.
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Chamberlain
Women Charged with Murder in Louisville Case
Indictments were returned in the Circuit Court against Jennie Ashcraft Annie Hots and Enoch Gore for the murder of Edward Lambert a former U S soldier. Authorities say Lambert was murdered and robbed in Ashcrafts house in Louisville several weeks ago.
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Louisville
Jennie Ashcraft
Annie Hotis
Enoch Gore
Edward Lambert
United States
Aldermen Fight and One Fined in Clarksburg Meeting
In Clarksburg West Virginia at a city council session alderman Frank R. Moore and A B. Long fought over seating. desks and chairs overturned before the mayor and police chief separated them. Moore apologized and was fined five dollars.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Frank R. Moore
Long
Moore
Allen Democracys Troubles Nominees at Joint Conventions
Reports from Bloomington and Vincennes detail Representative Robert W. Miers withdrawal from the Second district congressional race amid a Dal Davis and Wellman delegate pact. Miers shifts to law practice, backs Vincennes public building funds, and hints at a future senatorial vote. Republican Chaney may seek the nomination as the race turns bitter among Miers supporters and Davis foes.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Robert W. Miers
Second
Daviess County
Wellman
Davis
Miers
Vincennes
Indianapolis
Congress
Journal
United States
Fairbanks
Judge Chaney
Sullivan
Judge Miers
Regret Over Miers Defeat Loss Noted at Capitol
Washington observers express general regret as Representative Miers concedes defeat. If his district lacks a Republican successor, Republicans would prefer Mr Miers retain his seat. He is praised as a consistent hard worker whose diligence benefited his district and who will be missed by Democrats.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Capitol
Miers
Miers Withdraws From Renomination Contest at Washington
The surprise move by Congressman Miers to withdraw as a renomination candidate stuns Washington. Local aspirants react as Daviess county delegates are pledged to Davis and Wellman, with Wellman favored due to Miers supporters backing him.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Ind
Miers
Daviess County
Davis
Wellman
Tipton County Delegates Set For Mass Convention
In Tipton Ind on March 21 democrats in townships selected delegates to the mass convention to nominate county officers. A heated contest between James Fippin and Frank Burns split township organizations with Burns winning control of Cicero and most rural delegates. Fippin’s backing ebbed, and tension rose as factions clashed in the city ahead of tomorrow’s meeting.
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Indianapolis Journal
Tipton
Ind
James Fippin
Frank Burns
Windfall
Wildcat
Burns
Cicero
Fippin
Walter Carter
Blackstone
Tipton County
Wildcat township Dems name delegates at mass meeting
In Windfall Indiana on March 21 the Democratic mass convention at Todd's Opera House nominated delegates to state and congressional races joint representative judicial and county conventions Hollingsworth Graham chaired the meeting
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Indianapolis Journal
Windfall
Ind
Wildcat Township
Todd's Opera House
Hollingsworth Graham
Independent run looms after disputed township caucus
Allen Fort Wayne Indiana March 21 Justice of the Peace Hoser declares he was defeated by corrupt delegate buying at 15 dollars each and will seek an independent candidacy He leads a major Lutheran church and is known for fairness He will accept Republican nomination if offered and resumes opposition to the Democratic party The dispute unsettles Democratic leaders amid ongoing county convention discord Brazil Indiana March 31 Democrats nominate full city ticket including James M Has kins for mayor A W Turner clerk and polos Mong treasurer Eight councilmen named in mass convention
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Indianapolis Journal
Vincennes
Ind
Miers
Congress
Daviess County
Cyrus Davis
Greene County
C. W. Wellman
Sullivan
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Justice of the Peace
Hoser
Republicans For Justice
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Brazil
James M. Haskins
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De Kalb Committee Meeting in Auburn Fort Wayne Ind
State Chairman Goodrich and district leaders spoke at the De Kalb county Republican committee gathering in Auburn urging strict precinct organization. Clarence Gillams urged a strong county ticket and close mobilization while Robert Hanna pressed for continuity and predicted success. Committee members were instructed to begin a six months poll.
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Ind
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Republican Committee
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Portland Republican city primary results announced
Portland Ind March 21 Following is the revised result of the Republican city primary election Mayor Charles W Mc Laughlin treasurer Frank Smith marshal Will M Stephens clerk Horace Antrim who had no opposition councilmen Harry C Ayers Dawson F Suman Daniel E Faul Nathan H Gable Lewis C Chamber lain Frank D E McCarty Tunis W Throp and James W Badders The Democrats have not yet fixed the time of holding their nominating convention but already the names of four or five persons have been announced as mayoral candidates.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Charles W. McLaughlin
Frank Smith
Will M. Stephens
Horace Antrim
Harry C.ayers
Dawson F. Suman
Daniel E. Faul
Nathan H. Gable
Lewis C. Chamberlain
Frank D. E. McCarty
Tunis W. Throp
James W. Badders
Nominations at Columbus joint convention name Newhouse Craig
Marshall E. Newhouse and John W. Craig of Decatur county were nominated for joint senator and prosecuting attorney at a Columbus county convention with no opposition. Resolutions praised President Roosevelt and Governor Durbin as numerous state candidates spoke brief addresses to a large crowd.
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Indianapolis Journal
Columbus
Ind
Marshall E. Newhouse
John W. Craig
Decatur County
Roosevelt
Durbin
Democratic district chairs plan Peru meeting for conventions
District Chairman Fred France of Huntington calls Eleventh district Democratic chairmen to meet at Peru in March to set dates and locations for the congressional and joint legislative conventions. County lists include Wabash Huntington Grant Miami and Howard. Some candidates have appeared.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Fred France
Huntington
Eleventh
Peru
Grant
Miami
Howard Counties
Tell City Republicans Announce Local Ticket
Tell City Indiana voters hear the Republican slate for city office headed by Mayor Theodore Kiefer with Frank Hinkel as clerk and Lee Keller as treasurer. James Balderson is named marshal with a council slate including Frank Ziegelgruber Ferdinand Basedow George Fenn Fred Muelchi Jeta Schaerer and Louis Siebert Jr.
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Indianapolis Journal
Tell City
Ind
Theodore Kiefer
Frank Hinkel
Lee Keller
James Balderson
Councilen
Frank Ziegelgruber
Ferdinand Basedow
George Fenn
Fred Muelchi
Jeta Schaerer
Louis Siebert, Jr
Wayne County Demo selects leaders at Cambridge City
Richmond area political gathering names Daniel E. Petro as county chairman Webster Parry as secretary and B. A. Kennepohl as treasurer. Delegates chosen for the State convention.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Wayne County
Cambridge City
Daniel E. Petro
Webster Parry
B. A. Kennepohl
Tee Paso
Goshen Republicans organize city campaign slate
Goshen Republicans appoint H. B. Kelly a manufacturer as chairman Attorney W. H. Charney secretary and L. B. Slaughter manager dealer treasurer to lead the city campaign The convention date is not fixed yet.
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Indianapolis Journal
Goshen
Ind
Republiccans of
H. B. Kelly
W. H. Charney
L. B. Slaughter
Martie
Unrest Reported Across Haiti as Arrests Rise in Jacmel
Letters from Port au Prince indicate widespread turmoil in Haiti amid a tense political climate. The government conducts numerous arrests in several areas, with Jacmel singled out as a potential site for a revolutionary outbreak.
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Coffee Hearts and Postum Cure for Heart Trouble
The article touts Postum as a remedy for heart issues caused by coffee. A woman recalls years of heart trouble improved after switching to Postum with a doctor labeling coffee a poison. She notes her heart improved after five years and cites a friend whose liver and health reportedly benefited after trial.
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