Train Crash Kills Fort Wayne Family Names Charles S King
Eastbound Pennsylvania Limited collides with a car at Columbia City crossing killing six persons including Charles Sherman King his wife Alma Zeigler King and three King children plus friend Fayma Bradshaw and chauffeur Carl Timmons The crash occurs as the auto attempts to cross behind a westbound freight train. King was a former state legislator and ally of Senator Beveridge in Indiana.
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Ft. Wayne
Pennsylvania Lmited
Columbia City
Fort Wayne
Yeading
Charles Sherman King
Alma Zeigler King
Catherine King
Josephine King
Fayma Bradshaw
Carl Timmins
Mr. King
Pennsylvania Limited
Lake Wawasee
Timmins
Peter Carter
Unique Chicago home planned in walnut wood tribute
Dr D Tes Kerlin of Chicago plans a grand residence on Sheridan Road in memory of his wife. The interior will feature walnut lumber cut from his late father’s grove, a method inspired by his Huntington aunt. A walnut mantle will include a ventilating grate from William K Jackson, former principal of Friends Academy. The superstructure uses Bedford stone with colonial style, wide bays, and an old fashioned center.
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D. Tes Karlin
Chicago
Wayne County
Old Friends’ Academy
Earlham Colllge
Windy City
Sheridan Road
Kerlin
James Kerlin
William K. Jackson
Friends’ Academy
Beldford
Richest Church in World Is Sued Over $600 Million Property
New York July 18 Henry Stone of York Pennsylvania files a suit against Trinity church vestry wardens and William Joy seeking ejectment of property at 75 and 77 King Street and damages of 10000 with restoration to descendants of heirs. Prize suit targets church corporation in long held holdings. St Paul Minnesota July 18 balloon race remains undecided by tonight or tomorrow morning.
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New York
Henry Stone
York
Trinity Church
William Joy
Trinity Corporation
King Street
St. Paul
Minn
American Federation of Aero Clubs
Julian Thomas
C. A. Coey
Chicago
Frederick Fielding
Texas
Fielding San Antonio
A. E. Mueller
Illinois
Dick Ferris
Mineapolis
United States
L. N. Scott
America
Taft Declines Corporate Money for Presidential Campaign
Hot Springs Va July 18 Taft paused on the golf course to declare the Republican National Committee will under no circumstances accept contributions from corporations in the coming campaign. He stated no contributions would be accepted and urged adherence to the law amid questions about state corporate contributions and presidential electors. He warned that both parties face a critical situation as they refuse filthy lucre.
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Hot Springs
Wm. H. Taft
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Net
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Taft
Rais
Lyons Today’s Speaker At Union Gospel Meeting
Rev. S. R. Lyons will preach at the union gospel meeting in South Tenth street park this afternoon at three o clock The Heart of True Religion will be the sermon subject The Reid Memorial Church choir will provide special music
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S. R. Lyons
Union Gospel
South Tenth Street Park
Reid Memorial Church
Striking Miners Keeping the Peace in Alabama
Reports from Birmingham on July 18 say the district under a miners strike is quiet. Capt. Lucien Brown and three military companies with a field gun are in Blossburg, Jefferson County, while another militia unit is under arms in the area.
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Birmingham
Ala
Lucien Brown
Blossburg
Jefferson County
Mosquito Bite Fatal Boy Dies in Brooklyn
Willie Brightup aged two of 100 Twentieth street Brooklyn died at Samaritan Hospital from blood poisoning after being bitten by a mosquito several days ago.
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New York
Willie Brightup
No. 100
Twentieth Street
Brooklyn
the Samaritan Hospital
Ottoman Empire in Revolt Threat as Mutiny Grows
London reports a major uprising in Macedonia with 30,000 Turkish rebels marching toward Constantinople. General Wolfe Pasha seeks to assemble a force to stop them after the assassination of General Osman Pasha at Monastir. The Sultan offered amnesty to surrender, but none accepted.
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London
Macedonia
Constantinople
Adul Hammed
Ottoman Empire
Wolfe Pasha
Monastir
Osman Pasha
Diamond bedecked woman murdered in Chicago lagoon
Chicago police pursue a death mystery of a stylishly gowned woman found in Jackson Park lagoon. She wore diamond jewels worth thousands and left behind a letter bearing M and items including a solitaire diamond ring, a three-red-stone ring, a black seal ring, a Tiffany setting, a shamrock-shaped pin, and an eighteen carat gold watch with a long chain.
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Chicago
Jackson Park Lagoon
J. G. Brandt Shoe Company
St. Louis
Tiffany
Neal Will Have Good Backing For Independence Party Nomination
Chicago July 18 The independence party presidential campaign opens with Thomas L Higgin of Massachusetts telegraphed reserved headquarters in the Palmer house Charles F S Neal of Indiana a rival candidate opens in the Windsor Clifton hotel He brings the largest delegation of all states to support his candidacy.
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Chicago
Independence Party
Thomas L. Higgen
Massachusetts
Palmer House
Charles F. S. Neal
Indiana
Windsor-Clifton
Weather Brief Indiana Ohio Sunday Forecast
The Weather Prophet reports generally fair conditions for Indiana on Sunday with cooler temperatures in the east portion. Ohio is expected to experience Sunday fair weather and cooler air across the state.
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Iindiana
Bryan's Troubles and Roosevelt Visit Stir 1908 Nebraska News
In Lincoln July 18 William J. Bryan receives mixed signals from New York amid efforts to mobilize Black voters and bolster his campaign. Don Farnsworth off Chicago to fund and organize Negro support as Roosevelt plans Nebraska visit. district attorney Elder in New York faces threats linked to race track prosecutions. Taft in Hot Springs Va makes rapid progress on his acceptance speech.
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Bryan
New York
Kirk
Chicago
Don Farneworth
Farnsworth, Billings,& Co
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Farnsworth
Roosevelt
Taft
Browneville
Texas
Brownsville
National Committee
Attoreny
Robert H. Elder
Kings County
Hughes
Hot Springs
Haus
Not Mrs Gunness Identified in Laporte Report
Laporte Indiana July 18 The American woman mistaken by Mexican authorities for Mrs Belle Gunness is identified as Mrs K M Cameron widow of a Parkersburg West Virginia minister. She was traveling through Mexico on an investment seeking mission.
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Laporte
Ind
Belle Gunness
K. M. Cameron
Parkersburg
W. Va
Mexico
Y M C A Building Wiring Nears Completion
The Y M C A building wiring is rapidly nearing completion with two to three weeks remaining. The project includes over six hundred lights and a notable intercommunicating telephone system similar to Richmond Home’s automatic setup, but functioning as its own system.
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Richmond Home Company
Dayton Visit Illuminates Buckeye Masary Institution
Fifty Earlham students toured Dayton's library yesterday and found the Buckeye Masary institution highly interesting, sparking curiosity about its work and community role.
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Earlham
Dayton
Buckeye
Horse Stolen in Sidney Ohio, Rig Missing
A horse and rig were stolen last evening in Sidney Ohio. The local police department was alerted to watch for the pair as the thief’s direction of travel is unknown.
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Sidney, O
Pace Department
County Commissioners Refuse Bids For Washington Township Road
Wayne county officials rejected two bids on the Washington township road after ruling bids unsatisfactory and remonstrance time passed. A bond issue defect and nonresiding bondsmen prompted the decision, with re-bid to be readvertised. District judges may hear future remonstrance appeals. The commission then settled public depository shares, denying Dickinson Trust a larger stake than its original bid.
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Washington Township
Bartholomew County
Wayne County
Fox
Commissioners
Richmond Trust Company
Dickinson Trust Company
Hearst Sails To Lead Independence Party Convention
London July 18 Wilam Randolph Hearst sails for New York on the Lucania to arrive Saturday and then proceed to Chicago to preside at the national convention of the independence party. The convention will be called together by Hearst on the morning of July 2.
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London
Wilam Randolph Hearst
New York
Lucania
Chicago
Independence Party
Mr. Hearst
Bankers Postpone District Meeting in Richmond
Bankers in the Sixth District postpone their regional meeting until October due to travel and vacation timings. Local bankers and the Young Men's Business Club will organize entertainment for visiting financiers, including a banquet and an auto tour of Richmond to attract conventions and boost the city’s appeal.
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Richmond
Young Men's Business Club
State Bankers Association
Indianapolis
Young Mens Business Club
States
Bd Harris
Indiana
Aly
Richmond Readers Get Invitations for Shelbyville Church Dedication
Invitations have been received by a number of Richmond people announcing the dedication of Saint Joseph's Catholic church in Shelbyville Indiana on Sunday August 2 at 10 30 in the morning. The church is built in the pure Roman Renaissance style and the congregation hopes the dedication will crown the parish's history.
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Richmond
Saint Joseph's Catholic Church
Shelbyville
Ind
Fish Plunge From Tank With Steam Locomotive
Cumberland Md July 18 Firemen Floyd Coon J L Whitman and Walter Bartlett Baltimore & Ohio railroad employees removing water from engine No 1847 found eighty fish from six inches to over a foot long in the tank. They likely entered when very small.
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Cumberland, Md
Floyd Coon
J. L. Whitman
Walter Bartlett
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ratliff At Center Of Liquor License Debate In Wayne County
Walter S. Ratliff Republican nominee for state representative expresses surprise at Timothy Nicholson interview. Nicholson recalls urging Ratliff to oppose the $1 liquor license bill, arguing it would drive saloons out and favor larger establishments. Ratliff voted against the measure, saying he believed temperance supporters in the county opposed it. His Thursday statement and later local option stance hurt his standing with temperance advocates and opponents alike.
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Walter S. Ratlif
Timothy Nicholson
Nicholson
Ratliff
Wayne County
Indianapolis
Bis
Central Union Rejects Merger Proposition
Indianapolis July 14 The Central Union Telephone Company rejected a merger proposal from Indianapolis and New Indianapolis companies via the Board of Works. L G Richardson president cited objections including the proposed appraiser selection method as a principal reason. The city administration's stance was also a factor in the decision.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Central Union Telephone Company
Indianapolis Telephone Company
New Telephone Company
Board of Works, For
L. G. Richardson
Central Union
Board of Works
Richardson
Central Union Company
Indianapolis and
New Companies
Ten year reunion of the 156th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Theodore McClellan was at Eaton arranging the tenth annual meeting to be held at New Hope on September 2. About two hundred members are expected, with the program completed and invitations issued.
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Theodore McClellan
Eaton
156Th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
New Hope
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