Dog in Manger Tactics May End as Friction Grows
The Dayton & Western traction franchise dispute widens the split between the city council and the board of public works. Council may suspend the Main Street freight ordinance if the board fails to sign the franchise, leveraging the suspension to press for action and limit freight car operation within the city.
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Board of Public Works
Dayton & Western Tracion Company
Traction Company
City Car Vine
Lmits
Connell
Connel
Dayton & Western Traction Company
Dayton & Western
Main Street
Deuker
Franchise Council
Conncil
Betrayed by Lover Louise Kerger Jumps to River
New York July 25 Louise Kerger aged 19 and pretty jumped from a crowded motor car while crossing the Hackensack bridge. The conductor saved her from the river after a desperate struggle. Deceived by her lover she deserted her child and fled home, the scandal driving her to attempt suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louise Kerger
Hackensack
Second Time Charm. Washington Druggist Suicides Twice
Albert Frec a fifty year old druggist of Washington Indiana shot himself twice in the breast early this morning and died instantly. He had attempted poisoning earlier in the week and the tragedy is attributed to worry over his wife's death.
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Washington
Ind
Albert Frec
Richmond Welcome For Reid At Second National Bank
Multimillionaire D. G. Reid and vice president of Second National Bank visited Richmond today stopping at the bank to meet friends. He said he was bound for Chicago for business but wanted to see his old home and departed after brief greetings. He planned to visit Dickinson Trust and Union National before leaving.
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D. G. Reid
Richmond
Second National Bank
Mr. Reid
Chicago
Dickinson Trust Company
Sam Dickinson
Union National
Hoys
Young Turks Force Turkish Constitution Amid Crisis
In Constantinople amid Balkan revolts the sultan grants a constitution restoring the 1874 charter. The Young Turks seize Monastir and Salons, and Albanian forces declare support for reform. Parliament to convene while European powers stay hands off, signaling a major shift in the Ottoman Empire's governance.
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Constantinople
Balkan
Young Turkey
Grand Vizier
Chamber of Deputies
Monastir
Uskub
Saloniki
Young Turks
Osman Felsipasha
Young Turkey Party
Niaza Bey
Osman
Turkey
Seres
Priszend
Kossova
Vodena
Kastoria
Ellasona
Serfidji
Gorbena
Ferid Pasha
Said Pasha
Plea For Comely Woman Denied Divorce By Court
Mrs Alma Houser sought a divorce from John Houser in circuit court led by Judge Fox. The court ruled the grounds of abandonment and lack of support did not meet two year statutory requirement due to prior reconciliation, despite voluntary legal opinions offered by two local attorneys.
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Fox
Alma Houser
John Houser
Houser
Alma Hawkins
Mrs. Houser
Citatlons
Join Strikers Unite At Tennessee Coal Plant
Bessemer Alabama July 25 all coke pullers of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company joined the striking miners and quit work today forming an organized action after previously being unorganized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer, Ala
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Weather Forecast for Indiana and Ohio
The Weather Prophet predicts showers Saturday night and Sunday with fresh fast winds across Indiana and Ohio. Weather conditions may bring cooler temperatures and unsettled skies for the weekend.
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Indiana
Ohio
Man Put to Death by Mob in Italy for Tongue Tear
Padua Italy July 25 Francisco Vergani was killed by a mob for tearing out his sweetheart's tongue after she broke a marriage promise. A crowd dragged him two miles behind a horse while beating him and breaking bones. He had gone to America to seek fortune and her marriage to another man followed.
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Padua
Italy
Francisco Vergani
Vergani
America
Inspectors Complete Dairies Grading in County
John Owens, state food and drug inspector, finished a second dairy inspection in the county. Seven dairies earned merit cards. several small dairies were graded fair or worse, with one condemned on the spot. Overall improvements raise good and fair percentages while poor and bad drop. Owens may return to complete remaining work.
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John Owens
Richmond
Indianapolis
Owens
E. L. Commons
J. L. Rateh¢ldr
Henry Tapey
H. C. Meek
R.P. Lankert
Charles Hanes
E. S.jay
Richmond Cream Company
Falr
John Flatley
Webster Cream Company
H. W. Hunt
A. Irvin
William Wilcoxen
J. W. Lamb
A. Palmer
Mark Dukes
William Bond
George Pitts
C. O. King
F. D. Jay
Bert Elleman
Charles A. Deitemeyer
Pitts
Mr. Owens
Ratliff Brothers
Lewis Hampton
George Trahp
Hoover
Edward
Jay
Embezzler Sentenced to Prison in New Britain Case
Mortford Conn July 25 William F Waller who fled to Mexico after embezzling over half a million dollars from the Savings Bank of New Britain pleaded guilty He was later arrested and brought back today He will make a detailed confession and was sentenced to sixteen to twenty years in the penitentiary.
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Mortford
Conn
William F. Waller
Mexico
Savings Bank of
New Britain
City's own law partly blamed for ice scales' short weight
Richmond reporters found city weights and measures rules allow only annual inspections, leaving ice wagon scales often unsealed and untested. Inspector Walterman confirms inspections occur mainly in September, with JulyJune checks limited to select barns, while one wagon delivered 12 pounds short per 100. Continued on Page Two.
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Henry Walterman
Walterman
Richmond
City of
Trust Co Wins Law Suit Over 1871 Bond
The Dickinson Trust Co of Richmond won $850 in a Delaware circuit court verdict against J P Nicholson of New Castle on a 2000 bond claim tied to James Windsor guardian duties for Rebecca Weeks in 1871. The case began decades ago with unsettled settlement accounts. no appeal decision yet.
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Dickinson Trust Co
Richmond
J. P. Nicholson
New Castle
James Winsdor
Rebecca Weeks
Delaware
Nicholson
Winsder
Henry
M. EB. Forkner
Winsdor
Jackson
Delaware County
Bonaparte Comments on Appeals Court Ruling in Standard Oil Case
Attorney General Bonaparte states that he will seek authoritative review of the U S appeals court reversal of Judge Landis and a $29 240 000 fine against the Standard Oil Company. He argues current law blocks direct Supreme Court appeal in criminal cases and urges interstate commerce statute interpretation to deter repeat violations.
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Standard Oil
Supreme Court
Lenox
Mass
Bonaparte
United States Court of Appeals
Landis
United States
Court of Appeals
Department of Justice
Supreme Court of the United States
Department
Party Leaders Meet in Chicago Prepare for Battle
Republican leaders from eight Midwestern states convene with Frank H. Hitchcock to coordinate campaign efforts. Chicago will host national headquarters starting August 15 with New York handling eastern operations. Ohio runs independently under Arthur Vorys, while Taft’s nomination event shapes the schedule.
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Chicago
Middle West
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Hitchcock
Colorado Springs
Rocky Mountain Territory
New York
Llnoin
Ohio
Arthur Vorys
Col. Lowden
Illinois
Harry S. New
Indiana
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
John W. Blodgett
Michigan
Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Hearst Refuses Nomination on His Own Independence Ticket
New York July 2 William Randolph Hearst arrived from Europe and told reporters he would not accept the nomination for president on the independence ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Europe
In ‘Dent
Independence
Judge Grosscup Says Roosevelt Remark Won't Provoke Him
Judge Peter B. Grosscup of Chicago, on an auto tour with Mr and Mrs Gurley and their daughter Helen, says he will ignore President Roosevelt s comment on his Standard 611 decision. He defends the courts authority to consider a reconsideration and asserts the corporation is here to stay as it already holds a third of national property and supports many people. Continued on page two.
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Abdul Assiz
Mu' Rat V
Young Turks
Macedonia
Paris
Turkey
New York
Peter 8
Grosscup
Chicago
Roosevelt
White Mountains
Nein
Court of Appeals
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Board of Works
D. & W. Traction
Washington, Indiana
Yildiz
The
Wm. F. Waller
Henry County
Srosscup
Iin
William R. Hearst
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