Hitchcock Confers With Middle West Leaders In Chicago
Taft campaign manager Hitchcock exhorted state chairmen from eight states in Chicago to organize now rather than wait for primaries. A card index political system proposed by Nebraska’s Hayward would create a perpetual poll book, recording voters’ residence politics business nationality and religion for targeted persuasion.
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Chicago
W. J.ryan
Annex Hotel
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft
Bryan
Hitchcock
Middle West
Arthur J. Works
Ohio
E. E. Hart
Iowa
A. R. Burnham
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Nebraska
Hayward
State Committee
Mail Service Upgrade On Grand Rapids and Indiana Rail Line
Beginning next month the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad will boost mail service. Increased northbound freight from Dayton and Hartford changes, adding a full postal car and promotions for clerks J. W. Smith M. H. Bradley S. H. Bond and David Brooks to handle higher demand.
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Grand Rapids and Indiana
Hartford, Conn
Dayton
Ohio
J. W. Smith
M. H. Bradley
S. H. Bond
David Brooks
Convention Ready for Independence Party in Chicago
Chicago July 25 All is ready for the first Independence party convention to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates and declare the party principles on a platform. More than forty leaders are in Chicago with others arriving as the convention is called to order by William Randolph Hearst as temporary chairman.
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Chicago
Independence Party
William Randolph Hearst
Taft Rescues Runaway Child in Cincinnati
William H. Taft, the Republican presidential nominee, saved a two-year-old girl from being struck by an oncoming train in Cincinnati. He leaped onto the track, grabbed the child, and handed her to her mother, insisting the act was simply his duty and asking that no publicity be given.
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Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Taft
Grand Central
New York
Hesitates in Giving Woman Divorce
Judge Fox granted a divorce to Eva Hazeltine from Harry Hazeltine after deliberation. Evidence suggested an understanding between the spouses. The Emma versus Henry Tanger suit was dismissed at the plaintiff’s cost, with adultery among the alleged charges mentioned but not pursued.
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Fox
Eva Hazeltine
Harry Hazeltine
Circuit
Emma
Henry Tanger
Auto Plunge Into Canal Kills Two In Rochester
Two people died and a third was rescued when a car plunged into the Erie canal at Broadway Street in Rochester today. The victims are Miss Grace Tumblety, from a wealthy local family, and E. S. Bartlett, president of Trebert Gas Engine Co. of Rochester.
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Rochester
N. Y
Erie Canal
Broadway Street
Grace Tumbilty
E. S. Bartlett
Trebert Gas Engine Company
Policeman Accused of Aiding Girl's Murder in Brooklyn
New York reporters say Brooklyn officials chasing Barbara Rieg's killer at Irving Square Shelter House may charge the in custody policeman with manslaughter if they fail to convict David Shellard of aiding and abetting the death. Detectives claim Shellard has confessed enough to convict himself.
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New York
Brooklyn
Pretty Barbara Rieg
Irving Square Park
David Shellard
Shellard
Miners Leaders Back Independence in 1908 Campaign
Indianapolis July 25 President Thomas Lewis of the United Mine Workers blocks any attempt to use labor leaders to vote for Bryan. He and John Mitchell insist miners decide political matters for themselves. Gompers is warned the miners will not be led as a unit by AFL actions. The UMW conventions favor independent action and no party allegiance. Politics in Indianapolis are dull as both campaigns quietly prepare for September and October speaking tours.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Lewis
United Mine Workers
John Mitchell
Great Organization
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bryan
Lewis
Denver
Gompers
American Federation
Indiana
Hoosier
Desperate Dawn Burglary Ends With Shot Child
Mrs Mae Jorgen sen a widow at 42 North California avenue fought a burglar in her home at dawn. The intruder entered by a rear window and ransacked the place before being challenged. In the clash she shot her own son Earl 3 years old who lay asleep. The child is expected to die.
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Chicago
Mae Jorgensen
North
California Avenue
Earl
Norman E Mack Chosen Democrat National Chairman
Chicago dispatch reports Norman E Mack of New York chosen as national chairman for the Democrats after Bryan rejected several leading candidates. Bryan also names T L Hall as vice chairman Urey Woodson as secretary and C H Haskell as treasurer with other posts filled after hours of deliberation and telephoning.
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Norman E. Mack
New York
T. L. Hall
Nebraska
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Chas. H. Haskell
Bryan
Taggart
Kern
Mack
Norman
Murphy
Connors
Conners
Commons Pass Irish University Bill Amid Cheers
London July 25 The House of Commons approved the Irish university bill by 207 to 19 with loud cheering and a large demonstration. Parliament met in unusual session to close urgent business, paving the way for two new universities to be founded in Ireland.
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London
Eng
House of Commons
Ireland
County to Pay Higher Phone Rates for Courthouse Lines
Noah Hutton, local manager of Central Union Telephone, demands the county commissioners pay $1.75 per month for courthouse phones after August 1 or risk removal. The commissioners, noting they already use Home company lines in all offices, plan to bid farewell to the raised rates.
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Noah Hutton
Central Union Telephone Company
Court House
Apostle of Good Roads Meeting to Be Held Here
Saturday August 8 marks a United States government backed good roads meeting in this city with Maurice O Eldridge chief of records of the public roads bureau to speak on building and maintaining good roads. Postmaster Spekenhier has invited road officials from Wayne Randolph Henry Union Fayette and Preble counties and expects over 150 outsiders to attend. The push aims to spur rural mail service improvements and to elevate local roads to European standards.
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United States
A. J. Spekenhier
Wayne
Randolph
Henry
Union
Fayette
Preble County
Ohio
Maurice O. Eldridge
Public Roads Bureau
Agricultural Department
Uncle Sam
Europe
Spekenhier
Great Troy murder mystery nears solution revealed by Troy inquiry
New York reports that investigators focus on a married New York railroad man who traveled from an unknown point to Troy on the day Hazel Drew was slain. He previously worked near Teal’s Pond and now faces intense questioning. Rensselaer county authorities hold his name for potential sensational developments. William Taylor and Frank Smith are to be questioned by District Attorney O'Brien, with officers dispatched to Sand Lake to bring them to Troy.
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New York
Troy
Pretty Hazel Drew
Teals Pond
Tears Pond
Hazel
Rensselaer County
William Taylor
Frank Smith
O'Brien
Sand Lake
The Weather Prophet Indiana and Ohio Showers Sunday
The forecast calls for showers in Indiana and Ohio on Sunday with clearing later. Strong winds are not expected and temperatures will be mild for the season.
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Indiana
Ohio
Autoists Have No Regard for Limit in Centerville
Centerville Indiana July 25 residents seek a successor to Dan Drischel who could curb speeding motorists on the National Road through Wayne County. Since his resignation drivers dash through small towns along the route amid frequent violations and a flood of complaints.
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Centerville
Ind
Dan Drischel
Drischel
Cambridge City
Wayne County
Compromise Reached In Schoolhouse Land Dispute
Mrs Marmon owner of land wanted by townships refused to sell delaying action. Court accepted a compromise valuation of 1150 dollars for the land and granted possession of the buildings. Settlement on last allowable day likely ends spring dispute over site for a new schoolhouse located east across the road from the current structure.
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Charles Road
Cor
Marmon
Melville Price
Walter
Ratlit
Theodore Martin
Arrest over directoire gown display in Muncie theater crowd
Miss Isabelle Turner, a Majestic actress, wore a directoire gown on a Muncie street provoking charges of public indecency filed by Joseph McCloskey. Turner was arrested after the theater appearance as she vowed to contest the charge and pursue action against the accuser.
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Muncie
Ind
Isabelle Turner
Majestic Theater
Joseph McCloskey
Walter Pierce
McCloskey
Pierce
Mise Turner
Ice Wagon Scales Under Scrutiny In City Probe
Local businessman Henry Walterman faces allegations of approving biased ice wagon scales. BE L Schwegman, owner of a Sixteenth Street confectionary, claims ice men used short weights to boost pay, with methods including sealed scales that allegedly showed twenty pounds short after sealing. He describes prior disputes over 400 pounds of ice yielding 335 pounds, and says workers compensated losses from wages.
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Henry Walterman
Toe Trust
BE. L. Schwegman
Sixteenth
Main Streets
Schwegman
Walterman
Kinney
Tce
Mr. Schwegman
George Martin Grocery
Hce
Schweeman
Icamen
Ice Company
Roosevelt approves dismissal of eight West Point cadets
New York July 23 President Roosevelt has approved the dismissal from the United States military academy at West Point of eight cadets found guilty of hazing underclassmen. The president endorsed both the trial board and academy superintendent reports. Reinstatement would require congressional action. Catching one hundred black ants and other hazing acts were cited as the method leading to dismissal.
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New York
Roosevelt
United States Military Academy
West Point
Loch
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Auditorium Annex
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