Bell Monopoly Battle Spurs Independent Telephones
Richmond hosts the first local merger as Bell seeks to regain control of toll lines, merging with Richmond Home Telephone Company to push independents toward extinction. Lindemuth, a former leader, is condemned as a traitor by Bell allies while Indianapolis grows central in the fight, with bids and tactics shaping the nationwide struggle for local and long distance access.
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Bell Telephone Trust
Bell People
Richmond Home ‘Telephone Company
Independent
Richmond
Bell
National Association of Independent Companies
Richjfond
United States
Richtmond
Lindemuth
International Independent Telephone Association
Richmond Home Telephone Company
Bell Company
Bell Companies
Central Union News
Central Union
Charles Lindemuth
Chicago
Indiana
Hugh Dougherty
Indianapolis
Bluffton
Independent Telephone Men's Association
Dougherty
Independents
L. G. Richardson
tBen
Woodruff Leads Push to Block Hughes Nomination
Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of the Republican state committee, met New York leaders at headquarters to plan preventing Governor Hughes's renomination at the September state convention. He returns from Kamphill Kare to organize a coalition with Barnes Parsons and other leaders to block Hughes, with support expected from Northern Western and Southern New York factions.
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New York
Timothy L. Woodruff
Republican State Committee
New York State
Hughes
Woodruff
New York City
Kamphill Kare
Adirondack Mountains
Herbert Parsons
William L. Ward
William Barnes
Albany
Ray B. Smith
Syracuse
Barnes
Parsons
Hitchcock Calls On W. J. Bryan in Chicago
In Chicago on July 27 Frank H Hitchcock visits William J Bryan at the Auditorium Annex. They share a pleasant talk and discuss campaign plans only generally. Bryan plans to announce dates for addresses over the next two months. Hearst arrives but keeps to his hotel room and does not meet Bryan. Norman Mack to set up democratic headquarters in the Auditorium Annex.
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Chicago
William J. Bryan
Auditorium
Frank H. Hitchcock
Democratic National Committees
Mr. Bryan
William R. Hearst
New York
Norman E. Mack
Democratic
May Get Divorce Sought for Alma Houser and John Houser
Mrs Alma Houser may re apply for a divorce from John Houser after Judge Fox allowed withdrawal of her attorney to avoid a adverse decision. The court noted missing evidence and granted a continuance after a prior denial caused a courtroom scene.
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Alma Houser
John Houser
Fox
Houser
Alma Hawkins
Stabbed to Heart in Jersey City Street Quarrel
New York reports 15 year old John Reynolds stabbed to the heart and killed by a foreign youth of the same age during a street quarrel in Jersey City this morning. The slayer fled the scene.
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New York
John C. Reynolds
Jersey City
Saloon owner Daniel Cooper faces liquor-law affidavits
Four affidavits charging Daniel Cooper with separate liquor-law violations were prepared after a Sunday raid on his saloon at 41 Main Street. Cooper, in city court, pleaded not guilty and was remanded on a $500 bond posted by witness Mrs. Katherine Weber, who may be the real owner though the license is not in her name. Witnesses recount seeing Cooper in the dining room supplying beverages. police described beer and whisky being sold to three men in the rear rooms, with Mrs. Weber reportedly resisting police action.
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Daniel Cooper
Cooper
Main Street
McManus
McNally, Cully and Roberts
Katherine Weber
the Palladium
Ice Trust
Edward Schwegman
Schwegman Confectionary
Sixteenth
Main Streets
Schwegman
B. B. Johnson
The
Palladium
Fee Company
Ice Company
Mr. Schwegman
Henry Walterman
Walterman
Otto Rettig
Mr. Rettig
Tigstate
Anderson
Indianapolis
Rettig
Honest John McGregor Indicted For Bribery Trial
Indianapolis July 27 Honest John McGregor chairman of the Marion county board of commissioners goes on trial charged with soliciting and accepting a bribe from Atlas Engine works related to a county boiler contract. A motion to quash the indictment was over ruled.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John” McGregor
Marion County Board of Commissioners
Atlas Engine Works
Enveloped in Flames but Didn’t Know It
Economy Indiana July 27 Thomas Stewart returning from Greensfork on a hogs trip rode in a wagon. A blazing blanket on his seat ignited flames around his body but he did not smell the fire due to catarrh and woke only when occupants cried out. He leaped free, the blaze died, and he was uninjured. Stewart suspects a spark from a cigar may have ignited the blanket as the breeze fanned the flames. Greensfork is a dry town.
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Ind
Thomas Stewart
Greensfork
Stewart
Havana
Uniforms Arrive for Republican Bugle Corps
Twenty members of the Republican Bugle Corps led by Frank Brooks receive new blue uniforms with white trimmings. The outfits project a neat appearance as the corps debuts in town events.
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Republican Bugle Corps
Frank Brooks
Taft Busy With Group Politics Ahead Of Acceptance Speech
Taft worked through a Sabbath day at Cincinnati with the state central committee and notification committee, aiding local arrangements and preparing for his acceptance speech. Key figures including Senator Warner Judge Nagel General Angus and Frank H Hitchcock arrived as the campaign intensified.
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Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Charles
State Central Committee
Warner
Missouri
Taft
Charles Nagel
National Committee
Felix Angus
Baltimore
Maryland
Angus
Garfield
Harrison
McKinley
O. Bigney
Boston
Murray Crane
William F. Harrington
New Hampshire
Hitchcock
Frank H. Hitchcock
Elmer Dover
Ohio State Central Committee
Nan Patterson Ordered to Leave Pittsburg
Pittsburg on July 27 Nan Patterson the actress was ordered to quit the city after a woman complained she was attempting to entice her husband away. The actress departed at once.
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Pittsburg
Nan Patterson
Hand Mangled Boy Sought Aid After Accident
Eleven year old Lindsey Canaday, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Canaday, walked unaided to a physician after a rock from a loaded gravel car struck a railroad torpedo and exploded. The injury mangled his hand. doctors fear no blood poisoning.
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Ind
Lindsey Canaday
George Canaday
Young Canadan
Weather brief from Indiana and Ohio regions
The Weather Prophet reports showers likely on Monday night into Tuesday with cooler conditions expected on Tuesday. South to southeast winds will be fresh to brisk. Similar notes for Ohio indicate showers Monday night and brisk southeast to south winds.
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Indiana
Prince zu Eulenburg asks trial continue amid critical illness
Prince z Prinp zu Eulenburg, facing perjury charges tied to court scandals, remains in critical condition as his trial is suspended. He nevertheless requests the proceedings proceed despite his deteriorating health.
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Prince Z Prinp Zu Eulenburg
Prince Zu Eulenburg
Hhis
Ice trust dispute heats up as threats rise
Edward Schwegman accuses the local ice trust of pay shortfalls and dishonesty. Otto Rettig denies wrongdoing while officials deny sealing scales and promise fair weights. Schwegman asserts the Palladium report was accurate except for one claim about shrinkage.
School Will Not Abolish Benton Heights Township No 10
Trustee Charles Potter stated Township school number 10 will not be abolished if attendance justifies continued operation. About forty students are enrolled this year, a notably large turnout for the township, offering Richmond public school advantages minus manual training.
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Charles Potter
Richmond
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Gould
Ben Teal
Frank J. Gould
Countess San Eulalia
John B. Stetson
Count San Eulalia
W. J. Bryan
Hearst
Independence Party
Nebraskan
Honest John
McGregor
Notifica
Venezuela
Willemstad
Willemstadd
Gelderland
Derens
Dutch West Indies
Amsterdam
Castro
Dereus
Curacao
Prince
Prince ZU Eulensuna
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B. Johnson
Benton Heights
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