Indiana Taft Delegates Split Rumor at Chicago
Indiana Taft delegates face pressure as rumors fly of a deal to split districts and shift votes toward Roosevelt. Gifford Pinchot urged Indiana Taft backers to unite for party preservation, while James E. Watson seeks advancement amid intra party rivalries.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago
Indiana
Taft
James A. Hemenway
Joseph B. Kealing
Congress
Gifford Pinchot
Roosevelt
Pinchot
George W. Perkins
James E. Watson
Farse
Watson
United States Senate
William Dudley Foulke
Rudolph Leeds
Richmond
Foulke
Leeds
Family man seeks homes in quiet neighborhood via Want Ads
The appeal shows how providing a home for wife and children in a peaceful area offers freedom and ample space. It encourages men with families to study Want Columns daily to find unusual home opportunities in the listings.
Richmond Alumni Back Woman on School Board
The Richmond High School Alumni Association voted unanimously to favor a woman on the school board and endorsed Miss Sarah Hill’s candidacy. The group also outlined plans to aid students in employment and college funding, including interest-free loans repaid after graduation. New officers were elected and a membership committee formed.
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Richmond High School Alumni Association
Sarah Hill
W Nation
Walker Land
Margaret Mooney
George Healey
E. B. Knollenberg
Alice Hill
Edna Johnson
Dorothy Rush
Percy Smith
Fred Girty
Frances O'Brien
Edmund Dickinson
Jean Lupton
Wife beater fined by mayor after court ruling
Leonard Treep, 38, was found guilty of assault and battery against his 17 year old wife Grace Treep. Mayor Zimmer fined him $1 and costs totaling 13 dollars. Witnesses alleged fees and some defense testimony was refused. Treep previously served time in the Indiana penitentiary.
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Leonard Treep
Mayo
Zimmerman
Treep
South West Second Street
Halley Hall
Indiana Penitentiary
Poison plot clouds police case in Vermilya deaths
Chicago dispatch reports police plan to uncover a poison plot tied to the Louise Vermilya case. Former spiritualist Louisa Lindloff was arrested on suspicion, alleged to have poisoned her two husbands and three grown children for insurance gains totaling about 10,275. Witness Dr. A S Warner aided investigations as bottles labeled poison were found. Victims include Julius Gaunke, Freda Gaunke, William Lindloff, Alma Gaunke, and Arthur A Gaunke with deaths dating 1905 to 1912. A boarder, Henry Kuba, is detained for potential knowledge of the deaths.
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National News Association
Chicago
Louise Vermilya
Louisa G. Lindloff
Julius Gaunke
Freda Gaunke
William Lindloff
University Hospital
Lindloff
Henry Kuba
Lindemuth Buys Main Street Block in Bliss Property Deal
Lindemuth purchased the Bliss property at Sixth and Main known as the Gilbert and Bride lain property for about 23 000 to 25 000 dollars. The transfer was filed this morning. The three story building fronts Main Street fifty three feet and runs 124 feet deep with three storefronts on Main and four on North Sixth. The second floor houses offices and flats while the third floor is used by the Knights of the Golden Eagles.
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Sixth and
Main Street
Bliss
Gilbert and Bridelain
Lidia G. Bliss
Main
North Sixth Street
Knights of the Golden Eagles
Dedication Planned for Remodeled Indiana Orthodox Church
A Sunday ceremony at 2 30 pm marks the dedication of the remodeled Indiana church. Rev Ellyson Purdie of Wilmington Delaware will preside at the event held at the Orthodox Society of Friends meeting house, updated inside and out during spring.
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Indiana
Ellyson Purdie
Wilmington
Orthodox Society of Friends of This
Illinois Roosevelt Delegation Set After Conference
Chicago June 15 56 of Illinois 58 delegates backed Roosevelt with Governor Deneen to lead the delegation and Roy O West to replace F Louden as national committeeman. The Roosevelt camp eliminated Chauncey Dewey. Police were asked to trail forgers amid a party rift and a fierce national committee dispute over alleged illegitimate actions.
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Chicago
Illinois
Roosevelt
Deneen
Roy O. West
F. ©. Louden
Chauncey Dewey
Louden
Harry New
Republican Committee
Indiana
Indianapolis
National Roosevelt
National Committee
Republican Party
National Republican Committee
Party of Progress
Two Divorces Granted by Judge in Wayne Circuit Court
In Wayne circuit court this morning Judge Fox granted two divorces. Homer J. Miller sought a divorce from Inez I. Miller citing cruel and inhuman treatment after an argument at a skating rink. He alleged she cursed him and his parents and threatened to kill him with a kitchen knife. The couple wed in September last year and separated in March. Myrtle L. Harper obtained a divorce from William L. Harper on grounds of failure to provide.
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Wayne
Homer J. Miller
Inez I. Miller
Newark
Myrtle L. Harper
William L. Harper
Weather outlook showers tonight and Sunday
Unsettled local forecast with showers tonight and on Sunday. Temperatures remain unchanged.
Chicago in Frenzy Over Roosevelts Arrival in 1908
Chicago anxiously awaits Theodore Roosevelts arrival as Taft delegates and Roosevelt partisans clash in hotel lobbies. The scene promises a sensational pre convention showdown with chants songs and heated exchanges among rivals. Officials anticipate a large turnout at the Auditorium meeting to follow the train arrival.
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Roosevelt Chases Chicago Nomination In Fighting Mood
Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Cleveland en route to Chicago to lead his forces against Taft. He sails into a crowded rally, insists he is ready for the fight and vows to wait and see before commenting on the Chicago convention. A late train delay due to a rock on the track and a Syracuse midnight crowd disturb him briefly. Roosevelt and his party remain upbeat about winning the nomination.
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National News Association
Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Lake Shore
Chicago
Taft
Dixon
Roosevelt
Tarrytown
N. Y
Col. Roosevelt
Syracuse
Mrs. Roosevelt
Ethel
Kermit
Theodore, Jr
Milton Milton Brought To Circuit Court On Petit Larceny
Charles Milton, former suspect in chicken thefts near Whitewater, was arraigned after Thursday arrest. He waived preliminary examination and posted 500 dollars bond for circuit court appearance. Affidavits allege theft of three chickens from Sam Smith, six from George Rothermel, and 19 from Mort McMahan on June 12.
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Charles Milton
Milton
Sam Smith
George Rothermel
Mort McMahan
Whitewater
New High School English Teacher Named at Board Meeting
At a special school board session held before the alumni banquet, Miss Alice Lanning a recent Indiana University graduate was appointed assistant in the high school's English department. The meeting also approved Mr Jenkins for the Garfield school vacancy left by Mr Steely who moves to the Baxter building.
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Alice Lanning
Indiana University
Jenkins
Garfield
Steely
Baxter
Taft Delegates Seated in Texas in Roosevelt Split
Taft delegates were seated in Texas fifth and seventh districts boosting his total to 185. Delegates at large from Texas were awarded to Taft amid Roosevelts opposition led by Col Cecil Lyon. The hearing featured gag rules, protests by Heney, and seating of several Taft delegates with partial votes. New York’s delegation arrived with 90 of 162 unpledged votes, influencing potential outcomes.
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Chicago
Taft
Texas
National Committee
Roosevelt
Cecil Lyon
Francia J. Heney
Heney
H. F. McGregor
J. E. Elgin
W. C. Averillo
W. H. Love
C. K. McDowell
W. M. McDonald
J. E. Lutz
J. J. Burrows
Col. Lyon
Lyon
Rosewater
Alaska
Penrose
Virginia
Washington
F.C. Bryan
New York
William McDonald
Col Lyon
Col. Roosevelt
Auditorium Hotel
William Barnes, Jr
Gleason
New York Republican
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