City ministers approve plans for campaign
Terre Haute ministers react to Thomas R. Marshall criticism by supporting James E. Watson and county local option. Clergy express chagrin at Marshall’s stance as ministers rally to back prohibition aligned issues, with Rev. Conrad Huber leading county option efforts and Anti-Saloon League figures pushing for state legislative action during a possible special session.
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Terre Haute
Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
Republican Party
Richmond Ministerial Association
James E. Watson
Watson
Prohibition
Conrad Huber
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
East Main Street
Shumaker
Brothers Shot Money Missing in Cuthbert Case
Henry and Turner Bills, sons of a wealthy farmer in Cuthbert Georgia, were found dead on a public highway. They had sold hundreds of dollars worth of cotton the day before, the cash missing, and the sheriff with bloodhounds pursued the trail.
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Cuthbert
Henry and Turner Bills
Asa En
Steamer Peter S. Lee Destroyed by Fire
A steamer operating between Cincinnati and New Orleans, the Peter S. Lee, was burned and destroyed today in Memphis. The vessel was beached in time to allow all aboard to escape unharmed, marking a complete loss of the steamer.
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Memphis
Tenn
Peter S. Lee
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Seth Lewis Returns After Desertion Charge Dismissed
Seth Lewis returns to the city as the charge of wife desertion against him is dismissed, ending his domestic troubles. He faces no current legal action and resumes normal activities in the city.
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Seth Lewis
Preble County Democrats Meet in Eaton Opera House
Democratic leaders convene in Eaton Ohio to place a full county ticket in nomination at the opera house. Several veteran party figures indicate plans to participate though the meeting lacks the Republican convention scramble.
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Eaton, O
Preble County
Opera House
Eaton
Livelsberger Resigns. Sam Roberts Appointed Patrol Driver
At a police commissioners meeting, Elsworth Livelsberger resigned after six months on leave due to ill health. Sam Roberts, who had acted for Livelsberger, was appointed police patrol driver. The board did not discuss adding a new officer for West Richmond.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Elsworth Livelsberger
Sam Roberts
Livelsberger
Liversberger
West Richmond
Reverend J Cook Graham Called by Death in Ind
Rev J Cook Graham was summoned to Warsaw Indiana by the death of his brother in law Daniel Wrigley yesterday He will return home tomorrow taking with him condolences and news of the bereavement for his family and the congregation in Warsaw.
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J. Cook Graham
Warsaw
Ind
Daniel Wrigley
Graham
Wrights Aero Festival Plans For Richmond Fall Show
Orville Wright is being asked to perform aeroplane exhibitions in Richmond during the fall festival. Dick Cannon may organize a balloon race with Chicago Aero Club. The promoters plan search lights, advertising campaigns, and Welcome arches at Main and streets. Postmasters from the Sixth district will attend a district school of instruction in Richmond on October 6 at the Commercial Club.
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Orville Wright
Ft. Meyer
Virginia
Wright
Mr. Wright
Richmond
Wilbur Wright
France
Dick Cannon
Chicago Aero Club
Cannon
North E
J. A. Spekenhier
Salome dance to debut at Gennett with Nell Deveney
Next Friday night Richmond fans will see a live Salome dance in The Honeymoon Trail at the Gennett Gallery. Nell Deveney, among England's top dancers, performs Herod's fkoalimed dance and a wax image of John the Baptist's head. More musical comedies and original Salome dances follow this season as local picture shows favor live performances over films.
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Richmond
Nell Deveney
England
Gennett
Miss Deverty
Herod
John the Baptist
the Gennett
Union Jack Hoisted Over Post Office For First Time
In a historic moment the navy flag accompanied by a new American flag was raised atop the post office flag staff. A drunken man briefly sought enlistment, Yeoman Ferguson reported two new applicants, and a plan for a free moving picture on military life was proposed to boost local enlistments ahead of festival events.
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Navy
Spekenhier
P. M
Yeoman Ferguson
The Weather Prophet Indiana Forecast
Fair tonight and Saturday with fresh winds. The outlook calls for unsettled skies and brisk breezes across Indiana as temperatures hold steady near seasonal norms.
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Indiana
Calling Husband Negro Struck Wife Like Bolt From Sky
In a trial of Asa Keene for assault, Prosecutor Jessup claimed Keene had negro blood and could prove it with witnesses, shocking Mrs Keene and her father who had believed him French Canadian Indian. Judge Converse barred tracing antecedents. Bond challenged the color testimony as unjust. Keene fined five dollars and costs.
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Jessup
Asa Keene
Keene
J. W. Creager
Converse
Bond
Augustus
Keenes
Campaign Opens With Outburst for Wayne County Republican Meeting
Wayne County Republicans plan Crumpacker meeting at the Coliseum on Thursday evening September 24. Richmond will host a large out of town audience with a major parade and band displays. Delegations from Cambridge City Fountain City Centerville and other towns will participate. Judge W C Barnard already campaigned in Brookville and will tour the district with a Richmond meeting likely to close the campaign.
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Wayne County
Coliseum
Richmond
Cambridge City
Fountain City
Centerville
W. C. Barnard
Brookville
One Dead and Many Injured in Myrtle Avenue Collision
New York reported one man killed and about twenty injured, some seriously, when two cars on the Myrtle Avenue line of the Brooklyn rapid transit rear ended this afternoon.
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New York
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Richmond Chautauqua Profits Near Twelve Hundred
Richmond Chautauqua directors met to close this year’s financials with profits estimated around 1200 dollars. The official figure was not disclosed due to James H. Shaw’s absence, and the manager will receive half with the remainder split into standard funds. expenses were high despite larger receipts than last year.
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Richmond Chautauqua
Chautauqua
James H. Shaw
Peelle Family Reunion At Glen With Judge Peelle Speaker
The annual Peelle family reunion at the Glen next Monday will feature Stanton J. Peelle, former Indianapolis congressman and current judge of the Court of Claims in Washington, as the afternoon speaker. The Peelles are early Wayne County pioneers. John Peelle helped clear the land where Richmond began, and others who moved to Indiana brought enslaved people and freed them before the Civil War.
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Peelle
The
Glen
Stanton J. Peelle
Indianapolis
Court of Claims
Washington, D. C
Wayne County
John Peelle
Richmond
Indiana
Infant Illness Reported in Local Family
The infant son of Mr and Mrs William Richardsons is seriously ill at his grandmother's home located at 101 North 18th Street.
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William Richardsons
North 18Th Street
Try a Want Ad From a Poem of Practical Hopes
A playful verse urges readers to use a good want ad when luck runs low and misfortune bites. It likens ads to a three ply elixir for catching dimes, dollars, and assorted desires, lampooning fools and fortunes while urging practical action in hard times.
Special Session of Legislature May Prove Farce
Indianapolis dispatch notes a likely farcical special session as Gov plan to pass local option clashes with Democratic and wavering Republican aims. Democrats pledge to assist only to resolve appropriations while blocking Hanly’s move. Crowds for Bryan seen as meaningless. Taft and Marshall eyed for stronger show.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Lgislature
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