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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
1
A Bloomfield meeting organizer denies paid political speeches by William J Bryan claiming no compensation for any address. The Indianapolis News reprints letters accusing Republicans of fabricating pay rumors, noting Bryan’s lectures and public work while criticizing campaign smears.
Chicago July 24.2 The federal grand jury has indicted twenty nine mail order houses over alleged illegal profits between 4.9 million and 5 million dollars. The list is led by Great Britain with 94 million telegrams dispatched, followed by the United States, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan in various totals. Five. Strikebreakers are being placed with military escorts in the Birmingham district.
In Birmingham on July 23 two trainloads of strikebreakers arrived and were distributed to coal mines as a strike continues. The breakers entered under military escort with no refinance offered. Governor Comer, in charge, plans to depart for Montgomery and says the situation is under control with no expected further outbreaks.
An Epworther Convention will be held at Maysville as part of a Sunday program on July 26. Services begin at 10:30 in the morning with baptizing planned in the afternoon.
President Roosevelt declares the administration will press for immediate steps to retry the Standard Oil case despite a U S Circuit Court reversal. He says the ruling does not affect the merits and will seek consultations with Frank B Kellogg to ensure justice.
Reports from St. Petersburg describe the nation mourning Admiral Ad- Bie 3h after his death. Government and marine ministry actions followed within 24 hours, with condolences sent to his family and flowers sent to the imperial household.
SaneBASEBALL ENTHUSIASTS report from Homoli July 24 notes Japanese players from a college team in Tokio have aroused strong local interest. Umpire from Barn 8 resigns after protests by Japanese players and supporters. Meanwhile, Bitly Williams is found alive after disappearing in Des Moines on Saturday. later located in Moline, Illinois.
A large gathering rode to Montgomery for a hay ride with many attendees named including Caywen Stelen Grace Bevpett Alice Butthe Mary Wathed and Robert Davis. The event led to damages claimed against Sheriff Lodge and T C F church pat. A modern detail mentions a claim of serious injuries and a statement about consent and age.
August Eberhard, a Vicnnese man, was captured near Paterson, New Jersey, after confessing to killing his elderly aunt Mrs. Ottilia Eberhard. He claimed Italians attacked him and that he wounded himself to simulate a fight, but investigators pressed and he admitted planning the murder two months earlier and spoke of an accomplice who fled west.
A steady crowd at Fairview Nebraska greets William J. Bryan as he courts Southern votes. Delegates to the Denver convention and prominent figures from Raleigh and other hubs meet to discuss strategy. Josephus Daniels attends for consultation while Bryan plans to turn Commoner profits to the Democratic National Committee.
Omaha dispatch reports that the Republican campaign headquarters will open in Chicago on August 15 under chairman Frank Hitchcock. Details include contracting, travel notes from Nebraska politicians, and reactions from Lincoln and Hastings delegates as Hitchcock travels east with key party figures.
In Chicago on July 24, Suspected husband Santo Parquo shot and killed his wife Wana 36 then gunned down her admirer before returning to his home where he knelt before a portrait of Wana and was arrested. Neighbors say the Argenrold child of the couple slept through the shooting as a West tour plans unfold for Stella Hoffman Joseph and Estelle Hayes visiting Yellowstone Park Seattle Portland Cascade Locks Oregon and Colorado.
On July 24 a violent electrical storm at the Gettysburg Pennsylvani a National Guard camp near Gettysburg killed six troopers from the Eighteenth and Tenth Regiments and wounded many more. A tent occupied by Governor Stuart escaped serious damage while others were collapsed. The storm flooded tents, toppled telegraph lines, and forced some guardsmen to swim to safety as facilities strained to treat the injured. Three additional bodies remained unidentified, and rumors of further casualties circulated as the camp faced chaos and crowded hospitals. The incident occurred on the eve of the guardsmen’s departure for home.
A federal grand jury indicted 29 alleged stockholders and executives of Illinois Central andIsland Railroads for antipagis law violations. Indictments claim viewing annual passes to employes of commission firms enabled discrimination by the firms. Douglass declines chairmanship bid. Watson campaigns in Macon Georgia seeking electoral votes.
A Davis and Martin county Republican convention at Strealy nominates Hastings for prosecutor and Porter for secretary. Chaired by J. G. Allen, the meeting features speeches by Earl Thompson and Grant Faith, with Chaney supporters and factional tensions shaping the proceedings.
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