08 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1911
Page
1
A rapid collage of humorous jabs and social asides touches on women jurors, aviation fantasies, rising lumber costs, annexation talk, a Detroit cruiser sale, a colossal New York hotel, and feats of boxing and finance. The item mocks era foibles with vivid, wry lines about politics, technology, and daily life.
Frisco 19 winner as Republicans propel San Francisco to a decisive 259 to 43 house vote favoring the 1915 Panama exposition. The measure seeks government recognition and foreign participation, opposing New Orleans bid backed by Democrats with a 1,000,000 exhibit appropriation. Rodenberg of Illinois led New Orleans argument claiming trade and producer benefits.
Dickinson hosts the North Dakota dry farming congress with hundreds of farmers in attendance. The event features extensive agricultural exhibits and prize offerings funded by Dickinson business leaders. The Dickinson experiment station also presents grains and forage crops for judging and comparison.
Judge Grubb Tuuss day sentenced William Adler former president of the defunct State national bank to six years in the Atlanta federal penitentiary for misappropriation of the bank funds.
Denver observers report Mrs. Katherine M. Cooke former state superintendent of public schools won eight votes for United States senator in the Legislature on Tuesday. The result marks a notable milestone for Cooke as a woman candidate in Colorado politics.
A telegraph from Lake Taal reports five villages destroyed and not less than 400 dead in the vicinity. Molten masses caused fires and widespread destruction across towns within a 20 mile radius. Natives flee to the hills as confusion and alarm spread. Manila observers say the capital is not in danger though fear remains.
The United Mine Workers of America approved a substitute condemning the National Civic Federation by 497 to 369. The original motion to condemn the federation and withdraw members from the organization was rejected, and the minority report proposing no action on the Civic Federation was also defeated.
The plague’s spread persists in Harbin despite authorities gains in the Russian town. Chinese residents discard bodies from windows and drag them to vacant lots to evade police and escape isolation camps. No new cases reported in Peking.
Danville district mine manager and Westville alderman Sam Wills shot Tom Butrimovich, a Mayor Slaza butcher shop employee, in a fatal shotgun incident after days of trouble. Hospital fire at Mercy Hospital Altoona endangers many, patients evacuated by firemen amid panic and multiple narrow escapes.
London reports lightweight contender "Porky" Flynn defeated Jack Burns on points after a grueling 20 round match at the Olympia. Flynn pressed throughout, using aggression to dominate the challenger across all stages of the contest.
A massive dynamite explosion at Pier 7 near Communipaw New Jersey killed many and injured over 150 as 25 ton charges on two lighters detonated. The blast shook Manhattan and surrounding areas, causing widespread fear and property damage estimated at $500,000.
A special jury before Lord Chief Justice Alverstone found Edward F. Mylius guilty of circulating the Liberator, exposing a Paris edition alleging a morganatic marriage involving the Prince of Wales. Mylius was sentenced to one year in prison. the crown called Admiral Seymour, who testified his daughter had not met the king in Malta or Portsmouth during key years.
London report says the Master Printers Federation will declare a national lockout from February 25 if compositors press for a fifty hour work week. The dispute centers on the duration of the weekly schedule and could halt printing across the United Kingdom.
A collision between a work train and dirt cars at Miraflores in Panama Canal killed four men and seriously wounded seven others on Wednesday.
Senate passed the river and harbor bill authorizing 36 million dollars in appropriations. Amendments provide 125000 for Illinois and Mississippi canal work at East Bureau creek crossing. The national waterways commission continues to 1913 and studies a Lake Erie to Lake Michigan canal via Maumee and Fort Wayne. Conference committee to reconvene soon.
H H Hamilton of Saint Paul buys 712000 acres in Michigan upper peninsula for Western Land Securities. The firm plans 6000 jobs this year and a $6000000 drainage and road building program with dredging and grading to open markets. Counties and towns including Sault Ste Marie Manistique Es cast a wave of prosperity across the district.
The executive committees of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific voted to complete 1373 miles of double tracking from the Missouri River to San Francisco and along key Oregon routes including Granger Wyoming to Huntington Oregon and the Columbia River corridor to Portland. Cost exceeds 75 million dollars over five years with 630 miles already planned by July 1 west of Omaha. President Lovett said current conditions are temporary and that a continuous double track is needed to handle growing business. In Laporte Indiana a home was wrecked by an acetylene machine explosion injuring Mrs Francis and two daughters.
A Canadian Pacific westbound train No 1 derailed near Gleichen Alberta about 65 miles east of here on Wednesday. Nine people were seriously injured and several others were slightly hurt in the wreck with damage reported to cars and track.
An overview of western Canada’s education and agriculture from 1909. Calgary shows 80 teachers and 4,228 pupils. Alberta totals 46,000 pupils, with 1,096 school districts and 70 schools. The piece spotlights modern school architecture and strong agricultural education, citing farmer-adventurers like Adier of New York and urging contact with a government agent for literature.
A historical note on early candle trusts noting Benjamin Crabb securing a 14 year exclusive right in Massachusetts in 1750. A Providence factory started a year later and by the decade eight New England factories and one in Philadelphia emerged, driving candle prices down from five shillings a pound while the value of money shifted over time.
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