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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
4
A Thursday evening storm along Texas and Louisiana coasts killed 17 and caused over 1 million dollars in property damage. The piece notes ongoing egg candle strike in St. Louis with unclear impact on egg prices and adds a quip that candling rotten eggs cannot restore freshness.
Washington district opens to public allotment with by lot draws. Some 56 000 names already registered and 56 000 people will win or lose in the western homes shuffle.
Senate leader Aldrich and House chair Payne clash over import tariff rates with Payne pushing for a House drafted bill and Aldrich seeking Senate influence. Both want credit for the measure but face a likely compromise as 600 amendments were added to the House version.
President Taft hosted a dinner for the tariff commission and key aides including Vice President Sherman McVeagh Wickersham Cannon Crane Root and Dwight to push for free list items such as oil coal iron ore hides and other imports and to cut Aldrich rates but no agreement was reached and conference talks must continue with little chance of early settlement.
Last Wednesday a hurricane sent a towering sea wave against Galveston’s sea wall built to shield the city from floods. The wall held with only the crest washing over, saving the city as 8 000 lives were lost along the Gulf coast and extensive property damage occurred in 1909.
Mr Bryan accuses the Charleston News and Courier of misrepresenting Democratic ideas while the paper, a longtime Democratic ally in the solid South, may split from his candidacy if tensions rise. He cites the paper calling itself Democratic yet not truly so.
The misrepresentatives cited by Mr. Bryan are Democratic senators who follow the Aldrich led standpat, including Daniel Simmons Bailey and others. They once supported Bryan but now back the party platform shifts, raising questions about Bryan’s influence on the next convention and potential nominees.
Attend the ball at St. Clair's hal July 21. erman Erbacher went to Cincin nati Saturday evening. The new Herald office is making rapid progress and will soon be ready for occupancy. Fred Bauman and family visited her people near Spades Saturday evening and Sunday.
H. H. Krome conducted Batesville mill dealings in Lawrenceburg on Friday and in Greensburg on Saturday. Mrs Ottilia Enneking and Mrs John Kraus came back from Rome City last Thursday evening after a two week visit. Miss Annie Church returned to Smiths Falls Ontario Friday morning after a few weeks with her sister Mia A. Perrin in town.
The article profiles Winona Technical Institute in Indianapolis, its 1904 founding with $154,000 seed funding, and its expansion into iron moulding, lithography, tile setting, and soon hotel steward training. It highlights government arsenal reuse, extensive equipment investments, 1,000 student capacity, and a worldwide, public enterprise mission shaping skilled workers for industrial demand. It notes ongoing growth potential on the undeveloped north half of the 76 acre site.
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