Washington Letter: Congress Bracing for Shakeup in 58th
Special Correspondent notes a wave of retirements and new faces as the 58th Congress nears, with Speaker Henderson among those leaving. Indiana sends a solid block of veterans, while reappointment brings many fresh members and key shifts on Ways and Means. Senator Fairbanks tours immigrant facilities in New York, linking immigration to labor policy amid prosperity.
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Henderson
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Major Steele
William S. Holman
Committee On Ways and Means
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Committee On Manufactures
Ways and Means
Senator Fairbanks
New York
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Castle Garden
Smithmeyer
Library of Congress
Old Point Comfort
Senate Committee On Immigration
Fairbanks
Striking Havana Cigar Makers End Walkout
Havana cigar workers resume production ending threat of general strike. Gen Russell A Alger sworn in as Michigan senator successor to the late McMillan. US bankruptcy petitions reach 16 374 for the year, vs 17 000 in 1901. In Indiana a sensational Federal Court damage suit centering Salem figures in a long list of alleged persecutions.
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Havana
Russell A. Alger
Senator McMillan
Michigan
United States
Labor Market Flexibility and Wage Impact
The passage argues that a flexible labor market can absorb shocks without harming wages. It cautions that a period of low mood or demand could reveal the dangers of a glut, making the adverse effects on wages immediately evident.
Temperance Vote Trick Halts License Bids in Indiana Townships
In Indiana, temperance advocates urge remonstrances against liquor licenses by withholding votes for Secretary of State to lower the majority needed. Guthrie and Paoli townships saw remonstrances fail by small margins or by party abstentions, tightening anti-saloon control while the blind tiger remains active.
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Indiana
Guthrie
Commissioners Court
Paoli
Opening of Indiana General Assembly Sets Tone for Session
Indiana readers eye the 1903 legislature as the Republicans hold a strong majority in both chambers. Leaders and caucus plans for speaker, secretary, and committee posts generate intrigue while debates form on compulsory voting machines, normal school funding, and reforms to penal institutions.
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Henry W. Marshall
Lafayette
Roscoe BE. Kirkman
Richmond
Warren G. Sayre
Wabash
Joe R. Morgan
House
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Anderson
Dausman
Elkhart
Harmon L. Hutson
D. B. J. Shaffer
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United States
Senate
Terre Haute
Gilbert
Will Wood
Fred Matson
Granville Wright
Marion County
R. G. Tucker
Bloomington Grants Franchise to Indianapolis Southern Railroad
City Council approves the railroad franchise after amending terms including a 10000 indemnifying bond for damages and a non discriminatory freight rate parity with Indianapolis. Provisions require bond, consent for sales to competitors, and a two and a half year completion deadline with forfeiture if unmet. An infant child of Mr and Mrs John Fidler died and was buried at Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Indiana Fields
Indianapolis
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Beech Grove
Lawrence Circuit Court
James H. Watson
City of
Bedford
Indiana
Monon
Strout
Lawrence County
Guardian
Lawrence
Indiana Horticultural Society Exhibits Finest Apples
The Indiana Horticultural Society showcases apples and pears at the State house with many varieties on display. Attendance and quality exceed recent years as judges inspect fruit. Also notes liquor license actions for Reed's Station and refusals at Huron amid indictments. local objections affected Ft Ritner outcomes.
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State House
Indiana Horticultural Society
James Allassee
Reed
Harry Terrell
Huron
Samuel J. Baker
Norman
Starr
Ft. Ritner
Coke Substitute Gains Attention Amid Coal Shortage
The piece argues coke from soft coal could replace hard coal in furnaces and stoves, noting soft coal is abundant while hard coal is scarce. It urges local dealers to develop the coke trade as a practical alternative to rising coal costs.
Bedford News Recap Of Local Socials And Visits
PAYETTEVILLE J M Potter transacted business in Bedford Tuesday. Mrs Perry Pierce is rapidly improving. Mrs George Kimbrell and Miss Norie Wood of Bedford visited Mrs Kimbrells mother Monday. Mrs John Pirkston Pleasant Ridge spent Tuesday with Mrs 8 A Daggy. G C Davis of Oolitic was here Monday. Mrs James Hinkle and Moses Reins spent Monday with E R Burton family. B F Sears and wife visited Dana Boyd's. Frank Jones visited his brother here last week. J D McCain went to Bedford one day last week. Charles Sears and wife visited Mrs S J McClelland Sunday. Maude Boone spent last week with parents near Silverville. Zora Anderson of Trippleton visited Miss Lottie Boyd Sunday. Mrs Daniel Jones visited relatives in Bedford last Friday. Clarence Daugherty guest of Walter McClelland Tuesday.
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J. M. Potter
Bedford
Perry Pierce
George Kimbrell
Noriie Wood
Moses Reins
E R Burton
B. F. Sears
Dana Boyd
Frank Jones
J. D. McCain
Charles Sears
S. J.mcclelland
Maude Boone
Leesville Notes On Visits And Thanksgiving Services
James Starr and wife of Sparksville visited the McHargue family last Sunday evening. Fried ley Wilson returned from a Colorado trip. Jobin Bale has typhoid at Jane Consalus home. Thanksgiving services at Church of Christ were led by Sentney Adamson followed by a dinner hosted by local women. The meeting series began Nov 23 and closed last Sunday night with strong attendance. Former speaker Thomas B Reed ill with catarrhal appendicitis, no alarming symptoms yet.
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Sparksville
W. D. McHargue
Friedley Wilson
Colorado
Jobin Bale
Jane Consalus
Church of Christ
Sentney Adamson
W. R. Holland
Margaret Glasseline
R. D. Allen
Jesse Hill
Leesville
Bro. Adamson
City Council Proceedings and October Tax Figures
The City Council debated a meat peddler license ordinance, killing it 4 to 1, and ordered sidewalk raises to improve drainage. They adopted a resolution to appoint three appraisers for city land near the Fairground to sell, and passed an eight hour prison labor ordinance. Waterworks and treasury reports show November expenses and October collections, including taxes, licenses, and warrants.
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Wilson
President's Message Emphasizes Trust Regulation and Tariff Policy
The President reaffirms views on trusts, tariffs, reciprocity with Cuba, labor rights, and national regulation. He supports regulating corporations without destroying legitimate business, favors national legislation, and seeks a Cuba reciprocity treaty. Also notes Philippines progress, army and navy needs, and rural and land reforms. Indianapolis Journal reports a public reception for John Benzel and bride in Ripon, Wisconsin.
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Congress
Senate
Philippines
Alaska
Indianapolis Journal
Bedford Business University to Open in Bedford
Professors W M Williamson and L A Martin of Huntington visit Bedford with plans to locate a first class business college. The school will open in early summer, operate day and night year round, offer courses in typewriting shorthand stenography bookkeeping penmanship and commercial law, and employ about 60 typewriters. They seek only citizen encouragement and business support for supplies.
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W. M. Williamson
L A. Martin
Huntington
Huntington Business University
Bedford
Community Notes From Trinity and Bedford Region
Lon Owens and wife made a business trip to Bedford. Mrs Eugene Thomas was guest of Mrs Abe Davis. The church meetings closed with additions. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Abe Davis. Emma Morrow of Heltonville visits relatives. Various locals visited or traveled between Trinity, Bedford and nearby towns amid rainy weather. The infant of Mr and Mrs Ray Hamilton is sick.
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Lon Owens
Bedford
Eugene Thomas
Abe Davis
Cora Cooper
George Cooper
Emma Morrow
Heltonville
Minnie Allen
Ft Ritner
Mattie Cooper
B. Cooper
Severe weather hampers farm chores and transport
The region suffers through a harsh spell hindering hauling of feed and wood. Farm activity continues with hogs moved to Tunnelton and Pt Ritner, cattle and calves hauled to various farms, and a general push to combat a spreading disease as quarantine support grows. Roadways see heavy court traffic. Community members await officials' duty in the quarantine effort.
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Andy Waddie
Tunnelton
Bob Duncan
Pimple Ridge
Collier
Ritner
Boro
P. Foster
Aus Simpson
Flinn
Rev
Davis
Milt Filton
Bedford
Stroke Of Paralysis Hits Newton Ennis Photographer
Newton Ennis, the photographer, suffered a stroke around 3 45 Wednesday night and is in serious condition after a period of ill health. Monon freight No 74 derailed six cars near Gravelotte south of Lafayette, blocking the line for eight hours and delaying the southbound passenger train by two hours the next morning.
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Newton Ennis
Monon
Gravelotte
Lafayette
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