Tariff debate in 55th Congress sparks party clash
In the House the tariff bill debate resumes with Talbert and Clark denouncing protectionists as republicans press for duties to aid American labor. A scene erupts as Indiana's Henry A. Johnson disrupts proceedings, prompting Speaker Reed to restore order and admonish members to be good.
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Talbert
Champ Clark
Maguire
Gunn
Tawney
Ways and Means Committee
Messrs
Dem
S. C
Clark
Cal
Pop
Ida
Cox
Tenn
McRae
Ark
Grow
Rep
Simpson
Kan
Curtis
Burke
Tex
Lentz
Colson
Hawley
Dearmond
Fitzgerald
Mass
Gaines
Foster
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Senate
Henry A. Johnson
Indiana
House
Sherman
New York
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Sherman
Speaker Reed
Reed
Panama Scandals to be Reopened and Tariff Progress Report
The Panama scandals will be ventilated again as Germany reduces emigration. Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Paris Texas suspends operations. Oliver Optic author William T Adams dies. England plans 60000 troops for South Africa. The tariff bill is only 14 pages finished of 162. Rep Walker of Massachusetts introduces two currency bills. Rep Slayden will align with Republicans on tariff. Treasury shows available cash 219,118,801 dollars with a gold reserve of 151,777,770. Rep Shafroth proposes mining claims on forest reservations.
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Panama
Germany
Bank of
Paris
Texas
William T. Adams
Oliver Optic
England
South Africa
House
Walker
Massachusetts
Slayden
San Antonio
Tex
Shafroth
Colorado
Weather Bureau Warning Prompts Flood Prep for Lower Mississippi
William L. Moore, chief of the Weather Bureau, warns residents from Helena to Vicksburg that the Mississippi River will rise for ten days. People in districts previously overflowed are urged to prepare for the worst.
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Weather Bureau
William L. Moore
The
Mississippi
Helena
Vicksburg
Crown Prince Constantine Arrives at Larissa in Group Welcome
London dispatch reports Crown Prince Constantine and Greek royal party welcomed at Larissa with crowds, flags, and flowers as troops were paraded. Te Deum sung at the cathedral and palace reviews followed amid lavish artillery displays. Turkish threat grows with Edhem Pasha possibly commanding 150,000 troops and rail logistics rapidly expanding at Salonica.
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London
Larissa
Greece
Constantine
Thessaly
Sophia
Nicholas
Marie
Crown Prince
Daily Mail
Times
Rome
The
Rapsani
Vale of Tempe
Platamona
Elassona
Thermopylae
Salonica
Edhem Pasha
Cape Kara
Constantinople
Arta
Thompson's Shortage in State Office Scrutiny
Governor Mount releases documents on the State Statistician S. J. Thompson probe. Thompson admits misappropriations totaling 2394.72 dollars. He repaid 1250 dollars into the treasury and deposited 1144.72 dollars with the Auditor of State to May 1 for papers. Resignation not requested yet. possible indictment for embezzlement under existing laws could follow.
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Mount
Office of State Statistician
S. J. Thompson
Auditor of State
Thompson
State Board names W. E. Henry State Librarian
The State Board of Education elected W. E. Henry professor of English literature at Franklin College as State Librarian, succeeding Emma L. Davidson. The final ballot gave Henry a unanimous board vote behind closed doors. Henry is a Bloomington State University and University of Chicago graduate and is identified as a Democrat by party, though not active in party politics.
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State Board of Education
W. E. Henry
Franklin College
Emma L. Davidson
Henry
E. L. Davidson
Marvin
B. Wilson Smith
W. W. Pfrimmer
C. E. Shafer
C. T. Dollarhide
Frances Smith
W. W. Spangler
Mary E. Ahern
V. G. Alford
Mr. Henry
Bloomington State University
University of Chicago
Gladstone Masters the Wheel at Eighty Seven
William Ewart Gladstone has learned to ride a bicycle and keeps pace with younger men. The famed statesman, an enthusiast of outdoor exercise, walks in London and chops trees in the country. Now in his eighty seventh year, he writes from home that he has mastered the wheel.
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William Ewart Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
London
Police Boards Named for Richmond and Muncie
Governor Mount announces police commissioners for Richmond and Muncie. Richmond members are Isaac A. Gorman James G. Martin A. G. Ogborn and Muncie members are Victor E. Silverburg L. D. Thomas and J. B. Cammack.
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Mount
Richmond
Isaac A. Gorman
James G. Martin
A. G. Ogborn
Muncie
Victor E. Silverburg
L. D. Thomas
J. B. Cammack
Dekalb Delegates and a Wide Embezzlement Ring
The grand jury indicted eight Dekalb County figures for conspiring to steal 50000 from county funds. Indicted are W Mc Intosh Jacob M Hook Reuben Sawyer David W Fair Perry Fair Frank Dills and Frank Borst. Dills pleaded guilty for three years. Borst and Sawyer are in prison for five years. D W Fair and Perry Fair face separate embezzlement and forgery charges. Hook seeks change of venue to Whitley County. Hartford City report notes Otis Hadley helping break up a thieves gang after years of pursuit.
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Dekalb
Dekalb County
W. McIntosh
Jacob M. Hook
Reuben Sawyer
David W. Fair
Perry Fair
Frank Dills
Frank Borst
Borst
Sawyer
D. W. Fair
J. M. Hook
McIntosh
Sawver
Hook
Whitley
Hartford City
Otis Hadley
Weather and patent round up from Indiana towns
Weather summaries recall last year and hopeful prospects as crowds gathered at the station to bid farewell. Patents issued Tuesday list recipients across Indiana including A L Brooks Columbus incubator J B Cleveland C Herdrich Indianapolis machine for twisted wire strands I C Gray Tippecanoe elevator and others for farm gates swinging gates box making machines and musical instrument tuners among many items with Indianapolis figures prominent.
Tailor and clothier clubs face crackdown in Terre Haute
A Terre Haute delegation of tailors and clothiers met with the prosecuting attorney to protest clubs that operate as lotteries. They described the schemes as scam games, insisting punishment and discontinuation. The prosecutor pledged immediate action. In a separate note, a Hartford City jury fined Chappelle $25 for firing two loads into a glass workers delegation, with three jurors for acquittal and others partisan.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Hartford City
Glass Workers
Old Man Chappelle
South Side Burglary Ring Busted In Huntington Area
Otis Hadley, posing as a tramp, joined a thieves’ band on the south side and helped seize enough evidence to arrest Fred Nichols and three others, including Ed McMahan Jack Highlands and Whitey Helm. The group is tied to burglaries across Grant Huntington Delaware Adams and Jay counties over three years.
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Mt. Aetna
Huntington County
al Hadley
Huntington
Hadley
Fred Michols
Otis Hadley
Nichols
Colony of Thieves
Fred Nichols
Ed McMahan
Jack Highlands
Whitey’ Helm
Young Hadley
Grant
Delaware
Adams
Jay
Magely
Adams County
Case to be appealed to the Supremer court funds raised
The text notes that the case would have gone to the Supremer court on appeal and that funds for such an appeal had already been raised.
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Supremer Court
Dunkard Exodus Continues As 300 Board Special North Dakota Train
A Roan and Miami county crowd of Dunkards totaled about 300 men and women who boarded a Great Northern special train to Cando North Dakota. The move repeats last year’s migration to the Dunkard colony despite reports of hardship and failed crops.
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Roan
North Manchester
Dunkard
North Dakota
Great Northern Railway
Cando
Miami County
Richmond artists organize an association
Richmond artists plan to form an association as part of a broader cultural efforts. The report notes several local figures involved and outlines aims to promote collaboration and exhibitions among painters and sculptors in the region.
Radical Methods in Tariff Fight Set April 15 Start
Washington Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee agreed on retroactive tariff provisions to begin duties April 15. Senate likely to reject the amendment, but House action may curb heavy importations and add speculative risk to trade. Subcommittee led by Grosvenor Tawney and Dalzell drafted the amendment to push the new duties into effect before the law.
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Ways and Means Committee
Washington
Senate
House
Associated Press
Dingley
Grosvenor
Ohio
Tawney
Minnesota
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Fighting in Crete as Greek, Turkish forces clash near Suda bay
The Greek attack on Fort Izzendin near Suda Bay last Wednesday met heavy fire as foreign ironclads supported the Turkish garrison of twelve cannons and a mitrailleuse. Cretan troops later dislodged the Turks at Spinalonga after forty eight hours, seizing a vessel delivering ammunition. Fighting continues at Heraklion Retimo and Patsunaria with French reinforcements replacing unreliable Turkish outposts.
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Crete
Izzendin
Suda Bay
Spinalonga
Heraklion
Retimo
Western Union Funds Sent to Indiana Counties by Attorney General
The attorney general reports Western Union money allocated to Indiana counties. Carroll County’s share is 1672 dollars but retained due to state debt. The list details each county and its received amount, including large sums for counties like Lake, La Porte, and St Joseph, among others.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Carroll County
Adams
Allen
Bartholomew
Benton
Lilackford
Beene
Cass
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Daviess
Dearborn
Decatur
DeKalb
Delaware
Elkhart
Fayette
Floyd
Fountain
Franklin
Fulton
Gibson
Grant
Greene
Hamilton
Hancock
Harrison
Hendricks
Henry
Howard
Huntington
Jackson
Jasper
Jay
Jefferson
Jennings
Johnson
Knox
Kosciusko
Lagrange
Lake
Laporte
Lawrence
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Martin
Miami
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Newton
Noble
Orange
Owen
Parke
Perry
Pike
Porter
Posey
Pulaski
Putnam
Randolph
Ripley
Rush
Scot
Shelby
Starke
Steuben
St. Joseph
Sullivan
Tippecanoe
Tipton
Unton
Vanderburg
Vermillion
Vigo
Wabash
Tornado devastates Chandler Oklahoma killing and injuring many
A powerful tornado struck Chandler Oklahoma at 6 PM followed by hail and floods. Three quarters of homes and businesses were wrecked, many killed or injured, and rescue work faced heavy difficulties. By Tuesday morning 21 bodies were recovered, with dozens more injured and feared dead beneath rubble. Fire further endangered the injured as some victims burned. Additional reports told of incinerated children found among casualties. President McKinley sent nominees for ambassador to Germany and Italy and a patent commissioner appointment to the Senate.
New Use For the X Rays in Beauty
An up to date woman near middle age discovers that two minutes exposure to X rays on the face creates a durable and charming flush. She notes the method as more delicate than mustard plasters and believes it will become a popular feminine beautifier despite known skin irritation from X rays.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Best Spring Medicine Claim
An advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla proclaims it the finest spring medicine and family tonic. It cites improved headaches, better sleep, increased energy, and a healthier, more vigorous child in Freedom, Pennsylvania, with a testimonial from Thomas Wurtz of Park Quarries.
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Hood
Hood's Sarsaparilla Proudly Advertised
A promotional note touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifier sold by druggists at 1 dollar or six bottles for 5 dollars. The text repeats the slogan and pricing and mentions Hood's Pills.
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Hood
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