Indiana week’s news record and varied national items
Resolutions from the National Educational Association convention in Louisville urge higher teacher pay and educational reforms. Indiana treasurer Brickenstein resigns amid a $60 000 to $100 000 shortfall. bondsman pays $60 000. Rev Coburn insists New Jerusalem is a material city. City of Detroit steamer opens navigation across Lake Erie with near record early start. Sioux Falls police detain suspects in missing farmer Sven case. Philadelphia Mayor claims $2 500 000 franchise payoff by Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company was siphoned from city funds. Great Indian Territory fire at Caney continues to blaze despite futile attempts to cap the well with a 3000 pound iron cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Brickenstein
Alamoosa
Colo
Fred Warshauer
New Jerusalem
William Coburn
New York
Macon
God
Detroit
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Sioux Falls
Christopher Sven
Humboldt
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Weaver
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Traction Company
Caney, Wan
Indian Territory
Notable brief notes on births deaths and public affairs
A jumble of short items reports births and congratulations including Charles Davis New York on a baby girl and George Goulds seventh child. It notes a Russia commerce minister interim shift and Wall Street campaign gains. A Toledo suicide after electoral strain. Roosevelt urging coast fortifications. Metty Green returning to Bellows Falls. Chicago saloon license vote. Santa Fe Central rail deal. Missouri rates ending oil discrimination. prairie fires Texas Panhandle losses over 1 million. A Youngstown football figure linked to Mount Carmel clash. Henry Whitbeck kills wife then himself. damage in Des Moines and Los Angeles suburb fire. Emily Gericke of Chicago dies by chloroform and arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Davis
New York
Post Office
George Gould
M. Fedoroff
Commerce
Russia
M. Kutler
H. W. Rogers
Wall Street
Ieii
Co. W. Tallmadge
C. W. and
Panhandle
Texas
Mace? Gillen
Youngstown
Ohio
Notre Dame
Mount Carmel
Ill
Henry L. Whitbeck
Buffalo
N. Y
Emily Gericke
Chipo
Walsh Arrested Former Chicago National Bank President
John R. Walsh, former president of the defunct Chicago National Bank, was arrested on perjury and embezzlement charges. He is held on 50 000 bond and faces possible five years in prison for allegedly misapplying 33 million in bank funds and making false entries in bank reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago National Bank
John R. Walsh
United States
Walsh
John M. Smyth
William Best
Foote
Chicago
Chicago Official Resigns as Public Works Chief
Joseph Medill Patterson, Chicago Public Works Commissioner and the city’s youngest official, resigns to Mayor Dunne in a letter declaring himself a Socialist. He argues money is power and controls destinies, condemning the influence of wealthy corporations and wealth on law and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Medill Patterson
Chicago
I'vriday
Dunne
Mr. Patterson
Department of Public Works
Patterson
Railroad Rate Cuts and Oil Control Across Industries
The New Haven and Hartford directors reportedly approved passenger rate cuts to two cents a mile on Mellen’s recommendation. A Wisconsin Central official says Standard Oil now controls that railroad and funds its extension to Superior and Duluth. U.S. railroad mileage has surged since 1865, with 25,000 miles added in the last five years. The Grand Valley Colorado guidebook touts western resources. Strang gas electric motors test for the Pennsylvania railroad. Altoona shops ordered to produce 100 auto shipment box cars. Interstate Commerce Commission reports steep railroad capitalization, rising from 9.89 to 13.21 billion dollars, boosting freight receipts and last-year dividends by 230 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Mellen
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Standard Oil
Superior
Duluth
United States
Grand Valley
Colorado
Western Slope
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Strang
Altoona
Interstate Commerce Commission
Meridian Tornado Ravages Town Killing Dozens and Damaging Property
A destructive tornado struck Meridian Mississippi at dusk, killing 21 white residents and over 100 African Americans and causing about 1.5 million dollars in damage. The storm wrecked the Y M C A building, multiple depots, a hotel, businesses, and a large black neighborhood, with hundreds injured or buried in debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Miss
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Ohio Bridge Trust Probe Seeks Legal Reform
Attorney General Tillis of Ohio announces a preliminary inquiry into the American Bridge Company and affiliates. He alleges a secret bidding pool skimmed over 800000 dollars annually from the public since 1892, with potential county commissioner awareness and pending prosecutions. He seeks a law amendment to compel testimony without self incrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillis
Oho
American Bridge Company
Ohio
Ite
Marconi Wins Patent Case In Wireless Telegraphy
The United States Circuit Court in New York awards William Marconi priority as originator of wireless telegraphy in his suit against the De Forest company. Judges state Marconi first described and first achieved transmission of definite intelligent signals by means of the Hertzian waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
New York
William Marconi
The
de Forest Company
Marconi
King Edward Reaches Out On Kaiser Birthday Note
Berlin welcomes resumed friendly relations with Britain as King Edward writes a cordial birthday letter to the Kaiser. Prof I S Williams of the New York Botanical Garden criticizes Filipino work ethic after two years in the Philippines. Ex Premier Balfour backs corn tariffs aligning with Chamberlain, provoking anger among free trade unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Berlin
Britain
I. S&s. Williams
Philippines
New York Botanical Garden
Balfour
Chamberlain
Chicago and New York Trade Conditions in Spring
Chicago reports an encouraging trade zone with rising demand for staples and heavy spring construction. Factory output grows, raw material prices stay firm, and wholesale and mail order buying expand. New York notes brisk jobbing and shipping, but a cautious outlook due to large winter stock and lower raw cotton. Business failures: 29 in Chicago district for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dun
United States
Bradstreet
International Market Prices Reported for Cattle Hogs and Grains
Regional and city price quotes for cattle hogs and sheep across markets in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and more. Includes grain values for wheat corn oats rye barley and butter eggs and potatoes with range figures in cents and dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ste
St. Thonis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Gen J M Schofield Dead Former Army Head Dies in Florida
Lieutenant General John M Schofield A S A retired former head of the army died at St. Augustine Florida Sunday night after a cerebral hemorrhage. He was seventy four, born in New York, educated at West Point, and held command across Missouri Ohio Georgia and the Pacific.
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St. Augustine
Fla
John M. Scofield
New York
Ilinois
John
West Point
Freeport
McPherson
Sheridan
Sill
Terrill
R. O. Pyler
Washington University
St. Louis
South
Volunteer Service
Missouri
Arkansas
Tle
Department of
Grant
Army of the Ohio
Sherman
Georgia
Hood
Tennessee
Schofield
Johnston
President Johnson
Department of the Missouri
Department of the Pacific
San Francisco
Cal
West Point Military Academy
Department of the Gulf
Pacific Department
Des Moines Woman Recovered by Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs J A Wyatt of Des Moines faced severe nervous dyspepsia and near starvation after failed treatments. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with stopping vomiting, restoring appetite, and allowing her to resume duties at home. Sold by druggists and Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Wyatt
Seventh Street
Des Moines
Iowa
Rossetti’s Priceless Laughable Purchase
A tale from Rossetti’s student days recalls a London inn with a colossal painting on its bar wall. After a price exchange, Rossetti outbids the innkeeper with three pounds, winning the 3000 pound canvas in a comic twist from young artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossetti
London
Origin of Microbes Tied to Grains and Lungs
A Le Figaro writer argues the bacillus of consumption originated in rye wheat and corn blades and that the human lung is its adopted home. It would perish without replenishment, and rare atmospheres aid consumptives not by thinning air but because rye wheat and corn do not grow there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Figaro
Paris
Dr Ox
Pacific Island hurricane devastates Society and Tuamotu
Details from the storm report indicate a sixteen hour hurricane on February 8 with winds over 100 miles per hour. Thousands dead or homeless across Society and Tuamotu islands, with Papeete submerged and major towns crushed. Relief appeals issued as American residents brace for consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Society
Tuamotu
Pacific Ocean
Papeete
Tahiti
San Francisco
Arrest in Hoboken Brother Burning Case for Insurance
Alexander Legler, 22, arrested in Hoboken N J on a charge of burning his brother Carl to death to obtain 3000 dollars in life insurance. Parts of Campos Brazil inundated with twelve feet of water after Parahiba Do Sul rivers broke banks. Bolivar County Bank of Cleveland Mississippi failed to open recently, assets 130000 liabilities 110000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Legler
Hoboken
N. J
Carl
Campos
Brazil
Parahiba Do Sul
Bolivar County Bank of
Cleveland
Miss
Clark college cuts athletics speed up student progress
President Wright says removing athletics lets Clark College students complete a four year course in three years. Israel Rauth, a New York jeweler, was held up and robbed of a tray of diamond earrings valued at several hundred dollars. James A. Laing, who carried Livingstone’s body from Zanzibar to London and was part of Stanley’s Niger expedition, has died in Honolulu at age 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Clark College
Clark
Israel Rauth
New York
James A. Laing
Livingstone
Zanzibar
London
Stanley
Honolulu
A Perfect Hand Becomes Nationally Known Through Postum Ads
The tale explains how a flawless feminine hand seen in a photographer's shot drew attention. The owner, wife of Mr. Post, allowed the image to advertise Postum and Grape-Nuts with the caption A Helping Hand. The picture appeared on magazine back covers and sparked widespread curiosity without naming the owner initially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Postum
Friends of Postum
The
Postum Co
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Clinton
Vaughn & Varsest, Publishers
Indiana
Department of Superintendence
National Educational Association
Louisville
Walsh IS Arrested
Meridian, Miss
Union
Queen and Crescent
D. E. Bennett
Claud Williams
Frank Woodruff
Meyer Neville Company
Bennett
Front Street
Armour Packing
Western Union Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Company
At- Innta
Birmingham
Memphis
Meyer & Neville Hardware Company
Tom Lyle & Co
Josh Moore
New Orleans & Northwestern Railroad
Mobile & Ohio
Southern
Grand Avenue
Bridge Trust
Gen
J. M. Schofield
J. M. Scifofield
Pacific Islands
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