Indiana Briefs and National News From The Era
Senator Howe's civil service bill for Ohio institutions failed with eight votes. A Portage County probate judge fell twenty five feet through a roof window in a dream sequence. A Milwaukee liquor salesman leaped from a steamer at Grand Haven. life preservers failed to help. A former Brooklyn civil service chief, Bragdon, killed himself near Fort Lee. Father Gapon arrested in St Petersburg amid scandal rumors. A Milan king assassination plot confession cited by Rome paper. A Washington actor drank carbolic acid on stage in view of Ida Gordon. The House committee favors a Townsend resolution to fund 50,000 dollars for interstate rail investigation and rail moves. An American syndicate concession in a Baltic to Black Sea canal linked to Standard Oil. Burlington No. 301 rear collision near Dalton Nebraska. fireman killed and two engineers fatally injured amid snowbound confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Howe
Ohio
David L. Rockwell
Portage County
Kenyon College
R. S. van Duzee
Milwaukee
Naomi
Grand Iaven Harbor
van Duzee
Irving Sn. Bragdon
Brooklyn
Union League Club
Montauk Club
Bloomingdale Asylum
Fort Lee
N. J
Gapon
St. Petersburg
Gazetta del Tribunali
Rome
Italy
Milan
Ida Gordon
Wonderland Company
William Thomas
Saginaw, Mich
Washington
Miss Gordon
National House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Engineer Jackson
Grenburg
Taschkend
Baltic
Black Sea
Jackson
Standard Oil
Multi-accident and crime items dominate late 19th century news
A summary of scattered incidents includes a streetcar collision in South Omaha killing Jacob Paulsen and injuring seven. stock losses after a Supreme Court ruling. a fire in St Johns Oregon destroying a square of buildings. embezzlement plea by Fred R. Green. a Newark wife dies of heart disease after reunion. a Battle Creek washerwoman buying an auto. fatal burns in Americus Kansas during a rescue. Senator Depew's illness and seclusion. the towboat Lysle sunk on the Monongahela. a drowned chambermaid said to be Jack Dempsey's sister. a San Francisco collapse kills one, injures others. a high wind topples a two-story unfinished house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Omaha
Jacob Paulsen
Chicago Traction
Supreme Court
Lews
St. Johns
Ore
Fred R. Green
Fredonia (N. Y.) National Bank
Auburn
Newark
N. J
Battle Creek
Mich
Tub
Charles Grimmett
Americus
Kan
Senate
Thomas Lysle
Monongahela River
Thraddock
Christine Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Monongahela Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Cost of Living Reaches Thirty-Year High, Dun Record Shows
The Dun Mercantile agency reports that overall commodity prices relative to consumption hit their highest level in thirty years. Meat prices rose while dairy and garden items fell, and building materials drove the recent surge in the miscellaneous category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun Mercantile Agency
Dun
Lock Canal Now Looked Certain By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt transmits the canal commission report to Congress showing a lock canal with a summit level of 50 feet, cost about 159 705.20 and eight and a half years to build. The majority and Chief Engineer Stevens favor the lock plan while most consulting engineers oppose it. Congress now faces the decision amid competing cost and maintenance estimates and comparisons with sea level routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Congress
Canal Commission
Stevens
Board of Consulting Engineers
Admiral Indicott
Dpresident
Taft
Ile
Suez Canal
Ife
Sault Ste. Marie
Cromwell Testimony Highlights Panama Canal Scrutiny
William Nelson Cromwell, the New York lawyer linked to the Panama venture, testifies before the Senate committee on inter oceanic canals. He details his roles with the French canal company and the Panama railroad, denies PAC money flowing to his firm, and confirms earning about 200000 dollars from the new Panama company while citing professional secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Nelson Cromwell
New York
Panama Republic
Panama Canal
Senate Committee On Interoceanic Canals
Morgan
Alabama
Cromwell
Ife
Panama
Republic of Panama
Senate
New Panama Company
Wheasa
Standard Oil Testimony Rule Sparks Contempt Threat
Missouri Supreme Court rules that domestic and foreign oil firms must testify and produce business records when summoned, with officers and witnesses compelled to answer or face jail for contempt. The ruling may force Rockefeller and others to testify. Pennsylvania moves against the $30 cash deposit for 1 000 000 mile tickets, calling it unconstitutional and ordering suit by Attorney General Carson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Supreme Court of Missouri
Gildersleeve
New York
Missouri
H. H. Rogers
Rogers
John }. Rockefeller
Oil Trust
Brown
State of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carson
Th Railroad
Battle on Jolo Ends With Major Casualties
Major action near Mount Dajo on Jolo ends with 15 enlisted men killed and 32 naval casualties. Moros suffer around 600 killed as American forces, including a naval detachment and constabulary, capture the lava cone and crush the fortified stronghold. Major General Leonard Wood commands the Philippine force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolo
Leonard Wood
Division of
Philippines
Sula
Mount Dajo
WW. D. Cooke, Jr
United States
Pampanga
Gilmore
Constabulary
John R. White
Pyree Rivers
Gordon
Wylie T. Conway
Sixth Infantry
Joseph W. Duncan
Ivens on Trial in Chicago Murder Case
Richard Glines Ivens, 24, on trial before Judge Smith in Chicago for the murder of Mrs. Hollister. The defense objects to references to his confession, claimed as extorted, but the court overrules. Hollister's husband testified he last saw his wife alive the morning of Jan. 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wesley Methodist Church
Ivens
Franklin C. Wollister
Hhusband
Disbanding of Central California Raisin Growers in Fresno
Fragmented notes report the Central California Raisin Growers Company disbanded at Fresno. Other items mention fire damage to Equitable Life Assurance Society in Memphis totaling 200000 dollars and political turmoil around reform efforts in various boards and associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central California Raisin Growers’ Company
Fresno
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Memphis
Roosevelt
Thers’ Protective Association
Buel
American Drum
Billboards for Religion Boost Denver Churches Ad Campaigns
In Denver churches advertise with billboards posters and placards as rival congregations vie for attention. The trend began after Rev Christian F Reisner of Grace Methodist sparked the practice plus Billy Sunday campaigns popularized street stickers. The Denver YMC A aims to raise 200000 in a month using campaign style headquarters with hourly reports and a clock dial updating new subs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Denver
Christian F. Reisner
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Billy Sunday
Sunday
Colorado Springs
Denver Young Men’s’ Christian Association
Senate Debates Statehood and Indian Bill Passes House
Senate on Wednesday split into two debates with two speeches on the railroad rate bill. Mr. Scott opposed and Mr. Clapp supported it while focus shifted to statehood with Derkins and Spooner opposing. The House passed the Indian appropriation bill totaling 7,785,528 and adjourned amid quorums and debates on lieutenant general, standardizing natural language and other measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Scott
Clapp
Messrs
Derkins
Spooner
House
Burke
S. D
Mr. Kline
Vpa
Brantley
Slaughen
Iowa
Gardner
Mass
Gaines
Tenn
Henry Clay
McCumber
Patterson
Beveridge
Pha
Herben HW. D. Peiré
Shanghai
Bourke
Oklahoma
Arizona
Resoluti Eral
Ed Unti
Senate bill actions and party splits in early session
Fragmented report notes bitter rebuke of the President from Senator Tillman while Senators Lodge and Spooner defend him. Senate acts on rate and land bills, and debates naturalization and public building provisions amid quorums and committee notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman
Lodge
Spooner
Culberson
Senate
District of Columbia
Delaware
New Jersey
Tenver
Oklahoma
Washington
John Paul Jones
Sims
House
New York
Unclear OCR item from March 26 case hearing
Fragmentary text references a man in the army and a case proceeding on March 26. The readable parts provide no clear names, places, or outcomes to specify a full news item or event.
Clipping the Horse Boosts Health and Value
The article argues clipping horses in early spring improves welfare, aids drying after work, prevents illnesses like heaves and pneumonia, and increases value. It cites a Buffalo test comparing clipped and unclipped groups, noting no sickness in the clipped group. A $7 horse clipping machine is widely available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Buffalo
Editor’s Note on Rape-Nuts Diet Boosts Vigor
A New Jersey editor describes recovering from nervous distress after consuming a long diet of rapeNuts cereal and heavy exercise. He credits the regimen with improved digestion and stamina enabling him to resume demanding editorial work. The testimonial is attributed to Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Postum Co
Lost Way on Arkansas Ride With Squatter and Fiddle
OL Read travels Arkansas on horseback and asks directions from a squatter. The informal dialogue covers roads and travel methods as the squatter, nonchalant with his fiddle, asserts he is not lost and maintains a blunt stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Read
Arkansas
A Drawback in Parlor Etiquette Cited by Miss Edith
In a Philadelphia Press excerpt Mrs. Hayskeep-Delia bans the police man from the kitchen while Delia explains Miss Edith stays in the parlor most of the term. Delia notes Mr. O Fynn might not enjoy her company as she is unfamiliar to him.
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Clinton Plaindeater
Vaughn & Vansest, Publishers
Clinton
Indiana
Burlington
Dalton
Sidney
Neb
Chicago Board of Education
Gary
Cost OF
Morgan Quizzel Cromwell
U. S
Isle of
Wood
Sulu
Philippine Archipelago
Manila
Iake
Mindanao
Phillippines
Sulu Archipelago
Torneo
Philippine Islands
Department of Luzon
J. S. Weston
J. A. Buchanan
Department of Visayas
Casper H. Bliss
Department of Mindanao
Flegle Br
Steel Trust
Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburg Coal Company
Robbins
George J. Gould
Pittsburg
Ricitard Ivens
Tick W. Seward
Insident Garfield
New
Sident Watts
Toledo, Ohio
Wut Tor
Billboards
Dre Qilf
Bill
Wellville
Pkga
Opie
Jes
Mr. Read
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