Mixed Results In Local Liquor Option Contests
The Illinois vote on local option left most towns retaining saloons. In over forty towns the move to dry failed, with Cairo showing an 8852 favoring saloons. Exceptions included Hif fingham Thebes Pinckneyville and Napierville where about 35 saloons tested licenses. The Blue Island case raised the issue of township voting conflicts. The state supreme court will decide these cases as they hinge on similar facts.
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Minois
Cairo
Hffingham
Thebes
Pinckneyville
Napierville
Quook County
Chicago
Mqnor
Barrington
Ugsling
Blue Island
Supreme Court of the State
Many Will Profit From New Vision Act Provisions
The new vision act, effective April 19, increases monthly pensions by four dollars for 201,051 widows and other pensioners earning under twelve dollars. Automatic rises add to a 9,650,448 pension fund boost, with expected 2,592,000 more claims next year for widows of certain service members. The act expands to a widow of a War of 1812 veteran, civil war pensioners, Mexican war beneficiaries, and Widows of participants in Indian wars, with Congress appropriations over 162,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Postoffice Deficit Exceeds Sixteen Million Dollars
Based on the first two quarters of the fiscal year the post office department faces a deficit over 16 million dollars. The six months show a net shortfall of 7 616 545, up from 4 963 202 a year earlier. The bulk of the gap came in the first quarter at 7 369 130 with a much smaller 227 414 in the latest quarter, while the same quarter last year posted a surplus of 1 742 145.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Peaceful Ameri can war vessel to reach Venezuelan waters
The U S will dispatch a small war vessel to Venezuelan waters for peaceful duties after the port at La Guaira was closed over suspected plague. The ship, used as a dispatch boat, will relay messages from Minister Russell to Curacao and parts of Spain while plying between Puerto Cabello and the nearest station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venetlan
LaGuaira
State Department
Russell
Curacao
Prt
Spain
Trinidad
de ‘Partment
Puerto Cabello
Belgium Chamber Defeats Direct Election Proposition
The Belgian chamber of deputies voted 70 to 29 against the proposition to establish direct elections for the people in the upcoming session, blocking the annexation bill and related reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Deputies
Senge
Congressional week overview in 1900s sessions
A six day congressional summary shows house and senate activity. Conference reports, naval and Indian appropriation bills dominate. Brownsville affair circulates across days as Senate debates and House actions proceed with pensions and land grant challenges.
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House
Senate
Cannem
Oregon & California Railroad Company
Oregon
A Better Outlook from Bradstreet on Trade Conditions
Bradstreet reports a brighter outlook due to better weather and crop prospects plus favorable financial signals. Distributive trade remains weak overall with only limited gains in some sections. Retail activity varies by region with the South and Central West showing modest increases while the East underperforms.
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Bradstreet
Weat
Haster
Wilfley Cleared as Impeachment proceedings dropped
The house judiciary committee agreed that no sufficient facts were presented to impeach Judge Lebbius S. Wilfley of the United States court for China. Charges of misconduct raised by Lorin S. Andrews and other American lawyers in Shanghai were rejected by unanimous vote. The full judiciary committee adopted the subcommittee report without changes.
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Lebbius S. Wilfley
United States Court For China
Lorin S. Andrews
Shanghai
House Judiciary Committees
Wilfley
Judiciary Committee
Duke de Chaulnes Dies in Paris Heart Embolism Slain
A Paris dispatch reports Theo dore Bernard Marc D'Albert de Luy nes D'Ailly ninth Duke of Chaulnes died suddenly of heart embolism in his Hotel Langham bedroom. The Duke and Duchess were recently married in New York on February 16 of this year with Miss Theodora Shonts, daughter of Theodora P. Shonts, as bride.
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Paris
Theodore Bernard Marc D’albert de Luynes D’ailly
Chaulnes
Picquigny
Dangeau
Cyclone Devastation Toll Tops 350 Across Four Southern States
A late report tallies about 350 dead and 2,500 homeless across four Southern states after a sequence of tornadoes. Some 46 towns suffered major ruin including Amite Louisiana and Purvis Mississippi, with thousands more damaged on farms and plantations. Rough direction of storms traced through northern Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia
Amite
Purvis
Miss
Lucerne
Kenmore
Lamourie
Richland
Essie
Pine
Angie
Franklinton
Sheridan
Avarda
Hunice
Giles Bend
Church Hill
Lorman
Tillman
Melton
Phxterville
Braxton
Sunflower
Wahalak
Wingate
Columbus
Walls
Fairchilds Creek
Quitmans Landing
McLaurin
McCallum
Winchester
Pine Ridge
Chipley
Ex Premier Campbell-Bannerman Dies at 10 Downing Street
London reports former British prime minister Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman died at his official residence, 10 Downing Street, following long illness. He had resigned the premiership earlier and had limited attendance since the session began, with Chancellor Asquith acting in his stead after a Bristol meeting on November 13.
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London
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
England
Downing Street
Henry
Asquith
Bristol
Five Thousand Detroit Residents Protest Polish Land Policy
Five thousand residents of the Polish district of Detroit held a mass meeting to protest the German government's expropriation of land in Poland, voicing solidarity with Polish nationals and urging action against the policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Poland
Markets Report for Wheat Corn and Livestock Prices
Indiana market figures show wheat at 93c for No 2 red, corn 65c No 2, oats 50c No 2 mixed, hay prices around 12 to 15 dollars per ton, cattle 3.50 to 6.90, hogs 4.00 to 5.85, sheep 3.00 to 5.50, lambs 5.25 to 7.50. Cincinnati and Chicago quotes follow with varying No 2 red wheat 99c and $1.00 respectively, plus cattle hog and lamb ranges. New York and Buffalo listings show additional cattle hog and lamb figures.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Buffalo
Mexico Quieted by Cabinet on Central American Affairs
Rumor says President Diaz called a cabinet meeting in Mexico City to discuss Central American tensions after reports from Guatemala. The chatter claims the United States and Mexico have an accord on Central American affairs and imminent developments loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexican State Department
Guatemala
Diaz
United States
Bitter Pill for Churchill in Manchester Vote
A Manchester dispatch reports the northwest division, in the heaviest poll in twenty years, reversed its 1906 verdict and unseated Liberal Winston Spencer Churchill by 429 votes as he had just become president of the board of trade in the new Asquith cabinet. The defeat harms Churchill’s prestige and political standing.
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Churchill
Manchester
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Asquith
Mr. Churchill
World cotton visible supply slips as week closes
Secretary Hesters reports the world visible cotton at 4 077 218 bales, down from 4 369 039 last week. Other items note a favorable report on the Fowler currency bill, Cabrera’s assassination bid, higher eastern rail freight rates, a New York grand jury exoneration, royal visits, a major oil-field fire, and military promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hesters
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Estrada Cabrera
Guatemala
New York
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Metropolitan Securities Company
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Copenhagen
Glenn Pool
Okla
New Salisbury and Crandall residents attend meeting
Crandall visitors attend the quarterly meeting in New Salisbury. Miss Rath Shields and Miss Lydia Gibson frequent local places, while Lee Wolfe moves to Moté and F M Crandall repaint his house. A special M E church sermon is planned for Saturday May 9 and a wedding is anticipated.
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Crandall
Rath Shields
Maud Burn
Snt
Sun
Evaline Dobson
Marius McCoy
Lydia Gibson
Brynville
James Wolfe
New Albany
J. D. Sallee
M. E. Church
Local Notes From Laconia and Surrounding Areas
Grace Russell born to Mr and Mrs Grover Conrad. Mise Martha Barger of Louisville visiting home folks. The Boone Township Institute will be held at Rehoboth this year on Sunday June 28. Harry Ashton Frank Anderson and Will Radmacher were at Corydon Saturday. Mrs J F Russell J F Friedly E Williar and Eli Shields attended Presbytery at Corydon last Wednesday. James Shields Amzi and Denzil Holliday spent weekend at Manckport visiting Mr and Mrs Stephen Carver. Rev James Teeter conducted a baptism at Frakes Ford Buck Creek Sunday afternoon. Nine persons baptized six from Hill Grove and three from Union Chapel.
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Mise Martha Barger
Louisville
Boone Township
98. S. Institute
Rehoboth
Harry Ashton
Frank Anderson
Will Radmacher
Corydon
J. F. Russell
J. F. Friedly
Williar
Eli Shields
James Shields
Amzi
Denzil Holliday
Manckport
Stephen Carver
James Teeter
Frakes’ Ford
Buck Creek
Hill Grove
Union Chapel
Traction Line Meeting Set for May Fifteenth
A meeting of people interested in extending the traction line from Rockport and Cannelton up through Leavenworth Wyandotte Cave Corydon and New Albany will be held May 15. Propositions to build the extension will be presented by the proposing companies in writing.
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Rockport
Cannelton
Leavenworth
Wyandotte Cave
Corydon
New Albany
A Fine Movement A Feature Of Institute Work
Purdue university under the school of agriculture promotes organizing Indiana boys and girls clubs for competitive farm and home product exhibits. Latta outlines a statewide push, with county fairs and institutes aiding in corn, wheat, butter, bread and other entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Farmers’ Institute
School of Agriculture
Purdue University
W.C. Latta
Farmers’ Institutes
Latta
Heroine of High School in Logansport Burglary
In Logansport Indiana at 3 a m burglar threatened John Ferguson and his wife with a revolver. Fifteen year old Bertha Ferguson awakened, ordered the thief away, and the intruder backed out after she stood firm. No money or jewelry was taken. She is now celebrated as a heroine of the high school.
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Logansport
Ind
John D. Ferguson
Ferguson
Bertha Ferguson
Oliphant Named in $5,000 Damages Suit in Pike County
Petersburg Indiana April 27 Colonel W A Oliphant prominent politician and drug store owner stands as defendant in Pike circuit court in a $5,000 damage claim by Mrs Elisha Craig. She says her husband recently jailed for murderously assaulting John Hammond Sunshine Building and Loan secretary became intoxicated and obtained whisky from Oliphant or his clerk. Craig testified before a court of inquiry and eleven indictments followed.
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Petersburg
Ind
Col
W. A. Oliphant
Pike Circuit Court
Elisha Craig
John Hammond
Sunshine Building and Loan Company
Michigan City
Craig
Baby fatally scalded near Cooper in Nashville Ind
In Nashville Indiana on April 27 the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Robertson near Cooper fell into a tub of boiling water while playing and was fatally scalded. The mother heard a cry and found the child nearly submerged too late to save it.
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Nashville
Ind
Elmer. Robertson
Cooper
Loren King Sentenced in Home Loot Case
Loren King of Anderson Indiana was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to robbing Big Four freight cars. Police found a wagonload of merchandise hidden behind weatherboarding and plastering of his walls during searches of his home.
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Anderson
Ind
Loren King
King
Remington Bank Wrecker Pleads Guilty in Indiana Case
Robert Parker, president of the defunct Remington bank, pleaded guilty to six indictments charging embezzlement. He was fined double the amount, with sentences ranging two to fourteen years on each indictment, not cumulative, to be served at once. The Remington bank, run as a private institution for about 25 years, had declared insolvency amid financial strain. The bank's assets showed $110,000 deposits against over $350,000 in withdrawals.
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Remington Bank
Michigan
Rensselaer
Ind
Robert Parker
Parker
Remington
Parker Bank
Billhelice
Hinshaw
Olice
Battle Ground monument to stay granite says commission
Lafayette Ind April 27 the Battle Ground monument commission remains fixed on granite for the Tippecanoe battlefield memorial and will not alter plans despite a Washington protest. Commission says motives were not purely selfish and awaits approval from the secretary of war and the judge advocate general before work begins. Contract price is 24500 with 50 cents of the 25000 appropriation spent on other expenses.
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Battle Ground Monument
Lafayette
Ind
Bedford
Tippecanoe Battlefield
Battle Ground
Monument Commission
Washington
Indiana
Secretary of War
Judge Advocate General
War Department
Surprise resignation leads to Bryson postmaster pick
Indianapolis April 27 Robert M Bryson named postmaster to succeed Henry W Bennett. President Roosevelt announced the selection in a surprising move as Bennett had not shown signs of resigning. Bryson, an Overstreet choice, is friendly to Senator Beveridge and acceptable to the senior senator. Bennett leaves to devote time to his insurance company presidency.
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Indianapolis
Robert M Bryson
Roosevelt
Bryson
Henry W. Bennett
Tornado devastates Johnson County farms near Greenwood
A Sunday afternoon storm in Johnson County Indiana formed a tornado crossing three townships. It damaged property estimated at 50 000, leveled houses and barns, killed livestock, and cut telephone and telegraph lines south of Greenwood. Traction service was halted with no cars running on the line.
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Johnson County
Greenwood
Ind
Fatal Fort Wayne Car Crash Claims Jasper Life
In Fort Wayne Indiana on April 27 W F Jasper died from internal hemorrhage after stepping in front of a car driven by George B Aldrich. Aldrich swerved to avoid him as he crossed the curb. Jasper, aged forty, left a family behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
W. F Jasper
George B. Aldrich
Jasper
Aldrich
Widow Wins Damages Suit in Richmond
Susan J. Smith, a wealthy widow, sued John D. Vaughan for 10000 damages over a breach of promise. A Richmond jury awarded her 2800 dollars after a trial that lasted about a month. Vaughan has announced plans to appeal to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Susan J. Smith
John D. Vaughan
Vaughan
Supremee Court
Cade
Death of Judge Farber in Fort Indiana
Judge John C. Farber aged fifty five, a state reporter, died at his Fort Wayne home on April 17 following illness. He served with distinction in regional courts and was a prominent legal figure in Indiana.
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Farber
Fort
Ind
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