Parkhurst Denounces U S Policy on Philippine Massacre
In New York on March 19 Rev. Charles H Parkhurst condemned official praise for General Wood’s actions in the Moro Islands. He described the bombardment that killed about 600 civilians as a grim example of humanitarian callousness and questioned Roosevelt's heart in a sermon on Christian nations and the Filipino people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dry
Charles H. Parkhurst
Azuros
Roosey
Wood
Philippine Islands
Moro Islands
Roosevelt
Congressional Session Summary Highlights Rail and Legislation
The week recounts House actions on district bills and naturalization failed due to quorum. Senate focused on the rate bill with debates and passage on various measures. The Townsend resolution empowered ICC investigations into railroads and coal oil links while pensions and semi private bills moved. Friday covered legislative appropriation debate. Senate idle. no session Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
District of Columbia
Senate
Tillman-Gillesnine
Townsend
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tillman-Gillespie
Coal Strike Tension at Indianapolis Conference
About 606 bituminous operators are due in Indianapolis to meet with the United Mine Workers of America as the coal strike stalemate continues. President Gompers prepares an AFL executive council session in Washington likely to address the dispute. Operators open talks at the Claypool hotel amid talks of a possible 5 percent wage increase for miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Ontcone
Ryan
Scales Committee
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Federation For Today
Washington
Claypool
State insurance chief rules on life firms in Missouri
Jefferson City March 10 Superintendent W D Vandiver of the state insurance department declared that the Columbian National Life Insurance company of Boston and allied firms must conduct only an insurance business in Missouri and not engage in other lines. The decision sets a clear limit on company activities within the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
W. D. Vandiver
State Insurance Department
Columbian National Life Insurance Company of
Boston and
Allied Companies
Donavan Sentenced in Ridgeville Bank Robbery Case
Winchester Ind March 13 James Donavan the second man charged in the Ridgeville bank robbery last October will serve two to fourteen years in Jeffersonville Prison. Fingers Burke received a similar sentence a week ago.
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Winchester
Ind
James Donavan
Ridgeville
Jeffersonville
Dewey Floats to Philippines in Tow of Three Colliers
The United States floating dry dock Dewey, arriving Feb. 23 at Las Palmas, Canary Islands, departed Saturday in tow of colliers Brutus Caesar and Clacier and the navy tug Patomac bound for the naval station at Olongapo in the Philippine Islands.
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Las Palmas
Canary Islands
United States
Dewey
Olongapo
Philippine Islands
Caesar
Clacier
Fire destroys Grimmett home. two children hurt fatally
In Americus near Emporia Kansas the Grimmett family home burned. One child died in the blaze another was fatally burned. Mrs Grimmett received serious burns while trying to rescue the children.
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Emporia
Kan
Chas. Grimmett
Americus
Here
Operator Blunder Triggers Fatal Rio Grande Wreck Near Florence
Pueblo reports a head on collision of two Denver & Rio Grande passenger trains four miles east of Florence. Officials fear about thirty five dead as crews remove bodies. An operator’s failure to deliver a train order is blamed for the crash on the sharp curve.
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Pueblo
Col
Eden
Denver & Rio Grande
Florence
Cal
Rio Grande
Taft declines Roosevelt offer of Supreme Court seat
Secretary of War William H. Taft of Ohio declines Roosevelt's offer to succeed Justice Brown on the Supreme Court. The White House says Brown will retire in June and the Court will vacation until October, with no vacancy until then. Taft is seen as a potential Republican candidate for president in 1908.
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Washington
William H. Taft
Ohio
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Justice Brown
Taft
White House
Conference on Moroccan reforms shows cautious optimism
At Algeciras on March 19 delegates from neutral powers meet with French and German reps several times daily. Despite efforts to soften rigid positions, no new move solves the core disagreements between France and Germany. Indecision likely until Paris and Berlin issue fresh instructions.
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Algeciras
France
Germany
Paris
Berlin
Supreme Court decision gives Chicago control of street railway traction
The Supreme Court upholds city charters extending street railway life to 99 years, limits company contract rights, and restores city leverage to regulate street occupancy. It leaves Union Traction and Chicago City Railway with restricted rights unless purchase clauses exist, enabling Chicago to negotiate or force acquisitions. Mayor Dunne declares a sweeping city victory.
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Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Union Traction Company
North
West
Chicago City Railway Company
Dunne
Mystery of Christmas Family Killings Deepens in Alabama
Report says a detective and assistant, aided by a ventriloquist and a superstition bound negro and his mule, claim the triple murder mystery is solved. Arrests of Will Christmas and Walter Holland followed as the case unfolds near Cottonwood after weeks in hiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dathan
Ala
Marenth
Wil Christmas
Walter Holland
Christmas
Cottonwood
Georgia
Will Christmas
Storer to Retire as Ambassador to Austria-Hungary
Washington reports Secretary Root confirms Bellamy Storer will retire immediately from the Austrian Hungary post. A successor will be named by the president at once, but Root declines to reveal the new ambassador. Ongoing friction with the administration remains undisclosed by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bellamy Storer
Austria-Hungary
Root
Storer
Senate debate continues on railroad rate bill this week
Washington reports that on March 19 the senate will keep debating the railroad rate bill. The bill is expected to command more of the chamber's attention this week than in the prior period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Market Report Indianapolis Grain and Livestock
Market notes show Wheat No 2 red around 84 cents, Corn No 2 about 44 to 40 cents, Oats No 2 mixed near 31 cents. Clover, timothy, millet hay prices listed. Cattle, hogs, sheep, and lamb values vary by market, with hogs near 4.25 to 6.55 dollars and lambs 4.50 to 6.75. Recounts include 2,000 hogs and 1,100 cattle across segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
Outlaws Still Missing After Spavinaw Search
A conurler from Marshal Darrough's camp reports no trace of the Wick liffe Indian outlaws in Spavinaw country. Locals think they will not leave the area as it offers many concealment spots. In East Persia a pest panic spreads as people flee.
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Vinita
T. T
Conurler
Marshal Darrough
Spavinaw Country
Wickliffe
Steamer Atlanta Burns Near Port Washington Rescue
The Goodrich line steamer Atlanta burned to the water’s edge ten miles north of Port Washington Sunday afternoon. Fishermen the Smith brothers of Port Washington and the tug Tessler rescued sixty five passengers and crew who fled in lifeboats. All were saved except one man who drowned as they were transferred to the steamer Georgia northbound.
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Milwaukee
Atlanta
Goodrich Line
Port Washington
Smith Brothers
Tessler
Georgia
Annual meeting of general assembly of United Presbyterian Church
Richmond Ind March 19 The annual meeting of the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church will be held in Richmond May 28. The assembly is the supreme executive body and will consist of delegates from every presbytery in the United States and foreign mission fields. Delegates will attend from eleven synods and sixty nine presbyteries, representing 140500 communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
General Assembly
Wxited Presbyterian Church
United States
Beret
Indie
Accident in Noble Township Ends in Fatal Risk
Rushville Indiana March 19 Robert Carr Jr seventeen year old son of chert Carr Noble township was accidentally shot by Jerry Weir while cleaning a revolver. The bullet entered the abdomen and may prove fatal. Weir is prostrated with grief over the accident.
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Rushville
Ind
Robert Carr, Jr
Tchert Carr
Noble Township
Jerry Weir
Young Carr
Young Weir
Railway tunnel plan links Asia and America across Bering Strait
Baron Loieq De Lebel representing the American-Transalaskan-Siberian company appeared before the railway department of the finance ministry. The firm offers to construct a tunnel under the Bering Strait and build a 3000 mile railroad from BastCape to Kansk joining the Siberian railway in exchange for land grants and mining concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Baron Loieq de Lebel
American-Transalaskan-Siberian Company
Railway Department
Ministry of Finance
Bering Strait
Bast Cape
Kansk
Siberian Railway
Tragic Child Burned While Mother Absent at Williams Farm
In Princeton Indiana a three year old child of George Williams was burned to death during the mother's temporary absence. Two younger siblings witnessed the disaster but did not understand its danger. The child lay in a blackened heap near the stove after the clothing ignited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
George Williams
Unknown man found dead in box car near Hazelton
In Princeton Indiana on March 17 an unidentified man was found dead in a box car near Hazelton. He was believed killed by crossties when a car fell on him during a suspected theft of a ride. A Latin note and rosary were found on the body. no identification was present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
Hazelton
Georgia Confederate veterans oppose Wheeler memorial delegation
At a called meeting in Augusta on March 16 the group laid on the table a motion to send delegates to the Wheeler memorial in Atlanta. They stated they do not believe in mixing the Blue and the Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
General Wheeler
Atlanta
Millinery Opening At Luckett's Saturday March 24
The notice promotes a millinery opening at Luckett's with a correction and a Wednesday update. It invites readers to attend the event slated for Saturday March 24 and references local market listings.
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Luckett’s
Sherrick Found Guilty of Embezzlement in State Trial
David E. Sherrick, former state auditor, convicted by a jury on ten of eleven counts of embezzling state funds. Sentencing ranges from two to twenty two years in Michigan City prison. Court may impose a fine up to double embezzled amount. Prosecution plans to pursue conspiracy case against W. S. Wickard next. Sherrick awaits judge McCullough’s ruling on a motion for a new trial amid public support and emotional scenes at the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
David E. Sherrick
Michigan City
Sherrick
McCullough
Sourbier
Benedict
W. S. Wickard
Bet
Wickel
Monon Flyer Wreck Kills Passenger Near Bloomington
A Monon Line wreck at Horseshoe Bend south of Bloomington injures several and fatally harms M. Tanner of Plymouth. Train No. 6, a fast Louisville to Chicago mail train, derailed cars including baggage, smoker and day coach plunging 25 feet. engine tender may have jumped the curve while the engine and parlor car stayed on track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Conscience Stricken Youth Takes Own Life in Indiana
Knightstown Indiana March 13 Harry Pritchard seventeen years old committed death by own action by shooting himself through the heart. He forged his father's name to a $20 check and went to Indianapolis Saturday night. On his return Monday he waited for his father Samuel Pritchard city council member and then shot himself in the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knightstown
Ind
Harry Pritchard
Indianapolis
Samuel Pritchard
South Bend Man to Face Trial After Appellate Reversal
Thomas Edward Clark alias Treed Austin, wanted for confidence games in Bloomington Illinois Covington Kentucky Bloomington Indiana Pontiac Michigan and other cities, will be brought back to South Bend for another trial after the appellate court reversed a fourteen year prison sentence.
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South Bend
Ind
Thos
Edward Clark
tRred
Austin
Bloomington
Ill
Covington
Pontiac
Mich
Couurt
Standard Oil withholds information in Missouri suit
Kansas City March 14 The Standard Oil Company through Alfred D. Eddy of Chicago its general Western attorney has notified Missouri Attorney General Herbert S Wadley that it will give no more information in his suit to oust the Standard and allied companies from Missouri than it is compelled to.
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Kansas City
Standard Oil Company
Alfred D. Eddy
Chicago
Western
Herbert S. Wadley
Missouri
Standard
Child Loses Life After Drinking Poison Bottle
Montgomery Indiana March 13 The child of Eugene Fields of Montgomery drank laudanum from a bottle found in the home and died before aid could reach him leaving grief to the family and town officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ind
Eugene Fields
Wrighttown News Notes Local Visits and Wheat Report
Lawrence Wright of Indianapolis visited home folks last week. Thomas Alva Wilbur and Herschel Wright visited relatives in Kentucky. Ed Wright saw friends at White Cloud. James Allen works for Ira Davis. Herschel Wright and Thomas Har rel sawed wood for Harry McGrain. Wheat looks fine in our vicinity.
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Democrat
Bella Enuteman
Lawrence Wright
Indianapolis
Thomas
Alva
Wilbur
Herschel Wright
Kentucky
Ed Wright
White Cloud
Thomas Harrel
Harry McGrain
Infant Kannapel Dies of Pneumonia and Brain Fever
Frank Damian Kannapel newborn son of John H. and Mrs Kannapel of New Middletown died after a brief illness from pneumonia and brain fever. Born April 2 1905 he died March 28 1906. Interred in the Catholic cemetery at New Middletown. Only child leaves a vacant place in the home and hearts of his parents.
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Frank Damian Kannapel
John H. Kannapel
New Middletown
We Will Furnish You an Abstract Title
Abstract firm offers to provide complete property title records from government to present time for Harrison county. Names James B. Brewster and Fraxx M. Witsox appear as proposers in this real estate service notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison County
James B. Brewster
M. Witsox
Saloon Relocated to Neighboring Property in Lanesville
Peter Elbers moves his saloon to the Messin property next door to his former location. He has remodeled with pew furniture and fixtures and added fresh water from a new well. He invites old friends and the public to visit his new place of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Elbers
Lanesville
Messin
Public Sale Notice of Household Goods and Livestock
The undersigned will sell at his residence on High Street at jpurg.ie auction on Saturday March 24, 1906 at 1 o clock the following items: household and kitchen furniture chickens three milch cows pair of wagon scales and buggy and harness. Charles A. Watson.
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Jpurg
High Street
Charles A. Watson
Mortgage Exemption Filing Deadline Notice
All mortgage exemptions must be filed with the County auditor before the first day of May to obtain the exemption in real estate assessments. Do it at once to ensure timely processing. FRANK BF. WATSON, Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank BF. Watson
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Ontimium
Feit
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Gigabad
We Uay
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Con
MR. Storer
Vienna
Market Report
East Buffalo
Toledo
Wickliffes
Eistan
Persia
Trilling Lake
Indiana City
Indiagas
Hoosiers
Indiana
Andutor Sherrick
Trial Court
Wrighttown
Uncla Vic
James Allen
Ira
Castoria
Beara
Boucht
French Lick and
West Baden Springs
Chas. H. Rockwell
Trafic
Frank J. Reed
UL Bea
Achilles
Oscar HR. Myers
Elmwood
Richard Hodgson
Ottawa
Hercules
Whitestown
Corydon Fair
W. S. Shuck
Corydon
Harrison Co. Percueron Horse Co
Jas
I. Smith
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