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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
4
For Congress Charles B. Landie appears on the slate. For Judge Charles R. Milford of Logan and Clerk Fry Bryant of Troy are listed in the ticket.
The text urges the living to seek sympathy and blessing, noting dead deserve no care and flowers on the path are pretty but useless. It emphasizes a lightened heart helps bear life's burdens during mourning and life’s age.
The Attica Ledger editor plans a European tour in June while a reader asks whether he married into or inherited the role. Boswell Enter prize notes the mission as one of real necessity. Mr. Croaker will be consulted for guidance on handling the boss gang.
The President derides Judge Humphreys beef trust ruling as a travesty yet defends the square deal. Teddy Roosevelt voices strong support for equity and justice while approving decisive action to back his convictions. SITES chosen for thirty two buildings of a new Madison insane hospital project. The administration center faces the river with hospital blocks on sides and work plants in the middle, promising an attractive Ohio River view. Indiana aims to lead in care of dependent subjects.
Roosevelt amid Indiana GOP gains praise for the platform. Hoosier Republicans unite under strong leadership to secure large majorities. The school year ends with many changes in staff and new teachers to be hired, while boards face embarrassments and seek honest handling.
The author urges Governor Hanly to convene an extra session of the Indiana legislature to enact two centrate principles on public funds and education. The piece argues the Republican State convention endorsed these aims and predicts the current legislature would pass such measures, while noting potential influence from powerful interests in upcoming elections.
The appellate court required a money lender in Elkhart to disgorge 94.05 and return it to Isaac Fultz, a railroad brakeman who borrowed 30 in January 19x. Fultz’s wages were assigned, $10 monthly interest was taken, and a new note for 30 was issued each month for nearly four years. The court ruled only the note principal and 8 percent interest may be collected.
Governor Hanly appeals to Indiana for contributions as funds rise across towns and cities. The state could send two to three hundred thousand dollars, with a nationwide effort to aid victims and rebuilds in San Francisco.
Marion county grand jury returns two indictments against Robert Metzger chief of police of Indianapolis. One accuses him of assault and battery on a prisoner and the other of undue political activity. The probes grew from brutality allegations as prisoners were coerced for confessions amid a feud with Judge Fremont Alford. True bills result in both charges. The piece notes a national shift against public workers engaging in politics and calls for broader investigations of political activity.
In San Francisco on April 25 the city reports fewer than 300 deaths from the disaster, revised down from initial fears. Recovery teams concentrate forces, streets reopen, utilities restore capacity, and housing and feeding of the homeless proceed with strong Federal and local coordination.
In San Francisco on April 25 officials move to organize a Burnham plan based rebuild. Prominent citizens consult as relief work continues and within days outlines and arrangements for the project will begin. W E Barnett says funds for the effort will be provided.
The committee will begin work at the water front to entirely rebuild the district with new wharves depots and improved city areas. Telegraphed plans and finance leaders indicate strong support with funds available for the modernization including a boulevard terrace at Twin Peaks and new parks.
Report from San Francisco notes rapid shift from quake and fire chaos to a planned, organized refugee camp at the Presidio. A model tent city will be built just north of Union Street entrance with segregation, streeting, constant patrols, and maintained sanitation to house thousands seeking refuge.
The California division of the Red Cross operates temporary headquarters on Washington Street and aids sick and destitute. Led by Edward T. Devine the relief network uses Western Addition and Presidio stations, with homes opened as hospitals or refuges for women and children. most cases are minor ailments and general health is reported as good.
A young woman about twenty, calling herself Miss Logan, passed through Colorado Springs en route to Chicago. She claimed to have been injured during the San Francisco earthquake, with her third left finger amputated in the St Francis lobby and robbed of rings. She appeared grief struck and indignant.
Paris authorities reinforce garrison strength and plan for 60,000 troops on May 1 as nationwide eight hour demonstrations approach. Mines, Denain iron and glass workers, and Brest labor groups vote or strike while Paris postmen return to work. violence feared, vigilance high.
Frank G Bigelow former president of the First National bank of Milwaukee now serving ten years at Fort Leavenworth testified in the trial of Henry G Goll former assistant cashier charged with false entries and misapplying funds. Bigelow said many transactions cited in the case were made with his knowledge and direction.
A Delia farmer J A Eastland shot a Black man accused of assaulting his daughter after the assailant was seized en route to jail by a citizen posse in Grosbeck Texas. Eastland fired two shotgun blasts, killing the man instantly as the crowd opposed police custody.
Pope's Schrader, self proclaimed head of the Divine Catholic church and famed as a divine healer, arrived in El Paso Texas from San Francisco. He claimed his family is missing and warned that only part of the disaster horrors have been reported.
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