Forest survey begins in Indiana to map state tree growing
United States Forest Service representatives S R Detwiler and C A Kupfer visit Lafayette to coordinate a state wide forest survey. They will study which species yield best profits under varied conditions and publish findings as circulars. The effort aligns with state and local forestry work to promote systematic planting and use of forest resources.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
S. RB. Detwiler
C. A. Kupfer
Washington
State Forestry Commission
Saloon Keeper Pastorius Jailed Thirty Days For Sunday Sale Violations
Theodore Pastorius a wealthy Marion saloon keeper pleaded guilty to previous Sunday sales violations. In city court the judge sentenced him to thirty days in jail and a fine, hoping to deter other saloon keepers.
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Marion
Ind
Theodore Pastorious
Ex Trustee Guilty of Cruelty to Dogs in Bluffton
Bluffton Indiana June 17 ex trustee George Mounsey of Chester township found guilty by Justice Walbert on cruelty to dumb animals. Fined five dollars and costs after he and other farmers shot six dogs they alleged had killed sheep. One dog belonged to Mrs Oliver Riggs who prompted the arrest. Mounsey will appeal to the circuit court.
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Bluffton
Ind
George Mounsey
Chester Township
Justice of the
Walbert
Oliver Riggs
Mounsey
Army Worms Force Family to Flee Home
Clark Richard and family near this face abandoned their home as army worms swarmed the premises in large numbers. They closed doors and windows and left until the infestation subsided.
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Clark
Richard
Homse
City Marshal Shoots Himself in Clay City
Clay City Indiana June 18 Jasper Melton marshal of Clay City is dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound taken in the brain He spoke after his family arrived claiming he shot himself intentionally He was appointed marshal three days earlier He was fifty and leaves a widow
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Clay City
Ind
Jasper Melton
Marshial
Fred
Melton
Rumor of Aoki Recall Stirs Diplomatic Circles
Washington officials and foreign diplomats discussed a Tokyo Hochi claim that Viscount Aoki may be recalled as Japan ponders Bar on Kaneko as successor. Officials said any recall would not premier via the Hochi and that Aoki dismisses the report.
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Washington
State Department
Tokio
The
Hochi
Viscount Aoki
Baron Kaneko
Aoki
May Change Ambassadors In Japan United States Ties
Tokio reports Viscount Aoki the Japanese ambassador to America will likely be recalled and Baron Kaneko the former minister of justice may succeed him Kaneko served in the United States during the Russo Japanese War on a confidential mission and was credited with urging Japan to accept the Portsmouth terms during the peace conference
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Tokio
The
Hochi
Viscount Aoki
America
Baron Kaneko
United States
Portsmouth
Japan
Japs Silence Demagogues
Tokio reports that Progressives failed to capitalize on the San Francisco affair as the national mood resists making national issues a partisan political arena.
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Tokio
San Francisco
Roosevelt Grants Vast Gift to China in Boxer Debt Settlement
Washington announces the United States will relinquish the excess of Boxer revolt expenses over China’s payment, with Congress’ approval sought. Secretary Root conveyed the offer to Chinese minister Sir Chentung Liang Cheng. The difference stands at 27,000,000 dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
China
United States
Root
Chentung Liang Cheng
Congress
Missouri two cent fare act to take effect at six
The Missouri two cent passenger fare act begins at 6 am tomorrow with a three month trial. If unremunerative, railroads may challenge its enforcement in court. State officials are temporarily enjoined from enforcing the maximum rate law and the case will be argued in federal court.
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Kansas City
Deadly Whisky Fight Claims Two Lives in Kentucky
In Lee Rose Owsley County near Booneville a drunken Sunday altercation over whisky left Tom Wilsop and Wiley Bowling dead and Henry Caudell and William Long fatally wounded. John Estep is arrested. Wilson, once town marshal of Jackson and Irvine, Ky., figures in the report.
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Beattyville
Lee Rose
Owsley County
Booneville
Tom Wilsop
Wiley Bowling
Henry Caudell
William Long
Estell County
John Estep
Wilson
Jackson
Irvine
Revolutionary Movement in Salvador Fails in Nicaragua
Managua June 18 report says the Salvadoran backed revolution failed after the capture on June 11 of Acajutla and Sonsonate. Expeditionary chief General Alfaro halted the advance due to lack of agreement among his partisans, ending the movement.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Salvador
Revolutiomteta
Acajutla
Sonsonate
Alfaro
Norway Grants Limited Women Suffrage Rights
The Norwegian parliament rejected universal female suffrage 73 to 47. It passed a refined bill granting voting rights to women twenty five or older who are taxed on income. cities set at $113 and rural areas at $84. The law creates about 300000 women voters.
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Norway
Christiania
Bandit Reyes Ambushes Pursuers Near Nayar
Durango reports Julian Reyes and lieutenant Cenobia Rodriguez after assaulting a girl in the puebla ambushed pursuing men in the hills near Nayar. One man killed instantly and two wounded fatally. Indignation runs high in Durango.
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Durango
Mex
Julian Reyes
Cenobia Rodriguez
Puebla
Nayar
Sea Gives Up Its Dead Off Norfolk
A grappling party near Norfolk on June 15 recovered the Minnesota launch and the bodies of eleven sailors drowned Tuesday morning in eight fathoms off the ripraps.
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Norfolk
Minnesota
Peace Conference Assemblies Open With Forty-Six Nations
The Hague June 15 representatives of forty six countries attended the opening of the second peace conference. Havana June 17 Bartolomeo Maso former Cuban president during the ten years war and 1902 candidate against Tomas Estrada Palma is dead.
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the Hague
Havana
Hall of Fame items mix charity, quirks and old notables
A miscellany notes George J. Gould selling his pony stable and stepping back from racing. It cites Michael Leavitt claiming 110 years old, ex mayor Burke shod 52 horses, Nicholas Longworths planned Alaska trip, Alma Reiter’s large family tree, and Elmer Chase’s splinter case. It also mentions D Annunzio’s refused lectures, Dinizulu’s phonograph and organ, Hartford fire chief Edwin Williams’s long service, Rothschild’s bird history project, Cohasset Harvard grad Charles Elch, John Burns London cabinet episode, and Burns’ earlier prison term.
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George J. Gould
Michael Leavitt
Millford
N. H
Burke
Burlington
Nicholas Longworth
Alaska
Cincinnati
Alma
Harry Reiter
Red Hill
Elmer Chase
Milo
Gabriele d’Annunzio
South America
Dinizulu
England
Edwin Williams
Hartford
Conn
Lionel Walter Rothschild
Rothschild
Charles A. Elch
Cohasset
Mass
Thomas Wigglesworth
Harvard
Boston
John Burns
Mr. Burns
Pentonville
Trafalgar Square
France Moves Against Foreign Uniforms Amid Fraud Fears
France acts to curb wearing of foreign uniforms to prevent deception. The country of under 40 million faces over 6 billion dollars in debt, about 156 dollars per person, with debt costs averaging over six dollars annually per citizen. In Lausanne the post office warns workers must remove a toothache excuse or be dismissed. A Paris divorce case between M Lebon and spouse involves 15 thousand dollars spent on legal fights over a stamp collection to be divided by an expert.
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France
M. Bovet
Lausanne
M. Lebon
Actors Practice Methods For Memorizing New Roles
The New York Press notes methods of memorization among actors. William Gillette walks and studies during country strolls while Ethel Barrymore has a maid read lines by the fire. Nat Goodwin repeats lines via phonograph. Henry E. Dixey works late at night, reading and mouthing lines until dawn. Richard Mansfield learns in a library, often with one morning sufficient for the longest part. Mme. Bernhardt avoids memorization unless aided by the playwright.
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William Gillette
Ethel Barrymore
Mme. Bernhardt
New York Press
Richard Mansfield
Nat Goodwin
Henry E. Dixey
English Etchings and Oddities in Britain
A London firm insures against earthquakes for one million dollars. Liverpool saloons display hats on for women. Old Bailey criminals ascend white marble stairs to the dock. In Chard England two men withdraw to allow two women an uncontested election. London firemen gain one day off in fifteen and a brief annual holiday starting at 25 shillings weekly, rising to 85 after ten years.
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Oxford Street
London
Liverpool
New Criminal Court
Old Bailey
Chard
England
Attica Chautauqua Opens July Fourth in Ravine Park
The first annual Attica Indiana Chautauqua Assembly begins July 4 in Ravine Park, running eleven days with ten or more entertainments daily. Notable guests include Captain Richard Person Hobson and Rev Wm Spurgeon, plus acts like singers, magicians, lectures, and moving pictures. Season tickets are $1.50, single admissions 25 cents. Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy offers a free trial size.
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Attica, Ind
Ravine Park
Attica
Wm. Spurgeon
England
Lenora M. Lake
Catholic Total Abstinence Society of America
Herbert S. Biglow
A. J. Steelman
Mme. Miyamore
Robert Parker Miles
James
Loar
Carlina Jubilee Singers
Margaret Mather
Midnight Dinner Theft and a Pocketed Chop Prank
A bachelor girl recounts a cafe encounter with a tall bearded man who asked to join their table. After finishing his meal he pocketed the last chop explaining he packs leftovers to wake at three each morning. The ad ends with a sales pitch for De Witt's Little Early Risers.
Meadow Clover Field Sells by Bid at Law Office
20 acre meadow with clover for sale to the highest bidder. Bids left at the law office of O. P. Lewis for Amanda Morris.
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Law Office
O. P. Lewis
Amanda Morris
Hostess Renews Card Party Etiquette With Independent Dealers
A woman hosted a social card gathering where three nonparticipants stepped in after each point to shuffle and deal. She explained the arrangement to prevent cheating accusations and riots, noting prior gatherings ended in quarrels over dishonesty. Independent dealers are presented as the solution.
Local piano tuner Kennie B Fox advertises services
After returning from Starr Piano factory Kennie B Fox offers fine piano tuning regulating and repair services. Satisfaction guaranteed and orders left at Peyton's music store. Dated 19aprst.
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Starr Piano Factory
Peyton’s Music Store
Kennie B. Fox
Pianos Tuned by Richard Smith on May 1st
Richard Smith, piano tuner, will be there May 1st. See him or write to Danville, Illinois. All work given careful attention.
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Richard Smith
Danville, Ill
To Fit the Crime in a Barber Shop Farce
A customer insists his hair part is on a specific side but the barber cannot recall the exact part. The exchange ends with the customer leaving without his tip.
Notice for Bids to Repair Fountain County Court House Roof
Sealed bids for roof repair and jail plumbing in Fountain County Covington Indiana are due by noon at the Auditor's office. Plans for the roof are on file with the Auditor and viewing is allowed. Bidders for jail plumbing must submit their own plans. the board may reject any or all bids.
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Fountain County
Covington
Indiana
Court House
Office of the Auditor
Clinton F Hesler
Board of Commissioners of
Betwe Mill Creek
Fulton Townships
Fulton
Ship
Mill Cr
Mill Creek
William B. Gray
Ind
Ansteal a standout trotter in 1907 season in Covington
Ansteal, a dark bay pacing horse sired by Anteo 2 16 percent with dam May Rose 2 22, ranks as one of the best in his class in the state. He runs a short 1907 season at J R Young's barn on North 4th Street Covington.
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Anteo
May Rose
J. R. Young
North 4Th St
Covington
Special Excursion Rates Via Clover Leaf
Special excursion rates announced for Clover Leaf routes to Atlantic City Chautauqua Lake Norfolk Philadelphia Seattle Spokane and Los Angeles. Tickets on sale various dates from January to May with summer tourist rates to popular resorts. Inquiries to Clover Leaf Agent L. Ros, General Passenger Agent.
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Clover Leaf
Atlanta City
N. J
American Medical Association
Norfolk
Seattle
Wash
I. 0
G. T
Christian Endeavor
Spokane
Baptist Young Peoples Union
Los Angeles
Cal
Mystic Shrine
German Baptist and
National Ecletic Medical Association
Clover
L. Ros
Tole
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