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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1897
Page
2
Washington reports indicate a special session of Congress is requested to address urgent business of the new administration. The Republican committees in the Ninth district meet to discuss party tasks and recruitment for offices amid shifting political conditions.
The Republicas congratulates Peac cock on his selection as revenue collector for the Wester District of Indiana. He assumes the salary of a year and will lead forty five assistants plus deputies. The article notes his recontended Vos and praises the appointment as a credit to the party.
The article notes a new compulsory education law requiring every mentally and physically able child to attend school at least twelve weeks annually at approved schools. A truant officer will be employed in cities and towns at two dollars a day to seize and return missing students, with hopes for strict enforcement.
A new anti-cigarette act prohibits sale or gift of cigarettes to minors and requires disclosure of cigarette sources. The Reynolds bill survives after Senate amendments and becomes law upon governor proclamation with enforcement by local justices of the peace.
The chairmen of the ways and means finance committees announce total appropriations for the adjourned legislature show significant savings versus 1905. First year and second year totals are listed with general and specific appropriations, deficiencies, and overall reductions. The savings stem from not funding three colleges directly, now covered by a special tax levy, and broader fiscal restraint.
In IxpravaPotm the senate debates appropriation bills and approves several measures including insurance and building law changes while the house amends and passes related acts. March 8 in Indianapolis sees passage of a prison reform bill and more fiscal moves, with adjournment by March 9. The governor’s vetoes are considered and conference committees report on the appropriation bill. The session ends with adjournment sine die and gubernatorial correspondence praising fair conduct.
In DeKalb County criminal court Frank Boorst auditor and Rueben Sawwell ex county treasurer pleaded guilty to grand larceny embezzlement and forgery and were sentenced to five years each in the penitentiary and disfranchised for five years. Frank Dill entered a plea of not guilty and will stand trial. It is said Dill asserts if he goes to prison at least 15 others will follow.
The Wabash River rises to heights unseen in 11 years flooding low lands and inundating thousands of acres of wheat. Hundreds of homes in the bottoms are vacated as residents endure great hardship amid the disaster.
A pharmaceutical advertisement asserts Scott's Emulsion helps underweight and pale children gain strength and growth. It claims the product is pleasing to children, strengthens digestion and nerves, and provides riches blood material. Free book offered on request.
A southbound Evansville and Terre Haute passenger train No 94 met a washout near Hazelton Indiana and plunged 14 feet, killing several aboard and injuring many. Rescue efforts continued as flood damage halted service. trains were rerouted via Peoria Decatur Evansville and Big Four lines.
A bullet struck Mrs Catherine Bragg in bed as her adopted daughter Josephine slept nearby. The case remains a mystery with police questioning relatives and locals about the shooting and motive.
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