World Notes Touch on Politics and Trials in 1907
Attorney General Wickersham urges new powers to pursue cases against the United States Shoe Machinery Co and the coffee trust. Senate considers initiative referendum recall amendments and Bristow proposes constitutional changes. Campaign finances show Democrats spent $1.16 million to elect Wilson. Taft and Edison feature in industry news. Edison ruling questions motion picture patents. Other items include bribery verdicts in Ohio, shipwreck rumors, and a Turkish Bulgarian armistice protocol.
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United States Shoe Machinery Company
Coffee Trust
Senate
United States
Bristow
Kansas
Moe
Boxing notes and a Titanic survivor obituary mix in New York
Billy Papke taunts George Bernard in Paris for a middleweight title with a grand purse and ivory belt. Eddie McGoorty narrowly defeats Mike Gibbons at the Garden in New York in a ten round bout praised for pure boxing. Archibald Gracie Sr. dies in New York after recounting his Titanic escape as a miracle. Federated Democratic Clubs meet in Washington for their biennial gathering. Mrs Ethel Belmont laments Raymond Belmont’s disappearance from the Gosford Hotel in New York City indicating renewed worry.
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George Bernard
Paris
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Oshkosh
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Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Col
Archibald Gracie
New York City
Ethel Loraine Belmont
Reymond Belmont
Gosford
New York
West Thirty-fifth Street
Raymond
Morgan
New Officers Elected by Indiana Academy of Science
The Indiana Academy of Science met in Indianapolis electing Donaldson Bodine of Wabash College Crawfordsville as President with Severance Murray as Vice President and A J Bigney Moore s College as Secretary among other officers. The session featured H B Barnard's talk on water potability alongside papers on plant animal and mineral life. Seventy five members attended with discussions on farm loans and good roads plans for Indiana.
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Carl H. Eigenmann
Indiana University
Arthur Henn
Evansville
Charles H. Wilson
Brazil
Atatrate
San Juan
Bigenmann
Colombia
A. L. Foley
D. W. Jackson
St. Louis
Donaldson Bodine
Wabash College
Crawfordville
Severance Hmurrage
Indianapolis
A. J. Bigney
Moores Thn College
Barnard
Indiana
M. E. Haggerty
Amos W. Butler
Indiana Board of State Charities
William R. Allen
Frank B. Wade
Shortridge High School
Academy
Europe
Gilbert Hendren
Indiana State Building and Loan Department
United States
Taft
Myron T. Herrick
France
Hendren
Indiana Building and Loan Association
Ambassador Herrick
Indiana Building and Loan Associations
Ideal Ear of Corn Set for Indiana Show Premia
Indiana Corn Growers outline the ideal ear: cylindrical shape, circumference about ¾ length, 16 to 22 rows, kernels 6-16 inch wide by five-eighths inch long, uniform in size. Ears matching best win sweepstakes at the January state show. Researchers stress using tape line to select ears and advise early preparation for Purdue exhibit.
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Chrissie
Purdue
St Patrick’s Day Ball Looting Tale From Ireland
An anecdote from Lord Spencer’s tenure as viceroy of Ireland describes an open house for ball attendees. Guests allegedly helped themselves to food, including a stout lady who stuffed a fowl into a bag, provoking a quip about ham.
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Lord Spencer
Ireland
Sir Alfred Turner
One of His Worst: A Preacher’s Daughter Becomes Sleuth
A Chicago Tribune remark notes a Methodist preacher’s daughter down south who tracked a purse thief and sent him to the penitentiary. The professor praises her as an M. E. sister with a vengeance.
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Ace" Johnson
Griter
Chicago
Lucile Cameron
Johnson
M. E
Chicago Tribune
Hia Successor Quips About Seats in Front Row
A witty exchange reveals a father acknowledging his son has already taken his place in the front row, while denying any expectation of stepping into his retiring role. The remark hints at family succession dynamics and public display.
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Hia
A Doctor's Sleep and Coffee Fatigue Link
A health note explains that bad digestion can cause insomnia and that caffeine in coffee and tea worsens nerves and stomach issues. It suggests switching to Postum as a caffeine free alternative and cites a Georgia physician praising relief and better sleep after stopping coffee.
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Wellville
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