News of a Week in Condensed Form Across the Globe
A rapid roundup notes a Democratic caucus failure to extend legislative aims beyond tariff reform, with Victor L. Berger opposing the Underwood wool tariff. Knox defends past-state department scandals. 5,000 payments tied to Hale and Regenthal portrait are probed. Senate action on Lorimer election, reciprocity debate, and various international incidents are outlined.
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House
Victor L. Berger
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Knox
Hamlin
Washington
State Department
Mr. Hale
Elihu Root
Regenthal
John Hay
Secretary of
State Knox
House Committee On Expenditures
Canadian Boundaries Commission Fund
Frederick Hale
United States
Eugene Hale
Maine
Poole Farm Search for Bodies Yields No Trace Near Rensselaer
Ten men led by W L Wood searched the John W Poole farm ten miles north of Rensselaer for buried bodies but found only damaged soil and horse carcasses. Poole, jailed at Fowler, is accused of killing Joseph Kemper and disposing of him. The dig found no victim and Mrs Poole stated the search was on the wrong track. Deputy Prosecutor Wood has contacted Ohio to learn if Clyde Witham returned there. The farm land may be deeded to Poole's older daughter Mrs John R Haas, with counsel to defend him.
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Rensselaer
W. L. Wood
Jasper
Benton
John W. Poole
Poole
Fowler
Joseph Kemper
Jasper County
Clyde Witham
Ed Ritter
Poodle
Mia
John R. Haas
Ohio
Wood
John R. Hazs
Birds Fear Aeroplanes At Tri State Fair
In Evansville residents report area chickens flee to roosts when aviators Beachey and Witmer fly overhead during the aviation meet. Robins and other wild birds have disappeared from the neighborhood, birds likely mistaking planes for giant hawks.
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Evansville
Beachey
Witmer
Fair Ground
Sparrow Invasion Grounds Fire Alarm In Elwood
A water works engineer tried to sound the alarm for a fire in Elwood but the whistle failed. He found English sparrows had built four nests in the copper cylinder, three containing eggs and one crowded with young birds, cooked by steam when the valve was opened.
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Elwood
Fe Meets Stungsby Bees Hive Examines Sting Incident
An observation of a fe meeting with Stungsby Bees hive led to an examination where a peer in examined the sting incident involving a father figure named George W. Clinger.
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Stungsby Bees
George W. Clinger
Purple Eggs Laid by Hen On Rost Farm Near Columbus
A farm in southwest Columbus reports hens laying purple eggs without coloring due to mulberries. Owner H L Rost notes abundant fruit and that the hens gobble berries. a tenant found purple eggs and more appeared as he searched. Rost shows samples to prove the tale. The owner is a jeweler and vice president of a local bank.
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Columbus
H. L. Rost
Rost
People’s Savings and Trust Company
Carl L. Rost
Indianapolis
Steamboat Captain George A. Clin ger Dies at Portage City
Former Steamboat Captain George A Clin ger a noted river man who once commanded some of the largest boats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers died here. He was born in Portsmouth Ohio in 1842 and is survived by a family.
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Evansville
George A. Clinger
Ohio
Mississippi
Portsmouth
Buttermilk Doused House Fire by Local Girl
A fire at Warrick Mauck home near Owensville was quickly put out after a girl hurled a large bucket of buttermilk onto the flames. The blaze occurred west of town and Mauck is a township trustee.
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Owensville
Warrick Mauck
Indiana News in Brief July Fourth Proclamations and Local Incidents
Elwood bans cannons crackers and revolvers for a safe Fourth. Greencastle reports robbery of editor Harry M. Smith of 60 and an heirloom watch. Warsaw curbs crackers with an ordinance on fines. New Albany probate names Edward Cavanaugh as life recipient, then to Holy Trinity church. Jeffersonville hosts homecomers reunion planned for August 24, with 2000 attendees last year. Columbus notes thefts of flowers and garden items including a palm. Lawrenceburg Moonlight boat ride organized by Dearborn County Bar Association.
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Elwood
Brumbaugh
Greencastle
Harry M. Smith
Daily Banner
Holy” Trinity Catholic Church
Jeffersonville
M. H. Dunlevy
Ford Cooper
Henryville
Columbus
Ardiniere
Lawrenceburg
Dearborn
Soup promotion tainted by garbled health campaign offer
A distorted, preamble like note offers a health campaign and a money back promise for two cakes bought from a grocer. It mentions Hewitt's Havy Task and invites reader participation on a controversial or unclear promotional basis.
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Hewitt
Getting Acquainted On A Fence Between Neighbors
A new family moves in next door and two boys meet by the fence. They exchange curt questions and responses, saying little at first and declaring each other a nuisance before they trade boasts and finally become friends within minutes.
Impudent Man Questions Hair Tinge At Social
Milas Wrathy complains of an "audacious" man named Mr De Borrowe who asked about her auburn hair. Miss Slimm suggests boxing his ears, but Wrathy cites an Ester hat box as insufficient retribution. Harper's Weekly notes the playful exchange.
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de Borrowe
Milas Wrathy
Miss Slimm
Miss Wrathy
Harper's: Weekly
The Unattainable Young Bachelor-T Figures Money for Marriage
A brief dialogue notes a bachelor’s worry over finances for marriage. Benedict counters with blunt scolding about income. The exchange mirrors recurring urban concerns about money and readiness for commitment.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills Offer Free Trial by Mail
An advertisement invites readers to request a free trial of Munyon's Paw Paw Pills from Professor Munyon at 53d and Jefferson Streets in Philadelphia. It claims the pills are a gentle laxative that activates liver and stomach secretions without irritation, promising confidential medical correspondence and diagnosis.
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Munyon
53D & Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
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