Indiana Politics and Education Reform Push at State Level
State Superintendent Massett Cotton faces Republican renomination debates amid calls to depoliticize schools. The article notes gains in Indiana education under current leadership, a push for merit based appointments, and a proposed reform to centralize county funds through a single county treasurer. It also covers Democratic and Republican primary dynamics and related legislative measures, including a plan to restrict county officers to the treasurer for money handling.
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Indianapolis
Juln
Massett
A. Cotton
Cotton
Indiana
Hanly
Harry B. Darime
Laporte
Supreme Court
Milton H. Low
John B. Faulkner
Michigan City Dispatch
Plot to Prevent Russian Reform Rumors of Jewish Violent Plot
In St Petersburg March 13 Premier Witte urged suppression of the League of the Russian People amid alleged plots by black hundreds. The conspiracy reportedly includes Gen Trepoff and Gen Ignatieff aiming to incite riots and massacres to justify harsher repression. Durnovo’s involvement is suspected but unproven.
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Alexis Obolensky
Holy Synod
John Tolstoy
League of the Russian People
Black Hundred
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Trepoff
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M. Stichinsky
Interior Department
Sheremetieff
Prince Putiatin
Odessa
Durnovo
Senate Debates Rail Rate Bill Sparks Controversy
Washington March 15 The railroad rate bill reached a controversial stage in the senate with a lengthy floor debate led by Senator Rayner. Senators Foraker Lodge and Calliver objected to his claims of railroad influence on the bill as he argued the industry shaped the measure. Other participants included Aldrich Tillman and Knox with remarks on amendments retirement of clerks immigration jurisdiction and statehood.
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Wis
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Baseball Guide Reviews 1905 Season and Rules
A survey of the 1905 professional baseball season covers team contracts patient umpire treatment and press influence. It discusses minor leagues major league rules and world series directions with full league averages, schedules, and scores. Over 2 000 players are illustrated across national and minor leagues.
Court Briefs on Multiple Estates and Trusteeships
Estate matters list distributions and sales for Henry Sala, Theda Clark Peters infant, and Clark heirs. Temporary guardian A B Darling named. Final report hearings set April 6 for Catherine Alwine’s estate and Susan Greenawalt’s estate. Personal property sale bill filed for Michael Price Noah Ott. Admr J A Lower and admr Chas Greene proofs of service noted for Elizabeth Weaver estate.
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Samuel Sala
Theda Clark Peters
W. C. Peters
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F. Clark
Charles B. Clark
Kimberly & Clark Co
Appleton Chair Co
Appleton Woolen’ Co
American Writing Paper Co
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Catherine Alwine
Jno
F. McClure
Michael Price
Noah’ Ott
Admi
Susan Greenawalt
A. Lower
Admr
Elizabeth Weaver
Chas Z .Greene
Admyr
Building Collapse Kills Three in Jamestown Ind
Nine men gathered in a Jamestown grocery during repairs to an adjacent building when the Odd Fellows hall column collapsed. Three men died Samuel Lewis 73 George Scott 35 Charles Hedge 41 and five were injured from crushed and bruised bodies amid the debris.
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Jamestown
Ind
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Samuel Lewis
George Scott
Charles Hedge
Wiliam Mitchell, Jr
Joseph . Jackson
Oscar Wyatt
Julius
Underwood
It ities pres ric an en spiyicn
It is a fragmentary OCR line with unclear meaning and several garbled words. No coherent event or entities are readable.
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Presric
Single Tax Urged as Industrial Panacea by John Z White
John Z White of Chicago spoke at Herman’s Hall on The Sham Battle Between Capital and Labor. He argued capital and labor are natural partners kept at odds by landowners and called for taxing land to end legal advantages, increase work, and raise wages. He lightly mocked President Baer over coal field ownership traced to William Penn.
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John. Z. White
Chicago
Herman’s Hall
White
Baer
Philadelphiand Reading Railway
Charles of
England
William Penn
Beer
Elkhart Congregation Names New Pastor Rev Speer
Rev Horace M Speer accepts the Elkhart Baptist church pastorate to begin April 22 He is from Belting Mich and is thirty years old married with a young son Dr C W Haywood received telegram confirming the call Speer recently preached for the Elkhart congregation
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Horace M. Speer
Belding
Mich
Elkhart Baptist Chuch
C. W. Haywood
Speer
Cal
Indiana Odd Fellows Show Net 2,621 Gain in 1905
The Indiana Grand Lodge reports 68,941 members across 723 lodges. In 1905 5,223 joined by initiation, 991 by card, 496 by reinstatement, while 1,153 withdrew, 2,988 were suspended or dropped, 155 expelled, and 718 died, giving a net gain of 2,621. Ten years earlier the order totaled about 42,000, marking a roughly 27,000 increase since then.
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Elkhart Odd Fellows
W. H. Leedy
Grand Lodge
Indiana
Leedy
Beware of imitations: Foley's Honey and Tar alert
Foley & Co Chicago warns against numerous imitations of Foley's Honey and Tar throat and lung remedy. The genuine product comes in a yellow package and is promoted as the best cure for coughs and colds. readers are urged to ask for the real item and refuse substitutes.
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Foley &Co
Chicago
Foley
Houseworth . Bros
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