Global and Domestic Events Highlight Early 20th Century News
A sweeping world and national summary notes suffrage parades in Washington with tableaux on the treasury steps, questions about Standard Oil dissolution, Wilson's secretary salary set at 7500, Webb bill passage over veto, currency reform plans, railroads seeking mail handling pay readjustments, rising customs receipts and a federal surplus, and diverse reports from politics, industry, labor strikes, and legal cases across the United States.
Missouri Supreme Court Accepts Timmonds Resignation as Special Commissioner
The Missouri supreme court in Jefferson City accepted the resignation of Henry C. Timmonds as special commissioner to take testimony in the contempt case against William R. Nelson, editor of the Kanana City Star, appointing Charles C. Crow as commissioner. The Rock Island county grand jury returned 31 indictments after a long inquiry into alleged official scandals, charging Sheriff C. L. Burner with taking money under false pretenses and allowing prisoners in custody to escape. A strike that called out 100 carpenters and other workers was reported in progress.
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Missouri Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Henry C. Timmonds
William R. Nelson
Kanana City
Rock Island
Grand Jary
C. L. Burner
Autmobile bandits terrorize Paris and sentences handed
A French court condemned four automotive bandits to death or long prison terms after months of terror in Paris and its suburbs. Thirteen others received lengthy imprisonments. One prisoner took his own life in his cell after a life sentence. In other notes, a Mexican minister asks former president Diaz to rejoin active service, and a German airman Helferander died with Lt Linke injured at Muethausen.
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France
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Cairo
Egypt
Porfirio Diaz
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Laughlin confirmed as first US embassy secretary in London
The United States Senate confirmed Personal Irwin B Laughlin as the first secretary of the U S embassy in London. The Women's Industrial Exposition opened in New York by Mrs Bergen Harriman, marking a notable public event.
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United States Senate
United States
London
Women’s Industrial Exposition
New York
Mra
Kj Bergen Harriman
Jeffersonville postmaster to face federal charges
Albert J. Anderson, once Jeffersonville postmaster from 1910 to 1912, is expected to face federal indictment over $2,758.72 allegedly misappropriated from the post office. He has been staying in Youngstown and Cleveland branches while awaiting bond, with a possible New Albany or Indianapolis federal court hearing.
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Albert J. Anderson
Ohio
Youngstown
Cady Ivison Company
Cleveland
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Anderson
New Albany
Indianapolis
Anderon
Charles M. Anderson
Anderson Bros. Tron Foundry
Federal Grand Jury
D.C Rankin
United States Marshal
Fire drives 300 children from Holy Trinity school
A blaze at Holy Trinity parochial school in New Albany on February 26 forced the evacuation of about 300 students. A coal stove heating caused floor ignition while Sisters of Providence led a rapid drill that emptied the building in under three minutes before firefighters extinguished the flames.
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Former Siberian Prisoner Dead in Fenland
Michael Kubiak aged seventy five died at his home in Fenland on February 28. A former prisoner exiled to Siberia by the Russian government he endured years of hard labor in the mercury mines before escaping and returning home to die there.
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Michael Kubiak
Severnty-Fone
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Lan Mesa
Kubiak
Mercury Midges
When Whisky Was Cheap. Greencastle Peto 2
Howard Tart of Cloverdale preserves an old account book left by his father William Tart, once proprietor of a general store on The Old National road. The records show patrons bought whisky at 16 cents a yuan, reflecting a bygone price era.
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Cloverdale
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Richmond Guest House Association elects president and plans home for working girls
Charles W Jordan was elected president of the Richmond Guest House Association which aims to buy the old Friends boarding school building and convert it into a home for working girls. The group seeks to raise through popular subscription 8100000 to fund the project and carry out its program.
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Richmond
Charles W Jordan
Richmond Guest House Association
Old Friends
Sutton to Build Aurora Library as Memorial
Dr Harley H Sutton plans a modern library in Aurora costing 10000 dollars as a memorial to his parents Dr and Mrs George H Sutton and his sister. The project aims to honor family ties and provide a dedicated public library space for the community.
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Lawrenceburg
Reb
Harley H. Sutton
George H. Sutton
George West Robber Dies In Michigan City Prison
George West, famed for a single-handed bank robbery in 1898 at the South Bend National Bank, died in Michigan City prison at age sixty after a long period of poor health.
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West
Politics fuels raids in Terre Haute mayoral clash
Raids on a public gambling house and others prompt politicians to claim party factions drive the Terre Haute mayoral contest. Police say orders came from the mayor to close certain Health Office rooms and warn of wider action if gambling continues. The Health Office tied to Donn M. Roberts camp and Mayor Gerhardt faction faces court continuance requests amid切 campaign activity.
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Fasig
Board of Safety
Smith
Sauyd
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Gerhardt
Oon
Ick Wernekl
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Newcastle Rose Nurseries Parcel Post Sale
Newcastle famed for rose growing powers offers roses by the pound. Patrick J. Lynch, owner of Heller Brothers Company's nurseries, ships quantities of the sale by parcel post and express from Newcastle on February 28.
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Newcastle
Newcastle Soft
Patrick J. Lynch
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Bs Express
Indiana News In Brief Plain Speak of Tragedy and Crime
Delphi reports Mrs J J Brookie dead from injuries in a ramaway accident near Cutler. Perry township Wet advocates seek local option election. William Wakefield of Jasonville likely fatally burned starting a gasoline fire mistaken for coal. Robbers plunder Linton supply store of cash watches and merchandise. Green’s store in Linton also robbed of goods. Bedford reports suit over damages against a railroad due to a falling window near a station. North Vernon man deed property to Lincoln Dixon after murder case. Clover Leaf Railway foreman on charge of cutting a laborer in Sims. A dog bite case in Ferguson prompts Pasteur treatment for several, rabies reported. West Terre Haute to slot dogs. Newport court suit over alarm fees filed by Conley & Conley. Jeffersonville lodge district meeting of ΘΦΠ with twenty-two lodges present. Terre Haute youth Henry Hayworth pleads guilty to horse stealing, sentenced to reform school.
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AJ EL Green
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Sclescille
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North Vernon
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John McQuiaid
Jennings County
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Congress
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Martha Wheeler
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Indianapolis
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Newport
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Troubde Fm
Jefferson
Pythias
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Reformatory
Trust to Reform Plan Aims to Dissolve Subsidiaries
A conference in Cincinnati on the government anti trust suit against the Great Lakes Towing Co. outlined a tentative plan to dissolve five large subsidiaries, cancel exclusive contracts, readjust towing rates, withdraw $1,000,000 in stock, and appoint a commission to settle disputes as required by U S circuit court directives.
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Great Lakes Towing Co
United States Circuit
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T. H. Garry
W. H. Wardwell
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Cleveland
One Year Prison for Atlantic City Leader Kuehnle
The New Jersey Supreme Court upheld Louis Kuehnle's conviction for awarding himself a $250,000 municipal waterworks contract while serving as water commissioner in Atlantic City. He received a one year sentence and has long been a dominant political and business figure there.
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Louis Kuehne
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Editor Barred From Canada as IWW Strike Leader Deported
A lead er of the Industrial Workers of the World strike in Lawrence Massachusetts faced deportation after returning to the United States from White Rock 2 CL last Friday. An order from Orava carried out the removal as authorities barred him from reentry.
Rolled Down Embankment Injures Several in Wabash Accident
A wreck involving a vehicle from Detroit bound for Buffalo rolled down a steep embankment, injuring multiple people. Officials report a spreading fog and poor visibility contributed to the crash, with emergency crews responding to the scene.
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Buffalo
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Report
The Cincinnati market summary lists prices for wheat, corn, and oats with multiple grades and quality terms. It also covers timothy and clover hay, poultry, ducks and turkeys, and cattle, hogs, sheep, and pigs with grade ranges from extra and choice to common. The data reflects wholesale bid prices and varying weights for shippers, packers, and feeders.
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Fire destroys White Wains and Westchester Nova plant
A large blaze in the heart of the business district destroyed White Wains and the Westchester Nova printing plant. The office area burned first and the entire plant suffered extensive damage. Estimated loss reaches $200,000 as crews from Port Chester and Tarrytown fought the flames but fumes hampered suppression.
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Spring Clipping of Horeta and Cows for Health and Work
The article argues spring clipping benefits horses by shedding winter coats and drying faster, aiding health and work readiness. It notes clipping machines reduce time to half an hour per horse versus hours with hand clippers. It adds dairymen clip cows multiple times a year, with frequent clipping of flanks and udders to keep parts clean before milking.
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Frustrated paper and breakfast ad dialogue fragment
A quirky exchange quotes the Cheerful Idiot and the Book about favorite papers and a breakfast pancake ad for Mrs. Austin's Bag Pancake. The college girl mentions a barzs in Tibbon and a football line bucked for ten yards, all in a playful, fragmentary OCR read.
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Vinner
Tibbon
Record Breaker at the Crossing
An elderly, kind stranger praises the diligent errand boy as they wait to cross. The boy boasts of being a record-breaker, claiming the boss calls him such and that he takes longer to carry a sauce. The exchange frames pride in steady, careful work.
Too Well Known Neighborly Silence Provokes Laughs
An East End woman jokes that she knows her next door neighbor so well she does not speak to her at all. The quip highlights how familiarity can breed avoidance, turning a social quick chat into a humorous remark about closeness.
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East End
College life dampens desire to marry, writer notes
A writer suggests college life reduces the urge to wed among women, while a male counterpart posits it may also lessen young men’s interest in marrying them. The remark reflects social attitudes toward marriage and education.
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Mandy—bis
Hiram
Postum Helps Western Bookkeeper After Coffee Harm
A World War era style testimonial from a chief bookkeeper in a major Western city describes relief from stomach pain and nervous blues after switching from coffee and tea to Postum. The letter claims Postum banished stomach trouble, improved work focus, and eliminated medicine. It promotes the product and its booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Pontum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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