Global Happenings Highlight 8 Hour Post Office Bill
A roundup notes Representative Kellly of Connecticut champions an eight hour day for mall carriers and clerks in first and second class post offices. Representative Harris of Massachusetts sponsors a retirement in the life saving service bill. The House passes reapportionment boosting members from 391 to 433 amid party lines. Victor Berger of Milwaukee proposes abolishing the Senate and stripping veto power from the president. Senator Frye of Maine resigns as president pro tempore due to ill health. Representative Small of North Carolina backs a measure to ban public drinking cups in the capital and enforce reforms nationwide.
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Harris
Massachusetts
Life Saving Service
United States
Kellly
Connecticut
House of Representatives
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
Congress
Senate
House
Frye
Maine
John H. Small
North Carolina
Washington
Massive strikes threaten Chicago employment and trade
A multi chapter labor threat could lay off about 63 000 workers and freeze Chicago building activity worth millions, risking widespread business downturn across the Midwest. The report cites looming railroad rebates probes and a spate of incidents from Buffalo to Bangor as context for a tense national labor climate.
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Chicago
Middle West
Wolgast Stops Morgan In Second Round At Madison Club
Lightweight champion Ad Wolgast delivered crushing blows to Morgan at the Madison Athletic Club in New York, knocking out the California boxer in the second round of a bout scheduled for ten rounds.
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Faust
Ad. Wolgast
Mogan
California
Madison Athletic Club
New York
Rebels wreck weekend special near Cuerna Vaca
Rebels attacked the weekend special near El Parue about 76 miles south of Mexico City. Three passengers and a Negro porter were killed and several others injured. The engineer is missing. Dr Pehr Olssen Seffer a botanist of repute among the dead. Berlin papers criticized American methods and blamed the ambassador’s resignation on U S overbearing policy. Canton reports a desperate situation with 30 000 soldiers inside the walls and fears of disloyalty if rebels gain the upper hand. Rebels are strong in numbers and have shown fanatical bravery in destruction.
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Cuernavaca
Mexico City
el Parue
Missinn
Pehr Olssen-Seffer
Les
Canton
China
TWO LIVES SAVED BY BRIDGE RESCUE INDIANAPOLIS AND PERU HEROES
Motorman Otis Lang rescues 11 year old Pert Jease Laucke who falls from a Broadway bridge into the swollen Wabash river. Peru man Elmer Goshorn dives after Lang and Lauck, aiding to shore where Dr L O Malsbury treats them. Authorities name Lang and Goshorn as Carnegie hero medal candidates.
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Jease Laucke
Miami Street
Otis Lang
West Morris Street
Indianapolis
Elmer Goshorn
West Canal Street
Peru
Young Lauck
Broadway
Union Traction Company
Wabash River
Lang
Lauck
Iarry Hook
Bellefontaine Street
Indianapollo
Lanck
Frank Goshoro
Lanek
L. O. Malsbury
Goshorn
Lst
Churubusco Resident Proposes Lake to Lake Canal Route
W A Cook of Churubusco argues for a lake to lake canal linking Fort Wayne to Lake Michigan. He favors a route via Churubusco through the lake region to Goshen Elhart South Bend and Michigan City and claims to have prepared a map and study addressing feeding the canal.
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W. A. Cook
Churubusco
Fort Wayne
Lake Michigan
Lake Region
Goshen
Elhart
South Bend
Michigan City
Eighty-Pound Buffalo Fish Caught at Lake Manitou
Rochester journalist reports Dean Newcomb captured an eighty pound buffalo fish in Lake Manitou after a water struggle near the western banks. The scales, nearly as large as a silver dollar, will be stamped by landlord Moss of the West Side hotel for trunk and grip labels this season.
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Rochester
Dean Newcomb
Manitou
Moss
West Side
Woman's savings found hidden in wall of Paragon home
During repairs at a Paragon house, 8am Denny discovered a tin can in the wall containing 91 in small silver coins. Believed to be Mrs. Denny’s savings, she died two months ago. Mr. Denny expects to uncover more about the hoard, said to cover twenty years of the woman’s savings.
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Paragon
Denny
Fourth marriages seal surprise wedding in South Bend
Elizabeth M. Ross 60 and Samuel Cormican 70 of Huntington Ind married quietly in South Bend after three past marriages each to surprise friends. Also in Columbus April ties egg production records with 1,030,000 eggs shipped east and local buyers paying fourteen cents per dozen.
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South Bend
Elizabeth MM. Ross
Samuel Cormican
Huntington
Ind
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Horse Attacks Its Beater in Brazil
Joseph Starkey cruelly beat a horse in Brazil. The horse turned and kicked him, breaking his left leg and two ribs. Starkey remains in serious condition.
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Brazil
Joseph Starkey
Starkey
Late Spring In Renesalaer Indiana Delayed Planting Report
Renesalaer Indiana records an unusually late spring with fruit trees not yet blossoming and data seeding delays. Acreage will be about ten percent short and no corn ground has been plowed. In Carmi Illinois, 38 year old miner Nick Redfearn died in Norris City mines last night.
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Renesalaer
Indiana
Carmi
Ill
Nick Redfearn
Norris City
Waterways plan proposes south and north feeders to a central canal
A reader argues for a vast canal system feeding from northeastern Indiana, northwestern Ohio, and southern Michigan. He outlines two feeders tapping the St Joseph and Pigeon rivers, routing through lakes and springs to sustain a main canal to Fort Wayne, dismissing rival routes as impractical due to elevation and dry rivers.
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St. Joe River
Bitter
Auburn
Churubusca
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Witch
Churuhuse
Hself
Holne Lake
Churubusco
Grass Creek
Eel River Cemetery
Eel River
Perry
Alien County
Huntertown
Lake Shore Railroad
Fort Wayne
Wabash
Rochester
Valparaso
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Kankakee River
Valparaiso
Lake Michiigan
Gary
Kankakee
Tippecanoe
Indiana Gas Oil Prospecting Company Formed in Harrison
Corydon reports a new company organized in Harrison county to explore for gas and oil with $20,000 capital. W H Loos conducts prospecting. Tipton plans a commercial club with 160 citizens agreeing to join at an Elks home banquet.
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Corydon
Harrison County
W. H. Loos
Tipton
Elks
Trade review shows export gains amid domestic slowdowns
New York H G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade notes export expansion as domestic trade lags. Metals demand focuses on ore price cuts with delayed pig iron inquiries. Cotton goods remain steady. cotton exports ahead, footwear shows modest gains while hides stay weak. Weather signals retail uplift but farming hampered by wet cool conditions in the South. U S and Canada weekly business failures total 210 and 26 respectively, with wheat and corn exports for the week and year summarized.
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New York
H. G. Dun & Co
Review of
Atlantic
Headstreet
Warn
West
Krust
Jobbere
United States
Canada
Cincinnati Markets Report Mixes Grain and Live Stock Prices
Cincinnati grain prices list patent and various wheat and corn grades with fractions and imperfections. live stock values show cattle, hog, sheep, and lambs price ranges for shippers, butcher, and fancy grades. miscellaneous items include poultry eggs butter apples carrots celery onions and related box and crate prices.
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Cincinnati
N. O
California
Free Recipe Promises Quick Kidney and Bladder Relief
An advertisement offers a free “recipe” claimed to cure kidney and bladder troubles within a week. It promises to relieve pain, weakness, and other symptoms and urges readers to request the copy from A. FE. Robinson in Detroit, noting doctors would charge much for the prescription.
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A. FE. Robinson
Luck Building
Detroit
Missionary Tree Moral Expands Beyond Farms
A Lenten tea speaker cites missionary trees as profit benefiting missions. Examples include a Roxborough farmer with a golden pippin for Chinese missions and a Florida woman's orange tree aiding New Guinea uplift. The talk argues the underlying principle applies beyond farming to all ventures.
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Roxborough
Florida
New Guinea
Mgth
Zanzibar
Trecos
Not so gentle lesson as Johnny leads singalong
A teacher interrupted a school song when a girl warned that Johnny would sound better if he whistles. The exchange began with the teacher asking for the book and ordering students to stand straight as the class started singing Nearer My God to Thee.
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Johnny
Scratched Till Blood Ran Cure Via Cuticura Remedies
A mother recalls her infant son's severe itchy widespread rash with bleeding and weakness. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and a box of Cuticura Ointment the child slept better and healed with no relapse. Mrs M C Maifland Jasper Ontario May 27 1910.
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M. C. Maifland
Jasper
Ontario
Delicate Compliment About a Window Seat Offer
A reader recalls a polite compliment about a new gown and an anecdote where a restaurant proprietor invited them to sit by the window to create a favorable tone for his establishment. The brief exchange highlights courteous social etiquette.
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Tone
Castoria Safety Reminder for Parents and Children
Careful inspection urged for every Castoria bottle to ensure the signature In Use For Over 0 Years. Parents are advised to trust this safe remedy as children cry for Fletcher's Castoria in advertisements and notices.
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Fletcher
Masquerade Exchange Sparks Playful Fashion Query
A brief ballroom scene shows a woman asking if her costume suits her. He replies with enthusiastic flattery, noting she would be lovely in any disguise. The exchange highlights playful social wit.
Vendor Offers Earthen Foot Ease Patent Cure
Fragmented ad text touts Uss ALLENS FOOT-EASE to relieve aching feet and restore walking. Mentions substitutes and a promotional address at 4 B Olmsted, Le Rey KE, with scattered names and lines about employer Lou and Miss Willing.
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Uss Allens
Ge. Merese
B. Olmsted
le Rey
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