World events mixed on tariff, politics and agriculture
Washington reports show James E. Watson denying charges in a house lobby probe while tariff conferees approve earthenware glass and sugar schedules and extend new rates to 1914. Postmaster Burleson weighs ending fast freight magazine forwarding as debate intensifies. Congress confirms several diplomatic posts and passes the Underwood-Simmons tariff bill amid corn and wheat yield losses in government crop data.
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Senate
House
Washington
Death of Mayor Gaynor on Baltic prompts NYC succession
Rufus W. Gaynor reports the sudden death of Mayor William J. Gaynor on the Baltic due to heart trouble. The event shifts New York City leadership with Republican and Dem fusion tickets facing change as the political order reacts to the mayoral vacancy.
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New York
Rufus W. Gaynor
William J. Gaynor
Mayor Gaynor
Gaynor
New York City
Adolph L. Kline
Board of Aldermen
Fusion
John Purroy Mitchel
Democrats
Edward B. McCall
Public Service Commission
Officers Elected by Adventists in Indiana
The Hartford City camp meeting elected EB. A. Bristol of Indianapolis as conference president and H. H. Rans as secretary treasurer. An executive board includes E. A. Bristol W. A. Young T. A. Goodwin W. P. Cunningham and others with departmental secretaries named. Beechwood academy board also chose members.
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Indianapolis
Adventist Church
Hartford City
EB. A. Bristol
H. H. Rans
A. N. Anderson
South Bend
E. A. Bristol
Indianapois
W. A. Young
Lafayette
T. A. Goodwin
W. P. Cunningham
Muncie
EB. R. Luda
Wolf Lake
T. F. Hubbard
W. A. Greenlee
J. W. Johnson
Indiana Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association
F. A. Loop
M. D
Beechwood Academy
BE. A. Bristol
B. A. von Phole
3. L. Strickler
William Applegate
Minnesota officials study made in Minnesota fair model
Three Minnesota state fair officials at the Hoosier exposition discuss plans for a large made in Minnesota exposition building at the Indiana fair ground to showcase local products. They favor a single prominent building with strong streetcar access and anticipate subscriptions for funding. Hospital work at the Indiana fair shows an efficient TB care program with Dr. Fortner leading nurses on duty.
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Hoosier
Harrison
Minneapolis and St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Twin Cities
United States
Indiana
State Board of Agriculture
Fair Board
Indiana Fair Ground
Indiana Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Marion County Anti-Tuberculosis Society
W. H. Fortner
Public Health Nurses’ Association
Indiana Conference Session Set for Rushville Visit
The Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will convene in Rushville from September 16 to 22 with Bishop William F. Anderson presiding. The program includes addresses by church and civic leaders, anniversaries for Epworth League and Church Temperance, hospital, and conference boards, plus ordinations and final appointments.
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Gaynor
Old Trinity Church
Lower Broadway
Greer
New York Diocese
Protestant Episcopal Church
Grenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Rushville
Indiana
Methodist Episcopal Church
William F. Anderson
Cincnnati
W. H. Wylie
St. Paul M. H
W. E. Wylie
Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis
W. W. Tevis
Wylie
Will M. Sparks
Cyrus M. Yocum
Anderson
Epworth League
Wilbur F. Sheridan
Chicago
C. E. Bancon
Church Temperance Society
Deets Pickett
Topeka
B. D. Beck
Methodist Hospital
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indianapols
W. BH. Edgin
J. N. Greene
W. B. Farmer
Evaneville
W. B. Rader
Board of Conference
Joseph Hingley
E. H. Wood
C. D. Wilson
Bishop Anderson
Moores Hill College
the University
George R. Grose
DePauw University
Theological School
Charles M. Stuart
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston
Ill
John M. Walker
Charles W. Whitman
A. C. Bennett
W. R. Halsted
William S. Bovard
New York
Methodist Brotherhood i
Main Street Christian Church
Cincinnati
J. P. D. John
C. C. Edwards
Adventist Prophecy At Hartford City Camp Meeting
Hundreds attend state Adventist camp meetings in Hartford City as J M N Tindall of Richmond Virginia describes signs of the times and a second coming echoing Nahum. Ford of the Review and Herald speaks to youth. Eastman Mace arrive for colporteur work. Franklin reports eight months field missionary sales total under nine hundred dollars.
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Hartford City
J. M. N. Tindall
Richmond
Indianapolis
JH. Ford
Review and Herald of Washington
W. W. Eastman
J. W. Mace
E. HE. Franklin
Appointment by President Darling Sets Editorial Committees
President Harry B. Darling of the Northern Indiana Editorial association announced the enlisting year committees. Executive committee includes J. A. Beane of Goshen J. A. Kautz of Kokomo and A. S Powers. A separate committee will explore establishing an advertising agency with newspaper men including corporators A. B. Boyes of Plymouth A. D. Moffet of Elwood and Dean Hi. Baryphart of Rochester.
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Harry B. Darling
Northern Indiana Editorial Association
J. A. Beane
Goshen
J. A. Kautz
Kokomo
A. S Powers
Marrying Squire and Matrimony Bureau Plan Spark Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville justice Oscar L. Hay, earning up to 6000 dollars, hopes to open a matrimonial bureau inviting couples to register. He already handles 800 to 2000 marriages yearly and plans a matchmaking service with staged ceremonies and parlor amenities. In Terre Haute, John Kaiser settles dispute over a Main Street property tax issue after his brother Christian’s death. seventeen-year-old deed questions and a 2000 dollar settlement emerge. In Evansville, students at Chandler Avenue school carry filtered-water due to taste issues, prompting potential policy review with James H. Tomlin.
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Jeffersonville
Oscar L. Hay
Hst
Justice of the Peace
Terre Haute
John Kaiser
Christian
Main Street
John
Evansville
Chandler Avenue
James H. Tomlin
Dentist Kills Raccoon Suspected Hen Thief in Jeffersonville
Dr Harry Eaken, a Jeffersonville dentist, shot a marauder in his chicken yard after hearing a noise. He believed an intended theft occurred but cannot prove guilt or motive. The target proved to be a large raccoon. no court action will follow and the doctor plans to sell the pelt. He was struck by recoil and wounded his own arm in the incident.
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Jeffersonville
Harry Eaken
Eaken
Wife seeks divorce after husband’s constant fishing
Mrs. Adair F. Pleasant petitions the circuit court for divorce from her husband, whom she married in 1890. She alleges he fished constantly day and night through all seasons, was frequently away from home, and expected her to provide for the family while he fished.
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Loansville
Adair F. Pleasant
Boy Fires Three Barns on Way from School
A ten year old boy set fire to three barns while walking home from school in Mooresville on September 10. One barn was destroyed before the fire department arrived. The barns were in different locations along his route. He said he started the fires because he objected to going to school.
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Mooresville
Death of Evansville Woman Determined Self-Inflicted
The dead body of Mrs. Lucy Lane, 33, was found at her Evansville home. The coroner reports she committed death by her own action by taking poison.
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Evansville
Lucy Lane
Bear Attack Narrowly Misses Indiana Politician
Hurt by Cimarron Bear near Baker Oregon Warder W Stevens a former Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Indiana escaped death by a bear during a recent hunt near his home.
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New Albany
W. Stevens
Indiana
Baker
Ore
Two Claim Same Woman in Bigamy Allegations
Two men, Jesse Painter of Grand Rapids and Michael Mace of South Bend, filed bigamy charges against a woman they both claim wed them, seeking custody to prevent a third marriage to a Grand Rapids man. The men testified they married her in 1907 and four years later, never divorcing. The femme’s exact surname remains uncertain.
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South Bend
Chester R. Montgomery
Grand Rapids
Jesse Painter
Mich
Michael Mace
Painter
Mace
Wolden
Grand Rapides
Mery Mace
Indiana Local News Briefs From Across The State
A roundup of short items reports horses and a steer struck by lightning near Pleasantville, thefts in Franklin, aggressive rabid-dog control near Ellettsville, a ten year old taken to reform school after stealing a ten dollar bill, lightning damage to barns at Worthington, and a fire destroying a saw mill near Columbus. Additional notes cover a Greensburg girls’ detention, a wedding suit theft in Lawrenceburg, a Jackson guilty verdict for assault, disappearances in Columbus, and various legal and civic notes in Connersville Bedford Jeffersonville Elkhart and Greencastle with local officials and notable residents.
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Pleasantville
Jacob Hutching
Emery Harbin
Franklin
Walter Simmons
Tings
Elettsvile
Ellettsville
Bloomington
Plainfield
Jones
Worthington
John J. Ballard
Sim Reese
Columbus
George Daum
Marion
Greensburg
Thompson
GreensWare
Lawrenceburg
Herbert J. Gillum
Greencastle
Putnam County
James Andrew Jackson
Howard Harris
Beryl Newcomb
Frank Newcomb
Robert Lemaster
Walter Smith
Louieville
Connersville
Jane Ludlow
George Glen Ludlow
Ludlow
Whitewater Valley
Bedford
Southern Indiana Power Company
White River
Dalla A. Knight
Wallace
John K
Edward R
Mary G
Frances Owens
Jeffersonville
Andrew P. Thornton
Benjamin Thornton
Andrew Thornton
Lawrence Watson
Gainesville
Andrew
Benjamin
Thomas Thornton
Hull Run
Elkhart
Indiana
Leander
J. l. Harman
Alexander Burris
Burris
Harry Mock
Lake Shora
Mock
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Martin M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
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Burleson
Comptroller of the Treasury
Sidney Anderson
Ways and Means Committee
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Murdock
Thomas Fox
Sacramento
Cal
Joseph E. Willard
Spain
Thomas H. Birch
Portugal
John Ewing
Honduras
George W. Buckner
Liberia
Thornton
Ransdell
Louisiana
la Follette
Lewis
Gronna
Department of Agriculture
Ole Hersel
Tioga
N. C
Hilton
New Lenox
Post Office
Omer Davis
Fayetteville
Ark
Nellie Moneyhan
Sulzer
Wall Street
Melville D. Fuller
Fuller
R. C. Allen
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Colebrooke
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
Norton Mills
Drew
Coos County
Carmody
Thaw
Watson
Woodward
Tulane University
New Orleans
Savannah
John B. Jones
George A. Wilcox
Wellsville
N. Y
Genesee Banking Company
Genesee
Philadelphia
Hainois Christian Missionary Society
Jacksonville
Central Christian Church
Illinois Christian Women's Board of Missions
Illinois Christian Missionary Society
Dublin
London Daily Citizen
Earl of Aberdeen
Lord Meutenant
Ireland
Nanking
China
George of
England
Roxburghe
Misa May Goelet
Heligoland
Germany
Thomas A. Edison
Lewellyn Park
West Orange
N. J
James Farley
Plattsburgh
Edward Lucas
Bowling Green
J. W. Harlan
Lucas
Harlan
James C. O'Connor
Joliet
Wil County
A. Bristol
H. H. Rane
Indiana Ideas
Darling
Cupid
Indiana News
Oscar Stewart
Universal
Union
Sidney Johnson
Stewart
Johnson
Vigo Line
Vermilion County
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