Various Global Notes On Infrastructure And Society
The Flora Enterprise Sentinel reports on a Prussian proposal for a $79.5 million canal appropriation, rail and telecom progress, a Manila parade anecdote, Ontario silver finds with high ore value, tobacco monopoly profits, and a viceroy's blood drinking tale. It also notes attention to chauffeur training as auto use grows in Europe and mentions two technical courses for automobiles in Aschaffenburg and Brussels.
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Aschaffenburg
Ars
Brussels
Giom
Early Red Cross Founder Dunant Still Alive at 76
Henri Dunant, founder of the Red Cross movement, is alive at 76 near Lake Constance Switzerland in poor health. Napoleon II is credited with adopting his wounded care ideas after the 1864 Geneva conference. A birch bark note by Robert McNeill describes bequeathing wealth to Viva and Freda Finn of Spokane, his sister’s daughters, who were informed by long distance telephone.
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Red Cross Movement
Henri Dunant
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Europe
Napoleon II
France
Geneva
M. Dunant
Robert McNeill
McNeill
Stewart River
Washington
Viva
Freda Finn
Spokane
Wash
Petrified Man of Maine Faces Hard Food Struggle
Charles F. Gilpatrick, an oesified resident on a Maine poor farm in Hiram township, has had five teeth removed so food can be chewed. His jaw joints have frozen, locking his mouth in place, earning him the nickname the petrified man among local workers.
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Charles F. Gilpatrick
Mr. Gilpatrick
Hiram Township
Maine
Gilpatrick
Colored veteran as Massachusetts G A R commander
J H Wolf of Boston, a colored Civil War veteran, has been elected department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in Massachusetts. His recognition places him at the upcoming G A R encampment in Denver alongside fellow veterans and highlights growing respect for Black leaders amid ongoing race prejudice.
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Grand Army of the Republic of Massachusetts
J. H. Wolf
Boston
Denver
Roosevelt Renominates James Wilson for Third Term as Secretary
On March 6 James Wilson marked eight years as secretary of agriculture. President Roosevelt reappointed him for a third term. If he remains in office through the current administration he would total twelve consecutive years in one cabinet post, a record not equaled since early republic times. The note cites Albert Gallatin and William Wirt as longer tenures in other posts.
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James Wilson
Roosevelt
Republic
Albert Galatin
the Treasury
William Wirt
Two Bloomington Men In Fatal Duel After School Quarrel
Hartman and Terrell, respected Bloomington residents, fought a pistol duel at Terrell’s home after a quarrel between their daughters. Terrell was shot in the abdomen and may die. Hartman surrendered to police and posted a $2000 bond.
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Bloomington
Ind
Ort Hartman
James Terrell
Terrell
Hartman
Sander son murder trial ends with acquittal in Hartford City
In Hartford City Indiana April a jury acquitted Mrs Ollie Sanderson charged with complicity in her husband’s murder. Three ballots were taken. Of six accused only William Cook was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Mrs Sanderson her daughter Clara Smith and Samuel Emery were acquitted. Otto Cook and Ernest Sanderson still face trial.
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New York
Corentius Vanderbilt
James Moore
James Roach
Reinback
Maxim Gorky
Mississippi
Isthmian Canal
Congress
Ira Stewart
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Fred Miller
Wisconsin Supreme Court
George Coffey
George St. Pierre
Sioux City
Jennie Vincent
South Bend
Ind
New Jersey
Shaw
Creer County
Okla
Union Ice Works
Los Angeles
Cal
Hartford City
Ollie Sanderson
William Cook
Evansville Rioter Trimble Sentenced at Evansville Riot
Indianapolis reports that William Trimble, the tallest of about 60 defendants in the 1903 Evansville riots, received an indeterminate prison term from two to fourteen years while others paid fines or served brief jail terms. George Heilman urged clemency, arguing Trimble’s height drew disproportionate notoriety. the state pardons board did not act.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Evansville
William Trimble
Trimble
George Heilman
State Board of Pardons
Reduction settles strike at Pioneer hat works
Wabash Indiana April 6 officials of the United Hatters of North America announced an adjustment of wage dispute with 3800 Pioneer hat works employees who were laid off when the plant suspended a month ago after workers refused a wage cut. The plant will reopen as a closed shop with the workers accepting the reduction.
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Wabash
Ind
United Hatters of
North America
Pioneer Hat Works
Engineer Survives 2300-Volt Shock at South Bend Plant
John Thompson, an engineer at the local electric lighting plant, touched a steam radiator near an electric generator and received a 2300-volt shock. He lay as if dead for about thirty minutes, then recovered with only a slight burn on his hand, reporting a sensation of being crushed yet remained conscious but immobile.
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South Bend
Ind
John Thompson
Thompson
Col Zebulon Pike's Remains Battle in Colorado
Lawrenceburg Indiana April 8 Descendants oppose plans to move Col Zebulon Pike remains from the family cemetery to Pike's Peak. Pike died in 1818 while leading an expedition in Canada and was buried on a large farm before being moved in 1896.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Colorado
Zebulon Pike
Pike's Peak
Col. Pike
Canada
Strike Ends As Mills Agree To Hire Union Men
In Princeton Indiana on April 6 a threatened strike over a 25 cent daily wage rise for unskilled workers was called off. Employers will hire only union men and the wage demand is dropped. Several hundred workers were affected.
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Princeton
Ind
Pick pockets steal lifetime savings from Weaver in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on April 7 a teamster Daniel Weaver said $1,585 drawn from a bank for a home was stolen while he rode an elevator to pay for the deed. The alleged act occurred as he sought funds for his house, with no crew involved. Professor Roudebush sues Jewett for damages after an earlier incident.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Daniel Weaver
Weaver
Evansville Woman Kills Self Amid Divorce Suit
Mrs. John Olazewski, 29, took carbolic acid in Evansville, Indiana, as her husband sued for divorce and their children were removed by county officials. She endured separation for two years since her husband left.
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Evansville
Ind
John Olazewski
Traction Line Extension Granted to Middletown
Anderson Ind April 7 The town board of Middletown nine miles southeast of this city granted the Indiana Union Traction Co a 99 year franchise. In exchange the traction company agreed to extend its interurban electric railway from this city to Middletown parallel to the Pennsylvania railroad system.
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Anderson
Ind
Middletown
Indiana Union Traction Co
Traction Company
Pennsylvania
Ten-year-old runs away to skip dentist in Indianapolis
Ten-year-old Litha Cain, son of Mrs Jona than Cook of Frankfort, fled home to avoid a dentist. He reached Indianapolis but was returned home after declaring no one should fool with his teeth.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Litha Cain
Jonathan Cook
Frankfort
Webb Opera House Sale At Peru Ind For 75000
The Webb opera house Colonial hotel and several residences in Peru Indiana were sold to Benjamin F Wallace circus owner for 75000 dollars. The Webbs will manage the theater until September.
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Peru
Ind
Webb Opera House
Colonial Hotel
O. P. Webb
Benjamin F. Wallace
Webbs
Collision injures motorman on Indianapolis and Northwestern Traction
In Frankfort Indiana on April 8 a freight and a passenger car collided on the Indianapolis and Northwestern Traction line. Motorman Oscar Queicser of Indianapolis was caught in the vestibule and badly hurt.
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Frankfort
Ind
Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction Line
Oscar Queicser
Indianapolis
A Visit and An Order in Anderson Indiana
A rush order went out from police headquarters to all saloonkeepers and by 11 o'clock every business in the city was closed tight with blinds down. It was reported that Gov Hanly had passed through earlier and would return from Marion around midnight.
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Anderson
Ind
Gov. Hanly
Marion
Shot the Physician in Rensselaer April Incident
In Rensselaer Indiana on April 7 Joe Marshall a member of a prominent family shot Dr L M Washburn in his study while in a crazed condition. The doctor is expected to recover. Marshall was arrested in a cemetery and will be sent to an asylum.
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Frank J. Bell
Dallas
Tex
Knights of Pythias
Texas
R. R. Parker
Bell
George Goodall
Lincoln
Washington
Virginia
Alabama
James H. Hayes
Richmond
Guadaloupe
French West Indies
Greene
Vladivostok
Hayes
United States
Canada
Tae
Rensselear
Ind
Joe Marshall
L. M. Washburn
Marshall
To Build a New School House in Dillsboro
In Milan Indiana on April 8 voters chose to finance a $4,000 public school building replacing the condemned structure. The site remains the same.
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Milan
Ind
Dillsboro
Wala Buys Another Mine in Indiana District
Terre Haute April 8. John R. Walsh bought the Linton semi block coal mine near Linton for 260000 dollars. The mine is regarded as one of the best in the district and marks Walab's fifth mine purchase in ten days.
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Wala
Terre Maute
Ind
John R. Walsh
Linton
Walub
Back Salary Law Upheld by Indiana Supreme Court
The back salary law passed by the 1903 legislature was declared constitutional by the Indiana Supreme Court in the Perry county versus George J. Lindeman case. The decision, issued in Indianapolis, upholds the measure affecting county clerks.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
Perry County
George J. Lindeman
Hanly praised by North Indiana conference in session
In Portland Indiana on April 8 Governor Hanly was endorsed for enforcing law and civic righteousness as the North Indiana conference sent a dispatch inviting him to attend and speak. In Bedford Indiana on April 8 the school board named Prof E H Drake of Indianapolis as superintendent replacing six year leader Prof W A Alexander who resigned. In Evansville Indiana on April 8 the Indiana Presbytery of Cumberland Presbyterian church after a stormy debate voted for a union with the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination.
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Hanly
Portland
Ind
North Indiana
Bedford
E. H. Drake
Indianapolis
W. A. Alexander
Evansville
Indiana
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Cumberland Presbyterian Churches
Boy Loses Leg After City Car Crash
Lawrence six year old son of Alva Shanahan was struck by an Indiana Northern Traction car in the north part of Marton Ing April 88. His right leg was severed in the incident.
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Marton
Ing
Lawrence
Alva Shanahan
Indiana Northern Traction
Supper at Bethany lesson text and Mary’s oil act
Biblical lesson notes on Jesus in Bethany six days before Passover. The supper honoring Jesus features Mary’s costly spikenard anointing and Judas’s protest, with Jesus defending Mary’s gesture as preparation for His burial. Includes commentary on Martha, Lazarus, and practical steps for worship and service.
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Jesus
Bethany
Bimon
Mount of Olives
Lazarus
Len
Mirtha
India
Judas
Mary
Jerusalem
Martha
G. Campbell Morgan
Christ
Maclaren
Quotations on Virtue and Nature from Proverbial Wit
A compact collage of maxims urging discipline and humility. Themes include diligence, fortune, beauty, and social perception, with observations on pride, contentment, and the flow of life. The verses mingle moral guidance with natural imagery and playful wordplay.
Baking powder ingredients guide for health minded readers
An explainer dividing baking powders into three kinds Mineral-Acid or Alum Bone-Acid or Phosphate and Cream of Tartars from grapes. It notes costs per pound and health implications and advises using Cream of Tartar based powders for wholesomeness, with price ranges from 10 to 50 cents per pound.
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U. S. Patent Office
British Newspapers Counts and Daily Papers in 1906
The 1906 Newspaper Press Directory lists 2,461 UK newspapers by region with 1,881 in England, 111 in Wales, 261 in Scotland, 191 in Ireland, and 17 in the Isles. There are 184 daily papers in England, 11 in Wales, 18 in Scotland, 18 in Ireland, and 4 in the British Isles.
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United Kingdom
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Isles
Sleven
British Isles
London
Present Rate Law Enforces Railroad Rate Equality
The Interstate Commerce Commission must correct discriminations in railroad rates. If unjust rates exist, the Commission notifies the railroad. If the railroad refuses to change, the Commission may sue in court and, upon a court ruling for the Commission, the railroad must obey or risk contempt of court proceedings.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Well Paid Courtship Reward In Tit Bits Comment
Sammerson recalls courting his wife for five years before she agreed. The associate notes she brought him £50,000, estimating £10,000 a year for a easy job of courtship. The remark reflects on the value of a successful match as reported in Tit Bits.
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Sammerson
Thought She Would Die From Kidney Pain Miracle Pill
Mrs Sarsh Marine of 498 6t Urain street Colorado Springs writes that after three years of back ache and misdiagnosed kidney issues Conan's Kidney Pills cured her. She improved within a week and was fully well after two boxes, praising the treatment and health gains. For sale by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents.
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8. W. Marine
Colorado
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
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