Roosevelt Jokes Elevating the Bench and Court Retirements
The president jokes that he has elevated the bench by removing judges from it and appointing others, noting several New York judges who left the bench to pursue political races. The piece also surveys Supreme Court retirement eligibility, listing Chief Justice Fuller and several associates nearing or exceeding age and service thresholds.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
Richards
Judge Parker
van Wyck
Judge Herrick
New York
Parker
Herrick
Gov
Higgins
District Court
Supreme Bench
Fuller
Supreme Justice
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
Henpe
Justice Brown
Justice Brewer
Peckham
Justice McKenna
Justice White
Justice Holmes
Justice Day
Senate Committee Changes After Senator Hoard Death
After the death of Senator Hoard of Massachusetts and the election of Senator Fairbanks to the vice presidency, the senate expects a broader reorganization. A full rearrangement of committees is likely to be postponed until further developments.
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Senate
Hoard
Massachusetts
Fairbanks
Jefferson Bible records spark modest Congress interest
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth by Thomas Jefferson sits in the national museum as 9,000 photolithographic copies were printed for Congress. The facsimile includes Jefferson manuscript leaves and a multilingual parallel Gospel text with no commentary, a notable government curiosity.
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Jefferson
Senate
House
Jesus of Nazareth
The Hidden Victim of Youths Narrow World
A poem excerpt by Sydney Dayre warns youths against excluding and belittling the shy, modest boy who stands at the margins. It argues the practice harms both him and the offenders and urges careful speech and kindness in daily life.
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Sydney Dayre
Bath tub harbor game for a playful afternoon
A New York Mail inspired bathtub game uses a wooden tub as a harbor. Players build seven boat wharves on a pine board and steer miniature boats into the narrow slips. Points are lost for misses and slips, providing a quirky, hands on afternoon of nautical play.
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New York Mail
Harbor
Highwater Mark Quote Sparks Nostalgic Exchange
Yonkers Statesman notes a nostalgia exchange about milk price history between Church and Gotham with a remark about a 12 cent per quart milk era. The brief exchange signals a back-and-forth recollection of past prices and local sentiment.
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Church
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Toy Water Motor From Tin and Wood Sparks Young Inventors
A boy friendly crude water motor design runs 1000 to 1200 rpm and can be built with hammer saw nails and tin. It features a wooden wheel 5 inches wide with tin paddles, a six inch axle from a telegraph wire, and a soap box housing to dampen splashes.
Homemade Water Motor From Recycled Parts
Instructions from the Chicago Inter Ocean describe building a fast water motor using a box, ends two inches wide, a pulley from a spool with a wooden plug, and a gas jet tip. It instructs enlarging axle holes with tin to prevent binding as the box swells, and using a metal tube to pinch water for greater force.
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Chicago
Gillespie Murder Trial Opens in Rising Sun
James Gillespie is arraigned for the murder of his twin sister Elizabeth in Rising Sun Indiana. The court denies a dismissal motion as jurors are yet to be chosen amid local unease and many farmers called previously have formed opinions. Jury selection resumes with 40 names to be drawn for a special venue. 45 talesmen have been excused.
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Rising Sun
Ind
James Gillespie
Elizabeth
Woman's Literary Society
Elizabeth Gillespie
Cornet
Talesmen
Rosie Perkins Held After Fatal Alexandria Fire
Rosie Perkins, 14, of Alexandria, Indiana, confessed to setting fire to Nellie Maynard’s clothing, causing fatal injuries. She was examined by a probation officer in Anderson and the case heads to the grand jury next week.
Oil activity and a county murder plot reported in Indiana
Newcastle and Laporte reports detail oil leasing by Herbert H. Evans for F. H. Morse and Standard Oil securing extensive acreage in Henry county area. In Knox jail Abram Henry Mullen reveals a kidnapping for ransom plot against Dr. W. C. Brown allegedly led by Chas and George Haines, with Mullen claiming refusal to join.
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Laporte
Ind
Abram Henry Mullen
Knox
Charles Haines
Starke County
W. C. Brown
Lafayette
Mullen
Chas
George Haines
Killed By a Thorn and Insanity Declared
In New Albany on December 10 Mrs. Bella Hedden died within 48 hours after pricking her finger on a thorn while pruning roses. The swelling and blood poisoning followed. In Alexandria on December 10 Jules Sampson once called the Hermit of Orestes has been declared insane and will be moved to Richmond insane hospital.
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Congress
Judiciary Committee
Hoar
Orville H. Piatt
Connecticut
Piatt
Senate
Platt
Cuba
Senator Platt
New
Adirondacks
New Albany
Ind
Harrison County
Bella Hedden
Alexandria
Jules Sampson
Orestes
Richmond Insane Hospital
Engineer Stricken In Elkhart Train Cab
Elkhart Indiana December 10 after stopping his Lake Shore train Friday morning engineer Ben Hemberling collapsed in the cab and fell unconscious. Doctors say his condition is critical.
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Elkhart
Ind
Lake Shore
Ben Hemberling
Woman's funeral honored by brass band request
In Union City Indiana a brass band attended the funeral of five year old Mrs Catharine Headington whose body was brought from Toledo Ohio for burial fulfilling the child’s dying wish. Rain and snow across Southwestern Indiana improve prospects for the wheat crop after a long drought.
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Union City
Ind
Catharine
Headington
Toledo
Indianapolis
Indiana
National Commission Co to resume under Elliott control
Indianapolis report indicates the National Commission Co, failed this week, will reopen Monday under a syndicate led by C. N. Elliott, ex city clerk, with several former members joining. George Buskirk, the receiver, arranged a settlement with creditors offering 25 percent cash and 75 percent in installments over nine months, totaling just over 40 000 dollars in indebtedness. The firm previously lost about 200 000 dollars, with 160 000 already settled.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Commission Co
C. N. Elliott
George Buskirk
Buskirk
Receiver Appointed for Faulkner Webb Co Vegetable Packers
A receiver was appointed for the Faulkner Webb Co a vegetable packer. Kothe Wells and Bauer wholesale grocers sought the receiver claiming the company owes about 70000 dollars and is insolvent. The firm operates packing houses in Indianapolis Brownsburg and Van Wert and is said to owe farmers for tomatoes and corn.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Faulkner-Webb Co
Kothe,Wells & Bauer
Brownsburg
van Wert
Standard Oil Gains Delaware Field Holdings in Bluffton Sale
The Senior and the Scotland Oil Cos sold their Delaware county holdings to Standard Oil Co. The deal covers 330 acres of Parker field leases with 38 producing wells producing about 600 barrels daily. The price was not disclosed but is believed to exceed 750000 dollars.
Police Force On Strike Over Promised Pay Increase
Evansville Ind Dec 8 The entire Princeton Indiana police force went on strike Wednesday night demanding higher wages The officers cite promises by city GOP officials to raise pay by ten dollars per month during the campaign and have walked out until a raise is granted
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Evansville
Ind
Princeton
Death of Mrs Currier in Indianapolis
Mrs Helen Currier widow of bandmaster Capt. C M Currier died suddenly of heart disease at her son Bernard’s home in Indianapolis on Wednesday night. The remains were sent to Cincinnati for burial.
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Currier
Indianapolis
Ind
Helen Currier
Capt
C. M. Currier
Bernard
Cincinnati
High Price For Eggs in Newcastle Report
Newcastle Ind Dec 9 Eggs are described as the most expensive household staple with current prices near two cents per egg, higher than wartime levels for this season.
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Newcastle
Ind
Arrest of 14-year-old on Murder Charge in Indiana
Following an inquest Coroner Trueblood reports Rose Perkins aged 14 arrested on murder charges. She allegedly set fire to the clothing of playmate Nellie Maynard, who died from injuries sustained Tuesday.
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Alexandria
Ind
Trueblood
Rose Perkins
Nellie Maynard
Man Escapes Sanitarium Arrested in Rising Sun
A man identifying as John Vandervort was arrested by Marshal Overly in Rising Sun Indiana. He says he escaped a Price Hill sanitarium last Saturday and appears demented. He is about 30 years old.
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Rising Sun
Ind
John Vandervort
Marshal Overly
Price Hill
Schepman Sues Railway for Sixty Thousand Damages
Richmond Indiana December 10 George Schepman a merchant tailor filed suit against the Pennsylvania railroad for sixty thousand dollars for personal injuries from a fall from a train that cost him a limb. Madison Indiana December 10 thieves stole a new organ from the Paramore schoolhouse 14 miles north before dawn.
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Richmond
Ind
George Schepman
Pennsylvania Railway
Schepman
Madison
Paramore
Strange white and pink spotted wild animal roams near St Louis Crossing
A report from Shelbyville Indiana dated December 10 describes a strange wild animal seen roaming near St Louis Crossing eleven miles southwest. It is said to resemble a bird dog with white hair and pink spots.
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Shelbyville
Ind
St. Louis Crossing
Local commission firm Louis & Co. Fails Amid Amalgamated Turmoil
Indianapolis reports Louis & Co. a local commission house with branches in three Indiana cities failed Friday. The collapse follows the stock market upheaval triggered by Lawson’s attack on Amalgamated copper. In Elkhart a monument works proprietor W. P. Cook is reported missing after traveling to Newport Kentucky for his sister in law’s funeral two weeks ago.
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Indianapolis
Ind
L. W. Louis & Co
Indiana
Lawson
Amalgamated Copper
Elkhart
W. P. Cook
Monument Works
Newport
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Herbert H. Evans
Messick
F. H. Morse
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