Dietrich Cleared as Not a Senator in Hastings Bribery Case
The U S circuit court under Judge Van Devanter ruled Chas H Dietrich was not a United States senator at the time alleged bribery acts occurred in Hastings Neb The district attorney entered a nolle prosequi against Dietrich and Postmaster Fisher The court held two sections of 1781 create separate prohibitions and a member only becomes a senator after qualification and oath.
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Chas. H. Dietrich
Hastings
Neb
United States Circuit Court
van Deventer
Dietrich
Summers
Nolle
Postmaster Fisher
United States
Dnstrict
Fisher
van Devanter
United States Senate
United States Congress
Congress
Court
Houses
Senate
Nebraska
Former Congressman Driggs Guilty of Accepting Bribe
New York January 8 A jury after 45 minutes deliberation found Edmund H Driggs a former congressman guilty of taking money to facilitate a government contract for the Brandt Dent company while in office The jury recommended mercy and Judge Thomas called the recommendation fitting noting Driggs acted with dignity and that his guilt was technical only The court denied a new trial and postponed a decision on a stay of proceedings stating the day must be agreed upon with the government.
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New York
Edmund H. Driggs
Congress
Thomas
Driggs
Notable Northern Indiana Obituary and Local Incidents
Obituaries report deaths of Mrs. Fanny Switzer aged 75 near Columbia City and Mrs. Catherine Kocher over 93 near Huntington. Other items note Goshen Warsaw electric franchise approval, a Wagooners burglary of Guy Keel’s country store, Franksel death from pin prick blood poisoning, and Chas Ayres’ stabbing recovery. Wabash County named James P. Conner Jr. county attorney. W. C. Martindale found dead from heart disease near Roann.
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Fanny Switzer
Columbia City
Catherine Kocher
Huntington
Elkhart County
Goshen
Warsaw
Florence Frankel
South Bend
Guy Keel
Wagooners
Rochester
Wabash County
James PD. Conner, Jr
Alvah Taylor
Chas. Ayres
Newville
DeKath County
Ayres
W.C. Martindale
Roann
Martindale
Angola
Celerk
Ten Stars Chief Soon to Retire Nods for Army Promotions
Washington January 8 The president sent to the Senate a long list of army promotions including Major Generals Kobbe Sanger Bates Randolph Gillespie and colonels Mordecai Haskell Hathaway Taylor Butler Coxe Kline Dougherty McCaskey Mills and others. staff officers Dodge and McKenzie advance with Bates retired and Story elevated to chief of artillery.
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Washington
Senate
Adna R. Chaffee
Young
William A. Kobbe
Chaffee
Joseph FP. Sanger
Kobbe
Alfred E. Bates
Sanger
Wallace F. Randolph
Bates
George L. Gillespie
Randolph
Alfred Mordecai
Ordnance Department
Robbe
Harry L. Haskell
Third Infantry
Forrest H. Hathaway
Mordecai
Asher C. Taylor
Artillery Corps
Haskell
John G. Butler
Hathaway
Frank M. Coxe
Allen
Jacob Kline
Twenty-first Infantry
True
William E. Dougherty
Eighth Infantry
Coxe
William S. McCaskey
Twentieth Infantry
Kline
Albert L. Mills
Military Academy
Dougherty
Charles J. Allen
Corps of Engineers
Taylor
Theodore E. True
Butler
Francis S. Dodge
Alexander McKenzie
Gillespie
John P. Story
Wind shields void National Trotting records
New York January 8 The joint committee of the National Trotting, American Trotting, and American Trotting Register associations ruled that Lou Dillon’s Cleveland 1903 time of 2 05 with a wind shield pacemaker is not a record. Maude’s 1885 time remains best ever. wind shields require distinguishing notes.
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New York
National Trotting Association
Lou Dillon
Cleveland
American Trotting Association
American Trotting Register Association
Ohio
Maude
P. P. Johnston
O'Brien Re-elected State Chairman in Indiana
W H O'Brien of Lawrenceburg was unanimously re-elected by the Democratic state central committee. The meeting in Indianapolis also saw new district leaders including A A Adams of Columbia City. O'Brien announced appointees Jos Reilly as secretary and Thomas Taggart as treasurer.
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Sentinel
Indianapolis
Ind
W. H. O’brien
Lawrenceburg
Democratic State Central Committee
O'Brien
A A. Adams
Columbia City
S. B. Fleming
Fort Wayne
O’brien
Jos. Reilly
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Damages Awarded to Husband in Alienation of Affection Case
A Noble county jury in Albion awarded George Bell 5000 dollars against Charles Kelly of Waterloo for alienation of Mrs. Bell's affections. Bell, a farmer near Waterloo, filed suit two years ago seeking 10000 dollars in damages. Venue changes moved the case from DeKalb to Whitley and then Albion, where Judge Adair presided this week.
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Sentinel
Auburn
Ind
Noble
Albion
George Bell
Charles Kelly
Waterloo
Bell
Kelly
DeKalb
Whitley County
Adair
Gowdy Acts as Panama Consular Representative
Paris reports United States Consul General Gowdy has been instructed by Secretary Hay to represent Panama in consular matters with European consuls to handle applications from Panamanian citizens. Invoices were issued to Panamanians today following the directive.
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Paris
United States
Gowdy
Hay
Panama
Europe
State Department
Emmanuel Lutheran choir elects officers in annual vote
Emmanuel Lutheran church choir held its annual election on Thursday evening naming President Martin Gross Vice President Martin Baade Secretary Theodore Huge Treasurer F J Hitzeman Librarian G Hitze man and Musical Director Professor George Hormel The choir formed twenty years ago and remains a leading local musical group with twenty active members.
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Martin Gross
Martin Baade
Theodore Huge
F. J. Hitzeman
G. Hitzeman
George Hormel
Emmanuel’s
Platts Deutsche Verein Kreis Stolzenau Elects Officers
The annual meeting of the Platts Deutsche Verein Kreis Stolzenau was held last night. Ferdinand Meier was elected President.
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Kreis Stolzenau
Platts Deutsche Verein Kreis
Stolzenain
Ferdinand Meier
Representative Slayden Seeks U S Mediation Between Russia and Japan
In Washington a Democrat from Texas, Representative Slayden, introduced a House resolution urging the president to offer the United States good offices or mediation to Russia and Japan. The measure cites The Hague Peace Convention of 1899 and asks the president to remind the nations that the permanent court of arbitration is open to them.
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Washington
Slayden
Texas
House
United States
Russia
Japan
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
Senate debates sea level canal and postal fraud probes
In Washington the Senate discussed Scott of West Virginia proposing a joint resolution to study a sea level canal on the Darien route noting a 30 mile length and possible tunnel. The panel on interoceanic canals was asked to report. The postal fraud inquiry faced Republican resistance with Simmons arguing investigations would be blocked before the election and that Bristow inquiry showed only crimes within the department.
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Washington
Senate
Scott
West Virginia
Darien Canal
Bicon
South America
Panama
Mr. Stewart
Colombia
Committee On
Department
Bristow
Simmons
Mural Free
House session opens with prayers as nation mourns Cleveland
Washington January 8. The house chaplain prayed for comfort for the grief-stricken family of ex President Cleveland at the opening of the session. The house then took up a bill to amend the foot and mouth disease appropriation to provide 250000 for emergency needs caused by the Mexican boll weevil and passed the bill authorizing 250000.
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Washington
Cleveland
Hunts New Year Sleigh Incident Tied to Liquor
Huntington Ind Jan 8 A young girl Miss Luckey was found in a sleigh intoxicated and nearly frozen to death on New Year’s night. Edward Shurtleff was arrested for giving her the liquor and is held in jail on $100 bond.
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Huntington
Ind
Miss Luckey
Edward Shurtleff
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