Tawney to Lead Panama Canal Financial Inquiry Trip
Representative James A. Tawney of Minnesota heads a congressional delegation aboard the steamship Colon bound for the isthmus to study the canal project’s present and future funding needs. The group will assess the need for roughly 32 million dollars for the next fiscal year to finish construction by 1909, after costs already incurred.
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New York
James A. Tawney
Minnesota
House of Representatives
Colon
Isthmus
Panama Canal
Mr. Tawney
H. H. Bingham
Pennsylvania
Washington Gardiner
Michigan
Walter L. Smith
Iowa
Joseph Graff
Illinois
Martin B. Madden
J. Warren Keifer
Ohio
L. F. Livingston
Georgia
Albert S. Burleson
Texas
J. W. Brundige
Arkansas
Geo. W. Taylor
Alabama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Congress
New
Panama Canal Company
Republic of Colombia
Canal project completion and cost estimate given
The speaker asserts construction could finish by January 1914, adds a one year leeway to January 1 1915, and estimates total construction cost not less than 250 million dollars, totaling 300 million dollars in actual cash for the canal.
Man of straw on track frightens motorman in Fort Wayne line
Halloween pranks by Peru youths involve straw dummy placed on the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction line. An eastbound car struck the prop, nearly causing a collapse for the motorman who feared hitting a man. The reveal showed straw and clothing along the tracks. City officials condemn hazy pranks and warn of dangerous hopping of street cars.
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Peru
Fort Wayne
Wabash Valley
Motoman
E. M. Raver
Peru Car Fire Destroys Interurban Beauty
The Tipton fire consumed the Indiana Union owned interurban car named Peru. The car valued at 15000 dollars was known for trips between Fort Wayne and Indianapolis while trainmen struggled to keep children from dangerous behavior near cars.
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Peru
Tipton
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Indiana Union Company
Anderson Man Claims North Pole Discovery in Alaska
George B. Cooper of Anderson Indiana says he traveled to Alaska eight years ago, found a sunlit underground passage to a pleasant polar plain, lived there on fruit and vegetables until autumn, then returned through the tunnel without bringing back gold or photos. He asserts he is en route to Owen County to visit his father and confirms discovery of the north pole.
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Anderson
Ind
George B. Cooper
Owen County
Alaska
North Pole
Cooper
Feast of All Souls Observed in City Catholic Churches
All Souls Day services held across the city with cathedral rites led by Rt. Rev. Bishop Alerding at 8 o'clock. Sermon by Rev. William D. Sullivan of the Paulists praised for its thoughtful message on generosity and prayer for the departed, concluding with a call to devotion to souls in purgatory.
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All Souls
Alerding
P. F. Roche
P. J. MacCorry
A. E. Lafontaine
William Miller
William Hoff
M. Venn
William D. Sullivan
Father Sullivan
Miss Grace Harb Dies in Neosha Home Tragedy
Decatur resident Miss Grace Harb dies at her brother Orla Harb's Neosha Missouri residence. The cause and full circumstances remain unclear as investigators cordon the scene and await autopsy results. Neosha authorities are handling the inquiry.
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Grace Harb
Decatur
Orla Harb
Neosha
Forty Sailors Reported Eaten by Cannibals in South Seas
New York reports that the crew of the Philadelphia bound Arthur Sewell, a four mast ship carrying coal to the Philippines, is believed lost after wreck near Terra del Fuego. A Norwegian sealing steamer, Fridthjof, found a derelict resembling the Sewell and traces of survivors on Noir Island but cannibals on the island halted a salvage search.
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New York
Arthur Sewell
Philadelphia
Philippines
Maritime Exchange
Terra del Fuego
Fridthjof
Sewell
Seattle
Noir Island
Cape Pillar
Cape Horn
Norr Island
Poe News Briefs From Poe Indiana
Correspondent notes Mrs. Rustgell Shearer of Fort Wayne visiting the Attwell Shearers for several days. Miss Francis Heckler and Miss Ida Lahrman were guests on Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Thomas Mullen spent Sunday with Marcellus Rauner. Beasle Smitley of Roanoke also appears in the local social glimpses.
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George Shookman
Olen Shookman
Mace Shookman
Fort Wayne
James Essig
John
Cylde Shookman
Verba Mercer
Fort Warne
Martin Ziegier
Hesse Castle
Germany
America
Allen County
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
John Ziegler
Mary Andoffer
Anna Heller
Long
Kate Hacke
John Hoevel
New Haven
Father Schafer
Adrian
Mich
Hovel
Peter Junk
Natal
Aloysius Hacke
Kate Hovel
Clara Hacke
Clem Hacke
Joseph Hovel
Mr. Hovel
Clover Leds Dairy
Poe
Ind
Rustgell Shearer
Attwell Shearer
Francis Heckler
Ida Lahrman
Thomas
Mullen
United Brethren Open Method School in Winona Lake
The Central School of Methods of the United Brethren church opened at Winona Lake Indiana, led by Bishop G M Matthews. The weeklong meeting drew about 150 attendees last night with plans for missions rural church growth and the men s movement, featuring speakers from Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota and Iowa. The program includes home and foreign missions, church growth talks, finance and evangelistic questions, plus music by the Arion quartet.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Central School of Methods of the
United Brethren Church
Winona
G. M. Matthews
Chicago
Matthews
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
John Balcom Shaw
Otterbein
United Brethren
A. E. Wright
J. F. King
J. E. Paddock
C. C. Whitney
J. Edgar Knepp
Mission Board
TL. B. Church
Hough
Walter G. Clippenger
Union Biblical Seminary
Dayton
Roberts
Indiana Central Union College
H. H. Font
James E. Shannon
Andrew Stephenson
J. M. Philipps
Belgious Telescope
J. S. Kendall
Christian Stewardship
W. G. Clippenger
Watchword
H. S. Shoupe
Young People’s Christian Union
J. G. Huber
W. S. Needy
E. M. Davis
Freeport
Arion Quartet
St. Joe
Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup for Teething Bears Guarantee
Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup for children while teething is guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act dated June 30 1906 serial number 1098. The notice asserts compliance and regulatory basis for the product.
Schools at Rome City Close Over Scarlet Fever Spread
Rome City shuts all schools due to scarlet fever prevalence. local health officials urge families to monitor children and seek medical attention for fever rashes and throat symptoms. Community centers offer guidance and vaccination information as cases rise.
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Rome City
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