29 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
1
A notice from Indiana Postoffice indicates mail matter for Dice and Printing Plant located in the Massite Building on Carpenter Ave in Diene Pa. The entry appears in the ecetid section of the local mail system with a three dollar fee noted.
For sale a truck farm of 22 acres all under cultivation six miles from Marietta Ohio on the pike half paved. It features frontage on the Ohio River and includes six room houses and a barn. Contact W T Smith R D No 1 Marietta Ohio.
Senator La Follette spoke in Norwalk and Toledo advocating the will of the people as the guide for government. He defended Progressive reforms as essential, urged tariffs to reflect production costs, and admitted possible free trade if global labor conditions balance, criticizing monopolies behind tariff walls.
Samuel Hamilton, Allegheny county superintendent, urged Pennsylvania superintendents that paying pupils three cents daily for attendance could end truancy and eliminate the need for truant officers. He argued such payments would deter false excuses and encourage regular school presence.
Practically complete returns from Democratic primaries in Indiana show the Taggart faction gaining influence, with Governor Marshall's supporters likely to be outnumbered in district conventions. Uncertainty remains as results continue to come in from various counties.
Peking December 18 The throne moves to place the fate of China in a National convention elected on a popular basis The cabinet is instructed to inform the Shanghai conference of this action The throne will abide by the conference decisions regardless of form of government likely to be a republic and Manchu abdication may follow No date for the conference is given in the report.
Berlin authorities report more than fifty deaths from poisoning since December 20 at the Municipal Shelter for the homeless on Freeba Street. Sixty to seventy others are seriously ill in hospitals. Director C Gaffky of the Institute for Infectious Diseases says one victim’s death resulted from bacteria poisoning. Officials assert the epidemic is not cholera and notes the disease starts with dizziness, followed by cramps and convulsions. in acute cases death can occur within fifteen minutes.
London dispatch reports that England dislikes Russia's stance on punishing Persians. The Russian government faces international unease as authorities in London favor urging Moscow to reconsider. Public opinion in England suggests pressure should be applied to Russia on the matter.
In a snowstorm three Pennsylvania railroad track workers were killed between Eldred and Beatug Summit as a work train failed to see a train. Victims are Joe Frisina San Bozone and Mise Marosca, all from Keating Summit. Cop Rich Cromwell to retire after long service with a high estate later.
Washington December 29. Democratic leaders plan a tariff program prioritizing steel chemical and sugar schedules over the tariff board figures. Underwood says the board is sidelined while clerks compare its data with Democratic statistics on wool and cotton. Steel and chemical cuts target about 30 percent and 40 percent respectively with wool and cotton to follow after mid January review.
Norfolk with gale force winds reports the torpedo boat destroyer Warrington rammed by an unknown steamer. The stern is torn and water leaks. the Warrington towed to Norfolk by the revenue cutter Onondaga. Fifty six crew rescued. two sailors injured critically.
A giant locomotive built for the Pennsylvania Railroad rolled out of Baldwin shop for use on western Pennsylvanian mountain grades. It carries two sets of driving wheels on each side, each powered by separate tender, totaling sixteen driving wheels. The engine weighs 334 tons, heavier than any previously built by the company.
Mrs Thumb, a two foot tall, seventy year old visitor from Washington state, met President Taft at the White House. She joked about meeting every president since Lincoln as Taft stooped to shake her hand.
A Lancashire cotton industry lockout affects about 260000 workers. Announced figures show total looms or jobs severed across the sector. The measure targets mills and employment, with significant disruption reported in the weekly trade and industry reports. The news item cites officials and workers facing substantial hardship amid the action.
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