Food Prices Seen Falling as Farm Surplus Grows
Chicago amid talk of relief in consumer costs as overproduction expands across the farm and ranch sectors. Analysts note record crops and new entrants, with pork, corn, and wheat prices slipping and a wider push to cheaper food in the city. Farmers benefit from machinery gains while other chains feel pressure from cheaper hog and grain markets.
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Chicago
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Welding Ring
Produce Exchange
West
Pension agencies restored to bill in house report
The pension appropriation bill reinstates seventeen pension agencies that had been cut. Washington notes seven teen agencies restored, including Indianapolis as part of the revised list reported to the senate on Tuesday.
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Washington
House
Senate
Indianapolis
Much Married Pair Now Marry Again
Special to The Sun. Jeffersonville Ind April 26 68 year old Jonathan J Bottorff wed 68 year old Mrs Elizabeth A Corbett on Monday This is the fourth marriage for the groom and the third for the bride.
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Ind
Jonathan J. Bottorff
Elizabeth A. Corbett
Man Dies in Police Station Cell After Drunkenness Arrest
Michael Sullivan 35 died in the cell house at the police station Tuesday after being arrested for drunkenness by Parolman Drinker Monday afternoon. He was found unconscious in the alley west of Illinois street on Maryland street. Dr. Asch, surgeon, summoned city ambulance to take him to City hospital where he died.
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Maryland Street
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Burglars' Break-In At Blake Street Residence
Burglars pried open a side window at the Charles Schuck home on Blake street Monday night and forced entry into a dresser. They took two old rings, a silver watch, and a small amount of money from the premises.
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Charles Schuck
Blake Street
Counterfeiting talk features secret service captain
Capt. Thomas Halls of the U. S. secret service told Judge Collins in police court about counterfeiting. He examined Walter Galway 16 who was arrested for passing a counterfeit dollar. Halls linked the coin to Fox, sent from New Albany to Ft. Leavenworth, noting a unique mark on all Fox coins and advised Galway’s release after warning him of the offense.
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CU. S. Secret Service
Judge Collins
Police Court
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Walter Galway
Bledsoe and
Hosletter
Fox
Ft. Leavenworth
New Albany
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Galway
Whippings Reduced to One A Week Divorce Granted
Nellie Rickiwan told Judge Kirkpatrick her husband had whipped her three times weekly, but after separation and reconciliation the abuse continued at a reduced rate to once a week using shoes or sticks. The couple proceeded to divorce in Kokomo, Indiana, on April 26.
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Iwan
Washington Wets Now Walk Straight
Washington Indiana, April 26 Chief of Police McCrisaken orders all patrolmen to detect liquor activity at any stage. A new degree on the route to bliss via malt is recognized. The quarter-shot will be jailed. the half-shot will be placed on iron pubs. the real drunk will be treated as circumstances require.
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Bliss
Kokomo Halves Circus Tax in City License Change
Kokomo Indiana on April 26 the common council cut the circus license from 100 dollars to 50 dollars. The first circus in Kokomo will be Friday May 13 defying superstition and opening under the reduced fee.
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Bridge wreckers guilty in Coxville case
Rockville Ind April 26 Charles Doran 25 and Clinton Shaw 21 pleaded guilty to destroying the bridge over Little Raccoon Creek at Coxville on April 9. They received two concurrent sentences of 140 to 35 years in Parke circuit court.
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Millions in Wages Given to Railroaders
New York April 26 It is estimated the general wage advance for railroad employees will total 35 million dollars. The increases affect major roads including New York Central New York New Haven & Hartford Boston & Albany and Pennsylvania Railways with an aggregate rise near 20 million annually. The boosts range from percentage increases to cents per hour and dollars per month impacting up to about half a million workers across dozens of lines. This marks the second broad raise in four years following a 1906 1907 cycle and precedes the post panic period.
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New York Central
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Boston & Albany
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Delaware
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Baltimore & Ohio
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Seidel Factor in Coming Election
Washington April 26 Samuel Gompers says Mayor Seidel socialist leader in Milwaukee will heavily influence upcoming election. He cites the protest vote of working men facing courts, Congress neglect, and trust interests, noting voters may back socialism despite rejecting its final principle.
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Two Miners Killed by Big Four Train at Burketts
In Burketts Indiana on Tuesday morning James C Hayes and Rufus Smith, miners, were killed on the Big Four railroad tracks while en route to a Markle miners meeting. They stepped onto a parallel track as a freight approached and were struck by a passenger train, thrown into a semaphore tower. Both men died instantly, each leaving a widow and large family.
Rebuke to Judges Over Trivial Appeals
An appellate court opinion by Judge F B Roby rebukes allowing appeals in trifling cases. Thomas E Bottorff sues his brother James G Bottorff in Scott circuit court over a replevin for a horse and harness. The judgment is affirmed but the appeal is deemed improper for such a minor matter.
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Thomas E. Bottorff
James G. Bottorff
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Coal famine grips Evansville and southern Indiana
Evansville Indiana and the southern region face a coal famine as factories absorb the remaining supply, causing widespread shortages and concern.
Found Dead in Bed Louis Cordan 63 in Esstatreet
Louis Cordan aged 63 was found dead in bed Tuesday morning at 722148 Esstatreet. Heart trouble was given as the cause of death by authorities.
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Louis Cordan
Esstatreet
Balfour warns of revolution from budget speech
Ex-Prime Minister Balfour warned at Primrose League meeting that sinister legislative combinations threaten constitutional order. He urged Britain to safeguard its immemorial laws, claiming the government seeks a Commons majority to rule all legislation, contrasting with France and the United States.
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France
United States
Great Britain
Mystery in death of Mary A Weaver
Miss Mary A Weaver aged 31 was found dead in her bed at 635 N Pennsylvania St after a locked room persisted for a day. Coroner Blackwell orders an autopsy to determine cause as relatives deny foul play and point to morphine poisoning possibilities with unidentified powder in two boxes.
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Miss Weaver
Ella Weaver
Simon
Glenn
Pasley
Dear Etta Note Sparks Breach Case Trail
In Laporte Indiana Miss Mabelle Seymour sues Merchant Sterne for 825000 breach of promise. She testifies he dismissed her with Never mind kid and offered medicine while concluding My Dear Etta implies nothing. She remains mentally distressed, claiming his words harmed her.
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Seymour
Merchant Stearne
Pressure of Rope on Neck Brings Fame
Grace MacGowan Cooke notes in The Delineator that Andrew Taylor Still, founder of osteopathy, grew up in Missouri and Virginia. At age 10 he learned self treatment by rope pillow pressure on the occipital nerve, awakening to relief and pursuing a lifelong method for twenty years.
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Grace MacGowan Cooke
Andrew Taylor Sill
Virginia
Tennessee
Men to Raise Fund for Foreign Mission Work
At a Monday night meeting of the Brotherhood of the Home Presbyterian church it was decided to raise the $150 apportioned to the Home church by the Layman's missionary convention for foreign missionary work.
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Mrs. Jennie Harper Attempted Suicide With Chloroform
Mrs. Jennie Harper of 135 Seota Street attempted to end her life Tuesday afternoon by drinking chloroform. A physician who was called prevented the attempt from succeeding. Mrs. Harper is the mother of an 18 month old child.
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Senator lauds Roosevelt and attacks rail bill in Congress
Senator Clapp denounces the railroad bill as dictation from the Taft administration. He praises Theodore Roosevelt as nearer to the people than any president since Lincoln, arguing leadership within the Democratic party is autocratic and urging congress to perfect the measure. The remarks were reported from Banquet Board.
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Miners Meet in Terre Haute to Decide Action
Miners of District No. 11 gathered in Terre Haute Indiana at 10 am to choose their policy in seeking a settlement with operators. They consider returning to work pending negotiations as urged by International President Lewis while operators offer the miners the Cincinnati scale if they resume work. President Lewis urged a return to work and expressed belief in the operators’ good faith.
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Army Orders List Promotions and Assignments
Washington April 26 Army orders authorize Lieut Col Charles H Clark to Dallas Denver Salt Lake City for inspecting Battery A Texas guard Battery A Colorado guard and First Battery Utah guard Capt Jesse M Baker relieved from Philippine duty to San Francisco Second Lieuts E M Balcom Louis D Pepin ordered to re examination for promotion Col Orin R Mitcham to Ft Du Pont Ft Delaware and Ft Mott for coastal defense work Leave of absence four months for Capt Henry A Rutherford medical corps
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Congress Must Be Educated in Diplomacy
Expenditures for foreign intercourse provoke lengthy debate in Congress as members seek guidance to support international relations. The piece notes regional loyalties, the roles of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the need for interpreters, boundary mapping, health offices, and international commissions. It cites Knox and various requests for funding to support diplomacy and international cooperation.
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Mule Holds Court Inconsequential Court Case
Macon Missouri April 26 a demurrer upheld in the circuit court over a suit by Broad Johnson a mule driver for 10000 injuries after a mule named Jesse James kicked him while he drove three coal cars. The court found contributory negligence for going within reach of the mule.
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Drama league seeks end of tights in stage shows
Chicago April 26 report that the Drama league of America proposes abolishing tights and suggestive costuming in stage productions. It plans to enlist a nationwide participation of 10,000,200 American women through women's clubs to back the reform, with responses from leading clubs nationwide showing strong enthusiasm.
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Simple method to improve finances through savings
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Strong Company Promotes Safe Saving and Fair Interest
A forteaning pitch from a financial firm urges readers to begin saving now with assurances of safety and a fair interest rate. The message emphasizes dependable help for those who trust in prudent money management and placement.
Indiana Trust Co. A Home for Savings Capital
The Indiana Trust Co reports capital all paid in at 1,000,000 with surplus of 500,000 and assets fully secured under the company’s home for savings plan.
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Indiana Trust Co
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