Measure on temperance split in Senate and House vote delay
Democrats in the Senate and House have not settled which temperance bill to advance first as a delay pushes second reading to late today or Friday morning. The Proctor Tomlinson bill draws support for a stronger ban on saloons in rural townships, while the Kleckner bill remains a rival bipartisan measure.
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L. W. Henliy
Honan
Public Amerals Committee
Proctor-Tomlinsen
Shively
Senate
Kleckner
Fire In Barth Home Believed Burglary Escape Lead
Report from the Barth residence at 69 E Twelfth street describes burglars leaving during supper Thursday night. A lamp overturned on a dressing table ignited the bed causing $10 in damages. smoke filled the house but no evidence of breaking in was found.
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Co. A. Barth
Twelfth Street
Avas
Hall
Simon
Printers Defeat Kistler Bill On Supreme Court Briefs
Senator Kistler’s proposal to tax brief printing as case costs was indefinitely postponed amid strong opposition from printers and attorneys. If enacted, attorneys would advance printing costs for appeals, risking delays until the court rules and the loser is determined.
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Kistler
Supreme Court
Asythe
Miners’ Convention Chooses Between McCullough and Dempsey
At the United Mine Workers convention the ballot placed Michigan’s E. B. McCullough against Pennsylvania’s John T. Dempsey for vice president with a Friday result expected. A secretary treasurer race narrowed to Edwin Perry, John Fahy, and Joseph Pope, with a new ballot anticipated.
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United Mine Workers of America
McCullough
Michigan
John T. Dempsey
Pennsylvania
Dempsey
Edwin Perry
Jondohn
Tragic Drowning Near Lecco Claims Nineteen
A barge accident near Vercurago Lecco district sinks while on a trip for silk factory workers. Nineteen people perish including the wife of Signor Lengone, owner of a leading local mill, two factory workers, and sixteen girls aboard the craft. The sanctuary voyage turned deadly as the boat capsized and overturned in the water.
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Rome
Vercurago
Lecco
Signor Lengone
S. Mills
San @énaro
Coroner Opens Probe Into Infant Death At Home
Coroner Blackwell will begin an investigation Friday into the death of a ten month old baby identified as George Washington Craymore. The infant died at the home of Mrs. Ma with circumstances surrounding the death to be explored by investigators.
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Blackwell
George “Washington
Craymore
I. A
Brunaugh Contract Enters Evidence in Asphalt Patch Trial
Trial of Henry W. W. Marshall resumes with jurors guarded by bailiffs as exhibits are presented. The defense withdraws objection to Brunaugh Marshall contract. Baxter testimony continues as checks and salaries are disclosed.
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Henry W. Marshall
Harry Brunaugh
Shall
Frank Baker
Kuker
George W. Baxter
Western Construction Company
Iti
Brunaugh-Marshall
Ryan
Pritchard
Hooton
Harry P. Brunaugh
Baxter
Brunaugh
Depits
Death Comes to John Clarkson Baseball Star Dies at McLean
Boston news reports John G. Clarkson died at McLean hospital in Waverly at 11 12 a m after double pneumonia worsened. Born July 1 1861 in Cambridge he rose from Beacon club to Worcester 1881 to Chicago 1883 and Boston for $10000 before final stints with Cleveland. He left behind baseball lineage including son Walter who captained Harvard and played for New York and Cleveland.
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Boston
Mass
John G. Clarkson
McLean Hospital
Waverly
Clarkson
Cambridge
The
Beacons
Worcester
Sdginaw
Adrian C. Anson
Chicago
Anson
Cleveland
Saginaw
Walter
Harvard
New York
Baseball Bill Debated by Sunday's Senate Panel
A fragmented note indicates a Sunday session where a baseball bill was debated in the senate. Key terms suggest legislative action affecting a baseball matter and possible committee discussion.
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Senate
Fire truck collision claims driver Lieut Corliss
A Pennsylvania fast mail crashed into a fire truck at State avenue crossing injuring several. Lieut Michael Corliss died at St Vincent’s hospital from head injuries. Fireman Eugene Metzger and others survived despite serious bruising and fractures. Corliss resided at 328 N State Avenue and left a wife and eight children.
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Michael Corliss
Hook and Ladder
St. Vincent's Hospital
Pennsylvania
John Fitzgibbon
Corliss
Howl
Ye. i
Washington Street
Rockwood Manufacturing Company
English Avenue
John Doylé
Eugene Metzger
Metzger
Lieut. Corliss
State Avenue
Matthew MullaNy
Metager
Lieut
Aveness
Joseph A
Poelhuls
Vincenta Hospital
Wlyén
Father Poehlulsst
Drugist prevents suicide saving man in hotel lobby
Thomas Laxen 24 attempted suicide by drinking carbolic acid after leaving National hotel on Hin e i street. Patrolmen Hite and Bixler found him en route to White River. a druggist intervened, offering a safer alternative. Laxen was sent to the workhouse ten days and fined 10 dollars plus costs in police court.
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Thomas Laxen
Hite and
Bixler
White River
Laxen
National Hotel
Hiineis Street
Senate Votes Down Hanly Veto On Sheriff Fees
Senate rejects Gov. Hanly veto on a bill governing sheriff fees. The measure aims to settle disputes across Indiana counties by defining in and out fees for sheriffs, urged by organized sheriffs two years ago. Senator Halleck voted no, and the topic previously faced Supreme Court questions.
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Hanly
Senate
Aupréme Court of
Indiana
Sheriffs
Foupa
Senate ‘Felends
Halleck
Wisconsin normal school system praised by state official
Fassett A. Cotton, superintendent of public instruction, applauds Wisconsin for its ideal state normal school system for training teachers. He contrasts it with Indiana’s model, noting Wisconsin trains all teachers through multiple state normal schools and supports schooling with generous appropriations. He plans to become head of the La Crosse normal school.
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Wisconsin
Indiana
Cotton
Teason
Fire alarms in Albany hotel trigger dramatic flee
At the Hotel Albany in New York 200 guests fled nine stories as a fire started next door at 1446 Broadway. Firemen quickly contained the blaze, and guests, many barefoot and clutching bags, rushed to the street in heavy snow.
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New ‘York
Albany
Broadway
Senate Panel Backs Bill To Curb Coal Fraud
A report states the bill to prevent coal fuel fraud and ensure proper weighing of coal purchases has been reported favorably by the Senate committee on penal code. Senator Strange and Senator Hawks are noted as supporters amid ongoing appropriation discussions. Former official John J. Williams is mentioned in connection with the measure.
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Fie
Senate
Committee On
Minal
Code
Strange O “Ball
Senier Hawks
Ain
Tora “Monuaménit
Rothie Tate
John J. Williams
Ingikam
Atatéaman
Tenement House Bill Hurdles Through Indiana Senate
Senator Cox backs a health bill targeting crowded lodging in Indianapolis to curb tuberculosis. Amendments narrow reach to cities of 50 000 or more, with debate over safety lighting and rent impacts. The chamber votes 20 to 18 to apply the measure to larger cities, ending with a photo and slum tenants briefly forgotten.
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Senate
Fleming
Tor ‘Pearson
Mattingly
Kistler
Vanqville
Indianapolia
Populetien
Seuiller
Proite
Clark
Ito
Givan Me
Patterson
Cox
Federated Commercial Clubs
Indiana
Kirkman
Indianapolis
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White
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Lee Rankin
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Yor Janin
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