Railroad Bill Clears House and Senate Votes
The railroad bill passed the House at 2:35 PM and heads to the President for approval. Senate conference report was adopted 80 to 11 with all negative votes by Democrats. Shively criticized the conference for dropping a shipper damages provision over rate quoting concerns.
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Taylor
Skins
West Virginia
Mr. Elkins
Elkins
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Conference Committee
House Passes Rules Bill With Single Dissenting Vote
Washington June 18 The Cannon regulars joined Republican insurgents and Democrats to adopt a new House rule by a near unanimous vote. Only Representative Rucker of Missouri opposed. The rule allows discharge of committees from bill consideration, addressing long standing pigeonholing. Speaker Cannon indicated deposing action would not be pursued, as the rule’s moral leverage would curb delays.
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Mail Box Agent Swindle Reported In Indianapolis
Indianapolis residents face a recurring summer swindle where a smooth talking youth claims new post office rules require buying a mail box to continue delivery. The box costs 1.50, but the scam lies in the false information. Postmaster Bryson is investigating to stop the pretense.
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Post Office Department
Bryson
Indiana Orphans Home to Hold Commencement Next Week
Governor to address at the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home in Knightsown. Marshallis to speak Thursday morning and Carl F Remy of Indianapolis will deliver the class address.
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Detectives Search Incoming Steamers For Porter Charlton
Detectives boarded the French liner La Lorraine at quarantine and searched for Porter Charlton, husband of Mary Scott Castle Chariton, in the Lake Como trunk case. United States deputy marshals joined the search, and more steamers, including the Kaiser Wilhelm Victoria, were to be boarded as arrivals continued.
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Mary Scott Castle
Lake Como
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President Roosevelt
Ambassadors Pursue Double Murder Theory in Italy
In Como Italy June 18 diplomats insist Porter Charlton murdered wife and fled to America. Ambassador Leishman and Milan consul Charles M. Caughey maintain Charlton’s body lies in Lake Como. Divers halt search as authorities reassess evidence.
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Milan
Charlton
Lake Como
Jeweler's Body Found in Trunk After Robbery
The mutilated body of Moses Sacks a 60 year old jewelry dealer was found in a trunk at 51 Geeres Street in a tenement. He disappeared Friday carrying five thousand dollars in jewelry. Three foreign suspects were arrested and reportedly admitted selling him jewelry Friday night.
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Geeres Street
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Sacks
Thermos Bottle Tour Stops in Indianapolis
H. E. Morrow travels with a chauffeur in a 120 horsepower aluminum bottle shaped car used to advertise a Thermos bottle. The Napier automobile, costing 15000 dollars, carries two up front and six inside the bottle. It is touring from New York to Boston Chicago St Louis Minneapolis then Indianapolis before heading to Cincinnati Columbus Detroit.
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Cincinnati
Rescue at river as mother and son saved from drowning
In Crawfordsville Indiana, Harry Hughes aided Rebecca Brown and her son after a woman attempted to drag them to death in the river. A passing boat and Hughes’s quick actions prevented tragedy as he fought to save all three from deep water.
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Crawfordsville
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Harry Hughes
Rebecca Brown
Danville
Hughes
The Fortune Hunter Chapter I V Continued
Duncan arrives in Radville and encounters a bustling town full of odd characters. He clashes with a sharp waitress, meets Pansy Murphy and Josie Lockwood, and surveys a landscape of Old Town and Over There as he imagines his future in this sleepy valley town. The scene foreshadows social quirks and local power figures.
Duncan Reflects on Civic Work Across the River
Duncan reviews both sides of the municipal debate in a quiet survey at the bridge. He muses that if people uncover his stance they will run him across the river, underscoring his cautious balance between the Flats and Old Town.
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