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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1910
Page
5
Report from Michigan details a fatal wreck of the freighter Goodyear amid discussion of modern lake freighter construction. The vessel broke in two after a blow and flooding, with air rushing from hatches and the crew lost. Experts note the design aims to maximize cargo but creates dangerous buoyancy and structural weaknesses.
In Oakland Maine on May 25 twenty two tons of the passenger steamer were nearly wrecked when the vessel was rammed and sunk by the Belfast. The Belfast sustained only minor damage as the other ship went down within minutes after the collision.
In the English Channel near Cowes Isle of Wight on Tuesday the steamer Sherryver collided with the German bark J C Vinnen. Twenty two persons drowned as the Skerry vor sank after the collision.
Representative Sulzer of New York and President Gompers with Secretary Morrison appeared before the subcommittee on labor in support of the Sulzer bill to create a department of labor with a cabinet seat. They argued the bill protects workers and producers and would safeguard rights and interests in the cabinet. Morrison and Gompers urged Congress to create a Bureau of Labor.
Chicago May 25 Halley's comet has broken into two comets according to observations by Dr A E Douglas University of Arizona reported Wednesday He noted two bright points in the glow of the head while the overall comet appeared ordinary to observers in Chicago Tuesday night
Washington May 25 Senator Beveridge secured a resolution directing the secretary of commerce and labor to transmit, by congress directive, the investigation results on social moral educational and sanitary conditions of women and child workers in the United States. Trinidad Colo May 25 Denver Rio Grande passenger train No 1 wrecked near Cucharas Junction injuring fifteen people with serious injuries reported and victims taken for care.
Government forces attack Bluefields custom house and rout Estrada troops. Marines guard U S consulate and prepare to defend if forces enter the city. Venus filibuster boat delivered 500 men. Casualties reported include about 150 killed and 300 wounded as fighting continues near Rama.
Three new insurgents Payne Dalzell and Fordney joined veteran members to back an amendment allocating 250000 for a tariff board price information fund. The vote 119 to 83 approved after rejecting a 75000 reduction, as Taft plan to empower scientific tariff revision moves forward.
Washington May 25 insurgent Republicans plan to skip the caucus while the main aim is postal savings bank legislation. The Senate passed a postal savings bill and the House committee drafted a similar measure, with insurgents like Murdock of Missouri and Lenhoff of Wisconsin refraining from attendance as usual. The caucus will set party stance and choose support for either bill, amid political maneuvering.
New York May 25 Miss Mary Harriman heiress to a vast fortune will wed Charles Cary Rumsey artist and sculptor in the Episcopal church at Ardén. The ceremony will be quiet with only immediate family and a few close friends present. Miss Harriman heads Arden Farms Dairy and oversaw the mansion’s completion begun by her father E. H. W. Harriman.
Senator Lorimer of Illinois prepared a denial in the senate to refute bribery charges over his seat. He finished the 15,000 word speech and had it sent to the Government Printing Office after completion on Wednesday.
Washington May 25 Insurgent leaders plan to use Cannon as a major issue in the forthcoming congressional race while debating ousting him this session. Roosevelt aides back the stance as insurgents rally to keep control, with Norris and Murdock signaling activity on the floor. Democrats anticipate a majority next session and a new speaker.
In federal court Oliver Spitzer, ex dock supervisor, testified the sugar trust fraud traced to Henry Havemeyer and that he confessed to wrongdoing in Atlanta prison to clear his conscience. He denied being promised a pardon and said he acted alone to dock scales, earning $55 weekly with no extra fraud pay. President Thomas attended court under subpoena. Spitzer left with reporters, reiterating his chief statements.
May 25 New York The general educational board awarded DePauw University Greencastle Indiana a $100000 grant for the endowment of work at the college Other allocations include Allegheny College Meadville Pa Drake University Des Moines Iowa Central University Danville Ky Marietta College Marietta Ohio Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa Middlebury College Middlebury Vermont Transylvania University Lexington Kentucky The sums range from 50 000 to 100 000 with the DePauw grant noted as first among Indiana recipients.
Army orders list women officers detailed for duty with Wisconsin organized militia at Camp Douglas Wisconsin for 1910 encampment. Names Maj Joan F Morriss Capt James Justice Capt Robert H Westcott Capt Laurence Agel. Capt Willis Pace assigned as professor at North Carolina College. other officers detailed for Kansas officers school and infantry camp at Camp Benjamin Harrison. several captains assigned to infantry and cavalry camps. tenure of absence for Maj Charles E Kennedy. Capt William P Woodall assigned to hospital company A for camps at Ft D A Russell and Ft Piley. new medical corps assignments include Col William M Gray Maj Jere B Clayton Capt Clarence H Conner.
A petition with 13 000 signatures from the Second and Fifth Indiana districts was filed with the department of justice seeking a pardon for John R. Walsh the convicted banker. The filing supplements a prior list by Representative Cullop. Representative Barnhart met with the president to introduce Floyd Neff of Rochester who said he was merely sightseeing. Senator Gallinger introduced a bill to pension Nannie Dudley widow of Geb Wade Hadley of Richmond at 60 dollars monthly.
Washington reports the April immigration bulletin shows 135,052 aliens admitted in the month. The year to date totals rise to 80701, surpassing the previous full year by about 52,000 with two months remaining.
In United States district court at Pittsburg a verdict of guilty was returned Wednesday against Charles E Mullin for misapplying funds of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Mt Pleasant. K H Steinman is accused of siding Mullin.
Cambridge May 25 Earl V. M. Long a Harvard senior shows a month can pass at Harvard College on less than a dollar weekly while remaining a star on the football team and a second pitcher on the nine. He cites Randall Hall meals at cost and simple meals like bread and cereal to keep expenses low. Long, a former cow-puncher from Bonegap Arizona, notes Harvard’s wealth image contrasts with frugal living and says a novice can subsist on $24 a week with discipline.
St Petersburg May 25 A recent Persian grant to the German firm Huebnerman Mossig to run regular navigation on Lake Urmia has created a diplomatic tangle. The Ark-Russian agreement excluding other powers from concessions in Persia is now at risk of collapse.
Berlin youths report that the Kaiser favors peace and during a conference with Foreign Minister Vichon in London he indicated support for a peace league of European nations but did not commit to concrete plans.
Washington May 25 United States plans a new department of public works to control national resources supervise expenditures for buildings river and harbor improvements and the Panama canal Hammond says it would be best business policy A senator will draft a bill for the president to study this summer at Beverly Ballinger scandal denied as part of the proposal citing economy and efficiency.
Melville E. Ingalls of the Big Four railroad predicts Ohio will nominate Judson Harmon for governor and that Ohio Republicans face a disintegrating, disrupted party. He says the country wants a calm safe leader and notes longtime Republicans calling for defeat as a lesson. He cites fading strong men like Aldrich and Hale and suggests Taft needed a fighter like Foraker.
Chief Fred Kohler of Cleveland, praised by President Roosevelt as the best police chief in the world, vowed a hard fight to refute charges filed by two Cleveland citizens with Mayor Buehr. He called the allegations malicious falsehoods and said he fears no proof. Mayor Buehr declined to discuss the charges. The case cites an intoxicated appearance on Euclid Avenue with jeers and a taunt about Teddy Roosevelt.
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