Taft Calls Canal Marvelous During Panama Visit
President Taft sails to the Panama Canal’s western end and tours Pedro Miguel and Miraflores docks. Workmen set a record by laying 4 975 feet of concrete in one day. Taft affirms no annexation of Panama and pledges U S support for Panama’s independence while praising progress. He speaks at a banquet in Panama City before sailing to Cuba aboard the Tennessee.
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Taft
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores
Guetbals
Gatun
Cuba
Tennessee
United States
Central American
Arosemena
Hotel Central
Panama City
Culebra
Great Cut
Woman hurls bonnet at judge in Newark sanity hearing
Mrs. Caro line B. Martin on the witness stand over the murder of her daughter Ocey Snead became enraged by questions from the judge. She snatched her bonnet and threw it at the judge then leaped up and pelted him with missiles as courtroom chaos erupted. She was restrained by force.
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Newark
N. J
Caroline B. Martin
Ocey Snead
Insurance rate case ends in state decree
Judge Clarence Weir of the superior court issued a final decree in the long running insurance fight. The ruling declares combinations of insurance companies to fix rates tabooed, while confirming the legitimacy of advisory bureaus that aided the business. Attorney General Bingham led the suit against 128 companies. insurers hailed the decision as satisfactory to all involved.
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Clarence Weir
Superior Court
Tosurancce Company
Bingham
Chauffeur Fined for Speeding by Police Court
Ernest Maddock of 019 West twenty seventh street, chauffeur for Fisher Automobile, was fined 10 and costs in police court Thursday for speeding. Motorcycle Officer Pressly arrested him after following from Tenth Street to Twentieth Street on Capitol Avenue, noting a 40 mph pace.
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Ernest Maddock
Twentyseventh Street
Fisher Automobile Company
Drunkenness and concealed weapon fines in police court
John Monday received fines of 1 for drunkenness and 10 for carrying a concealed weapon in police court on Thursday. Herbert Bruney, arrested with him, was released. The incident occurred as they caused trouble in a restaurant at Capitol avenue and Maryland street, observed by bicycle patrolmen Hartsell and Stewart. Monday drew a revolver on the officers.
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John Monday
Herbert Bruney
Capitol Avenue
Maryland Street
Picyclemen
Hartsell
Stewart
Monday
Otters
Fire breaks out in bed at Saylers home
A mattress and pillow on a couch in Mrs Mary Saylers home at 5335 South Pennsylvania Street caught fire Thursday morning. The department arrived promptly to save the house. Saylers were away and the cause remains unknown.
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Mary Saylers
Pennsylvania Street
Two Men Admit Crime in Capitol Residence Breakin
Wilbur F. Penton and John Webster confessed in criminal court on Wednesday to entering the residence of James M. Bercybin at 1710 North Capitol Avenue. The pair also admitted involvement in the Ray Mil aheke robbery.
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Wilbur F. Penton
John Webster
James M. Bercybin
North Capitol
Avesue
Chey
Ray Milaheke
Hoosiers to Dine in Real Gold Room Banquet
Chicago November 17 Chicago Hoosiers will dine in a real gold room at the annual banquet of the Society of Chicago December 10. Real gold will pay for the food as tickets rise from 5 to 10 dollars due to higher costs. George Ade has secluded himself at French Lick to write a new fable to be offered in a deluxe banquet edition. George T Buckingham will be toastmaster with John L Griffiths of Indianapolis delivering the principal address. Kin Hubbard of Indianapolis will speak and draw pictures.
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Chicago
George Ade
French Lick
George T. Buckingham
John L. Griffiths
Indianapolis
Kin Hubbard
Police arrest man linked to raid escape
Joe Galvin, 22, arrested on jostering charge by Detectives Haley and Shine after allegedly disguising as police and raiding Samuel Worden's home at 208 South Arsenal Avenue. Worden reports concealed money. Galvin tied to multiple warrants for robbery, petty larceny and burglary.
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Joe Galvin
Haley
Shine
Samuel Worden
South Arsenal Avenue
Worden
Dayton
Galvin
Richmond
William Neathen
Garvin
Neathenthal and
Waagner
More Women Teaching as Men Leave Pedagogy
Statistics from the state department of public instruction show men increasingly leaving the teaching profession while women join in larger numbers. In 1909-10, 6,089 men taught, down from 6,105, and 10,967 women taught, up by 390 from the prior year. Colored teachers remain small in number, with 75 colored men and 133 colored women teaching. The estimated special school tax levy for 1909 totals £5,156,414.80.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Express Company Denies State Tax Discrimination
Indiana auditor John C. Bitlheimer answered W H Barrett president of Adams Express Co in a suit to block collecting the 1910 tax. The state board of tax commissioners assessed at 209 per value after investigation fixing the assessment at 455 557 03.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
Adams Express Company
Indiana
John C. Bitlheimer
W. H. Barrett
Express Company
Sire, Juckelmer
Im Bic
Nhe
Marshall boosted to lead Democrats in 1912
John W. Kern Eph Inman and others spoke at the Indiana Democratic club praising Gov Marshall as a possible 1912 presidential candidate. Applause followed each reference. Kern urged new lawmakers to serve faithfully to boost party chances and encouraged office seekers while stressing efficiency as the first priority.
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Gov. Marshall
Indiana Democratic Club
John W. Kern
Eph Inman
Kern
Democrat Wins California Congressional Seat
Sacramento November 17 Democrats have captured one California congressional seat. Judge Q F Baker a Democrat defeated the Republican incumbent Engle Bright by 1224 votes. California will have seven Republican and one Democrat congressmen.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Q. F. Baker
Englebright
Roosevelt Visits Outlook Office Quietly After War
New York November 17 Colonel Roosevelt appears at the Outlook office for the first time since the fighting ended. He is stated to be feeling fine and not bullied, but remains notably uncommunicative about public matters.
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Teddy
New York
Outlook
Schenck Wife Waives Preliminary Hearing in Poison Case
Mrs John O. Schenck, wife of the Wheeling millionaire packer, waived a preliminary hearing Thursday. Her poisoning charge will be presented to the grand jury next Wednesday or Friday, as reported from Wheeling, West Virginia.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohn O. Schenck
Packer
Wriday
Congress to Study Child Labor Rules in Europe
Washington reports that Congress will study how Austria Belgium France Germany Italy and Switzerland regulate child labor before enacting U S laws. The department of commerce and labor gathered details on age limits hours of work and restrictions for under 18 in each country.
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Washington
Congress
Department of Commerce and Labor
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Belgium
France
Italy
Switerland
Stockings Shorten as Price Goes Up in Mass Town
In Middleboro Massachusetts Ald rich imposed a tariff on hose raising prices for ladies stockings. Many workers at the Star mill declined higher prices and purchased shorter half hose. The trend, aided by long skirts and silence, remained secret until a strong wind revealed the shift.
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Middleboro
Mass
Aldrich
Star Mill
Cake Appetite Gets Seven Boys in Court
An appetite for cakes and cookies drew seven boys before Juvenile Judge Addams. Alfred and Harry Cunningham and 11, 1430 Lakeside Avenue with five companions robbed a wagon of the National Biscuit Company and feasted on the loot. They were given a heart to heart talk and paroled to their parents.
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Cleveland
Addams
Alfred
Harry Cunningham
Lakeside Avenue
National Biscuit Company
Man Admits Theft Of Sheriff Watch In Madison Hotel
M J Dolan pleaded guilty to stealing 40 dollars and a gold watch from a Vernon county sheriff while the officer slept in a Madison hotel. The sheriff and his wife were in town with a patient and Dolan had offered to transport the group to the Mendota asylum, then struck during the slumber.
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Madison
Wis
M. J. Dolan
Vernon County
Mendota Asylum
Dolan
Lemons Grow in Escondido Valley on Protective Policy
An Escondido, California report estimates 100 to 125 acres of lemons planted in the past year due to heightened tariff support for the fruit. The article notes ongoing expansion though some text trails off, indicating broader agricultural impact from the policy.
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Escondido
Cal
Escondido Valley
Negro purse thief believed caught after arrest
Charles Dickson, colored, was arrested Wednesday night and is suspected by police of a purse snatching spree on the north side. Mrs. D. E. Sherrick identified him at the Sherrick home when he attempted to enter by the back door, and he was later taken into custody.
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Charles Dickson
Dickson
D. E. Sherrick
North
Alabama
Sherrick
Political shakeup looms in county GOP factions
The article reports on GOP realignment rumors after the election. Plans include nominating Wallace for mayor and Charles A. Bookwalter for governor, with younger members seeking control of the party machinery. Shank, Kealing, and Davis face potential ouster from the Marton club as Elmer Gay resists a board of works post and William E. Davis signals delayed appointments, including John B. Woods’s clerkship.
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Niver
Republican
Shank
Kealing
Davis
Wallace
Charles A. Bookwalter
Marton Club
Harry Kraussmann
Board of Safety
Board of Works
Elmer Gay
Hutchinson
William E. Davis
John B. Woods
Prison Board Recommends 500 Acre Farm Link to Prison
Jackson Michigan November 17 the state prison board of control at its annual meeting recommended purchasing a farm of 500 acres or more to operate with the prison If the state ends contract labor the board says convicts should work on a farm noted as best suited for reform The farm would also cut maintenance costs by producing products on site The discussion also covered the binder twine factory and steps to expand equipment and output in the coming year expected to be the largest in the plant history.
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Jackson, Mich
State Prison Board of Control
Masons Have Charge Of Adams Funeral
Henry C. Adams a prominent Mason and retired businessman was buried Thursday at 2 p m from the First Baptist church with Masonic services. Rev Frederick K Taylor preached the sermon as Scottish Rite Masons and Roper commandery Knights Templar escorted. A large G A R delegation attended. Interment at Crown Hill. Pallbearers included R A Ketcham John H Holliday R O Hawkins David Wallace C W Prather and John W Sale.
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Henry C. Adams
First Baptist Church
Frederick EK. Taylor
Roper Commandery
Knights Templar
Crown Hill
R. A. Ketcham
John H. Holliday
R. O. Hawkins
David Wallace
C. W. Prather
This City
John W. Sale
Ft. Warne
How to Get Rid of Catarrh
Sufferers of catarrh can test a home treatment developed by Dr. Blosser. The method cleans the head nose throat and lungs, relieves breathing and sleep, heals mucous membranes, and stops discharge without harming the stomach. Send address to 117 Walton street Atlanta Ga for a free trial and illustrated booklet.
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Blosser
J. W. Blosser
Walton Street
Atlanta
Iim
Sailors Bring London To A Standstill With Rubber Neck Rides
London crowds chased by American sailors from the battleship Mississippi flood Fleet Street and the Strand in playful carriage rides. Police halted the spectacle as beggars swarmed, but the men still enjoyed city sightseeing amid broad hospitality from British groups and courtesy toward Prince Louis Battenberg's earlier visit.
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Fleet Street
Strand
Prince Louis of Battenberg
America
Lippitt Named for Aldrich Seat in Senate Election
Providence Rhode Island November 17 1894 by a vote of twenty four to twelve the republican state committee endorsed Henry Lippitt for the United States senate to succeed Senator Aldrich Judge L C Colt was the other candidate.
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Providence
Republian State Committee
Henry Lippitt
United States Senate
Aldrich
L. C. Colt
Judge Collins Fines Automobile Driver in Liquor Case
Martinsville clothing merchant George M. Dickson faced a liquor driving charge with Judge Collins remarking the man’s tolerance shows truth of intoxication. Dickson denied drunkenness and was fined 25 dollars plus costs and given 30 days in jail. He also was fined 50 dollars and costs for an assault and battery. The incident occurred September 1 when Dickson’s car collided with a buggy carrying Mrs. Martin Burnheiser and Mrs. Robert Holden on Virginia avenue. Dickson admitted having a few drinks at the Denison hotel bar.
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Collins
George M. Dickson
Martinsville
Dickson
Virginia Avenue
Martin Burnheiser
Prospect Street
Robert Holden
West
Vermont Street
Aged Democrat Sees Marshall Presidency Prediction
Benjamin F. Piper Sr. of Alexandria in Madison county told Gov. Thomas R. Marshall during an Indianapolis audience that he predicts Marshall will become president. Piper, who has shaken hands with Indiana governors for fifty years, was visiting his daughter Mrs. Stephen M. Sparks in Indianapolis.
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United States
Benjamin F. Piper
Alexandria
Madison County
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Tom Marshall
Mr. Piper
Indianapolis
Stephen M. Sparks
East North Street
Giant radishes reported in Guler Washington
J M Filoon digging winter vegetables uncovers unusually large radishes. The largest reaches twenty two inches long and seventeen and a half inches in girth, weighing eight pounds. Garden crops and general yield also praised for the year in Guler.
Speeding motorcycle rider fined in East Washington Street case
Lowell Williamson of 3701 North Cliavis Street was cited by Motorcycle Officer Stone on East Washington Street for riding a motorcycle at thirty two miles per hour. He pled guilty and was fined ten dollars plus costs.
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Lowell Williamson
North
Cliavis Street
Stone
East Washington Street
Cage Falls Tragic Collapse At St George's Pit
Bristol dispatch reports three men killed and twenty seven injured when a cage plummeted 500 feet in St George's colliery shaft. Survivors and rescuers work amid mangled remains as officials fear death toll may rise to ten or more.
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Bristol
Eng
St. George's
Robbers torture two butchers. escape with 706 dollars
Jersey City N J November 17 burglars brutalized Joby Colbat and Ignatz Colbat wealthy butchers in their sleep taking 700 dollars and a 40 dollar check. Chests were bound over their heads and they were beaten with blackjacks. Ignatz severely injured and may die.
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Jersey City
N. J
Joby Colbat
Ignatz
Thas
Businessman Charles W Bangs Dies in Lafayette at 82
Charles W Bangs, age 82, longtime Lafayette resident and one of the citys oldest business men, died Thursday after a brief illness with pneumonia. He arrived from Toledo sixty years ago aboard a canal boat on the Wabash and Erie Canal. Bangs served as a nurse during the Indianapolis cholera epidemic more than 50 years ago.
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Lafayette
Inil
Charles W. Bangs
Toledo
Bangs
Indianapolis
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