News of a Week Condensed World Recap From 1909
Bailey resigns from the committee on privileges and elections amid no explanation. Senate passes La Follette wool tariff bill lowering raw wool duties to 35 percent and proportional duties on manufactures. Taft signs Canadian reciprocity. president’s gold pen sent to Penrose. Wiley admonishment recommended, Wilson favors. House wool tariff revision pledged. Culberson resolution adopted. Wickersham defense before judiciary committee. Lorimer inquiry linked to Boutell note. Henwood sentenced to life for murder in Denver. Auto train collision near Pittsburgh kills four. Chester scout cruiser voyage praised. 1400 miles in 3 days. Triplets born to 19-year-old Mrs. Knight. Monticello lightning injures 20 at boarding house. one death likely. John McCann falls 100 feet in sleep, 20 broken bones. Government wins wire fraud cases with pleas of nolo contendere. Hokman killed in Chicago shooting spree. seven wounded. Nebraska Republicans endorse Taft. La Follette opposed. Blue River floods Kansas, disables Union Pacific cutoff.
Balloon plunge kills man in Illinois pond
The somer sault attempt from a balloon ends in Harry Parnell of Chicago plunging into the Du Page river at Plainfield, Hil, and dying instantly. Two thousand picnickers witness the fatal fall as the balloon goes down in a tragic accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Parnell
Chicago
du Page River
Plainfield, Hil
Jolet
Endurance records set by Lt. Croix Johnstone at Mineola
Sporting Lt. Croix Johnstone, a Chicago aviator, broke American endurance records for monoplanes and biplanes by staying aloft 4 hours 1 minute 53 seconds circling a five mile course. Tommy Murphy's plow horse R. T. C. won the 2 12 trot at Grand Rapids in a high-class field, his third major stake in as many weeks, echoing Indianapolis and Kalamazoo triumphs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croix Johnstone
Chicago
Mineola
N. Y
Tommy Murphy
Grand Rapids
Mich
Indianapolis
Kalamazoo
Woodruff retires Kings County Republican leader chosen
Timothy L. Woodruff, longtime Republican leader in Kings County Brooklyn for fourteen years, retires. Naval Officer F J J Kracke will become the new party leader. The Rev James O Connor founder of Converted Catholic dies after injuries from a street car accident. Justice Bischoff grants final decree in Edna Goodrich Goodwin v Nat Goodwin divorce case. Joseph Leiter buys 314 acre Virginia Potomac river tract to create a park around his new residence near Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy L. Woodruff
Kings County
Brooklyn
F. J. J. Kracke
James O'Connor
New York
Justice Bischoff
New York Supreme Court
Edna Goodrich Goodwin
Nat Goodwin
Mrs. Goodwin
Joseph Leiter
Washington
Chicago
Virginia
Potomac River
Typhoon hits Tokyo Yokohama vast loss of life feared
More than a hundred persons are believed dead after a typhoon swept Tokyo and Yokohama Japan. Premier Asquith in parliament warned Germany Britain would defend its rights and balance of power in Europe. King Alfonso sails for England from Santander aboard the royal yacht Giraldo with escort Reina Regente.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Yokohama
Japan
Asquith
House of Commons
Germany
Great Brittain
Europe
Alfonso
England
Santander
Spain
Giraldo
Reina Regente
Fire protection at Indiana fair grounds planned
Indiana state board of agriculture contracts with Indianapolis Water Co to build a $5600 water system at the state fair grounds for fire protection. Six thousand feet of pipe and sixteen hydrants will be installed with operation set for September 4. The system will be owned by the board, with the company paid $1125 yearly for water service for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Board of Agriculture
Indianapolis Water Company
State Fair Ground
Central Avenue
Thirty-eighth Street
Fair Ground
Indiana birds honored in county courthouse cornerstone relic
George W. Miles announces the annual fisheries and game report will be placed in the Dekalb county courthouse cornerstone at Auburn. Mrs. Jane L. Hine, an octogenarian Dekalb resident and Oberlin graduate, contributed over 140 bird life stories and 25 000 words for the forthcoming report. Her life story centers on devotion to Indiana birds. A frontispiece features a poem My birds and a lime homestead image with Mrs. Hine. Pictures by Miles appear in color gravures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Miles
Fisheries and Game
Dekalb County
Auburn
Jane L. Hine
Indiana
Miles
Poliomyelitis Epidemic Reports Across Indiana Counties
Fifteen poliomyelitis cases have been reported to July 1 across Indiana counties including Jasper, Benton, Tippecanoe, Fountain, Clinton, Hamilton, Elkhart, Steuben, Shelby, Knox, and Pike. Tippecanoe and Fountain cases cluster near the county line, with Dr. W F King to assess abatement. The board declined to intervene in Goshen woolen mill pollution, noting Goshen does not rely on Rock Run water for city use except in fire emergencies and the issue not actionable under the 1909 stream pollution act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Jasper County
Benton County
Tippecanoe County
Fountain County
Clinton County
Hamilton County
Elkhart County
Steuben County
Shelby County
Knox County
Pike County
Tippecanoe
W. F. King
State Board
Goshen
Rock Run
Pythians Elect Officers in Indiana Regiment
At a meeting of First regiment Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias officers in Indianapolis A R Tucker Noblesville was re elected lieutenant colonel and C W Kuetemeier Indianapolis re elected major of the First battalion The majors were named to arrange transportation for the regiment from Indianapolis to Lafayette for the Uniform Bank state encampment August 6 to 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Indianapolis
A. R. Tucker
Noblesville
C. W. Kuetemeier
Lafayette
Uniform Bank
Indiana Brevities and Local Tragedies Tart News
A string of Indiana notices reports Miss Minneta Taylor a noted linguist dying after a fall in Greencastle. Mrs Nevitt firing at a screech owl. a $750,000 mortgage deed for Kokomo Frankfort and Western Traction. Alva Jackman shot in Laporte. Frankfort cow with triplets. auto crash near Terre Haute injuring several. a Lad campaign for religious reclamation in Laporte. Gov Marshall directs action to curb race track gambling. Evansville cases including dropsy death, lightning killing Mrs Conrad on a phone call, Mrs Rice dies from streetcar injuries, and a Tell City factory manager dies of lockjaw. and a jealousy crime at Strikers Landing leaving Noah Russell dead and Ebert Meredith fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Noah Russell
Ebert Meredith
Russell
Strikers Landing
Ohio River
Meredith
Flora Hyton
Ella McDaniels
Farmers Plan Apple Exhibit at Indiana Show
Indiana farmers begin selecting apples for the Indiana apple show to be held in Indianapolis November 6 to 11. Officials say the exhibit will revolutionize apple growing in the state and have issued a pamphlet detailing how to prepare fruit for competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Greencastle to Hear New Forestry Committee
Charles W. Fairbanks president of the Indiana Forestry association announced a forestry committee for Greencastle. He spoke to a city meeting about forestry and no local branch will be organized immediately. The committee will lead the effort to develop local forestry in Greencastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana Forestry Association
Greencastle
Articles of Incorporation Filed for Advertising Firm and Clubs
Articles of incorporation filed in the secretary of state office list National Advertising company in Muncie with capital stock of 10000 to manufacture and deal in advertising material directors T Ff Stinger J M Stineger and F G Wachtell Fairview Social club in Judson to operate a club directors W F Raney Joseph Lee P Mosele Notice filed of dissolution of the Quino company of Frankfort Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
National Advertising Company
Muncie
T. Ff. Stinger
J. M. Stineger
F. G. Wachtell
Fairview Social Club
Judson
W. F. Raney
Joseph Lee
P. Mosele
Quino Company
Frankfort
Ind
Ad Hominem Question Provokes Loud Hall Scene
In a heated exchange a man asks about a greatest common divisor during a lecture on immigration wealth and trusts. The lecturer swallows, then fires back Advertise for it ignoramus provoking gaslight quiver in his voice while the audience cheers. The heckler exits in defeat.
Cure That Sore Throat Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic Claim
An advertisement extols Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as both a preventive and cure for sore throat. It claims cleansing healing and germicidal properties with a simple gargle in water and asserts superiority to other antiseptics. Available at drug stores for 25 or 60 cents a box or by mail from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston. Free samples offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Seven Decades in a Troy Shoe Shop
Charles H. Wilson of Troy New York has spent 71 years in one building at 242-944 River Street in the shoe trade and more than six decades running his own shop. He began as a thirteen year old in 1840 with John Leonard Williams, in a store at 242-244 River Street housed in a building erected in 1808, making his shop one of Troy’s oldest businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Wilson
Troy
N. Y
River Street
Wilson
John Leonard Willams
Williams
New Minister Questions Supply and Access
Dialogue shows a demand for a church supply or provision. A deacon confirms existence, offers access with a key, and warns to handle it as carefully as others. A cautious tone frames trust and responsibility within the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon
Puck
Gray Matter Quote Sparks Legal Troubles Over Hiring
Mr Pushem recalls believing $25 weekly would hire all brains needed. He soon faced issues that required a $100,000 lawyer to resolve, highlighting costly consequences of hiring missteps and complex affairs.
FALSE HUNGER CURED BY GOOD FOOD, Grape-Nuts RESTORE HEALTH
A Carthage Missouri teacher details chronic hunger and nervous breakdowns reversed by Grape-Nuts cereal. She describes initial weight loss, pain, and headaches, then recovery after adopting the diet, and credits Postum Co. with sharing the testimonial. A note promises new letters and urges reading The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senate
Bailey
Committee On Privileges and Elections
United States Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
White House
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Harvey Ww. Wiley
Wiley
House of
Svaies & Cun
Steel Corporation
Harvese
Develort Made
Burdett Townsend
Ionagarte
Toysevelt
International Company
United States
Culberson
Texas
Wickersham
House Judiciary Committee
Alaska
Statue of Limitations
Lorimer
Edward Hines
Henry Sherman Boutell
Switzerland
Boutell
Frank H. Henwood
George E. Copeland
Denver
Colo
L. von Phul
Copeland
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Chester
New England
Haiti
William Knight
Farmington, Mo
Monticello
John McCann
Nolo Contendere
Archbald
United States District Court
M. Husain
West Washington Street
Nebraska
Robert M. la Follette
Kansas
Union Pacific
Marysville
Kas
Heatrice
Neb
Shelbyville, By
Fred Tucker
Walton County
Georgia
Christopher Columpus
Pew Union Station
Fred Literer
Decatur
Lee Granke
Elgin
New City Water Works
Fred Jewell
BO Fa
New Jersey
Connecticut
National Highways Protective Association
Board OF Agriculture
Jerome Herff
Land Department
Author of State
Kankakee River
Herff
Board of State Charities
State House
Mary A. Spink
Marshall
Guy C. Hanna
Indiana Boys’ School
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Reformatory
Pythians
Minneta Taylor
Taylor
State Federation of Clubs
General Federation of Clubs
Lawrenceburg
John N. Nevitt
Kokomo
Kokomo, Frankfort and Western Traction Company
Fort Dearborn Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
County Recorder
Laporte
Alva Jackman
Herbert Epsich
Young Jackman
Jackman
Ipsich
Joseph. W. Youndt
Terre Haute
Edgar Well
W. S. Bell
Bell
Richard Henry
Floyd Marley
Sherer
William H. Vice
J. R. Conrad
Florence Rice
Rice
Albert Fischer
Tell City
Forestry Committee
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